The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-27 00:00:00

T IIEATRE ROYAL, DRUM LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. 11, Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley. The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening. Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the most magnificent ever produced on the English stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform the popular Comedy, A GAME OF SPECULATION. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, A. Younge, R. Roxby, Vincent, Tilbury, Templeton, G. Honey ; Miss I. Oliver, Mrs. Selby, Miss Barnes, and Miss E. Wadham. After which will be produced SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAW ; Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs. The reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the house to suit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and ls. ; Second Circle of Boxes, ls. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes, 21 1. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 35.; Stalls, Ss. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., V. ls., 1/. lls. 6d., and 21. 25.! OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, will be performed A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a now grand Christmas Pantomime, called ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP; or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co lumbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, with the successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz- Followed by (10th time) a new drama, called A WICKED WIFE. After which (59th time) the new comic pantomime, entitled Tlll BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel Thiele. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr W. Callcott. The pantomime produced under the direction of M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny Wri;ht ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new play, in live acts, by Westland Marston, Esq., entitled A LIFE'S RANSOM. Lord Revesdale, Mr. C. Dillon ; Bancroft, Mr. Stu ; Felicia Revesdale, Mrs. C. Dillon. After which, a new farce, entitled MY FRIEND FROM LE VTIIERHEAD. Mr. Toole, Miss Wilton, and Mrs. B. White. lo be followed by CONRAD AND MEDORA; or, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Erough, Esq., founded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinade upon things in gene. rat The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F. Fel; ton. Cot rad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar Birbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toolo Medora Clowns Mr. H. Marshall The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super- Isteudence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties V) the Private Boxes to set down at the State entrance in Burleigh-strect. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster, THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drama of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGIIT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Pail Bedford will appear. Followed by a new Piece de Caractere, entitled IN AND OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams. To conclude with the new original comic drama, called BARNEY THE BARON. Barney O'Tcolc, Mr. Barney Williams. j)OYAL SURREY THEATRE, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. Sir Giles, Mr. Creswick. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE SUMMER QUEEN. Harlequin, Mr. F. Glover ; Clown, Mr. Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Bradbury; Oa Pour Sprites, the Finis Fa mily; Columbines. Mesdames Marie and Agnes. iISTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lespee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Continued and unabated Success. This Evening, will be presented the themo of the most flattering eulogium from the whole of the press, the operatic dr .ma of ROB ROY, with Equestrian Illustrations invented by Mr. Wm. Cooke, and with the original music. Rob Roy, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the Equestrian SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the equestrian comic pantomime of PAUL PRY ON HORSEBXCE. Commerce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. • Private Boxes, from 1/. , no c h arge f or b oo ki ng ; it, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Cox office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The inz company of Vocalists aro engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popula' Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., : Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Branch], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jrues, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and Cnrni; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock prc eisely. Suppers, dm, until twelve o'clock. iIIGEI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T , TIE4 DAY—Morn. 50 min. aft. 3 —Evening 10 mia. aft. 4 T .-MORRow—Morn. 29 min. aft. 4—Evening 49 min.aft 4 TdE WEATHER—SIIN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 27. THERMOMETER, IN TUX. SHADE• 48 —highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the nighr. 50 —this day at noon. refs's, 30•47---falling. WIND--North in the morning ; now with fino, bit rather hazy weather. r-rrt t r, • 4 \ C 4. tr-L LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1267 The Chinese "Arrow" has hitherto been aimed but ineffectually at the BuLL's-Eye by the Oppo rition. It has flown wide of the mark in the Lird.2—so wide of the mark that there was a &ear majority in the House of Peers, last evening, of no less than thirty-six, out of an aggregate of two hundred and fifty-six votes, in favour of the Government. The deadly bolt 1 simultaneotts y aimed at Ministers in the Commons still trembles, as it were, in midair on its way to its destination. The accuracy of Mr. COBDEN'S aim doubtless re maining to be tested, no later than this evening, by a division of the House at the close of the ad jeurned discussion. Already we have expressed our opinion upon the question at issue as clearly and distinctly a we believe, it could by any pos.iibility be expressed in written language. That opinion we are solici tous to reiterate, however—now that the matter has been already debated so thoroughly in both Houses—to reiterate with equal clearness, and equal distinctness, with, if it be at all practicable, still stronger emphasis, and still more studied and conscientious deliberation. The Controversy decided only yesterday in the Souse of Lords, the Controversy about to be de cided to-day in the House of Commons, involves within it topics of the most momentous con paiodleicryatiooni a e It abi involves much more tha n th e It involves or the fate o f an Administrati on , of the Count ry awl, th e involves the honour dignity of the Crow n . It affects the rep u t at i on of England among the Na tions of the Earth. It affect s f a i r f ame, h er na tional credit, her international prestige, the glory of her Constitution, th e t ut the humanity, the magnanitnity•biltthe justice,' moveme nts of the wit , le c f . the con, i' ', e . nr-'ing the ated mre chinery of her Gove rnment. Wo have re e all this from the com mencement. We appreciat e d from the very outset, the magnitude of th e e •' terent3, the grandeur of the principles, the iini ml nso imporlance of the inevitable and vital con_ sequences entangled in the intricate network of this new Chinese Difficulty. Insomuch did wo understand tlCs at once, that we endeavoured, f' s far back as the morrow of New . 1 7 . - eat's Thy, 1857 —the very day upon which the details of de C an t o n Quarrel first reached this country—to sum up with judicial impartiality the evidence ) submitted upon this matt er to cur consideration. It did nct require many minnts to perceive that the contention which had suddenly sprung u) in October last between Consul PAIUUS and Comm-_ sioner Yea was one which imperatively demanded THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVRNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1867 to be scrutinised without passion and without pre judice. Affecting as that quarrel did the relations of t sro vast empires, and besides that, in a very peculiar manner, the character of the British Gb vernment. Wherefore, seeing all this, as we have said, we strove in the first instance, witia.conscien tious scrupulosity, to strike the balance of the ar gument, weighing the pros and cons of that argu ment by means of a judgment held, as nearly as possible, in a state of absolute equilibrium. As we intimated in our remarks upon this subject on Wed nesday evening —whatever mere " appearances" might seem to indicate at the outset, we felt that v► e ought in reason, in justice, in humanity to pause before precipitately jumping to a conclusion in a matter of such vital consequence. We did so. And we di3 80, as facts have proved, not by any means inconsiderately. The whole of this extra ordinary Chinese Controversy was involved, in regard to the mere facts of it, in so much obscu rity, in so many doubts, in such infinite and appa• rently inextricable confusion—that it became, as we considered, an imperative duty with us to ex amine the matter minutely before arriving at any positive conclusion as to the supposititious Right or Wrong vibrating pendulously between the British Consul and the Chinese Commissioner. It was especially because of the obscurity, the confusion, and the complication of the entire question at issue, that we hailed with so much sa tisfaction the appearance in extenso of the official correspondence. It was even with peculiar and unaffected pleasure, in one sense, that we observed the hostile attitude in regard to Ministers as sumed upon this Colonial Controversy by the Leaders of Her MAJESTY'S Opposition. It was obvious at a glance that from the Collision of Par ties some flashes of light might be most vividly and effectually thrown upon the " darkness visible" of this tenebrous controversy. Neither have we in any respect been deceived in our an ticipations. The suljeet has now been completely and satisfactorily ventilated in both branches of the Legislature. Truth, as usual, has sprung to view out of the contentions of debate—like the seeds of light that sparkle from the clashing arms of combatants. And what confirms us all the more securely in the ultimate decision at which we have arrived in the matter of this Chinese Difficulty is the consideration of the really extraordinary powers ineffectually concen trated upon the task of upholding the fallacious side of the argument. In this respect the Earl of DERBY'S opening oration—an oration so strongly condemnatory of the war as almost to amount to a virtual impeachment of Ministers— was sufficient of itself to exonerate from all blame whatever, in reference to this difficulty, the n.em bers of Lord PALMERSTON'S Administration. If that was the best case Lord DERBY could make out against the Cabinet, they must needs, in truth, be altogether guiltless ! But when it is remembered that, in addition to the Earl of DERBY'S superb rhetorical onslaught, there were directed against Ministers upon this question, in rapid sequence, the cumulative ( force of Inrd ST. LEONARDS' legal eru dition, of Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S trenchant, invectives, of Lord LYNDHURST'S almost pythonic denunciations, of Lord GREY'S snarling acrimony, and of the Bishop of OXFORD'S politico-ecclesiasti cal fulminations—and all to no end whatever beyond that startling anticlimax to an Opposition Attack, a signal Ministerial Triumph—What shall be said TB Ex? What?—butthat the same argument from its own inherent unsoundness must fail no less entirely in the Commons than it has already failed, completely and egregiously failed, in the Lords—what though it has already been sustained so far in the popular branch of the Legislature by the " remarkable and enviable eloquence" of Mr. COBDEN, by the variable and splendid abilities of Sir EDWARD LYTTON, and by the authoritative voice of my Lord JOHN RUSSELL —himself of late, it must Le admit'.ed, to some extent the Arbiter of the Destinies of the House of Commons. It remains now, however, to be seen whether the great Whig Leader can still maintain his character as the Arbiter of thoso high Destinies—when Truth, and Justice, and the Dignity of the Crown, and the Honour of the Country are arrayed against him on the side of her MAJESTY'S Government I Lord CAMPBELL'S motion for the appointment of a Select Committee, to inquire. " whether the privilege now enjoyed by reports of Law proceed ings might not be safely and properly extended to proceedings in other bodies" was last night carried by acclamation in the House of Lords. We trust that the Committee will speedily enter on its duties, and discharge the trust confided to its care in an enlightened spirit, and with sound judg ment. By this means, we hope, ere long, to witness the removal of ono of the most glaring defects in the existing law of the land, and the substitution of more salutary regulations for those which have operated very prejudicially both to the interests and efficiency of journalism. The recent case of DAVISON V. DUNCAN has exhibited the deplorable state of the law in a very striking point of view. It has revealed the stringent re striction by which the British Press is fettared, and which, if strictly enforced, would para lyse its exertions, and destroy its utility. We venture to assert that if the machinery of the law were put in motion on every possible occasion no person could venture to carry on the business of a public journalist. "The Freedom of the Press " would cease to be the boast and security of Englishmen. It would be impossible to report the proceedings in either House of Parliament, or, at public meetings, to comment upon the acts of any public man, or to give any intelligence that might be displeasing to any person whatsoever. Newspapers would cease, to contain news. They would merely give verbatim, reports of proceedings in the Law and Police Coutti. It would not su ffi c e that they should be fair abridgments. Th e patty complaining might choose to consider any omission as prejudicial to his interests, and punish the journalist for not having sufficient space to publish a mass of dull a n d i rrelevant matter. This anomalous and untoward state of a ff a i rs is prevented by the very creditable forbearance exhibited by the great majority of the people. In 99 eases out of 100 a person who-feels himself injured, when satisfied iliat there is no improper feeling against him, on the part of the journalist, either passes the :natter without notice, or merely in a temperate and gentlemanly letta explains the rniAlke and requests a correction. But occa sionally a person of a different temperament turns P --one who peremptorily demands, what he is Pleased t ) term " an unqualified," or possibly even aw u ta n t a e r r o , t i o f gy t inlef dreecimuaensdtehcolnplied d a n fo o r t " a bj ec , 2 , be or consideration, au actiod is commenced, and costs being unnecessarily incurred, become additional elements to be token into account ; and we regre t to say that where lawyers are consulted, they, in 11 ,0 Means di sposed to Now the simple point too many instanc es , are b y act the put of peacemak ers . at issue is, whether the l aw should be in ac cordance with the general feeling, so that no person should be subject,..cl to legal pro-. ceedings without actual malice, or' such culp able negligence as may be fairly taken to amount thereto ! or, should the present peremp tory gentleman who takes his angry passion as his only guide, be permitted to indulge his malevo lence and vindictive feelings at the expense of the Fourth Estate ? This is the real question, and to this the Select Committee of the House of Lords will have to return a suitable answer. The whole mischief has arisen from a legal fic " Malice" i 3 an indispensable requisite in every proceeding, and if the word be omitted from the indictment or declaration, it cannot be sus tained. But this fact, which indicates the natu ral and constitutional law, is evaded by that which may be properly termed " Judge-made" law. It is considered that the "Malice" need not be ex pressed. The mere fact of the publication implies it, although it may bo clearly and distinctly re butted by the most conclusive evidence. This evil would be completely averted by render ing the question of "malice" one to be decided by the jury on the actual facts of the case, and not by the Judge according to fixed rules. We believe that no respectable journalist, who desires conscientiously to discharge his duty, would ask more than that the whole question should be sub mitted to the jury, and that their decision, when given in accordance with the weight of evidence, should be final. Um]. Lord CAMPBELL has expressed some doubts as to the length to which the privilege of reporting public proceedings should be sanctioned. We re spectfully contend that there should be no limita tion. The mere fact that they are intended to be public is sufficient to render the speaker justly responsible for every statement that he utters. If there be any valid distinction be tween " slander" and " defamation," or between written and oral accusations, it should be aholished, when the party prefers his accusations with the knowledge that they will in alt human probability be subsequently published. In such a case he should be hold responsible for the natu ral consequences of his facts, and it is rather a far•fetched supposition to imagine I,hat he would commit the offence with the intention of evading its consequences by absconding from his home and country. Times have greatly changed. In the olden times journalism was unknown. The man who took the trouble of writing or of print•- ing since its introduction into England—for pre cedents still recognised are older than the days of CAXTON—anything about another must have had some peculiarly vindictive feeling to gratify. The " malice" was therefore reasonably preserved, but circumstances have greatly changed, and the law should vary in accordance with these alterations. Now, it is a matter, of course, that proceedings of public or local interest should be reported, and the journal by which the duty is performed has seldom if ever any feeling beyond that of rendering a faithful account of what has taken place. If any limitation, however, should be deemed essential, the best test would be that indicated by Lord CAMPBELL, viz., leaving it to the jury to decide " whether or no the publication were for the public good." Even this moderate concession would be a very acceptable boon to journalists, and save them from purely vexatious actions. We trust the Committee may speedily enter on, and conclude their labours, so that the much re quired legislation may take place within the pre sent session. We should scarcely suppose that there could be much doubt or difficulty on the subject, on which we anticipate complete unani mity from men of all parties and grades, and of every shade and variety of political opinion. LATEST NEWS. Intelligence from Constantinople, of the 20th, states that Mehemet Bey (a Hungarian) had ac cepted the command of the independent Circas sians. Four hundred men of the now disbanded Polish Legion have embarked for Circassia on board English (merchant) steamers, towing ships loaded with stores and arms. The English fleet will remain at Buyukdere till the 24th of February. English functionaries have undertaken the management of the electric telegraph between Varna and Constantinople. The Russian fleet in the Caspian will disembark at Asterabad 2,500 irregular troops from Daghes tan, with munitions of war. Intelligence from Bombay, of the 2d inst., states that Mr. Murray had arrived at Bushire. The English bactestablished their head-quarters at Bussorab. The Chinese continued to bombard the English forte. NAPLES, FEB. 23. The capital is tranquil, but numerous secret societies are rumoured to be actively at work. The rumoured domiciliary visits at the Filan. gieri and Ischitell-t's are contradicted. A despatch from Palermo, of the 21st, states that Spimozzi, an officer of Count Bentivenga's force, and several of the fugitive insurgents, have been arrested in the disguise of peasants. MILAN, FEB. 25. The Archduke Maximilian is on his return from Trieste. The promulgation of the new organisation of the Lombardo-Venetian provinces is momentarily expected. The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says : " Those who declared in positive terms a few days ago the definitive settlement of the Persian question were exceedingly premature. The Rus sian organ, the Nord, of Brussels, whose habit of sweeping assertion has acquired for it a cer tain notoriety not tending to increase its credit, announcad the same fact as undoubted, and, as is also its wont, greatly modified its assertion subsequently. Even now, whatever the pv.- tient perseverance with which the negotia tions are followed up, er however promising the prospects, it would be unsafe to affirm that the ques tion is finally settled. Under all the circumstances of the case no one would be justified in saying so un til the signatures of the Biitish Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Persian Envoy are affixed to the Peace Treaty, and even then we have no certainty that the affair is concluded. Our Government may accept and sign the Treaty, but it must be remem bered that it has to be ratified at Teheran ; and this ratification depends on whether Russian influence is, or is not, all-powerful at the Court of the Shah. If Russia can dictate, and if the Persian Govern ment submit to her dictation at the moment the news of our Treaty is received there, or if she be more powerful than France, the chances against the rati fication are increased ; and it would be exposed to the risk of being rejected altogether. When gentle men exhibit impatience in Parliament about the progress of these negotiations, it would be well to bear in mind the endless delays and numerous diffi culties which are almost invariably encountered in negotiations with Orientals. Such people can hardly ever be brought to a point. They are fluent, melli fluous and complimentary in,speech ; talk much, are plentiful in sounding phrases, and are abundant of promise ; but when you fancy the moment is come for business, and that every difficulty, every mis understanding has disappeared, you are mortified to find that you are as far off as ever from the con clus.ion. The hopes based on the promise of one day are scattered on the nex t, an d you have to begin people the ewearY work again. The n the repugnance these have to put down anything on paper. None seem more impressed with the maxim verba volant scripta manent, and they prefer words, which are but wind, to the black characters which stare them in the face, and which cannot be denied or , explained away. If the • negotiator were any one else but a Persian, it is probable that not one, but half a dozen, peace treaties might have been nego tiated, signed, and ratified since the first interview with Lord Stratford. " I learn that the Russian Ambassador in Paris, as well as the Persian Envoy, deny the existence of the treaty between Russ'a and Persia, said to have been ratified at Teheran on the 18th of January; and the Nord gives a similar contradiction. I need hardly say that the non-existence of thot treaty re quires some authority less interested in keeping it secret than either of the parties just mentioned." FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. A notice was Posted to-day at the Bourse, that from this date the Bank of France will discount 90 days' bills. The Moniteur contains the following notice : "A pamphlet, published by an ex-professor, M. Ber sot, and articles inserted in several journals, appear to have excited doubts and uneasiness as to the idea of the government on the subject of the new system of instruc tion adopted in the University. There is not the slight est cause for such uneasiness. The Minister of Public Instruction has frequently expressed his opinion that it would be rash and impolitic to make any change in the present system, which perfectly responds to the wants of the country, and that opinion remains unchanged. Although experience has eho mu that certain practical modifications may be made with advantage, yet it is the firm intention of the government to maintain and respect the present system of studies, and thus to continue the just satisfaction given by the indispensable alliance of literature and science." BOURSE, Feb. 26.—The following were the last quotations Cash. fr. e. 4. per Cents ......... 95 50 3 per Cents ........... . 6 9 7 0 New Loan . ........ Bank) Shares ......... 4,200 Roman Credit Mobilier ...... IAIS Austrian Belgian Fives.,, 99 ; 5, Spanish Three s P iedmontese ( 5)....., 9O 75 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASEI. r c N Orleans .............. 1, 412 50 Western . .1 - orthern ............... 960 -- Strasburg Lyo e ns ...... -•- 8 ..... ....1,435 New Ditto 765 Mditerranean .....,1,835 Grand Central - Lyons Geneva ...... 765 Teste Cette .................. 785 Austrian Cum. THE LOYAL BRITISH' BANK. End of Month. —fr. —c. 69 85 Yesterday afternoon, at half-past three o'clock, the A ttorney•General ; received a deputation, consisting of Mr. Jamas Wyld, chairman of the Committee of Dept-- sitors of the Royal British Bank ; Mr. Robert Taylor, Ir. B. Foster, Mr. G. J. Kam, aad 14r. A. Folkes, members of the committee ; Mr. John Linklater, soli citor for the assignees ; and Mr. 11. Freshfield, Mr. Coverdale, Mr. Reed, Mr. E. Lawr ence , an d M r . Field, solicitors for shareholders. Toe object of the deputation was for the purpo.e of calling the Attorney- General's attention to the anomalous state of the law with reverence to the bankruptcy and winding-np of iiint-stock banking companies, with a view to protect sharebollers from being entirely ruined by numberless actions, and to enable assignees, on behalf of creditors, to enter into c ompromises: The Attorney-General fully concurred in the views of the deputation, and promised to speak to the Lord Chancellor and the Vi,e-President of the Board of Trade on the subject of a bill to be brought into Parli ament to remedy the defects in the law. Th they h had been received. deputation the wit h k d i e n e d w' mannerafter inthanking which gentlemanlearnede The last accounts from Algeria state that Marshal Bandon is to embark on the 28th inst. for Marseilles, on his way to Paris. AMERICA. - - LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. The Cunard screw steam-ship Alps (of the Havre and New York line) arrived this morning. from New York with advices to the 14th inst. and 3,150 dols, specie on fr,dght. The Alps made the run from New York.to Liverpool in 11 d%ys 11 hours. Her outward passage from Havre to New York was made in 12 days 17 hours. The screw seam-ship City of Manchester has also arrived from New York, whence she ssiied'on the 12th ult. m s o t. re, ThncheeEe,uartor;a7d hence, New York at o C n ii t y he of l2 B tl a i ll i i n Yo T rk he Halifax on the 14th inst. The Anglo Saxon, hence, at Portland, on the 13th. The Cunard Company will despatch the Alps on Wednesday next, the 4th of March, the day on which the United States steam-ship Baltic should have sailed with the mails. The Senate had taken part with the House of Representatives in opening and counting the votes for President and Vice-President of the States. The event, says the 'Washington correspondence of the Journal of Commerce, is not without interest and dignity even upon an occasion when, happily for the peace of the co un t r y, th ere w as neitl er d oubt nor dispute as to the choice of the people as eK pressed through the electoral colleges. It says the time may come when again, as in 1801, there might arise a Serious difficulty in carrying out the purposes of the constitution. Though one source of d Inger was removed by a constitutional amend ment, others might be imagined as of possible de velopmf nt in case of a close and doubtful result of a Presidential election coinciding with an in flamed condition of the popular mind. Upon the return of the senators from the house, the teller of the Senate reported the result of counting the elec toral votes, and added the fact that the electors of Wisconsin had not assembled, and cast the vote of that State till the day atter the time prescribed by law. Mr. Weller offered a resolution that a com mittee, to consist of one member of the Senate and two members of the house, be appointed to inform. Messrs. Buchanan and Breckenridge of their elec tion. Mr. Crittenden moved as an amendment, in substance that the vote of Wisconsin ought not to be included in the list of electoral votes, and that any member of either house had the privilege to object to the counting of said votes ; and t'•at it was competent for the Senate and Nouse alone to decide that question. Pending the question an adjourn ment took place. In the House of Representatives Mr. Barbour had moved the reconsideration of the vote by which the Senate Submarine Telegraphic Bill had been referred to the Committee on Post-offices. The proceedings in referen ce t o open i ng an d coun ti ng the vot es of the electors of the several States for President and Vice-President were commenced by the President announcing their object, and stating that they were pursuant to law and in obedience to the concurrent orders of the two Houses. When the certificate from Wisconsin was read, the re marks made in the Senate relative to the vote having been cast on the wrong day were repeated. A short discussion upon this point occured, at the conclusion of which the President announced the state of the vote in detail, and in further execu tion of the concurrent order of the two Houses, announced that James Buchanan and John C. Breckenridge were duly elected President and Vice-President for the term prescribed by the con stitution, commencing on the 4th of March next. Some Californian capitalists had contracted with a New York shipbuilder for the construction of two steamships, each of 7,000 tons. They are to carry 3,000 passengers and accomplish the trip to the Isthmus in 15 days. The dimensions for these steamers are as follows :—Length, 440 feet; breadth of beam, 55 feet ; depth of hold, 34 feet. In the New York money-market the demand was active, and rates had advanced to 9 to 10 per cent. for prime paper according to maturity, and 7 to 8 per cent. on call. In exchange but little had been done, and prices in general were flat. The rates were 8i to 8/ per cent. premium on London; from sf. 2310. to sf. 224 c. Paris; sf. 21/c. to sf. 20c. Antwerp; and 364- to 36i Hamburg. The stock market had continued to de,-I;ne. Freights firm, but quiet, but expected to improve from the re opening of the southern and western harbours. To Liverpool, 7-32 d. to id. for cotton, including Sea Island at gd.; 2s. 3d. for flour, and, nominally, 7d. to 74d. for grain. To London, 3s. per 2831 b. for spirits of turpentine, 2s. 7td. to 2s. 10d. for flour, and BJ. per bushel for corn. NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 12. Cotton is firm 2 • sales to-day 9,500 bales. Mid dling is quoted atl2ic. to 12ie. Sugtr firm. Flour very dull. Pork quiet. Lard quiet, at 12c. in tierces. Freights to Liverpool, id. to 9-16 d. Sterling excliauge, 61 prem. CHARLESTON, FEE. 12. Sales of cotton to-day, 1,900 bales ;of the week, 10,000 bales. The market closed at an advance of 1 -,e. to 4c. on the week. Good middlin g is quoted at 13c. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. This afternoon the half-yearly meeting of this com pany was held at the London Tavern, BishopFgate street ; Mr. Ralph Waters, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The r:ep-rt and statement of accounts, already pub. lished in The Sun, were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. [We shall give the conclusion in our late edition.] THE LUNDIIILL COLLIERY EXPLOSION LIINDHILL, WEDNESDAY, 7 P. M. The works at Lundhill were not visited by so large a company as upon the previoui days, still there was a considerable number present. The temperature of the air shaft was about the same as on Monday and Tuesday, ranging from 72 degrees to 75 degrees. A Davy lamp was put down the shaft, but was extinguished almost immediately on its descending. About six o'clock this evening, on Messrs. Webster and Maddison trying the tempera ture, in company with Mr. Morton; inspector, a crash was heard in the vicinity of the cupola, which had the effect of sending the people running to a con siderable distance, as it was believed that a second explosion had taken place. The noise, however, appears to have been caused by a fall of stone in the cupola. Shortly before six o'clock, Messrs. Maddison and Webster having reported as to their proceedings with regard to' the colliery since the last meeting, the same was taken into consideration by the gentlemen present,—Mes3rs.. Nicholas Wood, J. W. Day, Holt, Elliott, and Woodhouse. After a lengthy consultation, The Chairman (Mr. Nicholas Wood), in stating the conclusion arrived at, alluded to what had been done by Messrs. Webster and Maddisou, and others, since the lest meeting ; a day or two after which the following letter was addressed to Messrs. Wood, Elliott, Woodhouse, and Hot Gentlemen,—We, the proprietors of the Lund- hill colliery-, request and authorise you to under take the entire direction and responsibility of re opening the pit and recovering the bodies therein ; and you are hereby empowered to engage and in cur any expense in Our behalf.—Yours, &c., " W. TAYLOR, Jun., and Co." On receiving the above application, although it would cause them great inconvenience, yet they thought it their duty to undertake the responsi bility. They would eugajte to procure an able, efficient staff fur carrying out their intentions, so that no time should be lost in carrying out such measures as would tend to the opening of the pit and the recovery of the bodies. With regrrd to the measures already adopied, they did .not consider them satisfactory ; so • that they thought the only course now to be adopted was to fill the pit with water. They hal opined the down-cast shaft, which-had become, in fact, an up cast shalfr , showing that the water had already stopped the communication between the two. The up-cast shaft they found still open, the temperature of which was 99 degrees at the bottom, which was 40 degrees more than it should be, a proof that the fire was still raging. The going -down shaft was rendered impracticable by the water filling to the bottom of the downcast shaft. They were una nimously of opinion that any attempt, at pre sent, to get into the pit, would be attended with great danger. They had under consideration the filling of the pit with water, to extinguish the burning matter. That, however, was open for dis cussion, and would be brought to a conclusion that night—that is, whether it would be adopted or not. Mr. Wood then Anstanced a case of a colliery with which he was connected, which has only one s tar, and having hem kept six weeks covered after a si milar occurrence fire still existed ; and it was not till eight weeks after (making a total of 14 weeks), that it could be safely opened. They considered that it w told be a vast saving forthem to continue the running of the water into the pit. They hal under consideration the desirability of turning the brook adjoining the works into the pit, se as to fully qucnch the fire, as by drowning the pit you may make sure ( f extingu . shing the fire. That, however, was not decided on by the gen lemma who bad undertaken the task of opening the pit. M r . Morton (inspector) expressed his concurrence in all that had fallen from Mr. Wood; he also concurred in the measure that had been adopted, as also the change that had taken pl. ice that day, in placing the management in such abl e hands. The measures proposed fir the extinguish ing of the fire appeared to him to be the most likely to effectually carry out that object and restore the bodies of the men with the least possible risk to those cm whom will devolve the duty of searching for the bodies —thole will be the works of difficulty and danger, and must be carried out in the most skilful and ab!e manner, so as to preserve those who undertake the painful duty. TILE - UNEMPLOYED. - Yesterday afternoon another meeting of the unemployed was held on the site of the Smithfield-market, for the purpose of giving some infor mation relative to the system of poor law relief, and also with regard to free emigration to the colonies. About 2,500 pereons were present. VICTORIA DOCK COMPANY. At a meeting of the Victoria (London) Dock Company, held yesterday, Mr. C. Morrison presiding, t!se report was unanimously adopted. The directors were also au thorised to take steps for converting the paid-up shares into stock. With regard to a bill for which the board are making application to Par:iament, it was stated that the objects contemplated include an ex..ension of time to complete the works on the additional land to the east of the docks, and the formation of an entrance at the south side, in addition to the one at Galleon's Reach. Permisive clauses have at the same time been introduced to allow a sale of the Steelyard property, if necessary, and to extend the lease of the Docks from its present term of 19 years to 99, Flao u ld the shareholders and the lessees agree on terms. It was explained that if an exi;ensi ,n of the arrangement is effected Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Brassey will form a cimpany under the Limited Liability Act, with a view of providing the guarantee required for the ex►ended period. A discussion took place with respect to the ac counts of the revenue for the year, some of the share holders contending that they should have been presented. It was intimated by the chairman that they were not at present complete, but that the lessees, from the general knowledge they had of their position, were satisfied with the result of the first year's working, although, beyond the 5 per cent., no surplus exists for division. The directors possess power to examine the accounts and to ascertain the progress of the earnings, but the lessees are not desirous of giving them publicity in the earlier stage of business. THE KNIGHTSBRIDGE ECCLESIASTICAL CASE. It was at first intended that the Committee of the Privy Council, before whom this celebrated case, gener ally known as the case of Westerton versus Liddell, should not give their judgment until the month of May ; but we learn, from the best authority, that the highest personage in the realm, has intimated a wish that judgment should be given forthwith, in order that an end may be put to a state of things so painfel in itself and so injurious to the Church of England as that which exist] in St. Paul and St. Barnabas. It is pre sumed, of course, that no one can anticipate what a judg ment will be in any jddicial court, but from certain questions put by members of the Committee while the c tse was being heard, the general conviction is, that it will be adverse to the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Liddell ; and it is added that thetHon. and Rev. Gen tleman and bis curates are prepared, in the assumed contingency, to send in their resignations on the following day. We believe the day for delivering judg ment is not yet finally fixed, but it is probable it will be a day in the middle of next week. As the patronage of the two churches is vested in the hands of the Bishop of London, people will look with great anxiety to the ap pointments which the new metropolitan Prelate will make, as furnishing a better indication of his ecclesia.- tical views than any of his previous acts.- 2 1Iorning Ad vertiser. IVIARKET NEWS.— (Phis ray.) CORN EXC RANGE. Fresh up, to-day, a very moderate supply of English wheat came to hand, coastwise and by land carriage. Al though the show of samples of both red and white was limited, the trade ruled dull, and only a small amount of business was transacted, at Monday's quotations. The imports of foreign wheat was only 4,770 quarters ; but:a numerous fleet of vessels, laden with grain, has ar rived off the coast. Most kinds met a slow inquiry, yet no change took place in value. Tho barley trade was firm, at very full priceq. Malt was in fair supply, and sluggish request, on former terms. We had a steady demand for oats, beans, and peas—the arrivals of which were limited—at full currencies. Flour, however, moved off slowly, at about stationary prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. English Irish, Wheat. Barley. Malt. I Oats. Flour. 1,510 1 330 1 , 710 1 1,710 1,12ci 2,300 -- 5,080 b4a,iBTB2s. Foreign..... I 4,770 I 1,629 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was very mo derate, and $ll kinds sold readily, at fully Monday's cur rency. We were very scantily supplied with sheep, in which a steady business wax transacted, at full prices. Several lots were on offer out of the wool, and the differ ence between the value of shorn and unshorn sheep was from 101 to is per 8113 s. Thera was a good inquiry for calves, at very full prices. Pigs ruled steady, on former terms. Milch cows were dull, but not cheaper. Per Sibs to sink the offals. e. d. s. d., s. d. •=. Interior 80a5t5 .... 3 2t o 3 4lPrimeSouthdown 5 8 510 Second quality.... 3 6 3 1011Arge crse. calves 4 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 5 6 510 Prime Scots, dm. 4 8 416 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...4 4 4 8 Small porkers Second quality ...4 10 5 0 Suckling calveß 23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-wlled.s 2 5 4 Quarter old pigs 22 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 4O Sheep Calves 7O Pigs Beasts 999 Sheep Calves l4l Pigs 3lO NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The trade generally ruled steady at full prices. Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., raiddling 3 6 3 10 I Do. prime large 4 0 4 2 i Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 i Pork, large 3 8 4 4 1 s. d. s. Mutton, Inferior 3 8 3 10 Do., middling 4 0 4 6 Do., prime 4 8 4 10 Veal... 3 10 5 0 Pork, small 4 6 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. There is a full average supply of most kinds of hops in the market, and the demand generally is steady, at full prices. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 15s to 51 12s ; Weald of Kent, 31 5s to 5/ 03 ; Sussex, 3/ 3s to 4/ Os ; Worcester, 4/ 4s to 5/ :,s; yearlings, 1/ 10s to 3/ 15s. per cwt. COLONIAL. . TEA.—The market is very inactive, and little business is expected to bo done until the doubts as to the scale of du ties are removed. Common Congou rules rather firmer being quoted 141 per lb. , SUGAR.—There is rather less firmness apparently in the market, but a fair amount of business has been done in some instances on rather lower terms. The stocks of sugar in first hands still continue small, and higher rates are ex pected to rule before long. In the refined markets prices continue steady, with a good demand for English crushed for exportation. COFFEE.--Thero is' still an active demand for the fine qualities Plantation and Native Ceylon, and full rate, have been readily realised ; the deliveries continue to ex ceed the arrivals, and stocks generally are very much reduced. RICE. —The market has been firm, and several large parcels of Bengal have boon disposed of at a slight advance on former quotations. - SPICES.—Very little business has been done in spices, and prizes are unaltered to any extent. SALTPETRE.—The demand has been less active, but holders demand fully former values. COCHINEAL.—A fair business has been done in the finer qualities at full prices, but the other descriptions ruled dull. TALLOW.—There has been less activity displayed in the market, but prices rule rather firmer. Now P.Y.C. on the spot, 66s 6d to 703; June delivery, 59s to 59s 6d; and last three months, 53s 3d to 53s 6d per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 27.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; Light breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 26.—Wind AT. W.—Arrived—Wy naud, from London, for Hong Kong, with slight d amage from contact off Hastings on the 24th inst., with the Niels Grylding, from Messina, which was abandoned in a sink ing state ; crew landed at Cowes; H.M.S. Iris, Sheer ness. FALMOUTH, Feb. 26. Wind calm.—Sailed—Arken, for Monte Video. Off the port — Constanza, from Gonaives, and sailed for Hamburg. • PETERHEAD, Feb. 25.—Wind W.—Sailed—Sir Colin Campbell, for Greenland. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 26.—Wind W.—Sailed—Bravo, for Providence, U.S. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 26. —An attempt to tow off the J. L. Warner has not succeeded. She was moved about half a length and sank back into her bed. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 19.—The Idus, of London, from Alex andria to Colic, put in yesterday leaky, with loss of bul warks and cargo heated, has been surveyed, and must dis charge. RUTTERDAM, Feb. 24.—The American brig Maria Har ley, of Portland, derelict, was passed, on the 26th Jan., in 37. N. 69. W. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived—Mentor, from Maracatbo. Sailed---Alepp , ), (s.s.), for Alexandria ; Europa , San tander; Amy, Bayonne ; PrintemPs,B,io Nunez; Isabella, Antwerp. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 25. Wind N.N.W. _ Arrived—Maize, from Ibrail; Harvest Home, 31an- ritius. Sailed—Atlantic, for Charleston; Acastus, St. John's, N.B. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TEIEGRAPII.) GRAVE SEND, Friday, 9.45 a.m. Wind W.; l o w water ; 'fine. Sailed Feb. 27—Nepaul, for A delaide ; Fe, Bilboa ; Rhine, steamer, Boulogne; Planet, Hamburg. DEAL, Friday, 9.35 a.m. o f Eglinton, from F oo Ch ow Poo, Wind S.W., light.nri), from Sheerness, for wes t ; North forPa s London sedin ; tillwrzn o n th Rock, Now York, Londo n Sailed —Jenny Jones, for London ; Dale, s as gong. tn. , . fle P et 7 L 3e o d i — ld ,A m i , b ri an o ' n ( g s.Ks Smyrna ; Stadt Amsterdam, Amsterdam, after making good damage sustained by collision m ith Jedo from lloeven. The bar silver brought by the last Wept ludia steamer was sold yesterday at 613 d. per ounce, being a decline of id. WRECK OF THE MADRID STEAMER, SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 26.—A telegraphic message from London was received about mid-day at the offices of the Peninsular and Oriental CAnpany in this town, announc ing that the company's steamer Madrid, with the out ward Peninsular mails, struck on a rock on the 20th inst. while entering the harbour of Vigo, but that all an board were happily saved. The Madrid is one of the oldest and smallest of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's vessels. She was 480 tons, and 140 horse power. She left here on the 17th inst., under the command of Captain G. Bradshaw, and took out, besides the trittil4, 18 - passengers, 16,8571. in specie fur Cadiz, and a miscellaneous cargo. Toe Alhambra, on her arrival here on Monday morning, reported, hav ing spoken the Madrid at 1.30 p.m. on the 20,h inst. off Salbira 14a9c1, bound for Vigo, which must have been but a short time before the unfortunate steamer met with this disaster. Nothing further is known here of the accident or the condition of the ship. Immediately on receipt of the message here the neces sary measures were taken by the company's superin tendent at this port, Captain Engledue, to get assistance ready for despatch by their steamer Tagus, Capt. Chris tian, which leaves to-morrow for Vigo, &c., with the regular Peninsular mails of the 27th. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, 10 A.M.—No further informa tion bas yet been received respecting the steamer Ma drid. Captain Tregar is under orders to go out in the Tagus steamer, Captain Christian, which leaves here to day at noon with the Peninsular mails, in charge of a number of seamen, shipwrights, boilermakers, &c., and a quantity of gear, and every necessary apparatus, to render any assistance to the unfortunate vessel that cir cumstances may require. SJrne days must elapse, it is expected, before detailed particulArs of the accident can be received. THE NORTH OP EUROPE STEAM COMPANY, Some of the principal proprietors in the Ngrth of Europe Steam Company bad an interview with the chair man and directors yesterday afternoon, to ascertain if there were any adverse circumstances to account for the sudden fall in the shares which has recently taken place. The result was calculated to re-establish perfect confidence. Mr. Coleman, the accountant, attended, and confirmed the fact that every dividend hitherto pail has been clearly earned, and it was stated that Although, owing to the ill-health of the managing director, some of the traffic arrangements of the past six months may have been injudicious, there is nothing whatever to prevent them from being imme diately placed on a satisfactory footing, or to interfere with the permanent prosperity of the undertaking. The Board hold between 4,000 and 5,000 shares, and the ma naging director has increased his own from 40 to 300, which he still retains. All the routes maintained are n . munerative ' and full d e t a il s w i I b e f urn i shed at the meeting in March, to enable each shareholder to form his own judgment on that and every other point. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. —Mr. Simi Reeves having recovered from his recent indisposition will sing to-night in Mr. Costa's oratorio "Eli." Russia, baying become jealous of the increasing in• fluence of France in Montenegro, has established a consulate at Scutari. The Bank of France have returned to their usual practice of discounting bills having 90 days to run. It exclude all bills was in oc ob er lastof more that t they 6 0 day adopteds, and this the resolution was sub. t x eequently modified to 75 days. The directors of Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston Railway recommend a dividend of 2s. Bd. per share, free of income tax. The proposed dividend of the Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway will be at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum. The directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway have declared a dividend of 2i per cent. The prospectus has been issued of the London Una dulter.ited Food Company, with a capital of 100,0001., in 20/. shares. Dr. Letheby is to be the chief auelyst, and the names of the various deali:rs authorind to sell the coca pany'e goods tv,ll be advertised in the local papers throughout the colntry. The prospectus has been issued of the London Invest ment Company, with a capital of 100,0001., in 101. shares, for the purpose of affording facilities analogous to those of savings-banks, but of an extended character. SOUTHWARK COUNTY COURT.—Thi3 court, which has been closed for some weeks owing to the resignation of the late judge, Mr. Geor ge Cli ve, M.P. for Hereford, was re-opened yesterday for the transaction of bipiness. Mr. Charles Shapland Whitmore, of the Oxford Circuit, is the new judge. NEW ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—In consequence of the adverse decision of the Admiralty in the House of Com mons on Tuesday, a decision e 3 little anticipated atter a suspense of many months, during which time the subject was under consideration, Lady Franklin is under the necessity of undertaking, on her own resources, the completion of the starch for her husband's expedition. The late period at which this decision is made known ; renders it impossible to make the requisite preparations for proceeding by the east. The western route by Behring'e Straits will, therefore, be adopted. EIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocir. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed very quietly, but very firmly, and prices of all kinds were at the full rates current last week. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market business was active, and pi ices were steady, with a large amount of sales. The first series of Colonial Wool Sales th's year commenced yesterday afternoon, and the attend ance of both home and foreign buyers was very large. Owing to the steady advance which h ag 1 tte ° ly t tken place in all descriptions, con siderable interest was felt in the proceedings, a nd the biddings for .the quantity offered were spirited. An advance of 21. per lb. on Cape wool, and 3d. Per lb. on Australian, was at once establish , d and it is fully anticipated that this improvement will 1 )1 steadily supported. During the series it is exp . ect e , that about 34,496 hales will b e o ff ere d, co nststie g of 6,151 Svduey, 7,837 Victoria, 816 TaAnall't 469 Adela;de, 77 Sw a n Ri ver , 16,939 Cape &Oyu Hope, and 2,2,7 East India and China. During the last week the business transacted in foreign and colonial produce bas not been very in a c r tive, but prices have g enera ll y b een ma i n taine S.zar has ru'ed steady, but th e quan tit y disPese of by public auc ion has been very small. Sorg e descriptions of West India w ere y es t er d ay disposed of at a slight decline. Coffee has been in good re quest, especially the coloury sorts, which WT I realised higher rates. Cocoa has been steady, en. tea, which was rather flatter e ar ly i n t h e wee k, 1 :! 4 ; since ruled firmer. Rice h as been firm a" . 1 7. values, and moderate purchase s h ave b een e ffect; For spices there has not been m uc h i nqu i r y. Salt petre and cochineal have been steady, and is at a slight improvement. The. Bank of France has at length made a 13 1 °" in a favourable direction, and there is now reaso n to believe that a st ea dy recovery in monetary affer will be experien ce d. At th e i r s it t i ng y es t er day th e directors a gree d t o negot i ate commercial bur., of 90 days' date, the limit ha v in g p r eviousU been 75 days. The measure was pretty gen e ,' rally anticipated, but at the same time it Is one of great importance, inasmuch as it proves a diminution of monetary pressure, a n d leads to the presumption that a reducti on in til e terms of discount will soon follow, if no unfavenr able events occur to reproduce stringency. Already there is a disposition to enter into speculation, an d the commercial interests are looking forward wi th increased confidence to the future. About 15,0 0 1. in gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for transmission to th e con ti nen t . Th e steame r , t Tagus, which leave s t o -d ay f or C a di z, t a k e s 55,0001. in bar gold. At the meeting of the Norfolk Railway COrePs n j to-day a dividend at th e ra t e o f 4 per cent. on the ordinary stock was declared. an The meeting of th e N ewpor t , Abergavennh ,e:„ Hereford Rail wa y C ompany was held to-day, " the guaranteed di v id en d s o f 5 an d 6 per cen t. We declared, and a cons id era bl e b a l ance ta k en over t° next account. The meeting of th e S ou th Y or k s hi re was aloe held. The revenue was satisfactory, an d after P s Ji ing the guaranteed di v id e nd s a surplus rernai ee more than suffic'ent f o r p a yi ng 4 per cen t. per an num on the ordinary stock of the company. Jas The meeting of the E a st K en t Railway has 3 ,.; r t taken place ; L or d S on d es i n t h e c h a i r. The reP.; stated that the works were progressing satisfacter ll i: The accounts showed a b a l ance o f a b ou t 13,8 9 ° in the bands of the company. There has been no movemen t o f i mpor t a nce w the English Stock Market to- lay, but the citor b . tions are rather h eav y. Th e preparat i ons for the settlement no doubt che c k fresh purchases, the dearness of money likewise exercises a &Pr% ing influence. Con so l s h ave b een 031 an d 93 for money, 931 94 and 931- for the sth priotill and 941 4 for April account. The New 3ld Cents. have been d ea lt i n at 9 4 4 g, the RedecT. at 938 to 944 and the New 24 par Cents. at 7 Exchequer Bills are par, the Bonds 98k, and In dio Bonds under 1,0001. 2s. discount to par. roe Foreign Secur i tie s rema i n very qu i e t , an d r of the quotations are rather fiat. Turkish A l i Cents. have been 951 t o 96 f or money , an d "' i} t for account, while the 4 per Cents. rule fire l ta „ 101 i. Spanish Certificates have been 6f, F e ., 1 1 0, guese 3 per Cents. 454, Russian 5 per Cents. - 1 - r and Dutch 24 per Cents. 65. Peruvian P; Cents. are marked 80i, and Guatemala Bonds 58 ' The following are the nominal prices of Foreig. Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds. 64 7 ; can, 21g. 22 ; Peruvian, 80 82 ; Ditto Three Pr. Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 4 e' Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; di tto 44 per Cent's'' 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 404 ; ditto Deferred' 24 ditto Certificates, 6i- j ; ditto passirel si 6. The position of the market for American Se cti i rities is thus noticed by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, l e Co. :—" There h as b een but little activity in 2 / market for American Securities during the ch week, and prices are with ou t ma t er i a l changes with the exception of Illi no i s C en t ra l B on d s an d She—' which have further improved" : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. i 1867 R — ede United States 6 pe r C en t s . United States 6 p er C en t. B on d s 1868...105 lAN 1867-1968...105 105 Cirr STATE SECURITIES. Maryland 5 per C en t. (St er li ng B on d s ) ... ... 8 9 91 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...101 191 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. 2 Bonds lB 4l-1871... 40 - 4 Mississippi 5 p er C en t. U n i on Bk B onds II .. 16 75 Pennsylvania 5 p er C en t. St oc k ••• IA Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 80 " Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds ... 83 &I ° Virginia 6 per Ce n t. B on d s 1886... 83 uo• Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 188 8... 84 '" LOANS OF Canis. Xfontreal 6 per C en t. B on d s 1856-1865... 82 14 7 New Orleans 6 p er C en t . S tock 1883... 75 ' 6 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 90} b 9 P Illinois Central 6 p er C en t 1875 ... 87 °' Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland 11 01 Bonds 1860...108 p Illinois Central (Shares), $25 paid....., _32 Mulligan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860. aol Do. do. d o . 1869... v„ •", New York Central 7 p. C en t., Convert 1864... '93 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 80 82 K l,T .g e Y w agoe Yor lk a k nd an E d e ri 7 e p. 7 C p e e n r t C . C en o t n . v 3 e d rt M ib o le r . t - 1188 8. 62 3 ...... 80 5 842614 York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875. - - 83 65 Panama 7 per Cent., 19t, Mortgage 1865... 93 --;; Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., Ist Mort 1880... 89 90 The Railway Share Market has been depressaao and a slight decline in the quotations of most of th leading lines has taken place. Caledonian recede ss. to 10e., Great Northern about 10s., Lancashir e and Yorkshire 55., North-Western 10s., ,i Mand les c i ter, Sheffield, a n d Lincoln 55., Midland 155., an Oxford, W orcester, and olverhampton 08 ; I Grand Tru n k o f C anada advanced 10s., and Gre s : Western of Canaria ss. Paris and Lyons recede' 55., Lombardo-Venetian 55., Dutch Rhenish s s'l and Great Luxembourg, ss. No business of any importance has been dope in British, Foreign, or Colonial Mining Shares. J oint Stock Bank Shares have been at ateaciA rates. Bank of Egypt advanced ss. ; Orient B ' Bank, ss. In Miscellaneous Shares the transactions have been unimportant. North of Europe Steam, holt' ever, have recovered to 13i ; the late reports re lating to this undertaking having been unfounded. ditrnsu FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'cLOGIC. ( From the Offietal List;) onon•sh don• tilnk Stock 1 per Cent. iteduceu Annuities ............. 31 , 3 r Cent. Consols Annuities 3i i i slew 3 per Cent. Annuities • 941 New 21 per Cent. Annuities...... 77 Loag Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 18 85 lBl India Bonds, .611100 ............ . ..... ~ Par 2 d par •••••• . 94 3 i a opn ll As i ° t o t ; i. s o e ci ,. ,n t u i t ir eard:Bcrowst:t2ooo. £lO6O ................. par £5OO .......................................... 4 p par small• ...................... 4 p par Ditto Advertised ........................... ar 2 Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. . 9B p i 2KICFS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCI" Guatemala Bonds, 5 per cent 5B eernvian Bonds 4i per Cent B9i Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con, 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 451 Russian Bonds, 11522, t St., 5 per Cent llO z ‘p a nisli Committe e C ert. of Coup. not fun 6i Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 961 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable In Londcn. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 01111;fw 0 G 5 , 0 CLOCK. 93,12 93 3 J .... ...... 941 i Consols, money.- I)itto Account Ditto April Account TIIE REIGATE OUTRAGE.—The highwayman who shot at Mr. Ovenden the neighbourhood of Reigate, a few days ago, is believed to be in Liverpool, and there every reason to think that ho will be captured. TIPPERARY ELECTION.—DURLIN, Feb. 26.—The clergy have left the choice of the candidate to the County Club, the members of wLich are in favour of O'Donoghne• Mr. Massey has resigned. With regard to the Tyne steamer, it appears that in consequence of the heavy ground swell it has been found necessary to let the water into the vessel in order to keep her steady. She has moved about half her length r e irer the shore, iu which direction there ie deeper water. , x.+ ~ ~.