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

SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. PRUSSIA. A Berlin letter says :—" We have just been in= formed that the "Prince Regent will leave for Ostend on the 19th, if nothing unforeseen occurs , me anwhile. i Thi s f a ct seems to indicate that the King's life is not in immediate danger, and that his illness may last a considerable time. The Am bassadors who had. not taken advantage of their l eave of absence, on account of his Majesty's health, will also l eave th e cap it a l i n a few days. The P rince Regent l a tely exercised for the first time S ince his accession to power the right of confirming sentences to death in two cases. The counsel of °n e, of the cond em ned persons pretended that the Prince had not the right to confirm, a sentence of t he kind, th e r i g ht b e i ng , h e alleged, personal in the Xing, and not transferable. The question, it ; S aid, was submitted to the law officers of the Crown, who were unanimous in their decision against the opinion given by the prisoner's e°1111sel," 40 1v_E Y MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. T he Bank of England return, completed to the 17 th 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 !! s erve of notes has been slightly augmented, but th e active circulation shows a decrease of about a quarter of a million. The public deposits have " 1 increased, but there is about a corresponding decrease in the private balances. In the other se "titles, owing to the repayment of loans and the : aB 3' state of the money market, there is a moderate ' ai ling off. The various items and the changes they p r esent are shown in the subjoined table : Active Circulation Z 21,676,120 Decrease .. 282,935 17,009,147 Decrease .. 222,741 Rest 3,440,262 Increase .. 6,650 Public Deposits .. .. 6,229,336 Increase " " ** 317,223 Other Dep os it s 14 240 460 Decrease .. " 435,469 Seven Day and other Bills 845,733 Decrease .. 10,586 Government Securities .. .. 11,209,668 Increase 1,096 Other S ecur iti es ' 18,291,096 Decrease .. " 183,472 Notes Unemployed .. 9,183,485 Increase 22,940 There is still a very moderate demand for dis eclint accommodation, but the market presents no chan ge of importance. The subscriptions to the Russ ian Loan have been very numerous, but they hat e not exercised any influence upon the inquiry for Money ; nor i s it expected that the tenders for the 41 Indian Loan will create any perceptible move although the subsequent payments may, in t other demands, ultimately assist in stimuli hog an advance in the terms of discount. 111 the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, at her more business was transacted, 7,000 bales hat ing been sold at previous rates. .r ° the Foreign Exchanges, yesterday afternoon, 4ther e was no material alteration. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of T ll ,, p g l and yesterday. e report of the Great Northern Railway was 'hadopted a t t h e meet i ng, t o -d a y, a ft er some dis assion. 4 Meeting of the Great Ship Company also took 1 Place, to-day, for considering the propriety of I—issuing the rema i n d er of the share capital (£30,000) . has o rder to ge t th e vess el to sea. An amendment ti , Proposed that a committee be appointed to as ttain the sea - wor thi ness of the vessel, and the pro priety of sen di ng h er t o sea uninsured, but after tome 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 ae tive, it continues firm, Consols being 95-a for Th ll.l °ney o.nd account, or 1 per cent. higher for : 11e 3 r and account. Business has been dull all the v ' ee/ r, and at the close increased quietude has pre 64:led, owing to the indisposition shown to enter C ° speculative engagements. The pending nego tol4timis for the new loans are calculated The Government more influence in checking operations. Government broker again purchased 1145,000 Reduced for the Savings Bank. t o an k Stock has ad vance d t o 224 ; the New Threes, t,„ 96 4 - ; the Red uce d, t o 961 1 ; and Exchequer are firm, to 265. p rem . I n di a L oan D e b en tures (1858) firm, at r,z, Business " T. in the Foreign Stock Market has been ether quiet, and prices remain Nr ithout any impor dittn e , l , l , a nge. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 83 to 85 ; 102; ' e vv,73 to 75; and the 4 per Cents. are at 41%; Brazilian 41 per Cents , are steady ditt o Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents at 7 2 1; ° beferred, at 181; Mexican, at 201 1 1 and Por- Z a ° 3 per Cents. are firm at 44. e dew Russian Loan is about 1 to d prem. c reased fir mness h as b e en apparent in the no w aY Share M ar k e t ; th e d ea li ng s, however, have ( er be en extensive. Caledonian, North-Eastern tri s : vi ; ek ), and North Eastern (York) improved ss. ; °l and Exeter, Great Western, North Western, Midland,T 10s.; and South Eastern, £l. Fo reign and Colonial lines have been very ‘:tive. ste a d,• Lombardo-Venetian old shares remain dia n at 10 2 - , and the New at 101 101. East In have improved to 1001; Great Western of atm_ e ii 'a to 14 . 1 ; and Grand _Trunk of Canada de to'led 3 5 leilit n at Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares show e vitY,,and prices generally are unaltered. 11R -4 Tig Btahl_ II FUNDS TIIIS DAY AT 0NE 224 O'CLOCK. ' lk StOek pe,, , 000000 3 „,,,! k,eut. Reduced Annuities 96k i 95 i IlVi; ent. Consols Annuities ...... 96 6 _ Int Per Cent. Annuities .. bitt % Stc 'lc bitte bebentures, 1858 951 I) it i t °ll -p t ° ". Scrip Co tt ° —° /Ids, £l,OOO .x e ', 4 , ( ' lB for Account (Sept. 7) p it 4e4lll tr Bills, £l,OOO, lid .. 26 R N le ., 80 P FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. _ e l t ,...ilan 5 per Cent. t1te 1 ,,,,'" 9 Per Cent. 1858 941 i 3 "Yres, 6 per Cent. — bit t ° Account hex; te riefe d ~,erred bitt d Per Cent. p o 0 Account rtne l , 20k k bit — eee , 1853, 3 per Cent. S te _ ce 45 k PEtni all , (Ault ' °l3l . Cert. of Coup. not funded:. 41 Turkic Dividends on the above payable in London. 1 11 6 Per Cent '— Di tto itt 0 Account •'' 1331 I N e _ ti w an -...,, , .„ 0 A ce __ 74 1 Jultto G " - Ent 10 Dl t 0 ua ranteed, 4 per Cent.. ° Accountlo4 •r co nmls TWO O'CLOCK. , TWO Ditto Mon ey Y t 95 4 THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. light,„_ • '' ' .4 9 Aaig. 20 _Wind this day at noon, tic th lino summer weather. kas„lt,TB,4ouT/r,. Aug 19.—Wind S.E.—Arnve • d—Her Northerly; fo"4B4LeYb-8,. Atearne'r Gorgon, from Sheerness. Sailed—Flora, t. _ Cy, b ee nte a :•- •"' Aug• 19. —Wind . W.—Arrived—Trelawn e 93 . 7 , bald aulaica. Sailed—Greenock, for Mauritius; Ar_ win; Attil Al‘Millan, for Deraetura ; Washington, for Quebec; 44.,%1°1• Newfoundland. Itoseo •Iszsolviv, Aug 18.--Wind S.W.—Arrived -8,, e, Nut licoria Mooria. Nv.ai,NbtULA.ND L/ 8 1, 1 ' NUI Quebe c , Aug. 19.—Wind S.llr—Arrived—Robert f --.Xll.lex • • A ,-, -t-tr._—Sailed—Boreas, or ~._, , Aug. A 18.—Wma 0. tv Q.euec, (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Iforning. Wi nd N . trottisveaet-6-a.mliobert and Mary, from Sunderland ; NarY) Wh o LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. . b 11 ,,,••W.; light. AvAct i e " , Aug. 20 Eliza Brindley, from St. Lucia; -4.4) from. Paraiba7 ---- bit SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) W GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. 4 ) .,.. 1 ad .• ; tide, four hours' ebb ;•weather fine. D y il Aug. 19 —Maria Frederica, fiom Jamaica; ea gle, fro ta Oporto. P Wind NT light. DEAL, Saturday Morning. ass a• - e n o , , for Shanghai ,• Bebe° Vidart, for for Queb ec ; C rystal Palace, for Swan zro le ta London. A'JIARE r.lB DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Closing Business r Price. timber;;., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Juppi ion Belffut and Baliimena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesil Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ,Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrook,&Passage Cornwall. ~ I Do. A E A rcves • no div ,Do. B untill3p.e.per an hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelf ast June Dun.,Perth,4r Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stocks i Do. do. B Stockl I Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk • Do tttttt ,f••• 1 6 1 0 71 ii 98f 81 1 ;Edinburg and dittSi , ow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction 'Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland ,Great Northern ' Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock ,Gt. South, Wstn.(lreld) (Great Western .„ . Do.Str.Vl.Bail Gua.Stk Irish South tastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do, Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire' Do. do. F El 6 Do. do. £9 shares., Do. West Riding Union IDo. Southport . - . .. London and Blackwall. ;Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. Stock Lon.,Brighton JzS . Coast Stock' London & North Westn 12} Eighths Stock London& South-Westn 25 IL'derry & Coleraine 25 ;L'derry & Enniskillen StocklMan., Shef., & Lincoln 10 'Metropolitan Stook] Midland Stock'Do. Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. Weat.(lreland), 25 ;Do. Shares 100 'Newcastle and Carlisle 25 ,New., Aber., & Herefd ; 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 20 'Newry, Warpt., &Ros Stock,Norfolk 50 North. Counties Union Stock ,North British Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk 1 Stock Do.A Stk.—Arec.no until op.c.hasbeenpdßl Stock Do. B Stock S tock,North-Eastn.—Berwick I 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase' Stock' Do. Leeds 'Stock,Do. York Stock North London 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd ' and City Junction 20 ,North Staffordshire , 20 INorth-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction ) Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver 10 'Peebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney Stock Scottish Central Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Stock Shropshire Union 10 Sittinzbourne & Sheer j Stock:South Devon Stock South-Eastern _ _ Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun 20 'Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok ,Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 :Stockton & llartlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 25 ThamesiTavenbk&Rall Stock Vale of Neath StockiWaterford & Kilkenny, 50 Waterford Sr Limerick, 20 West Cornwall 6 61 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. Do.A.--Arecv.nodiv.tlll 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class 31 3f 71 71 all all all all PREFERENCE SHAKES. Share Railways. Price Paid. g Business . Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne /( per' c. pref. (issued at £5O) all i 49 51 Stk IBris. & Exet4p.ctStockl 100 96 98 20 'Do. do. do. Shares ' 9 - - stock ICaledon £lO, 45 per cent! 100 1103 105 12.10 :Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 10 - -- Stock ,Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 1 100 - - Stock;Do. do. sp. ct. - - ,Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c I all - - CA, Dun. Perth,& Aber.Ji.m 1 all 54 61 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spcl 100 1 99 101 Stock Do. do. Class B6pc ; 100 1112 117 Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc. l 100 1 1113 11500 1 10 7 111 StocklE. Couu. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l, 100 1114 116 Stock Do. do Stock' Do. New 6 per et. Stock) 100 1129 131 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 81 83 Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct lOO - - 5 E.& W. Yoi:k. Jen. fifths. all - - %tock'Edin.&Glas. spc shares] 1 0 0 - - Stock :Edin.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.] 100 I - - StocklEurness, 5 per cent - - Stock 'Glas. &S West(); a. spc lOO 'll5 117 Stock Great Northern, sp.ct l 100 1120 122 Stock , Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm; 100 , 112 114 102 Stock!Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 1D0.5p.c. Redm.,s pc. pm , 86 ,86 88 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf 1 all i - - Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4' 1 p, ct. pref. Stock 1) 100 I 1 - Stock 50 Great West. (Berke and 6 - - j Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. 1 Stock:Do. Redeemable, 45 p 100 97 99 Stock; Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 87 E 9 St ock !Do. Irredeemable, 100 88 90 Stock l Do. sp. et. Redeem. Pref., 100 ;101 103 8 Do. firm. Pref. Shares all 194 101 10 'Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf ! 1 I shares 10 • Do. do. sp. ct. pref j all )94 104 Stock Do. Birming. guar. stock 100 72 74 26 ,Do. Chester guar.shares ; all 19 20 135 'Do. do. do ' all I 95 10 20 IDo. do. do. Stock; Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 138 140 Stock Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l 100 - - StocklDo. pref., sp. c. ...No. 21 100 j - - Stock Do. New gua., 6p.ct 1 1 00 1 - - StoeklDo. do. sp. c No. 4 100 - - 119 Stock , Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, sp. ct. - - StockiLon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares lOO 155 160 125 'Londondy & Cole, shs all y-- 125 ILondondy.& Ennis Ish all 1 8 9 StocklMan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct lOO 420 123 6 Do. a 4l 1 1 1 p Stock Do. 31 per cent. 121 Naryport & Car., 4 p.c all - - 12 ;Do. 4 per cent 5 , Do - - Stock] Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 1 - - StocklDo.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ci. 100 ;139 141 Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 1 105 106 6 Do. with option till 1860, 3 1 1 Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st.l 100 94 96 10 NewportAber,&c.pret.sll all 94 10 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. C. r m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with, option till 1866 1 all 114 111 Stock Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.sharest 100 - - Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46l 106 , - - Stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847; 100 ; - - Stock Do. Way.Vai.Ex.Sk 1847 , 100 - - Stock North British, 5 per centl 100 1110 112 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent: 100 ;108 110 Stock Nfh.Dev.Rail.& Dik.Co. , 100 1 - - Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Stock, Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref., 100 196 98 17 I Do. do. do. 18.13.4. 1 4 p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 1 13 - - 125 IDo. do. Quarters, 1846 - 25 Do. York, H.& S. Parch lO # d p 20 North Staffordshire . all 225 231 Stock ,Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. ' 100 122 124 1 2 3 Stock; Do. do. do., 2d gua 1 100 - - S tock I Do. 41 p.c. Db.stk.in perp 100 99 101 85 IScottish Central, new pti all - - StocklScottish N.-Eastern deb; 100 - - Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock ' 100 72 74 Stock; Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. l 100 122 124 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. ; 100 118 122 10s. 'South Devon, Ann. 10s. 11 105 11 10 i Do. Fixed 41 percent. 1 - 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading ' Ann., 1.0 6) Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 104 106 Stock, Do. Fixed 45P.c. Ist is , 100 101 106 195 Stock) Do. New do., 2d issue lOO - S tock; South Wales, gua. 4 p.c ; 100 - - Stock! -Do. 44 per cent ' 100 - 20 ,S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua all - 25 1 ,Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e all 28 29 25 ' Do. 6 per cent 1 1 all 33 31 Stock' Waterford & lUlkenny,l 1 6 per cent. LINES LEASED AT FIRE KEN' 'ALL Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid . Leasing Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchleyl all Buckinghamshire ' 100 Clydesdale Junction ', 100 Colchester, Stour Val , all E.Lincolnshire,g.6n.c ' 100 E Union,Harwiclighs ' all Do. Woodbridge . lOO Gls.Barr.&Nells,Dra 100 Do. New lOO Gloster& Dean Forest all Flartlpool.Dck.&Rall all Mull and Selby all Do. Shares all Do. Shares all London&Greenwich Dn. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Do. Barking Shares. all L o westoft, gua. 4p. et lOO Do. 6 per cent lOO Mane., Buxtn. & Matk all Midsb. & Redcr, g.6p.c all Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk lOO Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. j Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wpm. Do. 4 shares A Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Siff. Roth. & G 01.g.5p.c. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6 p . e . Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Ln & N.W Ln & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counta. 99 101 102 104 16 17 140 145 Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co. Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.&Da Midland . 5. 5.6. E.Counts all Do. all Do. all L& Do. „ N'A r l all s, L.Yk.) all Do. . 100 Gt. North 18 11 6 Lan.dr Yk all T Brassoy all M'Cloan . all tk.& Dar all iDo. 100 'Gt. West all IL.&Brgtn 91 7 i 98}I DOCKS. Share Docks. I Paid Closing Business Prioe. I Done. stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 perCent.Pret .Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO ..._ Stock Southampton lOO -- Stock Victoria 10 DO New t 1$ -- Share 1 - ..i0 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stook, Stock 10 Stock, Stock' Stock Stock, Stock! Stock I 184 1613 4 Stock Stock 76 78 lli 12 98 09 83i 841 41 Si 8 9 144 1M 56 5 7 40 40 27 30 73 744 26 27 Og 93 100 102 82 84 131 13 103 105 59} 60 00 91 95 13 14i p, 13i 14i 95 95i , I li 65 67 1108 110 941 05 1 1 d 91 914 5 7 35 36 105 106 81 83 9 11 60 62 3+ II d 58* 681 , 89 S 9 1} td 43 44 71} 72 102 104 111 ft i d 6 7 31 32 13 15 109 111 24 25 81 83 45 47 3} 2i d 44 46 74i 751 61 63 60 64 all 100 31 100 100 xlOO 100 100 '1613 4 100 100 100 £3 le. 17i all all 100 all 161 100 100 100 100 all all all ICB 110 64 66 115 120 91 93 2i 21 98 100 I RP 57 59 1138 142 9 10 10k 11 THE SUN; LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 185 g. TIl• Vlrll Share/ Railways. , Atlantic & St Lawrence' Leased at 6 per cent 1 Bom Baroda& Cent.lnd gu. 5 percent Do Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. IJu ly, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) i CapeTown & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D0.4,18d5. pay.'s9l G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 61 per oent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada , V Do. 6 p.c, Deben.,P. 781 Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e , Do. New, gna..s per cent,l Do. do, , ' guaranteed 5 per cent IGt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do, Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O „ . Do. do. ''3 without opt Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4t p. e Do. do. 5 per eent. Do, 4 p, o. Extension.. Do. Third Ex, gua.s.p.c. Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 pp c. Bonds NewßrunswickBzCanda. Ry.&Land(Lim,)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do I• do. Do Land do 1 INorthof India Tramroad' Limited, Scrip ;Dude (Limited) ISeinde Do. Do. New E Do. Penjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo b t m. , -" St. Andrews & QuebecA ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 100 18 18 2 ioo { 100 175 20 Stock 100 20 Sto. Stock 20 I 201 244 100 100 100 100 Stock ( raid. Closing i Businos Price. Dons. 79 81 164 17 11 d d 4f 6 60d id /fp 11 I d 99 100 par 01 100 i 1 20 1 34 36 71 73 91 93 97 98 i i 11 ld 14, 141- 51 5/ d IQ2 104 102 104 101 103 97 100 8.5 90 85 9O 18 19d li 1 d, - —d d 191 1? 11 } d 1 1 d 1 1d .1 all 13i 1 all 16} 1 100 'lOO 1. .4.0. i2s. 6d. 7i all 5 100 all all all } 100 100 all 100 all FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 44 I 20 Ardennes all —p, 20 BalL&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 15 d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 24 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 65 61 10 Italian Junction 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian... 8 21 2 4 p 104 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all 20 Lyons and Geneva all 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 10 ,Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 'Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 34 35 20 Paris and Orleans all 53 65 cife& S. Fran. (Pena.) 20 Re 1 20 21 2 d gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) j 20 'Riga and Dunaburg 4 10 IRome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 'Sambre and Meuse. all 6 65 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 !West Flanders , all 51 6 10 'Do. 51 p. c. Preference 1 all 91 10 20 'W. & N.W. of France ! all 21k 221 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.e Ja.& July 100 1121 1131 1135 121 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. ez Sep. 100 113 115 N.B. Gov.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1091 1101 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 981 991 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875, 100 1091 1101 1101 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&Julyl 100 108 110 Vict'Gov.6p.c.Jan&Julyi 100 MISCELLANEOUS. Shares Miscellaneous. Paid. Closin g 113usiness done Yrme sing 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint — 1 all 13/ 14/ 1000 !Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 200 220 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 29 10 Australian Royal Mall . all 10 Berlin Water Works all 24 3 24 3 10 'Do New, issued at £5 dis 3 50 British American Land 40 -- 50 'Brit. & Irish 3lag.Tel.A. all 36 38 20 IDo. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 lCanada Land .. 32/ 107 111 10 'Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) all 8 9 Stock ;Cop.Min.ofEng. &Smltg all 25 IDo. Preference 74 per et all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. I all lf is 5 Do. Preference all 41 5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph 1100 101 104 103 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all j 4 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 108 - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all - , 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 1/ d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all la la 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 4 5 25 National Discount Co 5 11 1/ d 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref. ,iss.at ldis all / 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all / 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Sh ares lss. p Stock Peel River Land & Min lOO 50 55 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 76 78 50 Do. New lO 9 11 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr lO 5O Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 6/ 50 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 51 1 Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) all 120 130 25 South Australian Land ll 35 37 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip, all / 1 1 Do. do Registered all / 1 40 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 6 100 Vsu Diemen's R 9 Si BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. Paid. Closing 1 Business I Price. Done. lAlfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan). W'l Russl (Tavistk.) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 'Par Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 'Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) ISopth C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 'Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft UnitedMines(GwennaP) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cal s.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) ~Vh'l Mary Ann (Meishe) Wh'] Trelawney (Lisk.)l 4i 5f 1 2 1 5 445 170 175 9 9/ I 13 14 1 la 1 11 1 11 6 7 7 8 71 81 12 1 3 240 250 2} 21 160 170 :I 2 18.18.91 12s 6d 5i 1.7.2 21 1 22 130 135 180 190 'B5 95 1i 2 12 15 36 38 26 28 FOREIGN MINES 172} 14 13i 14 20 Australian 1 Bon AocordCoppor,Lim los I a f p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 - 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 10 11 5 Do. Land and Mining•Co all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co pp Jamaica 40 Cobra Coer all 41 43 Copiapo l6 8 9 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 2 3 Linares all 105 114 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita a ll i 1 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 5 4p. I 20 PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt..., all 4 5 5 Port Philip 1 4 4 30 Santiago de Cuba 28.2.81 United Mexican ii. -- it JOINT-STOCK BANKS. C p lo r s iee in . g Business o Shared Joint-Stock Banks. !Pala, 100 A zra&UnitedServiceßk l 50 71 73 40 Australasia I all -- 87 64 25 Bank of Egypt I all 21 22 214 100 iPank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 60 British North American, all - 535 44 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &e 12 par 4 p 100 City 5O 62 64 100 Colonial 25 - - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 18 20 20 Eng , Scot., & Aug. Ch dll 154 155 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon C. , 'har.Bk.ofAustral. all 21 214 50 Loudon and County - 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 49 100 Nat. I'rov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank - 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .114 k. Corporation all 39 40 20 Ottoman Bank , all 19 20 Provincial of Irelan d 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 174 25 Union of Australia all 43 25 Do. New 2O 59 Union of London lO 254 264 100 Unity Mutual 6O 100 Western Bk of London 50 _ _ d 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 eapital 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 £ 3 25,000,000 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. Gd., 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 questien 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 further 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 SHAREHOLDER.—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 terminated. GREAT SIIIP COMPANY. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(T.HIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 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 he 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. 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 tho 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 proprietors on the altered circumstances to that which formerly characterised their proceedings. The ship was most complete, and the general opinion of the noblemen, 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 ask a question 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 determination of the directors to keep her 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. JecxsoN—The offer of Mr. Lever was conditional. Mr. RICHARDS—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 —Will 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 ROSE 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 ameniment, 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 chairpan. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT GIRL.—Ann StOVellitO, 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 robbing her ma s t er . _ _ 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 rebbing 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 character, 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. TIIIS _DArs 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. Pine apples, peril) 4 0 to 6 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes, per lb 2 0 to 3 0 Foreign do 0 0 to 0 01 Melons, each Peaches, percloz 3 0 to 15 0 Nectarines, per dz 3 0 to 15 0 Apples, per hf. sv. 1 9 to 2 0 i Pears, per do 1 9 to 3 6 Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 10 0 I Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 Apricots, per doz 2 0 to 3 6 !. s. d. s. d. Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 Bto 1 6 Figs, per d0z..... 2 oto 4 0 Strawberries p ptl 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries hfsv 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 5 oto 5 6 Plums, per do. .. 4 oto 5 0 Greengages, pr do. 5 oto 6 0 Raspberries, prptlo 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 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 6to 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 Spinach, hf. -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 New do., doz bun 1 oto 2 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 French beans, h.s. 1 9to 2 0 l Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 2to 0 31Seakale, 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 6d ; 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 Gd to 3s 6d ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od toOs Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os 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, lld 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, 38 Od to 4s 2d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. —Beef, from 2s 8d .to 4s 2d ; mutton,' 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 48 4d to 4s 10d ; veal, as Od to 4s 2d ; and pork, 3s 6d to As 2d per 81b., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is to le 2d; trout, Os: 10d to Od ; eels, 8d to Is ; prawns, ssod to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. Turbots, 28 Od to 20s ; cod, is Od to lOs 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 208 ; natives, 408 to —s per bushel ; whitings, 38 Od to 10s Od ; haddocks, 4s to 16s Od ; smelts, is 6d ; flounders, is Od to is 6d per dozen ; mackerel, 40s; fresh herrings, 6s; bloaters, 5s to 88 per 100; carp and tench, Is to 3s per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropbha, are from 6id to 7}d; of household do., 5d lib 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3fd to 4d ; 641 b to 721 b, 4d to ; 721 b to 801 b, 44d to 4td ; 801 b to 881 b, 4id to 5d ; 881 b to 961 b, 5d to 51-d; 961 b to 1041 b, sid to sfd. Horse hides, 8s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light 2s dto 4s Od; do. full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 38 Od to 3s 6d ; half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 2s 6d to 2s 10d ; lambs, 2s 6d to _ _ 48 Gd; shearlitigs, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SHITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £3 Og to £4 15s ; new do., £3 15s to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 ös to £5 10s; new do., £4 Os to £4 108 ; and straw, 10s to £1 18s per load. A fair demand, at our quotations. CIIMBERIAND.—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. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £3 3s to £4 15s; new do., £3 15s to £4 4s ; old clove' £4 5s to £5 lOs ; new do., £4 Os to £4 lOs ; and 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 attache 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 : General 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. 08 64 CO 30} 95f v 911 I i 1081 6 821 591 9 4 89$ 4R ; 72 i 76 51 1 all all all all all all I 2.11.10 6.11.0 17s 11.18.8 18s 9 4d 84 7.9.4 nil. 100 1 97 i THE GREAT EASTERN. In commemoration of their recent visit to this noble vessel the following very gratifying memorial has been presented by the members of the House of Commons who accepted the invitation of the Direc tors of the Great Ship Company :—" To R. J. R. Campbell, Esq., chairman ; W. Jackson, Esq., M.P., deputy-chairman ; and the 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 desirous of expressing our admira tion of this effort of genius and mechanical skill, one of the noblest which has ever been produced in this or any other 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 gene4al 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. Grcgson, John Bright, Eliot Yorke, Charles Gilpin, N. Ewart, William Ewart, Fer moy, J. Duke, Joseph Locke, Joseph Paxton, David Salomons, Alfred I. 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. R. 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, J o h n L oc k e , R o b ert Dalglish, J. A. Hardworthi A. A. Bathurst, H. R. 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 Kershaw, Edward Grogan, Henry Keating, W. 0. Foster, Humphrey Mildmay, and J. M. Keeland." Since the presentation of this memorial, Lord Palmerston, with the Duke of Somerset, Lord Clarence Paget, Sir R. S. Dudnas, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Sir George Grey, Captain Carnegie, and Mr. Cardwell, paid a long visit to the vessel, and partook of luncheon on board with Mr. C& mpbell, 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 her 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 tail) he has made another tender, offering to coal 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 thEM £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, for 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,lhe decree of the 16th relative to tho 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 Debats 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, M. 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 remodelled." The following is from the Patrie The bearing of this decree must be manifest to 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 do 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, maintaiaing 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 prepared 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 Labile 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, r printers on progress of been ruin cehdecankedd writerst he march f proscribed—hasileas pre vented ? The silence of the press has for authority incon veniences of every kind. By rejecting freedom of discus sion the Government envelopes itself in darkness ; if its agentsts while it bears the responsibility o f th e i r same time frequently i n i gnorance ae commit bein e g xce t s t s h e s e , a of their existence. Liberty of the press renders such abuses impossible ; it enlightens the Government when deceived, and in all cases prevents it from voluntarily shutting its eyes to what occurs. At present, consequently, the measure of public security, of justice, and of the consideration of the 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 Longfield, Surrey; H. M. Fernis, of Yeldon, Bedfordshire ; N. Heelas, of Wokingham ' • J. B. Jardi ne, 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 yesterday against Mr. John Edward Buller, of the firm of Smart and Buller, solicitors, of 56, Lin co l n ' s -i nn -fi e ld s , w h o has_ ab sconded with liabilities believed to exceed 1100,000._ _ m i It is as said he has m i sappropriated large sums intrusted hi solicitor and trust ee . M r. S mart i s i n no wa y in these cha rges. CRYSTAL PALACE. —ONE SHILLING DAY:— implicated to by season tickets, 340; total:visitors, 3,424 FRIDAY, Aug. l9.—Adm issions on payment, t, 3,084; ditto, TIDE SERPENTINE. TO THE 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 I 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 t o th e Serpentine, Buckingham Palace Gardens, and St. Sam4s's Park. The second portion of what Mr. Hawksley calls the sequence of our arrangements may appear at first sight not to need a notice from us, as it does not form a portion of our plan ; we must neverthe less quote it---Niz., " 2. This water is to be discharged into the head of the Serpentine, and to be two months in making its passage to the over low, 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 th e p ur p ose 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 affording 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 Ton 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 th a t 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 Times 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 Chief 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 second time to supply the Queen'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 shall not exceed £33,000 beyond the present grant of £17,000. 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, and 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 perfectly satis fied the amount of our esti ma t e , an d to work them for seven, fourteen, o r t wen t y - one years for the annual sum we had n ame d. T hi s s i lenced all Forests,opposition c; expressedo tht h e reasuryand themselves Of fi eeo f s e ; our offer was accepted, the works carried 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 is worthy of remark that since that time we have been sup 1 - ing six ti mes th e quant i ty of water 13 we at first con tracted to obtain.—We are, Sir, your obedient ser vants, EASTON, AMOS, AND SONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. the Sir,—P ermit of r you tahide me wotrhde‘ me to c orrec t th e e ff ec t o f the mis placementp‘hoonnlyo'u'r to üblish in the (my own error) in Times of y esterday. When 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 l a rge engines to with draw it : a ft er , however, the accumnlated water had been pumped out, the influx was found to be so inconsiderable that one engine, worked only tom occasionally,reove it ou atand._thvenr ver y half speed, was sufficient faithful servant, S. MORTON PETO. 8, Great George - st reet, Westminster, Ang. 19. ICHARGES IN INDIA.—In the y ear 18 5 7 -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, and public works to £2,666,818; military charges to £15,963,094; 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 amount of all these charges: in India for the seven years from 1851-52 to 1857-58 (botlx inclusive) appears to have been £ 1 47,581,257, making, with the charges in England for the same septev nium,u grand total of £170,345,917. Th e c h arges in Ensglfuld for 1857-58 amounted to £4,492,469, and for the sweeu y(:. us to £22,764,660, ISir, —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 g 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. 1