The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-18 00:00:00

MONEY; MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. I skr. CITY, Two o'CLocK. 12i I The Liverpool Co'ton Market yesterday closed so thinly, but quietly, and prices of Americans were 131 itt• per lb. dearer. The sales amounted to 10,000 st. bales, 5,000 of which were taken for export and on speculation. The Railway Share Market was in- 25 active, and closed at its best point. 25 At the meeting of the creditors of Mr. G. Sichel, St. general merchant, who failed about a fortnight It: eine; the debts were stated at 49,1441., and the 50 assets at 29,5771. It was agreed to accep t a divi- 20. derid of 10s. in the pound. The books of the firm IZI Were i n great di sor d er , an d the liabilities were es - 10 Itinated at 143,0001. ; but it is supposed that these fg Will run off. St. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon a 20 general improvement took place, the rates on Hol- R. land and Belgium being particularly firm. 25 About 30,000/. in gold was withdrawn from the 2 s s t. Bank of England yesterday, showing that the drain 20 has not yet ceased, even in the face of a heavy 10 silver market. The fact is, parties engaged in 10 this business are well aware that the de- st. nand will continue, and that any large supply, or s il t ) slight alteration in the exchanges, will not exercise st. more than a temporary influence. According to an 2 0 official return, the bank authorities last year pur- -stt: chased bullion to the extent of 6,019,4431. in bar st. ' gold, and 1,051,3881. in foreign gold coin, making st: a total of 7,070,831/. The sales during that period St. consisted of 1,899,6301. in bars, and 68,000/. in 11 ) foreign ccn,i together 1,967, 6 3 01 . The receipts 16i from the Mint were 6,002,250/. 16 1 From the accounts of receipts and expenditure n. of the South Wales Railway Company, just pub- 3 l ished, it appears that the sum available for die- v . , tribution among the shareholders is 66,8781. st: 16 5. 6d., out of which it is proposed to declare a St. dividend, lit the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, on 18 the consolidated stock and ordinary shares. 12 The bill of the European and Indian Junction :.).• Telegraph 'Company was presented to the House of 25 Commons st. At the 16th inst. 10 At the Mutual Life Assurance Society's meeting, 10 held to-day, the accounts showed an increase of 2 7,7251. in the business during the past year, which, added to the invested fund, made it on the let of January last, 263,5681. After some discussion the accounts wore passed. The meeting of the Wells and Fakenham Rail- Way Company has just taken place, when the ac counts, showing a balance of 1,0691. 13s. 10d. in hand, were pasted. It was stated that every attempt Would be made to get the line opened in June next. The meeting of the Scinde Railway Company has also just been held, W. P. Andrew, Esq., in the chair, who stated that the delay in selecting the line was from a change in the government of the district, and that there was no doubt but that the original line from Kurrachee to Hyderabad, would be adopted by the Bombay Government. 'The ac counts showed a balance with the H.E.I.C. and in band of 219,760/. The report was passed unani- Money. There has been a very firm market for English Securities this morning, an advance of 4 per cent. compared with the latest official quotations of yes terday having taken place. This movement has been caused by purchases stimulated by the fact that no new French loan is proposed, and the expectation that monetary affairs will soon experience some amendment. Consols for Money have been 934 and for account 94 to 944, with very few transactions. The New 3 per Cants. are 944 #, and the Reduced 94 to 944. Bank Stock is firm at 219. Exchequer Bills (small) are is. premium, and India Bonds 2s. discount. Very few bargains are recorded in the Foreign Market, but the quotations are firmer. Turkic 6 per Cents. are 954 #, and the 4 per Cents. aro marked 1011. Spanish Securities are well sup- Ported, the 3 per Cents. being 401 ; the New De ferred; 241 ; and the Certificates 64. Sardinian 5 per Cents. were 904 ; Mexican, 224 ; and Peru. Tian 44 per Cents. 80k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Mocks ;—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 7 ; Mexi can, 22 ;, ,Peruvian, 80 1 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto , ti per Cents., 96 8; Spanish 3 per Cents., 404 ; ditto Deferred, 234 ; ditto Certificates, 64 ; 1 2 ditto Passive, 5i 6. The Railway Share Market has been very buoyant, and a considerable amount of business has 100 been transacted in most of the leading undertak- 100 ings at improved rates. Caledonian have improved 100 10a ; East Anglian, 5s ; Brighton, 10s. ; Midland, 20 6s. ;North British,lOs. ; North-Eastern,Berwick, ss; E Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ss. ; and 20 South-Eastern, ss. The French lines are at no- 17 i minal prices, no business having been transacted r t. in them. Namur and Liege advanced ss. ; Grand 20 Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; and Great Western of lg o o Canada, ss. 20 British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares have shown no material alteration in quotations. 100 t. Joint-Stock Bank Shares have ruled dull. 20 National Provincial of England New Shares ad 20 - vaneed 55., and Union of London about ss. 20, 20 50 20 10 In Miscellaneous Shares there is no new feature 100 . to report. Australian Agricultural have improved 100 &bout 55., and Electric Telegraph declined os. to 100 10s. IRMSH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. (from the Octal List:) Ant, nest. done Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced A.nnuittee 94 k 3 per Cent Consols Annuities 935 if New 3 per Cent. Annuities 941 i Nowt} per Cent. Annuities..... 7B li)ag Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lBl India Bonds, £lOOO .......... .......... Consols for Acconnt .... 94 i Szehequer BILL, 2jd. ciao. Small .. 2 p 1 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. p 'Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent ............ ~,—; Mexican 3 per Cent ......................... gf., ............ 22 2 Ditto Account . ....... • .. .. ................... " Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cont ......... Ditto Account ........ ........................... — BO Russian Bonds, 1522, E St., 6 . per Cent.,,, lla 9; Ditto, 44 per Cent. 97 i 7 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cen'. spanfah Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6l i Surklah Bonds, 6 per cent vitto Account .. 95 i i i Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account .. loli Dividends on the above payable in Lonacn. French Rentes, 4i per Cent. — Ditto 3 per Cont. Belgian, 2i per Cent., ex. 25 francs — Ditto ili per Cent.. ex. 25 francs ...... - f." Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cont., 12 Guil,., Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .........• 9Ba THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, money 93i i Ditto, Account (March 5 ....... ... It is stated in Paris that the dividend to be declared at the forthcoming me e t ing of the Western of France Railway eon:ll34n snaking, with the ' total distribu• a Y w ill not exceed 22f. 50c. per share, interest already pai d, Lion of 401. for the sA.vms-Beasks.-ea r , 1856. ravings - bank.. , . , e) amount of interest Nov. 20, 1855, on ' ' , a the united kingdom in the year ending credited to Commissioners, was 1, theAt.pital sums invested with . the savings banks beyond t '226/. The excess paid in by No 146 9. 1 e sums drawn out amounted during the year to 0/., the excess drawn out by 50 the basks beyond the's paid in to 738,9771.1 the RUMS Paid for purchase onfnlrentook, Exchequer-bills, &c., 100 the sums to 7, 581,9531 -; 7,121,9391., andthe received f or sale of stook to 100 eioners on stock, &: d.,itdested, received b y t h e Commis - 100 of principal money r ece i ved fr credited to the truste es of savinno 989,407/ . The amount 2 0 T: nd interest p aid and t ittles on Nov. 20, 1855 , was 7168nk8 and friendly so- 20 the amount of in s fi principal and interest paid to the trustee and n a o l 4 36 ,238,363/.; 76 and the amount of money, principal the trustees by the Commissioners on theinterest, due to ic. seT,Lierities held 1855, was 36,451,041/. The value of tbe said Nov. 20, 100 by the Commissioners was 31,137,090/. 29, is iimber of depositors in savings -banks on Nov. 1,231,926, and the amount of deposits, :2,248674/. Taking these together with charitable i nst i tution ' s friendly societies, the number of deposit ors is raised an t d o IrO 1,804,833, and the amount of deposits to 34,263,135/. 10 There, were 180,110 depositors of U. and und er : 5 249,876 of Si. and under ; 168,638 of 101. ; 1 22,786 of 25 15/. ; /5,501 of 20/. ; 130,154 of 301. ; 105:614 of 40/. ; - 51,451V0f 501. ; 86,229 of 751. ; 41,285 of 100/. ; 27,076 ,; of 1251. ; 16,508 o f 1 50/ . ; 25,200 o f 2001 . ; and 1,489 16 0 v of more than 2001 . 100 SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Paid 1 itanlvari. 98 Amhg. Nottng. Bost. do Eastn. Junc....... all Belfast & BallYwelaa all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey....... .. 100 Birkenhd. Lanesh. Cheshire Junct...... all Blackburn ..... ....... all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £15).... [OO Bristol & Exeter...... 100 Ca1ed0nian........... .. 100 Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all De. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJuno. all Dun. P. &Aber. June. 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 EasternUnion,A.stk 100 Do., do. B 8i Do. New A 17i East Kent 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ........ 4 Do. 100 Edinburg'? & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee all Forth and ClydcJunc. 100 Furness ........ 100 Glasgow & S.Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) 100 Great Wester 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua. St all ;Irish South-Eastern all I Lancaster &Carlisle. 141'D0., Thirds.. 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F. .£l6 i Do., Wet. Riding Un. all Do. Southport... all London & Blackwall 100 Lond.Bright. & S.Cst. 100 London & N.'Western all Do. Fifths all D0.,107..5h.,M&8...0 V, Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 11.00 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland G.West.(lr.) all De. Shares ......... all Newcastle &Carlisle all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoin St. 50 St. St. ctz B4Ostrevor 100 N0rf01k......... 3;1 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 100 North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock ........ 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock .... 100 N. Eastern— Berwick 23 Do. do. Extension 161 Do do. G.N.E.Purch all Do. Leeds [OO Do. York [OO North London 31.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 17i North Staffordshire all North Western all N. dg S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N. E. Abrdn, St 100 Shropshire Union 4 , :itingbourne &Sheer all South Devon 100 South Eastern all Do. 4i per c. Shares 100 South Wales 17 S. Yorksh. RiverDnn 7 Do all Staines,Wok.,&Wok all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 1855 16i Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. all Vale of Nea.th. ...... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A. all \ Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all Wmbledon&Croydon BRITISH P, all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Con.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. all Do. 103 Buffalo d; Lake Hur. 100 Buff. , Brnt. d; Godch. 100 6p. c.bds, , 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 June,'74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 2s6d Central Oude (Lim.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. all Demerara 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd . Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. all Gt. Wostn. of Canada 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 1 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4i p.c all Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. ss. Oude (Limited) 5 Scindo, guar. 5 per c, all Do FOR: IGN. 10 all Antwrp&Rotterdam 5i - 64 20 14 Ardennes — 5 all Belgian East. Jnnet. •la ii 20 16 Beziersto Graissessac 24 —34 p 6 all Carmeaux&Toulowse Coal Mines and Ry. 5 54 20 12 Dutch Rhenish i —a P 12 20 all Eastern of France 20 all Do. New 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 18 Gt. Central of France 4 4 p 20 17 Great Luxembourg 64 6 64 50 29 1 National Bank ...... ... 5 IR. Ans. B. &G.1 . m.C0. ... ••• 25 all South Australia...... ... *-- ' - 25 all 'Union of Australia._ 60 --- 62 2i Do. N e w 7 9 E ., 3 •• - ••• 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ... ..• 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian d 1 —64 p 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ..• ••• 20 all Lyons and Geneva 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... ..• 33i all Maria Antonia 10 all Do. New ••• .--• ••• 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6 P. c. Pref l9i - 20,1 16 all Northern of France 36 t —37 i 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 9 94 20 all Paris and Lyons 55 551 20 all Paris and Orleans 5l 5 5 20 7 Recife & San Fran , 2 2 0 0 all aii sa ßo m ya b l ra D {Perham,) g 7 p c 4 d -- 10 74 Rome and Frascati • - 1 :1 105 all Royal R :o y . asl 4 B p w er ed c i en h t pref , 1 i 1 1 14 al isist Meuse l B B .l --- :3 u 20 all Southern of France„ .* 8- 8 8+ all West Fders.. ... pm 10 all Do. 54 per c p - 20 all 'W. ex N. Iv. of France ; R , - . 4104 20 6 Western ofAustria • 1 33 ip 20 all West. of Switzerland - 1 " . 6 all Wiesbaden . ▪ . ••• .. 6 all Do. Bp. cent. . —i" 20 all Zealand.,.,, -•— •.. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all lAustralasia 100 50 Bank ; of London 59 25 18 4 Bank of Egypt 40 all IBri. Col. Bk. & Ln. Co ... 61 . 50 all British N. American ... . 704 . 68 20 6 IC.Bk.of Ind.An.&Ch 14 d 100 50 Pity .................... 70 100 25 (City ........... u .... _ ... 100 20 Commercial of Lo d .. _ ... of Aust. 18. 19 19 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aue.Cht. 18 19 19 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk. . 18 _ 18+ 20 all Ditto New .......... . Corp ... ••• 100 50 Lnd.&E.B?ling. .... ..._ •• 6.1 50 20 London and County .. ... 30 100 20 Lond.andWest minst. ... ••• 474 100 35 (National Pro. of Eng. ... _. 50 10 London Joint Stock ... 10 20 4 10 Ita lD lia o n . .1 11, 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 37 20 all iNew South Wales .... 47 —___ ;v s 374 2 0 15 Ottoman Bank .•. i le° 25 Provincial of Ireland ... •••• 10 all Do. New. .. -. . ....... ... 100 50 Unity Mutual ........... ii. 1 lEa 144 ii 50 10' Union of London . . . ... 2u4 a 00 60 Westrn Bk.() Loud.. . flO 6 d -- - 9 . 401 JunctionNe w . . ....... . . . . . . .. . -- . . 4} - Si - 9 68 - 70 8 i - 94 91 - 96 65i - 66, 36 37 ••• • •.. ...- . ••• ... •I ••• '-' • 10i -- 11 19 -- 20 10 -- 10. 40 -- 44 28 -- 30 7i - 61 96 - 93 ii = Ei ••• ...... • •• 34 - 35 95 - 97 7 - 8 93 - 93, 77 - 79' (24 - 126 [ll - 113 68 - 68 64 - 66 70 74 6 7 p 6 7p 99 99 i id ,• ''' ••• 6$ - 61 103 - 109 1071-- 108 21 -- 2q 101 -10 i Ilol B i -- l' -- 1054 3if ia 83 - 83 54 - 551 iii = iii 51 56 34 3id 41i 42,t 87 -- 88 3i -34 d 2i -- 24 18i -- 19 62 -63 i, 98 —lO2l 4i 4Bd 74 8 10 11 273 - 283 106 -- 108 26i 27; 50 51 2 lidi 18 19 75i 7611 854 - 864 44 341 4 3d 1.2 14 40 42 201 17 ii 7 - 9 2 - 3 5 - N' 7 - oSSESSIONS ... - ... i- 1 P 11 16 - ).95 98 94 96 94 96 par i p - i --- 11-p 112 -- 114 2i -- Zip 21i -21 i! 49 - 51 81 - 83 21f -21 i - 1' 25 -25 i - 312 99 - 100 118 - 123 118 - 12; 108 - 110 19 - 20 21• - 22} i - p I - IP -.-- -. 2 -- 2ip Basilian dons tkis day. LINES LEASED AT FrXRD RENTALS• Id} RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Price' this day. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e 1 E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. tO Do. New dl Glstr.&Dn.Fr dl Hull ex Selby dl Do. Shares dl Do. i Shares dl Lon. di Greenw 11 Do. Preference )0 I Lon. Til., dES. 54 Do. Bark. Sh. 11 Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. 50 all IC.diEst.s p.c. 50 all Do. po. F 6 ix p e e d r s c p.c t 50 all 25 all Prest. tic Wyre 12i all Do. A Shrs. A St. 1% Roystn.dtHit. 10 all Shrews. & Her 12 all S. Staflordsh.. 50 all WearVal.g6pc 25 all Do st. 100 Wilts dzSamrst, St. II St. li 25 1 St. 11 st. ►v St. 10 25 a] 50 a] 25 a] 1211 a] PREFE It Blyth and Tyn6 c.pref. (isse.al )0 Bris.&Ex.4 P. 5 Do. 4 per c. bh, )0 Caledn. £lO 4 1 , 10 Ches. & Ho. )0 Do. do. 5 peil ce,) 611 Cork & Bandor s a p. c, 611 D au. Perth. ber. J. 2 E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. )0 Do. do. Cis. B 6p, c. )0 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 11 Eas.Co.Bx,sp.cNo.l ,11 Do. No. 2 ... . .... • •1 611 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 111 East Un., G. 6p. c. dl Do. 51., 10 per cent. 6 11 Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. al Do. do. 4 per cent 10 East Lane asb .6 p.cts 611 E. &W. York. J. sths 5 Ediu. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. )0 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 10 Furness, sp. c ). Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c 10 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem.,. 10 Do, 4 s per cent i ;0 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 St. 101 .00 I 61 p. c. prem. 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre St. 100 Gt. S 6i W. (Ireland) 20 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 50 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc St. WO Do. con. red. 4i P.C. St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. St. 100 Do. irred. 4 percent. St. 100 Do 5 p. C. red. pref. 8 all Do. Thrill. Pref. Sh 10 all Do.Cheste .Bp. c.P. S 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do St. 100 Do. Birm, Gua. Stk. 263 all Do. Chesil. Gua, Sh, 13i all Do. do. do 20 all Do. do. do 00 St. Lau.& York. 6 pc.St. St. 1, Lon. &., 1- 3. G. 5 pc. No.l St. 101, D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 St.lloo Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct 00 Lou. & S.W. 7 perct 1 late 3d Shares ill Londy.& Color. 6Sh ,11 Londy.kEnnis. 6 Sh )0 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent 46 Do. do. do. £6 " )0 Do. do. 34 per cent. .11 Marypt. ri Carl. 4 p.c. ail Do. 46 per cent .06 Do. do. 0 Mid. Consol.6 p.c. St 10 Do. Con.Br.Bir.6 p.c )0 Do. 46 p. c. Pref. St )0 Do. L. &H. Pref. St 11 New.,Aber., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norfir.Deb.4 p.c. Sh )0 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 )0 Do. 56 p.c. pf., 1847 D0.Wv.V.5p.c.,1847 10 North British 3. Do. 7L Preference N.E. Bcrw. 4 p.c.Prf 8 Do. 410. do .3 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 0 Do. Yorkl - 1.& S. Par dl North Staffordshire )0 Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c. Ist guar. )0 Do. 4. c. 2d guar dl Scot. Cent. New Pre 10 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6l.c. 10 Do. do. 7 p.c. p".. St. 13 Do. d 0.31 p.c. p". II Sough De Am al Do. fixed , q pr cent .11 S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of 21 Os. 6d. 10 Do. 4i per cent 11 Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh 10 S. Wales Gna. 4 p. c 10 Do. do. 4j p. c .11 S.Yorksh. 4 13. c. Guar di Stock. &Dar., sp. o 5 Do. do. do. Stock. dr Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. 25 1 al st. ID St. 10 St. 10' St. 10' 64 a' 6 a 10 ! St. 10' St. 101 64 al 10 a 20 a 5 a] 10 a] St. a] 5 I a] St. iii BRITISH 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 14 British Iron 20 Condurow ( Cnmbrn.) 1 IDev.Gt. Cnsls. (Tar.) 14s IGreat South Tolgus 10/ 3,Grt.W.Alfrd.(PAilk.) 7 , Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 's6d l Lady Bertha 7 i N. Frances (Mogan) N.W. Basset (Illogan) 15 North Wheal Crofty i$ Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) is. Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Clear 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogu. 9 , S. W. Frances(lllogn. !Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co I Tin Croft 40 Un.Mires (Gwennap) 12s 6 V. of Towey (Camar.) 1i IW. Basset (IF ogAn) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 5i 'Wh. Basset (Illogan 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth 5i Wh. Edward(Calstk U 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Lint 8 Wh.Ma.Ann(Menht ) 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis ) .11 ~I 2 5 4 10 9 FOREIGN MISC: Australian Agricult. 11 Australn. Royal Mail .11 Berlin Water Works V) Brit. American Land' Canada Do. Go. 6pc.Jan&Jnly )0 Do. 6 p.c./Vl:as:Aug. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept• .11 Copper Min. of Eng. 611 Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent. .11 Crystal Palace 5 all Do. Preference II Crystal Pal, of Franco a Duston Iron 0re..... .8 Eastern Steam...—. )0 !Electric Telegraph .. 611 Electric Tol. of Irel En.&Aust : Cop.SmCol Os. Eur. & Ind.JCtn. Tel. 11 Gen. Ir. Sc. L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount al Loud. Gen. Omnibus LO Magdalena St. Navig. Lll IMediteran. Elec. Tel. dl Mexican& S.Americn 5 Nat. Discount Co.._ 5 Do. New 5 Netherlands Land 611 De Do ill Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld. 1 Do. Do. New R. &N. S. Lanci l 0 N. S.W. Go T. 5P.e. D. .11 N. B. Australasian .7 Nrth .of Europe Steam 11 Oriental Gas ss. Do. Now Shares 11 Peelßr. Ld. tSz Minri 11 Peninsular dt Oriental .0 Do. New dl Rhymney Iron al , Do. Now 30 Royal Mail Steam ►ll Scot. Austral. Invesi ill Do. New X) S. Aus. GOT. 61% c. bds. LII South Austral. Land Xll Submarine Tel. Scrip dl Do. Registered 5 Truat&Ln.Co.U.Can. ;BLs Van Dieraon's Ind )0 V.Go.6p.eJan. 4 July 20 1 St, 0+ 1 a] 10 1C 25 a] 15 1. 20 ! 20 10 a' 100 1 81 St. 10i 20 1 1' 1 I al 50 li 50 al 15 a] st. 11a 25 al 20 1 1 100 St. 101 Ln.&N.W. I Calizdon... E.U. &E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do.. Gt. Westn. Y. Sz N.M, Do S. Eastorn Do [ Pao & Co Do La. &N. W & Midld 1 Midland 1 E. Count 1 Do Do Do L. & N . W Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk. &Dar. Do. Gt.W .00p. t 501.) c. St. Lares.. p. c. P. c. 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LINCOLN RACE .—(this Day). (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE TRIAL STAKES. Apathy........................................................ Pauli Monti ' Fiction Seven ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Greenwich Fair . Malcolm colt .... Nine ran. STEEPLECHASE. Tchernaya.... Janus Six ran. SELLING STAKES. Magistrate Sicbteus.... Five ran. Atrived.—Janue, Old Stringhoiilts, Cardsharper, and Sir Richard. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS---(This Day.) The SPBAXER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed :—Banff, Porsoy, and Strathisla Railway; Chatham District Water • Medical, Legal , and General Mutu a l, an d N ew Equitable Life Assurance Com panies Amalgamation ; National Assurance and Invest ment Associati on ; O r k ney Roads ; Ringwood, Christ- church, and Bo urnemouth Ra i lway; an d St. Philip's Church (Liverpool). RAILWAY RATING. Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition from the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company, complaining of the present duty of 5 per cent. on the gross amount of the passen g e r t ra ffi c, anal also against the pre sent high rate of local taxation, and the want of a proper court of appeal against the injustice complained of. TEA AND SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. HORSFALL presented a petition from the mer chants of Liverpool, complaining of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposition in reference to the tea and sugar duties. THE IRISH JUDGES. Mr. NAPIER asked the Attorney-General for Ireland whether any arrangement had been made to secure the attendance of a Judge at Chambers in Dublin during the circuit which is now fixed to go out at the end of this month. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said that no official reference had been made to the Government on the matter. The remedy, which was in the hands of the judges, would no doubt be of great importance and con venience, and he suggested that if the circuit were so ar ranged that one of the judges left for circuit earlier than the others, that he would be able to return to Dublin within a day or two after the Chief Justice had left for circuit, and then the grievance complained of would be remedied. BILL. on this bill, On t j he U Mr. HUGHES moved that the bill be committed this na D o G t M ion EN fo T r S go E in X g E in C t U o T co l m O m N itt & ee e., day six months. He based his motion on a variety of technical objections to the measure. Colonel FRENCH seconded the motion. Mr. HADFIELD supported the bill. It would prevent debtors in Ireland evading the law by coming to this country, and defeat a judgment obtained against them in Ireland, and vice versa. Mr. WHITESIDE opposed the bill, on the ground that it would inflict a greater injury than it proposed to re medy. Mr. BLAND opposed the bill. The bill was not for as similating the laws of the three countries, but to alter each of them. Every facility should be given for the recovery of debts, but the house ought to be careful how they gave facilities to fraudulent men to pay money they never owed, and to fraudulent people to give undue preference to one set of creditors to the injury of others. Believing such would be the effect of this measure he opposed it. Col. DUNN also. opposed the bill, and complained of the Government not introducing such a measure if it were necessary, but of leaving it to a private member. Mr. M`CANN said that the Irish merchants and trades men objected to the bill because it would afford facilities for collusion with fraudulent debtors. Sir J. FITZGERALD supported the bill. After some discussion, in which Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. S. Warren, and Mr. Napier took part, Mr. ROEBUCK said that it was true that in a civilised country the laws should be alike and have one effect, but this bill was to give a similar effect to different laws. He therefore objected to the bill, which commenced at the wrong end. They should first make the substantive laws alike, and before that was done, the house ought to scout such peddling legislation as this. (Hcar, hear.) The LORD-ADVOCATE defended the principle of the bill, add entered into a history of the measure from its first introducth n in 1854 to the present time, and said that the object of this bill was to give greater effect to the course now pursued in this country, that of putting in force a lodgment obtained in Scotland without notice to the party, provided the proper forms had been complied with. Mr. 61 3 00NER opposed the bill. Mr. G. BUTT supported it. The house then divided, when the numbers were— For going into commitbee" - 127 - For the amendment ... Majority The hoase then went into committee. On clause 1, Mr. M'MAHON asked why the Lord Mayor's Court, the Courts of Common Pleas of Lancaster and of Durham, the Tolzey Court of Bristol, the Passage Court of Liverpool, the Record Court of Manchester, the County Courts of England, and all other courts of record in England, were not put on an equality with the Sheriffs' Courts of Scot land, and he moved an amendment to that effect. Mr. G. BUTT thought it would be unwise to extend the powers and jurisdiction of the courts named. Mr. CRAUFURD (the hon. member who introduced the bill) had no objection to the introduction of the Courts of Lancaster and of Durham into the bill, as they were con sidered superior Courts, but he objected to the introduc tion of tke inferior courts into the operations of this mea sure. _ After some remarks from Mr. Napier, the Solicitor- General, and Mr. Whiteside, Mr. HAYTEkt said that he had received several amend ments to the bill, from one of the Irish Chief Justices, quite in the spirit of the principle of the bill, and he sug gested the adjournment of the committee, to enable him to place the amendments on the paper for the considera tion of hon. members. The ATTORNE Y-GENERAL for IRELAND supported the suggestion, and added that he had received a commu nication from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, approv ing of the principle of the bill, suggesting alterations in detail requiring the consideration of the house. After some further discussion the house resumed ; Mr. M`MATION intimating that he should press his amendment on another occasion, if the mover of the bill did mot adopt it. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the house resumed. CHIEF CONSTABLES BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. After a short discussion the clauses were agreed to, and the bill passed through committee. PUBLIC HE ILTH SUPPLEMENTAL BILL (1857). This bill was read a second time and ordered to be com mitted. NE W WRIT. On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND, a new writ was ordered for the county of Tipperary, in the room of Mr. James Sadleir, expelled the house. EDUCATION. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved for leave to introduce a bill for the promotion of elementary education in cities and corporate towns. The bill had been drawn so as not to contravene or reverse the decision of the house last session on the resolutions moved by Lord J. Russell. The nega tiving of these resolutions he looked upon as an expression of disapprobation on the part of the house of the plan of the noblelord, which embraced two principles, viz., that it should be compulsory, and that it should be general. The plan he (Sir J. Pakington) now proposed was the reverse of the noble lord's, viz., that it should be permissive, not compulsory, and local, not general; leaving it to the people to decide whether they would try the scheme he proposed ; and in support of permissive legislation he referred to the bill allowing corporate towns to raise a rate for the support of a library, but which he admitted had only been adopted in certain instances because it did 'not make that appeal to the feelings of the public which that of education did. The other precedent was that giving a permissive power to the ratepayers to consent to tax themselves for a police, which was taken advantage of by half the counties of England, and he was of opinion that the public were in favour of such legislation. His object in selecting corporate towns and cities was, that the boun daries of its operation would be defined, and it could be most beneficially tried in those places. He did not say this measure was wanted more in those districts than others. He thought the reverse was the case ; but it was in towns he looked forward to obtaining the greatest amount of good. Ho should not then enter at great length on the measure, because the statements he had before made in relation to education had not been disproved, and he be lieved they could not, for they were based upon incontro vertible faots. In referring to Lancashire, he said that the evidence before the committee on education stated that there were 30,100 children in Manchester who were neither at school nor at work, and since then things had become no better. In the parish of St. Andrew's, Manchester, which contained about 19 acres, with a population of 13,000, he found that of the children between 3 and 16 43i per cent. attended Sunday schools, only 25 per cent. were at work, 29 per cent. attended day schools, and that 46 neither attended school or work, so that there were rudal and religious training• 1,200 children in that parish who never attended school. He proposed that there should be religious toleration and freedom in these schools—(hear)—secondly, that there should be local contributions raised to support the schools and thirdly, following out the principle of all our impor; tant institutions, that there should be local management and control over the funds so raised. He was happy to say that the religions and secular parties of Manchester had adjusted their differences. The religious party had consented to the extension of the rate for the benefit of the schools now in existence, coming e tioo c mtt u e ilndansri.gir:seuncephTt directly schools, applied phape certain secularlll d etrdaa t it h net e o party, stseculardotaocalltdhraei party had consented to the provided the money be thought, had made a 13100 t THEATRICALS IN THE PROVINCES.—The tragedy o " Macbeth" was played at the Theatre Royal, Manches , ter, on Fridayevening last. Miss Leila Vorester, as Lady Macbeth, evinced considerable talent, and elicited the warmest applause from a numerous and respectable au dience. Her performance throughout was marked with great care and judgment, and many parts of it very nearly approached to excellence. Miss Forester is still young, and possesses unusual advantages for the stage. Her figure is good, her style commanding, her voice, over which she appears to have perfeot con trol, is rich and full, with great flexibility of tone, and her enunciation perfect. This young lady bids fair to reach high in her profession. On Saturday "Jack Sheppard" was performed, Miss Hudson under taking the character of the hero with complete success, reminding us strongly of Mrs. Keeley. Miss Hudson was rewarded by frequent marks of approbation, and was called for at the fall of the curtain. ALLEGED NEGLECT AND CRUELTY OF A MEDICAL OFFlCER.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley held an inquest at the Constitution, G rea t James-street, Lisson-grove, on the body of Sarah Balcon, whose death was attributed to neglect by the medical officer of the parish.. After a prolonged investigation the jury returned the following verdict :—" The jury is of opinion that the deceased Sarah Batson died from natural causes ; and the jury are further of opinion that the evidence, as given by the witnesses, justifies them in declaring that there was gross neglect on the part of Mr. Par nell, a want of feeling, and an unjustifiable refusal to attend the deceased in his capacity of medical officer ; also, that his conduct has displayed gross igno rance and inhumanity, and a want of judgment and dis cretion, more especially in reference to stating in the medical certificate that the cause of the poor woman's disease was laziness, and this at a time when she was a3tually dead." Yesterday morning, shortly after two o'clock, a fire broke out in the Old Cherry Tree Tavern, No. 41, Sings land-road, Shoreditch. The whole of the bar, the stock, as well as the upper rooms and staircase, were destroyed. The total loss is considerable, but the landlord was in sured in the Monarch Fire-office, and the building was also insured in the Phoenix Office. The origin of the fire is unknown. BREACH OF CONTRACT.—Yesterday an action was tried in the Court of Exchequer to recover damages against a lady named Legard, for a breach of contract. She had ordered the plaintiff to construct an iron church, but in consequence of some differences amongst the par ties at Filey the plan of the intended erection of the church was not put up. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. We understand that the half-yearly dividend of the Caledonian Railway Company will be 17s. 6d. per share, or at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, with a surplus of about 6,0001. 1 37' 7 8i 1001 2 19i 20 1101 1 i I serious mistake in adopting that name, in reference to edu- I cation, and that it would have been much better for them had they called themselves "separatists." (Hear.) He believed the secular party to be as sincere and zealous, and as deeply impressed with the necessity of religious in struction as those professing to belong to the religious party—(hear, hear) —and he doubted whether the school was the best place to impart religious instruction, and the schoolmaster the best person to impart it. The right hon. gentleman then referred to a speech he delivered during the recess on education, and said that he proposed that the children should continue to give their pence, and that sums granted by the Committee of Education should be be continued, and the deficiency made up by a rats in aid. As regarded free schools power would be given to the local committee to establish free schools in par ticular localities, and where there appeared to be great poverty, or to admit a certain number of free scholars into the existing schools. (Hear, hear.) No interference would be allowed in the management of the present schools except, so far as was necessary, to enforce compliance with the provisions of the bill. He was aware it might be said that he was seeking to introduce an irreligious system, and to destroy our voluntary system, with many others, but whilst he felt the highest respect for the objectors, he felt Mr. C 0 :P a t P E approach said ont thatwould ftu h pwl qed:urdbueeienlscidtat parents obi aonos tfwwtanticipatewith• the concilia tion ▪ religious too a euu n l s y s bound to disregard the objections, believing that what he was proposing was for the benefit of the country. The motion having been seconded, hon. member would oppose the motion of the right bon. baronet, of the right hon. baronet, and thus meet the opinions of all persons. As regarded the compromise alluded to, instruction denominationalho ugh t t t ethe turni ng c se h h d o r ip e s denomination; and he dissented from the idea that truth, virtue, morality, and all the cardinal virtues could be taught withoat any doctrinal teaching. He abstained from referring to the secular part of the scheme, and said that with regard to the other points he thought there would be no objection to them. In this scheme they would get rid of the difficulty of legislating for towns and rural districts, the requirements for which were so dissimilar. Mr. BALL was of opinion that any scheme of national education, except based on religion, would receive the di rect opposition of the country. Hei regretted that defici ency in this scheme. Lord R. CECIL protested against the division of the educational party into the religious and secular party, and the excluding of the advocates of the Privy Council system. Ho complained that that system had not had a fair trial, and that there was too much hurry to condemn it and in troduce another. No person of sense, knowing the feeling of the people of this country, would exclude religious edu cation from these schools. Ono great objection to a rate in aid was, that exactly as they raised the rate in aid, the voluntary subscriptions would fall off. Mr. COBDEN said that the question of education was not open to the charge of haste, as it had been before the public for twenty years. It was not contemplated to pay doctrinal teaching out of the rate, which was the essential difference between this and previ ous bills. Chapel and church schools would receive aid, but a certain time would be set apart for that teaching, when those who dissented from it might absent themselves. The plan was now adopted in many of the national schools, and in Honey-lane Market School, London. When the bill came into operation the difficulty of religious teaching would immediately vanish. The Bishop of Manchester approved of this scheme. There was no difficulty about the ly the a y bo w u e t re it lion l e i s e t hoped question they if h they a r s r e i t v e t d h ef t S a e I vt time w o e e s n t about the matter of education, and he considered the scheme would receive the support of the people. Mr. HENLEY opposed the scheme, on account of its being devoid of religious instruction. Lord J. RUSSELL congratulated the right hon. gentle t d m o a u n b te n d having whether de clined entering into its details until he had had an oppor tunityd of reading the bill. Mr. HADFIELD was opposed to the scheme. Mr. W. EWART supported voluntary education by a rate, and the permissive character of the proposed scheme. Sir J. PAKINGTON having replied, Leave was given to bring in the bill. TEA DUTIES. Mr. GLADSTONE gave notice that, on Friday, he should submit a motion to the house iu committee on ways and means, that this house does not grant any addi tion to the tea and sugar duties of the act of 1855. The house adjourned at a quarter to six o'clock. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. (This Day.) (Before the Lords Justices.) Mr. Bacon (for Mr. Marcus) moved for leave to appeal to the Souse of Lords from the decision of this Court; that the adjudication of bankruptcy against the company was valid, and said they had now served the directors with the necessary notices. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—Then, of course, you can appeal to the House of Lords. Mr. Rolt why cannot these parties appeal to the House of Lords ? Mr. Rolt—l am here to show your lordships. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—Do so. lam curious to know what reasons there can be for such refusal. The act says that if any case presents any "difficulty of import ance," the Court shall have the power of granting an ap peal. The effect of granting such an appeal will not be to stay the proceedings. Mr. Rolt said in point of fact it would not, but it would have the effect of stopping all attempts to agree to a com promise. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—All we have to decide is whether this case is one of sufficient difficulty an 1 impor tance to grant an appeal. Mr. Rolt—Certainly-. Bat I trust I shall be able to show your lordships that this is not a case in which an appeal ought to be granted. The learned counsel then proceeded to quote the words of the statute, and con tended that Mr. Marcus ha l no right to make the present application. Every other shareholder excep', Mr. Marcus were commonly of opinion that this application should be refused; and he trusted that under such circumstances their lordships would refuse it, and decide that all the proceedings that had been taken should not be perilled by this application of Mr. Marcus. More than half the estate had been administered, and ho contended that no case could be stated where the estate was so divided, and where steps Ind been takes similar to those which had been taken in this case, to jus ify the present application. Mr. Giffard followed on the same side. Mr. Brown said ho had but a very few worts to offer in opposition to the motion. Lori Justice Knight Brace—Are you actually with Mr. Rolt and Mr. Gifford in this case ? Mr. Brown—Yes. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—Mr. Rolt, for whom do you appear ? Mr. Relt—For the assignees. Lord Justice ji. Bruce--Then there are actually three counsel engaged for the assignees in this application. I was only curious to know how many counsel were engaged. Mr. Brown then continued his argument, and contended that the present case was not of sufficient importance to justify an appeal to the House of Lords. But, leaving that part of the case, ho maintained that the application of Mr. Marcus was made too late. Several other counsel followed on the same side, and Mr. Bacon having replied on the part of Mr. Marcus, Their lordships refused to grant leave to appeal entirely on the ground that the application came too late. If the present proceedings had been taken immediately, or as soon as was possible after the decision of this court had been given on a former occasion, when this unfortunate case was before their lordships, leave undoubtedly would have been given to appeal to the House of Lords. The motion was therefore ordered to be dismissed, but without coats—Mr. Linklater to have his costs out oft he estate. THE LATE AUSTRIAN OUTRAGE AT MAJ!TUA. We regret to learn, from the following more cir cumstantial narrative of the late affair at Manilla which we find in the Opinione of the 14th inst., that the original story, though incorrect in some par ticulars, did not exaggerate the brutal ferocity of the Austrian officers on this occasion, and that the young Italian who was their victim died, after all in consequence of the terrible injuries they inflicted on him : • The following are the details of the affair at Mantua ;you may consider them official. A per- ► ' son named. Bianchi, by profession a veterinary sur • geon, was at the theatre at Mantua.. He was quite silent, when an officer gave him a reprimand. Bianchi ► answered him by stating that he had not spoken, but that if any any other persoa had done so he had , a right to speak. There was an exchange of angry , words ; on the following day the officer sent him a challenge. It was agreed between the seconds, , after some resistance on the part of the officers, that the duel should be fought with pistols, and not with swords. The place of meeting had been chosen near the city, at a spot called the " Wood of the Fountain." In the morning, just as the young man, accompanied by his_ second, was proceeding . to the ground, he met some guards, who ordered him to return home. He gave notice of this hindrance to his antagonist, and as the authori ties had interfered, told him to choose some other spot in the neighbourhood, where they might be free from interruption. It is doubtful whether this message was delivered. The officers repaired to the place of assignation, and, not finding their adversary, took the matter in a serious light. In the evening Bianchi was at the play, when the officer entered, and violently attacked him. Bianchi, in his defence, alleged the circumstances as they bad occurred, and added, for the rest, that he was ready to go the next day to whatever spot should be indicated to him. The officer would not listen to any reason, and said to him, " You are a coward and a hog, like all the -," but could not end his speech, because Bianchi gave him two slaps M the face, and with another blow struck him to the ground. At this moment four offic•rs entered, who had been waiting at the door, and at the same time a patrol, which had been attracted by the noise. The patrol arrested Bianchi, but the officers ordered the guards to release him, which they did, after a few observations had been made. No sooner had the patrol left than the officers drew their sabres, and Bianchi defended himself with a chair. The bystanders, who were without arms, endeavoured in vain to interfere ; the unfortunate .Bianchi fell, after, receiving thirteen wounds. It is not yet known whether he is dead. There has been great agitation prevailing in Mantua. A deputa lion, consisting of the municipality, chamberlains, and other personage°, has gone to Milan. The Marquis Guidi del Bagno, the Marquis Cavriani, the Marquis Castiglioni, all partisans of the Govern ment, indignant at this crime, and grieved at the consequences that may be occasioned by the popu lar exasperation went to the director of the police, who behaved like Pilate. They applied in• vain to the lieutenant-governor ; they then went to the minister Bach, who was ill. Being in such uncer tainty when they were admitted to an audience, they did not know what to say ; but after they had left they understood how their visit had been turned 'to derision, sothat they are now endeavour ing to obtain a fresh audience. To-day his Majesty is at Lodi, and consequently everything remains in suspense. _ _ _ _ _ • We read further in the Staffetta of Feb. 12 "A letter from Milan announces the death of the brave Bianchi, from the wounds he received when resisting seven Austrian officers, in the county of Mautua." Sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TTIESDAY. The business transacted at the rooms to-day was very limited, and bore a wide contrast to yesterday's proceed ings. Leamington was the only horse backed for the Chester Cup, about whom 11 to 1 to 30/. was with difficulty obtained, 10 to 1 in a general way being the highest offer against him. The only wager made upon the Liverpool Steeplechase was 300 to 24 agst Hopeless Star. Several bets were made upon the Lincoln Handicap, Tom Thumb being supported for the most money. Early Bird and - Walhalla were also in force at their quotations. 7to 1 was currently off:red agst British Remedy. We may re mark that the bet of 500 to 25 agst Walhalla for the Lin coln Handicap, which was laid yesterday, was to-day by mutual agreement declared void, and, from what we can learn, had it stu,d, it would have interfered with the horse starting for the race. We need scarcely say that the taker of the olds was not very well pleased. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 7to 1 sgst Walhalla (taken) 7 to 1-agst Early Bird (taken) Bto 1 agst Mr. St. John's British Remedy (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mr. W. Robinson's Lady Malcolm (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHXBE. Bto 1 ag4 Mr. Mellish's Minos (taken) 12 to 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Hopeless Star (taken) 12 to 1 agst Emigrant (taken) 13 to 1 agst Mr. Cowper's Omer Pacha (takel 14 to 1 agst 'redder;ley (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr. B. Land's Weathercock (taken) '0 to 1 agat Little Charley (taken)' 25 to 1 agst Any of J. Flendersou'a lot (offered) Two THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loyola (taken) 6to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Schiedam (taken) 7to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Vedette (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bird in the Hand (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) 10 to 1 angst Mr. Mellish's Adam's (taken) 12 to 1 asst Sir Colin (taken) CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Leamington (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mrs.Msbaldeston's Claret (take 30 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Mr. H. Hill's Rogerthorpe (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lord de Mauley's Cotswold (taken) DERBY. 100 to 6 agst Mr. W. Crawfurd'sZnyder Zee (take 20 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Mr. T. Parr's M.D. (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mr. W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny (taken) 22 to 1 agst Bird in the Hand (take 25 to 1) 53 to 1 agat Mr. C. Harrison's Strathnaver (taken freely) DERBY SPRI/ Weights for the Age st lb Early Bird Mary Stork Weathercock - Katherine Loglo Jack Sheppard 5 7 9 Little Tom a 7 8 Questionable 5 7 7 Casey Blight Affgban 5 7 3 Caliph Westminster 5 7 0 Maid of Cadiz British Remedy Victory a 6 13 Knight of Avon 4 6 13 Prince's Mixture 4 6 12 Ulysses Diligent Emulator Tom Thumb 4 6 101 'G MEETING. larrington Plate. lie st lb Elfri , la 6 10 Nicholas Sluggard b in by las, dam by Johnny Boy (h b) 5 6 S Old Stringhalts Queen of the South 4 6 6 Old Fashion 3 6 6 Ada Vaulter 3 5 13 The Dupe 3 5 1 Huntington Gulfina Profile Viola, by Ravens bourne Fiction Sir Humphrey 3 5 4 b c by Burguny out of Peggy 3 5 4 ch g by Stoltz out of Gentle Kitty 3 5 4 THE ACCIDENT TO THE TAMAR. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. We have been favoured with the following graphic narrative of the accident to the Brazilian mail steam ship Tamar, which was forced to put into Vigo, on her outward passage, addressed by one of the pas sengers on board to a relative in Liverpool : " Vigo Bay, Coast of Spain, Jan. 22, 1857. "My dear * * *,—l take advantage of the Alhambra calling in here to drop you a few lines. Of course you will already have seen by the news papers that the Tamar had to put into this port disabled. I never taw anything nearer a case of sew-up than we were in from the 10th till the 13th inst. We had the most ter rific weather I ever witnessed ; every thump the sea gave us I thought would have carried away our wheels and even the spar deck. The worst of all was, that in that dreadful sea the crank pin of our engine broke, and the helm got split into a complete bundle of laths, so much so that the wheel had no power on it, as the stock of the rudder twisted round like a wet towel. At the risk of his life a man was let down over the stern and passed a chain round the stock. Cables were then attached to rings in the lower part of the rudder, near the water, and were reived on by pulleys to a large spar laid across the ship. There were aS many - as 14 men at the helm, and she was literally st eered by their main f orce . Aft er the broken piece of the engine was cleared away, and one wheel detached, we had to lay to, as the captain would not risk letting her go free with such a terrific sea running. We lay nearly two days in this helpless condition, expecting to hear every moment that we had sprung a leak. Our upper deck is quite shaky now from the fearful shocks, and every timber creaked as if it would tear to pieces. Fortunately afterwards the sea went down and the wind blew from the north-east, and we accordingly got our sail set, and with one paddle working we went along like a lame duck till we fortunately made this bay, into which we were all extremely glad to have got I can assure you. A telegraph was despatched immediately by the captain, and would likely reach England on Monday last. We had hopes that they would have sent immediately another steamer to take us on, but as we have heard by an English steamer that touched here that the Tyne, from the Brazils, was lost near the Bill of Portland, we fear the company will not have one disposable ; in consequence the captain has set to work to cooper up the rudde r w ith i ron bars the best way he caa, and the aaespcoanndishelvanrgiseenneraeelrcinuheiaraers been despatched overland to ma F ne e kt r e r r o p l i; n ho ni w ad it e. broke I canno t o C n o e r u o n f n s a b , to ut see n e and o g h e e t e a d i c a r imagine. Here there is no way of doing anything, as it is a very poor place. The capt a i n has hopes of getting off by the beginning of next week, if most lovelypic turesque places you o can imagine, is one the crank iecan andbe ob tained p at Ferrol. Vigo and we are all rather pleased than other w i se at our detention off soon we sh a ll b e in Monte Video with h in ere a . we l e f k w a e f g te e r t the time we a re d ue, as you will remember, bad we gone on all right w e would have had to wait 10 or 12 days in Rio. Thi s we w ill now not have to do, as the River Plate steamer will be waiting us, and will start immediately on our arrival. W e h ad a most impressive service on board ,1" the Sund a y a ft er our arrival. Many were in tears as thanked God for QUr safe delivery from the danger° of ;he deep. * * - • THE LATE ASSASSINATION IN PARIs. The Government inquiry into the antecedents of Verger, the assassin of the Archbishop of Pexis, in connection with his visit to Brussels, has just ter minated. That inquiry was ordered in consequence of some curious statements contained in a letter of the Paris correspondent of the Journal of Brussels, which at the time . occasioned considerable excite ment inside and outside the Belgian Chambers. Thfollowenstg paragraph referred to were contained'in the i ph :-- sic7litniassanicucurptuus i f t ac ha t — s and been ons aifi tsh rm ich a lg a ig n e c i c oa ol as authenby -o,ctlhoactk o n n oo t n h , e f a a t ta i l u Sa m tur em da ent y. l' th wi e ny3 d res o P f ect fan le uar Tha y, giB at trat l2 " engaged in Session, the repo a rt p re aris ac ta d d tjh nete P be al e a n ce assa t that when the di f ferent Ch am b ers of the Imperial Court were Monsigneur the Archbishop sinated five hours before the event bad actually occurre d I The report was considered false, as being extrava gan t and, in the evening, when it was repeated, when l an ; verified by the frightful fact, the magistrates were l Iv struck by the strange coincidence. it appeared much tat Verger, while at Brussels, had communicated his project to a secret society, and that the premature rumour bad reached Paris from that quarter. If the existence of such a society can be proved, we can well believe that such at tempts at assassination will not be limited to this first victim." The Moniteur Beige, the Government organ, has just published the following facts as the result of the inquiry : The Journal of Brussels having published, on the 27th January last, a P ar i s correspondence of the date of the 24tb, relative to Verger, the assassin of the Archbishop of Paris, the Government took measures, on the 28th, to test the assertions of the correspondent. In inquiry had been opened on the 30th, when an hon. member of the Chamber of Representatives believed it to be his duty to address interpellations to the Government on the subject. " To-day that inquiry terminated. The following were its results : " Ist. That Verger came to Brtunels only in the months of January and February, 1856; that he had held no intercourse, except with certain editors, with the view to the,printing and the publication of pamphlets or brochures treating of religious questions. " 2C That he did not come to Brum)la nor to Belgium in the month of December last. " 3d. That the assumed rumour of which the coarespon dent of the Journal of Brussels had spoken was not circu lated in the Palace of Justice at Paris. All the magistrates of the Imperial Court have teen questioned upon this point, and repudiate the version of the journal as untrue. " 4th. That the proprietor of the Journal of Brussels has not been able to furnish any evidence. " We therefore consider the news given by the Journal of Brussels as not resting upon any foundation." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. An adjourned general meeting of the shareholders of the Great Western Railway was held yesterday at the station at Paddington, for the purpose of receiving the report of the scrutineers appointed at the meeting held on Friday last, to take the poll on the amendment of Mr. Norris on the motion of Mr. Miles, M.P., respecting the manage ment of the company, which originated with the commit tee of shareholders. The amendment was as follows : " That this meeting, upon full consideration of the re. spective reports of the deputation of shareholders and the board of directors, declines to adopt the recommendation of the deputation; that the objects sought to be accom plished are not warranted by the instructions given ; that the re-election of Messrs. Baker and Potter as directors, after they had abandoned their posts because they were in a minority, was calculated to weaken the authority of the board." The chair was taken by Viscount Barrington, M.P. Captain BIILKELEY read the report of the ecrutineers, which was as follows. For the amendment— Present Proprietors. No. of Votes. ... 256 3,898 Stook. ...... 2719,733 Proxies 2,04 :::: 21;728 2,350 Against the amendment— Present lBB .. Proxies 1 , 25,626 £4,167,916 2,211 28 £335,629 6,000 2,329 £341,629 Majority is favour of the amendment 2,161 The gallant proprietor also stated that -the total number of proxies registered upon which no votes bad been tendered were 35 proprietors, bolding 394 votes, and representing 52,7701. of stock. . The registrar presented to the scruti , nears votes in respect of 199 proxies, represent ng 1,913 votes, and 268,2391. of stock, in favour of the amendment. Three proxies, representing 2,5971., and 35 votes against the amendment, were reported on as having arrived too late to be available. The report of the scrutineers was signed by Capt. Bulkeley, Mr. Haling, M.P., Mr. Norris, and Mr. Bayley. (The result was received with loud and protracted cheering.) The CHAIRMAN said that after the reading of the report of the scrutineers there could be no doubt that the amend ment was carried. (Renewed cheers.) Major COURT then proposed to bring forward a motion of which he had given notice respecting the bye-laws of the company, and other Matteis. . The CHAIRMAN stated that it would perhaps be more in order if the meeting were to proceed to the discussion of the regular business before it. There was one point to which he was anxious to allude, that was—the memorial which was presented at the close of the last meeting from certain coal owners. There were no signatures to that memorial, and he could only say that if the memorial had been presented to the proper authorities some time before the meeting an opportunity would have been afforded for examining into the various allegations which it contained. It was impossible for him to answer that memorial at the moment it was presented; the directors had, however, in quired into the matter, and Mr. Williams, a member of the board, had presented a report which fully and completely answered all the allegations made by the memorialists. (Cheers.) Now, he thought it would always be the best course it; when any of the shareholders had any fault to find with the management of the company, they would lay their complaints at once before ' the board, rather than industriously circulate statements which the board had no opportunity of investigat ing. (Loud cheers.) The board could have no interest distinct from these of the general interests of the share holders, and if the directors found at any time a certain branch of the traffic which was not remunerative, it was surely their duty to endeavour to develope that traffic, and to maize it profitable; and he trusted that the meetingwonld give credit to the directors foi being actuated by such mo tives in the policy which they had adopted respecting the coal traffic on the line. (Cheers.) After some discussion as to the course of proceeding, Major Court was permitted to bring forward his motion, but not being seconded it fell to the ground. Mr. Nonais then moved that Viscount Barrington, M.P., who retired by rotation, should be re-elected a di rector of the company. The motion was carried by. acclamation. Mr. NOBRIS next proposed that Mr. Walpole, M.P., be re-elected director of the company, and the resolution was unanimously agreed to. Mr. D. Ogilvy was also re-elected a director of the com pany. Mr. NORRIS then proposed that Mr. T. Luce, M.P., be elected a director in the place of Lord Bateman, who had retired by rotation, and was not willing to be re-elected. Captain BWLKELET seconded the motion. Mr. W. MILES, M.P., after alluding to the failure ofhis motion, and the success of the amendment, said that, although defeated, he felt confident that, unless the di rectors reformed their ways, a reform would come upon them from a pressure oat of doors, which they would be unable to resist. It was not his intention to oppose the election of Mr. Luce, and he should therefore withdraw the names of Messrs. Baker and Potter, whom he had proposed for re-election. After some discussion, Mr. Luce, M.P., was unanimously elected • director of the company. The CHAIRMAN and Mr. LUCK returned thanks for the honour conferred upon them by the choice of the share holders. Mr. SainNDEßs said he was anxious before the proceed. ings terminated to relieve himself from imputations which had been cast upon him for alleged usurpation of power on his part beyond the duties of his office. Daring the last twelve months he had been greatly pained to hear such charges made. He had always striven to do his duty to wards the company. But he could not consent to continue in the office which he held if such attacks were constantly made upon him. An old and faithful servant might be an incumbrance—(cries of no, no)—and he might per haps stand in the way of others who wished to obtain the power or authority which it was thought he possessed. But nothing should ever i n d uce hi m , s h or t of anYo r ff...er tle t": o degrade his position, f rom d o i ng whatever, much lit and he would not *onion t o He had no tenacity of o ffi ce, and be degraded by which the directors might think fit to impose on him . t remain the officer of the company, mpany, xplanotion re specting into some leng thene d e secretary then wen line, showing from various tlyTihne e coal from Ruabon to Lon t placed ratli c o a n b t o , : figures that the carriage the him . (Cheers.) The hon. having an t h y e o c n o e a l quantity of coal carried by the ra ilway time coal half-year, and at the present time creased during the las t North Wales at the rate of Bs. ld. coal was carried from ° Lon don would be a profitable of business forthe h r ad ailw gr a e y a . per ton ; ck at 3s. sd. ; from the Vale of Neath at os. • , The Ruabou coal was carried for 7-16 the - ad f - ro a ni nt from South Wales and the Forest of Dean t 48 per ton. of a ; p r mile and 1-16th of a penny for truck hire. -- if; penny WiLid e ama paid a high and merited compliment to the ability and fidelity with which Mr. Saunders had uni formly discharged his duties as secretary to the board, and stated that no man could have kept more closely within his y r h. Greatra S avil U we‘ N avoy D ne I t fie;t l I dae Bern confidence c a eie i et d iuwn t l that olt a uh t nledo th tbd e ooc ar r a e srod c ri T ata l nh d F ide bes many oa n uir eoi shareholders e olnado a le s tsr s o nawe whype r m i tou., a nyd proper sphere of duty than that gentleman had done. othero thenMl the claims of individual and interested parties to be used against any comprehensive plan which the directors might agree to for the development of this portion of the traf6c. He believed that if the directors were permitted to encou rage and develope the coal traffic, the shareholders would receive from the coal traffic an additional dividend of U and even 2i per cent. (Cheers.) some other resolutions of a formal character were agreed to, the thanks of the meeting were voted to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated. LONDON AND SOUTH-EAsTznx ReliN AL—Traffi° re" turn for the wee k en di ng F e b. 14, 1857 ...... 213,429 7 6 Corresponding week last year .................... 12,881 10 16 Increase in 1857 ...... ... £547 16 8 LONDON, B RIG HTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—. Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 14, 1857... 29,898 18 1 Corresponding week iasi year 9,183 9 2 Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 73,15 2 9 Total of the half-Year to this date, 185 6 69,015 11 8 TSE OUTBAGS AT CHATHAM POST-07PICL—The dis trict court-martial for the trial of Craigen, Hannon, Ki e ffe, and Macnamara, the four soldiers belonging to the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, who are charged with the attack and outrage at the Chatham post-office, was proceeded with at Chatham barracks yesterday morning. The trial occupied the Court the whole day. The find ings of the Court will not be promulgated until the evi dence has been submitted to the Commander-in•chief. 20 7 Australian 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 1 4 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica 40 all Cobre Copper ... 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1i Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all Pont. Sil. LdM. & Smlt 5 1 Port Philip 30 151 Santiago de Cuba . 1 1 all south Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. 28 all United Mexican isuN, 'LONDON, WRDNESDAY EVENING, F EBRUAL Y 18, 1857, 57i I 93j 3 36 4 83i 55 4 . 3 11 19 63 1 28} 8 761 6 9i 12i i 83 4 84 i 135 k 1041 56i 6 1f 104 36 x d