The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-23 00:00:00

MONAY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were estimated at 5,000 bales all to the trade. The market c l ose d heavily—American, in some cases, were id. per pound lower; this applies chiefly to the lower qualities. The sales comprised 3,500 Ame rican ; 150 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to OP- ; 30 Bahia at 60. ; 200 Egyptian at 61d. to B id. • and 900 Surat at 4d. to lid. per lb. Rail waY'Shares were dull. -At the I n di go sa l es yes t er d ay cata l ogue B was resumed and finished, and catalogue A proceeded ' " - hut wi th ; prices ruled rather une ven ly in the former, in the latter much the same as on previous days. 1,451 chests have passed to-day—of which 21 7 were withdrawn, 595 bought in, and 639 sold. ' Total quantity passed 11,757 chests, of which 7,116 are sold. The steamer Africa brings the exchange higher on London —viz., 10 premium, and has $200,000 on board. We shall now look for further remit tances. I3ills of Exchange upon the continental cities were taken yesterday at full rates, and Frankfort was a shade higher. The Bank of England bias not yet intimated its i ntention to lend money on stock at 2 per Cent. premium during the shutting, but it is generally understood that will be the rate. The refutation last night by Mr. Gladstone of a °rae very serious imputations, cast by a casual correspondent of a morning journal, upon the Directors of the Bank of England, gives much sa tisfaction. The Governor and Deputy Governor ?tight naturally anticipate a reduction in the in terest on Exchequer Bills, when they were specially sent for ; and therefore any sales made previously would not justify th e c h arge o f improper anticipa tion of the public. Some of the jobbers feel cc sore" a t having too large an amount of the bills on hand. The Funds are very firm, notwithstanding the intelligence from Montenegro of the intention of Austria to make a cases belli of a refusal by Tur lieY to exchange the two ports coveted by the for !ller for territory in. Dalmatia. The news is not, ifkowever, much to be relied on. Consols have been for Transfer, and 99 for Account. Ex chequer Bill s are 10 s . t o 15 s . f or th ose a t 1 .1 1 1, and ss. t o 11 s . f or the " advertised." Bank Stock is weaker, at 226 k to 227 i. East India Bonds are worth 40s. to 455. premium. The Stocks have not been largely dealt in. ~-1 - 1 1. 0 Turki s h S cr i p i s O) to 1i premium, from which 4 is concluded that the prospects of the creditors :are better, and that the arrangement spoken of a t short time back will be carried out. The ~Swedish Q Loan i s a t 1 discount. Mexican Stock is worth 23i to 24, being about the Mme as previously. Grenada Deferred Bonds are 1 . Sardinian Bonds are at 94-i to 95. Spanish Three per Cents, have been at 471. to 48, and the e ertificate has been done at si. French Five per Cent. Rentes are worth 105 25, with the exchange At 25 20 . The Railway Share Market is very quiet, at about the previous quotations. Gold Mines are firm. Land Companies are also supported. Banks still tend upwards. lIRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY (From, the Official List.) .; Business done. 3 'sank Stock Per Cent. Reduced Annuities ......... 3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities Aevir 31 per C en t. A nnu iti es lo 3i i L ng Annuities, E x pi re sth J an ., 1860 6l i, India Bonds, £1000 is. .nsols for Account ' 10th March 998 chequer Bills lid. March. June. £lOOO lO 15 m ~,Xsooll 10 15 • na Ditto Advertised ll 5 8 01;11 . 1 E o rellada Bo n ds O FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. , • 11i , 14/lean 3. per Cent 24 3i Elar.,_.dinian Bonds, 5 per Cent..... ..... ... Parrish Bonds, 3 per Cent .. 4B 7 SPanish Passive (Converted) .si SPanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5i I P ° S panish Lo „ l'u t, e r kish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 1 * oi, P 105 f 25c Ex. 25f 20c l'r nett Rentes 4i per Cent Ditt o ,3 ' Bof Ex 25f 20c U 4 pet Cent m.,,,‘0n Exchange 2i per Cent ' lntt ° 4 per Cent. Certificates...- . ... 99 Consols . Ditto March Account... HALF -PAST TITO. 993 AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. ris Th o.. ° 1. 4a 1 mail steam-ship Africa, Captain Har -11.) arrived in the Mersey at a very early hour mornin T g, e with advices from New York to the 9 th inst.do_ s h . inAfrica brought 31 passengers, and 200,000 specie. - The United States mail steam-ship the from hence, arriv e d a t Ne w York on In the-Senate, on the 7th, Cass's resolutionnsaLs gertin,,cr that the Monroe doctrine, was brought 'forward, and after a speech from Mr. Clemens, was again adjourned to the 14th. A message has been' reaei37ed from the Pesident relative to the postal treaty with Great Britain, 'which the Postmaster-General alleges to have been `fiolated by the late Government. On the Bth a message was received from the Pre- Vent, transmitting a report from th e Secretar y of State relative to the subject of t he reci p rocit y of t he fisheries. From the documents, it appears that England is willing, except in the case of New- I cßindland, that the American and Colon ial fisher ti should enjoy equal rights on the banks and in t he markets of both countries. Mx,hi • William Peter, British Consul at Phila delphia died on the 6th inst. tionduras has taken possession of the British Settlements of Limas. 0 1- mamas at New .York was good, and money rably easy, but stocks rather dull. w 16 readstuffs were quiet. Western Canal flour quoted at 51 to T hej„,: cotton market was drooping, owing to the receipts. The mid. fair to fair, 11i to 12k cents. provision market was quiet. Freights were xhange on London was firm at 9 1 to 10. a ds, 5, 12. BOW-ST.REET-(THIS DAY.) • rintrznarr VIXEN.—Jane Martin was brought e Z„ii Mr. Henry, charged with being drunk, and. st"rig disturbance at the Bull public-house, Bury rest, Bloomsbury. u et : 4 r. Nich o l as B u tl er th e l an dl or d o f th e a bove house, Led that y es t er d ay a b ou t one o'clock, the defendant's Celighter came to his house, and requested him to give n iother credit f or a quar t er n of r um. Knowing that [fitseners husband had been ill for a length of time, and Bafu s a c t, ll e had but recently got into work, he (witness) re red, and told th e g i r l t o t e ll h er mother that she had ati .,; , 7Y been herself for some rum, and that he would not 1 , 4 9 1 Y her w ith any mo r e. Th e hild then left the shop. h a ; shortly afterwards the prisoner bounced into the he and in a furious manner desired to ow the reason Nte " : e uld not trust her. Seeing. that she was then thqe for liquor' he persuaded her to leave the house to z .:Y ; but instead of doing so, she burst out into a Laic" of the vilest abuse, calling him by the most filthy De ,,,,'"e; and, as a wind up to this, she seized hold of a to - ti t l ' e r pot, and smashed a pane of glass, doing damage and e extent of 3s. Witness then sent for a constable Tr&ve her i n c h arge. duilectrisoner pleaded intoxication as the cause of her li the r • h enry said it was most disgraceful conduct on gettPal of the p r i soner w h o , instead of stopping at home v i ,,:ng her husband's ' dinner ready, was spending his PrOP eB drunken ness ; an d because the landlord very br ea3 e z z lY refused to supply her with liquor, she must ov er 'is., windows. S uc h con ductcould not be passed 444 and he should order her to pay Bs. for the damage her c i rt e ' l ld in addition, he should inflict a fine of 10s. for Tho eak and disorderly behaviour. th e b e .fine not bein g forthcoming, prisoner was s ent to 44 use of Correction for ten days. - WO RSIIIP-ST.REET.—(THIS DAY.) w. •• ercr '' iuds „ or -pl ace, fore Mr. Ham locoto• the son of a dentist, residing at 12, ' City -road, was charged T i ti. With being concerned in stealing ter mariner' p 11 ... 8 ty the property of A. Pentreeth, 80 oz. of gold A ' C 'il l the evidence it appeared that, i r t r i la . ..t s he month of lugnst last, the Lady Flora was, while lying in theAlif: i. ° Ur °f Rio de Janerio, on her voyage home from 4 - I .th -r a a i , the ..s robbed of the above quantity of gold—Pentree. th, eaPtain, being from illness incapacitated from acting. 441 4 the vessel beingi . the hands of the first mate- '-!-L.l.e hl/11.8oner escaped to n New York, where the principle 'lll,,i°l'l of the dust was sold, and the se° 4-1 mat e bY whose connivance the robbery was effected, Ili c rw lies in 'Winchester 'ail awaiting trial for the same.;, month s James Brennan Lid Sergeant Evans have 01 evening took Ti. 'Past been in quest of Crawcour, and last . acme 4 8 he left his father's house. He denied his cln,,;. • Oa searching his boxes about 1 lb. weight of the . 40 i: `,",'as found, and between 1,800 and 1,900 pounds in 4 4 0 " , gold, and bills of exchange. The prisoner had t ra.ii a .eamplete outfit, and would have been off to Aus _ 4in three days. He made no defence; and Mr. - :`, se 1t 33 1. 8 mill directed that he should at once be sent to Win e ter and take his trial with the coadjutor. l‘ity v bext - -11114xcEltExT OF THE OVERLANI? MAIL.TIi and arrival from India will bring a Calcutta . ! I 'll' or Nina I nail• It is due at. Malta to-day, ai . id te in o . ite two a telegraphic announcement . from Trieste i 4 v4l maY be expected. This India and China mail f th e e I%u-seines on the 26th instant. This will be hi- hint arrival from China and Calcutta in the begin .epefoa,f the roonth. It will bring news from Hong Kong 444 ehe llth ult , from Singapore up to the 17th ult., 1.4°41 °lti°ll4l ; uP to the 20th ult. THE 'SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1853. IMPERIAL PA [IMAM ENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) • The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. The members of the Southampton election committee attended at the table, a nd were sworn in. They were — Sir J. Walsh, Hon. H. B. Brand, Lord Hotham, Mr. J. B. Smith, and Mr. H. A. Herbert, chairman. The committee was appointed to sit to-morrow at 12 o'clock. Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from farmers in Sussex against the malt tax. Mr. DUNLOP presented a petition from a place in Scotland against the Maynooth grant. Mr. CHRISTOPIWR presented a petition from let tercarriers complaining of the recent order of the Post master-General abolishing Christmas-boxes. Mr. HADFIELD presented petitions from the cor poration of Sheffield, and from the Great Western Railway Company, in favour of representative control in regard to county rates. Mr. WALPOLE presented petitions against the ad mission of Jews into Parliament. Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from Droit wich, in favour of the abolition of the law of settlement. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Pickering, Yorkshire, praying for the abolition of the taxes on knowledge ; also, two petitions from the medical officers of the Charing-cross Hospital, and the London Hospital, and another' petition from Liverpool, in favour of the London University returning members to Parliament. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday in due course. • It is stated that M. de Mercey, chief of the de partment of the Beaux-Arts at the Ministry of the Interior, is to fill the same office in the Ministry of State. M. Camille Doucet, sub-chief of the thea trical department at the Ministry of the Interior, is to fill the office of chief of the theatrical depart ment at the Ministry of State. The departments of public service, which pass from the Ministry of the Interior to the Ministry of State figure in the Budget for 4,842,417 f. In this amount the Archives Nationales enter for 114,000 f., the Establishment of Fine Arts for 499,300 f., the works of art and decora tions of public edifices 950,000 f., the tomb of Napoleon I. 152,217 fr., the preservation of old his torical monuments 745,000 fr., encouragements and subscriptions to fine arts 211,000 fr., annual indem nities to dramatic authors and composers and their widows 137,700 fr., subventions to Imperial theatres 1,375,000 fr., the purchase of pictures and statues for the Louvre 100,000 fr., and different sums for the museums, the pensions of the Grand Opera, &c. The Messager du Midi states that a lawyer of Maraussan, named Aubertin, and a landowner of Montpellier, named Bedos, who had been tram ported, but afterwards allowed to return to France under surveillance, have been ordered to go and reside in certain places appointed them. This.mea sure has been determined on in consequence of their using language calculated to excite hatred against the authorities. The Council of State assembled on Monday at the Tuileries, under the presidency of the Empe ror, and after the Councillors and Masters of Re quests had taken the oath, the discussion of the budget was commenced. The sitting, which lasted from one o'clock till five, was attended by his Im perial Highness the Prince Napoleon, and by all the Ministers. The Council was to assemble at the Tuileries again yesterday, to continue the discussion of the budget. It holds its sittings in the apart ment in which the Council used to assemble in the reign of Napoleon I. The . Emperor has received from the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland a reply to the letter notifying his marriage. Her Majesty's letter was presented to the Minister of Foreign Affairs by Mr. Jerningham, Charge d'Affaires of England, in the absence of the ambassador. On Monday, the Belgian Minister, M. Firmin Rogier, presented to the Emperor in private audience a similar letter from the King of the Belgians. The Moniteur contains the ,following :—"A con siderable numberof letters orpetitions are addressed every day to her Majesty the Empress. The two principal objects of these letters are dethands for relief and demands for places. As to demands for relief her Majesty intends that they shall be ex amined with the greatest care, and she will do, if not all that she could wish, at least all that may 'depend on her to relieve the unfortunate who may be pointed out to her as the most worthy of inte rest. As to the demands for places, and to all those which raise questions in which her Majesty cannot interfere, she' can only send' them to the Ministers, who alone have power to appreciate the titles and the service of the petitioners. The Assemblee Nationale says :—" The French army and navy has at least 30, 000 non-commissioned and warrant officers. The decree which increases their pay by 10c. a-day will give to each of them 36fr. 50c. a-year.• This will be an annual increase in the budget of 1,095,000 fr." The Pilo e de Calvados, published at Caen, has received a warning, for speaking "in terms as in exact as impropa " of the marriage of the Em peror. Intelligence has been received from Algiers to the 15th inst. The colony enjoys perfect tranquil lity. The Moniteur .Algerien publishes a decree from the Governor-General, placing under seques tration the whole of the property of the tribe of the Ouled-Dhan, near Guelma, whose hostility has led to this act of severity. The assimilation of the products of Algeria to those of the mother-country is represented as being attended with good results. Not less than 250,000 hectolitres of wheat have been obtained from the Arab grounds, and the quantity of oil produced is rapidly on the increase. There was again much fluctuation in the prices of the various national securities ygsterday. The opening of the market was considered strong ; but towards three o'clock some indications of a desire to realise caused the Three per Cents. to fall until they closed 10c. below the rates of Monday, being last called 80f. 55c. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. were called, for cash (higher even than for the account), 105 f. 85c. Bank Stock was reported sf. higher, leaving off at 2,810 f., with a better de mand for foreign investment. Railway shares were nearly at a stand-still, the late improvement having apparently been quite satisfactory both to holders and those desirous to invest. There was some de gree of disquietude, nothing of alarm ; but an un easy feeling was openly expressed as regards the affairs of Austria and Turkey. formed of the conduct of the robbers who infested the environs of Smyrna, but had not taken anymea sures to prevent such acts. On Jan. 30, the French Ambassador, accompanied by Pichon, pro ceeded to the Porte to demand justice. On the same day arrived at Constantinople, Gen. Count Linangen Westerburg, envoy - extraordinary Of Austria, the bearer of an ultimatum concerning Montenegro. At th e same ti me, 9,000 men had been embarked at V en i ce for Ragusa and were to be quartered on th e f ront i ers of Bosnia. Austria demands above all that the two ports of Cleik and Soutorino should b e relieved from the present blockade by the Turkish squadron, Austria affirm ing that the said ports belong to her. The Turkish Government refused to comply with that demand, maintaining that these ports formed part of her territory. Turkey has a great interest in their not being freed' from the blockade, for it was by that way that the insur gen t s of Montenegro obtained their supplies. Austria, it is said, will make this matter a cases belli. This question is said to have assumed immense proportions, particu larly if it be considered that at the moment when tho Count de Linangen, arrived suddenly at Constantinople, without the Charge d'Affaires of Austria being previously informed of his coming. Russian troops were concentrating themselves on the frontiers of Moldavia, and in consequence of the orders come from St. Petersburgh, armaments were being made in all the ports of the Black Sea. One of the wives of the Sultan died on the 6th instant at Constantinople. Her funeral, which was attended by the ministers and the high func tionaries of the Porte, took place on the following day with the usual ceremonials. The body was deposited.in the mosque of Yeni-Djami. A letter from Broussa states that the health of Abd-el-Kader is good. He lives in the greatest retirement, spending all his time in reading and prayer. It is said that he has commenced writing a religious work, to be called " Meditations on the Koran." 25 25 St. 50 50 161 j St 20 THE SHARE MAREETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RATLwars. 'Aberdeen . Ambg. Nottug, Bost. Eastu. June, Birmug. Stour Valley .., Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., x£20........: Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth &Aber , deen junction I Do. New ...... ........ East• Anglian (.£25 L. & E. & L. &3).) Do., (XlB E. & II.) Eastern" Counties Eastern Union, Cl• : : A. late E. U. 5h..,. 0., do.. ..... ..... Do., B. & C..... East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk 'd; Binning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk:. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Easters Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds... : Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un. eds Northern. ... ... Liv.Crsbi.&Sonthpt. London & Blackwell Lond. alb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright. it S, Cit. London & N. Weste Do. Fifths 0.,10/.5h..M&8...0 London & S.Western 8:1 all LOO . all 100 100 100 100 100 all 11i 100 100 all 100 17i all 10 100 100 100 100 100 all' all sA all [OO , all Do., X4O Ludndrry.&Coleraine brdildrry. dz Ennisk. nch.Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West . (Ir. ) Do. A Shares . . Newcastle &Carlisle Newmark et Dd. Bury Extension* Newpt.Aberg.drlitfd 1 Neriry dr Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint dr Rostrevor N0rf01k............ Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British North DeVon, No.l Do., No. 2... .... Do., A Deferred ._ A Do., A B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western... ...: N. &S. Westrn. dune Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central , Scottish Mid land Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. dr N. Westn Guaranteed Stock , Shrowsby. dr Herefd , hrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) , Do. Halves,. do. Closing Prices Yesterday% Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon 31 - 33 6i -- ID 7- IN .61 22 -22 A 2i 108 -- 110 62A -- 63 22f -- 231 18 7-' 19 -2,1 p '8 - 9 6 1 . - 6 '4 44 131 - 13, - 11 , 1.7 83 - 8 75 - 77 55 -- 60 78 - • 80 3d— -34 ip 60 62 79i —80 i 44 -- 46 120 - 122 108 110 911 911 7 90 —. 95 13 14 p 7 4 8 —78 i --d 3 2tl 15 16 Bastneso done this day. 631 3 8 1 32 i 79 SO i jloBa I 91i 1 74 131 7i 8i South Eastern....... South Wa1e5......... S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. Stockton di Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. dz Rilkenn Waterfordnimerick West Cornwall...—. 1120 ot 1 x.d 781:9] 56 Bi, 30 Wmbledon&Cfoydo Woodford York Newetl. &Bern Do. Extensions...— Do. G.N.E. Pnrehas York & N. Midland x.d. TOi 591 60 PREFERENCE SHARES. Sr.h Paid 50 all 304 all all 304 all 304 all St. 100 50 all St. 100 THE COUNTY RATES BILL. Mr. M. GIBSON, in moving the second reading of this bill, said the subject to which it referred was so little a novelty that it was unnecessary to trouble the house with any lengthened observa tions. The question as to controlling county ex penditure had been before Parliament for nearly twenty years. The present bill assumed no party character, and it was supported by members on both sides of the house. It might, in fact, be called a Liberal-Conserva tive measure, for it made certain concessions to the re presentative principle at the same time that it reserved to the magistrates considerable power, and did not in the smallest degree trench on their judicial authority. After' four committees of the house had all concurred in the principle of the bill, he thought it ought to have been taken in hand by the Executive Government, and not be "left in the charge of a single independent mem ber ; but as the Government had shown no dis position to carry forward the measure, he felt bound to do so, having taken lately a prominent part in regard to the settlement of this, very important ques tion. The bill was the same as the one which obtained the approval of the committee in 1851, with the excep tion of some slight alterations, which, however, did not interfere with the main provisions. (Hear, heai-.) He trusted the house would not send the bill to a select committee, for rather than undergo again a torturing inquiry before such a tribunal, he would rather that it be thrown out on the second read ing ; for every inquiry that was necessary had been made, and the house was now in a situation to legislate upon the question in a satisfactory manner. Lord IPALMERSTON said he fully admitted the importance of the measure, as it not only involved the control of citinty expenses, but also the management of the police prisons and lunatic asy lums, which might be said to be great national institu tions. (Hear.) The bill likewise involved the feelings and opinions of that invaluable class of men—the unpaid magistrates of the country. He was ready on the part of the Government to acquiesce in the principle of representative control as it had been completely admitted in former sessions of Parliament, but he would only give his assent to the :second reading' on the understanding that the bill 'should be brought back to the arrangements contained in the bill of 1851, except so far as concerned the alteration made by the hon. member- of confining the election of the financial boards to the elected guardians, which he thought was a decided improvement. He was of opinion that if the bill passed it would not in fluence a very large amount of county expenditure, as by far the greatest portion of the annual expenses of counties arose out of matters which were controlled by acts of Parliament, and with respect - to which thetmagis trates could not exercise any judicial power. He hope 3, however, that, in acceding to the second reading, it would not be supposed that the Government had any distrust whatever in the unpaid magistrates. He did not think that they had in any degree been inattentive to the proper application of the funds which were entrusted to their management; but, at the same time, he believed that the arrangements of the bill would be more satisfactory and agreeable to the country, though they would not effect any material saving. It had been suggested that, as the bill was likely to be.repugnant to the feelings of the magistrates, it would be better to make it optional, and not permissive, leaving the option to a majority of guar dians of putting it into operation in particular counties. As many counties were not favourable to county boards, it would be well to take that recommendation into con sideration when the bill came before the committee. Mr. FRESHFIELD thought that financial county boards were unnecessary and would be productive of much mischief. He would have been more satisfied if _ _ the noble lord had framed a less objectionable bill. A county board could in no way promote the interest of the county. Sir B. HALL concurred with the noble lord that this measure would give general satisfaction, even although the expenditure might be diminished. n the county of Middlesex the people wished to have some control over the connty expenditure. The plurality of votes would be abolished . by the. present measure. This measure ought to be a compulsory and not a permissive one. Boards of guardians would probably elect a magistrate who they saw inclined to do his duty. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON had listened with great sa tisfaction to what had fallen from the noble lord. (LEFT SITTING.) ELECTION COMMIT TEES-(THIS DAY.) CHATHAM. The committee re-assembled this morning at eleven o'clock. William Weller examined—Shortly before the last election, I was living as servant boy with Mr. Hoskins, a baker at New Brompton, nez.lr Chatham. I remember one day being at dinner with my roaster and mistress, when Sir F. Smith came in to canvass my master for his vote. 4 My master went out into the shop, but I heard what passed. Sir Frederick told my master that he would get him a situation on the railway if he would vote for him. My master said he wanted a situation in the dockyard, and Sir Frederick said he would get him one if he would vote for him. My master agreed', and Sir Frederick went away. Cross-examined—I did not see Sir Frederick, but my master told me it was Sir Frederick. I did not know the sound of his voice, nor should I know it now. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham appealed to the committee whether this boy's statement were evidence. After a short discussion, it was agreed to strilyl out the whole evidence of this witness. Several other witnesses were examined, but no evi dence of importance was elicited. BLACKBURN. The committee re-assembled this morning. Mr. Backhouse, solicitor, was the first witness called. His evidence chiefly related to the particulars of the 'pan vass for Mr. Hornby. The great majority of the publi cans voted foi Mr. Eccles, the sitting member. Mr. James then summed up the case for the petitidner, and was addressing the committee when our report left. BRIDGNORTH. This select committee met this morning •at 11 o'clb ck. The cross-examination of the Hon. F. Cadogan, the petitioner, commenced. His statements were to the effect that he bad only contested the second seat, for he had always considered Mr. Whitmore's seat safe. ilad been informed that a subscription was on foot in; the borough to defray the expenses of these proceedings. Had stated at the close of the poll that he had been fairly beaten by Mr. Whitmore. Had con sidered himself beaten at about two o'cbick. Had, from his canvass, entertained a hop& of being returned. Had discussed the probability of a petition with Mr. Backhouse, before going to the 8011. Had heard of Pinner's case before going to the The money expended in the contest was not altogether his own, but partly derived from private friends. The witness mentioned the names of several voters who had promised not to vote for him unless their old bills Nieere paid. The gross expenses of the election, including coach hire and all legitimate expenses, amounted to 5601. Had been, in the course of his canvass, frequently soli cited for money. Had been told by Mr. Whitmore that he repudiated all coalition with Sir Robert Pigott. A beer-house keeper, named Mason, deposed that a bill of 161. was due to him from the election of 1847 ; part was paid directly after the election, and 91. 10s. was paid by Mr. Batt shortly before the last election. Mrs. Mason corroborated the statement of her hus band as to the money paid by Mr. Batt. Charles Williams corroborated Mr. Cadogan's evidence with regard to Mason. CLITHEROE. The committee to inquire into the allegations con tained in this petition sat again this morning at half past eleven. A witness named Thomas Hargreaves was called, who deposed that he had with other voters slept and had refreshments at the Brownlow Arms, Clitheroe, and had also had refreshment a t the Calf 's Head public-house. Had paid nothing on either occasion. Was the only man in Whalley who voted for Wilson. He was induced to vote for Wilson on account of the speech Mr. Wilson made to the people. Was canvassed by Dewhurst. Thomas Hartley was called to prove the agency' of Dewhurst and Hillcock. He had been employed 'by Dewhurst to hire a band at Burnley for 101. (The case was proceeding when our report left.) NORWICH ELECTION PETITION. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SIB,—In reply to Mr. Brown's letter, stating thatjle is not my agent, I beg to observe that I never accused him of being so ; but he was the agent for the petitioners. Their interests and mine are identical, and he has thought proper to withdraw their petitions without their consent, or that of their local agent. It appears Mr. Brown is troubled with a short memory when he asserts that he did not say to me— " that what he had done was for the good of the party." If not, were there any other more substantial motives ? I am, Sir, your LO most obedient servant, THIAN S. DICKSON. 10, Stanhope-terrace, Hyde-park-g F.°, dens, Feb. 22 ) 1853 . GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette states, from Berlin, that the treaty of commerce between Austria and Prussia was signed at Berlin on the 18th. The Prussian; Gazette, after giving the particulars of the attack on the Emperor of Austria, states that it was with difficulty that the assassin, whose name it appears is Laslo Lemengi, could be saved from the fury of the people by the soldiers who were conducting him to prison. A Te Deum of thanks was performed at the ca thedral of Frankfort on the 20th for the preserva tion of the life of the Emperor of Austria. All the diplomatic corps, the officers of the garrison, &c., were present. The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is not yet 23 years of age, having been born on the 18th August, 1830. He ascended the throne on the 2d December, 1848, on the abdication of his uncle, the Emperor Ferdinand 1., and the renunciation of his father, the Archduke Francis Charles. His Imperial Majesty is, it is known, about to marry a princess of Saxony. The Emperor is doing well, and fast recovering from the effects of the wound. The name and birthplace of the assassin are not given, but the instrument of the crime is stated to be a kitchen-knife. A letter from Berlin states that positive news of the intention of the Emperor of Russia to visit Berlin and Vienna . in May has been received in the Prussian capital. ITALY. Letters from Milan, in the Post-Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, state that the focus of the conspiracy was at Malghera. None of the wounded officers are convalescent as yet. Notwithstanding the ex cessive rigour which reigns at Milan at present, a man was stabbed in the cathedral on the 13th. The New Prussian Gazette denies the statement that any Hungarian soldiers had shown sympathy for the insurgents. Addresses of regret for the sanguinary scenes at Milan have been sent in to Marshal Radetzky by the provincial congregations and municipalities of Venice, Padua, Udine, Tre viso, and Vicenza. The Archbishop of Milan has addressed a pastoral letter to his flock on the late deplorable events. Two ex-professors of the Uni versity of Pavia are among the persons arrested. The whole number of arrests amounts to 120. About 500 poniards have been picked up in the streets of Milan. The extreme and really unfair measures of re taliation, the exorbitant taxation, the harsh orders to the military which are thundered forth by Count Gyulai and Marshal Radetzky, directly counteract the beneficial effects that would no doubt have succeeded the adoption of measures such as those that a more conciliative, or indeed less vindictive, policy would have counselled. Last week the city of Milan had to pay down the enormous sum of 40,0 florins (4,0001. sterling), and 30,000 florins 00 (3,000/, sterling) more will be exacted during the e ight days, and it appears that this sum The fugitive insurgents from Milan, who had de d ma king their escape over the Pied levied for some time. montese frontier, 20 in number, have been escorted by a party of c arabineers to Villafranca, where they following issu oc tc are to stay. e b e e A letter from Florence of the 11th, in the ?atria of Turin, states that the Council of Prefecture of the former city has pronounced sentence upon the four persons arrested in consequence of the at tempt at murder perpetrated upon the Minister, Cheiralier Baldasserom, in the streets about six mouths ago. From the sentence it would appear that the act was the consequence of a conspiracy, for while the real culprit is declared to have escaped from Tuscany, one of the prisoners is condemned to three years' imprisonment in the fortress of Vol terra, two to one year's relegation in different parts of the.Maremme and one, not' being a Tuscan,; to , exile from the Grand scan Duchy. TURKEY. We have received intelligence from Constan nople to the 6th inst. On J . iinuary 29, M. Pichon, Consul-General of France at Smyrna, had arrived at Constantinople. Amongst the matters which had brought him there was that relating to the claim of 2,500 Turkish livres in gold (about 60,000 fr.) paid for the ransom of M. Barry, clerk in the paper mill of M. Deloche, French merchant. M. Barry had been seized by robbers and carried away to the mountains, and in order to save his life the above sum had to be Paid. The Turkish Government had been already several times within the , last year in- PARLIANDITART HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FEB. 22. (Prom the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. Order for second reading read—motion made, and ques tion proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to added the words, " upon this day six months "—Question put, "Th a t th e wor d now' stand part of the question "—The house divided-r--Ayes, 87 ; Noes, 79. MAJORITY—AYES, 87. Arkwilght, G. Frewen, C. H. Rlchardo, 0.: Baring, Sir F. Graham. Lord KM. Russell, F. Cl H. Barrow, Wm. H. Gregson, Samuel Sawle, C. E.G. Bennet, Philip Grenfell, C. Scholefleld, W. Blair, Colonel Halsey, Thomas P. Scobell, Capt. ' Bremridge, Richard Hastie, Archibald Berner, U. a. Brotherton, Joseph Heathcote, Gilbert H. Seymour, Lord Bruce, C. L. C. Henley, Joseph W. Smith, Rt Hn. R. Burghley, Lord Hope, Sir J. Sotheron, T. H. S. Hurler, Charles S. Hutt, William Spooner, R. Byng, G. H. Charles Irton, Samuel Stanfield, W. R. Cairns, H. M`Calmont Kingscote, R. N. F. Sullivan. M. Cobbold, J. C. Lockhart, W. Thesiger, Sir;F. Cocks, Thomas S. Id acartuey, G. Thieknesse. R. A. Coffin, W. Mackie, John Trollope, Sir J. Davison, Richard Macgregor, James Tyrell, Sir J. T. Denison, J. E. Manners, Lord J. Vance, J. 1 Divett, Ed. - Martin, John Waddington, H. S. Dodd, Gee. Masterman, John Walpole, S. H. Duncan. G. Mitchell, W. West, F. R. ; Duncombe, Hn. A. Montgomery, Sir G. Whitbread, Samuel Duncombe,,Hu. 0. Moms, D. Wickham. Henry W. Dundas, G. Mailings J. Randolph Winnington, Sir T. E. East, Sir J. Mare, Colonel Worcester, Marquis of Ellice, Hon. E. Oakes, J. H. P. Wynn, Herbst W. Elliot, John Ossulston, Lord Farrer, James Paget. Lord George Forbes, William Pakington. i-ir J. Forster, Sir G. M. Portman, Hn. W. Fraser, Sir W. A. Potter, It. Freshfleld, James W. Price, Sir R. TELLI43. Grogan, Edward Hamilton, J. Hans MINORITY—NOES, 79. , Adderley, C. B. Gaskell, JamesMilnea Repton, G. W.J. Archdall, Captain Grace, 0. D. J. Rice, E. 1 Bailey, C. Ore. lie, Colonel F. Scully, V. t Ball, John Hadfield, George Shafto, R. D. Bellew, Cantain Banbury, Spencer B Shelley, Sir J. V. Beresford, William ' , Hastie, Alexander Smith, John Benj. Berkeley, H. Hayter. W. G. Smith, W. M. Bowyer, George Horsfall, Thomas B. Stafford, A. ' Brody, John ' Hume, Joseph Stanley, Lord Bramston, T. W. , Inglis Sir It. H. Stapleton, John Browne, valentine Kendall, N. Sturt, 11. G. Cayley, E. S. Kennedy, Tristram Swift, R. i Chaplin, W. J. Kershaw, James Thornely. T. Cheet ham, John King, I'. J. Turner, C. Corbelly, M. E. Langton, H. G. Vane, Lo d H. Devereux, J. T. Lucas, F. Vansittart, George H. Disraeli, B. M'Cann, James Verner, Sir W. Drummond, Henry Maddock, Sir T. H. Wall, C. B. Duffy, CG. Meagher, Thonstui ' , Palmsley, Sir J. Ewart, William Miles, W. Whalley, G. 11. Fagan, W. Monck, Viscount Williams, W. Ferguson Joseph Murrough, J. P. Willoughby, Sir H. Filmer, Sir Edmund Newport, Viscount Wise, I. A. Fitzgerald, W. R. S. Peacock, M. Fitzroy, Henry Thillimore, J. G. Forster, M. Pigott, F. Fox, R. M. Pinney, William M`Mahon, Patrick Freestuu, Colonel Pollard-Urquhart, W. French, F. TELLEEi. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE ASSOCIATION BILL Order for second reading read—motion made, an 4 ques tion put, " That the bill be now read a second time :" The house divided—Ayes, 79 ; Noes, 170. MINORITY—AYES, 79. Bailey, Craw-hay Gibson, Thomas M. Richard°, T. L. Ball, Edward Grace, 0. Scholelield, W. Berkeley, C. Graham, Lord M. W. Scully, F. 131ackett. J. F. Greville, Col. Seymour, 11. D. Bower, G. Halsey, Thomas I'. Shafto, It. 13. Brady, J. irencliy, D. O'Connor Smith, Sir W. Bremridge, R. Herocrt, Sir T. Smith, Sir F. Brooke, Lord Ja•.kson, William Stafford, A twain= Bruce, H. A. Kennedy, Tristram Stanley, Lord Burghley, Lord Kirk, William Sturt, H. G. Butler, Charles Langton, H. G. Ta lor, Colonel Butt, G M I.ockc, J. Totene, G. Butt, Isaac Loveden, P. Tow aeley, C. Chaplin, W. J. Mackenzie, W. F. Trolope. Sir J. Clay, Sir William Diacgreor, Jas. Vance, J. Clinton, Lord Hobart M.' Mahon, P. Vane, Lord A. Cocks, T. Somers M'Taggart, Sir J. Waddington, 11. Codrington, Sir Wm. Met: s, Sir Henry Wall, Charles Baring During, Sir Edward Morris, D. Whalley, G. Disraeli, Benjamin Mundy, W, Wickham, 11. W. Dodd, George 3(urrough, J. P. Wynn, Sir W. East, Sir J. B. Nor:eys, Lord Wyvill, Marmaduko Elliot, J. E. Oliveira, Benjamin York, E. T. Fagan, W. Otway, A. J. Fraser, Sir Wm. A. Paget, Lord Alfred Freestun, Colonel Phillipps, J. H. French, Fitzstephen rhillimore, J. Gaskell, J. M. Repton, G. TZLLUS. Thhm, Thomas Milnes, R. M. MAJORITY—NOES, 170. A'Court, C. H. W. - Glyn, George Carr MulPngs, J. R. Adderley, C. Goderich, Viscount Mure, Col. Anderson, Sir James Goodman, Sir George Newport, Lord A rkv, Aght, G. Gower, F. L. Ossulston, Lord Astell, J. H. Graham, Sir James Packington, Sir J. Baring, Sir F. Greenall, Gilbert Palmerston, Viscount Bell, J. Gregson, Samuel Patten, J. Bennet, Philip Grey, Sir G. Peacocke, G. M. W. Beresford, William Grogan, E. Peel, F. Berkeley, Granville Grosvenor, Lord R. Pellatt, A Bethell. Richard Hadfield, G. Pigot, Sir Robert Blair, Colonel Ha!ford, Sir 11. Phillimore, R. Bramston, T. W. Hanbury, Hon. C. Piott, Francis Brand, H. B. W. Hastie, Alexander Portman, W. Brotherton, J. Hustle, Ai chibald Price, Sir R. Brown, William Ilayter, W. G. Ricardo, 0. Browne, V. Headlam, T. E. Rice, E Bruce, C. L. C. lieathcote, Sir G. H. Rich, H. Bulkeley, Sir R. B. W. Lleneage, G. F. Rolt, P. Byng, G. H. C. Heneage, Geo. H. Rushont, Captain Cardwell, H, E. ' Henley, Joseph W. Russell, Lord J. Charteris, F. Heywood, James Russell, F. C. Cheetham, John Hope, Sir John Sawle, C. B. G. Christy, Samuel Horsfall, Thomas B. Seymer, H. K. Clay, J. Hotham, Lord Seymour, Lord Clifford, Henry M. Howard, C. W. G. Shelburne, Earl Cockburn, Sir A. Howard, L. E. Smith, M. Tucker Coffin Walter Ilume, J. Smith, R. V Collier, Robert P. Hutt,-William Smith, Wm. M. Corbally, IL Inglis, Sir R. H. Sotheron, T. H. Craufurd, E. H. J. Johnstone, Sir J. Spooner, Richard Crook, Joseph Joliffe, Sir W. G. H. Stanley, Hn. W. 0. Crossley, F. Kendall, Nicholas Stanfield, W. R. Currie, Raikes Kershaw, James Stapleton, J. Davison, It. F'ng, J. K. Struts, Rt. lion. E. Denison, E. W. J. Kingscote, 11. N. F. Stuart, Lord D. Divett, Edward Koightley, Rainald Thesiger, Sir F. Drumlanrig, Viscount Knox, Col, Drummond, H. Lacon, Sir E. Thicknesse, R. A. Tbornely, T. Du Cane, Charles Langston, J. R. Townshend, Capt. Duncan, George Langton, W. G . Turner, C. Duncombe, H. A. Laslett, William Vausittart, G. H. Duncombe, H. 0. Lindsay, Col. Vernon, G. E. H. Dundas, G. Lockhart, A. E. Villiers, Hon. F. Dunlop, A. Lovalne, Lord Walcott, Adm. Elnee, E. Id acartney, G. Walmsley, Sir J. Ewart, William Mackie, John Wilcox, B. Fergus, J. Mandeville, Viscount Willoughby, Sir H. Fitzgerald, W. Manners, Lord J. Wilson, J. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Mare, C. J. W innington, Sir T. Forbes, W. Martin, John Wise, J. Forster, Charles Matheson, A. Wortley, Jas. Stuart Forster, Sir G. Miles, William Wilghtson, Wm. B. Fox, R. M. -Mills, A. , Fox, W. J. Mills, T. , Freshfield, J. W. Monsell, W. , Frewen, Charles Hay Montgomery, Sir G. Gladstone, William Mostyu, E. IC rechell, Sir G. Gladstone, Captain Mu'grave, Earl Hutchins, E. ._ . TPLLERII. 10 . St. St. 20 10 50 40 25 25 50 25 100 St. 131 20 20 50 S OUT HAMPTON DOCK COMPANY- - --At th e h alf-yearly eSnouthamsptoenr share, D freeoekColnpoan held yes fi;lcome- y tax, m t o e r e rd e a t t a i y n , g the rate the t a o dividend of 8. p 1/. 12s. per cent. per annum, was de clared, and the report and accounts w ere adopted. It was stated that the interest on the deb enture debt is gra dually undergoing reduction, 40,90/. having lately been renewed at 4 per cent., instead of at 5 per cent. Addi; tional works have been constructed, at an expense of 3,0001., to provide accommodation necessary for the General Screw Steam Company, and a further outlay of 10,000/. is proposed for that and other requirements of a similar character. The dispatch'of two ships monthly, , instead of one as heretofore, by the P en i nsular and Oriental Company, as well as the decision of the Emi gration Commissioners to use Southampton to a consi derable extent as a port of departure, were referred 'to among the circumstances calculated to cause a large increase of income. It was likewise stated that a scheme is in contemplation for extending the capacity of the docks to meet the augmented business that seems likely to be attracted to them, which, when perfected, will be submitted to a special general.meeting. THE ROTHSAY CASTLE.--The skeleton of a human body, supposed to have been one of the passengers lost .in the unfortunate Rothsay Castle, was last week dis covered near the Ormes Ilead, deeply embedded in the sand. A shoe, on the sole of' which were cut the ini tials "W. 0." was fastened on one of the feet by a ribbon. The bones, which were white as ivory, have been buried in a neighbouring churchyard. THE FRENCH NAVY.— Orders have, it is said, been transmitted to Rochefort by the Minister of Marine to push on the construction of the Ulna, line-of-battle' ship, so that she may be launched at the beginning of next . a utumn. A steam-screw corvett e , t o b e called the Ai,gle, has also been laid down at Cherburg, to be launched nt the same pexiO4, hi the Norwich petition ease (respecting which a let ter from Col. Dickson will be found in another part of this day's i m pression), there were two petitions, and it is said that one only was withdrawn, withont any iuti mgion being given a,s to Which of them still remained in operation. 9 - 9 -- • 104 --'l6s p 1201 -120 i 1/ -- 1a p 9 p '4 - d - 4 -- 3d 11 -- 12 19 -- 21 30 -- 81 Bi 8d 78 -78 i 45 -- 47 49 51 ai 3 —3 d 3 -- 31 8 - - 58 8 - 84 2i - 16 -87 -64 2-23 d 4 8} 4i p 48 49 100 102 65 - 67 67 69 72 -75 dis 18 20 , 9 1.0 14 15 81 21 —2 2 d 79 80 37 88 13 13. 4 2,1 -- 21' 15 10 27 28 9i d P 70. -- 71 7d 2. - 2/d 59. 6O LIN - ES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. 3edford and Blotchley . Birm. & °ed. guarantee Do. without gr Birm.Wolv. & Dudleyguar. Do.wthtguar. Buckghamsh. ClydesdaleJc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. Glstr.&Dn.Fr; Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. i Shares Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Ma.nch.Batou and Matlock Middlesbro' & Iledcar Midld. Bradfd. Northern and Ea.sternsp.c. Do. 6 per et.. Do.Fixedsp.e IPrest. &Wyre Do. Shares. Roysti.ds Hit. Do.Shepth. St. Shef. Roth. Goole g.5.p. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts &Somrst Leasing Compans, ; London A N. -West. Gt.Westn IDo ...... Do Do L. &N.W, Caledon Gt.Notrhn Gt, West 4. Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N. Md Do Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do Lu. &N. W. & Stek to n & Darlingt. E. Count Do Do. .. L. &Ln& Yk Do • ' Gt. Nolllan' Do Lancash. dz Yorksh MrMClean Stookt. & Darling Do IGt.Westn. Closing Prices Yesterday. Bastnes/ this day. 30 —3l 29 —3oi 30 31xd 29 30xd LOB 110 531 5431 L 49 - 151 3n - 331 . 115 566 -- 576 27 -- 28 13i -14 i , 256 -266 H 19 - 20 24 - 20 3 - 31 ...` -- x,l .08 - 109 65 - - pm 151 - 153 150 - 152 i d ". - xd 31i --32ixdi lo3i -- 104 , , MINES. 1 ' all Agua Fria . 10s. all Anglo Californian i '5B p 10 2 Australasian ' 2 3 p 20 5 Australian 6 7 p & 1 all Australian Cordillera par pl 4 1 'all Australian Freehold. 1 I —ip 14 i 1 all Ave Maria 4d par 4 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy ot) par 4 p 1 all British Austrin. Gold p 20 13.5 British Iron 8 0 35 24i Bra.ailianlmp.(issued it £5 pm 4 44 4,i i 30 all Do. Cocaes & Caiada 11 24 20 15 Do. 6t. John Del Bey 29 —3O 29a -1 4 Carsons's Creek par 4 p 40 all Cobre Copper 4O 42zd 411 x d 5 1 Colonial Gold 3 31 4A 1 14 Copiapo — ... St. all Copper Min. of Eng 6O 70 25 all Do. Pref. 70 p. sent 7O BAp 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 2 lid 20 all General l5 —l6 i 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3l - 4 p 5i il 3 all Great Polgooth. 1 all Lake Bathurst i d 1 , all Liberty - •--• p 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Qr%rtz Crush. Co i 3d ii 1 all Mariquiti. 4d— -1,- p 1 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien. 64 -- 7 61 71 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —111 i) 5 1 Port Philip 1 lg p2i 1 all Quartz Rock par 1 p li 50 all Rhymme Iron 2l 23 p 15 Do. New — ... 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 64 —74 1 all South Australian...,, par t p 10 7 Tin Croft ........ .... 28, 3 / 4 . all United Mexican 6l 74xd a d 3.. all Waller 2O 3 p 1 all West Granada — p 1 all West Mariposa — i p 1/ 1 all Yuba _ i P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 854 86. 864 6 50 all British N. American ... ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 14 —l4 p 34 100 25 Colonial — ... 100 ' 20 Commer c i a l o f L on d ... ... 31 ... 4 English Scottish and Australian l4 1i p 54 20 74 Lond. Chart. Bk. • • Australia 44 —44 p 1 50 20 London and County ... ... 301 4 •50 10 London Joint Stock ... .... 163 20 Lond. & Westminster ... .. 351 100' 35 National Prov. of Eng. .., ... 20 10 Do. New — ... 50 224 National of Ireland ... ... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation — ... 491 50 25 5 Do. New — .. 100 25 Provincial of Ireland • . ... 481 10 all Do. Ne w .—... 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co., ... ... 25 all South Australia 4B 50 494 25 all Union of Australia 72 73 , 73 ... 2 Do.'New 74 8 4 50 10 Union of London _ .„ 40 all U n i on o f M a d r id ... MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. '250 260 '250 20 4 Australsn.Pcific.Mail ... ... 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail ... ... 38 , Brit. American Land ... ... 100 321 Canada — ... 5 5 Crystal Palace — ... 5,1 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... 20 1 Eastern Steam — .. 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir ... .. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ,.. 100 50 General Screw Steam ... .., 20 20 Irish Beetroot Sugar . ~, 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel . .., 10 2 Netherlands Land ... .., 20, 24 Nrth. of Europe Steam ... .. , 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... ... 87 50 25 Do. 1.00 „60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 57 59 58 9 1 1 Submar. Telegraph .. ... 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization ... 100 284 Van Diemen's Land 19 : 2:1 191 LLOY'D'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA T.) LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind. at Nam, W.N.W., light breeze, and fine mild weather. DEAL, Feb. 22.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—American Liner, New York; Andalusia, Shanghae. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Adele, Port Philip. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, W. to W.N.W. Sailed —Thomas Arbuthnot, Corfu and Quebec. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Bolton, Sydney, N.S.W.—Feb. 23-9.50 a.m.--(per Electric Tele graph)—The Thomas and Nancy, of Bideford, sank yester day, after being in contact with the Bolton, hence for Sydney, N.S.W, ; crew saved, and landed here—the latter proceeded. _ _ FALMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Leander, St. Jago de Cuba. Sailed—Sir Charles Forbes, Rio Janeiro. LranrooL, Feb. 22.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Eu phrates, China ; Eleanor Dixon , Valparaiso ; Ariel, New Orleans • Hemisphere, do. ; Woodland Castle, Charleston ; Andes ( s), New York, having left on the Bth instant ; Abbotsford, Baltimore ; May, Boston Off Port--Secun dina, Joseph Bushley, Phoenix, and Bonanza. The schooner Henry was abandoned on the 21st of January, 35 N., 69 W. ; crew saved, and arrived here.—Feb. 23. Arrived—Africa (s), New York, left on the 9th inst.—on freight, 200,000 dollars. GRIMSBY, Feb. 22.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Wash ington, New Orleans. BRAUMABRIS, Feb. 22.—Sailed—Trident, Adelaide, South Australia. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 21.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Petchellc, Calcutta, for Liverpool ; Asala, New Orleans. YUUGHAL.—Arrived—Berlin, St. John's, N.B. KlNSALE.—Arrived—William Miles, Liverpool, for Boston, leaky. BELFAST, Feb. 21.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—James Redden, Miramichi. BAYONNE, Feb. 21.—The Harmony of Belfast is on shore, but expected off, without damage. The Resolution of Limerick has been totally wrecked here. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Although the supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market was very limited, the demand for all kinds, owing chiefly to the small number of buyers in attendance, ruled inactive, at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday. For forward, delivery, scarcely any transactions took place. The imports of foreign wheat have continued limited. Selected qualities changed hands at full currencies ; in all other kinds next to nothing was doing. Floating cargoes of wheat and beans off Falmouth were very dull. • `Barley—the receipts of which were trifling—was in fair request, at very full prices. All kinds of malt were in steady request, at extreme quotations. We had a moderate inquiry for oats, the value of w hi ch was Well suppprted. Beans, peas, and flour, met a dull inquiry, at late figures. ARBITALS TIIIS Wheat. Barley. I "NI alt. 1,110 • 740 2,260 pats. Flour. • (00 50 I 920 840 700 0,111 English Irish •• • • Foreigu .. WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat was in full average supply, and a F teat ly; demand was experienced at late quotations. — Beef, 2s 6d to 38 6d; mutton, 382 d to 48 Gd ; veal, 3s 4d to 48 4d ; pork, 2s 641 to 4s per Ms by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. In some instances rather more money has been obtained for new hops. Old ,qualities move off steadily at late rates. Henry Digby Seymour, Esq., M.P., delivered a lec ture last week to the members of the Salisbury Literary and Scientific Institution, on " The British Empire in ADVANCE OF WAGES ON RAILWAYS. —In consequence of the enhanced value of all the necessaries of life, the directors • of the Great Western and the Bristol and Exeter Railway Companies have raised the wages of the numerous servants, employed upon their line from ls. to 2s. per week, according to station and conduct. The enhanced scale has been paid by . the former company, m and the latter will comenoc the no on ,Friday neat. 50 25 12A 124' 20 20 !Aberdeen . Do., No. 2, 7 p. c. Bris. dr Er. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares ~ Caledonian .£l.O ..... Chester & HolyhC.lii Guar. 53 per cent.. Cork&Bandon 53 p.c. Dundep Perth&Aber. dcon Junction...—. EastA nglian (£3los, 6 per cunt....... ...., Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (27175) . 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Gjuu•. 6 per cent.... EastLaucash. 6 p.cts. Edinb.Prth.6lDundee 6i per Glasgow & S.Wostern guar. 5 per cent.... Great Noithn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prena Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) `Eighths.. Gt. Westn. (Barks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4i p c. . Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. C., Stock... London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref. , 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 _ _ Do. New Guar. Gp.c. London di S. Western, Con. Thirds. Londonderry& Coler. Shares Lundy. dz Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef., 4; Lin., I Shares, No. L..... Do. New,'210.... Do., 26 'Afaryp . t. &Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent. Norfolk- Extension... Do. Guar. 5i per ct.. Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire Oxford - Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c De Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. k Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent.. South Devon . Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of El 08.6 d. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastlo- and Berwick, 4 p.o.Pref , De York& N. Midland & S. Purch. 4:1 An i v . rte u rp&Ro Be tn. Juliet. Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Bosangon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension .... t. Indian Peninsula Gd. Juliet. of France GtAVestern of Canada , Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c pro f__ : Luxembourg Do. *** jDo: (Railway) Do. (Canal) Do. 61i, et. pref Lyons & Meditcrran Madras • Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Eds (finy.B. 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'society for the purpose of diffusing toff au thO '1 subject of the ballot, and generally sming:_ pu blic opinion in favour of ,that mode of voting; Several members of Parliament and other influential teforQel. l s were present. The chair was taken by Mr. H. BERKELEY, M.P. for Bristol, who explained the object of the meeting to be the formation of a society' to carry out the great measure of vote by ballot. Their _ object was simply to disseminate truth, and to inform the minds of the various classes in the kingdom on the subject of the ballot—a subject respecting which a great deal of dust was just now being thrown in the eyes of the people. (Cheers.) Existing legislation might be sufficient to counteract bribery and corruption, but it was impossible to legislate against intimidation. (Hear.) For instance, the landlord could intimidate his tenant and the customer his tradesman, without stating any reason, and thus the mischief would be done without the possibility of obtaining a remedy. The existence of this intimidation was acknowledged and deplored in eloquent terms by Lord John Russell and Sir James Graham, and therefore 'the only thing they had to consider was the remedy, which remedy was, in his opinion, the ballot, and nothing but the ballot. (Cheers.) Their object then was nut rivalry to any other reform association, not obstruction to any other plan of reform, but simply the furtherance of the ballot, without which all other reforms would be comparatively useless. (Hear, hear.) The chairman concluded with a warm compliment to Mr. Grote, the father of the movement. Mr. WIGRAN CRAWFORD moved the first resolution, the purport of which was that the prevalence of bribery and corruption at elections rendered the adoption of the ballot imperatively necessary. Mr. W. H. GORE LANGTON, M.P., seconded the re solution, promising his strenuous support in Parliament to the ballot whenever it should he brought forward by his colleague in the,chair. Carried unanimously, Lord D. STUART moved the next resolution, declaring that no extension of the franchise would be effectual without the ballot. .He had great pleasure in moving that resolution, because it embodied his own opinion, and he was quite sure it would soon be the opinion of the general public. Mr. PIIINN, M. 1 3,, seconded the resolution. Carried unanimously. Other resolutions of a formal character were then passed, and thanks haying been voted to the chairman, the meeting terminated. 717 E LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH- WESTERN RAIL WA Y. Mr. Wakley held a lengthened inquest yesterday at the Adelaide Tavern, Chalk Farm, on Charles Powel, aged 35, and George Anderson, aged 36, who were killed in the Primrose-hill tunnel last Saturday morning. John Long, railway police-constable, said that the deceased men were employed in the coal shed at Kilburn for the last five years ; and during that period he, as the guard at the tunnel, saw thein pass through the tunnel every day. Saturday morning, at half-past six, witness gave them a light to pass through the tunnel. They took the centre part between the up and down line, as two trains were expected at that hour. The path which the mere took was six feet wide, and was the usual course for persons to take. In 'case of two trains running through the tunnel, the rule was that persons then passing along the middle space between the two rails should lie down on their faces until the trains passed. Witness often did so. Soon after the passing of the trains through the tunnel, witness was in formed of the fatal accident. Strangers were not allowed to pass along the line, but witness did not conceive that deceased were strangers. William Arnold, fireman of 33 engine, stated that his engine was attached to the goods train on the morning in question, and that while it was passing through the tunnel he thought he heard a halloa, and soon afterwards felt as if the engine was passing over something. The train was brought as quickly as pos sible to a stand still, and witness, alighting, found Powel fastened by the leg between the splasher and the wheel, but alive and sensible. Anderson was lying dead under the tender. Not a moment was lost in conveying Powel to the University College Hospital, where he died soon after his admission. On passing through the tunnel, the train went at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour. Wm. Pilby, driver of the down train, said that just as the awful occurrence took place, he saw one of the deceased parties with a lantern in his hand in the tunnel, but so bewildered was deceased that he appeared not to know where he was going, and it was the merest chance pre vented witness's train from going over him. George Cox, a navvy, stated that the deceased person passed him in the tunnel, and spoke to him. Shortly afterwards the two trains passed through, when he fell upon his face until the trains passed him. The jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of accidental death, to which they appended the following observations :—" 1. That two trains should not be allowed to pass at the same time through a tunnel. 2. That the speed of trains while passing through a tunnel should not exceed six miles an hour. 3. That none but persons in the company's employ be allowed to walk through a tunnel." Super intendent Beresford promised to communicate the wishes of the jury to the directors, LOSS OF THREE LIVES ON THE ICE. Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the City of Paris Tavern, Bonner's-fields, Old Ford-road, Bethnal green, touching the respective deaths of Alfred Lawley, aged 22, Thomas Hood, aged 14, and Michael Isaacs, aged 12, who lost their lives on Sunday afternoon last, through the breaking of the ice on Sir John Duckett's canal, adjoining Victoria-park. William Hornet, a carpenter, residing at 5, Church row, Shadwell, stated that he knew the boy Isaacs by sight, and on Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clo c k, w hil e witness was walking a l ong the towing path of Sir John Duckett's canal, he saw a great crowd of persons running towards a man named Lawley, who had fallen through the ice. The boy Isaacs, who was also walking on the ice, endeavoured to render Lawley some assistance, when he likewise fell in. -The boy Isaacs had a stick in his hand, with a piece of string tied to it. Witness got Isaacs out by the use of a hurdle, and nearly lost hisown life. About 20 minutes elapsed before 'the body was re covered, when witness gave it to a police constable, who conveyed the deceased to Mr. Kegmer's, the landlord of the City of Paris, where means were resorted to restore animation, but without avail. Robert Woolf, of 5, Church-row, Shadwell, stated that he saw the deceased, Thomas Hood, on Sunday afternoon jumping and dancing on the ice near the Folley-bridge, when he fell through the ice, which sud denly cracked and gave way from his weight. Witness went after the deceased, and caught him under his arm, and as witness was walking across the 4ce with deceased, the ice again broke, and they both be came immersed up to their necks. Witness called to the persons on the towing-path, but some time elapsed, when a board was thrown to witness, and he got out with great difficulty, but the deceased was drowned. Edward Miller, of Cutler-street, Brick-lan e , Spital fields, said that he saw the deceased, Alfred Lawley, fall into the water on Sunday afternoon last. He was walking along the ice on Sir John Duckett's canal, when it broke, and he became immersed. Two boys tried to assist the deceased, when both fell in, and one was drowned. Witness tried to get the deceased out with a stick, but could not reach him, and he disappeared under the ice. The body was got in a few minutes, and car ried to the Queen's Arms beer-shop. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." DEATH FROM THE FUMES OF COKE.—Yesterday Mr. Carter held an inquest at the'Bull Tavern, Tyer's-street, Lambeth, on the body of Timothy Collins, aged 45, under the following circumstances :—James Collins, brother of the deceased, said that on Sunday morning last he went to deceased's residence, 6, Jonathan-street, Lambeth, at half-past five o'clock, to _get his breakfast before going to the gas works. He called " Tim" several times, but no answer was made ; and afterwards he called "Jim," meaning their second son, James, and he opened the door. Witness asked where his father was, and he said he was in the bed-room, but he did not know what was the matter with him. Re found the deceased in the bed-room, and lying between two beds. ahibmoydaeadbolit 1 11 0 e yea e t i s le :f There were clothes over him, but not over the face. He nthd er. Her ey es were open. put l uton w as him,him i ti and nboe da f n o ws u wi He shook her, but he could not make her age.W his Se wife, a c L who id made stir, and de thought both dead and • d murdere H • e cried and bawled for some time, and at last the landlord ca me ; be saw what was th e matter he went and f e tched ed w l i ti 3 t il Thompson, a surgeon , and it was then ' e found that the woman'was only insensible, but his brother was dead. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." THE Loss Or mvr n .4CrERN VICTORIA. STEAMER.--Go vernment has resolved on inquiring for public purposes into the cir c umsta nc es attending - - the loss of the Queen Victoria steamer ; and accordingly Captain Walker has visited Dublin, by directions of the Board of Trade, to hold an investigation for that purpose. The inquest on the bodies of the two women and two children that have been picked up from the wreck was resumed at Kings town en Mond a y, an d th e d ee pest interest appeared to be excited by the proceedings. Several witnesses were examined, and ultimately the proceedings were adjourne d ' until the following day. ,1 EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON.—On Sun da y evening of .last Mr. J. Green, jun., veterinary surge9n !on . gto Green wich, was sent for to attend a horse tor b: gin Deptford. Mr. G. Torr, of the Ch3rmical I F Factory, On arriving he found the anil fivenahours after it exceed ingly from pain, and about . Ilion an immense making a n examin. 2 . Iroun d ex pired. On than 27 me veer stone, measuring no less I 5 lib , was discovered whic lengthways, and weighing en 2 iorined by nature. The is supposed to have be polished appearance, more as stone presents a most though it had just come from the hands of the lapidary, most extraordinary specimen, both and is considered a weight. The supposed cause of death was for size and of the in te stines , produced by the animal having ru p ture been attacked with spasms,. • lacement of the stone while the horse was by the d isp lacement plunging about. —Kentidt Mercury. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY.—The half-yearly meet ing of this company was held yesterday, at 17, Grace-' c hurch-street. George Andersoon, Esq., took the chair. Mr. Parker, the secretary read the report, which stated that the direCtors have made arrangements for dis charging the outstanding liabilities of the company, and for placing it on a satisfactory footing. The report was adopted. , General M'Leod, Mr. Vigurs, and Mr. Laver were re-elected directors. ' The auditors were also re , elected.. - A vote of thanks was given to the chairman and directors, when the meeting add ournedt 12 12 St. all 8i 100 100 all all all 100 'all 100 10 25 10 1.0.6 10 20 20 20 [GN. x in x in x iu