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n oon her. In confirmation of the suggestion that ' t&ismer was the guilty party, it wee proved that upon • search being made at his reeidence, • cloak was found u pon which there were appearances of burning by some powerful acid, and also marks of an alkali having been em pl o yed, apparently for the purpose of neutralising she effects of the acid. A most extraordinary piece of evidence was given in the course of the nee. The sim yntoni papers referred to were put in in evidence, ofit was stated that they were in the handwriting of the prisoner. One of them was to the effect that • reward of 1,0001. would be given for the discovery of the bully who had formed en improper connexion with *married woman, and who had his face painted in Oxford 'inset for so doing ; and • witnese named Deacon, who stated himself to be • lithographer,was called to prove that he had formed an acquaintance with the prosecutrix, and that after he had parted from her one evening in Oxford street, some person threw a quantity of burning Said into his face, which destroyed both his eyes, and he was now totally blind. This witness, in cron e:lamination, said that he first became acquainted with the prosecutrix by meeting her casually in the street, and that several interviews afterwards took place between them, and that it was after parting with her upon one of those conaions that the frightful injury was inflicted upon him, bat he was unable to give the s4htest evidence as to the perpetrator of it. He also stated that the prosecutrix had spoken to him of a doctor or • quaker whom she did not wish to see her, and it appeared that the prisoner was • member of the Soty of fr iends. The only defence that appeared to be attempted to set up for the prisoner was that his identity had not been sufficiently established. [The trial was proceeding when our report left.] THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) PARSKNORRII ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY. Mr. William Busby, of 338, Caledonian-road, was sum • at at the butanes° of the North London Railway Com. pony to answer the following oomplainte—" For that you oa the 12th day of February having paid your fare to travel in certain carriage of the said railway for a certain distance — that is to say, from Broad rtreet, in the city of London, to Islington, did unlawfully, knowingly, and wilfully proceed in such carriage beyond such dirtance, that is to my, to Cale donian-road without previously paying the additional fare far the additional distance, and with intent to avoid pay ment theaeof, contrary to the statute." He was further charged with unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly n eg lect on arriving at Islington the point to which he had paid his fare to quit such carriage, &a Mr. Cooper from the office of Messrs . 'Payne and Layton, of Gresham House, attended on behalf of the railway Trircision in this case is of very great haportance to the passengers on this line of railway. Previous to the commencement of this year the company used to issue return tickets which bad printed on them the words " From any station to any station," and whether the pas monger travelled the whole extent of the line and back, or only from one station to the other and back, the fare was the same. This has now been altered, although the fares have not been. A passenger on the payment of 6d. can get into a carriage at Chalk-farm and ride to Broad-street and back, but if he got into the carriage say at Highbury, and took a return ticket to Broad-street, he would on his return have to get out at Highbury, for if he went beyond that point he would have to pay 2 , L additional, or what is terme d " local fare." This had caused great dissatisfaction to many of the passengers, and although several complaints have been made to the directors of the company of the annoy ance and inconvenience occasioned no notice has been taken or alteration made. In this case the defendant took a second class return ticket from Islington to Broad-street and back, travelled to Broad-street, and on bis return journey instead of getting out at the Islington station went on to the Caledonian-road station, a distance by rail of about a mile. There he tendered the half ticket, which was taken by the 'sorter, and 2d. additional, or local fare, was demanded. This he declined to pay, although his atten tion was called to the printed notices of the company's regulations, which were posted up in several conspicuous parts of the station, and also a handbill containing the decision of Mr. D'Eyncourt, senior magistrate at this court, of the comp a ny's right to demand and take the " local fare. As the defendant would not pay the additional fare his card was de manded and given, and he was waited on at his residence twice by the officials of the company and asked to pay the twopence to prevent legal proceedings being taken, but as he declined to pay the directors of the company had no alternative but to bring the matter under the notice of this court, and thus enforce their bye laws and regulations, all of which, it was stated, had received the sanction of the Board of Trade. It was also stated that by the enforcing of the local fare the weekly income of the company had been considerably augmented. Mr. Hazard, one of the station masters, said, in answer to the defendant, that if he had taken the return ticket at the Caledonian-road station, instead of at Islington, the fare would have been the same, viz., flel, and on his re turn journey he could have got out at Islington, or any other station short of Caledonian-road, and of course no additional fare would have been demanded, as the de fendant would have ridden short of the journey for which the company had originally contracted to convey him. The defendant contended that the company had no right to make the alterations in question ; and said that on the faith of the original regulations sanctioned by the Board of Trade, the company should issue return tickets, available at any station from any station. Men of capital and tradesmen had been induced to lay out large sums of money in the purchase of property, and the building of the houses in the vicinity of the company's stations. He also contended that if he had got in at the Chalk Farm station, a distance of more than three miles from where he did get in, the fare would have been the same, and such being the case he thought he had a right to go to any station on the company's line that he pleased. Mr. Barker said he was against the defendant on all the points he had raised. The company had only done what they were allowed to do by their acts of parliament and the acts of parliament relating to railway companies gene rally, and the alterations made by the company had re ceived the sanction of the Board of Trade. The defendant said he could see all along that the ma gistrate was dead against him, and such being the case of course it was of no use his offering any further arguments in the matter. Mr. Barker said such a remark as that last uttered was not only ungentlemanly but uncalled for. He was ready to listen to anything further the defendant had to say in reference to the charge, and if he had nothing further to say he would at once give his decision. The defendant then contended that he had a complete answer to the charge as the Islington station and the Caledo nian station were both in the pariah of Islington. Mr. Barker said the last argument, in hie opinion, was of no avail. He considered the case fully proved, but as this was the first case of the kind that had been before him, and the company did not press for the infliction of the full penalty, he should not now enforce it. He should only convict on one summons, viz., that of unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly neglect ing, on arriving at Islington , the point to which the a defendant had paid his fare, to quit the carriage, and for that offence he should order the defendant to pay a fine of Ins., and the costs. The other summons would be dis missed. The defendant at once paid the money, and said it was a peat injustice. MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN SOUTH WA RK.-( THIS DAY.) This morning, at an early hour, the neighbourhood of Kent-street, Southwark, was thrown into great excite_ ment, by the discovery of the murder of a female and the attempted suicide of the murderer, in a house in Etham. street. Police-constable 133 31 was on duty in Bent-street a little after 7 o'clock, when his attention was called to 19, Etham-street, and he was then told that a double mur der had been committed therein. He entered the house in question, and found in the first floor front room a female lying on the boards with her throat cut in a dreadful man ner. He traced blood to the back room upstairs, and there discovered a man lying by the side of the bed with his , throat cut also. He was sensible, and in answer to the officer he said that he had cut the female's throat first, and then cut his own. Drs. Tumner and Evans were instantly called in, when they pronounced the female to be dead. The man was attended to and removed, by the order of those gentlemen, on a stretcher to Guy's Hospital, where he now remains in the custody of an officer in a very precarious state. From what the officer could glean from the wounded man, it appeared that be cut the woman's throat first upstairs, when she got away from him and crept downstairs to the room where she was found, when he cut his own throat. Inspector Wise, H division, immediately attended, and from inquiries made by him it appears that the female was the wife of a seaman and had female twins 11 years of age living. Her husband had been some time away from her, and it was not known when he was. She, however, was well known to the Police, and bore a very indifferent character. The man lying at the hospital is a lightermsn, and had co habited with her for a considerable time, and had been frequently in the habit of quarrelling with her. A razor, the blade of which was open and covered with blood, was found lying by the ride of the man and was taken Possession of by the constable. The name of the man is Daniel Beloe, and that of the woman Sarah Ann Giles. C:owds are collected round the spot, and various rumours are afloat as to the cause of the deed, but it is thought to be jealousy. The inquest on the body of the female will no doubt be held to-morrow, and there is little likelihood of the man surviving the extensive injuries inflicted on himself. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1866. ----(THIS DAY.) oNz ...ne railway market is firm to-day, with trans actions to a good extent, and several of the princi pal stocks have advanced. Lancashire and York shire has improved } per cent., Great Northern }, Metropolitan 3-8, and London and North-Western and Midland }. London and North Western stock is quoted z 1201 to 7-8 • Great Western, 58} to ; Midland, • 123 to ; fAncashire and Yorkshire, 120Lto 7-8; Great Eastern, 39 7-8 to 40} ; South Eastern, 4 . 4 '73 to t • Caledonian, 127} to f, ex div. ; g o t Metropolitan, 133 k to 134; Great Northern, 121} 1 , 0 , x ,, to 122} ; ditto A, 1371 to 138} ; and London, zoo, Chatham, and Dover, 29 to 31. The dealings in Canadian railway securities have been limited, and pri SHAces pr pr esent no change. ORDINAIY AND STOCK& SHARE L RAThWATh Ctoidng prism Jesterday. Sakito-day to 1 p.m. .0u Bristol and Master .00 Caledonian a 0 Cambrian W Cork and Brodon all Cornwall MO Dublin and DeltastJene Dardee,Perth,BAbdJf all East London Scrip Cert 100 Do yo 92 127 128 66 66 13 15 I 6 67 70 70 72 rlargow and & Western Great Kartern Ord. St. Da K. Ang. Stk.. No.! Groot North of Scotland Greet Northern . _ 10 16 d 116 117 se 4 4 • 7 121 222 132} 338} I.l7l.lAreeTn; di v. nu -I Do. B Snap. c. U pairlß Do. New W. at 26 pas. Do. Ord. Det. Div Stock 02 South West (Ire ) Great Western Do.BtourVaLGualkk Do. South Wales 58 58i B;1 Do. Do. Newport' Do. Do. Heretord I Lancashire & Yorks/till Lon.,Brtn, 83. Coast I London,Metham,iDov Do. ititt, Kites. Ae p. e. London it North Weetn. London&SonthWestern 'Men. Met., Ltneolnelt Metropolitan 67 59 30 41 34 38 100 103 120 190} 92 93 31 34 Do.' New Do yatendoo Mar — opal - IL Do. do. do. . _ Do. & St. John's-wood Midland Do. £9 Shares _ Do. Birm. & Derby Mid Kent North British Perth,Donii. N. Estero—Berwick Do. G. N. E. Pure ' Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. &Darting Do. do.. 1800-61 North London Do. do., 1964 Do. do., 1965 North Staffordshire Scottish Central Scottish N. K Aber. Stk Scottish Midland Shropeldre Union South Devon South Eastern Stalnes,Wokingham,ite Taff Yale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitehall West Cornwall LIBITUM PO £LILWLY& all AtLantic &St. Lawrence 100 Boni. Bar. &C. In. gsp.c. 10 8 ' Do. 1 , Shares 207} all 'Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 all i Do. Preference 100 100 .Buff.,Brant ,&Clodetich I 6 per cent.lB72-3-4 I St 100 'Cal &S. Eastern sp. c.g. tit. 100 Cape T. & Dock 6p. c. 'V I all Demerara,Tp.c.perpref.' 100 East Bengal gu. 6do • 100 East Indian gu. 6do , 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 00 all Do. Equip. M.8.6p.ct.! 100 all Do. lat preL Bonds 100 all Do. do. deferred' 100 all I Do. 2nd pref. Bonds ' all Do, do. deferred. 0 all Do. 3rd preL Stock ' 10 'all Do. do. deferred 00 all Do. 4th pref. Stock • 00 all 7 Do. do. deferred. it. 100 Great Indian Peninsula 20 16 1 Do. giut. 5 per neut 20 ; 6 I Ito. New do. 20 • 2 Do. New St. 100 Gt. S. el India, g. sp. ct St. 100 Do. 41 per cent. , 2 Do. k all .Gt. Western of Cai;W:l;ii EOl - ITi — Do. New 100 all Do.6p.c Bda. pay. 1873 100 all I Do.Si do. do. 1877-8. 10 2 Indianßranch. Limited St. 100 ,Madras guar. 6p. tent. St. 100 Do. do. 41 do St. 100 Do. do. 41 241 10 Do. Fifth Extension 8t 100 7ll elb. Corp. 9 per c. Bd. 50 all iltelb. and llobsoa'a Bay 6:1 100 .. Do. 6p. ct., pay. 1850 100 100 .. Do. sp. ct., pay. 1806 83 St. 100 N. It ot CanAip. c. lstp. B. 80 St. .100 Scinde, gua. 5 Ewe cent 99 St. 100 I Do. Delhi do 984 20 2 Do. do. do St. .100 Do. Punjaub do. , 97 St. .100 , Do. Indus St. Plot do — JOINT STOCK BANKS. - NO. I fib. I BANKS. - Pd I Cl. prh 60,009 50 : Agra& Master man's (L . ,' 25 10,000- 50 ;Albion I 10 40,000:100 AllianceLon.&Liverpool• 25 100,0001 20 ,Auglo Austrian I t 40,000 50 lAughi Egyptian ~ Lim. • 1 11 20,000 50 Anglo Italian ,Limited .• 2( 113001 20 • Asiatic IlankCur.pew sli, 1( 80,000. 40 ' Australasia ; al 12,500 20 ,Bankof British Columbia al 12,500, 20 : Do. Sew, issued 2 pm., 10,000 ; 25 hank of Egypt 40,000 20 ! Bank of Loudon 25,000 20 Bank of Otago iLimitek II 10,000 100 'Bank of Queensland L. 2! 20,000' 50 Baukof Victoria,AnitrA, 2 50,000 10 - Bank of New ' ealand ' 1 40,000 50 • &mind's Bank ,Liniited F 60,009 20 I Brazihamtl'ortuguese L 1 20,000, 50 ; British 4: Califoruian ,L , 1 20,009 50 , - Britlah N. America .. 75,500 20 Charle,Laflitte &Co. !.1 - ; , 1 I 40,500 20 C. Bk. India, Aus., China a 30,000 25 Chart. Mer. of India, Ice a 50,000 so 'City . 1 20,000 100 lE..' ,lonial 40,000 20.11C0m Bank of Canada a 40,000 21 'Com. Bank of India, fie 4 200,000. 10 !Consolidated Bank (L) 10,000 50 ! Delhi and London , 2 9.1,000 50, East London ;Limited 50,000 91 Eastern Exchange. Lim.) 30,000 30 lEngliah and American .• 20,000; 25 English Joint Stock ,L.: 1 30,000 20 Fn; Scot.& Aual. Chartd i 20,000 50 • EnglishandSwedish L; i 43,0001 50 lEuropeun Bank Limiteal I 10,000 100 Ilindusn.ChicintJap. ,L 10,000 100 1 m. Do. issued at 2 p... 20,000.100 Do, New 20.000 100 Imperial Bank Limited 1135,000' 2) 'lmperial Ottoman , 67,500 20. 1)0. New 6,0001 25 ; lonian 6,000 25 ! Do. New 100,000, 20 , Land Mort. Bk. India( L ) 600,000 100 j Do.sp. c. Deb.,1664,30 yrs 20,000 50 , Lon.BicolMexico,dx. , L; 13.000'100 ! London and Brachial 22,000 30 , Do. New , 6,000 100 London& BlverPlate L, l 20,000' 25 j Do. New, iss. at li . pm , 50,000 . 20 :Loa Ch. Bank of Austrl. 30,000, 50 London and County 1 22,000 j SO London Joint Stock . 26,000 20 London & South Atrical 10,000!100 .Inn. dc S. Western m. 'Li 5,000! 50 London & Venezuela L 60,000'100 London & Westminster. 10,000 100 Merchant Bank ,Lim.) . 5,000'100 , Do. New 60,000' 50 3fercantile&Exchan 1 , 17,100100 Metro. & Frov.Bank.L ; 60000 100 : ilidland Bank (Lim.) 20,0001 5 National of Australasia 20,000 100 National of Liverpool 10,000.100 .N. Pro. of England 40,000! 60 National Bank 37,509 20 New South Wales 60,0001 10 New Zealand (Limited) 60,000 20 North Western 00,000 25 Oriental Bank Corporn. 20,0001 20 Orient.Com.B.Llateo.C. 25,000 1 20 I Do. do. lateN. F. 21,0001 20 Do. do. lateF.C. 27,2101 50 Provin.Banidngeorp,L) 20,000 100 . Provinc. of Ireland 37,500 1 P 1 Scinde,Punj.,& Delhi (L) 12,500 20 ! Do. issued at 2pm 10,0001 25 • South Australia 17,051 1 100 Stand, of B. & Africa ' 10,000 100 1 Da do. lm at 6pm 40,000; 25 • Union of Australia - . 10,000,100 Union of Ireland (Lim ) 80,000! 50 :Union of London No. I Sh. 92,0 2 3 St. 4088316 St. 610,000 St. STOCKS. Pd Ot.Fato 4 p. c. Mar.&l94.p. 100 G. Ntho.4 p.c. Jan.& July 100 o.Witn. —W. M.—0:.,4} p. et., Jan. & July .... 100 Lanc.&Ylc.4p.e.Jan.&Jly 100 Lon.Drlgh.4p.e.lan.&Jly 100 LAN.W.4p.e.Jon.& July 100 Do. 114p.c. Jas.& July 100 L.&S.W.4p.e. Jan.& July 100 bildland,4p.e.Jan.& July 100 N. Beltbh, L P. & D. 8., p. et., Feb. & Aug. .. 100 N.Fatru.,4p.e.lau.&Jul7 10 0 11001.1.1.L.4p.c.Ap.10et. 100 616,000 St. 03,000 St. 1023223 St. 512,030 St, 260,730 St. O&M Bt. GREAT REFORM MEETING AT THE MANSION- HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.) A very numerous meeting of the citizens of London, convened by the Lord Mayor, in response to a requisition signed by 563 elector. and citizens, commenced shortly after 2 this afternoon at the Mansion house, the object being to support the government Reform Bill. As might have been anticipated, from the hour for which the meeting was fixed, the attendance consisted chiefly of persons belonging to the middle classes. The Egyptian Hall was, however, crowded, and the proceedings were evidently regarded with great interest. The Lord Mayor presided, and an the platform were Mr. Goechen, M.P. ; Sir F. Buxton M.P. ; Alderman Salomon; M.P. ; Mr. Moffatt, M.P. ; Sir John Lubbock, Mr. J. P. Gassiot, Sir Anthony Rothschild, Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C. ; Mr. Geo. Moore, Mr. Chas. Reed, Mr. Dresser Rogers, Dr. Saunders, Deputy Fry, Mr. Bon. tems, Mr. John Richardson, Re. The first resolution, declaring approval of the reform bill, was moved by Sir J. Lussoce, who was speaking when our report left. NOTTINGHAM ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) The committees ppointed to try the merits of the petitions against the return for Nottingham met again 81 this morning st 11 o'clock, Mr. Ands in the chair. 81 Counsel for the petitioners : Mr. Mundell end Mr. Care. 84 For Sir B. Clifton : Mr. Bodwell, Q.C., Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr. Pope liennery. For Mr. Morley: Mr. Fitejamer Stephen. - Ile Chairman said the committee wished to have a statement put in of the number of voters in each ward at the last eleetke. Mr. Rodwell said he did not think there would be any difficulty in supplying the information. Titus Seeuort was then called, and,in reply to Mr. Mun dell, said—l acted as chairman of Plivt and Morley's com mittee for the Exchange ward at the l ast election. I was I on that ward only. I recollect Fish calling upon me two k, or three weeks before the polling day. He asked me what ; I would give him for voting for Paget and Morley. I said, " Nothing." He said he could get 1 01 . from the ethos side. si I said, " Yon may go where you like—we are not St buying votes." I had • communication from Mr. Selby, le a few days afterwards. Two days after the polling I went , 1 C to Fish's lodgings. I saw a woman at the sho p-d oor, and g said I wanted to see Fish. I did nee see any man there lc before I saw Fish. I was not told that Fish was unwell. si The woman went away, and Fish came into the room. i The doors were shut during the time I was in converse- St tioe with Fish. I said; to him, " I have been in- !.= l , formed that you have been assisting in canvass- 711 ing." He said he bad. " I will pay you for your s ; labour," and gave him three sovereigns. He said, " I v ought to have twice that, for I have worked hard and St long." He took the money. I said, "If you are not satin- . SI bad I will see Selby, and if you are entitled to a month's 2, 1 pay shall have it." I then turned and opened the door '•g into the street. I found a man in a crouching gt position, listening at the door. It was a strong wooden It door, and there was no glass in it. He said, " You le are two bad ones, and I'll tell of you.' I said, " Fiah, who St is that man?" He said, "It is the man I lodge with—take r . no notice of him." Fish and I walked out t og ether into s i the street, grumbling. I said, "If you are disutisSed you had better return me the money, and I'll inquire into St the matter." He returned me the money. I did not say St to him " 111 see Selby, and get you 41. 10a." I saw Selby St two or three days afterwards. Fish and Selby called upon 41 me in the course of a few days. Selby said, " I have 'lc brought Fish ;he is boring me, and wants paying." I said, gt " Fish, I have made inquiries, and find you are Si not entitled, and I shall give you nothing." He then H went away. I recollect two men coming to me at the com St - mittee loom on the day before the nomination. They were _ entire strangers to me. I have since ascertained 81 that one of them was George Hudson and the other 11 Rowley. Rowley said, " I have brought you a voter, Mr. S Beecroft." I said "Is that all r He said "Yes." I then said " Yon had better go down stain directly." He did so. I said to Hudson, "Remember I have not said a word to you in presence of that man. What do you want r He asked what he was to have for his vote, if he voted for Paget and Morley. I said I should not give him anything ; but if he liked to ° waist for two or three days he should be paid for his labour. I did not see him on the polling-day. I saw him on the Saturday afterwards. He said, " I have come for my money." I said, "As you have done nothing I shall not pay you." He begged very hard for something. I gave him a eird with some words written upon it • in penciL It was addressed to Mr. Heath, 1, asking " Can you do anything for him r I did not write It anything else to Mr. Heath. I received a written answer if from him in a sealed envelope. The answer was, "It won't do and moat stand over." I had no other commu- S nication with respect to Hudson with Mr. Heath. Cress.examined by Mr. Rodwell—At the time the con versation occurred, I knew nothing of Hudson. He wax not I put on the canvassing list, and did nothing at the last elec- • tion. I gave the card to Hudson to get rid of him. It stated that the bearer had voted for Paget and Morley, and asked Mr. Heath " Can you do anything for him ?" The statement that ho had voted for Paget and Morley did not mean anything in particular. When I opened Mr. Heath's note, 1 said to Hudson, " I can do nothing for you," and he went away. He said when he applied to me, " I am willing to vote for Paget and Mor ley. What can you do for me r When I told him I could put him on the list for three days, he murmured and went away. I paid the canvassers for the ward. The number of voters in that ward is upwards of 000. We had nearly 100 canvassers. Thera were 10or 12 unpaidcanvassers. I believe Hudson voted in my ward. The canvassers came to the committee-room to be paid. I never spoke to Fish before the election. I never paid any other canvasser at his own house. I gave him 3/. for the work he did. and I think he worked to the best of his ability. He was paid for a fortnight's work. I wan instructed by Mr. Selby. I knew Mr. Fish by sight before but I did not know his name. I did not pay him for his vote. Mr. Selby had spoken to me about Mr. Fish canvassing, but not about his voting. Mr. Selby had never spoken to me about Fish's voting. I went to Fish of my own notion. Mr. Selby was an unpaid canvasser. He told me that Fish was a canvasser. He did not tell me that he had assisted him. To the Chairman— Mr. Selby never told me Fish hail assisted him in canvassing. I never told Fish that Selby had told me he had. I said to Fish, " I understand you have been assisting Mr. Selby canvassing." The Chairman—From whom did you understand it' Witness—From Selby. (Laughter.) Mr. Rodwell—Then it seems Selby did tell you that Fish had been assisting you'—Well, yes. Where'—ln his own neighbourhood ; not at the com mittee-room. It. ' lOO h. 'lOO h. 1100 [Left sitting.] THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.- The South London Chronicle states that the Prince of Wales has accepted the invitation to lay the foundation stone of the new building to be erected at Blackfriars for the British and Foreign Bible Society. _ .. . . Yesterday evening the Countess Russell had an assembly at the noble earl's official residence in Downing street. By half-past eleven o'clock her ladyship's saloons were crowded by a numerous company. The evidence taken at the official inquiry ordered by the Board of Trade, on the loss of the steam ship London, has been printed, and was issued this morn ing for the information of parliament. It occupies altogether 48 pages. _ _ _ Sir Robert Peel will move on the 19th for a copy of opinions and reports of the law officers of the crown for England and Ireland as to the changes proposed by the government in the power and constitution of the Queen's University in Ireland, and as to the powers of the Chan cellor and Senate under the existing charter. There are three candidates for the chair of the French Academy left vacant by the death of M. Dupin : M. Cuvilier-Fleury, who is supported by the Dthat. ; M. Henri Martin, of the Siede ; and M. Frantz de Chain penny, who is supported by the Constitztionnei. The elec tion takes place to-day. The Indipend,ante Beige of yesterday contains a letter from Lord Elcho inviting, as president of the Na- tional Rifle Arociation, the Belgian riflemen to the next rifle shooting match at Wimbledon, and thanking the members of the Belgian Tir National for the friendly re ception given by them to the English volunteers who con tended for the Belgian prises• THE BIRMINOILAM REFORM PETITION. —The general petition from Birmingham, in favour of the govern. meat Reform Bill, was sent last evening to Mr. Bright, M.P., for presentation to the House of Commons. The petition is signed by 44,236 persons ; and the paper on which the signatures are inscribed extends over 564 yards, or nearly one•third of a mile in length.—Birusinokant Post of this day. REYRESZNTATION or Sawnwrrar.—Lord Clarence Paget having announced his intention to resign his seat for the borough of Sandwich, Deal, and Wahner, preparations are being made for an election, and both liberals and conservatives are very active. Lord Amberley and Mr. Brawl are mentioned as the liberal candidates. Mr. C. Casper, who was unsuceearful at the last election, has entered the field in the conservative interest. RUGBY &moor, —ln consequence of the Easter holidays, the match between the Old Rugbeians and the School has been fixed for the 14th and 15th of June. CitraTAL PALLCH--ONZ SHILLING DAY.-WED NICSDAY, Arm. 11.—Admissions on payment, 2,148 ; ditto by season tickets, 931; total visitan t 5,079. DritiekOobs.Opot.,ll 7M Do. _ IN6I 00,0 ,000 Do. 6:" 11 ,kb.,1, 1 11o; ,000 Do. 6 pore'. Mar.afler i .. Do. 6 per ct. Jan. de..lu . • Do Bre& Ina. Bloc • • Caporal (1 Hopei per. l B 7B ,908 Do. d 0 .18804 ~ 808 Do. do. 1880-90 r. Do. do. 189991 • . D0.59.c.Ap.d-0ct.1900 • • Ceylo Nov. 1868, °Let .000 Do. 1872 d 0. .. .000 Mauritius 6 per ct.,1871 ,000 Do. 187 k ~ 000 Do. 1881 0000 Do. 1891 ,000 Nita Gov.eper cent.. ,000 New Bzuns.(l7c..l3perct. ,000 New South Wales - Gov.. ,600 6p. cent.,1671 to 1876 ,000 Do. 6p. c.lBBB to 189! .. New Zealand Oper cent. Do. 6per cent Nova Scotia 6 p. c., 1875 .000 Queensland Gov. 6p. et. ,000 S.Aust.Gov. 6 p. et ,1868 , 000 Do. 1878 and upwds. ,000 Vio.Gov.6p. e. Jan. July Do. 6 p. et Aprilaoc. FOREIGN _lll r 4la,lllos 35,000 2 100,000 1 20, 20 10,000 5 16, 10 25,000 2 30, 6 12,000 40 10,000 20 100,000 1 2.5,030 3 25,003 1 2 60,0001 2 20,030 20 00.0001 24 15,000 3 10,000 1 , 5 103,3151 1 50,0001 4 10,000, 20 100,000 6 , _ lAngio-Braz.lioldtilm ) Australian L.a M.Co.(Ltm ) !Caps Copper (Limited) 'Capula Silver (Limited' : Cbontalekl.dcB.llln.,l, Cobre Copper Copiapo (Limited) 'Don Pedro, N. Del ley But Del Hey 'Limited) "Fortuna (Limited) Prontbsoltßolivlseelt General - - - 120,000, 1 11,000 20 43,174. 30 30,000 2 50,000 1 10,000 10 6,000. 10 10,000, 6 10,000, 6 80,000, 1 75,000 1 46,000 1 8 Kammda I Limited) 'Linares ;Limited) 'Luattanian Mariquita I Panulcillo Copper (L' IPontgibandSliver lesC jyort Phillip 3,0001 .. 2,9001 .. 1.024. .. 12,001 :Sant,* Barb. Gold M. (I n. Scottish Austria. (Lim. ) :St. John del Rey )Llm.) !united Mexican (Lim., Val Antigoria Gold Vallansascao old 'Lim ' .Vancouver Coal kllm 1 Val Sassam (Limited; .Washoe Gold ,Limited) Do. Do. Worthing (Limited_ Yorite Peninsula.; I lArri.i Yudanamutana (Um.) - '6121 .. 6,144: .. 4,000' .. 486 . 12,500 4 0,0001 .. 5,908 .. 1,0241 .. 0,000! .. BRITISH Ml Chiverton . Clifford Ana . I Dev. CI. Con. cravistck. )1 Drakewalls ___ East, Basset (Mogan) East Caratlon East Carn Brea Bast Granville East Gunnlalake East Lovell . ti. W. Russell (Tavlstk.) l , Grambler & St. Aubyn i Great Laney (Limited', Great South Tolima Great Wheal Busy G. W. Vor ,Ilelston) Grenville 'Heed's Foot Hingaton Downs Margaret nay Leant) Marko Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore New &ton North Hooke& N. Wh. Basset .11logeW North Wheal Crotty Prosper United ProvWenee (U. Want) S. Caradon (St. Clout) South Condurrow irances( 4llo llati‘ , Stray Perk 21.0 206 2.14.6 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 ta17.6 8.18.0 81. tot 6.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 3 431 38 4.4.0 t. 13.0 7.1.8 10.6.7 -_ 21 39 390 410 11 2 15 20 4 6 14 16 311 4 6 14 1 2 11 8 9 11 724 774 474 150 160 6i 8$ 874 16 22 24 8 3 5 584 210 220 5.17.0 14 16 7 1 14 16 540 560 19 1 81 9 1 20_ 21 - i 1I 1+254 SBF 40 5 i 5 4 6_ ;'Y} 111 i I 1 I irkn 64. ft. 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 Vigra and Clegen, MIL West. Helmet illlogen; W. (nradon ;Llskeerdl West Chiverton West sewn Basset ;Mogan • Wh. Buller ;Itedrut.h. W,MarlAnn (Menhen.! Wheal Setun . . Trelawney (Usk FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 14e. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), Sambre and Meuse, 7e. PREFERENCE SHARES. Midland Consolidated, Bristol and Binning hain 6 per cent., 130. MISCELLANEOUS. Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England (Limited), 61. Ditto, New, 61. Crystal Palace, 38. Electric Telegraph, 135. General Credit and Finances( London (Limited), 41. Imperial Mere. Credit Assoc. (Limited), 21, 1. London General Omnibus Company (Limited), 31. London and Provincial Marine, 21. Madras Irrigation and Canal (all paid), 171. Millwall Freehold Land and Dock (Limited), 6i. National Discount Company (Limited), New, issued at 5 pm., S 3 to be paid, 4. Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), 16, 14. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 72.. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE Oa ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) EPSOM SPRING MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) TRIAL STAKES. One mile. Christina, Carol, Her L-olyahip, Gemma, Denmark, Vortigern, and King Charming. All are here. CITY AND SUBURBAN. One mile and a quarter. Victorious, Ostregor, Out and Outer, Valiant, Skirmish, Anthem, Endsleigh, Proviaor, La Valise, Vandervidde, Hopbine, Lady Florence, Treachery c, Lochiel, The Czar, Mephistopheles, Delight, and Killarney are here. PAID FOBEEIT.—N ictorious, Broomielaw, Tancredi, Alert, Merry Heart, Crown Prince, Bigot, Sidewind, Sylph, Roland, Morris Dancer, and Renfrew. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKFM. Half a mile. Lady Pam, Verdi, Regentess, Slut c Don't-come-late e, Charles the Second, Assertion, Verulam, Odd Fellow, and Selma are here. HEATHCOTE PLATE. T.Y.C. Kilkenny, Latham, Skirmish, Glendusk, Guinan, Vixen, Dolphin, Juneaton, Viceroy, Godmersham, Junius, Vigorous, Moss Rolm, Kate Dayrell,The Clyde, Opposition, and Phantom Sail are here. INKERMAN PLATE. Half a mile. Kilkenny, Dolphin, Qui Vive, Mongrel, Bella, Junins, Venturesome, Vigorous, Virtuous, Havannah, Oppoaition, and Phantom Sail are here. AultlvED.—Copenhagen, Nukuheva, Shrapnel], Trea sure Trove, Professor Anderson, Ariel, oncevaux, Vabals.- thus, Xi, Sans Si, Harridan c, Beadle, Stilton. Christ mas Carol, Sandal, Sir Walter, Roland, and Split-the. Difference. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7 to 4 Kat Delight (t) 5 to 1 Vandervelde (t) sto 1 Mephistophiles (t) 12 to 1 Brahma (t) Very little betting. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 8 £K. B. T. Ertreme. - . Nairn Aberdeen Leith Ardrossfin Greencastle 29.62 49 8. Valenti* 29.36 441 8. C3ear 29.49,441 &W. Liverpool 29.04 48 W. Holyhead Penzance 29.7360i R.W. Brest, . LorienS Rochefort 22.92 60 &W. Plymouth -29.75611 W.B. W. Weymouth _19.76 601 W.S.W. Falmouth 29.74 49 W.S.W. London Yarmouth 2957,47. N.N.W. Scarborough. 29.58 441 W. Shields 29.6947 8.6 E N.E. s.kw. SAE. B.E. W.S.W. S.W. B.W. 8. &S. Vq. 8. 8.8. W. B.S.S. S.E. B.K '0.05° 2 '0.15 1 10.50. 4 0.321 6 O.IEI 5 0.241 2 0.251 6 0.97 4 0.29, 5 ,0.28 - OAS'', 2 .0.19! 2 1 I - - 3 ?BOYS= FRIDAY. OA NOITIIZAZ tIiTMIDAT. Easterly sod southerly, OOLITS. Varying, strong to um fresh to a gale, with &rata, squally, some min. rain at times. E. to W. and N. W.,a gale VeIgTEML S.W. to N.W. and back, to fresh, some rain. 'Moog, squally, with showers. As next above. Chick( soatherly and Sor westerly, varying trona • pile to moan rate, wM showers. &LK to W.8.W.. LIMN. strong to trash, with Rome rola. Northern-8*(41ml- Weitaro—lrelepa. Trak* aid adifr nodes. Sontbern—lhiglish Channel and Iliky lesters—isurtward ballad and larth Bballar to above. CLprim. 93 96 91 94 91 liK 78 80 77 80 102 104 10! 104 102 104 102 106 91 93 102 104 108 108 102 104 103 105 108 106 103 105 100 102 91 94 106 107 1024 103 e J. it. 1: 1 4 all 7 118. 1 14a. , 1* all ti trzas 2 22 pm 12 14 I 2 4 2t 1 I Ipm _ pm! 19 2/ j i t Adis 1 par . I I}pm 8_ 8 52 54 2 II i ilia , 1 m 3 die Si Si 1 aril 1 1 MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Owa o'Ctoci. The stock markets were decidedly heavy at the commencement of business this morning, and a further general decline occurred in prices, owing to the unfavourable tenor of the news from Ger many and the announcement of another failure in the Stock Exchange, as referred to below. A better feeling, however, is now apparent, and quotations show a recovery. The amount of business on the whole has been rather large, although the dealers are still engaged in the set tlement of the fortnightly account. The Eng lish funds, which opened at a reduction of per cent., are now quotedithe same as yesterday, while foreign stocks, British railways, and financial shares exhibit a rise in several cases. The demand for money continues moderate, and the supply large. The rate for choice bills is 5 7-8 to 6 per cent., with exceptional transactions at 52. In the Stock Exchange short loans on English government securities are obtainable at to 4 per Web. cent. The directors of the Bank of England have not made any alteration in the rate of discou nt to-day. The failure of another member of the Stock Exchange, a broker, was announced this morning, but the liabilities are un derstood to be limited. The transactions of the individual in question were in a variety of securities, and his difficulties have arisen from the general fall which has occurred in prima. Consols are now quoted 86# to 3-8 for money, and 86# to # for the account (May 9). The foreign stock market is firm. Turkish Bonds of 1865 are in especial request, and have advanced # per cent. Spanish Passive have also risen A ; Italian of 1861, ; and Spanish Certificates, The prices are as follows :--Greek, 121 to 131 Mexican, 201 to 3-8 ; Spanish Passive, 26 to 4; ditto Certificates, 157-8 to 161 ;Turkish, 1862, 621t0 634 ; ditto, 1865, 33 7-8 to 34/ ; Brazilian scrip, 31 to 3 dia., ex div. ; and Italian, 1861, 551 to 564. United States 5-20 Bonds, and Illinois Railway shares are steady, at 711 to and 801 to 1, re spectively ; but Erie are 1 per cent. lower, at 531 to 541. International Financial shares are now quoted to 3-8 dis. ; General Credit, par to 4 prem. ; London Financial, 4to 31 dia.; Imperial Mercan tile, 21 to din. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier, 1 7-8 to 21 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 7-8 to 1 prem. ; and National Discount, 8 to Prem. Although there is a general reluctance to believe that the great German powers will plunge into war, the speculators are disposed to argue that, even should negotiations be entered upon, the markets will remain in a sensitive condition. The following satisfactory communication rela tive to Mexican Bonds has been forwarded to the Stock Exchange by Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. : MEXICAN CONSOLIDATED THREE PER CENT. BONDS. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received advice from their agent in Mexico that her Majesty's minister had been informed by the Minister of Finance that he has obtained the sanction of the Emperor to set apart for the bond holders the 25 per cent. of import duties formerly assigned to them. No communication had been received from the Mexican government in reference to the settlement of the Deferred Bonds.—London, April 11. No gold was bought by the Bank yesterday. The amount sent in from abroad during the week is 162,0001. The steamer Atrato, from the West Indies, has brought 460,757 dole. in specie. The steamer Pera will take to-day 20,0001. in gold and 155,0001 in silver for Bombay, besides 2,0001. in gold fur Alexandria, making a total of 177,000/. The failure of a respectable firm of " jobbers" was announced in the Stock Exchange yesterday, in connexion with the half-monthly settlement. Tho liabilities arc said to be about 12,0001. Their dif ficulties are stated to have been caused by recent large purchases of Joint Stock Discount shares, which they were unable to resell. The advices from Liverpool announce the failure of Messrs. Hardy and Wild, of Runcorn, an old established firm in the corn trade, with liabilities amounting to about 40,0001. The directors of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company have this day decided to recommend to the proprietors, at the meeting to be held on the 26th instant, a payment for the half-year ended 31st of December last of 41. 10s. per share out of the balance of profit and loss account, and of 21. 10s. per share from the insurance fund, both free of income tax. The Grand Trunk Railway Company have an nounced the payment of the half-year's interest due on the 16th instant on their Equipment Mortgage Bonds. The following is from the report of the directors of the Bank of British Columbia, to be submitted at the general meeting on the 19th inst. : The directors have satisfaction in submitting to the shareholders the accounts of the bank for the half-year ended 31st December last, and have to report that after paying all charges, deducting rebate of interest on bills not due, and making full provision for bad and doubtful debts, the undivided profits amount to 17,266!. 15s. lid., which the directors recommend to be appropriated as fol lows, viz.:-12,500 1 . in payment of a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and 3,1251. in payment of a bonus of sa. a share, making together a division of profits at the rate of 121 per cent. per annum for the half-year ; and leaving the sum of 1,661/. 11.. 11d. to be carried forward. At the meeting yesterday of the Metropolitan Railway Warehousing Company (Limited) the direc i tors' report was adopted. The chairman remarked that he hopes, by their next general meeting in I August, to be able to submit a plan of warehouses which will be remunerative to the shareholders. In compliance with a requisition signed by cer tain of the shareholders of the Bank of Turkey (Limited), an extraordinary general meeting is to be held at the offices of the company on Tuesday, the 24th instant, " for the purpose of resolving whether or not the company shall be voluntarily wound up, and, if net-weary, of appointing liqui dators." The second ordinary general meeting of the Aus tralian Mortgage Land and Finance Company (Limited) will be held on the 24th instant, for the purpose of declaring a dividend, &c. The directors of the Lion Brewery Company (Limited) have announced a call of Si. as payable on the ordinary shares by the 25th May. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Credit Foncier of Mauritius (Limited) is called for the 24th instant, to confirm the resolution passed at the general meeting on the 29th March. A general meeting of the shareholders of the Land Mortgage Bank of India will be held on the 19th inst., to declare a dividend. An adjourned general meeting of the Danube and Black Sea Railway and Kustendjie Harbour Com pany (Limited) will be held on the 26th inst. The preparations yesterday for to-morrow's settle ment in shares and foreign stocks weregenerally con ducted at very moderate rates of "continuation," owing to the small extent of the outstanding specu lation and to the abundance of money. The following shows the terms generally current yes terday morning Great Western Railway stock 1-16 to 3-16 coot. Lancashire and Yorkshire 7-16 to 9-16 „ London and North Western 5-16 to 7-16 „ Midland to 5-16 „ Great Northern Ditto A to Metropolitan South Eastern to 91 She-Selz! North Eastern—Berwick to Ditto York to North British -1 to 3- 1 „ Great Eastern .. . -32 to 5-32 „ G rea t western of &nada Erie lid. to la. „ Meek GeWical, Paid up I Balsa. 7% - Igo 120} asi 11S 8 pm iti a pm pi 98 IV I II2 II 92 94 57i Ssi SS 27 104 1001 71 72 1084 1014 - - 25 '4 10 11 pm 122 124 14 g 214 m li 11 78 75 108 112 150 152 G 7 4,0 112 114 50 52 75} 74} 5 8 140 . 143. -- 2} - ii Pall 100 108 I 3 lONS. 1 CiosingpriOes. I ,1 56 .1 102 Ua. 111 Pla 11:: 1 pm' 1 101 sidle' 100 09 1 A dia. It goo 100 It. 100 It. ;100 It. 1100 It. 1100 ft. 'lOO It. 1100 126 e 120 i 92s MI 1 Salm- 51 63 I 3 9 1.1191 14 tPm Flu PM I . M. 5i 04 17 19 Ilk 71 soy kit 31 33 2tl 27 7 5 dial 43 45 IS 9pm lid* 2 14111 lids; 47 49 19 21 44 46 19 21 44 46 23 LS I b 6 pm. 32 33 ldis p.r 2 1 dial Id4a - 14 21 1 I • 7 1 • I 5 4144 91 •15 17 •14 16 •14 16 8 9pm • 11pm 101 par OM, 26 28 I 1 ills par' 1 dis Ipm I 82 85 I 11 Tie 18 dis pin! die pull 12 14 pm. 21 2 3 4 °1' 1 77 78 4431 471 14 16 2 1 611 ' 2 1 dls 96 96 1 24 25 3 it die 5 die, iPav 24pm 8 por e I din 6 74 76 44 46 24 Pm 46 48 $ 2 die 4 3 die 83 83 34 36 11 9Ms 7 6db to 62. dil l 62 63 I CI. prior. 77 81 R 3 95 95 100 94 96 90 95 DI 90 06 95 94 96 105 107 94 96 19 181 5:0 I 20 7EI '7 I ealea... 9$ - V 3 103 i 3 - Pm 14 . 7.6 d 114/19.0 W. I _ll_. I 1 . . , 9 c — I : m_ up 2 oc '0 061 2 re ~ 0.171 1 ;O:4-i i 4 Luxembourg General Credit td. to 9d. „ Hudson's Bay is. to Is. 6d. „ International Financial Alliance Bank l-16 to Overend and Co even to Gd. Greek Granada Mexican Ditto 1864 6to '9 „ Spanish Passive 6to 9 Ditto Certificates Turkish 1865 Loan l-16 to 3-16 coat. United States .'‘-20 Bonds -32 to 3-32 „ Virginia 6 per Cent. 9to 12 per cent. In the financial companies shares the accounts in the afternoon proved to be " oversold," and at the close of business " backwardations" (or bonuses for the loan of shares till the next settlement) were offered. In other words, the quotation for "money" was higher than for the next account, on the 27th inst. This state of things proves that in the present prevailing distrust speculative sellers prefer paying premium for the loan of shares to adjust their fortnightly accounts, rather than clos ing_ them by repurchases. With reference to the market for American securities, Messrs. Sstterthwaite and Co. report as follows, under date last evening : The political difficulties in Germany continue to exercise an adverse influence on the price of American securities in the London market, and quotations of both government and railroad bonds and shares are relatively considerablr lower than New York prices, owing to sales OD continental account. United States 5.20 bonds have been largely taken for shipment to New York, and on the week show oily a fractional decline, being last quoted Tli to 72. Illinois and Erie shares were at one time in request, and were taken u high uB2 to 56e respectively • but frees these prices there has been a decline of fully 1 'dollar each. Illinois Central closing 80t to 81, and Eries 641 to I. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 5,278/. over last year, and the Midland an increase of 2,5051. WIDNIMIDAT Evrinzo. Consols, which closed yesterday at 86,: for the 9th of May, opened this morning at 86i ; to 1, and so closed. For money the last rice was 86/ to 3-8. The official business report is as fol lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 86 3-8, 1,1, ; ditto, for account, 86a, ; Three per C.ents.lteduced, 841, ; New Three per Cents., 843-8, 1, ; India Stock, 211 ; ditto Five per Cent., 102 1 , 7-8 ; ditto Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 1011 ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben tures, 101 ; ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 155., 205., prem. Indian government securities were steady. Ex chequer Bills were rather finner, the Marsdi being quoted Bs. to 4s. des., and the June ss. dis. to par. There was almost a panic in the foreign stock market this afternoon, and a general and severe fall occurred in prices, owing to the news of the refusal of Prussia to accede to the denaulds of Austria. Turkish Bonds were especially depressed, and experienced a decline ranging from to 4 per cent., the chief reduction being in those of 1862. Venezuelan of 1862 also reetded 2 per cent. ; those of 1864, Spanish Passive, Egyptian, Itali;:n of 1865, Peruvian of 1862, Brazilian old, and Buenos AynA Six per Cents., 1 ; Italian of 1861, 1 ; New (Ira nadian "ex all," Spanish Three 13er Cents., ditto Deferred, and Brazilian of 1865 , ; and Brazilian scrip, Greek, and Spanish Certi cates, 1. Mexi can Three per Cents., including the Bonds of 1864, however, were inquired for, and improved I, and 1 per cent. respectively. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) ONK o'CLocz. The mining market is quiet to-day, and prices in moat cases are quoted the same as yeaterday. Chi verton Moor, East Caradon, Great Vor, North Treskerhy, Tincroft, West Caradon, West Chiver ton, West &tun, and Wheal &ton shares have been chiefly dealt iu. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (By ELECTRIC AND INTERNATI(INAI. TELT/MANI.) (Mien ova ows COIMISPONDISICT) The market rather brisk, lied prices are fully 21. below last Friday. Niles about 7,000 bales. M I NCING-LANE. -(TH IS DA Y. ) SUGAR.- -No public sales were held to-day. Privately, the market continues very dull, at the decline of 611. per cwt. on la i 4 week's prices. Refined -Dried goods are with out quotable change ; pieces have sold on lower terms. COPPEE.-The public sales of plantation Ceylon haw* gone off at full prices ; low middling and middling, 78s. to 85s. 6d. ; good middling, BSe. 6.1. to 8914. ; fine, !as. fid. to 10•4 s. ; native fine, 715. 6d. ; fine ordinary, 60s. to s M. Csi.; good ordinary, 65e. 6d. ; inferior. WI:. Cal. to 014. I:1. COCOA was sold at prices in favour for comin•:n qualities, good and fine at full rates ; Trinidad, grey and nosed red, 67e. to 75a. ; middling to fi e, 775. to 101 s.• Granata, 601.; St. Lucia, 58s. lid. to 63m.; St. Domingo, the. to .i 44. Na continues in fair request. RUW.-30 puncheons of Demerara sold at ls. RICE continues dull of sale. ARROWROOT hall SOU slowly at moderate prices. St. Vincent's, to 44. L; Natal ordinary, ; good, 5.1. to ; fine, 8.1. SAoo.--The better qualities of pearl are rather cheaper, other kinds without change. Small greyish to fine, 18s. to 208. 6d. ; small medium, 185. to 18s. 6il. ; large, 18, to El& Smcm.-Nutmegs, pimento, and white pepper have all sold at rather easier prices ; other spices without change. Pepper-Penang, west coast, 3 pl. to 3 3.Bthe : gray, 30.; 31.1. ; Singapore, white, 60. ; ladras, Rd. Pimento, middling to fine, 2g.1. to na. Cloves-Penang, ls. Ginger-Jamaica, 705. to 775. hassle Lignea, middling, first sale, 10 11 r. to 101 .. Isuir. , -Currants are in good request at fell to rather dearer prices. Raisins : Valencia are scare?. mices are firmly supported. Carron continues dull of sale, and prices are again lower. JUTE was 601(1 at a reduction of :Xis. to 40s. per ton : good to fine new, 22/. 15s. to 271. ; to g0.,41 me dium 171. ss. to 21/. 101.; low to good common, 12/. no. to 55. S ALPE TRE.-350 bags of Bengal sold at •2 'e., ca sh in 14 days, fur refraction 2!„. CoCRINEAL has sold without material cliair;e .n value; Honduras silver, 3s. 04. to 3e. 10.1.: Teneriffe. S.. 4.1. to 3s. 74. ; black, 3e. sd. to 4e. 101. ; Mexican silver, 36. to 3s. 4d. ; black, :is. sd. to :is. od. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady ; prices are quoted fo , Msen : Town tallow, 465. . • Petersburg TA'. on the • pot, April to June, 48s. to 485. 3d. ; October to llccember, 49a. 3d. to 495. Gd. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) The number of beasts is the same as on Thursday last. Choice qualities are very scarce, and consequently very dear. We have afew more sheep and lambs. For the former trade re mains about the same as on Monday, but is not quite so good for lambs. There being only 17 calves on olT,r, they realise high prices. Our foreign sopply consists of 310 beasts, 4,140 sheep, 17 calves, and 190 lugs. Per stone of bros. ads. d. I Per stone of s. d. li Beet Scots, erefda 5 8 6 0 Best host. Hfr.lsSh 5 8 5I• Best Short-horns . 5 4 6 8 Berl Long.vos,ls . 0 0 0 • Second qua/ besets 38 4 8 Do. do .Shorn 545 It (lives NTS Best DiuotHll-hreels 0 0 0 0 Lambs Beasts at market, 410; sheep and lambs, 0,700; calves, 17; Pigs. 200. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Murton reports tr.“l.- si bud. day's prices. Prune meadow bay. from 100!. to 11or. ; inferior ditto. 80. to ; rowers, 60!. to Wls. ; clovtr, 111 20.. to 1355. ; second cat, 90 s. to 120 s. ; straw, 354. to 445. A letter from Wellington, New Zeuldrl, says : "About 480,000 acres have been confiscated lad month at Opotiki, these, with 1,217,413 acres at Waikato, and 50,000 acres at Taurangs, or 1,750,000 acres in all, have just been handed over to Mr. Whittaker, bow the Super intendent of Auckland, for «ionisation, subject to all el g liabilities to =fallacy settlers, compensation to friendly natives (of which there are I,eoo claims in Waikato alone), and sundry other heavy drawbacks. The general government is to guarantee a loan of 250,000/. to be expended in surveys, roads, and other necessary pre liminaries. Well managed tines lands will open a fine geld fee oolonisation, and the general government haws acted wisely in placing it under the direction of the pro vincial government, by whom all such local matters can be ben edministered. It will be remembered that the sale of these and other andleested lands was at one tiros regarded by the Whittaker ministry as a means for recouping the three million loan, but the fallacy of this is now utterly exploded." 04 01 l uP O Wive§ 92 95 87 88 95 96 78 80 97 99 98 100