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C°FFEE.—KNIGHT and SONS, 83, Grace ornizi. ch urch-street, beg to inform the Public that the Analytical A stabllet' L 3ne is si?n, having in their Repert on the Adulteration of Coffee (vide 4th January), pronounced the sample obtained at the , n; , ton , Slurient to be of excellent quality, and PERFECTLY FREE 1 4 4d' ADU LTERATION, they have on sale Pure Coffees, at ir Al 11 ' is. Bd., and 2s. per pound; and that their system of supply- WY adartichered les to GENUINE and of the choicest quality, will be Ail orders punctually executed and free of carriage. OPENING or PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY:) l'cir some years past, whenever her Majesty has 111 pleeTdPcaorrilgiazie a n i t , in person, the atmosphere has been vet , t and it has therefore become a pro al "Ying that she hardly ever appears in public ith out the occas i on being favoure d w i t h b r i g h t , d sunshiny weat h er. N ever b e f ore , h owever , hi t 3 she opened Parliament on so brilliant a day as the Pr "pt- It seems more like the middle of May than e commencement of " February fillditch," as the mth was formerly described, and at the time these " ea are penned the air is soft and mild, while the sun al s 1 nes forth from his meridian height in glorious " No wonder, then, that the Park, and, in , • r , the w o o l © line of route from Buckingham slue© to the H ouse o f L or d s h ave b een , or es Aber are at this moment, thronged with a joyous lag multitude, decked out in holiday attire, and ; g o er to greet the beloved Sovereign of these mighty 1 1 alms with a universal cheer of welcome. Long ere the } ur arri ve d for her Majesty leaving the Palace floods ' 4 people rushed from all quarters of this great ;' ) d tr° P 6llB toward s th e scene o f th e pageant, ev ery available spot from which a 1 8 l . glimpse of the state carriage could be ob.- ( ae , d was pounced u p on at once an d re t a i ne d with ex 'lharY patience till th e process i on h a d not on ly p asse d, t re passed too. N o t a f ew e i t h er h a d d evo t e d the L I rl 4 Y Part o f t h e morning to visiting the wonderfu l 1,, ?ding for th e great Exhibition, and Oxford-street, -cadilly and Regent- s t ree t, p resen t e d th roug h ou t the as crowded and bustling an aspect As the rou g h fares leading di rec tly t o Westminster. ttir allY enough vast numbers of persons were ountered whose costume and language at once bespoke ‘" to be f ore i gners, k I.! • and whose lively clatter and re ,,, "lag viv ac i ty added vastly to the interest of the at ' " e 1 whil e th e display of colours which made up the 4 , 4 r e of th e f a i r sex, who never fail to muster in im ej Ise force on these state exhibitions, gave a pleasing , ttt r tY to th e thi c kl y-packed multitude. Every window tic: balcony down Parliament-street was tenanted, Was ther e any want of temporary platforms, Pe Bch were a l so speedily bought up, but the police ta ptorily forbade their erection in the park, which V kept in excellent order, an I everybody appearing roue to accommodate his neighbour, the procession, ill moved slowly but majestically along, was seen from sot Points with ease an d a d vantage . S ome time, how -441 Parli before it reached the Horse-Guards, Charing-cross „ Pa rliament-street were in a state of indescribable t th, owing to th e grea t quan tity of vehicles, from tt,.o em blazoned equipage of the patrician to the donkey db bf the coitermonger,that would persist in going in the 1; e tion of th e N ew Houses of Parliam en t, an d th e con ),„4 14e nce was that carriages, cabs, gigs, dust-carts, and iA.ewers' drays, got jammed up together, to the great tir Y of coach-pannels, the alarm of perfumed and 114.wdered footmen, and the annoyance of the police, e 1 :,„ 11 .?" inventive faculties and industry were called into i — ta , t i t v i e co p r l t s e y se to wa g s et ex th p e road clear by the period that the ected. Time and patience, however, etrrieeityier fails in these disasters, rd . by dint of a good h; of shouting, backing, kicking, and swearing, ch a ppeared vastly to amaze our continental isitors, the street was got into something like order at 'east half an hour before her Majesty's escort began to emerge fro m t h e gateway at the Horse Guards. Th e t .I.°ceas ion began to move from Buckingham Palace t 4 h b( r )tit "lf•Past one o ' c l oc k, an d passed uninterruptedly - i o ugh St. James's-park, Whitehall, Parliament-street, ‘,l Lace yard to the royal entrance to the old House Lords, where her Majesty was received by the grea t Officers of State amidst a flourish of trumpets t' ad a Salut e of ordnance, and conducted to the ro bi ng imber, Her Majesty was accompanied by his Royal ° l4 aaa Prince Albert, the Duchess of Sutherland the eistress of the R o b es ) , h er two Ma id s o f H onou r, and great Officers of her Household. She looked ex ttremely well, a n d was greeted on all sides w i t h oedema : 0 : 8: i f raftia .l ecioelk. o y s , : ayr la k h ann b o d, o w th led h g e e r d. Majesty and the Prince I,Vireestminst er-bridge uniyond that even a i i nd to eed th , efrvomiettohreiaveTryower, cornerayoef, the crowd was overwhelmingly tre „el:ldeas, and as her Majesty descended from the car .4fre • . 5 their enthusiasm knew no bounds. They t 9 give vent to it through a con .atinous thundering cheer, which was immediately snatched up, and re-echoed along the line of procession 4 _, s far as Ri c h mond -terrace, while the windows of the different mansions in Palace-yard itself and the leads of the temporary b u ildi ngs surround i ng the New House e k f Common s di sp l ayed a forest of snow white hand kerchiefs which fl uttere d i n the breeze, and told at once th e fe eling of delight that animated those who waved et a- Indeed her Majesty's reception was most c ordi al and enth us i as ti c th roug h out the entire oute. The cheering never ceased from one end I tO the other. Cries of "No Popery !" " Down with the Pope and Cardinal!" were mixed with the acclanaa liens of the crowd on all points of the line, and this anti -Papal expression of feeling was not partial, but u niversal and unanimous. The royal state carriage Was preceded by six of the royal carriages, containin g t he usual officers of state. As we before observed, her I lajesty looked extremely well, and seemed much pleased with the cordial reception which met her. After the proceedings in the House and the reading of the Royal Speech, which occupied some quarter of an hour, her Majesty left the House and re-entered the royal carriage. The cortege then reformed, and re turned t o B uc ki ngham Palace in the same order in which ; ' t had atri ve d. Th e same man i festat i ons of loyalty and eetbusiasm marked her return. We may say that the ehlY drawback to the thorough enjoyment of the day W 8.5 the dirty state of the streets, which in some places were ancle deep - in filth. HOUSE OF LORDS. The much-looked-to session of 1851 was opened to ", by her Maj es ty i n p erson . Th e doors of the House " -Lords were opened at twelve o'clock for the admis :l°ll of those who had been fortunate enough itObtain the passport of the Lord Great Chamberlain. r tlY after that hour the Peeresses and ladies of dis -Letiela continued to arrive in rapid succession, and t- „, e ,, he dy and galleries of the House in a short time pre ale an an array of beauty, and a diversity and .teg eaa ,,_ s ' of dress, which could only be outvied -t h er Majesty's Drawing-rooms. We were happy b t° B ee the i nconven i en t an d anno yi ng f eather —Bad-dress almost wholly abandoned, the ladies appa tently b eing determin e d t o ac t u pon the old ada ge , th at beauty when unadorned is adorned the most." ' 44l(3r ig the earli es t arr i va l s o f t h e Foreign Arabes- Liora vvas Mr. La wrence, t h e Amer i can Mi n i s t er , an d the Peers, L ord Camoys and Lord Poitimore.Tte 44 td Chief Baron of the Exchequer, dressed in his red rObes, and decorated with his collar of golden SS, ar rived shortly before one o'clock. The Bishop s of rod Worcester were among the earliest arr i vals of the bishops. o,eftThe Duke o f Wellington arrived shortly after one i 44 4 Rio Gros appeared in excellent health, and i entered into a sprightly conversation with the Peers and Peeresses around him. Among the peers present we noticed the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Bandon, the Duke of Argyle, Lord Campbell, Lord Camoys, Lord Monteagle, Lord Vane of Harrowden, Lord Cranworth, the Earl of Devon, the E3rl of Cawdor, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Earl Grey, the Duke of Devonshire, Earl Talbot, the Earl of Roden, Viscount Strangferd, the Earl of Car lisle, and the Earl of Denbigh. Among the Archbishops and Bishops we noticed the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishops of Winchester, Hereford, St. David's, and Rochester. Among the Judges were the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Parke, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Erle, Mr. Baron Martin, and the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. That portion of the House which is apportioned to the Foreign Ministers was crowded, the repesentatives of almost all the states of Europe being present. Shortly after two o'clock the booming of cannon was heard outside the walls of the House, and the babel of tongues, which for the last hour had been resounding within it, ceased, and all eyes were turned towards the throne. Shortly before this the Lord Chancellor en tered the House and took his seat on the Woolsack. The Duke of Wellington wore a field-marshal's uni form, over which were his ducal robes. The attendance of Peers was far more numerous than usual, and the greatest merriment and laughter was oc casioned in consequenee of the rush among those Pears who could not find seats to obtain, them whon additional benches were brought in. Her Majesty entered the House at twenty minutes past two o'clock, accompanied by the Prince Consort, her Officers of State, heralds, &c., and immediately took her seat upon the throne. Her Majesty looked in excel lent health and spirits, and chatted familiarly to those around her. Her Majesty was attended by the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Jocelyn. The Marquis of Lansdowne bore the crown, the Duke of Wellington the sword of state, and the Marquis of Winchester the cap of maintenance. The Prince-Consort wore a field-marshal's uniform, with the order of the garter. His Royal Highness also wore crape on his left arm as mourning for the Queen of the Belgians. On her Majesty taking her seat on the throne, the House presented a spectacle of such beauty as almost to dazzle the beholders, and make them hesi tate whether it was a reality or some work of fairy-land. The whole House rose and remained standing until her Majesty requested that their Lordships would be seated. Immediately upon her Majesty taking her seat on the throne, she commanded Mr. Pulman, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the Com mons to the House of Lords, and after an interval of a few minutes, the Speaker, dressed in his robes of state, and attended by a vast number of Members, appeared at the bar, when her Majesty read in a clear and distinct voice her speech opening the Parliament, (for which see another part of our impression). Her Majesty, who was dressed in a superb white satin and gold dress, which was profusely decorated with brilliants, then left the throne, and returned in the or der in which she entered. The House then adjourned to Five o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The doors of the House of Commons were opened shortly after one o'clock, and the Members sauntered in one by one until two. o'clock, when there was a very large attendance. Among the first arrivals we noticed Mr. Muntz, Mr. Joseph Hume, Mr. 13rotberton, Mr. Hanes. Mr. Wilson, Lord John Russell, Mr. Ilayter, and others. Lord John Russell, on entering, shook several Mem- bers cordially by the hand, and bowed to others. His Lordship looked extremely well, and seemed to be in excellent spirits. The SPEAKER, who was attired in his state robes, entered at half-past one, preceded by the Sergeant-at- Arms (Lord Charles Russell), and immediately after wards strangers were ordered to withdraw during prayers. Shortly after two o'cicck the echo of the cheers of the people outside, and the striking up of " God save the Queen" by the band stationed in the vicinity of the House, created considerable excitement and bustle among the Members, who crowded towards the door with the view of following as near to the Speaker as possible on his proceeding to the House of Lords. At twenty minutes past two, Mr. Pulman, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table, and summoned the house to attend at the bar of the House of Lords to hear her Majesty'd most gracious Speech from the Throne. The SPEAKER then left the House, followed by nearly all the Members present. After an absence of about a quarter of an hour, the SPEAKER returned, and the House adjourned till a Quarter to Four. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 4.—Wind at noon W., light airs, and fine.—The Toronto ,American ship, New Orleans to New York, has been totally lost on the Maternilla Reef, near the Bahama islands; crew and passengers caved. DEAL, FEB. N.W. to S.W.—Arrd. Louisa Maria, Batavia for Rotterdam; Falcon, Prince Edward's Island. Arrd. from the River and aid. Blanche, St. Vincent. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 3.—Wind E. to S.W.—Arrd. Quebec, Newcastle fur Odessa, leaky, with port bow stove in, loss of bowsprit, &c., and other considerable damage, from contact with the Peter Hattrick. Mew., the John Mayes, for Bermuda, and the David, for Rio Janeiro, did not sail as reported yesterday. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 3.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Clyde steamer, West Indies. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 3.—Wind S.S.E., to N.N.W.— Arrd. John Dalton, Calcutta; Queen, Pernambuco; Cornelia, Newfoundland. Sld. Melody, Havannab; Ex press, Morocco. Off port, Winifred, Calcutta; Under water, New York. A vessel, bottom up, apparently new, of about 100 tons, with bottom painted green, was passed 15th Jan. ' lat. 36, long. 65, by the John Garrow, arrived here, which passed over a bank about 15 miles from E. to W. in lat. 40.25 N., long. 54.28 W. The sea ran higher than off the bank. The water was very much discoloured, and large quantities of sea-weed were floating about; tried the temperature of the water, and found it 12 degrees below the air, and when the bank was passed found the water 14 degrees above the air. A very heavy gale was blowing at the time, and the John Garrow was pre vented sounding. CowEs, FEB. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Averick Hei neken, Callao. PooLE, FEB. 3.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Sarah, New foundland. WEYMOUTIL—SId. Antic, ilavannah. TORBAY, FEB. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Bondicar, Sydney, New South Wales; Walmer Castle, East Indies; Jane Strong, Valparaiso; Phoenix, Pernambuco; Edith, West Indies; Wyvern, Mogadore. SALCOMBE, FEB. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Unity, Charlestown, for Rouen. SHEERNESS, FEB. 3.—Two loaded brigs are on shore at Shoebury Rock. FRASERBERG, FEB. 3.—The Portland schooner has put back with three feet of water in her hold, having struck on a reef of rocks. AenEsuND, JAN. 20.—The Fame, Christiausand to Hamburgh, put in, 12th inst., leaky, and with damage, having been on shore; must discharge to repair. Penis, FEB. 2.—The Atalaya, Havre to Newcastle, has put back with damage. FALMOUTH, FEB. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Burncase, Rouen, very leaky, and with damage to hull, having struck a supposed wreck, about eig ht miles S.E. of the harbour. WEXFORD, FEB. o.—The Aginoria-schooner, Liver pool to this port, got on the South Shoals near the Bar, is full of water, and is expected to become a total wreck. Henwien, FEB. 3.—The Mary Ann Purdy schooner, of Yarmouth, Grangemouth to Whitstable, has been assisted in hero to-day leaky, having been on the Gun fleet. NEW YORK, JAN. 22.—A vessel, dismasted and abandoned, supposed to be foreign, and eastern built, was passed off St. George's Shoal. The British brig One, of St. John's, New Brunswick, was fallen in with in a leaky state, 10th Dec., lat. 45, long 2 3 . The Swedish brig Sylphid e , New Orleans to Trieste, struck on the Tortugas Reef 31st Dec., and bilged; crew saved. PILL, FEB. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Liverpool, De merara; Susan, Barbadoes ; Lyra, ditto. BRISTOL, FEB. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Elizabeth Wood, Porto Rico ; Idas, Nevis ; Maria Purvis, Bor deaux and Mauritius. NEWPORT, FEB. 3.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Herman, Cape do Verd; John Christian, Scarbry, St. Thomas's; Fa vourite, New York. MILFORD, FIB. 2.—Sld. Gauntlet, Buenos Ayres ; Lavinia, Vera Cruz ; Thomas Bell, St. Jago de Cuba ; Windsor Castle, New Orleans ; Sir Henry Pottinger, Savannah. WATERFORD, FEB. 2.—Wind N.N.E. to N. Sld. Moggie, Hong-Kong; James Moran, Rio Janeiro. QUEENSTOWN, FEB. 2.—Arrd. Agnes, Blackie, Callao INJURIOUS EFFECT OF THE PRESENT WEATHER UPON THE SKIN.—The long continuance of warm, damp winds which have prevailed, have deranged the functions of the akin by their relaxing property to a remarkable extent. An eminent medical man, Dr. Clarke, cautions the public against the use of mercurial lotions, which, although they allay the irritation, leave the skin in an unnatural s t ate, and much is don e t o i n j ure th e constitution by the metal being absorbed. The cosmetic recommended by Dr. Clarke we have confidence in stating is invaluable to all those who from extreme tenderness of complexion are affected . by the va r i e d changes of our c li mate. An advertisement_m an another column directs where it may be obtained. THE LA TE E SCAPE FROM CARLISLE G AOL. On Friday a man wa s apprehended in Kendal on the supposition that he was one of th e czcapcd prisoner,,,prisoner,,,his „ppearance cor responding exactly with that of the description of one of them. On communication with the authorities at Carlisle this was found to be a mistake, and the poor fellow was at once set at liberty. N o trace of' the di:layered.— Carltde e a t r io. prisoners has yet been THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Paid. 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(Great Western Per petual 5 per cent.) • • Birmingham and Oxford' Junction, calls duly paid, or with a guar... Do. without a guar... Binning., Wolverhamp ton, and Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a guarantee • • • • .• Do. without a guar. • • Binning., Wolvcrhamp., and Stour Valley •• Birkenhead, Lancas., and Cheshire Junction • • Bristol and Exeter• • • • Buckinghamshire • • • • Caledonian .. • • .• Do. 101. Preference •• Do. Clydesdale June... Chester and Holyhead .. Do. Preference .. •• Clarence .. • • •• , Do. Ist Class, 6 per et.; Do. 2.1. do., 5 per cent.l Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. et.l Direct Lond. and.POrtsm.l Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillan, East Anglian (251. L. &I E. and L. e-, D.) • • •• Do. (181. E. & h.) • • Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per] cent. Preference •• I Do (5/ ) 7 pr. ct. Pref. • Do. (11. 178 .) 7 p. c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. Do. Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 • • .. •• j Do. No. 2 • • .. Do . New Preference, 61 per cent. .. .. • . Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. • • .. Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New • • • • Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. • • • • East Lancashire • • • • Do. New quarters • • Do. 6 per cent. prof. quarter shares.. • . East Lincolnshire, gua. 6 per cent • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow E din., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. .. Exeter and Exmouth .. GI asgew and South-West, Do. pref. consolidated! Do. do. G. D. &C.steci Gloucester & DeanForeel Great Northern •• .. Do. halves, A, deferred' Do. halves, B, 6 per et. Do. 5 per cent. prof... Great South eni Western, Ireland Do. eighths .. . Great North of England Do. new 401. .. . Do. new 301. .. . Do. new 15/. . . Groat Western .. . Do. Naw, 171. .. Hull and Selby • • 110. half shares • • Do. quarter shares Lancaster and Carlisle Do. thirds • • Lancaster and Preston Lancashire and Torkshirel Do. quarter shares .. 1)o. fifths Do. F. 20/. .. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. Do. Iludders. & Sheff. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Bradford .. Leeds and Thirsk .. Do pref 6 p ct. No. - - . Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 p et., No. 3 Dd. pref. qrs., IB4S Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport , .. • • London and Blaekwall London, Brighton, and South Coast .• • • Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds • • Do. preference, b p et. Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 .• Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cert. .. London and Greenwich Do. preference .. .. 1 London and N.-Weste. Do. do. new quarters Do. fifths Do. 101. eh., 31.8 c It (c)I London and S.-Wester4 . Do. new 50/. .. .. Do. new 40/. .. .. Do. new preference •• Londoncleny & Coleraine, Do. half shares Lowestoft, guar. 4 per et. Da. do. 6 per cent. .• Londonderry and Ennis-, killen. .. • • •• Do. half shares • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • • • • • Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire t• • . • Do. quarters, No. 1 . • Do. new, 10/. preference Do., 6/. Preference • • Do. Manchester and, Lincoln Union • • Midland • • • • .. Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares • • • Do. Binning & Derby' Do. Consel. Eris of & Birming., 6 per nt. Do. Bristol & G es. Do. do. do. .. Do. Erewash Val. pref. _ _ Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. .. Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle• • Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. .. .. Do. extension scrip • • Newpoi c , Abergavenny, and Hereford - • • . • Newry & Enniskillen . • Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor .. • • Norfolk .. Do. New 201. shareS • • I .o. Extension .. . • Do. guar. 5 ) . per cent.l Do. Wavenei Valley.. Northern Counties Union North British • . .. .. Do. Preference .. . North Staffordshire . North-Western Oxford, Worcester an Wolverhampton.. Preston and Wyra Do. Halves (A) . Reading, Guildford, and Reigate.. • • • • Royston and Hitchin Do. Shepreth Eaten,. Scottish Central Midland Do. new .. .. .. Shrewsbury & Birming, ✓ Clas3 A.. • • • • • Do. Class 11.. • • • 1)o. New Guarantee. Shrewsbury & llereford Shrewsbury and Chester (No - -. W. Min.) .• Do. Hales .. • • • • Do. Oswestry .• • Do. New.. • • • • Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shroir hire Union • • • • South Deven • • .• • • Do. Preference • • • • South Staffordshire • • South-Eastern .• • • Do. do. 4% per cent... South Wales.. • • South Yorksh. Andßivi Dun shed., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar.s p cent. Do. do. E nith Div. • • Swansea & Loughor, &c. raw Yale Extension Thames !lawn Dock r..n,7 Railway .• • • • • Vale of Neath • Waterford and Kilkenny Walerford and Limerick Waterford, Wea., and I)ublin .. • . Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. do. .. do. .. Do. do. West Cornwell .. • • West London . .. • • Do. Ist Class Prof. (101. Do. 2d Class de. (par ) Whitellayen and FUrIIeSE Windsor, Staines, and S. Western .. .• Wilts, Somerset, & We month York, Newcastle, & BerH wick .. .. .• • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. ~ Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference • • • . Do. Do. Hartlepool . Dock and Railway . • • • York and North Midland, Do. Preference • • •• North and South-West Boulogne and Amiens • • Central of France (Or leans and Yierzon) Demerara •.• .• D u tch Rhenish • • • • East Indian • • • • • • Do. do. do. .. Great Indian Peninsula. • Ditto ditto • • LOllVaill ala Sambre .. Luxembourg • • • • • • Ditto • • • • • • • • Madrid and V alentia Maria Antonia • • • • Ditto, New • • • • Namur and Liege .. • • Northern of France •• Orleans and Bordeaux Paris and Orleans • • • • Paris and Rouen • • • • Pads and Strasbourg .. Rouen and ilavre .. • Sambre and Meuse • • Strasbourg and Basle . • Tours and Nantes • • • • Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Ilasselt • • West Flanders • JO] Australasia .... •• •• •• •• British North America.. Colonial .... ••.••• • • • • Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock ... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. National of Ireland .. • • Provincial of Ireland.. • • Do. New ..... • Union of Australia .. • • Do. New • •• • • •• • Union of London •• •• •• ;Taloa of Madrid •• .. •••• •• •4 % • b~( 2 12 0 25 —27 14% 133. dlB. 17 —lB 41(— 5% 544 —9 5 —5 7% —7% dls. 1G 16%x.n. 4N —43 i 8 - - 9 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up 20 21g —2lg 7% 8 p. 16x, —l7 8 9 t% —6% 6 —sdlB. 5 4 dia. 10 —10 g 12 —l4 0 7 10 —ll 1 dis. 13% 14 3% —117 i 16 —l7 12 —l3 3 es. 24% 24% .. - .. 23 -s 3 4 3 die• 50 25 17% _7% • • •, • 9 7 dls. N 6U d.x.i 34 4% 15% 16 .. ~.. • • 22 -23 •• •• 8 -8% 20 -21 42% - 43 2N 20% 4% .ti dis. 2% - 16 -17 4 -4% 100 . 50 24% 24% 10 1% %clis. a Junction has been done FOREIGN. 20 I 9% 16 -1f % 4X —4% dia. 1 —l% p. U - 34 P. 34 - 3i P. 36 - 1 % 2% -2% 2 -8% 15g-154 4 —37 die. 34 —36 27% 28 5% —5% die. 11% 11% .. .. 10 —9% die. 1%(-1% !K BANKS. 29 -31% 4N -42 974-10 25 -25 IS% - 19 27YA -27 k 1714 - 18 48 -42 15% - 15 34A, - 35 •• •• 12% -13 X 21 %36 % lb% 6% % 2 4 i % If, 9 316 ,ti Business done to-day. liN % % di.. x.I, 2% 3 2% 8 6 8, 100 17% 178 6 8 6 13 4' 6 13 4 25 50 25 15 1 1 1 01 8 6 8 2% 100 12% 60 11 13 4 47% 100 15 1 6 3 100 ,2 15 4 20 100 100 4234 4 2 01 29 16 0 17% 10% X 5% 18M 18 IN % 3 34 % 1% % 7 6‘ 7% 14 P 14 r 5 47i 3 34 32% 30% ( 1 $ 17 18 17% 11%+34 13 % 41% [19% q $9 874( 89 8$ 3i P [57% 58% 5N 55 % 4% % % 4% 5 34 3I • 94% S OS [z.d z.d. 11% Pi % 13034:136 1 4 - 22V04 21% 87% 66% 66 36 [67 % 66 28% 29% U dis. 56 bN lii 34 L 56 to % q 16%%% x.n. 7N, g 104 % b% ii" dis. dis. 9 4 % (41 MN 24% 4 8 1 4 15% 4!fi 35% 27% 8% 9 % % 11% % MINES. Paid. Nominal Prices. to-day. .Business done ---- Anglo•Mexican(is. 51. p.) 100 .. —.. Asturian .•.. ••••.. • • • • 15 .. —.. Australian .... •••• • • .. 4 3% —2% 2 Barossa Range .. • • ... 113 0 3% —3% Blaenarvon Iron and Coal 50 .. —., Bolanos Scrip ...... •• • • .. —.. British Iron.. ••.. • • .... 13 5 .. —.. Brazilian imp. (is. Si. p.) 24% -- „ De. Cocaes and Cuiaba 30 2% 2 De. St. John del Rey.. 15 14% 13% Cobre,Copper .• .... •• • 40 32% —35 34% C,oplago ..... • • .... •• • 14 5% 6% General.• ..... ..... • • 20 13% —l4 I Real Del Monte, Ukreg. — u % Do. Black Debentures .1 Do. Red Debentures .. .. —.. Santiago de Cuba .... • • 10 9 —7% Tin Croft .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 10% 11 United Mexican .... ••••28 2 8% 6% 6 5% MISCELLANEOUS. Canada •• . ...... ••• • • 32% 42% —44 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% 28% Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50 6Q% —69 Royal Mail Steam .. •• .. 60 73 —63 Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 5 paid, has been done at 12. [We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, anti Canada •• . ...... ••• • • Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam. Royal Mail Steam .. • • .. Peninsular and Orient [We cannot be answer: will not be influenced by Interes' e errors of the Official Lists, and I correspondents.] SPORTING NOTES; No. VII. COMMENCEMENT OF TIIE RACING SEASON OF 1851. " I do love RACING, 'Us a noble sport, 'Tis manly, joyous, and exhilarating; I'll bet a dozen of old bee's-wing port _ You'll not name one that's half so animating. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —Close upon the opening of Parliament comes the first diminutive attempt at the " legitimate," or, in other words, the commencement of the racing season; the curtain rises at Lincoln, on Thursday, with the Trial Stakes of 7 sovs, each, with 40 added ; 15 subs. ; distance, a mile and 240 yards. Among the en tries will be found Post Tempore 5 yrs, Bst 121 b; The Baroness, 5 yrs, Bst 91b ; Witchcraft, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; Nutbrown, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b; The Calculator, 3 yrs, Est 81b; Guardsman, 3 yrs, Est 51b; Nancy, 3 yrs, Est 5113; Heart of Oak, 3 yrs, Est 511); and filly by Red Deer, 3 yrs, 6st 21b; the remaining six are of no account. Post Tempore seems to have the pull over The Baroness, Witchcraft over Nutbrown, and Heart of Oak and Nancy over the three years old lot; but as some sort of mystery is hanging over Nancy, I must pass her chance by, and take Post Tempore or Heart of Oak, the latter for choice, to pull me through in my first attempt on the flat this year. As the only two essays that I have made to select the winner of a steeplechase (Proceed for the Worcester, a year or two back, and the British Yeoman for the Southam last week) have proved correct, I shall once more venture into the lists on the Lincoln Handicap Steeplechase of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and only sif de clared, &c , over four miles of capital hunt ing ground. A small but rather crack field will be found at the starting-post, consisting of Isaac, list 21b; Victim, llst; Lucy Neale, 10st 111 b; Peter Simple, lO s t 10Ih ; Vengeance, lOst 41b; and one or two others. According to previous running (barring accidents), it ought to be a close race with the lot, but some one must have a pull, yet, I cannot fancy it will be either of those (Victim and Vengeance) backed at Tattersall's yesterday; considering the peculiarities of the country, and the heaviness of the ground, judgment says it will come off in favour of Isaac or Peter Simple; probably thus:— Peter Simple Victim and Vengeance close up. I really cannot say whether it requires the gift of second sight to pounce upon the successful quadruped for the Hurdle Race, but, whether or. no, I shall leave this task to the sagacity of that knowing portion of the genus horno, denominated the Sporting World. On Friday next my " notes and notions " on the Northampton• Handicap. I am, Sir, yours, &0., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. February 4, 1851. ••• 1 ... 2 . . 3 SPO RTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Vain Hope 12 to 1 agst Abd-el-Kader 100 to 8 agst Maria Day 20 to 1 agst Rescue 25 to 1 agst Maurice Daley—taken 25 to 1 agst Half• and-half CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agat Mr. Treen's Rhesus 18 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Italian 20 to 1 agat Mr. J. Brown's Haricot—taken and afterwards offered 25 to 1 agat Lord Caledon's The Flying Gout—taken freely 25 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Montague—taken SO to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Wallflower—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Mangan's Rimborough—taken 40 to 1 agat Mr. Padwick na Brother to Dough 1,000 to 25 agst Major Pitt's Vampyre—taken and afterwards offered 1,000 to 25 agat Mr. Harrison's Seaman—taken and afterwards offered 2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Foster's Mickleton—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Waterford's Duc•an-Durras-- 1,000 to 10 taken freely 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Herbert's Spot—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Lawson's Caurire—taken and afterwards offered 2,000 to 20 apt Mr. Kemp's Sprite filly—taken Betting—Haricot was backed for 2001. or 3001. at 20 to 1 (afterwards offered); the Flying Gout at 30 to 1 in hundreds, and afterwards freely at 25 to 1; Montague at 25 to 1, but not to any amount; Russborough for a large sum at 50, 40, and 30 to 1 ; and Wallflower at 30 to 1 and 1,000 to 30. Rhesus a n d t h e I ta li an we r e no t in demand. The betting on th e w h o l e was brisk. METROPOLITAN IYANDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Sunrise 15 to 1 agst Mr. G. Watt's Little George 15 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Minimum 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Hesse Homburgh DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Mr. H oward's Grecian—taken and after wards offered 13 to 2 agst Mr. Ralford's Prime Minister—taken 12 to 1 apt Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph eolt 12 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster-13 to I taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Constellation—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Clark's Marlborough Buck 50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's 800-40 to 1 taken to 75/. 1 1 0 , , 0 0 0 0 0 0 t t o o 2 1 0 0 0 a g u s g t s M t . r G G . .11 H i colt—taken 5 to 2 laid to 3001. on the fi e ld agst Grecian an d P r i me Higgins Theseus—taken Minister (taken). eathcote's Lady :Geraldine A slight decline in the favourite, and an outlay cf moderate amount on the Mountain Sylph colt, Newmin ster, and Constellation were the features of the business on this event. THE SPRING HANDICAPS. Only one alteration has to be made in the acceptances published by us yesterday. Woolwich should have been struck out of the Northamptonshire Stakes. PETITIONS FOR RAILWAY BILLS. _ - NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY. Yesterday the standing orders were declared to be complied with for making a railway from the Windsor, Staines, and South-Western Rail wa y a t Ealing to the London and North-Western, near Willesden; proposed capital, 50,0001.; to borrow, 16,6661. HALESWORTH, BECCLES, AND lIADDISCOE RAILWAY. The standing orders were complied with for making a railway between these points in connexion with the Lowestoft Railway; proposed capital, 150,000/ ; power to borrow, 50,0001. STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON, WEAR VALLEY, AND MID DLESBOROUGH RAILWAYS. The standing orders were declared to be complied with in respect of the Bill for amalgamating these three railways. ULVERSTONS AND LANCASTER RAILWAY. The standing orders wtre declared not complied with in the case of this Bill. SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, AND GOOLE RAILWAY. (FOR DEVIATION BETWEEN SIIEFFIELD AND BARNSLEY). The standing orders were complied with. PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK AND OTIIIR DISASTERS AT SEA.—On MO/Idtty afternoon a new and clever, apparatus, invented by Mr. John Keyse, of pproed of. The apparatus, which is New ington, for the purpose of more effectually saving the lives of mariners and others at sea and on rivers, was exhibited to globular shape, concave, and of a convex several scientific gentlemen connected with the shipping in consist of two pieces of wood of great Attached to the which is easily attached to the waist. There are also in terest, buoyancy, andthe of highly abogdloyb, ob long, Power of propulsion to a shield and guard-cap, also a sail and hand paddle, with c e o n n ab ca le ve p appa ratus are ropes of great durability and extraordinary con struction, to which fifty or sixty persons can adhere with e c r lo so g n s, a p t r o ov re i a d e in h g t c h o e ns s i h d o er r a e. ble safety in the most violent storms. This invention, if in ge- send use, will no doubt be the means of saving the lives of thousands, and prove its utility when disasters occur in sight of land, as it will save the crews the necessity yof relying on the assistance of life-boats from the shore, which are so fre quently upset and shattered to pieces before they can reach the ill-fated vessel. It is rather curious that at a recent shipwreck off Land's End a mulatto saved his life by acci dentally adopting the principle of Mr. Keyse's invention, and had he been in possession of the rope he might have saved nearly the whole of the crew. The apparatus is very simple in construction, and can be put on in an instant either on deck or iu the sea, and takes up very little room. Suffi cient of them to save the lives of more than two hundred persons would not take up more room than an ordinary boat. The inventor intimated his intention to forward gratuitously a set to each nation having naval and mercantile marines. The invention was registerd under the Patent Designs Act, 6 and 7 Vic., on the 28th of December last, and in a short time will be publicly tested before the Lords of the Admiralty and gentlemen connected with the shipping interest. 'We have reason to believe that it has been decided that the duties of the Quarter -Master-G'eneral's department at the Horse Guards, shall be carried on under the Superin tendence of Colonel Frceth, an officer of great experience, who has served as Assistant Q uart er - Master-General for several years, and is in every way calculated for the ser vice. It was at one time supposed that a general officer would have been appointed to this situation, but we under stand that economical principles have had their weight, and that her Majesty's Government have been influenced by thew upon We ocatsioa...Chrottick. THE ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN GOLD MIN ING COMPANY. A meeting of the shareholders of the above com pany took place at the Corn Exchange, Lincoln, on Thursday evening last, M. Redman, Esq , in the chair, at which one of the directors attended to ex plain the position of the company, and Captain Sir Henry Vere Huntley to give a detailed account of its prospects in California ' whence he has lately ar rived. There were pres en t, besides shareholders, seve ral residents of high respectability, who seemed much interested in the proceedings. GEORGE C. COTTRELL, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, and one of the directors, rose to address the meeting. He explained that the present meeting had been called together in consequence of the number of shareholders the company had is Lincoln, that they might hear what was the present position and prospects of the company. His duty was chiefly to state ho'w matters stood in England, as Sir Henry Huntley would enlarge upon its condition in California; and he thought these two things would comprise all that the shareholders present would rea sonably expect to be made acquainted with. The ob• ject of establishing this company was to engage in mining operations, for obtaining gold in California; and when this company was established any process of the kind was utterly unknown. Since that time, however, one company had sprung into existence and was now in active operation ; of this they would hear from Sir H. Iluntley. For the benefit of the share holders he might state that the directors had endea voured to conduct the affairs of the company with the most rigid economy.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Cot trell) was only connected with it from June last, since which time he had attended every meeting of the board, and could safely assert that the most economical principles of action had not only been laid down, but strictly observed.—(Hear, hear.) They had now the opportunity of carrying on one, two, or three different enterprises in California; first, by pur chasing an interest in the Mariposa Mine ; secondly, by purchasing the Ague Fria Mine; and thirdly, by taking a lease of a spot of land which had been per sonally inspected by Sir Henry, and found to contain gold quartz in sufficient quantity to justify its being selected for the plan ultimately to be carried out. The company had the means of accomplishing two of these plans ; but if an interest was to be purchased in the Mariposa Mine it was of great importance that the company should have more capital than it at present possessed, in order fully and effectually to do justice to the opportunity offered to them, as well as to the operations of Sir Henry Huntley, who had been selected to carry that or any other plan into effect. His (Mr. Cottrell's) object in addressing them was to induce them to increase the number of their shares. He wished the meeting to understand that any individual subscribing for shares in this company would not be liable for a single penny beyond the amount he might subscribe towards the capital of the company. The company's deed of registration was now in the hands of the Re gistrar-General of Joint-stock Companies, and in the deed it was provided that each shareholder should not be liable beyond the amount of capital for which he had absolutely subscribed. There was neither debt nor liability upon the company beyond those incurred day by day for office expenses, clerks, &c., and there was a considerable sum of money in hand to meet the exigencies of the company. Their prospects in California were such, that if the means were extended to them of carrying out the undertaking it must be crowned with success. It was, in fact, not a question of speculation but of certainty. After paying all working expenses they would have 100 per cent. interest.—(Cheers.) Sir 11. HUNTLEY addressed the meeting at some length upon points which are embraced in that gen tleman's report made to the provisional directors on his return from California in November last. Mr. W. PECK: bookseller, proposed the following resolution, which was seconded by Mr. BRUMBY, printer : " That this meeting, having with undivided satisfac tion taken into consideration the various proposals made to Sir Henry V ere H unt l ey dur i ng h i s temporary visa in California, is of opinion that the advantages to be de rived from the " Agua Fria Mina" cannot fail to afferd, and within a few months of the present time, a very con siderable return of capital to the company; and that Sir Henry, through the medium of the directors, be em powered to purchase the said Caine for the benefit of the shareholders." Mr. ITEcic, fishmonger, proposed the next r eso l u - Lon, which was seconded by Captain PIGOTT " That the thanks of this meeting are due, and are hereby given, to Sir Henry Vere Huntley, for the able and interesting exposition with which he has this even ing favoured the shareholders of the Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company, in reference to their present position; and for the very arduous and unremitting exertions which he has used for the interest of the said company." Mr. GEORGE GRESHAM, the agent of the company, at Lincoln, seconded by Mr. BERCH, schoolmaster, proposed the next resolution : " That this meeting desires the directors, through the medium of Sir H. Huntley, to secure on lease the plot of lanl marked out by Sir Henry on the land belonging to Colonel Fremont." The various resolutions were put by the chairman and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting would feel gra tified at hearing from Sir Henry a description of the social condition of California.—(Cheers.) Sir HENRY HUNTLEY again rose and said that he would endeavour to comply with a request which had so strongly received the approbation of the meeting. Before the meeting separated, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman for his conduct in the chair. (Copy.) Penrith, Jan. '23, 1851. Sir,—We had a meeting of shareholders in the town last night, when the following resolution was passed unanimously by those present : " Resolved,—That the thanks of this meeting be given to the directors of the company for their persevering efforts to carry out the projects of the company, and to Sir H. V. Huntley, in particular, for his labour and efforts to serve the interests of the company; and that they express their entire confidence in the manager and directors, and in the ultimate success of ,the under taking." Signed on behalf of the shareholders, JONATHAN FALDER, Agent for Penrith. Mr. Williams. THE OLDEST WOMAN* IN THE WORLD.—We have recently (says the Gateshead Observer) received a lock of lady's hair. Gentle reader, do not smile too soon. Formerly it was raven black; it is now snow white—bleached by one hundred and nineteen winters. Mary Benton, from whose tresses it was shorn, was born at Keverston, near Raby Castle, in the county of Durham, on the 12th of February, 1731; and on the 3d of December, 1849, she sent her old friend, Mr. John llinchliffe, the respected parish clerk of Cockfield, where she was christened, a lock of her lily hair, in tender acknowledgment of her continued remembrance and regard. Mr. Hinchliffe, on presenting a portion of the keepsake to a friend, raised himself up to his full height and said "She is as fresh as I am—(his own age is 72) - walks right up an end—feeds her hens and chickens —wears no spectacles— can hear well—and was helping at haymaking at Elton in 1818." He might have added, " and gleaning in the autumn of the following year " What fol lowa we derive from the information of a lady who lately visited Mary Benton, and found her engaged in washing her own clothes. Her father's name was Ralph Lodge, who lived to the venerable age of 105, and her mother died an " old woman." Mary began life as a shepherdess, " tending her father's flock." She afterwards became " the maid of the inn" kept by her grandmother at Piersbridge, where she well remembers soldiers being quar tered in the rebellion of '45. She afterwards lived in service at various places; among the rest, Raby Castle, to which the noble owner, the Duke of Cleveland, invited her—an honour she prudently declined. The Duke of Northumber land has also been to see her. When young she had " lovers plenty," and " took the worst at last I" " as," said she to our informant, " sometimes happens." On being asked if she enjoyed unvarying health, she replied, " I never had the doctor but once, and I was so frightened that I swooned away when he came into the room." Amusing enough, to hear of the nerves that had stood the rebels giving way before the doctor! In the course of last year Mr. Bewick painted a striking likeness of the venerable matriarch—if we may use such a word—who at present resides with her grand son at Elton. Should she live to be included in the ap proaching census, and be entered as 120 years of age, she will doubtless be the oldest person in that record, if she be not, as we have supposed, the oldest woman in the world. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —The Observer of Sunday, Feb. 2, gave nearly five of their folio columns of particulars connected with the Great Exhibition, brought down to Sa turday night. The Observer of Sunday, Jan. 26, gave four folio columns of interesting incidents of the Exhibition, chiefly original facts, collected and written by the Observer reporters. The extensive publication of the Observer com mences at four o'clock on Sunday mornings. Sunday, Feb. 9, a gratuitous supplement to the Observer. Price of the Observer, Sixpence. DBATII OF SIR FRANCIS LAWLEY, BART.—We re gret to record the demise of the above highly respected Ba ronet, who died on Thursday last at his seat in Warwick shire. His death was most unexpected, as he was out shoot ing, and apparently in the vigour of health on Tuesday last. Sir Francis was second son of Sir Robert Lawley (the fifth baronet) by his marriage with Jane, only child of the late Mr. Beilby Thompson, and consequently brother of Lord Wenlock and the Dowager Lady Middleton. He was born in 1782, and married 18th May, 1815, Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Mr. George Talbot, but does not leave any issue by that lady, who now survives him. In 18414 he succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his elder brother, Lord Wenlock. The late Baronet was a great personal friend of the late Sir Robert Peel, of whom he was a great admirer and a staunch supporter, and in consequence of that friend ship was among the chosen few permitted to assist at the last solemn rites of that illustrious statesman's career. Sir Francis represented Warwickshire in the House of Commons in four Parliaments, but has iot taken any active share in politics sins• the general election in 1g35. As a landlord he was highly revered by his tenantry on his estates in Warwickshire and Shropshire. The baronetcy devolves on his brother, Lord Wenlock, who will also inherit his large landed property. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Sunday afternoon, a s some boys, who had clandestinely obtained possession of a water man's boat, were rowing near Bugsby's Hole, the boat got foul of a tier of shipping, the tide running strong at the time. Being unskilful and afraid they rose from their seats in great alarm, and capsized the boat. Their cries brought a number of persons to their assistance, and three were oared, but two were unfortunately drowned. THE EXPRESS EDITION• SUN OFFICE, Half-past Eight. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Priue.) BOOTH V. CLIVE. This was an action against Mr:Clive, the judge of the County Court of Southwark, to recover damages for illegal imprisonment. It appeared that the plaintiff had been summoned before Mr. Clive by a Mr. Still, for a debt incurred for some glass, and an order issued for the payment of 20s. per month. Plaintiff subse quently went through the Insolvent Court, and obtained a discharge after a remand of six months. This discharge was pleaded before Mr. Clive as a discharge from the monthly payments, but was overrulvd by him, where upon the plaintiff procured a writ of prohibition from the Petty Bag-office. Mr. Clive, however, disregarded this, and on th e pl a i n tiff' s neg l ect i ng to pay the, monthly instalment, committed him to prison for six days. For the &fence it was pleaded that the month's notice of trial had not been gi ven w hi c h was p r o v ided by the statute in all cases where a judge had acted bond-fide and reasonable. Lord Chief Justice JERVIS told the jury that the only question for the jury was to consider whether the judge had acted reasonably and boni-fide. Verdict for the defendant. COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam ......•• •• 11 16 Ditto, three months .. 11 17 4 Rotterdam .... ••• • • • 11 17 Antwerp .......... .... 25 20 Brussels • • • • .. 25 20 Ilamburgh ••31.8. 13 6 Paris, 3 days'sight • 24 97% _ Ditto, 3 months .... 25 20 Marseilles ............ 25 22% Bourdeaux ... • Franhforton Maine.... 118 Berlin.... • • ...... •• •• Vienna, effoc. do-- 12 55 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 56 Petersburgh,Sll. Rble.. 37% Madrid .... • • ........ 49% Barcelona Seville•• .•.. •• •• •• •• •. INGE.-(THIS DAY.) Leghorn .............. 30 G 2 4enoB •• •• • . •• 25 55 Milan .......• ........ Venice................ ralerino, peroz ........ Messina .............. Lisbon.... •• •• • . .• Oporto .• ••••• • • • • • • • Rio •Taneiro .......... Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 60 daya'sight Philadelphia .. .. • • 41% 125 k 12 ,, ,i SN 5314 ['BICE!? OF BULLION, PEI 02. Foreign Gold inbara.. XII 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloorui .. 0 0 0 _ _ Now Dollars •• 0 0 0 iSilver in bars .......• 0 5 1% THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 3d day of February, 1851: present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased, upon the representation of the Committee of Council on Education, to appoint Dr. James Cum ming, LL.D., Rector of the Academy at Glasgow, to be one of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools in Scotland, in the room of John Gibson, Esq., resigned. WHITEHALL, JANUARY 27, 1851. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Pearce, of Portsea, in the county of Southampton, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DUCHY OF LANCASTER, FEB. 3. Th© Queen has been this day pleased to appoint Thos. Percival Heywood, of Doveleys, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. PRINCE OF WALES COUNCIL CHAMBER, SOMERSET HOUSE, FEB. 4. William Williams, of Tregullov, in the county of Cornwall, Esq., has been appointed Sheriff of the county of Cornwall. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Sir Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, Bart., to be Deputy-Lieutenant. WHITEHALL, JAN. 22. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Hatfield, of Southampton, in the county of Southampton, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Edviaad Armitage, cotton spinner, Clifton-street, Halifax. BANKRUPTS. William Hood, commission agent, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, to surrender Feb. 14, at two, and March 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Pain and Hatherly, Gresham street, City. Richard Tredianick, auctioneer, Threadneedle-street, Feb. 15, at twelve, and March 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Sole and Turner, Aldermanbury. Andrew Eve, turner, Charlotte- street, Fitzroy-square, Feb. 14, at half past twelve, and March 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Colombine, St. Martin's-lane. Charles Watt, baker, Southampton-street, Pentonville, Feb. 12, at half-past twelve, and March 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Tweed, Lincoln's Inn-fields. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. Joh❑ Colegate, coal mercllnnt,Camb;idgelterrace, Cam bridge-road, Mile end. Thomas Samuel Wallis, doctor of music, Herne-place, Herne-hill, Camberwell. George Russell, miller, Burton-street, Burton-crescent. Robton Hulls ,baker, Cumberland-market, Regent's-park, Eliza Doroihea Wylde, Norfolk-street, Strand. Frederick Bayley, journeyman bricklayer, Ramsgate. Charles Nash, Parliamentary agent, Tyler's Newtown, Kent. Benjamin Pevaley, attorney's clerk, Spencer-street. Islington. Robert Harding, Staley Bridge, Lancashire. Thomas Owen Jones, grocer, Hulme, Manchester. Gcorge Moorhouse, blanket manufacturer, Earlsheaton, Yorkshire. Noah Moorhouse, blanket manufacturer, Earlsheaton, Yorkshire. Josrph Moorhouse, blanket manufacturer, Earlsheaton Yorkshire. Jam, s Robinson, blacksmith, Priest Hutton, near Lan- easter. Thomas Rawlins, surgeon, Liverpool. John Tusting, livery-stable-keeper, Kingston-upon-Hull. John Taylor, grocer's assistant, Ashton-under-Lyne. Edward Buck, attorney, Birkenhead. Henry Merrick Elderton, editor, Cranhams, Glouces- teraiire. Joseph Holt, dyer, Manchester. Isaac Welford, farmer, Browson-bank, Yorkshire. henry Lockyer, leatherseller, Southampton. George Albert, lieutenant and adjutrnt in the West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry, Godden-green, Kent. James Peers, hat manufacturer, Stockport, Cheshire. Thomas Garrod, tailor, lladleigh, Suffolk. Benjamin Hey, worsted weaver, Thornton, Yorkshire. Joseph Jackson, labourer, Wiston, Yorkshire. Joseph Langridge, jun., Western-road, Brighton. Charles Marsh, Yorkshire. Isaac Williams, cattle drover, Brecknockshire. Benjamin Wood, jun., spirit merchant, Yorkshire. Manley Hitchon, Yorkshire. Edmund Andrew, grocer, Middleton, near Manchester. Samuel Boss, commercial traveller, Armley, near Leeds. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Feb. 4.) Susiit.—To day importers of West India Sugar re fused to sell except at prices equal to those of Friday, still all parties operate with reluctance. The purchases amounted to 420 hhds, &c., including at auction 168 hhds, 17 trs Barbadoes, which went at firm rates, flue yellow realising 43s 6d to 445, and mid to good 41s to 435. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were dealt in with caution for home-trade purposes, and prices are rather lower, brown Lumps selling at 49s to 49s 6d. I❑ Crushed Sugar there was little passing, but rates are not lower. MAIIIIMUS.—This afternoon the biddings were lan guid at the public sales of 5,574 bags Mauritius Sugar; still former rates are supported for both grocery and working sorts. The prices obtained were, for fine yellow 41s to 425, low to good 376 to 40s, brown 34s to 36s 6d, low and inferior 30s to 335, and grey sorts 378 to 41s, grainy 40s to 43s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Bengal Sugar, and privately few purchases have been made, but holders would not sell at a reduction. Madras is not much wanted, still last week's rates were supported. Of 4,845 bags at auction, not above half sold, soft brown at 29s to 30s, yellow 30s 6d to 34s 6d, and ordinary to good grocery 36s 6d to 40s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and privately the business done was of little mo ment, but holders refused to sell at lower rates. There are several buyers at a small reduction. _ _ MoLAssEs.-LThere is still a firm market for West India, and a further increase has taken place in the de mand. About 600 puns have been disposed of, and the rates paid are 15s. to 18s. for St. Kitts, St. Vincents, and Antigua. Operations have been to a fair extent in Bengal; Mauritius at 13s to 14s, the supply is also less than for some time past. In Honey larger sales have been made; and the rates paid aro from 40s to 66s for Jamaica, of low to fine quality. COFFEE.—To-day there was no public sale of any description of Coffee, and the private operation in Native Ceylon were trifling, still good ord cannot be obtained under 475. There was, however, a good business done in Plantation Ceylon privately, and at rather higher rates. Mocha was more in request at the terms of l ast week. CCCOA.—West India continues to be held withad:T:e ness, and is only in moderate supply, but the P' less disposed to operate. Of 300 bags Trinidad a ß n a d h a Bahia auc tion, a small art only sold at 52s to 54s for g rey, at 54s to 57s fore ed. Furtign is at auction 70 0 bag s and Para were taken in at 30s per TEA.--In Green operations have been upon a limited basvellers rather under scale, although there C . chiefly of the bet terprevious rates, and t o h n e supplied, the parcels has been operated in with caution, qualities. Congou o f prices is still to decline, low and oratrata,rrkeceotncsontinues to be wo n g a o n o d d t o h r e d te s n e d ll e i n ug cY at I Id to Ilia, mixed blackish leaf Is rp loner lob; terms, e r b m e Scented t b e u d t and few • l oa f Is Id, ditto strong Is lid to is 3d; to is d,i blackish e r re i d s 4 u l po to n r is att Pekoe Teas and Pekoe Flraevooffu liren.—Although the market continues to he mode rately su pplied with East India, yet previous rates are buyers are to a be met with. supported with difficulty, as the home and export de mand is limited: the value of broken aE d low white Bengal is Ss 6el to Os 6d, mid 10s to lOs 3d, better sort lOs 6d to 128. Madras pinky Ss to 9s, cargo and I curl barley Ss to Ss 3d. In cleaned Patna a good deal has again been done at from Ils to 18s for low to fine, and there is a fair for town dressed Caroline at 20s to 26.9, and American at Ids to 19s per cwt. Operations in Sago continue upon a limited scale at 19s to 21s, and Sago Flour at 14s to 158 per ow t. - - sricr,a.—To 4 y at public otle 738 bpi of htslabar Pepper were sold-at 33(1 for half heavy, and one lot in.. ferior Sid per lb. IND co.—The quarterly sale of East India will com mence on Tuesday next, and the quantity declared i s 16,413 chest s . For public competition the quantity of Guatemala declared is 500 serons, yet former rates are well supported. FRETIT.—To-day at public sale 484 plugs Patras Cur. rants in part sold at 38s, and damaged 36s to 37u per cwt. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon full rates were demanded for Cochineal, but there was not much desire to operate. Of 154 bags at auction a small part only sold, Honduras Silvers at 3s 6d to 3s 9d, black 4s 3d to 4s 4d, Teneriffe Silvers 3s 7d to 3s Bd, black 3s 9d to 4s 4d, and garblings Is 4d to 2s 4d. Of Cape Gum Arabic 102 bags were taken in at 12s to 15s for damaged, and 34 bags Persian Berries at 6/ f )r sound. SALTPETRE.—To-day shippers or home dealers evinced little desire to operate rough; and at public sale 287 bbs of Calcutta son rather cheaner, end went at 27e to 27a 6d for 84 per cent refraction. F. PIRITS.—For Demerara Rum there is a good demand at the present value, and the sales are 300 puns at 26 61 to 3s 2d for 30 to 40 per cent o ver proof. Jamaica is not cheaper; shippers and home dealers, however, ope rate with caution. The value of plain an d m i d quality 30 to 33 per cent over proof is 2s Sd to 3s, good to fine 83 to 38 over 3s 2d to 4s, and choice sorts 4s 2d to 4s 6d. For Leeward Island the rates demanded are 13 ed to Is 9d proof, operations ere, however, upon a limited scale. East India has been purchased with reluctance at Is 6.1-cl to is 7d, but supply remains small. Brandy continues to be operated in with caution ; on the p art of merchants there is, however,firmness a n d the rates demanded for Cognac br st brands of th e vir.tagetof 1850 are 45 4d to 4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 7d to 4s 9d, 1848 ditto 4s 10d to ss, 1847 ditto 5s 2d to 55 48, and inferior sorts 3s to 43 3d. Geneva is yet 1. 7d to Is 9d, and fine is 9d to 2s, but there is nut much doing. British-made Spirit in good request at 9s 8d to 9s 9d, and Gin at 8s 3d for 22 per cent. ender proof. METALS.— Operations in Pig Irou have been imma terial, and more desire is euinced to sell Scotch at 421 6d to 43s for mixed numbers; at 43s 6d to 445 6d for number one; Welch and Staffordshire 50s to 70s per ton. For common Welch Bar rates are however firm at 4/ 17s 6d to 5/, Rails Si 5s to 5/ 10s; there is also no decrease in demand, and no accumulation of stock. On the spot Spelter is to be obtained at 16s 2s 6d per ton; few buyers are, however, to be met with; and the contracts concluded for delivery are of little moment. Although prices rule high for Tin, yet large transactions have taken place ; British Block and Bar at 88s to 89s; Refined 92s to 945; East India 87s to 87s 6d. Tin Plates have met with greater attention; one C Coke is not to be obtained under 88s 6d, and Charcoal ditto 34s per box. In the Copper market much firmness exists. Lead is in excellent request, with not free sellers of British Pig at 171 lOs to 181, and Sheet at 181 10s to 19/ per ton. For Swedish Steel the rates paid are 151 to 161., and several purchases have been made. TALLOW.—A good business has been transacted in Russian on the spot, and prices rule firm—fine new Yel low Candle realized 37s 6d to 37s 9d, old 37s to 378 3d per cwt. For delivery in March and April several con tracts have been concluded at 378 9d to 38s, there are not free sellers. Operations, however, are of little moment for delivery in the last three months of the year, and the rates taken are 38s 6d to 395. Home melted does not improve in value, and is quoted at 37s nett cash, but large parcels have been disposed of. In other sorts more has been done, but not at au advance. At auction 943 casks of Australian were disposed of at form 36s 6d to 37s 9d for low to fine, and 100 casks South American 35s 6d to 37s 3d per cwt. For public sale 2,200 pkgs are declared. Ons.—A reduction has taken place in prices of Southern Oil, and dealers have operated with caution. At auction SO tans were sold at 331 58 to 351. In the market for Seal much dulness prevails, and there is a further reduction. At auction 50 tuns pale went at 341 15s to 351. Cod is offered at 38/, few buyers are however to be met with, and the stock is accumulating. Sperm met with little attention, and must be quoted rather lower. At auctio❑ 32 tons were sold—first sort at 85/ ss, low 801, and headmatter 921 per ton. Prices are further depressed for Linseed Oil, supply being still on the increase, and shippers or home dealers not much disposed to operate. The value on the spot is 32e 6d to 335, and for delivery 33s 3d to 33s 6d per cwt, there is, however, an improving consumption, and no further reduction is looked for. Rape Seed is yet operated in with caution, prices also continue to give way, on account of larger supplies, and for brown rule at 355, Refined 36s 6d, Foreign 37s 6d, East India Brown 345. Cocoa Nut is not cheaper, but continues to be operated in with caution, and the market is well supplied. Of 500 casks at auction a part only sold; Cochin 31s to 32s 6d, Ceylon 29s to 30s, and Sydney 27s to 28s 6d. Of Ground Nut Oil some parcels have been disposed of at 35s 6d; and Giogelly 34s to34s 6d. There is yet little doing in Olive, but lower rates are nut taken; Gallipoli selling at 431 to 43/ 10, and other sorts 411 to 42110 s per tun. The value of Palm is 29s per cwt for fine, and a gocd demand prevails. IMPERIAL PARLIAINIENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships resumed shortly after Five o'clock. REGULATION OF SELECT VES FRIES BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved that this Bill be read a first time.—Agreed to. THE . ADDRESS. The LORD CHANCELLOR then read her Majesty's Speech. The Queen's Speech having been again read by the Clerk at the table, The Earl of EFFINGHAM then rose to move the Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne. The Noble Lord said that he could assure their Lordships that he most sincerely begged their indulgencf, not only on account of its being the first time that he had ever addressed their Lordships, but on account of the im portance of the subjects alluded to in her Majesty's Speech—subjects which ought to be discussed with calmness and indulgence.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Ile congratulated the House on there being a prospect ( f a termination at last of that contest with which the North of Europe had been convulsed; and he trusted their Lordships would rejoice with him in that pros pect at the cessation of hostilities in the kingdom of Denmark, to produce which cessation the efforts of her Majesty's Government had been unceasingly di rected ; and he trusted that peace would be produced which was so essential to the prosperity of all nations. Ile felt convinced that their Lordships and the public would bo rejoiced to learn that steps had been taken by the Government of the Brazils for the suppression of the slave-trade. It was a subject of great congratulation to consider that, notwith standing the great reductions which had taken place in taxation, our finances were still prosperous. The pros perity of the country was most general, if not universal. There had been a reduction of taxation in the last year in stamps, bricks, and other articles, and yet they had a surplus. In the year 1849 there had been an excess of 10,000,0001. in our exports. That excess had been greatly exceeded during the past year. They found, too, that the number of paupers had decreased, not only in the manufacturing but in the agricultural counties. Perhaps he might be told that this decrease in the agri cultural counties was owing to the increase of employ ment in consequence of the drainage in the agricultural countries; but this he considered a subject of congratu lation. Ile might be told that, so far:as landowners were concerned, distress existed.—(Hear, hear.) This he was disposed to admit, but he contended that the labouring population was better off than it bad been heretofore. With regard to the Papal aggression, he thought their Lordships would admit that there had been no such aggression attempted in Roman Catholic times in this country, and that no Roman Catholic laity would submit to sach an aggression. —(Hear, hear.) The meetings which had been held throughout the coun try on this subject showed that the heart of the cou ntry was sound, and that it would not submit to any r.) Some memeasure, they were assured, Parliament ; it was not for him to say what that measure would be, but be eg gress° would n (il e b a e r, submitted hea trusted that it would be satisfactory to the country; while, at the same time, it would not deprive any of oar fellow-subjects of their just rights and privileges. (Hear, hear.) He would afford to the Roman Catholics every facility for developing their religion; but if they could not do that without in stituting an hierarchy with English territorialdesshigonslid tions, then he was prepared to say that • measureson our be taken to prevent them from infringl that thisreli gious and civil liberties. It had b een sa intended to be preparatory ap pointment of an hierarchy was law, but that law to the introduction of th e cano n could not be introduced consistently with the s upremacy e by making these app o i nt . of our own law. Th e l ' a P c meats had assumed i n thisountry a pow er w hi ch was i ncom p a tible with the maintenance of the su p remacy of ear hess4 o ur own Sover o g n--(H He hoped, there fore, t h a t the Governmen t ) would meet this aggression, an d w ould intro_ duce a measure for that purp ose . H e wa s rejoiced to fi nd t h at measures of law reformfrere to be i n troduced, more particul ar l y a measure for the re gistration of deeds. He, in conclusion, begged to express his s atisfaction at the general and prosperous state of the country, and concluded by moving the Address, which w as, as usual, an echo of the Speech. Lord CREMORNE, in seconding the Address, said that in doing so he felt much in need of that indul gence which was usually extended to those who occu pied the position which he then occupied. He would not, after the able speech of the Noble Earl dilate upon the topics of the Address, but there were certain portions of the Address upon which he felt it ne cessary to make some observations. The late aggression by the Papal See called particularly for observation, and he entirely concurred with the Noble Earl in all he had said on that subject, and he trusted their Lordships would cordially concur in the measures which might he proposed to prevent the encroachments of the to Papal power —measures which would he calsulated resist e aggression without infringing on the principles oman l rl - liberty; and ho felt that , th e Catholic lic Members of Peers thems:lvi.s, and the Roman.Cath? the House of Commons, would feel it necessary to follow the example of their Roman Catholic ancestors, and to adopt measures to present the encroachm en t s o f the Pope upon the liberties .of this country.—(H ear hear.) H Majestyer had alluded to agricul tural distress, it was a subject well worthy of their most serious consideration.—(Pro tectionist cheers.) Be would not allude to the causes or rt , tvedics for this distress, but would content himself with saying, that an intimately were the interests of all classes 'bound up together, that it was impossible but that manufacturing prosperity must eventually react on agricultural distress, The Noble Lord then S 7.: 7. - _ THE SUN, LONDON, 100 47% OA % M ! de TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1851.