The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-18 00:00:00

IIfON.EY AND COMMERCIAL, NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were esti mated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market was quiet but steady. The sales comprised 200 Pernam and Maranham at 60, 50 Bahia at 61d to 61d, 300 Egyp tian at 71d to 10d, and 700 Surat at 3id to 44d per lb. The Railway Market opened flatly, but closed steadily at previous rates. In the Colonial markets this week, there have been fair sales as regards the principal staples, and prices have been fully maintained. Sugar has found a ready sale, and coffee has been in request, with rather a limited su pply Holders of tallow have been firmer. Cotton has been quiet. Tea has been in request, both as respects black and green of the useful qualities. For indigo and Wool the demand has been brisk. Saltpetre has ad vanced. _ The foll ow i ng are the leading paragraphs i n a conven tion recently signed by Chili with this country : "No duties of tonnage, harbour, lighthouse, pilotage, quarantine, or othe r similar or corresponding duties, of in nature Sr under whatever denomination, levied no the name or for the profit of the Government, public p .n etionaries, corporations, or establishmocts of whatever 4111 d, shall be imposed in the ports of either country upon the vessels of the other country, from whatever port or place arriving, which shall not be equally imposed in the like oases on national vessels ; and in neither country shall any duty, charg e , restriction, or prohibition be-imposed upon, nor any drawback, bounty, exemption, or allowance be f w ithheld f rom, vessels, or goo d s imported into or exported t one country in ve s sels of the other, -which shall not Le equally imposed upon or withheld from such vessels , or g o oc when so imported or exported in national vessels. It is understo o d th a t th e t wo hi g h con tracting parties reserve the coasting trade for their own national vessels. All vessels w hi c h, accor di ng t o the laws of Great Bri 'am, are to be deemed British vessels, and all vessels which, according to the l aws o f Chile, are to be deemed Chili= d eB sels, shall, for th e p ur poses of this Convention, be " deemed British vessels and Chili= vess els respectively. If either of the two high contracting parties deem it for its i n t erests to terminate the present Convention, it will be incumbent upon that party to give twelve months' reviotts notice from the' date of the exchange of the rati nfttions thereof." Inakes 14 r. Haggard, of the Bullion-office, Bank of England, the following suggestions "The present money of account is in pounds, shillings, told pence—£. s. d. and "A new money of account may be in pounds, florins, demes-2. fl. d. " The decim a l s y s t em o f mone y may be arranged with little alteration in the coins at present in circulation, by Dj o iding the p resen t sovereign in 1,000 parts, instead of e nb . i . as Ilow. The silver coin having a seignorage of 10 per and the copper coins nearly 30 per cent., a trifling , teration in them would not be felt ; they are tokens, and not affect the standard of value. CURRENT COINS. Vx°l(l .'" -- A. Bove • l,OOO money of account, £ tinalf ft e t l o g 11 5 "ler.--- Ralf shillings 250 Two shillings & sixpence 125 Florin lOO money of account, il. Shilling 5O • Sixpence 25 Dome, or ten farthings Ralf ditto 5 One farthing . ... l." T he following notice has been issued by the Stock 7nange Committee : ' The committ ee regre t th a t th e y are again compelled byin ellinstances beyond their control, to postpone the settl- Q,, g day of the sha r e s o f the Australian Agricultural ,„ of which was.fixed for the 21st inst., on the faith f e a Public announcement by this company that the trans- It'. books ' would remain closed until after the special eral meeting convened for the 11th of February ;' and, 8 ? . ? en the assurance of the secretary, given to the chair- of the committee, on the 15th inst., that no obstacle b. ' existed to Finch settlement. d o " The committee having received a written communica zan from the com p an y th a t th e b oo k s o f th e Peel River f e nd arid Mineral Company,' will be opened for the trans tff ef those sh ares on th e 28th i ns t., and the publicadver tisement stating, that the books of the Australian Agricul 4ral Company, will be opened on the Ist March, do now fix b ot e gnesday, the 2d March, for the settlement of shares in c ell:Tallies hoping that no further impediments will b e l c ' e ated by the company to prevent the settlement then 'g carried into effect." The advices by the steamer from Buenos Ayres are satisfactory. • Th e East I n di a R a il way C ompany h as j us t held its eixti l annual meeting. The report states that the Com oY continue to receive every assistance from the n ourable East India Company. thong the curious ideas broached in explanation of Chancellor of the Exchequer's intentions—seeing h e w has taken what some parties deem a bold step in is er ing the interest on Exchequer Bills—is, that he I 8° o verburdened with surplus means, that he would d o e b g l ad to have a considerable amount of the floating andt thusthrown back upon his hands . for payment, to f reduce the total circulation, so as and ... °r ee parties to look to funded securities 4 )0 th ciu, a permanent advance being established in si mpl t 0 attempt a reduction of interest on Consols. We Cult Lrnention this to show how facilely the most diffi- Mear;:' er ations are accom pli s hed by mere theorists, for con P f a much readier kind exist to bring about a vers ic , the sum ' 5 if the Government could really command The rep re E n i; sented by the Exchequer Bills called in. Consols "IA Stocks are steadily improving, and hav e at length again reached p4r for Account. file q u otations f or T rans f er h ave b een 99i to I. The nre favourable aspect of affairs at Paris, and a report that Lord Cowley brings over very pacific assurances fr om the E m p eror Lou i s Napoleon, have the effect of c l lPPorting prices, in conjunction with the purposed re maetion in the interest on Exchequer Bills. These latter a re now quoted at 25s only for those bearing lid, and 155 for the "advertised." Bank Stock keeps steady at 227 to 228. East India Stock is at 266 to 269, the pre 'lolls rates. ti Tot much general business is doing in Foreign Semi ; but they are firmer. Mexican have risen to 23i to 24, 11,1 ' Sardi n ia n have touched 95 . Spanish 3 per Cents. are worth 48i, and the Deferred 231. Portuguese 4 tr Cent s . h ave been at 39. Grenada Deferred have i en hea v y a t 11. Russian Old Bonds__ . are marked 121 t,, • t : l t, and D u t c h 4 per Cents. are 984. bi rilwa Shares have been improvi n g , and fuller 11-s e es have been obtained for Am ber g ate and Midland, rigs Western Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee have Northern, 21. to 31., Great Western 1, toand Great Caleonian, and Lancashire and Yorkshire N 4 4 l 'e better. French Shares are still rising, and a good os is doing in Westerns, Lyons, Strasbourdgs., and wierns. Great India Peninsular have a vanced, —l7 PPer India are very firm at A premium. Australian Banks have advanced. A 'e Land a Cora Companies Shares are not so good. The estralian Agricultural have fluctuated 11)1., owing to The being postponed. li a " Gold Mi ne Shares are looking up. The Austra i.ll Lave touched 7, and the Colonial are 4f. 1,414 n reference to certain abuses in the admirable system k itrld "nl e , as the Cost Book principle, Messrs. Tredinmc ` - ' O .) state : %; L eri laPs no form of conducting a company . is so bUs e a ' e Of abuse, and fraught with so much ruin al j'ct e r ,, Y to a body of shareholders, as that of the Cost-boo die n i," 4 " --- which is a partnership—whenever adventurers "Y laxity of indifference to their own interests, and N r : au undue and unlimited confidence and power their . vid i , e „„; for it must be remembered each shareholder is inch- It i . ,""3' responsible for the whole liabilities of the company. everyt that meetings of the adventurers I thi id be held two or three months, either on the boore 9 1. ill London whichever suits the convenience of the tY best, when the purser should produce the coat i" th 841,1 have entered therein all the costs incurred up sh ow latest possible date. A list of the shareholders mi ne also be inserted, and all transfers produced and ex net d .,hy the shareholders present. Liabilities and debts kod,.."arged. should also be particularised, and vouchers li cilli m d ood for cash payment of all sums stated to have been *ith t a L t ed• Defaulters' names should also be mentioned, kulertieir respective amount of arrears ; and whenever the own, has tmade payments by bills or acceptances of his the 4 °4 should be stated in the cost-book ; upon which g .C o ee p t ilrits should be approved and passed, and, accord litlecla-roTe Position thereof, either a call made or a dividend e ace "' Immediately after such meeting, a statement of o ut a ° lints and the res olutions passed should be made v diett d Printed, and copy forwarded to each shareholder, Ply absent o r p resen t a t th e au dit—so that he m a y b e the - Z hz possession of th i true position and prospects of 11113 anY in which he s interested." 134 1 -r m ---1 -Sa FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY. (From, the Official List.) sto c k Business done. Der . 227 8 .................... „,,, 4 D e Cent. Annuities ........ I lew t il eu t• Consols Annuities - Le a Per Cent. Annuities 1 14 -rinities, Expire... 1034 i f / Ste k sth Jan., 1860 6 7-16 c 266 9 bitt " (18, q 0„ under £ lO3O 45 plol is for ec tuer Account 10th March 99 100 4100 0. ills /id, March. June. t 50 0.... ............................... 25 ................ . 35 .h l3 _itt o .... ........................................................ 15 'ktle FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. al eau ~011 ds, Deferred, Per Cent 23i 4 Per Cent. 39 0 4 flini ao .`,,Lde,, s syer Cent. 7 1 ; in . h ) 30 7, 14 .. n 4 5 Per Cent. 95 Spanish x_ 4 " l z 3 per Cent 4Bl Jani s} , ~ -I!eferred, 3 per Cent unteCi-einnuttee Cert. of Coup. not fun, 241tt0 3w 4 Per zee2ti. BeeritCentie.; . . ... . ca .. .. .. . .. . 983 HALF-PAST TWO. 99R ' 4211 . tt 80 Star 1 3 • ........................... tri.o ch Account .................. x d a il l 118NRY LYTTON DIILWER. This gentleman li d ad te4rrow escape with his life, a few day since, .v.rhilee ofe th t e ll ,., 4lll _,F the Rhone from Avignon to Lyons, in onand th "r`imarY passage steamers. The boiler burst,s. tee:essel sank in the river. Sir Henry, with other pa n _ exik'era) swain for their lives, and the former . was mu h d_, haunted on reaching the shore. Sir Henry is in a . very lalvitlyleate.state of health, and it is feared that the accident n seriously retard his recovery, te t `', (l tillT el? COMMON' COUNCIL.—A court was held yes. The report of the committee to consider . the r e" on coals was unanimously adopted, on the subject ii: select co thej r ilnlittee of the House of Commons to take seiniBllb oct into consideration. The re po . rt of the com t - on the London improvements and in refere h nce d o a ll railway__ terminus was discussed at great lengt , t an e tot:ado,,t_7,lument carried to the effect that the repor b '2u. arid the debate adjourned. 'labs report of the haelltrtee on tithe new market at Copenh?gen-fields was , sack to ecommittee to be carried into execution. tePort Wa3 favourable te the acloptien ef the plan. LONDON AND NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held this day, at 12 o'clock,, in the large room at the station—Major-General Anson, M.P., was in the chair. In the report which was submitted to the meeting the directors recommended a dividend of 2/. 10s. per cent. for six months, which would amount to 533,155/. 18s. 6d., leaving a balance of 92,7861. is. 10d. to be carried forward to the next half-yearly account. The CHAIRMAN, in the course of his address, which occupied nearly an hour in its delivery, said, though they were enabled to give as high a dividend as at the last meeting, the position and prospects of the company were on the whole very favourable. The report, after some discussion, was adopted, and a dividend declared as stated above. • A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next edition. ELECTION COMMITTEES.--(THIS DAY.) CANTERBURY. This Commitee met again this morning at eleven o'clock. . William Pickering—Had been a freeman 'of Can terbury two or three years. ,Had 'been canvassed by Edward Knell to vote for Messrs. Johnstone and Gibbs. Had seen a large flag at the committee at Ward's. Had been referred to Taylor for a messenger's place. Taylor had told him that he should be paid from the time he had promised his vote. Had gone,for a colourman's ticket to Ward's committee on the nomination day. Was told to send some one who was not a freeman. Gave the paper to a person named Johnson. Johnson brought back two tickets. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM—Had been charged with felony and convicted. This was in 1846. Had been after in trouble for petty things. The paper given to Smith had the name of Rogers upon it. Kept Rogers' ticket for himself. LANCASTER. The Select Committee to inquire into this petition met again this morning for the second time. The examination of MASON was continued :--Johnson had spoken to him about colours his wife was to make *ern. She was to make as many as she could. Nothing was said about money. Had received from Johnson on his own account 4/. 14s. 6d. Had been engaged at elections as messenger for nearly 30 years. He had, as a messenger, at times, received 10s. a day. Richard Bradshaw.—Voted for Mr. Ellice at the last election. Knew thoma,s Wise, also John Garth. On the day of election saw Wise and Garth in a lobby at the Bear and Staff. Heard Wise say to Garth, I will give you a sovereign to vote for Armstrong. Garth took the sovereign. He said to Mr. Wise, I have caught you bribing. Wise said you're a liar. BRIDGNORTH. The Select Committee to inquire into this petition met this morning for the first time, Mr. Bouverie, chairman. Mr. James appeared for the petitioners, and the sitting members were represented by Messrs. Clarke and Whately. Mr. JAMES, in opening the case, stated that the peti tion was founded upon the existence of a systematic course of brikery and treating. This bribery had been carried on by agents of both members, and large sums of money had been expended. The system employed was that the candidate paid the expenses incurred at the last election, leaving the debts incurred at the present election to be settled by future canditates. He was in a position to prove that a large sum of money had been paid to a wine and spirit merchant to liqui date the claims of publicans from the last election. The cases were proceeding when our reporter left. THB AUSTRALIAN MAIL PACKET ADELAIDE. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, FEB. 17. By the Royal mail steamer Severn we have received the subjoined particulars relative to the steam-ship Ade laide, belonging to the Australian Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, which vessel left Plymouth on the 3d of January last, with the contract mails for Adelaide, Port Philip, and Sydney. The letter is dated St. Vin cent, Cape Verdes, Jan. 31 : " After leaving Plymouth on the 3d inst., the Adelaide encountered strong south-westerly winds and a head sea in her course down Channel, and across the Bay of Biscay. At half-past 3 o'clock in the morning of the 6th an alarm of fire gave rise to considerable excitement and confusion on board. The fore-saloon and cabins were suddenly filled with smoke, which was found to proceed from the coal-bunkers immediatelybeneath. The fire-engines being brought to bear and a large quantity of water promptly poured down the scuttle-holes, it was soon ascertained that no imminent danger was to be apprehended. The coals, however, con tinuing in a very heated state, pumping was resumed at brief intervals during three or four successive days, after which the alarm gradually subsided. The accident was stated to have originated in the unusual proximity of the coal-bunkers to the boilers, which, combined with the highly inflammable nature of coal, rendered the liability to spontaneous combustion one of peculiar peril. On the morning of the 17th, the Adelaide reached St. Vincent (CapeVerdes), but, unfortunately, finding that the company had neglected to provide any coals for her use (though she was now one month over-due), had to wait the arrival of fresh supplies from England, which were known to be on the way. After a detention of eight days, she obtained from the brig Llewellyn, which made St. Vin cent on the 25th, from Swansea, a small quantity of patent fuel, wholly insufficient, however, to meet her require ments. On the 28th the chance arrival of about 400 tons of coal, by the barque Nile, from Bristol, promised at length a termination to this tedious suspense; but a dispute as to price consumed much valuable time, and up to the hour of the Severn's departure, on the night of the 31st, it was still a matter of complete uncertainty at what date the Adelaide might get away; indeed her further detention would probably extend over another week at least, as she had then barely 500 tons of fuel on board, being only one half of her necessary complement. Much indignation was expressed by the passengers generally on account of the re peated and vexatious delays to which they had been sub jected by the gross mismanagement and improvidence of the company, and which were considered to admit of no ex cuse or palliation. Among the second-class passengers the deepest dissatisfaction prevailed, and the complaints were loud and many with respect to the miserable incomplete ness of the domestic arrangements and economy of the ship, and the utter want of system, discipline, and ade quate service, which entailed upon one and all an amount of discomfort and positive privation hardly to be credited. One passenger quitted the ship in disgust at St. Vincent, and returned to England by the Severn, and several others declared that nothing short of the most urgent necessity would have induced them to proceed. The sea-going qua lities of the Adelaide were spoken of as contrasting favour ably with the immethodical and unbusiness-like character of the company's arrangements in connexion with her, which were considered to reflect the greatest discredit upon all parties concerned." Our private advices by the Severn mention that the Adelaide would probably get away from St Vincent on the 4th inst. The delay of the Australian mails on this occasion, and the general irregularity of the postal ser vice, must inflict immense injury upon the mercantile interest. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. His Excellency the Count Walewski, the French Ambassador, had an audience of her Majesty, on his re turn from a temporary leave of absence. His Excel lency was introduced by Lord John Russell, the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by by Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. Lord Cowley, Ambassador Extraordinary to the Em peror of the French, had an audience of the Queen, to take leave on his return to Paris. His lordship was in treduced by Lord John Russell, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Her Majesty gave audience to Lord John Russell. The Queen was attended by Lord Rivers, Lord in Waiting, and Sir Edward Bowater, -Groom in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the Hon. Ch ar l e s Gray, visited the Exhibition of Modern Artists at the British Institution yesterday morning, and paid a visit to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at his residence in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty, attended by the Marchioness of Ely and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday afternoon, at Gloucester House. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace last evening included Senor. Isturitz, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lady Alfred Paget, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Littelton, Lord Cowley, and Captain Shepherd. A deputation on the subject of the hop-duty had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing-street. The deputation consisted of Sir E. Filmer, Mr. W. W. Smith, Mr. Deedes, Sir E. Derring, Mr. Booker, Hon. C. B. Han bury, Mr. Walker, Mr. Twinberrow, Mr. Vevers, Mr. Smith, Rev. S. Marriott, Mr. Morland, Mr. Pannett, Mr. Elvey, Mr. Charles Hearne, Mr. Edward Hearne, Mr. W. Golding, Mr. Carter, Mr. John Whitehead, and Sir Robert Price. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was present at the interview. A deputation from the Sunderland Shipowners' So ciety, to present a memorial on the shipping interest, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Mr. Hudson, M.P., Mr. W. D. Seymour, M.P., and Messrs. Blair, Ord, and R. Brown. The Belgian Minister had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence, in Down ing-street. A deputation of Lancashire Justices, on the subject of the County Rates and Expenditure Bill, had an inter view with Viscount Palmerston on Wednesday, at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Mr. Ashton, Mr. Ashworth, Mr. J. Peel, Mr. Bourne, and the Rev. J. Shepherd Bisley. The Marquis of Clanricarde had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing-street. The Bishop of Cape Town had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman. Sir Charles Napier, R.N., had an interview with Lord Stanley of Alderley yesterday, s at the Board of Trade. Sub: Arrangements are now making by the )marine Telegraph Company, and the several Governments on the continent of Europe, by which not only increased facilities will be afforded to the public, but a consider able reduction in the price for the transmission of tele graph messages will take place in April next. The Royal Mail steam-ship Severn, Captain W. Strutt, arrived at Southampton shortly after noon yesterday with the usual monthly, Brazil, and Rio la Plata mails, in charge of Lieutenant J. I. Wil kinson, R.N., Admiralty agent. The Severn had experienced continued contrary winds, with heavy seas, since leaving Rio de Janeiro. Her coaling was also delayed at St. Vincent's in consequence of the company's coal launches having been stranded the night previous t) her arrival there. The dates are—Buenos Ayres, Jan. 2 ; Monte Video, Jan. 5 ; Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 14 ; Bahia, Jan. 19 ; Pernambuco, Jan. 22 ; St. Vincent's, Jan. 31 ; Teneriffe, Feb. 6 ; Ma deira, Feb. 8 ; Lisbon, Feb. 12. She brings 35 passengers, and landed 21 at Lisbon. The freight list comprises 100 packages leaf tobacco from Bahia, 512 serons cochineal from Teneriffe, 644 half-chests oranges from Lisbon, 6 caslis .wino, and 88 packages sundries. The news from Buenos Ayres is of a most unfa vourable character. A new revolution having taken place, a fresh Provisional Government was installed, and civil war immediately broke out, and continued up to the date of the sailing of the packet. The British residents at Buenos Ayres had joined with the Germans to form themselves into a " United German and British Battalion," but, upon the advice of Mr. Gore, relinquished that character, retaining arms as private individuals for the protection of their own and each other's pro -13 • erty This proceeding of Mr. Gore had caused some unpleasant feeling on the part of the actual Government. The movements of her Majesty's ships are as follows :—Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 13, 1853: In consequence of the disturbed state of affairs at Buenos Ayres, Admiral Henderson, in the Centaur, 6, Capt. E. H. Cannon, , left this .port to day witlthe Trident, steamers, 8, Lieut.-Commander R. Harvey, in company, for the River Plate. Arrived from England and remains, the Sharpshooter, steamer, 8, Lieut. J. E. Parish. In the River Plate, Vixen, steamer, 6, Commander F. L. Barnard, Riflemen, steamer, 8, Lieut.-Commander P. H. Dalton, and the Locust, steamer, 3, Lieut.-Com mander P. R. Day - the Bonette, 3, Lieut.-Com mander Charles Wake, cruising. Jan. 19, at Bahia : Express, brig, 6, Commander W. F. Fead. At Lisbon, Sans Pareil, 81, and Inflexible, steamer. Arrived at 5 p.m., Feb. 11 : the Tagus, Peninsula and Oriental Company's steamer, with mails from Southampton. From Rio de Janeiro our dates are up to the 14th of January. The enormous price which has been paid for Africans has proved to be a temptation too great for the slave-dealer to withstand. Various at tempts have been made to land cargoes on the coast during the past month, and one by means of false information given to the Govern ment was at length enabled to succeed. The vessel, which sailed under American colours, and was manned by American seamen, was burnt by her cre w immediately after her arrival. As soon as the Brazilian authorities were informed of the occurrence a strict inquiry was instituted, and a large number of policemen and soldiers were dispatched to the coast and the mountains in search of the newly-arrived blacks. The result so far is that forty of those are taken, and two men who formed part of the crew of the slaver. An American who was formerly a ship broker in this city, is also implicated, and those three have been placed in prison. Strict search is being made for the re mainder of the blacks. The yellow fever is again raging. About ten deaths per day are reported. Exchanges, &c.—London, 28d. to 28/d. ; France, 340 to 343 ; Hamburg, 635 to 640 ; Stock, six per cent., 104 to 105 ; Spanish Doubloons, 28.300 to 28.400 ; Bank Shares, 703.000. Coffee.—Superior, 4.000 to 4.050 per arroba 32 lbs. ; good, first, 3.800 to 3.850 per arroba 32 lbs. ; ordinary, first, 3.600 to 3.650 per arroba 32 lbs. ; good, second, 3.350 to 3.400 per arroba 32 lbs, Sold since Ist, 70,000 bags ; shipped since Ist, 53,330 bags; stock, 75,000 bags. Sugars.—White, 2.500 to 2.600 ; seconds, 2.300 to 2.400 ; Muscavo, 1.800 to 2.000 ;. stock, 2.150 cases. _ . PERNAMBUCO.—lntelligence had been received at Pernambuco, from Paraiba, of the total loss of the barque Sir Fowell Buxton, near Assu, with 240 emigrants on board, for Australia. A Brazilian man-of-war and a vessel with provisions had been dispatched by the Government to their assistance. The English brig Richard, of 290 tons, had been chartered to convey the passengers to Port Philip for the sum of 3,2001., free of fitting berths and finding provisions. No lives were lost. The Princess Maria Amelia, step-sister to the Queen of Portugal, and daughter of the Dowager• Empress of Brazils, died at Funchal, on the 4th instant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-THIIRSDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 2 agst Oscar. 7to 1 agst Miss Mowbray:(taken). 13 to 1 agst View Halloo. 13 to 1 agst Duc-an-Durras. 16 to 1 agst Half-and-half. 100 to 6 agst Victress. 25 to 1 agst Crabbs. 100 to 6 agst Bourton. LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. sto 1 agst Doubt (taken). METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Contentment. 20 to 1 agst Lampedo. 20 to 1 agst Redmond O'Hanlon. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Maria. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Contentment. CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Trifle. 40 to 1 agst Truth. 40 to 1 agst Little Jack. 1000 to 15 agst Prime Minister. DERBY. 9to 1 agst West Australian. 12 to 1 agst Cineas. 15 to 1 agst Orestes. 16 to 1 agst Sittingbourne. 20 to 1 Honeywood (takers). 22 to 1 agst The Reiver (taken). 33 to 1 aget Ninnyhanuner. OAKS. sto 1 agst Catherine Hayes. Bto 1 agst The Queen (taken). • SNOWSTORM IN THE NORTH. SHIELDS, THURSDAY, MIDNIGHT.—There have been more heavy falls of snow to-day, and one this morning with thunder and lightning. The local railway lines are being drifted up, and the coal lines stopped. The London mail-train reached Newcastle drawn by six engines this forenoon. The London express left this evening, for Edinburgh, at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock, drawn by two powerful engines. The local trains have been stopped by snow-drifts. The 9 o'clock train from Newcastle has only just arrived. Wind, north-east, with a heavy sea on the bar. A large fleet is ready to leave the Tyne, none having lefc, for two days. There has been more lightning to-night. The London Government train arrived at 11.30 p.m. THEATRICAL OPERATIVES' FUND.—The committee of this society, established in 1844 by the scene-shifters of the metropolitan theatres, to provide against the dis tress occasioned in their families by sickness and death, have just appealed to the leading members of the theatri cal profession for assistance. The society allows to its members, who are principally married men, in sickness 10s. per week, and on a wife's death 3/. 10s. ; the family receiving 71. 10s. in case of the death of a member him self, to provide for the necessary funeral expenses, &o. SUICIDE OF A POLISH REFUGEE.—Yesterday Mr. Baker received information of the following frightful case of suicide at No. 9, Suffolk-street, Cambridge-heath road, Bethnal -green. The deceased's name was Herr Von Fochlender, aged 40 : for some time past he had been engaged as a teacher of longuages at the Crosby- Hall Literary Institution, Bishopsgate-street, City, and various places in the Metropolis. Latterly, his landlord had observed a marked change in his manner, and fre aqbureonataly, wthheicdheicnedausecdedspmork.eGoafrdtehne to la a r l g lo e w e t s h ta e t d e e s c h ea e se h d a , d s accounts to remain unpaid, as he (deceased) stated that he daily expected a large remittance of cash from his property. On Tuesday afternoon last the deceased did not leave home, as was his usual custom ; but, at half past five o'clock, while the landlady was sitting at tea, she was alarmed by an explosion, and fearing something had happened, she ran up stairs to the deceased's bed room, when on opening the door she discovered a fearful sight. The deceased was lying on the bed, with the back portion of his head completely blown to atoms, and was weltering in a pool of blood. A pistol was lying by his right side, which had been recently discharged, and when the female called assistance the unfortunate man was still breathing. Mr. Walsh, the surgeon, of Cam bridge-heath-road, and another medical gentleman, were soon in attendance, but the deceased expired shortly after their arrival. GRAND CURLING MATCH.—The grand match of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club came off yestetday on their new pond, situated near the Scottish Central Rail way, to the south of Auchterarder Station. Special trains were run for the occasion on all the central lines of Scotland, from Dundee, Perth, and Forfar on the north of the Forth, and from Edinburgh and Glasgow on the south. The number of curlers aqd spectators present was very great; and the match, which was between the curlers north of the Forth and thoFe south of it, excited great interest. Although no official report of the result of the match was received in Edinburgh last night, we understand that tho par , Owl ;with of the Forth were the victore,—Sotrman. THE FRENCH EN WIRE. The Moniteur publishes an addif ions 1 list of 45 persons who had been transported t, A igiers after the coup d'etat of the 2d o f D ecem ber, and whose punishments are remitt e d ; an d a li st : whose sentences are commute d t o r ior punish ments. of 54 persons The Marquis de Vo g ue, who was I tried a few days ago before the tribunal of correctional police, at Cosne, as having infringed the lac r - with respect to hawkers and billsticke rs , in havi rig sent copies of the Count de Chambord's letter t o several per sons through the post-office, has been . acquitted. Several bills are to be brought im s nediately be one for the revision o f th e l aw respec fore the legislativ e corps, among NV ± ich there is _ ting trial by isy a decree of the Emperor, G. Di) ,eral Allard, President of the section of War and 3 larine of the Council of State, has been appointed i [ember of the superior commission of the Invalides oi the Marine, in the room of General Count de PrC iv al, deceased. The legislative corps met yesterda y . at 3 o'clock for a public sitting. The President said that as, according to the modification lately • made in the Constitution, the President of the Ch amber was to be assisted by the presidents of the bl treaux in pre paring the proces verbal of the procee , sings, he had to invite these gentlemen to come aft, x the sitting, and prepare with him the minutes of tl to last sitting, in order to give it to the public journ Several members took the oaths. Reports were presented on the elections in Bassc ,s Alpes, the Bas-Rhin, the Seine-Infe r i eure, t h e C crtes du Nord, the Gard, the Ile-et-Villain, and ale Seine-et- Oise, all of which were declared to . be perfectly regular. Public securities' rose again considerably at the Bourse yesterday, but particularly : railway secu rities, owing, it was said, to large purchases made by several great joint-stock companie s. A report was prevalent that the correspondents of the foreign journals, at present confined in the pri son of Mazas, would be shortly set at liberty, the cI wages against them not being capable of proof. T: he Three per Cents. opened at 80f. 60c., and rose to 80f. 80c., at which they closed for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed. at 106 f. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of tbo 12th inst. There is to be no speech from the throne at the opening of the Cortes. The President c ethe Council will confine himself to read the royal: decree, and declare the legislative session of 1853 ;to be open. The Ministry was preparing an ellectoral law, which is to be submitted immediately to the deli beration of the Cortes. The Minister of Finance had applied to his col leagues for the estimates of their respect,;.ve depart ments, in order to be able to present the budget to the Chamber of Deputies at an early p er i o d. The Clamor Publico says that Rover was the situation of the press more precarious than at pre sent. Within the last two days most of the Journals of Madrid had been seized, and several were obliged four times to alter their text in order to appear. The Three per Cents. were done at 41± ; the New Three per Cents. at 22 11-16 ; the Debt of the first class at 10, and that of the second at 511. SOUTH AM.EBICAN MAILS. ITALY. Milan has completely returned to order since the late deplorable outbreak of the 6th. Tho inhabi tants, who had at first felt solaced by the proclama tion of Count Strasoldo, are now completely cowed and in dismay at the edict of Field-Marshal Ra detzky, which levies an exorbitant amount of taxa tion on the capital of Lombardy. Count Giulay, who left Milan for Florence two days previous to the riots, has returned to his post. Things have come to such a pass in this part of Italy, that the two extreme parties combine in making life insupportable to the' peaceably-dis posed portion of the inhabitants. The deputation who purposed proceeding to Milan, to intercede with Count Radetzky, in order to obtain a mitiga tion in the enormous taxation inflicted on Milan as a punishment for the late attempt at insurrection, have not been permitted to depart. Advantage seems to have been taken of this outbreak for ob taining an enormous sum from the Milanese, who, though anti-Austrian in their hearts, had no part in the disgraceful stabbing scenes of the 6th. Three of the officers wounded on the 6th have since died. An investigation has been instituted with respect to the citizens who give alms, some suspicions having arisen that a portion of this money went to aliment the revolutionists. Theatres, operas, and every species of public amusements, have been stopped, and the stillness of the dead has spread over the late gay capital of Lombardy. The carnival has this year died an unnatural death, the execution of eleven men coming in as the finale. The provinces are quiet, and have remained undis turbed, and the outbreak of the Gth has remained local, notwithstanding Signor Mazzini's promise to be with the insurgents on the morrow. The proclamation of Kossuth is generally con sidered apocryphal. The 9th has passed tranquilly at Rome. AUSTRIA. Baron Gehringee has been appointed Minister of Commerce, in the room of M. Baumgartner, who will continue for the present to hold the office of Minister of Finance. .. That the disturbances in Milan were more for midable than the public had been led to believe, is evident from the telegraphic accounts received from Verona, reporting the extraordinary measures taken by the Sardinian Government for repressing the revolutionary fever among emigrants, who, to the number of 700, made an attempt to cross the fron tier and join the insurgents at Milan. They were all disarmed at Stradella. This friendly act on the part of a neighbouring State so lately at war with Austria has caused lively satisfaction to the Con servative party, and a general improvement in the funds is expected as the inevitable result of the news. _ _ PRUSSIA. The speech addressed by the Emperor Napoleon to the legislative body, on the 14th inst., has pro duced a most excellent effect in all quarters. It has contributed in a great measure to soften the evil impressions created by the marriage oration. The Prussian First Chamber has passed a bill, declaring that the oaths taken by juries at the commencement of each assize shall be valid during the whole of the sitting, in lieu of the oaths being renewed at the commencement of each separate case. The treaty concluded in July, 1851, between 1 Prussia and the Netherlands, for the construction 12 of a railway line from Oberhausen to Arnheim 12 (Dutch Rhenan), has been published. 12 .... PORTUGAL. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Iberia, Captain John Bowen, ar rived at Southampton yesterday at 5.30 p.m. with the usual Peninsular mails, in charge of Lieutenant Charlton, R.N., Admiralty agent. The steamer was detained two days beyond the day of sailing at anchor in the Tagus by a heavy gale of wind. Her dates are—Gibraltar, Feb. 4 ; Cadiz, 5 ; Lisbon, 9 ; Passa de A rcos b ay , 11 ( w ith Oporto in consequence o f b a d It3.n:The freight list comprises 10 6 e packages 391 half-chest s o f oranges, 138 25 raabicw,inleca, 190 elephants' 10 se of hams, 61 1411 whear) eg no ;s c ao o nf m d m Vigo,un specie, i i° l casks a boxes of eggs, and 29 packages of gen era l merc h an - 20 dise. b te a e rr th e , 5 27 l a barrels dates 9 f gum No alteration! had taken place in the Lisbon quotations of stocks and exchanges, th e Carni val holydays having put a stop to busi ness, an d prevented any discussion of censecluen ce . f rom coming on in the Cortes since it had. been decided by a majority of 22 to 20 that the House of Peers would follow the same course as the D eput i es in voting a reply tq the Throne. No new Peers had yet been created, but the Duke of Saldanha had. been to the Palace upon the subject, although still far from well ; and, unless the (Duke should have another relapse, it was thought the Queen would create the Peers necessary to vote the different acts of dictature in spite of the intrigues of Don Manoel de Portugal and other adherents of the last Thomar Administration. The Lisbon Government had announced that the railway company had not been able to com plete the deposit and list of shareholders in com pliance with the provisional concession, and Mr. Hislop had embarked in the Iberia for England, with the allowance of another 40 days to comply with these conditions, or forfeit the 1 preiimi nary deposit. The Minister of Finance had stated in the Cortes that the non-issuing of railway shares in London was not attributable to the conversion decree and discredit of the Government, but that its credit was so good that many other co rapan i es, wanting to make the railw a y , had intrigued against Mr. Hislop's project, and prevented it from getting shareholders. . THE GOVERNMEET BALANCE-SHEET.—From the Go vernment balance-sheet, issued on Thursday, it appears that, in the year ended the sth April, 1852 (after abating n th e expenditure ther eeut defra y ed by the several re venue departmen ts), the income or revenue wa s 318dL 17s. lid., and the .expenditure includiividends, 50,291,3221. 14s. sd . The excessg income us of 2l:c4ia6iBmed. over the expenditure was 2,176,996/. 3s. 2d. On tho sth April, 1852, the balances in the Exchequer were 6,838,846/. 14s. 2d. In the year ended the sth Jan. last the revenue was 53,210,071/. and the expen ditur.) 50,792,511/. 13 r: 9d., leaving the excess of in come ever expenditure 2,417,5691. 68, 10 20 20 20 THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. 29i - 3O 61- 7 10 - 10 6- 1 aid 22 221 3 24. d LOB 110 654 66 23 23 18 19 id i P 8 - 9 - 6 - 4i 134 -13 i 10 —11 i ••• 77 79 55 60 76 78 id ip 31 33 60 62 79 80 44 46 LlB - 120 1071 —108 i 91k— 92 90 95 13 14 p 79i 80.4 - 4 d 3 - 16 —l6l 9 - 91 -- IG4 4206 -- 121 3 -- 3ip -- 911 --19 2 i 5 -- 4 d 4 -- 3 d 11 -- 12 19 -- 21 30 -- 31 Si -- 3 d 78/ 79. j 45 -- 47 49 51 2i 31 3f 8 d 2 - 8i 9i 56 58 81— sj 2i 2R 4:1 36 —37 64 d' 2f 2f d 4- 4d 8 8i 8 —4 p 49 60 1 100 10 , 3 63 - - 65 67 69 70 80 dis ••• -- 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 14 -- 15 31 -- 3 d , 20 -- 22 801 -80 i 37 -- 38 13 -- 13,1 4 -- 44 21 -- 24 15 16 9 9,} 27 28 9 NI kcl-- ip 71 72 Ti 7 d 2:L 20 Mt 61. to i Shr. I P 4 St. jl.l 20 Aberdeen ..... . imbg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June ►ll Birmng. Wolverh. Stour 8 Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct dl Do. Chesh. & Birk ~ £5O & £25 Cons ' [Bi Do., .£2O )0 Bristol & dl 'Mester & Holyhead al Cork and Bandon Lll Cork, Black. & Pass [5 Dublin&Belfast June ill Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ...... ‘ll Do. New ......... al East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. 41D.) dl Do., (£lB E. & H.) all Eastern Counties..... dl Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... 8 Do., d 0... ...... ....... 11 Do., B. & C.......... 10 East Lancashire ...... 11 East & West Ind. Dk. 14 I a] 31 I Z 22 I 1 50 ai 50 al 20 al 50 4 25 al 5 I 25 I a 18 ' al 20 a] 25 al 25 25 St. 50 St. 110 St. 110 dr Birming. June.... )0 Edinburgh&Glasgow li Edinb. and Peebles... ~_. .._... )olEdinb.Prth.&Dunde Glasgow & S. Western St 100 Great Northern Stl - . St. 100 Do., A. Stock .. St. 100 Do., 13. Stock St. 100 qt. Sth. &West. (II . ) St. 100 Great Westerr. 12 11 Trish Sonth-Easterx. 50 all Lancaste" &Ca•.-Lisle 163 113 Do., Thirds St. 100 Unleash. &Yorkshire 20 15 Do., Fifths ....... .... 14 11i Do., Wst. Riding Un 50 , all ,Leeds Northern a 20 11 10 st. St.r 20 1 10 St. ili 50 dl Liv. Crsby. &So atbrA. l ill London & Blackwall 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 0 Lop d. Bright. & 0 Lor don &N. Western .2 Do. Fifths 1 1D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...1 23 Do., £50......• O London di S. Western —•••••• 10., £4O 25 al 25 a 7 St. 1' B,' dl Lndndrry.drColeraine ill r.rdndrry. & Ennisk. ,54 . 1nch.Shef.drLineln. 48 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. )0 Midland - ...... .. ... ... )0 Do. Birming.drDerb3 , Vli Midland G. West. (Ir.) li Do. i Shares ... .. ... ill Newcastle & Carlisle. )0 Newm-rk et 3 Do. Bury Extensions L 6 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd. 71 Newry & Eimis'rillea ill Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor )0 ;Norfolk ill Do., New 31 Northn. Counties Un )0 North British . _ ... ... L 3 North Devon, N 0.1.. 6i Do., No. 2 dl Do., i A Deferred 5 Do., B Guaranteed L7l North Staffordshire 611 North Western 0 N. &S. Westrn. Juno Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton St. 1100 Scottish Central ... _ St. 100 Scottish Midland .-.111:9 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. &N. Westn , Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herold Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)„ Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon ...... South Eastern. ...... South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock ancwtlailway......... !,0 17 Vale of Neath.. ...... 9 all Waterfd. & Kilkenn SO all Waterford&Limerick ?,0 13 West C0rnwa11........ W 21s. Wmbledon &Croydon 10 1 Woodford 3t. 100 York Newctl. &Berw 25 20 Do. Extensions. 25 111 Do. G.N.E. Purchase St. 100 York &N. Midland St. 10 50 4' 25 1' 100 a] St. 10 6 25 1 50 ' 20 a] 16 I I 16 I 20 1 20 a , 10 1.1 St. 10 LO 8 ;61 all 3! 3 -I all ;0 all 3t. 100 SO all !O 15 a 0( 5 0 5 , 1120 p 9lLi s I i A pm 744 PREFERENCE SHARES, 100 (Aberdeen all Do., No. 2, 7 p. c 100 Brig. 'St Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyheadi Guar. 54 per Cent... 34,Cork&Bandon 53 p.c. all 'Dundee rern&Aber-1 deep Junction . all EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent ..... all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 2 Do. (£7 l7s) 7 p. all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2. . . all Do., New 6p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts all Edinb.Prth.&Dundce siper cent............ .00 GlaLgow dt S.Western guar. 5 per cent. 1 00 Great Northn. 5 p.c. .00 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem all Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 1C) G. West. fixed 4i pc. 6 !Lan. dl . York. F. g 20,1 6 100 D0. , 1 p. c., Stock 100 'London and Brightoh Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St all Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 ......... 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 5 London & S.Western, Con. Thirds 10 'Londonderry& Coler. i Shares . all Londy. & Ennis. iSh all Manch.,Shef., &Lin., 1 Shares, No. 1 all Do. New, £lO 3 Do., £6...—... . . ... all Marypt.drearl. 4p. c. all Do. 4i per cent 8i Do. . 100 Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol dr Birm. 6 per cent n _ 5 Do. Pref. 4,i per cent. all Norfolk Extension... all Do. Guar. 5 per ct.. all Do. Way. Val. 5 p c 100 North British ......... all North Staffordshire [OO Oxford Worcester dz. Wolverh. £15,6 P.C. 9 Do. . all Shrews& Birm. N. G. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.ldin),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. all S.Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. 3 Waterfd.SCilk .6p. c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref 5 Ds 10 York& N. Midland H & S. Purch 1156 - 1081 1105 -107 j 19 - 20 ._ _ 31 - 3 - 4 - ii ] li -- 2 1 -- lft lk 144 -- 15 181 -18 i 3 - 3. iia iiii 112 114 81- 9 6 7ixd 104 106 Ipar 1 150 152 Si - 4 1, 10 - 11 13i - 13 9 - 10 11 - 11$ P. 1 =l f .Pi L 47 - 149 221 - 23 5-21 - 6 1 107 - 109 25 - 26 li - • 11 ! 17 -- 171 16 77 17i ••• 26 •" 26i 19 20 id -- p 1103 T- 105 I 5i - 51 - i r FORE: 3 Autwerp&Rotterdarol 3 BelgianEastn. Junct.l all Charleroi & Erquelin. 6 Dijon and Bosanson 8 Dutch RI elish all East Indian .., 1 Do. Extension .... all Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gd. A:met. of France 15i Gt. Western of Canada Shares 1 Lucca & Pistoja sp.c, pref............ ..... 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) 2 Do. 6p. et. prof 7 Lyons & Mediterran 4} Madras . all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs ) all NorwegianTrunkPrei 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 54 Quebec &Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse 4 Do. 5i p. ct. prof 4 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip , an West Flanders 6 Do. 6i per c. Pref.... 10 Western of France... l 2 West. of Switzerland, 3 Zealand.. Business done this day. 30 1 1 LON 8/ 65i 23i 131 i 161 i ICU 1 304 i 78i 0A i d 134 1102 i 72 li 60i 1 611 Pis Putt lti i , 261' 6 11.09 i _ xin GN. 1 — 21 f 16dis 13 136 1 21 die lidis 6 6 p 11 dig— 1 p i -1 11 GI --7 x 4 -- 4 -- 1 A lf g 9 -11 pl 2 --26 8 - 8. 35 - 14 - 141 8 - 90 16 - 160 39 - 401 39 - 40 3n 321 44 - 5P i - a P 19 91 - 10 4 ... .3 A SP i p 8 1 6 d 9 41' id 4 ii - 4d 27 ei 71 i pm 19i 2 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Compans, London da N. West. IGLWestri Do Do Do L. drlst.W, Caledon Gt.Notrim Gt.Westn. Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do S. Eastern , ,Do Norfolk Do Lu. &N. W & Midld Stckton & Darlingt. E. Count Do L. & is . W drLn dg Yk Do Gt. Northn 'Do Closing Pilees, Yesterday. Utncash.dz Yorksh.. MrMelean Stockt. dr Darling. Do Gt.Westn, RAILWAY, Pal d Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd, guarantee .. Do. withoutg- Birm.Wolv. & Dudleyguar, Do.wthtguar. Buckghamsh ClydesdaloJc. IE. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent, Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hrtlpl. DL & Railway Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Ifanch.Baton and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. do Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn.dr Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. drl Goole g.5.p.1 S. Staffordsh WearValleygn CI per Gent . Do 1 Wilts &Somrst Business this day. SO 29/ -, 30 -. 29 -_ 103 -. 53 - X 3 21-33 1 113 -11 . 5 "27 -- 28' 131 -- 14/ 25i -- 26 19 - 20 24 - 26 3 31 xd 109 64 - 66 - pm - 153 50 - 1521 t— is xc:l 31A —324d1 103 104 1. MINES. 1 all: A.gua Fria a _ 1 v 2 10a. all, Anglo Californian ... —$ pl:4 10 2; Aust. simian l4 —24 p 20 5 , A istralian 6 —64p6i 17 1 all Australian Cordillera par I p 14 1 all. A ..,s.ralian Freehold. 4 4 p 14 4 1. all Ave Maria 4d par 1 all Baden (Gd.Dnehy of) par -4 p 1 all : BrAish Austrin. Gold fi k p 14 i 20 13. , 'British Iron 7 9 35 2 , . 2 , Brazilianimp.(issued at 1;5 pm 32 44 30 all. Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 14 24 20 15. Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 1 4 ' Carson's Creek par 40 all Cobre Copper 39 41xd .x. ,1 5 1 Colonial Gold 24 3 44 • • 14 ; Copiapo . — ... St. all. Copper Min. of Eng. ... ... 25 all. Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. ... ...p 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. 2 lid 34 20 all General 144 154 154 2 all Great Nugget Vein sl •-- 4 p 8 all Great Polgooth l4 1 p 1 all 'Ake Bathurst ,,! d ,T 1 all Liberty 4 l': p 1 all. Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co i ad), 1 all Mariquita 4 d— Api. 10 9 , Mexican&S.Americn 5 54 1 all. New Granada 4 21 p 1 all. Nouveau Monde l4 —14 p 5 L Port Philip l4 lgp 2:1 1 all. Quartz Rock par 4 p 50 all. Rhymmo Iron 2l —23 p i 15. Do. New ••• • 30 10.1 Santiago de Cuba...,, 64 7.4, a 1 all South Australian...,. par i p 10 7 Tin Croft ........ 284 all United Mexican — 74zd 74 x d 1 all Waller 24 2ip 1 all , West Granada ...... 1 all West Mariposa.. PP i 1 all Yuba 1 i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B4 85 854 50 all . British N. American ... . 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China ,1„, 14 p I 100 25 Colonial — ... 100 20 Comme rc i a l o f Loud ... ... 1. ... 4 English Scottish and Australian l4 —l4 p 54 20 7i Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 44 4113 12 50 20 London and County ... ... 304 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... 163 20 Lond. &Westminste ... ... 100 35 NationalProv.of Eng. 20 10 Do. New — ... 50 224 National of Ireland ... ... 25 , all Oriental Bank of Corporation. . . 25 I 5 Do. New — 100 125 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 10 all. Do. New — ... 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co „. ... 25 all South Australia 46 48 25 all Union of Australia 72 73 734 2i Do. New 7} 8 50 10 Union of London ... ... 40 • all Union of Madrid ... ... if.ABIEBT NEWS-(THIg DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Since Monday, the arrivals of English wheat, coastwise from Essex, Kent, &c., have been on a very moderate scale, but in somewhat improved condition. Fresh up to day, the receipts were small, and the show of samples of both red and white was limited. Although the attendance of buyers was by no means numerous, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was steady, at prices fully equal to those of Monday last, and a good clearance was effected. There was rather more doing for forward de livery, at extreme currencies. The imports of foreign wheat are only 2,420 quarters, almost wholly from the Continent. Most descriptions were in fair request, and late rates were well supported. Float ing cargoes were held at very full prices. The show of both English and foreign barley being limited, the demand for all kinds was steady, and prices were well supported in every instance. Malt—the supply of which was good—roved off freely, at extreme currencies. We had a fair enquiry for oats, at last week's quota tions. In beans, peas, and flour only a limited business was transacted. ARRIVALS TIU WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 1,510 2,650 6,310 2,720 - 2,460 2,940 B,BC ) 2,180 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. 2,420 I 590 SMITHFIELD. Our market to-clay was very moderately supplied with beasts, the general quality of which was by no means first rate. All kinds were in steady request, and Monday's prices were well supported. The primest Scots realised 4s 2d per Blbs. Sheep—the supply of which was limited— moved off freely, at late rates ; the best old downs pro duced 5s 2d per 81bs. Owing to the prevailing cold wea ther, the veal trade was in a very sluggish state, at barely the late decline in the quotations. Pigs were in fair request, at full prices. Mulch cows were a dull inquiry, at from 141 to 191 each, including their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offal& d. e. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 10 to 3 0 Second quality ...3 2 3 4 Prime large oxen 3 6 3 10 1 Prime Scots, dm. 4 0 4 2 Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0 Seco id qw-lity ...4 2 4 6 Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 4 10 ■. d. s. d. 'me Southdown 5 0 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 0 310 ime small do ...4 0 4 6 rge hogs 210 3 6 ;mall porkers 3 8 4 0 !Suckling calves 19 0 24 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 23 0 FOREIGN STIFFLY' Beasts 2OO Sheep Calves 2lO Pigs TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 704 Sheep Calves 3OO . Pigs 350 NERGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat here to-day were extensive, yet the general demand ruled steady, at full prices. Per 81bs by the carcase. a. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 9 2 8 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do.,middling 210 2 0 Do.,middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime largo 3 2 3 4 Do., prime 4 2 4 4 Do., do. small ....3 4 3 6 Veal 2 8 4 4 Perk, large 2 8 2 0 Pork, small 3 2 4 0 THE NAVY ESTI3f.4TES. From the Times. The discussion of the Navy Estimates, which win take place this evening in the House of Commons, raises in a more practical form than it has yet assumed that ques tion of national defence which is at this time the most interesting subject under the consideratien of Parliament and the country. We have no doubt that Sir James Graham will show ample grounds for the maintenance of a fleet in our ports superior to any maritime force that could be brought against us, and that the Govern ment will be cordially supported in providing the sup. plies required for the efficiency of the most popular and essential branch of our defensive service. Nor is the proposed increase in these supplies a large one. It amounts to 399,9051. in addition to the vote of last year, and this sum includes the supplementary estimates for additional seamen, marines, and steam machinery which were proposed by the late Government, and voted nem. con. in December last by the House of Commons. In cons dering this subject, the state of the maritim foi ces of foreign powers, and especially of n:•e, it as muck :a element of the question as that of our own navy, aril as very conflicting assertions, not unmixed with exaggeration, have been made with refer ence to the amount of preparation to assist this part of the discussion by producing a certain number of facts which we have been able to verify. Whatever may be the course of policy which the Government and the Legislature may think fit to pursue, it is clearly of primary importance that our measures should be based upon a correct knowledge of the facts in the case. Lord Noun t-Edgcumbe has recently stated, in a letter published in these columns, that he has access to infor mation which convinces him that extensive and unusual preparations for maritime warfare are going on in the French dockyards. Lord John Russell, without cor roborating this statement to its full extent, has not con tradicted it. Anil. we have before us a pamphlet pro fessing to be a comparison of the steam navies of France and England, in a letter addressed to the Duke of Northumberland by a Vice-Admiral who is understood to have great practical knowledge of the matters in dispute. The object of this writer is to show that the French steam force at home is considerably greater than that of the English steam force on home service, in the proportion of 22,322 horse power in the French to to 12,689 horse power in the British navy, and he cer tainly conveys a most formidable impression of the superior strength of our neighbours. We think he would have arrived at less, alarming but more correct conclusions as to the real character of the respective vessels if he had examined them not upon paper, but upon the water. The strength of the French army was regulated by an ordinance of King Louis Philippe, of December, 1845, and we are not aware that any augmentation has taken place since that date in the scheme of the French naval establishments. In fact, the number of vessels contemplated in that ordinance is still by no ineans com plete, as was demonstrated by the searching inquiry into the state of the navy undertaken by M. Dufaure and a committee of the National Assembly in 1851. The scale thus established was as follows : Afloat. Building. .. 20 ... ... 24 . 40 ... ... 26 . GO . 60 . 40 . 20 Line-of-battle ships Frigates Corvettes ... Smaller vessels ... Armed transports besides a steam navy of 100 vessels-10 of 600-horse power and upwards, 20 of 400-horse power, 20 of 300, 30 of 180 to 200, and 20 of 90 to 100. Such was the plan in 1845, and at a period of profound peace.. We can affirm, upon the best inquiries we are able to make, that no force of this magnitude is at present in existence, and the present Government has not gone beyond, or even come up to, the official provisions of the last reign. Great attention has deservedly been excited by the Napoleon and the Charleniagne, two screw steam-ships of 90 guns, which have attained a high degree of speed. On t Ist September, 1852, th e N apo l eon performed the voyage from Toulon to Ajaecio—which is a distance of 119 marine miles—in 9 hours and 48 minutes, her average speed being 12 knots. She has 8 boilers, and burns from 95 to 100 tons of coal in 24 hours. Her screw has four vanes and a pitch of 9 . 342 metres. Her engines, at 26 revolutions per minute, work up to 1,500 horse-power, though rated at 960. Upon the whole, she is probably as fine a vessel as the Agamemnon, though we see no proof that she has either greater power or equal capacity. The Charlemagne is an inferior vessel of only 450-horse power, but she is probably superior to our next best screw steam-ship, the Sansp are il. B u t h ere , with respect to the " Vice-Admiral," our comparison must cease, for the names of the other French vessels cited to confound us cannot be admitted to have much weight without further inquiry. For instance, the Montebello, quoted as a third screw line-of-battle ship, is, in truth, an old vessel, built in 1812, and recently fitted with an engine of 150-horse power, which propels her at the rate of four or five miles an hour, if she has not already broken down. The Islay, ranked by the Vice-Admiral in the first class of French steamers, and said to be su perior to our Terrible (800-horse power), has at present turned out a failure. The Mogador, the San 6, the Descartes, and the Vauban are fine paddle-wheel vessels, built and launched in the years 1845 and '46 ; the Gomer is still older ; but all the other first-class steamers with which we are menaced are our old friends the Transatlantic packets, built after M. Thiers' orders in 1840—useful for purposes of transport, but extremely ill adapted for the severity of maritime warfare. - If they are reckoned as an important part of the French steam fleet, we ought to take our fleet of royal mail steamers into account, which are fully their match. The actual force of the French steam navy is therefore by no means equal to our own in screw ships, if we reckon, as we are bound to do, our guar d- s hi ps of 58 guns, and 450-horse power—the Ajax, the Edin burgh, Hogue, and Blenheim ; our frigates the Arrogant, Amphion, Dauntless, and Imp4rieuse and our guard-ships of 24 guns—the Horatio, Eurotas, Forth, and Seahorse. The French have but one screw frigate afloat—the Pomone, of 220-horse power. We are told that they are constructing a first-class screw line-of-battle ship of 1,200-horse power, to be called the Bretagne ; but we may match it with the Duke of Wellington, now fitting at Portsmouth, though we are sorry to find the engines of that colossal ship are not so powerful as they ought to be, having been constructed, by Mr. Napier several years ago for a vessel of a different class. The French are also building three vessels of 450- horse power and some smaller craft. The Austerlitz, the Jean Bart, the Assas, the TJlm, and the Annibal new line-of-battle ships, building at Rochefort and Cherbourg, will probably be fitted with screws, but these ships have been on the stocks from 20 to 30 years already, and we have no reason to believe that they are preparing for sea. On the other hand, we are build ing for screw machinery the James Watt (90), the St. Jean d'Acre (100), the Tribune (30), the Euryalus (50), the Caesar (90), the Hannibal (90), all in a more or less advanced state ; and we believe that the British navy will possess 15 line-of-battle ships fitted with screws before the end of the year. We have ascertained from competent evidence that no signs of extraordinary activity prevail in the French dockyards, though the number of workmen has been increased at Brest, and in all of them there is a full amount of labour. No contracts for urgent works have, been issued by the Government ; no un usual tenders for stores have been demanded ; and the amount of steam machinery nbw in process of construction in France is not large, though orders may of course have been given to foreign manu facturers. We must also add, that . we have it received from the French D e partment of Marmea positive state ment (which must be taken for what is worth) that the French navy estimates for the current year will be about 40 million francs less than they were in the last year of Louis Philippe's reign, when Prince de Joinville had given a fierce and feverish activity to the navy. As these facts are favourable to the maintenance of peac e , and as the only rational object of any party in this ques tion is to ascertain the truth, and to act upon it, we give them publicity. We certainly do not credit the alleged superiority of the steam-power of France even on home service, though our navy is necessarily much more dispersed over the globe than hers ; and we are confident that, in the event of an emergency requiring both countries to put forth their power, our strength on the ocean would be twofold that of any other nation. And so it ought to be ; for, as it is acknowledged that the organised military forces of the continental States are at least fourfold those of this country, it is our superiority on another element which alone restores the balance and provides for our security. As long as the French Emperor has an army of 400,000 men who might be concentrated within sight of our coasts, it is not by the naval power of France, but by her military strength, that we must regulate our defensive maritime armaments ; and though we have never pro fessed to share in th e l ively apprehension of an invasion, we cordially concur in the votes necessary to maintain the navy on such a footing as to preclude the possibility of any d angerous attack. Th e course we have to follow lies midway between puerile exaggeration and excessive confidence. It is not necessary to prove an imminent danger to ind uce us to prepare to avert it, or to stimu late the British navy by overstating the maritime re sources of France. But neither shall we be persuaded to throw off our oldest and best protection at the voice of Mr. Cobden, " charm he, never so wisely," or to, ex change an English fleet for the confidence he would have us entertain in French policy and the Imperial Govern ment. ACCIDENTS ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.-- though T ee h s e sio G n re o a f t a N cc o id rt e h n e t rn s d ßa uri i n l g wa th y e C p o a m st p a suc not attended in any case with fatal consequences, have entailed on the company considerable loss in the way of damage to their rolling stock. An accident at Offord, w an e Y e k have, which,ha d near Huntingdon, and another at Carlton, near Newark, were recorded on Saturday last. On the Monday night following an engine running at full speed from the South Yorkshire line into the Great Northern station at Don caster dashed into another engine which was standing partly on a siding and partly on the main line, threw it off the rails, and greatly damaged both machines. On. Wednesday night, as a coal train was about to leave Doncaster for York, the engine which was to have taken it forward ran into the tail end of the train, smashing the hindmost waggons and so damagi ng the engine that another had to be sent with the train to York. The 8 p.m. passenger train, which arrived shortly after wards, was dela yed some time in conse quence of the accident. In both cases the c h ar ge of the engines had a narrow escape from being persons in killed. .... PERTH AND CI'iISGOW ROWING MATCH.—This long disputed match Eems likely to be brought to a conclu sion, as the Perth acid Clyde men have agreed to have it pulled on the Clyde, on Saturday, the sth March, for the same stakes, the Perth men declining to augment them— North British, Daily NO. BOROUGH HOP. —--- - Our market continues to be very scantily supplied with all kinds of hops, in which a full average business is doing, at very full prices. Mid and East Kent pockets, 96s t o 160 s • Weald of Sent, 9 0 s to 112 s; Sussex, 92s to 110 s per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, Feb. 18—W N.W., fresh b reeze, and fine clear frosty DIAL, Fe b.l7. —Wind, Fab. N . t in he a r. at rasa ; Nina, Hong- Son g. P LYMO UTH, Feb. 17.—Wind, N. Off p or t, arrived-- Espindole, B ars t o w°, New Orleans. Sailed—D ursan, Bra zilian packet, a nd Ibena, Constantinopl e . . , LIV ERPOOL, Severn, F Af eb rion l7 ; .— an W d in Lo d, ry N. John Russell, Ade lame Ja neira. A great quantity of timber and pieces of bulwark, a pparently not long in the water, were passed on the 31st January. BRISTOL, Feb. 17.—Wind, N. Sailed—Tenaro, New York. SHIELDS, Feb. 16 .—Wind, N. Sailed—Ariel, Smyrna ; Cuba, Carthagena. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 17.—Wind, N.W. E a u (s), West Indies. LISBON, Feb. 11.—The Marie, from Marseilles to Queens. town, which put i n h ere Jan. 25, and was said to be rather leaky, is discharging. tact, ST I; E TrevoseS, Feb I H 7 e .- 1 - , -Zhe Malpas ' of Swansea, was in con put in here an d san k , on N e v , i m th an the One drowned.of this port, which BELFAST, Feb. 16.—The Catharina (brig) of Limekilns, Troon to Constantinople, sprung a leak and put in hero, but has since sailed. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 3.—The Liddell, from Sunderland to Charente, was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay, Jan. 28., very leaky, with loss of mainmast and foretopmast ; crew landed here by the Margaret and Jane. BAHIA, Jan. 19.—The Henriette (French brig), from Maronn to Marseilles, put in here, Jan. 5, leaky, jrng struck on the bar in leaving the former port. The Ellen, Newport I_, Newport to California, put in here, Dec. 30., having struck On a roof off the coast, will In lIOTO down. Sailed—Superior, Berne- Sailed—La -30 i glad 30ad 54 12i St. St. 25 11.3 I.oo' l 00• 1 . 6 - x d 32 xcl THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVE NING, FEBRUARY 18, 185 a St. 20 St. 15 9i 4 'U x in x in x in 3 6 33 21 x.d.