The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

:MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
Proposals have been issued for an Italian 5 per
cent. loan, guaranteed by the general revenue of
The State and the net profits of the Maremmana
Railway, with a mortgage on the line. Its object
is to provide the necessary funds for the construe
tion of the railway to run from Leghorn to Chiavone,
on the Roman frontier. The amount of the loan is
£1,782,000, in 89,100 bonds of £2O each, of which
22,200, or £444,000, have been issued to. Italian
hblders, leaving £1,338,000 to be raised in this
market. The price of issue is fixed at 74 per
cent., viz. :-15 per cent. two days after allot-
meat, 10 •
per cent. on the 26th March, 10
per cent. 24th Apr:l, 10 per cent, 26th of
May, 10 per cent. 25th June, 10 per cent. 24th
July, and 9 per cent. 27th August. A discount, at
the rate of 5 tier cent. will be allowed for payments
in full, and the interest will commence from the Ist
January last, the dividend being payable half-
yearly, The bonds are redeemable at par in 99
years, by annual drawings, and they are to be pro-
vided with bonus certificates, entitling the holders
to a p of the surplus profits of the line. Sub-
scriptions are to be addressed to Messrs. Steer,
Cuerton, and Lawford, accompanied by a deposit
of 5 per cent., and applications will be
received till Tuesday the 24th inst. The project
has been favourably received at the Stock Exchange
this morning, the new security having already at-
tamed a premium of I- per cent.
About 50,000 in bar gold was withdrawn from
the Bank of England yesterday.
The unallotted portion—viz., £145,000—0f the
Cape Loan was disposed of by public tender. The
applications represented £376,500, and the whole
loan was appropriated at and above £lO7 1 ls. 6d.
The reserve price was fixed at 10s. 6d.
A far amount of . business took place in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
were steadily supported. The sales were 10,000
bales.

The market for Public Securities opened this
Morning with a dull appearance, Consols remaining
at 92i 93 for transfer and 6th prox. Since then
the market has continued in a quiescent state,
speculation being nearly suspended. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 93k ; the 5
per Cent. India Stock is 1064 being firm, and the
various descriptions of Enfaced Paper are also at
previous quotations. Exchequer Bills likewise re-
main steady.

Some of the foreign stocks appear rather
flatter, but the fluctuations have not been
Very extensive. Mexican Bonds, in which
several bargains have. taken place, have declined to
34 341, and the Italian Stock has receded to 67,1 1,
Owing to the new loan. Turkish 6 per Cents. have
been dealt in at 847-, 1, and those of 1858, at 741 1;
showing very little change. Spanish are also at
steady quotations. Dealings have taken place in
the Imperial Moorish Scrip at 5, 51 prem. ; in New
Grenada at 261; and Peruvian 4. per Cents. at 991.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :--
Great Western
.. Zl, 5 1862..22 £41,1901861.
North-Western ****
74,162 76,381
South-Western .....
Erighton
Midland
12,833 12,121
.
South-Eastern...." 14,949 15,448
Great Northern
Lanc,a4shire and Yorkshire
North Eastern
North British
ra:tern Counties • 22,809 23,556
at South Western (Ireland)
Edinburgh and Gla w 6,44 6420 Great Western of Canada 10,5338 8,,070
These returns are again of an unfavourable cha-
racter. On the North-Western there is a decrease
of £2,219, on the Midland of £1,934, on the South-
astern of £499, on the Great Northern of £1,931,
the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,790, the North-
Eastern of £2,830, the Eastern Counties of £747.
On the Great Western, however, there is an in-
crease of £35; on the South-Western of £614, on
the Brighton of £712, on the Edinburgh and Glas-
gow of £2B, auu on the Great Western of Canada
of £2,463.

Only a limited amount of business has been trans-
acted to day in the Railway Share Market, and the
few dealings recorded have shown further slight
depression, owing to the continued unfavourable
character of the traffic returns. Great Northerns,
Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
South Easterns have declined ss. ; North Westerns,
South Westerns, Midlands, and North Eastern
1,"k), 10s.
ilathe Foreign and Colonial Markets the opera-
"ens have been exceedingly limited. South Austrian
Lombardo-Venetian have receded to 191
Grand Trunk of Canada are steady at 251 261;
East Indian at 102 and 1021 Bombay and
r)da at 101.
j'int Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
I"4o\ir little change of importance in prices.

tank BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
per
eSetnotc.kß ............... .Ann...;titii.3;
N.Pewer3Cent. 90 2425 2
93 5
lads Annuities
itatneisPer (•:ent. Annuities 93 5 1
... 1254c18, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
'qui- '°r 30 Yrs expire sth April, 1885 l5l
tit s.,per Cent.
14 StOCk '
1061 1
pr,ltto
sr.npfearcedcenPtaper, 4 per Cent
Ditto
tiebper Cent —
1014
1075
33"t°
0 bo ntures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 99/
bitt ditt• Aug.
28
1864 or 66 99/ 1
~
£l,OOO °
vottsols for
nAccount, March 6..
March. I dune.B2l'elleVer Bill M
s) £l,OO 2d.... 16
null
bitte P itt £5OO - .
. I 19 16
PoRE-r
lea lON FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Mexican t,i'al Roorish Scrip .
~, per Cent ...
,:uitte As,ount
345 35 45 4 314
mrenada Ao.i.v
. ~
_.., e ....
11:,.11,74. v
ifinen4aEld I;
e, over..dn®
Centep er-rd Cent Coups. & Hectares 9l
265
ditto Account
Ire 3 per Cent
Ictuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. 47 5 61
itto Account • 461
Attasian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 102 5
_ Ditto 45 per Cent, 1860
Nudinian per Cent
t, LAU° Account
93R.Iiish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
20 191
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
71 1
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan —
Ditto Acco nt 745 5 5
'Venezuela, 3 per Cent b•
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch
5 per Cent. Ex. 10 Florins s2k
a
Jiutch 24 per Cent. Exchange 12 Guil.
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent...
Italian, 5 per Cent., 18F:,-1 . 671 5 8
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Mont

A.
ccount.
92/ 3

TIIIS DAY'S SHIPPMG.

loNnorr, Feb. 20.—Wind this day at noon—South;
strong breeze, and dull weather, with rain.
FALMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Tele-
Jane Selkirk, and Sir M. Peto, from
am, from Laracho ;
gr
Alexandria.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 18.—Arrived—Euro eamer,
from Boston, and proceeded for Liverpool. pBergemem,
from New York.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Ably,
from St. Domingo.
Fowzr
fo,r Feb. 18.—Arrived—Peter and James, from
London
PLlmouTit, Feb. 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Jersel,
from Bahia for Bremen.
ST. I'VE'S BAY, Feb. 18.—Arrived—Alexander, steamer,
4.°Tri Honduras for Plymouth.
',IIeYARISOUTW, Feb. 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—j. B.
from New York.

i Paid: Closing Business
Share,' Railways,
l It Price. f done.
13.14 13ir., Wol., and Sir. Val. all 75 8-----
25
,Blyth and Tyne I all
10 ;Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co all 65 7'
st !Bristol and Exeter lOO 96 57 96
has .11
st ,Caledonian , 100 1065 107 1065 5
50 'O)rk and Bandon
gets
..11.:TtuuodnnBiec v
aaaa-Illtill. --i
6-
--
2100 ilnDoornAtiall
258 Eastern!DublinilDun all
10 Do,' B
41-024 4.14;
st 'East Anglian i 100 195 205 20
st Eastern Union, A stock' 100100 554° 5747
565
5
25 DoNw A, latßedE°
at Do
11001030 i
93_26
9.3_18
st ,'Edinburgh & Glasgow ; do3owdsi
st East Suffolk
st
. i,e,rci beentl
Counties
ilu&nPl paidfteAai.esPb st.a u '
,Ellin., Perth, & Dundee, 100 305 31
st Glasg. and S. Western., 100 101 103
10 ,GreatNrthn.of Scotland all
st
,Great Northern ......
st Do A stock
at I Do li do ' 100 134 136 135
at flt. S. an •W. of Ireland 100 104 106 106
at 'Great Western
st Do Str Val gua. stock' 00 57 6 i
12 Trish South Eastern , , 11
st Laneashire & Yorkshire' 11,0 1075 108 1074 1 5
at ,London and 131 ackwall 100 59 60 605 60
at Lon., Bright ,& S. Coast 100 119 120 120
at Lon., Chat., Dover 100 44 45, 45
at Lon. & North Westernl VO 966 97 964 655
at Lon. & South Western'' 100 101 102 1015 5 2
25 L'derry & Coleraine .I ali • •
25 L'derry & Enniskillen. al 9 11
at Ilan., Shef. , & Lincoln. 100 435 44 435 55 /I
50 Maryport and Carlisle. all
124
_Do 5 shares all
10 Metropolitan 'I all 8 84 St
at Midland
6.4.0 Do New
at Do Birming. & Derby, 100 la 104
50 rid Gt. W. of Ireland' all
25 Do. 6 shares
25 Mid Kent
10
Do Cray Line
100 Newcastle and Carlisle all
20 Newry, Warnpt, & itos. all
at Norfolk lOO 68 70 695 9
at North British
at Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100
at Do A stk ; A recs no d
till 6 pc. has been pdß 100
at Do B stock lOO
at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 935 995
25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 4d p d
at Do Leeds 1100 555 55, 555 i i
at Do York
at North London
10
9.16.4 North Staffordshire
10 N. and S. W. Junction all 104 11
20
st Not. Gran. El. & Canal 100 94 96 955
Portsmouth
10 Rh 3 mney
at icottish Central
at Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 45 17
at Do Sc ,t. Mid. stock lOO 102 104
10 Shrews. and Welchpool all
at Shropshire Union
10 Sittinobourneg & Sheer all
st South Devon lOO 37 39
25 S. Durham & Lane. Un all -
st South Eastern
at South Wales
st S. Yotk. and River Dun 11:0 99 101
20 stain es,Wok.,andWok. all 55 65 55
25 Stockton & Darlington all 381 305
25 Do l3 84 94 p
25 Do New, 1860 5 54 66 p
at Taff Vale.
st Do Pref. No. 1
25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22
50 Ulster
25 Do 2O 24 34
L 2.10 Do
st Vale of Neath
at ,Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 128 131
at Waterford & Kilkenny' 100
50 Waterford & Limerick. all
20 West Cornwall all 7 75 74
20 West London
10 Do Ist class
20 Do 2d class all
st W. Hartlepool Har.&R I 100
et West Midland Oxford 100 47 49 48 5
at Do Newport 100 43 46
st Do Hereford 100 90 92

19.16.4

12.10

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
~ ! Leasing Closing Business
Railways. Pa;''' 1 Co. s Price. Done.
1
Bedford amißletchley all Ln.&N.W
Birkenhead..
Buckinc,rh • -ns nre lOO Do.
Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 53 55
Do. 5, per cent 190 Do.
Do. 5 „ 100 Do ll2 114
Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103
Colchester, Stour Val. 100 141.U.&E.0
E. Lincolnsh. g• 3pr e. 160 'Gt.North. 136 138
E.Union,HarwichSlis all E,Counts. 4 4}
Do. Woodbridge.... 100 .. •..
Gls. Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Caledon .. • •
Do. new
Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. ..
Hull and Selby all YkN. Mid 109 ill
Do. halves
Do. quarters
Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 200 205.--. 201
Lon. and Chat. Ext. B
6 per cent
Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all Do. .... ... • .
London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64
Do. Preferen o
Lon.,Tilb. &s_ -Itlier d 100 Peto &Co B2 64
Lowestoft gua. i pc.. 100 [Norfolk
Do n pier cent lOO IDo.
Mne.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M .31 4
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
ence stock
Newmarkt, BuryEx 1
gua. 5 per cent... S 5. 5" 6'E Counts. p a p
Northn.&Ea•-tn. sp. c. all !Do.
Do. 6 per cent..... all .Do .
Do. Fixed sp. c.... all IDo.
N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1 110 N. E. Ben .. ..
North Western
.W
Preston and Wyre. 1 all L&N
rct L. yk. 1 44 46
Do. i shares A.! all Do. ••• • .. .. ..
Roystn.Hitch.& Shop., 100 iGt.North. 134 136 1351
Shrewsby & Hereford' 100 IT Brassey 122 124
Do. Do.
South Staffordshire
Wilts and Somerset I 100 Gt. West. 92 94
Wimbledn tr Croydon)all iL.&Brgtn 8i .9i

PREFERENCE SHARES..
Share( Closing Business
Railways. Paid Prices. Done.

Share

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
arrived
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
TIN --:Courier, steamer, from Havre; Stratraad
sailant_foi Trieste.
bo.; ed—Pacifie, steamer, and Little Gem, for London;
e) for itsdeep.

(BY StrI3MAILINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
44i GRAVESEND, Thntsday Morning.
fr u,a;,e(l, Feb. 20—John and Jane, from Dunkirk; Ahti,
Que- "jegh°rla ; Queen, from Valencia ; Londincr, from
; Rave), from Catania.
of the edi Feb. 20—Diana, steamer, for Amsterdam; Queen
toes, steamer, for Brussels ; Seine, steamer, for 80a-
f0r..1.11 I 'intended, for Nassau, N.B. ;ISir R. Peel, steamer,
liunkirk Susan Fearing, for New York.
as,ea DEAL, Thursday Morning..
tov ---Slave Donand, from Calcutta, for London On
3 Neptune, from Mauritius, for London,

-100-
stk
201
204
10

stock

lul
51 ;
8j

i 913

18j $

99 'loo}
1011 1021
99 101
102 102
102 103
102 105

25 26
71 73
60 83
40 42
40 45
37 40
37 40
100} 101/
pr ip
On 100/
12& 12!
8 71
98 102
93 05
09i 1001
92 94
90 92

25i I 5
71i

1011
12 '

stock

all
flOO
15
all
100
1

FOREIGN

5 7

4 6
101 102 i
i pr

i 5 98

o 9 iooi

RAILWAYS

Algerian
Antwerp & Rotterdam.
Ardennes.... • • • • • • .
Bali.&S.Fran-Lim.7 p.c.
Belgian East. Junction)
Beziers to Graissessac..l
Carmeaux Mine dz
Copiapo

bid() Extension
Dutch Rhenish ..
Eastern of France
Grand Ens Guar. 6 p. c

6 ,
-10
1

6I i I
16

Do. do.
great Central of France
Gt. Luxem., Con. she...
Italian Junction
Lierre he Turnhout ....
Lyons & Geneva
Namur Liege ........
Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........
Northern of France....
Do. New Shares _.....

Norwegian Trunk Pref.
0 t'mn (Smyrna to Aidn)
Paris, Lyon s, & Medi ter.
Paris 0r1ean5........
Recife S. Fran. (Fern.)
gua. 7 p. ct. 1irn......
Riga & Dunaburg......
Royal Dani5h..........
Royal Swedish
Do. 7 per cent. Pref....
Sambre Et Meuse ......

Do. 54 per cent. Pref
San Paulo, lira, 2..7 p. c
S.Aust &Lomb Venetin
Southern of France
S. East Portugal 7 p ct 11
West Islander's . •
Do. 5i p. c. Preference
W. & N.W. of France 1
Western of Austria
Westom of Switzerland
Wiesbaden .....
Do. 8 per cent Pref
Zealand

3.9.3

11 12

44 4
R ;P
23 z 4

101 101

1.14.6
3.0.0
7.7.0
66f
176

6.15.6
8.12
4.14
1.12
4.3.0

12.3
2.0.0
2.2.9
10.6.7

3.11.6
all
18.1q.V,
27 19.1

fii fi
20 21
40 41

8 10
86 7
422 436
54 66

13s 6dl

1.7.2

31 3,1 i

12 15

[Ol 1 11

,
9tl 91
tran
11 lip
28 tub
7 3
10 10i
22 23

31 33
410 420
50 62i
30 21
104 11
223. -
13 15
4 4i

61 7
2 21
36 38
21 21
42 c 4
10 10i
5 5
d Iplrn'
1

3 36
1 2
76 Fi
42 44

315 '25
2a 3
HO 105
29 SI
2
9 Oi

81 I

12} 13a
39 (1
270 280
974 1024
70 78
11 2
101 114
15 18
18 19

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61 1
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3171

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FOREIGN MINES.
20 Australian
1 BonA ccord Copper,Lim all 1 *
5 Brazil Land ez Min.Co all 1* 11-
1 !Clarendon Cons.MinCo Z dis.
40 ICobro Copper all 32 S 4
ICopiapo l6 0 8
1 DunMoun.Cop.M 'me° ail 1 11
3 !East Del Rey (Limited) 1
2 !Fortuna.
20 General all 22 24 231
2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 Id * p
1* Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 14 p
S Linares all 8 9
5 Lusitanian i 2 * d pr
1 ,Mariquira all 1
1 IN.RhineCopolS.Aus.L * it 1
20 I'ontgibaud Silver,Lead!
Mining and Smelt... 1 all 2
5 Port Philip i 1 1, 11
1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) I 105. 111 13P m I; 2
20 St. John dcl Rey- (L.) l5 63 65 €4
28.2.81 United Mexican all 54 9 81
1 ,Worthing (Limited) ; all
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
ICan.Gov. 6 p.e.Ja. &July
1877-82
Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4! 100 -
- Do. 6p. cent. -- 100 -
- Do. 6p. c. Feb. Ar An.;. 100 106 108
Do. 6p. c. Mar. Lt Sept.i 100 109 111
Do. 5 per cent lOO 99 100 99*
Do. Inscribed stock 100 97 99
Cape GA:lope, b p c,lBBO 100 1110 112
Do. 1890 100 1110 112
,Do. Jan. & July, 189 1 lOO 110 112
Ceylor. N0v.1861, 6p c 100 I
ti. Gov. 0 p.c. Ja.ezJuly 100 1054 IC6*
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
N. S.W. G ov. sp. c.,1866 100 99 100
Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 97* 98*
Do. d0.,1888 upwds 100 97 98 974
New Zealand 6p. cent. ICO 106 108
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c
1 sterlinv„ 1875 lOO 1107* 1081
S. Aus,G6p.c.lB7a& up lOO 1
!Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja...&July 100 1104 106
!Do. do. Op.°. Ap.(tOct lOO 1107 1074 1071

25 IBlsythe and Tyne 10 p.c. *
pref. issued at £5 all
at Brie. & Exet. 4p.c. at 100 93 95
20 Do. shares
st Caledon. qr. shrs, No, 2 100
61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p, c. Pll
20 Cornwall, 5 percent all 20 21
61 Dun:Perth, &Aber.Jun all 6 61
10 DO. Ist Class Pref all
st E. Angn. Class Asp. c lOO 99 101
at E. Coun, Em 5 p.c. No. 1 100 'O9 111
st D 0..... , NO. 2 100 104 111
at Do. ntW 6p.c. at lOO 126 128
at Eastern Union. 4p. c— 100 81 83
at Do. sp. c. guar lOO
at Edin.&Glas.S p.c. shares 100 112 114
st Do. 4 p.m guar. S. & u lOO 90 92
st Furness. 5 per cent lOO
st Glos.& S.We3t. gu. 5 p.c lOO
st Great Northern, sp. c lOO 119 121 '
st D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115
at Do. 41 p. c. do lOO 106 103
at 130.5p.c.Redrr.aMp.c.pm 100 109 111 111
10 Gt. Nh. of Scot Is I; pref. all --
st Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland)
4 per cent lOO 10 102
50 Great West. (Berks and
Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6
st Do. redeem. 46 p. ct lOO 98 100 100 •
at Do. redeem. 4p. et lOO 89 91
st Do. irredeem. 4p. ct lOO 90 02
st Do. sp. a. redeem. pref. 100 192 104
8 Do. Birm. pref. shares all 94 pi
10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs all 17 18
10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs all 101 11
st Do. Birm. guar. stock lOO 77 79
261 Do. Cheater guar. shares all 20. 114
131 Do. do all 10 104
20 Do. do all 1 16
100 Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. prod SO
st Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137
at Do.llarnastXs 23 10d pe 100
a;; Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) lOO
at Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. our lOO 102 104
at Lonatßrlg.sp.c.vu. No.l 100 112 114
st Do. 5 per ceni,do. No 2 100 11.2 114
st Do. 6 per cent-ao lOO 135 140
at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 112 114
at Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk 100 150 155
st Do, 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 128 129
at Do. 4 p o.st(div.def.llP6.s 100 74 76
st Lon.Chat&Dov. sp.c.pf. 100 95 97
at Lon. &N. W., Coy. &
Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100
at Lon. & S.Weat. 7p. cent.
pt., late 3d shares
at Do. 41 Der cent , 100
2s ed Do. (Prtsm. perpl. arms.
of 28 6d all
121 Londondy. & Cole. shs alt
121 I.ondony. & Ennis.. she all 134 131
Et Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 124 126
6 Do. £6 ......
at Do. at per cent,
10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 4 bin
124 Mary-port & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. ..
124 Do. 4,1 per cent.
st Midland Con. 613. c. stk. 100 .. ..
st Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c 100 136 138
st Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. Hem 100 iO3 105
at Do. 44 p.c. irredeomable 100
6 Do. 44 per cent..... •... all .. ..
at Do.Leic. andllit.4per ct 100 94 96
at Norfik. sp. C. Ex. st. 1846 100 .. ..
at Do. 51 p. c. Pref. st 1847 100 .. ..
at Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lBl7 100 .. ..
st Nort British, Sper cent. 100 111 113
at Do. New gua. 5 per cent 100 109 111
10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. 7 11 lipm
'lO Do. do. do. all .. • ,
st Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 100 .. ..
at N-East Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. • •
at Do. 11 pr. et redeemable 100 • •
st Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref. 100 100 102
17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 8.13.4 97 09
20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 13 1 dis par d
121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 .. • •
25 Do. York, 11, &S. Parch. 10 - . ..
20 North Staflbrdshire.... all 4 dis par
10 ithymneyGuaranteed.. all 22 23
at Scottish North-Eastern
3/ p. c. pref. stock.... 100 .. ..
at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 .. ..
st Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 .. • •
108. South Devon, Ann, 108. all 32 136 .
10
10, 6. DAD Southooi
nF4E,iixalpaedoteer4n4(Rpeeradcienngt all 10 11
all 241 25
at, r6)cent 100 101 10.3
as
st Do,
SouthDri
Stock. 00.,
513Fwa
,pioxDae. Fixed
raede
era
.4.
nAog
n 1 per
tp.sa..
e: cent
p.e f 6
1000 10. ! 10. 3.
8 Do. 41 per cent lOO . • • •
'f,' Do. do. 1859 lOO • •
100 .. • •
20 S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua lOO .87 90
25gua l3 2
p. c all 18
2194 p
Do.
25
5t
Watrfpcloi Kilknßc 43:1)6: pee. ...
:c: . laaolloll 343221 3 5
at 31
Do
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JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
100 A gra&UnitedService Bk 50 89 21
40 Australasia... all 66 67
25 Bank of Egypt all 211 221
100 Ba'k of London
50 British North American all 52 53
20 Chtd,Bank of India, &c. all 211 221 22
25 Chiller. Of In. Lon.& Ch all 82 84
100 City
100 Colonial .
20'11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all
20 Mug.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 181 19
20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all •
20 • Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25 26 251
20 Do. new all 25 251
50 London and County
50 London Joint Stock
20 London and S. African lO 4fp 103
100 London & Westminster 20 77 80
100 Nat. Prov. of England 42
20 Do. new
50 National Dink .... 25
20 New South Wa1e5...... all
25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 54 55
20 Otttoinan Bank .. . .. all 21 22 211 1
100 Provincial of Ireland.. 25
10 Do. new
25 South Australia ..,... all
25 Union of Australia all 42 43
50 Milo,' of London 12 314 324 32 le
100 Unity 60

MISCELLANEOUS.
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10 Anglo-Mexican Mint . all 16 17
10 Atlantic U. 111. Stm (1d) all 2 3
1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all
25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28
10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1
10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 51 51 511
50 British American Land 40
50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim) all 29 32
20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20
20 Do. C. (Limited) all 911
321 Canada Land all 111 113
10 Chanislands Tel. (Lim ) all --
10 China & Japan Coast &
River ,Steam Naviga. 21
at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all
25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent all 16 17
st. Crystal Palace .
at. Do. Preference - 104 1(8
st Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 108
10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 7l
10 Do. B 7 16 04
20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 pr }pm 11
et. Electric Telegraph
25 Do. New l5
5 English & Aus. Copper all 3 a 31 1
15 ' Gen. Ste,nin Navigati )n 14 --
1 Great Slip Limited) all 1 1 }
1 Do: 171 p. et Preference all 6 I
2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 -- --
5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 41
4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim) all 11 1;
20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 26 2t
10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 5
10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all
25 National Dia. Co. (Lim ) 5 6 ip 5
20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 Id
10 Netherlands Land all
5, Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 4 1
100 N.llr.&NovaSeotiaLand 81 10 15
1 N.B. Australasian (Lim.) all i 11
1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 'all 11 11
1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 1 14
10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) all 7 8
at. PeellLLnd./Vilin.(Lim) 100 51 53
50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 63 70 69
50 Do. New 3O 11 13
20 Red Sea&ln.TeLg.4lp.c all , 196 191
50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19
15 Do. New all 5 6
100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54
at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 134 ill 135
25 South Australian Land all 32 34
1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all I I
1 1 Do. do. Registered
10 Do. do all 461 2
Telegraph to Ind'a (L ) 1 / (b, 1p
(lira) Ist is. 1 pr 6 p
20 Tr.&A usLt pr. Can. 5 1/ 11
10 Trust and Agency of
n.ascoirl. aot u
5 II li' dom Tel. Co. (Win.)'.)' 1 14 04
10 tirall_DiMen's Land u. 28} 010

THE [SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1862.

Business done

LAW IIV TELLIG.ENCE.—(This Day.)

SHERIFFS' COURT.

THE LONDON DEBT COLLECTING COMPANY-IMPORTANT

DECISION-BROOKS V. THOMAS.
This was an action to recover a sum of money from de-
fendant, who is proprietor of one of those societies which
are springing up in London every day under somewhat
singular circumstances.
Plaintiff—l am a subscriber to the defendant's society.

100
1011 a 2 i

The Court—What society is it ?
Plaintiff—A debt collecting society. I pay 30s. per an-
num, and here is my card of membership.
The Court read the card, and found that for 30s. per
annum members were entitled to " legal advice and assist-
ance" for nothing—(laughter)—and inquired if there were
any lawyers attached to the institution. (Renewed
laughter.)
Defendant said there were two.

A Voice—Ah, but one of those says his name has been
used without his authority. He says he will have nothing
to do with the society, as it is a bad lot. (Roars of
laughter.)

The Court—Well, how is the present sum made out ?
Plaintiff—A person of the name of Higinbotham owed
me some money, and I put it into the hands of the defen-
dant to recover. A clerk in his service, named Foney, re-
ceived it, and I cannot get it from defendant.
Mr. Buchanan (for defendant)—That is just it. We
say. the clerk (as he is called) was not in our employ. He
was not authorised to receive money, and he purloined the
documents which enabled him to get the money now sued
for.

The Court—To have obtained information of the debt he
must have been in your office.

Defendant—Yes, he came in, and I allowed him to stay
a '.short time, but he was expressly forbidden to receive
money.

The Court—What on earth business can a clerk have in
a debt collecting society except to collect debts ?
Mr. Buchanan—He was in the office, it is true, but are
we to suffer because he took our papers ?
The Court did not think that the person who had paid
the money ought to suffer. A great deal was promised in
a card, and for 30s. per annum money was to be collected,
and legal advice or assistance given. A person of the name
of Stubbs had stated that he was making £36,000 a-year
out of a like business, and if societies of this nature pro-
mised so much they must be careful. In this case the
debt had been placed in defendant's hands, and he was
instructed to collect it. A person gets possession of the
papers in Lis office and obtains the money, Clearly defen-
danti wa liable and must pay forthwith.
Defeo ant—Will you give me time ?
The C urt—What I rho London Debt Collecting Society
ask for time ? (Laughter.) Oh I no ; you must pay at
once. You are rich. You must pay it down. (Great
laughter, during which the parties retired.)

POLICE INT.ELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)
_.,___

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE GREAT WATERLO ') COURSING MEETING.

THURSDAY.

This meeting commenced to-day, the attendance of
visitors being the largest ever known. For several weeks
past, the Waterloo Cup has given rise to much speculation,
particularly in this city, many of the sporting fraternity
having opened books on the event. To the Cup, this year,
there are 64 subscribers ; the owner of the winner is to re-
ceive £500; second, £2OO ; two dogs, £5O each ; four, £3O
each; eight, £2O each; and sixteen, £lO each. The sport,
to-day, particulars of which are given below, was of an
ordinary description :

THE WATERLOO CUP.
Mr. Morrell nd Ada beat Major Boothby nd Stanmore
Mr. Thompson's Trafalgar beat Mr. Hornby nd Jingall
Sir C. G. Gore's Referee beat Mr. Cunningham's May-
flower
Lord Binning's Bribery beat Mr. Long nd Romping
Girl

Captain C. C. Molyneaux nd Skyscraper beat Mr. Pea-
cock nd Bluecap
Mr. Johnstone nd Balmoral beat Mr. Spaight nd Master
Richard

Mr. Randell nd Blue Hat beat Mr. Croft's White Lion
Mr. Brundrit's Belligerent beat Mr. Harley, jun.'s Hap-
hazard,

Mr. Irving nd Faldonside beat Lord Grey de Wilton's
Blanchette

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Gordon nd Baffler beat Mr. Lister nd Windermere
Mr. Dixon nd Sir Harry beat Mr. Barden nd Derrock
Mr. Callander nd Roaring Meg beat Mr. Blackstock's
Barrier

Mr. Blundell's Bude Light beat Mr. Haywood nd Wine
Biscuit
Mr. Holmes nd Kildonan beat Mr. Gregson's Whipcord
Mr. Catterall's Slip beat Mr. Hyslop's Forty-six
Mr. Cloudesdale nd Ingomar beat Mr. Lindsay nd Bell
Mr, Bake nd Jetsam beat Major Bereaford nd Rienzi
Mr. Campbell's Canaradzo beat Mr. Spink's Sea Pink
Mr. Gibson nd Kingwater beat Mr. Davy's Dinah
Mr. Finch nd Klaphonia beat Mr. Dunlop's Picton
Mr. Gavin Steele's Sixty-one beat Mr. Knowles nd
Corooran

Lord Sefton's Sapphire beat Mr. Curror nd Cazzarina
Mr. Lo Brewer nd Golden Hue beat Mr. Graham's Earl
Russell (late Royal Sovereign)

SMASHING THE WINDOWS OP ST. MARTIN'S Womr-
uousE—A NICE PAIR.—Two low-looking women, named
Mary Smith and Jane Gregory, were charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with breaking some panes of glass in the regis-
trar's office, St. Martin's Workhouse.
Michael Brennan, the porter of the house, said that,
hearing a smash at the windows, he went to see the cause,
and found several panes broken. The prisoners said they
had broken them. Gregory was only just out of prison for
tearing up her clothes, and Smith had been committed for
breaking windows by Mr. Mansfield.
Smith (in a violent tone)—l'm --if I don't break them
again when I come out. See if I don't.
Gregory—And so will 1, and no mistake. I'll keep m,
word.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said ho should order them to pay the da-
mage, and if they did not he should fine them ss. each and
two months' imprisonment.
The prisoners left the court declaring that they did not
care far two months, as they could easily do it, and that
they would then redeem their promise as to tho windows,

. .
Mr. Hammond nd Wild Buck beat Mr. Jardine's Crerer
Mr. Brown's Birthright beat Mr. Williams nd Look-out
Lord Lurgan's Master Leotard beat Mr. Daintree nd
Baron Law

Mr. Tyrer nd Wild Sea beat Mr. Blanchard's Barrow
Mr. Fitzmaurice nd Reliance beat Lieutenant-Colonel
Bathurst, M.P. nd Bird of Prey

Mr. Borron's Bold Enterprise beat Captain Molyneux nd
Bold Effort

Mr. Bateman's Silkworm beat Mr. Callan nd Confederate
Mr. Russell nd Othello beat Mr. Stocker's Sir George
William (late Dickens)

Mr. Brocklebaak's Bowfell beat Lord Uffington's Picton

Second Ties—Trafalgar beat Ada, Referee beat Bribery,
Skyscraper beat Balmoral, Belligerent beat Blue Hat,
Baffler beat Faldonside, Roaring Meg beat Sir Harry, Kil-
donan beat Bude Light, Ingomar beat Slip, Canaradzo beat
Jetsam, Kingwater beat Klaphonia, Sixty-one beat Sap-
phire, Golden Hue beat Wild Buck, Master Leotard beat
Birthright, Reliance beat Wild Sea, Silkworm beat Bold
Enterprise, and Bowfell beat Othello.

PEDESTRIANISM.

BROMPTON.

MATCH BETWEEN WILLIAM SPOONER (OP TURNHAM-
GREEN) AND MILES FOR £lOO AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
—Spooner, for years past, has been well known to the me-
tropolitan patrons of pedestrianism as having in years by-
past contested with and defeated the best men brought
against him. In these struggles Spooner gave unmistake-
able proof of extraordinary speed, though at the same time
it must be stated great fault was found with his style ; and
even at an early period of his career, there were not want•
ing those who were of opinion, when he made these amaz-
ing spurts for which he has rendered himself famous, that
he entirely broke the rule of fair heel and toe. While, then,
admitting the unrivalled capabilities of the champion, the
faultiness of his style has been freely and at times severely
commented on, nor was the present match an exception to
the general rule. Although Miles has not long been known
to fame, yet he has exhibited in his few matches such a
turn of speed, combine I with such excellent style and ac-
tion, that it was confidently predicted he must soon stand
A 1 on the list. Miles is not more than 21, being more
than 10 years younger than Spooner. Although the weather
was so unpropitious, there could not have been less than
from 2,000 to 3,000 spectators assembled within the pre-
cincts of Mr. J. Roberts's ground, and among those present
we noticed tho leading sporting notables of the day. To
complete the 14 miles, the pedestrians had to make the cir-
cuit of the course 66 times. The office of referee was filled
by Owen Swift, who, on being solicited by the backers of
the men, very kindly took upon himself to discharge the
anything but pleasant duty. Charles Westhall, of pedes-
trian renown (one of Spooner's opponents), was umpire for
Miles, while a well-known sporting celebrity acted on the
part of the champion. The betting was 7 to 4 on Miles, and
there was a good deal of money invested. At a few minutes
after the specified time (three o'clock) the pedestrians, in
the pelting pitiless rain, came on the ground ; Spooner
being waited on by Jobn Smith (the Regent-street Pet),
and Myers, of Newcastle; while J. Eldridge, as pace-regu-
lator and counsel for Miles, discharged his duties in an effi-
cient and zealous manner. Miles looked the perfection of
condition; his skin glowed with the tinge of health, while
the muscles on his well. knit though youthful frame were
prominently developed. We heard the whisper, as the men
came on the ground, that Spooner had been amiss ; but,
whatever truth there might have been in the assertion, he
certainly did not bear the appearance of one who had been
in any way indisposed; on the contrary, the champion, like
his opponent, gave unmistakeable evidence of condition.
The pedestrians haying agreed to walk to the right hand of
the course, and taken up their allotted positions at the mark,
the signal " Go" was given, when on the instant a hundred
different watches were set moving to take the time. No
sooner had the start been effected than Spooner went bound-
ing along with the lead. As he warmed to the pace, and got
the system into full play, there was that slight forward in-
clination of the head and body peculiar to him, while his
arms and shoulders worked like a couple of steam rammers.
Miles, on the contrary, held himself perfectly upright, and
the firm stride and graceful carriage of this pedestrian was
much admired, and became perhaps more striking to the
spectators, as it in all respects totally differed from his op-
ponent. Throughout the first, second, third, and fourth lap
there was not the least variation in position, Spooner still
held the lead; and on the finish of the last of the above laps,
which completed the first mile, he headed his man by about
three yards, doing the mile in 7 minutes 20 seconds. While
performing the second mile there was a fine display of pace;
still the match presented no feature of varied interest that
calls for special comment. In this manner they finished the
second mile, which was accomplished in 15 minutes 48
seconds. The competitors had yet a long journey before
them, and the match progressed in the most spirited ,manner
until the 12th lap, which would be the finish of the third
mile. Now, as the men reached the top bend of the course,
and came into the straight, the pace became really astonish-
ing ; and although Miles so decreased the gap as to get
nearly shoulder to shoulder with his man, yet he could not
pass him. The three miles were accomplished in 23 minutes
45 seconds, and as they entered upon the 13th lap (the first
of the fourth mile) Spooner laid himself down to his work

in such a manner that he soon left a rather formidable in-
terval between himself and his rival—though, as Miles fol-
lowed, he smiled in a confident manner, as much as to
assure his friends, by whom he was vociferously cheered,
he was " all right." The match was still splendidly con-
tested, and on the termination of the• fourth mile (31
minutes 63 seconds) the Champion headed his opponent by
something like five yards. In the 17th lap (the first of the
fifth mile) Spooner, as they went down the side opposite the
railings, made a tremendous spurt, when the referee, for
the purpose of watching Spooper's action more minutely,

left his stand in the middle of the course, and got close to
him ; although he did not then give any " caution," more
than we believe telling him to be careful. On the finish of
the fifth mile (40 minutes 27 seconds) Spooner was net
more than four yards a head, a proof this portion of the dis-
tance had, despite the heavy rain, been admirably contested.
On the termination of the seventh mile (half the distance)
Spooner was not more than three yards a head ; so that,

though in the rear, Miles had not allowed his opponent to
get far away from him ; and so well was he walking, that
his friends were full of confidence as to the result. The
seven miles were done in 57 minutes two seconds. Spooner
now began gradually to widen the gap between them, and
on the finish of the eighth mile was leading by fully
40 yards. This advantage he continued to improve on,
being, at the finish of the 40th lap, this completing the
tenth mile (1 hour 21 minutes four seconds), at least 140
yards a-head. In the spurts Spooner made in the eighth
and ninth mile, there had been considerable disappro-
bation expressed at the manner in which he " put it on,"
and, as ho passed the stand, he was repeatedly greeted
with cries of "walk fair." The referee throughout
paid tho strictest attention to the progress of the
match, and discharged his duty with that fairness and im-
partiality characteristic of the man. From the tenth mile
the match may be said to have been virtually over ; for,
although Miles still continued the struggle, it was apparent
he had not the least chance. Eleven miles were done in
1 hour 29 minutes 4.5 seconds ; twelve in 1 hour 39 minutes
29 seconds ; thirteen in 1 hour 46 minutes 24 seconds ; and
the entire distance (14 miles) in 1 hour 57 minutes 461 se-
conds. Miles, when Spooner reached the goal amidst voci-
ferous cheering, was exactly 150 yards in the rear.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A FO-
RElGNER.—Yesterday morning the police authorities of
Somers-town received information of a most desperate at-
tempt of a foreigner of the name of Sebeart, a teacher of
languages, residing at 172, Euston-road, to commit suicide.
It appeared that the unfortunate man took a razor and cut
his stomach across. So deep was the cut that the bowels
protruded. As soon as possible the poor fellow was taken
to the University College Hospital, where he now reauws)
no hopes being entertained of his recovery.