The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-20 00:00:00

3iONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 17th inst., shows little variation of importance in the bullion. There is a diminution of about a quarter of a million sterling owing to the conti nued shipments of silver to the East, and the demand for gold for export to the continent. The reserve of notes has been slightly augmented, but the active circulation shows a decrease of about a quarter of a million. The public deposits have been increased, but there is about a corresponding decrease in the private balances. In the other se curities, owing to the repayment of loans and the easy state of the money market, there is a moderate falling off. The various items and the changes they present are shown in the subjoined table : Active Circulation £21,676,120 Decrease 00 410 00 00 282,935 Bullion 17,009,147 Decrease .. 222,741 Rest 00 SO 3,440,262 Increase 6,650 Public Deposits .. 6,229,336 Increase .. 317,223 Other Deposits 14 240 460 00 SO SO , Decrease .. 435,469 Seven Day and other Bills .. 845,733 Decrease 10,586 Government Securities 11 209, 668 Increase .. 1,096 Other Securities .. 18,291,096 Decrease .. .. • • 183,472 Notes Unemployed .. .. 9,183,485 Increase .. 22,940 There is still a very moderate demand for dis count accommodation, but the market presents no change of importance. The subscriptions to the Russian Loan have been very numerous, but they have not exercised any influence upon the inquiry for money ; nor is it expected that the tenders for the Indian Loan will create any perceptible move ment, although the subsequent payments may, with other demands, ultimately assist in stimuli ting an advance in the terms of discount. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, rather more business was transacted, 7,000 bales having been sold at previous rates. In the Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon, there was no material alteration. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. The report of the Great Northern Railway was adopted at the meeting, to-day, after some dis cussion. A meeting of the Great Ship Company also took place, to-day, for considering the propriety of issuing the remainder of the share capital (£30,000) in order to get the vessel to sea. An amendment was proposed that a committee be appointed to as• certain the sea-worthiness of the vessel, and the propriety of sending her to sea uninsured, but after some explanation from Mr. Jackson, the chairman, the amendment was negatived, and the original mo tion was carried by a vast majority. Although the market for English Securities is inactive, it continues firm, Consols being 95;3 :11 for money and account, or 1 per cent. higher for money and account. Business has been dull all the week, and at the close increased quietude has pre vailed, owing to the indisposition shown to enter into speculative engagements. The pending nego tiations for the new loans are calculated to exert more influence in checking operations. The Government broker again purchased £15,000 Reduced for the Savings Bank. Bank Stock has advanced to 224 ; the New Threes, to 969 ; the Reduced, to 969 a ; and Exchequer Bills, to 265. prem. India Loan Debentures (1858) are firm, at 95k. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been rather quiet, and prices remain NN ithout any impor tant . change. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 83 to 85 ; ditto New,73 to 75; and the 4 per Cents, are 1021 ; Brazilian ft per Cents, are steady at 944 4; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents at 722 ; ditto Deferred, at 182 ; Mexican, at 20.1 s, and Por tuguese 3 per Cents. are firm at 452. The New Russian Loan is about s to Z- prem. Increased firmness has been apparent in the Railway Share Market; the dealings, however, have not been extensive. Caledonian, North-Eastern (Berwick), and North Eastern (York) improved 55.; Bristol and Exeter, Great Western, North Western, and Midland, 10s.; and South Eastern, £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been very inactive. Lombardo-Venetian old shares remain steady at 10a, and the New at 101 101. East In dian have improved to 1001 ; Great Western of Canada to 14Z- ; and Grand Trunk of Canada de clined to 35. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares show little activity, and prices generally are unaltered. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 i 3 per C ent. Consols Annuities 951 1 1\1 ""v 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bowls, £l,OOO Consols for Account (Sept. 7) 1. 0 / l equer Bills, $l,OOO, lid .. 26 P RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 941 a Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. — D itto Account Ditto Deferred .. tlexican 3 per Cent. -Ditto Account Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish Cow. Cert. of Coup. not funded 44 Dividends on the above payable in London. Turkiph 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account .. 74 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. D itto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 95 Ditto Account COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—.YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 161 11 16 Antwe r p bruasels — 25 27t 2.5 32 Ramburgh Pari s " Short. 25 7t 25 15 Ditto Marseilles 25 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 1171 117 k Vienna 11 95 t 12 Trieste Petersburgh ll 95 12 5 Madrid Cadiz 49 49i Leghorn — 3049 5 30 50 10 Genoa — 25 65 25 70 Naples Palermo — 122 122 f Messina. — 122 122 1 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — •• • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) s9 0 0 0 THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. lightxporr, Aug. 20.—Wind this day at noon, Norther y , „, with fine summer weather. 1 " oßasmount, Aug*.9.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Her ~aiesty's steamer Gorgon, from Sheerness. Sailed—Flora, 4 ° , * Quebec. froLYDE, Aug. 19.—Wi n d W.—Arrived—Trelawnoy, n maica. Sailed—Greenock, for Mauritius ; Archi bald M`Millan for Demerara • Washington, for Quebec ; Attila, for Newfoundland. It g11 " 1 " T wwN) Aug. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— _ c . OO , from Keoria Mooria. NDERLAND Aug. 19.—Wind S.W—Arrived—Robert Watson, from Gebec. LIN for Q ` I ERIeIc Aug. 18.—Wi n d S . W . —S a i led —B oreas , .uebec, (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N.E. Arrived —Robert and M ar y, f rom S underland ; Mary, frona Seaham. Wind N.W., light. Arrived, Aug* 20—Eliza Brindl e y, f ram S t. Lucia ; B' ita, from Paraiba. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Wind GRAVESEND, Saturday M orn i ng. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; weather fine. eagle, f Arrivod om , Aug. 19—Maria Frederic a , f rom Jamaica ; r Oporto. DEAL, Saturday M orn i ng , Wind N. light. B Passed--Vanguard, for Shanghai; B e b ec Vi dart, for biee ; Hope, for Quebec; C rystal Palace, for Swan River —all from London. The steam navigation on the Tigris, organised- Englis.hmen, is in full activity. Ane w steamer, tho agdad, has commenced plying, and has numprous passen gers. S'IJARE MARKET.-( TlllB DAY.) ORDINARY STIARES AND STOCKS. are' Railways. Paid. Closing .Business , Price. , i.lO Iniberg., ,Nottmg. Bost., and Eastern JUP , ) , iOD 1 10 65 61 50 '4elfast and Ballymena all .14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val all j 75 85 oak Birk., Lana., and Chesh Junction lOO 76 7S 15 Blackburn 15 Myth and Tyne )ck lristol and Exeter ~ „ 100 98 99 985 5 )ck 'aledonian >ek Chester and Holyhead ,0 Cork and Bandon all - • O Cork, 111krock, & Passagc• all O Cornwall all 45 65 O Do. A A roves. no div i all u til n6p.cer an .p. 0 Do. B all hasheen pd.toß. 0 Dublin andßelfast June. all 5 Dun.,Pertli,& Abr.Junc all 8 9 81 err Nast Anglian llOO 144 154 ,ek Eastern Counties 1100 564 571 575 , ck Eastern Union A Stockl 100 40 40 , ck Do. do. B Stock 100 27 30 285 5 Do.NNV.A.(Ite.E.U3ds) 84 5 East Kent all i )ck East Lancashire lOO ) East Suffolk ) Do ek Edinburg and Glasgow 100 734 745 744 ck Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 265 27 ) Forth & Clyde Junction all -* ,ek Furness ick Glasgow & South Westn lOO 92 93 ) Great North of Scotland all ck great Northern lOO 100 102 101 ck Do. do. A Stock lOO 82 64 ilk Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 ek Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 103 105 11 Great Western ek Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk 100 55 60 Irish South Eastern all Lancaster and Carlisle all 91 9 5 5 Do. Thirds 14 Do. New Thirds l6 13i 145 p 301 ck Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 954 95 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 d Do. do. £ 9 shares 7 I i d Do. West Riding Union 1 Do. Southport k London and Blackwall all 65 67 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — k Lon.,Brig,hton &S.Coast 100 108 110 ;k London & North Westn 100 945 95 95 5 Do. Eighths k London& South-Westn lOO 91 915 914 5 f L'derry & Coleraine all L'derry & Enniskillen i all 5 7 k Alan., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 35 86 .'"s lletropolitan k Midland lOO 105 106 1055 6 1 Do. Binning. & Derby lOO 81 83 825 Slid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all Do. 5 Shares all NeN*.astle and Carlisle all New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all ki Norfolk lOO 60 62 North. Counties Union 35 35 11 d c North British lOO 585 585 1595 9 4 c Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO c Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 tI Do. B Stock lOO c North-Eastn.—Berwick, 100 89 895 89 4 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase J l6l3 4 15 1 d d c, Do. Leeds 1100 43 44 43 5 I c; Do. York lOO 715 72 72 4 c.Nortli London I 100 102 104 'N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 23 ls. INorth Staffordshire 175 I 4 45 d , North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction' all 6 7 5 : Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver 1100 131 32 Peebles ' all i Portsmouth Ithymney I 10 I Scottish Central lOO 109 111 Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 j 24 25 245 Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 181 83 Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 Sittingbourne & Sheer ' all 35 25 d ISouth Devon lOO 44 46 South-Eastern lOO 745 754 76 55 South Wales ' South Yorks. &Riv. Dun all 60 64 Do. do lB 'Staines, Wok., & Wok all i 8 11 Stockton & Darlington all 1355 565 Do. do. 1855 7 I Do. do. 1858 7 15 (Stockton & llartlepool 165 :Taff Vale lOO r Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Ralf 22 Vale of Neath 1100 'Waterford & Kilkenny 100 'Waterford & Limerick' all I West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal ' all Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 35 31 Do. B I all 71 75 West London 1 all North-Western ~ No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. _J j Peebles 20 Portsmouth West London Do. Ist Class.... a. all all 1 all IDo. 2d Class PREFERENCE SHARES._ Share I Railways. 25 'Blythe and Tyne 1C per! c. pref. (issued at £5O), Stkißris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stockl 20 'Do. do. do. Shares tock iCaledon 210, 44 per cent' 12.10 , Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.1 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 5i pc Stock!Do.do. 5 p. ct . a k ,Cork & Bindon, p. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7& spc l Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... Stock:Do. do. Class C 7 pc.... StockE. Coun. Ex. 5 pit. No.l Stock , Do. do N 0.2 StocklDo. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.l Stock Furness, 5 per cent I Stock,Gl as. &S West.', IL spc 1 Stockpreat Northern, 5 p. ct Stock , Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.c.pm StocklDo. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. R edm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Seotld, Ist pf ' Gt.Sn.Bz W (Ireland) 41 j p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct IDo. Redeemable, 41 pct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct t I Do. Irredeemable, do I I Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares, I Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf 1 shares IDo. do. 5 p. et. pref Do, Birming. guar. stock, I •Do Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. ILan. & York 6 p.c. stock, Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.ll 'Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c No. 4 Lon.& N. W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 1 ate 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy. & Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. 26 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Stock Stock Stock; Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock StoCk Stock 12i 124 { Stock ! Stock'! Stock Stock! 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock; Stock] Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock f3f Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 25 Stock all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all I Do. - Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir.6p.ct Do. 4} p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860, Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s l p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. n m I Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with, option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares i Do. 5 p. C. Ext. Stock,lB46l I Do. p. C. Pref. do. 1847! 11)o. Way.VAL Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per e,ent I Do. New, e•ua, 5 per cent Dek.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. I Do. do. do. all 100 10t, 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1.1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, 11. & S. Purch North Staffordshire 'Ox. WI% & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g, Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db. stkin perpi 'Scottish Central, new pt 'Scottish N.-Eastern debt Do. 34 per c. pref. stock; Do. Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. I Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock.; South Devon, Ann. 108.1 Do. Fixed 4i per cent" South Eastern (Reading' Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is , Do. New do., 2d issue ' South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. g - ua 1 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny,! 6 percent.- all LINES LEA Bedford and Illetchley BuckinOlamshire Clydesdale Junction.. ' Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,v.6p.c.' E Union,HarwichShs. Do. lil'oodbricig-e= — G Is. Barr. &Neil s, Drcl. ' Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest artl pool.Dek. & Rath Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London &Greenwich ' l l Do. Preference Lon.,l'ilby.&Soutend.l Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.&ltedcr,g. 6 p.c ! Mid. BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. 4 Shares ...... A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Sliep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c.' Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6p. C. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn. ED AT FIRE' all Ln & N.W 100 En & N.W 100 Caledonin all E.U.&E C 100 Gt.North.' all E.Counts.l 100 100 I Caledonin 100 Do. all Gt. West. all Yk.N.&Br all Yk.N.Md. all Do. all Do. 100 S. East 100 ' Do. 100 iPeto &Co all Do. REN' 99 101 102 104 16 17 140 145 100 Norfolk 100 'Do . all I LIN W&M all Stk.& Da 100 ( Midland . 5 . 5.6. , 141 Counts all iDo. all iDo. all !Do. 'lfs/ N W) all l & L yk . all I Do. , 100 t.lNortli •18 11 o,Lan.& Yk Ii all 'T Brassoy all IWClean all sfk. & Dar all Do. 100 Gt. West , all L.&Brgtril 1138 142 DOCKS. 9 10 14 11 91 93 7i 'ALS. Closing Bueiness Paid p r i c e. Hone. 100 .- 100 - 100 - 100 - 100 .- 100 - 100 101 103 18 I Closing Business Paid. i Price. Done. I Paid. ' Leasing 1 Cl os i ng Railways.nese i Co.'s. Price. Donee Share Docks. Stock Commerci a l Stock Do 4 per Cent .I'ref . Min Stock East and West India, , Stock! Lon don ..... Stock St. Katharine . Stock Southampton Stock Victoria .... .............. YO Do New ...... Sb are 12.10 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 25 Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock S tuck Stock Stook Stock Stock Stock 1613 4 ' Stock Stock Stock Stock 124 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock, 'Stock, Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, 49 61 96 98 1103 105 51 99 101 61 112 117 107 111 114 116 113 115 1129 131 81 83 415 117 120 122 112 114 1106 108 86 88 97 99 87 E 9 88 90 101 103 92 101 17 18 92 10} 72 74 19 20 9i 10 I 14i 15i 138 190 155 160 8 9 120 123 iP 66 68 139 141 !105 106 I „t P iut 96 91 10 114 111 1110 112 1108 110 96 94 1 4p p 224 234 1122 124 99 101 72 74 122 124 1118 122 101 11 I 241 241 1104 106 1104 106 28 29 33 34 47 63 1(8 110 (14 (35 115 120 91 93 2i 21 98 100 IP 57 59 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 185 GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this com pany was held to-day, at the London Tavern—E. Denison, Esq., the chairman, presiding. The report, which has already been published, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said that the first item in the report had reference to capital account, upon which he wished to make a few more general observations than were generally con tained in reports. He contended that the state of the capital account of the company was the measure of its prosperity, and he referred to the report of Capt. Galton which appeared in The Sun, which corroborated his views on this subject. He thought they would agree with him that the amount expended on railways in this country was frightful. It ap peared that no less than £325,000,000 had been spent on railways, and he believed that 25 per cent. of that sum might have been saved if companies followed the example of the present company by preventing as far as possible the in crease of the capital account. The directors had strictly applied that principle to their operations, and, instead of issuing large sums of money in constructing works, they had, when it was practicable, availed themselves of existing lines for their transit. If other companies had adopted a similar course he was sure their dividends would be much larger than they were at present. To show that he was stating what was correct, he alluded to the fact that, al though the directors had the power of making a line from Doncaster to York, they preferred the using existing lines, and had availed themselves of the lines from Leeds to Wakefield and from Leeds to Bradford. With regard to the south, they had given the Midland the power to run over their line into London, and whenever they could do so with benefit they had followed the same practice. As respected the money expended on capital ac count for the half-year, he would refer them to page 10 of the report. The law and parliamentary expenses were £5,835 12s. 6d., and were incurred in order to enable the com pany to carry out their arrangements with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lancashire Company. The sum of £11,602 2s. Bd. under the head of compensation was applied to the payment of old purchases of land which had been made, and to recent purchases made from the North London Junction. The money expended on works of construction was £38,591 12s. 3d., of which over £,7,000 had been ap plied to the purposes of obtaining goods accommodation for the Midland Company, and the next large item under the head in question was £25,000 for the Sheffield station, which was the result of a negotiation between the two com panies. This time last year they had advanced the Shef field Company £25,000, in order to keep good faith in re ference to traffic receipts, and they had received an equiva lent in being permittted to use the line of that company, a privilege which they had not previously pos sessed. If they had not effected that arrangement, they would have had to lay out about £lOO,OOO. There was a sum of £3,201 under the head of locomotive engines and tenders, which he thought was purposely placed to the capital account. In explanation, he stated that the lines between Wakefield and Leeds, and Leeds and Bradford, were such that it was impossible for the engineer to work without making an alteration in the locomotives so as to meet the description of the gradients on these lines. With respect to revenue, there had been an increase in the traffic of £2133 7s. 10d. which would have been farther increased to the extent of £240,000 but for the reduction in the coal traffic. He next referred the shareholders to page 13 in the report, and said that unavoidably the directors had been compelled to incur large parliamentary and law expenses, in order to defend the property of the company. They were aware of the extent of Parliamentary expenses which he could not help saying were carried to a most improper length, A SIIAREHOLDER.—Ruinous. The CHAIRMAN agreed with the hon. shareholder that these expenses were ruinous. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. PACKE seconded the resolution. Mr. HUGHES made some observations as to the amount of the legal and parliamentary expenses which elicited some discussion. The report was ultimately agreed to, and the proceedings erininated. GREAT SBIP COMPANY. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIL MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share' Railways. 100 18 18 Atlantic & St Lawrence' Leased at 6 per cent.. llom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd, u t:: .. 5 percent ... Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. 13 Buffalo and Lake Huron. Do. New Buffalo,Brant&Godrich p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.l.im. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip I Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. I` Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do.‘ii p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Geelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6; per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp. c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.ot Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. "/3 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent. Do. 4/ p. c. Extension.. 'Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do ,Do. do. Land do f i D DN o oo . .rtho N fl e n w dia Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) jScinde g Do. Punjaub P ej 4tl po. Indus. St. Flo. hc s: '' tSt. Andrews & Quebec A, ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip' 20 -120 100 1 100 190 17i 20 Stock Sto. Stock 100 100 20 20i 20i 100 1 100 100 100 Stock 1 all 113 i all 16, 1 HO 100 1...0. '2B. 6d. I 7 k al 5 100 all all all }lOO 100 all 100 all 1 2s. 1 all all all all all all \l5 1 all Closing f Business Price. Done. 79 81 16& 17 lt 11 d 1 lid 4i 5 d 6jd id i p ld 99 1; 100 ; d 100 i par Doi 1001 19 20 34 36 71 73 91 03 97 98 I t t 1i ld 14a 141 51 51 d 102 104 ;102 104 101 103 97 100 85 90 97 } 85 90 184 19 d 14 1 d, - -0 —d d 19,1 14 11 d 1 1 I d 1 1 di FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 (Antwerp & Rotterdam! all I 44 41 20 !Ardennes I all p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 15 d 5 Belgian East. Ju nc ti on all 1 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France all 25 26 20 Euphrates Valley 29. 20 Great Central of Fran ce all I 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all I 61 61 10 Italian Jnntion 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 21 21p 104 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 85 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 19 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares ; p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 9 10 20 Ottoman, gun. 6 per cent 7 I 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit, all 34 35 20 Paris and Orleans 20 I Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) 20 21 Ad 101 gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Diniaburg 4 , 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. all ! 20 Sambre and Meuse all I 6 6 10 , Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 81 9 20 Southern of France ! 81 'West Flanders all 54 6 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all i 214 224 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. & July 100 1121 1131 1131 121 Do. 6 p.o.l"b.&Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6 p.e.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N. B. Glov.B p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1094 1104 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 984 994 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1091 1104 1101 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 1 108 110 VictGov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 MISCELLAAEOIJS. Share Closing i Miscellaneous. Paid. p Business done ,_L 10 !Anglo-Mexican Mint.. all 131 144 1000 !Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 200 220 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 29 10 Australian Royal Mail. all 1 10 Perlin Water Works ... all 24 3 24 3 10 Do New, issued at X 5 die 8 50 British American Land 14 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 I 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 IDo. C 100 Canada Land 324 107 111 10 'Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.)! all 8 9 Stock I Gop.Min.otEng.&Smltg, all 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. I all 14 11 5 I Do. Preference I all 41 5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 101 104 103 5 Eng. & AtNt. Cop.St.Co all , 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel lOs - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all - 20 Crl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount I 5 11 1/ d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 11 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 5 25 National Discount Co 5 11 11 d 10 Netherlands Land 6 1 10 Do do all 6 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at Idi s all / 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLandl 80 1 N.B.Australasian(Lim.)' all 20 North of Europe Steam{ all 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. d 1 p Stock Peel River Land & Min lOO 50 55 60 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 76 78 50 Do. New lO 9 11 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr lO 1 1p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 61 50 5 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 1 Scot. Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 120 130 25 South Australian Land ll 35 37 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip all 4 1 1 Do. do Regist e r e d all 5 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Can 6 100 vsn DiernPn'a T.anfl ' 114 fi 9 84 BRITISH MINE, Share Mines. p a i d. Closing Business Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) l 2.11.19 45 5L 20 'British Iron ,Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 'Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 435 445 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 170 175 1725 E. WI Russl (Tavistk.) 6.11.0 9 95 Great South Tolgus l7s 135 14 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillac) 11.18.8 14 la G. Wheal Vor(lIelston) 95 1 15 Lady Bertha 'North Frances (Mogan) 85 6 7 ,North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 7 8 iN.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 74 85 s 'Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 12 13 - , Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - 'Sortridge Cons. 3fin.Co. 6s 5 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 24 240 250 ISoeth C. Brea( Mogan). 2 24 25 Wheal Fran.(lllogan)l 18.18.9 160 170 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 24 25 10 'Tin Croft 9 45 41 lUnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d # West Basset (Illogan) l5 121 22 'W. Caradon (Liskeard) lO 1130 135 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 180 190 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 85 95 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 1 54 14 2 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant), 1.7.2 ,12 15 14 135 14 ,Wh'l MaryAnn(Meithe)i 8 36 38 Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.)i 44 26 28 FOREIGN MINES Australian Bon AccordCopp er,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.), Do. St.Johndelßey,Lim. Do. Land and MiningCo.l ;Clarendon Consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica ICobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Mino• Co Fortuna General Linares 'lusitanian Mariquita New Granada N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L ,PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt 'Port Philip. 'Santiago de Cuba 'United Mexican 30 28.2.4 la IP 10 11 41 43 8 9 21 2i 23 24 d I IP 4 5 i I 14 11 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share] Joint-Stock Banks, Paid .I Price. Dane. Closing Business 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk l 50 71 73 40 ' ,Australasia all -- 87 6i 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 24 100 , Sank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo l all 50 1 British North American all 53} 44 20 ,Chtd. Bank of India, &cl 12 par p 100 C4 100 ,Colo y 100 'Commercial of Landon 2O 18 20 20 lEng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 14 151 20 iGen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 'Lon. Char.Bk.otAustral. all 21 214 50 London and County 50 'London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 49 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales - 25 Orient ilk. Corporation all 39 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 19 20 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all -- ^ 25 South Australia I 25 Po. New . .. 25 Union of A ustralia all 48 25 Do. New 2O 59 ;Union of London 100 ;Unity Mutual .. 100 IWeatera ilk of London 50 d SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING.-TIIIS DAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held this day at the London Tavern to autho rise the issue of 30,000 shares in the capital of the com pany, held in reserve by order of the general meeting on the 25th of February, and also to consider the propriety of insuring the ship. The chair was taken by R. J. R. Campbell, Esq. The CHAIRMAN", in opening the business of the meeting, congratulated the pruprictorti 011 tho altered oirettaastarteea to that which formerly characterised their proceedings. The ship was most complete, and the general opinion of the nobleman, members of the House of Commons, and others who assembled on her deck a few days ago was that the state of the ship was one of the greatest efforts of genius and success. The speech of Lord Stanley was calcu lated to raise the highest hopes, and the statement of that nobleman, that the Great Eastern would eventually supersede the overland route, would confirm the idea that was entertained when she was first laid down' on the stocks. (Hear, hear.) It had also been stated that the Great Eastern would glut the different markets of the world, but such prognostications he looked upon as perfectly visionary. Lord Palmerston, Lord Elgin, and the Duke of Newcastle had visited the ship, and had all expressed their highest approbation of all that had been done. At the last meeting, held in February last, 30,000 shares were reserved for issue, and the directors had called the present meeting to agree to the issuing of those shares, which the directors proposed to offer to the share holders, in the proportion of one to every ten shares at pre sent held. The £30,000 so raised would constitute the working capital of the company. As regards the in surance of the ship, he for one did not intend to insure, as he felt the ship was strong enough to pay and to encounter every risk. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The directors had taken every precaution against fire risks, and the shareholders must now decide as to the marine risks. The resolution he had to submit to the meeting was as follows : " That the directors shall allot, issue, and dispose of the shares in the capital of the company ordered to be reserved by the resolution passed at the meeting held on the 25th of February last, in such manner as they may think fit, sub ject to the regulations of the articles of association, pro vided that they shall be offered to the present shareholders in the first instance in the proportion of 1 in 10 in the holding." Mr. JACKSON seconded the motion. _ _ Mr. RICHARDS wished to fiskaqt7estion with respect to Mr. Lever's renewed offer to charter the ship. He should like to know whether Mr. Lever's second offer was to be read to the proprietors present? He thought the offer a very good one. He should also like to know the rate at which a marine insurance could be effected. He thought they should insure the ship, without the sum was so enor mous as to utterly preclude such being done. He should like to hear the letter read before there was any extending of shares. The CHAIRMAN said this was no extension of shares. He thought the proprietors would support the directors in their declining to read the letter. It was true there had been a second offer, but it was more than likely a fourth or fifth offer might be made. The directors did not intend the ship to leave the river incomplete. The ship was not in debt, and it was the firm determinatioa of the directors to keep hor free from every inconvenience. (Hear, hear.) Mr. RICHARDS then moved, as an amendment, " That, before the resolution was agreed to, the letter of Mr. Lever offering to charter the ship be read. Mr. JACKSON—The offer of Mr. Lever was conditional. Mr. RICUARDS—Fourteen knots an hour, I believe. Mr. JACKSON said it was so, and the fact of itself was quite sufficient for refusing to read Mr. Lever's letter. Of course it would receive the deepest consideration of the board before it was rejected, and the determination of the directors was to be indepen dent of all contractors. The adoption of the amendment would place the company entirely in their hands. (Hear, hear.) A PROPRIETOR—WiII a meeting be called before the offer is accepted or rejected ? The CHAlRMAN—Certainly not. A PROPRIETOR suggested the adjournment of the meet ing to allow time to consider the offer of Mr. Lever. The CHAIRMAN said the proprietors must abide by the decision of the directors. If they thought the directors in competent to manage their affairs (No, no.) They were in a very bad condition. Mr. Lever might in crease his offer by 10 or 15 thousand pounds, and he had no doubt some of that gentleman's friends were present and hoped they were. The right course to pursue was to get their own money—(hear, hear)—and then work Mr. Lever. (Hear, hear.) Mr. JACKSON—Or anybody else. (Hear, hear.) Alderman Rosa said the amendment was quite out of form, and could not be put, as it was perfectly inconsistent with the business for which the meeting was called. Mr. BAKE seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN then put the ameulment, when there was only two hands held up for it. On the CHAIRMAN proceeding to put the original resolu tion, Mr. MAGNUS proceeded to read a long statement, and concluded by moving the following amendment to the original resolution :—" That a committee be appointed to inquire and report whether it was expedient to issue the 30,000 reserved shares of the company, and if so, upon what terms. Whether it was expedient to send the ship to sea uninsured, and also that the committee have the power to investigate so much of the management of the company's affairs may in their opinion affect these two questions." After a long discussion, the amendment of Mr. Magnus was rejected by a large majority, and the original resolu tion was agreed to unanimously. A resolution against insuring the ship at present having been agreed to, The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairmau, DAY.) BRUTAL OUTRAGE.—James Dempey, a rough-looking fellow, was placed at the bar, charged with violently as saulting a female. Police-constable, 52 T, said that at an early hour in the morning he was on duty in Broad-street, St. Giles's, when he heard loud screams of " murder" and " police." Upon getting to the spot there was a great disturbance, and he was accosted by a female, who implored him to take the prisoner in charge, and to protect her from his violence. She showed her face to him, and one of her eyes was fearfully blackened, and a lump was raised as large as a sheep's kidney. He took him in charge, when he became most outrageous in his conduct, and made several attempts to throw him (witness). Assistance was got and he was taken to the station. The female, who was in attendance a short:time previous, he believed had since been taken away by the prisoner's friends. He knew that they had threatened to take her life if she appeared. Mr. Bingham said such being the case ho should remand the prisoner to compel the female's attendance, and if she did not come upon the next occasion he should issue a war rant to compel her. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT GIRL.—AIM Stevenite, a young woman about 19 or 20 years of age, and lately in the employ of Mr. William Henry Harris, mantle manufac turer, of No. 4, Sidney-place, Commercial-road east, was charged with robbi ng h er master. _ _ _ _ Mrs. Jane Harris, the wife of the prosecutor, stated that the prisoner had only been in her service three weeks, and she had reason to believe that the girl had been robbing her almost daily in the course of that time. On Monday last the prisoner had leave of absence for the day, but she hesitated to take her holiday. On Tuesday the prisoner was out all day, and in her absence she took the liberty of peeping into her servant's box, and found in it a new mantle, stolen from the shop, where she had seen it on Monday morning. She also discovered in the same box several lengths of velvet and other property which had been stolen from the shop. She accused the prisoner with the robbery, and she made an excuse that she took the mantle for the purpose of wearing it for one day only, and then intended to return it to the shop. She allowed the prisoner to de part, bnt having since discovered that other mantles had been stolen she gave the prisoner into custody, and employed a police constable to trace the stolen pro perty. Three pawnbrokers' assistants produced four new mantles, which Mrs. Harris identified as her pro perty. They had all been pawned by the prisoner, who had used upon one occasion the name of a relative, Margaret Brown, of No. 13, School. house •lane. Mrs. Brown said her name was used without her autho rity, and that when the prisoner brought a new mantle to her house she begged of her to take it back to her master's house, and not give way to dishonesty. The poor woman was much affected at the disgrace brought upon her by the prisoner. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Selfe—You have lost your charact er, and now you will lose your liberty. You had better in future take the advice of Mrs. Brown. I commit you for larceny and sen tence you to three months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. THIS DAYS MARKETS. COVENT-GARDEN The supplies of fruit have been very moderate, and nearly all kinds have been in request, at very full prices. Vegetables—the supply of which is seasonably good —are in fair demand, at about late rates. Current prices are as follows: FRUIT. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 4 oto 6 0 Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes, per lb 2 oto 3 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Foreign do 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Melons, each Peaches, perdoz 3 oto 15 0 Figs, per doz 2 oto 4 0 Nectarines, per dz 3 oto 15 0 Strawberries p ptl 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per sv. 1 9to 2 0 Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do. .. . 1 9to 3 6 C urran t s , p er d o. 5 oto 5 6 Oranges, per 100.. 60to 10 0 Plums, per do. Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 Greengages, pr do. 5 oto 6 0 Apricots. per doz 2 oto 3 8 Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 1 oto 1 6- Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 0 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 1 6 Savoy do., pr do. 0 2to 0 4 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 0 Celery, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli, per bh 0 Bto 1 0 Beet, per doz. —1 6to 2 0 Old potatoes,p ton to 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, per ton 70 0 tol3o 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per 4 sieve 1 9to 2 0 Mushrooms,p pun 0 9to 1 3 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Artichokes, pr dz 2 oto 3 0 Carrots, pr do 4 Gto 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 Bto 1 0 Cucumbers 2 oto 6 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, pr doz 3 oto 5 0 Spinazh,lit-sv 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Old onions, dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Na,,- do., don bun 10to la Rhubarb, por brat 0 0-+o-0 o- French beans, li.s. 1 9to 2 0 lAsparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 2to 0 3, Seakale, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 6s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 4s Od to 5s fid ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each; wild do., 8d to Is Od ; pigeons, 6d to Os 8d each; large Surrey fowls, 6s Od to lOs Od ; chickens, 4s Od to Os Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s 6d to Os Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od toOs Od ; woodcocks, Os toOs Od ; snipes, Os Od to Os Od ; teal, Os Od to Os Od; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 7s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lid to is Id; English, is 2d to is 3d per lb; English eggs, 9s Od to lOs Od ; French do., 8s Od to 8s 6d per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 4s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 4s 10d; veal, 3s Od to 4s 2d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs. AVHITECIIAPEL. —Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d; lamb, 4s 4d to 4s 10d ; veal, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; and pork, 38 6d to 4s 2d per 81b., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is to is 2d; trout, Os' 1011 to Od ; eels, 8d to ls ; prawns, 6sQd to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. Turbots, 2s Od to 20s ; cod, is Od to 108 Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; doreys, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; mullets, 6d to 2s Od ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 3d to 2s Od per pair; common oysters, 14s to 20s ; natives, 40s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to lOs Od ; haddocks, 4s to 16s Od ; smelts, ,ls 6d ; flounders, is Od to is 6d per dozen ; mackerel, 40s ; fresh herrings, 68 ; bloaters, 5s to 8s per 100 ; carp and tench, is to 3s per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from bid to 71d; of household do., 6d to 6d per 4lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3id to 4d ; 641 b to 721 b, 4d t o 4id ; 721 b to 801 b, 41d to qa ; 801 b to 881 b, 4id to 5d ; 881 b to 961 b, 5d to 54/1; 961 b to 1041 b, 51d to 51d. Horse hides, 8s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light 2s Gd to 4s Od; do. full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 2s 6d to 2s 10d ; lambs, 2s 6d to 4s 6d; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; hew do., £3 15s to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 5s to £5 lOs ; new do., £4 Os to £4 10s; and straw, 10s to £1 18s per load. A fair demand, at our quotations. _ _ CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; new do. £3 15s to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 5s to £5 108 ; new do., £4 Os to £4 10s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per lead. Trade steady. WRITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 13 3s to £4 15s; new do., £3 15s to £4 4s ; old clove) £4 58 to £5 lOs ; new do., £4 Os to £4 108 ; anfl straw, £1 8s to £ll 5s per load. Both hay and clover were in fair demand, at late rates; but straw was rather cheaper. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, 4-c. Foreign Department.—The Hon. William Nassau Jocelyn has passed his examination as paid , attaché at Stockholm ; Mr. Hugh Fraser has passed his examination as paid attaché at Copenhagen ; the Hon. Power Henry Le Poer French has passed his examination as unpaid attaché at Paris ; Mr. John David Hay Hill has passed his examination as consul at Maranham, Brazil ; Mr. Reginald Arthur Vyner has passed his examination for a clerkship in the Foreign-office. The Admiralty.—The Hon. Hubert Francis Dormer has passed his examination for a clerkship in Whitehall ; Messrs. W. H. Kitchen, Edgar Besant, Francis Mallard Clark, Henry James Dowse, and James Frederick Payne, have passed their exami nations for temporary clerkships. Geberal Post-office:—Mr. David Bray has been appointed clerk in the receiver and accountant general's office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, and passed his examination. Customs.—The collectorship of Padstow has become vacant by the death of Mr. R. C. Meikle ; Mr. Thomas Howard has been promoted from second to first class clerk in the Long Room, Lon don ; Mr. Edwin Boyd has been promoted from third to second class in ditto; Mr. James Thomas has been promoted from fourth to third class clerk in ditto ; Mr. Charles S. Holmes has been pro moted from fifth to fourth class clerk in ditto; Mr. J. H. Mason has been promoted from second to first class landing surveyor in London ; Mr. John N. Fairman has been promoted from third to second class surveyor in London ; Mr. John Thorpe, first class landing waiter, has been promoted to be third class landing surveyor in London ; Mr. Wm. Phillips has been promoted from second to first class landing waiter in London ; Mr. Peter Tux ford has been promoted from third to second class landing waiter in London ; Mr. E. P. Le Feuvre has been promoted from fourth to third class land ing waiter in London; Mr. Chas. Irving has been promoted from fifth to fourth class landing waiter in London. New Zealand—Mr. Christopher Wm. Richmond has been appointed colonial treasurer and commis. sioner of customs ; Mr. William Henry Cutten has been appointed a commissioner of crown lands.— Civil 'Service Gazette. THE GREAT BASTii?N. In commemoration of their recent visit to this noble vessel the following very gratifying memorial haS been presented by the members of the H ouse of Commons who ac c epted the invitation of the Direc tors of the Great Ship Company :—" To J. R. Campbell, Esq., chairman ; W. Jackson, E sq ., M.P., dep u ty- c h a i rman ; an d th e directors of the Great Ship Company, Limited :—We, the under signed members of the House of Commons, having had the opportunity of inspecting the Great Eastern steam-ship, are desi rous o f express i ng our admira tion of thi s e ff or t o f gen i us and mechanical skill, one of the noblest which has ever been produced in this or any o th er country ; also our high apprecia tion of the object for which this great ship has been designed. She is not more remarkable for her size than for the completeness of her general arrange ments, which appear to us to be successfully carried out in the minutest detail. The country is deeply indebted to those gentlemen who have so zealously and ably extended the principle of ocean naviga tion, an effort which we trust is destined to bring about improvements in sea transport as important as those which railways have effected on land. While expressing our admiration we desire to con vey to the directors our hopes that this undertak ing, which is calculated to advance the cause of civilisation, may be carried out with complete suc cess—Stanley, John Villiers Shelley, Cuthbert F. Russell, James Pilkington, James Caird, W. H, Sykes, Robert William Kinnaird, Wm. Williams, George Hadfield, Francis T. Duncan, George S. Beecroft, S. Gregson, John Bright, Eliot Yorke, Charles Gilpin, N. Ewart, William Ewart, Fer moy, J. Duke, Joseph Locke, Joseph Paxto n , David Salomons, Alfred J. Churchill, William Finney, H. A. Herbert, Samuel Nale, Charles Napier, Action S. Ayrton, George Lyall, Thomas Conolly, J. E. Redmond, H. J. W. Jervis, William Coningham, S. Morton Peto, R. M. Bellew, Herbert Ingram; W. Nicol, J. F. Briscoe, Robert Ingham, Henry Paull, J. P. Brown West head, G. Hayes, Edmund H. It. Lacon, Wm. Cu• bitt, John Pritchard, S. A. Warre, Frederick North, John Greene, W. Cowper, W. H. Gregory, George Bowyer, Francis Pigott, Wm. M. Somerville, John Turner Hopwood, John Locke, Robert Dalglish, J. A. Hardworth, A. A. Bathuist, H. It. Ferguson Davie, J. Pope Hennessy, S. Hanbury, Stafford, J. A. Turner, G. Gavin, Guilford Preston, C. Douglas, T. H. Pakenham, M. R. Shaw Stewart, John D. Acton, James K ers h aw, Edward Grogan, Henry Keating, W. 0. Foster, Humphrey Mildmay, and J. M. Keeland." Si nce t h e presentation of this memori▪ al, Lord Palmerston, with the Duke of Somerset, Lord Clarence Paget, Sir R. S. Dudnas, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Si r G eorge Grey, Captain Carnegi▪ e, and Mr. Cardwell, paid a long visit to the vessel, and partook of luncheon on board with Mr. Campbell, Mr. Jackson, and Captain Harrison. We are informed that the negotiation between Mr. Lever, M.P., and the Great Eastern Steam ship Company is renewed, that gentleman having offered further terms of the most liberal description. Our readers are probably aware that Mr. Lever offered to charter the Great Eastern for liar first voyage to America from a safe port in Great Britain or Ireland, and to pay £20,000 to the company for the trip. Immediately after this offer was made Mr. Lever paid a visit to Ireland, having, as we are given to understand, received an assurance from the chairman of the Great Eastern Company that nothing should be done with the vessel without giving him an oppor tunity of negotiating for her charter. On his re turn he has made another tender, offering to eoal the ship as well as to pay down £20,000 cash on the agreement being signed. The company by accepting this offer would be relieved from all ex penses of commission, they would have no trouble in case of a break-down of the machinery, and would be in a position to clear a handsome net profit without risk. It cannot be denied this is 'a spirited offer, in which an outlay of not less than £40,000, including the charterage, must be in volved: THE FRENCH PRESS. The Imperial decree by which the public journals are exonerated from the effects of any warnings they may have received is remarked on generally by the Paris press in terms of great approbation. The Constitutionnel makes the following observations:— " The official journal• has again pronounced the word Amnesty. This time it is in favour of the press that the Government is generous. Yesterday it forgot the faults of party men ; to-day it consents to pardon political writers, 'whose- faults — and simple errors were, f or the most part , only of gravity on account of the circumstances of the moment. We sincerely thank the Govern • ment for this generosity. Though only applicable to a small number of men, and concerning only re stricted interests, the decree of the 16th relative to the warnings received by the French and Algerian press will not the less obtain general approbation. Relieved from the disquietude which the penalties of the decree of 1852 caused them, the journals which derive most benefit from the amnesty will, we are sure, be grateful to the Govern ment. Their convictions may remain unchanged, but they will bring to the examination of political and administra tive questions the calm and the reserve which perhaps their precarious situation prevented them from displaying." The Debuts merely says : " It is easy to see that the decree has been conceived with the same view, and will obtain the same approbation, as that proclaiming the general amnesty. In fact, it only extends the principle of the amnesty to the press." The Siecle, after expressing its satisfaction, touches on an incidental effect of the decree : " In the opinion of a former Minister, If. Billault, warn ings to a journal were not a punishment. We maintain the contrary, as it is impossible not to regard as a penal in fliction an act which, if repeated, empowers a Minister to suspend a journal for two months. We are most happy to see that the Minister of the Interior and the director of the press adopt the opinion which we think the only true one. The natural consequence to be drawn from cancelling the warnings is that they are recognised to have a penal character. Now that penalty, like all others, as those for misdemeanours, may be set aside. We hope, however, that the existing legislation, invoked in the de cree of amnesty, will be completely remodellal." The following is from the Patrie " The bearinc , of this decree must be manifest t o every body; it is evidently another step towards free discussion. We are the more delighted with it because this noble initia tive is no doubt connected, as the happiest of omens, with the wise and straightforward policy of the new Minister of the Interior, the Duke de Padone, and also with the new organisation of the service of the press recently announced, at the head of which the Emperor has placed a person so remarkable for his liberal character." The Presse, more than any other of the Paris journals, enters into the question of freedom of writing, maintaining that the government would gain rather than lose by fair discussion. History, it declares, shows that every attempt to shackle the press has proved fatal to its author : "The Convention," it says, "proscribed public writers, and yet, although victorious in Europe, it was overcome by general opinion, raised against it. The Directory pro scribed in one day 120 journalists, and it fell soon after in the midst of profound indifference. Napoleon gained no thing by putting down the press ; Charles X. wanted to sweep it aside ' and he died in exile. The same experiment was made in England. Charles I. attacked the liberty of the press, and lit up the civil war in which he perished ; the Long Parliament imposed silence on journals, and it fell under the yoke of a despot ; Charles 11. enacted restrictions for the press, and he repared the destruction of his family. Without liberty of the press, twenty Governments have been shipwrecked ; who can say that it would not have shipwrecked ? who can say that it would not have saved them, and in every case nothing worse could have happened to them with it." The allusion to Charles the First's interference with the general press may be questioned, as it was against the pamphlets of the day that his Govern ment directed their enactments. The writer then proceeds in these terms : _ . "It is not by its form, whatever it may be, that a Go vernment can preserve itself. Its only foundation is p iblic opinion, and without that co-operation there is no duration possible, and there is no public opinion without freedom of the press. A just and moderate authority is placed in no more danger by liberty of criticism than is truth by free dom of examination. The English Government was never shaken by Junius's letters. Measures which are good ap pear more so after they have been discussed, and their credit is, on the contrary, compromised if the objections against them are not allowed- to be made known. Before and since its revolutions, booksellers have been prosecuted, printers ruined, and writers proscribed—has the progress of reason been checked or the march of ideas pre vented ? The silence of the pre!s has for authority incon veniences of every kind. By rejecting freedom of discus sion the Government envelopes itself in darkness ; if its agents commit excesses, it bears the responsibility of their acts, while being at the same time frequently in ignorance of their ex i s tence. Liberty of the press renders such ab uses i mposs ible; it enlightens the Government when deceived, and n yf e d psu i tb n oli we all hs e casesc awhat on? security, prevents r, sof itjustice, t t present , e ' e t f and r from nofthvoluntarily consequently, consideration theshuttingin measure fs i 11 :!. 0 Government is no other than that of liberty." APOTHECARIES HALL.—At a court of examiners of the Society of Apothecaries, held on Thursday, the 18th inst., the following gentlemen were admitted licentiates of the society, viz. :—Messrs. E. G. Chapman, of Long fi eld, Surrey; H. M. Ferris, of Yeldon, Be dfordshire; N. Heelas, of Wokingham ; J. B. Jardine, of Chatham ; J. H. Love, of Wolverhampton; H. T. Marsh, of Upton-on- Severn ; and T. Miller, of Boyton. The Ceylon Railway Company have arranged for Messrs. Waring Brothers to send an agent to the island by the present steamer, with the view to obtain a subsequent tender from that firm for the construction of the line. An agent on the part of Mr. Brassey will shortly follow under like circumstances. A petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterd a y against Mr. J o h n Edward Buller, of the firm of Smart d Buller, solicitors, of 56, Lincoln's-inn-fields, ab sconded with li a biliti es b e li eve d t o excee d 0 who has 0 ,_ solicitoreaidhe h a a n s a w lt is 1 d m trus isap t p ee r . o pr m ia r te . d sm lar ar g t e s is um in s n i n o t r w us ty imp licated in these charges.e d to him as 9 FRIDAY, Aug. 1 • . Admissions on payment, 3,084; ditto, CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.— by season tickets, 340; total:vbitcrs, 3,424. TILE SERPENTINE. TO TDB EDITOR OF THE TIMES, As;however, Mr. Hawksley, in his letter which appeared in your impression of the 18th, cannot yet restrain himself from wandering into inaccura cies and untrue statements of what has really oc curred, we must again ask your permission for space to set him right. the misstatements we refer to are that the lakes in Buckingham Palace Gardens and St. James's Park are intended by our proposed arrangements to be replenished by the overflowings of the Ser pentine. Now, as our various reports and letters are before the public, we ask Mr. Hawksley, or any one, to point out in which of them we have mentioned such an arrangement. We may here, per haps, be permitted to remark that the suggestion of such a proceeding—viz., that of pouring clean water into a dirty basin, and then allowing the overflow to pass into other two basins at present clean—is too much like a portion of Mr. Hawksley's plan for it to have originated elewhere than in his own brain. We believe that when the Serpentine shall have been thoroughly cleansed and concreted, it may not be found objectionable to allow the whole water supply to pass through it, but we provide, by separate pumps attached to our engine, for three separate supplies to the Serpentine, Buckingham Palace Gardens, and St. James's Park. The second portion of what Mr. Hawksley calls first t fo sightr form a not portionto ne e d ot . the sequ ence of our arrangements may appear at o n l o a t u i c ; e from we m u u s s t , n a e s v i e t r d th oe e s n- a p our less quote it-1 ia., " 2. This water is to be discharged into the head of the Serpentine, and to be two months in making its passage to the overflow, during which time it will have received the washings of 120,000 bathers, and have become clouded with vegetation and effete organic matter." We ask, who that perused Mr. Hawksley's state ment of Monday last in your columns, that at the present time "the water of the Serpentine'does not hold much organic matter in solution, but, on the contrary, is essentially clear, sweet, and inodorous," but must wish that the quality of the Serpentine water could as easily be changed in reality as it has been changed upon paper in only four days by Mr. Hawksley, for the , purpose of colouring an argu ment ? With reference to the difference in the figures of our two reports, we reply simply that our report of the sth inst. was written immediately on hearing of the vote having passed, and for the express pur pose of affi)rding the Chief Commissioner the oppor tunity of a direct comparison between the relative expense of the two plans. As to Mr. Hawksley's last inaccuracy, that for the supply of the quantities he names to the three lakes our estimates will be found to exceed his by sums which he hesitates to mention, we have only to refer to our offer of guarantee, and to say that if he be right and the cost should exceed our estimate, the loss will fall upon us, and not upon the coun try. We feel strongly that the thanks of the London public particularly are due to you for the means you have afforded for thoroughly ventilating this important subject. We can have no interest in de siring to prolong the discussion, and we can as sure Mr. Hawksley that we hold it to be quite un necessary on our part to offer any remark upon his opinions so long as he will confine himself to truth in his premises. We are certain, however, that we carry with us-the hearty assent of all Eng lishmen when we protest against any man publicly basing arguments on a public matter upon a false statement of facts. We have just seen Sir S. M Peto's communica tion in the Miles of this morning, and we open our letter to add a few words. In accordance with the promise we made you in our last letter, we shall allow the question of whe ther the lake in St. James's Park does or does not hold water to remain as it at present' stands. On the matter of the Serpentine supply, Sir S.M. Peto quotes from our report to the Chi e f Com missioner of the 10th inst, that " We are willing to obtain this quantity of water (1,000,000 gallons) for the sum of £7OO per annum." This is quite true : if, however, Sir S. M. Peto had continued reading this same report he would have found that in the next paragraph we say :—" We are satis fied that the 1,000,000 gallons per day will be sufficient, but should it be requisite to work the machinery by night in the summer, it could be done for 40s. per night, and thus give 2,000,000 gallons per day, instead of 1,000,000." Sir S. M. Peto says that he had only just perused our report, and we are willing to think that he did so hurriedly, for, from what we know of his cha racter, we do believe him to be incapable of know ingly suppressing a portion of our statement for the purpose of drawing an unfair deduction. The uninviting suggestion that the same water , shall be used a s econ d ti me t o supp l y t h e Q ueen s garden and St. James's-park does not, as we have shown, emanate from us. We are willing to undertake to put the bot tom of the Serpentine into the same state as that of the lake in St. James's-park, and that the cost of the whole to the country £33,000 beyond the present grant of shall x . cee (i 'There have been many exaggerated estimates made of the cost of this operation ; Sir S. M. Peto to-day says it will amount to £BO,OOO or £90,000. We can see no occasion for this state ment, because it has never yet been suggested that we are incompetent to fulfil our engagements. Sir S. M. Peto would be rather surprised if we were publicly to state our opinion that a railway which he had contracted to construct for a given sum of money would cost a great deal more than that sum ; and we feel sure that after the above figures he will see that it would be equally unrea sonable on his part to say anything more of the necessity of spending £BO,OOO or £90,000. In the year 1844, when we suggested the erec tion of the Government waterworks in Orange street, Leicester-square, the Treasury were in formed that we did not know what we were about, ani that we should not obtain the quantity of water we stated. We met this by at once offering to enter into a contract to execute the works for the amount of our estimate, and to work them for seven, fourteen, or twenty-one years for the annual sum we h a d name d . This silenced all opposition ; both the Treasury and Office of Woods, Forests, &c., expressed themselves perfectly satis fied •, our offer was accepted, the works earned out, and have since been worked by us under contract. In 1849 the works were extended by us, and a new working contract made ; and it i s wort h y o f remark that since th a t time w ing six times th e quantity of wat er vweebaetenfirssutpcpolny: tracted to obtain.— We are, Sir, your obedient ser vants, EASTON, AMOS, AND SONS. ...p(Trnii TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,.. t me to correct the effect of the mis placement of the word "only " (my own error) in the letter y ou did me t h e hon our to publish in the Times of yesterday. Wh en speaking of the exca vations at the Victoria Docks I intended to convey the following information :—The quantity of water found in the gravel was at first immense, and I had to put down two very large engines to with draw it : after, however, the accumulated water had been pumped out, the influx was found to be so inconsiderable that one engine, worked only occasionally, and then at half speed, was sufficient to remove it.—Your very faithful servant, S. MORTON PETO. 8, Great George - street , Westminster, Aug. 19. CHARGES IN INDIA.--In the year 1857-58 the charges of the civil and political establishments of India amounted to the sum of £4,051,675 ; the judicial and police charges to 2,657,214 ; buildings, roads, an public works to £2,666,818; military c h arges to £ 15 , 4 6 7 J,094; the Indian navy and other marine charges to £1,171,706 ; Mint charges to £145,514; and the interest on the debt to £2,196,672. The gross total amou'at of all these charges in India for the seven years from, 1851-52 to 1857-58 (both inclusive) appears to have Veen £147,581,257, making, with the charges in England for the same septennium, a grand total of £170,345,917- The charges in England for 1857-58 amounted to £ 4 A 9 ,2,469, and for the seven years to £22,764,660. Sir,—We think your readers must have observed that in the share we have . taken in this controversy we have abstained from advancing any theories of our own, and also from giving our opinion upon those advanced by others, except so far as we have done so by the statement of absolute facts, and we do not intend to depart from this course. We have endeavoured to deal as far as possible with facts only, and in the one point where we have started an opinion —viz. that the works we propose can be carried out for the amounts we name—we have re duced our opinion as much as we could to a matter of fact by offering to make ourselves pecuniarily liable for the result. We feel that every man has a right to his opi nion, and that Mr. Hawksley's statements and ex planations of his plan may fairly be left to form the measure of the amount of reliance to be placed by the public upon his views of this matter. We are content, therefore, to give Mr. Hawksley the full benefit of any weight that may be attached to his opinions by allowing his statements, so far as they are based upon truth, to pass without remark from us. .. T r