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I k '■,,.'''-PARLIAMENTARY…
k PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS. THERE are 30 many rumoured changes in the Cabinet and so much uncertainty as to who shall sit oil the Ministerial bench in the forthcoming Session, that I do not at present vesture to specu- late upon how many of Lord Palmeraton's late Government shall give in their adherence to Earl Russell. The rumour last week that Mr. Layard hadresigned, was published in all the London papers ^ndcontradictedagain the next day. The Telegraph, however, toot upon itself to say thatthehon. gentle- man tendered his resignation, but was persuaded by Earl Russell to continue in office, notwithstanding that his views differed somewhat from the noble lord's. It is not safe, to depend upon any other than official" authority for these matters. One thing only at present, is certain-viz., that Mr. Qxischen, one of the members for the City of -London, has, after only three years' experience in the House of Commons, been Ta Cabinet Minister, giving him the title of Kight Hon. to his Same. This is an honour that very few men obtain at so early a period of their political 8areer. There is a in the country that blood should be introduced into the Ministry, and Mr. Q-oschen htoi 81 ehance of showing his ability and if possesses any extraordinary business capacities there; is every opportunity If his eventually obtaining the -highest posi- tion- open to'». Commoner.j lit Was tfemarked that fitting the last Session of Parliamen t Mr. Goschen took his seat immediately behind the Treasury Pencil, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer was een to consult him when any difacult, subject of "Xi was introduced j ,and it is now be- t that it was at .Mr, Gladstone's par- '4T request that Mr. Goschen was asked ke a seat in the Cabinet. Time will show aher such an appointment is a happy one. A "ast quantity of new, bloqd was imported into ^he House of Commons at 4ie'la?t election; up- '^ds' of 200 members take theiy ^e^ts for the first time, and many 0 Ithem are' very young m^ri.; -°rty of them are under thirty years of age. The ^ungest is the Earl of Tyroney who is only jufet J ^rned twenty-one j of the others, the Hon. I;, de yeyj Lord C. J. Hamilton} arid the Hon. C. R; Oarf i^Jton, are twenty-two, the Hon. V. Dawson, twenty-three, Captain Stanley and Mr. A. Greville, i^enty-four; nine members have just turned p'snty-five. The: rest of the forty vary from f ^nty-si?; to twenty-^nine. -jit has been, said by many that the present ^-ilistry are till becoming old men. Wow, with the option of Earl Russell, who is in his 74th year, ho pgmaiiider have not reached three score and the allotted period given to man in the Serip- ^es. gjr G. Grey is sixty-seven, Sir Charles {•'ood, sixty-six, Mr. Milner Gibson, fifty-eight, Gladstone, fifty-six, Mr. Cardwell, fifty-two, 5arl Granville, fifty, Duke of Argvle, forty-two, de Grey and Ripon, thirty-eight, and r1*- Goschen, thirty-four. I am sorry to say, wwever, that Earl Russell appeals very in-; •jfaa3- he looks far older than Lord iPal-: aid this time last year, and though „ Cental faculties are perhaps as strong s ever, his walk is very feeble, and his articula- Ca*? Tery ^eak.( Hia lordship has, during the va- "l°n,^allowed tis moustache and beard to grow, this on has small face is not very becoming, uj. Gladstone looks well and strong, as i'f he had; f'^raed himself during the holidays for. any amount °fWork. *i'i'f. In contrasting the present stdtte1 'dr ptilitics the past, what a change we perceive There Ho excitement in the nation now. It) is true no excitement, in the nation now. It is true erybödycries Reform, but then both sides of the ^ouse agree that a reform of some kind is Jecessary. An extension of the franchise, Mr. ■"israeli, as well as Mr. Gladstone, acknowledges be wanting; but whilst Mr. Bright^ and others *aut the respectable inhabitants of the kingdom We votes beyond those who are legitimate it wpuld appear tb#t all; those who themselves Whigs, as well as the Con- think that>the privilege should'be con-; to ratepayers. Thqre is, liowWer, ho ckitward Jr?otlstration such as carried the late Reform Bill, I th therefore, Ministers have a right to believe: the country are not anxious about the matter. Br.r. curious how changed> too, are the £ ^icians of our day compared with the ci^' We have now gseat meetings at ti where'seerets of Ministers. are allowed rj_ Ooze out. We -have had 'several Cabinet it,f il°ils lately, but the publie have not yet been "eg lJaed what the policy of the Government will tior even, what are, the new lentuies in Earl v Cell's Reforpi Bill. With all this, however, the: axe contented,, and exhibit no extraordinary' v ^08ityfor particulars before they are fully de_- \t 9M. We see no squibs about, no reflections ;• ;the character of this Minister or. that,- th6 k person that indulges in any thing of the in 3s Punch, and what he utters is set down as a >683 joke. •i '1 T ij,11 contrast to this, how many anecdotes have, I concerning the old times of George III., Gt,611 James's-street was, in the words of j Wes Pox, the 'earn pus martius" of western v^on. Jjs»er3 the beaux' oavalry paced to and fro, K°*e they took the field in Rotfcen-row; Brookes's Blues and Weltze's Light Sragoocs, 1 4 °UEtad in files and,ogled in p1atoons. ) sivl there, at any time between the hours of two. J)e ■our W the afternoon, might be seen at that tK^ering or lounging rquhd the doors of t>! nearly all the leading politicians f would be Fox, with his pon- B^TJisteP, and good-natured smile • a 7-grave, Btat^ a^d formal Sheridan, with PotrCe T^hi^^ited a taste for old co\o; ?,n<^ -h:„ denominated claret- wi?h intellig^blaJ Wea woul(J ^^ewouwSfcract allheSi, a«d ^1S atEr, -r^nVinf^' then there was the I Hon. Charles would walk e»ew.+ th heavy fier^ -ov, and be silent sMr>n-° Suilennes3 > afa to the othft Been Duadas from one party to^eoth^ giving BOfe neWtJ Wyndha^n&f merrK S4ri «V? rever he went, ^ni,ie '^ith his 4 'S1 &g™e> agile step, arid ^nance, ir ^^itbread, with his PeP?e tev 5oat, shoulders and powerful 'Jiere 6 bo cheap papers in those daj s, a P j /Was known about politics except ngj, !■ aj ^pper and middle classes of socle y« ey poet laureate, however, who was ca-« /J? Apollo, and through him we get hoM fy humorous anecdotes of the period. .f "'notice one of his skits, for the amusement I Adders i— William Pitt, then Prime Minister, Lord Chan- < J1' Tmirlow, and Dundas, President of the of Control, went to visit Mr. Jenkinson, who afterwards Earl Liverpool, at his house near ( '^bledon. On their return home they found t ? toll^oar open; so they rode on, laughing at I Itg ible to evade payment for their horses; but j collector thought it no laughing matter, and, •^ingfroni his sleep, called to them to stop, but, ^Qg they 'determined to proceed, he fired a "bine leaded with slugs after them,, which 12ecl them t70 halt. When the man saw who ).1 were, he begged pardon, but thought that :fJy belonged be a party of robbers who had. for e time been committing depredations in the ^ghbouraood." This afforded Captain Morria ( opportuaity of ridiculing the members of that .^Histry to witicl,- lie, was opposed., ;The following 11:8 are a. parody of a song, written in the American.style, called "Men of Boston," which was very popular at that time:- Sit down, neighbours all, and I'll tell you a merry j story, Aboüt a British farmer, and Billy Pitt, the Tory; I had it piping hot from Ebenezer Barber, Who sailed right from England and lies in Boston harbour. This Billy Pitt is called Britannia's prime ruler, Though he be but a puppet that's hung out to fool her; Bat his name was a passport to let in older sinners,^ So he deals out the cards that the knaves may be winners. Now it happ'd to the country he went for a blessing, And from his State dad to get a new lesson He went to Daddy Jenky, with Trimmer Hal attended, Good lack! in such company how his morals must be mended! This Harry was always a prime foe to,,BoRton,' I With bowels so greedy, they yearned for Hindostan; 1 If I had him in our township I'd feather him and tar him, With forty lacking one, too, I'd lam him and I'd scar him. With their skixis^fuil of wine, and their heads full of State tricks, Sham reforms, commutations, and the rest of their late tricks He came back with Harry—two birds of a feather- Ana, both drunk as pipers, they knocked their heads •together, He then proceeds to ten how they lost their way and got benighted, till at length, they reached a cottage and aroused a countryman" who, taking up a gun, warned them off. the premises. Pitt get in EL, fright,, and the poet continues Now Billy began for to make an oration, As oft he had done to bamboozle the nation But Hodge cried, "Begone, or I'll crack thy young ,rie crown for Thou belong'st to a rare lot of rogueSj- I'll be bound for't." The whole con clucling with theyar,kee chorus-- SoUd men of Boston, oamsh strong potationo(-, Solid men of Boston, make no long orations; Solid men of Boston, go to bed at sundown, And never lose your way, like the loggerheads of London. This skit was immensely popular. The story in the song, as my readers will see, is much varied from the tifue -state of the case; but I presume this is only a fair poetical licence. It was sung in the streets of London, and everybody knew the meaning. It was even quoted in Parliament in Pitt's presence. Sheridan's habits of intemperance were well known; and in an attack Burke made upon him in the House of Commons he finished aome sarea-stic remarks upon the political conduct of his opponent by repeating the lines:- Soliclmenof Boston, banish strong potations, Solid men of Boston, make no long orations. which were received with immense laughter. Sheridan, however, was never at a loss, and as Burke sat, down he rose, and after making allusion to some presumed negotiation between Burke and the Ministry, he happily brought in the following two lines from the same ballad:— He went to Daddy Jenky, by Trimmer Hal attended, Good lack I in such company, how his morals must be mended! The reader rnustunderstand that Jenky (Jen- k in son) wag said to be the immediate channel of communication between the king and the minister, and' it h&d been imported that a change of ministera &rtci bhtbt -already had the Hon. W. -cati3c Jen kin son cotMnumcatgd with Burke as the king's mouthpiece, and that Trimmer Hal was intended for Sir Harry Dandas. Next week I shall probably be better able to ten your readers what is going forward in connection with the opening of Parliament, and the week; afterwards I shall be able to narrate to you what occurs not only in the body of the House, but in the ncoks and corners of St. Stephen's-hall..
,J" MR. MILNER GIBSON AT AS…
J" MR. MILNER GIBSON AT AS ETON- UNDEB-LYNJ!J.. The Hight Hon, the President of the Board of Trade addressed a numerous meeting of his constituents, at the Town-hall of Ashton-under-Lyne, on Tuesday evening. The staple of his address was the question of Reform. Mr. Gibson expressed the strongest opinion that the Government would have the complete support of the new Parliament, not because of the persons composing the Government, but because of the principle which they represented. Referring to the recent massacres in Jamaica, Mr. Gibson said "When the news arrived of the shameful proceedings which had occurred in that island it was felt at once by the Government, that therawasa prima facie case for an inquiry, and I may say that at the very time when a large and important deputation was urging on the Co- lonial Minister the propriety of holding an inquiry, at that very time Sir A. Storks, the chief commissioner, war¡¡ on his way from Malta to conduct it. I can say most unfeignedly that nothing could have given greater pain to the head of the Government and to all his colleagues than the narrative of those dreadful proceedings in Jamaica. It is not for me either to condemn or to indemnify. It is not for me, standing here, to pass any whilst the inquiry is still going on; but I have no doubt, from what I know of the character of the commissioners, who are men of honour and of great knowledge, that the in- quiry will bo,a dispassionate and fair one, and that the British public will be put in possession of the whole truth, and it can then act for itself as it thinks best. I may be wrong, but I am onefof those who conscientiously believe that it is possible fot a black and white community to live together on good terms, provided you enact just and equal laws. I believe that all men, without reference to colour, are all-conscious whether the laws under which they live are enacted in a spirit of justice and equality, and I hope that the result of this inquiry will not only make clear what has been the justification for the great severity that has taken place, but also show to the country what ought to be the policy a»d the laws calculated to carry on a quiet and happy Government in that island (cheers). The negro population, no doubt, is powerful in numbers, and if so, I can easily understand that the white inhabitants might be seized with a sudden panic. But the best preventive of a sudden panic of this kind will be the general consciousness that the laws by which they are governed are just and generous, and that the people, whether black or white, are contented with the system under which they live."
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♦ 1— The Biglxt Way of Sleeping.—The German papers announce the death at Magdeburg of a learned physician, Dr. Julius von dem Fisch weiler, who in his. will has left the world the following scientific secret, viz., that his own great age-109-is entirely to be ascribed to his constant habit of sleeping with his head towards the1 north, and the rest of his body in a direction eoiinciding aa closely as possible with that of the meridian—that iíi1,. with his heels to the south. From persisting in this habit the learned doctor conr 'leered that the iron contained in our system, finding in the direction 6f the magnetic currents which I(^constantly Rowing over the surface of the globe thus the North Pole, becomes magnetieed, and D^^eases the energy of the vital principle. I — We B1 Sir James Frederick Love, G.C.B. James Pte 't? announce the death of General Sir advanced gerick Love, who expired last week at an ;i;tarv carl* The deceased general cominehftedvhis I „a pnsiS 8,3 early as 1804, when he entered the the 52nd Regiment' of Foot. In i t and in thStwi colonel of the 57th Regiment of Foot, a_ „Arai 0f Mlowing year was appointed in- spector-g T iQg^ gantry, with the rank of lieutenant- general..JM*. „ o:„ Jtained the rank of general, and on the aeata T^es Fergusson was appointed I colonel.' of IbfLtry. The deceased general^ was or Caight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Qrde* r a Knight Commander of ,tfae Order m f ^eqiiently was decorated ^ifch the Grand Cross ,feh,Bathi Jn rQoogpition of hJSj^akngoished he had received the silver wax-medal wltQ 5 olaspa for Corunna, Fuentes d'Onor, and Kodrigo; Ji S-i.ikying, Strengthening, foy Il3L. I n h a^eable,, dii?ertible, a;<l3, H; DGE'i ^(cooked) J?00X>. Preve.?t3 «ty a<ilsntt4 Thel,eat »nd nt ape t food. Of Oiiymists, ui oamaterj, 4d., ba., as. 6d. 1
- I THE ALLEGED SUICIDE OF…
I THE ALLEGED SUICIDE OF ADMIRAL 1 PARE J A.. We read in the Nord, "The news of Admiral Pareja's suicide is confirmed. However grievously the capture of the Covadonga, may have wounded the self-esteem of the admiral, especially after the ambi- tious programme he had addressed soma days before to the forces placed under his orders, it is impossible to believe that this misfortune, for which, moreover, M. Pareja was not personally responsible, could have been the only motive of his suicide. It must be supposed that the admiral perceived, too late, unfor- tunately, that he had entered upon a°caurae dangerous to himself and to his Government, in assuming the haughty and threatening attitude towards the republics of South America which he had taken up. Some time ago;' writes a correspondent of the Temps, the admiral admitted to Mr. Nelson, the United States minister, that he had been mistaken f in his estimate of Chilian matters. In fact, ever S since the fatal 17th September, he has encountered unforseen difficulties every day. The proud attitude of the Ghiiian people, and the extraordinary resources they displayed, had disconcerted the Spanish admiral at the very first. Disposing of only seven ships for the blockade of more than fifty ports, he could only effect a blockade in name. The evident exasperation of all the Pacific populations filled him with fears as to his re-victualling; the bad news he assuredly received I from Spain could not leave him in any doubt as to the assistance to be expected from his Government. The expulsion of President Pezet by the Peruvians threw another country upon his hands.' To these circum- stances must be added the evident sympathy of the dip- lomatic corps at Valparaiso withChili, a sympathy which gave the Spanish admiral no prospect of either moral or material support. Under these circumstances, the triumph of the Spaniards became exceeding proble- matical; unwilling to recede or to involve his country in endless expenses without profit, Admiral Pareja preferred to commit suicide. Spain loses in him a man who, although still young, had given proof of good capacity both afloat, and at the. Ministry of Marine, which he held for two years. But it is at least, to be hoped that the Spanish Government will know how, to compensate itself for this loss, by pro- fiting by the occasion afforded it to abandon the policy followed by M. Parejaiii Chili,andiP)e?^ — —;—" t>A,
," MRS. Yfil L V.?P, TON AND,…
MRS. Yfil L V.?P, TON AND, THE SATUR- DAY REVIBW." Six of the jurors, says the Caledonian, Mercury, who voted the Saturday Review to be no libel, with the three who were for giving a verdict in favour of the pnr. suer, having made solemn declarations in the presence of magistrates and justices of the pease, in their re- spective localities, that they gave their verdict under an erroneous impression of the law of the case, and that since they read the judgment of Lord Jervis- woode in the public papers—a. judgment which some of them say they did not hear at all when delivered, and; others aver they heard only very indistinctly —they have felt convinced that they did Mrs. Yelverton injustice, and that they would now giye a verdict in her favour. The nine jurors severally ask for a new trial, on the ground that without it injury would continue to be wrongfully in. flicted on Mrs. Yelverton, and that they themselves would suffer under the conviction that in ignorance or misapprehension they had done her that injury. We give only the substance of the several affidavits, all of which are different in their terms; it may be mentioned, however, that all are unanimous in favour of a new trial, as due to justice. It is pretty generally 0 known in the city that, on the morning after, the, trial, several of the jurors, who had read Lord Jerviswoode's charge in the papers expressed themselves! as having given their verdict on a mIsunderstandIng. They had thought that his lordship had instructed them that the press had special privileges of eriticfsm: of Indi- vidnallife and character not enjoyed by the general public, and they had voted accordingly. Their chagrin, therefore, was great hnheyfound the charge, as printed, conveyed no such meaning. It is also known that the. chief subject of debate in the jury-room during the first three hours, and before the jury" came out saying they were equally divided, was on this one point; and that, during the second three hours, no other subject was discussed. Indeed, the jury actually addressed a note to Lord Jerviswoode, asking him to repeat in writing what he had said in court on the law of libel, and his lordship replied, saying that he could not comply with their request.' He would, he added, readily repeat it in court if they chose to make their appearance. Curiously enough, haying gone so far, two or three of the; jurors, who were Supposed, all through, to be against the pursuer and in favour of the defenders, succeeded in persuading the others that it would look very foolish were they again to go into court—in short, if they did so,, they would, saVjtot themselves to adverse criticism on the part of the press; hence the remarkable verdict, and the now not less remark- able overturn of it. i Application will be made inline-1 diately for a new trial; a number of the friends of Mrs. Yelverton, however, looking at the moral effects of the present change, are advising her to rest content wiih it. -J
" A REGENT PRIZE EIGHT.
A REGENT PRIZE EIGHT. Under this heading a letter appeared in the Times, a few days ago, bearing the signature of the Rev. G. T. Hoare, M. A., rector of God tone, prote ting, in the name of his parishioners, against the invasion of his parish on the previous Tuesday by a crowd who had assembled for the "second time within the last few years to witness a prize fight. A few particulars regarding the last fight may not be uninteresting. It took plaice on Tuesday last, the combatants, being two men named Rooke and Ryall, and. the Btakes X400. It was looked upon with much interest by those con- nected with the prize ring, inasmuch as it was under- stood that the winner, whoever he might be, would un- dertake to challenge the winner of thefiht between Mace and Goss for the champion's belt in May next. GOBS has twice met Ryall, in the ring, first in 1860, when GOBS was the victor. In the second match Goss dislocated his shoulder, and the fight went off., Rooko was once matched with Mace forr X200 bnt the stakes were forfeited by Rooke, and th; ghtdidnot come off. Ttie promoters of the fight on Tuesday last were disappointed in every effort they made to Obtain a special train 6n eitter of the railway^ running out of London, and they at length determined on going by the ordinary Parliamentary train on, the South-Eastern line at 6.15. The roughs were kept as much as possible in ignorance of what was going in, but notwithstanding this, some 300 or 400 persons made their appearance at the Station at the appointed time, and as the officers Of the company had no intimation of this large addition to their ordinary number of travellers, some delay occurred in starting the train. It left the station, however, at 6.30, all the then who were going to the; fight having taken tickets for Tonbridge. On arriving at Godstone, a few ;milas beyond Crbydon, a Bighal was given to halt, when the sporting meu jumped out of the train and-hasten^ to a field where Mace and King fought the first time for the championship. Rooke and Ryall were in the ring on Tuesday two hours and>iffty-six minutes, and fought twelve rounds with various suc- cesses. In 13th round both men were exhausted, and the referee; suggested that the fight should cease. This was agreed to on the understanding that the j fight should be resumed in the course of five weeks. The necessary arrangements have since been made. —-—♦ =:—-
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The streets of Paris were crowded on Monday, the 15th inst., with large wagons, filled with furni- ture. It was quarter-day, a period at which a great number of families change their lodgings. The 15th of January is the day on which the greatest number of removals take place except the 15th of April. No stranger to Paris could believe that between 8,000 and 9,000 families changed their apartments on that day, were not the statement confirmed by the official returns.
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Rr*ahia»t mevera ^e.—Homoeopat&ie Practitioners, and the XCedi- ca! Profession genefaliy, recoiKjncud cocoa as being fcho ixiost healthful of all beverages. When the doctrine of homoeopafcliy was first introduced into this country, there were to be, obtained no preparations or cocoa, eifclier 'attraciiTe to the taste or iwoeptaWe .to the'ftomftcn-; the nut was either supplied in tile crude state, or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Bpps, of London, homoeopaiiljio clicinist, was induced, in the year 1839, to turn h s aitentiun to trtus dupject. and at length succeeded, with the afisistance of elaborate machinery, in being the Srst to prodnee an article ptire in its composition, and so rcSned by the perfect trituration it receives in the process it passes through, aa to be most acceptable to the delic ite stomach. For general use Kppa's cocoa is distinguished as an mvigarattng, grateful breakfast beyeriige, wii.h a ^liribas aroma. I>r. Hassall, m hi,? work "i'ood and Us Artuitera- be most acceptable to the delicltp stomach. For general use Kppa's cocoa is distinguished as an mvigarattng, grateful breakfast beyeriige, wii.h a ^liribas aroma. I>r. Hassall, m hi,? work "i'ood and Us Artuitera- iions," says" Cocoa contains & 'great varietj of important mitritiye princif les; every ingredient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the Jwdy." Again, A-s a nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee or-tjea." Directions Two teaspoonfulsrf the ix>wder Sa a breakfast ctrp, filled np With boilnig-water or milU, gecui ed m thD either coffee orr \¡ea." Directions Two teaspoonfulsrf the ix>wder Sa a breakfast ctrp, filled np With boilnig-water or milU, gecui ed m iin-Jiaed.i-lb,, J-lb.,aad 1-ib. Iabel!ed packets, avid sold rt i». 3d. per I tin gwweM. tonDfycttrnm, and chemiiig. ■*
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OUR. "CITY"; ARTICLE. .+- THE more moderate: nature of the discount demand during the past week; and the greater abundance of money in the hands of the general publie, led to an anticipatioii in many quartets that: the weekly meeting of the Bank directors would be followed by a reduction in the official rate of discount.. The expectation was not, how- ever, verified, and 8 per cent. remains the mini- mum of theBank. The directors evidently think it advisableto remain on theirguard for at least ashort time longer, and the result of their recent policy is seen in the more favourable nature of the last weekly return. The drain of gold has re- ceived a decided check; the reserve of bullion, instead of showing a further deficiency, has been, augmented by £ 144,000, and now stands some- what above thirteen millions; and the reserve of notes has also increased by £ 40.845. .The whole of the heavy advances made by the Bank during the week or two preceding the pay- ment of the dividends have been repaid, and there is consequently another very large decrease in the item "other securities" in the last week's account. The total diminution under this head is again above two and a quarter millions, being, in exact figures, £ 2,331,595. The liabilities of j the Bank on public deposits have declined I = £ 373,143, and on private deposits to the large extent of J21,S46,353. The aec e=&ion of strength which the Bank has •thus gamed will shortly have its effect in produc- ing an \i«ie>- condition of the market, provided no unfavo Tial/io symptoms of an unexpected, nature make themselves apparent. Eight per cent. has been doing its work in checking speculation, and no doubt it has also placed severe restrictions upon trade in certain directions. But it,is the condi- tion of the reserve of bullion which in the main will -determine the action of the Bank for some time yet to < come. That reserve "has lately stood a low poiat; the last return, al- though favouriibjie in its .ratm-e, shows that it has not been affected materially nor caii it be, until we either obtain considerable supplies from abrpadTT-sppplies larger than any which now appear to be on their way—or experience a great diminu- tion in the demand. No sooner will the Bank rate be lowered, than bullion for India and Egypt will again be, eagerly sought, in payment for the. large supplies of cotton,, &c., which are wanted for the home market. We can scarcely, therefore, expect to see the Bank directors immediately relinquish the attitude of caution they have lately taken up. On the Stock Exchange, Storing the past week, money has been readily "obtainable on short loans- at from 44 to 5 per cent. The rates for longer periods are slightly lower than they were a week ago.. They now stand:—For bills of one to three months, 7J to 71;; per cent.; ditto, 2 L four months, 7t per cent.; Bank bills of six months, 7-21 per cent.; trade bills of the same period, 7to 8J. The rates for money on deposit 2 9 with the banks and discount houses remain un- altered. ■ The pressure, produced, by the recent high rates of discoant has led a large section of the merchants of Liverpool and Glasgow to; compJain loudly I against 'the restrictions-Which, as they aver, are unneeessarily placed upon commerce by the opera- tion of the Act of 3811, tinder which the Bank of England exercMes its!'powers. It is proposed to memorialise the Legislature to revise the pro- visions of that Act, and to introduce such altera- tions as twenty years' experience may have proved to be desirable/ What is chiefly desired is an ex- tended paper currency; for it, is urged that the limit, fixed in 1844 cannot be expected to meet the wants of a commerce which,, has so greatly ex- panded since, that period. 'There are, of course, two sides to this question, and the weight of authority is at present decidedly against the views of the Liverpool merchants. We cannot here argue the pros, and cons of the Bank Act of ''44, but briefly we may say tint one of its essential 'provisions is that th«- n.f of notes, beyond a. certain limit shall be jr- red and governed entirely by the amount of bullion in the Bank's coffers. It is, argued that the paper currency of the country cannot be safely increased unless bullion finds its way into the country in increased supplies that it is vital to the mainte- nance of our credit and- the soundness of our trade that this should always remain the case; and that the Bank requires no other powers than those already in its hands, for it can enlarge its paper currency whenever it finds the opportunity of doing so on the only sound basis—that of gold. At all times of monetary pressure the complaints against the Bank Act are naturally reiterated in those quarters where the pressure is mostly felt; but as soon as the money market obtains reiief the cry for its alteration or revision dies away.. Consols daring the past week have experienced i a Sactuation almost identical with that last noted. Commencing at 87 to i, they afterwards declined to 86f, but again recovered, and on Saturday stood in the official list, 87 to l for money, and 87t for February account. Reduced and New Three, per Gents, last showed a fractional improvement, being quoted 86it. Bank Stock was 246; India Five ,t3, 8 per Cents., 102%. In the Foreign Stock Market an improvement has been apparent in Spanish Passive, in conse- quence of the futile nature of General Prim's recent movement. They were last quoted 25J, and tue Certificates, 13-J. Mexican and: Turkish were ai8Q, firmer., A new. Egyptian 7 per Cent; Loan has been, regarded with, some degree of favour. Only a moderate business has been done in Rail- way Stocks, but an improvement has been effected in. several instances. Caledonian, Midland, and Metropolitan all stand 2 to 2-a lhigher. London n and North Western, and, South Eastern have advanced 1. Great Eastern have declined to 40; 4 Great. Western advanced to 59f; Lancashire and 'Yorkshire are 123; London and Brighton, 102;. North London, 124. The total tragic returns for the week show an inerease of 410 miles, and of J25,433, when compared with those of the corre sponding week last year; but a decrease of 416,942 on the amount in the week preceding. At a meeting of the Great Eastern shareholders, the majority of the directors signified their inten- tion to resign, in accordance with the request or demand lately made upon them; and on Thursday, the 25th inst., they were to give their formal resignation, and a new body to be elected. The new board'will be composed of members of the recent committee of investigation into the affairs of the company. Colonial and foreign railways have experienced scarcely any alteration. Bank shares are quiet. Rather more business has been done in the mis- cellaneous market. Credit Fonder and Mobilier were last 8*; London Financial Association, 18!; National Discount Comp»ny» 16t; Overend, Gnrney, and Co., 201; Hudson's Bay, 16| j Crystal Palace, 34J; Submarine Telegraph, 53. The produce markets show symptoms of re- covery from their late depression. Sugar,, how- ever, is only sold at a, reduction of 6d. to Is. per ewt., and, the prices of inferior qualities of tea are on the decline. In other articles the alteration is n t £ iever?e direction. ■
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Money Market. OITY, JAN. 24.-The amount of business in tbeStoclr Markets to-day is very limitecl, yet the tendency of prices is rather .ijiore favourable. Consols pre unchanged for but Jiav-3 recovered to the extent of 1,.16 per HQ at, for the account. A slight improvement is also observable in some foreign securities, including Sprm)sb;which are strengtheneq by the suppression $If. th insumJ(jti9D,' The demand for discountccld\inues limiujd, and the best months', paper is still freeiy taken at i-to } per cent, below the Bank of England minimum, In the Scoos Ex- change loans till to-morrow on Euelish Government seetxii- ties are obtainable at 4 per Consols are now quoted 86-Is to 87 for money, and 87» to far the account (February 8). There is very little demand to-day for British railway securities, and prices exhibit no variations of any import- ance. The whole of the principal stocks are quotea the same as at the close of business yesterday. London ami North Western Stock is now quoted 125f to 1261; Gret 'Western, 59 to Midland, 124 to I.ancashire Yorkshire. 122J to 123t; South Eastern, 74 to f; Great Eastern, 39 to J; Caledonian, 128 to 129; Great Norttiem, 127 to 128; ditto A, 144 to 145; ftnd Metropolitan, 135t to ISSUE D) »K\ L" T' NT. Notes issmed < ^entdebt £ 11,015,100 U tr e tt.-j.tias. 3,634,900 &b-,illion 12,18 i.COO i\ 3r o liion — £ 20,884,000] £ 26,&S-ii,000 BANKIN6 BEKiRTMESX Best. 3,502,606 rities (jnr> uead .Public Deposits 3,270,41)5 weisrht aarnnty) Other Deposits 1-4,385,209 Other" Securities 19,99^,596 Seven days and, Notes &Ai7.750 other bills 434,759 Gold & silver coin 847,834 £,36,146,159\ ,i38,146,165 Jan, 18, 1866. W. KILLES, Chief Cashier. The Corn Trade. MARK-L&NE, JAN. 24.—The cuf;,ntity of home-GTOWB Wheat on sale in our market ,to-ds„v was very moderate, 'nevertheless millers operated tautlo abd the amoiint'of business transacted was v^i-y small. Q,uIPpa.t"e:2with.1'Líin- daj'; however, no. cha,n ;e took p'ace in prices., The market was m6c1<nr>tt\v «<«pplied With foreign Wtfpat. For all. descriptions the demand was .inactive, at statioisary currencies. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, or. former, terms: There was' a fair show of Barley en the stands; fine mait- ing were firm in price.o,.b--rt by no meSiis active. Grmdjnsr and d iiit com- manded little attention. The trade for MALT wasdecichdly quiet, at previous quo- tations. In OATS, sales progress slowly at Monday's currency. The show of samples was only moderate. BEANS changed hands to, a fair extent at quite late rates, The supply of beans was only moderate. 0 PEAS were dull, but not cheaper. In FLOUR very little business was transaeted; prices, hown eyer, wçre upported. LINSEED and RAPESEBD moved off sloly, but at full quo- tations. Agricultural seeds were very dull. Cakes were steady. Meat and Poultry Markets. NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. — Tha supplies o meat are modarate, and the demand steady. Per 81bs. by the carcase s. d. s. d. v 3. d. to 3, a. Inferior beef 2 10 to 3 2 | Cappag, each.3 0 4 0 Middliiig- ditto 3 4 3 8! Gnickens^ eaofl 1 9 2 6> Prime large 3 10 4 2 Dmste), esch '2 6 3 0 Ditto small 4 4 4 6 [ Rabbi^sjjeaeh. 1 0 -1 e Large pork 4 0 4 6; Hares, each 3 6 4 6 Inferior mutton 3 6 4 0 i Grottsé; 'elÍch: 0, 0,0 0 Middiins ditto 4 2 4 6 P.%rtri,dge^,eaeh 1 S; 1 B Prime ditto 4 8 5 0; caeh 3 6 4 (. I Veal 4 0 010 Small pork 4 8 5 0 Osteadfr.butter, Lamb 0 0 O 0 perdoz. ifca. 12 0 15 0 Turkeys, each 5 0, 10 6 English;ditto. 14 0 17 0 Geese, each 5 6 0 6 Eiencheg-g-s, 1-20 8 0 12 0 Fowls, each 2 0 2 6 English ditto. 13 0 14 J 0 METROPOLITAN.—A statement of the supplies fHtd prices of fat live stock on Monday, January 23, lg65, »a oympared with Monday, January 32, 1S6S:— Per 8ibs. to sink the oQVl. Jan. 23, 1835. Jan. 22, 1866. d. s. d. s. d. s, d. Coarse and inferior Beasts 3 6 to 4 2 3 2 to 3 6 Second quality ditto. 4 4 410, 3 8 4 C Prime large Oxen 5 0 5 2 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 5 4 5 6 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior Sheep 4 2 4 8 3 10 4 6 Second quality ditto 4,10 5 2 4 8 5 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto 5 4 5 8 5 6 6 0 Prime Southdown ditto 5 10 S 0 8 2 6 6 Larga coarse Ciilves 4 4-5 0 4 6 5- 2 Prime siiall ditto S 2 5 6: 5 4, 5 8 Large Hogs 3 4 3 10 3 10 4 4 Neat small Porkers .4 0 ,4 .6 4. 6 4 10 Fruit and Veg^tabJ-es. -v n COVENT-GARDEN. Favouraole -feather havicjg jse- I IL9 turned, wi-Ater, greens are still tolara'bly i#kll i stiw '.iodi good apples, both foreign and home-gr.oW3V there 'to be a scarcity. /Psirs, too, "aie'.by ho. mfeansj frbutidahts the latte»icoii^t.ehiefly of'EagteBfiesitr^, He Plufc Mettwe, and Buerre Rance. Grapes and.pineaflples a/re siaffipient the demand.- Flowers chiefly consist pomsetua^iirelibT- rima, orchids, heaths^ Chinese primulas, dameMias,iji'd roses ■■ PE.-D1T. (■: s. d. s. d. 8. di a. 4, Applet,p.hf-sieve 2 0 3 0 bh.14 0 to20 ? Grapes, per lb, 6 0 15 0 j Chestaut^ do 8 0 16'0 Lemons,p. 100 6 0 10. U ar .p.lOO 4 .0 10 0 :Meloils, each 3 0 5 0 PeCffs.kitch.etiidz.2 0 .4 0 Nuts,cob,1001b 160 0 0 0 ii. -aes^rt 1 ;6. 6 0 Gilberts, per lb. 0 9' 1 0 J p n les,p. lb. 6 0 10 i VEGETABLES; s d s a; s d 9;d Beans, kidney,p.100 3 0 to 4 01 Cucumber#, each .2 OtoS 0 .broccoli, p. bundle 1 0 2 01 Beet, pet-dozen .2 0 SO, Brus. Sprouts,p. -J-sv.2 0 3 0,'Shftliots, per lb .-0 8, 0 0 Cabbages, per doz. 0 9 16 Girlie, per lb .0 8 0 8 Cauliflowers, p; doz. 4 0 8 0 Letfcuce^, per doz.10 00 Se&Kale,per punnet 2 6 3 0 Endivg, per score .1 0 2 6 Asparagus,per bun. 8 0 12 0 Artichokes, perdoz, 4 0 6 0 Potatoes,YorkEe- JJot £ eradish,p. bun. 2 6. 4 0 gents, per ton. 75 0 90 0 Slushrooms, per pot.1 6 3 6 Kocks,per ton. 55 0 65 0 Parsley, per sieve .1 o 1 « Flukes, per ton .100 0 120 0 Herbsf 'per'bunab ,0 6 »•« Kidneys, per cwt. 8 0 12 0 Leeks, per bupcii .0 3 0 (1 Carrots,, per bunch 0 4 0'8 Mn3fcard&Cress,p.p.$2 0 6 Turnips, per bunch 0 4 0 6 Oiiipns, per bush.3 0 5 0 Celery, per bundle 10 16 -jMcMib?,'p.qt.O 6 0 0 Parsnips, per doz. 10 2 0 Ehut^rl(i;p. bundle 10 0 C Radishes, p. 12 bun.9 6 10 Savoys, per .doz ..0 9 1 6 Spinach, per bush.2 0 3 0 London Produce Market. MINCING-LANE, JAN. 24.—SUGAR.—The market remains dull, but the limited business transacted is at last weeJ^s prices. Refined-there is rather more disposition to pr: chase, and,hist week's prices are fully snpperted. I. ■> COFFEE.—The demand for Plantation Ceylon ■continues active, and prices have advanced 6d per cwt. Grey sold at 70s 6d,to 74s; coloin-y, 7Ss to 88s. Natire steady Fine ordinary sold at 69s to 69s 6d. COCOA.—The market remains firm. TEA.-The public sales of Assam have goneolf witt iir. spirit; common broken kinds in scmecasessbow a shgllt decline. BUM.—A parcel of fine Demerara sold at Is 9A to RICE.—5(50 bags of fine white Bengal have realisE-Ü SAS per cwt. nr. SALTPETEE.—The market is dull andj^nacuive. COTTON.—The sales are-limited to srnl parcels at prices in favour of buyers. „ HEMP.-Clean St. Peterstiur^ £ 06, TALLOW. JAN. 24.-The marfret is quiet. Prices are quoted a? folio- v1 —Pet,et' -'J• es- the spot, 47s$1,; March, 47s 3d; ApriV^0 0;ct. fio Dea, HOPS, B.oEotTGff, ^—Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report an tor hops of all sorts at slightly improved rates. TJ»e quantaty of -good and choice samples' is becoming very hmited. COTTON, LIVEEPOOL, JAN. 24'.—The market steady. Sales about 8/000 bales. jjay S.itlifield. ] Cumberland. Whitechapal s. d. s. d. is. d. s. d.j i. d. S. 4 Meadow Hay.. 84 0 to 115 0 84 0 to 115 0 84 0 to 115, 0 O'ccr 0 135 0 105 0 135 0 105 0 135 0 Straw j 36 0 40 01 36 0 42 0i 36 Q 4 0
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Two American Reporters Garrotted.—The Richmond Times, a United States paper, has the fol- lowing :-The devil is entirely loose in Richmond at last-horns, hoofs, and all. On the night beforq last, two of our hapless, helpless, hopeless reporters were assailed, assaulted, and attacked about eleven o'clock by four men (brutes, we should say) and one boy, vrbo from one W——, of the took a bundle of reportorial paper, and from one G-, of the. YVmes, took a knife, and from the two tea cents, which was all the funds they had, In brief, we were garrotted in the most approved style—suddenly seized aroana the throat, neck bent back, mouth and nose tightly stopped, and then our clothing "gone through." The operation, we should suppose, lasted about three minutes, which was only put a stop to by the near approach of half-a-dozen couples of i.aaies and gentle- men on the opposite side of the Etreet. The intro- ductory ceremony was for one of the five garrotters to step out from an alley to the pavement, and inquire of the Times reporter the tine of night; but before giving him time to reply> the whole lot sprang oat and waded in fine atyle. For oar self, we were not made to bite the dust;" butno so with our con- frere of the I)ispatch—he "was gently cradled ra the- gutter, and there passively submitted to the ordeal which he was compelled to undergo. Poor fools ihff were to garrotte erporters v