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

TM FRENCH EMPIRE. "a. The 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. f or th e secon d , or i n all, 10 ,767,500 E, representing a dividend of 58f. per share for the first half-year and one of 60f. per share f or th e secon d , or in all ' llBf. The discount accommodation has amounted to 608,048,381 f., and the advances on canal shares, rents, railway shares, ingots, 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 commis s i on an d other items of profit, 2 07,717 f. 90c., or in all 4,111,215 f. 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 corn- Paring the year 1852 with the two preced ing ones, it is found that 1852 has an advantage of about two millions on an average over each, the profits of 1851 being 12,999,335 f. 70c., and.. those of 1850, 12,505,231 f. 50c., so that 1852 is superior to 1851 by 1,852,365 f. 79c., and to 1850 by 234,746 f. 98c. The movement of business during the first six months of 1852 was 758,804,472 f., and during the latter 1,065,664,966 f., being a very decided increase. The contrary was the case in 1 851, as during the first six months the amount 'was 669 ,625,425 E, and during the last six months 0111 Y 5 71,787,455 f. The total amount of bills dis counted by the branch-banks in 1852 has been 1,216,421,000 f , giving a profit Of 3 , 652 , 249 f. In 1851, th e . same operations gave a total of 885 ) 0 75,000f., or 11,102,700 f. of profit. In 1850, the total was 835,813,000 E, or 3,375,850 f. of profit. The advantage consequently in this point is also in favou r of 1852. The average of the discounts in the branch -banks during 1852 was 88,230,000 f., of the circulation 141,500,000 f., of the metallic reserve 1„05,000,000fr., and of the accounts-current , 47 3 0 50000 f. These figures show an increase over 18 51 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 1,829,565 E 4e. The thirty branch banks are placed for the year in the following order of im tLriauce as to the amount of business done : rseilles, Lyons, Bordeaux, Lille, Valenciennes, Besancon, Rouen, Saint-Quentin, le Havre, An ouleme, Montpellier, Toulouse, Rheims, Saint Etienne, Na n t es , Mulhouse, Nimes, Strasbourg, Le Mans, Metz, Caen, Orleans, Avignon, Limoges, Troy es , Gre no bl e , Angers, Rennes, Clermont, C hateauroux. The branch banks of Mulhausen, Avignon, Troyes, Angers, Rennes, and Clermont hav e not paid their expenses, but have caused a loss of 19 8,081 f. 10c. At the general meeting at which the report was read, M. Bayvet was re-elected cen sor for three years, and Count Pillet-Will, M. J ames Odiot, and M. Halphen regents for five Years. There are long articles in the Constitutionnel and the Pays of yesterday on the financial statement Published by the Moniteur. Every part of it finds favour with these journals, and they do not fail to lavish encomiums on the Government for the sa tisfactory change that has taken place in the finances, as compared with the state in which they Were for some time after the revolution of 1848. ,The Constitutionnel concludes its article as fol lOWs: "The equilibrium becomes established of itself in our budget by the mere development of the general wealth. This is what was deemed highly improbable some years back, as it seemed impossible not to be 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 the suppression of the 17 additional centimes of the land-tax. It was in consequence thought that other taxes Must be proposed, and that an income-tax should be levied. None ofthese extrememeasureshasbeen 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 wqrks, 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 columns of the Paris journals of yesterday. Arrests of alleged political offenders still con tinue to be made. The Siecle says :—" Mr. Charles I Vlonselet, a literary man, was arrested on Sunday evening last at his residence. He has never occu pied himself with politics, and has even published in the Patrie a novel completely anti-democratic, intituled Les Chemises rouges. " The Patrie says :—" The following are the names ef the correspondents of foreign journals who have been arrested, and who are in the hands of justiv. MM. de Coetlogon, Tanski, Pages-Duporii . , Vir kaitre, La Pierre, Gerard, Villemessant, Etienne, I l artmann, Chareau, Chatard, Vergniaud, Loewen feldt, and Pelloquet." t ( The last accounts received from the departments .1 8 ,aye the Patrie) announce that the nomination of 4 ice commission of councillors of state charged With an inspection of the prefectures has produced ! 111 excellent effect on the minds of the people. It le stated that the members who compose this cora zaission will leave Paris to fulfil their mission soon after the session of the Legislative Body. Yesterday's Moniteur announces that on the „occasion. of the Baron Forth Rouen, French Am °assador to the Court of Athens, presenting his new c redentials to King Otho, on the 21st ult., his lellenic Majesty expressed his high sense of the se rvices which the Emperor of France had rendered the whole world, and especially acknowledged ,""" 3 benefit s w hi c h G reece in p ar ticular had received '' . ° ll l his Imperial Majesty. Guinard, formerly Captain of Artillery, one of the most influential of the Republican party, has t e fused similar Government offers to those accepted Larochejacquelein, the Legitimist. The Duchess of Vicenza, after being personally EZ W aited on by the Emperor, and u rge d t o acc ept a ghly honourable position in th e h ouse h o ld o f the 'enou ropress, steadily declined to accept the proffered r. A decree of the Emperor, dated yesterday, norni '"atesthe Duke de Bellune to the dignity of Senator. The British A m b assa d or a t P ar i s (L or d C ow l ey ) has bee n h onoure d b y hi s S overe i gn with the Order °I the Bath. It is said that several projects of public utility fo ave been l a id b e f ore th e C ounc il o f S tate. A re -114 in the civil and criminal code is lik ew i se 3, eten of. The mode of striking the jury li s t s i s e altered, and the number of voices necessary ul t ) constitut e a verdict of guilty from eight to seven. e cinplete r e f orm i n th e mor t gage sys t em i s like vr, said to be under consideration. iiiO 4 is said that th e Emperor would op en th e ses of the Legislative bodies on Monday n ex t i n pen "on, and this announcement has been Well *re ceived. The Bours e y es t er d a y was .much m ore .ani 113,1_ated and buoyant, and a fair amount of business been transacted at improved quotations ; i,nrees for the account leaving off at 79f. 30c., and market per Cents. at 105 f. 20c. The -toarket closed as follows :--Threes, for cash, 79f. ; for account, 79f. 30c.; Four-and-a-Half, for ca sh 105 f. 5c.; for account, 105. 20c.; Bank of Threes, hares, 2800 f ; Neapolitan, 105 f.; Spanish .e ") ustrian 96f. ITALY. insurrection state Fresh letters relative to the Milann Saturday numerous arrests were made at and rio' d 4. On Sunday great agitation prevailed,troops were " )1 c Place. At one point the Austrian attacked by 400 hisurgents. furthe - A dispatch from Berne, dated yesterday, its totem_'.: th e news of the insurrection, and 1_ charade: 811P P re ssion, as well as its prem e dit a ted ch ( ' Ar rests and d om i c ili ary visits were the order the day at Milan. el s There is great agitation a t Pi sa, L ucca) andewhere. At Turin the Sardinian Ministry met together 4.1.4, haste, in c onsequence of a communication from h e Austrian Consul, in order to deliberate on the aspect of affairs in Lombardy. The Zurich Gazette states with respect to the Insurrection, that about 400 men armed wall Poniards attacked the troops and gendarmerie on Sunday last, and that there had been about 300 killed. A similar occurrence, it says, had taken place at Rimini, but no details were as yet known. Ple _(lie Gazette states that similar movements h ad broken, out in several towns of Lombardy. These 4..oaccounts, however, are evidently exaggera uci . n s . revolThe Frankfort journals announce the re elt of accounts from Vienna, mentioning the t at Milan and its suppression, but without any details, SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the sth, but their outwits are totally without inter*. A letter of that date says :—" A grand ball was given last night by Queen Christine, which was very brilliant. Queen Isabella 11. danced with the Count d'Alcoy, President of the Council of Minis ters ; Count de Mariona, and Viscount del Ponton, the eldest son of the Duke de la Conquista." The success of the Ministry in the elections of Madrid, and of, the adjoining rural districts, sur passed their most sanguine expectations. All their candidates were returned by considerable majori ties. In the district del Rio, the Duke of Alba was elected by 248 votes to 69, given to M. Pedro Gomez de la Serna. In the district of Maravillas, the Duke de Gor obtained 175, and M. Mendizabal, 83. District of Barquillo : M. Martinez de la Rosa, 182, and M. Ignacio Olea , 4 . District of Las Vistilas : M. Antonio Murcia, 197, and M. Antonio de los Rios Rosas, 142. District of La vapies : M. Juan Blasques Prieto, 269, and M. Alejandro Mon, 73. District of the Prado : Vis count de Arnxeria, 243, and M. Jose Portilla 143. District of Valdemoro : M. Juan Ruiz , 240, and M. Gonzalet Bravo, 127. In the rural districts of Chinchon Navalcarnero, and Colmenar Viejo, Messrs. Vicente Collantes, Juan Ortega, and Count de Cumbras Altas, the Ministerial candidates, car ried the election by a large majority against Messrs. Jose Zapra, Matias Angulo, and Juan Manuel Mon talvan, the Opposition candidates. The Herald() states that the Syndicate of the Stockbrokers had addressed a petition to the Go vernment, praying for the re-establishment of time bargains, on certain conditions. According to the same journal, various projects of foreign colonisation, in the provinces of the peninsulacontaining the greatest extent of uncul tivated lands, had been submitted to the Govern ment. The terms were neither onerous nor in jurious to the national interests. The Companies undertook to vest in the enterprise considerable sums of money, and to people those establishments with a Roman Catholic population. The Three per Cents. were done at 42 1 1 ; the New Three per Cents. at 23g ; the Debt of the First Class at 10 ; and that of the Second at si. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1853. SPORTL GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Vienna Gth, says :—" The Austrian Government demands from the Ottoman Porte-Ist, a permission'for Austrian subjects to purchase landed property in Turkey ; 2nd, that Durazzo shall be declared a free Tort 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 Dalmatia, 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." 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 attacked the camp of Dervish-Pasha during the night, to deliver the voivode of Grahovo ; 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 last intelligence from Montenegro, observes that during the 20 days the campaign has lasted, the Turks have not gained one foot of ground except ing taking Grahovo, which is not included in the principality. OUR MUSICAL CORNER. (From .Eliza Cook's Journal.) 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 reinember 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, scall o p e d o y s t ers , a nd tilton 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 and the hearty satisfaction of the guests proved that a substantial supper was no " is take." Now the cost of this entertainment was insigi...- ficant to what it would have been if our friends had in dulged in the injudicious extravagance of ornamental ele gance, unwholetfesotimmhrte company question, cno confectionery, rech,e,.che composi tions, ices, and champ agne . " B ut w h at h as all this to do with the Musical C orner r some genie or ungentlo reader will exclaim. Well, nothing, we admit ; it only happe ne d t o b e in i mme di ate con j unction with what has atonddo we justwithi mentioned t,Pithe IlltllhseiC matterprepa for redfotrhthe benefit edenaneficet of dancers t nh music o fn s o e ; n whofor one the h c r oet a f u n take ho ry b r fortyot o a d h: step ph i n en towsp.. to often with t i N ht ahonwn. are 0, the we nt a s etnrov volun tary to har mony performance of some benevolent individual on a enn solitary grun piano.s in and This bad taste. alwaysln the place,as be initgisina first strikes us laborious tax on the visitors , which is perfectly unjus tifiable ; and, in the second, it excludes all certainty of "time and tune." Many who may be ll t exce en theoretical musicians have no more notion of playi ng accent dance music with proper than a sailor of riding on horseback ; and many who are no musi cians at all are invariably found to be among those who are most ready to " play again.' We were among seventy 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 "Itos sea,u'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 ignorant 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 net being quite the thing for the "Deux tempo," he was allowed to resume his seat in the immediate vicinity of a plate of cake. A rush of tl tree ladies to the piano imme diately took place, and after :strong expressions of bene volent readiness to oblige tl to whole world, Mrs. Green field; sen., won the stool of honour. The " Valse h deux temps" was requested at her kind hands. She started, " Parliamentary train" time, with the venerable " Copen hagen," and before the ladies: and gentlemen standing up could recover from their confused state, between a shuffle and a giggle, she changed it into the still more venerable Lieber Augustine." The " Deux temps" was quietly extinguished, and, after a fe w melancholy gyrations, the couples appeared terribly fa tigued, and sunk into their seats, while dear Mrs. Greenfield was warmly thanked for her great kindness and. charming playing. Mrs. Merryweather here mercifully came forward and exe cuted some nigger airs to the " First Set," with such taste, touch, and expression, that a vociferous encore attended the last figure, with a general request that she would soon oblige them again. Poor Mrs. Merry weather ! how she was worked afterwards, our hearts and fingers ached for her. Miss Julia Roselips and Miss Emily Swandown were next entreated to play a set. The girls were schoolf Olows, and - had studied the piano-forte under a German .master for an unknown pe- I They had not brought. any music with them they said, but they thought the.y• remembered " The Irish" and " The English," and, would try either. They started at a brisk pace, and the result was dis cordantly incomprehensible. A coffin-maker's, anchor smith's, and a watchman'Fx rattle mixed up together could not have compounded. such vile noise, and this went on until "La Poule," when Emily exclaimed, in a sort of spasmodic terror, "Good gracious, Julia ! you're playing the bass of the and I'm playing the treble of the English ! " ral d sure enough this was the fact. Poor Mrs. Merrywealher had to labour the rest of the evening in sheer merry to the dancers. We 'have here detailed only a few of the positive contingencies re lated to dancing-music when it is conducted on the " volantary-contribution " principle. Many a party is utterly ruined by it, and we , think that at least a " pro fessional " player should be engaged for the piano, or we would suggest the still better engagement of a violin and harp. We can assure our finiends that it is no joke to listen to the "all-sorts" character of " harmony" afforded by the promiscuous depend ence on competent or incom petent performers ; and if -we are to " work " for our supper, we beg them to honestly tell the truth, and not 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 ;" :a nd as " prOgression " is the great watchword of the day, ; why should not " evening parties " come within its operation ? NAVAL INT.ELLIGENCE. It will be seen by the statement ofiord John Russell in the House of Commons, least night, that the navy esti mates for the forthcoming financial year of 1853-54 will be presented on Friday nex t. It is not the intention of the new Admiralty to prop pose 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 a mount 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 mouths, 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 a rdnance 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 in creased, 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 nu ty 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 a 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 a,m. She saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Superintend ent Fanshawe, which was promptly acknowledged by the Neptune, 120. It is re ported 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 secon.d largest war steamer in the world, her tonnage being 3,4074. 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 4 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 ready 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 making 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 Griffith'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 111‘Naghten, Captain Hibbert, for M''- 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" ha ve volunteered for the Imp4rieuse, 60, Cap tain R. 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 Henry A. Moriarty (1844), to the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Portsmo4. - 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, arriv e d to-day at Whitehall from leave, and resumed his duties, TATTERSALL'S--Thu. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE( /B LASE. 6to .1 agst Miss Mowbray. 9to 1 agst Oscar. 9to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie. 14 to 1 agst Half-and-Half. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. STAKES. 6to 4 agst Sittingbourne. 6to 4 agst West Australian. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Contentment. 25 to 1 agst Trifle. 1000 to 15 agst Red Lion. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 14 to 1 apt 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). BATH STEEPLECHASES. TILIIRSDAT. THE GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAZ of 15 SOPS, 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 h. (Darling) Mr. Balfe's Ringleader, lOst 101 b Mr. .Barry's Leporella, lOst 61b -- Mr. Smith's Kate Kearney, 9st 61b..... 0 Ratting before the first start--6 to, 4 agst Ringleader, and 7 to 4 agst Forest Lad. There were two starts for tl4ll race, in the first of which, Ringleader came in abo , at a neck before Forest Lad ; but no judge having brden appointed, the heat of course, went for nothin g, and t h e stewar d s d ec id e d i t should be run again, whi c h was accordingly done (under protest), and the res u lt was that Forest Lad won by four lengths. Talisman started the first time but did not run again. ... 2 THE FREE HANDICAP S TEEPLECHASE of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. About 4 miles. 5 subs, Mr. Parson's lodine, aged, 9st 71b (30/.)....(Stevens) 1 Mr. B. Land's Vestris, 6 - Y r ; 9st 121 b (501.) 2 Mr. Hoare's Gulnare, aged, 9st inb (301.) 0 Mr. William's Unknown, 9st fib (301.) 0 Mr. Stephens's Peggy, aged, 9st lib (301.) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agstVestris, and 3to 1 agst lodine. Won by two lengths. THE BATE( 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. LIVERPOOL SP ACCEPTANCES POR THB GRAI at lb Sir Peter Laurie ll 8 Vainhope ll 4 Knight of Gwynne... 11 2 Bourton Miss Mowbray 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 ING - MEETING. D NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE Field-M st lb arshal Oscar Maurice Daley lO 2 Remark lO 2 Betsey Pri g lO 0 Benedict 9 10 P 011....... ._ , -Ll View ano() 9lO Maley Kilquade 9 10 Ringleader 9 10 IChatter-box Friendless Ringdove 9 6 Crabbs The Dwarf 9 0 DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. st lb st lb Sir Peter Lam:e 11 71 Leporello. ............... 10 0 Bourton lO 12 Dar dy Jem ............. 10 0 Miss Mowbray 1.0 10 Great Western ......... 10 0 Lucy Neale 10 9 Maurice Daley lO 0 Abd-el-Kader -10 9 Field-Marshal ......... 9 12 Peter Simple Carr:g lO 6 'P s y c h e Vic:xess ‘ Benedict 9 6 Me' - ord 10 5 M a l ey 9 5 The General 10 5 Honest Tom 9 5 Half-and-Half 10 4 Yorkshireman 9 3 The Drag 10 2 Ringdove 9 0 Oscar 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. Age et lb Prime Minister 5 8 7 Leopold Hungerford 5 7 13 Trousseau Lough Bawn 5 7 4 Isabella Pelopidas Blrdolph 4 6 11 Prestige Mayday Worcester Harp Ammonia Burndale Chilton - 3 5 4 12 Break-o'-day Boy 3 6 11 The rest pay Age et lb Batty Darling 3 5 10 Ethelbert Annie 3 5 8 Tavistock Bold Davie 3 5 7 Knavery 3 5 7 Charity c by Don John, out _ _ of Potentia 3 5 4 Moselle The Gip 3 5 2 Llanforda Guicowar St Andrew 3 5 0 Jacqueline Angelo 3 5 0 5 sous. each. LINCOLN SPR ACCEPTANCES FOR TEE 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 :NG MEETING. TD ANNUAL STEEPLRCHASIi at lb Hope 9 12 The Brewer 9 10 Poll 9 9 Bing e ove 9 4 Brr ':e . INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. At the last meeting of the society held on Tuesday-- Mr. James Simpson, N , ice-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 collieties of the vas ions districts of Great Britain ; some haN:nc, 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 which 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 numb ars 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 vailons means of forcing air into an exhausting air from mines were then explained— more particularly touching on the " water-blast," used in the Hai mountains and in Belgium, by which it appeared long galleries were very rapidly cleared, even of powder smoke. Gurney's steam-jet and Sturve's aerometer, Combe's curved arm fan, the pneumatic being sy screw, and the ordinary e r h austing or rarifying furnace, were compared ; and it w as contended, that though the system; of accele ra ti on , it in ce there were occ as i ons w h en from furnace ets w would be ineffective in rapidl y c l earing a mine after an explosion ; whereas by increasi ng t h e velocity of Struve's aerometer, its active pow er would be rendered so much furasthe action simplest no t 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 irdications of the barometer was enforced, as the best mode of avoiding accident ; and it was shown, that however well anemometers might be constructed, it was necessary to make an allowance for friction, and t o have them well compared and regulated before trusting to them. The existence of a condition of " natural ventilation." was strongly contested. It was urged th at such a state was not compatible with any security, as the difference between the columns must depend on the deterioration of the air i n 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 th e wind, and all the ventilating arrangements would be rendered of no effect. It was contended that Government inspection, to be really useful, should be 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 the 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 the meeting of Tuesday, Feb. 15, "On the Use of Heated as a Motive Power," by Mr. C. B. Cheverto Air n. Mail Company's steam-ship SuTilAmP Tay, Tr' CFaEpßta. ?1.---ItTheveetitt,oywailthMathe Brazilian mails, leftyesterday afternoon, taking out a very large and valuable cargo jewelle ut 30 ry to the value of 10,000/ ., specie 3 and abo passengers. The Seve rn , w i th the next homeward Brazilian mails, is due on the 16th intant, but rnay be looked for about the 14th. The City of Norwich steam -shp, from Oporto, laden with cattle, arrived in the docks this afternoon, Th e G overnment emigrant ship Harriet arrived hero this day. She will leave in a day or two for Australia. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship 'lberia, Captain Bowen, with the homeward Peninsular mails, is expected about Sunday or Monday next. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steam-ship Bombay will leave this for Alexandria on the 20th ilia. IV_ENCE. 1 A:WO. Paid RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Compans. Yesterday, this day, 50 a ll Bedford and London & Bletchley. • N. West. 304 all Birm. & guarantee Gt.Westn. 30 —3l xd 304 all , Do. w*Lhor tgr Do 29i _go xd 394 a ll Birm.Woly. & Dudleyguar. Do BO 31 304 all Do.wthtguar. Do 29 30 St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W lOB 110 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon.., 53 54 St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6p. cent .. ... Gt.Notrhn 149 151 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn. 32i 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 113 115 25 all Do. )i Shares Do 12i all Do. i Shai Do 27 28 124 all Lon.&Gi3enw S. Eastern 134 - 144 20 all Do. Preference Do 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk 20 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 23 25 24 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W and Natio& & Midld 3 34 34, 50 all , Middlesbro' & Stckton & Red ^ar 00 all Midld Bradfd Midland... 108 109 50 all Northern and Eastern sp. c. E. Count.. 64 66 50 all Do. 6 per ct Do — 50 all Do. Fixed sp.c Do .. . . Z 5 all Brest. &Wyre L. &I‘. &Ln& Yk 11 Do. Shares. Do — pm it. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 151 153, it. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 150 152 15 183 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh - - L 2 9i S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean —a d i 0 all WearVallejgr Stockt. 6 per cent ... Darling . l 5 all Do . Do 3l —32. A 3t. 100 Wilts &Somrst Gt.l7estn lO4 —103 i MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all An to Californian g p 10 2 Australasian 20 5 Australian 4 5 p p 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 1 all Australian Freehold. par p 1 II 1 all Ave Maria d 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold 6 p 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 24 Brazilianlmp. (issued at R 5 pm 4 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuieda 1 2i 20 15 Do. St. John Dol Rey 29 —3O 1 Carsons's Creek par p 40 all Cobre Copper 4l —42 i 5 1 Colonial Gold 2i 2p 14 Copiapo 5 all Copper Min. of Eng — 63 25 all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent — ...p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 2 lid 20 all General l4i —15 i 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3—3l p 0 3 all Great Polgooth . —lg p 1 all Lake Bathurst d * d 1 all Liberty p 1 1 all Lo^d.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 all Mariquita id—ipmxall x all 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien 4i bxd z d 1 all New Granada . . l p 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 ip 2 5 1 Port Philip 1 lip 2 1 all Quartz Rock par p 50 all Rhymme Iron p 15 Do. Now — 30 10 Santiago do Cuba__ 6 7 1 all South Australian j d 10 7 Tin Croft 281 all United Mexican 6 6i 1 all Waller 2} 2 p 1 all West Granada...... p 1 all West Mariposa..., — p 1 all Yuba p JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B2l 821 82 50 all British N. American ... ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, • Australia, & China j• —ll p 100 25 colonial — ... 100 20 Commercial of Lond ... ... x d ... 4 English Scottish and Aust •alian li 1 1 p 20 7a Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 4 —44 p 50 20 London and County ... ... 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... x d IC3 20 Lond. & Westminster ... .., 100 35 National Prov. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New — ... 50 221 National of Ireland ... ... 25 all Oriental Pauk of Corporation — ... 23 5 Do. New — ... 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 10 all Do. New — ... 5 1 Royal Australii.Bkg & Gold I .gyp Co ... ... 25 all South Australia 44 46 25 all Union of Australia 7l 72xd 71 x d . . 21 Do. Now 74 8 5 . 0 16 Union of London ... ... 40 all Union of Madrid ... ... RAILWAY' INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING ORLIBRII. Yesterday the standing orders of the House of Com mons were declared complied with in the following cases : 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/. Manchester, 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 Altrincham 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 674,0001. LONDON AID NORTH-WESTERN. --The half-yearly ac counts of the London and North-Western !Company have been fully made out. The balance in favour of re venue is 596,754/. ; but this is reduced by 27,4151. for renewal of rails, and 11,7001. for works, stock, &o. 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 dispo sa bl e b a l ance o f 625,942/. The pro posed dividend for the half-year, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, amounts to 533,1554., and will leave a balance of 92,786/. to be carried forward to next June dividend. GREAT WESTRRN.—The Great Western accounts have been made up, and the disposable balance upon the working for tbd past half-year is 228,000/. This wm allow of a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, and leave a balance of from 63,0001. 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 8,728,7901. 19s. ld., and an expenditure of 8,670,033/. 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 nett 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 135,6731. The directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum upon the share capital. This, upon 6,746,334/., will be 134,926/., an d l eave a balance of 747/. to be carried forward to the aid of the June divi. dend. MIDLAND 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 55. 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 84 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 tke 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 above referred 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 should be the work of a new and strong com mittee. " Your committee cannot help remarlidng 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 genic 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, Committee. WILLIAM FENTON, ALEX. M 4 GREGOR, ROBERT WOODWARD, HENRY C. BELOE, Secretary." The correspondence concluded with the 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 Board 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 CliAllt3fAN 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. In reference to a remark of the Chairman, that the directors had spent 70,000/. in litigation, Mr. RowsoN, auditor of the London and North. Western 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 haps the proper place to answer such a question yet he would not shrink from a reply. Th e L on d on and North- Western Company did not place a halfpenny of their parliamentary expenses to the capital account. The adoption of the report was then put, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN next called the attention of the meet ing to the paragraph suggesting the appointment of a new and strong committee, for the purpose of furnishing the select committee of the House of Commons with such evidence as will lead to a just and decisive settle ment of all the difficulties. He said the question they had now to consider was, who they were to propose— 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 cal 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 ? meetings at the tthheemensuing t hn Th e CHAIRMAN thought it would be better for the and e they co uld judge whether it would be proper comm itt ee not to seek proxies , as they would lose their power, but to let th e proxies flow in upon th em . Mr. RowsoN di d not think it w ell to say anythin g aboutu o n rs til h t a n d ey to he s a a l whatthe proxies directors ct e proper to c ommence h os tilities. .. _ The meeting seemed to approve of these remarks, and after votes of thanks to the committee and chairman, broke up. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. week ending Feb. 6,185 3 —T ra ffic retu rn f o r goo 2,035 12 1,587 8 Corresponding week last year MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 230 240 235 40 - 20 , 4 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 5 Australn. Royal Nail - 5i ... 38i Brit. American Land • 100 326 Canada - 5 5 Crystal Palace — 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 General Screw Steam 20 2i Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land 20 24 Nrth. of Europe Steam 50 all Peninsular k Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 47 50 50 49 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 100 28i Van Diemen's Land 14 16 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 10. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market has been firm and steady all day, and closed so. The day's quotations are as follows :—Aberdeen, 141 ; Eastern Counties, 131 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 78i ; Lancaster and Carlisle (third shares), 13 p. ; London and North Western, 120 ; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29a ; Midland, South Eastern and Dov er , 23R ; York and North Mid land, 291 ; Man c h es t er , Sheffield, and Lincoln (10/ shares), 14 ; Dutch-Rhenish, 21.16 d. LEEDS, FHB. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Shares have further advanced this morning on 'Change. The following are the closing trans actions :—York and North Midlands, 29i ; Midland stock, 78 ; Caledonians, 32i ; Leeds Northern, 16k ; Leeds Northern Extensions, No. 2, dis. ; Northern Counties Union, 2 dis. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 10. STOOL EXCHANGE.—There were very few transactions in this market to-day, but prices were steady. Shrews bury and Birmingham stock was done at 68. MANCHESTER, FEB. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices have been a little firmer, with a moderate business. Blackburns, 7k • ditto (pref.), t 1 251; East Lancashire, 19k ; Leeds, 78; West Ridings, 2i d. • London stock, 1204 ; Midlands, 78k ; Sheffields, 30 ; Vovers 23.1; 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, Feb. 10.—Wind, N.E., blowinghard,whs snow squalls. Arrived—Madagascar, Havannah. Scaled—Pre sident Philip;Vickersteven,Port mg oa Viceroy, Bay; sars iii h er iem urn m. e g: Labuan, Bombay ; Favourite, ' Ascension ; Teazer, Africa ; Looslitank, Coquimbo ; Firth, Galati. titDudAeß,T D M ug OU dai TH e , , T F e e n b. erilffoe..—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Gra -Wind, N.E. Sailed — Gazelle, St. N.E. Michael's.FflouTH, Feb. 10. Arrived—Grand Turk, New York. Feb. 10.—Wind, PO R TSMOUTH, Feb. 10. — Wind , N.N .E . Sailed—Night ingdale, Shanghai ; Eclipse, New York. alled—Haofrne N Y ork. MILFORD, TALBOT, ... eb. 1 .—S ew b 9 —Wind, N.E. Anived—Apolli n : Arrived— MILFoup, • • • 1, Stanbury, Cuba. Maria and Fanny, Hollwood, with part of cargo DOUGLAS (Isle of Man), Feb. 9.—Wind, E. damaged, h a ving been on her beam ends off the Calf of Ma n , On the 3d inst. S UND ERLAND,, Feb. 9.—Wind, ZILE . Arrived Europa. Leslie, Demerara ; Earl of F ife,.Teinmouth, St. Valery. The Frances (slaop) is on shore near the South Pier.—Feb. 10. The Svsannah of London got on shore behind the North Pier of Soaham Harbour this morning, and became a total wreck ; crew and part of materials saved. OFF THE START, Feb. 9 . — Arrived--Quiver, Graham, St. Michael's. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 10.4-NY 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 se en to go ashore be tween Minehead and Elurlstone 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 Shields for London, has foundered off Flamborough Head, having been in contact with a light brigantine, of about 7 keels, with painted parts, and figure head ; crew landed here this morning. to CAERNARVON, Feb. 9.—The Onward, from New Orleans, which was driven on shore at LauchvYn , 27th Dec., was floated off, and taken in tow to - day , to re turn to Liverpool. ...""verpool CHRISTIANSAND, Jan. 30.—The Sublime, from Wolgas t to (Grangemouth , put in here to-day with dam a g e, and must discharge. BRITISH iZAILTVAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. St. 11.1 20 i Aberdeen . . .... —... 8;i Ambg. Noting. Bost & Basta. June Ell Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley... _. 8 Birkeuhd. Lancsh. di Cheshire Junct 11 Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O di £25 Cons 22 184 Do., £20.. ...... ..... St. 100 Bristol & Exeter—. ... St. 100 Caledonian. .. . . . . -- 50 all Cheste r & Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 20 all Cork, Black. : Ass. 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc.l 25 all Dilndee Perth &Aber-1 deen Junction ...•...1 25 all. IDo. New ......... ..... 1 28 -29 j 6i - GPI 14 I a] 10 -10 i cid 22 —22 i g —2i 107 109 64 644 22 24 17A 18 an 8 East Anglian (£25 L & E. & L. & D.) 1 1 Do., (£lB E. & 114 11 Eastern Counties 11 Eastern Union, Clast A. late E. U. Sh Bi ,, Do., d 0... ........ 11 IDo., B. & C... 0 I Es:A Lancashire 11 'East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June._ Edidourgh & Glasgow 1i Edinb. ane 'eebles_ Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock IGt. Sth.&West.(lr ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liy.Orsby.&Southpt London & Blackwan 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. ..oud.Bright.&S.Cst. O London &N. Western .2 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,10/.81.,M&8...0 O London & P Western 2i Do., £so. •••• • • a Do., .11 Lndndrry.&Coleraine 11 iirdndrry. & Ennisk., O ivfPnch.Shef.&Lincln. 4i Do., Man. &Lin. Un. O Midland O Do. Birming & Derby 1i Midland G.West.(lr.l 7a Do. Sha-es 11 Newcastle &Carlisle.. O Newmarket 3 Do. Bury E.:. ,vision .6 Newpt.Aber 7i Newry & Enuiskilles 11 Newry Wairenpoint & Rostreyor O Norfolk...—. ..... 18 l a] 20 a] 25 al 4 4 13f -- 131 10 -- 12 8 - 81 76 - 77 55 60 76 -- 78 - eP 26 28 60 62 43 —4 578 i 118 - 120 1061 107; 89 90 89 91 12 13 p 78/ —78 i .46 - 4d 3 15-1 - 161 d 9 94 - 2 106 —16 7 p 119 120 2 — 34 p 90 1 9 1 1 P 6i bi 4id 11 12 19 21 291 —30 i 3. 8 78 —78 i 45 47 49 3 —51 I 3 3f d 2' 3 8 3. 9 3 54 56 8 83 —r, d 35 6 64. d 15 I all Do., New ..... . ....... 50 3i Northn.Counees Un St. 100 North British 16 13 North Devon, No 1. 16 6i1D0., No. 2 all - - 8 8 2011 Do., A Deferred ... 5 IDo., B Guaranteed .7il North Staffordshire.. 2 4 7 4 d i 8 8i 4 jo 20 al 10 11 St. 101 . North Western.. .0 N. &S. Westrn. June K) Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton X) Scottish Central )0 Scottish Midland X) Shrewsbury & Birmg )0 Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock 8 Shre wsby. & Herefd al Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) al Do. Halves, do 11 Do. Oswestry si Shropshire Unio I Xll Sout'a Devon ...... 1 )0 South Eastern • South Wales .5 S. Yorkbh. River Dun .61 Stockton .9 Thanes Haven Dock and. Railway L 7 Vale or Neath... ill Waterfd. & Kilkenn all Waterford&Lime'ck L 3 West Cornwall.. is. Wrebledon &Croydo 1 Woodford )0 York Newctl. &Berw K) Do. Extensions 1i Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland-1 49i - 50, 97 - 99 63 - 65 67 - 69 70 80 dis .. . ..-. 18 20 9 10 14 15 21 —2 2 d 79:i —79 i 36 88 13 13/ 4 41 14 2/ 2# 15 81— 91 27 28 9 91 dad 1 P 70 —71 i 7 2 -- 7 2Rd 59 GO PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen ..... Do., No. 2, 7 p. a.. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St.' IDo. 4 p. c. Shares .. ICalcclonian £lO - 106 - 108 .104 - 106, 'Chester & Holyhead ) Guar. 5? , , per cent...l Cork&Bandon 5a p.c.! Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction....... 19 - 20 EastA.nglian (.£3los) 6 per cent. 'Do: (5) 7 percent... Do. (R,7175) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex- , tension, 5 p. c. No.l' Do., No. 2 ..... ........ Do., New 6 p. a. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p. cts Edinb.Prth. &Dundee 5,1 per Glasgow & S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem ....{ - 1p -2 p 1 1 - 1 - 1i 5p 18 - 19 3 - liii -- i. 1112 - 114 Gt. Soithn. tir.Westn.i (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4i p c. Lan. dL,York. F. 6 Do., p. e., Stock... London and. Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St., Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ...... . 9 I 61 106 108 par p 150 152 !Do. New Guy.. 6p.c London &S.Western, Con. Thirds Ei - 4 pl Londonderry& Color. Shares .............. LOndy. dr Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef. , dr Lin., Shares, No. 1...... Do. New, £lO. Do., £6. in - 13 9 - 10 11 - lli I - i P I -11 'Marypt. &Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent...—. Md. Consol. 6 p. c. St: Do. Consol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5i per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester dt Wolverh. £15,6p. c Do 151 - 153 221 1 t 3 P 5 - 61 2- 2 105 - 107 25i -26 i Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. p. c. Do. 5 per cent 1, 1 P 11 -11 i 174 -17 i -- 1 p 16 -- 17 Par — P 'South Devon . Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os. 6d. S.Yorksh.4p.c. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p. e.Pref De York& N. Midland H & S. Parch 26 - 26 19 - 20 id p 102 - 104 5i - 5j P - iPI FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdarn,' 1i 1 dis BelgianEastn. Junct.l 1 2 ChPrleroi&Erquelin. ! 13 14 Di 4 on andßesan9on par 1 p Dutch Rhenish 2i 2 die East Indian . 6 6i p Do. Extension ....I 1i 2 p Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junet. of France 1 dis— par Gt. Western of Canad. Shares P Lucca & Pistoja sp.c pre:..... Luxembourg.... Do. (Railway) Do. 6i —7lx in ar 4 4 1.1 1 k i d— P 7 —9 p Do. (Canal) . Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons & Mediterran 1 Madras 2 2i Namur & Liege (with interest) — 8 Do. (ex interest) 6 7 Northern of France 33 333 Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs. NorwegianTrunkPrefi Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Par's and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond . . Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. et. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip , West Flanders Do. Si per e. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Zea1and..............- 14 -14 i 8 -- 9 13i -- 14 p 38 -- 40 38 -- 39$ 29i -- 30 2i -3.1 P d P 17 18 81 9 i i p ,P, -- d 1 -_. THE SHARE MARKETS. liminess dons this day. 6i i 65 St. ili St. ii St. 111 13 al 20 al 20 1 1 50 1 al .50 a] 20 li 20 25 1 L 20 20 50 a, 20 1: 10 21 10 25121 25 1 st. 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