The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. No material variation - was exhibited in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon. The Mooltan sailing to-morrow with the India and China mails will take out £176,337, of which £139,164 is in silver, and the remainder gold. The failure has been announced of Messrs. T- Sworder and Co., of the Bedford Road Brewery► Luton, whose liabilities are estimated at £130,0009 of which, however, only £40,000 are unsecured. The assets are stated to be considerable. The traffic receipts of the Northern of France Railway for the past week amounted to £49,841, against £44,725 last year. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £385,000 and the exports £270,000. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester. day continued moderately active, and prices steady, The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales. CITY NEWS-THIS DAY. Two O'CLOCK. The English Stock market, to-day, opened with a heavy appearance and a small amount of business has been negotiated at a slight depreciation, Con sols being 93.1 / for money and the Bth inst., and 93Z 94 for June, being -} per cent. lower. The New Threes are flat at 91i 92 ; the Reduced at 91i ; Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 215., being firmer; India 5 per Cents. are 1081 to I. In the Foreign Market Italian 5 per Cents. and Spanish Certificates have again been in active re quest at a further decided improvement. The for mer have advanced to 69-1 70, and the Certificates to 96 10, the latest price being 101. Mexican are steady at 32; Russian 5 per Cents. firm at 961 97. Egyptian Loan is 11 / prem. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 801 ; ditto, 1858, 711 ; and the New Scrip has risen to 31 prem. The Russian Scrip has receded to dis. if prem. In the Railway Share Market, the operations have been moderately active, prices, however, have shown a downward tendency. Great Northerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midlands have re ceded 10s., and Brighton and North Western, 15s. The Foreign lines have remained in fair request, 'without material variation in values. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 26*, antLEast Indian to 104*. Joint Stock BaLk Shares continued in moderate demand at about previous prices. London and Westminster brought 79i, 80i, and Union of Lon don, 32t. The Alliance Bank Shares are 6-1 6 prem. ; I prem.; Northern Counties 29 3 prem., and British Colombian I 1 prem. In the Miscellaneous Market Peninsular and Oriental Steam were steady at 70, Rio de Janeiro Improvement brought 26i I. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3:per Cent. Reduced Annuities per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. AnnUities 92 1i Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 lsf India stuck ^ 228 Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent WOW() Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 :Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 k Consols for Account, May 8 931 i ledia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 2l 18 pm Ditto £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4i per Cent, 1852-58-60 Equador New Consolidated Italian, 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Ditto Scrip Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 3iissian 6 per Cent 1822 £ St 97 Ditto Account ' 96} Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 59t Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive ... l9l i Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 'Turkish 6 per Cent. BOl Ditto 6 per Cent ,1858 Ditto Account Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 3 ll i 3 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 .. ... 691 I i 70 ' TWO O'CLOOn.. Consols, Money .. Ditto Account Ditto June, ditto 93 li 4 THE FORCE OF SPRlNG.—Spring is not only a Season ; Spring 33 a Force, which begins to manifest itself at an earlier peril d, and in more out-of-the-way places than very many people suspect. The phenomena occurring on and about St. Valentine's Day are unmistakable symptoms tiat something unusual is in the wind. Birds d.en't choose their mates, nor are postage-stamps purchased by millione, for nothing. But who would look for the first signs of de coming Spring, at the bottom of rivers, lakes, and ditcles ? The mysterious influence, neverthless, pens. , trates the bed of waters, and works unsuspected at the preparation of next summer's crop—of weeds ? no; grant them the dignity of aquatic plants. Before the Fun has walked into the Ram, the water-lily has thotght of unfolding new leaves, and the water-soldier bedecks himself with starry green cockades. The start of grswth once made, there is no further stoppage or check : ey ing frosts cannot penetrate the liquid mantle which envelopes their tender foliage ; the malignant rays of the red moon"—the moon which scowls on and blights the earth between the Paschal and Pentacostal moons—are powerless to injure, when they reach the bottom of the gliding stream.—Dickens'• "All the Year .Round." SUICIDE OF A GIRL THROUGH DISTRESS OF MlND.—Yesterday morning an inquiry was held at the Grasshopper Tavern, Charles-street,Whitechapel, by Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner, touching ihe death of Emma Webster, aged 17, who committed suicide by throwing herself from a window 60 feet high, under very painful circumstances.—Mrs. Smith, the sister of de ceased, said that she had been until recently a nursery governess in a respectable family at Hackney, and witness thought that she still resided there until informed of her death. From inquiries that were since made it appeared that she was turned out of her situation through having been seduced by a gentleman who was a friend of the family. She had been very religiously and strictly brought up, and was, no doubt, afraid to communicate with her friends, and being alone and destitute, her health broke down from grief.—Jane Shannon, nurse at the Whitechapel Union •house, said that deceased wag admitted to the infir mary on the 20th of last month, suffering from complete nervous prostration. She appeared greatly distressed in wou rosel mind, and said that she did not wish to live, as she d never be happy again. On Tuesday morning sheq uietly from her bed, and going out upon the landing opened the. window. Witness discovered her as she was in the act of jumping out, and caught hold of her feet, but, being all but dragged out herself, had to let go, and the unfortunate girl fell on to the stone pavement beneath, a distance of 60 feet. She was killed instantaneously, her head, upon which she had pitched, being dashed to pieces, and her spine and arms being fractui ed. She had had no sleep the three nights previous, being apparently brooding over her desolate con dition, and in witness's opinion her agony of mind had up set her reason. She had never spoken of suicide.—The coroner having remarked upon the melancholy fate of the unhappy girl, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity." THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND LIFE BOATS.--It was stated in The Sun, a few days ago, that the Commissioners of the International Exhibition had at the eleventh hour allowed a full-sized lifeboat belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to be admitted into the building. That statement was made on the authority of one of their superintendents of the naval class, whose letter of the 23d April, to an officer of the institutian, stated " that space could be given to a full-sized lifeboat in the open court of the eastern annexe, and that no time should be lost in sending her , to the building." The lifeboat was accordingly at the Exhibition the next day. On her ar rival there, however, peremptory instructions were given that she was not to be admitted. Through the great and unusual kindness of the Royal Horticultural Society, the lifeboat, fully equipped, has been admitted into their gar dens, where she is now the object of general attraction and admiration. Probably no persons have regrdted more the refueal of the Commissioners than that portion of the Naval Brigade, 30 or 40 in number, employed at the Exhibition, and in order to express their appreciation of a vessel, the like of which may possibly have saved some of themselves from a watery grave, they yesterday subscribed £2 to pur chase a Sag to be placed on the lifeboat in the gardens. The discount market to-day is quiet, as usual, on Saturday, and the rates have continued steady. The payments on account of the Turkish Loan, and the expectation of a large quantity of specie leaving the country, have created rather a firmer tone; but there is still an abundance of money, and the mer cantile community are enabled to obtain accommo dation in the open market on easier terms than those required at the Bank of England. A small quantity of gold, viz.. £2,ooo,was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. SHARE MARKET-THIS DAY. Share ORDINARY SHARES AND STOultS. Railways. Paid.i Closing Business Price. done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Bost., Sleaf.,and Mid.ijo. ,Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwal I 7} 8 6 7 01 93 1 109} 10911 92 109 f i 6 6i Do A A ne ts no av ti 11 Op c.p an.has Do. B ibeen paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dnn.,Perth,&Ab. Juno East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do East Suffolk 22f 54 Edinburgh & Glasgow. Edin., Perth, & Dundee Glasg. and S. Western. GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock 115& 15 Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwal I Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sonth Western L 'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Abet, & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line 'Newcastle and Carlisle Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs nod . till fi pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds __Do York INorth London Do new North Staffordshire , 11:. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock' Do Sc , t. Mid. stock 1 Shrews. and WelchpooF ;Shro;Shropshire Union pshire Deron S. Durham & Lano.Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines, Wok. ,an dWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860. Taff Vale.' Do Pref. No. 1 Do. Do. Vale of Neaih. Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Kilkenny West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class. W. Hartlepool Har.&R. West Midland Oxtord Do Newport Do Hereford 100 stir,. 20i' 204 10 100 f 100 100 174 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 20i 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stoca stock 41 • 43 10 11 22 23 58 59 58 60 33 40 90 92 304 314 102 101 140 145 115 118 113 114 1 132 134 . 1044 1054 74 74# 65 57 1074 108 58 59 121 123 44 45 944 05 994 100 9 12 42i 43 1289 91 1 129 If lip 98 100 67 69 62k 63 97 # 974 d 551 551 84f 85} 100 102 P 4pm 51 d 10} 11i 124 126 48 49 106 108 46 47 36 38 84, 851 67 68 99 101 6 7 37 38/ 84 94 P. 6 di 145 150 I 556 561 21 _36 q..iP 93- 95 130 135 el 6Z- 46 48 43 45 87 82 74 I 107 f 60 123 2 94! ltoi 100 9 128 J 7} 8 68 i 971 i d lan 848 5 99i 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Pao. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Leasing s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead. Buckingh ms•n.re.. Chester &II o ead lOO Do 54 56 Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. 126 128 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon . Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E. Lincolneh. g3pr c. 100 Gr.Ncrth. 136 138 E.l.lnion,HarwichShs all K Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge... . 100 • • • • Gls. Barr.&Neils.Drt. 100 Cledon • • • • Glos Ler & Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hull and Selby all YkN. Mid 110 112 1104 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N. W 199 202 Lon. and Chat Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley. 6 per c all D 0....... Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c all D 0........ 20 22 Do.W , t. Ext. A, 4i p c all a). .. . . 8 a London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 82 64 Do. Preferen Lon.,Tilb.& -*Tend 100 Peto &CoBB 69 Lowestoft glut. I pc.. 100 Norfolk Do d per cent lOO Do.• Mne.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 4i Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, Bury Ex 15.5. 6. E Counts. p p gua. 5 per cent. .. Pm North n. &Ea. , tn. p. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... 1 all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber North Western • all Midland 16 lea Not. Gran. RI & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 91 93 Preston and Wyre. I all kra I 44 46 Do. 4 shares ....;.A. all Do. •• • • Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 125 130 Do. Do. South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&N.W Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn t Croydon, all , L.&Brgtn tsi 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Paid. ' Closing Business Prices. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 0 p.c pref. issued at £5 at Bris. & Exet. 4p.c. st 20 Do. shares st Caledon. qr. shra, vo. 2 ei Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. 20 Cornwall. 5 percent 84 Dun. Perth, & Abel Jun 10 Do. lst Class Pref st E. Angn. Class A. sp. c. st E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No.l at Do No. 2 at Do. new 6p.c. st st Eastern Union, 4p. c— at Do. sp. o. guar at Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares st Do. -4 p. e. guar. S.& st Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. at Great Northern, sp. c at D 0.5 p.c.Retim.lop.e. pm at Do. 44 p. c. do at Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. at G. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent st Do. redeem. 44 p. a at Do. redeem. 4 p. ct at Do. irredeem. 4p. et at Do. sp. c. redeem. pref st Do. Birm. guar. stock st Do. Birm. pref. stock st Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Cheaters p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pre: $t Lan. & York. fi p.c. stock st Do.Barnsl.stLs 2s 10(1 , c st Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) at Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur st Lon.&Brig.sp.s.gu. No.l st Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 st Do. 6 per cent do st Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 st Do. 7 per cent pref. stk st Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) st Do. 4p ast (div.def.lll'6s st Lon.Chat.&Dov.sp.c.pf. at Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. st Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent at., late 3d shares 124 Londony. & Ennis. 4 shs at Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per et. 6 Do. £6 st Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 124 M aryport & Carl. 4 pr. c 124 Do. 44 per cent st Midland Con. 6pt c. stk at Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c st Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem at Do. 44 v.c. irredeemable 8 Do. 44 per cent . . at Do. Leic. and Hit.4per et at N ,, rfik. sp. c. Ex. st. 1845 st Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 at D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st-1817 st Nort British. 5 per cent. at Do. New gua. 5 percent 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. st Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.e. St Do. 44pr. ct redeemable at Do. G. N. E. 4p. et. pref 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. - 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 25 Do. York, R. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire.... at DDD Scottish ooo 34 p. c. pref. stock.... 176 Lout: LEoe:enn,i.,:adlinOs. 10 r a.:t c 6Pe et ke t A7pbpi Fixed r celdepe4nire, pguf. North-Eastern Ann., 1 .0.(3) .. at Do. 4i per at Do, Fixed 44 per cent st South Wales, gu a. st Do. 44 per cent .. st Do. do. 1859, : St Do. 5 per cent..... st S. Yor D ks o. h ire , 4 5 p p. . c c. . g e n . , 20 D o . B 6 p. c... 25 25 Stock. & Dar. A 5 P. 25 • Do. C 6 p. C... st f atrfd & Silkny, 6p. c. at W. Mid.-Oxf lst gua stk at Do. 2d do. at Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf. red. st Do. Perpct 6p. C. pf. 1866 at Do. till 1869 94 96 20 21 0 01 100 105 109 111 108 110 127 129 84 88 110 112 90 92 1 116 118 1112 114 1 104 100 107 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 108 - _ 137 139 1103 101 1116 118 116 118 13R 142 116 11C 152 156 129 133 77 79 934 • 041 14 14 124 126 iPnij 68 70 138 140 102 101 110 112 108 110 1 16pm 100 102 96 98 1i par i p 22i 236 100 100 100 all all 1!15 140 10 11 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100' 231 24} 101 103 101 103 86 87 I 2B 29 pi 133 34 33 34 42 45 120 118 120 125 102 104 123 125 118 122 104 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-S 2 Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 Do. 5 per cent lOO Do. Inscribed stock 100 Cape G. Hope. 6 p (0,473 100 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 Do. ItiVU 10 ,, Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 N.8.G0v.6 ylOO 'Jo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G ow. sp. c., 1860 100 Do. SP. c.,1571 to 187(1 100 Do. d0..1888 do upwd w 100 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO S. Aus,Gop.c.lB7E..& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&,July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap..toot, 100 1111 1 inoil i 91i 9 8 / 1 i ICti 11 10' 94 a I Share, 13.14 6.4.0 19.16.41 12.10 111 112 108 110 108 I'o 101 101 k 991 t 1001 109 111 'llO 112 1110 112 112 ;11 11(13 109 1 100 101 98i 994 974 98 109 111 109 110 108 110 107 109 106# 1064 nu] SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAX 3, 1862. LAW-THIS D Y. SPO2tUr G NOTES. Closlnv Price Pai i. finsiness done SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) MODEL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE-THE CONFIDENT LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE CO. V. BARNETT-WILSON. These were actions upon promissory notes. In the first case it seemed from the evidt nee that one of the parties to the note was a minor, who had also insured his life for £2O. Plaintiff's agent said that no money had been lent on the policy, and his Honour said he could not make any order upon the minor, therefore judgment would be against the one defendant only. In the second case an elderly woman came forward and complained i hat when she took one instalment her card was detained, 67 72 102 102 i G}•l 1021 i 8i 9 83 86 81 84 80 83 5 1:P 102 102 f 10 ?6 104 24 25 70 74 61 43 39 42 45 4S 37 10 35 .40 ]O2 102 f pr pj His Honour—Well, plaintiff, where is this card ? Plaintiff's agent—She must have it. The card has no bearing upon the case, as she had a receipt with every pay ment. His Honour—This is a very strange kind of business for a fire and life office. Plaintiff's agent--I do not think your Honour should make such remarks on a most respectable office. His Honour—We will see. How many fire policies have you issued ? Agent—Not one. His Honour—And yet you call yourself fire office. Agent—We did not think it prudent to do fire business. His Honour—How many lives ? Agent-30,000. His Honour—You have issued 30,000 life policies, and have you lent money on each ? Agent—Certainly not. His Honour—What is the highest amount of any policy ? Agent—£l,ooo. His Honour—How many shareholders have you ? Agent-100. I will not swear to 100. There may be 90. I cannot swear to 80, or 70, but I will swear to 60. There are 8 directors, whose names are published in a pro spectus. The society is regestered under the Joint Stock Companies Act. I think that bill will tell by its number how many borrowers we have accommodated. His Honour—This bill says 162, but you will not swear that is all the loans you have made in 6 years ? Mrs. Wilson said she had paid plaintiffs more than they had given her credit for, and as the card was not produced his Honour refused to adjourn the case for any books, and gave plaintiffs a verdict for the amount admitted. 1014 102 i 124 124 8 102 104 93 c 5 91 95 1014 1021 £4 96 91 93 5 7 4 6 103 i 1044 P 20i 203 v 9 100 POLICE---THIS DAY. BOW-STREET, THIS DAY. A foreigner, named Baench, was placed at the bar charged with obtainings goods by false pretences. Mr. James Tennant, of 149, Strand, mineralogist, said— I received a letter by post on the 22d of November last, asking the price of a certain collection of minerals for the purpose of studying geology. 1 enclosed a prospectus, and afterwards an order was received fur a five guinea collection. The box was sent off directed to F. BaPnch, Esq., 59, Union street, Portsea, on the 27th of December. I after wards received another letter acknowledging the receipt of the box, and also ordering some books on geology. They were sent off to the same address. The prisoner promised on the receipt of the books to send a cheque on the London and Westminster Bank. It did not arrive, and I heard no more about the prisoner till the 19th of April, when I re ceived another letter evidently directed in a feigned hand, and signed Caroline Berg, from a place in Hertfordshire. Suspecting it was the same party, I sent a prospectus, and af erwarls received another letter, signed Caroline. Mr. Corrie—Have you any persons to identify the letters you produce. Witness—The prisoner admitted writing them when I charged him with the offence yesterday. In the last letter I received there was a post-office order for 15s. for a map. Yesterday the prisoner called upon me to exchange the m - lp I had sent its directed for something else. I happened to be packing up a specimen precisely similar to that I had sent to Port: ea. I continued talkir g with him for some time, when I asked him if he had not gone by the name of Baench. He at first denied it, but afterw ar d s h e said ho had, and I then showed him the letter I had received from Portsea, when he said that he wrote it. I told him I had not received the money, and should not let him leave the shop until he had given some explanation. He then pulled out of his pocket a paper containing several pawnbrokers' tickets, one of which was for a cabinet- of minerals, which ho told me was the one I had sent to him, and that if I would let him go he would pay me for it. This I declined and sent for the police and gave him into custody, The prisoner did not deny that he had written the letter. Mr. Corrie was of opinion that the false pretence had not been made out. The prisoner said he expected money from abroad on New Year's-day, but it did not arrive, and that was the reason he did not send the mr nay. Mr. Corrie suggested that the best thing to be done was for Mr. Tennant to get back his property; and as it had been pawned in London, and the prisoner offered to make some arrangement for its return, it would be the wisest course to consent to such a proposal. The mater was then arranged out of court. TIPS OF THE PROPHETS FOR THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. BEACON, of Bell's Life. - Having curtly glanced at tho doinss of the likely bel ligerents for the Two Thousand of 1862, it only remains for me to say that, overlooking The Marquis, an outbreak of whose temper I dread, Aivediston, Wingrave, and Caterer are all bound to finish in the front rank, and seeing that the public running of last year has hitherto borne out this, I give the preference to itailways I,Vt !anti() Lir St Lawrence Born., Barodadz. Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New . Do. Preference Buffalo, Bran t,dr.God rich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 16;9 Cletitta.LtS.EaStn. Cape Town As Dock Seri] Demerara !Eastn. Bengal gu. 6 p. East Ind:an, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.• Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiaPenln.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W,of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 1878. Madras. guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Do. 4.t do ........ Sielb.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds. Newßranswick at Can& Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share , Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital do. - .. Do. do. Land do. .. .... Scinde 1 . . Do. Punjaub .'... .. a a E Do. Do. .. ..... 'd el, TT Do. Indus. St. Flo. g a . rinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. Weis - - P 1 11 11 12 44 4 2ip, tS Y 4 MI 151 Si 9 20 21 41 42 8 10 74 45 (0 4 61 63 4 3i 13 15 12i 121 86 10 I pm 3 1 31p 33 34 7 i 8 i 101. )(a 21 22 AN D S 1 of each s, 102 104 80 82 103 105 92 95 103 10.5 i d pr 102 103 9} lo ipm: ipm given half subsequen MARLBOROUGH STREET, THIS DAY. NOVEL AND INGENIOUS MODE OF ROBBING JEWEL LERS.—MichaeI Mangan, a tall young man, was charged with the following a tempt to rob Mr, De Loche, jeweller and watchmaker, of 1, Old Compton -street. The prisoner went into the shop of Mr. De Loche with a companion, and asked to be shown some guards and then some time-pieces, and while they were being shown, the prisoner was observed very busily poking the knob of a stick towards a gold watch on the bench, the stick evidently having e wire hook attached to it. Mrs. De Loche, who was looking under the parlour blind, seeing the prisoner at last raise the watch ran out and seized him, upon which he ran out of the shop, but was pursued and caught by Mr. Barrow, an engraver, residing in Compton-street, and then handed over to a constable, Cronin, 215 C, who, on search ing the prisoner, found only 4s, ld. on him, notwithstand ing he said he wanted to purchase a gold chain. Cronin said, while at the court, the prisoner asked him whether he thought the magistrate could :ettle it. Mr. De Loche said the watch belonged to a customer, and was of the value of £5. The prisoner who is, from his conduct, evidently not unacquainted with police court proceedings, was remanded. It is almost superfluous to state that the prisoner's com panion made off on his friend being taxed with the robbery. THAMES THIS DAY. CAUGHT IN TUE FACT.—George Park, a labourer, aged 42, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing one ounce of tea, the property of the St. Katherine Dock Com pany. It appeared that yesterday evening a dock watchman, named James Mitchell, hearing a hammering and the noise of a tea chest, or package being forced open on the C quay, went there as quietly as possible, and saw the prisoner stooping over a chest of tea, and in the act of putting some into a bag. The watchman cautiously approached and sprung upon the thief as he was taking another handful of tea out of the chest. The prisoner being thus caught in jiagtante daieto, roared out for mercy and dropped the bag, which contained about an ounce of to,, It was capable of holding two pounds. The lid of the tea chest was taken off and the contents exposed, The chest was in a perfect state half an hour before the prisoner was captured. A stout and formidable knife with traces of lead with which the tea chest was lined was found upon the prisoner. The prisoner in defence said he picked up the tea on the quay, Mr. Selfe--Will you have the case settled here or prefer being committed for trial. The prisoner —Settle it here, if you please. Mr. Selfe-1 don't be,ieve you did pick up the tea, and if you did you had no right to it. A good deal of this pil fering is going on, and I shall not treat cases of this kind as unlawful possession. I find you guilty of larceny, and sentence you to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour. A MALE SHOPLIFTER.—CharIes King, aged 29, calling himself a weaver, of No. 17, Flower-and-Dean•street, Spitalfields, was brought before Mr. Selfe ch irged with stealing three skeins of silk, value 65., and two reels of twist silk from a trimming sh op in Lower Chapman-street, St. George-in•in-East. It appealed from tbo evidence of Miss Henrietta Amelia Vincent, the daughter of Mr. Vincent, proprietor of a trimming shop, that the prisoner came there yesterday and asked for silk. Several parcels were shown him, and he bought two skeins and a drachm of twist for 4d., and left the shop. Directly afterwards Miss N in cent missed three skeins of silk thread and two reels of silk twist from the window. The property was there immediately before the prisoner entered the shop, and the articles sold to the prisoner, and which he had selected, wore close to him. Miss Vincent had placed them on the counter while she was serving the prisoner. The young lady pursued the prisoner imme diately she missed the things, and called out " Stop thief." The prisoner took to his heels, and after a long chase was overtaken by a police-constable named Byford, 202 K, who found the stolen Iroperty upon him. The prisoner came from a thieves' colony, and had been in custody before. The value of the silk stolen from Mr. Vincent's shop was 20s. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Selfe—l have no doubt you are a professional thief, but no former conviction is proved against you. The sen tence is that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four calendar months. THE ALBERT MEMORIAL FUND.—The total amount of contributions received for the Memorial Fund up to yesterday is about £48,500. CAPTURE OF A TORTOISE.--A singular capture, that of a young living tortoise, in our Cliffe brook, took place on Tuesday last, by a son of Mr. House, gardener to Archdeacon Bonney. He Nras fishing with a bow net, and at first thought it was a crayfish. There have been seen several tortoises, and their appearance is accounted for in this way. Last summer a large tortoise left a garden ad joining the mill dam, hence the young ones. Is it not strange they should live through the winter in our waters? It is now alive, and in tl;ke possession of Dr. Bonney.— fieginford Mercury. A LVEDIST ON, next to whom I expect to see Nottingham finish, despite his having failed to answer the question asked him the other day, as there is so much merit in his having defeated Rising Sun at the weights he did, I am inclined to disregard his not having also beaten his stable companion Man at Arms —the task set him being, in my opinion, beyond the ability of any three year old. RHYMING RICHARD, of Bells Life. It is but too true—at each stride he compounds, With "Buckenhara!" "Win grave!" Newmarket res -, unds; One moment's suspense, and the conflict is done, The Two Thousand is over, and WINGRAVE has won. Like the firo of some dim " ineffectual" star, So pales the bright splendour of Old Calabar. WHALEBONE, of Bell's Life. DEAR BELL,—As on the feve of the great race for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes you are wont to allow the: different seers to prognosticate to the public, I beg to say that I think the Criterion form of last year will be found to be correct, and that the penalty off Wingrave will allow him to revesre his position with Nottingham, and the result of the Two 1 housand Guineas, 1862, be-- Old Calabar 1 Wingrave Nottingham TorettsToxE, of the Era. To conclude, we must admit to a difficulty in choosing between Wingrave, Alvediston, Caterer, The Marquis, and Nottingham, whom it is hardly possible to measure with Instructor, Buckenham, Laughing Stock, and the Clarissa Colt, and thus it is a very open race with the lot. But with everything right concerning OLD CALABAR, we shall hardly require to look for anything out of the above lot, and we must admit to a belief he is not settled yet. Failing him, however, there is a chance Baron Rothschild will secure the stake by the aid of W IN GRAVE . And under any circumstances the latter is a good place investment. 111traarms' Doa, of Era. I fancy that Caterer, on is ore ground, will beet orl Cher orses wot cams ergi im from other lokallities, an In structor is worth loackin for er place. OBSERVER, of the Fiat?. I think I can do nobetter than follow the good old course of public running, and shall therefore predict The Marquis or Alvediston as the winner of the greatest Two Thousand that has been run for years. VATICINATOR, of Sunday Times. Let me avow my belief that Caterer will carry off the "blue riband of Newmarket," on Tuesday, and, if beaten, it will be by either the Marquis or Wingrave. Since writing the above The Marquis has been supplanted in the betting by Alvediston, but my opinion remains unaltered. FLT-BY-NIGHT, of Weekly Time:. As your readers will have all early discerned in what quarter my fancy lays, I will, without further preface, ex press my confidence in CATERER, with the firm belief that Wingrave will finish one of the first three, AUGUR, of Sporting L. I confide with every feeling of reliance in the chances of The Marquis and Caterer, and in standing upon one of the pair, shall let John Scott and THE MARQUIS represent my interest. For a useful place "investment" let me once more suggest that the outsider, Buckenhain, may not be found unworthy of the consideration of my readers. "Argue," of the Morning Post, has not yet passed his opinion on the Two Thousand; but theue is no doubt he will give 'William Day's horse Alvideston, On Monday I will give my selection. A FRESH MAN. CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY. Speculation in the City to-day appears almost at a standstill. Old Calabar does not seem to improve his position in the betting, as 10 to 1 can be easily obtained against him. Nottingham, about whom 10 to 1 was taken yesterday, has retrograded a point or two, and 12 to 1 can be now had.—The only noticeable feature in the Chester Cup is the advance of Litneflower from 50 to 33 to 1, taken.—The following quotations may be relied upon as correct : TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Alvediston (taken and offered) sto 1 agst The Marquis (taken) sto 1 agst Caterer (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 10 to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered) 12 to 1 aget Nottingham (taken) 20 to 1 agst Instructor (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) 30 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Buckenham (taken) 33 to 1 aget Laughing Stock (taken) ONE THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Imperatrice (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Bertha (offered) sto 1 agst Ethel (offered) CHESTER CC P. 6 to 1 agst Zodiac (taken) 10 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Vest colt (taken) 33 to 1 agst Litneflower (taken) THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Bucktone (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Ensign (offered) 15 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Zetland (taken) 40 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.. FnmAY. For the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, Alvediston was freely supported at 4 to 1, without making any alteration in the position of The Marquis, who remained quite as firm as he was yesterday, and had friends at 9to 2. There was a little speculation on the One Thousand Guineas, for which event Bertha, Imperatrice, and Hurricane were backed against the field at evens, but subsequently the field had the call, 60 to 50 being laid against them. With the exception of Simla receding a little, 20 to 1 being laid against her, there was no change on the Cheater Cup. No thing was done on the Derby. Closing prices TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Alvediston (taken) 9to 2 agst The Marquis (warred) 6to 1 agst Caterer (offered) 9to 1 agst Nottingham (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wing,rave (offered) 20 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (offered) 25 to 1 agst Instructor (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Buckenham (offered) ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Bertha (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Imperatrice (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Hurricane (taken) 6to 1 agst Ethel (offered) 7to 1 agst Cautoniere (taken and offered) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Buckstone (offered) 15 to 1 aget The Marquis (taken) 20 to 1 agst St. Alexis (offered) CHESTER CUP. 6to lon the field (offered) 11 to 1 aget Fairwater (taken) 16 to 1 agst Simla (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vest colt (offered) 25 to 1 agst Sappho (taken) 25 to 1 agst Brighton (offered) 30 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) THE COVENTRY RIBBON TRADE. —W e (Birming , ham Daily Post) are glad to notice that the staple trade of Coventry has recently undergone a very sensible improve ment, and even those who have all along entertained the most gloomy forebodings, aro beginning to admit that they do not altogether despair of that city being in a highly prosperous condition once more. It is true that most of the large factories are not doing very much, and several of them are still entirely closed, yet a walk through the sheets of p the city in whi c h th e wea vers p r incipally reside will a ff or d most satisfactory information with regard to the improved state of trade. In almost every houso where there is a workshop attached the noise of the shuttle will be heard, most conclusively testifying to the fact that the weavers have no longer cause to complain that they have got no work to cb. It is gratifying to learn that this work is chiefly being done in execution of orders, and not for the accumu lation of stock, a practice which has heretofore been so de trimental to the interests of the trade. In short, it is ad mitted on all hands that trade is undergoing a real and substantial revival, and the visits of buyers have of late been numerous, instead of "few and fat betwcon," which unhappily has for so long a time been the case. With re gard to the Godiva procession, the subscription in aid of the pageant has been augmented by contributions of £lO from Sir Joseph Paxton, ALP', and a similar sum from the Earl Craven. POLAND.^FLOGGING TO DEATH —The Breslau Gazette reports that a Jew of Siedlce, Poland, having in sulted a soldier, was dragged to the guardhouse, and there by order of the commanding officer, so dreadfully flogged that he expired under the blows.—Jewisi Chronicle. f 100 15 all 100 FOREIGN RAIL Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes ....... Bah.ttS.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine itz Copiapo ............... Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ....... Eastern of France .... Grand Rua guar. 6 p. C. Gt. Luxcm., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lyons 85 Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares _..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) xua. 7 p. et Rm.. Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent Pref..... San Paulo, Lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust. &Lomb VeneCin S. East Portugal 7 p ct. Southern of France.... West Fiandern ...... Do. 5i p c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. :A PREFERENCE SH 'ends continent on the RES Profits *Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 Cornwall 4i p.c. ga.perp all *E. Anglian, Cis B, 0 p.c. 100 * Do. Clse, 7 p.c. 100 Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 Lond'n, Brig'tn, dm, 44 per cent . lB5B 100 Do. do. 4 per ct 1860 100 Do. do. 4, per ct 1801 100 Do. do. 4 per et 1861 31 Lon. do Chat'm, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 p.c 7i Lon. &S. Western 44 p.c. 100 North British £lO Grua.. ail Shares, 1861 *ScottishCentral 4i p.c lOO irred. pref S.-Eastern 44 p.c. 1859.; all Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.) 5 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 3) allure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any Divid its (Phi lack) A. 1 :red Conso Rritish Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Taviat ) East Bassett (Mogan). • East Caradon East Carn Brea E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus.... G.Wheal Ada. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville .. flerod's-Foot iiingston Downs Lady Bertha blargaret (IJny Lelant) Mark e Valley.. Ilßyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Mogan) S. Wii '1 Basset alto ;au) North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lel nt.) Surtridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S.... Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Crort West Basset (illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard)l West Seton Wheal Baseet Wheal Buller (Itedruth) Whuti Edward (Cals.) Wheal Ki tty (U. Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) I Wheal Tre►awney (Lis.) BRITISH AIINES. 3.9.3 29 31 420 430 12 44 281 391 121 121 21 3} 13 15 3} 3} 4* 4 1 6 10 104 id par 34 44 21 3+ 2+ 2+ 5 6 40 42 335 45 21 3} 97a 102} 32 13 1* 1 11 12 4 a 2 13 a 32 260 270 1 95 100 60 83 lf la 12 13 11 13 16 17 NES. 1 ]i - 29 31 6 8 d ipm p 22 24 I 61 74 d Van 1 2 4 1 Pm 52 51 6 1 7i 126 128 54 58 57 59 P 8 100 id par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService 13,- 50 88 90 89 2 10 Australasia all 65 17 25 Bank of Egypt. all 24 24 231 100 Ba,k of London ... - - 50 British North American all 54 .56 55; t 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 201 201 25 CII.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 34 S 5 34 1 100 City ... 50 93 96 100 Colonial ... -.- ... ... 25 89 40 >O.ll Corn. Bank of Canada.. all - - par 20 Eng., Scot.,* Aus. Ch.. all 181 191 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - - 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 251 251 251 20 Do. new all 25 z 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO 1 ipm 'lO ) 100 London & Westminster 20 79 80 80 791 100 Metrop. & ProvinL Bnk. 10 1 d pr 100 Nat. Prov. of England 4? -- .... 20 Do. new .. ,••• 12 - - 50 Nationalßank ....... 25 - - 26 Ne ~ South Wa1e5...... all 39 11 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 51 52 511 20 Otto ran Bank . 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new - - 25 South Australia .., ... all 36 37 25 Union of Australia ... . all 43 45 - 50 Unto of London .- .. .. - . 100 Unity .... MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Alevican Mint.. 10 Atlantic IL Ml. Stm (1d) 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 10 Berlin Water (Limited) 50 British American Land 50 BALMag,r. Tel. A. (Lim 20 Do. 8.7mc.ti111852 (Lim 20 Do. C. (Limited)..,.. 32i Canada Land . 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smltg Do. Pref. 74 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. a p ct. Perpet. Deb E.lndia & Lon. Ship A Do. B E.lndia Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigati m Great Ship l ,imited) Do 17 p ct Preference Indian Carrying (Lim.) Lon. District TeL (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.; Do. 8 per cent. pref National Dia. Co. (Lim.) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) Netherlands Land Do.B p.c.Pret.iss.ati die N.Br.&NovaScetiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.). Orintl. In. Steam(Lim) Peclß.Lnd. & Min.(Lim) Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea&ln.TeLg.44p.c Rh ymney Iron RioDoto.. Austin. Inv.(Lim.)usw Jan N iroe City Impts Royal Mail St eam Scot. South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. d 0...... TelegrPph to Ind a (L.) Trust and Agency et Austrlasia (llin) let is. r.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. e fi'dOm Tel. Co. (if n .) Ir an pitmen's L nd 2i all all 100 100 100 all all all all 103 all 19 20 2 3 284 41 51 29 32 18 20 9 11 114 118 12 15 15 87 105 ICD 105 109 Oi Par ipm lot 2* 21 25} 2 6 6} 6 3) 3#d U 11 21 3 34 9 p id lb 4 14 13 16 1 11 If 14 If 6 7 55 57 69 71 10 12 19 195 17 19 45 55 254 26 59 52 135 140 32 M 4161 id 4p fd 4p 1 9 91 1. FOREIGN MI kustralian BonAccord Copper, L im. Brazil Land & Clarendon Cons.3linCo Cobre Copper !lop Caiiula Silver Dun Moun.Cop. M in kr. CO East Del Eey (Limited) Fortuna. ... General Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian, If ariqui to N.RhineeopofS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... Port Philip Santaßarbara GldMine scottish Austrin. St. John del Rey (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited) 28.2.8! 1 DOCKS. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock Commercial stock Do. 4 per Ccnt.Pret.Min stock East and West India stock London .••••• stock St. Katharine. stock Southampton st.,ck Victoria 20 Do NPR? — all all All all 100 104& 21 26 i 1021 2 7f t 17i 1 li i 124 S 81 I 21 'OCKS , parate Year. -year not to be tt half year. '114.6 3.0.0 7.10.( 561 176 6.15. t , 8.12 4.14 1.14. 4.3.0 12.3 2.3 0 2.2.9 1 3.11.6 28.9. LAMBETH ELECTIOK THIS DAY. STATE OF THE POLL. ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Dou i ton 2477 Sleigh ............ ... 336 "Wilkinson • • TWELVE O'CLOCK. Doniton. Sleigh Wilkinson, ONE 0' CLOCK. ..... . 2928 .... . 4ll 241 Mr. Doulton Mr. Sleigh .... Mr. -Wilkinson . CLOSE OF POLL.— FOUR O'CLOCK. D0u1t0n.................... 5264 Sleigh ........ • Wilkinson ..• 754 ........ 336 3,566 503 Majority ... • • . • . . 4928 DESMUCT/VE FIRE A AT h Loss OF THREE LIVE S'. Yesterday morning, shortly before 3 o'clock, a destructive fire broke out in the extensive premises of Mr. Bristow's cooperage, Dockhead,Bermondsey. The fire was discovered by the police, and before an alarm was raised the flames shot high in the air, illuminating the metropolis for miles around. The powerful steam engine of Messrs. Shand and Mason was shortly on the spot, followed by the floating steam engine of the Southwark-bridge, as well as the land engines from many other places, but the flames spread with amazing rapidity, although a good supply of water was obtained and the engines were got to work in a most admirable manner under the direction of Captain Shaw, M. R. Henderson, and foreman Jerrard, many thousands pounds worth of property was destroyed, as well as the adjoining premises. Cause unknown. The loss will fall on the Union, Atlas, and other offices. Another fire, attended with the loss of three lives, broke out on the premises of Mr. Kent, Berkeley street, St. John's-lane, Clerken well. The discovery was made by Miss M. F. Kent, who immediately endeavoured to arouse the inmates, which was done with great difficulty. Nineteen persons were on the premises at the time of the outbreak. They endea voured to escape by the staircase, but were beaten back by the flames, and then made their way for the windows ; four of them were rescued by Mr. S. Hedges, of the Ship Tavern, Berkeley street, to whom much credit is due. The engines having got to work, under the direction or Engineers Flinn and Perryer, the flames were extinguished. As soon as the fire was sufficiently cooled the bodies of Miss M. F. Kent, Miss S. A. M. Kent, aged 14 years, and Arthur Kent, aged 15 months, were found in the back room on the second floor burnt to a cinder. Shells were procured, and the bodies conveyed to the workhouse. The cause is unknown. The loss will fall on several insurance offices. MARKETS--THIS DAY. COVENT GARDEN. Our market to-day has been well supplied with vegetables but scantily with fruit. For most kinds of produce there has been a fair demand, at the annexed rates : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 5 0 to 10 0, Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 ' Grapes, per lb 8 0 to 12 0 Foreign do 2 6 to 3 0 , Itielons, each Peaches, perdoz 0 0 to 0 6, Nectarines, per clz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 0 0 to 0 0 ) Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 5 0 to 10 0 i Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0 , Apricots, per doz 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. sd. Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 4 oto 4 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Damson ......0. oto 0 0 Strawberries pr ,t 1 6to 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Itaspberries,prpt 0 oto 0 VEGETAULES. Greens, dz bunch 3 oto 4 0, Shallots, per lb .. 0 10 to 1 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 3 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 0 Celery, per ditto 0 10 to 1 6 Brocoli, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Potatoes, per ton 120 to 210 01 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr pun 0 4so 0 8 i Small salad. p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Peas, per 4 sieve 12 oso 0 0, Alushrooms.p ptl. 2 oto 2 6 Turnips, dz bunch 2 OCO 3 6 1 Artichokes, each 0 6to 0 8 Carrots, pr do 3 6to 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 6to 1 6 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 01 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv.l2 oto 0 0 , Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Bros. sprouts, h.s. s 6to 1 9 i Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, hf. sv l6to 1 9 ; Capsicums, per do 00to 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 6to 0 9 Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 6 French beans, 100 2 oto 3 0 ; Asparagus, pr do. 3 oto 6 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 1 Seakale, par bun. 10 to 2 6 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to lOs Od; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 4s Od to 6s Od; goslings, Gs Od to 8s Ott; ducklings 2s 6d to 5s Od ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 10d to is 2d • pigeons, 6d to 10d each; la rge S urrey f ow l s , 8s Od to 16s Od ; chickens, 5s Od to Os Od ; barn-door fowls, Os Od to Os Od; capons, Os Od; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os ; snipes, Os Od to Os; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Oki ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, 5s Od to 6s Od ; roasting pigs, Gs Od to 8s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, lld to is Id ; English, is Id to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 6s to 8s Od; French do., 5s Od to Gs Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is Sd to 2sod ; trout, Us Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pel lb. ; turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; cod, Is Od to .5s Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; doreys, Is Od to 10s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s Od ; plaice and garnets, Od to Os Od cash; soles, Od to Os Od per pair; common oysters, —s to —s ; natives, ---s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to 9s; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od to Os Od per dozen; mackerel, 40s; fresh herrings, Os per 100 ; bloaters, Os per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 69 8d ; veal, 3s lOd to 4s .10d ; and pork, 38 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Eeef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb 58 8d to 6s 8d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 81d, of household do., 6d to lid per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3 3 ,d ; 641 b to 721 b, 31d to 21c1 ; 721 b to 801 b, 3 dto 3/d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4id ; 881 b to 961 b, 4id to 44c1 ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 8s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light 2s Cd to 4s; do. full, 6s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, Os 6d to llsOd ; Downs, Gs 6d to 8s 6d ; lambs, 2s Gd to 45 2d; shearlings, Is Id to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIPIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os ; clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 .18s to £2 2s per load. A slow demand ; supply only moderate. CLMBERLAND.--Mealow ha.l, 12 Os to ./6 Os clover to., .t 3 lOs to 1.6 Os; and straw, 18s to f 2 2s per load. Trade Inactive. LL tmEcEtAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 0= to f 5 Os; (low) e 3 lOs to £6 Os ; and Rh aw, in n IS , £2 2s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly at barely late rates. COAL N (krioes of Coal per 'lon a ARE ET. t the close of the market. 'Walker Primrose 12 6 West Hartley lb 0 Hartlepool West Hart ley s. d. Buddle's West Hartley 15 0 l'anfield Moor Butes..l2 6 Wylarn West Wylam 14 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting 24 0 Do. Anthracite 21 6 Holywell Ball's Primrose l2 6 Bate's West Hartley 14 6 Grey's West Hartley— 14 3 Lambert's West Hart- _ _ Walls End. s. d. Camop .......16 3 Hough Hall .......... 16 0 South Kelloe.. ........ 10 6 Sheriff Hill 14 6 Franawollgitte l6 0 Hedley 15 0 ley 15 0 Ships at market 57; soli, 36. SHIPPING---THIS DAY. LONDON, May 3.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; strong breeze, and cloudy weather ; it is much colder. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGEETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, May 2—Jessy, and Providence, from Guernsey; Rosebud, from Dunkirk ; Hotfning, from Frederickstad. Arrived, May 3— Skyjold, from Nykiobing ; Renl ina Eli se , and Maria, from Emden ; Amphitrite, from Moul mein; Achilles, from Stralsund; Lightning, from Dant zic ; Favorite, from Antwerp ; Antelope, from Hergosund ; Dublin Lass, from Guernsey ; Astrea, from Randers ; Tjetzina, Jacobs, from Groningen; Cosmopolitan, from Hamburg ; Douglas, from Gottenburg. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Off Dungeness, May 2.—Antipodes, from Harwich, for Shanghae. Pacsea, May 2—Azorian, schooner, from Teneriffe; Fuller, brig, from Lisbon ; John Barring, from Alexandria; Linton, from Belize; Challenge, barque, from the Black Sea —all for London. PROPOSED VOLUNTEER DEMONSTRATION AND ENCAMPMENT AT SOUTHEND.—The Secretary of State for War and the General Commanding•in-Chief having been pleased to approve of a demonstration for the defence of the town of Southend, by volunteer corps, to take place on the afternoon of Saturday, the 14th of June next, and the encampment of such corps as may be able to do so for two nights in the vicinity of that town, the commanding offi cers of volunteers, who may desire their corps to take any part in these proceedings, are requested to communicate their wishes to the Secretary of State for War, through the lords lieutenant of their counties, as early as pos sible, stating the hour that it will suit them to bring their corps to Southend, whether by railway or steam boat, and the duties they are ready to undertake. The railway companies connected with Southend will be pre pared to grant return tickets upon very moderte terms, from Saturday, the 14th, until Tuesday, the 17th of June. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. —The May ge neral meeting of the National Rifle Association will be held at Willis's•rooms on the 17th inst., at half-past two o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Lc; , President of the Association, in the chair. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING-THIS DAY. TAI"FERSALL'S, Tills EVENING. TWO TIIOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Alvediston (offered) sto 1 agst The Marquis (offered) Sto I Caterer (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Nottingham (take 9 to 1) 10 to 1 agst Wingrave (offered) 20 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (taken) 2.5 to 1 agst Laughing Stock (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hubert (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Old Calabar (taken) 50 to 1 agst C%risbrook (offered) 50 to 1 agst Balder (offered) 15 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Itoperatriee (taken) 4to 1 agst Bertha (taken) sto 1 agst Ethel (taken) CHESTER CUP. sto 1 agst Zodiac (take 6to 1) 15 to 1 agst Stampedo (taken) 20 to 1 agst Fairwater (offered) 25 to 1 agst Simla (offered) E Y. 1 1 5 3 t t o o 2 1 a a g g: tt TheßuT: L i o o p r i ß i (taken) (taken) n ) 25 to 1 agst St. Alexis (taken) 40 to 1 agst Spite (taken) ARRIVALS AT NEWMARKET. Bivouac, Matador, Piccador, Carbineer, Confectioner, Umpire, Evenhand, Olive Branch, Amy, Wallace, Rubi on, Vivid, Tornado, Batsman, Miss Whip c (2 yrs), Drake, Flutter colt (2 yrs), Drake's dam colt (3 yrs), Brazenose, Miss Sarah f (3 yrs), Physalis f (3 yrs), Coali tion f (3 yrs), King of the Forest, Lord Albert, Miss Whip (5 yrs), Makeless t (5 yrs), Clarissa c (3 yrs), Orlando c (3 yrs), Maid of Masham (3 yrs), Senorita c (2 yrs), Brown Bess c (3 yrs) Clarissa colt (3 yrs). The following horses have left Malton for Newmarket The Marquis, C a p e Flyaway, H urricane, Welcome, Van guard and Sweetsauce. THE ELEC'T'IONS IN PRUS474. A letter from Berlin, dated April 29, says :—The one engrossing event of the day is naturally the elections, which show, as far as their results are yet known, the complete triumph of the party of progress, whose most sanguine expectations appear to have been surpassed. 'To speak first of the capi tal. Here they have gained the only seat which they did not succeed in obtaining at the last elec tions. Of the four electoral districts into which Berlin is divided, the first, which comprehends the west part of the town on the left bank of the Spree, is the richest and most aristocratically inhabited, and particular importance is attached to its choice. A meeting was held last night of the wall/manner, who had been elected for that district in the morn ing. The well-known Radical deputy Waldeck was voted into the chair, and the names of a number of candidates were brought forward. The Constitu tional party proved to be very much in the minority. Of those candidates proposed by them not one ob tained the requisite number of votes (50) entitling them to be accepted as such by the Assembly, while Messrs. Twestem,Taddel, Waldeck, Carlowitz, Pro fessors Eoeckh and t•ybel, and others of the Forts chritt party, were chosen by an immense majority. The proceedings were very animated. M. Twe sten made a speech of considerable length, which was received with enthusiastic applause. The accounts from the provinces published in this morning's papers, and others which have since been received, are in great part favour able to the Liberals. At Konigsberg, out of 344 wahlnzanner, 287 are Fortschritt, 27 Con stitutional, 13 Conservative; at Dantzig, out of 287, 261 are Fortschritt ; Potsdam, 102 against 56 ; at Breslau the Fortschritt's party has 300 out of 521; at Gorlitz 102 out of 111 ; Erfurt, 115 out of 124. In not a few of the elections already known the whole of the teahlmanner (with here and there one or two exceptions) are of the decided and Liberal party. Most of the teahlmanner of this party ob tained very large majorities, and few of their elec tions were closely run. The Catholic party will, as was anticipated, be more fully represented in this Chamber than in the last. From Cologne, Coblents, and other places in the Rhine provinces, the ac counts received are highly favourable to the Libe rals. regards the position of the anti-Liberal, or, as it is commonly caked, the Feudal party, we await further information, which to-night's Kreus Zeitung will doubtless give. The Moderate Con stitutional party will have lost seats. The sole deputy they had for Berlin in the last Chamber, M. Ruhne, had very few hands held up for him at last night's meeting. Their organ, the Berliner 411 g.. Zeitung, makes no remarks on the prospect of the party in its number of this morning, and the papers generally have no articles on the elections, but content themselves with a paragraph or two respecting the general results, and with giving full lists of the wahlmanner chosen in the numerous electoral divisions of Berlin, affixing to their names the initial letter of the party to which they belong, among which one sees column after column of" F." standing for Fortsckritts partei. The Ministerial Stern Zeitung gives no list, nor says a word abnot the elections, save three lines of small print in a back page, which announce that, as it has not been able to get the names of all the persons chosen in the districts of Berlin, it postpones communicating the result of the elections for the capital. Concerning those for the provinces it is equally mute, although others of this ;morning's papers publish the ac counts received from a large number of places. The iberals attribute the much stronger majorities obtained this year than last by their candidates to the injudicious measures of the Government, and especially to the circulars of the Minister . of the Interior and the pressure attempted to be exer cised. The silence of the Government organ is quite intelligible ; it is unpleasant to have to chro nicle the complete defeat of one's friends, and, as far as yet known, there are no consoling circum stances for them in the course the elections bad taken. So the iStern-Zeitung, turning with dis taste from domestic occurrences, fills the whole of its columns, on the morrow morning of a general election, with foreign news. The number of persons who yesterday exercised their electoral right was larger than last autumn. Some officials and persons otherwise dependent on the Government kept awry, but their places were much more than supplied by voters who, on pre vious occasions, had neglected to avail themselves of their privilege. A great many tradesmen who had remained away from Leipsic fair on purpose to vote left last night and this morning for •that city. A commission, consisting of a Prussian naval captain, a shipbuilder, and an engineer, has been appointed to proceed to England to collect informa tion with respect to the construction and advan tages of iron-plated ships. If sufficient knowledge of the subject is not to be obtained there, the cora: mission will extend its journey to France and America. A SOUTHERN LADY ON THE WAR.—Num erous private letters from the South appear in the first number number of the index, out yesterday. The following le an extract :—" We had a great review of all th e compa n ies when General Bragg was here. He wa s splendidly mounted, and as he passed, men cheered him, and the ladies greeted him with their handker chiefs, blessing him from their inmost hearts. His saddle -cloth and saddle was a present from a young lady—a j us t tribute to a brave m an aud a good man. He worke d a great reformation among the soldiers while he was here. His first act w as t o c l ose all the bar-rcoms. Eve r y soldier is at his post. N o perm i ts are granted, unless in cases of sickness, to leave th e camps . Al: business in th e city is suspended after three o'clock. The afternoon is devoted to drilling. Every man is re kept him out a lon g ti me on account o f hi s qu i re d to be a soldier. John, too, h as gone to the army ' • Dr. delicate health; but no one w ith a d rop of b lood in h i s ve i ns can kee p quiet in these times. If I had a dozen sons, I s hould say ' go' to each of them, and could not love them if they were sluggards in such a cause. The women are work ing, too, in their way—nursing at the hospitals, and doing all they ca n t o a id ihe soldiers. I WllB one f a party of ladies who cut out 3,500 sandbags in half a day, 50,000 were ordered, and done almost as soon. We stand ready to do and to die if necessary. Husband, and what is more, Gene ral —, are confident that we can hold Mobile. If the city is shelled, we are beggars. But I would rather live in EnroPe as a lady's-maid or housekeeper than remain here, if tho Yankees are to overrun us. Ido not believe thetao3"n°' or woman of gentle birth or rearing, will want to /lye here with that vulgar klarbarian to rule Over them. _ 4 * Fl made if al 1 all al l it 6} i 5i 5 361 } 1 1 1 t 7 70 41/ 1 2615 1