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The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-13

CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS.

FIRE BRANCII.
Notwithstanding the large accessions of business made
annually through a long series of years, which obviously in-
crease the difficulty of further advances, yet the Fire Pre-
miums of the year 1859 rise above those of the preceding
year—by a larger sum than has been obtained by the increase
of any single year since the formation of the Company, ex-
ceptista the year 1853, disclosing an advance of 50 PER CENT.
IN THREE YEARS.
The following figures exhibit the progress of the whose
Fire Branch, running' over the last Ten years :
Total Premium Increase of the year
received. above each preceding one.
1850 £44,02710 0 £9,557 19 8
1852 76,925 4 2 24,251 18 3
1851 128,459 11 4 15.895 7 0
1856 151 733 9 6 21,673 17 7
1858 196,148 2 6 21,092 17 10
185° 228,014 7 3 32,166 4 9
Placing the Company among the very largest offices in the
Kingdom. Indeed, it is believed that there are now only
three offices in existence which equal it in Fire revenue.
LIFE BUSINESS.
The Directors desire to call the especial attention of the
Proprietors of THE LIFE BRANCH of the Establishment.
The ACTUARY'S Report on this subject is accompanied
by an Appendix, illustrated by
.two coloured Diagrams,
which make plain to the unprofessional eye the mortality ex-
perienced by the "Royal, as indicated by curved lines,
which contrast most favourably with the former Averages of
mortality, also displayed on the Diagrams.
The Bonus apportioned to the Assured, with participation,
amounts to £2 per cent. per annum, to be added to the origil
nal sum assured of EVERY PARTICIPATING POLICY
effected previously to the Ist of January, 1858, for each entire
year that it had been in existence since the last appropriation
of Bonus thereon, and is ONE OF THE LARGEST
BONUSES EVER DECLARED.
The Paid-up and Invested Capital, including Life Funds,
amounts. to upwards of £700,000 sterling.
PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary.

CONSUMPTION and ASTHMA CURED.—
Dr. H. JAMES discovered, while in the East Indies, a
certain CURE for CONSUMTION, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Coughs, Colds, and General Debility. The remedy was dis-
covered by him when his only child, a daughter, was given up
to die. His child was cured, and is now alive and well.
Desirous of benefiting his fellow-creatures, he will send post
free, to those who wish it, the recipe, containing full directions
for making and successfully using this remedy, on receipt o
their names with stamped envelope for return postage:—
Address 0. P. Brown, 14, Cecil-street, Strand.
London, England, 1861-02-13

LYNN-FEB. 12.

A moderate supply of wheat to-day, which was in brink
demand, and prices again in favour of the buyer. 'Barley
folly as dear. Oats scarce. Beans firm.
Old white 56s to 60s I Old red 50s to 54s
Barley .... 40s to 44s I Oats .2os to 26s
Beans .40s to 44s j Peas... .48s to 54a
London, England, 1861-02-13

NEWCASTLE-UNDER LYNE-FEB. 11.

At this corn market there was a moderate supply of
wheat. The trade was active, and prices were at the
extreme of late rates—white making 608 to 765. red 56s
to 665. The demand for barley was limited, but at no
reduction in value. Oats were in fair supply, with a
steady sale, from 24s to 32s per 24 stone. Beans steady,
fi om 40s to 50s per qr.
London, England, 1861-02-13

THE PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mile prem.,
and the short exchange on London is 25.22 i per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
'l7s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about I-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 i per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.5 i per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather
more than 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Ham-
burg.
The course of exchange at Newliork on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 1004 to 107 per cent., which, as compared
with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the
exchange is against England. The present rate, however,
leaves no profit on the transmission of gold to the United
States.

At Paris, in the open market, money can be ob-
tained at 5 per cent., and there is consequently a strong
expectation of an early reduction in the rate of 7 per cent.
charged by the Bank of Franco.
London, England, 1861-02-13

ever.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA.

The revivial of " Satanella," in conjunction with the
attraction of " Hiawatha," drew a large audience at this
theatre last evening. The soprano, tenor, and baritone
parts were, as formerly, in the hands of Miss Louisa Pyne,
Mr. St. Albyn, Mr. H. Corrie, and Mr. W. Harrison ;
whilst the chief novelties of the cast, namely, Miss Leffler,
in the part originally performed by Miss Susan Pyne, and
Mr. Wharton, in lieu of Mr. Weiss, as Arimanes, were
received with unqualified approval. All the well-known
musical "points" of the opera met with due recognition,
and neither encores nor recalls were wanting to render the
success complete. Miss Louisa Pyne was specially hon-
oured, as she well deserved to be, for her beautiful render-
ing of " The power of love." The great English soprano
was encored twice, but she declined to repeat the pretty
melody a third time.
London, England, 1861-02-13

PUBLICATIONS.
MR. LAIIIONT7S SPORTING ADVENTURES.
On- Friday, in 1 vol , Svo., with numerous Illustrations,
RE&.SONS WITH THE SEA HORSES ; or,
^-4 'portinz Adventures in the Northern Seas. ByJAMES
LAMONT, Esq., F.G.S.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-
street.
London, England, 1861-02-13

THE TRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine prem.,
and the short exchange on London is 25.224 per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4244 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.5} per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather
more than 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Ham-
burg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sizht is 106 to 107 per cent., which, as compared
with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the
exchange is against England. The present rate, however,
leaves no profit on the transmission of gold to the United
States. •

At Paris, in the open market, money can be ob-
tained at 5 per cent., and there is consequently a strong
expectation of an early reduction in the rate of 7 per cent.
charged by the Bank of France.
_ _

TIIE WEATHER.—The weather has again become
very cold in the eastern district. The gale, which seemsito
have raged with the greatest severity on the extreme north
east coast, was succeeded by a snowstorm, but a rapid thaw
on Monday nearly cleared the ground. On Monday night
there was a sharp wind, frost, and yesterday morning a
fresh fall of snow again took place. The quantity of snow,
36 however, was not sufficient to interrupt the usual commu.
nications.

There is to be secretly propagated at Rome a
weekly journal advocating the unity and independence of
Italy. This journal will have as its motto, "We wish to
make of this eternal city, in which twenty-five centuries
have deposited their monuments of glory, the splendid
capital of the new Italian kingdom." (Cavour—Speeett to
the National Parliament? Oct. 11, 1860.)
London, England, 1861-02-13

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

The original five act version of " Don Ctesar de Bank
has been produced at this theatre, for the purpose of intro-
ducing Mr. Fechter in another of his celebrated characters.
We must confess we expected great things from this talented
artist, and we are bound to say our anticipations were fully
realised. Mr. Fechter does not make the Don the drunken,
duel fighting, and ruined hidalgo that many of our readers
have hitherto seen, but he places before us a purse-drained,
careless gentleman, low in the scale of outside respectability,
bat not so degraded as to render the regaining of his nobility
an impossibility. A s the action of the play proceeds the reck-
less spendthrift becomes awake to his true position, and in
the last act he rises to the high bred Spanish hidalgo, jealous
to a degree of his honour. Mr. Basil Potter was an in-
different Don Jose. Miss Maria Harris made a very excel-
lent Lazarillo, and Miss Heath, as Maritana, acted with
her accustomed sweetness. The play was admirably put
upon the stage, and will, no doubt, attract large audiences
to the theatre.

The Earl and Countess of Lanesborough have
arrived at their residence in Great Stanhope-street, from
Swithland Hall, Leicestershire.
The Earl of Dudley is entertaining a large party
at Willey Court, near Worcester.
The Earl of Selkirk has arrived at the Burlington
Hotel, Cork-street.
Lady Harry Vane has arrived in town from
Battle Abbey. His lordship comes to town on Saturday.
Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild enter-
tained a select party at dinner last evening at Kingston
House.

Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last
evening the Earl and Countess of Donoughmore, the Earl
of Lovelace, the Countess of Kinnoull, Viscount and Vis-
countess Malden, Viscount and Viscountess Torrington,
the Bishop of Oxford, Lord and Lady Lyveden, the Right
Hon. Sir Hamilton Seymour, the Hon. Captain Vivian,
and Mr. Hayward.

DEATH OF THE COUNTESS (MARIA) OF HAD-
DINGTON.—We regret to announce the death, after a very
brief illness, of Maria, Countess of Haddington, widow of
Thomas, ninth Earl of Haddington, formerly Lord-Lieu-
tenant of Ireland and First Lord of the Admiralty, who
expired on Monday night at her residence in Berkeley-
square. The late Countess, who was only daughter of
George Parker, fourth Earl of Macclesfield, by Mary
Frances, second daughter and co-heir of the Rev. Thomas
Drake, D.D., was born in 1781. Her ladyship married in
1802 the late Earl of Haddington, who died in 1858, leav-
ing no issue.
A hostile meeting, originating in a dispute at
place two days since at Paris, between
them.
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London, England, 1861-02-13

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BHEDDON V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

This was an application made by Miss Sheddon in person
to re-open this case.
The Judge Ordinary informed the lady that he had read
the papers she had filed, and he found it impossible for bim
to entertain the application alone. The former took place
before the full Court, and the application must be made
when the other judges were on the bench.
Miss Sheddon said the mental depression and illness she
had suffered since the judgment in the former trial had
been pronounced, had prevented her making the application
before, but her ohief reason in troubling his lordship
on this occasion was to enable her to comply with
the rules for an appeal to the House of Lords.
The notice must be given within three months, and that
time expires in a few days.
The Judge Ordinary said the application must be made
to the full court.
Miss Sheddon thanked his lordship and left the court
with her friends.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)

ODAITOgITORS AND PIECE WORK..--IMPORTANT DECI
SION.--SIAIS Y. MA.DDICK .

This was an action to recover two weeks' wages in lieu
of notice, plaintiff being a compositor, and defendant a
master printer.
Plaintiff said he had been engaged at defendant's house
in December last.
His Honour—How were you paid, the usual 365. per
week ?

Plaintiff—No ; I was upon piece-work.
His Honour—Can you demand notice when you are OR
piece-work.
Plaintiff—Yes; I was engaged upon a new paper, and
worked upon it for three weeks.
Defendant's overseer said he had boon a compositor, and
during the last ten years he had filled situations as over-
seer. In his opinion piece .work hands were not entitled

to notice.
Plaintiff—l am sure they are. I with four bands was
discharged summarily without any fault being found.
Defendant's overseer--Plaintiff is one of Hansard's ses-
sional hands, and as soon as the session opened would have
left us unceremoniously.
Plaintiff—lndeed, I should not.
His Honour asked plaintiff if he had the rules with him.
Plaintiff produced the rules, and his Honour suggested
that an alteration should be made with the one embracing
and dealing with "notice." It should say "whether •a
stab or piece •work."
Plaintiff had witnesses as to the custom.
His Honour (to defendant's overseer)—When you en-
gaged plaintiff, did you say " for a week and no longer," or
anything like it ?
Defendant's overseer—No; I engaged him in the ordi-
nary way.
His Honour—Then he is entitled to notice.
Verdict for the plaintiff, with costs.
London, England, 1861-02-13

LIVERPOOL-FEB. 12.

There was the usual attendance of the town and country
trade at this morning's market, and we had a limited sale
for wheat, which may be quoted at the currencies of last
Tuesday. Flour was also a slow sale, at last week's prices.
Indian corn was in fair request, at 375. 6d per 4801bs for best
mixed American, and 39s to 39s 6d for white. Oats and
oatmeal were slow of sale, but unaltered in price. Beans
6d to is dearer. Peas and bailey a retail sale, at about
previous rates.
London, England, 1861-02-13

NEWCASTLE-UNDER LYNE-FEB. 11.

At this corn market there was a moderate supply of
wheat. The tree was active, and prices were at the
extreme of late rates—white making 60s to 765, red 56s
to 668. The demand for barley was limited, but at no
reduction in value. Oats were in fair supply, with a
steady sale, from 24s to 32s per 24 stone. Beans steady,
from 40s to 50s per qr.
London, England, 1861-02-13

LYNN-FEB. 12.

A moderate supply of wheat to-day, which was in brisk
demand, and prices again in favour of the buyer. Barley
fully as dear. Oats scarce. Beans firm.
Old white 56s to 60s I Old red 50s to 54a
Barley. .... 40s to 44s I Oats .2os to 26s
Beans .40s to 44s I Peas 48s to 54i
London, England, 1861-02-13

LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

On the m =tion of the JUDGE-ADVOCATE, leave of absence
for a fortnight was granted to Mr. S. Beaumont on account
of ill-health.

BANKRUPTCY.
On the motion of Mr. MURRAY, a number of returns
from the several assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy were
ordered.

TRAMWAYS.
Sir T. COLEBROOKE gave notice that he would move
for leave to bring ina bill for the formationof tramways.
CRINA.

Colonel SYKES gave notice that he would ask for the
production of certain papers in reference to China.
CAVALRY VACANCIES.
Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Under Secretary for War
bow many vacancies of comets of cavalry were now exist-
ing in the cavalry of the line, and also in the cavalry of the
household troops, respectively ?
Mr. BARING said that there were eight vacancies in
the household troops, and 24 in the troops of the line; but
as there were several persons prepared to undergo exami-
nation, no doubt the vacancies would be shortly filled.
WARRANT OFFICES.
Sir M. SEYMOUR asked the Secretary to the Admi-
ralty, whether he had received a memorial from the war-
rant officers of the Devonport division seeking an improve-
ment in their position as officers in the Royal Navy, and
whether their case had been taken into consideration by
the Admiralty Board ?
Lord C. PAGET said that some of the demands in the
metnorial could not be entertained, but others would receive
consideration.
London, England, 1861-02-13

BOROUGH HOP.

A limited business is still passing in all descriptions of
hops. Compared with Monday, however, no quotable
change has taken place in their value.

WHITECHAPEL.

Our market is fairly supplied with most kinds of meat,
for which we have to report an inactive demand, as follows :
—Beef from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 5s Od ; veal,
4s Od to 58.0 d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs.
London, England, 1861-02-13

THE ACCIDENT IN THE SLEET SEWER.

Dr. ABRAHAM moved the following resolution,
viz. :—" That this Commission deeply regrets the
recent melancholy loss of life in the Fleet Sewer,
and that it be referred to the General Purposes
Committee to watch the inquiry before the coroner,
with power to engage further scientific advice if it
should be deemed requisite."
Dr. Ross seconded the motion,

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of engaging further scientific assistance, and most
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to the General Put p-mes Committee; but whatever
additional evidence might be wanted, that the
coroner would prc.cure.
Mr. ABRAHAM said that Dr. Letheby, the Medi-
cal Officer of Health for the City of London, had
said that the accident was caused by the presence
of some extraneous matter. for which he could not
account. and he wanted to find out what that was.
The motion was, on being put to the Court,
negatived.

After transacting some further business of minor
Importance, the Court adjourned.

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FOREIGN MINES.

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London, England, 1861-02-13

rHE SUN,I; LONDON, WEDNESDAY EvENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1861.

BLECI lON IVTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH WILTS.

Mr. Thcmas Fraser Grove, of Fern-house, the
Liberal Conservative candidate for the representa-
tion of the southern division of the county of Wilts,
in the room of Lord Herbert of Lea, has just
retired from the contest. Lieut.-Colonel Hervey
Bathurst, the Conservative candidate, will, there-
fore, be returned without opposition to-morrow
(Thursday), the day appointed for the nomination.
As Mr. Grove has had several weeks' start of the
lieutenant-colonel, and was very influentially sup-
ported, it was generally believed that, notwith-
standing the numerously signed requisition to the
latter, the contest would be an exceedingly close
one. It seems, however, upon careful considera-
tion, that the result was so uncertain that Mr.
Grove and his committee have come to the deter-
, mination not to proceed further in the matter.
London, England, 1861-02-13

CHINA.

From Hong Kong we have news to Dec. 31, and
from Shanghai to Dec. 23. The following is from
the summary of the Claim; Mail:—
The troops at Tientsin are frozen up for the
winter, and we are glad to be able to say that the
latest news from that quarter have refuted the un-
warrantable rumours which we alluded to in our
last issue, of Mr. Adkins having been assassinated
at Peking.
From the consular notifications it is seen that the
treaty of Tien-tsin has already come into operation,
though neither the treaty nor the convention are
believed by the Chinese in the south to be authentic
documents, and they have not been published in
the usual manner by the Governor-General of
Kwang-tung.
His Excellency the Earl of Elgin was still at
Shanghai when the latest advices left. We under-
stand that an expedition will be sent up the Yang-
tsze early in the spring, with the view of opening
up that river,
General Grant and staff and all who were not to
pass the winter there left Tien- tsin in the beginning
of November, and embarked at Taku. The garri-
son is now settling down into comfortable quarters.
The 31st were located inside the south gate, the
60th inside the east, and the artillery and military
train in different yamuns all along the street, which
runs from the east to the west gates. The 67th
were stationed on the south bank of the grand
canal, just outside the north east part of the city
wall ; and Fane's Horse were in the south east
suburb. The French and British embassies were in
two of the best places in Tien-tsin, on the west side
of the river, and but a short distance from the city
wall. The French troops had taken up their
quarters on the east side of the Peiho and the north
of the grand canal.
Besides the departures of the generals, the only
circumstance worthy of note was the arrival and
delivery over of two instalments of the indemnity
money. The first was 200,000 taels, and the second
300,000 taels; and similar amounts were paid over
to the French.

Some information has just been received which
tends to the belief that the late collision in Japan
between the native
Wand foreign authorities is con-
tinuing to look serious. A despatch from Yoko-
hama was brought to the Admiral while lying at
the mouth of the Peiho, in consequence of which
he departed immediately to Japan.

CHINA COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
HONG KONG, Dec. 30,

Tea comes very slowly to market, the arrivals not ex-
ceeding 5 chops. The business up to the arrival of the
10th of November mail from Lome had been on, an
London, England, 1861-02-13

BIRTHS.

BANKES.—On the 9th inst., at the Rectory, Corfe Castlo,
Lady Charlotte Bankes, of a son.
BOYLE.—On the 11th inst., at 4, Queen-street, Mayfair,
the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Boyle, 89th Regiment,
of a son.

PLUMRIDGE.—On the 10th inst., at 'lepton Hall, near
Lowestoffe, Lady Plumridge, otwin daughters.
THOMAS.—On the 10th inst., the wife of Sir J. Godfrey,
Thomas, Bart., of a son.
London, England, 1861-02-13

MOTION FOR JUDGMENT-IN RE FRESTUN.-IIAI3BAS COR

PUS FOR DISCFLARGE FROM CUSTODY.
The Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices were of opinion
that the bankrupt, William Anthony Frestun, a prisoner
in the Queen's Bench prison, was unlawfully imprisoned,
and unlawfully arrested in prison.
Their Lordships were of opinion that the bankrupt was
protected from imprisonnaent until he was finally examined.
Their lordships considered all the subsequent detainers
lodged against him were unlawful, and ordered him to be
discharged immediately.
The bankrupt was accordingly discharged, and loft the
court with his friends.

ROLLS COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly).

MOTION FOR DECREE-JUDGMENT,

ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. JESUS COLLEGE, OXFORD.

His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, said—The question
on which this information turns depends on the proper con-
struction to be put on the will and codicil of the Rev.
Edward Merricks, the founder of a Scholarship and Fellow-
ship at Oxford, and a School at Bara, in North Wales.
The testator, by his will, devised all his real and personal
estate to trustees and executors, for the purpose of
establishing a scholarship and fellowship at Oxford
College, and appointed the Bishop of Hereford
and others his trustees and executors to carry his will into
effect. And by a codicil to his will he devised his personal
estate and the residue of his real estate to his nephew,
Robert Merrick, and his heirs and executors, for the pur-
pose of endowing and establishing a school at Bara, in
North Wales, and the question raised was how far this
codicil took away the direct gift to the college at Oxford.
His Honour was of opinion that the bequest to the school
was in the ratio that £4 17s. bears to the whole rent of
the estate at the date of the codicil, and declared accord-
ingly, with costs out of the estate.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
GURNEY V. GURNEY AND TAYLOR.
At the sitting of the Court this morning, the Solicitor-
General, on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Gurney, M.P. for
King's Lynn, applied to have the decree nisi, which had
been suspended, made.
The motion was granted, and the Court pronounced the
decree.
London, England, 1861-02-13

IRIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Feb. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather; fall of
snow in the night.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 12.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Swiftsure,
for Melbourne; her Majesty's ship Spitfire, for the East-
ward.
RAMSGATE, Dec. 11.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Marie, for
Havannah.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Asia,
steamer, from New York.
DEAL Feb. 12.—Wind N.N.E —Arrived—Margaret
Kench, 'from the River, and sailed for Rio Janeiro.
P ouzsmourru,Feb. 11.—Wind N.W .—Sailed—Welling-
ton, for Pernambuco.
PENZANCE, Jan. 12.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Snake,
from Glasgow, assisted in by pilots, having been fallen in
with 15 miles south of the Longship, wtth the master
washed overboard, the mate ill in bed, and one boy on
board.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 10.—Arrived—Scoto, from Now
Orleans, with loss of main and mizenmasts. Sailed—
Petrel, for Grenada.
WHITBY, Feb. 9.—The Gamma has sunk on Whitby
Sand ; crew saved. Feb. 12.—The weather has mode-
' rated, and the sea is falling. It is possible that the John
and An. stranded at Sand End on the 9th, may be got off,
as welln as the Gamma and the Utility.

(BY ELBCTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Feb. 11.—John Watson, from Sunderland ;
Richard, from Bremen ; steamer, from Havre ;
Tagus, steamer, from Lisbor ; Ceres, steamer, from Dublin;
Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; tmer, from
Cardiff.
.—West Lothian, for Scallion ; Massilia, steamer,
Sailed steamer, for Jersey.
for Alexandria; Atalanta,
(By SUBMARINS AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GHAVASHND, Wednesday Morning.

No arrivals. Taganrog ; Sir E.
Sailed—Louisa
Otta ,
for
Banks, steamer, for Calais.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed—Her Majesty's ship Dee, from the westward, for
Woolwich ; Admiral, from London, for Ferrol.
Sailed—Early Morn, for Port Natal.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has
bean graciously pleased to present £lOO as a prize to be shot
for at the meeting of the National Rifle Association.
a Patric publishes the
THE GARIBALDIANS.--L
following " The ancient corps of Garibaldians are in full
reorganisation. Only the men fit for service are retained.
They will form four divisions. The Ist, commanded by
General Turr, will shortly establish its head-quarters at
Mondovi ; the 2d, commanded by General Bizio, will pro-
ceed to Vercelli ; the 3d, commanded by Medici, will be
stationed at Biella ; and t
he 4th, commanded by Cosenz,
will have its head-quarters at Asti,"
London, England, 1861-02-13

FOREIGN

Antwerp Rotterdam
Ardennes.. .........
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Belgian East. Junction
Beziers to Graissessac..l

Ca”-neaux Mine dt Rail
C,opiapo

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Ditto Extension ....
Dutch Rhenish . .
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Grand Rue. Guar. 6 p. c.

Do. do.
Great Central of France
Gt. Luxem., Con. shs...
Italian Junction • 1
Lierre & Turnhout ....1
Lyons & Geneva
Namur & Liege . •• • •
Do.' 6 p. e. Pref. ........'
Northern of France....)
Do. New Shares ......I
Norwegian Trunk Pref.
Paris,Lyons, & Mediter.
Paris & 0r1ean5.....• • •
Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.)
gua. 7 p. ct. lira
Riga & Dunlburg • •

Royal Danish
'Royal Swedish • •
Do. 7 per cent. Pref....
Sambre & Meuse ......
Do. 54 per cent. Pref.....
San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c.
S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin
Southern of France....
S. East Portugal 7 p ct
West Flanders
Do. 54 p. c. Preference
W. & N.W. of France
Westrrn of Austria
Westurn of Switzer land
Wiesbaden ...
EDo. 8 per cent Pref
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London, England, 1861-02-13

Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD.

" Dr. Pickford is known to Eni;lish readers by his frequent
practical contributions to German medical literature. This
is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself
to the non-medical reader. We trust that this may not be the
last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it
may be in his power to correct.' =London Medical Gazette.

" The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers
from this distressing malady by translating this little book,
and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified
adventurers, who profess to cure a 'disease of which they
know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own
purses. The difference between true Spermatorrhcea and the
various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately de-
scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of
the malady."—Medical Circular.
" We have dilated so long upon the contents of the preli-
minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for
any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford ;
bat the moderate price at which the brochure' is sold, places
it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."—
Dublin Medical Press.
London, England, 1861-02-13

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Cork and BanOon

oark, I elrock., tPassage
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peran.
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Dublin & Belfast. June.
Dun., Perth, &Ab. June
East Ansrlian
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union, A stock
Do do B do

Do Nw A, late El:13dB
Ea st Suffolk
Edinburgh k Glasgow
lEdin. Perth, .fic Dundee
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Midland

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London, England, 1861-02-13

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row, London.

DR. KAHN on MARRIAGE.—A new and
entirely re-written Edition (the 45th) of this celebrated
Treatise, with new Steel Plates, Woodcuts, &0., is now ready.
The object of the work is not to maintain any particular
hypothesis, but to enable every one to understand for himself
the structure and functions of the organs concerned in the
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to prevent unnecessary misapprehension from unfounded
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Price One Shilling, free by post for 13 stamps, or in a sealed
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London, England, 1861-02-13

CHINA„

From Hong Kong we have news to Dec. 31, and
from Shanghai to Dec. 23. The following is from
the summary of the China Mail:—
The troops at Tientsin are frozen up for the
winter, and we aro glad to be able to say that the
latest news from that quarter have refuted the un-
warrantable rumours which we alluded to in our
last issue, of Mr. Adkins having been assassinated
at Peking.
From the consular notifications it is seen that the
treaty of Tien-tsin has already come into operation,
though neither the treaty nor the convention are
believed by the Chinese in the south to be authentic
documents, and they have not been published in
the usual manner by the Governor-General of
Kwan g-tung. _ _ _

His,Excellency the Earl of Elgin was still at
Shanghai when the latest advises left. We under-
stand that an expedition will be sent up- the Yang-
tszo early in the spring, with the view of opening
up that river,
General Grant and staff and all who were not to
pass the winter there left Tientsin in the beginning
of November, and embarked at Taku. The garri-
son is now settling down into comfortable quarters..
The 31st were located inside the south gate, the
60th inside the east, and the artillery and military
train in different yamuns all along the street, which
runs from the east to the west gates. The 67th
were stationed on the south bank of the grand
canal, just outside the north east part of the city
wall ; and Rate's Horse were in the south east
suburb. The French and British embassies were in
two of the best places in Tien-tsin, on the west side
of the river, and but a short distance from the city
wall. The French troops had taken up their
quarters on the east side of the Peiho and the north
of the grand canal.
Besides the departures of the generals, the only
circumstance worthy of note was the arrival and
delivery over of two instalments of the indemnity
money. The first was 200,000 taels, and the second
300,000 taels; and similar amounts were paid over
1 to the French.

Some information has just been received which
tends to the belief that the late collision in Japan
between the native and foreign authorities is con-
tinuing to look serious. A despatch from Yoko-
hama was brought to the Admiral while lying at
the mouth of the Peiho, in consequence of which
he departed immediately to Japan.

CHINA COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
HONG KONG, Dec. 30.

Tea comes very slowly to market, the arrivals not ex-
ceeding 5 chops. The business up to the arrival of the
10th, of November mail from 1101110 had boon on, an,
London, England, 1861-02-13

MARRIAGES•

HOGARTII—WA.LILLEY.—On the 12th inst., at St. George's
Hanover-square, George Hogarth, Esq., of Lampton
House, Hounslow, and Gresham-street, city, to Eliza,
youngest daughter of the late John Walkley, Esq., of
Devonshire Villa, Hounslow.
STORY—PERRIN.—On the 9th inst., at St. James's, Pad-
dington, Henry John Story, of Coleman-street, city, and
• Delatnere-terrace, Upper Westbourne•terrace, to Emily
Perrin, of Carlton-road, Maida-vale.
London, England, 1861-02-13

ARRIVALS THIS 'WEEK.

Whe it. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. r
9801
4! 3,0_90 1,251
2,67;
!
English..
1ri5h............
F0reign........ 2,12 u bads.'

BOROUGH HOP.
A limited business is still passing in all descriptions of
hops. Compared with Monday, however, no quotable
change has taken place in their value.
WHITECHAPEL.
Our market is fairly supplied with most kinds of meat,
for which we have to report an inactive demand, as follows :
—Beef from 3s Od to 48 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 5s Od ; veal,
4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 58 Od per 81bs.

There is to be secretly propagated at Rome a
weekly journal advocating the unity and independence of
Italy. This journal will have as its motto, "We wish to
make of this eternal city, in which twenty-five centuries
have deposited their monuments of glory, the splendid
capital of the new Italian kingdom." (Cavour—SPoecb. to
the National Parliament, Oct. 11, 1860.)
London, England, 1861-02-13

LIVERPOOL-FEB. 12.

There was the usual attendance of the town and country
trade at this morning's market, and we had a limited sale
for wheat, which may be quoted at the currencies of last
Tuesday. Flour was aleo a slow sale, at last week's prices.
Indian corn was in fair request, at 375:6d per 4801bs for best
mixed American, and 39s to 39s 6d for white. Oats and
oatmeal were slow of sale, but unaltered in price. Beans
6d to is dearer. Peas and barley a retail sale, at about
previous rates.
London, England, 1861-02-13

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING; FEBRUARY 13, 1861.

clauses which he put on the paper last year, as amendments
in committee on the Reform Bill, and he did not anticipate
any opposition, as it would leave it optional for voters to
transmit written papers or to poll personally, whichever
they preferred. With respect to the machinery of the bill,
it would be as simple as possible compatible with protection
against mistake and fraud.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill was subsequently
brought in and read a first time.
London, England, 1861-02-13

BATH.

A vacancy has occurred in the representation of
this city by the resignation of Mr. Arthur E. Way,
the Conservative member. The hon. gentleman
had been for some time suffering from ill health,
and is at present:in Germany. The rumour of Mr.
Way's intention first obtained general currency in
Bath on Monday, and both political parties were
immediately on the qui vine, although on that day
no direct communication of the resignation had
been made. It is said that the Conservatives
intend to bring forward Lord Loughborough. At
a numerously attended meeting of the committee of
of the Liberal Association it was determined to
contest the seat, but the candidate has not yet been
named. The contest, it is expected, will be a very
close one.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND BLACKWALL.

It appears that the directors of this company
intend to propose a dividend, at the rate of 4 per
cent. per annum for the past half-year ending De-
cember 31.
London, England, 1861-02-13

C/71 CO UR? OF SETTERS.

The Commissioners of Sewers for the City of
London held their usual weekly meeting at Guild-
hall yesterday, under the new commission.
Mr. Deputy CHRISTIE, the Chairman, was unani-
mously re-elected to that office, as were also the
other officers.
SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.
Dr. Letheby's report has reference to 215 houses,
which had been inspected duaing the week, and he
submitted a list of 53 places for sanatory improve-
ment.

Dr. LETHEBY reported that the officers had seized
5,815 pounds, or rather more than two tons and a
half, of meat as unfit for human food ; 3,592 pounds
were seized in Ne wgate -market by Mr. Fisher,
1,317 pounds in Leadenhall by Mr. Davidson, and
906 pounds in Aidgate and elsewhere by Mr. New-
man. By far the largest proportion of this was
seized on account of its being diseased, and,
with seven exceptions, the salesmen of the market
directed the attention of the officers to it.

The mortality returns are fast falling into their
normal proportions. During the last month the
weekly returns have ranged from 90 to 97, but in
the week which has just expired the number of
deaths was 62,3 the average for the corresponding
period of the fast five years being but 55 ; 27, or
nearly half of the deaths, were among children of
less than five years of age, and 15 were among old
persons. The number of deaths from respiratory
diseases is fast diminishing. Last week there were
but five deaths from pneumonia, five from phthisis,
and 11 from bronchitis. Of the zymotic class there
were 16 deaths, namely, four from continued fever,
four from measles, three from croup, three from
whooping cough, and two from scarlet fever. None
of these are much above the average.
69 births were registered during the week,
namely, 47 boys and 22 girls.
London, England, 1861-02-13

RIIPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT,

WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
is allowed byipwards of 200 Medical Gentlemen to
be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of
HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its
effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn
during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
cumference of the body, two inches below the hips:being
sent to the manufacturer,
London, England, 1861-02-13

PETITIONS.'

Tetitions were presented against the abolition of church
rates ; for an alteration in the present mode of :charging
the duties on wine; for an amendment in the mode of
taking the corn retains, &c.

NAVAL ESTIMATES.

Lord C. PAGET laid on the table the Naval Estimates,

RAILWAYS.

On the motion of Mr. M. GIBSON, returns by each
railway company of their authorised share and loan capital,
and of the sums received in respect of their ordinary capi-
tal and preferential capital, and debenture stock and funded
debt, en the 31st clay of December, 1860, were ordered.
London, England, 1861-02-13

Kent and Co., late Piper and Co., Paternoster-row.

The Fourth Edition, Just. Published. Bvo, in cloth, price ss.
by post free, ss. 6d.
nN TRUE and FALSE SPERMATORRFICEA ;
• with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors
in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De-
bility of the Generative spstem,br Sexual Hypochrondriasid.
London, England, 1861-02-13

DEATHS.

In329gt.thinst., at 4, Devonshire-place, St.
t, W. Glass, Esq., of the Regent's
G Lrest
Canal - -
otOr
en t
on, Co.,
a

MAltSliALL.—Onthe 11th inst., at New Cross, Mr. Josh.
Marshall, for many years in the house of Messrs. W.
Tsgg and Co:, publishers, aged 69.

MuNnY.—On the 9th inst., 'in-Grosvenor-street W., Eaton-
square, Admiral Sir George Mundy, K.C.8., aged 83.
PETRE.--On the 10th inst., at 3, Mansfield-street, the Lady
Petre.
SCOTT.—On the 10th inst., at Walton-on-Thames, Wra.
Scott, Esq., of Tower-street, city, aged 63.

LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, at
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE Soli Office, No. 112,Strand,
in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of bliddlenon •
WealleSdah February 1861,,
London, England, 1861-02-13

ANOTHER FRENCH PAMPBLET.

A most instructive pamphlet on the "Finances
of the Empire," from the pen of M. Casimir Per-
rier, has just appeared. In his introductory remarks
the writer says :
" Countries long subjected to despotism have
invariably their finances in a bad condition. It is
only with a free people that credit is solidly esta-
blished, and imposts easily collected, and the public
wealth administered with prudence. To be con-
vinced of this fact, compare Austria, Spain, and
Turkey with England, constitutional France, and
Belgium. Whatever be the form of the Govern-
ment, all to whom it belongs, or who are its dele-
gates, Sovereigns and Ministers, are inclined to
expense. It ought to be charged as a crime to no
one. The tendency is natural, and, when it does
not lead too far, is legitimate. Great things cannot
be done but with money. Baron Louis used to say
to his colleagues, ' Carry on a good poliby, and I
will give you excellent finances.' On the other
hand, good finances are a powerful auxiliary to
good policy. In a well-balanced Government a
constant and salutary opposition subsists between
those who are charged with the expenditure and
those whose business it is to control it. The Mini-
ster of Finance ought to be the intermediate agent,
advising the one not to ask for more than is indis-
pensable, and trying to convince the other of the
necessity of according it. When these elements do
not exist—when t 1 inisters have to render an account
of their administration to him only from whom
they receive orders—when the same hand which
expends can at will plunge into the treasury, it is
the duty of an enlightened Government to employ,
instead of rejecting, all the forms of control, all the
means of security, by the want of which the ex-
travagance of those who surround it, as well as its
own extravagance, becomes dangerous and produces
fatal consequences. . . . After having shown
in what state our finances are, and what dangers
threaten them, I shall examine what influence the
restrictions placed by the Constitution of 1852 on
the voting of the laws relating to finance have
exercised on them."

For the present, I will observe that M. Casimir
Perrier shows that during the 18 years of the free
Government of July only 12 millions of Rentes
were er,tered on the Great Book of the Public Debt;

whereas, since the fall of that Government to the

present day—that is to say, in the space of 12 years
—nearly 139 millions of Rentes have been inscribed.
0 t this enormous sum the four years of the Repub-
lican Government are accountable for 53,923,000 f.,
and the eight years of the Imperial Government for
84,533,000 f. M. Casimir Perrier asks whether
this heavy burden imposed on the future generation
lightens the load on the present. The answer is,
that the Budget of 1861 exceeds by 352 millions
that of 1852. The conclusion naturally is that all
Budgets, even those really or ostensibly balanced,
should be submitted to the most minute and the
most absolute control which a Representative
Assembly can exercise.—Letter from Paris.