The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET ter.._-:.~~ ~, AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. 12 Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton 50 Market yesterday closed vet quietly, and, coin- 13 pared with Friday's rates, prices of all descriptions were unchanged, except Egyptians, which were St. id. per lb. dearer. The sales were estimated at 25 7,000 bales, 500 of which were t ►ken for specula- 25 tion. The Railway Share Market exhibited an in- St. active appearance, and prices were at a slight de- St. cline. St. The accounts from Belgium contain the official 21 returns of the trade of that country during 1856. 20 o The results a r e generally very favourable, th e lin -10 port tables showing an increase in the receipts of 50 merchandise of 8 per cent. compared with the pre 25 - vious year. The exports were 5 per cent. more 20, han in 1855. - About 40,0001. in gold was sent from the :5 Bank of England yesterday, but, as r e - 25 marked on previous occasions, the large arrivals Bb ' expected from Australia will, no doub`, soon pre- 10 vent a further reduction of the stock of bullion in St. the vaults of that establishment. The Heather s l 2 . Bell, supposing the sailed at the period stated, has 1 0 now been out 96 days, and the Morning Light is B s t t ' . also makin g a l ong voyage. As these vessels will 10 . probably bring a very large amount in the aggre- st St. gate they are awa it e d w i t h cons i dera b le anxiety. st. It is satisfactory to be able to announce that the St. commercial engagements of the "4th" of the month St have been St performed with punctuality notwith standing the protracted dearness of money. The 1 0 2 5 fact is th a t t ra d e, th oug h qu i et, is remarkably 16 sound, and as there has been no speculation in 16 Progress the commercial public find little difficulty is in discharging their liabilities. The money market 3 is now rather easi er , but full rates are current, an d 20 mil, , l, no d ou bt, cont i nue for some time to come, st 2 owing t.) the numerous openings which exist for g the pr o fit a bl e employment of surplus means. Not- io withstandin g th e efflux of gold from the Bank, and 12 the pressure which there has been on that establish- B t. lishment for discounts during the last few days, no 25 fear was expressed with regard to the result of the St. . Directors' meeting held to-day. It i s a l mos t un- 10 necessary to remark that the C our t d ec id e d upon not interfering with the terms of discount ; for, s s t t however uncertain aff a i rs appeared a week ago, 50 when an additional or 1 per cent. to the mini- 25 mum was appr e h en d e d , c i rcumstances have since 25 transpired showing that no just cause for uneasi- 50 ness then exist e d, an d th at any adverse movement 20 was not likely to occur. On ( the Stock Exchange there is naturally a good demand for money, owing to the completion of the monthly settle ment. At the meeting, to-clay, of the London and County Banking Company, the report and accounts were adopted, after a short discussion. A dividend was declared of 6 per cent. for the half-year, free of income tar, which, with 5 per cent. previously paid for the six months ending the 30th June last, amounted to 11 per cent. for the year 1856. In the market for Public Securities there is very little change to report, except that the tendency has been downwards. Very few fresh transactions are recorded, the adjustment of the account occu pying chief attention. Consols for money have been 93 to 935, and 93, while for March 5, the .quotation has been 935 5. The new 3 per Cents. are 935 5, and the Reduced 931 g. Exchequer Bills remain at par to 2s. premium, and the Bonds are 98i 5. Bank Stock is 217. The Foreign Market is very dull and heavy, although the variation in prices is not generally important. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been dealt in at 935 I, being f 13wer, and the 4 per Cents. are 1005 to 101. Spanish Certificates are 65. Dutch 25 per Cents., 65 to 65/. Russian 41 per Cents., 96/, and Sardinian 905. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 ; Mexi can, 215 5 ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 405 ; ditto New Deferred, 23i 24 ; ditto Certificates, 61 5, ; ditto Passive, 6i 6. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1856. £24, 349 54,361 12,599 10,702 26,877 15,667 11,089 20,015 19,339 5,499 4,098 5,173 £24,200 Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton 10,370 Midland South-Eastern 16,058 Caledo n i an Great Northern Lancashire a n d Y or k s hi re Bristol and Exeter . 5,279 Chester and H o l y h ea d Lancaster an d C ar li s l e London Gen. Omnibus Company 9,735 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 9,059 8,153 North London North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, : an d W o l ver h 3,818 3,179 Waterford and Limerick Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South-Western Northe rn o f France 8 Great Luxembourg The transactions reported in the Railway Share Market are of a very limited character, and the -.values of most of the leading lines have landergene no very material change. Eastern Counties improved about 5s ; East Lancashire 6 s- ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 55. ; South- Western, 55.; and North East York, 10s.; Great -Western and Midland receded about ss. The French lines were dull. Paris and Lyons receded I . o a- Great Western of Canada ruled steady, and Grand Trunk of Canada advanced 1/. For British and Foreign Mining Shares there has been very little inquiry, and prices have shown 220:material change. Joint-Stock Bank Shares are also very inactive. London Chartered of Australia declined 55., and Loudon and County advanced 10s. - mess lofan n Miscellaneous S hares there h as b een no busi y importance transacted. Canada Govern ment 6 per Cents. improved about ss. to 10s. BRITISH FUNDS. I—roin CLOSING P RICES _TH IS DAY. ( the Offic ta z • Ltst,) liv..inmet. don. bank Stock .................. 217 a 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities-- 3 per Cent. onnsols Annuities„ ... ... ..... 93a 3 i New 3 per Cent. Annuities ...... . .... ...... 934 4 Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1116. ,2/ Ditto 30 Years, expire stk Jan., 1 - i6O 2 11-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1 885... 18 India Stock India Bonds, X1000 Ditto under £lOOO 2 d I r , corlois 'for Account (March 5) . ...... Igicheciner Bills, 24d. £lOOO. 2 p par .£5BO par 1 d 2 p Small 2pld 6 i Ditto Bonds, 98$ i Ditto, 1859 lssB, 3a per Cent 9B PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS— M r DAY. arasilian B on d s, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 41 per Cent. De., New, 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent lot i Ditto 7 per Cent. (Matansa and Sabanilla) 101 lequador /few Consolidated Ditt o Provision a l L an d W arran t Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto,Ditto 41 per Cent. 961 i v Su.all Ditto Account .... . 90 SpAnith ism, de 3 per Cent. Ditto New deferred, 3 per (An Spanish Committee Cert. of Con p . not fun 6i TuAith Ronda, 6 per cent .. P Ditto Account .. . .................. 93 DDitto Guaranteed . per 4 . be — n • t . itto Account . •.' • •t v end . on;ii• Belgian, 24 per Cen* ' above Payable In Lond on. Ditto 4a per Cent' ) 1 1. 2 5 francs Dutch Exchange, 24.peer.C2entf.r,a1n2c8Galers 1 6gi 5 Consols, mone Ditto, Aocount ( March 5 ...................... gl,i, x d 201 100 20i 204 100 100 20 5 20 6 here SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. So u 4 rr, , TH. AMPTON, ry canes day.—rte writ was received ziuditth_his morning, and pro . claimed from the front of the (moat noon. The next for the nomi returning officers have fixed M on d a Andrew s t andie Vic bazaar, • Weguelin were held last night —th e toria-rooms, and the former i❑ his extensive carriage bazaar, which had been cleared out for the The meeting-, were addressed by the respeetivpeacrpao4i. dates anti bercral of their supporters. The exciterc'ent contlnues unabated, nod all parties speak conlid.-ntly of their success• Sir Elward Butler hulde nu meeting, trusting to his canvass and the split in the Liberal -'4 ranks to secure his election. ~_ SHARE MARKETS.—(This DAT) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day ) r.Paid Leasing Compans Closing Prices this day. Business 1 this day R.A t I,W y OLD COURT. (13,fore 'Air. Justice Wightman.) THE CITY OF LONDON UNION FRAUDS. Cloiing Prices this day. Busine s done this day. 4 ... 135 6 j John Paul, 60 years of age, and stated in the Calen dar to be of good education, was placed at the bar this morning to plead to a number of indictments, charging him with fraud and forgery whilst engaged as assistant c;erk to the City of London Union. The prisoner pleaded not guilty to each of them. The first case proceeded with was that charging him with stealing an order for payment for 3281. 154., the property of the Guardians of the Poor of the City of London Union. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. M'lntyre appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Orridge defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Heath, one cf the guardians, that the cheque in question was given to the prisoner to pay to Messrs. Kingsford and Co., can tractors for flour to the board, who bad a large account against them. The cheque was drawn on Smith, Payne, and Co., the Union bankers. IMr. Eldred, late a clerk to the Union, drew the cheque, and said that it was known to himself and the board that the prisoner was in the habit of paying the Union cheques to his own bank, and repaying the amounts by cheque on his owe bankers. The cheques of the Union were generally drawn by witness, as well as those on the prisoner's bankers. The practice was to make out a list of accounts varying from 21. and 31. to 101., and have a cheque drawn for the aggregate amount, which averaged about 1201, The cheques for these ag gregate accounts did not amount to several 1,0001. in the year. In 1850 printed instructions were issued for the direction of the officers, and he believed they had been acted on ever since. Mr. Heath recalled, said that the cheque should have been paid over to Messrs. Kingsford and Ca. It was drawn on the 2d September, 1856, and he found it in the prisoner's private drawer cancelled on 17th December. The cancelled cheques were in the custody of the pri toner. The prisoner had no authority to pay the cheque into his bankers. If it had been known by the members of the board that he paid the cheques into his banker's he would have been suspended whilst an inquiry was instituted ; and Eldred, the o+ her witness, was discharged in consequence of his not making the board acquainted , with the prisoner's practice in that respect,, Evidence was then given to show that the cheque was paid into the prisoner's banker's, the London Bank, and its being cashed by Suit!), Payne, and Co. to the for mer. It should have been paid to Messrs. Kingsford and Co.'s bankers. Mr. Rowsell, clerk to the Union, deposed that when an inquiry was made in reference to the cheque the prisoner said he had used the money for his private pur poses. 8a 9 65 93 95 62i 63. E 35i 36; In cross-examination the witness said it was part of his duties to keep check and examine the state of the accounts ; but he did not do it personally, because it was impossible. He believed the accounts wore checked and examined by the auditors. By Mr, Ballantine—And you are required to read all acts of Parliament relating to the poor, and "under stand them ?" (Laughter.) Mr. Justice Wightinan (with surprise)—ls that in the instructions ? Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—No ; there is nothing so raons:rous in them. The latter is an addition of mine. Mr. Justice Wightman—l was rather surprised to hear you state it, and I was at first under the impression it was contained in the instructions. The Cashier of Messrs. Kingsford and Co. was called, and proved that they never received the cheque. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Sergeant Bsllentine, in addressirg the jury for the prisoner, said that this case had been brought before them on public grounds, and added that it was not un frequently the case that gentlemen holding public offices discovered the great importance of their public duties when the public were not likely to be benefitted by them. If these gentlemen whose public duties were now strongly impressed on them, had attended more to their public duties, in all probability the rate-payers would not have suffered to any amount whatever. The learned sergeant complained of the witnesses that had been called for the prosecution, unacquainted with the practice of the board, instead of calling those who must be well aware of his duties, his appointment and instructions and his prac tice of paying Union cheques into his own bankers, and afterwards repay the accounts by cheques drawn by him, they had called only Mr. Heath, who had only been a guardian about twelve months. The questions for the consideration of the jury were first, the position, duties, and habit of performing them by the prisoner; and secondly, whether or no, when he paid the cheque into bia own banker's, he intended to steal it, for if not there cou!d be no case of theft. If he paid it into his banker's to repay Messrs. Kingsford and Co. when they called, but in the meantime overdrew his account, and then used the money, it was not a theft, but a gross violation of duty, however much they might condemn such conduct. It was but one of a vast number of transactions carried on in an irregular manner without system,—without check, control, or inquiry, and showing an entire disregard of the public service, in the cause of which the prisoner had fallen into irregularities and had been tempted into dishonesty. He urged on them that tbi3 was hut an act of the course pur6ued with the knowledge of the guardians, and that consequently it was their duty to acquit the prisoner. The learned judge, in summing up, remarked that the evidence showed that the board of guardians had no knowledge of the practice adopted by the prisoner of paying cheques into his own bank and repaying the amount by cheques of his own, and thSt if they had known it they would have suspended him. It was a question for the jury whether or no, from the evidence, they were satisfied that at the time the prisoner intended to convert the cheque to his own use. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after an absence of 50 minutes returned into court with a verdict of Guilty a ga i ns t t h e prisoner. No eviden ce was offered on the other i n di ctments. His Lordship, i n passing sentence on the prisoner, said it must ha ve s t ruc k every person w h o h a d h ear d th e case, as being on e o f th ose cases wh i c h exc it e d no t mere ly regret but surprise. Th ey found a man apparently himself respectable—in a ve r y respecta bl e s it ua ti in, with a salary and advantages that pl ace d hi m n ot only in a position much above want, b u t i n a state o f c omparative ease and comfort. It was, as he had stated, with mingled feelings of regret and surprise they heard of such persons being guilty of such a crime as this of which he had been con victed, and which there was every reason to believe had been prac . iced by him to a great extent. The ex tent of the transactions of such an establishment as the City of Lon don Union must natura'ly lay it open to the depreda tions of dishenest servants, and there was a system laid down for theguidance of the servants which in th e wa y which if barely act e d up to by th em must th row gr eat diffi of the committ a l o f suc h f rau ds. It appeared however that they had not been attended to as they ought to have been, but that there had been great failure in the strict examination and checking of accounts, and the result had been the commission of fraud to a most extra ordinary extent. - They had heard of late of most extensive frauds practised under circumstances neatly cf a similar kind, and where confidence had been fearfu:ly abused. The prisoner's was a case of great aggravation, and he (the learned judge) felt it to be his duty to pass on him the highest sentence allowed by law for such an offence, and he ordered him to be transported for fourteen years. The prisoner then bowed and retired. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBREJA t-t,'Y 5 1857 LITER,ATURE. right, and Progeess of the India-nubber Mann. Ictare in, England. By Thomas Hancock. Long man, Brown, Green, Longrnans, and Roberts. The author of this work has long and deservedly been recognised as the father of the above importan branch of the arts. Though others have contri buted, to a certain extent, in promoting the appli cation of caoutchouc to useful purposes, to him belongs the honour of having led the way, and done more than any other individual, to render this long intractable article subservient to the com fort, protection, and general service of the com munity. It is, therefore, with more than ordinary interest wo follow him through this narrative of his thirty years' experience in India-rubber manu facture. A personal narrative, it is true, in so much as it relates to his own doings, but possessing the further clai m t o b e cons id ere d b y no means a dis tant approxi ma ti on t o a hi s t ory o f w h a t h as b een done in this direction. This will partly appear from the nature of the patents he possesses and the periods at which he took them out. Thus so far back as April 29, 1820, we find him obtaining a patent for the application of India-rubber to articles of dress ; in 1830, to articles of ornament ; in 1843, for vulc an i s i ng ; i n 1347, for vulcanised solutions. Ten other patents, including ropes am cordage, expanding cushions, dough sheets, ob. taming forms by moulds and printing, be 4 - further accorded Lim in the several intervals, Perhaps the most interesting portion of the narra. five is that which records his early experiments and discoveries. Throughout, however, we can not but admire the intelligence, patience, and perseverance so conspicuously manifested. In this aspect the narrative affords a lesson the young may learn with advantage. The work is illus trated, and contains a likeness of iho author. Among the illustrations we have fac-similes of the plants from which caoutchoue is obtained. A good deal of information is given respecting them, and the way in which they are made to yield their invaluable juice. The question of future supply does not escape Mr. Hancock's attention, and be points to India as the quarter where the caoutehonc bearing plants may be cultivated with profit, and to an extent commensurate with any conceivable demand. We trust his more than bin will be taken by the Indian cultivator, ai;oi that the production of so important an article of traffic will not be allowed to fall into other hands. This is the more to be desired since the use of India . rubber is quite in its infancy, as the public would soon find were its employment rendered less ex pensive by a constant and abundant supply. Seven, Churches of Asia. By the Rev. Prober Maguire, M.A. Knight and Son, Clerkenwel Close. A work which will be acceptable to a large sec tion of the Protestant community. The author, who belongs to what is called " the Evangelical party" in the Church of England, undertakes to exemplify the fact that the seven churches of Asia were designed to be " our ensamples," and that the several Epistles addressed by the Spirit were written "for our admonition." The lessons be teaches are couched in earnest and kindly phrase ology, and are enforced by a variety and aptness of illustration likely to render them of practical utility. it I Paid. RAILWAYS. 9A Anibg. Not ;',fig. Bcst and Bask. Jun , l... kli IBelfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolvorh. 1 Stour Va 1 1 ,1.... 100 Birkeand. Lau: ah ; elheshiro Jane' all Blackburn O•• all :17t1. &Tyne orig:na £25 (issi. at £4.T; 100 Bristol and Excte 7 .• 100 • Caledonian. 100 Chester ds Holyhead all C3rk and B.indou all Cork, Black, da Past. all ) , ruwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJur.c all Dun. P. ds Al, , r. Jnc. 00 East Anglian all Eastern Counties,. LOO East. 'lnter. A St) 10 •De., B. Stock _ 8 Do., New A..... 17: East Kent A A) 171.0 Lsocashire . al East Suffolk 4 Do. 100 gdinbur....,o di Ulasgo all Minh. an'i Pecb'.ea 100 ft,' din. Prth & Dun is, all Forth A Clyde Jun.;. 100 Furness 100 IGlasgow & S. Westrn all 'Great N. of Scotlnd 100 ::boat Northern,.,., I'Y Do., A. Stock ...... .. 100 Do ,B. 5t0ck,..„... 1)0 ;t. 6th. &West.(lrc ) 100 treat Western 1,00 )",. Stour "Val. Ral Dna. Stk all 'rich South-Eastern all retncaster A Carlisle 104 Do., Thirds 12' Do. New Thirds__ 00 WIC aBll. andYerksh 6 Do., do. F. £l6 4 Do., Wst. aiding WI all Do. South' ort all Condon & Blackwa!l 100 I , ond.Bright&S.Cst LOU fond. and N. liVestn 16 ')o. Fifths all Do.101•Sh.,11&B C 1 2, O. Eighth 5,...... .. 10i London andS • Westri an .wlndrry &Colcrain ‘ll audndrry. & Enntsli LOU ilanch.Shef.&Lincl 1 Metropolitan . . 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ~00 dldland 00 'o. llirmng. &Deri , a ll Widld. G. West. (Ira, all )o. Half Share s __ c iswcastle & Carlisl , a ll Nirpt.Aberg. &HIT si le. wry & Enniskill• a ll Jewry, Warroupoin ind ii;ostrever: I.K, forfolk 3i iorthn.Countiest% Lit North British 100 4 th Devon Rail & Dock Stock 100 )0., A Stock (00 , B Stock . o t , f. )astern—Bard, k 23=' Jo. do. Extension 16; )o.do. G.N.E. Parc!. Leeds L 0 )o. York 100 forth L0nd0n...,, 1? 1 'T..k.S.Wstrn.,Hain dud, and City Jr., 1 forth &afforded). , 'forth Western._ sf S. West rn. Jun 'x., Wore., Wolv, 16 - l ortsraouth 10 Ebytuney Seotti , 4li Central to Scot. N E.Abrda St. Do. Scot. Mid. St 3 , tr , ,091,re 1 7, "0n. 2 SitinrbourneltSheer. a . South Davos 3oath Eastern 00 oath Wales . 17 Yrltsla. Ely. Da 7 a ll 3 4 ainos,Wok &Wr. 7 tooktcn & Diningls Do., do., 1654 3 Do., do., 1855 ii,, itoekten dr Ihrtlep llt rat! Vale.. ... t•y, .)o. Prof., N o . 1 1,2 Pharnes Hay. D.& R. ii ll Vale of Neath...., afl Waterfd. Bt Kilkonn. ili Natorfor I&Liraer;c • an West Cornwall..... a n .VAet End of Londl And Crystal Palace. all Do. A ....... ....... all Do. B ID West London a n Do. Filst Class .. all Do. Second Class all Wimbledn & Croydon all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lndia, g. 5 p. H .. _ all Do 101 Buffalo & Lake Hur. 100 - But:, Brnt. & 100 6p. c. bcls.,l Aug. ,'72 100 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 June:74 2s 6d Calcutta and S. East. ss. Central Oude 2s. 'Onde (Limited) 108. Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do All :)einerarr, lEast^rn Bengal. 190 Tast Indian.. 15 Do. C Shares all Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ad [)o. do. do., '59, d" an Geelong z Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.. 100 Gi. Trunk of Canadt all Do, 6p. c. Dsben. all .It. In. Pen. g, sp. c 4 Do New, guar. sp. c .4 t. Western of Cana,lt 8 Do. New Do. Bdß., payable '5: all Do. do., '76, p. '6O d) Do. do., '73 do. all Do , . do., '73, withon. _ option all Aadras, guar. 4 p.c all Do. do., sp. c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. e 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. 5 icinde, guar. sp. c. all Do 101 .- 19 42 20 - 8 - 91 .•• 53i - 54 24 - 35 93 - 95 7 - 8 93i - 94 78 - 80 123 125 111 113 65i 66 65 70 5 6 5 6 9Gi 97 di ••• .." • 107 - 10 8 1061 -106 i 201 - 214 101 - - 106 - 107 821 - 53 - fis ... A.M. 13i- 14 , 54 - 56 3 i - 3i , 40 41 84 - 85 3i. 3 —2. s 17§ 18? 60; fill 98 102' 4 - .4( 7 i - 8 10 - 11 27 - 28 106 108 2.% 70 72 49 51 2 ... lA 17 - :B' l 74 - 745 84 - 85 5 - 3d 5 -3, 12 14 39 41 '.. a'.. ... iki - 25 i 7 - 9 2 - 3 5 - 5i . -.. .. . ..... .• 7 - 9 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. a i - l 95 - 98 95 - 98 94 - 96 94 - 96 .•• Par ip 1 - ii 103 - 110 li •••• lip -..-- • • 211 - 211 50 - 52 81 83 201 - 21 1. 24i - '54 24 - 2ii 99 - 100 118 123 118 - 12.3 108 110 19k-- 21 22 t 1 pat 6 S' is : 2 , p 1 FOREIGN, all 'Antwerp t Rotterdam 14 Ardennes all 3olgian Eastn. June 16 Reziers to GraiesPssre all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all pastern of France all no. New 'Zs. Euphrates Valley 8 It. Ceutral of Fran< e 7 Treat Luxembourl -4 Italian Junction all Lake Conat. & Basis all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca di Fist. sp. c.p. 15 Lyons and Geneva'— all Lyons Is Mediterran. all Maria Antonia ... all Do. do. New al' Namur & Liege all Do. do., Gp. c. Prof all Northern of France all NorwegianTrunkPre! all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Recife & San. Fran , (Pernamo g. 7 p. c 71 Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish ...... 1 all all Sambre and al Swedishkiense all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref ' all Southern of France 1..11 West Flanders . . . all Do. GA per e. all W. &N. W. of Franc( 6 Western of Austria all West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden .. . all Do. 8 per cen"t..ice7,l all Zealand all )Australasia .... 18 Bank of E g yp t ' : "•••1 .1 50 Bank of London ~ all Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. e ii British N. Ainericat 6 ;int& Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 50 City 25 - Jolonl al 20 Commercial of Loud all Eng. Scot. &Ans. Cht all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australis all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 L mt. Ar E. Bnk g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock. 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Pro.ef Eng 10 Do. New 22'. National Bank all New South Wales all Oriental Bk. Corp 15 Ottoman Bank 36 Provincial of Ireland all Li o N ow 1 R Aus &Go Ina Cf zilnth kontralia all Union or Am-tra7:ll 2 Do. New 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual 5 0 Western Bk of Loud 6 - 6 11 i t - pal* - 1 321 9§ 10. par '-1 p 4h 4 51 54 ••• "" 6 - 29i -30 j 7i - 8i 19 - 19 36i - 374 9 - Oi 54i - 54: 51 -- 56 it d i pl lg 20 8 8i 81 P'n 44 90 --10 334 ;;I! 344 1413 ••• ••• 9494 -6 1 4 d 66 —. 63 •w 18 - iii 18f - 18 17i - 184 11 4 "'" ON .. "'"' .• if; 50 37 38 1— i d , - C 1 -c..., 7 -- 9 11 9 (11 10 W I 6cl ;t. 1,100 it. 100 se. 5 all it. 100 St. 25 all 50 all 25 all 12.; all 14 all 20 all 100 3} St. I,s) 51 all t. 1109 3 1 51 50 all 50 all 50 all 15 all 1:1} all' it, 19 0 all 2 all ad ,101 L. &N. ',A7. t. EL 15r, C Nrthn 11. Co int. Caldonian Gt. Wetz NM Do Do S. Eastern Do.. Poto & Ca 'Do L. iz,i. W & Itlidid, Afidlaud.. En. Conn. E. Count. D 0......... D 0......... L. & N.W Do GtNorilin T. Bra.ssey MClean Dc qtWoßtn 96 - 98 93 -- 1O 11 - 13 133 -- 135 4 - 44 ui 12~- 13 23 21 108 - 110 - 1p 2i - - 2i 92 94 i al) 66 - 58 132 - 135 9 - 9i 33 - 34 88 - 90 114} Am LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. s . —Wind this day at noon S.— Fresh breeze and thawing. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 4 . —Wind N.E.—Sailed—Maria, for Cardiff and St. Thomas. SOUTHAMPTON, . Feb. 4.—S 'led Ripon (s.), for Alex andria.al 7 DOVER, Feb. 4.—The Dutch galliot Hilke, from Belfast to Amsterdam, has put in making water, having struck on the Mole Rocks. MILFORD, Fab. 4.—The Camden, from Neath to Saltney, has put in leaky, and with cargo shifted, and must dis charge. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 4.—Wind E.—Sailed—Heereneen, for Porto Cabello._ LOWESTOFT, Feb. 4.—The Highlander, of Yarmouth, from Newcastle to Poole, has boon assisted from the New come Sand. BEA lIMARIS, Feb. 4.—Wind S.—Sailod--Vesta, for Maulmain ; Eloise, Calcutta. LISBON, Jan. 21.—The Swedish brig Caren Cecilia, from Melbourne, which put in here on the 10th inst., is dis charging and must be hove down ; she is leaky, covering board and poop started, &e. ROTTERDAM, Feb, 3.—The frost continues very sharp, and the navigation is almost closed. CUXIIAVEN, Feb. 2.—Tke Elbe is full of drift ice as far as can be seen from hence. Wind S.E., with 6 degrees of frost. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 3.—The Hida, from Norden to Hull, is sunk near Texel ; crew sated; the navigation is closed. MALTA, Jan. 28.—1 t has been blowing very hard for the last fow days. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVEEPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived—Elizabeth Buckha'n, from Cape Haytien ; Par liament, Savannah ; Robert Kelly and J. A. Westervelt, New York ; Eastern Queen, Oharleston ; Souchong, Cha rente ; Eclipse, Ostend ; Ocean Belle, New Orleans. Montevid eo; N orman, New Orleans; Sailed—Adroit, for Dunki r k ; Broughton-hall, Pernambuco; Mel- Windermere, Lisbon; Sar- Elzina J au ti na, Alicante; Aurora, h b Ano o in u won r ee n y e , ; Janeiro,Baldwin,saenl ea Santander; d o er ;, QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 3. Wind N. Arrived—Tuscan, from Alexandria. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.40 A.U. Calm ; tide near high water; fine and frosty. Sailed—Eliza Corri, for Buenos Ayes. DEAL, Thursday, 9.29 a.m. Wind S.W.; light. Passed, 4th —H. M. S. Buffalo, from River, for Ply mouth; Moses Taylor, Lond on, Madras; Thomas W. Soars, London, Calcutta ; A c i s , London, Santan d e r; Helen A. Miller , London, Newp or t ; Mi sc hi e f, L o ndon, Barbadoes ; Comet, London, Madeira; Chieftain, London, Algoa Bay. G REAT WESTERN RAILWAY of this company's railway from the m a i n li ne a t Bath to the Wilts, Somerset, ana . - W e ymouth Railway at Trow --The Bradford branch bii4,3 vvai opened " `""day fur pa,lsougtr iraffio. The new line is about eight miles in length, and, although short, it is of considerable importance by cutting off an acute angle, and forming, with the Wilts, S o merset, and Weymouth bra n c h, nearly a direct line of railway on the broad gauge from Bath and Bristol to Salisbury, THE BANK OF ENGLAND. Whether the Bank will adopt any new measures of restriction tbis week is a question that will depend upon the figures of the return to be published on Friday nE xl7. As the last return was not unfavourable, and the late Mexican arrival has furnished a supply of silver that will go far to provide far the mit remittance to India, an opinion is entertained by many that, notwithstanding the continuous nature thus Jar of the drain to the conti nent, the necessity for any immediate change may have been removed, and that with the prospect of some large receipts from Australia and a further considerable arrival of silver by the West India packet due on the 17th, it is ever probable that a return to higher rates may be alto ' gether averted. This possibility is strengthened by the fact that the existing state of the money market is found to exercise considerable influence in causing an economy of the coin circulation throughout the kingdom, as well as by the anticipation of occasional remittances of sove reigns from Constantinople, and the tendency observable during the last fortnight to a reduction in the rates of some of the continental banks. There is l'kewike reas to infer that the natural course of trade must soon ope rate to produce an easier state. It has for a considerabli time been a cause of perplexity that the existing peessur,! should have been so long maintained. If the trade of the country, it might be asked, is more active and our profits larger than ever, how is it that these profits do not place us in a position of greater monetary case ? A high rate of interest may prevail al! over the world as a consequence of the abundant openings for the empl ►y• meat of capital, but, however high the general rate may be, England, if she is drawing profits from other cou►:- tries, should, at least, be relatively better supplied than any of them. A contrary result might be exl2lained by commitments to foreign loans or public works, but it is certain that, even allowing for the Indian outlay, we have not gone in these matters to any undue length. Assuming the correctness of these views, the cnly solu tion that presents itself is that the demand must have been cased by private operations, partly consisting of an exteueien of enterprise by individual firms who have furnished their coirespoudents with capital for employ ment abroad, especially in India and Ct. - dna, and partly of continental investments and advances induced by the depreesion on the various Bourses. In that case it must clearly be impossjble to speculate as to the period when an alteration will be witnessed. It may occur forth with, or not for many months. If capital is being em ployed in the purchase of foreign produce or securities to an extent to drive up the value of money here and lessen consumption, while it creates an inflation of prices at the producing places, the check will ultimately be found in the losses of the operators. If, on the other hand, nothing of this sort is carried on, there will be ground to rely that no long time can pass before we shall at least experience that degree of relative pecuniary ease which is the inevitable result of uuwasted gains.— Times City Article. THE 'FEATHER AND THE PARKS. - ___o --- The opening of the Houses of Parliament has caused a great influx of members of the nobility and gent►y to the metropolis, most of whom have visited the different royal parks to witness the thousands of persons who were enjoying the exhilarating exercise of skating. From the early hour of eight in the morning the carriage-drives in Hyde-park were literally studded with the rich equipages belonging to the aristocracy, filled with members of the nobility and their friends. The announcement that a eight skating match was to come off caused a considerable number of ladies and gen tlemen to congregate upon the banks of the Serpentine, and not fewer than 15,000 persons were upon the ice. The Royal Humane Society's icemen were distributed oyer this river by direction of Charlier, the secretary, and Mr. Williams, the superintendent, and by the pie cautions thus adopted many lives were saved. The thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's re ceiving house at Hyde-park during Tuesday night re gistered 26, being 6 deg. of frost. At 9 yesterday morn ing the mercury rose 1 deg., and even at noon in the sun the quicksilver rose no higher than 33, being only 1 deg. above freezing point ; but it did not stop at that point long, and at 5 o'clock last evening the glass had gone down to as low as 30 deg., and the mercury was then gradually descending, showing that there was every chance of the present severe weather continuing. The wind yesterday was north-east, and the weather remark ably fine. The proceedings upon the Serpentine were of a very animated character, and comprised many matches of fancy, ornamental, and sharp skating, in which a great many gentlemen and ladies, as well as a large number of soldiers belonging to the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), and Scots Fusiliers, took part. A great many prizes were won during the day. At dusk a large number of linen drapers' assistants, belonging to the early closing move- ment, proceeded to the Serpentine, and with lighted links disported themselves upon the ice for hours. The reflection from the flambeaux bad a singular and at the same time picturesque effect. Mr. Superintendent Wil liams, upon seeing so great a number of persons upon the ice, had a number of icemen sent out in ca , e of any accident taking place ; but it was some hours before the parties could be induced to leave. Not less than 10 per sons were removed to the Royal Humane Society's re- ceiving-house with severe cut heads, by falling upon the ice, or by being cut by the points of skates, where their wounds were dressed. TliE LONG WATER IN KENSINGTON-GARDENS.--Seve n thousand persons, including several elegantly-dressed ladies, ventured upon the ice, and about 4 0 got severely injured by falling. A great many noblemen and gentle. men belonging to the Skating Clubs amused themselves for hours upon the ice, and several persons were much hurt by being tripped up. A great number of fashionable ladies also skated very gracefully upon the frozen waters during the day, amongst whom was the Countess of Desart, who wore a pair of Paget's patent skates. THE ROUND POND.—About 3,000 ladies and gentle men, and also several soldiers, went upon the ice yester day, but no immersions took place of any importance. THE REGENT'S PARK.—Ten thousand skaters and sliders went upon the ornamental waters in this park yesterday, and a great number of parties were injured by being thrown down upon the ice, and cut about the head. THE VICTORIA PARK had several thousand persons upon the ice yesterday, and the Royal Humane Society has sent down a new set of apparatus in case of accidents occurring ; but nothing yet of a serious character has taken place. The Parks at Clapham and Hampstead were both well attended by skaters and sliders. EXECUTION AT LINLITHGOW.—The unfortunate man Peter M'Lean suffered the extreme penalty of the law on Monday morning at Linlithgow. INCOME TAX MEETING AT CHELSEA,—A. crowded meeting against the income tax was held last evening at Lloyd's Assembly Rooms, Chelsea ; Mr. R. Malins, Q C., M.P., in the chair. Resolutions in ip.vour of the immediate removal of the "war 91," and condemnatory of indiscriminately taxing precarious and permanent in- comes were carried unanimously. 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LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 8 agst E,nigraut (offered) 13 to 1 agst Minos (taken to 14) 20 to 1 agst Freetrader (taken) 25 to 1 agst Casso CM (taken) CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Leamington (taken) 28 to 1 agst Sir Colin (take 30 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Rogerthcrpe (taken) 30 to 1 agst Claret (taken) 50 to 1 agst Swyndel Dyggba (taken) 50 to 1 agst Alice (taken) NORTHAMPTONSUIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Skirmisher (talc :n) DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Tournament (taken) 50 b 1 agst Messenger (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woclsack at five Lord DUNGAR VAIN gave notice that to-mor row he should put a question to the Postmaster- General as to whether any arrangement had been come to with respect to the establishment of a new steam-packet communication between Holyhead and Kingstown ; and on Monday week he should ask the President of the Council whether her Majesty's Government intended making any alteration in the system of granting tickets-of-leave, or of returning to the system of transportation. PERSIA. The Earl of ALBEMARLE said it was his intention on Monday next to move for returns of the total ex penses of the diplomatic mission to the Court of Persia for the year 1783 to that of 1814, comprehending the whole of the expenses incurred by the English Govern ment and the East India Company on account of the British Legation of Persia for the last year, for which the account might be furnished. In bringing for- I ward this motion he had no intention to an ticipate the discussion upon the course taken by her Majesty's Government in advising the Crown to declare war with Persia, but rather to raise the question as to what w would be the future policy of the Govern ment towards that State. On a future occasion it was his intention to move that the diplomatic relations be tween this country and Persia be ❑ot renewed. THE CHINESE WAR. The Earl of ELL ENBOROUGEI asked the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether it was the intention of the Government to produce the deposition of Mr. Kennedy relative to the alleged outrage of the Chinese author. ties by the lorcba Attow ; also as to whether he would lay on the tat is a copy of a despatch from the Government at home to Sir J. Bowring, authorising him to demand from the Chinese at Canton a fulfilment of the treaty relating to the free access to the cities, more particularly Canton. The Earl of CLARENDON said the deposition of Mr. Kennedy was included in the papers laid upon the table of the house. The delay that had occurred in the presentation of the papers was in consequence of its being desirable to add to them a map of Canton. With respect to the other question, no specific instructions had bees given to Sir J. Bowring by the Government beyond those which he had received upon leaving this country. On his arrival at Canton, it appears • that he demanded ae interview, which was refused. Toe Earl of DERBY (atpressed a hope that the papers relative to Persia would b'X laid on the table with the least possible delay. He wished to know whether they would be laid on the table next week I The Earl of CLAREINTDON said the papers would be laid on the table in a few days. The reason be could not state the precise day was tLat negotiations were going on at Paris. The Earl of DERBY said such a circumstance was no reason for del ►y ; but ho did not ask for papers which were connected with matters now under negotiation, but for the papers which led to the war. After a short conversation the subject dropped. THE EARL OF CARDIGAN AND HIS REVIEWERS. The Eall of CARDIGAN rose to put a question to the nobl. lord the Secretary of War. The question which he wished answered had reference to a subject of defamation of character of officers holding commis sions in the army. The, usual course had been that rearess for maligning of character was had by a personal meeting, but public opinion had undergone a great ~, . change in that respect, and the I%w had been rendered most seven, with reference to affairs of honour. The only resource left was an applicati , m to the anthorides. His (Lord Cardigan's) character had oee.n seriously maligned, and Lis reputation had been assailed in a most .._ unjustifiable manner by an officer holding bsr Alajtsty's commission. • Ile had written a work In a feigned name, but the author was no other than 1110 j Calthorp. That officer had admitted that two ot• three allegations were untrue, and he had explained the . others in such an offensive manner that his explanations were perfectly unsatisfactory, and the reason he stated for not publicly withdrawing themi altogether was, that it would lie in convenient to himself. Lord PANMURE regretted that the noble earl bad taken the canna he bad done. Ile thought that after haviog obtained the approbation of the late Llrd Raglan, and also the thanks of this house, he should not gave taken any notice of the circumstance he had alluded to. He agreed with the Commander-in- Chief, that no notice could b© taken of any more publi cations. If sue.' was done the government of the army would be impossible. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF OOMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock. NEW WRIT. On the mo!ion of Mr. HAYTER, a new writ was ordered for Kingston-on-Hull, in the room of Sir W. H. \Vatson, Knt., one of the Barons of the Court of Ex chf. quer. INCOME TAX. Petitions were presented against the income tax as sessment from Hinckley, Norwich, Lincoln, Portarling ton, Edinburgh, Cirencester, Eist Retford, Devonport, Barnstaple, Dudley, and from numerous other places. CONVOCATION. Mr. J. J. PIIILLIMORE give notice that he should tc-morrow ask the First Lord of the Treasury if be in elided to allow the Convocation of Canterbury to sit any longer. GENERAL POLLOCK. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that he should move on an early day that the papers relative to the removal of General Pollock from the direction of the East India Company be laid on the table of the house. PERSIA. Mr. LAYARD gave notice that he should to-morrow ask if the Persian Ambassador at Paris was negotiating with Lord Cow hy with the same power he possessed when at Constantinople, and when the papers relative to Per sia would be laid on the table of the home. MAYNOOTH. Mr. SPOONER gate notice that this day fortnight he should move a committee of the whole house to eon eider the acts relating to the grants to Maynooth. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Attorney-General for Ireland at what period of time it was communicated to the Chief Commissioner of the Encumbered Estates Court in Ireland that his duties were to cease previous to the Ist day of November last ; and to the other Commis missioners, that they were to undertake and dispose of all matters hitherto in said Chief Commissioner's Court from the time of his retirement ; and also, whether he was prepared to bring in a bill in accordance with the report of the select committee of the House of Commons, for insproving and altering the business of the Court of Chancery in Ireland The ATTORNEY.GENERAL for IRELAND said that he would give an answer to the first question to morrow ; and with regard to the second, that a great change had been made in that court, and would continue till July, 1858, w h en i t was ant i c i pate d t h e Government would be prepared t o d ea l w ith th e co u r t, consequently at present no c h ange would b e ma d e till then. Mr. HUME as k e d th e S ecre t ar y for Ireland whether the Government had it in contemplation this session to introduce a bill to assimilate themeasures e f throughout the various counties Ireland ? was in preparation for Mr. HO RSMAN said oneweightsan ie market towns weightsandm th e e First Lord of the Trea twheeurldegeumlabtriaoene of fairs and markets in Ireland, and that Major SIBTJJORP asked surd whether her Majesty's ; 's Government intended to shipwrecked on the take any measures fcooraths t st e of re r le o a r s m e Britishoofsat,heand now seamen m en cap tivity on that island I GREY said instructions had been sen t to S ir Jo , and, if any o btain were in captivity , to their rel ease. Sir hn B G o . w ring to make inquiries into the m a tt er, Mr. RICE asked the President of the Poor-law Board if it was his intention to propose during the present ses sion any measure on the subject of medical relief ? Mr. BOUVERIE replied that it was not. Mr. BRADY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, " it was the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to introduce any measure this ses sion for the better regulation of the sale of poisonous drugs. Sir G. GREY said that it was the intention of the Government to introduce such a bill at an early day. THE VACANT JUDGESHIP. Mr. GLADSTONE rose to ask a question of the Home Secretary, which, if he were unable to answer it then, he would repeat to-morrow. It was whether the Government intended to fill up the vacancy in,the Court of Exchequer, occasioned by the lamented death of Mr. Baron Alderson ; or whether they intended to let it remain vacant until such time as the judicial committee appointed for that purpose had reported relative to the judicial establishments in Westminster Hall ? Sir G. GREY said it was the intention of the Govern ment to fill up the va canc y, an d n ot wait for the report because great inconvenience would otherwise result from it. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. Mr. LABOUCHERE moved for a select committee to consider the state of those British possessions in North A.mei ica which are under the administration of the Hud son's Bay Company, or over which they possess a licence to trade. In doing so he gave an account of the hold ing of this company in British North America, which dated from a charter granted by Charles the Second in 1670, end by it they chimed rights of an important description over all the ports of British North Ame rica within Rupees Land, dercribed as lying on the rivers flowing into Hudson's Bay. Indeed, they claimed an absolute right to the soil. In addition to that territory the company chimed a right over that part of British North America, lying be tween the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, known as British Oregon, for a term of 21 years, 19 of which were expired, and they also held a lease of Van couver's Islands on a 11 years' leave, which would also expire in 1859. His reason for bringing this subject before the house was in consequence of his having re ceived, some weeks ago,'from the Director of the Hud son's Bay Company, a letter asking to be informed if her hiajesty's Government intended to renew to them the licenses they held under the Crown. He thought it was a question, involving as it did the question of commercial monopoly—(hear)--which he held to be the peculiar duty of this house to consider and decide on, and not one on which he ought to pledge the Government, with out giving the house a full and fair opportunity of con sidering it, (Hear.) lie replied to the directors' appli. cation, that he felt it to be his duly to bring the whole question before a committee of the House of Commons this session, and, in justice to the company, he had to state that on their receiving his answer, they expressed not only a perfect willingness to have their affairs tho roughly and completely investigated, the only wish cx pressed by them being that the committee would well consi der any equitable claims they might have, and the right hon. gentleman called on the house to view this question in a large and statesmanlike manner, as it ought to be. He next referred to the management of the company in British North America, and said that they employed 1,200 persons, selected chiefly from Scotland, who brought to bear in the discharge of their duties that skill and shrewdness which might be expected from persons carefully selected from that part of the kingdom ; and he believed generally they had given atkfaction to the natives, numbering about 300,000, and that their rule had been beneficial to the Indian population. The right hon. gentleman then referred to the advantages of this trust for the purpose of emigra tion, the., and concluded by moving the appointment of a select committee. Mr. ROEBUCK said he should not oppose the motion. He reminded the house that Charles IL gave this Com pany what he had no right to give, and said that the Hud son's Bay Company ought not to stand in the way of the interests of humanity that were bound up in this question. It was the interest of the company not to en courage colonisation, because as population increased it would drive away the wild animals from which the company derived its wealth. A shorter course should have bean adopted by the Foreign Secre tary than moving for a committee, by bringing in a bill to abolish the powers of the company in British North America. His (Mr. Roebuck's) motion was, that the Government should civilise and 'colonise this great part of the world, and, he hesitated not to state, to make it a powerful and great preponderating power to the United States. Mr. ADDERLEY considered enquiry unnecessary, and urged that it was the duty of the Government to secure this territory for colonisation, which, from its eatural production, would he of incalculable benefit to the commerce of this country. They had no right to lock up this large territory as a preserve for wild animals for the production of furs. Ile believed chat when the notice was gives nine-tenths of the mem bers considered it was given to consider it 33 regarded a penal settlement ; but he was happy to find it was not, because ho considered it a part of the world not desirable for such a settlement. Mr. ELLICE, jun., said the two last speakers la boured under an error relative to the management aid objects of the Hudson's Bay Company, and that it was preposterous to believe that any per sons would settle in the Hudson's Bay territory until the more suitable parts of Canada were peopled. He adeed if the Hudson's Bay COmpany were to be deprived of their powers in that part ,of the world, what Govern ment was to be established-, its place to protect the 300,000 Indi ans i n h a biting`4Vat region ? Before the Hudson's Bay Company had the monopoly there was nothing but bloodshed and murder between the white men and Indians. Since they had had possession of it the Indians had been protected and a different state of things bad arisen. Their rule had been a beneficent and good rule, and beneficial to the Indians. In the neighbourhood of the Red River population had slightly decreased, but ir‘. the north pars they had increased and were increasing, which depended greatly on the materials for comfort provided for the Indians, because they were not easily civilised. rho difficulty would be to provide such a Government in British North America, as would prevent the inhabitants from attaching themselves to the United States, and to whom the trade would be transferred. The charter had been several times recognised Ly Gc vt-rnment, because the company had saved the country the expense of keeping the territory, and therefore they had now a right to demand the favourable considera tion of Parliament. After some further discussion, the committee wal granted. [LEFT STETTNG .] MR. MAYHEW AAD RUE TICKET-Of!- LEA VE MEN. At the Marlborough -street Pi.lice-court yesterday Mr. tlenry Davies, of No. 22, Buckingham-street, Strand, solicitor, made an application to the magistrate for a summons against the writer of a letter signing himself "Ned Salmon," a ticket-of-leave man. Tae Jotter upon which this appli ca ti on was based had been sent to the private residence of his client, Mr. Henry May hew, and was of so filthy and coarse a description that he would not attempt to read the whole of it to the court, but he would confine himself to those pas sages which he thought would justify the magistrate in granting the summons he applied for. The writer began by avowing himself to be the same person who attacked Mr. Mayhew at the last ticket-of-leave meeting, held at Farringdou Hall, the Earl of Carnarvon in the chair, and concluded with the following threat: "Some of us will meet you when you least expect it—you and the likes of you; and the -- parsons may preach about our black deeds and garottang. They know nothing about such. They may save themselves any trouble about me. Blast you, and the whole set. You would all give us over to that respectable gentleman, Mr. Cal craft, the hangman. Now, old fellow, old -- gentle man Mayhew, look out for squalls, for we will have a watch upon you and your designs. If you should happen to be garotted, you would not come off so well as a good many. Why don't you give us some tin." Mr. Davies said that he held in his hand a letter from Earl Carnarvon, dated Jan. 10, requesting Mr. Mayhew, as a favour, to call this meeting for him, as his lordship wished to inquire into the subject previous to the meet ing of Parliament, and Mr. Mayhew had complied with the request in the hope that the men might be benefited by the proceeding. Mr. Davies further stated, that to show the animus of the speaker at the last meeting and the writer of the present letter, he had come provided with a second letter threatening proceedings in the County Court against Mr. Mayhew unless he paid a further sum of 31. 2s. 6d. for the board and lodging of a returned convict wbom his olient had been keeping for a considerable time at his own expense. Mr. Mayhew had already paid 101., and finding it had been applied to no good purpose had declined to submit to further extortion; and that, he (Mr. Davies) believed, was the sole cause of the malice of the speaker at the meeting and the threat of the writer of the letter. ' The magistrate, after reading the letter handed in, observed that it was so gross and brutal a threat, that if Mr. Davies was in a position to prove the handwriting, he should feel it his duty to grant a warrant rather than a summons against the man. towished but he . .00t M pr r o . d D uc a e vi e a y s id re e p n l c i e ed o t f ha th t e h h e a w n a d s w u r n it fo in r g tu , nately not able the magistrate to understand that if th t a h t e_c_ipTL y n h g ew abroad among the ticket-of-leavetrnamenong Mr them solely to was a spy among them, and wen it would be as muc to Mly, r. r. remarked th Mayhew,at he b u s t a t t t o h e t r h e, e He had caref u ll y read the t sai h tnsi ecrweempe meeting, and from the f ee li ng ma nifested by the men against the speake r , it was pro . in injure thni a r n and a d u e n g t r s a degrade ali t na e .s m h is still life m o w r a e n wo public rtht o e estimation, them ion, s ne t dt r mo a o t ej e fn , a wholeti notcTk ticket-of-leave only oa i nl .ci c a e: t g o uv i bable that the letter had originated from Some of those present, as a spite against the man who had made the charges against Mr. Mayhew. Under these circum• stances he was obliged to refuse the application. MARKET NEWS. —(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 5, 1856, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors In the different Cities and Towns in England and Wail(' per Imperial Quarter. WEIEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. BEL"' q r a Zi la 57,11 d 463 51 23 s 41 38s Id 40s 51 THE W' . WIIEAT. BAXLEY. SIX oATS.EEKS I AYE. BEANS. S. 58 3 9 .1 45 3 3a t 23s 6d I 38s 11d AVERAGE, 4ls 2 4 3311 114 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 104,611 ; Barley, 90,376 ; Oats, 17, 763 ; 1 0' 0,153 Beall. 6,553; Peas, 2,160 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWHATE AND LEADENHALL. - The demand ruled steady to-day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4 s 6d • Mutton, 3s 6(1 to 4s 10d; Veal , 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, a 84 to Os 2d per Blbs, by the carc ase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 4.—The supplies of sto o k h ere t o- d ay were only moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s Gd to 4s 10(1; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Veal, 4s Od to 58 0d; Pork, Is Od to 4s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. 4.—The trade generally ruled firm, as follows :—Beef, from 38 Gd to 58 Od • Mutton, 48 Od to 5a 6d ; Veal, 44 0(1 to 5s Od; Pork, Is Od ' to 58 Od per ifibs. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 4/ 48 ; cl over do., 31 10s to 51 53; and s t raw 11 4s to 1/ 9s per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4 / 4 s; clover do., 3/ lUs t o 5/ O s ; an d s t ra w , 1/ 4s to 1/. 98 per load, Trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 4s ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to lb 8s per load. Trade fiteady. ?, 26i i 61 li i 12i i 95A 6 18i 181 31i g ' 7 4 . . 3 1 4 51 i 1 } i