The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-26 00:00:00

MONEY - MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. shr. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. -- Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton 12 ! Market yesterday closed very firmly, but quietly, 50 at the full ra t es o f l ast week. The sales were j 3 estimated at 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken b y th e exporters, and 1,000 by the specula- St. tors. Th e Railway Share Market closed steadily, 25 and yest er d ay ' s rates were fully maintained. 25 The official returns relating to trade and navi gation for the month ending the 31st January, St. 18 57, hav e b een pu bli s h e d . F rom th ese it ap- t. Pears that the total declared value of exports from the United Kingdom for the month was 9,058,105&, 20 being an increase of 1,083,3191. compared with 20 those of the like month in 1856. The increase is 10 Perceptible in beer and ale, cheese, coals and calm, 10 cotton manufactures, earthenware, fish, haber 5 0 - dashery, millinery, hardwares and cutlery, leather, 25 machinery, tin plates, silk manufactures, thrown 20 silk, British spirits, refined sugar, sheep and lambs' St. wool, but there was a falling off in butter, cotton, St. yarn, copper, soap, and woollen an d worsted yarn. 25 , The importation of the p r i nc i pa l art i cles were . larger as respects live animals, clocks and watches, 20 coffee, cocoa, wheat, barley, raw cotton, flax, cur- 10 rants; hides, potatoes, raw silk, sugar, tea and st. wine. There was a diminution in oats, Indian 1, 0 corn, quicksilver, rice, rum, t a ll ow , an d s h eeps and `5. lambs' wool. The shipping accounts exhibit an s t. increase in the amount of tonnage employed in the St. foreign trade both inwards and outwards, and in 10 the coasting trade the tonnage employed was Sts i llither lar ger f or th e c l earances outwards, but , smaller for the entries inwards. St. The annu a l mee ti ng o f t h e Vi ctor i a Dock Com- St. kany was held to-day ; Mr. Morrison in the chair. st. the report stated that the number of ships which 12 entered the docks in the past year was 1,541, and 16 t he arnonnt o f t onnage 500 , 463 . T he accounts aboWed a balance in hand of 13,172/. 15s. 6d. A St. draft of a new bill in Parliament for making a new 16 entrance from the Thames at North Woolwich, and for other purposes, was r e a d an d passe d ; an d an- 20 other for con ver ti ng th e pa id- up s h ares i nto capital st. ' Stock. The report was adopted. st. Two or three other firms have been added to the 10 brit of failures recently reported among the Greeks, 10 , a nd the subj ec t is creating some uneasiness. It is i t, t ! ct elieved, however, that the losses will principally 25 among that body, and in several cases full divi- 25 ' l ens are expected. It must, however, be borne in St. inind that the assets are chiefly abroad, and it will 10 be well, therefore, not to place too much confi- 10 Tdance st.enee in their realisation t o th e ex t ent ant i c i pated. hese suspensions among f ore i gn traders afford no St. index to the gene ra l sta t e of b usiness, which re- 50 retains healthy, the parties in question having no 25 doubt launched into speculations that have proved 100 u nsuccessful. 25 50 .No relaxation in the general Money Market is 20 l ikely to take place at present, although there is reason to expect an improvement before many st. Weeks have elapsed. Among the circumstances I V . aoinch lead to this impression are the general ame- St. t - ation on the Continent, the reduction in the udlan exchanges, and the supplies of gold from St. tthe Antipodes ; but the causes of the continued St. reB snre are th e spec i e operat i ons an d t h e immense .Bt •Dcle now i n progress. The settlements of the Stock ;g ponces t, chang e a l so absorb capital. Under these circum- 50 ees it was not supposed that the Bank Directors St. : 1114 announce any c h ange i n th e m i n i mumat their St. meeting to-day, a n d a f ter a b r i e f s i t ti ng i t was 10 cent that thi s p resump ti on was correct. Si x per • is fully ma i nta i ne d " out of d oors, " and it 2020 ;"k 1 !" 4 therefor e th oug h t that a reduction would have en place. 10 St. port is rather a buoyant market for Public 20 ;,orUrdies, but the movement in prices is not im -10 tant, owing to the paucity of business. The ap- s t . If :ranee of the market is decidedly favourable, and St. _peeulation were more active a greater improve- St. ti :t. would no doubt have ensued, but a disposi 10 - v .: is still shown to defer operations until after °u st. he account is settled. Consols for money have 10 he ll I, for account 94, an d f or Ap r il 8, 94,1 1. st. ew 3 per Cents. have been 94/ , 2 the Re- 20 Bil e ed 94 to 94k. Bank Stock is 220. Exchequer 20 8 are par to 3 s . premium, and the Bond s 2 2 5 0 ora 9 84 Foreign Securities are very dull, and th e adjust- 25 Turkish of th e accoun t occup i es c hi e f attention. 25 ... - curkish 6 per Cents. have been 951 and the pre- St s'sent quotation is 96. For the account they have s een marked 96k The 4 per Cents. are 1011 F anish 3 per C en t s. h ave b een 40g and Por tuguese 3 per Cents. 44g. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds. 61 7 ; tes 21s 22 ; Peruvi an , 80 81 ; Di tto T hree per it 2" Its., 55 57 ; P or t uguese 3 per Cents., 41 46 ; 9 , ~,a.,,?s i an 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4i p er C en t s ., 648 Spanis h 3 per Cents., 40j ; ditto Deferred, .1 ; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto Passive, to T . he la s t week's ;ailway receipts, ascertained up this day, are in round figures as under 110 18b7. 1856. 18 Oteat Western £23,704 £21,345 North-Western touth Western t ri ghton 10,259 10,074 100 t 7idland ietttla~Ea stern Caledonian r Great N orthern b t4 ecashire and Yorkshire g '"ietol and Ex e t er 4,984 4,735 20 eineter and Holyhead neuter 17 and Carlisle 20 '',Anchester, Sheffield, and Li nco l n 9,060 8,051 St. zjetd, Worcester, and Wolv er h 3,804 2,937 20 Getnburgh and Glasgow grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada S ambr e an d Meuse 8,726 8,342 20 Northern of Franc e The 36,924 32,065 Railyray Share Market has shown increased Im• - "uuss this morning, and prices have generally in proved. The settlement of the account is still progress• Caledonian have advanced 6s, Eastern Coll4t' tee 55., Great Northe rn 11., G rea t W es t ern 48 ) Lancasire and YorkshirelOs., North-Western 108. to 155., South-Western 10s. to 15s Midland 68 . to 10 8., N orfolk 155., North Britishl/., North tttern Berwick 1/., Scottish North-Eastern, 1/., 41 3 d South -Eastern 1/. to 1/. 108. Paris and Lyons 14 Proved 1/. to 1/. 55., Grand Trunk of Canada 55., and Sambre and Meuse ss. fis hery few transactions have tak en pl ace i n Bri ,,) Foreign, and Colonial Mining Sh ares , an d Arises are unaltered. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares rule 4t rather upward quotations. 20 50 20 10 20 10 20 10 100 20 20 20 20 100 SH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Iron) the Officsal Lid.) itnstnere done 'lank Stock .... . 220 a per Uont . R educed A nannies ties..... 94 941 4 3 ... Per Cent Consols Annuities 93- i Ne al 3 per Cent. Annuities ....... .. , 941 if 4 %) , g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 .. . IDitto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1 885 18, ndia Bonds, £lOOO ......... •••—••-.., —.. D itto, und er £lOOO vo 2 d nsols for A ccount .. .. 94 P4c hequer Bills, 24d. • . £lOOO . £5OO Small 3 p par • 4 par • D itto Advertised 2 d p 2 p Di tto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.. 9B' thttn, 1859 "It IOES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK P rt °- -4 11'uese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 . Di tto 1853, 3 per Cent 4l/ L l P it nikh Bowls, 3 per Cent. D itto Ac coun t 961 § Dit to Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money 93 i• D itto Account Ditto April Account Pi Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June all Belfast & Ballymena all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey.,..,, 1100 Birkonhd. Lancsh. d ; Cheshire Junct all Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & Exeter.... . 100 Caledonian. 100 Chester & Holyhead all all C Coorrk, Black.kand & Pass.Bandon... all Cornwall all De. A 8 Do. B 45 Dnblin&BelfastJunc. all Dun. P. &Abor.Junc. 1 100 East Anglian ......... all Eastern Counties..... " 10 0 EasternUnion,A.stk.j 100 Do., do. 8............1 8i Do. New A............ 17i East Kent .......... 100 East Lanca shire ...... all East Suffolk ... ..... 4 Do. 1 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles... 100 Edinb.Prth.4lDundee I all Forth and ClydeJunc. 100 Furness 160 Glasgow &S. Western all Great N. of Scotlan d 100 'Great Northern ...... 100 Do., A. Stock ...... 100 Do., B. Stock ...... 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) 100 Great Western. ...-. 100 Do. Str. V. R. gua. St all Irish South-Eastern all , Lancaster &Carlisle. 141 Do., Third 5......... 12 Do. New Thirds ... 100 Lancash. &Yorkshirt 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... I Do., Wst. Riding Un. all Do. Southport....... all London & Blackwall 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths all D0.,101.5h..M48...0 2} Do. Eighths 1100 London & S. Western, all Lndndrry.&Colerai ne j all Lndndrry. & Enni s k. I 100 Manch.Shet&Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming.& Derby all Midland G. West.(lr.) all Do. i Shares ........, all Newcastle & Carlisle all Newpt.AberatHrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor .......... 100 Norfolk.. ...... .... ..... 3i Northn. Counties Un 100 North British ......... 100 North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ...... ...... 100 Do., A Stock ......... 100 Do., B Stock 1 100 N.Eastern - Berwick -2.31 Do. do. Extension - ,16i Do. do. G.N.E.Purch all Do. Leeds 1,00 Do. York 100 NOrth London . . ... 3/.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 17i North Staffordshire all North Western........ all N. &S. Westrn. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.....l 16 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 Shropshire Union I 4 Sitingbourne &Sheer all South Devon 100 South Eastern all Do. 4} per c. Shares 100 South Wales 17 S. Yorksh. River Dun 106 108 264 50 --51 27 i 2h —14 d 183 194 77 783 7 D 0... . . ..... all Staines,Wok.,&Wok all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 . ... . 161 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall all West End of London 85 41 -- 4 - ,2-- and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all Wmbledon&Croydon, 863 3i , i 3d 14 42 - -"' ... -''' ... ""'" ... iii : R "..... ••• ''''''' ••• 7 - 9 2 - 3 5i - 6 ''.... ••• .-- ... '.... ... t :IGN. SoIITILEASTERN RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. The forty-first half -yearly general meeting of this com pany was held this afternoon, at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge ; the R on. Byng, Ch a i r m a n of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The report and statement of accounts have alread appeared in The Sun, and t h ey were taken as read. y [We is h a n give the conclusion in our late edition.] DERBY RACES , s Da: (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA ell.) HARRINGTON PLATE. Runtington Emulator .... Stutz colt Twelve ran. ACCIDENT TO EARL FITZLIARDINGE.—On Monday la s t Earl Fit z b ar dinge was hunting with his celebrated pack of Foxhounds in the Berkeley•vale, Gloces,tershire, wh t , lae met with a severe accident, his horse having thro wn 'urn at a fence. His lordship was conveyed in a carriag e to Berkeley Castle, and medical aid was promptly at b and. The injuries, however, which his lordship has sustained are serious to a person of his advanced age. Ti E LATE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION AT PORTS- Mourrt.—This case was again brought before the bench Yesterday, and the evidence of the ward: r 4, the doctor, and the governor taken ; the prisoner Wallace was fully "olluitted for trial for stabbing, with intent to murder, BRITISH all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. all Do. 114 Buffalo 4 Lake Hur. 100 Buff. , Brnt. di Godch. 100 6 p.c. bds. , 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, 73 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 286 d Central Oude (Lim.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do, C Shares all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds. ,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Geelong %St Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6 p c. Deben all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wostn. of Canada 8 Do. New all IDo. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 44 p.c all Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 43- p. c. Exten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. ss. Oude (Limited) 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c all Do FOR. all Antwrp & Rotterdam 14 Ardennes all Belgian East. Junct. 16 Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all 'Eastern of Franco all Do. New 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt Central of France 17 i Great Luxembourg ' 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierro and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. all Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterran all Maria Antev.ia all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all Northern of France 1 all NorwegianTrnk. Prof all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Recife di San Fran., (Peruam.) g. 7 p. c. 7i Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Mouse all Do. 54 per cent. pref all Southern of France all West Flanders ....... all Do. 54 per c. Pref all W.& N.W. of France 6 Western of Austria._ all (West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Do. Sp. cent. pref. all ,Zea1and........, JOINT-S 1 all 'Australasia 18 Bank of Egypt 50 ,Bank of London all I Bri. Col Bk. & Li. Co I all British N. American 6 ,C.Bk.of lud.Au.&Ch 50 !City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud all Eng. Scot. &Aus. Cht all Lon. Ch. Bk. o f Aust all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Lnd.&E.Bukng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock.. 20 Lond.and\Vestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 22i National Bank all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp 15 Ottoman Bank 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 It.Aus.B.&G.lni.Co ' all South Australia all Union of Australia 2 1 IDo. N ew 10 Union of Loudon 50 Unity INlutual 4 . (t \West4a 131 g G S Lan Tilt. SUN, LONDON, THURSD EVENIN_G, FEBRUARY 26 P 57 SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. raid I RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done this day. 41 - 41 8i -9, - 71 - 9 91 - 96 68 - 69, 36 - 37 10 -10 i 19 - 20 101 -10 i 47 - 52 32 - 31 74 - "6 98 - 100 36i - ... - 94 - 96 I 7 - 8 94 - 95 81 - 83 123 - 125 111 - 113 68i - 694 64 - 66 72 - 76 - 7 8 p 7 8 -p• 1001 101 i d par i 61 - 61 , 1081 -. 109 J 1 108 g .-- 109 211 --- 22 ' 10f - 11 I - 1 ,105 - 105. 37 8I - 84 53 - 56 14 - 14 57 - 6 31 - 344 1 444 - 451 884 - 2* 3 24 t - 2li - 19j - 2W 644 - 98 - 102 •5 A 4jd 10 11 28 - 29 .. ...... .. RAmwAYe. Buckghamsh . Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh., Glas. Barr. di Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr i Hull & Selby Do. i Shares Do. i Shares Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Brad fd. Newmarket 13uryE.G.5pc. N. diEst.s P.C. Do. 6 . per et.. Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. i Shrs. A Itoystn. & Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. WearVaLg6pc D 0.... 100 100 all 100 all 100 Wil t,s drSomrst 1 Leasing Companies Ln.&N.W. Caledon... E.I.T. dr E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian., Westn. Y.& N.M Do S. Eastern Do 1 'Peto &Co Do La. &N. W. & Midld. 1 E. Count Do 'LAO. W Do Gt. Northnl T. Brassey M. MClean Stk. &Dar Do GLWestn. Do.. PREFER all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) . 100 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 100 Caledn. £lO 44 p. c. 100 Ches. & Ho. 54 p.c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... [ all Cork &Bandonsip.c. all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 pr. c. St all East Un., G. 6 p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East Lancash .6 p.cts all E.&W. York. J. sths 5 Edin.dr GO. 5 p.c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Farness, sp. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 1 WO Do. 5 p. 0. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem.... 1 100 Do, 44 per cent ill 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all G - t.N .Of Scot. Ist Pre. 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 46 P.C. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 percent. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. all Do, Birm. Pref. Sh.. all Do.ChesterBp.c.P.S. all Do. do. sp. c. d 0.... 100 Do. Birm. Gus. Stk. all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 100 Lau. & York. 6pc.St 100 Lon. &B.G. 5 pc. No. 1 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. Now Guar, 6p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. 4N. W., Coy, fSz Nuneaton 5 p. et._ 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares .. all Lon dy. & Color. 6Sb. all Londy.&Ennis. 6 Sh, 100 M,, 8.,&L. 6p. Cent. 46 Do. do. do. .£6 ... . . 100 Do. do. 3i per cent. a ll Marypt. h Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 46 per cent 101 Do. do 100 Nfid.Consol.6p.c. St 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c. 100 Do. 46 p. c, Pref. St. 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St. all New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. e. pm. 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. all Norf Ir. Deb. 4 p.c. Sb. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do, 56 p.c. lA, 1847 100 D0.Wr.V.5p.c.,1847 100 North British . 36 Do, 71. Preference ,.. 100 N. E. Berw. 4p. c. Prf. 8! Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York H. &S. Pur all North Staffordshire, 100 Ox., Wor. & Woly, 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar all Scot, Cent. New Pref 100 Se.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c 100 100 Do. Do, d 0.3 p c. p 0.7 i p. c. pf i a all South Devon all Do, fixed 46 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 46 per cent all Do. Fixed 46 p.c. Sh 100 S. Wales Gus. 4 p. e 100 Do. do. 46 p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 15 Do, do. do. all Stock. & Hartl, g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 all Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. 84 100 10 16i 10 75 BRITIS . 2/ 12;Alfrecl Cons. (Philk., l 14 British Iron 20 I Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 iDev.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 14s !Great South Tolgus 10/ 3 1 Grt. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Bs6d'Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Mogan) _.. N. W. Basset (Illogan) 6 / 1 5 North Wheal Crony 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer 2 S. Cara Brea (Illogn. 19 S. W. Frances(lllogn. 44 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un,Mines (Gwennap 1286,V. of Towey (Camar, 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd 5 Wh. Basset (Illogan Wh. Buller (Rdrut Wh. Edward(Cals 7s Wh. Kitty (U. LI '.) Wh. Ma. Ann(Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) Closing Priced yesterday. N - 98 98 - 102 11 - 13 134 - 137 3 - 44 1 ... - ... 109 - 111 12i -- 13 , 23 -- 24 107 -- 109 - IP 2 1 3 - 92 - 94 515 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 94 32 - 88 - rCE SHARES. - 100 -6, - 115 - 12; - 76 110 ••• ^ 121 -- 1 • • • ...'.. ••• -.. la Naval and Military Intelligence, Blutiness this day. The 3d Dragoon Guards have received orders to em. bark at Dublin for Liverpool, on the way to Canterbury, where they are to be stationed for a short time, prepara tory to their departure for India. Yesterday the troops stationed at Chatham garrison, under the command of Col. G. H. Eden, the comman dant, having assembled on their respective parade grounds, ma rc h e d to C hat h am Li nes , accompanied by their bands, for the purpose of going through the ma noeuvres of a field-day. The troops of the line, composing the provisional battalions, were formed into two batta lions, under the respective commands of Col. H. Jervis and Lieut.-Col. R. N. Phillips, and these took up their position in the centre of the column. The troops were then put through a variety of brigade movements and evolutions by Col. Eden, which they performed in a satisfactory manner. Capt. J. H. Lothian, 53d Regiment, has arrived at Chatham garrison, and taken command of the depot of that corps. Capt. R. L. Warren and Capt. H. B. Kellett have been granted the good service pensions, vice Capt. Nias and Capt. Drake, promoted. The non - commissioned officers and men belonging to the corps of Royal Engineers at Chatham have been busily engaged in preparing a large number of fascines and gabions, which are to be used in the fieldworks and siege operations which will take place at Chatham dur ing the ensuing summer, in which the whole of the Royal Engineers, as well as the troops of the line, will be engaged. The surgical examinations, for the purpose of consider. ing the claims of a large number of men oUthe battalions of Royal Artillery at Woolwich under consideration for discharge from the service, have been concluded. The men are now a wa i t i ng a confirmat i on o f approva l b y the medical board. An important reduction is likewise to be made in the Royal Horse brigade. 2,000 horses have been selected, and are ordered to be sold. General George Beatty, of the Royal Marines, is to have the good service pension in the gift of the Board of Admiralty by the decease of Lieut.-General Sir John Owen, K.C.B. Lieutenant -Colonel J. H. Gascoigne, of the Chatham Division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, has taken the command of the battalion of Marines stationed at Deal, relieving Colonel A. B. Stransham, who has been appointed Second Commandant of the Woolwich Division. Her Majesty's steam transport Rhadamanthus, Mas ter Commander Wm. L. Browne, and the troopship Dee, Master Commands Pullen, in Woolwich basin, have commenced shipping steam machiaery for the western yards—the former for Portsmouth, and the latter for Plymouth. The Wynyard, Captain Nathaniel Andrew, has shipped a considerable amount of war stores from Wool rich Ar senal for Hong Kong, and is appointed to sail from the West India Ducks on the sth of March. TheDrea ( - thought, seamen's hospital, has been unlashed from her position off Greenwich Hospital, and towed down to Woolwich by the steamers Monkey and Wid geon, and was warped forthwith into No. 2 dock. A number of shipwrights' labourers immediately boarded her, and commenced removing the window frames, &c., so that the work of demolition is to be carried out with out delay. The steam corvette Scout is ordered to be admitted into No. 1 dock Woolwich, vacated by the Admiralty yacht Banshee, now ready for service. The Industry, steam storeship, Master Commander Hodges, returned to Portsmouth on Monday afternoon from Lisbon, whither she had conveyed supplies for Rear• Admiral Sir Richard Saunders Dundas's squadron. The Industry left Spithead on Tuesday night for the east ward. Captain John B. Dickson is selected by Rear-Admiral Wallis to be his flag captain. Her Majesty's ship Indus, 78, Captain Stewart, bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, Commander-in-Chief on the North American and West India station, put into Falmouth with strong S.S.W. wind, on Sunday last, and intended sailing again on Monday, the wind having again shifted to northward. The North of Europe Steam Company's vessel the St. George, Captain Sayers, from London, bound for Tene rife and the West Coast of Africa, put into Falmouth on Sunday night from the same cause, and would re plenish fuel before proceeding. The Caesar, 9, Captain Robb, is ordered to be paid off At Portsmouth. The Arrogant, 46, Captain Lyster, was paid off at Portsmouth yesterday. The Thgent, steam troopship, Commander Phillips hauled alongside Portsmouth Dockyard yesterday, to prepare for the reception of the 49th Regiment, which she will embark to-morrow for Barbadoes. The Nimrod, 6, new steam despatch gunvessel, ar rived at Portsmouth, on Tuesday, from Sheerness to re ceive the officers and crew of the Flying Fish, and make an experimental cruise or two, prior to proceeding on foreign service. The Alban, 3, steamvessel, Lieutenant de Blaquiere, left Portsmouth on Tuesday evening for the eastward. The Assurance, 4, steam gunvessel, was undocked, after repairs, at Portsmouth, yesterday. The Devastation, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Mar shall, left Spithead for Plymouth on Tuesday night. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty : Lieut. C. H. Simpson to the Otter, vice Glover; E. H. Evans, Assistant-Surgeon to Plymouth Hospital ; A. King, Assistant-Surgeon (confirmed) to the Brunswick ; J. Young, Assistant-Surgeon to the Victory ; C. G. ; 1 .7 ; 0 3E 1 7 the O th am e ht E r z ßo li s e p a ita t c W oo te o n , de A n s , s A in s a a n is t ta -s n a t- rg ti o r n ge t o o n P. Hifferninan, Assistant Surgeon to the Duke of Wel • lington ; It. C. P. Lawrenson and T. W. Hughes, Act ing Assistant-Surgeons to the Calcutta ; W. Connolly, Assistant Surgeon to the Calcutta ; G. M. Lang, Pay master to the Tortoise ; and A. R. Torbett, Assistant Paymaster to the Princess Royal. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.---(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 26.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; Light airs and fine. The Redbreast, of and for Liverpool, from Cadiz, hay. ing been dismasted in a violent gale, was driven on shore on the sands near Faro on the 21st inst., and three of the crew and a child drowned; if the weather moderate part of the cargo was expected to be saved. The Madrid (s.), from Southampton, struck on a wreck at the entrance of Vigo on the 20th inst. ; all on board were saved. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 25. —Wind N. N. W.—Arrived—H. M. S. Shannon, from Lisbon ; H.M.S. Hawk, Limerick. SWANSEA, Feb. 24.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Ludvig Heyn, for Coquimbo. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 25.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—City of Durham, for Madras ; Christabel, Caldera ; Star of th e West, Coquimbo. PETERHEAD, Feb. 23.—Sailed—Commerce, for Green land. NEWHAVEN, Feb. 25.—The Mathilde, from Malaga, has been surveyed, and is discharging. CORK, Feb. 24.—The Jane Grassin, from Liverpool to Corfu, which put in here yesterday leaky, has been sur veyed, and ordered to discharge. SCARBOROUGH, Feb. 25.—The Aquila, of this port, from Shields to Whitstable, was abandoned in a sinking state on the 23d Feb. off Robin Hood's Bay, and soon disap peared ; crew saved. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 25.—A large black barque, with house on deck aft, under close -reefed main and wizen stay-sails, was passed, 30 miles off Cape Clear, with foretopmast hanging over the side, and mizen topgallantmast and jib boom gone, by the Bessie, arrived here. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Astria, from Mauritius ; has, Demerara ; John J. Boyd, New York ; Chas. Prague, and Northern Chief, New Orleans ; Norfolk, Constantinople ; Itali an , (s.s.), Havre ; Bessie, B a hi a. Sailed—Selina, for Newfoundland ; Catherine Maria, Santander. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 24. Wind S. Arrived—Ocean, from Larach ; Radi, Malta; Annan dale, Akyab ; Flora, Ibraila ; Beaton, Marseilles; Spar tan, Malta; Venus, Alexandria. DUBLIN, Feb. 25. Wind W.N.W Sailed—Shamrock, for Bordeaux. KINGSTOWN, Feb. 25. Wind W.N.W. Sailed—Naiad, for Nantes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.45 a.m. Wind N.W. ; low water ; fresh and fi ne. Sailed Feb. 26—Sir R. Peel, steame r , for Dunkirk ; Si r E. Banks, steamer, Calais; Sylph, steamer Braman. DEAL, Thursday, 9.35 a.m. Wind N.N.W. ; moderate, and fine. Passed—Silistria, for Gibraltar; Rival, Cape of Good Hope ; Chanticleer, Jamaica—all from London. Sailed—Queen of Sheba, for Port Philip. MARKET NEWS.—(This Pay.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 26, 1557, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS RYE BEANS I PEAS 55s 10d 45s 4d 22510 d I 37s 7d 1 39 s 8d 395 3d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES, WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS I RYE, I BEANS i TEAS 57s 6d 45s 8d 23s 3(1 39s 6d I 40s 6d I 39s 5d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK, Wheat, 108,890; barley, 78,090; oats, 1 5,976; rye, 90; beans, 8,075; peas, 2,484 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NRWGATR AND LEADENHALL.—We had a fair trade to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 611 ; Mutton, 38 10d to 51 al; Veal, 4.8 Od to 5s Od; Pork, 3s 8d to bs 4d per 8113 s, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 2.3.—Tbe beef trade was dull. Sheep firm market. Beef, s a ry to 5s Od ; Pork, 4 8 Od to 5s ohl per Blb s, to sink the offal. from mea3lsv4el to o er 4 e s 8d; dearer, krt with tn, 3as ',l ord to 58 8,1 ; RoNFORD, Feb. 25.—The trad e generally ruled firm, as Veal, 4s 4d follows:—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10/1; Mutton, 4s Od to 63; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d; Perk, 4s Od to 4s 10d per Blbs. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD. — Meadow hay, 21 10a to 41 Os ; clover do., 31 10s to 5/ ; and straw, 11 4 s to 1/ 88 per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND. — Meadow hay, 21 103 to 41 4s; clover do., 3/ 10s to 5/ Os ; and straw, lt 48 to 11 Os per load, Trade steady. WHITECIIAPEL. — Meadow hay, 21 108 to 41 03 ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ ls to 11 8s per load. Supply good and trade dull. The commission for tracing the Bessarabian frontier their labours by the 25th of March, have officially declared that they w ill hate completed Sporting Intelligence. NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING—TUESDAY. (ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.) The Trial Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added, for 3-yr olds and upwards ; certain penalties and allowances. One mile. (15 subs.) Mr. T. Parr's Apathy, 3 yrs, bat 12Ib (including 51b extra) Mr. Hawkins's Master Bagot, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Snowden) 2 Mr. Jackson's Remedy, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—c. by Stultz, Vaulter, Expe riment, Old Fashion, Attorney-General, and Pontifical. Betting -5 to 4on Apathy, 4to 1 agst Master Bagot. Won in a canter by two lengths ; a length between the second and third ; two lengths between the third and fourth ; Vaulter was fifth, and Old Fashion sixth. The Grand Stand Handicap, of 5 80V8 each, with 25 added. T.Y.C. Mr. Morris's Admiral Lyons, by Coiling wood, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (W. Grimmer) 1 Mr. Bishop's Queen of the Sonth, 4yrs, 7st (Grainger) 2 Mr. Copeland's Salmon, 4 yrs, 7st 5113 (Stagg) 3 The following also ran :—Tyre, Jack the Giant Killer, Usurer, Knight of Avon, Coal Black Rote, and Storm- Betting-4 to 1 each agst Stormsail and Knight of Avon, 5 to 1 agst Queen of the South, 6 to 1 aget Ad miral Lyons. Won by a head, a length between the second and third ; a head between the third and fourth. Usurer was close up with Tyre, Stormsail was sixth, and Jack the Giant Killer next. Tne Knight of Avon jumped round at the post, and was last throughout. The Nottingham Spring Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake ; a win ner once after the weights were published, 4lbs ; twice, or a winner of any handicap of 100 sovs clear, 71bs extra. One mile and a half. (24 subs.) Mr. George Masher's St. Clair, by Orlando, or The Sea, 6 yrs bat 121 b (Fordhans) 1 Mr. Saxon's Tom Thumb, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (Dales) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Walhalla, 3 yrs, sst 71b...(Cballoner) 3 The following also ran:—Early Bird, Oak Ball, Indian Queen, Sir Humphrey. Betting— 7 to 4 agst Early Bird, 4 to 1 aget Tom Thumb, 6 to 1 each agst Walhalla and Sir Humphrey, 8 to 1 agst Oak Ball, and 9to 1 agst St. Clair. Tom Thumb and Early Bird ran together neck and neck to the turn into the straight, where Early Bird began to drop back. At the distance St. Clair went up to Tom Thumb, a fine race in ending in favour of St. Clair by a neck; half a length between the second and third; same dis tance between the third a nd f our th. Indian Queen was fifth, Sir Humphrey sixth, and Oak Ball last. Tom Thumb swerved slightly at the finish. The Little John Stakes of 5 sovs each, wit 30 added, for two-yr olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. The second to save his stake. About half-a-mile straight. (21 subs.) Mr. St. John's Greenwich Fair, by Woolwich, Bst 91b. (in. slb ex.) (Cowley) 1 Mr. Wadlow's Orchell, Bst 71b (Wells) 2 Mr. J. Thompson's Sister to Dusty Miller, 84t 41b. (Aldcroft) 3 The following also ran :—Schrilten, Nora Creina, Archibald, Rough Bob, Miss Curl, Sir Isaac Newton, b f by Jericho out of Dividend. Betting—Even on Greenwich Fair, sto 1 agst Or chell, 6 to 1 agst Sister to Dusty Miller, 8 to 1 each agst Miss Curl and Dividend filly. After going about fifty yards Greenwich Fair, took the lead, made the rest of the running and won cleverly by a length, half a length between the second and third, Archibald was a good fourth, Nora Creina was fifth. Sir Isaac Newton, Miss Curl, and Rough Bob were the last three. The Park Stakes of .5 soya each, with 20 sovs added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; optional selling weights, &c. T.Y.C. (4 subs.) Mr. Ewbank's Sichmus, by Birdcatcher, 3 yrs (201.) 6st 21b (W. Grimmer) 1 Mr. Robinson's Lady Malcolm, 3 yrs (30/4, Est 81b. r;- 7 (carried Est 61h.) (Fordham) 2 Captain Littl e ' s fil y b y C ossack, out of Giselle, 3 yrs (201.), sst 13lb (Whalley) 3 Mr. Pedley's Madam Palissy, 3 yrs (201 ), Set 13ib no wde 4 Betting—Even on L a d y M a l com, 7to 4 (S agst Sicb n) asus Won by a length, two lengths between the second and third. The winner was sold for 50 guineas. WEDNESDAY. The Forest Plate Handicap of 50 sovs. Winners slb extra. T.Y.C., about three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Steven's Elfrida, by Faugh-a-Ballagb, 4 yrs, Est lolb (Prior) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Walhalla, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Challoner) 2 Mr. D. Wray's Tom Perkins, 6 yrs, 7st...(Cresswell) 3 The following also ran :—Catherine Logie, Gazehound, Leo, Lady Malcolm. Betting - : 7 to 4 agst Elfrida, 3 to 1 agst Walhalla, 5 to 1 agst Leo. Won by a length ; six lengths separated the second from the third ; a head between the third and fourth. Leo was next, close up with Catherine Logie. The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added. Straight half-mile. (3 subs.) Mr. Brooke's Woodmite, by Collingwood, (201.), bat 111 b. (Snowden) 1 Mr. Robinson's N ora C re i na ( 601.), 7st 81b Quinton) 2 * Mr. Copeland's Persepolis (201.), Est 111 b (Stagg) 3 The betting opened at even on Woodmite, and closed at 5 to 4 on Nora Creina, and 7 to 4 agst Woodmite. Won by a length. Persepolis, who boltad to the right just after the flag was dropped, finished a bad third. The winner was bought in for 27 guineas. The Grand Annual Hurdle Race of 7 am each, 3 ft, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. Cer tain winners extra. About two miles and a half, over eight flights of hurdles. (27 subs.) Mr. Thomas's Sluggard, by King of Kildare, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (W. White) I Mr. Worth's The Screw, aged, 9st 71b (Green) 2 Mr. E. Devonport's Boadicea, 5 yrs, 9st 21b (R. Sly) 3 The following also ran :—The Prince, Janus, Tom Loker, Bruiser, St. Julian, Old Stringbalts. Betting : 4to 1 agst The Prince and Old Stringbalts, sto 1 each agst Sluggard and Boadicea. Won by two lengths, three lengths between the second and third, bad fourth, Tom Loker was fifth and St. Julian sixth. Janus walked in next. The Bruiser was pulled up after going once round. Old Stringhalts fell at the first hur dles, and galloped riderless to the end. The Innkeepers' Plate (Handicap) of 3 sovs each, with 25 added. One mile. (3 subs.) Mr. Byron's Cripple, 4 yrs, 7st (Snowden) 1 Mr. H. Robinson's Attorney-General, 3 yrs, Est 31b (T. Holmes) 2 Mr. Warris's Sichmus, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Dales) 3 Mr. Raxwortby's Knight of Avon, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b lton 4 The followi ng a l so ran : —Li tt l e T om, Tyre, (Char Mare ) by Idas, Master Bagot, Pontifical, and Nora Creina Betting -2 to 1 agst Knight of Avon, 4to 1 agst Sicbrnus, 5 to 1 agst Little Torn, 6 to 1 agst Master Bagot, 10 to 1 agst Nora Creina. Won by a length ; same distance between the second and third. Moderate fourth. Little Toni and Master Bagot were fifth and sixth. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. Bto 1 agst Minos 10 to 1 agst Escape DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Saunterer (taken) MONGREL'S PEDIGREE. Subjoined is the official announcement of the decision recently delivered by the stewards : "The dispute respecting Mongrel's qualification for the Nursery Stakes at Newmarket, in the last Hough ton meeting, was heard by the stewards of the Jockey Club on the 12th Feb., and the following decision was given We are of opinion that Mr. Gilby has not proved Mongrel to be thoroughbred, and that Mr. Os borne is entitled to receive the Nursery Stakes.' Signed) " ZETLAND. " ANGLESEY." The horse is thus described in the lists of nominations this year : "br c Mongrel by The Cure, dam by Margrave, granddarn the darn of Lord Waterford's Miss Chance and the late Captain Rarnaden's Tiger." LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE, &C.—An analysis of the performances of all the horses engaged in this race, with probable winner of the same, and the other events at Liverpool next week, will appear in the " London Racing Indicator" of Monday next, price 7d. past free. Smith and Co., 157, Strand, London. N.B. It gave winners at Nottingham, Lincoln, and Oundle this year. THE BULLION ROBBERY.—The convict Edward Agar, who gave evidence against his accomplices in this ex traordinary robbery, has been sent back to his old quar ters at Portland prison, and no intimation has as yet been given on the part of the Government of any inten tion to commute his original sentence of transportation for life, and he has to perform the same labour as the other convicts who are under a similar sentecce. No proceedings whatever have been taken with a view to settle the point relative to the Turkish bonds. THE PROPOSED SUNDAY OPENING OF THE SHEEP SHANKS GALLERY.—The Athenceum publishes the sub stance of the deed of gift alluded to by Lord Stanley of Alderley in the recent debate. The following is the clause relating to Sunday :—"The said pictures and drawings shall be used (as the primary object) for refe rence and instruction in the schools of art now or here. after placed under the superintendence of the said depart. ment, and, subject thereto, shall be exhibited to the public at such times as shall not interfere with the ar rangements of the said schools, and under such regula tions as the ex officio trustee shall prescribe ; and so soon as arrangements can be properly made by him for that purpose, the public, and especially the working classes, shall have the advantage of seeing the collection on Sunday afternoons; it being, however, understood that the exhibition of the collection on Sundays is not to be considered as one of the conditions of my gift." RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HOLDERS OF CHEQUES.—In the Westminster County Court yesterday an action was brought by Mr. Cousins, potato salesman, of Bow-street, against Mr. Edwards, greengrocer, of Drury-lane, for the sum of 101. 165., the amount of a dishonoured cheque, on the Royal British Bank. It appeared that a crossed cheque was given by the defendant to the plaintiff on the 29th of August, which he did not pay into his bankers, but kept in his pocket till the morning of the 3d September. He then called on the defendant and asked him to exchange the crossed cheque for a plain one of the same amount, which was done. On taking it directly to the Strand branch of the Royal British Bank the establishment was closed, and the cheque was dishonoured. The judge of the County Court expressed a decided opinion that the plaintiff was aware when he applied for the second cheque that the bank was expected to stop payment, and judgment was given for the de fendant, HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The total number of deaths registered in London in the week that ended on Saturday was 1,243. In the first week of this month the deaths rose t o 1,368 ; w i t h a warmer temperature during the suc ceeding two weeks they have been on the decline. In the ten years 1847-56 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,211 ; and in order that the deaths of last week, which occurred in an increased population, may be compared with the average, the latter should be raised by a tenth part, in which case it will become 1,332. The result of the comparison is favourable as regards the present state of the public health. In the 'three weeks of February the mean weekly temperature was consecutively 32.3 deg., 40.9 deg., and 42.5 deg. In the same periods the deaths caused by diseases of the respiratory organs (ex clusive of phthisis) were 359, 307, and 288. The 288 deaths in the present return nearly agree w i t h the corrected average, which is 294. But hooping cough appears to be rather on the increase, the deaths from this complaint in each of the last four weeks having been 57, 71, 70, and 74. - Scarlatina has not prevailed much for some time, and last week the deaths from it were reduced to 23. It was not fatal in a s i ng l e cas e in the Central districts. There were only 4 deaths from small-pox, and none of th(se in the Eastern or Southern divisions. Measles was fatal to 35 children ; in the Maryle bone Workhouse 5 deaths have occurred from this disease since the Bth inst. The registrar of St. Peter, Walworth, stat esthat fever is common in the neighbourhood of the Westmoreland road in bis sub-district. Of 37 persons whose deaths are re corded in the week, an d w h o were 80 years old or i more, t appears th a t on l y one, a farmer's widow, had attained the age of 90 years. A labourer, aged 70 years, died on the 12th inst. in Royal Mint street, Wbitechapel, from want. Two persons died from intemperance. Last week the births of 975 boys and 944 girls, in all 1,879 children, were registered in London In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56 the average number was 1,592. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 988 in. On the last tLree days the mean daily reading was above 30 in. The highest reading was 30.18 in. and occurred on Saturday. The mean temperature of the week was 42 . 5 deg., which is 4.1 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years. The mean temperature was on every day after Sunday above the average. The highest temperature occurred on Tuesday, and was 56 deg.; the lowest was 28 . 2 deg., and occurred on Monday. The range of the week was 27.8 deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 39 . 3 deg., and the difference between this and the mean tem perature of the air was 3 . 2 deg. The wind blew from the south and south-west, except on Sunday, when it was in the morning in the north-east. There was no rain, but occasionally fog or haze prevailed. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 21 Zymotie Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Biood-vessels 5B Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration 2BB Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 3 Premature Birth and Debility 25 Atrophy .. 18 Old Age sudden 6 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance....._„ 65 Causes not specified 2s DRAWLS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,243 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerate& sponding week in the 1851. 18 West Districts 186 56. Week. 188 North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males 612 F males 631 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. 975 904 Total ~ 1,879 BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. The official returns of the trade and navigation of the United Kingdom for the month of January have been issued. The comparison of imports for the month is as under : 1857. Live animals Cocoa lbs. 235,614 . Coffee lbs. 1,417,551 ... Wheat qrs. 332,401 .... Barley qrs. 132,808 Oats qrs. 58,361 ...,.. Indian corn qrs. 47,382 ...... Flour cwt. 333,145 Cochineal cwt. 269 ...., Indigo cwt. Flax cwt. 39,473 ... Currants cwt. 17,878 .. Guano tons 828 Hemp cwt. 7,264 Mahogany tons 1,5 , ,i3 Oil, palm cwt. 21,461 Potatoes cwt. 11,320 Provisions cwt. 68,845 Quicksilver lbs. Rice cwt. Saltpetre cwt. Silk, raw lbs. Cassia Lignea lbs. Cloves lbs. 85,379 Pepper lbs. 107,525 Rum proof gallons 101,484 ...... Brandy proof gallons 39,096 Geneva proof gallons 10,889 Unrefined sugars cwt. 217,200 Tallow cwt. 23,315 Tea... .lbs. 5,140,526 Tobacco lbs. 1,031,513 1856. 4,301 78,226 287,413 207,600 22,453 70,886 157,623 188,222, 511 1,036 19,75 t 767 5,027 20,336 1,367 21,936 52,743 22,484 131 225,219 32,744 2,052 117,227 10,932 14,906 248,213 167,819 18,285 4,534 167,563 56,4;83 2,124,814 J.LeT, 1,09 $,511 ..• ,V*7 ime gallons. 299,781 Cotton wool cwts. 300,807 Sheep's and lambs' wool lbs. 1,29F,080 The declared value of some of the principal exports, compared with that for the same articles during the cor responding month of last year, was as follows :- 1857. 1856. 1 Beer and Ale Coals and culm 177,957 Cotton manufactures 2,472,779 Cotton yarn Earthenware 114,072 Haberdashery and millinery... 317,275 Hardwares and cutlery Linen manufactures Linen yarn Machinery and millwork Silk manufactures Silk Thrown 114,317 Woollen manufactures Woollen yarn The total declared value of all the merchandibe exported during the month is 8 ,413,7481., against 7,278,4471., at the corresponding period of 1856, show ing an increase of 1,135,3011. MADAME TUSSAIJD'S EXHIBITION. —The musical de partment in this establishment has lately undergone great improvement, the illustrations being from the most favourite and talented operas, combined with airs of a lighter class, consisting of quadrilles, waltzes, and pol kas, from th e l atest productions of the most popular and talented European composers. BANK.—The ) ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, AND AUSTRALIAN yearly meeting of the English, Bank was held yesterday,; Charles Johnsto and showed a the chair. The report was satisfactory,ofce deposits over the I considerable progress in the amount P Scottish, and n, A Es ust q ra , lia in n year 1855. The dividend proposed, profit of 17,9001., was at the rate psuerrpalnus. the reduction of the num, after taking a sum towards, l preliminary expenses, place between Mr. Franklin of s f p re e m r ce t n h t e . fund. Some discussion took h expenditure, but it ended and 4,500 . towards the rei-erve and others in respect to andte AMENDMENT OF THE BEER Mn. HARDY'S BILL FOR ' of the Beer Trade Society, intro ducedamicably and the report dividend were agreed to. Levu!' —A deputation ied by Sir . James Duke, Bart., ew with Sir George Grey, Bar'.., ' 'H ome-office, on Tuesday last. In the observa• mp. had d d he at t d to the right hon. secretary, the tions they addressed a a n t. ° LT interview deputation confined themselves to the principal features of Mr. Hardy's New Beer Bill, to which they objected entirely. The proposal to place the future licensing of beerhouses under magisterial control was, it w as t rue, ' a pp modified by the power granted to beersellers already licensed—a right to continue their license with out magisterial interference or control ; but this appa rent concession was neutralised by the succeeding clauses, which provided that no license shall be renewed to any but the present existing occupier ; so that no beerseller could part with or transfer his house to any other person, even though the sucoessor be widow, child, or other relative. The property embarked in the trade would thus be sacrificed ; for no sane person would pay value for a house, the right to carry on the business of which would not be assured to him. The injustice of the 13th clause, which enacts that no debt for beer drank r on the premises should be recoverable, unless sued o within a week, was also pointed out. The righ t hon. 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Everybody's business forms the staple , of hi s d a i ly and nightly labours—every body s grievance finds a place in his columns—and he is more frequently found fault with for picking holes in everybody's conduct th an f or suggest i ng ap propriate and conv en i ent remedies for everybody's misdeeds and ern n. His own p ersona li ty becomes absorbed in the political influenc 3 which he exer cises, and scarcely one of his th ousands of readers can suspect that be who directs an engine B.° power ful, so generally respected, and so highly appre ciated, should be subject to restrictions which, if rigidly enforced, would la rge ly i mpa i r his efficiency and usefulness. The English press is au institution which has ever kept the van in that marvellous progress of improvement which, for the last ball century, has marked the history of this country. We have no desire to disparage steam, the e!ectric telegraph, sun painting, or other triumphs of science and art ; but we, without hesitation, affirm that a daily paper, with its wonderful union of in tellectual labour and mechanical skill, can fear n o comparison with the most successful invention to which this teeming age has given birth. Lord Campbell, speaking on behalf of the press, proposes that the following matters shall be referred to a select committee—to consider whether the privileg e now en j oyed by reports of the proceedings in courts of justice might be safely and properly extended to reports of the proceedings of the two Houses of Parli amen t , and of any other assemblies and public meetings, under any and what conditions or restrictions. We will now make a few nbserva tions on the three points mentioned in the motion of the noble and learned lord. A true account of what passes in a court of justice is protected on this ground—that, "though the publication of such pro ceedings m a y b e t o th e di sa d vantage of the parti cular individual concerned, yet it is of vast impor tance to the public that the proceedings of courts of justice should be universally known." A court, f however, has the power of restraining the publica tion of a trial during its progress, to prevent the circulation of ex parte statements, which might seriously affect the character of individuals. But the general rule, which we have cited in the words of Mr. Justice Lawrence, is open to abuse. At the commencement of the present session Lord Broug ham mentioned a case in which an action had been brought for the sole and express purpose of libel ling. The counsel for the plaintiff, acting upon his instructioas, made a most malignan t attack upon the defendant, and, immediately after he had closed his address, the plaintiff was nousuited. Every word of the counsel's speech was published in the news papers ; and the report being " a true account of what had passed in court," the unfortunate defendant was left entirely without remedy. In a case of this kind, the judge, we submit, should be authorised to state ope n ly that he w o uld no t p ermi t the publication of any report whatever. Both Houses of Parliament consider a publication of their proceedings a breach of privilege. The order of the Hou se o f C ommons d ec l ares "th a t it is an in dignity to, and a breach of privilege of, this House, for any person to presume to give in written or printed papers, any account or minute of the de bates or other proceedings." We all know that by sufferance reports of debates are allowed to ap pear in the newspapers, and that both houses have taken great trouble to provide accommodation for the gentlemen who are engaged in the arduous and responsible duty of recording the proceed ings of Parliament. When reports are accurate, the privilege is never enforced ; but cases of scandalous misrepresentation have sometimes oc curred, and then the delinquents have been com mitted to the custody of the Black Rod or of the Ser geant-at-Arms. But every member may exercise the right of turning strangers out of the house without assigning any reason, or having the question put to the vote. In the very valuable collection of Parliamentary precedents, recently published by the Hon. Robert Bourke, we find that the pre sent Speaker laid down the rule in the following words :—" It is an inherent right, arising out of the ancient usage and practice of the House, and analogous to the right also enjoyed by members ofcallingthe at tention of the chair to the absence of 40 members, upon which the Speaker is required to see whether that number of members are present, and if such is not the case to adjo urn th e House." B,y the ninth article of the Bill of Rights it is declared, " That the freedom of speech, and debates or pro ceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any Court or pbtce out of Parlia ment." Every member is therefore protected, by his privilege, from any action fer libel ; but if a member publishes his speech, his printed statement Is considered to be a separatepublication, and in the ( case of Lord Abingdon and Mr. Cieevy, whose speeches, corrected by themselves, and inserted by their requestin the newspapers, the defendants were held guilty of libel, and fined accordingly. In re ference to the publication of Parliamentary debates, it would be sufficient to recagnis 3 the right of strangers to be present, and to protect all reports which gave a true account of what has passed in Parliament. The third point involves a question of great diffi culty. In the recent case of Daviqin v. Duncan, an action was brought for a libel published in the Durham County Advertiser, the alleged libel con sisting of a report of speeches delivered at a meeting of the West Hartlepool Improvement Commission ers. The defendant pleaded that the report contained a true and fair account of the speeches made at such meetng, and that the same was published without malice. Lord Campbell, with the concurrence of the other Judges of the Queen's Bench, held that the plea was bad, observing that, if he had come to any other conclusion, -" the publi ca ti on o f every thing affecting private character might be justified which was spoken at any public meeting, from a meeting of a county to address the Crown to a meeting of a town-council or a vestry to consider the removal of a pauper." This decision, undoubtedly right in law, constitutes the grievance of which the newspaper press has a right to complain. By the existing law every malignant libeller may gratify his propen sity by making a speech at a public meeting, and procuring, by fair or foul means, its insertion in some paper. The topic chosen may be somewhat more attractive than the removal of a parisn pauper, and the report, we will assume, is strictly accurate. The speech may be copied in a journal of larger circula tion, published at a distance, which renders inquiry altogether out of the question, and the innocent disseminator, at second hand, of an accurate report, is to be amerced and fined, whilst the real delin quent is to go scot free. Public meetings, the natural vents of the sentiments of the English people, will, unless the law be altered, become a name of terror to the press. Discussion will either be silenced, or the owners of newspapers will be required to run a risk for the benefit of the public, the extent of which cannot be measured. Some change must be made, and we would suggest that the action, in the first place, should be brought oagainst the al unty of l alleged libeller, gw w he th e ho ra bt w hl ie o s hu repo d e po h a rt re wasa accurate or not, and, failing to its inaccu racy, eewfhroomall le g ivestigation, for it i s subject is about to und , rgo u re t sp he o n ns t i h b e ili n ty e . wsp vv ap e er a s r ii e o . ul i d b a e d st e th h a e t l d t h fr e but that freedom of speech w h ic h ness of the press, is the boast of Engli-huien. one that concerns not only the security and useful- TEE HOUSE OF COMMONS AT CHURCH. There was a delay of two hours yesterday in the meet kg of the House of Comm . one. O n W ednesdays during the session the practice is to commence business at 12 o'clock, with two exceptions—natnely, the Derby day, when members invarably take a whole holiday, and Ash Wednesday, when, instead of meeting at 12 o'clock, Mr. Speaker takes the chair at two o'clock. The two hours on Ash Wednesday are granted in order that honourable members may not be interrupted in their re ligious observances, there being a pleasing fiction that on Ash Wednesday the Speaker and the House of Commons attend divine service in St. Margaret's Church, on which occasion a sermon is preached by ther s chaplain of the house. What became of the tv"itheocuer bestowed yesterday does not appear, but it is t g ' q a u Church tltin that they were not passed at St. in the expression by hon. members of M I enjoin. which the services of Ash Wednesday c ar no chaplain There was no Mr. Speaker in attendance, member of the of the Rouse of Commons, sot a single read, and an ex upper or lower house. Prayersi) ale Rev. William Cure too, sermon was preached to y ten or a dozen ladies and a t r ka a c t i r s e l c; tri t. on ton, the rector of the parish , ra . flanks in, gurgite mato_ a stray gentleman or two — ri to Parliament or its affairs, but no allusion was made having for a moment appeared s n n e i v inistrati , us were to be honoured tl' attendance ri of any kind. At one time Parliament it was the custom of the House" to attend the services of St. t to he su r Speaker and L ', 4 Church on the fi rst day of Lent, but the Margaret's died away, until at length Sir Robert practice Inglis. 4 pd Sir Robert Inglis died, I.aving Mr. Brut er and .Mr. Brotherton were the culy members h who i by in the a pe legisl ativevp h eo i r s e t e o n r dt y , hra o e t t f c h e a tten.... • too, to have old custom. 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