The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-20 00:00:00

MOl4l';Y MARKET AND lOMPLEROIAL iNTELLIGE Crrr, Two o'CLoa. A considerable improvement has taken place in nearly all departments of Stock Exchange business. The chief cause of this change is a prevailing opinion that the foreign demand for gold is being checked by the export of corn to France. The funds are about f per cent. better. Foreign Government securities have likewise ad vance d, E gyp ti an , P eruv i an , an d Spani s h being in chief request. English railways are much better. Metropolitan have recovered lf, and Midland Bank and miscellaneous shares have more or less participated in the reaction. The inquiry for discount is but moderate, and the minimum rate in the open market continues at 1 per cent. The Liverpool cotton market is excited, and another farthing dearer. Consols are firm at an advance of nearly f per cent., being quoted at 93 to 93i for money and account. New and Reduced Three per cents., 93# to 93 1 .- ; India Five per Cents., 111/ to 112/- ; Bank Stock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 12s to 17s prern. The variation in Foreign Stock comprise a recovery of 4, in Peruvian (1865), at 75 to 76, and in Egyptian ( 1 864), at 87 to 88 ; of in Greek, at 12i to 13, and In the Viceroy's Nine per Cent. Bonds, at 891. to 892 ; Mexican are firm, at 151 to 16 ; New Spanish, 36 to 36; ; Turkish, 32g- to 32i ; Italian, 43/ t o ; Portuguese, 39i to 40 ; Egyptian ( 1 864), 87 to 88 ; Viceroy Seven per Cent., 74k to 74/ ; Brazilian, 74i to 75i ; and Russian (1862). 85 to 86. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at to I prem. In American Securities United States' Five-Twenty Bonds are k better, at 72k to 724 ; Erie Railway is lower, at 47k to 48 ; and Illinois f, at 88 to 89. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded to 26 to 27, but the Consolidated ~lortgage Bonds remain firm, at 254 to 26. English Railway shares are generally firm. Metro polttan are 1f higher, at 110 to 11(4 ; Midlands 1, at 107 to 107-h ; London and North Western at 118 k to 1181 ; Calenonian k, at 82 to 83 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire 1, at 127 k to 127 k ; and Great Western and London, Brighton, and South Coast, k each ; on the other hand, Great Northern are lower, at 107 to 109 Bank Shares are quiet, and the only movement an advance of in London and County, which are now quoted at 52 to 53. Agra (A Shares) 11 to 11i. Alliance, 131; to 121 s dis. Consolidated, gto prem. ex div. Lon - don Joint Stock, 34 to 35. Foreign mining shares are flat. St. John del Rey is lower, at 17 to 18. Chontales worse, at 2i to dis. Port Philip, 1 5-16ths to 1 7-16ths. In miscellaneous securities the dealings are unim portant. Hudson's Bay is lower, at 14g- to 14k; London General Omnibus flat, at 1 1546 to 2 1546. Anglo-American Telegraph, 19i to 19/ ex div. ; Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent, 5i to 5 ; National Discount, 10i to 11±. The directors of the St. John del Rey mines have issued a circular to the shareholders, containing Copies of letters received from Mr. Gordon to the 17th ult. Little progress had been made during the fortnight intervening since the previous advices, in clearing the mines of the injurious vapour which more or less prevailed throughout. Every effort was being made to obtain as much ore as pos sible for the stamps, and the expenditure was being reduced as rapidly as possible. The quantity and quality of the stone stamped at the Gaia stamps was not yet such as to guide to any opinion as to the gold contents of the lode. The traffic receipts of the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Company for the week ending January 11 shows an increase of £632. The receipts of the Buenos Ayres and Great Southern Railway for the Week ending December 22, 1867, show a decrease of £234, which is attributed to the dull state . of business caused by cholera. The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada show an increase for the week ending February 1 of £3,652. A special general meeting of the Calcutta and South Eastern Railway Company has been called for the 28th inst. to confirm the resolution passed at the meeting (21 the 28th January, to hand over the railway to the Secretary of State for India on the terms previously Inentioned. An extraordinary general meeting of the Cape R ailway Company has been convened for the 3d 'larch, to consider the report of the committee ap pointed to consult wirh the directors as to the best, steps to be taken to induce the Cape Government to extend the railway system into the interior of the Colony. There were no bullion operations at the Bank o tugland yesterday, and in some quarters it is thought probable that the export demand for gold has received a check. The City of London, from New York, has brought £3,000 in specie. The outgoing mail to the East takes to-day £7,940, of which 57,000 is gold for Egypt. The committee of bankers in London have refused to alter the hour of commencing business, upon the ground that the hour from nine to ten not being occu- Pied by counter work, the mere opening of the doors an hour Later would make very little difference. It has been currently reported in Paris that the Italian government contemplate the imposition of a tax of ten per cent. on the holders of the Italian debt. The last letters from Florence, however, state that the Finance Minister will make, in the event of such a tax being imposed, certain reserves in the case of foreign holders of Italian renter equivalent to a pro tection from the duty. It seems certain that some amount of tax will he proposed, as money must be 4 'o at any price. The National Bank of Italy has opened a subscription for the sale £1,200,000 capital of the obligatory loan, at 71f. 20c., and the amount has been sold, and this is said to he the explanation of the high prices obtained for the church property. Ntadrid advices state that the Bank of Spain will acced e to the wishes of the government, and employ a Portion of its revenues in the purchase of the public stocks. The - biddings for £200,000 in bills in India were h eld yesterday at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted were :—To Calcutta £186,000, and to Madras £14,000. The minimum price was fixed as before at is 10/d on Calcutta and Madras. Tenders at is 10ad on these Presidencies will receive about 33 Per cent ; those above will be allotted in full. No tenders on Bombay were invited. These results show a slightly increased demand. The Metropolitan District Railway have made a call of £4 on the £2O share of this company, making £l7 paid, payable the 14th of March. The creditors of Messrs. Walsh and Sons, of Tipton and Deepfields, met yesterday at Birmingham, when it was decided to allow the estate to go into bankruptcy. The report of the directors of the London General Omnibus Company recommends a dividend for the past half year of is per share, being at the rate of 2i Der cent. per annum. Petitions have been presented to the Court of Ch ineery for the winding up of the Tamar Bank Granite Company, and the Reinnie Laxey Mining Company (Limited). The liquidators of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), have intimated their willingness to meet the wishes of the creditors, as expressed at the meet ing held on the 3d instant, by the issue to them of Promissory notes, at six, twelve, and eighteen months, for the balances due to them, with interest at four Per cent.,. on condition of the notes being dated on the 15th March, 1868. Mr. Oppenheim considers that this modification is one which the creditors ought to accept . The Rossa Grande Gold Mining Company's produce Inr December was 1,692 oitavas. 137 tons have been extracted from Upper Formation first workings ; yield llf oitavas per ton. r3 ho silbscription list of the Australian Gold Mining company will close on Saturday, the 29th inst. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consol , 3 Do. Account, March 5 93 per Cont. Reduced 931 N 1 e w , ‘) per Cent 931 1 e,..w 21 p er C en t. J an . 1894 — 4 "°. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — tl nuities, SO vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — p°. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2l 13 t 0 (Red Sea Telek,raph), AIL., 1908 — l ebzquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per CL l7 pm Do £5OO l6 pm 11 D o. £lOO ec £2OO — Pm ' lll k o of England Stock. 41 per Cent 2 49 u. -Accountlan 1 „,,JADIAN JOVERNMENT SECURITIEF. '.. r ,'" tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 •L',., 0 . Account - DO . 5 per Cent. .f uly, 1880 rs t-'O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 r '-'O. Certificates L )0 . Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — " 0 . 5 per C ent , Jan. 1872 D 0• 0i - r -,°. 0i per Cent., May 1879 lO Bl '''') 5 - per Cent., Rup Deb., 1872 , Do. do. 1877 — , Do. d o . 1882 — -.Jo. Deb., 5 per Cent.., Aug. 1873 ~ re o . Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 ) 0. under -£1.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. V ,etn.tine Republic, 6 per Cent _ ii r ;i a ri:au Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 -- I 'l l ian 0 per Cent _ D 0 • 4i per Cent., 1852 t, O . do , "18 - 8.... • "°: do., 18 ;0 0 D u( o ) . A s ce p.: ( i ) lo n . C' t out., 1865 1863 65 751 5 C • Per Cent. ~,„ --. o per Cent 0.4} P" Qelltitistommitomillsomion ^' 00. 6 per Cent., B • Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 931 Do., Scrip £32 paid C ~ mbian, 6 per Cent. Oanish, 3 p3r Cent., 1825 •D inubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 7O i 691 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — -t;gyptiar, 7 per Cent B9 1)0. Second Issue .... , — D '. £5 , 10 Bonds Do. .£IOC Bonds — 1)o. 1861 Do. /510 Bonds 874 Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 891 Government Hail w , ty Debentures .... 911 1 21 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Du. Coupons Do. Account Gaatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., .£25 p Its oan 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account . — Jo. Maremniana Itaiway — 51exicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 154 Dc 13 per Cont. Anglo-French — Ilontevidcau 6 per Cent. .. — Nloorish imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferral Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Perariau 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .__ .. Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 11 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Porta ii.ese 3 per 0t.,1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2, 1, Do. do., 1' 67 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid lpm Russian 5 per Cent., fuzz, £ bi B7l Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 186(1 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1z.:62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1801, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds .. Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sa:- , tiuian, 5 pk,r Cent Spanish 3 per Con ... Do Account . . Do New Deferred 35 Do Account Do Passive Do Ace. ant Do Cum. Cert. of Cottn.. not fuuded Do kecount Tu:kish 6 per Cent. - Do Account Do 6 per Cent.. 1858 Do Account, Do £l.OO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 ••• Do Account Do .£lot Bonds -- Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 s3a a- 1 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cont. — 1)0 6 per Cont., 1862 f)o 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — Dividenas on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belv 4 4./. --- Ex. 25f. Belgian, per cent., -..- Dutch 2i per Cant. Es. 12 Guil. Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, 25i. Do. Account 44 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 i Do. Account, March 93 i ME7ROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. RESIGNATION OF MR. DOULTON, 14. p. Last night Mr. John Pollard, clerk to the Metro politan Board of Works, received a communica tion from Mr. Doulton, M.P., resigning his seat at this Board as one of the members for Lambeth. There can be no doubt whatever that the cause of the resignation of the member for Lambeth has been brought about by the late discussions on the Fur ness contract for the Thames Embankment, and especially as regarded the large number of the mem bers of the Metropolitan Board of Works who were ready to join in a vote of censure on Mr. Doulton for his conduct in that matter. Of course the decision to which the honourable member for Lambeth has arrived will mate rially simplify the future proceedings of the board in reference to this subject, as is would hardly be becoming in the board to revive discus sions involving very serious charges in the absence of the person who is most materially affected, and whose conduct has been so freely canvassed, not only amongst his colleagues, but by the public at large. ALARMING FIRE LV FARRINGDON Sl REET.—This Day, SIX LIVES SAVED BY THE FIRE ESCAPE. This (Thursday) morning, between one and two o'clock, the premises of Mr. Coad, late Hubbard, tobacconist, 21, Farringdon-street, City, wer e dis covered by the policeman on duty to be on fire. At teat time the inmates were in their beds asleep. They were at once aroused and made sensible of their danger, but the smoke arising from burning tobacco was of such a suffocating character that the parties were prevented from getting down stairs, and they therefore made for the second floor, and cried loudly for help. Conductor Watson immediately attended with the fire escape, and succeeded in bringing down his escape five persons, namely, three men, two women, and an infant. Several engines, both manual and steam, quickly attended, and plenty of the New River Company's water having been procured the firemen went to work, and happily succeeded in confining the flames to the basement and ground floor warehouse, but considerable damage was done to the stock in trade and also to the building and the furniture. The origin of the fire is unknown. Conductor ruzey the previous day saved five lives at the fire which occurred at a linendraper's in Bath street, City-road. MARKETS—(2 his Day.) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE• SUGAR.—The market is firm, with light supplies. Sales of Manilla on the spot continue to be made at 26s for unclayed snd 28s 6d to 29s 3d for clayed. No. 12 Havan nah and Mauritius floating may be quoted at 25s fully. Re fined sugars in steady request. COFFRl.—Demand continues steady for the better qua lities. TEA—Common to medium black leaf kinds meet a fair demand at the late advance. RicE maintains its value, but is inactive. SALTPETRE realises 19s 6d to 19s 9d for good Bengal on the spot. JUTE in moderate request and as last quoted. (Ms.—Rapeseed firm, at 37s fur English brown, on the spot ; cocoanut selling steady at 49s 6d Ceylon, and as Cochin. TALLOW. Market a shade firmer at yesterday's currency. HAY AND STRAW. There are few supplies on sale, at both Whitechapel and Smithfield, and trade was dull at late rates. Meadow hay, 60s to 84s; clover, first cut, 80s to 100 s; second, 50s to 84s ; straw, 28s to 338 per load. POTATOES. The supplies of regents and flukes have increased, and there are also large arrivals of French. For these prices consequently are in favour of buyers, and the trade is less brisk. Middlings continue fully as dear, being in demand for seed as well as consumption.. . . Swedes, wedes, :lath) feed in pretty good. supply. Wurtzel, 30s ; 40s to 5% per ton. Green stuffs are in good supply, and the trade very dull, at the following quotations :—Savoys, 6d to 10d per dozen greens, is 6d to 2s 6d ; turnips, ls ad to 2s 6d ; carrots, 2s to 4s per dozen bunches ; loose carrots, 60s to 70s ; horse do., 40s ; onions, .£5 to .£6 per ton ; celery, 8d to is per roll ; turnip tops, is 6d to 2s per sack ; horse reddish, le 6d to 2s per bundle. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20.—Market continues excited. O ne farthing dearer. Quotations irregular. Sales fully 20,0,0 bales. S GIPPING INTELIGENCE—This Day GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 19.—Carl Willem, from Nangasaki. - Arrived, Feb. 20.—Nora, from Rotterdam; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp; Elina, from Ostend ; Albuera, from Shanghai; Rapid, from Bruges; Confidence, from Caen ; Rosomond, from Jersey ; Ruby, from Boulogne ; Sarah Paytor, from New York ; Seine, steamer, from Boulogne ; Flecha, steamer, from Cihont ; Lion, steamer, frum Harlingen ; Cossack, steamer, from Lisbon. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Antagonist, from Rangoon, for Rotterdam. MISSING SHIPS. —The Gartsherrie, from Bonny for Liverpool, which was spoken off St. Thomas on the 29th of September, and the Seaflower, from Southwold for Goole and Leeds or Wakefield, which sailed from Yar uiouth-roads on the 30th of November, and, it is supposed, was seen next day off Blakeney or Wells, have not since been howl of. eREFII.RENCE SHARES. treat Northern, 5 percent. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 107 North Eastern, York, IL and Selby purchase, Ai 1:1A KB: AND STOCKS London and North-Western, 5 per cent., 111 'ANTES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Brkenhead, 92i OILEJGN EtAILWAY, alibi and San Francisco, gua. 7 per cent., Dutch Rhenish, 21} Ditto, new. 5 Mexican, lirn., 4} ,frtioinan (Smyrna to Aidin), 3 San Paulo, Dm., gua. 6 per cent.,lBl I'OILEIGN MIN ICS. Chontales Gold and Silver Stifling, tim., Lion rear°. Nor it ~e i 2 Pin rontino and tiolivia Cold, Port Phillip, St. John del Rey, lim D 3. London and Si. Katharine, 1.9 BANS Agra, lim., A, 111 Ditto, B, 81 Alliance. tit Consolidated, ihn., 4 7-16 Imperial Ot,oman, 91 f London Chartered ',ant 01 Anstralla, 23j London and County, 52t Ditto, new, 27 London Joint Stock, 31 London and 11 estininster. es Ditto, Scrip, 41:11 Oriental Bank Corporation, 42i Union ot London, 34 MISCELLANIOOOB; Anglo American Telegraph, 19/ Atlantic Telegraph, 49 4 10 Da 0, b par Jeitt., 105 31 Berlin Water Works, 13/ City of Moscow Gas, 11m.. 81 Continental Union Gas, Um.. 14i ha*t Indian Laud Credit and Finance, 3 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt.Gort 90 El. etric anti international Telegraph, 1661 Ditto, new, 131 E glish and Australian Copper, English ,nd Foreign Credit, 3 Fore-street Warenouse, lim., ICI Gen. Credit anu Discount, 11m... 5 Hudson's Bay, 141 International Financial t,:ocicty,lim.. 3 London Financial Association, lim.. 7 Eondon ieneritlOmnibus Company, Ilm, 2 er I-10 Madras Irr.gation and Canal (guaranteed sp • cent. I,yy Indian Government). 1021 Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, lim., 2i National ..dsenuut t.Aupany, Di New Quebrada, Panama .NtIV Zealand and Aus. R. Mail., 41 Peuiusu'a and Oriental steam, 58 Otto, new, 1867, Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 17 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, Um., 13 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan) 741 51 THE LATE BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY.— The official liquidators have issued a statement, in which they say they have no reason to apprehend a call of more than £lO per share will be required to wind up the com pany. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1868. GUILDHALL. Closing I Business Price. done. 35 17 81 85 2J 30 3 4 75 77 70 72 101 102' 30 034 74 1 15 10 107 10i 1081 1014 124 126 1 vo as Sgt 151 45 47 25 30 29 B 1 / I 821 411 i 274 4-28! 4di 401 111,t 12 15 1161 1•Q 15.5 87 11 5 I'll 00 102 71 117; 75 7S 314 354 105 107 9d luu 130 134 1)4 136 291 ; POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. A HUNGRY THlEF.—Thomas Toms, a young lad who had a very robust appearance, and gave the ad dress of 6, Three Herring-court, Red Cross-street, was placed at the bar before Alderman Finnis, charged with stealing seven -quartern loaves from a barrow in White Cross-street, the property of Mr. Andrew Alford, 15, Mount-row, Liverpool-road, Islington. Alfred Spelcer, 136, said that he watched the pri soner for some time near the barrow and at last saw hint take seven half-quartern loaves from it, put them into a bag he had with him, and run away with them. He pursued and overtook him, and brought him back to the barrow, when the man who was in charge of it came up, and on examining his stock missed the loaves in question and others. William Henry Almond said he had lost eleven half-quartern loaves, and on previous occasions had had bread stolen from his barrow. The prisoner said he took it because he was hungry. He was sent for two months to prison with hard labour. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A BASE RETURN FOR KINDNESS.—John Clark, alias Buckley, a young ma❑ of good education, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing the pocket haudkerchief of a gentleman in Oxford-street, and also with having another handkerchief in his pos session supposed to be stolen. Henry Coxhead, a postman, living at No. 43, Marshall-street, said that shortly after five o'clock the previous afternoon he was passing along Oxford street, when he saw the prisoner follow a gentleman and take his silk handkerchief out of his pocket. lie spoke to a constable and told him what he had seen, and went along wi►_h the constable after the prisoner, and on coming up with him he was in the act of blowing his nose in the gentleman's hand kerchief. Police-constable Tyler, 65 0, said that on taking the prisoner into custody he found upon him a silk handkerchief, which was subsequently identified by Mr. Thomas, a landscape gardener. The prisoner said that he was well known to several of the constables of the F Division as a re spectable young man, and he would like to ask Mrs. Shee if she had not a young man of the name of Gallivan lodging in her house ? Mrs. Shee said she had, but that the prisoner never said a word about him last night. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner for a week, to give the police an opportunity of making inquiries about him. LAW INTELLIGENCE—TI 'tis Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Right Hon. Sir J. r. W 'tide and a Common Jury.) BURROWS V. BURROWS- This was a suit to obtain a judicial separation on the ground of the husband's adultery. _ Mr. Spinks appeared for the petitioner, and Dr. Tristram for the respondent. The parties were married in 1836, and had two children, both now grown up. The respondent was a dentist residing in the Commercial-road East. Soon after the marriage he appears to have formed a connection with a girl named Jane Hoare, who was in his house. In 1860 a separation took place, respondent agreeing to allow petitioner a week ; which, however, he did not keep up. This suit was then brought. Evidence was given to the effect that the peti tioner had committed adultery in 1848. Mrs. Jane Gibbs, examined said that she re sided at Old Ford, near Bow. She was the mother of Mrs. Jane Colson. The latter was in the ser vice of Mr. and sirs. Burrows, in Commercial road, East. Ile was a dentist. She used to go to the house. This was about 15 years ago. She saw Mrs. Burrows at the house. Her father took her away in consequence of something that had transpired. He took her away suddenly without notice. Cross-examined--She knew Mr. Burrows. She never told Mr. Burrows about the statement her daughter had made. They thought they had a right to do what they liked with their own. Sarah Colson went to Mr. Burrows' house, and he after wards came to them. He alluded to Mrs. Burrows carrying on a wrong game while he was out. He did not tell her how long he had known about it. He did not call more than three times. The son and daughter of the petitioner and re spondent stated that they never saw anything im proper in their mother's conduct, the daughter con stantly sleeping with her mother, and the son in the next room. The son had also been maintaining his mother for some time past. The Judge having summed up, the jury found that the wife had not committed adultery, but that the respondent had, and the Court decreed a judicial separation. THE " SPORTING LIM"— An application was made by qr. Fry to Vice-Chancellor Stuart to restrain all proceed ng,s in the suit of Kelly v. Hutton—in which his Honour iad made a decree on the 9 th of February last, declaring that the plaintiff was half-proprietor of the Sporting Life le wspaper— until the appeal brought by the defendant had een heard by the Lord Chancellor. It was stated by the learned counsel that immediately after the decree was made the plaintiffs solicitor wrote to the attorneys acting for the defendant, announcing that their client, having been declared to be part proprietor o f the paper, would attend at the office to inspect the books, accounts, &c., and see how the business generally was carried on. To this it was replied, that until the decree was drawn up the defendant's solicitors must decline to do anything in the matter. Mr. Kelly, however, attended at the office, but was refused by the publisher an opportunity to inspect the business transactions. It was now asked that he might be restrained by the order of the court from asserting the right which the decree in hie favour gave him, while the matter was under appeaL— Mr. Pearson, Q.C., opposed the application, stating that his client had been kept out of rights for more than twelve months, and that all that he desired was that he might see that his property was not wrongly dealt with. He had not attempted to stop the publication of the paper, or to inter fere with the management.—The Vice-Chancellor said the property, being a newspaper,wa s of a very peculiar character; and though he was himself satisfied that the decree he bad made was a right one, it might very possibly be held to be wrong by the superior court. Although he thought there ought to be no objection to the plaintiff being allowed to interfere in a quiet way in the affairs of the paper, the defendant was entitled to the order he asked, which was granted. Costs to be costs in the cause. SHARE LIST. —This Day. ORDINARY SELA.IGES AND STOCKS. flail - may a. Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian u.inibrian Cora and Bandon Cornwall .. Dublin & Belfast J anc., Dun„Pertli, & Ab.Junc.! E.London, Ceitl.l 110. Glasgow & S. Western, Great Eastern, Ord. sLIK.I Do. E. Angl. Bt. No. 21 Great North of Sootlauc!': Great Northern Do. A stock , Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pro GIS, and W. of Ireland (it. Western -original, Do. 6. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales—.... Do. W. Mid.-o.xlore Do. Newport • Do. Here:ord..-- Lancashire& Yorkshirc Linden and iLlackwall. Lon., ttrigh.,iz d Coa,st !Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrup. Ex. A.. Lou. it Aortal Wester:. Lon. & Soutu Western 6hel., & Lincoit: ot.). New neirupoilian Dietricl Lro. - au. do. ~,u. Jotin't3W aia:road Du. £9 Stare. Do, iiiroaiu.. x Dtab) i id tient . N ortu lirl tish Do. Ed., Ptli., & Dun Atli. Eastern-- Berwie, Do. li. N 1i purch.,sk Do. ..... Do. York Dc, Car li4le 1)o. otock.N. Ditriiug DO. .1.0. IS6C-131 uric London ...... Do. do. lea 5 . Do. ao. 18C6 ortii Staffordshire N. & S. W. junction '.7 , cottieh Central •,-,cot. N. E /incr. stocl, 00. Scot, Min. at :KA Lrope.hire Union c3uth Devon south E%.,stern -;lairtes, Wok., & Wok Carl Vale Do. C Vale o Neath Waterford & Kilkenuy Waterloo & NV:Melia 721 1 i Paid. i J 023 lost, 2 461 61 127 i 8 118; I 85 6 42 .01 94 ►OI 2 1071 } I 106 51 ►lB 118 1 57 104 111 58 49 44 15 721 74. V 10' 143 150 1. al, VV 12111.1 N nihNT SECUIZITIE6, ColuitiOla, o per cent., Dec. 31, 1572.... t:an.Gov.G p.c.Ja.ScJuly 1.877-e4 Do. dp. e. Feb. Aug ' U. 5 p. c. Mar. ck bept 1.4:. 5 p. c. Jan. A July Do. 5 p. u. luserioca ah ta. IA ope, p.c.] .; IL. fto.A pl. & Oct IK9U-ILibo "°' do 16e1,-15 , ) Do. Jau.&July, les.lo-4, Do. 5 per. cent. 15 April 98 1C( 100 102 ' 100 102 1 80 87 b 5 b 7 D,3 107 It 9 Its 1i,7 and Oct., iVOO.:. . (.1) lon, Nov. 1875, 6 p. Do. 1872, do Mauritiuts, 6 p., o, 1873, Jan. and July b 6 d 7 11,) 111 103 107 Do. 1878 ... • )o. 1882, Slay 15, Nov. Do. 1899, Feb. & Aug.. Natal 'iov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&.luly N. 6.W. Gov. 5 p•o., 18661 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1878 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896, New Zealand, 6 p. cent) Do. 5 per oent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 ,tlueensiand Gov. 6 p. 0 ! d. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9I Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.o. Ja &July D. do, April & Oct 103 105 105 107 107 10,► 109 111 1(4 06 19 10 98 99 Ssi 96 - 99 99 100 100 100 Ico 100 100 102 104 IU3 106 110 111 attit~i~n rus~~~~ Atlantic & St. Lawrence flom.,Baroda, x Cen. in. gu. 6 , per Do. k shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butt.,Brant, &Goderich' p.c. ualcutta & S. E., Um ,a ; e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.o. per. p ~.ast Bengal, gu. ' 5 East Indian, 0.5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension .rand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonda 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. :id Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred .... t. India Pen. gua. sp.e. o. Gila. 5 per cent.. 4. 1 0. New gtia. 5 2. o t. Mouth of india gua. 5 act' cent D 4/ per cent Do. .. • •ireat Wt , s. of Canadu Do. New.. • •1 00. p. o IS4a-134y. 187;:' ) )0.5i 0 0 . pay. 1877-6..1 ko. ladras, go. 5 p.o 1 • De. 4: do Do. i; ( - 10 Do. Filth Extensiou Cor 6 p. c. Ale]. ilobsoL's N.sll,c,' &Live) st pt.ba Dude & Ithiik'nd, g. 5 p.o Do. Delhi d Dario Do. Puniaub 041.1,),;;;,tir.te1,. 100 1 . 100 15 100 'At. 1 110 112 ,13/0146. 61 h 6 1(3 ICI P iP 3i 4 5 6 68 71 18 52 09 IL2 04; iGS. 119 110 i 6 5 1 i 2 1031 105& 10.1 i 1O) 4 105} 1001 78 E 2 43 45 33 35 27 29 18 19 IC9 110 14 2 t ift 2 102 103 94 68 16k 161 9s 100 91 91 luo 102' 93 05 159 91 $3 K 5 1:16 1051 luo 101 100} 1(1 10J 101 67 89 THAMES. FRAUD BY AN INSURANCE AGENT.—Henry Webb, a well-dressed man, formerly a clerk, was brought before Mr. Paget, on a warrant, charged with fraudulently obtaining from Elizabeth Collier, the sum of £2 135., under pretence of insuring her hus band's effects and tools ou board ship, during a foreign-going voyage. The evidence of the complainant was to the follow ing effect :—The prisoner called upon Mrs. Collier and her husband before the latter went to sea, and represented himself as the agent of the Marine and General Mutual Life Insurance Society, in Leaden hall-street. He offered to insure Mr. Collier's chest, effects, and tools. He was asked the cost, to which he replied £2 10s. to insure £5O, and gave Mrs. Collier and her husband several books and prospec tuses relating to insurance offices. He filled up a printed form of the Marine and General Mutual Life Insurance Office, which the husband signed. After Collier had gone to sea, Mrs. Collier paid the prisoner 10s., for which he gave a receipt now pro duced. On the following day she paid th e pr i soner £2 more, and he demanded 3s. in addition because the ship was laden with coal and iron, which made the risk much greater than a ship laden with an ordinary cargo. The 3s. was paid, and a second receipt given for £2 3s. Mrs. Collier said that she parted with the money on the faith of the prisoner's representation that he was an agent of the Marine and General Mutual Life Insurance Society. The witness underwent a long cross-examination by the prisoner. 113 r evidence was not shaken. She said that her attention was not called to the fact that in the book which the prisoner left with her her attention was not called to tli• fact that the charge was £2 12s. 6 , 1. for an insurance of £5O. Mr. Robert Henry Allen, dock agent to the Marine and General Mutual Life Insurance So ciety, said the prisoner was, not and never had been, an agent of that company, and that Collier's effects and tools had not been insured by the priso ner or any other person. The prisoner called on him a few days ago, and said he had made a pro posal at the company's office to insure Collier's chest, clothes, and tools, and that the proposal had been declined. He asked the prisoner why the money had not been returned when the office re fused to accept the risk ? To which he replied that he intended to apply to a Liverpool office. Co lli e r, the seaman, had gon e out i n a s hip called the Wild Hunter, and the soc i e t y w itk w hich he was con nected would not accept of any insurances upon a visit of kindness. Charles Abbott, No. 322 K, said he took the pri soner into custody last night iu Poplar, and he said he was about to pay the money he had received to Miss Collier. The prisoner made a long defence, in effect that he meant to insur e as pro w i se d , an d that he never represented himself as t h e agen t o f any particular office. The prisoner was committed for trial. THE GALE. FISHGUARD, S. WALES, Wednesday Night. The Sir Edward Perrott lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was launched this morning (says Mr. Win. Vaughan) in reply to a signal of distress run up i n the roadstead by the smack Gloucester Packet, o f C ar di gan , which was bound from Milford to that p l ace w ith a cargo of culm. The lifeboat fortunately rescued the crew of two men and brought them ashore in safety. The vessel i s fast driving on the rocks. HOLYHEAD, Wednesday Night. A small schooner, in trying to enter the harbour this morning in a very terrific gale from the north, that came on suddenly (reports Admiral Schom berg), ran on the outside of the Breakwater, and in a few minutes went to pieces. The services of the lifeboat Princess of Wales could not b e ma de avail able in the position the vessel was in, and the rocket apparatus was accordingly sent down, but before it could possib l y r each the spot the schooner p hadbroken erished. up, and the crew had unfo r tu n ately The w eather is no w more moderate. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. a witrau „ n d New Zealand, via S outhamptos.....March 28 Ditto, !Ls Marseilles '''' ............BlarcU 22. Ditto, via Panama ... ......... ...Feb. ,8 Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video March 5. Ditto, by Frozen packet • F..b. Cape Verde. by Brazil pacltet . ....... _ March 5. l>ape of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. llelena Feb. _7 Ullina. Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton March 5. Ditto, via ...... Feb. 27 Falkland islands .........• March 5. Utbraltar. via Southampton Feb. 28 India, via Southampton Ditto,vis Noxell es •..... .....Feb. 23 pdalta, Egypt, O. Ditto, Marseilles.. Feb. 22. Mauritius, Cape of Good ;Jape, and Natal, via _ _ Soutuampton ................................. 2 1 Ditto, Mareeiikes March 15. ewfoundla d Portugal • ................................. March 5 Ditto, by p rIN 7 te ship to Oporto .. Ditto t Itto to Lisbon packet ............................... Feb. 21 United States, ( anada , California, &e., by British Ditto, by L cited states packet Ditto ditto , New York) Ditto auto New York) Ditto (lilt( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet ~ . Feb 21. West Coast of Ain. a, Madeira, and Teneriffa ...... March 4. West lnoies and Paafic (except Mexico and Baha mas) . Feb. 28- Cuba and Mexico ...Feb. 28. Bahamas, via New Y - March 2. Bermuda, via Halifax .• .1 ...... , .. March 11. the course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1091 per cent. At this rate there is no prat on the importation of gold trora the United Stater, EUROPEAN FISHERIES. In the Revue Populaire we find an article by Dr. Bader, from which we glean the following curious facts concerning Norwegian and Italian fisheries. On the coast of Norway cod-fish is so abundant that the fishermen measure the depth of the shoal by means of the plumb-line, in order to know how deep their nets are to be sunk, that none of their victims may escape. Cod fishes exported from Norway in enormous quanti ties, either simply salted, when it is called klip fiscb, or salted and driel in the sun, in summer, when it goes by the name of stockfisch. The female of this species of fish produces about nine millions of eggs, the greater proportion of which is used as a bait for pilchards and sardines. Much of it is exported to the western coast of France and sold to the French fishermen there. As to herrings, upwards of a million of barrels are annually exported from Norway, while in France the quantity prepared for sale scarcely exceeds 150,000 barrels. Salmon and mackerel are also caught in Nor way in large quantities for exportation, but not much for home consumption, for the Norwegian chiefly lives on ray, lobster, ling, and plaice. The number of fishermen in Norway is stated at 30,000; in France at 56,000 ; and in Italy at 16,000 only. On the Italian coasts thunny, mackerel, eels, and pilkihards are the staples of the fishing trade, and form an important item of exportation Thunny and mackerel are sometimes pickled but the eggs of the former are salted and sold under the name of pottarga. Eel fishing chiefly goes on in the lagunes of Comacchio and at the mouth of the Po. The communications between this river and the lagune are opened annually on the 2d of February ; the young fry, just hatched, of the eel-tribe then obey the instinct which impels them to go up the current, and so get into the basins, where they stay and grow until October. At this time of the year, by another instinct, they follow a contrary direction, but are stopped on their way by a multitude of enclosures prepared for their reception, where they get so packed as to form, as it were, a solid mass appearing above water. Italy has 9,522 boats, forming an aggregate of 29,976 tons, for the small fishing ,trade, and about 800 boats of somewhat greater tonnage for the large fisheries. MANX OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 13. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Feb. 13. Feb. 6. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 34,097,587 28 33,659,143 23 Treasury account cur rent creditor 72,405,215 73 68,631,036 05 Current accounts, Paris 374,036,898 59 866,545,723 l 0 Do. branch banks 43,437,142 44,202,204 Dividends payable 1,704,995 75 1,959,988 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 930,376 76 930,376 76 Surplus of receipts not distributed — Sundries Total CREDITOR. Feb. 13. Feb. 6. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. o Branch banks 1,085,820,444 44 1,063,846,758 58 Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 241,524,611 97 245,875,994 75 Do. branch banks 227,093,016 231,109,788 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks .. .. . 11,143,077 11,211,877 Do. on French Pub lic Securities 12,066,700 1,230,800 Do. by branch banks 7,645,300 7,553,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds 864,000 —86 7 ,5 0 U Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 Do. disposable Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of Franco. (Signed) UOVIALITD. BRITISH MINES uain. Coneol. Gold, Bin. uhiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. Cravist , rakewalls kilast Bassett allogani z;Liet Carailoll • Itttt Carla BrPa t=.ast Grenville East Gunnislake Loved. W'l Unseen (Tavistk StAubyn(G wen. zreat I..:ixey, limited treat South Tolgua .treat Wheal Ba s y x. Wheal Vor (.11elst , n :lerod's loot ilingston Downs jtlargaret (Uny Lelan d klarke Valley tiwyndy Iron Ore, ,ew S ton .. North losltear ...• 1 v.Wh Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty 1 erosper Vrovidenee .UnyLelant' S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow s.Wheal Iran. (Mogan stray Park Croft 7lgra and Clogan, %.'c est I tassett (Mogan . • W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal 51ary Ann (Alen Wheal Seton wheA. Traiwnev (Lis , all 0.14. 14.9. 2.1.0 294 2.14.( 2.14 3 .0 3.9.0 11.7.6 9.0.6 6.10.0 5.10.6 tS 1.7.6 *.10.0 84 50! 484 4.4•.0 8.11.6 10.6.7 li 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.1e.6 584 5.i7.0 3 4 5i 64 440 430 it I 10 12 6 6 2 2i 1 2 4 8 14 2 4 5 17 18 20 21 11 li 35 37 21 21 6 8 41 51 21 11 00 70 5 7 2 3 2 24 29 31 390 410 I I 37e 424 4 6 13 14, i 2 67 69 195 205 85 95 16 14 18 20 85 90 6 8 1 t D ED IT ION • SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Third Edition of The Sun of last night, containing the Latest Betting and results of all the Races run at Lincoln, was published in time for the country post and for delivery in town at 7.15. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT OARED MATCIL (By Telegraph.) °AMBRIDGE, Thursday. The Cantabs have, in deference to the request of the Oxonians, re-considered their determination not to row as before expressed, and have come to the decision to contend this year as usual. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. HARROW RACES—.THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL S TAKES. The Trial Stakes of 3 sous each, with 30 added, for two and three year olds ; two year olds 6st 71b, three Oat ; mucks and geldings allowed 31b; any winner of a race value sous 41b, 100 121 b extra; five furlongs ;12 subs. Finesse Bouquetiero Sugarstick 3 Ten ran. PRIORY STEEPLECHASE. The Priory Steeplechase Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 40 added ; about two miles. Tottie Tom Coke Miss Emma Nine ran. HANDICAP PLATE. A Plate of 50 sous (handicap); about six furlongs Tyrone Marquis of Worcester Ned of the Hills Fourteon ran. HUNTER'S STAKES. A Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, 2 ft, with 20 added ; five year olds list 71b, six and aged 12st ; qualified gen tlemen riders allowed 51b ; about three miles. Basshot • . 1 Jessica Five ran. SELLING STAKES. • A Selling Stake of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; three year olds ist, four Bst 71b, five and upwards 9st ; tutu es and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs, if entered for 30 allowed 71b ; about 5 furlongs Primula 1 Gentle Gale Vicious Six ran. SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. A Selling Steeplechase Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 30 added ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs ; any winner after Feb. 14 71b extra ; two miles; 14 subs. Ban doline Gannymede Strike Nina ran. LATEST BETTING AT THE ROTUNDA CLUB. 2,000 GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Rosicrucian (offered) 7to 1 agst Pace (offered) GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECIIA.SE. 15 to 1 agst Daisy (taken) 14 to lon the field (offered) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Reynolds, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, and others, will be in attend ance daily. Applications for membership may be made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid on, and are open for trans mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE—This Day• CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. 1 O'CLOCK. Beresforci Hope . 538 Cleasby 516 4 o'CLocK. Beresford Hope 837 Cleasby 789 STOKE-UPON-TRENT. 12 O'CLOCK. Campbell 1,280 Melley ' 1,217 MORE FENIAN ARRESTS. CoRK, Feb. 20. Last night a publican, named John Curtin, re siding at North Main-street, was committed to our county gaol under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act ; and David Murphy, writing clerk, just re turned from America, was arrested in Limerick on the Lord Lieutenant's warrant. IMPERIAL PARLIANrENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THis EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'c►ock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Alexander Scott's Hospital Estate Bill was read a second time. THE PROMISSORY OATHS BILL. The LORU CHANCELLOR moved that the following lords form the select committee on the Promissory Oaths Bill :—The Duke of Richmond, Bishop of Oxford, Lord Lyveden, and Lord Westbury. Notice was given that it would be moved to-morrow that Lord Russell be added to the committee. HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION (IRELAND) BILL. In reply to Lord RUSSELL, it was stated that the second reading of this bill would take place on Monday. EAST END MUSEUM SITES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Dus EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE WAR-OFFICE. Mr. OTWAY asked the Secretary of State for War whether Sir Henry Storks had been appointed to an office under the Secretary of State for War; and, if so, whether he would state the nature of that office and the salary attached to it. Sir J. PAKINGTON said it was quite true that Sir H. Storks had accepted an office under the Secretary of State for War. The office was a new one, and would be called the Comptroller, with the rank of Under-Secretary of State. The salary attached to the office would be £2,000 a year. He could not at that moment conveniently state more about the appointment. THE FOREIGN OFFICE. Mr. B. POTTER asked the Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs whether he had auy objection to give a re turn of the names of the persons for whom the clerks in the Foreign-office now act as agents, or have so acted at any time during the last five years ; of the emoluments which such clerks have individually received for such agency during the last five years, and the amount received by them from each person ; and, whether there is any truth in the statement which has ap peared in the public press that the agencies in the Foreign office are to be abolished. Lord STANLEY said he had no objection to give th e names of the clerks in the Foreign-office who now act as agents, and with respect to their emoluments he was pre pared to give the aggregate amount received fro m eac h age nt and the amo unt contributed by each. He might no w say that the qu estion of abolishin g these agencies was now under consideration. INDIAN BANKING. Mr. NICOL asked the Secretary of State for India whether the Bombay Government had been authorised to take shares in and resume a connection with a new bank similar to that existing with the institution now being wound-up under Act 19 of 1857 of Legis lative Council of India; whether, as stated in a recent memorial of shareholders, two millions sterling had been lost of the original capital of £2,090,000 of that establishment; and, whether he would lay before the house the whole of the correspondence connected with the liquidation of the old and the reconstruction of the new Bank of Bombay. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said it was quite true that the Bombay Government had taken shares in the new Bank of Bombay. The relations with the new bank would be very different from those with the old bank, and a Government inspector would be appointed instead of Government directors. hen. member, With regard to the loss mentioned by the member, he was not prepa red to sa y the that tat 11' the hon. m ember in hie q amount wadi as.whikthe regard to the papers, he had no objection to lay them on the table. POSTAGE TO AMERICA. Mr. BAXTER asked the Secretary to the Treasury if it was true that the Government had already given notice to the Government of the United States to terminate the Postal Treaty between the two countries which had only been in operation a few weeks; and, if so, what were the reasons for adopting so unusual a course ? Mr. HUNT said the hon. member had been rightly informed about the termination of the postal convention, with America. When the Post-office put it into operation it was found it required revision, and in order that that revision might take place, it was necessary to give notice of its termination. Negociations were going on which he had no doubt would terminate in an improved conven tion being agreed to. BANKRUPTCY BILL. Mr. MOFFATT asked the Attorney General when he intended to bring in the Bankruptcy Bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL could not state the precise day the bill would be brought in, but it would be intro duced in the other house shortly. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. Mr. IVII.A.LLEY asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer, with reference to the Abyssinian expedition, whether the estimate of the probable expenditure, presented to the house in November last, when the expedition was sane tinned, was likely to be exceeded ? and, if so, whether l i e was prepared to state to what extent., and what are the circumstances which account for the same ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he no reason to believe that the estimates for the Abyssinian expedition had been exceeded. INDIA IRRIGATION. Mr. SMOLLETT asked the Secretary of State for In , ifa if, having failed to obtain the consent of the East l'adia Canal Company for the sale of their stock at par, he had agreed to advance them money, and on what terms? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said the company had two branches of works, and had the proposals of the Govern ment been declined the Government offered to purchase the branchupon which little money had been laid out, and if that was agreed to, to advance them money to complete, their Orissa works. He hoped in a few days to be able to make a definite communication to the house. COAST DEFENCES. Mr. O'BEIRNE askeLl the Secretary of State far War, as he had informed the house that the experirnsnts or dered to test the principles upon which the, Plymouth Breakwater . Fort was now being construc,ted were not to be under the control of the committee ap pointed to superintend the trials of the Malta and Gibraltar shields, whether he would state under whose supervision the proposed experiments are to be con ducted, and by whom the results were to be reported to the house ? Sir J. PAKINGTON said ho should have had no objec tion to refer the trial of the Plymouth shield to those who had examined the Bermuda and Malta shields, but one of the Lords of the Admiralty, who had presided over the experiments. not being able by his official duties to con tinue that post, it had become necessary to appoint some other body to judge of the experiments. As the trial would not take place for a monti, or six weeks, ho could not state at that moment what the composition of the body would be, but it would most certainly be one in which the greatest confidence might be placed. ARMY ESTIMATES. Capt. VIVIAN asked when the army estimates would be produced and proceeded with. Sir J. PAKINGTON said ho had already laid the estimates on th table, but when they would be considered depended upon those who had the conduct of the business of the house. THE IRRIGATION LOAN. In reply to Mr. OTWAY. S:r S. NORTHCOTE said the terms of theloan to which he hal referred, should it be decided upon, would be sub mitted to the house in the first ins:ance. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. Mr. D. GRIFFITHS hoped he might be excused re ferring to the curt answer in which the right hon. gen tian] an the Chancellor of the Exchequer had given to the hon. gentleman opposite. He should like to know whether it was the £2,000,000 or the £4,000,000 which had not been exceeded. It was important the house should know. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he thought his former answer was plain and complete, and he uow could only say that the general estimate he had placed before the house had not been exceeded. (Laughter.) ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL. Mr. 11 ACEVOY moved for leave to introduce a bill to repeal the act of the fourteenth and fifteenth Victoria, chapter sixty, intituled, " An Act to prevent the Assump tion of certain Ecclesiastical Titles in respect of Places in the Union Kingdom." An HoN. MEMBER asked whether the Government would support the bill when it was introduced. Mr. HARDY said he should wait until the bill was on the table of the house before he stated whether he could, give it his support. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. PRIVATE EXECUTIONS. Mr. HARDY moved for leave to bring in a bill to pro vide for the carrying out capital punishment within prbons. Sergeant GAZELEE said if the bill was proceeded with he should move its rejection when it came on for a second readibg. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. THE RIVER LEE. Mr. CAVE obtained leave to bring in a bill for making better provision for the preservation and improvement of the River Lee and its tributaries. RAILWA YS. The Right Hon. Member also obtained leave to intro duce a bill for giving further time, under certain circum stances, for the construction of railways, and also for the granting permission to abandon certain works which had been authorised. SUNDAY TRADING. Mr. T. HUGHES obtained leave to introduce a bill to regulate Sunday trading and hawking. The hon. mem ber said the bill was substantially the same as that ha brought forward last year. The house then adjourned. Bank of England Returns,—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending ;h© Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1868. - • ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .....£34,977,845 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,964,909 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £34,977,81 , 1 £34,977,845 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi tal X1.4,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (includiug Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Governmt. Secu rities(includiug Dead Weight Annuity) £13,468,079 Other Securities 16,265,366 Notes 11,601,685 G old aud Silver Coin Debt, and Div. Accounts 4,048,567 Other Deposits.. 20,003,424 Seven Days and other 8i115..... 598,596 £42, 552,424 £42,552,424 RACING FIXT MA Liverpool Spring M.M. 3 o.lelm s f or d Spring M. 10 Sarevrebury Spring 10 West Drayt0n............ 12 Warwick Spring 17 AP TRES FOR 1868. =f. Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park Northampton .......... 31 6 Bromley Spring Durham Hendon ]3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny ..... 16 MAY. Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Catteriek Bridge... l6 Lewes Spring Tiiirsk Qurragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer JUNE. - West Drayton • 1 Newton Croydon 2d Summer ... 3 Hampton Manchester 3 N ewcas tl e 23 Ascot Sulumer 9 Bibury Club 23 Beverley, Hull, a nd Stockbridge East Riding lO Alexandra Park ao Windsor Summer JU Y. - - Chelmsford 2 I Odiham, l6 Worcester Summer ... 2 I Stamford Carlisle 7 I Radcliffe • ... 2O Newmarket July 7 Huntingdon' 2l I P on t e f ra ct Reading Down Royal Corp Liverpool July M. AUGUST. Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Summer Wolverhampton Stockton Plymouth .......... 13 Windsor August ......••• 13 Eghain ............. . Hastings York A ugust SEPTE. Baden Warwick September Abingdon 8 Leicester ... 3 Doncaster September 8 Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Dover Oxford Soirborough Canterbury Darby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l :M DER. Kelso l'4 Hendon l'! Monmouth .. Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall 2B West Drayton 2B Royal Caledonian Hunt illti Western a____ 80 on il )t- this His Dng the at 7th ,sit gap 000 ihare 20 at et 401 to too