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The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-02

VIJRNI rURF,, CARPETS, REDDING, and
jU FLOOR CT,OT FT, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
the kingdom, retrardless of amount or dis'ance. First class
goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to
Clergymen end. Gentlemen. An immense stock to select
rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying* an acre of ground.
Every article warranted.
CL.ERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
. are publishing; an entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by 410
adm -able engravinza of every description of Furniture and
Lee:steads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and
post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing* on the following revised
cale

A Six-roomed Parsona2e
An EiLfht-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto
A Twelve-roomed dltto

Together with a Price List of purified Fieddinz, and a mass
of valuable informationto all requiring househ aid furniture,
eArDels, or beddinz. References kindly permitted to Clergy-
men and fren tl,men in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston. Grimsby, ityde, Plymouth,
Wells. Ox,ord. Brighton, Gainsboroturli, Margate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, staines, Dorking,
St. A ban's. 'Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's,
Wrexham, and above 500 oilier places in all parts of G, cat
•..
COl3 HETI` and CO., General louse Furnishers, Deptford-
bridze, London, S.E,

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.

The Directors are prepared to receive APPLICATIONS
for the issue of £15°,000 of the ORDINAR S 1 OCK of the
Company, at the price of £lOO ss. for every .Cteo Stock, and of
£:00,000 New Preference 4i per Cent. Stock, part of a larger
amount of that Stock unissed, at the price of £IG2 10s. for
every £lOO Stock, to be inscribed into the names of the ap-
plicants free of all expenses.
The amount to be paid on application, and the dividend on
both descriptions of Stock to accrue from the Ist January,
1861.

Applications to be addressed to
ALFRED 31ORGAN, Treasurer.
Waterloo-bridge Station. Feb. 25, 1854.
London, England, 1864-03-02

CARLISLE AND SELLOTH BAY.

The half-yearly statement of accounts showed that the
amount expended upon capital account had been £251,382.
The general revenue account started the half-year with a
debit balance of £1,515. The sum of £BOO had during the
past half-year been paid an interest and commission to
bankers and others ; while on the other side there was a
credit of £916, being the amount of fixed rent received from
the North British Company, less income tax, and certain
charges.
London, England, 1864-03-02

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day,
The Speaker took the chair at a quarter past twelve.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. John Floyer took the oaths and his seat for Dorset-
shire in the room of Mr. H. lier Seymer resigned. The
hon. gentleman was introduced ty Mr. Dawson Darner and
Colonel Edwardes.
CHURCH RATES COMMUTATION BILL.

This bill (Mr. Newdegate's), which stood for second
reading to-day, and to which Sir C. Douglas was to move
as an amendment that it be read a second time this day six
months, has been postponed until the 27th of April.
London, England, 1864-03-02

Family Residence and Land.

MR. ANDREW HIND has to LET a comfort-
able HOUSE, in Essex, fourteen miles from town and
two from a station, delightfully situate on high ground, and
commanding extensive views. Contains lofty drawing
room, dining and morning* rooms, four best and five other
bed rooms, kitchens and cellars. Grounds comprise pleasure
and kitchen gardens, shrubbery, paddock, and meadow,
Ogether about seven acres ; with lodge entrance, stabling,
coach house, green house, ornamental water, and bridge.
Rent, on three years' agreement, £l2O ; fixtures, £5O ; or the
lease for 18 years at £lOO. Price. with fixtures, £2OO. Cards
to view may be had at fhe Auction and Estate Agency Offices,
corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's.
London, England, 1864-03-02

DUTCH RHENISH.

The receipts from the commencement of the present book
year, on the let of May, 1863, to the 15th of February,
amounted to £182,928, showing an increase as compared
with the corresponding period of last year of £13,097 ; and
the working expenses to £71,783, or 39.23 per cent. of the
receipt.
London, England, 1864-03-02

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCHESTER, March I.—The market for ship-
ping yarns has been very quiet ; very little bnsi-
ness has been done, and, generally speaking, prices
are weaker for all counts, though hardly to an ex-
tent which will admit of quotation. There have
been several offers made at low prices for various
counts of yarn, but, so far, spinners have declined
to accept them. This branch of the market closes
very quiet, and certainly without any improvement,
in any sense, as compared with last week. The
absence of India telegrams has bad a quieting effect.
For home trade yarns there has been but little in-
quiry, and prices are also slightly in favour of
buyers in this class of spinnings. The cloth-
market is quite as dull as that for yarns, but
still prices are tolerably well maintained, except
in cases where goods have been pressed on
the market, and in such instances sellers have had
to accept a shade less in price than they would have
taken last week. Buyers evidently lack confidence
in present rates, and they have been influenced for
some weeks past by the operations of speculators
who have been seekiug to influence the market by
effecting time b2rgains akin to what on the Stock
Exchange would be called " bearing transactions.'
While merchants evidently have no great faith in
these parties, they are sufficiently influenced by
them to act with greater caution than usual, and in
some instances even a slight reduction of prices has
failed to induce them to operate. The transactions
both for home trade and for export have been few,
and the quantities purchased have been small.
LEEDS, 18t.—There has not been much business
done in the cloth-halls to-day. Being the monthly
pay-day of many of the merchants to the clothiers,
purchases were in consequence a little checked.
The market was firm as to prices, and a few parcels
of spring goods were made up; but, as the weather
still remains winterly, it is apprehended that the
spring and summer trade will become more than
ordinarily amalgamated. There is a fair trade doing
for Canada, our Australian colonies, and China, and
even a tolerable amount of goods are shipping to
Germany. The manufacturers, upon the whole,
are scorcely so brisk as they were a short time ago,
yet there is no absolute slackness. There is no
change in the priceot wool.
London, England, 1864-03-02

IRELAND.-Mr. ANDREW HIND has for
SALE the Lessee's Interest in a convenient Small
RESIDENCE and 76 Acres of prime LAND, pleasantly
situate near the City of Cork, and commanding beautiful
views of the harbour and surrounding* country. Good i.hoot-
ing and fishing. Term of lease. 91 years ; ground rent, £72.
Price, £7OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's.
London, England, 1864-03-02

BANKRUPTS

poTrthaenfeoellionwtihneguaraczetthtee:Lnly bankrupts of commercial im-
Thomas Springbett, licensed victualler, StokeNewington
John L. Armstrong, fishmonger, Mount-street, Grosve-
nor-square.
John Bland, gardener, Durham
John Thornton, greengrocer, Bradford
John Thomas Milner, painter, Sheffield
Wm. Cornish, grocer, Liverpool
Geo. Barnes, corn dealer, Macclesfield
Wm. Heelie, grocer, Salford
John Wheatcroft, surgeon, Cannock, Staffordshire
Thomas Nash, builder, Stourbridge
Thomas Bate. hatter, Birmingham
John Cullen, corn dealer. Lincoln
Joseph Williams, grocer, Liverpool
Robert Williams, farmer, Flint
Robert Bruit, commission agent, Cheapside
Simeon Fuezard, auctioneer, Hampstead-road
John Hamlin, cab proprietor, Hoxton
Robert Salmon, brush manufacturer, Clarendon-terrace,
St. John's Wood
George Messenger, corn dealer, Roman-road, Islington
Alfred Watton, clerk, Tamworth
Josph Carpenter, wheelwright, Middlesex
James Meager, wheelwright, Bedfordshire
Alexander M'Lauchlan, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
James Cornish, miller, Stallions

John Gommer;al, publican, Durham
John Yates, shoemaker, Whitechapel-road
Howard W. Glover, musical publisher, Haveratock-hill
George Troup, printer, Bolt-court, Fleet-street
Anne Marie Barker and Alfred Barker, metal dealers,
Birmingham
John Hurlbut, miller, Leicester
George Bidgood, builder, Glastonbury, Somersetahire
James Peters, lath render, Exeter
George Payne, cooper, Stratford-upon-Avon
John Hester, millwright, Woobum, Buckinghamshire
William R. Lewes, carpenter, Wycombe Marsh, Buck-
inghamshire
William Harrison, bookseller, Burslem, Staffordshire
Robert Lundy, farmer, Newton Dale, Yorkshire
Frederick Edward Rountree, publican. Hackney-road
James Simmons Matthews, coal merchant, Newington-
green
Joseph Stafford Freeman, butcher, Islington

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Rev. Aaron Roberts, Newchnrch, Carmarther-shiro
Marco Fernandes, commission agent. Linlithgow
John Templeton and Co., printers, Kilmarnock
London, England, 1864-03-02

CRIMINAL COURT,—(This Day,

OLD COURT.
(Before Baron Channell.)
CHARGE OP CHILD MURDER.
Selina Kent, 18, was indicted for the wilful murder of her
illegitimate child. There was also a second indictment
against the prisoner for concealment of birth.
The prisoner resided in the City-road, and from certain
circumstances it was suspected that she had been confined
and on searching the water closet the body of a child was
found dead, with part of a st >eking round its neck.
The jury acquitted the prisoner of the capital offence,
but found her guilty of concealment of the birth,
Baron Channall said he entirt ly concurred in the verdict
of,the jury. The learned judge sentenced her to 9 months'
imprisonment.
MANSLAUGHTER.

Patrick Hay es was indictel for the manslaughter of
Cornelius Daly.
Both the prisoner and the deceased were confined in the
➢lilbank Penitentiary, Hayes being undor sentence of 10
years' penal servitude, by sentence of court-martial, for
striking his superior officer. The deceased was directed to
inspect the prisoner's cell, who was reported for uncleanli-
ness, and whilst he was so engaged the prisoner struck
him, and he eventually died.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The learned judge sentenced him to bo kept in confine-
ment for two years, the second to commence at the expira-
tion of the first,

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Charles Wiseman surrendered to an indictment charging
him with feloniously stealing a quantity of household fur.
niture jointly with the wife of James Burr, a constable of
the A division, and absconding with her with the intention
of cohabiting with her in a state of adultery.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and
The Recorder sentenced him to twelve months' im.
prisonment.
London, England, 1864-03-02

N°. 22,366.

NEW NOVEL, Edited by WILLIAM lIOWITT.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
A R.
A TALE OF THE GREAT. TRANSITION.
Edited by WILLIAM HOWITT.
"Since Mrs. Stowe's Uncle Tom,' we have had no tale of
a similar nature so true, so lite-like, till Peculiar.'"—Ob-
server.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1864-03-02

DUTCH RHENISH.

The receipts from the commencement of the present book
year, on the Ist of May, 1863, to the 15th of February,
amounted to £182,928, showing an increase as compared
with the corresponding period of last year of £13,097 ; and
the working expenses to £71,783, or 3923 per cent. of the
receipt.
London, England, 1864-03-02

French Academy of Sciences.

At the last sitting a paper was received from M.
Riondet, commander of the Sainte-Barbe gunboat,
on certain curious researches made by him in a lib-
rary at Vera Cruz, on longevity in those parts. Our
readers will be surprised to hear that from the census
taken in 1831, the latest on record it would seem, it
appeared that notwithstanding the notorious un-
healthiness of the climate of Vera Cruz, there were
in that year eleven persons in the district, upwards
of 100 years old. Dr. Binet sent in a paper on
phthisiophoby, that is, fear of consumption, which
he considers to be a disorder by itself. It may be
so, no doubt, but would it not perhaps be nearer
the truth to classify it as a mere offshoot of spleen,
or melancholy P A report was read by M. de
Tessan on the writings of M. Tremaux, an archi-
tect by profession, but still better known as one of
the most indefatigable travellers of the present
time. M. C. Sainte-Glaire Deville read a paper
on the limits of perpetual snow. Humboldt had as-
sumed that the altitude of those limits was deter-
mined by that point where the thermometer never
rose above freezing point ; but M. Durocher after-
wards expressed some doubts as to the perfect iound-
ness of this principle, and M. Renou has since
modified it as follows :—The line of demarkation of
perpetual snow is at that altitude where the mean
temperature is freezing point during the six warmest
months of the year.—Dr. Jobert de Lamballe read
a report on a highly important paper from Dr.
Philippeau on deafness. The author describes some
new experiments on the perforation of the drum er
tympan of the year. In order to ascertain whether
a patient labouring under deafness can hope to re-
cover his hearing or not, Dr. Philippeau applies a
common watch to the temples, and if he hears the
ticking his cure may be considered certain.

MR. GROTE, THE HISTORIAN, has been elected
Foreign Associate of the French Academy, in the place of
the late Lord Macaulay,
London, England, 1864-03-02

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

Market dull, without change in prices. Sales
probably about 6,000 bales.

Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 0 12 0;
Antwurp .— 25 62/ 25 67!
Brussels — 25 62i 25 67!
flamburgh — 13 7t 13 8;
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 1194 1191
Vienna

Trieste
Petersburgh
Berlin —
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn — 2.5 82} 25 87f
Milan .... — 25 85 25 874
Genoa — 25 85 25 87
Naples . - 25 85 25 S7f
Palermo .. 25 85 25 67f
Messina — 25 85 25 87f
Lisbon — 52
52A.
4

Oporto...- • — 522 521
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 0
Mexican Dollars ..•
Silver in Bars (Standard) -
London, England, 1864-03-02

Births.

ELLISON.—On the 28th ult., at Bouttham Hall, near Li
coin, the wife of Major Richard George Ellison, of
daughter.
ROBECK.—On the 28th ult., at Gowran Grange, Naas, the
Baroness de Robeck, of a son.
TATE.—On the 27th u:t , at The Woodlands, Islewortl3l
Mrs. It. C. Tate, of a son.i
Marriages.
SCHLOTEL—COLLING.—On the Ist inst., at St. Matthet
Oakley-square, Charles Arthur Schlotel, Esq., of LaL„ ,"
turace, Wandsworth, to Emily, eldest daughter of ""
K. Coiling, Esq., Hampstead-road.
WILSON—WiLmoT.—On the 27th inst., at St. Martiall
in-the-Fields, Clifford, son of Mr. Charles Wilsont,°o
Richmond, Surrey, to Sophia, second daughter of
late Mr. John Wilmot, of Isleworth.
Deaths.
ARKWRIGHT.—On the 29th ult., the Rev. J. Arkwrightf
of Mark Hall, Essex.
•
AssLiN,—On the 29th ult., at Mulgrave-place, Woolscllie
Thomas Asslin, Esq,, aged 69. :04
BARWICK.—On the 27th ult., at Derby, William Barg. •
Esq.. aged 68.
T ,aOO
nit.,
BARKER.—On the 29that Brompton, Mrs. 03-
Barker, aged 50.
LECHMERE.—On the Ist inst., at 8, Queen-street, Diayfata
Reginald Hungerford, infant son of Sir Edmund '-
Lady Lecbmere
ROBERTS. On the Ist inst., at 7, Burlington-road, S 4 t 9,
Stephen's-square, W., Sir Thomas Howland Robe,
Bart., aged 60.

London: Prin Zed and Prblished by WILLIAM ANDltl6,;f
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Ilia SUN Office :N=l:., of
Strand, in the Precinct of the lavoy. in the Gouty}
Milelleisex,—Wednesday, March 2, 1864.
London, England, 1864-03-02

TREASURE TROVE.

Sir J. C. JERVOISE moved for a return of all objects
coming under the denomination of Treasure Trove which
have been claimed by the Solicitor of the Treasury on be-
half of the Crown, between the 13th day of March, 1863,
and the Ist day of March, 1861; setting forth the date of
such claim, description of treasure, estimated value, and
how disposed of (in continuation oi Parliamentary Paper,
No. 131, of Session 1863). The motion was agreed to.
London, England, 1864-03-02

No. 22,366.

NEW NOVEL, Edited by WILLIA3I HOWITT.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
E C U L I A R.
P A TALE OF THE GREAT TRANSITION.
Edited by WILLIAM HOWITT.
"Since Mrs. Stowe's ' Uncle Torn,' we have had no tale of
a similar nature so true, so life-like, till 'Peculiar.' "—Ob-
server.

Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1864-03-02

TIJIIU EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

NO TTINGHAM RACES--THIS DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
FOREST PLATE.

Partisan
1
Tailor
....................... 2
Clairvoyants ..
Seven ran.
SELLING STAKES.

Mother Bunch .................................... 1
Flower Safety
Four ran.
London, England, 1864-03-02

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.

The directors state in their report that the earnings of the
half-year ending December 31 amount to £477,839, and
the ordinary working expenses to £275,073, leaving a balance
of £202,766 ; out of which £37,037 is deducted for renewals
of permanent way, leaving a net balance of £165,729. From
this is deducted £13.104, the nominal amount for postal and
military service receipts, 120,033 for loss oa American cur-
rency, £14,367 for interest on certain loans and debentures,
£31,992 for rent of Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway,
£11,250 for rent of Detroit line, £49,921 for interest on first
preference shares, and £24,715 for interest on second pre-
ference shares, leaving a balance of £532.
London, England, 1864-03-02

PORN' OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.

No.
To the Directors of the City Mercantile Club and Dining
Hall Company (Limited).
Uentlemen,—l request that you will allot me
Shares of £lO each, in the above Company, and I enclose a
cheque for the deposit of £1 per Share thereon : and I un-
dertake to pay the further sum of £1 on allotment, to pay
all calls thereon, and to execute the articles of association
when required.
Dated this

day of 18
Names in full
esidence
Profession or trade
Place of business

PREATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E.
Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and

F. B. Chatterton.

THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with
the New Serio-Comic Drama, by Edmund Falconer, entitled
NIGHT AN D 310 P.N. Principal characters by Mr. Phelps,
Messrs. Barr,tt, Fit zjames, Miss Atkinson, Miss R. Leclerccf
and Miss Heath.
To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto-
mime of SINBAD THE SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders
of the World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. Lauri ;
harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville; Pantaloons,
Messrs. W A. Barns anti J. Morris ; Columbines, Madame
Bolero and Misses GIIIIIIiSR. _ _
London, England, 1864-03-02

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Market dull, without change in prices. Sales
probably about 5,000 bales.

A MASS WITHOUT WORDS has been attempted by
M. d'Ortigue, who passes for one of the pillars of French
musical sciencv, otherwise, WA presume, instrumental music
to accompany the clauses of the rite, after the fashion of
Haydn's " Seven Words," to which, it will be recollected,
vocal parts were only added as an after-thought.—
ilthenguni.
London, England, 1864-03-02

SPAIN.

MADRID, MARCH 1.
The members of the new Ministry will take the
oath to-day.
The Cabinet is composed as follows—
Senor Mon .. , . President of the Council
without portfolio.
Minister of State.
Minister of Justice.
Minister of War.
Minister of Finance.
Minister of Interior.
Minister of Marine.
Minister of PublieWorks
Minister of Colonies.

Senor Pacheco.

Senor Mayans ..
Senor Marahesi
Senor Salaverria
Senor Canovas
Senor Pareja
Senor Ballesteros
Senor Ulloa ,

THE BRAZIL MAIL.

LISBON, MARCH 1.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Oneida, from the Brazils, &c., has arrived here,
and will leave at noon to-day for Southampton,
with 44 passengers, £5,020 in specie, 580 bales of
cotton, 100 packages tapioca, 610 bales tobacco, and
147 packages sundries.

CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 2.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamEr
Ceylon, with the heavy portion of the above mane,
has arrived here, She brings 36 passengers, £13,904
in specie, and a general cargo, including raw silk
value £50,009 sterling.
Sir Moses Montefiore loft Gibraltar for Malaga
on the 25th ult.

FRANCE.
PARIS, :NlAucri 2.

The Constitutionnel of this morning, in an article
signed by M. Limayrac, points out the difference
between the attitude and interests of Prussia and
Austria in the atno-German question.
The Afoniteur publishes a letter from Mexico
announcing the capitulatioh of Clmpeachy and the
ruin of the Juarez party, which in Campcachy had
its last resource.

AMERICA.

CROOKHAVEN, MARCH 2.

The extra Cunard steamer Olympus, from New
York, on the 18th ult., passed here at 6 a.m. to-day.
She brings 53 passengers and 66,000 dols. in specie.
Her news have been anticipated by the Arabia.
London, England, 1864-03-02

TREASURE TROVE.

Sir J. C. JEILVOISE moved for a return of all objects
coming under the denomination of Treasure Trove which
have been claimed by the Solicitor of the Treasury on be.
half of the Crown, between tho 13th day of March, 1863,
and the Ist day of March, 1864 ; setting forth the date of
such claim, description of treasure, estimated value, and
how disposed of (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper,
No. 131, of Session 1883). The motion was agreed to.
London, England, 1864-03-02

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.)
FERNELEY V. FERNELEY AND NAYLOR.
The hearing of this extraordinary case was resumed this
morning.
Mr. Locke, Q.C., with whom was Dr. Swabey, addressed
the Court at considerable length on behalf of the respon-
dent, and contended that the charge of adultery against her
had entirely failed, as it rested on testimony that was in-
credible, and he ridiculed the story told by Mr. Howett,
the draper, at Grantham, as originating with gossiping
tendency of one of those provincial Paul Pry's who formed
one of the nuisances of nearly every small town.
The jury had not returned a verdict when we went to
press,
London, England, 1864-03-02

SHEFFIELD-TUESDAY.

There was a small show of grain to-day. and last Tues-
day's rates were supported, but the trade was limited. .
The attendance was thin.
Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels 15s Od to 18s Od
,
White ) I lBs Od to 20s Od
New red , lss 63 to 16s 6(1
New white ~ )9 l7s Od to 18s Od
Beans 17 71 ids Gd to 17s 01
Peas, per qr 40s Od to 44s Od
Grinding barley, per qr
Malting ditto, „ 32s Od to 35s Od
Oats l9s Od to 24s oa

Floui:, is 4d to la 8d per 14 lb.

MARKET HARBOROUGH-TUESDAY.

White wheat, 40s to 455; red, 38s to 42s per 36 stone•
Malting barley at 33s to 37s per qr.;; grinding, 295,t0 321
per 30 st. Oats, old, 276 to 30s; Row,, 20s to 24s per 30
st. ; beans, 338 to 40s per qr.

DUBLIN—FRIDAY.
A fair supply of whe.at to-day, and the trade not bris)
Prices not materially alte.Ted.
s. d. s. d. I e. d. S. cl,!,
Wheat, white.. 24 0 to 26 6i Oatmeal
Do., red .. 21 6 to 24 01 Beans.. - nu
Do., new .... 0 to 0 Bere .. — 0 to --- `l,l
Barley - ~"
Oats
Do., black — 0 to-- 0 Indian corn .... 27 0 to 25 o

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
London. 26th February, 1864.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the ORDINARY
ANNUAL COURT, and also that an EXTRAORDINARY
QUINQUENNIAL GENERAL COURT, will be held at
Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, on SATURDAY,
the l( th March, Hot, at Two o'clock precisely, for the follow-
ing purposes

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FORTY YEARS IN AMERICA.
By THOMAS LOW NICHOLS. M.D.
"No one in America has had wider or better opportunities
for observing the Life,Progress, and Disruption of the Nation
than Dr. Nichols has enjoyed for nearly half a century."
London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-Street.

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2s. Bd. ; "In Search of the Primrose," ballad, 2s. 6d. ;
" Shylie Bawn." Irish ballad, 2s. 6d. ; "The music of her
voice," song. 2s. Bd. ; " 'Twas thy bored voice, and thine
alone," 2s. 6d ; "Thy voice is near," song, 2s. 6d.
London: Robert Cocks and Co., and all musicsellers.

R li,

T" E 0X F 0
At OXFORD STREET, W.
THIS EVENING. will be performed the new and success-
ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAU-a, embracing the entire
company of this establishment, with augmented band and
chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the
following talented artistes :—Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry,
Tyrrell,:ll,almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, Arz.
London, England, 1864-03-02

GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA.

The loss on exchange by the conversion of American
money received for the carriage of through traffic from the
commencement of the current half-year to February 13
amounted to £11,821, and at that date there was a further
sum of American funds still remaining to be converted of
114,385 dole.
London, England, 1864-03-02

SALISBURY AND YEOVIL:

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Friday, at the oflio,r, Leadenhall-street, Mr. J, Chapman in
the chair.
The report w. s taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. LAMBERT seconded the report.
Mr. FENMELL asked how much it would cost to double
the 20 miles of line.

The SECRETARY said the engineer's estimate was £lOO,OOO
or £5,000 per mile.

The report was adopted unanimously.

The dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. was then declared,
and Sir W. Medlycott and Mr. R. Nofman, the retiring
directors, and Mr. Butt, the retiring auditor, were re-
elected,
London, England, 1864-03-02

A LUCKY ESCAPE.

A lad named Orr was found guilty of stealing a pair of
trousers. He had formerly been sentenced to four years'
residence in a reformatory.
The Recorder said it appeared be was intent on doing
wrong, and, as he had been previously convicted, ho should
sentence him to six years' penal servitude.
In a minute or two after the learned Judge discovered
the former conviction had not been charged, and under the
circumstances he would alter the sentence to two years'
imprisonment.

The prisoner seemed much pleased with the decision of
the learns I Judge, and thanked his lordship as he left the
deck.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE FOR ASSAULT—A
DANGEROUS FELLOW.—George Humble, a man with only
one arm, described as a painter, of 27, Castle•street.
Holborn, was charged as follows :
From the evidence of George Castles, 69 C, it appeared
that on the previous night he was oalled to the shop of a
tradesmai in Oxford-street to remove the prisoner, who
was making a great disturbance. He requested the pri -
goner to go away, when he said that if he (Castle) "laid a
finger on him he would smash his head." He then
took the prisoner into custody, when he became very
violent, and it required four constables to take him to th 6
station. While on the way there a person called out
"mind the knife," and on looking in the prisoner's hand,
an open knife was found. The prisoner threatened to "do"
for one of the constables.

Edward Rowlett, 145 C, proved going to the assistance
of Castle and being thrown down by hint, and also kicked
in a tender part.

In hie defence the prisoner said he had just come from
Scotland, and that he had fallen in with some friends, who
gave him a little drink, which had a great effect on his
head, as it had always done since he had lost his arm.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constables said the pri-
soner was not sober.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed him for a month.
London, England, 1864-03-02

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCHESTER, March I.—The market for ship-
ping yarns has been very quiet ; very little busi-
ness has been done, and, gencraily speaking, prices
aro weaker for all counts, though hardly to an ex-
tent which will admit of quotation. There have
been several offers made at low prices for various
counts of yarn, but, so far, spinners have declined
to accept them. This branch of the market closes
very quiet, and certainly without any improvement,
in any sense, as compared with last week. The
absence of India telegrams has had a quieting effect.
For home trade yarns there has been but little in-
quiry, and prices are also slightly in favour of
buyers in this class of epinnings. The cloth-
market is quite as dull as that for yarns, but
still prices aro tolerably well maintained, except
in cases where goods have been pressed on
the market, and in such instances sellers have had
to accept a shade less in price than they would havo
taken last week. Buyers evidently lack confidence
in present rates, and they have been influenced for
some weeks past by the operations of speculators
who have been seeking to influence the market by
effecting time linguine akin to what on the Stock
Exchange would be called " bearing transactions.'
While ►merchants evidently have no great faith in
these parties, they are sufficiently influenced by
them to act with greater caution than usual, and in
some instances even a slight reduction of prices has
failed to induce them to operate. The transactions
both for home trade and for export have been few,
and the quantities purchased have been email.
Ist.—'There has not been touch business
done in the cloth-halls to-dny. Being the monthly
pay-day of many of the merchants to the clothiers,
purchases were in consequence a little checked.
The market was firm as to prices, and a few parcels
of spring goods were made up ; but, as the weather
stile remains wink ly, it is apprehended that the
spring and summer trade will become more than
ordinarily amalgamated. There is a fair trade doing
for Canada, our Australian colonies, and China, and
even a tolerable amount of goods arc shipping to
Germany. The manufacturers, upon the whole,
are scorcely so brisk as they were a short time ego,
yet there is no absolute slackness. There is no
change in the priceot wool.
London, England, 1864-03-02

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TuEsDAT..

There was but a small attendance at the Subscription
Rooms to-day. Bantam was not so firm for the Liverpool
Steeplechase, 6to 1 being freely offered on the field. 9to 1
was taken about Emblematic till the layers refused to go
on ; and 10 to 1 would have been taken about Portland.
Brian Borhoime was in great demand, and closed at 15 to
1. Ocean Witch had friends at anything over 30 to 1.
Closing prices :

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
6to 1 agst Bantam (offered)
17 to 2 agst Emblematic (taken)
10 to 1 agst Portland (wanted)
100 to 8 agat Serious Case (offered)
15 to 1 agst Brian Borhoime (taken)
20 to 1 agst Emblem (offered)
33 to 1 agat Ocean Witch (taken freely)
33 to 1 agst Bell's Life (taken)
THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES
100 to 9 agat Blithfield (taken)
14 to 1 agst Sheridan (offared)

THE DERISY.
10 to lon the field (offered)
14 to 1 apt Paris (taken)

,_..
RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864.

hießmr.

Nottingham Spring 1
Derby Spring 3
Liverpool
Shrewsbury
Doncaster Spring

Warwick .. 16
Durham 2B
Northampton 29
Catteriok 3O

Croaton-park
Edinburgh Spring .. 2
Abergavenny 6
Thirds
5
M

Epsom Spring
Newmarket Craven
Newmarket First Spring 25

Chester
York Spring , 10
Salisbury„ l2
Bath

Manchester
Harpenden 2O
Epaorn 24

JuNii

Ascot
Hampton l5 New Forest Hunt 2B
Newton
Odiham
Dibury
Stockbridge

:JuLY.
Newmarket July
5 Nottingham
Carlisle
5 Winchester l9
„
12 Southampton .. 2O
Abingdon '' •• •• Liverpool July 1 Chesterfield
Stamford l4 Goodwood
14
Pontefract

Bright on 2
Brighton Club
Lewes
Reading
Egham
Oxford .. 18
Yarmouth

iUST.

SEPT:

Weymouth 1
Warwick September 6
Leicester 8
Doncaster ~
Bre,on
ssssssss

York August 23
Plymouth.
Derby .
Lichfield
Stockton
Devon and Exeter

Richmond
Monmouth 22
Manchester Autumn
Newruarket First October 27

O

MER.

Nor thallerton 6
licwlnarket Second Oct lO

•
I Gloucester 18
Newmarket Houghton 24
:51BER.

shrowabury Autumn g.N°' 1v42
Leamington & War. Hunt 22
9-TEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864

Worcegter Autumn .... 30

MARCH.
Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) l4
APRIL.

.A.bergavenDy •• 5
London, England, 1864-03-02

Circular Despatch of Prussia upon the Suc-
cession Question,

nEnLIN, Feb. 27.
--do by the Minister
--‘4tin agents

The circular despatch forwa.
for Foreign Affairs to the Prussian dipioli_
at the various German Courts, on the 14th inst., “--
just been published. It relates to the report of the
committee of the Federal Diet upon the succession
question, and is as follows :

"Your excellency must be aware that at the sitting
of the Federal Diet on the 11th inst., the
majority
of the committee upon II Astein affiirs pre..qmted a
report upon the succession question, dwelling exclu-
sive!y upon the London Treaty of the Bth May,
1852, demanding that the Germanic Diet should
acknowledge this treaty to be not binding upon the
Confederation, declaring it impossible of execution
and rejecting the pretensions of King Christian IX.
of Denmark based upon this title.

" The Ministers of Prussia and Austria, upon
their parts, put forth a vote of the minority, of
which a copy is appended. You will see, therefore,
that we have not thought it conformable to the
position and dignify of the Confederation that it
should be occupied with a question which it has in
no way at present treated ; that the first part of the
report denies the validity of the Treaty of London,
which has been affirmed by no one; that the second
part expresses an opinion of the impossibility of
carrying out the treaty--an opinion which clearly
exceeds the limits of its competence ; and that the
third part, lastly, rejects pretensions in the name of
a title upon which they are not founded.
" Your Excellency will be good enough to ex-
plain clearly to the Government of - these points
of view, developed at greater length in the vote,
and do what lies in your pawer that the represen-
tative of that Government at the Germanic Diet
shall be furnished, for the vote which is to take
place in a fortnight, with instructions agreeing
with the said points of view."

NOVEL MATCII.—A vary curious match has just
been made, which will cause an immense deal of
interast in sporting circles and lead to a groat deal of specu
lation. A gallant colonel has laid a noble lord and friends
500 even that they do not cause a letter to be delivered by
hand on horseback a distance of 30 miles within the hour.
No restriction has been placed on the number of horses or
riders to be employed on the occasion, and the match wil
take place at Newmarket either on the Saturday in the
Boughton Mooting or on the Monday following,
London, England, 1864-03-02

FOURTH EDITION

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 o'CLocK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

NOTTINGHAM RACES—Tuts DAL
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
L:VERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
Bto 1 apt Bantam (taken)
8 to 1 agst Emblematic (taken)
Bto 1 aget Wee Nell (taken)
Bto 1 agst Jerusalem (taken)
25 to 1 agst Sinking Fund (offered)
40 to 1 aget Ireley (taken)
60 to 1 agst Brian Borhoimo (offered)
London, England, 1864-03-02

Now ready, in Two Vols., Bvo., price 325.,

FORTY YEARS IN AMERICA.
By THOMAS LOW NICHOLS. M.D.
"No one in America has had wider or bet•er opportunities
for observing the Life,Progress, and Disruption of the Nation
than Dr. Nichols has enjoyed for nearly half a century."
London, England, 1864-03-02

PRIZE ME D A L,-INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION, 1862.1
FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, dto.,
To the Queen and the ranee of Wales.
(Established 1720.)
The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862,
testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers'
manufacture.
A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis
Tucker and Co., on the subject of
WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,
says:--
" I have found them fully equal to the recommendation
which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, II com-
mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar."
Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. vs, 2d. per lb.
Ordinary quality .. • • .. Od. per lb.
VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax.
Best quality .. .. • . ls. sd. per lb.
Second quality .. • • .. is. 3d. per lb.
Third quality .. ls. id. per lb.
Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value.
FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.,
8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory—
Kensington (Established 1730).
The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture
of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar.

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
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Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard-
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to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually
restores the huanhair to its pristine hue—no matter at
whet a
The Ageu Amarella has none of the properties of
dyes; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and
when the hair is once restored one application per month
will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or
in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes ot the
highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta-
bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell
and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High-
ness the Princess of Wales.

DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER
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Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who
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spasm giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, For habitual
~.ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier
of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera-
tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro-
mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.
Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross.
London, and by most druggists, in boses,ls. lid., and three
Scotts
the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr.
Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square
green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the
Amp,
London, England, 1864-03-02

CARLISLE AND SELLOTH BAY.

The half-yearly statement of accounts showed that the
amount expended upon capital account had been £254,382.
The general revenue account started the half-year with a
debit balance of £1,515. The sum of £BOO had during the
past half-year been paid an interest and commission to
bankers and others ; while on the other side there was a
credit of £916, being the amount of fixed rent received from
the North British Company, less income tax, and certain
charges.
London, England, 1864-03-02

IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND
is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail-
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chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, Arc.
Sold in nots. is. lid., 2s. 9d., l's., and 225. each. Also his
PILUL2E ANTISCROPHUL/E, confirmed by sixty years'
experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever
offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family
Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine-
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lls., and 225. each.
Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott,
Bridport, by the London houses, and retail by all respectable
medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies.
London, England, 1864-03-02

its separate cord, which he knew as well as a sailor
knows his ropes. Every little white cloud that
passed across the sky required a change in the
arrangement of these curtains, so sensitive was his
eye to a variation of light imperceptible to me. But
it was only a portion of the time that he could do
this. His eye would give way, or he would feel
symptoms of returning trouble, and then, for weeks
together, he would be compelled to take his old
seat in the rocking-chair, and return to the slow
process of listening and marking passages, and
having his notes and memoranda read over to him,
as at the first.
London, England, 1864-03-02

:MPER.

CIVIL SERVICE AND MISCELLANEOUS
ESTIMATES.

Mr. MARSH drew the attention of the house to the fact
that the civil and miscellaneous estimates had been for
many years increasing, and contended that they ought, with
a due regard to economy, to be reduced. Ho ridiculed the
idea of paying an increased amount for the support of our
convict population, when the circumstances of the country
were improved. Labour being more abundant and more
adequately remunerated, the temptations to crime were
diminished.

Mr. PEEL said he was not surprised that Mr. Marsh
should desire to see the amount of these estimates reduced,
and no doubt, if his views could be carried out, the Civil
Service Estimates might be very greatly reduced indeed.
But he could not think the house would adopt those views
without considerable hesitation and without much discus-
sion. His answer to the motion was that much of the in-
crease in the Civil Service Estimates were more apparent
than real, and that, so far from its being a matter of regret,
it should be viewed with satisfaction, since it arose from the
carrying out the principle of bringing as much as possible
of the expenditure of the country under the eye of Parlia-
ment. He then explained in much detail the transfer of
charge which had been made from other branches a the
revenue accounts to the Civil Service Estimates, and other
arrangements in the public accounts, which, while they re-

lieved other heads of the expenditure, or enhanced the ap-
parent produce of the revenue, augmented the Civil Service
charges, showing, as he proceeded, the actual sum of each
transfer, or that thrown by each new financial arrangement
upon the Civil Service, the aggregate amount leaving only
£600,000 as the debenture increase of these estimates, part
of which arose from exceptional charges.
Mr. TORRENS adverted to the heavy judicial charges
at the Cape of Good Hope connected with the suppression
of the slave trade,
After some remarks by Mr. NEWDEGATE and Mr. W.
E' ART,
Mr. MARSH withdrew his motion,
Lord C. PAGET obtained leave to bring in a bill to
amead the law relating to naval prize; a bill to provide for
agency and distribution of naval prize ; and a bill to repeal
certain Naval Prize Acts.
The Court of Judiciary (Scotland) Bill was read a second
time.

The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up
and agreed to.
The Malt for Cattle Bill and the Conveyancers, &o. (Ire-
land) Bill ware read a third time and passed.
The house adjourned at five minutes to 7 o'clock.
London, England, 1864-03-02

The Death of Colonel Brown,

Mr. Shaw, barrister, No. 1, Harcourt-buildings, Temple,
came to the Marlborough-street court yesterday, and, ad'
dressing Mr. Tyrwhitt, begged to make a short statement
with reference to the death of Col, Browne, who died sud-
denly a few days ago under circumstances which had given
rise to misapprehenaiou, and which his family wished to
see correctly explained. He (Mr, Shaw) was the nephew of
Col. Browne, and, therefore, could vouch for these particu-
lars. Col. Browne had been spending the day with his (ap-
plicant's) brother, and had drank nothing whatever, being
a remarkably abstemious man. IN hen he left in the even-
ing the remark was made that the Colonel never appeared
in better health. Col. Browne was seized with a sudden at-
tack of apoplexy while on the top of an omnibus in Picca-
dilly, and being taken charge of by the police, who were
under the impression that ho was intoxicated, be was re-
moved to the station, where, becoming worse, he was at-
tended by the divisional surgeon, and ultimately sent home
to his lodgings in Regent-street, whore he shortly after-
wards expired. Ho wished particularly to state that the sup-
position that Col. Brown was intoxicated was entirely un-
founded. He did not wish to make any complaint against
the police, but he thoughttheyough
as
h
oughaveht torequested,
allowed
espe-
cially Col.
Brown to have a cab to his lodgings,
as a gentleman, now in court, Mr. Jeffk ies, son of the
publisher in Soho-square, came up at the time and told the
constables that he knew the gentleman. Ho hoped, as the
press had given publicity to the case, that this explanation
would also be given to the public.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was difficult to discriminate some-
times between cases of sudden illness and intoxication, and
the police acted With proper discretion in taking parties to
the station and giving them refuge there. He could hardly
think the police were to blame for not putting the gentle-
man in a cab, although a stranger had crime forward to
say he knew him, for it not un',-equently happened that
pickpockets seeing well-dressed persons taken suddenly ill
came forward with their interested services. He had no
doubt the press would attend to the explanation now ten•
dered on behalf of the family of the deceased gentleman.

ersons who have been in the habit of paying weekly as
borrowers of Sewing Machines will do well to apply at once
and become members of Messrs. Watts and Co.'s Sewing
Machine Clubs. By so doing they will not only save the
money they now foolishly throw away, but at the same time
secure to themselves the possession of one of the best and
most celebrated sewing machines in the werld. Every in-
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a stamped envelope, to Messrs. Watts and Co., 12, Beaufort-
buildings, Strand, London, W.C., where meab ra are en-
rolled daily between 10 and 4; Saturdays, 10 and%
London, England, 1864-03-02

Foreign Mail Packet List,

MAILS DUE.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. ,-`7°'
via Marseilies Mar. 14'
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Mar. 6-
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 30.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Soutlnunpton.Mar. 3;
via Marseilles Mar. 0`
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Mar. 3.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 3.
via Marseilles Mar. 14.
India (Bombay), via Southampton
via Marseilles Mar. 7;
Portugal....
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southamptonm,...Mar. 3.
via Marseilles
Newfoundland ,
„Mar. 2.
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit. packet.... Mar. 7,

' by U.S., packet
by Canadian packet Mar. 4'
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. I
Bahamas, via New York Mar. 11'
Mexico..

..
All parts of 'West Indies, including Chili, Peru,
Feb. 29,
California, and British Columbia.

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