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

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is no alteration to-day in the general ap pearance of the Money Market, the rates being firm and the inquiries rather numerous. It is expected, however, that affairs will relapse into a quieter position after the payment of the bills which will arrive at maturity to-morrow, the 4th inst. At the annual meeting of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company which took place at lidinburgh yesterday, the report was adopted, and a divid en d o f 10 per cent . d ec l a red on the paid-up capital (being an increase of 2 per cent. over last Year), payable on the 10th day of March current, free of income-tax. It was reported that after pay ing all losses, expenses, &c., and after setting aside, to meet unexpired premiums, the sum of £39,863 168. 3d., being one•third of the premiums for the year, the rest account now amounted to the sum of £192,803 13s. Bd. after payment of dividend to shareholders. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days has been N ery inactive. Sugars have barely sustained former quotations, while tea, rice, and spices were without material change as regards values. Coffee, how ever, is held for full rates. Saltpetre and tallow have been in limited request, and the latter article has been depressed for both present and forward delivery. The Stock Exchange will be closed on Saturday next, the 7th inst., and also on Tuesday, the 10th. On the latter day, however, the Bank of England and all other banking establishments will be com pelled to open, in consequence of the determination of the Ministry to resist the universal wish of the public that it should be made a legal holyday. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 70c. 20f. 70c. 15f. Quiet. The Donald M'Kay has been announced from Melbourne with £40,900 in gold. The Submarine Telegraph Company held its half yearly meeting to-day—Sir James Carmichael, Bart., in the chair. The report stated the propor tion of earnings after paying the working expenses and repairs to cables, a profit was left of £9,500 16s, 7d.; and deducting the interest payable on debentures and loans, and 10 per cent. on the gross receipts, a balance was shown equivalent to a dividend of nearly 5 per cent. per annum on the share capital. A dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum was recommended to be paid, and a balance to be carried over of £1,219 15s. to the credit of a reserve fund. The chairman moved the adoption of the report, and stated that the receipts of the company had in creased considerably since its first establishment in 1856. A Mr. Congreva and others supported an amendment to the effect that no dividend should be paid till all the legitimate debts of the com pany were discharged. The amount of interest on debentures and loans was larger than the dividend proposed to be paid, which of itself they believed to be unsatisfactory, The discussion had not terminated when the report left. The market for the English Funds opened buoyant, and a further improvement was percep tible. Owing to a few sales, however, a reaction, amounting to per cent., has taken place. Con sols have been 921 f, for transfer, and 921 93 for the account, the latest prices, however, are 921 and 924 s respectively. The New Three per Cents. are 918 a ea div. ; the Reduced, 911 4 ex div. ; Ex ehequer Bills, 2s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 237 and 239 ; and India 5 per Cent. Loan, 108 k 1. Rather more activity has been perceptible in the Foreign Market, and prices in some instances have tended upwards. Tarkish 6 per Cents., 1854, have been dealt in at 90; do., 1858, 69/ 1 ex div.; do., 1862, 691 704; and the Consolides 411 ; Egyptian 97/ ex div. ; Moorish 938 ; Portuguese New Loan 47 ; Russian 1862, 941 a ; Spanish Passive have advanced to 27k Q ; and the Certificates to 101 a ; Italian are 69k; and the Venezuelan New Loan 598 t. In the Railway Share Market the operations were moderately active, and prices have generally shown increased buoyancy. Metropolitan and South Easterns improved ss. ; and Great Easterns, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, London and Black wall, and North Western, 10s. ; Great Westerns, however, declined 55.; North Eastern (Berwick), 10a.; and Great Northern A Stock, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were dealt in to a fair extent, and generally exhibited a slight advance in prices. South Austrian and Lom bardo-Venetian improved to 23k 234 ; Great Lux embourg, to 151 16k ; East Indian, to 106 E ; and Great Indian Peninsula, to 105-1 e. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares, with one or two exceptions, realised previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock ... 239 7 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities A.linuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., l> 80 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 14 13-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl it Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 1001 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001 D,, Bonds fl.lsio Ditto under .81,000 .. Consols for Account, March. 5 :Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent — Ditto Small 2 pm 2 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account .• 95 Xgyptian 7 pet Cent 9711 7 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms l9l 1 Italian 5 per Cent. (Nlaretninana Railway) 72 Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account Iloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l4i f Ditto 2 per Cent Ditto Deferred it Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 _ Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 4} per Cent., 1850.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 ... Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account. B4 31 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 53a ff Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive 27f a I i 7 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account.. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account.. Ditto, £lOO Bonds 721 3 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 I titto Account.. 'Venezuela, 3 per Csnt Ditto Account .Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Ditto Account.. 69 ff THREE O'CLOCK. Coisols, Money xisit to Account _ 92i Li verpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER' s TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, March 3. Quiet. Sales, about 2,600 bales. Imports, 10,309; Previously, 5,339. -- Course of the Exchange—This Day. --lip-- 11 16 Short. 11 151 18 Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam 3 M on ths, 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 7 1 Antwe r 25 4 2. v 25 41 trusselsp 25 42 1 25 47 i — . l r iambur h Paris g 2 6 72 0 11 Dit to 'Marseill es Frankfo r t on Maine •-•" 11 91 11Di Vienn a Trieste Petersbur h Berlin g Madrid Cadiz "• • —48 i Leghor n Milan _ 25 521 25 571 ,9,ertoa _ 25 52 1 25 571 as' tiPles Palertii. 25 571 25 621 Messina ° ... _ 25 57f 25 62t Lis ...52i 62f , b0n,,,,.-.. — . v P °I. I 9 It • 521 02i I•lls,,stmt SHARE MARKETS—This Day. Bhare l l Railways. 13.14. 25 10 At Pt 60 20 Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost Siert+ utdniel Co ! Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon COTII7"PIi Do A A I. , f•tS PO div Do. B ~tillfpc.pan.has t been paid to B. 'Dublin & Belfast Juno. Itun.,Perth,& A h. Juno. 'Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st l ,GreatNorthof Scotland 8 8i 7 8 86 88 116 k 1174 61 7:I 41 13 13 14 83 20 106 108 49 50 45 47 24i 25 Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an , I W. of Ireland Great Western I Do Str Val Yorkshire stock Lancashire & London and Blackxvall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western M an., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares Metropolitan (Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. 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 INorth London Do New North Staffordshire 122 124 121 i 1221 134 136 100 101 60 f6i 109 109 k 72 73 113 115 40 42 99} 100 10 101 i 45 46 14 14} 125 1251 1 lfp 94 96 6.4.0 EA 53i 26 28 94 99 56i 6E} 67 88 19.16.4' N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock, Do Scot. Mid. stock 'Shrews. and Welchpool 'Shropshire Union South Deyon . South Eastern South Wales i ii P 16 16} 11t 11t 121 123 45 46 101 103 S. York. and River Dun I Staines, Wok., and Wok 'St D ockton it Darlington o Do New, 1860 ,Taff Vale. .. I Do B Do C 'Ulster 60 5l 32 34 93i 94 €8 G 9 Do Do ,Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim ;Waterford dz Kilkenny !West Cornwall INV. Hartlepool ilar.&R. 100 West Midland Oxford; 100 Do Newport 100 Do Hereford 100 7 8 87i 88i 9 10 7i 8 p 146 150 41 5 t, 2i 3 p ORDINARY SIIAIt AND STOu.E,S. Yrice.done. dosing Business 491 1 1 461 24t 121} f 135 143 14 3 1253 943 53 2j 9? 8/ 8 71 i 1 i 93 ; I i 16 1481 66i 109 I 721 3 114 40i 1 99. 100 99! 1011 100 t 82 84 150 160 12.10 29 31 41i 42 37 39 95 97 42i 3 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closino Shar , rJailwsys Paid. Price. Business done 100 it!antliTk St Lawrenc. all 63 65 stk Iflom.,Baroda‘a.Cent Inc 10' 104 105 105 Cu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares zO4 Buffalo ann Laxe liuroi at I 44 bi 10 Do. Preference 100 Buflalo,Brant,&Godricl , u 77 Eci p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1 , 7:. 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:- IN. 78 76 100 )o. Jun, 1, I'. 1 0 0 73 76 at Ylcutta.t S. Eastn. ( ! 100 1( 3 105 st '"apeTown & Dock Seri] 100 B 8 109 1084 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 4 100 106 0 7 stock Last Indian. ,t,ru. sp. c. 101) 106 IC6I 1084 20 Do. do. G Ext 5 1 111 3 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Carl - 01s 10t, 204 '414 100 no. Ist Pre' . Bonds all 65 68 100 Do. eo. deterred-- all 50 63 100 . 0 , ad Pref. Bon ! s All 57 59 100 DJ. do d fer ed all 41 s 6 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. d d. . 100 Do. 4th Pref. a o all 21 28 271 100 Do. au deferred-- all 22 24 stook Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.6p.c 100 105 106 1054 20 ! Do. New gua. sp. o l2 1 1 20 , Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 102 104 20$ Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 13 134 200 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 100 102 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 lip 34 stock Madras guar., sp. C. stock Do. 44 p. c. Extensiof 100 96 98 stock Dc. do lOO 13 15 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 - - stock Melb.Cori, i% p. o. Bnd- 100 - - 50 llelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 51 60 100 Do. 7p. c. alortg. Bds. ab - - SO Newßrunswick et Candi. Class Aan I B ... all 3 5 NT.lll.C'da6 pc lat 1 bds 100 83 15 stock Scinde _.......... (100 (054 1051 st c Do. Delhi Do. do 20 Do. Punjaub r 6 / 1 ) 0 st Do. Do. 100 103 104 stock Do. Indus. St. FIo.J k, 104 98 100 99 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITI EN. - c..m.110v. 6 p.c.Ja &Jul, - 1877-34 - 1 Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & Aut.. 100 104 106 - Do. dp. c.Mar. ;It Sent 100 104 1( - Do. 6p. c. Jan.&July. 100 47 98 974 1 - I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 - 'Cape G.Hope. 6 p 0.187: 100 1(9 111 Do.Ap & Oct. 188( 100 113 115 Do. 189 , 100 114 116 - , Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 - Ceylon. N0v.1! , 61, 6p c 100 Bleu itins 5 per cent .. 100 110 112 1111 - Natal G.v. 6 per cont.. 100 9 111 B.Gov. 6 p.e.;) a..t.Juh Ivo 106 107 - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. G ov. 5 p c.,186. 100 1004 1014 - Do. bp. c.,1871 to 1874 100 100 101 1001 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwd ,, 100 100 101 1004 - New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 110 112 - 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterlhw, 1)175. lOO 1064 1074 - ,Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 :0 112 - b. Aus thip.0.1876.& up.. 100 110 112 - iVie.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 1 00 108 11 0 - Do. to sn.o. A.n.&Ont. , 100 lll4 lll l 1114 I BRITISH MIN ES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold) 1 lel p - chtlord Amalgamated- , - 20 22 - Devon G. Con, (Tavist. 1 630 540 535 9 - East Bassett (Illogan)- 30 t 5 90 90 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. id p - East Caradon 1.14.e 46 47 - East Carn 8rea........ 3.0.0 101 10 .1 10} - E. W•lRussel (Tavistk.l) 7.19.0 54 64 - Gam.. 2 St.Aubyn(Gwen.) , 571 16 )8 - Great South Tolgus„ 176 6 (1 ;. Wheal Vor (Helston 40 61 7/ - (Grenville 6.15. r 64 6 llerod's- Foot 8.12 46 48 - iiingston Downs 4. 7.0 25 3 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny Lelant 94 34 36 Clarke Valley.. 4 myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 2k 1 d - New Setun l9) 135 145 north Downs 3s ',WWI Basset (111o 4an 2.17. 1 44 5 44 vorth Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 5 54 64 Consols(R. Blazey, 11 45 of SO Providence(Uny Lelnt.; 10.5.7 0 sz South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 395 405 - S. Cant Brea (I llogan).. 5.15. e, 4 5 - Fran. (Illosu 18.1 •.9 90 95 - Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Kin 45 jk 10 Fin Croft ti 20 2 - best Basset (Illo;lan) l4 124 135 - W Caradon (Llskeard 5 32 34 - ( West 5et0n.......471 215 275 - Wheal Basset (Mogan 65 70 - heal Buller(Redruth 64 674 - Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant) 2.0.6 7 8 - WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 161 iei Wheal Seton 584 240 260 t_ heal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 17 18 - Wheal Union 3.17 , 41 54 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great vorthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. prem., 107 Crt.Western ( erks Hants Ext.), 44 per cent. red., 99/ Ditto, 4 per cent. irred., 8.)4 Ditto, 5 per cent. red. pref., 103 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.), 98 South Eastern 4/ per cent., 101 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent. pref., 104 Kent Coast, (i per cent. pref. B, Stockton and Darlington, Class D, pref., 29 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4! per Cent., 94i London and Greenwich, 63 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 41 4 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent., 211 Great Luxembourg, 1i 16h 16 Namur and Liege, lit. per annum, Si N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent. (lira.), 211), San Paulo ;Rm.), gua. 7 per cent. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 231 1 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper (lim.), 2i 3 Fortuna (im.), 5 General, 2 ,* 1 Gre t N. Copper of South Australia (11m.), Kaput, da (lhm), 1 1.: Port Philip, 1* United Mexican (lint), 5/ Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), 4 3/ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (11m.), 21 Australasia, 8 Bank of Egypt, '46 51 Bank of London, 113} Bank of Queensland (lira), 71 British and America i Exohange (lira.), 6-1 51 English and Irish (lira.), London and Brazilian , lira.), 31 30; London Os irtered B an k of Australia, 2:1 Loudon and County, 44i 6 42 London and South African, 26¢ London and Westminster, 77 New South Wales, 48a- 9 Oriental Bank Corporation, 57i ; Ottoman Bank, 921 Ditto, new, 11 Union of Australia, .52 Union of Ireland (Urn.), 9i DOCKS. St. Katharine, Hi t MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 7 Crystal PalNee, 33 Italian Irrigation (Canal Crvour), IL London District Telegraph (1 m.), 2t London Gen , ral Omnibus Company (lim.), lf National Discount Company (lim.), Oriental Gas (Um.), Oriental Inland Steam (lim 7i Peninsula and 0 iental Stea o, m, 7.a Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 21 Van Diemen's Land, 13 Importing T, a without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Hornituan's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always good eike. Scold p a cketo by 2,280 agouti. TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1863. The Princess Alexandra's Bridal Presents and Bridal Dresses. For the last day or two the establishment of Messrs. Gerrard, the Crown jewellers, has been eagerly sought by fashionable visitors anxious to see the costly presents manufactured for the Prince of Wales-as gifts to his bride. Some of them are already exhibited; others will be shown in the course of the present week. Conspic uous amon g the beautiful objects now on view is a complete parure of diamonds and pearls, comprising a necklace, a brooch, and ear-rings. The necklace is composed of eight clusters, with large pendants, the centre cius tre consisting of three fine pear-shaped pearl drops, and the whole being connected with festoons of diamonds. The brooch is composed of splendid pearls, surrounded by diamonds, with other pearls as drops. These jewels are all of the first quality and were manufactured after the design and under the superintendence of the Prince. Glittering on each side of the parure are two brooches, entirely of diamonds, formed so as to represent the Prince of Wales's feathers. These are of different size but both very large. The wedding ring, which, of course, is of plain geld, is remarkably massive, and its accompanying keeper is set with six precious stones, selected and arranged so that the initial letters of their names shall form the word " Bertie," an affectionate variation of " Albert." The stones of which this happy combination is effected are a beryl, an emerald, a ruby, a torquois, a jacinth, and another emerald. A plain gold ring has like wise been made to be worn by the Prince himself. Aa presents for the bridesmaids eight lockets have been made. These are of coral and diamonds, to signify the red and white which are the colours of Denmark. In the centre of each is a cipher in crystal, forming the letters A. E. A., after a draw ing by the Princess Alice. The eight bridesmaids themselves present to her Royal Highness a splendid diamond and enamel bracelet. This is made in eight compartments, in each of which is the miniature portrait of one of the young ladies, with her initials beneath in dia monds. Messrs Garrard are also making two other presents for the Royal bride—one from her Majesty, consisting of a most costly suite of opals and dia monds, as valuable and rare as those which the Prince of Wales presented to the Princess Royal, and similar in form to the suite designed for the Princess Alice by the Prince Consort. The second is another present from the Prince of Wales, and consists of a brilliant tiara, but this will not be com pleted before the end of next week. The Denmark, of the 26th says:— " On Tuesday several deputations waited on her Royal Highness with parting gifts. Among these we may mention a porcelain stand with rich figures from Flora Danica, presented by a committee of ladies; a costly fan, by the maids of honour; old northern golden ornaments, by a committee from Falster ; an English Bible, 100 years old, by a schoolmaster, from Falster ; busts of her Royal Highness's parents, from a Jutland commit tee; a splendid pair of gold embroidered shoes, from the shoemakers of the capital, &c. To these may be added :—From her Majesty the Queen Dowager and their Royal Highnesses the hereditary Prince and Princess, a large painting by Schjott, repre senting a group of the Princess Alexandra's brothers and sisters. From the Landgrave of Hesse and several members of the Hessian family, golden ornaments, diadem, clasp, bracelets, rings, &c., in the old northern style, executed by the Court jeweller, Michelsen. From Baron Blixen Finecke and his lady, the Princess Augusta, a marble group, two children kissing each other, one of the finest works ever executed by Bissen, the great Danish sculptor, in the purest Carrara marble. The mould is destroyed, and the piece is little known, but all who have seen it unite in praising its elegance and expression. From the Princess Augusta a Prayer book, containing the 12 chief prayers of the English Church, painted in the style of the middle ages, by her Royal Highness, on vellum with a ground of gold and silver, splendidly bound in the old style by Michelsen. From proprietors of Danish estates, a marble group, Adam and Eve, executed by Jerichau. From the capital, a marble statue, Hebe, executed by Bissen. From some young ladies, an album with views in Denmark by the best Danish artists. From the brothers Bing, two medallion portraits iu por. celain, the Princess's grandfather and grandmother. From the marine painter, Sorensen, a picture repre senting a part of Copenhagen and the Long Line, seen from the roads." Departure of Princess Alexandra. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 27. A stranger who had passed through our streets yesterday without knowing what was going on, would have concluded that England had entered the compact of the Northern brotherhood, We are accustomed to see Swedish and Norwegian flags and colours on every occasion at the side of the Danish, but yesterday the red flags, with the blue, red, and white cross at the cor ner, were just as numerous, It was also the the bride of an English Prince that left her native town. She left it accompanied by the sympathy and affection of the population, with its best wishes for her prosperity and happiness in the lofty and hon ourable, but at the same time difficult position which she will be called upon to fill. And this sympathy was visible to a great extent. The time of the year is not favourable for decorations. How ever mild the winter has been, still it is not spring yet, and the fresh green, which is of so much effect in decorations, was necessarily missed. Danish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish flags, the arms of Denmark and England, shields with inscriptions, &c., were alternately seen. The progress of the Princess through the town was a triumphal procession indeed. The streets were crowded; and when the Princess, with her parents and eldest brother, left the Palace in Amalie street, in an open carriage, while a Royal salute was fired from the ramparts, a thundering " Hurrah I" began, which continued through all the streets through which the procession, escorted by hussars of the guards, passed. In the first carriage was Mr. Paget, the British envoy ; next came in closed carriages the younger children of Prince Christian and the suite ; and lastly, in an open carriage, Princess Alexandra at her mother's side, and oppo site them Prince Christian and Prince Frederick, both in plain clothes. Flowers were thrown into the carriage, and the Princess's lap was filled with the first blossoms of spring. Her Royal High ness looked well, though the feelings at parting and a strong cold from which she still suffers, some what impaired the usual freshness of her looks. An immense assembly of ladies and gentlemen had for some time been waiting at the railway sta tion, and here we saw their Highness Landgrave William and the Landgravine, Prince Frederick William of Hesse Cassel, and Princess Augusta, as well as all the Ministers. A guard of honour with band paraded in front of the principal building. Order was kept very well by a small force of police, in spite of a row of railing breaking down. The principal building was beautifully decorated, and on the stairs were ladies, the wives and daugh ters of the members of the common council, who strewed flowers at the feet of the Royal bride as she ascended. At 3 45 p.m. a royal salute of 27 guns from Tivoli informed the anxiously expecting multitude the Royal procession was coming, and soon after a hurrah was heard which, by its power, was truly imposing. The Royal party descended from their carriages Christian while the band stood by the lofty mast," the Danish National Lehmann, Anthem. The chairman of directors of the railway, Prince CI Councillor David, conducted Princess Louise; his played "Bing Excellency the Minister of the Interior, M. Orla Christian s tiaconducted and n d the rest of the AleA le x n a o n y d a r l a f ; a m a i n l y d followed. M. de Luttichau, the Chief President of Copen hagen, addressed the following words to the Prin cess :—" Your Royal Highness will be pleased to allow me, in the name of the municipality of Copen hagen, to bring you the last farewell of the capital. You take with you the love and respect of its inha bitants, but you also take with you those virtues which will gain you the same feelings with the noble people gat whom you are now going to live—with the Prince to whom you are now going to be united. May prosperity and happiness accom pany your Royal Highness through life. Long live Princess Alexandra I" Prince Christian replied—" Sir,—Receive the deepfelt thanks of my daughter and myself for the sympathy and interest which the municipality and the inhabitants altogether of Copenhagen have shown her. Rest assured that she will never forget the sympathy which has been shown her by her dear Copenhagen, her dear native to wno Live Co penhagen ! Live its inhabitants!" The Royal party then took their seats, and shortly after the beautifully decorated engine drew the Royal carriage out of sight, the band playing" God save the Queen." And thus the Roy al bride began the voyage which will end in triumphal scenes cer tainly grander, but as surely :not more truly felt, than the farewell of the Danish capital. KONSOR, Feb. 28. All the way from Copenhagen here the stations were beautifully decorated, bands performed, and vocal clubs saug. The Royal train arrived at 6.25 p.m. The harbour was splendidly illuminated, and the reception very magnificent. The Amtmand (Lord Lieutenant) of Saroe Amt M. de Hoppe, addressed the Princess. _ _ _ The Mayor, M. Sylow, in a speech eulogised the prince of Wales. and concluded by a " Long live the Prince of Wales !" which was enthusiastically re- ceived. The late member of the Rigsdag, M. Hakkernp, proposed Long live Prince and Princess Chris tian!" His Royal Highness returned thanks, and con cluded by a " God save the King ! " A briliant course of fireworks finished the even ing, and the Slesvig left this morning at five o'clock. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) The Court was occupied the whole of this morning in proceeding with the third indictment preferred against. William Buckwell for infringing the bankruptcy laws, an acquittal having been returned on the two former charges. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) ROBBERY BY A SAILOR. John Rogers was indicted for robbing Andrew Smith and stealing his watch. The evidence showed that the prisoner, in company with another man, met the prosecutor in Gravel-lane, and the two men then in a most violent manner robbed him of his watch. The companion of prisoner escaped. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sen tenced to seven years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. A FIRST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC, AND AN UNTPA.• VOURABLE ONE Joseph England, tailor, 254, Oxford street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Police constable Player, 309 A. Player said that about a quarter to one that morning his attention was called to a large crowd of prostitutes and others outside a public-house in the Haymarket, and the defendant, who was making a great noise at the top of his voice. He requested the defendant to go away, when he refused, making use of very bad language, and struck him a violent blow iu the mouth, cutting his lip, and causing his mouth to bleed a good deals He then took the defen dant into custody. Defendant said he believed he had too much to drink, and remembered nothing about it. It was his first appear ance in public, and he hoped the magistrate would look over it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was impossible to look over it. The police must be protected, and if they were not protected from the ruffianism of the Haymarket, they would soon be knocked off the force altogether. The defendant must pay 405., or suffer 14 days' imprisonment. CAUTION TO CAB PROPRIETORS AND DRIVERS.—AIbert Widderson, horse keeper, in the employ of Henry Begent, cab proprietor, of Great Edward-street, Cumberland market, attended before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer the com plaint of Mr. William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of having caused and procured a horse to be tortured. A man named Banford, badge 3,780, the driver of the horse, was charged with cruelty in driving it in a totally unfit state on a previous day, and Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the owner of the horse or the person sending it out to be sum moned. Mr. Cherry, the veterinary surgeon, and Smith, one of the society's officers, having deposed to the condition of the horiata, Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was quite evident to every one that the horse was unfit for work, as it was lame and in a very bad condition. In these cases he always considered that the proper persons to summon were the proprietors or per sons who sent out the horses They treated the poor animals as if they were pieces of wood or iron, and only cared for them when they could get work out of them. He was aware the drivers could not help themselves. They were obliged to take the horses given to them or lose their employ. He should fine each of the defendants, Banford and Widderson, 10s, or 14 days, and he would advise them to try a summons in the county court to recover the money of their master if he did not pay the fines. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 2. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. Clause 2—Question put, " That the clause, as amended, stand part of the bill." The committee divided—Ayes, 103 ; Noes, 110. AYES -103. Atherton, Sir W. Gregson, S. Palmerston, Viset. Ayrton, A. S. Greufell, H. R. Peacocke, G. M. Aytoun, IL S. Baines, E. Hu. Si a P Pe ee a l s , e Air H ß . R. Baring, Thos. Geo. G G-Gurr u e i lln y, t j ß o . hn H. Puking - ton, James Beale, Samuel Gurney, Samuel Potter, E. Black, Adam Hadfield, Geo. Pritchard, John Blencowe, J. G. Handley, John Puller, C. W. Bruce, H. A. Hankey, ThomsMl Robartes, T. J. A. Buller, Sir A. Headlam, Thos. E Robertson, H. Bury, Viscount Henley, Lord Russell, A. J. E. Butler, C. S. Hutt, W. Scott, Sir W. Buxton, C. Ingham, R. Scourfield, J. H. Caird, James Kinnaird, Hon. A. Seely, C. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Knatchbull-Hugess Seymour, H. D. Carnegie,Hn. C. Layard, A. H. Sidney, Thomas Childers, H. C. E. Langton, H. G. Smith, Augustus Cobbett, J. M. Lennox, Lord G. G. Staniland,-M. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Levinge, Sir R.G.A. Stirling, Wm. Cox, W Lewis, Sir G.C., Bt. Stuart, Col. Davey, R. Lewis, Harvey Sykes, Col. W. H. Doulton, F. Lindsay, W. S. Thompson, H. S. Duke, Sir James Locke, John Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Dundas, Sir David Lowe, Rt. Hon.R. Vivian, H. H. Egerton, E. C. McMahon, P. We° - uelin, T. Enfield, Viscount Maguire, J. F. White, Jas. Evans, T. W. Marjoribanks, D. C. White, L. Fenwick, Henry Martin, J. Wickham, 11. W. Fermoy, Lord Mills, J. R. Williams, W. Fortescue, C. S, Mitchell, T. A. Wood, W. Gibson. T. M. North, F. Wyvill, 31. Gilpin, C. Packe, Col. Gladstone, W. E. Padmore, R. Glyn, G. G. Paget, C. Goldsmid, Sir F. Paget, Lord C. E. Brand, H. B. Greene, Capt. J. Palmer, Sir R. Dunbar, Sir Win. TELLERS. NOES —llil Addington, Hon.W. Gower, G. W. L. Mure, David Baring, A. H. Graham, Lord Wm. Northcote, Sir S. H. Bathurst, A. A. Gray, William Packe, C. Beach, W. W. Grogan, Sir E. Parker, Major W. Beecroft, G. S. Haliburton, Justice Peto, Sir M. Bentinck, G. W. P. Hardy, Gathorne Pevensey, Viscount Bentinck, G. C. Hardy, J. Powell, F. S. Blake, J. A. Bay, Sir J. Ridley, Sir M. W. Bramley-Moore, J. Hennessy, J. P. Rowley, Hon. R. T. Briscoe, J. I. Heygate, W. U Salt, T. Brooks, R. Hodgson, R. Sclater-Booth, G. Browne, Lord J. T. Hot siall, T. B. Selwyn, C. J. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Hotham, Gen. Lord Smith, S. G. Burghley, Lord Hubbard, J. G. Somes, Joseph Burrell, Sir P., Bt. Humberstone, P. S. Stacpoole, W. ButlerJohnstone,ll. Hunt, G. W. Stanley, Lord Cecil, Lord It. Jervis, Captain Steel, John Clifton, Sir R. Kelly, Sir F. Stuart, Col. W. Clive, H. G. W. King, J. K. Talbot, Hon. W. C. Cochrane, A. D. Kinglake, Serj. J. Taylor, Colonel Codrington, Sir W. Knatchbull, W Tollemache, J. H. Cubitt, George Lacon, Sir E. Torrens, R. Dalglish, Robert Laird, J. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Dawson, R. P. Lawson, W. Turner, C. Disraeli, Benjamin Leader, N. Vance, John Dodson, John G. Long - field, Robert Vandeleur, Col. Dunne, Col. Lygon, Hon. F. Vansittart, Wm. Egerton, W. Malcolm, J. W. Walker, James R. Ewart, J. C. Manus, R., Warner, Edward Ewing, H. E. C. Manners, Lord J. Watlington, J. Farquhar, Sir M. Martin, P. W. Western, T. S. Farrer, J. _ Mitford, W. T. Whitmore, H. Fellowes, Edward Moffatt, George Willoughby, Sir H. Ferrand, W. Montagu, Lord It. Woodd, B. T. Gard, R. S. Montgomery, Sir G. Gaskell, J. M. Morris, D. TELLERS, Getty, S. G. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Cave, S. Gore, J. R. 0. Mundy, William Powell, J. MARKETS--This Day HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, £llos to £1 18s per load. A slow demand. Supply moderately large. CUMBERLAND.•—Mea I iow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s ; clover, £3 10s to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 103 to 18s per load• Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s; clove' do. £3 10s to £5 15s; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 18s per load. A slow trade, COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a very limited business transacted, and prices have remained without material alteration. SUGAR.—The market has been dull, and quotations have in some instances tended downwards. Refined descriptions, however, have realised previous rates. COFFEE.--Only limited dealings have been recorded in colonial descriptions. Prices, however, are firmly main tained. IticE.—For the better qualities of East India there has been a more active demand, and previous prices are gene rally well sustained. SALTPETRE.—Business has been dull, and the few deal ings recorded were at about former rates. TALLOW.—The market hae exhibited increased dullness, and increased depression has taken place in prices, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 445., and last three months' de, livery, 465. 3d. to 465. 6d. per cwt. COAL / Frfoes of Coal per Ton a s. d. ARKET. the close of the market. Byass's Bebside West Hartley ... 14 9 Lambert's West Hart- s. d. Hastings Hartley l4 9 Wylam 15 6 • --- - ley — 14 9 Davison's West Hart _ Walls End. ley ..14 6 North Pelton Ga 5..... 13 0 Carway and Duffryn Anthracite 2O 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting , 22 0 Cowpen Hartley 14 9 Tantield Moor Butes l2 0 Kelloe ... .15 Russel's Hetton.. 14 Braddyll's Hetton 14 Tunstall l2 Hartlepool.. l4 Gosforth l2 Wharncliffe l2 Haswell .. l7 9 Hetton l7 n Harton 12 9 , 107; sold, 58. Ships at markol SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March 3 —Wind this day at noon—South. East ; fresh breeze, and very fine weather. CARDIFF, March 2.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Auguste and Jeanette, from Santander. DUNDEE, March 2.—Wind W.—Sailed---Ivanhoe, for Melbourne. HULL, March 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived —Francis Bar clay, from New York ; Simoda, from Calcutta. TORBAY, March 2.—Wind S.W.—Siam, from Shields for Shanghai. Muronv, March 2.—Wind S.W., blowing hard.— Arrived—Rita, screw steamer, from Liverpool for Bilboa. CLYDE, March I.—Arrived—Pliny, from Mauritius; Clarlbel, from Demerara. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, March 2—Janna Meyer, from Gottenburg ; Glenclune, from New York; Rescue, from Guernsey; Queen Victoria, from St. Vincent; Allporth, from Cronstadt; Phcebe Dunbar, from Kurrachee; Camelford, from Mes sina; Sofner, from Cavalla ; Norge, from Alexandria; Arabia, from Demerara; Marco Polo, from Antwerp; Mogul, from New York; Teesdale, from Colombo; Orient, from Leghorn ; Anniversary, from Genoa ; Wopkea, from Emden. Arrived, March 3—Wild Duck, from St. Michael's ; Richard Ely, from New York; Amur, from Leghorn; Hermoder, from Aarhuus ; Henderika, from Groningen ; Ebenezer, from Rouen; Earl of Leicester, from Smyrna; Acile, from Calais ; York-town, from New York; Persian, from Marathonisa ; Clio, from Ostend. Returned Damaged—Golden South, to Melbourne. DEAL, Tuesday Morning, Anchored—Oriental, and Sierra Nevada, from London for Liverpool. Passed—Nleggy, bark, from the westward ; Sarah (in tow), frow Demerara—both for London. BOrrestad of Tetaen, from Shields, for the westward, has proceeded to Ramsgate, having been in collision. Wilful Murder near Wolverhampton. Yesterday a coroner's jury returned a verdict of wil ful murder against the young man John Jeavons, ho had been arrested on the charge of having caused the death of three colliers, by cutting the rope by which they were descending to work at the colliery, and of which he himself was the engineer. Jeavons had been previously committed for trial for wilful murder on the same charge by the magistrates at Bilston, in whose division the offence occurred. The evidence against the prisoner was conclusive that he had given expression to his determination to wreak vengeance upon the butt) , or con tractor of the pit, because he complained of him to his employer, Mr. Wright. Somewhat similar threats had been uttered respecting one of the deceased, who was a brother of the butty. Happily, however, for the butty, he did not descend into the pit with the first company, which was corn • posed of deceased. The prisoner was shown to have been on the colliery until a late hour on the night before the outrage was fatally revealed, and he brought no evidence to rebut the statements that had been made against him. On the contrary, he made a statement of the most improbable character to the effect that the engineer who succeeded him at the pit remarked to him " They can't do anything to you for the rope. It was I who cut it." The principal testimony given against him yes terday was to the effect that after Mr. Wright had complained to ..Lim of not having done his duty on au occasion some days before the murder, he further t h rea tened the butty, and added "If I know when lam going to leave I will do the devil," On being asked whom he meant, he said " the butty," The Coroner called the attention of the jury to the strong circumstantial evidence that had been given against Jeavons, and to the fact of his not having tendered any evidence to rebut it. Afcer consulting about 40 minutes, the jury found that the rope had ben maliciously cut by Jeavens, and the coroner entered the verdict es one of " Wilful Murder" against the man named. -- - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will leave this country on the 15th of July, their destination being Melbourne. Prior to leaving they will give a series of fare well performances at the Princess's Theatre, commencing on the 4th of May, and terminating on the 15th of the ame month. FIRES.—About 5 o'clock this morning a fire broke out at a beer -shop, 39, Bath-street, City-road. The inmates made a very narrow escape, having been rescued by the Royal Society's escapes, and the flames continued to spread until the stock in trade was consumed and the building burned down. The loss will fall on the Liverpool which of the i\lr . d drying - house o b u r h w m a a s k e n r 0 , a s rl l y , an d London Fire - office. About 5 o'clock anothe e r rp fl o r o e ooci c d ur K re e d n i t n -r t o h a e d, pr b e y mises destroyed. Insured in the Sun Firo-office. ... ''' THAMES. A DARING ROBBERY.---THE DOT-BANDED MAN.— Mary Ann Plumpton, a woman about 35 years of age, was brought before Mr. Woolryich, charged with stealing a purse containing 15s. from the person of George Holmes, a boiler maker. The prisoner is a married woman, and her husband, a decent looking mechanic, stood behind the witness box to hear the statement of his wife's imprudence and dishonesty. It appeared that the prosecutor and some of his workmates were " keeping up St. Monday," yesterday, in Poplar, and met with the prisoner, who had come out on an errand to obtain some medicine for some of her sick children. She drunk with the boiler makers and went with the pro secutor to the market-house public-house, in Poplar, where they had a good deal of ale, rum and water and gin together, and both were ultimately in toxicated. The prisoner was seen by a man named Par sons, who waited upon the pair, to rifle the man's pockets while Le was asleep, and she suddenly disappeared from the house. "I'll bet a wager," said Parsons, as she was leav ing, " that she has robbed that man ;" and immediately a young man, named John Minton, went after her, and over took her about a quarter of a mile from the house, on which she threw a five-shilling piece behind her. It was recovered. She was taken back to the market-house, and dropped the purse containing the remainder of the prosecutor's money close to her feet. Parsons, who behaved very well in the matter, picked up the purse and money, and gave the pri soner into custody. Mr. Woolrych asked the prosecutor in which pooket he had deposited his purse, to which he replied, in my right hand pocket (putting his hand on his left hand pocket). Mr. Wooltych—That is your left hand pocket. The prosecutor (who, like most boiler makers, is very deaf), said yes ; that is quite wrong. Mr. Woolrych (loudly) —Why is it wrong The prosecutor--I am a left-handed man. Mr. Woolrych (shouting as loud as he was able)—Then you call your left hand your right, and your right hand your left ? The prosecutor—Yes ; that is it. This is my right hand (putting his left hand on his left pocket), and this is my left hand putting his right hand on his right pocket. (Great laughter.) Mr. Woolrych—Something like the rule of the road — if you keep to the left you are right, if you keep to the right you are wrong. The prisoner's husband said; he brought home £l7s. on Saturday night, £1 of it was his week's earnings, and 7s. were his boy's earnings, and the whole of it was sacri ficed by his wife, who was drinking with a lot of drunken boiler makers who had no business with a married woman. Mr.Woolrych-1 have nothing to do with that. Your wife is a druken, dishonest woman. Doi* give her any more money. She is sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour. IRELAND: EXTRAORDINARY THREATENING LETTER. A gentleman named Jones, resident within half a mile of the city of Limerick, received the following atrocious epistle by post on Friday. To understand the comprehen siveness of the diabolical threat which it contains, it must be known that the Connel named in it was murdered ten years ago, and he was at the time in the service of Mr. Jones. The allusion to Fitzgerpld and Braddell requires no explanation. The letter is printed with a pen, with the ex. ception of the few words which I underline : " Inchmore. " Mr. John Jones,—l wish to give you timely notice that if you have anything to do with, the land of Mr. Evans you may have your coffen prorated, for you wont get half the time that Connell got. I will meet you in the same place or about it, and wee will be talking. Have your prayers sayd, for you will be, taking shorter thn Fitzgerald or Braddle if you dare to propose for annay of that land, if it ware in your hall door I will shoot you, for ther is more than one Hayes in the country. I caution, you again to have a terror of the par neer your self. " Once for all I tell you if you do I will meet you for it. " Yours truly, " (A) MAN WROU WOUL TRINIL MORE ON KILLING A Ran THIN A MAN." The land referred to by the ruthless writer was about I being gold 14anded ,Eatatoo Court. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. The L ORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented two petitions from Chelsea against the London Railway (Victoria Station) Bill. The noble earl said the bill proposed to appropriate Sloane •square for the purposes of a large railway station, and that amongst other evils numbers of the working classes would be rendered nearly homeless, and hundreds of small shopkeepers would be ruined. PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ . The Buckley hallway and Fulham Bridge Bills were read a second time. PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES ANNUITIES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND NOTES (METRO- POLLS) BILL. Eail GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this bill, which makes bills due on the 7th inst. payable on the 6th. The motion was agreed to. The standing orders were then suspended, and the bill was committed and afterwards read a third time and passed. NAVAL COAST VOLUNTEER ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Lord CHELMSFORD proposed his motion relative to the removal of two of the judges of the supreme command of the lonian Islands. _ Their lordship then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time—Drayton Junction Railway, Great Northern Railway (Spalding to March), Inverness and Perth Junction Railway, West Shropshire Mineral Railway. REGENT CIRCUS RAILWAY BILL. On the second reading of this bill, Mr. H. LEWIS moved that it be read a second time that day six months. He wished it to be dis tinctly understood that he was not opposed to any useful and requisite project which would relieve, by carrying off some portion of the traffic, the over crowded streets of the metropolis; but this project would create a far worse nuisance than the acclivity of Hol born-hill. Some of the most populous streets, such as Old street•road and Euston• road, would be interfered with in a wanton and extraordinary manner. For instance it was proposed to raise Euston-road 11 feet and to entirely close one of the streets out of the Old St. Pancras-road abutting upon Chesterfield-street. In several places? too, there would be open crossings, and the sewers would be materially interfered with. The rate-payers were almost entirely opposed to the project. There was a question on the order paper by his noble friend the member tor Middlesex (Lord Enfield) as to whether the Government would not deem it expedient to appoint a Royal Commission on the subject, so that the wise would act unwisely by giving powers for the construction of a railway that might, on inquiry, prove inimical to tho metropolis. Lord FERMOY seconded the motion. Mr. H. ROBERTSON supported the second reading. It was quite a " bugbear" to say that there were twenty-eight metropolitan lines now actually before the house. Out of the number originally proposed nineteen were for the northern part of the metropolis. Six of these pro jects had perished, whilst four were not of a character to do more than make requisite extensions of existing lines ; 10 had gone up to the House of Lords, and six were simple junctions. Thus it appeared that only five metro politan projects were left, four of which had been read a second time ; in fact, this was the only one left in the House of Commons for discussion. The line would be a great benefit to the metropolis, would not interfere with any great thoroughfare in an objeetionab'e manner, and would only , carry out to the required extent the plan of railway accom modation fostered by the house. Lord J. MANNERS opposed the bill. If the House of Commons had passed some of the railway projects, as stated by the hon. member, he trusted the House of Lords would do its duty and reject these bills, in order that some public body, such as the Metropolitan Board of Works, or a com mission, might report upon the nature and expediency of the various projects. Sir S. M. PETO had been urged to a large extent by his constituents to vote against this bill, but he should not do so at the present moment until the merits of the various projects had been investigated by a committee of that house or a special commission. Mr. JACKSON supported the second reading. The bill would, as a matter of course, be fully investigated up stairs in committee when all the opposing parties would have an ample opportunity of being heard against it. Mr. DALTON opposed the second reading. As a mem ber of the Board of Works ho trusted the house would spare that body the trouble and expense opposing it. It would create, in one part of its route, a nuisance quite as great as Ludgate. hill. Mr. LOCKE opposed the second reading, on the broad principle that no railways ought to be permitted to enter the heart of the metropolis. He trusted the north part of the metropolis would be saved from the nuisances created by railways on the south side of the Thames. Mr. HODGSON knew nothing of the bill or its pro moters, but the house would act in opposition to all precedent, if it rejected it on a second reading, without giving the parties an opportunity of going into committee. Mr. TITE characterised this as one of the wildest of all the many railway projects proposed for the metropolis. It never could be constructed as proposed. Tho bill ought to _ be rejected at once. Lord FERMOY advocated the immediate rejection of the bill. The line could not be worked in any sort of uni formity with existing lines. Mr. MASSEY said if the bill was really so objectionable in principle and faulty in detail, probably it would be ad visable for the house now to reject the bill, so as to compel the promoters to bring in a proper and amended bill. But this was an enterprise of a peculiar character; it was the first attempt yet made to enter the very heart of the metropolis. (Hear, hear.) It was certainty a I very bold project. Of course it was to he regretted that in the infancy of railways a distinct and comprehensive system of action was not adopted. (Hear, hear.) It was the duty of the house to see that the public had no improper schemes thrust upon them. As far as he could see, the scheme was a crude one, promoted by patties with whom in his official capacity he had never before come in contact. (Hear, hear.) It professed to be connected with the Gnat Northern Railway, but he did not find that the directors of that line had anything to do with it; and as it would interfere with a large amount of valuable property, it was really an exceptional case, he thought the house would do well not to send the bill upstairs to' committee. He understood it was intended to construct several mounds and to make a subterranean passage through them. Sir J. Shelley, Sir De Lacy Evans, and Mr. Malins op posed the bill. The last speaker said it was intended to cross Oxford-street on a level, which was a monstrously absurd proposition. The motion for the second reading was then negatived without a division. The result elicited much applause. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. MAGUIRE gave notice that after Easter he should introduce a bill to amend the relations between landlord and tenant. (Hear, hear.) IRISH BOARD OF FISHERIES. Mr. BLAND asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether his attention had been called to the fact of one of the defendants in a fishery pro secution instituted by the Irish Board of Fisheries having sworn at a trial which took place during the present month at Arthurstown, county Wexford, that Mr. James Redmond Barry, one of the Commissioners, had written to him to the effect " that he was not a party to the prosecution against him for alleged illegal practices, and that the said prosecution was an unfair proceeding." And to inquire, whether the Secretary of the Treasury had taken any, and what, measures in consequence of the above pro ceeding on the part of Mr. Redmond Barry P Sir R. PEEL replied that no report of the matter had. been furnished to the Treasury, but he believed the cir cumstance, as related by the hon. member, was substan tially correct. It was right, however, to state that the opinion was cenveyed in a private letter, and probably the sentiments it conveyed latterly at the official position of Mr. Barry ought not to have been penned. Probably Mr. Barry would be remonstrated with on the impropriety of his conduct. RAILWAY METROPOLITAN' PROJECTS. Viscount ENFIELD asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, considering the numerous schemes that were proposed for intersecting the metropolis and its suburbs with various lines Qf railway, he would take into consideration the propriety of recommending the appoint ment of a special committee or commission to investigate and report upon the same ? (Hear, hear,) Mr. M. GIBSON replied that the Government did not deem it expedient to institute an inquiry by the aid of a Royal Commission. Some years ago a commission was appointed to inquire into the subject of metropolitan railways, and an elaborate special report was the result. For some years it was the custom of the Board of Trade to direct the attention of the com mittee of that board on railway bills to that report. They however ceased to do so after several of the proposi- , tions laid down in that report had been overruled. The sacred area which they recommended should not be interfered with by the metropolitan Railways had been invaded— (hear, and laughter) for railway bridges had b e en p r ojected to cross the Thames,if thed them. power obtained to construct 13 pa, I desired it a special committee of the house u ap pointed. But knowing the interest e th e various railway taken c in oul t d he be ject, and the importance of vmdgq h a u i c kly considered by metropolitan projects prope rl y n Parliament he had intrusted a n officer of the to a report thereon. B o ard of Trade to devote his th ese schemes, and t o frame When the report hear.) T HE DEVONP was ready he should be prepared to lay it on the table of the house. (Hear, ORT ELECTION. Mr. FER RAND asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the First Naval Lord did not receive a deputation from the dockyards men during his canvass at Devonport, for the purpose of hearing their com plainsgainst the regulation issued in October, 1861, which a p ro hibits promotion in the dockyard after the age of 45; whether he did not promise them a full inquiry into the operation of this regulation immediately after the election, with the view of its being rescinded if its effects was injurious to the dockyards men; whe ther this promise was not in part fulfilled by orders be ing sent from the Admiralty to the principal officers of the yards for a report of the working of the said regulation; whether they had not replied, condemning the restriction as to age for promotion ; and, whether the Secretary to the Admiralty would place upon the table of the house the in structions sent and the report of the officers thereon ? Lord C. PAGET replied that Sir P. Grey when can vassing the electors of Devonport, he very properly refused to receive any deputation, or to make any promise to xedress any grievances. (Hear, hear.) After the election was over, Sir F. Grey received a deputation of cer tain dockyard men complaining of the restriction with regard to promotion. The result was that the Board of Admiralty desired the dockyard officers to report on the matter, which they accordingly did, and to the effe t o o t ( as get understood) the present system h maintained. It was no t usua l to publish ocuogntidential re ports between Officers in departments of the public service, therefore he m ust decline to lay this correspondence on the table of the house. FRINGE AND PRINCESS OP WALES ANNUITY BILL. Mr. Justice 'WILLIAMS and Mr. Justice BLACKBU at i tired in their full robes, brought up this bill from the Hone of Lords, and intimated that there were no amendments The learned judges were somewhat awkward in their progress up and from the table, bowing somewhat out of order, and retiring backwards not quite in accordance with the practised rigidity of these used to the process. The result was a gool deal of unseemly laughter, in which the learned judges could not perforce but join. FOREST RIGHTS AND ENCLOSURES. attention to the reports of the Commissioners of Woods anti Forests, reporting the sale of rights of the Crown in Waltham, Epping, and. other forests Eseex, and to the fact that in consequence of those sales numerous inclosures have been made in the forests by the purchasers of Crown rights : and to move for a select committee to inquire into the legality of those and other recent inclosures; also to ascertain what steps ought to be taken to preserve the rights of the public, or the poorer foresters, and the inhabitants of the metropolis, within the forests, as well as to inquire into their general management. Mr:CO X seconded the motion. (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZETTE ---This Evening. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 3. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Henry Francis Howard, Esq., C. 8., her Majesty's Euvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary at the Court of Hanover, to be an Ordinary Mem ber of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the most honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 27. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Siegfried Frank as Consul at Sydney for his Majesty the King of Prussia. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 3. The Queen has been plsased to appoint Philip Allen, Esq., to be Resident Magistrate for the colony of Natal. CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 3. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Bandon Bridge.—Colonel the Honourable Henry Boyle Bernard, of Coolmain Castle, in said county, in the ro©m of Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable William Smyth Bernard, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 3. 16th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General George Mac donald, from 96th Foot, to be Colonel, vice General Sackville H. Berkeley, deceased. 88th Regiment of Foot—Major-General the Hon, Arthur. A. Dalzell to be Colonel, vice Major• General Cox, de ceased. 96th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Charles Warren, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-Gener a l G eorge Macdonald, transferred to the 16th Foot. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. William Edward Marsland to be Captain, by purchase, vice Emanuel Bradbury, who retires. Ist Dragoons—Lieut. Edward Wynne Griffith, fiom the 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Leveson Lane, who exchanges. sth Lancers —Ensign Groome 01liver, from 24th Foot, to be Cornet, vice William John St. Aubyn, promoted. 14th Hussars—James Logan White, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Francis John S. H. Newton, pro moted ; John George G. Shaw, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice John Mather, promoted. . 4th Regiment of Foot—Ensign Lachlan Mac Lame to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henry Arthur Blake, who retires ; Russell George Freeland, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice MacLaine. 7th Foot—Captain Alfred John Tuke, from 64th Foot, to be Captain, vice William Jesser Coope, w h o exc h anges; Lieutenant Charles Levenson Lane, from Ist Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Edward Wyne Griffith, who ex changes. 18th Foot—Lieutenant John Jamison Russell Russell, from 49th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice William Hugh Thomas, who exchanges. 24th Foot—Captain William Mathew Dunbar, from 34th Foot, to be Captain, vice George Clarkson Ross, who ex changes; Perigrine Maitland French, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Groonie ()River, transferred to 6th Lancers. 34th Foot—Captain George Clarkson Ross, from 24th Foot, to be Captain, vice William Mathew Dunbar, who exchanges; Lieutenant John Francis Wyse to be Cap tiin, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Francis P. Cassidy, seconded, on being appointed District Inspector of Musketry. 47th Foot—Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Robert William Lowly to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Thomas Conyngham Kelly, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay; Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Courteney Villiers to be Major, by purchase, vice Bi evet -Lieutenant- Colonel Lowry ; Lieutenant George Walker to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet- Major Villiers; Ensign William Robert Jervis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Walker; John Arthur Smith, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jervis. 49th Foot—Lieutenant William Hugh Thomas, from 18th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice John Jamison Russell Rus sell, who exchanges. 53d Foot—Staff Surgeon Robert McNab, M.D., to be Surgeon, vine Surgeon-Major George Thomas Gal braith, M.D., who exchanges. 56th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur William Turner to be Cap.. tain, by purchase, vice Henry 'Williams, who retiree; Ensign George Dixwell Grimes to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vine Turner; Henry Benjamin Walmaley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grimes. 63d Foot—Ensign John Thaker to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Daniel Fox Tarratt, who retires; Justinian Heathcote Edwards, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thacker. 64th Foot—Captain William Jesser Coope, from 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Alfred John Tuke, who exchanges. 661 h Foot -Lieutenant George William Monk Hall, from 74th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Charles Tenant Wal lace, who exchanges. 74th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Tennant 'Wallace, from 66th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice George William Monk Hall, who exchanges. 77th Foot—John Henry Bourne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice George Augustus White, promoted. 92d Foot—Lieutenant Francis 'William Prittie, from 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Edmund Spry Tritton, who exchanges. 96th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Algeo Mostyn to W., Captain, by purchase, vice Edward Hogg, who retires; En sign Thomas Edward Brackenbury Townsend to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mostyn; Richard Clavell Sevens, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Towns end. 97th Foot—Lieutenant Edmund Spry Trittoni from 92d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Francis Wm. Prittie, who exchanges. 99th Foot—Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Montagu Hamilton Dowbiggin to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by pur chase, vice Henry James Day, who retires ; Captain John Hart Dunne to be Major, by purchase, vice Bre vet Lieutenant. Colonel Dowbiggin ; Lieutenant Horace Townsend to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dunne ; Ensign John Francis Stephens to be Lieutenant, by pur. chase, vice Townsend ; Edwin Giles Franklen, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stephens • Staff Surgeon William Snell to be Surgeon, vice dornelius Clark Rutherford, appointed to the Staff. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Surgeon-Major George Thomas Galbraith, M.D., fr om 53d Foot, to be Staff Surgeon-Major, vice Staff Surgeon Robert M'lsTab, M.D., who exchanges. To BE STAFF SURGEONS, Surgeon Cornelius Clark Rutherford, from 99th Foot, vice Usher Williamson Evans, M.D., appointed to 61st Foot. Staff Assistant-Surgeon Robert Fleetwood Andrews, vice William Snell, appointed to ths 99th Foot, Assistant-Surgeon John Butler Hamilton, M. 8., from 3d West India Regiment, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice William Chalmers, deceased. BREVET. The following promotions to take place consequent on G the decease of major - ,e„neral John Cox, Colonel of th e 88th Foot, on Feb. 7, 1863 Lieutenant -Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Henry Edward Doherty, C. 8., on half-pay 9th Foot, to be Major- General. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colon e l Fit zw illi am Walker, Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Colonel. Major William Gordon Cameron, 4th Foot, to be Lieute nant-Colonel. Captain Michael M'Creagh, 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Major. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of any importance of the Gazette : Thomas Williams, chemist, Bayswater Frederick A. Koszelsky, wine merchant, Blandferd-st James Dean, bricklayer, Asylum-road William Woods, fish-curer, Great Yarmouth Robert F. Walker, merchant, Great Tower-street, City Richard Deacon Dodge, traveller, Kingsland Daniel Brett, miller, Wells, Norfolk. Herbert Brown, watchmaker, Piml o Charles G. Creeper, fishmonger, Aldershot Alexander Honeyman, builder, Hereford Elizabeth Husband, widow, St....John's:wood George Bryson, Crosier-street, Lambeth Henry Rushton, chenille manufacturer, Clerkenwell Frances Austen, lodgiughouse keeper, 2, Charles-, street, Berkeley-square Charles Joseph T hanisch, ass istant at the British Museum, Camden-town SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NOTTINGHAM RACES—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Twilight Flying Fish ................ 2 Five ran. PARK STAKES. _ _ Lufra 1 Maid of Cadiz colt 2 Antar NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. Revolver Little Dick:. • , . Soothsayer Six ran. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 agst Dane (taken) 12 to 1 agst Emblem (taken freely) ••••••••••••••••_-________-- A SCENE.—Rather scene took place at Fraserburg Glasgow Packet, and Mr. Mackie, Captain Iligg, of the h on au b ti reek last, between v th e e ss h el ar w bo hna harbour master. harbour master wished him to remain andster. The captain wished to sail with his answer a charge of disobedience to his orders. The captain would not, however, and made several ineffectual attempts to get his ship ou t—the ha, bour mast er always cutting the ropes by which Higg intended to haul hi s s hi p ou t. A Policeman, in the midst of this, appeared with a warrant to apprehend Captain Higg, but he was rescued by hie crew and shortly after, with the help of the inhabitants, the captain's vessel proudly sailed out of the harbour, without pilot, and in spite of the harbour master and policeman's warrant,—Cakcioniata .Mercury, r `~`~ 7858 ,nds lon , ded !en- lay. ees tles .30, I is the Dm- L gh‘ esi- tho ved )re. , or the ;on the 313 Se om• this ster• and Bel beeil Gent Cor' )sing vra o itO seri' )me' nlO r,S.''' the as it 3 siorit those Low* o the atioti ,OUTS thS t villa odilg t