The Express. — London, England, 1852-04-09 00:00:00

,_. _ ______ _ _ e.... , ...er- - es--;.- -- "‘- - .0 4' _ Pefer g.-. 4 ....7 7 .7- -- . 4 54::;;= . Z; ---- • . , 012---- - 1 - ...-„ .... • e.-..c.5.- ...--0 — . . • 1 ' .•L. , . . - fi, . 1 . *,. ; 1411 ;• ; " . : -T IN 7.1 -. " . . - 1 - *IP / ♦ I.♦# 1 * LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1852. No. 1,7b6.] [THREEPENCE. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND OEZSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. LOSS OF THE MONEY MARKET. USTRALLAN CONSOLS GOLD NA COPPER AL MINIM—WWI la HUM MU, egg misquim esserese Arrucanoss smamemboaregeomp A ,i t ssz Ell be APT= SOVIDAT esee. lbe rirtir..evrebebril seer idea dal tbe ellernese Ise ohms Val l a pp WPM ebr am{ Yr • JAllib TOMIIII. lemelary. 0. um/ Willeneerere. Ape I. 1111. - - trim L AN CONSOLB D sad I 'wry'AUSTRA 111131141. ea LI Ur Orlaceek /rim GO No D o w C 0,900, la prim or oboes et SI ads. all pail up Mimi Area" liabday. j ram bed Dui. TA.7lf.l;;;ATtlWerTri:liateiwiquis, h. 141.1.... I.‘, arapelisie. Wyle-arli. Pa Wawa. 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This mid eime _robed by the Growls ; bob es la peeler. , n tbe pospdfarbe arty )more. sad 104.10- ..• pert enbeapivaity pmem Odd often whether sold. opera ether made. be =Zi t MOM wee peememeed by =4.lzeredwi n e r m om ediama . le .teibitomerzieLedslosire: hr. • It W bra sessittdord braid • dimbi, that analyses delimits no: Weighed Ms BMW lon district, noon which title ante abr.& N. Malty Wks ~b. *a IL Illarcbi•on'imeingla.l leetaseei, sat dot de mode d dive ri•ITS dented thievish the pnverty are mete yid with ult. Ould Is Oro Mown to mist in we. ttertie• with Missy d tin miser eras, eatecially copper. TM run. ante haw assoid the mend.* men d was law eli the mummle .c their 4•1010,ne II Is to to observed that, Irvin the add.we of moor • iv bud end. Ilangrr Meer, the CcpMeseltlegrontianice m maids havulsowly Mad It ay.-wary to t.reirr their bedding. et arlintry. irmidaber hd mildesd with mininediefleele It . 0,41 ." 414 tblt for eddieemerier add thew. w r. itardemee, hes wired the he , r Weer ppalhoubbe lb r.lber Mt ray el We Ili* t. 41 o*. 454 ogress* NseU et ea mane • ablc two Mau? tide =leo acet Y.psady trowend to the fort that pawn to eaderletecits tu odd dram bale wad emerod by the 011imattec er thiswanadane. to It to &Own art the fosse :Mr. p ' roperty rill eat scope fro the tribal* dilebrio 01.4 lea for of Dunce ohl other weettia. It le record w e..t meebeirry end inlay powerful to era& r lb Quits that ▪ s•••••• by the reeler Le.esee, and Or Welt terarato, t'at thee Eel or I. oiL.ort to replay enohlti NM owned W others tutseet the twerpool•• 6.210001 b. Arramtpemisros Ihmee=mtly tre awed Iwo MIA an new, mem* a Mr. ley .4 the Mean esd to k eat in Wang rift lei " re war ar prier of the yaws* Na tide Oeinildido Id to Wow to Wet Illordedieso ow liwowlkii Mon d We * Wert id brand. ad to Immo • aortas mood lime NNW 'dew ad. red OW Clemilwo ale ale peopled is past isms al role ahor owdew The tarsi of Ilesnmert hate ho rfroenee two err order estrorpo lauds this arkrokhr porrewe war all dem as , • Rims Mill in hall operation, meted by *Fier, d. read sail emit ad mirably slat semi Site tad mediocre. for media' mid pormerbor the ens: did de fleleeethie istaniary fur tir pet Aides of rad* eelingeler—ea torgroe of waterei ode. the yodel one oared to the gibes preemie a.pperbaY, Mr to. rooter et Itst das bi rd oltansast. Imelda te the fr. et of lad eeellie orabletine el Ibt retturate the 1e..1 tastes for dr Ireenpart pednie—the aberimet hal, 14 ••40 ao 'Woe eti and saw parproe—the predation of tionbee ► rere,Uot heililep—donsple Mena rid watte•prwer— u try atrod whir* mad powl, the restrotion shelf 1..0 sad r tomedimed to toterprieeeb C. lifirale—est 13 .. 3 ‘. 1,00 . Eleintb mkt I all seatreete Wed= !diet, thereftem la the j r r W ear el the ..erred the 11.4 be mete b ib twat Medea lir torthre meaty la eboren anti ocotr.• cony the said royalty sif snedftemid. bp{ 4.• M Arm ad sseepreemes to be nods et the Imps riry Odin of OW Owspew& 11l law Withmortlef• Mr: OD the Warm cf the Ormpemy ; tad* Messs. Jahn Showell art toes, M. trr., :3, Tolkewheeio•yord. LI.ISON and ALLISON, Patent Pianoforte Meas:acturere, ell sod 71, flegeotateeet, romoved from a looratreel sod looaadrecd, 1.1011401 , 011TEd of Übe Woe work osadup tor IItLE, 111111, NA 11:XFORta I lON. ladromindo Laud to, out co bin (owry .gsl to Now) to be sold at a coo id. r.ble redocuoo.--desead-boul ilosoliftle by esslooo umbers al to prism IMPORTANT to FAMILIES FURNISHINO, who ettly moray with sitcom otei thuoMilty.— EI Cooll.laoduleoletlitor the lauseue potemoie he ha be ray reettwd. hap to eLI Übe Wootton el pertieo OM to re et visitor* to bootee, I. W pot WILLAKLICTIED IT. CE d HOUSEHOLD YOU:4IEIIM BIDDING, sad CUM& ISEDI , LNG esorreee egoolal mety maohettrolles potimeo, it sea le w e tree hen Itio Hoare tie Woe ooderome the mew parr proem GE Mine Y 110UNE. n awl 1116 ISIGIEISMUDOE. Geode &sneered free 'Whits IS Elm rLADIES.--ROWLANIY, LALTDOR, ter h. 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Opp hi ?pray& T d in adialla Is In. i ftetiak sod an lord imesedindly real la hr hr. 4 11rr We or odd wain letialw le. Hama**, WWI* up iima vwegag Men keg Medal of tbe V cgarlisi IYA*Oasim few i ii'l ow Famiartural lif .I. I. 11014 OM Wl* waft* Wilier %rt. ICIL reknisird I liilliii4MAlT Gran Pa* WI HP Hi* Haw Ma iii 4 *rift satapisia, WO wiwillids waft le aft* a Wow fa ww•Wwww. 111 vaiewit are= Wilma iii ILmitlL wwwilmars. OswidialiaL Larks, me nem Mak writ* inwasa. SltilDr.ll AT BRIM:1,1011T1(, GAWP.—An impost was held a few days ago, is the Itridgeorth Darn Work. brow, bel.n Mr. W. D. Batt*. WOO!s for the borough of Ilnalisorth, upon the body of John Dittos, stied de, se ornate of the workhouse, who was found murdered is the • bodied men's derision between seven and eli*to'eleek fi n the evening of the 28th ult. An inmate of the work -1., ta• named Colley was in custody *barged with having e . aursitted the murder. Colley came into the %Won hfil-e in the 11th Jan. (ran the lunatic asylum at Shrews- It appeared that the prisoner and the deceased were • teirether (or a few minutes in the dayroont with a blind elm ho ,ir Ito could give ne acconne of the transaction. When the hell nag fee prayers, an inmate had to p into the step for his coat; when be heard a man groaning near the tee. It wie the deeisied, who wee covered with bleed, and who ion afterwards expired without reviviting cone eerneiness or the power of speech. Ile had received thee* ttmide vo•tinils upon the bead, the skull having been eleven in three places end the brains crippled to view. A tarpester's are, cover,d with human hair, bears, sad blood, wee round in an adjoining room. Upon the alarm being given the prisoner wee observed to get up sad leer the beard room who re the meter wee reading prayer. 11 , . or apprehended a few hours afterwards in the town, when blood was found upon Isiv trousers. He said the go- 'femur moo him Lars to go out of the workhouse, sad a.. I toil haying committed the murder. It appeared that the deceased and the prisoner hail worked together • good ' deal, and hail ni vet been koown to have any quarrel. The prison, r had appeared quite sane ever since he had bvnl in the house. The coroner having ably and fn. pirtiay summed op the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Henry Lewis Col l')." aho se. thi mepou coninutted to take his trial at the eu 1,41 4 . 140 N AND 801:111-WE4TERN "44 Paay propose to run steent-boats during the summer to and from every train leaving and arriving at the Wpterloo t. " 4,01 1.., hors the pier that lia. been some time casierrocted it surf• y side o f th e river, between Hungerford and , diniuo • r heithree Sol VII IVAL/N P.AILIVAT4 I --The Lords of the Ad imralty Iwo reported in /Recur 4,f thi. company's bill ibr :44,11tt5011 of new t o Milford haven and at "'tort. provid e d t h e proposed v i a d uct across t h e r i ver ;:.'hhor. near Haverforilaest, he cosistrueted with such ' , vlsay and waterway, and such an °Penal' vP.tut for P a 6" Nan. of trash, as shall b.• approved Cd: Theo lordships 0 ,-et that y objert generally to • hue a railway running t•roir the shore, and cutting off the communiention between MOd And water, but that aa regards the orsistnt of the line goer the w e e side or Neyl.i:d Creak, they not "fl'" Pror.d..l the Lisa be retired more la*dward, sad . 41 1 amustomed madiag.plion se e primmed. _ .• • • i ; _ - mill ll4-011 / 11- - q2VIC 4643M67 Yard, afternoon, • special general toasting of the sharehelleos of this compemy was held at the Mask's Ferry Hatel. ilibeahred, W receive • report hem the diemesse velleame to the be sew bean poillemont. in M son spemsent with the Osmi Weans ead Assisted damsels% he • Mass sad Mose of this oelapaey to the Great Western C... yew, and is nemeses to other bills affecting this ma p Vii , beam penthesea• chair was Maul Janne BUICSOPT. E. 4.. Alder men, of Mambo/its; President et the Board, whe stated that the spat widen had hromely bee• made with the Great woalra sad Iffemershary Companies bed not boss carried ant by the Moat etempany, is maw queues of their solicitor karsikalsi • new stipulation into the eateuded agreement whielt bad rendered the masher attached to the arrangement by the avenue of this gout pauy, as well as the Shrewelmity Composies, diametrically opposite to that now sought te be pat upon it by the Great Western Company. Mr. GIBSON, the secretary, then read the report of the directors, which entered at peat lea rats the einum stances connected with the preperml lease of the Mhos head line by the aisociated sempaeles end the spresumeat for future amalgamation at par; detailed the passe& inns of the executive senealittee who had preseeded to Un do& and had several interviews with the parties appointed by the Great Western to carry those ammigententa into effect ; referred to the refusal of the Great Westeni he pre. Geed with the bill tor teasing the Rae wad the hill he se c_tirlif the amaliessathe of the seeselMedi einspeoise bed {heels paellement - end awastaded by rosessomad- Qin the sasoreasamee l'elthdraw ellegedsor from Mehl' for leasing their line te the Great Western and Ameekted Shrewsbury Campania. The CHAIRMAN, u soon ag the report had been read, said ho felt it necessary to enter into some detail, in order to prevent the possibility of any misunderstanding in the public mind as to the terms on which this agreement might po.sibly go off altogether. The :directors had received many communications from proprietors, cusp kg the hoard to go on with the arrangement previously made with the Great Western, Notwithstanding the doctors tion of Mr. Saunders, on the part of that company, that the leasing bill would not be brought into operation until lifter the passing of the amalgamation bill. An intim Alen had been made, it would be recollected, last year, that if some modification were made by the Great Western in the terms then proposed—if the 3) and the 4 per cent. were brought nearer by two years—the chairman and directors would re commend the proprietors to go on with the negotiation ; and, accordingly, on the Ist of November last, the me morandum of agreement with the associated companies was approved by the shareholders of this company and con firmed by the Great Western and the two Shrewsbury Com panies. The emended agreement was to have been drawn up by Mr. Buller; and on the 12th of Deeem• bar, two draft agreements were prepared and for warded to the associated companies, one for the traffic srrasgmaents, and the other to carry out the more extended provisions of the agreement. Considerable delay took place ea the part of the Great Western, and when • depu tation from this company attended to settle the agreements, the former company was not prepared, on the ground that their counsel had not read the documents. The deputation then agreed to adjourn their visit for • week, but even then the Great Western was not ready; and the associated com e parties accordingly sat down and prepared the bill them selves, urgently pressing for draftee( the agreements. One ground of urgency on the part of this company was, that the board was entiapating the lease in its arrangements with other parties, and with the Shrewsbury companies in particular. The Great Western then promised to have them sent to this board In two or three day., but matters went on until the beginning of March, when the board again strongly pressed for those extended agreements, and the Shrewsbury companies were equally anxious. But ' it was urged that owing to the pressure of business it was im possiba for the Great Western directors to attend to the matter immediately; and in answer to another urgent ap plication, they appointed a meeting for the 19th of Miwa. It was considered by the board that the ezeentive asm mine* should attend that meeting, and at that dim there was no mention of any difficulty whatever, cam* an to the amount of land which had been reserved by this enitiraF ' A week before the intended meetlag, however, he chairman) met his colleagues sad the solicitor, and y then learnt for the first time that the new stipulatioa bad bees introduced by the Great Watson, namely, they the bill for leasing should be poignant emit after the peeing of the bill for the amalgamation of the several companies. Upon this, the directors of this cement], eansideelei it was an error of the lawyer, proceeded to Taddistek and mentioned the matter to Mr. Ssamadam who, hewers; re that it was DO mistake, and that Ms had acme intended anything else. Bat be (the ob bad sees a draft of an agreement drawn up in medinneitlen of tbie (the Cheshire Junction) company's egreesasat,wbkh bedpamed the Shrewsbury Companies, although the Great Washes Company had sent it back interlined in blue ink, and fetish would have put this company in great peril if the dimmest had allowed themselves to remain in it as it then mood. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) A proposal was next made M go on with any two of the companies, of which the Great Western should be one, and that if any one of the Shrews bary Companies failed to comply with Lord Wharneiffe's order, the Great Western should be at liberty to withdraw from the lowieg WM unless the amalgamation bill were previously meet In reply, Mr. Saanders said that On agreement team UN giving authority Mr to parliament fur poem to amepwate, and that that morn must be the first carried es*, _Another admen wen that the payment of rent to the Cbsehlre 11111011011 Company was postpoaed until after the bill 70emed, bat the agreement stipulated that it thembi eseimmee in Jane next. This era Mr. &Leaden iMmeif was hood te admit; and mew all the eiroametemese of the else he (the chairmen) would reconemead one not to peopled farther with the bill now Isibeefer o l a V s teir Ilse to the Great Waleson sad Athisiod seasinsisa, he formally mewed the adeplisa of aimless' mist la fflpki to a linaimmacawk The CHAIRMAN owed Ore the east of the m = ea h meat, at mosso Meted, would he te the up the heed perm emtfl 1846, if the assaigamatme kV were net pond. Mr. WWI mid it woe will ham that be& the Wain sad smalgamatiaa Nib wore What the teem and that it was abused to enppeas was would M il = without the ethet. Ns messemoaded • esemense of the whole matter Is She aeliffigeden of Imispendme parties. Mr. GI BB was of • dillimert opinion. The CHAIRMAN mid it was be • ease he boolimisa or indecision, and stied the pewit of • Ism and decided policy.—The report was put albs meallnm sad ennalmmets adopted ; and after the &pawl atom akar beim Os meeting separated, GREAT NORTHERN OF FRANCE. A postal meeting, ordinary and extraordinary, of the data old en of this complasy, tub phut em ester day. la Os Salle Ste. Cecile, SU de balbassef• rAndln, Dula hum de Rothschild, doe president, is the Tbe Ilellowiag directors were prescat—the Duke de Hat Iles% th. Marquis Delon, M. Delcbecque ' 11d. H M. /11. Poooift, M. Joly de Beinmeville, M. Ad::, 1 71; St. Didier, M. Mallet, and M. Lehobe. At haltput two o'clock, nearly 600 shareholders heft present, entitled to 1,107 votes, and representing upwertbi of 80,000 shares, the meeting was duly constituted. , M. BRAUDE, in the name of the committee of sesoeste, , then read • report on the accounts of 1660, wblth mew Is. dared to be perfectly correct, and kept with the meat sem pistons regularity. The accounts were then pot to the vote, and adopted aranituously. M. PEREIRE next proceeded to read the repot t of the board of directors. In cqnsequence of the a , effected last year with the Boulogne Company, of the concession of the lines at present worked by drs , Northern Company expired at three different neriode—thift , rif the main line to Calais and Dunkirk in 36 years and 6 mouths; of the line from Cecil to St. Quentin in 21 years , and 9 months; and of the Boulogne line in 91 years sad 7 month'. In addition, • special chase empowered the state, on certain conditions, to take back to itself each of these lines after a delay of which not more than ten or eleven years had now to run. This latter provision, in the eyes of the best judges, aggravated considerably the critical situation caused to the Northern Company, by the extreme shortness of its concession. By the new treaty, these two points had been most betides. , 1 torily disposed of, since the concession of all the lines is to be for 99 years, and the clause allowing the state to take back the lines was not to come Into effect before February, 1876, or in 21 year* hence. The treaty further sanctions the amalgamation with the Boulogne line, and authorises the Northern shares to he limited to 400 f., as the share holders so ardently desired. Finally, the government has re-established at 3 per cent. (in place of 6 per cent. imposed on the company after the revolution of February), the in terest to be paid by the company on the sums expended for work. on the Tine at the charge of the company ; and this, without capitalisation at the end of each year, as was re quired from the company after FeSruary. As the reim bursements to the state had for the last three years been constantly effected by anticipation, there remained due by the company em the 31st December last, only 16,538,600 f. ofospitalosed 8,644,0103 f. of interest, or. in all, 25,082,6891. It had beet, formerly stipulated that the company should give four millions a year in payment of that debt, but, by the new arrangement, it would have to pay only 2 millions a year. In adding to the 2.5,082,689 f., mentioned above, the interest to become due until the reuyment of the principal, the whole debt would 1110011 to 27, 243,288 f., and all would be paid off by the end of 5. In return for such advantages, the company to construct -Ist, in four years, a railway from St. Quentin to the Belgian frontier by Maabeuge, 86 kilometres in length (63 English mike); 2ndly, in four years, a branch line from Noyelle, on th e Botilop• lisse to the poet if St. Valery, 6 kitten. Mg IMO& Who ia Writ By, Ia aix years, a Um Sidi to. g•ther that t i tl es with that of Ifeesseisamle, by Ell ssis and Le spirit& earlatles Stabs he Cam bray, the hag& SI Was (221 Vaall& miss); Na • Amostim Ilao between the Na the by lam and the dem llawl ar asalids usellhe Mae ellowed ha t its emend* Sae yeas The report them enters at emed• dere* length into an emesinatiom of tho adft= likely to mows te the Gen the seamillea railway miss by *s of thee new las Na ; trl then to amp OM dee Meal swim of the her Uses is at A wiElesia, Saks et cash as • geoid ea. ladivithedly mem memeees. Bat as di sompany had aimed ea eseasay of bee maim la the emstrueticm of die Me from Cron he EL Queeds new a raise* a/ east. as *Ms* of new 16•8, it seaseimE that l6 it • per acid be able WM le asooleuet them a for hos df to IV .011 ms In eels to sew the inter* sod elahles4ast of that capital, It iambi be Meat lee the OM Ism to eV* • MUM IbitiiIIIIMIINSgt 21 peg asat., se 1.1106,11110 hams, sad to =LI equal mum* the t Malle dett = sa w . p is all—motehely ss6 as astateopmet earn of the Meads. arlhe maneelsa weals be to redoes wean Mama *de sassyour Ai the ealtia-fead, hen ;anima s• 1 0313113 nal Me dto the redwedss of the bested to Ole illato= to of the 3 por p = ao Ne p dsosil is ammo* to moil& dr as** n. I'M mem kept bedt e 161 E, sad 1 fo e r the deldtiv fend, d l te 5,6111.4110 fr. ; but Weida's' is the iris of 99 years he the commies, the sinkiag-ileadilse these three yeses *OM net to Masse thee a1t,7411 Omsequeatly, there remise dispartio es the Melkinefted seem* a cum ef 6 MVOS h. ; Vibes dot =llre dadmemil rim z the to at bras& Hass te l = Dualdek i atinteestia, 618,604 fr., dim would • total bah* et 4,113 .8a 4 fr., applicable to the eakilmeoeseet of the ems dao to the state. As to the mess. of Interest ea the mid V ealculated at 3pr amt., I Sopeurabee, WV, to comber, 1861, it would, at that dads, glee a Mel et 8,544,089 fr. ; and, as sumo had he *dews on that r count, up to Densmiser 31, 1910, te the =Nat of 7,771/Add fr., there ressnimed to be set down to the MS of the week. lag, Ise the yes 11/61, 766.434 fr. The whole debt to the stall would be impletely liquidated by the peer 1866. Le order to provide ways and means for the alletructies of the new lines, the board proposed that the essting should open to it a credit of sin ty millions, to be _ tor: eeraively, as amodoe eight require. The sem at present only 26 millions, to meet the sperm er the first two or three yams. " The ant issue," says the hoard, " which we will make, in vistas of the credit while we oak for, will consist of 76,000 &bosuns of 500 f. each. Them debenture. will bear 15f. interest, sad will be reimissuille at par 0000 by means 0(74 equal anneal mama% will posed of the intend and mortgage fund. In fact, they will be perfectly identical with those which we have already created in plot" of the Boulogne shares. They will be issued at the price of 3361., with right to the Interest of the let Janasry last. The *seat is to be effected in anecie, bet the subscribers will Ms die heaky of paying only ens third M the semat of their owlemigelea, and of paying the fersimiag lyrebirds at their es "mimes, in a delay not goiag *mei J* 1, 1853, the immfatiu toreivug an inte rest sf Ism per seat. on the peyMto deferred. The shareholders of the the pilfer's°. foe the new &beatings rh..s will be nib* is payment as cash the crams of *Mend and him' falling dm on July 1; and the oedema delay of 16 11111•11115 accorded to pay the last two lbinis will permit shareholders to apply to the purpose the ISUPPPI due ea Jos 1 sad July 1, 1863. The subscriphas der lb" sag dohollllolllll will be open from April sto 25. By empties Na 41111 mount of the anti cipated employment whit.' yea may make of the coupons of dividend falling due me the Ist of July neat, we will write to the syndic of the me* de ohms, to have that coupon detached forthwith at the semi Use that the 100 f. which are now nominally quoted alma be resered." The receipts of the line during the past year slew as augmenta tion over those of 18,50 to the efts* of 1,461,3161, without including 1,168,247 C for the mead hallierr of the Bou logne receipts ; but, inclediegibme leas,, the augmenta tion would be 2,629,663 f. MOS the **to have thus insured, the swam Moe bola Mused. This result ilea to tha eadag praised y the esolgemo dm with w HlaN ms Has. TM rep* enters into details with the Widdlig• ehowinp that the whole of peed* suer thst of the pareading yew is sat bus tbsa 4 . 10 0 0 e, sad then Religll" Oahe that tho wedges tar the year have been h ,011113 Iles., and dm *mem 9,210,1981. 23c., giving a grow peat of 16,8116,8021 116 e. ; or, after all the charges of interest, 'Ski* had, &a, were defrayed, 20f. a 'hare, which, with the stun of 16f. per share paid for interest, would give for the pm 1161. a share, or 9 per cent. on the paid-up capital. TM abovementioned profit wm thus em ployed :—lntareat as the ha& due to the state, 765,4381. ; interest es the tiabastres delivered to the Boulogne shareholder., KOK ; ISM* had he the seise deben tures, 311,750 f.; Mb fee the capital of the Nathan dess t= MANE Ws.; latmootes dartharasheres, dednedea orb deb* kis* ea dimmable fends, 6,122,11 K. 44..1 *Mead of ISE per ohm he 1851 to the Nathan sherehelders, 8,000,0001.; babas, for 1852, 192,112111. 62e.: making a grand total et 16,896,862 f. Ns. The year 1852, the rep* mats, was also u most auspiciously, as the drat quarter showed an incr= receipts amounting to 65.5,3291., of which 362,128 f. applied to the Boulogne line, which the Northern Company did not work at the same period last year. The report also states that the sum allowed by the state for the injury done to the line by the devastations of February, 1848, was 739,8891., which was allowed for by the government in the sums to be paid to it by the company. The report then speaks of the railway round Paris ; of the propriety o f increasing the sum allowed to the railway discount bank to 400,000 f. ; and concludes by stating that 11. Joly de Baromeville, the Duke de Dalliers, M. Adam, M. E. rereire, and M. Dolebecque were designated by lot as the outgoing directors, but capable of being re-elected. The report was adopted unanimously. The an outgoing were then re-elected, and a vote of thanks e od to the board of directors. The meeting they separated. RAISING OP THE CHEPSTOW RAILWAY TUBE.-- CHEPSTOW, TMOUDAY ETINIMO.—AItes two postpone ments the importaat ornate of hosting the tubs to its posi ng. between the pion has been accomplished to.day with the mesa somplote mem At a quarter to nine o'clock IhY wenidog the ennui= of hosting commenced. Amos( ' than moo the tube, or who witnessed the experimeat, wen lewd When, 11.1'., Earl Cadman, General Feeley, late a government iaspootor of railways, Capt. Claxton, R.N., anew, of the Great Britain, Mr. Appold, the patentee of the real eestrifugal pump exhibited at the Crystal Palms, Mr. Chu. Saunders, secretary to the Great West/an Railway Compaay, and several of the direc tors, Yr. E. Clarke, Mr. F. Clarke , sad most of the directors of the South W ale. Gemitm, Mr Wool- combo, chairman of the South Doves Rails ay, Rojo, Bulkeley, chairman of the Wisher Railway, Mr. Grawell, Mr. C. Ow*, sod a kip Dust* *IL o1; 1 . Breed's It should be eqiised that the bl 4 1 when elmobted, will be 41311 ant ki iseek. end of Ise; *ewe G. ewe of Obi* *hoes 11l het ink the simple piked* if ersepattler the aka* ea wideb the railway *II mist es be miepted, bat ea the third spas hat), • 99 re Piee mappens, the girders at sash the aupskisis peineiple is also introduced, and , hr thk peeping. Oil tabs, 309 feet in length, and 9 feet is diemeter, hie bees eleitrested. The looting of this tubs Ilan the then to has Mt position was the operation of to- Tbis oromeonsed at a quarter to nine o'clock, was Without bitch or hindrance exactly in an bow. It WY IMO& an iron pontoons, constructed amidst the espinklea of Captain Claxton, and on reach ing ies &Weak* a few feet above high water mark obese b was made hat to a platform Owl vesehe it, the consummation of the en. perk** ram aeweented by the irkg of cacaos, sad the @atheism* ohms K the *Anse mad the apsetators, who bed megiewiled him all pins es the Alb eat shins of the tier. - At the ems meemet the bolo et church me oat a many peel, mad "ewes* to at= Wales Railway" was drunk by those ea the rep of the tubs in bumpers of *amp** The experiniet was a mom successful ow. Tap. Who sow gradually drawn and pro pelled epee the poems by prionlid asbe, and the pon toon. beim kept is a direstilso mem the river by powerful @Wei mama* to moadeps hallo up wed down the river, the tabs wee gruinelly balm amen is its hist position, a few kis above bisit wefts meek. Re*, the t,de having ebbed is, it used mi the *Om popeyed for it, and the pi nee rommed 1 the tube oinakien ester e sue- The one* speed* ORM* the lobe, each end its t 0.., te mem* path** • kr*** She railway was comeammed way is tin elleniese, reed wee making satisfactory whoa ow wren wee dimpstsked by the last a.aiYMr WA'. lilt be MIN Owe sets of chain UAW Mak am emplermL The lowite parts of there *Mee en et lima kn.** kind te bow a weight of 80 tow without injury. Them *aim este* diem a timber framing at the top of the east Ike, HO has abeni the railway level, mud are wed* by *see double "item" I of great power, twelve mm **oh emb. Gnat credit is given to the principal knew* be when meek of this cult and important week has ben setnetid. Use *eldest and that not of a serious satire, ovessereg. A aws tell from the top of some scaffolding hoe the river, bat was rescued by some of the boalson who were waiting below for casualties. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS (CoLONlES).—Yesterday a return to parliament of considerable dimensions, which had been procured by Sir William Molusworth, was printed, showing the exports to, and imports from, the British colo aim It appears that in 1846 the declared value of British and Irish produce and manufactures exported from the United Kingdom to the colonies and dependencies was 17,393,2201. ; in 1841, 15,919,9781. ; in 1818 13,091,4831.; 121849, 16,607,71 M ; and in 1850, 19,432,661 k TO TKO SDITOD, OT TIM RlFlliel. Bt*.—bow many more valuable lives aro to be iserlited Ware we are breed (lhe welltiety his thee tone will yenta appareatly) he make ell beep, etaigreat, or p.osallit ships male thesestves with a ready, and, in this hat sod estsearephia miss yeevldenes, *Main tame praterestire t la • wank ant only by reederine every ewiemew heat a lite-beet. by bevies a pouted waves roller Mel ISM wok sheeises homed roma tlte isawele, ead It 1120 . 2b s tr ia r= ziee i t a lr ee Ttts s er dakiatA de tt i ele7M.e7 with &ha eel& dryly., Amid bo kelt This ha \awls. striae tape shim weey.la tied mile the ems, ea. es I bade Om& sa =Zs, is Wind ifiellesnla. the pesose, elegies end an ealy la seems& bet \ mass et the Thome et l'uniey-heidge but in oteleiy gee dirties Cliainlier at M the 1111'0416W (1614), mil the M ar t: . 614117 -1 1 i =hi die het salewhy that twe slims yeevided with Mite ewes rims, end as deal* the essarlveass is almisehis • het whet 1 pertieularly ressersesi is a tealy t eed . sesetive (waSsrproof if yea Ike) that ehe i eaas sr diat NUR sot only sottley themes& Mode Made is link issardestere, het save, under pew I. deem, theme& of valuable Hese. Prey let as have as nue bat homy hapset let the indastrious mete these held u in three divisions they an mere sonyeet end filled with Ms. ef seek shavings, and whoa ill the arse they lest the heed aid shoulders emeisiely aims water. Need I say \ow snany of our pose hlievrowesteires wield have bore pisked up sod sewed under ei.h eleseehleases • _ ware% etieslemik ma w, Wesinsift. D. F. WALKER. WRECK op THE BIEXENHEAD.—The whole of the shies company of the Piggott, flag-ship of Commodore Hwy Eden, at Woolwich on hearing of the disaster to the Mikes Med, authorised sir. Been, Master of the Asgard, to say that they will give each a day's pay towards the re- UM of the sufferers. ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST. ANN'S SOClETY.—Yes terday a gesseal mottles of governors was held at the London Tamest, Blshopegafteitseet, Mr. O. W. Sberriff in the err. The roper stem eermittos oa the subject of the gibbon wise and Weser mires by die low of the Assam end tbe ef the lets Mr. eetrains, who lost his lib while alitsvm. gto says his sea Is the river Der went, was reed bp the secretary, whisk sired that in the 111111 .1 4 1 21 r. Clueseir sews abler were reduced from to drialintlea end ersbenbeed. There were also nernorene claims who rad bosom ember by the bunt ing of the Armen rim weld, end the committee, to partly allaelets era areal diersea, were induced to offer an asylum as awe nab= In risk ere. It was resolved ul timately, on the warm of Mr. Board, that John Blake, eon of the late steward of the Ansers, and Henry, son of the late Mr. and Ma. Cumming ( theadd he ousitted into the asylum. A 'emir discusisalben reee s will* led to a resolution to the effect " that et the sensing elation ell the votes now recorded for the nnenesensful candidates from previous occasions be counted on the poll," and another, which only entitled a governs to one nose Wawa& of 13, being severally put and seeried. /ere ether WAN/ having been transacted, therm worsened to elm durum and the proceedings terminated. GOOD FRIDAY.—This day is observed as • close holiday at the Bank of England, the Sera Ezehange, the East India•house Lloyd's, the Eminteeace, South Few house, Custom-h ouse (an °Meer, however, attends to ess mine the luggage of the passengers arriving by the foreign steamers), the London, Bt. Katherine, West and Booi e ? Docks, British Museum, the bankers, insurance courts of law, police courts throughout the metropolis, also all places of public amusement, se well as ell the govern ment departments. At the General Post-Ake, St. Mar tin's-leGrand, Charing-eras, the branch and receiving houses throughout the metropolis, letter and newspapers will be taken up to the usual hour, but after 12 at noon there will be no delivery of letters in town or country. This day and Christmu Day are, with the exception of the day sppointed for the celebration of the Queen's birthday, the only days in the year on which a general holiday and cessa tion of business' at the Custom-house take* place. MAtIMAT THURlDAY.—Yesterday,being Maanday Thursday, the Royal Bounty, known as Maunday Money, wee distributed in the usual manner at the Chapel Royal,NV bite ball, to 32 poor men and women, her Majesty's egg being that number of years. FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEXALK Yesterday a quarterly general court of the of this institution took place atthe Scheel•hoesse. astaahntor bridge-road—Mr. Beadon in the their. Item chadeen (lour of whom were from provincial lodgesomil three beim metropolitan) were elected into the etecel Masse belie% the another of candidates not aseserfttswaania. The secretary read the report of the lieee appointed to superintend the erection of the new seboal•lseese in St. John's hill, Wendiworth.oommon. It stated *at the build ing had been carried on to the entire satillmides of Mr. liar dwicke, the architect, and that it weal& be head to he one of the proudest ornaments of freemesermy. The committee were gratified in being enabled to carry out a work which, they hoped, would improve the health and comfort of the children. The building was now covered in, and the committee anticipated that the costractars would be able to complete it by the 24th June next. Arrange. menu had been made by which the frontage bad been greatly improved, and all difileultios bad been removed , with regsrd to the formation of a now road lead ing to the bailding. The contractors had already received 6,0001. on account, and a farther sum still remained due. Not a single accident had occurred daring the progress of the work, although 160 workmen bad been constantly employed. This report was adopted, and a financial statement was read, which showed that the expenditure for the quarter ending Lady-day (including salaries, wages, &c.) amounted to 3411. 14s. 6d. The num ber of children in the school averaged 63. and in proof of the economy with which the establishment was conducted, it appeased that the household work was performed by one female servant, and yet there was every evidence of com fort and cleanliness throughout the building. --- - - TIM LIVERPOOL WATCH COMMITTER have decided that no member of an Orange or Ribbon society shall be sP.owed to remain, or be engaged, in the polies force of the bonnet. SHIPS PAID OPP AID itaIbTAL NATT.—Yesterft • MOM IRIS gaffed showing **ships paid off and cosunisaissod htthe royal navy from the Ist of Febenary, 1849, to the Ist of March last. At Portsmouth, in 1819, 9 ships were paid of, and at Ply mouth, 18. The number eommisdoned at Portausstk was 13, and at Plymoith, 16. In 1860, 17 ships item pit of at Portsmouth, and 13 at Plymouth, and in the sem pass 18 were commissioned at Portsmouth, and 17 at In 1851, 12 were paid off at Portsmouth, and 13 a 4 mouth, and in that year 10 were commissioned at P mouth, and Bat Plymouth. In this year 4 ships have bees paid oil at Portsmouth, and 3at Plymouth. I ship has been commissioned at Portsmouth, and 2 at Plymouth. The return was obtained by Mr. Parker, M.P. IN THE POOR EMPLOYMENT (laniaND.)--The report of ' the Commissioners of Public Works, containing returns to the House of Commons, has been printed. It states that the return ordered of the number of works, giving the name sad description of each, would be "extremely voluminous, as the number of them amounts to 32,700. A document of 'the nature is in the ofiloe, which occupies 42 folio volumes." ' A return of the certificates presented to the grand juries in Ireland (again ordered) wu presented and printed in 1848. The information required is confined to the year 1846-7 only. The grow number of labourers relieved by employ ment from the 10th of October, 1848, to the Nth of lane, 1847, was 13,103,472, the daily avenge being 366,314. The looms certified to the Neural grand juries for repayment was 2,273,6321. EuttataTtott.--:On Monday laat the ship Indi; was towed down the river from New Rose,by the Shamrock steamer, en route for Quebec, having on board 426 pawn gen. This fine ship, which is fitted out in the best possible manner for the accommodation of the passengers, is the first of four splendid vessels belonging to Messrs. Onus. and Son, intended to sail from New Roes for the same port during the month, and in every one of them pewees have beer. already engaged, so that the stream of emigration op pears likely to flow from New Ross this season more freely than ever.—Xilkenny Moderator. ALARMING RIOT AT BARRINGTON COLLIERY, NORTIIIUMBIALAND.—The pitmen in the employment of Meseta. Longridge and Company, at Barrington Colliery, near Blythe, on the sea coast of Northumberland, received notice about six weeks ago that at the expiration of • mouth, the period for which they were hired, new regula tions would come into force, the effect of which would be a partial redaction of wages. The number of men and boys employed at Barrington is about 200. At the expiration of tho month, as moat of them refused to work at the reduced wager they were ordered to quit their houses, which they only occupied as servants of Messrs. Longridge, to make way for ' new men who were willing to work at the terms offered. This they refused to do, and on Tuesday a forcible eject. ment was attempted. The men, however. assembled in gnat force with sticks and Moses. The police were over powered, and several of the party were severely injured with blows from the bludgeons of the pitmen. The military were then applied for, and early on Tuesday morning a troop of infantry was despatch ed by a special train from Newcastle barracks. Their appearance at once quelled the spirit of outrage. Ten families were ejected, sad they formed encampments by the roadside. The military then retired, and further proceedings were stayed. Five or six of the leading rioters are in custody. It is mid the reduc tion amounts to not more than a shilling a week, and the men are still all to make from 4e. to es..&l.gre l lay of eight hours. The reduction is not confined to • ton, but Ina beta extended to =ay other collieries la strict. TiIIIIDAT Eviutnro. Conchs continue their progress towards par. In vestments offered more freely to-day, and • further rise of per oent. was established, which makes the advance since Monday per cent. The Three-sad a-Quarter per Cents. have already reached par, although only just quoted with the dividend off. Purchases were made on account of tho National Debt Commissioners both in Consols and Reduced. The closing quotation of Consols wee 991 to 1 for cash and Tueeday, and 991 to 1 for the new account of the 11th of May. The official business record is as follows: Console, for money, 991, 99, 1, I; ditto for account, 991, I, .1, 1. Three per Cent. Reduced, 981, 1, div. Three.and-a-Quarter per Cents., 991, 100, 991, ex div. Long Annuities, 1880,6 11-16, „ ,i• ditto, 30 years, 1839, 61, 7-16; ditto. 1860, 61. South Sea Old Annuities, 971, 98. India Stock, 282. Bank Stock further advan ce d, marking 217, 216, and 218 ex div. There was not much business in the unfunded securities, but the March Exchequer Bills were quoted Is. higher, at 695. to 728. !prem. The June bill' are worth 66a. to 695. prem. India Bonds were purchased at the enhanced figure of 83s. prem. Nearly all the various classes of foreign bonds, European and American, dividend and non-dividend paying, are moving upwards. Spanish stocks to-day rallied from the slight de passionof yesterday, and closed firm. Granada Deferred Bonds were again • shade higher. In Peruvian there are still a good many transactions, but realisations are tempted at the present high rates, and in view of the nature of the security upon which the payment of tho dividends is secured. Portuguese stock is now participating in the general improvement, and the Fours to-day rose to 385. A correspondent draws our attention to the fact that the actual payments on the part of Portugal on this stock have been at the rate of 3 per cent. per an num, after making allowance for all deductions; and, proceeding upon this basis, the present price would show an annual return of nearly 71 per cent. Sar dinian, Venezuelan, and Dutch Stocks are inquired for, and Belgian to-day improved considerably. The sales reported embrace the following : Belgian Four-and.a-Half per Cents., 961. Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 991, 5 ex die. Chilian Six per Cents., 1021. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 61); ditto Four per Cent. Certifs., 931, 5, 1. Equa dor Bonds, 5. Granada Deferred Bonds, 111, 11, I, I, 1. Mexican, for account, 15th April, 341, 1, i; ditto New Three per Cents., 281, a, ex div. Peruvian Actives, for account, 1061, 7, 61, ex div. ; ditto, Deferred Three per Cents., 67, 66, 5. Por tuguese Four per Cents., 371, 38/, 1 ; ditto, for exeunt, 38. Sardinian Five per Cents., 94/, 9i, 95, 1; ditto, for account, 95, 1. Spanish Old ihree per Cents., for account, 471, 485, 48 ; ditto, New Deferred Three per Cents. ' 21, 204, 215; ditto, Committee's Certif., 25, 3, 24, 3 per cent. Venezuelan Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 48, 5. To-morrow, being Good Friday, will be observed as a close holiday at the Bank of England, Stock Exctange, Royal Exchange, East India House, Cus tom House, and other public establishments, as well as throughout the city generally. The support accorded by our leading capitalists to French railway enterprise, with the inducements held out in the shape of government guarantees of dividend and other advantages, is evidenced in the high rates of premium to which the lines lately brought out in this market have attained. To-day, shares in the new Grand Junction Railway of France were quoted in the Stock Exchange at 11 to la prem., with a good many transactions In them. The greatly increased activity of the United States stock markets reacts here, and American securities have consequently been in demand throughout the week at good prices. Messrs. 1). Bell, Son, and Co., report present quotations as follows : Redeemable. Did , ltaxle. Petem United Metre I per Ct. Ede. 1652 Jan. and July 904 914 Ditto, 6 per Ct. NA 1662 Jen. end July 1014 1024 Do. 6 per Ct. du. 1666 Jen. and July 1101 111 Do. 6 per Ct. Meek 1167.1663 Jan. and July 1061 AO New York Mate 5 per deb 16511.10110 Quarterly 93 Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Max* Feb. and Aug. 84 64 0645 6 per Cents 16704873 Jen. and July 105 1011 Umwebueette 5 per Ct. Meeting Runes As.) ISM Ap. and Oet. 106 107 Mar) land 3 per Ct. Reding Oda Jan. and July 93 91 Virginia 6 per Cent. Souls 1866 944 0) Montreal City 6 per Cents 1663 Manilla...mt. 14 63 Owing to to-morrow being a holiday, the negotia tion of foreign bills took place today; but, as it usual on such occasions, the business transacted was on a limited scale. However, a decidedly upward tendency was manifested, and quotations ruled con siderably higher for Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam, and Vienna. The rise is ascribed to the receipt of higher rates from Paris and Amsterdam, for drafts on London, of which a scarcity continues to prevail there. Short Paris was done at 25.40 to 421 • ditto, three months, 25.621 to 671. Amsterdam advanced to 12.11 to 1, and was even done above that quote don in several instances. Hamburg maintained its previous price of 13.11 to t. Drafts on Italy were in tolerable request, but Spain and l'ortugal not being in great demand, the negotiations effected were a shade in favour of buyers. Vienna and Trieste were much higher. It is considered that the demise of Prince Schwtusenberg does not augur any speedy amelioration of Austrian finance. Vienna ruled at 12.0 to 54, and Trieste at 12.52 to .56. The rates negotiated are as follows: Taw Prams nagetlstse. From To Amsterdam part Sad Ili 0 ear.... iste. Ditto Rotterdam Bunkum and Altana „ ~ Ilmas. I held. 1/sak. Trankromon.tbe-Maine per 810 „ 12116 1216. Obr. velar part Ile. bOkr. let 544 r. Trims iiiol4ll Wm& Mout ,, 2514. 5204. ... 3333. 374 e. Pads ehlt 2333. 40e. ... 231 r. 4200 01100 „ „ 3 MouthaUfr. 5240. ... 251 t. 3114. Nam Beef. ,, ~ 251 r. 530. ... 2318.004. =Ma 99 99 258 r. 535. ... 236. 1104. 99 9. 253 r. 55e. ... 2333. M'o. 231 r. 130 e.. ... 2.5. r. 62 s. las• bera a 6 lA i t? ... par dixot „ 40 pow ... - pram per moo „ 181 pima ... 1213 prow Maim . „ „ 12, sow ... 122 Irma UAW par dollar „ 4 moo SO peer ... 300 mop =ar 4 934 mom 99 .9 pins • ... 1 pence brylls liaraiallir „ „ 480 pone ... 440 pram Slam „ 493 puns ... 483 peace Woo per X/Irel „ 34 pan .. - pence OG O O B „ 320 Moe ... 331 prow St. retinae!' per ruble „ 37 mon ... 370 penor The traffic returns for the last week on the under mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to this day, arc as follows: 1862. 1861. London and North Western £43,246 .... £43,027 Midland Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,608 .... 16,164 London and South Western 9,680 .... 9,309 London and Brighton Great Western South Eastern York and North Midland Exeter and Crediton - - &gaol and Exeter York, Newcastle, end Berwick 14,226 .... 13,740 Shrewsbury and Chester 1,669 .... 1,666 Great Northern 11,317 .... 7,621 Leeds Northern S72 .... 916 North Staffordshire Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire 6,278 .... 6,208 flhromtdre Union 6Ol .... 659 Shreury and Birmingham 568 .... 569 Eastern Counties and Norfolk 13,956 .... 12,716 East Anglian Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham 5Ol .... 448 Kendal and Windermere Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Liverpool, Crosby, end South- Port Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheror, and West Yorkshire Chester and li 'pitied Total £199,791 1:1118.91 4 The total receipts upon the corresponding lines being 1199,8891., .against 188,9141. in the same week of last year, the increase ig shown to be 10,7751. or 51 per cent. The number of miles open on the above lines is 3,977/ against 3,8751 in 1801, being an increase of 1021 miles, or 21 per cent. The aggregate aver age return per mile per week is 501. - 4 s. Od., and last year 481. 14s. 11d., so that the difference remains in favour of the present year to the extent of 11. 9s. Id. per mile. The return per mile per week is subjoined; 1862. London sad North Western £80.16 Midland 13.89 .A 1 Lancashire and Yorkshire 60.03 London and South Western 39.63 .... Great Western 60.69 .... London and Brighton 68.30 South Eastern Bristol and &tete,. York and North Midland York, Newcastle, sad Berwick 46.71 .... Great Northern Eastern Counties sod Norfolk 43.31 .... Chester and Holyhead The returns on Scotch lines are as under : 1861. :83.10 41.51 58.27 38.11 68.96 65.7.5 43.20 46.61 27.66 46.89 32.29 39.48 23.64 1852. 1861. Aberdeen Monklands Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South Western 4.070 .... 4.237 Caledonian 8,129 „,.. 7.458 Scottish Central - --- Total On these lines the increase is 6861. The Irish returns are: 1862. 1861. Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Donn lBl .... 218 Londonderry and Enniskillen 270 .... 167 Ulster Dundalk and Enniskillen lB6 .... 119 Dublin and Drogheda Dublin and Belfast Junction 723 .... .577 Irish South Eastern THIS DAY. This being Good Friday, the Stock Exchange re mains cloy, LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES. PAM, Aran 0. INN -r" 11 . 1 .1. 1 10000110 ; 1110 brat Lower. maim per Cents. 1 Per 00001. ..... 170 13 Ml so Ill . ! 1 101 . !1 . tot Is per Pass de. Stiff LUC: . 0161 a r. 541”, oat. 0017; :at Ata, 25 40 ; dam 25 271. 3 per Cent.. Cents. . 4$ per Cant& Ol 80 1101 30 1101 04 111 16 par If do. New Lou 1 pee Oink% einnllin on band.... nt .ight, 23 60; flb a.ri. 23273. ealglas, 3, 1810 lO3l Money. Kaplan Penne .... ...103 23 Mow, In. 5, 18.7 — Roman Lnan, Spekt. I 0 Do. 4$ Do. 2$ Piedmont 3 n. Cast 96 20 ... &ink Shares 2761 Pmatn,ArßlLlC—Stikeraain,66o ; V enkailles(ridht bank) 340; Ditto Ink bank), 184 23 ; P.,rio and Orkaust. 1,177 30; Pans and Routa,767 50; Roves and Users, Sn; 11ar.. Mao and Avignon, '0683; Strad:nun and Rale. 513; Cenne, SG9 75; Orleans and Bordeaux, 013 ; Northern, 687 Sn ; Pads and .t.a.G,Grit, 27 0 ; PIA. and Lsor.a. 437 So; Tours and Name*. 3 7 Sn; Slonterean and hors, 182 SO; Dieppe and recline, 23;; Bordeaux and 'Piste, 110. MADRID, APRIL 3.—Three per Cents., 401; after Bobo. 401; New Three per Cents., 19 13-16; after 8015a,19 13-16 c ip. Debt of let class, 74 ; ditto of 2nd class, 41; after Boles, 44. Batik of St. Ferdi nand, 1001 c. Exchange on London, 30.85. BERLIN, APRIL 6.—Voluntary Loan, 103; New Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1850), 1034 ; ditto (1852), 103 ; National Debt, fin. Commercial lilarine;Society's Premium, 1221. Bank Shares, 1031. VIENNA, APRIL 7.—Five per Cent. Tiletalliques. 951; New Loan (A), 954; ditto (B), 1081. Four and-a-Half per Cents. ditto, 841. Bank Shares 1,258. Exchange on London, 12.28. RAILWAYS. TILLS DAY. The Stock Exchange being, as usual on Good Friday, closed, there is no business to report. The share list of course is not issued. MINES. TnrSSDAT EVININO. Business has been again active in British mines. A considerable number of shares have changed hands, and in many instances higher prices have been obtained. The quotations of to-day's market are as follows :—Tincroft, 10, 11; Alfred Consols, 18Z, ; Callington, 7t,1 ; Cook's Kitchen, 41, S ; Mendip Hills, 11, t ; Trehane, 5,6; Wheal Arthur, 103, ; Garreg, 215., 235. 6d. ; Great Wheal Al fred, 151, 161 ; Gustavus, 23 3; ; Kilbricken, 3t,4 ; Lewis, 14, 13 ; North Bul ler, 131, 141 ; North Downs, lt, 21 ; Pendarves Console, 21, 3 ; Trannack and Bosence, 3, 4 ; Trebarvab, 6,7; Trethellan, 151, 161; Trevelyan, 31, 4 ; Wellington, 63, 71 ; West Wheal Treasury, 61, 7 ; Wheal Harriett, 17a. fid. ; Wheal Speedwell, 3, 6 ; East Russell, 31, ; Tre fusis, 8, 9 • Neptune, 41 ; Wheal Brewer, 0, 1. Tho Californian gold mining shares are neglected, but more movement is springing up in the Austra lian descriptions, under the stimulus imparted by the extraordinary yield of the precious metal, and prices have improved, especially for Colonial Gold, Austra lasian, and Lake Bathurst. Colonial Gold have been a good deal inquired for, and are firm at 1 to •,?, prem. In Australasian a good deal was done to , wards the close of the market, and after the regular hours the price was called as high as I t to 2 prem. New Granada shares are quoted 9-16 to 11-16 prem. Shares in the Duchy of Baden silver lead mines have been dealt in at to 3 prem. THIS DAY. As this is Good Friday, the Mining Exchange (in common with the other City offices) remains closed. METALS.—Mr. Moate's circular states that the Iron market has continued unaltered since last week. Makers arc firm at the quotatiens, and there are very few speculative lota in the market. Bar Iron is without much business, but the demand for rails influences this description more or less. 41. 7s. 6d. to 41. 10s. are the current quota tions, Colt., in Wales. Rails very firm, with an upward tendency. Scotch Pig Iron is still very quiet, with littlo dispwition on the part of speculators to come in. Mixed numbers are quoted 368. per ton f.o.b. Spelter has sold to • small extent at 141. 2s. 6.1. The market is easy. British tin is without movement. E. I. tin is firmer. Straits have been sold at 775., but the principal holders are not anxious to sell. In banes nothing to report. Copper firm and in good demand. Lead is more inquivil for. Large orders are expected. Tin Plates.—No alteration. SMITHFIELD MARKET—THIS DAY. Although the number of Beasts is not very large, it is considerable, the day considered. Trade is very dull, not withstanding, the weather being favourable, there are buyenjpr the best qualities at Monday's rates. This being " Good Friday," Lamb is the article moat in request. The supply of them is shorter than on tonne,. occasions ; conse quently salesmen try to obtain higher rat, a than the butchers will subject to—this puma a slow trade. The weather being cold, the demand is also liani•cd, and 6s. must be considered an extreme quotation. Those from the Isle of Wight. which number about 400, although of better quality than formerly, do not make much over sm. per Albs. There are but few Sheep on offer; they are disposed of at Monday's 'quotations. The Calf trade continues steady. Our aver age supply is:insists of 46 Beasts, 360 Sheep, and 185 CUM. The number of mulch Cows is 1211. Paestum of MI. • 4. • d l'cr tone of Mts. •1 • .1. Pea Sao*. Ilarstsede. 3 3 6 11f.414a SA 3•6 3 • Molltlbset.hensi 3 0 3 4 11,4 4 _ Sowed quality 1 4 210 :h.. .N. , •11..m Calves ................ 3 0 4 4 Ewe. am ~ ..04•11 1 63•131 Pies 114• 14,.. hu . . : d m 11 .t alf.hr, 4 .i163T 3 4 2 01 3 . 8 i 6 >r;1::: MP.314. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE—At noon, on Satur day last, a fire, which totality destroyed • atotile, cart, and cow shedding, &c., took place on premed , . occupied by Mr. Joseph Leighton, fanner and battier, situate at Red Hill, near the junction of the Whittington and Npetchley roads. The buildings referred to were in close proximity to Mr. Leighton's tiwelling, on the west side, and the chummy of the house taking fire, the spark. communicated to the thatch of the stable, from whence the times spread rapidly and, in a short time, the whole of the out premises were either turn[ or pulled down. With the assistance of the en i linea thi th . e w llre aa w v as e sta ev k v o ntualky ha s t ubi r lw r d ort , u w n i es tho c u o t . oth n e o r t singly was never more sadly verified than by the present catastrophe. On the Tuesday previous, Leighton's wife ex e. pired suddenly, whilst sewing, an her chair.— Worcester pi _~~~ X ~ 4