The Sun. — London, England, 1871-02-23 00:00:00

moNEWA.I3,Y RNPORTS.—YE STERDAY. Considerable 'firmness has been noticed in the Stock *Exchange to-day, Business his been entered into with increased freedom, and a general advance has ensued. The market for English railway stocks has been favourably affected by the heavier traffic receipts. A further im portant enhancement has been noticed in Greit-NVesterri, and the value of all other stocks has improved hi sympa thy. As regards foreign 'bonds the tone has been satisfectory, and a fractional advance has again been ob servable. English Government securities have continued steady. Consols have been firm at 91k, 92, for delivery and the account. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 921-, 92a ; Bank stock, 244, 246; Exchequer Bills, 4s. to N. I)rem. India Five per Cents, 1091, 110 ; a,nd India Bonds 20s. 255. rrem. 7.11 e market for English railway stocks has been in a - steady state, and a general advance has taken place in values. Metropolitan has risen f, Caledonian 2, Brigh ten 1, North Eastern I, Midland 1, North Western 1, end Great Western It Metropolitan is quoted at ‘66, 06i; Caledonian, 87, 88; Brighton, 43, 431; South Eastern, 781, 782 ; Great Northern A, 133, 1341 ; Great Eastern, 381382 ; North-Eastern, 1471, 147 i ; Mid land, 127, 1274 ; North-Western, 1291, not ; and Great Western, 762, 77. Indian Railway Stocks have been in limited request Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 1031 East Indian, 1091, 110 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 105 L : Madras, 1031, i; and Seinde, 1041, I. For Canadian shares the demand has been firmer. Grand Trunk, 12i ; Great Western, 15,i, I. Foreign shares have been steady. Bahia and San Francisco, 191, and San Paulo, 21/. For foreign bonds the inquiry has been in a healthy state, and prices have improved in most instances. Peruvian (1865) have risen 1; Egyptian (1868), * ; Italian (1861),1'; Spanish, *; Turkish Five per Cents., 1 ; ditto (1869), i; United States Five -Twenty bonds, *; French, g ; and German, 1; Peruvian (1865) are quoted at 91, 911; Egyptian (1868), 741, 74 ; Italian (1861), MC 54g ; Spanish, 30 7-16, 30 9.16 ; Turkish Five per cents, 41k, 411-7, ditto (1869), 52k, 522; ; French, 88k, 88i ; German, 24, 21 prem. ; United States Five-Twenty (1882) bonds, 91, 911 ; ditto (1885), 914, 90g. There has been very little inquiry for bank shares. Prices, however, have been steady. Anglo-Egyptian, 221, 23; Consolidated, 45 ; Imperial Ottoman, 11i ; Lon don end County, 50i ; Joint Stock, 38 ; London and West minster, 621 ; and Union of London, 39k, 40. Telegraph shares have been in but moderate request. British Indian Submarine, 7 ; Falmouth, 9a, ; French Cables, 13i ; Silver's India Rubber, 511, t. Construc tions have risen 1, being quoted at 26, 261. Miscellaneous securities have been quietly dealt in. Credit Fonder of England, n 3-16 ; London Financial, ; National Discount, 12. There have been no bullion operations at the Bank to day. The City of Brussels from New York, has brought 298,350 in specie. At Mark-lane to-day, wheat was dull, but without further change. The traffic receipt's of the Midland shew an increase of £5,640. of the Isiorth-Eastern an increase of £6,987, Cale donian an increase of £2,100, Great Western an increase of i 27,600, and North Western an increase of £8,178. A fair: demand is still experienced for money, and three monens' paper is unchanged at 21 per cent. The directors of the Commercial Union Assurance Com pany have resolved to recommend a dividend of £lO per cent., making, with the interim dividend paid in September, 121 per cent. for the year, and an addition of £30,000 to the reserve fund, leaving £12,952 to be carried LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-WEDNEBDAy LATEST PEJO ES. —AFT Ell 0 liTI() lAL II() If The prices under the lines indicate the business done, GOVERNAIENT SECURITIES. forward. The report of the Telegraph Construction and Main tenaece Company (Limited), to be presented on the 28th inst., shews an available balance of £170,646, proposed to be divided as follows :-244,820, being £1 4s. per share in cash ; and £112,050, being £3 per share, represented by fully paid-up shares in submarine telegraph companies at par, at which they have hitherto been credited to profit and loss account, leaving a balance of £13,776 to be carried forward, credited to the profit and loss account. The contracts in hand for the year 1871 consist of the China Submarine Telegraph Company's cable, to he laid between Singapore and Hongkong, and the British Australian Telegraph Company's cable, between Java and Port Darioni, Australia. The China cable is all embarked, and the ships are on their way out, to submerge it during the month of May. The Australian cable will be duly despatched in time to complete the laying by Christmas next. The shares to be put into trust are understood to consist of French Atlantic, British Indian, Marseilles and Algiers, and British Indian Extension, and the following plan of arrangement is described which seems well calculated to facilitate the realisation of them on the best terms. The seventeenth annual report of the directors of the Temperance Permanent Land and Building Society is favourable ; 12,366 new shares have been issued during the past year. The sum advanced on houses was £176,000, thereby increasing the total amount advanced on houses since the formation of the society to £1,546,000. At the close of the year, as shewn by the balance-sheet, the principal accounts were as follows : Amount at the credit of investing members for subscrip tions was £65,000, and for profit £60,000. Amount at the credit of depositors, £123,000. Amount secured on mort gage of houses and interest due thereon, £740,000. Cash at bankers, £57,000. Investedin consols, £20,000; reserve fund account, £61,000. The assets amounted to £900,000. The directors have again been able to appropriate profit to investing shareholders, at the same rate -as in preceding years, viz., 7i per cent. per annum, on the subscriptions at the credit of the shares id force. They have also apportioned profit on uncompleted shares withdrawn during the year (in addition to the profit paid on with drawal) at the rate of 4 per cent. p er annum, for the portion of the year expired prior to the receipt of the notice of withdrawal. The directors of the Indo-European Telegraph Com- pany state in their report that cheering results are ex pected from the increase of tariff . for messages to India, which was enforced on February 15th. The number of messages from England to India will, it is calculated, render the company'slines remunerative. The directors hope that the result of this step; coqpled with the precautionary measure to duplicate the difficult portion of line over the Caucasus, will contribute to place the company on a sound footing. Every exertion is being made to reduce the charges upon the company's revenues to a minimum, and to economise in the working expenses. The gross revenue of the company for the past year, under the old system of tariff, amounts to £25,268 is. 3d., and the expenses, including maintenance, to £25,268 is. 3d. Jay, Cooke, McCulloch and Co.'s circular of February 21st says the export of specie from New York, from January Ist to last mail dates, is about 1,000,000 dollars in excess of last year. Foreign exchange has ruled firm, though at the time of writing it was easier owing t o a large lot of bills drawn against the new loan of the Cam den and Amboy Railway. There had been a revival in the European demand for American securities, 5,000,000 dollars of stocks and bonds having been shipped from New York since January Ist. Exports are 6,665,000 dollars more than in 1870, and imports only 2,846,000 dollars. Indications for the spring trade were good. Stocks light, and manufactures kept within cautious limits, and stocks of groceries would seem to call for liberal imports in that line. T.T.S. Bonds continued in active demand, partly owing to the rise in gold, as also to the announcement of the early introduction of the new loans under the Funding Bill, which from the reception they have generally met with, there is every reason to expect will be easily negotiated. The cotton crop is now estimated at 3,800',000 bales, and while it is feared that owing to the unprofitableness of the present crop to the planters a similar crop may not be planted next year, experience shews that while the poorer planters hold off the wealthier plant in larger quantities and so supply any deficit that may arise. rim.. per Cent Consols 911 92 1 lohipril &Oct 1883-!'n . . 112 92, 1/, 2i. li il3 Do for A cc ouut 92 Braziliau.lB6s, 5 p o .. Thee per Cent Reduced 921 922 94 921, I Egyptian 1862. 7oc • • • • " 86 New 3 per Cent 9a I. i Do RAH ()ellen 7p o .. 99 130 EXCbegllel 11111 s. March 4 9pin 99t, , 2 . 4s, 78 pm Italian. 1865. 5 p o Do, Juue 4 9pln Peruvian. 1855. 5n o .... 901 9: , 96 pm 901, 1 1. 90 1 Bank Stock 243 321, 31, 21 ludia 5 per Ceuta 109, 86 ' India Bonds — Do Nicolas 4p a pm 69 . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB RUARY 23, 1871. ALLEGED. BREACH OF PROMISE qksE. . A somewhat singtilar action for alleged breach" of pro mise of marriage was commenced in the Court of COriiiii6ir Pleas on Wednesday afternoori. The parties are cousins, named Currie, and are in good circumstances: They first met in 1869. and .a correspondence was kept up until December last, the lady having only come of age in November. The wedding-day was, it was allegedi fixed for the 19th of January, and. on that day ,the lady was married, but to a Spaniard instead of to her 'cousin, who accordingly brought the present action, against the lady and her husband. The Court adjourned' before the con clusion of the plaintiff's case. TIIE NAVY ESTIMATES. The estimates ti±r 141-72 haVe been. issued. The total sum required for this year's service is £9,756,356, being an increase of £385,826 over the votes of last year. The sum, : however, is not so large a one as that demanded in 1869-70. The sum required for the naval department is £9,583,206, of which there' is required for the effective portion the sum of £7,807,946, heing' an increase over last' year of £499,656. The iton-effective branch is estimated to co4llj - 73,260, or £49,610 less. The sum . of £173,150 is required for the conveyance Of troops. Of the £7,807, 946 required for the effective service, the largest increase is in the vote for steam machinery and ships built by contract, for which 2751,716, or an increase of £285,543, will be asked this year. The next great item of increase is in the cost of the dock yards and the naval yards both at home and abroad, for which the sum of £967,418, or an increase cf £89,066, is estimated. The third great item of increase is in the cost of victuals and clothing for the marines. While their pay, which this year is estimated at £2,693,336 remains within a few hundreds of pounds the same as last year, their victuals and clothing are estimated at £1,038,202, or an increase of £69,345. The fourth great itein Of increase is in the cost of naval stores, the vote for which in these estimates appears at £837;965, which is an increase of £58,875. The stint of £763,3 i 4 is required for new works, bnildingS, Machinery, and repairs, the vote for these Ktig this year increased by' £19,162, The I total amount of the increases in the various votes is 'THE STRATFORD MURDER. 'APPREIttNStON OF ANOTHER MAN. At the Stratford Police-court, on Wednesday Morning; John Calpraith, aged 37, labourer, of 17, Ernest-street, White Horse-lane, 'Stepney, was brought up before the, magistrates, charged with being concerned with others, in the wilful murder of Mr. Samuel Galloway, of Romford road, Stratford, Essex, on the evening of • the 9th instant. Sergeant John Briden, of the detective department, stationed at Arbour-street, Stepney, said : On Tuesday night I was on duty in Ernest-street, White Horse-lane, when I met the prisoner whoth I knew. I immediately took him into custody, and telling him that he was wanted on the charge Of being doricerned in the murder of Mr. Samuel GalloWay, I broitgbt hiM to tho station. William Knott : I res ide . at No. 7, Wood Cottages, Romford-road, and am a blacksmith. On Thursday night, the 9th instant, I was walking up the Romford-road to wards Ilford, when I saw three men standing opposite to Mr. Galloway's house. I recognise the prisoner now charged as being one of those three men. They were all three near Mr. Galloway's house, but on the opposite side of the road. I walked back, and afte rwards I saw five people talking at the corner of the , Hamfrith-road, who to the best of my belief were Mr. and Mrs. Galloway, this xi - lan (the prisoner), and two others. I next heard a scream from Mrs. Galloway. I then ran across the road, • and saw Mr. Galloway, as I thought, dead. The three men then went away towards Ilford. When I wanted to rim Mrs. Galloway took hold of m and held me. When she let me go I pursued the pri soners. The light of the lamp was against the three £526,903. On the other side, the reductions amount to £27,247. One-third of this sum is taken off the coast-guard ser vice, the royal naval coast volunteers, and the royal naval reserves ; another third is struck off the vote for miscel laneous services; and the vote for medicines and medical stores is reduced to £5,550. With regard to the non-effective service, the first item is £829,238, which is required for half pay to officers. This vote is seemingly a reduction to the extent of £72,862, but is really an increase by £47,138, because the total of those two sums --£l2o,ooo—was the supplementary vote of £120,000 taken last year to meet the increased charge, owing to the mode of payment being changed from quarterly to monthly. The military pen sions are slightly less ; but the civil ones, which are estimated at £312,237, are increased by £25,103, the ex penditure in 1869-70 being stated at £247,945. The sum required for the conveyance of troops is. £173,150, which is £64,190 less than last year's vote. The summary of these figures chews that the votes are altogether increased by £552,006, and reduced by £166,180, the net increase being £385,826. With respect to the vote for wages, the numbers of men voted remains the same as last year—viz., 47,000 seamen and 14,000 marines. The provisions for these are esti mated to cost £1,021,413, and the clothing at 232,490 ; both sums (as shewn above) being much larger than last year. The reduction of £9,125 in the cost of the coast-guard and other services has been thus effected :—The cost of the maintenance of buildings is estimated at £2,500 less ; one sum of £1,500 is struck off the travelling expenses, and the vote for contingencies is reduced by a like amount. The Royal Naval Coast Volunteers are estimated to cost £2,000 less, and a reduction of £2,625 is made in the wages and allowances of the Royal Naval Reserve. The coast-emard service will employ 4,300 men. The cost of the docks and naval yards is estimated at £967,481. The increase of £89,066 on this vote is prin cipally owing to the wages of artificers, which are entered at £706,538, or £75,135 more than last year. The wages for yard service afloat will come to £95,798, or £9,549 more. The reductions in the various branches are many- but they are too trifling to demand notice here, except in one instance, viz., that the wages paid in the naval yards abroad are estimated at £1,989 less. The numbers of men employed in the various establishments are as follows : Deptford storeyard 68, and Woolwich storeyard 60. Chatham Dockyard : On the establishment, 1,350 ; land artificers and labourers, 1,584 ; total, 2,934, or 265 more than last year. Sheerness : On the establishment, 872 ; hired, 647 ; total, 1,n19, an increase of 69. Portsmouth : On the establishment, 1,614 ; hired 2,186 ; total, 3,800 ; being an increase of 755. Devonport: On the establishment, 1,797 ; hired, 1,353 ; total, 3,150 ; increase, 329. Pembroke : On the establishment, 755 ; hired, 545; total, 1,300; increase, 144. Of the £4,131 which is estimated to be the increased cost of the Admiralty Office, all but £4OO goes in salaries, the balance being the increased cost of fuel and %ht. men. . The Bench Are you quite sure the prisoner was one of those men ?—Yes. • Prisoner : I wish to state that when I was patroled with other men, this witness did not pick me out ; now he sees me charged, he says I am one of the men. The Bench (to ,witness) Have you seen the prisoner before ?—Not since the night of the murder, till I saw him in the station. The Bench : Do you recollect how many other men were placed beside him ?—I think about six or seven. The Bench : Did you point him out then ?—I think I came out, and told the inspector which was him. Thomas Whitmarsh gave similar evidence. He, how ever, said he did not identify the prisoner as one of the men. The Prisoner : No. It has all been done secretly. At this stage of the proceedings Inspector Clarke applied for another remand. The prisoner was then remanded till Saturday. tion THE USE OF THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. At the weekly meeting of the London, School Board, held at the Guildhall, Lord Lawrence in the chair, Mr. W. H. Smith, M.P., proposed the following resolution:- Ist, "That in the schools provided by the Board, the Bible shall be read, and instruction in religious sub jects shall be given therefrom, provided always that in such instruction the provisions of the Act in section 14 (" No religious catechism or religious formulary which is distinctive of any particular denomination shall be taught in the schOol") be strictly observed both in letter and spirit, and that no attempt be made in any such schools to attach children to any particular denomination. 2. That in regard to any parti cular school the Board shall consider and deter mine upon any application by managers, parents, or ratepayers of the district who may shew special cause for exemption of the school from the operation of this reso lution." In support of his resolution Mr. Smith said he had not the slightest desire to , go beyond the spirit of the Act of Parliament, but he was under the impression that the act distinctly recognized the necessity of giving religious instruction to children educated under the management of the Board. The Act did protect children from being jeducated in the tenets of any denomination, and excluded all formularly or categorical teaching in this respect ; but although it did not mention tl-e Bible by name, the fact of religious teaching being understood, could !refer to no other book than the Bibl be e. What he would suggest was that the Bible should taught, and that it should be left to the teachers too adapt that teaching to the peculiar • circum stances of the case. If he could have his own individual view carried out, he would perhaps have the Bible taught as he read it, but that would be supposing every other person was of his own way of thinking. He, however, did not wish to thrust his own views down the throats of others, but of this he felt certain that every denomination would agree with him that the Bible was the only book on which religious teaching could be based. For his own part he had great faith in the teachers, and the larger the interest the teachers had in the children entrusted to their care, the less would be their desire to override them, in regard to any particulur denomination. Mr. S. Morley, M.P., seconded the resolution, believ ing that the objeet of Mr. Smith was not to promote the interest of a sect, but to elevate the people. He thought it would be most advantageous to accept as much of the present school system as possible. He had never met with any religious difficulty, and he believed that the desire of the people generally was that the Bible should be taught. If he found any district where proof should he given to the contrary, he would advocate the establish ment of secular schools. He believed, however, that such proof would not be forthcoming, and that even those per sons who had appeared careless of religious teaching with regard to themselves, desired it for their children. The Rev. W. Rogers moved as an amendment, " That it is expedient for this Board not to commit itself to any abstract resolutions concerning the principles or subjects of instruction in the schools under its authority, but' rather to judge, when each school is established, what are the principles and subjects best suited for that school, and for the community for which it is designed." He thought the question of, religious educa tion was in. a state of transition, and wise men like the Bishop of London foresaw the necessity of providing for it outside the Church, leaving it to each denomination to carry out their own peculiar views. The amendment was not seconded. Mr. T. Chatford Clarke proposed as an amendment — "That the Board, whilst hoping means may be found of providing a religious education for the children of metropolitan schools, objects to the proposals for read ing the Bible and giving instruction in religious subjects in rat4rsupported schools, as being opposed to the prin ciple of religious equality, and as leading ultimately to a denominational system of religious teaching in the schools." The Rev. J. A. Picton seconded the amendment. Mr. W. Hepworth Dixon proposed another amendment —" That in schools pr ovided by the Board the Bible should be read, and instruction in religious subjects given, as the Act permits, at certain hours, either before the •School lessons beg in, or after they end, or both, as may be fixed by the Board, provided always that in accordance with Section VII• no child be cOm pelled to attend the school at the time of such religious instruction whose parents may object. 2. That any school, or class of schools, may claim, on conscientious grounds, to be exempted from the operation of this rule, and that such claim shall be promptly weighed and cour teously admitted." TH THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. BORDEAUX, FEBRUARY 18. The meeting of the Assenibly yesterday was marked by a motion of the greatest importanee, In fact the question of peace or war was put to the members, and it was de cided at all events not to compromise peace. M. Gravy, the new President, took the chair a little after one ..o'clock. M. Gravy, who was elected to his Presidential chair by a very large majority, had in 1848 proposed to give the Head of the State the position of an English Prime Minister, instead of installing him for a fixed term of years. In his opening speech he promised to devote all his strength, impartiality, and devotedness to the accomplish ment of his mission. After a delay of an hour and a half ; occupied in electing two secretaries, and a questor, and admitting the last ten representatives of Paris, M. Keller, a representative from the Hant Rhin, rose to make a motion. His voice► rang through the salle, clear and mournful, as in the name of the people of Alsace and Lorraine he solemnly declared before all France and before all Europe that his constituents would never submit to the loss of their sacred and inalienable rights. "We have been associated with France for weal and woe for 200 years, and now that an invader threatens the national honour we declare our unalterable determina tion to remain French still. Europe knows that the tranquillity of France is a guarantee for the peace of the world, and that a peace made up now at the price of a cession of territory would be a cause of subsequent ;troubles." ' We wish," he continued, " for peace as strongly as you do; but true peace is founded upon justice, and this one would be the cruellest of all iniquities." In con clusion, he called upon the Assembly to declare that the matter should be considered forthwith as urgent. The President replied that the proposition would be re ferred to the Bureaux, and the report made to the House to-morrow. But Thiers and Roche fort, for very contrary reasons, both exclaimed, " Tout de suite !" Cries of " No, no," responded to Roche fort, but silence prevailed when M. Thiers rose. A ques tion of this kind, he said, could not be allowed to hang over their heads for twenty-four hours ; the only course worthy of France is to say at once if she means peace or war. For his own part, he would serve his country as he had done all his life, but he would not accept a task it would be impossible for him to fulfil, and he therefore moved that the bureaux meet to report upon it this very instant. The motion was adopted without opposition, and the Assembly dispersed to its bureaux till about six, at which hour the public sitting was resumed, and the following resolution, proposed unanimously by the committee of the bureaux, was adopted by the House :—" The Assembly 1 , 3 ceiving with the utmost sympathy M. Keller's deolara ion relies upon the wisdom and patriotism of its negotia " And thus the fate of Alsace and Lorraine as far as concerned the National Assembly is definitely settled." After this M. Thiers was invested with the executive power as "head of the French Republic, and will exercise the power under the control of the National Assembly, with the assistance of Ministers chosen by himself, and of whom he will be the President." THE EMBARCATION AT DUNKERQUE DUNKERQUE, February 20 The embarcation of troops and war material still pro ceeds vigorously, and yesterday part of Du Bessol's brigade embarked. The Bibvre, state transport, and the Pfeil, the famous Prussian steamer, referred to in Bismarck's indignant note, were anchored in the harbour and received the engineers, the artillery cases, the horses, and forages. From another quay the sloops of the fleet received the Mobiles, who had arrived in the town the night before, and when three of these sloops were filled a steamer towed them to their destination, where transport ships awaited them in the roads. The day before, the L'Oise, state transport, which is in the basin nearest the railway station, received the chief part of the artillery belonging to the 22nd Corps, which is all to pass through our town. Yesterday, at high tide, the roads were a fine sight. There were twelve ships of war, among which were the Solferino, the Ocean, and the Invincible, the four steamers from Havre which are to load this morning, a Norwegian three-mast ship, a recent Prussian prize, and. a large merchant vessel. A finer sight of the kind was never seen at Dunkerque, which it is amply evident would make a splendid military port. The second column had scarcely embarked when the third arrived by rail. The Ist battalion of Chasseurs were lodged in the new Casino in the Dunes, and so soon as they were installed they shewed that the French soldiers have lost none of their tradi tional gaiety. Some arranged their beds of straw ; some improvised an open-air cuisine, and others went on to the stage of the building, provided an orchestra, and or g anised a play, which they duly performed to the admiring spectators. In the night the wind was high enough 'to excite some fears lest the embarkation should be dangerous ; but the weather cleared up, and the morning shswed the streets full of troops ready for the start. This afternoon the staff of a brigade is expected. The official destination is still Cherbourg, with which we are now in telegraphic com munication by means of the English cable brought by the International. This cable is to go on to Bordeaux. Tho Birmingham Gazette states on authority tha Mr. H. C. Wise is not going to resign his seat for Soutl. Warwickshire. • The Swiss chalet presented to Mr. Charles Dickens by Mr. Pechter will shortly be exhibited in its entirety at the Crystal Palace. • A comedy in two acts, by the late Mr. T. W. Robertson, entitled " Policy," has been produced at Glas- 1 gow, but it was not successful. • ' It bas been arranged that the next annual con ference of the Liberation Society shall be held on the 2nd and 3rd of May. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Arthur Livermore as Consul at Londonderry for the United States of America.--Gazette. It is nnderstood that judgment will be shortly given in the case of Mr. Purchas, of Brighton, as to the legality of the use of certain vestments in the Church of England. • • We spoke recently of Mr. Foley, the sculptor, - having recovered his usual health. We regret to see that the English Independent says this is far from true, adding, Many months will, we fe ar, ela p se before he will be able to resume the labours of his profession." The Lord Chancellor has reported to the HouSe of Lords that the claims of the Marquis of Headfort, the Earl of Roden, the Marquis of Downshire, the Earl of Sefton, and the Marquis of Ely, to vote for representa tive peers for Ireland, have been established to his satis faction. r LIFEBOAT SERVICE. --Durin g a strong ale from the N.N.E. and a heavy sea on Tuesd a y afternoon, the lifeboat " Sir Edward Perrott," stationed at Fishguard, off P e mbrokeshire, was the means of bringing a shore the cr ews, numbering ten men, from the schooners Halswell of Bridgewater, and "J. V. A.," of Newquays, which were in distress. N EW ASSIZE COURTS FOR B IRMINGI IAM.—At the meeting of the Birmingham Town Council, on Tuesday, the Estates and Buildings Committee reported that a large number of plans had been sent in by eminent architects for the new Assize Courts, judges' lodginas, and corporate bnildings which the Council propose to erect on lands purchased for the purpose at a cost of some £36,000. The time for receiving designs will expire on • the Ist of March, and it is proposed to engage a consulting architect to advise the committee on the adaptability of the plans. It is doubtful whether the new buildings will be proceeded with for some time. The total cost to the town would be, it is stated, about £250,000. IMPROVEMENTS IN DENTAL SURGERY.—HOW We all dread a visit to the dentist—how from day to day we put off the fatal ne cessity of having an aching m olar ex tracted or an unsightly front tooth removed. To no branch of surgery has more attention been devoted for the perfecting of painless manipulation than that of "tooth -drawing." Chloroform and ether, as anaesthetics, ether spray, cong,elation, and numerous other methods of lessening or preventing the pain of the operation. have been introduced and tried with little or no success." Chloro form and ether, as anaesthetics, cannot be used without certain risks, and are rightly objected to on such account. Congelations either by ice or ether • spray, are remedies in most • cases worse than the disease, the pain arising from frost-bite—it is no less—being far above that resulting from an ordinary extraction. We haVe recently assisted, as the French say, at a series of operations performed by Mr. B. L. Mosely, of 312, Regent-street, who, as far back as 1865, commenced his experiments in exhibiting nitrous' oxide gas for the painless operation of all pertaining to dental surgery. Its mode of administration is simple s in the extreme, , The patient takes a seat in a'comfortable easy chair, behind which is a receptacle containing some 200 gallons of the nitrous oxide gas in a liquid state (we may mention this is the largest quantity that has yet been manufactured in a portable condition). By turning a handle a portion of this gas is vaporised through a tube into an indiarubber bag ; from thence a second.tube com municates with an air-tight mouth Piece, re'semhling small respirator, fitting over the patient's mouth and nose ; the outer atmosphere being carefully excluded by means of alining of water cushions, which at the same time obviate any feeling of pressure or inconvenience. Placing this breath ing apparatus in position, the patient quietly, without even noticing the difference, inhales the nitrous oxide instead of the usual atmosphere. In a short time (from 25 to 100 seconds), complete insensibility ensues, and the tooth or teeth—for several can be extracted under one inhalation —are instantly withdrawn, and consciousness 'returns after as many seconds as the inhalation had lasted, without the slightest pain or inconvenience being experienced. Indeed, it is often amusing to hear the remarks of persons operated upon. It seems that the last impression on' the mind of the patient remains as in a dream during the brief space of insensibility, and is pictured to the mind more vividly and clearly than in a dream during natural sleep. A young lady, recovering herself from the influence of the gas, imagined she had been at a ball to which she was going the same evening, and had not the slighteat idea she had lost two teeth duri n g the interval. To sum up all in a few words, tooth-drawing is no longer an opera tion, it is a simple formality. Taking a cursory view of the next step in dental surgery, we were ushered into the atelier, where were preparing many cases 'of artificial sub stitutes for the natural teeth, a branch of the science to which Mr. B. L. Mosely seems to have applied himself with as much success as that already touched upon. Here were teeth for blushing eighteen—handsome, pearl-like substitutes that confiding manhood may have admired without feeling called upon to blush for his simplicity, so closely has Art imitated Nature. Here were also natu rally-shaded teeth . for manhood in its prime— substantial grinders, real masticating blocks, fit to reduce food into that digestible condition so necessary for those going down the vale of years. Again there were light and easy-fitting frameworks of gold to hold the artificial teeth in their place, and wherever a sensitive stump, was present in the mouth the framework was lined with prepared guns coloured indiarubber, prot ecti ng any tender part, or loose tooth, from an undue pressure ,• and where total loss of t ee th rendered an entire set of substitutes necessary, these were kept in their place by atmospheric pressure, obviating the possibility of an awkward slip. Lastly, but by no mea ns least Important, wer e arran g ements for stopping and preserving the natural teeth where such a; course was possible, it being a well-known fact that, notwithstandi the great perfection which has been arrived at in ti. manufacture of artificial teeth, one natural tooth pre. served is in reality snore useful than two artificial ones. Surely it only needs to be known to all sufferers from tooth-ache that teeth can actually be extracted , without pain, to lead them to a vail themselves of this easymeth of ridding themselves of that enemy to good temper and patience—a decayed and aching molar ;and if any hicone has .seen the various exp eriments with laughing-gas (wh is very similar in its effects to nitrous oxide) at that home of popular science, the Polytechnic, he need only drop in opposite to that institution, and he can there experience its peculiar, and by no means unpleasant effects, with considerable ultimate advantage to his p er sonal comfort.— From the Standard, Febr uar y 10, 1871. THE NEW FRENCH. DIPLOMATISTS. M. Thiers has been extremely fortunate in securing the best possible assistance, not only iu the Ministry, but in the Diplomatic Service, and in the Commission to assist in the peace negotiations. The mon who have consented to represent France abroad are of the highest reputation among all parties. The Due de Broglio, the English Ambassador, is singularly well fitted for his. post. He is remarkable alike for his personal attainments, and for his vigour and independence. His father was one of the most honour able statesmen France ever possessed, and his mother was the daughter of Madame de Stael. M. de Remusat, who will represent France at Vienna, also comes from a family famous in the annals of politics and literature, and, if the Due de Noailles has really undertaken to occupy the embassy at St. Petersburg, the contrast between the future diplomatic service of France and that which has just passed away, may be startling. The best men in France have come forward at a moment when to do so is to peril their political future. Of M. iThiers himself it is unnecessary to speak. M. Gr4vy, the Pr 4, sident of the Assembly at Bordeaux, has made au especial study of the political history of England, .and had his advice been taken in 1848, to give the head of the State the position of an English Prime Minister, liable to rejection at any moment by a vote of want of confidence in the Chamber, the country wo uld very probably have escaped its recent disasters. M. Dufaure, the Minister o f Justice, served under Marshal Soult thirty years ago; as a leader of the middle party he op posed the policy of Guizot before the catastrophe of 1848, and was a colleague of De Tocqueville in 1849. MM. Favre, Picard, and Jules Simon, are representatives of the Republican, as distinct from the Irreconcilable, party, and their occupation in the Ministry will tend greatly to bridge over the differences of party feeling. Among the Commission appointed to assist in the negotiations of peace are also many men who command the respect and attention of all France. M. Barthelemey St. Hilaire is, like the Aragos, as distinguished in scientific as in political circles and M. Benoit d'Azy has throughout his life honourably supported the cause of constitutional freedom, as he was selected as president by the repre sentatives who protested against the. coup d'etat. St. Marc Girardin, long known as the Doyen of the &bats, has upheld the same principles through long years of discouragement. With men such as these in all the important positions in the Ministry, on the Peace Commission, and in the Diplomatic service, it is impossible not to feel sanguine as to the prospects of the future. The Echo du Nord, after reciting the list of the newly constituted Cabinet, says this Ministerial combination, while giving satisfaction to the different factions of par liamentary opinion, preserves a distinctively Republican character, and it cannot be denied that it includes in the matter of capacity - the cite of the Assembly. By this selection M. Thiers has given an emphatic denial to those detractors who said he had returned to his old prejudices, and has afforded an unprecedented instance of an old man arriving by con stant progress at the clearest views of policy. We are confident that M. Thiers would not hesitate between the pitiful and subordinate part of Monk, and the glorious mission of Washington. The Vienna Presse says that if Count Apponyi can be induced to accept the post of Court Marshal in Vienna he will be succeeded by Prince Metternich, who is anxious for the ambassadorial position in London. The Daily News correspondent in Paris says the uni versal feeling there is in favour of making peace at once, on the best terms obtainable, in order to go to war again as soon as possible. The Red Republicans would like to continue the war as it is ; but moderate men are content to postpone the desire for revenge to a future period. I People, our corresponden t says, may laugh at France as ICE. exhausted, but it may be ta ken for certain that nothing can reconcile her to the peace that Germany exacts, andt that another war to redress the present one is i mminent \As to the form of Government, the chances are thought to, be in favour of a Republic. Large, quantities of seed-corn are being collected fot France by the Poles in Galicia. Under the new French re g ime the word" Republic" has been struck out of all public Acts, and France" has been substituted. The mortality in Paris from the 4th to the 10th instant was 4,484. It fell between the 10th and the 17th to 4,103 in consequence of the improvement in the quality of the food, the milder temperature, and the diminished pre valence of smallpox, the deaths from which were 174 in- stead of 225. FRENCH PRISONERS IN BELGIUM.—The French prisoners of war in Germany who contrived to meanesca and reach the frontier, were arrested and imprisoned l gium. They have appealed to the tribunals to obtain their liberty. The public prosecutor pleaded the incom petency of the civil authorities to deal with the question, but the tribunal, contrary to this opinion, declared its deeci lf com petent. The Court of Appeal has reversed this sion by a decree -which accords the military aft horitiiduales the right of settling all ques ti o ns of the liberty indiv in matters which relate to the preservation of Belgian neutrality. PROSPECTS OF PEACE.—The Pat eace rie says esti the last news from Bordeaux states t hat the p question has made great progress. M. Jules Favre was to inform the Assembly in a secret committee of the result of the pre liminary conferences which, in his capacity as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he held with the Federal Chancellor.. It is said that the armistice, which expires on the. 24th of the month, will be renewed until the. Ist of March, and that this delay will suffice for making arrangements for the signature of the Treaty of Peace, and exchanging ratifications which will take place at Versailles itself. So soon as peace is esta blished a proposal will be made to the Assembyclude for the organisation of a temporary army, which wil in young men of the class of 1871. The scheme will declare the disbanding of the existing armies, and the prepfo T r the a ation of a definitive system of military organisation future. TEE BORDEAUX ASSEMBLY.—The Times corre spondent at Bordeaux says the aspect of the Assembly is rather too prosaic and par ochial. The plain country gentleman element is too markedly in the ascendant, and the majority . of the Deputies look as if they would be much more in their element and at their ease superin at tletend ing the drainage of th eir estates or feeding fat than deliberating upon affairs of State in a Legisla tive Assembly. For this very reason, however, they will probably, under the guidance of such a leader as M. Thiers, do the work they are specially summoned to do better than politicians of more brilliant capacity. The military element of the country is well represented in i the as sembly, but only two or three are g ood enough to enlven it by wearing their uniforms. The most conspicuous yesterday was a wounded officer, with ii:s arm in a slin g ,. who, coming in late, and having a dillicalty in finding a seat—which he, eventually took on the first bench& to the right—attracted general interest and attention.. But to an English eye, the m ost remarkable figures were. two Abb6s, whose smooth , cl ose-shaven chins, long black cassocks, and pale intellectual faces made them contrast strikingly with the bluff, hirsute gentlemen around them. In one most important respect the new Chamber appears to great advantage as compared with the last. The • Deputies seem united and in earnest as to the necessitd o wn y a of doing real work, mid of resolutely putt in g ll irrelevant or rhetorical attempts to impede it. GARIBALDI LEAVES MARSEILLES.—At nine we entered the carriages, which had to proceed at a walking pace. so crowded were these wide streets of Marseilles. The National Guard and the soldiers tried to 4nake'a line round the carriage, but the ranks were broken continually. " There," cried a working man, " there goes our last hope !" "Ah I and glad enough they p are,' said another. Who were designated, he did n ot say. Vive Garibaldi !" echoed from a thousand voices, blended with one " Vive la IteTiblique !" " Vive La F ran ce Republicaine I" was Garibaldi's reply. As we neared the quay the car riages were separated. We descended for a triumphal procession ; none of us would have cared for a crush; but the last -moments were near—we felt him specially our own. As we went on board the orders were given to keep back the crowd bra • a wise precaution, as several times I th o ught the plank would have given way. He embraced us one by one, and of the tough red shirts—his own. Genoese—not one can boast that he did not weep. Some sobbed aloud. Gariba ldi ' s own e y es were full. We watched him from the pier as the steamer backed—the slowly steamed out of sight.—Correspondent of Daily News. MASTER MGRATH. As soon as the celebrated Waterloo winner had reached Lurgan, a deputation of sporting gentleman " waited upon Master M`Grath," and presented him with a silver muzzle and inscribed collar of the same material, and a roll of blue riband for attaching the former during th dog days. This muzzle is so constructed that Master Nl'c-ath can drink without inconvenience. The deputation alto presented the, trainer with a purse of sovereigns, a meerschaum pipe, and a silver-mounted whip, Spooner replying in the following humorous style Gentlemen, all the credit is due to the dog, who carried off two great events before I ever made his acquainance, and I have to thank Master M`Grath for bringing my name so prominently before the public. The dog would speak if he could, but just see how he is pretending to laugh and chew his beautifu hs, l teeth with delight. You have all heard of horse-laug but there is a jolly old dog smiling up in your generous faces. That is more than his late opponents could honestly do. They will doubtless grin and growl at their want of correct information, and pull longer faces than grey hounds. (Great chee rs.) Gentlemen, we got very great cheering on the plains of Altcar, and I was afraid the fine old dog, would be eaten up, as his name was in every body's mouth. (Laughter.) We had hosts of friends at Liverpool, and received private visits from several Town councillors and tradesmen, and a very celebrated clerical dog fancier, all of whom kindly offered Master M`Grath and his suite free quarters. A circus proprietor offered the dog an engagement to run as the canine Courier of Lyons, but Master M`Grath turned up his nose at the very mention of Lyons. (Great laughter.) The dog knows lam only joking. (Cheers.) A theatrical manager offered high terms if Master M`Grath would lead in the drinking scene of the " Colleen Sawn," but I said he would be half seas over first. (Great laughter.) Gentlemen, I thank you, in the name of the dog, for your extreme kindness.' The deputation separated after giving three cheers for Lord Lurgan and Master M`Grath. It was stated in sporting circles in Liverpool, on Tues day, that the Queen had requested Lord Lurgan to send his celebrated greyhound to Windsor. Congress has authorised President Grant to appoint Joint Boundary Commissioners to rectify the north western boundary. Hussein Bey, the Tunis Envoy to Florence, n ot having sufficient powers to negociate with the Italian Government, has asked his Government for further in structions, and is awaiting its answer. The inquest on the three men killed in a sewer at Mile-end was opened in London on Wednesday. The men were engaged in excavating a sewer when the shoring gave way, burying five of them, of whom only two were recovered alive. The coroner adjourned the inquiry, il l order that a scientific opini on mi g ht be obtained on the question whether the contractor had taken reasonable pre' cautions to prevent danger. P ar li amen tary papers printed on Wednesday io?f elude copy of financial lette r from the Government India, dated December 14, 1870, on the subject of loci !: finance ; account of money granted for relief in Antig% and other West Indian islands ; returns of the amoe, received and paid last year for facilitating the foundats and endowment of schools in the highlands and islan be of Scotland and the report of the Director of National Gallery. or s [AnvEwriszttENT.]-11ofioway's Pills.—Many per,a3.s are apt to regard the winter pa st when a few bright 'O4 enliven them, and some are ra sh enou g h at once to nli%,°l- w arm for lighter clothing. Mu ch risk attends theil;,oo prudence, though the inevi table ill health resultin4 no it can be readily set righ t b y recourse to these lA' e 49 an d corrective pills ; invaluable to the sickly a t all tr t be and doubly useful at this s eason, when they cast nitt the impurities of winter, and fortify the system agaill s aia , sudden variation of, and frequent epidemics a tte?! fre p spring. Holloway's medicine relaxes the skin,yernllol the transpiration through its pores, and thus rids it r3t ure irritation and harshness which increasing teire 'makes annoying to the nervous and sensitive. Can 6pc Je.ndaulylB77-84 10411061 Spanish Do March & Sept. 105 107 301, 1 Bob p c Jan & July .. 981 991, Turkish, 1851, 6p o 79 81 411 42 Do Inscribed Stock .. 98 9 9 Do. 1815, 5n a Dom of Can 5p n 1903 .. 99 101 . 41 i. j 60 62 Ceylon 6p t May and . , D 0.1265 Eno November 1878 ~ 107 109 4 0 1, it Matiritrus tpc Jan and 11.13.5-20 Bonds. 6 pa L3B. 91 911 July 1873 • . • 103 10 5 91, 1, I, 1 Ne:WiilWareesp6lB7l- 76 . 100 101 Do do 1885 901 901 New reelantl 6 P 01891.. 108 110 901, 1 IY6 5Da Do 5p c Consolidated 99 100 871 a o 91*. 1, 1 DrieSha, 100 dole, all palti Do 6 p oMe.r &SeptlB9l 110 112 Illinois Central Shares .. 108 100 Do June & 1)eo1591 108 110 1081, 1. i Vitt 6p a Jan &July 1891 113 114 Atlantic tgag and ul Wlt Con More Bonds .•..... ---- ItAltWAltt. Bristokand Mete. - t,(l 9 7 .1 Do Ist Pref 80nd5.... 59 60 Caledonian •, y. 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Pd Pd 10 Agra Bank IL) A B2 91 20 Lou Char of Austrlia 24 25 25 Alliance (L) -10 Anglo-Austrian . 7 Bum 504 ad 20 Anglo-Egyptian ( L). 224 23} 15 London Joint-took 374 8, 22f, 3 38 60 British N American 52 53 20 Lou and Westutnster 624 614 20 Oh of India, Anstrlia 134 14 62h 3 25 Char Merc of India 23 24 1 0 Metropolitan Bl 81 24 20 Midland (L) ~ . ... idle, Ipm 10 City South ales ..33 35 :0 Colonial 4 , u olidated (L 1, 45 25 Union o Australia.. 39 40 20 Eng. SCA. and Aus 0 154 164 40. 39) 2 Imperial 11.1 ...; l7 18 15 Union of London ..40 41 In 40, 392, 402 110 Imperial Ottoman TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. Pd Pd 100 A uglo- American LI 76 77 10 Great Northern .... 111 111 76 6 Great N. China, and 10 Anglo-Meditrn (L) t7 130 Japan Extension.. 8 84 100 Atlantic — 5 Indo-European (L).. 12 14 100 Du Bpc — 10 Marseilles, Algiers, 10 British Austrian (L).. 4 *lig and Malta (L) .... 6i 7 10 British Tnd Paten (L). 8 81 61, L, 7 71. 81. 8 10 Mediterrn Ex (L 1 .. 41 51 10 British Indian Sub- 21 Pumaand S. Pcfc(l, 4 3 dis marine, (L) 7 71 dis 7, 4 8 Renter's 10 ChinaSubmarine(L) 4 f 41dis 20 Soo Trans Prance (L) 13f 14 4(0 131 10 Falmouth. 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LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY.-An exceedingly quiet tone pervaded the Corn Exchange at Mark-lane to-day. The business doing was small, and prices tended towards further reduction, although the cooler weather had a slight influence in checking the strong downward movement. There was a limited supply of English wheat on sale, the condition of which was rather improved. The inquiry was dull, at Monday's decline. There was a moderate show of foreign wheat, which changed hands slowly at the reduced rates previously current. Barley was dull at declining currencies. Malt was quiet on former terms. Good oats being scarce, extreme prices were realised, but other qualities were difficult of disposal at previous values. Beans and peas were quiet, at about late rates. Flour was in active, and country marks were a g ain easier to Thurchase. Arrivals.-English and Scotch : Wheat, 680; barley, 780 ; beans, 120 ; peas, 20 qrs. Foreign : Wheat, 3,810 ; barley, 3,200 ; flour, 820 sks., 4,060 brls. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET, WED NESDAY.-Sugar : There is scarcely anything doing, and prices are very weak. Tea : The sales progress quietly, and occasionally prices are rather easier. Coffee : The inquiry is limited, and values tend downwards. Cochin, 525. 6d. to 645. 6d. ; Ceylon, plantation, middling, good bold colony, 645. to 735. •, native good, 575. to 575. 6d. ; bold, 60s. per cwt. Spices unchanged. Oils: Linseed and rapeseed dull, at about late rates. Cocoanut quiet, but firm. Tallow firmer, but not active. Y.C., spot, 445. 3d. buyers, same for March, 455. 6d. last three months. Metals : English copper officially raised £3 brings present rates to £74 for tough cake, and £76 for best selected. Tin, dull and drooping. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, WEDNESDAY.-This market is stronger in tone to-day, and producers are now generally hold ing for an advance, which is given by those buyers who require to place orders held back during the recent dulness, in hopes of gaining an advantage in price by delay. The increase of business is solely confined to small orders for quick delivery and for assortment. All large contracts for long delivery are in abey ance, owing to the advanced rate demanded. BELFAST TRADE REPORT, WEDNESDAY.-At this market to-day, the supplies of flax were hardly of an average. Pur chasers were in fair attendance, and operated freely at steady figures. For yarns the demand was scarcely so active as pre viously ; still the business transacted reached a fair amount. Continental transactions were to a moderate extent. Stocks were stationary, and rates were unchanged. Brown handloom li n ens have changed h ands in fair quantricesities, alepprovvery al m akes being specially in request. Pru steady, and stocks are moderate. Powerloom linens, good makes of roughs and cloth for dyeing, have been in active request at unaltered prices. Common descriptions were dull of sale. Heavy linens and cloth suitable for the foreign clothing trade and damasks have been in fair demand. Bleached linens for the home trade,have been of a satisfactory character, but utterly devoid of speculative tendencies. The Continental demand has again been moderate. The American department has remained without change since the last report. Steady prices prevail. Stocks somewhat reduced. LEEDS CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY,-At this market to-day there were 704 fat beasts, and 3,400 sheep. There was a good demand, and last week's prices were fully realised. First quality beef, 71d. to 80. ; second, 7d. per lb. Mutton, Bd. to 90. per lb. A few prime north country wethers, 9/4. Hogs, 91d. SOUTHALL CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY. -There were shorter supplies of beasts and sheep at this market to-day. Trade ruled cheerful ; but sellers could not establish any advance in prices. The best quality of beasts made ss. 10d. per 81b., and prime Down sheep 6s. 4d. per 81b., sinking the offal. WAKEFIELD CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-At this market to-day there was a good supply of beef, and a moderate business was transacted at from 85. to 10s. per stone of 141bs. There was a large show of mutton, and a fair trade at fully a id. per lb. reduction. EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.--At this market to-day the sheep trade was exceedingly good. Store cattle was good. For fat cattle and pigs and Ayrshire cows there was a poor demand. Shen) is. to 2s. per head dearer. Store cattle were few innumber. ' The quality was good. Trade was not exactly brisk, but fairish. Prices were a shade higher than last week. There was a large number of fat cattle , wh i c h met with a dull trade, and a badilnish is anticipated, owing to Newcastle market being glutted yesterday. Pork went down here 3d. per lb. GLASGOW CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-There was, a thin attendance at this market to-day. Wheat was offered at a decline of ls. per quarter, without leading to business. Flour was 6d. per barrel and ls. per sack cheaper. Barley, oats, oat meal, and beans were unaltered in valud. aize receded 3d. per 280 lb. EDINBURGH CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY.-At this mar ket corn supplies were good, but wheat sa les were slow q lt isto-day . per qr. decline. In barley, sales were heavy, at 6d. per r. higher. Oats were in fair demand, at full prices. Beans rather cneaper. LIVER P T OOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY. -Opening E,eport.-he market opened with a good general demand to day. Sales will probably be fully 12,000 bales. Closing Report. -Sales 15,000 bales, including 3,0u0 bales on speculation and export. A good business has been done, the trade 'demand having been larger and more general. Prices favoured sellers, both on the spot and to arrive. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, WEDNESD prices this market to -day business for sugar was good, with prices unaltered. GLASGOW PIG IRON M ARKET, WEDNESDAYs market Was firmer, at 525. sd. in a month, to 525. 3d. cash on Tues day paid. Closing buyers at former, and sellers at latter quotations. Closing Report. Market steady. Closing buyers, 525. 2d.; sellers, 525. 3d. cash. CORK BUTTER MARKET , WEDNESDAY.-Ordinary firsts, 148 s. ; seconds, 1485 . ; thirds, 1365.; fourths, 1165.; fifths, 945. sixths, 70s. Mild cured firsts, 1505.: seconds, 1495. ; thirds, . 1495. in the market 120 firkins. 4 a 5 BREAKFAST.—EPPEN COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND C OM FORTING.—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette re marks :—" By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately fl a voured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Each packet is labelled—JAMES EPPS & C CacaefO., Homeo pathic Chemists, London. Also , makers of E pp s's Ho ne a very thin evening beverage.—Advt. 851 ';G: BIRTHS. ‘ On the 20th inst. , at T itse y - p lace, Surrey, the 10 11 * 'll.°. Leveson Gower, of a son. n g II) On the 21st inst., at 4, Strathmore-gardens, gellßi„—t° the wife of John Mortimer Hunt, Esq., of a 0 .-- MARRIAGES. • ng tow Onithe 20th inst., at St. Peter's Church, Ic.r en°l- 2 park-road, William Maxwell Alexander, a .00%_ e , l a te James's-street, to Emma, eldest daughter of to Rev. W. Thorp, vicar of Misson, Notts. a 1 1 ; Cathe rs ,' On the 18th inst., at St. George's Cathope „plops) Southwark, Herman, third son of the late Ethan the Bicknell, of Herne-hill, Surrey,to Elizabeth AtineVive third daughter of the late Wm. Jas. Crook, o f The . Houses, Clapton, Middlesex. DEATHS. „ tac iot , On the 19th inst., at 26, Camden-road, Esq. f goer On the 19th inst., George John Woolfe Esq ., c ' e d 61. Adolphus /Ix field House, Upper Park-road, Hampstead, aged , i A ATD BOYC P ' a ti t London : Printed by GIDEON ACT-o'-'-' No. 112, Strand, Printer, and THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, Savoy, in the ounty of lqiddlesex . Thursday, February 2j, 1871, fnult'elPerclecibnyctbilltof 0°