The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-11 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE. _me Governor of the Bank of France has just made known the annual report of the proceedings of that establishment for the year 1852. The profits have amounted to 5,292,500 f. for the first six Months, and to 5,475,000 f. for the second, or in all, 10,767,500 f., representing a dividend of 53f. Per share for the first half-year and one of 60f. p er sha re f or the second, or in all ' llBf. The discount a ccommodati o n h as amounted to 608,048,381 f., and the advances on canal shares, rents, railway Share s , i ngots, and Treasury Bonds to 481,341,856 f. This large movement of business has given to the Bank a return of 3,903,497 f. 90c to which must be added, for commission and other items of profit, 207,717 f. 90c., or in all '-4,111,215f. 80c. This sum is for the Paris Bank only, the pro fits of the branch banks being added to it give a gross produce of 14,872,701 f. 49c. In com paring th e year 1852 with the two- preced g ones, it is found that 1852 has an advantage of about two millions on an average over each, the profit s of 1851 being 12,999,335 f. 70c., and those of 1850, 12 ,505,231 f. 50c., so that 1852 is superior to 185 1 by 1,852,365 f. 79 c., an d t o 1850 b y 234 ,746 f. 98c. The movement of business during the first six months of 1852 was 753,804,472 f., and during the latter 1,065,664,966 f., being a very decided increase. The contrary was the case in 1851 , as during the first six months the amount Was 669 625,425 f , and diming the last six months O nly 571,787,455 i. The total amount of bills dis counted by the branch-banks in 1852 has been 1'216,421,000f., giving a profit of 3,652,249 f. 185 1, the same operations gave a total of 8 5 ,075,000 f ,or 3,102,700 f. of profit. In 1850, e to tal was .835, 813,000 f., or 3,375,850 f. of profit. l'he advantage consequently in this point is also in favour of 1852. The average of the discounts in the branch -b anks during 1852 was 88,230,000 f., of the Circulation 141,500,000 f., of the metallic reserve 22 5,00 0,000 fr., an d o f th e accoun t s - current 50,000 f. These figures show an increase o ver * 9 . `° s l and 1850 in the two first items, and a dimi nution in the two last. In fine, the operations of the branch banks for 1852 give a net profit of 1 ' 829 ,565f: 4c. The thirty branch banks are Placed for the year in the following order of im portance as to the amount of business done : - I ;l a rseilles, Lyon s , B or d eaux , Lille, Valenciennes, 'lesancon, Rouen, Saint-Quentin, le Havre, An oulerne, Montpellier, Toulouse, Rheims, Saint Le Mans, Nantes, Mulhouse, Nimes, Strasbourg, Mans, Metz, Caen, Orleans, Avignon, Limoges, 'Troyes, Grenoble Angers, Rennes, Clermont, Chateaumux. The branch banks of Mulhausen, 'vignon, Troyes, Angers, Rennes, and Clermont h ave not paid their expenses, but have caused a loss o f 198,081 f. 10 c. At the general meet i ng at which th e report was read, M. Bayvet was re-elected cen sor for th ree years, and Count Pillet-Will, M. Ja mes Odiot, and M. Halphen regents for five years. A There ar e l ong ar ti c l es i n th e C ons ti tut i onnel and the Pays of yesterday on the financial statement fav our by th e M on it eur . E very part of i t finds v our with these journals, and th e y d o not fail to lavish encomiums on the Government for the sa tisfactory change that has taken place in the fin ances, as compared with the state in which they owsWere for some time after the revolution- of ,1848. Constitutionnel concludes it s ar ti c l e as fol -I(nrs "The equilibrium becomes established of itself in our ,hbudget by th e mere d eve l o p men t o f t h e general wealth. hisp is what was deemed highly imp ro b a bl e some years pa c k as it seemed impossible not t o b e obliged to have recourse to new taxes after the reduction of two-thirds On the salt duty, the reduction of the postage of letters, and th e suppress i on o f t h e 1 7 additional centimes of the 'and-tax. It was in consequence thought that other taxes ?lust be proposed, and that an income-tax should be levied. None of these extreme measures has been necessary. It has been sufficient to extend some of the contribu tions already in force, and for the rest the national in crease of the public prosperity was trusted to render Government strong enough to restore security and to inspire confidence in the future. At present, the Go vernment is able to announce that in spite of the exten sion given to the public services, and particularly to that of public works, it can provide for the expense without imposing new charges on the country. There is another point on which the Minister of Finance reassures public opinion, namely, respecting the floating debt. He clearly proves by figures that the charges of the floating debt are not too considerable for the resources appointed to meet them. The Treasury has now 124 millions in hand, and as that sum notably exceeds the sum neces sary to meet the current expenses, it follows that the resources of the floating debt, far from being inferior to the charges, are on the contrary far superior to the burden imposed on them. It is evident, besides, that the sources which afford aliment to that debt tend to in crease with the activity of business and with the im provement in the condition of the labouring classes. Thus the Government, after having said 'No new taxes,' can also say 'No loan.' It reassures not only the tax-payers, but public credit." There is nothing else of interest in the original column s of the Paris journals of yesterday. j . Arrests of alleged politi ca l o ff en d ers s till con .l.l:we to be made. The Siècle says :—" M r . Ch ar l es monselet, a literary man, was arrested on Sunday Pledng last at his residence. He has never occu himself with politics, and has even published 41 the Patric a novel completely anti-democratic, intituled ' Les Chemises rouges. " The Patrie sa ys :—" The following are the names o f bethe correspondents of foreign journals who have en arrested, and who are in the hands of justice. de Coetlogon, Tanski, Pages-Duport, Vir gaitre, La Pierre, Gerard, Villemessant, Etienne, ar tmann, Chareau, Chatard, Vergniaud, Loewen dt, and Pelloquet." The last accounts received from the departments th is the P a t r i c ) announce th a t th e nom i n ation of commission of councillors of state charged a /!ri . h th an inspection of the prefectures has produced 1; 4 excellent effect on the minds of the people. It s tated that th e mem b ers w h o compose this com mission will leave Paris to fulfil their mission soon afterl th e sess i on o f t h e L eg i s l a ti ve B o d y . Y esterday's Moniteur announces that on the t aBlo ll of the Baron Forth Rouen, French Am eader to th e C our t o f Ath ens , p r esenting his new laeentials to King Otho, on the 21st ult., his a e nic Majesty expressed his high sense of the to which which the Emperor of France had rendered t he whol e wor ld , an d espec i a ll y ac k now l e dged f r h : benefits which Greece in particular had received Ins Imperial Majesty. of t , Guinard, f ormer ly C a pt a i n o f Artillery, one r efu ue ?lost influential of the Republican party, has ) 3 s ed similar G overn ment offers to those accep alt eted Y Laroch e j acque l e i n , th e L eg iti m i s t . Duchess o f Vi cenza , a ft er b e i ng persona lly hi rils 7Q on by the Emperor, and urged to accept a honourable position in the household of the ho i r ot r) Steadily declined to accept the proffered tat.elsdie,e:e_e of the Emperor, dated yesterday, norai ii Piike de Bellune to the dignity of Senator. a ,„ British Ambassador at Paris (Lord Cowley) -- the of th nonoured by his Sovereign with the Order ? . Bath • ha 15 said that several projects of public utility fo tin peen laid 'before the Council of St a t e . A re apeke i nthe civil and criminal code is likewise to b e °f * The mode of striking the jury lists is , 0 ecr _al . t . lA, an d th e num b er o f vo i ces necessary ostrtute a verdict o f gu ilty f rom e i g ht t o seven. v sai iZ t eplete r e f orm i n the mortgage system is like d i t is to be u n d er cons id era ti on . nio ja o ,,said that th e E mperor wou ld open th e ses - Der aou t. the Legislative bodies on Monday next in cei vod : and this announcement has been well re ateedhe 13 °arse yesterday was much more ani- Thag iad buoyant; and a fair amount of business r" ee n. transacted at improved quotations ; PoilreasifT• the ac coun t l eav i ng off at 79f. 30c., and 41 ariz et per Cents. at 105 f. 20c. The %O e , closedi as follows :—Threes, for cash, 79f. ca s h' for account, 79f. 30c. • Four-and-a-Half, for Pra aleo l ° s f- Sc.; for account, 105. 20c.; Bank of Threes, Sh ares, 2800 f.; Neapolitan, 105 f. ; Spanish 45 t ; Austrian, 96f. li - ALY. il resb. letters relative to the insurrection ad s e ta a te t .4 1 , I. were In lit` 4b Ott Saturday numerous arrests t . riots tou Sunday great agitation prevailed,. and were at Place ' At one point the Austrian troops e,,WA cited by 400 insurgents. spatch from Berne, dated yesterday, further total 4 4 " -r Elas the news of the insurrection, and its 111)Pression, as well as its premeditated character. c t he and domiciliary visits were the order I a Cl ay at Mila n eiaTeh?re is great agitation at Pisa, Lucca, and I vnere. i4At Turin the Sardinian Ministry met together thell4te, in consequence of a communication from 4 Austrian Consul, in order to deliberate on' he Peet of affairs in Lombardy. ;., urrecti The Zuri that about 400 men armed with iiinards attacked the troops and gendarmerie on kiunclay last, and that there had been about 300 Placeed• A similar occurrence, it says, had taken Ti l at. Rimini, but no details were as yet known. 1 1 ,4 -15 die Gazette states that similar movements ,„ broken out in several towns of Lombardy. ,-tit:til accounts, however, are evidently exaggera- Nvolt.,s• The Frankfort journals announce the re any of accounts from Vienna, mentioning the at Milan and its suppression, but without ally detail,. SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the sth, bUt thext• contents az° totally without interest. A letter of that date says :--.“ A grand ball was given allowed to resume his seat in the immediate vicinity of last night by Queen Christine, which was very a plate of cake. A rush of three ladies to the piano imme brilliant. Queen Isabella 11. danced with the diately took place, and after strong expressions of bene- Count d'Alcoy, President of the Council of Minis- volent readiness to oblige the whole world, Mrs. Green , , field, sen., won the stool of honour. The " V a l se b. deux ters • Count de Mariona, and Viscount del Ponton, temps" was requested at her kind hands. Sh e s t ar t e d, the eldest son of the Duke de la Conquista." ' " Parliamentary train" time, with the venerable . " Copen- The success of the Ministry in the elections of haven," and before the ladies and gentlemen st an di ng up Madrid, and of the adjoining rural districts, sur- could recover from theirconfused st a t e , b e t ween a shuffle passed their most sanguine ex p ec t a ti ons . All their and a giggle, she changed it into the still more venerable candidates were returned by considerable majori- " Lieber Augustine." The " Deux temps" was quietly ties. In the district del Rio, the Duke of Alba extinguished, and, after a few melancholy gyrations, the was elected by 248 votes to 69, given to M. Pedro 1 couples appeared terribly fatigued, and sunk into their Gomez de la Serna. In the district of Maravillas, seats, while dear Mrs. Greenfield was warmly thanked the Duke do Gor obtained 175, and M. Mendizabal, for her great kindness and charming playing. Mrs. 83. District of Barquillo : M. Martinez de la Merryweather here mercifully came forward and exe- Rosa, 182, and M. Ignacio Olea, 4. District of cuted some nigger airs to the " First Set," with such Las Vistilas : M. Antonio Murcia, 197, and M. I taste, touch, and e x p ress i on , th a t a voc if erous encore Antonio de los Rios Rosas 142. District of La- i at wo ten id de(lthe last figure, with a general request that sh e vapies : M. Juan Blasques . , Prieto, 269, and M. soon oblige them again. Poor Mrs. Merry- Alejandro ; weather ! how she was worked afterwards, ou r hearts Mon, 73. District of the Prado : Vis- and fingers a c h e d f or h er . Mi ss J u li a Roseli s and count do Armenia, 243, and M. Jose Portilla, 143. i Miss Emily Swand own were nex t en t rea t e d t o play a District of Valdemoro : M. Juan Ruiz, 240, and set. The girls were schoolfellows, and had studied the M. Gonzalet Bravo, 127. In the rural districts of piano -forte under a German master for an unknown pe- Chinchon, Navalcarnero, and Coimenar Viejo, nod. They had not brought any music with them they Messrs. Vicente Collantes, Juan Ortega, and. Count said, but they thought they remembered " The Irish' de Cumbras Altas, the Ministerial candidates, 'car- and " The English," and would try either. They lied the election by a large majority against Messrs. started at a brisk pace, and the result was dis- Jose Zapra, Matias Angulo, and Juan Manuel cordantly incomprehensible. A coffin-maker's, anchor- Mon talvan, the Opposition candidates. smith's, and a watchman's rattle mixed up together The ileraldo stat es th a t th e S yn di ca t e o f t h e could not have compounded such vile noise, and this Stockbrokers had addressed a petition to the Go- went on until "La Poule," when Emily exclaimed, in a vernment, praying for the re-e s t a bli s h men t o f time sort of spasmodic terror, " Good gracious, Julia ! you're bargains, on certain condition s . playing the bass of the ' Irish, and I'm playing the treble of the ' English ! ' " and sure enough this was the According to the same journal, various projects fact. Poor Mrs. Merryweather had to labour the rest of foreign colonisation, in the provinces of the of the evening in sheer mercy to the dancers. We have peninsula containing the greatest extent of uncul- here detailed only a few of the positive contingencies re tivated lands, had been submitted to the Govern- lated to dancing-music when it is conducted on the ment. The terms were neither onerous nor in- " volantary-contribution " principle. Many a party is furious to the national interests. The Companies utterly ruined by it, and we think that at least a " pro undertook to vest in the en t er p r i se cons id era bl e fessional " player should be engaged fo r th e pi ano , or we sums of money, and to people those establishments would suggest the still better engagement of a v i o li n an d with a Roman Catholic p o p u l a ti on. harp. We can assure our friends th a t it i s no j o k e t o listen to the "all-sorts" character of "harmony" afforded The Three per Cents. were done at 42 1 ; the New by the promiscuous depend eon petent or incom- Three per Cents.' at 2% ; the Debt of the First petent performers ; and if en we are com to " work " for our Class at 10 ; and that of the Second at . 5 supper, we beg them to h ones tly t e ll th e t ru th , an d not 2 cajole one into the same servitude by politely asking us to " play" for it. We can only hope that these remarks will be accepted as they are offered, in the perceptive spirit of " social reform ;" and as " progression " is the great watchword of the day, why should not " evening parties " come within its operation ? GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Vienna 6th, says :—" The Austrian Government demands from the Ottoman Porte-1 st, a permission for Austrian subjects to purchase landed property in Turkey ; 2nd, that Durazzo shall be declared a free port for Austrian commerce. Durazzo is a port very con venient for establishing in it the centre of the Albanian trade." A letter from Vienna, in the Journal de Frank fort, says :—" As might have been expected, the events in Montenegro have rendered necessary the assemblage of different bodies of troops for the protection of our frontiers. A single glance at the map is sufficient to prove that a body of troops stationed in the distant district of Cattaro, and separated from the other parts of the monarchy by the narrow country of Dahnatia, requires for stra tegic reasons, the assemblage of other forces on the frontier of Bosnia. Such is the cause, as has been announced by the Gazette, of the present movement of troops." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. It will be seen by the statement of Lord John Russell in the House of Commons, last night, that the navy esti mates for the forthcoming financial year of 1853-54 will be presented on Friday next. It is not the intention of the new Admiralty to propose any increase in the num ber of men, but there will be an increase in the amount of money required. That is, we presume, the new Board of Admiralty have adopted the estimates of their pre decessors, and intend to keep up the navy for the next year to the extent provided for by the supplemental estimate voted last autumn, giving, in fact, an increase over the estimate - of Sir F. Baring's board for 1852-53 of 5,000 seamen, and 1,500 marines for 1853-54. The increase in the total amount of money to be voted, we presume, will be in the votes for the pay, provisions, stores, &c., of these 6,500 officers, men, and boys for twelve months, instead of six months, and in the vote for steam machinery for the screw line of-battle ships now in course of construction in our Royal dockyards, and to be launched in the next year. We trust that part of the increased sum of money to be voted will be for fitting the contract mail steam-packets for the reception of suitable armaments and for prepariing their ordnance equipments, so that they may be available for service at the shortest notice, either to fight their way with their mails or for acting as an auxiliary force to the Royal fleet on any expedition of attack or defence. We trust also that the increase to the ordnance estimate will include a provision for erecting martello towers on the different accessible points of our undefended coasts, and that, if the coast guard force is not to be increased, or consolidated, and appointed to man those towers, that it is not the inten tion of the Government to withdraw the several cavalry and infantry regiments, at present stationed in our inland manufacturing districts (as a sort of police for the benefit of the Cobdenites, the Brights, the Wilsons, and the truck-masters of the peace confede racy), and so to distribute them over our natural frontier, that becoming familiar with the whole line of our sea coast, they may not in the hour of need prove less acquainted with our vulnerable portions of it than the enemy who may dare to invade them. The manufacturers must afford to pay remunera tive wages to their workmen, and thus make them con tented ;, and the preservation of order in our inland dis tricts must be confined to policemen. Our frontier towns and ports, common sense must point out to the least in telligent as the localities at which the military forces of the country should be quartered.—Morning Herald. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 10. Agamemnon, 91, screw line-of-battle ship, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, arrived at Spithead this day, at 11.30 am. She saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Superintend ent Fanshawe, which was promptly acknowledged by the Neptune, 120. It is reported that there are upwards of 70 cases of scarlet fever on board ; at all events, there has been no communication with shore. This magnificent ship is the second largest war steamer in the world, her tonnage being 3,074. Sir Baldwin Walker, the surveyor of the navy, under whose directions the Agamemnon has been designed and fitted, came round in the ship. Leopard, 16, steam-frigate, Captain George Giffard, got up steam this morning to leave the harbour for Spit - head. Just as she was about to start an accident hap pened to her main discharge pipe, which will delay her for a fortnight. An unfortunate waterman's boat got under the starboard wheel as' the engines were being moved preparatory to starting, and got injured. Echo, steam-tug, went early to Spithead this morning, and placed the convicts, and their guard of the 13th Regiment, on board the Sibelli, convict-ship, bound for Gibraltar. Cruiser, screw steam-sloop, Lieut. Wm. Lambard in charge, had her powder and shells taken out this morn ing, and will come into harbour to-morrow. Fire Queen, steam-tender to the Victory, Master Commander W. F. Paul, went out of harbour this morning, having the flag of Rear-Admiral Superin tendent Fanshawe at the mizen. The gallant admiral, attended by the pay clerk, proceeded on board the Arro gant and Leander to pay wages to the crews of the above ships. Medea, 6, steam-sloop, Commander J. C. Bailey, was telegraphed from the Admiralty this morning, to wait further orders. Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, has completed her caulking and coppering on the starboard side, and will do the same on the port side to-morrow, three or four streaks down from the water line. She is also painting her upper works, and will be reedy to come out of dock about Tuesday next. The Leander, 50, Captain King, and Arrogant, 46, Captain Fremantle, have been paid wages at Spithead to-day, by Rear-Admiral Fanshawe and the Treasury department of the dockyard. The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw three decker, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., is now makihg some show in her external equipment ; her fore and mizen topmasts are pointed and crosstrees on, and her main topmast is ready for pointing. Asia, 84.—This noble and handsome old teak-built ship comes out of dock to-morrow into the fitting basin. Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain William Crispin, will go into the dock vacated by the Asia, to have her copper cleaned and examined. Fairy, steam-yacht, tender to the Victoria and Albert, Master Commander David N. Welch, will go out of harbour to-morrow, and proceed to the measured mile at Stokes Bay, on her third, and probably last, trial of Grjffith's patent propeller. The successful results will work a complete revolution in our steam service, and the fact of not the slightest vibration being at all per ceptible will add much to the comforts of our much beloved Queen. Spithead looks quite formidable, there being no less than 12 pendants flying :—Agamemnon, 91 (screw), Rodney, 92, Leander, 50, Arrogant, 46 (screw), Magra, screw troop-ship ; Sidon, 24, Odin, 16, and Furious, 14, paddle-wheel steam-frigates ; and Fury, Medea, and Basilisk, paddle-wheel steam-sloops ; and Cruiser, screw sloop. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 10. The American merchant ship Caspian, Captain Delano, from Charleston, South Carolina, with cotton and rice, for Havre, which left Plymouth on Monday, the 7th inst., went ashore yesterday on Paignton Sands, in Tor bay. She was leaky when she left Plymouth, and took extra hands to assist at the pumps. The Lady WlsTaghten, Captain Hibbert, for Mel bourne, is now entering the harbour. PEMBROKE. The large steamer James Watt, of 91 guns is nearly finished. She is a sister ship to the Agamemnon, of 91 guns. It is expected that the James Watt will be ready for launching towards the close of March, when she will be jury-rigged and sent round to Plymouth for equip ment. In order that she may be ready as soon as pos sible an extra number of the dockyard hands have been placed to work upon her. The shed under which the Duke of Wellington was built is at present vacant, no other vessel as yet having been laid down. SHEERNESS, FEB. 9, 8 P.M. The Castor, 36, frigate, Commodore C. Wyvill, at Chatham (now stripping), will be off on Saturday next. Up to this time, not more than half-a-dozen "blue jackets" have volunteered for the Impdrieuse, 60, Cap tain 11. B. Watson, Captain Charles G. E. Patey, of the Amphion screw steam-frigate, has obtained some volunteers from the Castor. WOOLWICH, FEB. 10. APPOINTMENTS. Master H enry A. Moriarty (1844), to the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth. Chaplain Rev. John Gurney, to the Leopard, 42, paddle wheel steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Second Master Edward J. Maitland (1849), recently serving in the Phaeton, 50, to the Tyne store ship, at Woolwich. Rear-Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., took up his official residence at Whitehall yesterday. Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P., First Secretary at the Admiralty, arrived to-day at "Whitehall from leave, and resumed his duties. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 'IL 1853 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL 'S-TIIIIRSDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 6to 1 agst Miss Mowbray. 9to 1 agst Oscar. 9to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie. 14 to I,agst Half -and-Half. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6to 4 agst Sittingbounae. 6to 4 agst West Australian. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Contentment. 25 to 1 agst 1000 to 15 agst Red Lion. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 14 to 1 agst Maria. DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Cineas. 16 to 1 agst Orestes (taken). 35 to 1 agst Contentment. 40 to 1 agst Honeywood (taken). 40 to 1 Ninnyhammer (taken). St. 50 50 20 BATH STEEPLECHASES. THURSDAY. THE GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of 15 sous. each, 5 ft, with 100 added. About 4 miles. 14 subs., 3 of whom paid 2 sous. each. Mr. C. Higgins's Forest Lad, lOst 101 b (Darling) 1 Mr. Balfe's Rin g l ea d er, 10st 101 b 2 Mr. Barry's Leporella, lOst 61b 0 Mr. Smith's Kate Kearney, 9st 61b 0 Betting before the first start -6 to 4 agst Ringleader, and 7 to 4 agst Forest Lad. There were two starts for this race, in the first of which, Ringleader came in about a neck before Foreit Lad ; but no judge having been appointed, the heat of course went for nothing, and the stewards decided it should be run again, which was accordingly done (under protest), and the result was that Forest Lad won by four lengths. Talisman started the first time but did not run again. THE FREE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. About 4 miles. 5 subs, Mr. Parson's lodine, aged, 9st 71b (301.)....(Stevens) 1 Mr. B. Land's Vestris, 6 yrs, 9st 121 b (500 2 Mr. Hoare's Gulnare, aged, 9st 111 b (301.) 0 Mr. William's Unknown, 9st 111 b (301.) Mr. Stephens's Peggy, aged, 9st 71b (30/.) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Vestris, and 3to 1 agst lodine. 20 14 50 20 Won by two lengths. THE BATH STAG HUNT STEEPLECHASE STAKES of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, were won by Mr. Smith's Gipsy Lass (Mr. Grymes), beating Venus, Gulnare, Cheap Jack, and three others. THE SHANE MAILiVETS. LIVERPOOL SP: ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GRA/ BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Ambg.' Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Junct L Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct. Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 3 Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do., do 100 100 all all all Do., B. and C East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June 100 'Edinburgh & Glasgow, 8i all .00 all Edin. and Peebles 100 - Edin. Prth. & Dundee -too iGlaEgow &S. Western 100 ,Great Northern Stk jpp IDo., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash.& Yorkshire po., Fifths !Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Stherd. Lond. Brigt. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do., Fifths Do. ,£lO Sh. M. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londeny. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. /4 Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extension. Newp. Aberg. &Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New., Northn. Counties Un j North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2. Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central st lb Sir Peter Laurie ll 8 Vainhope ll 4 Knight of Gwynne ll 2 r Bourton Miss Mowbray 10 12 Lucy Neale lO 10 Peter Simple lO 10 Tipperary Boy lO 10 Abd-el-Kader lO 10 Duc-an-Durras Montague Victress lO 6 Augustine. lO 6 Carrig lO 5 Half-and-half lO 5 Leporello The General ZING MEETING. ID NATIONAL STREPLIICHASH, st lb Field-Marshal . 10 4 Oscar ... .. . lO 2 Maurice Daley lO 2 Remark Betsey Prig Benedict Poll ... . View Halloo Maley. Kilquade Ringleader Chatter-box Friendless ............ 9 8 Ringdove .............. 9 6 Crabbs . ............ 9 2 The Dwarf ............ 9 0 St. 50 25 100 all 1 111 100 1 114 all all all 100. 42 34 all all 100 100 100 47i 1. 1 7, all 100 ,ING MEETING. to NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. st lb et lb Sir Peter Laurie 11 7 Leporella ...............10 0 Bourton lO 12 Dandy Jem .............10 0 Miss Mowbray 10 10 Great Western ......... 10 0 Lucy Neale 10 9 Maurice Daley lO 0 Abd-el-Kader ..........10 9 Field-Marshal 9 12 Peter Simple lO 7 Talisman ................ 9 7 Carrig lO 6 Psyche 9 7 Victress lO 6 Benedict Melford 10 5 Maley 9 5 The General 10 5 Honest Tom 9 5 Half-and-Half lO 4 Yorkshireman ....,.... 9 3 The Drag 10 2 Ringdove 9 0 (Near 10 1 Friendless 9 0 ACCEPTANCES FOR THE DONCASTER HANDICAP —The highest weight accepting being Bst 31b, it has been raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion. DONCASTER SP ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GRAN 50 St. 16 18 20 20 10 St. Closing Prices this day. 28h - 29 6 - 10 - 10:ji 61— 6id 22 22, 3 —2i d 107 109 64! 654 22 22 17 18 d- fi 8 -- 9 5i - 5,4 - 4 -- 44 131 -- 138 10 -- 12 8 - 81 76 - 78 1 55 - 60 I 76 - 78 A d - AP 26 - z 8 60 - 62 -79 i 43 - 45 118 - 120 107 i -- 164 90 --91 ' 89 -- 91 12 -- 13 p 79 -79 A 3 -- 2i cl 16 —l6i 9 -- 9i 106 -107 p 120 -- 1204 21 -- P 1 34 91r -- 6; -- 51 -- 44c1 11 -- 12 19 -- 21 30 -- 31 3 -- 3d 79 -- 794 45 i -- 47 j f 49 -- 51 2 -- 34 3 -31 d 2 3 i g 55 -- 5 781 -- 81 2i -- 2i d 36 -- 37 61 -- 64 d -- 2R —4 dd 8 8 8 4p, Age st lb Prime Minister 5 8 7 Leopold Hungerford 5 7 13 Trousseau Lough Bawn 5 7 4 Isabella Pelopidas Bardolph 4 6 11 Prestige Mayday Worcester Harp Ammonia Burndale 4 6 0 Chilton Break-o'-day Boy 3 5 11, The rest pay Age st lb Batty Darling 3 5 10 Etlielbert Annie 3 5 8 Tavistock Bold Davie 3 5 7 Knavery 3 5 7 Charity lc by Don John, out St. St. St. St. 13i 20 20 50 100 100 100 100 all all 6i all 100 all 15 all all 13 als 100 20 1U 100- Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves do Do Do. Oswesiii..: Shropshire Union .. South Devon South Eastern South Wales IS.Yorksh.River Dun, Do.' (Stockton k Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath of Potentia 3 5 4 Moselle The Gip Llanforda Guicowar St Andrew 3 5 0 Jacqueline Angelo ... 5 sous. each. 49i -50 A 97 - 99 - 63 - 65 67 - 69 70 so 18 .20 9 10 14 15 3i 3 d 20 22 80 80 86 38 19 13 4 Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn, Woodford York Newetl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland 14 i 1 5 9 91 27 28 9 9h d ip St. 111 71 72) 7 d 2 21c1' GO -- 614 St. 11 20 1, PREFERENCE SHARE lAberdeen LINCOLN spit ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GRA: st lb The General lO 8 Little Queen lO 7 Wild Hero lO 5 Forest Lad lO 0 Quickstep 9 12 Talisman 9 12 ING MEETING. ND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE st lb Hope 9 12 The Brewer 0 10 Poll 9 9 Ringdove Bruce 9 0 INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. At the last meeting of the society held on Tuesday— Mr. James Simpson, vice-president, in the chair. The evening was entirely devoted to the discussion of Mr. Joshua Richardson's paper, "On the Pneumatics of Mines." The discussion was commenced by allud ing to the very different condition of the ventilation in the mines and collieries of the various districts of Great Britain ; some having humane proprietors, educated engineers, and intelligent overlookers, by whom all scientific and practical knowledge was brought to bear on the question ; whilst others were worked by men, who cared little for anything beyond mere gain, and went on without other supervision than that of the most ignorant overmen, by whom matters were allowed to fall into a bad state, the whole being entirely dependent on " natural ventilation," by whi c h was meant merely sink ing two pits, one of which was intended for the down-cast, and the other for the up,cast, the motion of the air being determined only by the difference of temperature of the two shafts. If these two states were compared, it would be admitted that some degree either of Government or other inspection was necessary. The quantities of atmospheric air necessary for the healthful condition of mines, under various circumstances, were then given, as being, in round numbers 100 cubic feet per man per minute, for mines free from deleterious gases, up to as much as 500, or even 600 cubic feet in very fiery and bad mines. The various means of forcing air into an exhausting air from mines were then explained— more particularly touching on the "water-blast," used in the Hartz mountains and in Belgium, by which it c sm om ok be e : 8 curvedGurney's arm steafamn -j , appeared long galleries wer e very rapidly cleared, even f et and Sturve's aerometer, the pneumatic screw, and the ordinary exhausti ng or rarifying furnace, were compared ; and it was contended, th a t th oug h t h e ° furnace was the simplest system, there were occasions when from its action not being susceptible of acceleration, it would be ineffective in rapidly clearing a mine after an explosion ; whereas by increasing the velocity of Struve's aerometer, its active power would be rendered so much more effective, that the mine would be immediately cleared, even in spite of the destruction of the brattice, or of the gallery doors. The accident at the Middle Dyffryn Colliery, caused by the explosion of the gas at the exhausting furnace, was explained to have arisen, most probably, from the introduction of such a large quantity of atmospheric air as brought the air in the mine to its most explosive condition, This most fre quently occurred in new mines, and where, generally, every attention was paid to copious ventilation. Constant attention to the indications of the barometer was enforced, as the best mode of avoiding acc id ent ; and it was shown, that however well anemometers might be constructed, it was necessary to make an allowance for friction, and to have them well compared and regulated before trusting to them. The existence of a condition of " natural. ventilation " was strongly contested. It was urged that such a state was not compatible with any security, as the difference between the columns must depend on the deterioration of the air in the mine by the breath, and the animal exudations of the men, and other causes : the current must become sluggish at night, when the mine was not working, the course of the ventilation might suddenly change with the direction of the wind, and all the ventilating arrangements would be rendered of no effect. It was contended that Government inspection, to be really useful, shouldbe applied to giving information to the proprietors and overlookers, and observing whether the best means were adopted for the prevention of accidents and for saving life, when they did occur. All the rest might be safely left to those men who, having embarked large capitals in the undertakings, would embrace VI e best methods of making their speculations profitable, even supposing them not to be animated by any higher object. The following paper was announced to be read at th e meeting of Tuesday, Feb. 15, On the Use of Heated Air as a Motive Power," by Mr. C. B. Cheverton. 331 a: 5 I a] 6-1 I a] 11 Do., No. 2,7 p. c:. )0 Brie. Sr Ex .4 p. c. Si 5 Do. 4 p. c: Shares . I _ Caledonian £lO '1 Chester & Holyhead Guar. st, per cent. 31 Cork&Bandon 5 p.c. 11 Dundee, Perth, and I Do., New 6p. c. St. 1 Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent,.. D East Lancash. 6p. cts. 1 Edinb. Prth.&Dund. ) Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cont... 0 Great Northn. sp. o. 0 Do. 5 p. 0., Redeem. at 10 p. a. prem.., all Gt. S outhn. & Westn. 101 a] 20 I al St. im, st. Iloi 16 St. 111 St. 110 50.1 a: 12iI li Aberdeen Junction 11 E. Ang. (705.) 6p. c. 11 Do. (£5), 7 per cent. 2 Do. (£7l7s), 7. pct. 11 Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l 11 Do., No. 2 (Ireland) Eights:: 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) )O Great Western, fixed 4i per cent 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O X) Do:, 6 p. 0., Stock Londonand Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 0 Do. Pref. sp. C., St, 11 Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 0 Do. New Guar. 6p. c 3 Loudon &S. Western. Cou. Thirds , .0 Londonderry&Coler, Shares ..... .... 11 Londndry. & Ennisk Shares . .. 11 Manch., Shei.,& Shares, No. 1 , 11 Do., New, £lO 3 Do., £6 10 a] 6 121 a] 12 a] M St. 10 11 Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. 11 Do. 4A per cent. ... ... sa Do K 1 Mid. Consol. 6p c. St. )0 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4i percent. 11 Norfolk Extension... 11 Do. Guar. 5i per ct. 11 Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent........... )9 North British ........, 11 North Staffordshire.. )0 Oxford, Worcester; & Wolverh. .£15,6 p. c. 9 Do. 11 Shrewsbury & Birm. 16i 20 a] 5 a] St. 10 20 al St. 10 1166 los Ithi =_.- iiia 19 20 .pari 6 - 61 34- 4 g - iP 11 - p - 113 p 14 1 ) - • 141 18 - 19 3 - 3i 1125 —l2s 1112 - 114 8— 9 6 1 -- 7ixd , 06 - 108 :ES 17 1 A P 8i 4 1 . 8 -- 13i -- 13 9 - 10 11 - 11 - t ..• .--• ~. 151 - 153 --- - 221 2 i 3 5 -- 6I) 2 - 21 106 - 108 254 - 263 14 - lipl New Guaranteed.. 11 Shrewsby. & Chester Nor.W. (Min), 3 p. o. LO Do. 5 per cent. 11 -11 i 10 1 25 al 17 -17 i i -- 16 --17 par -- 0 p 10 61 a] st. lb 11 South Devon 11 Do. New 11 S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. 11 S. Yorksh.4p. c.Gua.r. 3 Waterfd. &ICilk. 6p. c. )0 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref 5 Do LO York &N. Midland, H. & S. Purchase 20 al 20 20 20 al 20 5 al 20 ' 20} 1, FORE: Business done this day. S Company's t e Captain Revett, with th e Brazilian mails, - leftyesterday afternoon , taking out a very l arge and a r s e p rarj a o;:, FEB. 9.—The Royal Mail s a I I T valuable cargo, jewellery to the value of 10,0 00/., specie 3,250/., and about 30 passengers. The Severn, with the next homeward Brazilian mails, is due on the 16th instant, but may be locked for about the 14th. The City of Norwich steam-ship, from Oporto, laden with cattle, arrived in the docks t hi s afternoon. The Go vernment Peninsularsteam emigrant ship Harriet arrived here this day. She will leave in a day or two for Australia. The P en i nsular and ship mails, Iberia,ri: Captain Bow en , is exp ec t e d a b out Sunday or Monday next. The Peninsular a n d O r i enta l Company's screw steam-ship Bombay Will l eave th i s for Alexandria on the 20th inst. wOirtihentthael homeward Company ' s 6i i 64 , 1 5 41 228 4 13? B i 3 Antwrp. &Rotterdam 3 Belgi an Eastn. Junct. 11 Charleroi & Erquelin 8 Dij on and Besanon 8 Dutch Rhenish 11 East Indian 1 Do. Extension U Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gd. Junct. of France .54 Gt. Westn. of Canada per cent. pref, .5 Luxembourg.... .0 Do. (Railway).. 2 Do. 5I 3 Shares 1 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 84 78 7 20 ll 10 li 10 20 20 33i 2! 10 li 20 91 Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. prof Lyons d; Mediterran 4iiNfadras 9lMaria Antonia .0 Do. New II Namur & Liege (with interest 11 Do. (ex interest) I Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds 1 20 al 16 al 20 al 10 al 20 11 20 al 20 , 20 20 79 8i 91 431 4 118 107 8 7 19011 90} 19Q, pra 7 10 819 i 8018 i 9 i 16 26 —26 i 19 20 d par ,02 -104 5i - 5i Par i PI ,IGN. 1* d 1 12i 13 pa' — 1 p 21 2 d 5 6 3 / 4 p 1 2 p 1 —2* p 1 dis— par i - tp 61 —7+ xin 4 —fain 1 —lixin 11 —llxin 1 cliff— par 7 9 p 2 p 11071 7 61 71 1 15 191 201 20 am/. B. &Arns.Shs. 11 ' Norwegian Truk. Pref .0 Paris and Lyons 11 Paris and Orleans 11 Paris and Rouen 11 Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen&Cherbrg. 54 Quebec & Richmond 11 Rouen and Havre 11 Sambre and Meuse 4 Do. 5A per cent. prof 4 Southern of France N. Upper India Scrip ' 11 West Flanders 6 Do. 5i per c. Pref 9 Western of France 2 West. of Switzerland 3 New Zealand 91 2 1i 2} Milli 79 81 9 561 6 5 6 364 ... - ... 2 1 - 8 6 - 7 3- 33/ 14 —l4i 8 -- 9 141 14ip 38 -- 40 381 -- 393 30 -30 i 3 —4 p par-- i 17i -- 18 81 -- 9 97 8 20' al 20 al 10 20 20 21 791 80 71 Go i 14 . 1 2 p I P 5 d 5i —6 p --- 106 7 x in x in x in x in 71 1 . 8 338 14k 243 39 3738 GREECE. Athens journals to the 27th ult. have arrived. Baron Forth-Rouen, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of France, had presented his new credentials to the King in private audience. Great financial embarrassment existed in the coun try, owing to the scarcity of specie, arising from the large purchases of corn rendered necessary by the scarcity. With the view of obtaining specie, the Government had listened favourably to propo sitions made to it for establishing mortgage banks, to lend at 8 per cent., and had nominated a com mission to collect information on the subject. MONTENEGRO. A letter from Dalmatia in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, states that in the proclamation which Omer Pasha has addressed to the Montenegrins, he promises them liberty of conscience, and the free election of their magistrates. They are to be under the authority of the Pasha of Scutari, and are to pay no taxes or custom house dues, but the magistrates are to be paid by the aid of special taxes. The in telligence respecting the military operations is very meagre. Omer Pasha has sent 25 Piperanian chiefs to Scutari as hostages. The Montenegrins are said to have-atta,cked the camp of Dervish-Pasha during the night, to deliver the voivode of G-rahovo ; many Turks, it is said, fell on the occasion, but the ob ject in view was not attained. The Turkish fleet is anchored off Butrinto. . The Osservatore Dalmato, in recapitulating the ast intelligence from Montenegro, observes that luring the 20 days the campaign has lasted, the Lurks have not gained one foot of ground except ng taking Grahovo, which -is not included in the )rincipality. OUR MUSICAL CORNER. (From Eliza Cook's fourn,al. ) We have great respect for social gatherings and sea sonable festivities. We approve the animated dance and desultory gossipping of an occasional " evening party," provided the pretensions of the affair are kept within becoming limits as regards position and means, and the Brownes of Bedford-place do not ape the enter tainments given by the Cecils in Belgrave-place. We have due appreciation of the cordial and humanis ing sympathies which now and then induce a little tomfoolery, and perhaps a considerable de gree of domestic disarrangement. We believe the stirring up of household systems to be very whole some, when the heavy brigade of chairs in. general service are stowed away in some remote region, and the light infantry of rout-seats take their place. We think it good, on a sanitary principle, that massive sideboards, solid tables, and Turkey carpets, are transported nobody knows where, in order that the dining-room may be astonished by the polka and schottische ; and even if "papa's office" should be sacrilegiously appropriated to " wallflowers" and whist, he must endure it like a Christian, and think it quite right. We repeat that we have great faith in the propriety of "upsetting every thing in the house" now and then ; but in the middle classes there are two grand mistakes often made in the matter, and we shall venture to allude to them, on the score of personal outraged feelings during the last month. The sources of the mistakes we complain of lie in the " refreshments" and " music," both being rather impor tant items if a party is intended to "go off " well. We decidedly object to those showy, meretricious suppers, where the viands are generally either inferior or scanty. Sugar-temples, bonbons, bedizened cakes, half-withered flowers, and such trumpery, are worse than ridiculous, if the tongues be hard, the fowls tough, the ham dry, the oyster-paties in beggarly quantity, the jelly rather poorly, and the Blanc-mange very bad indeed. Shining decanters and troops of glasses become contemptible if the sherry be hot and acid, the port,black and thick, and the champagne nobody knows what, excepting that it reminds one of an effervescing fever draught with a bit of sugar in it. We are no epicures, and can enjoy bread and butter or a plain cut from a plain joint with ready gusto. We are easily satisfied if no attempt is made to cheat us, but we cannot tolerate the trickery of covering a table with bottled cholera and dished emetics for the sake of a grand display. We remember being at a large party given by some young married friends, who were hospitable to a fault, but not very rich, and they informed us afterwards in confidence, that they had had serious discussions as to whether the supper should be plain or ornamental. Luckily the first was decided on, and the fare consisted of the following edibles : A noble round of boiled beef, a leviathan turkey, a York ham, a pheasant pie, sausage rolls, scalloped o y s t ers , an d Stilton cheese, flanked by pale ale, "Barclay's best," sherry and negus ; with fruit, cheesecakes, and greengage-tarts ad libitum. Each and all were of the finest quality that could be procured • and the quantity consumed an d th e h ear ty sa ti s faction of the guests, proved that a substantial supper was no "mis take." Now the cost of this entertainment was insigni ficant to what it would have been if our friends had in dulged in the injudicious extravagance of ornamental ele gance, unwholesome confectionery, rech,erch,6 composi tions, ices, and champagne. " But what has all this to do with the Musical Corner ?" some gentle or ungentlo reader will exc l a i m . W e ll, not hi ng, we admit ; it only happen e d to be in immediate conjunction with what has to do with it, viz., the music prepared for the dancers : and we j us t ment i one d the matter for the benefit of those wh o part of the eantake question‘€broad h: :how ' hints." Now,ase i to the "music" often are we to form one •of thirty or forty people with no other har mony for the company to step to than the volun tary performance of some benevolent individual on a solitary piano. This always strikes us as being in congruous and in bad t as t e. I n the fi rst place, it is a laborious tax on the vi s it ors, w hi ch i s • perfectly unjus tifiable ; and, in the second, it excludes all certainty of " time and tune." Many who may be excellent theoretical musicians have no more notion of playing dance music with proper acce n t th an a sailor of riding on horseback ; and many who are no musi cians at all are invariably found to be amon g v thosewho a re most ready to "play again." We Nere among se venty fellow-creatures the other night where this plan was adopted, and we amused ourselves with watch ing the progress of the " band." As we entered, Mrs. Peacock commenced a polka with as much precision as she would the " Dead March in Saul." She had evi dently never lost the early impressions left by n os _ seaa's Dream" and " God Save the Emperor ;" then Miss Strike-a light, after unimaginable difficulty in getting off her gloves (she will wear " sevens," though her size is " seven and a half"), essayed a Cellarius on anything but a " sliding scale," and the consequence was that the un happy dancers had to turn the graceful figure into some thing which induced is lookers-on to fancy that they were playing at a strange sort of " Hop Scotch." After some cold punch had wandered about the book muslin maze, Master Slowman was introduced to the piano by his admiring mamma, who informed the company that Adolphus would be delighted to do his best. Adolphus muttered some unintelligible words over the keys, struck the chord of C natural very ner vously, and, after five minutes' debate between himself, his mamma, and a bad memory, declared he could re member nothing , but one of Czerny's exercises, which not being quite the thing for the "Deux temps," he was St. 1101 16 I a] LINES LEASED AT FTRED RENTALS hr. Paid. Ramwsys. Leasing Closing Prices Business Compans. this day. this day. -- 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley.... N. West „. • 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Gt.Westn 30 31 304 all Do. withoutgr Do 29 b —3O 304 all Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do 3O 31 304 all Do.wtht guar. Do 29 30 St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 108 110 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 53 54 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 149 151 25 all Glstr.& Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 32 3 / 4 —33 A 100, all Hrtlpl. Dk. & .k. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 113 115 25 all Do. 3 / 4 Shares. Do 564 57 3 / 4 12 3 / 4 all Do. Shares. D 0... 27 28 131 all Lon.&Greenw,S. Eastern 13i 14. 20 all Do.PreferencelDo 254 264 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk l9 20 20 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 23 25 24 54 all Mauch. Batt'. L.& N. W and Matlock & Midi& 3 34 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. -- 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 108 100 10. 8 50 all Northern and Faaternsp.c. E. Count. 64 66 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do — 25 all Prest. & Wyro L. &N. W &Ln&Yk 12 3 / 4 11 3 / 4 Do. 3 / 4 Shares. Do — pm St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthn 151 153 St. 'lOO Do. Shepth.S tDo 150 152 25 18a Shetßoth.and Lancash& Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. 12 9 3 / 4 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean d 50 all Wear Valleygr Stonit. & 6 per cent... Dulingt. 25 all Do Do 3 1 3 /4 —32 A St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn IO2A 103:i:1 103 MINES. Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera astralian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo CopperMinersof Eng Do. Preference English ald Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty bond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexican &S. Americ New Granada Nouveau Mondo Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian • Fin Croft United Mexicali Waller ..... West Granada West Mariposa Yuba • . 3 4 _- li 1 d- - C P d d— p 1 5 x p d P 14 p par— p 22 24 6 7 par p 11 12 6 2 11-hp JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B2 - - 83 82A 2 50 all British N. American 59i 20 2 Chrtd. B'ik. of India, Au'dralia, & China 111 100 25 Colonial. — •• • 100 20 Commercial of Lon eon 4 English Scottish and Australian ' 20 Ti Loud. Mart. Bk. o Australia 50 20 London and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Tfond. &Westminster 100 35 NationalProv.ofEng. -_ 20 10 Do. New — 50 22 National of Ireland 25 all Orien:;al Bank of Corporation — 25 5 Do. Nes — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Dd. New — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp. Co — . . 25 25 South Australia 44 4 . 6 25 all Union of Australia 7l 72 71 A . . 2h Do. New 74 8 5 . 0 10 Union of London__ 40 all Union of3fadrid — MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricult Austrlasu.Pcific.Mail Australn. royal Mail Amerien. Land Canada 235 - 240 235 40 37 . . (Crystal Palace . , • "--- . Crystal Pal. of Franco! Eastern Steam Electric. Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navigat.. General F. grew Steam. Irish Beetroot Sugar Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land,...l Nrth. of Europe Stearn Peninsular &Oriental Do. Do. Royal Mail Steam...., South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph...l Universal Emigration and Colonisation... Tan Diemen's Land.. 47 - ~0 ••• ...." iii -- i RAIL WA Y . SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been firm and steady all day, and closed so. The day's quotations are as follows :—Aberdeen, 141 ; Eastern Counties, 134 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 78i ; Lancaster and Carlisle (third shares), 13 p. ; London and North Western, 120.; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29i ; Midland, 77i ; South Eastern and Dover, 23$ ; York and North Mid land, 2n ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Oa shares), 11i ; Dutch-Rhenish, 2 1-16 d. LEEDS, FHB. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Shares have further advanced this moraing on 'Change. The following are the closing trans actions :—York and North Midlands, 294 ; Midland stock, 78 ; Caledonians, 324 ; Leeds Northerns, 16i ; Leeds Northern Extensions, No. 2, dis. ; Northern Counties Union, 2i dis. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 10. STOOK EXCHANGE.—Thero were very few transactions in this market to-day, but prices were steady. Shrews bury and Birmingham stock was done at 68. MANCHESTER, FZB. 10. STOCK EXCITANGE.—Prices have been a little firmer, with a moderato business. Blackburns, 7i • ditto (pref.), P 25i; East Lancashire, 19a • Leeds, 78g ; West Ridings, 2i d. ; London stock, 1204; Midlands, 78i ; Sheffields, 30 ; Dovers, ; Eastern Counties, 13 5-16 ; Caledonians, 324 ; Sheffield New Preference, p. ; Manchester and Bir mingham C. Quarters, 1 9-16 p. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Feb. 11.—Wind at Noon, N., light breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, Fob. 10.—Wind, N.E., blowing hard, with snow squalls. Arrived—Madagascar, Havannah. Sailed—Pre sident Vickersteven, Port Philip ; Viceroy, Melbourne ; Labuan, Bombay ; Favourite, Algoa Bay ; Sarah Fleming, Ascension ; Teazer, Africa ; Looslitank, Coquim bo ; Firth, Galatz. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 10.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Gra titude, Dugdale, Teneriffe. FALMOUTH, Feb. 10.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Gazelle, St. Michael's. BRISTOL, Feb, 10,—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Grand Turk, New York. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 10.—Wind, N.N.E. Sailed—Night inVale, Shanghai ; Eclipse, New York. ORT TALBOT, Feb. 10.- I —Salled—Haofruen, New Yo r k. MILFORD, Feb. 9.—Wind, N.Epa.rtArriof cargo damaged, Stanbury, Cuba. Arri o v n ed the DOUGLAS (Isle of Man), Feb. 9.—Wind, E. Maria and Fanny, Hollwood, with of FEif.Ne;Eieinmoii, St. having been on her beam ends off the Calf of Ma n , 3d inst. W Ea lu rl d, Arrived— Europa.Valery. Leslie, e lie irances (slaop) is on shore near the Sou th SUNDERLAND, DFemebe.rar9a.—; Pier.—Feb. 10. The Svsannah of London got on sh ore behind the North Pier of Soaham Harbour this morning, and became a total wreck ; crew and part of materials saved. w OFF THE START, Fob. 9.—Arrivecl—Quiver, Graham, St. Michael's. I 3 LYMOUTH, Feb. 10.— NV ind, N.E. Arrived—Constant, Colombo ; Iberia, Smith, Demerara. ILFRACOMBE, Feb. 9.—Wind, E.N.E , strong. Arrived. Fantie, Dyer, Af r i ca. A smack was seen to go ashore be tween Minehead and Hurlstone Point, during a snow storm, this morning. HULL, Feb. 10 . —Wind, N.E. Arrived—James White, Turner, Bombay ; Roger Stewart, Scholefield, Mobile. BRIDLINGTON, Feb. 10.—The Charlotte of and from Shieids for London, has foundered off Flamborongh Head, having been in contact with a light brigantine, of about 7 keels, with painted parts, and figure head ; crew landed here this morning. CAERNARVON, Feb. 9.—The Onward, from Liverpool to New Orl eans , which was driven on shore at Landw, 27th Dec., was floated off, and taken in tow to-day, to re turn to Liverpool. to C ia n ra ßi n s g T e r ou s t A h ND , uJtani.n3ho.e—roThtoe.daSuyb.......l;*;lteh, fdroammaWgeo:ganasat. must discharge. /~ cases : RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Eastern Counties Railway—For power to make rail ways from the North Woolwich to Ham Creek and river Thames in Galleons Reach ; estimated cost 30,0001. • , South-Eastern Railway—For construction of line from North Kent to river Thames, the line to run from Charlton to Blackwall Point, in the parish of Green wich, with a pier in connection therewith, and to establish a steam or. other communication between such pier and Blackwall, at an estimated cost of 50,000/. Manchest er , Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway.— For proposed extension and deviation of Barnsley branch —estimated cost 45,0001. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.—For connecting it by a branch with the Edinburgh and Glasgow, at a cost of 36,000/. Tralee and Killarney Railway—To make a railway at a cost of 110,000/. Warrington and Altrinclain Railway (Extension to Stockport), and St. Helen's Railway. The other bills passed were—Price's Patent Candle Company (for additional capital), Leeds Gaslight Com pany, and Plymouth Improvement. East Kent Railway. —The standing orders were de clared not complied with in this case, on the opposition of the South-Eastern Railway. The estimated cost of its construction, put in evidence, amounted to 674,000/. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. —The half-yearly ac counts of the London and North-Western iCompany have been fully made out. The balance in favour of re venue is 596,754/. ; but this is reduced by 27,415/. for renewal of rails, and 11,700/. for works, stock, ece. So that the net balance of revenue is 557,6381., which, with the balance of 68,303/. from the June half-year, leaves for dividend a disposable balance of 625,9421. The pro posed dividend for the half-year, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, amounts to 533,1551., and will leave a Wance of 92,7861. to be carried forward to next June dividend. GREAT WESTERN.—The Great Western accounts have been made up, and the disposable balance upon the working for the past half-year is 228,000/. This will allow of a dilridend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, and leave a balance of from 63,000/. to 64,000/. to be carried forward to the June account. SOUTH- WESTERN.—The half-yearly accounts of the South-Western Company show a receipt under the head of capital of 8,728,790/. 19s. ld., and an expenditure of 8,670,0331. 7s. 6d. The total revenue for the. half-year has been 333,9951., and the gross working expenses, in cluding duty, rates, and taxes, 134,9891. The net re venue from the line has, therefore, been 199,0061. The debenture and other preferential interest, with various charges against revenue, amount to 64,7391., so that the net sum (including the 1,4071. balance from the previous half-year's account) applicable to dividend is 135,673/. The directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum upon the share capital. This, upon 6,746,3341., will be 134,9261., and leave a balance of 7471. to be carried forward to the aid of the June divi dend. MMLAND GREAT WESTERN.—The directors of this company intend to declare a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, leaving a con siderable balance. MARYPORT AND CARLISLE.—A half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at Maryport. It was agreed that a dividend of 20s. should be declared upon each 501. share, and of ss. upon each 121. 10s. share. THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN AND GREAT WESTERN DIFFERENCES.—MEET ING AT LIVERPOOL. Yesterday at one o'clock, a meeting of shareholders in the above companies took place in the Cotton Sales room, Liverpool, to receive the report of the committee of shareholders in the London and North-Western and Great Western Railway Companies, appointed at a public meeting held in Liverpool, on the Bth of October last, with a view to bring about an adjustment of the differences which have so long existed between the:two, companies. Mr. Rathbone was called to the chair. Mr, Beloe, the secretary, read the following report and a statement of the proceedings and correspondence of the committee of negotiation : " Your committee refer to the annexed statement of their proceedings and copies of their correspondence with the boards of two companies. " From a careful perusal of these documents it will be seen that some progress had been made in the attainment of your object, when the appointment of a select committee of the House of Commons to consider the whole question of railway legislation induced the Great Western Company to break off the negotiation, and await the result of that im portant measure. " Your committee, then, as their last resource, deemed it their duty to apply to the Board of Trade, and urge upon the Government the importance of the object for which your committee was formed, pointing out, at the same time, the advantages to be derived from any early report of the select committee abovereferred to, which might miti gate or suspend a ruinous and perhaps indecisive parlia mentary struggle. "It is with much satisfaction that your committee are enabled to report that the Government not only sympathise with the shareholders, but are fully impressed with the magnitude of the subject, and prepared, through the medium of the select committee, to institute proper in quiry, and receive every suggestion which is likely to lead them to a correct conclusion, while they freely stated that they considered the true interests of the public and the shareholders were identical and could not be separated. "On the select committee alone you have therefore at present to rely, and you cannot overrate the importance of furnishing that body with such evidence as will lead to a just and decisive settlement of all your difficulties. The mode of accomplishing this requires your immediate at tention, and shoild be the work of a new and strong com mittee. " Your committee cannot help remarking upon the hard ship of being driven to Parliament to seek, on expensive terms; for the decision of a question which ought to have been settled by your directors, and they regret to state how painfully evident it has become that without an or ganic change in the system of railway management there is no escape from the labyrinth in which they have involved you. " EYRE EVANS, HENRY CLAY, WILLIAM RATHBONE, GEORGE HOLT, WILLIAM FENTON, ALEX. ISUGREGOR, The correspondence concluded w i t E h t, e t z h , e Sec retar y statement." that-- " Shortly after the receipt of a letter from Mr. Saunders, the secretary of the Great Western Railway Company, the committee determined to seek an interview with the Roark! caoHTnEWeINuir:DdCW.A D of Trade, and accordingly a deputation had the honour of an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley, on Wednesday, the 26th January. The deputation were assured that the government con sidered the subject of railway legislation as of imperial magnitude, the importance of which could not be overrated. They were further given to understand that the labours of the select committee of the House of Commons, appointed by the late and strengthened by the present government, would be devoted to the earnest consideration of this mo mentous question, a satisfactory solution of which would be most gratifying to the government ; and that, profiting by the experience of the past, it was thought a course might be devised which would for the future put an end to the ruinous contests between railway companies, having regard to the interests of the shareholders and the public, which were in fact identical." The CHAIRMAN then said he hoped the shareholders would see that the committee had acted, as instructed, with perfect fairness. He then gave a sketch of the proceedings of the committee, and moved the adoption of the report. Mr. HALL seconded the motion. Committee. that the to an and North- Western directors 3 i f il r. re it 7e o h r lieavnsdcoesNp, auditor i O r t , o e o m r o 0 3 0 / r i k i n o t f he th litigation, e Ld i o rm n Company, stated that he had reason to know that the sum was not less than 100,0001. He urged the shareholders to call on the directors to state what they really were spending and to attend the ensuing meetings, and there insist on the directors inserting such expenses in their half-yearly reports. Mr. HALL asked Mr Rowson if he could tell the meet ing whether the London and North-Western Company added these expenses to capital? Mr. ROWSON said that although that was not per hapsw.weeesitdet h rnn e pt Company pe r ak p n l place c c e md itdao nota reply.n s wpe place Theeaeu c ah halfpennyondc andquestion, yet oisTf cthr t thee ir of en th se e s r t e o thporte was s pi t ta h l acco en unt put, and. carried par T 1 i h a e m e adoptionnt exp unanimously. tehHeAplaltilAgrNapnhextsucalleesdtinthe the House purpose a o n f onn Commons m r af t st s h tw o f int gh a evidence as will lead to a just and decisive settle ment of all the difficulties. He said the question they hadnow to consid er was , w h o th e y were t o p ro p ose -- whether it would be considered more suitable to have parties in the vicinity of London or here. Mr. HALL suggested, and then moved—" That the present committee continue to act, with power to add such persons (here or elsewhere) as they think best mu' culated to effect the objects contemplated." The CHAIRMAN wished Mr. Hall would add the Words' "jointly interested," after persons. It had been at tempted to fix upon this committee as a Liverpool knot favourable to the London and North-Western Company, and he hoped Mr. Hall would add these words to show that such was not the case. Mr. ARNOLD seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know whether the meet ing was prepared to support the committee with their proxies, to turn out the directors ? The CHAIRMAN thought it would be better for the committee not to seek proxies, as they would lose their commence then t h t h in e g y hostilities.t to w wo ul d s appr ove i a d y to be t o p roper r e op m , e power, but to let the p roxies flow in u p o n them. Mr. Rowsox did no t think it well to ran sa tdo y about proxies until t he y h eard at the ensuing meetings couldwhat judge the d t i o r i nfw e directors t thankseo t r sh seemeder had i t to to the these remarks, and. committee and chairman, after b r h e vo t es up. omtee se RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 6, 1853 £2,035 lg Corresponding week last year 1,587 /~ ~~ ( t 47-4 , RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. f tßfift Yesterday the standing orders of the House of Com mons were declared complied with in the following - - - - par i Par - - i 7 —9 4 5 2 -- 2i 29 —3O par P 41i 424 2 - p - - - P - all all all all all 13.5 24i 30 20 1 40 10 20 50 50 100 25 16 i 30 i 42 i 3 i i 1 65 15 a 5i 1 2i 24 1~ G.~ 1 d 154 3 P d 50 49 S u 4.- f ›ri