The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-06 00:00:00

1-rbirb Wt-bition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock:— IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. THE IRISH MAGISTRACY. Viscount DUNGANNON gave notice that on Tues , day next he should move for a copy of the memorial of the Protestant Association of Kilkenny to the Lord- Lieutenant, complaining of the conduct of two magi strates, named Smith had Hart, in a case in which per sons connected with the Irish Church Missionary Society were concerned. IRISH POOR LAW. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from the guardians of Rathdram, in Ireland, praying the house to take into their consideration the state of the poor in that county (Wicklow); and to consolidate the unions in Ireland, and thereby lessen the expenses of such estab lishments. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed :—Cork Consumers' Gas ; Liverpool Docks Committee and Birkenhead Docks ; and Swansea Docks. The Norfolk Railway bill was withdrawn. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. • In answer to a question from Sir S. NORTHCOTE, Sir G. GREY said there would be no objection offered by the Government to going into committee on the In dustrial Schools Bill to-night pro forma, in order that it might be reprinted with the amendments of the promoter. THE BURIAL ACTS. Sir DE LACY EVANS asked if it was the intention of Government to introduce a bill to amend the Burial Acts ; and if so, whether there would be any objection on the part of Government that a clause similar to clause 8 of the Burial Act for Ireland, passed in t e year 1853, be introduced therein, securing certain sacred rights to bury in family vaults in existing cemeteries ? _ _ Mr. , MASBEY said that the Government bad had the subject under consideration, but that in the present state of affairs it was not likely they woul I introduce a bill. He was unable then to state what would be the particular provisions of that measure. WEST LONDON UNION. Lord C. HAMILTON asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether the deficient accommodation for the casual poor in the West London Union had been officially brought under his notice ? Mr. BOUVERIE said that, having seen a statement in the public journals with reference to this union, he had caused inquiries to be made into the subject. He found that in the Union Workhouse there was a room for casual poor, but that when it became fill., those who could not be received in the workhouse casual ward were sent to a place in the neighbourhood of King's-cross, which aff,rded the worst possit le shelter. It was no better than a stable, with a division in it for men and women, who were sup plied with a rug and 6 oz. of bread. Means had been taken for remedying that state of things. THE LIGHT DUES. Mr. J. EWART asked the Vice-President of the Board of Trade whether it was intended to make any, and what, further reduction in the light dues levied by the three general lighthouse boards, under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854 I:0WE said that in 1854 the light dues for Eng land, Ireland, and Scotland were consolidated and placed under the control of the Board of Trade. Since that time they had taken off dues to the amount of 100,0001., and bad erected 21 lighthouses, and were now negotiating the erection of 13 more. Without in cumbering the funds the Board of Trade were making arrangements for reducing the dues 50,00/. more. (Hear, hear.) AMEER ALI MOOR AD KHAN. Sir F. KELLY asked the President of the Board of Control whether, in the case of the petition presented to her Majesty the Queen by his Highness Ali Moorad Khan, on the 13th November last, and by her Ma jesty referred to the Board of Commissimers for the Affairs of India, any decision bad been come to by the Board ; and if so, on what ground the communication of that decision was withdrawn from the petitioner, who was now in London awaiting such decision ? Mr. V. SMITH said that a communication was not made to Ameer Ali Moorad Khan, because it was thought he had left the country. The Government afterwards found he was in this country, and they had now com municated the decision to him. PERSIA. Mr. LAYARD asked, no w that the negotiations for peace with Persia had been concluded, if the Government would lay the papers with regard to it on the table of the house? Mr. V. SMITH said that there was the same objec tion to laying the papers on the table now as there was before signing the negotiations for peace, and he sug gested that the house should wait until the negotiations for peace had been ratified. There was no intention to present the papers to the house, and st , ll less for the hon. gentleman to press the Ties!ion. No vote for the ex penses would probably he taken this session. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTION ACT. In answer to a que,tion trout Sir F. KELLY, Sir G. GREY said, that the Corrupt Practices at Election Bill was still in force, and would remain so for some time. When it was passed, it was provided that it should remai❑ in force till Augu-t, 1857, and till the end of the next ensuinv R.R.io, of Parliament. PERSIA. On the motion of the adjournment of the howe, Mr. LAYARD renewed hie question with reference to the production of the pap-re r.litive to Persia. Mr. V. SMITH repeated his answer given above. Mr. GLADSTONE said that he was not sa , i,fied with the answer. .If they were not to discuss the ques tion till the assembling of the new Parliament, the war would be over, and all interest in the question at an end. Mts.r some remarks from Mr. WHITESIDE, the subject dropped. THE RESOLUTE. In reply to some remark from Mr. EVELYN relative to the conduct of the A.drn;ralcy in r , ttereneo t Arctic vessel Resolute, in stripping and di.nnantl ng her, Sir C. WOOD Rani that on the arrival of that ship into this country every attention was paid to Captain B.art-itein and his crew—(hear, hear) —and he offered on the part of the Government to send them back to America► in a Government frigate, but which lie pilitely declined accepting. What bad been done to the Resolute had not been done diAcourteoely to the American Government, but with a view to her preser vation. The same was done to the most valuable ships en our navy when they were not required for active a ervice. GUANO. Mr. SCOTT caPed the attention cf the Government to the necessity of taking measures to obtain guano from the Arabian Islands, on terms more moderate than those lately concluded by the Government, provided pro tection be afforded to those engaged in its exportation, and to secure its importation from those islands to this country. Recomplained that the supply of guano was most nneatiQfactory, the trade being a monorly in a few hands. The Government had obtained a cesion of these islands from the Imaum of Muscat, which they leased to mer chants and created a monoply, instead of securing them for the advantage of the British agricul.urists. This was in abuse of the prerogative of the Crown, and showed the negligence of the Government to the agri cultural interest. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he was able to add but little to his previous answers to similar questions. The Government bad followed the conduct of Lord Derby's Government with reference to guano islands on the coast of Australia, when they gave a licence to private persons for six years, only binding them down to import 500,000 tons per year into this country. He bad endeavoured to impress un Messrs. Ordd and Co. the necessity of supplying guano at a small cost, and they bad consented to throw open the trade on a royalty of 11. per ton. The president of the Royal Agri cultural Society and Mr. Caird had expressed their sa tisfaction at that arrangement, as being advanta geous to the British agriculturists. The atten tion of the Government had been called to facilitat ing the supply of guano, and Lord Clarendon bad re quested the Amiralty to give instructions to masters of vessel s t o g i ve a ll th e i n f ormat i on they could on procur ing supplie s of guano. The subject then dropped. Mr. HENLEY AND CASUALTIES. LEY called attention to the returns of wrecks and cunalti p es, lately presented to Parliament, and asked the -Vie haveresident of the Board of Trade if he bad any objection toea return prepared, showing the number of vesselsenteredi wards in the years 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, and 1856 , distinguishing the foreign and coasting trades, and f aohr . oeil,inn antd. British ships employed in each re-pectively, total l tal number of Bri tish and foreign vessels, and the g th e and casualties in each year, and the per' number of wrecks and foreign vessels wrecked, or to whichntage of British casualties have happened in each year. Mr. LOWE said the Government were unable to give such a return for the past. The fault had been leen and instructions had been given to rect ify that evil fsr the future. Mr. CARDWELL expresed his satisfaction at the return, which showed a decrea , ze in the loos of life since the alterations made by Parliament through the Board of Trade. POSTAL COMIUNICATION WITH IRELAND. Lord NAAS called the attention of the hone to the proposed improved postal communication with Ireland. Mr. H. HERBERT said that the greatest possible dissatisfaction prevailed in Ireland with reference to this subject, and pressed the Government to sho w that they had done all that was possible to effect this desi rable object. Colonel FRENCH also complained of the present communication. Mr. WILSON explained the circumstances of the case with reference to the subject, and said that con tinued negociations were going o n t o effect the object desired. The commercial population of Ireland had no doubt cause to complain of what appeared to be delay on the part of the Government, but it arose from the Government being unable to act on the evidence given before a Parliamentary committee presided over by Lord Naas, The railway companies had stated their desire to give every facility to the Government, but that they would not act on the basis of Captain Huish's evidence as to the period of transit. They wanted a longer period, and there lay the difficulty, because if time could not be gained so as to make a double transit in 24 hours the public would gain nothing. Atter some remarks from Colonel DUNNE, Tue subject dropped. CHINA. Sir F. KELLY asked the Government if they in tended to continue to act on the ordinance relative to carrying the British flag in the China waters ? He con tended the ordinance was illegal. Lord PALMERSTON said the question was re opening that which had constituted so long a debate on China. There was no intention at present to discon tinue acting on the ordinance referred to. The subject then dropped. The adjournment was then agreed to. (LEFT BITTING.) LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening)• WAR-OFFICE, Mencs 5. Lord Panmure has received from Lieutenant-Colonel Dunlop, Commanding her Majesty's troops at Hong Kong, a list of casualties which took place before Canton on the 12th of January last, of which the following is a copy : LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED BEFORE CANTON, JAN. 12, 1857. 59TH REGIMENT. KILLED. Privates James Meehan and Edwin Langford. VtirOIINDED. Drummer James Murphy, dangerously. Private Evans Kennedy, dangerously. William Irwin, severely. Benjamin Burgess, severely. • Edward Harwood, severely. • Daniel Sullivan severely. Charles Whitly, slightly. Corporal Benjamin Cecil, slightly. Officer. Ensign Francis K. Statham, severely wounded. (Signed) JOHN KING, Captain, Town Major. FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 31, 1816. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint G. J. Eldridge, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at liertch. POREIGN-OFEIa, MARCH 4. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. N. Solo mon. as Consul in the Islandof St. Helena, for his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. DO WNING-STREET, MARCH 5. The Queen has been pleased to appoint W. T. March, Esq., to be Clerk of the Supreme Court and Crown in the Island of Jamaica, and R. H. Walsh, Esq., to be Super intendent of Government Schools in the Island of Manzi tills. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 6. Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Le'froy, of the Royal Artillery, to be In-pector-General of Army Schools, vice the Reverend G. R. Gleig, Chaplain-General of the Army. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Warwickshire Militia (2d Regiment)—Lieutenant Geo. Woodyatt to ba Captain, vice Captain Hall P. Chamber. lain, resigned. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, March 5. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri bution of proceeds arising from the Greek vessel Spiri dione, captured on the 28th May, 1855 • the Russian vessel Sloviano, captured on the 29th May, by her Majesty's ship Curlew ; and salvage services rendered to the American ship Flying Arrow, Nov. 16, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Fantome, will commence on Monday, the 23d March, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house." _ _ _ Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any oaptor, serving in the above-named ships, are re quested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desit e to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to intimate the same by letter to be addressed "On Prize Busi ness, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in each class SAN SPIRIDIONE. Flag share Sixth class Commander 3B 6 9 Third class Fourth class 8 10 9 Fifth class 4 14 9 BLO/ Flag share Commander 32 13 11 Third class Fourth class 7 5 8 Fifth class 4 0 11 - . THE FLY II Seventh class Eighth class Ninth class Tenth class Sixth class £3l2 9 Seventh class 2 8 6 Eighth class 1 4 3 Ninth class Tenth class G ARROW. 2 16 11 1 8 6 0 18 11 0 9 5 Commander £2lll - 16 ' Third class Fourth class 4 5 3 Fifth class Sixth class Seventh class £l 8 6 Eighth class Ninth class Tenth class BANKRUPTS. Henry Cressy Vanderpant, dentist, Maddox-street, to sveren.ter, March 18, at eleven, and April 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Lewis and Lewis, Ely-ylace, Sol burn. Alexander Syme, stationer, Tonbridge Wells, March 18 and April 1/, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stens feld, official assignee; God.rard, King•street, Cheapside. Benjamin Edwards rope dealer, Davies-street, Oxford street, March 17, at one, and April 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing ball-street ; Roscoe, King-street, Finsbury. Thomas Liam, broker, Liverpool, March 23 and April 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Messrs. Whitley, Liverpool. Josiah Wigley, provision dealer, Uttoxeter, March 16 and April 8, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham D;strict Court. Bittleston, official assignee , Birmingham ; Holden and Son, Liverpool ; Tyndall, Son, and Johnson, Bir mingliato. Thomas Hughes, innkeeper, Dudley, Worcester, March 20, at half-past eleven, and 'April 9, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official as signee, Birmingham; Barns, Dudley; E. and H. Wright, Birmingham. George James Wagstaff, watchmaker, Whitechapel-road, M'trch 17, at ht.lf-past twelve, and April 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, B Lsinghall-street ; Sidney, Lincoln's-inn-fields. James Garrett Yates, grocer, Bristol, March 16 and April 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra.- in an, official assignee, Bristol; Henderson and Howa'd, Bristol. Thomas James Thomas, carpenter, Cardiff, March 17, and April 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Willcocks, Cardiff; Hen derson and Haward, Bristol. Henry Blyton, clothier, York-terrace, Ratcliffe, March 17, at half-past eleven, and April 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Law ranee, Plows, ani Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. William Marsden Salmon, innkeeper, Brettle-lane, Staf f.-rlshire, March 16 and April 8, at half-past ten, at Bir mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham; Sherwood, Leamington Priors; Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham. Thomas Younger (and not Younge, as advertised in last Tuesday's Gazette) jun., builder, Monkwearwouth, Dur ham, March 13, at half-past eleven, and April 21, at half past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyue District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Brignal, Durham. James Bookleas, grocer, Maryport, Cumberland, March 13, at one, and April 20, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Hoethwaite, Maryport; Cram, Newcastle upon-Tyne. SCOTCH SEQI7ESTRATIONS. George Aitken, draper, Glasgow. - Peter Brown, flesher and cattle dealer, Dundee. James Gordon Maay, drysalter, Edinburgh, BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the. Week ending on Saturday the 28th day of Feb., 1857. UNITE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ..... 24,113,640 Government debt .. .. 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 9,638,640 Silver bu11i0n........ - 424,113,640 £24,113,640 31A.RSLIALL, Chief Cashier. .57. Dated the sth day of March, 18 BANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 1 4,553,000 Rest •—•••• .. • • 3,719,854 Public deposit s (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 7,684,189 Other deposits •. • • • 10,715,611 S,ven Day and other Bills ••.•• • .• • • MI 743,563 , A.RTMENT. Govenunentseenritles (includg.Dead Weigh t Annuity) 11,573,889 Other securities . ..... 19.620,343 Notes .. 5,516,910 Gold and silver coin.. 705,075 £37,416,217 £3,416, :. MARSHALL, Chief C 7 atitaier.2l7 Dated the sth day of March, 18. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending March 3, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or . . psyable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : a. d. From the British Possessions in America 39 5 Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius.... Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 36 3 Average of the three above descriptions 3B 84 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAT • ~ 11 6 Ditto, throe months 11 18% Rotterdam ......• •• • • 11 18 An % twerp . .......... 25 50 art.ssets .......... 25 50 Altona liamburgh .:.......... 13 8 Paris.• .• .• Ditto, three months .. 25 67% Marseilles • •• Boardeanz •• ••• •• •• 25 67% Frankfort-ott-liaine.... 119 Berlin •• •• •••••• •• •• •,„ ....• Vienna••••••••• • •• 10 25 Trieste • • •• •• •••• •• • - 29 Petersburg tu n% Madrid ••• •• •• •• 49% • 50 Cadiz . •• •a •• •• • Barcelona •• •• •• ••••... •• 60 •• •• ••• Gibraltar .. •• •• •• •• •• •• Legboat •• •••••••••••• 29 45 Genoa ..... .• •• •• 25 72% Milan •• •• •• Venice........•• ...... Naples • ...... . .. 431 Palermo .•.• Messina ... ... 130 W Lisbon Oporto ..............•• 52 Rio Janeiro...... •• •• Buenos Ayre5.......... Mew York,6o days' sight Philadelphia ...... FECES or 3171.01.1,N, PITS OT. Foreign Gold in Bars .£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 91Z7 11tra1:1....7 0 5 1 0 0 . LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH CoA. ______........., f i sT RAn jwAy...... Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 28, 1857.. ................... , 210,912 1 4 Corresponding week last ye ar 10,234 4 5 7otal of the half-year to this date, 1857 4,330 811 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 89,324 10 11 ntiE SUN,; LONDON, FRID. EVENING, SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business dons this day. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. di Eastn. Junc Belfast & Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. dr Cheshire Janet Blackburn .... ..... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol dr Exeter Caledonian.... Chester 6g Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall De. A Do. B Dublin&Belfast June. Dun. P. &Aber. June. East Anglian ......... Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union,A. stk. Do., do. B. Do, New A... ... East Kent ...... ...... East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Forth and Clyde June. Furness ... . Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotlan d Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western. Do. Str. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. iDo., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire l Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding lin Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London &N. Western Do. Fifths Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch . Sh e f. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ..... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West . (Ir. ) Do. A Shares . ...... Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k......... ..... Northn. Counties Ern North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock .. Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension o do. G. N.E. Pu reh. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n......., N.& S. Wstn., EtanPl stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western Y. Is S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Portsmouth 'Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn . St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne & Sheer , South Devon 'South Eastern.. I Do. 4i per c. Shares South Wa1e5........... S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. .. •• . Staines,Wok.,&Wok.l Stockton & Darling„ , Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton di Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1...... Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath. ..... ... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall. . West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London._ Do, First Class, Do. Second Class.,. Wmbledon&Croydoli, 0; - 4i 81 - 9 69 - 71 81 - 9 90 - 92 70 -70 i 38 .- 39 10 0 - 19 - 204 1 1 - 31 50 - 52 31 - 30 ii - 6 / 99 - 100 ai = Eii iiii := iii 7i 8 951 -96 i - 86 124 - 126 110 - 112 6R - 69 64 - 66 74 - 78 .71— Bp' 74 SPI 102 -- 10 . 4 d par 108 -- 110 1.051 -- 106 ••• par ,105 10531 37 -38 i 82/ -82 i 54 - 55 iii = iii 57 59 34 3id 464 474 86 87 3}— 3d 3 2i 39i 404 62 -- 631 96 100 4i ad 7 474 10 10 801 -- 311 108 110 I 274 —28 i 50 52 21 -- 14 d 18. 19 75 764, 85i -86 i! 4 1 3 d 12 14 41 43 iii ---- 21 7 - 9 2i - 3 - 6 8 - 9 ISSESSIONS. i - 1P 1 lip 196 98 95 97 95 97 Par i p 11 - li pl 112 -- 114 21 -21 p 211 -21 i 51 3 / 4 - 62 3 / 4 81 - 83 211 - 21 1 3 / 4 - lip 26 - 26 3 / 4 3 i - 3 i2 99 - 100 1 120 - 125 1 ,120 - 125 107 109 18 —20 i 21' 22 par ip I — ' 1P .i = 2i.t; 6 i - 6i 14 — if 3 4 r 5k 54 33 —33 i 10 11 par 4tp 6, 6f ...di 6k -- 6fpl .1 - ii 21 - - - - 2iilli 38i - 39 9 - 9 571 - 5 57 - 59 it a *P 18 20 1 11 8 - 9 8i 9 • • pm 4 - 41 94 10 32h —33 i par— 1 p BANKS. 99 - 101 p 53 - 60 68 -if 70 -id 18 -- 18i -- 19' 18A -- 19 • • ....". .. , 47 - 49 39 - 40 I - i p •.. -- ... 60 •.. - 62 •.• 7 - 9 ii 04 10 is 8 cli LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paidl Leasing companies Closing Prices this day. 100 100 all 100 all 100 RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. I Clydesdale Jc. 4 Col.Stour Vy. . E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. 'Gins. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. 1 Shares Lon. &Greenw Do• Preference Lon. Til., &S. 'Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Baton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do.Fixedsp e Prost. 4 Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh WearVaLg6pc Do Wilts&Somrst Ln.&N.W. CaMon._ E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Cal.donian. Do Gt.Westn Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do th.dtix.W. di Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do Do L. &N. W Do Gt.Northn T. Brassey M. Mclean Stk.&Dar Do Gt. \Vesta BRIMS Alfred Cons. (Philkj British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Day. Gt. Cusls. (Tay.) Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk. ) Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Mogan) N.W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer, S. Cam Brea (Illogn., S. W. Frances(lllogn;, Tam. S. tz L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwennap V. of Towey (Camay.) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.; Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck Wb. Kitty (U. Llant, Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.: FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 Australian 35 27 Brazilian Imp.(issued at XS pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuia 3 3t 31 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 19 21 1 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica ld p 40 all Cobra Copper 59 61 ... 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1i Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 1 all Noveau Moude 20 all Pont.Sil.l4M.& Smlt 7 9 5 1 Port Philip ••• 30 15i Santiago de Cuba 2 21 1 all south Australian 1 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref.._ •• • 281 all United Mexican 41 41 41 MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australia* Agricult. 23 25 10 all Australn. Royal Mail •• • 10 all : • rlia Water Works 6 51 50 40 Brit. American Land 40 45 100 321 Canada l5O 155 154 150 St. 100 Do, Go. 6pc. Jan&July St. 100 Do. 6p. c.Feb.&Aug. St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 35 40 25 all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent. 26 28 5 all Crystal Palace 2i 21 21 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France ... 1 1 Duston Iron Ors •• ••• 20 18 Eastern Steam — ••• St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel — 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 11 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. 25 all Gen, Ir. Sc. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. . . 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 4 41 41 4 i 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ••••• 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel, . . 10 all Mexican&S . Americn . 21 - 31 3 5 5 Nat. Discount Co id par 44 5 5 Do. New — 10 5 Netherlands Land • 1 11 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p c.Ptiss.at 1 d 4 4i 5 1 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land' S t. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. 1 all N. B. Australasian.,. 20 171 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ...d 13i 1 all Oriental Gas 1 ss. Do. New Shares k 4p 25 all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl 2l 2i 50 all • eninsular & Oriental et; 51 10 Do. New ...p 14i 50 all likbymney Iron 15 all Do. New. 6 8 100 60 Royal Mail Steam__ 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. .11 1 all Do. New St. 100 S. Au% Gov. 6 p.c.bds 25 al South Mistral. Land 35 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 all Do. Registered - 1 20 5 Trust&Ln.Co.U.Can, 100 281 Van Diemen's Land 14 16 St. 100 - V. Go. 6p.aan. &July LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, March 6.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; moderate breeze and cloudy weather. PORTSMOUTH, March s.—Wind N.N.W. to Vir.g.W.— Arrived—Earl, from Plymouth ; Hardwicke, London, for Madras. Sailed—Clara, for Plymouth and Swan River. DARTMOUTH, March s.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Clarendon (s.), from London, for the Cape of Good Hope. NEWPORT, March s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Scotia, from Amsterdam, for Norfolk, V.; Rebecca, Bremen, for Peru. WATERFORD, March 4 .—Sailed—Uncle Nat, for Ma tanzas. SHIELDS, March 4 . — Wind N.W.—Sailed—Alida, for New York. DEAL, March froHm HU L L , Havana.La c s t a a r c ; h M 5 I w o n e d r , (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, F iday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—Renovation, from S. Michael's; Gipsy, Cadiz ; R, Robinson, New York ; Jno. Duncan, St. John's, New Brunswick; Rival , Nice. Wind N.W. n QuNwrowzr, March 4. Arrived—Superior, from Odessa ; Mary Blair, Ibrail ; Athol, Callao ; Oliver Cromwell, Moulmein ; Detroit, Callao; Mrica, Moulmein; Levant, Rhodoat. DUBLIN, March 5. Wind S.W. Arrived—Progress, from Antwerp. (BY SUBMARINE GR A V E R TELEGRAPH.) ND, Friday, 9.0 A.M. Wind W. ; tide high water ; fine. Arrived, March s —Lister, from Alexandria; Energy, Caen ; Western Star, Patras and Palermo ; Ellen, St. Kitt's ; Ocean, Messina; Habett, Corseor ; Isabella Her ons, Shanghai ; Eleanor, St. Michael's. Arrived, March 6—Mette Killerup, from Aarhuus. Sailed—Londesborongh, for Mogador ; Lelia, St. Michael's ; Susan Crisp, St. Helena ; Alice Maud, Algoa Bay. DEAL, Friday, 9.15 a.m. Wind W. by N., light, and fine. Passed in tow—Mayflower, from Demerara; Ivanhoe, Calcutta—both from London. Passed —Cibelle, from Berbice, for London. WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP MADRID.--SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Madrid, which struck on a rock at Vigo, and was afterwards beached near that port, has by this time become a complete wreck. A comniunieation has been received from Capt. Bradshaw, as follows :—" One of the steamer's funnels and one of the masts have gone over the side, the forecastle has blown up, part of the upper deck, and the bulwarks are apparently going, and the vessel is fast settling down into a quick sand." A private letter from Vigo also states that the Madrid was fast breaking up. [Anvsaxissusim]—Th e possibility of abandoning medicine altogether is shown by the numerous extraordinary cures, without medicine, of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, con stipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility, effected by Do Barry's delicious Health - restoring Revalenta Arabica , Food. The following are not the least remark able :—Cure No. 47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham-cross, Herts ; a cure of extreme nervous ness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 48,314.—Mi5s Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool ; a cu re o f ten years' dyspepsia and all the horrors t: nervous irritability. Cure No. 3,9 , l6.—Thirteen years' sough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food.—JAMES II PORTER. —AthoI-street, Perth. Cure No. 41,617.--- ,, Win chester, Dec. 3d, 18 i7.—Gentlemen,-- I am happy to be able to inform you that the person for whom your Revalenta was procured has derived very great benefit from its use ; dis tressing symptoms of dropsy, dyspepsia, and constipation of long standing have been removed, and a feeling of reistored health induced. Having witnessed the beneficial effects in the above-mentioned case, I can with confidence recommend it, and shall have much pleasure in doing so whenever an opportu. nity offers , d:c., &c.—JAMES SUORLAND, late surgeon 96 th Reg. Supportedby testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorla.nd ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wuraer; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de bodies; the Dowager Countess of Castle 'wart; Major-Gen. Thomas Kin g , and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, afterall other means of cure had failed. For further particulars respect ing this invaluable food our readers are referred to Du Barry's advertisement iu another part of this paper. 93 - 95 98 - 102 11 - 13 134 - 137 3i - 4i 107 - 109 124 - 13 I 1107 - 109 - P 24 - 90 - 92 - A P 55 - 57 1 131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9] 32 - 33 88 - 90 MINES. r 23 - 24 61 - 71 '155 - 165 445 - 455 - 15 ! 9i - 10 5 - - 6 18 - 20 31 - 33 6 - 23 - 24 8 - 9 14 - 330 - 350 7 - 8 340 - 360 -1, 4f - 4 220 -2, - 35 - 36 160 - 170 280 - 3( . 0 300 - 330 19 - 21 46 - 48 22 - 24 Business this day. 4i a 97901 38 9 i 70 19i 20 11 101 BRITISH PI Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff., Brut. dr Godeb. 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do, do. , 1 June '74 Calcutta and S. kast.l Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong dt Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.... Gd. Trxnk. of Canada Do. 6 p. e. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57, Do. do., '76, p.'60... do., '73, do. IDo. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 41 . 1 p.a Do. do., 5 per a. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. e. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca do Fist. sp. c. p . Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antonia Do. New Namur Sz Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France No rwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife ez San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 P. e. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 5i per cent. pref. Southern of France West Flanders IDo. 51 per c. Pref I W. di N. W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland !Wiesbaden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zealand ......... .. .... JOINT-STOI ;Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col Bk. it Ln. Co 'British N. American I C.Bk.of Ind.Au.4Ch ICU Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng. Scot.drAus.Cht Lon. Ch. Bk. of Aust IDitto New London and County Lnd. dzE.Bnkng. Corp London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Pro. of Eng Do. New !National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp ,Ottoman Bank 'Provincial of Ireland Do. New.. R Aus. B. &G. Im. Co ,South Australia Union of Australia.,. Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Nostra Bk. of Load - I 9i31 45 all 100 10 1 0 100 8 17i 100 all 4 100 all all 100 100 all 2i 100 100 100 ' all all all all 100 ,100 1100 17i all all 100 all all all all all all all 18i 50 all all 971 61 7 6 84 169 f i j i 81 9 1021 I 1 (mi t 6 i Si 1051 5 381 7f 83 24 55 4i 47i 7 8R 7 61 204 f 2i 40 , 1 G 3 l i 12} j 31i i A 181 n 76 1 51 851 61 121 52 1 21 21/ 2 og 111 123 1071 21i 21 6 1 i I 581 71 31t / 2 31f 47 40 151 i f i 25 St. 5 St. 100 51 r 212 14 0 148 10131 18s6d1 16/151 40 I 1286 11l -tsl 20 100 St. 1081 18i i B 4j x d MA CTH 6 1857, ITISFI BANE. roe t. the Times) The affairs of the R oy, d British Bank have, we trust, been considerably adv: inc ed towards a settlement by the proceedings of the gerLer al meeting of the depositors on Wednesday last. On thi s occasion it was resolved by a large majority that a ter tain composition on the part of the shareholders should. I Ns accepted, and a petition to Parliament was agreed ni )on in favour of an Act which should bind the minoriitj • of the creditors to the accept ance of the terms referrer I to. It appears that after the legal contest between the, official assignee and the official manager bad boen termiu ited a first dividend of ss. 6d. in the pound was promptly declared, and to this it is antici pated that a second divist Ind of 3s. will be added in the course of two months. / 'he sum of Bs. 6d. in the pound being thus obtained fres a the assets in bankruptcy, it has been proposed, is i pursuance of arrangements between the shareholdt n-a and • the creditors, that the former body i gild raise by contributions a sum sufficient to pay 64. 6d. in the pound more, making altogether a return equi:Ng dent to three-fourths of the pro perty deposited in the'Bn nk, and that after the 15s. in the pound had thus been pre4 .uced the shareholders should ob tain an acquittance reless ing them from further liability. These proposals found lac your with the meeting, and if they are carried out a moneki >r two more will see an end of the affair. It is no wonder that ,ti uch a transaction as this should still give occasion to protests, denunciations, and corn' plaints ; in fact, such . has been the operation of the law that each party appe sr 4 to have been exposed to the greatest possible sui Xe ring with the least possible ad vantage to the othev., The creditors could not escape loss nor the debt 4 )ri 3 molestation, and while deposi• tors have been kept c ut of their money, and are fain to close with a cc impromise at last, shareholders have been subjected t 43 proceedings so severe as to call down an indignant remark e' ven from the chairman of the credi tors' meeting. One *et ! Mr. Wyld's observations, indeed, went far to explain at tother. When he spoke of the dis honesty of ahareholdor s who, by flying across the water, had placed the Charms 1 between them and their creditors, it was plain that he 13a d already said much in their justifi cation by describing tt to sufferings of those who remained behind, and who in sou le instances had been driven into the Bankruptcy Court and seen their wives and children turned into the streets, not fru • the satisfaction of the creditors, but the liquidation oflaw at cpenses alone. Upon thd whole, how ever, we are far from 1.3 t ingconvincedthattheprincipleof un limited liability, as rg plied to banking, is in itself respon sible for any of these deplorable consequences ; but are dis posed rather to belicry e that it would have operated with all desirable effect hi it for the obstacles incidentally en countered in the w;al of procedure, and that even under the present circumsta aces it has been the main instrument in providing the crcidi tors with such security as they have obtained. Mr. Wyld defined; the principles of unlimited liability as "the principle of h a; mbug," and he described its operation in terms which a;pr seared to command the assent of the meeting. " If," sai d he, "every shareholder of the British Bank had been liat D for every 1001. share to the extel.t of 5001., he would ha , m7e paid the money, and all the deposi tors would have r. eived 20s. in the pound ; but as, ac cording to the pree )nt law, every shareholder found him self liable to the ea:Lent of 2,0001. or 3,0001. for each 1001., he was obliged to s 1 iirk his liability by every means that the law enabled hi.La to do." But this hardly appears to us to be a comprelie naive view of the case. The difficulties of the creditors ar id the apprehensions of the share holders arose, not from the mere liabilities of the latter, but from the want, of such a machinery as would have realised the assets with fairness to all parties at the least cost and in the snea llest possible time. The law of unli mited liability situp ly provides a fund out of which satis faction may be obtained for the creditors, and gives this fund the largest dim ensions possible. The machinery for making this security available is another affair altogether, and it is here that the system has been found defective. What, let us ask, constitutes the actual security, such as it is, of the creditors t at the present moment ? On what do they rely for bringing the depositors to terms? Evidently on the power with which the law of unlimited liability invests them, which will ultimately make up their receipts to 1.55. in the pound upon their claims, and which, ac cording to Mr. Wyld'a own admission, might even b r in g them 20 s . i n the ;snif, if they chose to enforce all their rights, and could skiford to wait for the result. Nor need this principle have been attended with any embarrassment if the course of action and the line of procedure at the stoppage of the bank had been easy, well-defined, and free from the chances of complication. After all, as has been more than once remarked, there was nothing in the actual position of affairs which need have delayed a settlement, If the matter could at once have been put into the hands of any skilful and intelligent men of business. There, 'were some 4,( 00 depositors with cer tain well-established claims; there were 280 shareholders, who were liable to be called upon for such contributions as would make the eatate of the bank equal to paying 20s. in the pound. How much would have been required from eaoh we cannot pretend to compute, but, since they have agreed as it is to make up all but ss. of this amount, is it not reasonable to suppose that 20s. could have been pro vided at leas cost if the intervening expenses could have been saved? Of the utility of limiting liability in general commercial transactions we have no kind of doubt, but the principle involved in that decision does not touch the obliga tion of a banker to return a deposit to the uttermost ex tent of his means, nor do we see that the case has been affected by the example now before us. The embarrass= ments in this affair have been produced, not by the law of unlimited liability, but by the impracticability of applying it effectually. What is wanted to secure prompt payment is the power of giving a corresponding discharge. Every bill should carry its receipt, nor can it be expected that any man will be ready to produce his money when he may be none the better after doing so than he was before. Mr. Wyld's remarks seemed to point to a species of intermediate liability —something between limited and unlimited obligation —as likely to insure the desired result. He did not argue that the creditors would have been kept harmless if each shareholder had been liable solely to the extent of his share, but that this would have been the case if a limitation had been put upon the excess of his liability—if, for instance, he might have been bound to pay five times the amount of his investment, but not more. We understand this observation, which amounts, in fact, to our own remark, that ready payments are only to be obtained by ready quittances; but surely the ends desired, that is to say, the satisfaction of the creditors and the release of tho debtors, are to be accomplished by a pro per machinery for bringing the law into action. It is highly natural to advocate such a limitation of liability as would, at all events, secure the honest debtor from further annoyance after he had paid his share, but we should pre fer to see his liability limited, not at any possible expense to the creditors of the Bank, but by the fair apportionment of the entire obligation among the whole numbers liable, and the prompt recovery of the contributions thus due. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) LAW INTELLIGENCB.—March 5. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evang.) IN RE BALDWIN.-THE MORNING HERALD. This was the first meeting under the bankruptcy of E. Baldwin, described as a printer, of Shoe-lane, and pro prietor of the Morning Herald newspaper. The adjudication in bankruptcy was made about a fortnight ago, by Mr. Commissioner Fon blanque. The petitioning creditors are Messrs. Stevenson, Salt, and ions,-bankers, of Lombard-street, who claim from the bankrupt a sum of 4001, the balance of a banking ac count. The act of baukruptcy is a deciaration of insol vency made by :he bankrupt on the 18th ult. The court was crowded to inconvenience with credi- tors and persons taking an interest in the case. The proceedings were entirely of a formal character, being confined to the receiving of proofs. Debts to the amount of about 12,0001. were proved, the two largest creditors being Messrs. Crompton, paper manufacturers, who proved for 7,9881., and Messrs. Gardiner and Co., for 2,0701. The following creditors were appointed trade assig nees :—Mr. J. Salt, banker, of Lombard-street, and Mr. J. A rding, builder, of Dorset street, Fleet street. Mr. Turquand, of Old Jewry-chambers, is engaged in the preparation of the accounts. From a preliminary statement it appears that the unsecured debts amount to 35,9001. ; secured debts about 40,0001. The assets ' consisting of book debts, and th e bank rupt's household furniture at Hyde-park-gardens, are of uncertain value, but are expected to realise about 4,0001. No application was made for an allowance to the bankrupt. We 'understand that at a meeting of creditors held yesterday at Mr. Turquand's office, it was resolved that. it was expedient to carry on the business of the Morning Herald for a limited period —say till the 24th of June— under the management of Mr. Baldwin, and with the consent of the court and assignees. The matter was not brought before the court at this sitting, bat was reserved for further consideration by the aisiguees. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. (Before Mr, Commissioner Phil'ips ) IN RE CHARLES JAMES MATHEWS.-MR. CHARLES MATHEWS AND HIS CREDITORS. • Mr. Sargood applied, at the rising of the court, in the case of Mr. Charles Mathews, the well-known comedian, for a rule on him, to show cause why a part of his pre sent income should not be made available for the benefit of his creditors. The learned counsel made the applica tion on the ateidavit of Mr. Al!croft, who stated that he was a creditor to 4,0001. and upwards ; that Mr. Mathews was heard on his petition at Lancaster about the lst of August and discharged ; that since his dis charge Mr. Mathews had entered into an arrangement with Mr. E. T. Smith, the lesse or manager of Drury lane Theatre, or some person on his behalf, to perform for him at that theatre, or at any theatre in the United Kingdom, for an annual sum of 4,1601., payable by weekly instalments of 801. The affid av it further stated that Mr. Mathews was a widower, and Mr. Alloroft be lieved that he was of ability to do something for his creditors. Mr. Sargood cited a similar case, and there fore asked for a rule nisi, remarking that Mr. Mathews could show how, as a bachelor of arts, he spent his 801. a week. This was their " Game oi Speculation "in this court. (Laughter.) Mr. Commissioner Phillips, in granting the rule, re marked that it was no doubt a " New Way to Pay Old Debts." (Laughter.) Rule nisi granted. SPRING ASSIZES. HOME CIRCUIT.—CHELMSFORD, March 5. The commission was opened here yesterday, and this morning their lordships commenced the business of the assize, Mr. Baron Channel! proceeding to try causes upon the civil side, and Mr. Justice Cresswell presiding in the Criminal Court. The civil list is an extremely meagre one, there being but seven causes entered, and only two of those for special juries. The criminal calendar is also light, con taining the names of 27 prisoners, and the offences with which they stand charged are of a trivial character. The grand jury having been sworn, Mr. Justice Cresswell, in addressing them, said he was very glad to find that their labours would be but light, and there was but one case to which he need spe cially direct their attention. It was one charging three persons with causing the death of another by making him drunk, and then taking him home in a barrow. It did not appear to him from the depositions that the drink had been poured down deceased's throat by any of them, but that it had been taken of his own free will, neither did it seem to him that taking him home in a barrow could render the parties responsible, even had that been the cause of death. The surgeon did not agree with that supposition, but attributed the death entirely to excessive drinking. He would advise them to cast aside any feelings they might entertain as to the acts of the accused, and be guided by the medical evi dence. In the course of the day the grand jury returned a bill "Not found " for the felony, but one against all the parties for misdemeanour. WESTERN CIRCUIT. WINCHESTER, MARCH S.—CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) James Johnson, who was convicted yesterday of stab bing a warder at the convict p►ison at Portsea with in tent to murder him, was this morning brought up for judgment. - His Lordship told the prisoner that he had been con victed upon the clearest testimony of this most grievous act, and his own savage and brutal statement had corro borated the testimony given against him. Judgment of death would be recorded against him, and he would be dealt with as her Majesty might think proper. This sentence created great surprise. Persons say that the majesty of the law has not been vindicated. This prisoner has already been convicted of a similar offence. He told the Judge but yesterday that he would seize the first opportunity to kill the warders, or to rid the world of them, and yet his life has been spared. The prisoner is evidently a most dangerous character, and if possible will yet do harm. William Wallace was indicted for stabbing William Kelly, with intent to murder him. Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Bullar were counsel for the prosecution. _ _ On the 16th of February Kelly, who was a prisoner at the convict establishment at Portsea, was gang round with one of the warders to collect the knives from the prisoners. When they came to the prisoner's cell Kelly put in his arm with the knife-box ; the prisoner stabbed him in the arm with the knife he had. The prisoner was secured, ant' he said he had not made up his mind fcr nothing since Monday, for Kelly had always called him names. The knife was afterwards found secreted behind the prisoner's bed ; it had been sharpened at the point. The governor of the establishment asked the prisoner if he had intended killing Kelly. lie said he meant to do it, for Kelly had been taunting him and setting men against him. — The jury found the prisoner guilty of the capital charge. _ The prisoner then said that he had not intended to kill Kelly, but merely to stab him, in order that he might be flogged and sent back to the separate cells, as he was leading co miserabl e a lif e . TheJu , ige ordered judgment of death to be recorded against the prisoner. George Massam was indicted for shooting at Atm Hurley, with intent to kill and murder her. Mr. H. T. Cole prosecuted. The prisoner had been living at Southampton with Ann Hurley. She was about to leave him, at which he appeared to be much distressed, and he told another girl that if Hurley determined to leave him he would kill her, and he produced a pistol. The girl, who had been out, returned to the house, and the prisoner then said to her he would kill her if she persisted in leaving him. She said she certainly should go. The prisoner then pulled out the pistol and said be would kill her. Sh e asked for time to say her prayers, and she knelt down. The prisoner, who was crying, asked her if she was ready. She said she must be if he was determined, and he then loaded the pistol with shot, and while she was kneeling before him he shot her in the breast. The prisoner then tried to make his escape. It was shown that the girl had greatly aggravated the prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of guilty with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Sentence doferred. THE LATE WALTER BATEMAN, EBq , PAYMASTER R.N. —The officers of the Exmouth have erected a tablet to the memory of this much-lamented gentleman in St. John's Episcopal Chapel, Devonport. [ADVBRTISEMENT.] SIGHT AND HEARING SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLAsses.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomon, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly, Obs er ve_opposito the York Hotel (W.) By 14er Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable ant extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per spective Glasses, to know the distances. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece, trill show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and ail sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very smal powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourist& O d i erfu l race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with ja il rest power. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of est transparent power. The valuable advantagnepadiregioiieids from this invention is, that vision becomindg persons are preserved and strengthened, and very aged minute occu enabled to employ their sight at th a e much ni _ less magnify. i p o a g t i power—ando n —casee theyw h thosedo not lenses t, i the frequent change to Persons the o d a a n n dangerous o s u u s i t e e d ffe a c t the most remote part u of h taeffurt farther rpte erf e world, by sending ono of the glasses o ut of their spectacles i n a letter, and stating the distance from and theeycsthey can read small newspaper print with it;those who h ave not made use of spectaclesnbiey Organicstating Vibrator,their age an x .De o af : dtnreaeasofsrn.deissna,Nreyenwtpiroopwly d iffere n tiseiul' shall,c.fovei7. — newly - invented instrument f or from all others, to surpass any thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per. eeptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, A.ll,ertiarie. Street, Piccadilly. Observe-- opposite the Yong Hotel. (W.) CORN EXC FIANGE. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with English wheat fresh up, coastwise and by land-carriage. The few prime samples on offer sold steadily, at full prices. Other wise the demand was in a sluggish state, at Monday's cur „rericy. _ _ The imports of foreign wheat this week are only 2,620 quarters, but the supply here this morning was rather ex tensive. The business doing was wholly in retail, at late rates. Fine malting barley moved off steadily, at Monday's ad 'ance, but malting and distilling sorts were less active. There was a moderate inquiry for malt, at previous cur encies. We were only moderately supplied with oats.; neverthe less the oat trade was inactive, at late rates. Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly, at Monday's quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. Oats. Flour. English 2,610 1.,550 6,820 340 1,33; Irish, — 1 2,400 -- 14,090 sacks Foreign.... 2,620 1 9,660 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. We had only a moderate show of beasts in to-day's mar ket, and their general quality was rather inferior. The beef trade;ruled stea , ly, at Monday's improvement in value. The show of sheep was rather limited, and the demand for them was brisk, at very full prices. The best old Downs in the wool realised 65.; out of the wool, 53. per Blbs. The few lambs in the maket realised Bs. per Sibs. Calves were in fair supply, and good request, at full quotations. Pigs changed hands at Monday's currency. Mulch cows were dull, but not cheaper. P©r Blbs to sink the offal& e. -- d. s. d.! B. 4. R. Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Prime Southdown 510 6 0 &cloud quality.... 3 8 4 o'lArge crse. calves 4 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small do 5 6 510 Prime Scots, dm 410 5 G l Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...4 1 410 Small porkers second quality ...5 0 5 2'Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime crso.-wlled.s 4 5 6; Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY; I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves ‘ 2lO Pigs 3OO Beasts 9O Sheep .. . Calves CO Pigs — NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The trade generally ruled steady, at very full pricas. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 310 , Do. prime large 4 0 4 2 I Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 Pork, large ' 3 8 4 4 1 N. d. a. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 10 Do., middling 4 9 4 6 Do., prime ' 4 8 410 Veal 3 10 5 9 Pork, small 4 6 5 4 BOROI7GH HOP. Our market continues to be seasonably well supplied with nearly all kinds of hops. The best samples move off steadily, at full quotations; but inferior kinds are rather dull. Several panels have come to hand from the conti nent this week. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 15s to 5/ 12s ; W ea ld of Kent. 3/ 5s to Si Os ; Sussex. 3/ 3s to 4/ Os ; Worcester, 41 4s to 5/ 5s ; yearlings, 1/ 103 to 3/ 15s. per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market is very firm, although the business done is limited. Common Congou is I, l d to is lid per lb. There have been moderate transactions in the better qua. lities, at full rates. SUGAR. —Prices continue very high, and h o ld ers refuse to sell except at fully former quotations. The parcels on offer are very small, and the deli ver i es l ess than on the previous week. In the Refined Market prices have slightly given way. COFFEE.—The demand continues active for all good qualities of Plantation and Native Ceylon, and the supplies being very limited, fully former prices are supported. RICE.—The demand has fallen off, but rates generally are maintained, more particularly fine qualities of Bengal and Madras. Rum.—The market has been quiet, with little alteration in prices to report. There were a few bargains in good Demerara at 3s. per proof gallon. SPICES.—The demand has been active, and nutmegs, ginger, mace, pepper, and pimento, have ruled at a slight advance. TALLOW.--There has been a very quiet market, and P.Y.C. has declined to 645. to 645. (id. for delivery on the spot, and to 525. to 5211.6 d. for the end of the year. SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.— We hear that it is the intention of the Southampton Dock Company to redace their rate of charges on the tonnage of emigrant ships from 9d. to 6d. per ton. td TIIE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS. (From the Seaman.) We have just learned that a case occurred iu Glasgow a few days ago in which the liberty of the press appears to have been subjected to an assault of a very extraordinary chara Aer. It appears that certain judicial proceedings which took place in ti's Sheriff's Summary Court in Glasgow last summer,. were narrated i n ordinary course in the columns 01 the Glasgow H era ld , and in connection with these proceedings a civil lawsuit ensued between two private persons. In the course of the litigation the legal agent of one of these men thought he wou ld better his cause if h e cou ld ascertain the name e` the person who had supplied to the Herald the in' formation contained in that journal, it being und er ; stood that professional n ewspaper reporters d o 1 10 ° usually attend the court in question. Certain WIT bers of the literary st a ff o f the Berald were accor d ingly summoned, about six weeks ago, t o give tov deuce before Sheriff Steele, but on e o f them vil l° attended respectfully declined, on being inter ) " gated, to give the name of their private c orreepoir. dent, stating that, accor di ng t o th e invariable rule of the office, the names of gen tl emen communicat ing with the paper were never divulged, an d tha t ' a in taking this course , h e was asserting Decessall privilege, especially as the proprietors, while ue ; dining to rev ea l th e i r con fi dent i al or private operations, at all times held themselves respon t. e tble for all the con t en t s o f the journal. ._— Th • case was finally adjourned, th e Sh er iff I L` tl mating that if the H era ld was not pre pare to give the desired information at the net diet means of compulsion would bo used. It Ola•Y be remarked that the accuracy of the Herald's Ili port was not question e d, an d th a t j ourna l was riot mixed up with the lawsuit in any way. The next stage in the business occurred 1145 t week, when Mr. Wil son , one o f th e repor t e rs f°'„ the Herald, appeared before Mr. Sheriff Steele, 1 ° consequence of a summons, and was examined by i one of the agents. I n rep l y t o t h e d eman d f o r i, SA name of the Herald' s i n f orman t b e repea t e d „ L k': former declinatu re . T o s h ow, h owever, th a t ; Herald was m os t anx i ous to avoid anything IP!, contempt of Court, an d w illi ng to meet the of the agent, so far as consistent with the good faith they felt bound to keep with their corresP °ll d . dents, Mr. Wilson stated that he was ready to W A _ up the name wanted to the s h er iff; not to be 115°: publicly, but that his lordship mi g ht judge whether or not that gentleman was at all likely to have and other object in making th e co m mun i ca ti on b e yond that of simply com mun i ca ti ng a ma tt er o f f ac t to . public journal. Sheriff Steele repelled this over, ture, stating that h e regar d e d it as an i nsu l t to bench, adding that neither the Herald nor any other newspaper h a d a r i g ht t o p l ea d pr i v i lege ; the Herald not only was not entitled to withbo,,li but was bound t o give, the name of its confidetat' correspondent ; that the course the witness Wss ' 4 ,_ following was obt rus i ve o f pu bli c justice, and th at ' in short, if the nam e was no t g i v en,Mr.Wilson n 2 1!;" go to prison. Thi s i n ti ma ti on did not move the if; r ness, and, accordi ng ly, a warrant was made out '‘)s his committal to th e gao l o f Glasgow. Before If e , removal, however, M r . P agan, wo is the gentl e ' men responsible i n thi s d epar t ment of the lieraid, and who had a l so b een summoned, was called h, He was asked by the sheriff if it was by his o : c i rangement and concu rrence th a t M r. Wil so n IL A refused the desired i n f orma ti on. M r. P agan r eplied in the affirmative, a ddi ng th a t , f or hi s own pa rt,. must respectfully d ec li ne t o i mpar t i n f or mation regarding the privat e correspon d ence o f t h e paPei I, ; merely because two p ar ti es , w i t h whom the Hera had no connection whatever, chose to enter int o ~. lawsuit. That if suc h i n f ormat i on cou ld be o l v ii I/1 manded all confidenti a l arrangemen t s ma de or by a public journal would be at an end. 01 : sheriff ridiculed the idea of a newspaper having and right to plead "confidential communication,' a n d after some debate atated that be would be er,: pelted to send Mr. Pagan to prison also. fi r ' Pagan replied that he was most reluctant to be ni°, a martyr ef, but, as he could not with integrar make the revelation which was demanded, no ot h er course was open to him than to submit to his to ship's ultimatum. At this stage of the proceedings a private confer" once took place bet ween M r. P agan an d the age l l and it was afterwa r d s s t a t e d i n cour t th a t it tww, been arranged that the Herald's correspondeo._; should be asked whether he was disposed to gr. his name voluntarily, th e agen t at the same tut s intimating that if the name was no t g iven 11 1 ) ;,, would act upon the warrant for incarceration. this being intimated to the court the readily granted an adjournment. We have been IP; formed that the gentlema n w h o corres p on d e d wit h the Herald has not the slightest objection to make himself known ;_ and thus, in the meanti me , the case is at an end. But this episode gives rise to a serious question' It is this.—Can the law demand that a newspaper, or any mercantile company, or' ordinary citizen, must give up the names of those who have revealed to them any matter, under the seal of coufidenee, whenever two parties enter into a law-plea, real! . fictitious ? Sheriff Steele says that the vrorup " confidential communication " do not exist *a longer, and ail we have to set against this dicta/et in the meantime, i s th e res i s t ance o ff ere d liy th° Glasgow Herald, which, however, as will be seep , does not by any means settle the question. Country Markets. DERBY SMITHFIELD.—MARCH 3. The supply of fat beasts to-day was not quite so large 1. 1 last week, but f u ll y ma i nta i n i ng advanced prices. The a was a less supply of fat sheep, which were in good deinrh p o at an advance of price. Fat pigs —supply not so large preceding markets. F a t an d store ca l ves more plen tif al* The fallowing were the quotations I—Beef, 64d to 7:l a ' 0 mutton, Bto 10d ; lamb, —d t o Od ; veal, 7d to 71' 1 7 0 lb. ; lOs 6d to lls Od p er score; roug h fat, 5s 101 144 per 1411.; hides, 44d to 6,d per lb ; calf-skins, 40 to [ or lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—MARCII 4. t Largo supplies of gra i n o f a ll ki n d s to - day. better—also oats an d b eans. B ar l ey c h eaper. S a l es Wel" heavy. Wheat, on the top, 4s Od up, and on the average 10 ld up. Barley, is down on the top, and 10d down on tt: average. Oats on th e t op i s GI up — on t h e a vera g e 101 up. Beans on the top 2s down, and on the avorgbge 2s up. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £2 1 7 442ths. Do. new -12th. Barley Oats 1 9 8 1-12ths. Beans -12ths. BOSTON-MARCH 4. We had a good attendance of farmers and dealers, and 0 liberal supply of all kinds of grain. Wheat met a► eloi consumptive demand, at prices in some instances a trille under last week. Spring corn dull of sale, at barely pio' vious quotations. . .. Prices :—Wheat, red, 44s Od to 57s Od; new, —s to -- e l white, 553 Oci to 59s Od; extra, 61s. Barley, 36s Od to 45s Oki. Oats 18s to 235. PeAs, 36s to 42s Od. Beans, 3111 Od to 458 Ckl per qr. NEWARK—MARan 4. At our corn exchange to-day we had a good attendance , with a plentiful supply of grain of all descriptions. Pric ed ruled the same as last week. Wheat, white 60s to 645, red 58s to 6's; barley, ma ltird 44s to 48s, grinding 38 s t o 40 s; oa t s , 24 s t. 34 s t o 375, 224 , 21s to 26s ; beans, 50s to 52s ; malt, 76s to 80s ; peas, 4 C I to 42s ; tares, 50s to 54s per qr. LOUTH-2,lAncu 4. The corn trade was dull to-day, and only dry saroP leg „ were inquired for. Prices for all kinds mu c h the same g"' last quoted, except barley, which was rather higher. Wheat, 18s to 53s ; extra, 56s ; barley 445 to 47a; oath 21s to 27s ; beans, 40s to 445. BIRTHS. OF A UN. At Garden House, Vauxhall, Boston, on Thursday, th e sth March instant, the wife of Mr. Macdonald, of the Li n coln* shire Times. On the 3d inst., at Colchester, the wife of Major Wickham. On the 3d inst., at Eton, the wife of the Rov. Wharton B. Marriott. OF A DAUGHTEIS. On the 4th inst., at Pinner -grove, Mrs. Milman. On the sth inst., at Little Sutton House, Chiswick, 00 wife of H. Conybeare, Esq. MARRIED. On the 4th inst., at St. Pancras Church, William Dickson , Esq., of East Wickham, Kent, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter o f the late Julius Cab.lniann, Esq., of 50, Tavistock-squareo an d 13, Austinfriars, On the 4th inst., at Carberry Tower, N. 8., Captain H e nry Montgomery, 42d Royal Highlanders, to Anna Maria, third daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Fullerton Elphii,u3tones of Carberry. I E. On the 4th inst., the Rev. Charles Cotton, vicar of alert' soy, aged 53 . At Stanton Rectory, the Rev. W. Alleyn Evanson, M.A., vicar of Inglesham, Wilts, age.l 71. On the sth inst., at Eastbourne, Sussex, suddenly, W. e• Hood, Esq., o f W es tb ourne -t errace, H y d e - par k , an d of the Greys, Eastbourne. On the sth inst., at 77, Glocester-place, Portman-square , Henry Buckland, Esq., of 83, Albany-street, Regent's-parks aged 66, brother to the late Dean of Westminster. On the 4th inst., at Brighton, W. Maclntyre, Esq., AM, late of Harley-street, Cavendish-square, aged 65. On the 3d inst., at New-road, Bermondsey, Mr. Thomas Bingley, the representative of Messrs. A. Cowan and Sous, Cannon-street west, aged 59. On the 3d inst., in London, Henry Greenwood, Esq., Ist 0, Rio do Janeiro, Brazil, aged 57 LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tice Sun Moe, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Friday, March 6, 1857. St. St. 10 St. St. 50 1.6 i 16f, St. St. 50 25 100 25 20 20 10 St. 20 10 St. St. 20 20 25 25 20i 100 100 10 20 5 20 10 20 20 20 221 all all 15, 25 all all all 10 50 50 400 all 101 100 100 2s6ct lOs 100 15 all all all all all all all FOR: IGN. 1131 171 i 61} 1