The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-23 00:00:00

The Bank of England return completed to the 21st inst. shows some rather important changes. The bullion has been diminished by about half a million, while the reserve of notes also exhibit a reduction to about a similar extent. The increased demand for money has caused a large addition to the other securities, and there is a considerable falling off in the private deposits. The various items and the changes they present are shown in the subjoined table : Active Circulation Decrease . • .• Bullion . Decrease Rest Increase .. Public Deposits Increase .. Other Deposits.. .. Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Decrease .. Government Securities increase .. Other Securities Increase .. • • Notes unemployed .. Decrease .. . • .. £20,880,055 • • 7,700 .. 16,344,940 .. 574,207 .. 3,132,072 • • 9,599 .. 6,557,811 .. 253,128 .. 14,547,671 .. 400,637 .. 659,375 • • 71,650 .. 10,335,491 • • 4,123 .. 19,000,553 - - 354824 •• .. 9,217,290 .. 592,210 There is a steady demand for discount accommo dation in the general market, but bills cannot be negotiated there on lower terms than those required at the Bank of England. Upon the whole rather a quieter tone is perceptible, although a further advance in the minimum, at no distant date, appears to be generally anticipated. About £6,000 in gold was purchased by the Bank authorities yesterday. On the 28th inst. a payment of 25 per cent. has to be made on the Bombay and Baroda Railway 6 per Cent. Debentures. _ _ _ In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been rather less animation. Sugars, however, have maintained pre vious prices. Coffee has declined about ls. per cwt., and tea has remained dull without any change of importance to record in value. 1-tice, fruit, spices, and tallow have been dealt in to a moderate extent, at slightly reduced quotations; P.Y.C. on the spot being marked 465. 6d., and last 3 months' delivery, 495. to 495. 3d. per cwt. Only a small amount of business was transacted in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were slightly lower. The sales were esti mated at 4,000. We invite the attention of eur readers to some statements made in our advertising columns by the " Leeswood Cannel and Gas Coal Company, Limited." It seems to offer very reasonable pros pects of paying good dividends to its shareholders. Hitherto the supply of this splendidly blazing coal has been but limited, and the discovery therefore of another vein, and one so easy to work, is so far a matter of public interest. CITY NEWS---THIS DAIL Two O'CLoac. At the close of business yesterday afternoon the market for English Securities, although previously heavy, appeared deci&dly buoyant, a recovery of 1, per cent. being produced by numerous purchases on speculative account. To-day, however, rather less firmness prevailed, and Consols are per cent. lower, namely, 931 for money - , and 92 92i, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 91t i; Exchequer Bills have further receded to lls. and 15s. prem. ; Bank Stock is flat at 235; but India 5 per Cents. remain at 1091 Y. - In the Foreign Market the dealings have con tinued on a moderate scale, and prices are tolerably steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 801 ; ditto, 1858, 691 701; ditto New Scrip is fiat, at 27, fr prem.; Egyptian at 1 y d prem ; Russian 5 per Cents. are firm at 97k ; ditto New Scrip is steady at d prem ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are at 541 ; ditto Passive at 19i ; ditto Certificates have improved to gt 9 ; and Italian to 691 I. Symptoms of improvement were apparent to-day in the Railway Share Market, although the deal ings continued limited. Norfolk and North Eastern (York) have improved 55.; Great Western, Brighton, and Midland, 10s. ; and Caledonian, 15s. ; Eastern Counties, North Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, remained at about previous prices. The Foreign and Colonial lines continued in limited request, and prices were generally steadily Maintained. Joint Stock Bank Shares are flat, London and County have declined to 38 and 38,4 ; and Otto man Bank to 251; Alliance of London and Liverpool realise 31, 4. In the Miscellaneous Market Crystal Palace Stock has improved to 33-3- ; and Rio de Janeiro improve ment to 26Z, a. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOC K. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9lk i New 2; per Cent. Annuities 77f 61 India stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 6} per Cent ... lo9k .Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditto dtito April, 1864 1001 99/ Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, June 10 Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent l2 15 11 Ditto £5OO . Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. Ditto 1843 Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Grenada, 2 per Cent Ittissi.n 6 per Cent 1822 £ St .. 97k Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Passive.. Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 1862 (Scrip) Ditto, Paid up Scrip 7Ol 1 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 25f. 691 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account MONEYMARKET. CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, May 23.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; strong breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. QUEENSTOWN, May 22 . — Arrived—Blencathna, from Moulmein ; Vibilia, from Laguna,—Arrived— Lady Douglas, from Rangoong-uVarg e M w gloh, from Ma tanzas ; Beaver, and Ceres, from Blaney, for Antwerp. Yor k, Sailed— CLYDE, May 22.—Wind W.N.W,—Arrived—Unite d Kingdom, screw steam er, fro m Quebec. Sailed—Fame, for St. .Tohn'b, Newfoundland. FALMOUTH, May 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—E ugon i ci, . from Rio Janeiro. Opp QUEENSTOWN, May 22.—Arrived—Cimba, from San Francisco, and sailed for Liverpool ; Sagitta, for Bar badoes. CowEs, May 22.--Wind W.—Arrived —Adolphe, from Santos. (BY ZLECTRIC TELXGRAPIL) PLYMOUTH, Friday Morning. The screw steam-ship Donegal (99), Captain Sherard, Osborne, C. 8., from Bermuda, with a portion of the expe ditionary force of Royal Marines recently employed in Mexico, arrived in the Sound this morning. PORTSMOUTH, Friday Morning. The Robert Lowe, screw, and Champion of the Seas, sail ing transport, have arrived at Spithead from India; the first with detachments of invalids—dates, Kurrachee, 27th February ; Cape, 9th April. The latter brings head-quarters of the 6th Foot. The Robert Lowe proceeds to the Thames. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived —Georges, and Le Coq, from Cherbourg. Sai led—Tuscan, for Rotterdam ; Southampton, steamer, for Jiirsey. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, May 22—Domietta, from St. Lucia; Gany rnede., from Stettin; W, S. C., from Cappleshatn ; John George and Olivis, from Dantsic ; Melody, from Montego 33, t3' : John N. Cushing, from Calcutta ; Elizabeth, from fin ,tsxpore; C open h agen. f rom Melbourne; Cast l e Ed en, .frora Tuticorin ; F a i r li g ht, f rom Sh ang h a i ; Wooloomoo oo, from Moraton Bay; John Souchay, from Barbados; Electric, lam Sydney Truro, from Demerara ; Natal, from Port - ; ; TO, Arrived, M . y y 23 —Randers, from Harlingen. DEA L, Friday Morning. Passed—Ann Lawrence, from Rangoon ; Tug Yu, from China; Empress Euenie, from Adelaide ; Cambyses, from Barbados; Northi, `Mberland, from Auckland—all for Lon don; Margarut, froLn _London for Dominica. It is stated tit M . t. ears. R ot h schild have a fur ther store of £700,000 m gold ready to meet any orders from St. Pete,rsburg-, although it is doubtful if large fur ther immediate remitti nixes will be ref :mied. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln. &N.W Birkenhaad. Buckingh insaire.. Chester &11 o iyhead lOO Do. 54 56 Do. 5i per cent 100 Do 126 128 Do. 5 „ 100 Do 1113 115 Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon.. llO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&10.0 E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all 10. Counts. 41.42- Do. Woodbridge.. 100 • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dra: 100 Cled . o . .. . Glos Ler & Dean Forest all 'it. 14 1 esI. . lit: Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all D 0... • • Do. New Sh 1861,4 p.c. all Do ..... ... 20 22 Do.Wo. Ext. A, 41 pc. all I Do. .... ... 8 0 London & Greenwich 100 IS. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen •. Lon.,Tilb.& S.. - 'thend 100 ;Peto &Co B7 89 Lowestoft gua. *p c.. 100 INorfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 31 •41 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock 1 100 Midland 95 97 Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 gua. 5 per cent... 0.5.6 . E Counts. p i p Pm Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do.. 66 68 Do. 6 per cent. all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 100 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western f all Midland lei let Not. Gran. Rl. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 921 93; 921 Preston and Wyre. I all L &N.W eg , -- .-- 1 44 46 1.• ii k. Do. 1 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. .. .. lloystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 ,G:.N0rth.,136 131 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 IT Brasseyll2s 130 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO I Gt. West.l 93 95 Wimbledn AD Croydon; -all ,L.&Brgtni 8} ai FOREIGN RAILWAYS 20 ,Algerian - - 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 61 7/ 7 20 Ardennes.... - all -p 20 Bah.&S.Fran_Lim.7 p.c. 16 1 17/ 5 Belgian East. .unction all 1 11 Carmeaux Mine tzßail 30 11 12 100 Copiapo all - - 10 Ditto Extension 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France all 22 13 20 Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. all 141 15 14/ 20 Italian Junction - - 20 Lyons & Geneva - - 20 Namur & Liege 20 Do. 8 p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of “fl 110 120 is [Shares 16 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 10 20 Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aida) 15 8 7 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. all 43i 44i 20 Parts & Orleans .. . 20 f Recife & S. Fan. (Pern. gua. 7 p. et. r lire- ) 19 4k 2k 20 Riga & Dunaburg all - - 20 Royal Danish. Royal Swedish .... . all - I Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - 20 Sambre & Meuse all 111 12 111- 10 Do. 54 per tent. Pref all ilk 91 91 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c 8 1 1 pm 81 20 S.Aust, &Lomb Venetin 18 31 p 26 S. East Portugal 7 p et.' 7 -- 20 Southern of Prance- all 33. 34i 81 West Piandent ...... .. all 7 71 10 Do. 5k p a. Preference.. all 10 30i 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 22 23 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate Year. This was an action to recover for a watch and guard. On the part of the plaintiff three witnesses swore that the pro perty was sold to the defendant, who is a metropolitan police constable, and these witnesses detailed to the court minute facts in connection with the transaction. Defendant swore that the watch was sold to his brother, who had paid 10s., and only declined to pay the balance because the plaintiff refused to alter the watch. Plaintiff--You paid the 10s. and received the watch, and called three or four times about it, Defendant—My brother paid the 10s. and received the watch, and I have only been in your place once in my life. After hearing the brother, his honour (Mr. Wheeler) said, " I find for plaintiff." Defendant—l have a wife and four children ; will you grant me time ? His Honour (most impressively)—l regret to find that such instances of hard swearing as I have witnessed from police-constables should exist. It was only the other day, in this very court, that a police-constable committed gross and deliberate perjury, and I was obliged to caution— ay, threaten to commit—him before I could bring him to a sense of the obligations of an oath. lam not satisfied to day with defendant's case ; and I tremble to think that;the liberties of the inhabitants of this great metropolis should, perhaps, be intrusted to men who so loosely weigh the ob ligations imposed by the oath. It is painful to be compelled to make these observations, but the oath is solemn and serious upon all men, but particularly so to police .officers, who have in their hands the lives and liberties of the sub jects of this land. (A loud burst of applause followed these remarks, but it was speedily repressed by direction of his Honour.) POLICE---THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY, A WIFE BEATING RUFFIAN COMMITTED FOR THE FULL TERM.—Thomas Coles, a carpenter, of 14, Newport court, was charged with the following ruffianly assault on his wife, Martha Coles, the prisoner being brought up on a remand. •vopcvLaUle day evening her husband came home and complained be cause his supper was not ready, the reason being that she had been washing all day. He then knocked her down twice, and a person interfered, and as soon as she left the prisoner again knocked her down, and then kicked her in the breast. The landlady of the house said, hearing screams of " murder," she went upstairs, and saw Mrs. Coles rising, with her eye much inflamed. She told the prisoner it was cruel of him, as his wife had been washing all day. After she had left the room a short time she heard screams again, and a heavy fall overhead, and on again going upstairs she saw the prisoner kick his wife in the back. She called him a brute, and he then struck her (witness) in the face. She did not think the prisoner was sober. Sh e k ep t up a ll night, and prisoner's son said that his father had threat ened to kill him if he did not keep quiet. Gordon, 336 A, said he bad long known Mrs. Coles as a respectable woman, and the prisoner was constantly ill using her. George Hatchard Welsh, office-keeper, said he had known the parties frr eight years, and the prisoner had been charged several times for assaults on his wife, who, being a respectable woman, had been several times assisted by the court. He also believed the prisoner had beeen corn • milted at the Lambeth Police-court for the same offence. The prisoner, in a rambling defence, said the female was not his wife, as she had a husband alive when he married her. Mr. Knox said a glans() at the prisoner would tell any one what he was. He believed all he had said in his de fence was a tissue of lies. The only thing he could do for the woman was to get her free from the prisoner for six months' with hard labour. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE THROUGH INTEMPERINCE.— Rebecca Kinghorn, of 1, Cross-street, needtevioman, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to commit sui cide. _ _ _ The defendant had been drinking for some days, and while labouring under its effects took a quantity of laudanum. Information was given of the fact by a young woman named Eliza Rolysh, and Mr. M'Oscar, of Tyler-street, was sent for and the defendant afterwards take n to the Middlesex Hospital. The aldefen dant allowed e said a ito g d she o away. beenhad emery much upset, and asked to obe Mr. Knox said he did not consider himself justified in letting her go after sh 9 had attempted to take her life, which was as bad as taking that of another person. He should send her to the House of Detention, where she would be under the care of the chaplain (Mr Jephson), who would say to her that which he (Mr. Knox) hoped would have an impression on her and would be useful to her for the future IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. ' of the remarks made by Sir Robert Peel with reference to the University of Dublin, which ought not, he said, to have been dragged into this discussion. With respect to the charter sought for the Roman Catholic university, he remarked that it was not explained how the charter was to be drawn, where the authority was to be lodged, and whether the Crown was to be excluded from all control over it. Mr. CAMERON, as an amendment to the proposition, moved that the report, exceDting the paragraph relating to the agreement between the directors of the Grand Trunk Company, and the paragraph as to the sum of £8,219 3s. 7d. advanced for the Port Huron and Milwaukie Railway, be adopted. The CHAIRMAN said the amendment amounted to a vote of want of confidence in the directors. After some discussion, the CIIAIRMAN put the resolution, with the understanding that it was not intended to affect anything the directors had already done, The amendment was carried, and the dividend was made payable on the 3d June. A resolution authorising the directors to construct the railway to the oil spring, at a cost of £lO,OOO, was also agreed to, A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the proceedings to a close. SPORTING-THIS DAY. SALISBURY RACES, THIS DAY. LO NGFORD CASTLE STAKES. Colt by Windham 1 Bright Cloud ........ Overture Five ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Birdhill .......................................... Springwelrs dam .................................. 2 Knightsbridge .................................... 3 Eight ran. DREADFUL TRAGEDY NEAR S 2. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. The greatest possible excitement prevail e d l ast night in the vicinity of St. Paul's Cathedral, owing to an awful tragedy having been enacted in the premises belonging to Mr. Vyse, milliner, carrying on business at 31, Ludgate-street. The circumstances connected with this distressing event are of a most painful character, and during the contusion which necessarily ensued the following particulars obtained from official sources. WMithrin ,Oaxnldey, o f th co e ur w se ard sum b m ea o d n l i e ng of F office a r rri t n o gs;l l o i r . i . Sergeant Payne, the coroner for the city of London and borough of Southwark, was suddenly s:immoned to attend at the house of Mr. Vyse, as his services would be required by the Coroner. He at once proceeded to the house of Mr. Vyse, situated as above stated, when a scene that can with gifficulty be described presented itself. Two children, aged respectively 5 and 7 years, were found perfectly dead, and Mrs. Vyse had her throat cut in a most frightful manner, and blood was flowing copiously from an extensive wound in the throat of the un. happy woman. The discovery was made in the following manner: —About 10 minutes before 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. Vyse called the servant to go to Messrs. Keating's, chemists, in St. Paul's-church. yard, for some packets of powders. It would appear from what the servant stated that she had been sent for some of the same sort of powders in the morning, which she stated was for the purpose of poisoning rats. Whether she obtained the second package of powders or not is, owing to the great confusion which prevailed, not precisely known; but one thing is quite certain, that after returning from Mr. Keating's, and being in the house a few minutes, she went to her mistress's door and found it fastened. She knocked at it, and being unable to obtain an entrance she went for assistance, and the door was forced, when upon entering the room the unfortunate female was found by her sister, who was living in the house, in a pool of blood, and her throat cut in the manner previously described. Shg was then alive, and said to her sister, " Go into the next room, and you will see something ; but it is no use, as the two children will be found to be dead." She, however, said nothing beyond the remark that the children had :been poisoned by her, to lead to the inference that she had committed the dreadful deed. The sister did as requested, when, upon entering the room, she found the poor children in bed, the countenance of each not much distorted ; in fact they might be said to exhibit almost a placid appearancr:. Medical attendance was procured from St. Bartho lomew's Hospital, and also from Mr. Keating's, but it was found that the unhappy mother had inflicted such a frightful gash in the throat, the blood having flowed in such a stream as to nearly fill a basin, that that it Was considered unsafe to remove her to the hospital, and she still remains at her own house under the surveillance of the police, but there is no doubt that, by the time this report appears before the public, the unfortunate creature will be no more. The cause for the mother having made such a fearful onslaught on her children is not precisely known, but it is said that some time back one of her children died, and .ince that period she had been noticed, although doing a large and profitable busi ness, to be in ac exceedingly low and desponding state. Mr. Oxley has forwarded information to Mr. Sergeant Payne, the coroner, in order that an inquest may be hell upon the two children ; but it is ques tionable whether the inquiry will take place until the ultimate condition of the mother is clearly ascertained. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Paid i Closing Business Price. done. 75 8 6 7 Al 93 108 108! 6} 6i 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 20& 21i 56 57 57 59 37 40 89 91 30 SO 102 104 140 145 114 115 112 113 132 134 1044 1051 724 721 55 57 109 109, 60 62 122 123 44 45 931 il3l 99 100 40 45 10i 41i 8} 9 27 128 k 981 l 100ip 71 73 62} 621 97 97} 1 fet 55} 851 85 556 100 102 P iPm 41 d 101 11f 122 124 46 48 105 107 45 47 35 37 831 84 66 68 99 101 6 7 3n 381 84 9 4 pi 6 654 p [43 147 55* 554 24 3; * d ip 91 93 [3O 135 6 G. 46 48 42 44 87 89 Share, Railways. Bir., Vol., and Str. Val. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cm nwall Do A ( A Do. B gets no div ti 116 p e.p an.has been naid to B. Dublin ct Belfast June. Dun.,Pcrth,&Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do East Suflolk Edin7prgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth, & Dundec Glasg. and S. Western. iGreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern... . Do A stock Do B do , S. an IW. of Ireland 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., S:tef., & Lincoln. Msryport and Carlisle. Do * shares 3retronoll an Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland I Do. A shares Mid Kent _ _ Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle , Norfolk North British N or.Dey.Rail&Dk.stock f Do A stk ; A recs no till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwia Do, G.N.E. purchas^ Do Leda Do York North Lon don Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Lo N"...d„. 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool, Shropshire Union South Devon S. Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,an dWok. Stc ;Mon & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny 'West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R 1 West Michaud Oxt ordl Do Newport Do Hereford Share i Railways. I Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at X 5 Bris. & Exet. 4 p. c. at Do. shares Caledon. qr. .hrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, p. c. Cornwall 5 per ant Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref . lE. Angn. Class A 67;. c: E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. C I Do. 5 p. e. guar lEdin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. I p. c. guar. S. & Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm. Do. 44 p. c. do Do.sp.c.nr far .05p.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. G. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. prel Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.l3arnsl.st£s 2s 10d p e Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.). • Do. 44 p. c. (Blacko. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cenl ; _do No 2 Do. 6 per cent .Co Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4 p c. st. (div. def .111'65 Lon.Chat.&Dov. sp.e.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent. et, late 3d shares Londony. & Ennis. 4 she s'lan. Sh. Lin. S per ct. Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent, ...... • • Do. redeem. 6 percent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c Do. 44 per cent Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Blr. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 41 p.c. irredeemable Do. 44 per cent .... . . Do.Leic. andHit.4per et Norfik. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p, c. Poet st. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB47 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. ITn. g. prf. she. Nth.Dvn.Ra" ..&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 44 pr. et' redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct, pref Do. Ber /riot 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, /348 Do. York. H. &S, arch. North Staffordshiee . Scottish North E• s; ern Do. 7 p. c. 3 i p. C. pref. stock.... Pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,g LIP 6p.c South Devon, Ann, 108. 1 Do. Fixed 44 per cent South Eastern (Reading' Ann., 1.0.6) - Per cent D D o o , 4 A xed 44 pe r cent South Wales, gua. 4 p , Do. 4i per cat ...... Do. - - do. 185 9. Do, 5 ner cent ....... S. Yoi ksbire, 4 p. c. gua: Do. sp. c. gu& Stock. & Dar. A p 5 . c... Do. B 6 p. Do. C 6 p. c... 1 •Nirati ;d & Kilkny, 6 p. W. Mid. -Oxf 1s 2dt qua stk Do. ao ... . Do. Ne wport 5 p,c.pf.reci. Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866, D. till 1869 PREFERENCE SHARES. Paid ' l Closing Business Price. Done. 1 O. 6 44 3 127 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 111 112 108 1 1 0 l os i 0 101 i 102 100 101 109 111 110 112 1 111 11 3 112 114 108 169 10011 1014 99 100 98 99 , 109 111 100 ;110 112 100 In 110• 100 'lOB 110 1 00 11061 106 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. July 1877-S2 Do 6p. cent.lBB3- 9 1 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. .4c Do. 8 p. c. Mar. & Sept., Do. 5 per cent Do. Inscribed stock Cape G. Elope. 6 p c,1673 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 Do. 1890' Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov.lBBl, 6 p N. , i.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&July Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. 6 ov. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876: Do. d0.,1888 &upwdsl New Zealand 6 p. cent. ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.4 up IVI.c.Gov. 6 p.c. Jadsatay iDo. do. 61 ) . 0 - 4 • 416 °"• • 100 to° i 111 I 102 li 1091 981111 105} 100 100 100 16.13.4 100 100 100 91 98 20 21 103 105 109 111 108 110 127 129 84 86 ,110 112 90 92 1 116 118 112 tl4 104 106 1107 109 57 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 1 1 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 118 141 102 101 115 117 115 117 138 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 7? 79 i9l 95 ' 14 144 124 126 63 70 138 140 1103 105 94 96 1 110 11 2 108 110 i 1 lyptm 100 102 90 PS 1} d •• •• par i p 2} 234 135 140 !10 11 23} 244 101 103 1101 103 86 1 28 29 33 34 33 34 42 45 1125 127 1120 125 103 105 122 124 1110 122 13 9 10 all 100 100 100 all all all all all 100 100 100 101 100 100 IHE SUM, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1862. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railw.c • n. Atlantto & St Lawrencr .Bom.,tiarodalt.Cent Inc Paid., Closing Price. all 100 6569 102 103 5i nd Gu. 5 per cent.. Buffalo ana LaKe Iluroi Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant4Godricl, l 5 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. Ju.y 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1,71 lcutta. Az, S. East rt. ( Cape Town it Dock Scrii Demerara. . 'Eastn. Bengal gu. S p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Grand Trunk of Canadc Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pret. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. t.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... IGt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Do: 1858. liadras guar., 5 p. (3. .. Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 44 d 0... 3lelb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Newßrunsvrick t Canda Ry.ctLand(Lim.)g.6pc, Class A Capital Share, Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. ...... 1 Scinde . . I Do. Punjaub .... a ~9 , Do. Do. ........ a - IDo. Indus. St. Flo. gam' ITrinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 81 f I 81 85 79 83 78 S 2 102 101 103 101 102 103 104} 1041 21 24i 67 70 57 60 36 38 43 46 ,35 38 36 37 1021 1021 i 1 p 102 103 121 12f 81 8 98 100 93 15 92 95 101} 1024 94 96 91 93 5 7 4 6 103 104 i I P 201 20a 89 100 fi I ~ Business done LAW-THIS DAY. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Wheeler.) HARD SWEARING BY POLICE-CONSTABLES, AND IMPRES STVE REMARKS BY THE JUDGE.-ISENBERG V. DOLDY. THAMES, THIS DAY. A REAL CAB HORSE.—John Joseph Elliott, a cab driver, of No. 2, Crown-court, Wentworth-street, White chapel, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with working a horse in the cab No. 951, which was not in a fit state to be worked. The case was proved by police-sergeant Dillon, No. 19 K who saw the defendant's horse and cab in High-street, Shad well. It was quite worn out, had a Fore back, and was sore all over. Mr. Cotton, of Worship• street, was the owner of the horse. The Sergeant said the horse was a very small one, but at on. time it did a good deal of work. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said—lt is a real cab horse, your honour. I was not aware it was so bad as it is. Mr. Woolrych went into the station-house yard adjoin ing the court, and on his return said that :the animal was a fair specimen indeed of a real cab horse, and ought not to be worked at all in its present state. He doubted very much whether it ought ever to be worked again. The knacker's yard was the best place for it. He fined the pri soner 305., which he said the owner of the horse ought to pay. _ TOBAOOO SMUG LING,--George Short and Samuel Pit man were brought before Mr. Woolyrch, charged with smuggling tobacco. Short is a labourer, and Pitman a fireman, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company'sship Leo, trading between Rotterdam and London. As the prisoners were leav ing the vessel they were searched by a Custom-house officer, who found concealed on his person several parcels of com pressed foreign tobacco weighing If lbs., and on Pitman tobacco, of a similar description, weighing 21 lbs. The officer also found behind the boiler, in the engine-room, to which Pitman had access, and Short had not 5 lbs. of com pressed tobacco, Mr. Woolrych fined Short 155., and in default seven days' imprisonment, and Pitman £3 lfs., or 21 days' im prisonment. MARKETS---THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. There was a very moderate show of samples of English wheat on sale here, to-day, the greater portion of which was taken off, at quite Monday's decline in the quotations. With foreign whoat the market was well supplied. In all descriptions sales progress slowly, and prices were with difficulty supported. Floating cargoes of grain changed hands to a moderate extent, on rather easier terms. The supply of foreign barley was large—of English very moderate. All kinds sold heavily, and the currencies had a drooping tendency. The malt trade was inactive, yet no change took place in prices. For oats there was a fair demand, and all superior samples were firm in values, whilst medium and inferior parcels were without quotable alteration. Beans and peas met a heavy market, at barely late rates. The supply 3n offer, however, was small, All kinds of flour were a slow sale, and, where sales were pressed, prices ruled the turn lower. .. . _ ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 1,160 i 50 ' 2,560 i 170 1,7 W sack!. Irish.. ..... ..... '"-- - F0reign........ 24,110 14,050 , 10,500 1,000 We. NEWUATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report the demand for each kind of meat has ruled heavy, at reduced currencies. In lamb a considerable fall has taken place. Per Sib. by the carcase. silsd Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 4 Prime large do. 3 6 3 8 Do. small do. .. 3 10 4 0 Large pork .... 3 10 4 4 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 sdad Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Veal 3 8 4 8 Small pork Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The favourable accounts from the plantations have pro duced some heaviness in the hop trade, especially a regards medium and inferior prices, which are rather drooping in value. Fine samples, however, continue firm in price. Mid and East Kents 126 s to 168 s per cwt. Weald of Keats l2os 135 s „ Sussex COLONIAL. TEA.—The operations during the last day or two have been limited, and prices have remained without material variation. SUGAR.—For good grocery qualities the demand con tinued moderately active, and late rate! are well supported. In the refined market previous quotations were generally current. COFFEE.—A decline of about Is. per cwt. has taken place in Plantation and Native Ceylon. Owing to a pressure of sales other descriptions remain at about former prices. RlcE.—A very moderate amount of business has been recorded, and prices were without variation. SALTPETRE.—Business has been rather dull, but prices have remained without change of importance. TALLOW.—The market has continued dull, and prices have shown less buoyancy. P.Y.L . on the spot is quoted 0 4616 d, and last three months' delivery 498 to 49s 3d per w. The Weymouth and Portland Railway and Extension to Harbour Bill was read a second time. Tho Halifax Corporation bill was read a third time and passed with amendments. MUMBEE'S DIVORCE (INDIA) BILL. This bill passed through committee, and was reported with amendments. COPYRIGHT (WORKS OF ART) BILL. Earl GRANVILLE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to give to the artist a copyright in a picture of his production d uring his lifetime, and fur sev en years to certain parties after the death of the producer of the work. The protection was only to be given after a written agreement had been made by the artist and the purchaser of the work, and in the event of no such agreement tak ing place, then the present law was to govern the case. There was an important provision in the bill, viz., that it did not interfere with reproductions, but confined it3elf entirely to the production for which the protection was given. Lord OVERSTONE objected to the bill. He thought it was giving extraordinary and comprehensive powers, without taking into consideration various conflicting inte rests. Their lordships ought to well consider the subject before they agreed to the second reading. He thought the best course to pursue was to withdraw the bill for the pre sent, and to re-introduce the measure in a more complete and comprehensive form. Earl STANHOPE supported the bill, although he could not see how the principle was to be applied to photographs. Lord TAUNTON thought the bill likely to give rise to endless litigation, and one that appeared to him framed rather towards giving protection to dealers in art in pre ference to producers. If the bill was read a secondjtime he hoped that some very stringent amendments would be made in committee. The LORD CHANCELLOR urged their lordships to agree to the second reading of the bill. The bill was read a second time. CHANCERY REGULATION BILL: This bill passed through committee, the Lord Chancellor withdrawing his amendments. Their inrriabitta HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third tithe and passed : Dublin and Meath Railway, Greenock and Werny:s Bay, and North Eastera Railway (Market V/eighton and Bever ley Extension, &c.) LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY (ADDITIONAL POWERS) BILL. On the motion for the consideration of this bill, Mr. BASS complained that there had been a breach of faith on the part of the promoters of the company, because passengers travelling on the line were compelled to pay the full fare from Edinburgh to London, although they might require to go only to some intermediate stations. After some discussion the motion was agreed to, and tho bill was accordingly considered and ordered for third reading. THE UNITED KINGDOM ELECTRIC TELE GRAPH COMPANY. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. HTJMBERSTONE said that important powers were taken by this company, and he thought that further progress of the bill should be postponed for a week in order that the public might be made acquainted with the details of a measure that would affect their interests materially. Mr. HENLEY seconded the motion and contended that a work like that proposed by the promoters of this com pany should be brought forward by means of a public in stead of a private bill. (Hear.) Sir F. SMITH hoped that the amendment would not be persevered in, as the object of the company was to confer a boon JII the public. (Hear.) Lord A. CHURCHILL supported the bill. Mr. M. GIBSON said that he had received several com munications relative to this bill ; but the Board of Trade had no special jurisdiction in regard to this subject, and they had no right to interfere with the plans of any public company that had for their object the carrying out of any scheme like the present. (Hear,) He thought under the circumstances that the company had a right to have their bill read a second time. The bill came from the House of Lords and recommended in rather a singular manner any alterations that might be proposed in committee, if hon. members considered them desirable. He repeated that the promoters of the bill were entitled to have it read a second time, and he thought it would Le undesirable to discuss the bill in its present stage. After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn, and the motion was agreed to. FORCED LABOUR ON THE SUEZ CANAL. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Under Secretary for Foreign ... . _ _ Affairs whether herMajesty'sGovernment would make seri ous efforts to prevent the continuance, on the part of the Packs. of Egypt, of the employment of forced labour on the Suez Canal ? Mr- LAYARD said that the matter was entirely between he Pacha and the Government of Egypt. In answer to Mr. MALCOLM, Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that Government had re ceived information from a gentleman named Colonel Sleigh, who represented the company, who stated that the arrange.. ments proposed by the company would be carried out. According to the statement of that gentleman none but able-bodied young men would be taken out, and that women and old persons would be excluded. Under these circum stances, therefore, Government thought it unnecessary to interfere, notwithstanding that the company would not in their opinion be able to carry out what they proposed. He believed, however, that the hardships to which the passen gers would be subjected would not be of an extent which young, able .bodied men could not endure. Mr. ROEBUCK—Has Government anything to do with it P Mr. C. FORTESCUE—Nothing whatever, (Laughter.) CHURCH RATES. Sir J. FAKING TON asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to introduce any measure on the subject of church rates ? Lord PALMERSTON said ;that this subject was at tended with much difficulty, that Government did not pro pose to introduce any measure in reference to it this session, THAMES EMBANKMENT. Mr. DOULTON asked the First Commissioner of Works, whether there was any probability of the commis sion on the embankment of the south side of the Thames making their report before the prorogation of Parliament ? Mr. COWPER said ho hoped the commissioners would be able to make a report shortly. THE INUNDATION IN LINCOLNSHIRE. In reply to Mr. BENTINCIE, Mr. FELLOWES said that it was true that no less than 6,000 acres of land in Lincolnshire were submerged to the depth of two or three feet, but all the means that could be adopted had been had recourse to in order to meet the cala mity, and Mr. Hawksb awe, the celebrated engineer, had been despatched to the scene of the disaster. THE INDIAN NAVY. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. AYItTON moved that a select committee be ap pointed to inquire into the amount for which the harbour and fortifications at Alderney will be completed. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The O'CONNOR DON drew the attention of the house to this subject, and said that although unanimity did not exist in Ireland in reference to this matter, still it was oc cupying a considerable portion of public attention in that country. He then adverted to the great objection in Ireland to the system of national education, namely, the disseverance of religious and secular instruction in public schools. The hon. member next alluded to the gene • ral principle of Government interference in national educa tion, and be contended that such interference should be limited merely to assisting and not originating any compre h.onsivn scheme of education, except under very exceptional circumstances. Sir It. PEEL observed that this question had been often debated in that house without any other effect than to con firm the principle and policy adopted in Ireland, and it was impossible to contend that the system of teaching had not succeeded. He referred to returns showing the satisfac tory results of the national system, and, with respect to the Queen's Colleges (the main point of the O'Conor Don's attack), which it was said had not met the object for which they were established in 1845, he insisted that they had, on the contrary, been pre-eminently successful, and had answered the purpose of those who had fouNded them. Sir Robert entered into copious details to establish his position, and, in conclusion, expressed regret that some of the Ro man Catholic prelates should have condemned the system of mixed education and stigmatised the Queen's Colleges, striving to narrow the basis of secular instruction. Ho hoped that the Government and the Legislature would scrupulously maintain that system of combined secular education from the influence of which such beneficial results had flowed, wh ich had led, year by year, to th e moral improvement and social advantage of the people of Ireland. Mr. MAGUIRE replied to Sir R. Peel, and controverted some of his statements, denouncing the national system of mixed education as, in many parts of Ireland, a monstrous sham. The whole thing had failed, he said, in every he pro vince but one, and there the system did not prodtie beneficial results which it had the credit of producing, All that was asked in Ireland was a national system under which each religious body should have the training of its own children. The discussion was continued by Mr. P. 'Urquhart, Mr. Lefroy, Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Macdonogh, and Major O'Reilly. Mr. WHITESIDE animadvertedsonie of upon the intempe rance of language in which the speakers had in indulged, and upon the attacks made upon the Established Church, contrasting these aberrations from the question had with bean t ar en ste e d r, baybitlhit3er, O ' C onor moderation with which it nor Don. lie disputed some Mr. MONSELL insisted that there existed in Ireland a restriction upon Roman Catholics desiring that their chil dren should have religious instruction without being de barred the means of obtaining academical degrees, which should be opened to all without the sacrifice of conscientious convictions. Mr. HENNESSY called attention to the letter recently laid upon the table respecting the foundation of additional scholarships in the second year's course of the faculty of a th rt e s s i u n b j th ec. the Queen's colleges, and to th e official returns on Lord PALMERSTON, interposing, expressed a hope that, considering the lateness of the hour (half-past 11), and that there was other business before the house, gentle men who desired to speak further upon the subject would defer their speeches till another opportunity. The discussion was, however, resumed by Mr. O'FER RALL, who charged the Government with a breach of faith in the matter of national education in Ireland. The motion for going into a committee of supply was withdrawn. The report of the committee of supply having been brought up, Mr. AYRTON, on the vote for the harbour at Alderney, said he had satisfied himself that the works could not be completed for the sum estimated by the Government, and insisted that it was absolutely necessary to have some dis tinct information as to the character and nature of the works, and as to the sum required for their completion. He moved for a select committee to inquire into the amount for which the harbour and fortifications at Alderney will be completed. This amendment was seconded by Mr. BENTINCK, who wished to know what, in the event of a war with France, would be the effect of the works--the harbour and the for tifications—beneficial or otherwise, supposing the works were finished. He believed they would be not only useless, but detrimental to the country. Sir EL WILLOUGHBY asked to what extent the Go vernment had been committed in these works. Mr. PEEL said the plan had been laid before the house, smd 11P completed for the sum estimated by the Government, £1,300,000. He saw no ad vantage in the appointment of a select committee. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Monsell, Mr. Liddell, Lord C. Paget, Colonel Knox, and Mr. Baxter took part, Lord PALMERSTON said the Government only asked the house to enable them to complete a work which they believed would be of great national advantage. In reply to Mr. Bentiack he observed that he had already stated that the harbour would be of the utmost importance, in the event of war, with reference to the Channel. Sir M. PETO pledged his professional reputation that the harbour, as now proposed to be made, would be per fectly useless. Sir H. VERNEY defended the vote. Upon a division, the amendment was negatived by 174 to 118, and the vote was agreed to. The Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act Continuance Bill was read a second time. Several bills were forwarded a stage. Sir G. LEWIS obtained leave to bring in a bill for amending the Rifle Volunteer Grounds Act (1860). The house adjourned at 1 o'clock. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF CANADA. The following appeared in a portion of our impression of yesterday evening : The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the proprietors in this undertaking was held this day at the London Tavern. The chair was occupied by Mr. F. S. HEAD. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the directors' report, referred to that document, which showed that the receipts on capital account amounted during the last half year to £5,202 17s. 6d., making the total receipts, on the 31st of January, 1862, £5,218,300 ss. Od. The expenditure amounted to £5,019,662 12s. 6d., including the cost of renewing the wooden bridges in stone and fresh jointing eight and a half miles, during the last half-year, There were still remaining about 90 miles to undergo the same operation, which will, in future, be harged to capital, and the item of expenditure includes a sum of £14,618 9s. 4d. The revenue account showed that the gross receipts were £265,951 lls. 11d., the working expenses to £125,424 17s. 10d., leaving a balance of £140,526 14s. id., fr ,, m which had to be deducted for in terest on Government loans, and other charges £89,249 6s. 5d., leaving £53,277 7s. 4d. as a balance of the half year's working, out of which it was proposed to pay a dividend of 3 per cent. per annum, the balance to be carried over to the account being £14,054 6s. 6d. The account showed a balance of £21,500 above the sum required for the payment of the dividend; but the directors had thought it prudent to write off Is. 3d. of the sum of £22,000 owing to the Detroit and Milwaukie Railway. The traffic was most satisfactory, the through traffic to the east being enormous, while that to the west was not so large, and the local traffic was in a very good state, but the number of through passengers had been diminished by the American war and other political causes. Various renewals had been made at a reasonable rate, although it was in some quarters thought that too large a sum had been laid out but the proprietors would find—on comparing the sum paid by the North-Western, the Great Northern, and the Lon don and South-Western—that that was not the case. With respect to the Detroit and Milwaukie line, he was of opinion that it was a good investment, and that it was calculated to be of the highest importance to the company in the way of business. The directors asked the proprietors to give them power to spend £lO,OOO in the construction of a short branch line of railway of about 12 miles to the oil springs, From recent circumstances it was evident that such an out lay could not but prove remunerative to the company, As to the position of the company with the Commercial Bank their legal advisers in Canada had informed them the Bank had no case, and they hoped that no discussion would take place on the question, as it could lead to no good but most likely be productive of evil—the chair man then stated that the accounts of the Council of Investigation had been paid in full. The amount being £8,816. He had to ask the forbearance of the meeting to arrangements under consideration with re spect to the Grand Trunk line. He trusted the meeting would not at that time insist on a discussion of the subject, but that they would place the greatest confidence in the board of directors, resting satisfied with the assurance that nothing would be finally agreed to until the shareholders had had the opportunity of fully considering and deciding upon the point. • Mr. 110 YES seconded the adoption of the report. Mr. H. SMITH asked if the details of the arrangements with the Grand Trunk would be laid before the proprietors some time before the shareholders were called upon to assent or dissent to the proposal, in order that they might come to the meeting familiar with the provisions of the arrangements. The CHAIRMAN said he would see that that was done. Mr. CAMERON said if the union with the Grand Trunk was carried, it would be found that the shareholders of the Great Western would be literally swamped. A PROPRIETOR asked whether the bill in the Canadian Legislature was for an amalgamation, or merely a traffic a rran gem ent. The CHAIRMAN said it was not an amalgamation, but he could not give the information required without telling the whole of the arrangements. Mr. M'EwEN said he had received from Canada a copy of the bill of the proposed arrangement with the Grand Trunk Railway, which had been presented to the Canadian Parliament. He read extracts from the bill to show that the nature of the agreement was an entire amalgamation. The CHAIRMAN said the directors in England had not yet received a copy of the bill. Alderman DAKIN thought the shareholders ought not to be left in tha dark respecting the terms of the arrangement. There was a bill before the Canadian Legislature, and the directors ought to have given the ahaieLulklit, every ha w ._ mation. ho Mr. BRAITHWAITE supp ort ed the Course ta keil byu be ld the directors. Mr. j 3 rr eSvOeNryinhoVaerdehtohladtera, and then. a meet i ng called copy of the bill s to u consider its its provsisions. Mr. ILsuatsoN seconded the proposition. The CAAIRMAN said the provisions of the bill could give no idea of the arrangement. The measure was simply one to carry out a certain agreement. He could have no object in holding back information, and when the time came he should defend the agreement, and he confidently expected to receive the approval of the shareholders. If it should bo thought the directors had erred, then he would cheer fully consent to its being cast to the winds. The arrange ment must be considered as a whole and not in parts, and in about six weeks he thought he should be in a position to place the whole matter before the assembled shareholders. He begged to remind the meeting that the bill was merely a permissive one, and would be totally in operative without the consent of the shareholders. Mr. CAMERON moved a resolution stating that the meet ing, having heard that day for the first time of the bill be fore the Canadian Legislature, strongly protests against it. In accordance with the wish of several of the share holders the secretary read the provisions of the bill in ques tion, after which a number of questions relating to arrange ments about to be entered into, were put by several speakers. The CHAIRMAN repeated that which he had already stated, namely, that, having entered upon the subject at the present moment, at the proper time ho should be in a posi tion to give the fullest information. Mr, HUGHES, the solicitor of the company, said the pro posed bill would require the consent of three-fourths of thso shareholders before it could be enacted. Mr. CAMERON repeated unless the meeting protested against the bill they would be swamped by the proxies of shareholders who knew nothing about the matter. Mr. JAMIESON thought the proprietors ought to be fur nished with a copy of the heads and substance of the pro- 1081 8 123 93 1 I & 100 l*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk ;Cornwall 4i p.c. gr a. p erp i*E. Anglian, Clsß, ti p.c. * Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.e. Lond'n, Brig'tn, &c., 4i per cent... ...... 1858 100 De. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 Do. do. 4i per ct. 1861 100 Do. do. 4 t per et. 1861 31 Lon. .t Chat'ea, Metrop. , Ext. B, 6 74 'Lon. &S.Wcstern 4a p.c. , 100 ! North British £lO Gua. ail Shares, 1861 -I *ScottishCentral4l p.e 1 100 irred. pref.. S.-Eastern 44 p.c. 1859 1 all Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.) 5 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 31 allure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any BRITIS. Al treo Cob sole (i'hilack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... ;East Carn Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.)l I Garn.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) (Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alki.(Philack) G. 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(Lim.) all 25 10 20 Do. 8,70.c.t111/852 (Lim.) all 18 20 120 Do. C. (Limited)........ all 9 11 325 !Canada Land all 110 114 10 , China & Japan Coast & st. (River Steam Naviga. 25 Cop.Ailin.ofEng.&Sraltg. all 25 Do. Pref. 75 per cent all 12 15 st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 109 I 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. 74 10 i Do. B. 75 14, 05 20 Illlndia Irrlgn. & Canal 1 par ipm at. i Electric Telegraph 25 I Do. New l5 5 i English & Aus. Copper all 2 21 25 ga m 14 26 27 avit i t Limited) all 1 1 5 1 1 G ( D 3. r e . e n a . l%isp Stea m N et Preference all 4 4 2 Indian Carrying (Lim., 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 41 31 31 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 1/ 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 24 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 34 45 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 4 i P 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 ad lip 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pret..iss.atl dis. all i 11 1 0 0 N.Br.&NovaStotikLand 81 13 16 :125 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all / 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 11 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 11 al:00. O pEt r eh i ey n im t a i n . L i pn n :l S : t o e mn r m in . (ki i m. m ) ) l a o l o l 5 5 6 4 58 65 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c. all 181 WI all 17 19 l a n ] v t il w i r i o;C t . e i - t a m . y . I • :17: :D! ' a:, a l l o t 4 2 4 0 6 4 51. 65. 264 1 1 5 201 : 1 . S'°ltco°lDCja:Austin. Inv.(Lim . ) 100 135 140 25 1 S p o o n . t do. h o.Registered Australian (ltml L: t . n i.s d a a : 1 1 1 4 3 d 2 1 8 1.1 4 13 1 'Submarine Tel. Scrip all 4 la 1 P O . do.. ..,, 4 . 2 (Telegraph tp Ind a 1/" . 5 "1' . 0 ta pr 10 Trust l and AgePey of 20 glx,Co.otUpr.Can l 5 1 It 5 • li'dol3 l Te l * Co' (U m! 1 116 04 .... .7..., Diluieu'o 1 ,,, nd 3.1. A, ustrlasia 199 1 ... - - -•---- ''' •-•---- - 1031 112 11} rear not to be half year. 445 431 4 24 194 114 i I 5 345 50 posed agreement of the bill three weeks before any special meeting was called for the proprietors to give their decision on the measure. The CHAIRMAN then moved the reception and adoption of the report. LATEST PARTICULARS. At a late hour this afternoon the unhappy woman was still alive, notwithstanding the serious nature of her injuries, and it is the opinion of the medical gentlemen that there are chances of her ultimate recovering. The City Coroner has ordered an immediate poet m the orton examination of the tw o children, in order that the inquest may be he ld with as li ttle delay as possible. The business of the s ho p is be ing carried on w in u sual manner, and with the exception of th e b linds being being down in the second and top floor s nothing ap pears to have occurred out of the ordinary ...---...............____ KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION. --Mr. Huddleston has retired from the contest, so that in all probability Col. White will be returned without opposition. CRYSTAL PALACE. ----ONE SLIILLING DAY, Thurs day, May 22.—Admissions on payment, 1,938 ; ditto by season tickets, 715 ; total visitors, 2,653. SUICIDE. —This morning, about a quarter past eleven o'clock, a woman, named Anne Gedlin, residing on the third floor of the house No. H, Whitehart-street, Drury lane, committed suicide by taking poison. She was nursing her baby at the time. The husband was in the rcom, and on looking in the direction in which she sat, found her life less, and th e dregs of the poison remaining in a vessel on the tabl e. H e i mmediately gave the alarm, and hastenedlso to the hospit a l w i t h t h e b a b y, t hi n ki ng it was a poisoned ; but such was not the case. An inquest will be held on the body to-morrow. FATAL COLLISION' AT SEA.-Yesterday the Gene ral Steam Navigation Company's screw steamer Boreas arrived in the river from Hull, and reports having been in collisionon the outward voyagowith the collier brig Eastern Nab, Capt. Hutchinson, master, which sank in 14 fathoms, the captain's wife and three of the crew going down with the vessel. The unfortunate occurrence took place on Fri day night, in the Cockle-gat, near Yarmouth. The brig was coal-laden, from Stockton-on-Tees, and such was the force with which she was struck that she i mme diatelysn on the steamer reversing her engines and getting clear. Captain Hutchinson and four of his crew succeeded , eetd unhap pily, after some peril, in scrambling on board the Boreas, b his wife and three of the apprentices perished w ith the j u g, and her vessel. Mrs. Hutchinson had got into the g r o l fgrescuing her, husband had hold of her hand, with a vi n, s upposed that when the ill-fated vessel disappeared. It and that she was her feet got entangled in the rigg i ngs lf tho trying moment. therefore unable to assist herse P who were in the ship, but j c u r described t o have been dark ot for a short time in the some % f ew , and the steamer went on to nothing could be seen o f them, her Borealef pickingrem remained about tthhoeses and hazy. The Boreasda —The bark Thurs. Lucknow, 402 PLYMOUTH , Y. Leslie, with 1,260 bales wool, from Launces ton, Z ea land, January 24, is gone up Channel, for tons, Capt. J • her destination. The n i ghtwas inSotdeins She rounded the Horn Feb. 22, and in conse quence of calms and light airs, and the absence of the north-east trades, did not cross the Line until the 18th of April. In the South Pacific;, between lat 63 25, long 151 W, an im mense num b er of ice bWer,gasnwdelraet observedand. n g On 9 9 the 10th Feb. upwards of 100 large bergs were in sight. The Lucknow spoke March 16, lat 30 S, long 29 W, the ship Cairngorm, 53 days from London; April 11, 3 30 S, 30 W, the French ship Spahis, 40 days from Charente for Melbourne ; 22d, 7 17 N, 36 43 W, the bark Condor, 93 days from Mazatlan for Falmouth; May 2d, 34 40 N, 43 53 W, the ship Westburn, 83 days from Guichen B ay for London; and 15th, long. 11 20 for the Bremen b ar k T u i s k o , f rom B remen , with envgranto New York, 13.14 10 et Ft 50 20 6.4.0 9.16.4 1 12.10 94 108 f 30 i 401 ; 128} I 83 4 Share 100 !Lk 203 10 100 I 100 100 stock stock * Y made 5 1 1 20 28affl 1 ?o•ii all flOO 15 all 100 201 I 163 f 40 2i I 61 60 71 6/ 38} 51 104;} 24f 69 8 102/