The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-23 00:00:00

i err,. .4..••• , • ....r......a......... - -- - --- -7 SHARE MARKET. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. - ; + Closing 1 Business • '_ ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. IPaid • Price. D ons. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Closing Railways. ' Paid. \ Business 1 Share Price. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence' all 81 84 The Bank of England return, completed to the , ~ otting. Bost. Leased at 6 per cent. .! 12. 0 Araberg., N 20th inst., shows some important changes. The and Eastern Junotion 10 si- 65 18 Bom„Baroda&Cent.lndl 134 I i d 50 Belfast and Ball).mens... all - - ug 5 per cent bullion has been diminished to the extent of about 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 81 18 Do. all 171 177, 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 d half a million sterling, while the reserve of notes Stook Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 18 Do. Do. l 3 4/ 1 d Junction , 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne...., lOO (0 62 has been trenched upon to a similar amount all 11 111 161 8 9 d and the private deposits have been reducedall 32 85 , 201 Do. New Stock Bristol and Exet er .... 100 91 93 100 Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich 1 100 80 85 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) by over three-quarters of a million. These Stock Caledo n i an 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 77 82 alterations arc no doubt attributable to the export 50 Stock Chester and H Cork' and Bandon lOO - •- - °1 head all 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 1 0 0 7 5 80 - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. O. 1 par of gold to the Continent for the purchase of silver, 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 20 Cornwall Do. A all 5 61 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 25. ,par 1 - p and also to the preparations made for the payment 10 Do. B 10 A rcves. no div. [ all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -- 74 i of the deposits on the New Indian roan. The until6p.e.per an. all - - , 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 71 1 1 d hasbeen pd.toß. 171 Demerara - - active circulation and the public deposits show a 50 Dublin an dßelf ast June. all - - 20 Eastern Bengal.g-u.sp.c 5 i t d 25 Dun„Perth,& Abr.June. all 81 9 Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 101 i 1 2 1021 2 1 slight augmentation. In the other items of the Stock East Anglian lOO 1 5 1620 Do. C Shares l all - - Counties C Eastern oun balance sheet there is little change of importance Stock lOO 571 6SI , 58 4 8 20 Do. E Shares Ext. 15 5 i p Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 4(1 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - to notice; they will be seen in the subjoined Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 100 D 0.41 p.c. Ms. pay.'so all - - 1001 table •- 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - 2 0 G ee l ong & M el.gua.s p. c. a ll 18 20 25 East Kent all 12 14 Geelong Corporation 6 Active Circulation .. .. .. £22,002,390 Stock East Lancashire lOO 90 92 Sto. 1 100 - - per cent. Bonds Increase .. • • • • • • 136,310 20 East Suffolk - - Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 33 35 34 10 Do - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 79 Bullion .. .. .. . . .. 18,051,375 Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 71. 721 100 Do. 6 per cent. Prof lOO 91 93 Decrease .. • • • • .. 545,159 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 261 27 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 901 Ico Rest .. .. . • • • .. 3,141,459 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 Id 1 d Increase .. .. .. .. 7,487 Stock Furness - - 20 Do. do Public Deposits • • • • .. 5,079,902 Stock Glasgow & South Wesin. Mb 92 91 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 20 } 2s. - - Otherlo Great North of Scotland all 10 iol Increase .. .. . „ 52,963 100 100 101 101 1001 guaranteed 5 per cent. Stock Great Northern 2oi Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 151 151 151 Deposits • • • . .. 15,121,305 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 85 8 7 204 Do. New Decrease .. Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 807,957 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 105 _ _ 400 j Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 al l 103 105 ( t. till '6O Decrease .. . 11,271 Stock Great Western 56 100 Dodo. '73 till '6O 08 •• Government Securities .. .. 11,371,118 Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 55 6 7 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 102 104 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - - 100 Do. 51 p. ado. '77 do No alteration. 20 Madras, guar., 4/ p. c. all 17 17i Other Securities .. .. .. 16,808,520 50 Lancaster and Carlise. all 8 3 86 1 4 .1 11 12 p 16/ Do. Thirds Decrease .. .. • • • • 1-29,880 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p 925 024 021 20 Do. 4f p. a Extension.. 15 17 181 Notes Unemployed .. .. .. 9,880,240 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 6 scl Decrease .. 650,770 16 Do. do. F el 6 2O Do. Fourth do. •• •• •• 7 iid 9 Do. do. £9 shares.. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - Since Monday last the imports of specie have been 3 Do. West Riding Union 1- . Newßrunswick&Canda. about £252,910, and the exports £709,284, exclu- 20 Do. Southport e,--i 65 - 20 I Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.epe 10 - -d Stock London and Blackwell , all , Class ACapitl.Share.. sive of the following shipments direct from London - Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. - - - 111 5 . • Do. do. Land d 0... .. Stock Lon,Brighton &S.Coast 100 110 112 34 13' 20 Do. do. B. Ca ct oital do. 1 10 - d to the Continent during the week ending Thursday .. Do. do. Land 0... Stock London & North Westn 100 03 93 4 ;i s a 74 1 1 d 02, _ last :........ 121 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 90 911 91 1 I Limited, Scrip Gold coin Boulogne l6O oz. 25 L'derry & Coleraine... all - - 20 Oude (Limited) - Gold coin .. Oporto 157 oz. 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all f 8 „. 20 Scinde . 4 .4 15 id Tar Gold bars Cadiz Silver coin.... Boulogne 6,000 oz. 10 Metropolitan 100 3 100 1 1 10 5 1 d 1 20 Do. New `,'.! 0 10 1 5 d •Sock Midland lOll 1 1 20 'Do. Punjaub .. g .... 5 / 1 (1. Notwithstanding the committee of the Stock Stock Do. firming. & Derby. 100 7 5 77 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. se a ; 10 1 1 d - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - Exchange resolved on Thursday last that to-day 2 5 5 0 6 11`M. ‘ G s t h . West. (Ireland) all . 4 Shares all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited ) Scrip 1 Id par should be observed as a holiday, the important 100 Ne o urbasile and Carlisle all - - 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 10 12 character of the advices from the continent has io • Nevrry & Armagh (def. 9 - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. induced them to open that establishment with the 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros l a oo ll 5 - 7 - 50 Stock Norfolk lO Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 5 4/ view of accommodating such members as might 50 North. Counties Union on 3 1 .3 61 d ~,i 100 55 • 0 20 Ardennes all - - p Stock North British 2O Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 3 / 1 d feel inclined to attend. Very little business has Stock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk lOO - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all / 1 Stock Do. A Stk.- Aree.no div. been reported, as the markets are not officially 20 Bezlers to Graissessac. all - - until Gp.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. • all 2 21 opened, but in each department considerable de. Stock Do. B Stock 2O Dutch Rhenish „,, , Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick loo m predation has taken place. Consols have been Vir t i 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 9 2 °- 1 1 - I q d 904 90 d 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2e - - p 931 -I, and the latest quotation is 931 94. Stock Do. Leeds Stock Do. York lOO 45 165 100 74 741 71 1 i 20 Great Central of France all - - In the Foreig n M ar k e t Tu r ki s h 6 p er C en t s. Stock North London lOO 102 10.5 20 _ Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. all 61 61 61 10 Italian Junction ....... 8 - - 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - have been 82 to 83, being 4 per cent. lower, and and City Junction 23 ls. - - „„, 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 20 North Staffordshire.- 171 4 4 4 1 d "4 the New Issue 72 to 73. a ll 14 1 1 20 Lombardo Venetian..,. 8 i IP 9 5 8 4 20 North-Western - - In English Railway Shares there has been an 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all - - Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 32 331 Antonia all absence of business . L om b ar d o- V ene ti an, h ow- 33 10 Peebles all -- --Maria - - 20 Do. do. New - ever, have been 71 1 for the old and 61 to 7 for 20 Namur and Liege all 8 81 85 10 Rhymney lO - 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 191 20 the new . Stock Scottish Central lOO 107 109 1 Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 26 27 261 16 Northern of France .... all 35 36 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 81 83 20 Do. New Shares - - p Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 • THE EASTER NOVELTIES. Stock Shropshire Union 100 44 46 21 d 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - - • lO Sittingbourne & Sheer all 3 1 Stock South Devon lOO 43 45 44 5 20 Paris,Lyon s, and Medit all 321 33 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 48 50 (From the Era.) Stock South-Eastern lOO 671 68 1 684 8 100 62 54 63 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (Pere.) 9 I t 15 di Easter is still recognised at most of our theatres as a Stock South Wales Riga 7 p. et. (Lim.) ... j Period when some novelty of a light and pleasing character 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 6 5 6 8 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - 20 Do. do lB - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - -- should be brought forward. The new productions this 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 8 11 20 Royal Danish all I - .c.aster are not numerous, but they are sufficient to maintain 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 36 37 the histrionic 5 Royal Swedish - - traditions of the season, and burlesque, in- 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - ' r ested with the sparkling robes of Spectacle, takes her 25 Do. do. 1858 7 - - 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 61 61 wonted place, at least upon the boards of two of our princi- - 10 Do. 5/ per cent. Pref. ... all 9 91 pal theatres. Stockton & Ilartlepool 100 161 -- _- Stock Taff Vale2o Southern of France .... all 19 20 ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.-Rossini's Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 81 West Flanders all 51 6 10 Do. 5. c. Preference 4 Pera of "La Gazza Ladra" will be performed on Monday Stock Vale of Neath - lOO 62 66 20 W. & I #.W. of France , all 201 211 for the first time these eight years, and Mdlle. Lotti will Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - _ 13 20 Western of Austria .. . 6 - - appear for the first time as Ninetta. 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - all 5 4 6/ I) RURY-LANE commences its Italian Opera season on 20 West Cornwall ' 6 Wiesbaden - - Monday,i... with ' Belluu " s popular opera of "La Somnambular 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - - 6Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Zealand all - - :,,,11011e. Victoire Baife appears as Amina, SiFtor Badiali as 7 p.c. has been pd: to B ail 31 3f ~.lt.odolfo, and the new tenor, Signor Morgmi, as Elvino. 5 Do. B all 7 , 1 Ihe opera will be followed by the National Anthem and a 20 West London all - - divertissement, entitled "Ariadne," inwhich Mdlles. Stefan- 10 Do. Ist Class all - - _ , _____ BRITISH MINES. aka Corilla, Morlacchi, Mathet, Pasquali, Maraquita Roza, 20 Do. 2d Class • all - . Closing 134181f1e66 Boschetti, and a numerous corps de ballet, will appear. PREVERENCE sttAßks. Share Mines. Paid. I Price. Done. The interior of the theatre has undergone considerable alts- Paid. 1 Closing Business rations to increase the accommodation of the subscribers Share Railways. Price. Done. I - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 6 7 and the public, and the embellishments received during the I 20 British Iron recess have greatly added to its appearance. Notwithstand- 25 Blythe and Tyne l( per £5O) all 49 51 - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 - - Ing the large expenditure involved the prices during the f tic' BA.sP.ZE2estile at 'lOO 96 98 p.ct.Stock lO Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475 season will be only those of the old play-house period. ‘2O Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - The HAYMARKET produces a new classical extravaganza, Stock Caledon 210, 4/ per cent 100 99 101 from the polished pen of Mr. Frank Talfourd, which, under 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - • - East Bassett (Illogan). 30 215 225 - Great South Tolgus.... 175 134 14/ - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 2 3 -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91 1 1 the title of " Electra," tells anew the story of Orestes, and Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - - Lady Bertha Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. P l aces in a new electric light the impressive incidents at- - - - North Frances (Illogan) 81 .71 81 ten ding his return, as given by the old Greek dramatist. Mr. ( 6 1 1 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 5/ 6 4 - North Wheal Crofty... 7.9.4 8 0 ..c.4 3 /npton is (Egisthus; Mrs. `Wilkins, Clytemnestra ; Miss Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 98 101 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. ; 9 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 13 14 :'"!.• Ternan, Orestes; Miss Fanny Wright, Pylades; and. Miss Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 112 116 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Eliza Weekes, Electra • the extrav avaganza, ending with ins Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. - 6s 1 1 of Mr. F.Fenton's grand "transformation sc ' enes," represent- Stock E. Coup. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 113 115 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) • 24 245 255 Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 111 113 . ag a congress of the four great powers of Earth, Se Air and - Sorth C. Brea( Illog•a. 2 21 3 i'ir.o, through whose mediation it is hoped a lasting and not Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 195 205 202/ Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 82 84 5 Tamar Silver and Lead wshonourable piece may be happily concluded. Mr. Pal- Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO --- gra .... l'e Simpson's successful and original comedy of " The 5 E..ili W. York. Jen. fifths all - - Mining Co 10 Tin Croft 9 41 1/ Iv orld and the Stage," with Miss Amy Sedgwick as the Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - __ heroine, - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -- , ne, will precede the novelty of the evening, and the Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 70 72 711 - Vale of Towey (Corm.) 12s Gd f 1 Arc e o f 41 A Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - s 0 a clo ll s a e u . ghter to Marry" will bring the entertain- - West Basset (Illogan) ll 221 234 meats t - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 84 88 Stock. Gins. &S West. -2- a. 5 pc. 100 110 112 Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 116 118 - Wheal Basset (Illogan). 54 ins 205 ROYAL PRINCESS'S.-With such a splendid and popular Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 110 112 112 - - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 125 135 revival cc • 100 103 101 t o as King Henry the Fifth," drawing all London Stock Do. 4p. c. do. do. the Princess's, and furnishing a subject of universal c onversatio u - aa 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm. 60 63 64 - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant l 1.7.2 91 101 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf. all 11 111 - Wh'iMaryAnn(Menhe 8 45 47 nov e l yet, too only in the first blush of its Gt. Sn.& W (Irel and) 4 1 100 _ z _ - - enel Trelawney (Lick.) 41 32 34 penes tY - Mr. Kean has been spared the trouble and ex- Stock of an Easter spectacle. 1 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great west. (Berks and 8 - - 1,,I1? ADELPRI revives the comedy of "The Serious Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct FOREIGN MINES utal!Y," in which Mr. Benjamin Webster sustains' . the Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 pet lOO 95 97 principal part, and f burlesque extrava gan ollzs it up by the production of a new Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 88 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. . 100 87 89 20 Australian novel of " L , e , TDiable B 0 it f e o n un x , , d , ed u n o d n e r 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lO6 par 1 p pollation of L tl e ie S An ag g e l ' i s cis f e a d m :pus- StockB Do. T S E I II. Pref. Redee m S . h P a r r e e l s alllo° 1009 102 01 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 11 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 12 13 . . he Devil on Two Sticks." Mr. J. L. Toole 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. plays Asmodeus, and the other parts are distributed among - Messrs. Paul . Bedford, shares all 16 17 :5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all - - Miss Kate lc ' E ell b r n , 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 91 101 1 Clarendon Consols Min - d - Mellon, m e % Romer, C. J. Smith Mrs. ing Co. of Jamaica ... I - Miss Eliza Arden, and Miss Mary Keeley. " The Pretty Girls of Stillberg," witil M.r. Stock Do Birming•• guar. stock 100 72 71 264 Do. Chesterg - uar.shares all 181 191 40 Cohn? Copper all 36 38 38 7 4 135 Do. do. do . aWf,ebster's celebrated embodiment bf Napoleon, will be the 20 Do. do. do. - Copiapo l6 10 12 all 14 141 1 DunMoun•Cop.Ming.oo all 5 4 ueryaece. 1 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 2 Fortuna The OLYMPIC pr eserves an unchanged bill, the new Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No. l 100 - - 20 General all 23 25 . .. um ealetta of "Nine Points of th e L aw " and the favourite Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 3 Linares all 91 10 drama of "The Porter's Knot," being Considered sufficient Stock Do. New gua., 6p. et.... 100 - - 5 Lusitanian to meet the demands of the period, whilst " Boots at thel Mariquita all 1 / Stock Do. do. sp. C . &N_ o. 4 100 - - 1 New Granada all - - Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov. Nun -oan is retained in his old situation. 100 118 120 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 1 p The STRAND eaton, 5 p. ct. 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead . produces a new comedietta by Maddison Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.et. stock, Morton, in which Miss Maria Simpson makes her first ap- late 3d shares lOO 160 161 7 Mining and Smelt.... all 31 4 Pearance at this theatre ; and revives, with new scenery, 5 Port Philip 1 the Popular burlesque of "The Maid and the Magpie," to 121 Londondy it Cole, 1 she. all - - I 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 which Mr. Byron, the author, has appended some additional 121 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. all 81 9 28.2.81 United Mexican all 25 2 songs and speeches. "Vandyke Brown " 'concludes the Stock Man ., Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 122 12 6 Do. £6 4l i 41' Performances. Stock Do. 31 per cent. 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - - ASTLEY's proceeds with its dramatic illustrations of the ~,,, f Do. 4 per cent... - - , Pai d. Closing Business Waverley Novels , and produces a grand spectacular adapts - '-'2 ? Do. tion of Sir Walter Scott's historical romance of Ivanhoe in Stock Mid Co 6IP St k 100 = - - Securities. l which tournaments and processions, and all " the pomp and' Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et. -- Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.& July 100 114 115 115;141 1 1 Pageantry of glorious war" are to be depicted with great Stock Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 101 10:1 1021 11 ' * n• - . c• c)c • 100 1" 140 1 7 12 I 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 1 p - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 114 splendour. The Scenes in the Circles will be also novel Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. it. 100 93 95 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 114 and varied. • Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s - N.B.Gov•Op.c. Ja. &July 10C 110 1111 1115 10 / 10 DO P op ..c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m Do. 6p.c.Ap. &Oct. 100 - -- The SURREY increases its attractiveness by the produc- - lion of a new drama called " Oceola," founded on Captain tiPonerPtient, lB 6 66 p. a with all Of 10 - A. S.W. Gov. sp. a Deb. 106 1001 1011 Layne Reid's novel of that name. Mr. Creswick sustains - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. th • • 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares all 9 91 a Principal character. A burlesque extravaganza, en- Stock Do. sp. C. Ext.Stock,lB46 1 cs, _ Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 titled "The Tailors' Strike," will follow. Stock Do. 54 p. e.• Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 111 112 The CITY OF LONDON produces Mr. E. Falconer's ad- s St toc oc k k N D o o r . t W h a n v i lf it isi sil E , s x p .S e k r ce lBl n 7 t 1 100 00 109 111 mired play of "Extremes " with Mrs. Weston in her origi- Stock Do . New, gun.. 5 per cent 100 _ _ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. nal character. A new ' Hibernian drama, called "The Stock Ntli.Dev.Rail.& ock.Co. 100 - -- -- -- Read of Old Ireland," is also announced. Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - Closing Business Share Joint-Stock Banks. I Paid. p r i ce. Done. The STANDARD THEATRE where Mr. and Mrs. Barney Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. C. Pref. 100 964 975 06} 'Williams have so thoroughly established themselves that 17 Do. do. do. they are re-engaged, and appear in three of their most 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 l3 - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 170 _ popular pieces. 1 9 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1816 - 9 The PAVILION will b e o 25 Po. York, H. &S. Punch. 10 1 d par 40 Australasia all 80 83 82 11 21 pened by " Jim Myers" as an 20 North Staffordshire .... all 23 231 25 Bank of Egypt all 24 241 American Circus, with all the usual attributes of that Par - Stock Ox.wr. & Wol.6pc. Ist g 100 122 124 100 Pank of London 5O 45 47 tic 100 118 120 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - titular kind of entertainment-acrobats, equestrians, and Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua 100 99 101 50 British North American all - - lugFYranasts of all degrees of strength and flexibility contend- Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp ish Central, new t all - - 20 Chtd. Bank of India; &c 12 11 1 for the honour of gaining the applanse of the holiday- 8/ Scott • P. 100 50 63 65 makers. Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb - - 100 City • 25 32 33 At the ADELAIDE GALLERY, re-christened the THEATRE Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 - 1 00 Colonial 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada.; •all - -- - or VARIETY, a troupe of juvenile comedians will appear, Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 -_. - 10 0 Commercial of London. 20 18 19 known as the 10s. all 101 101 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 16 , 161 16 Livermore Famil and iel • child 108. South Devon, Ann. ard five years, that has been end y o' wed with n the - soubriquet uding a Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - o The Infant Keeley.l.o.6. South Eastern (Reading 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. s ll. - -- , 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 225 22 50 London and County - -- 284 11 The various Saloons of the metropolis are stimulated bvall 231 241 Ann.,• l.O 6 ) 50 London Joint Stock - 100 102 103 competition to give an extensi on of - their 'programmes and 103 100 London & Westminster. 20 - 4 Bl 4Bl an increase of their vocal and inst a ' Stock Do. Fixed 11 p.c. lstis. 100 102 Stock Do .41 per cent 100 Nat. I'rov . of England. 35 - - rument forces. Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. 100 - - 20 Do. new lO - - The public gardens 'will be op sued, and at the Z . OOLOGI- Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - 50 National Bank 25 - - CAL, KEW, ROSHERYILLE, and CAMBERWELL, a variety of Stock Do. 45 per cent lOO - - 20 New South Wales - - attractions will be found. The CRYSTAL PALACE, where2s Orient. Bk. Corporation all -- 29 -- the numerous shrubs and spring flowers are now in full 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gun. all - - 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.m alla 28 4 334 20 Ottoman Bank all 181 191 bloom, and upward of 100,000 tulips are in their highest 25 i Do. 6 per cent.,Provincial of Ireland floral perfection, will provide some out-door amusements Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 10 Do. New all - all 50 52 25 South Australia - - 6 per cent. B Pecially arranged for the occasion. 25 Do. New --- - CREMORNE opens with all its old attractive f ea t ures, - 501 4 heightened by the introduction of many new ones A new • LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Do. New 2O - - ballet, entitled " The Magic Star," will be produced in the I easing Closing Busines 50 Union of London lO - - theatre, and the popular Marionettes will figure in a new Railways. 100 Unity Mutual 6O - - la) Western Bk of London 50 23 20 d apropos quizzicality called " Our Reform Bill." A concert, music, and a display of fireworks, with minor amusemenis ? .. inn umerablwillconstitute a st , rong programme for the Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletehley all .Ln & N.W - MISCELLAN SOUS. e, At the POLYGRAPHIC HALL, taking advantage of the still on Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 17 18 Price. _ absence,. of the proprietor, Mr. W. S. Woodin, who is Il E • DlT l• no ln .lo co wn l ,o 7 lo, s a li irb l w r r e is fr ho. .s s p h .c s. l a oo ll G E. t c .N ou o n rt t h s: 13 4 5 5 11 4 0 5 GI s.Barr.&Neils,ber•e•t: 1 1 00 °° pia triumphal march through the provinces, the old fa -10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 11 15 volfrite of the public, Wizard Jacobs, makes his first appear- - - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 200 230 ar t Caledonia - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 00 after a prolonged tour through California and Austra- Do. New .... ._, .. - 100 Do. lia a ll Y roo kiN &B - - - 10 Australian Roy al Mail . all 1 i • The varied attainments of this professor of the Gloster& Dean Forest all (it West. necromantic 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 21 3/ art, combined with the announcement of his Tull Do. U andiShares Se c b k y . .&. . 1 .. t .. a .. i . .1 ... 11 Vic:N . .llld r . 109 - 1 - 11 10 Do New, issued at £5 die 3 - - approaching retirement, will, doubtless, secure for him an 50 British American Land 40 30 32 tont- . - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag••Tel.A. all 36 38 dant show of patronage. Do. 1 Shares all Do. _ London&Greenwich - all •19 21 -- • . , Do. Preference .... . . 100 Do. .- .: 115 1 20 20 Do. C . ~EB C APE OF A DARTMOOR CONVICT.-A convict Lon„Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Pete &C ~ 92 94 921 100 Canada Land 321 120 121 o ne .._ . Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. ...... - 10 Chan.lslands Tol.(Lim )all 9 10 all °Led his escape from the Dartmoor prison a few days Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk _ Stock Cop.Min.otEng.&Smltg a go, t but was hotly pursued over the Moor by the authon- Do, 6 per cent lOO Do . • - - all 1 1 1 ,,,5; The fugitive was ultimately captured at Buckfast - Mane.,BUNln.& Matk all LN Do.. 21 ~ 5 Crystal Palace. 4 6 "t e , a distance of 14 miles from the prison. Midsh.& Redcr, ga_p.e. all Sty& Dar _ '-' 1 per ct all 231 251 5 Do. Preference dPrf Stk. 100 Bridle - 1114 . 11 E 5. 5. 6. E.Counts. 4 2 p MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT RAMSGATE.-Al- mid.Bradfor ~ nd .es 6 8 25 0 Do Preference 7 102 104 gh the evidence adduced at the inquest favours the *m i pm Stock Electric Telegraph lOO Pression that guaranteN l 5 P. c all Do. .. 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St•Co. all - - - t ._, the deceased committed suicide, much uncer- Northn & Eastn. 5 p.c. .... 56 58 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. , - - ~`"I I,Y on the subject still prevails in the public mind at ' cent.... all Do. - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all - - '`arasgat Do. do. 6 per Newmarkt.,B. iiry}.•_x cent. all Do. - 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Ltm all - - e o Uld h 43 , which might possibly be removed if the deceased Do . Fixed 5 per L&N ve ) e identified, and the circumstances under which he all & ',si r. i - - 15 Gen. Steam Navig'atiOn. 14 - - Came to England Preston and Wyre. 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d , ascertained. With this view the following A. all Do. - - 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 li particulars 1 Shares rho de are added to the accounts already published. l i 3 to o• i: t i l - i&s) ep 100 Gt. North. y ;Elite 1., , i 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - at sout e rd, Heinrich Matterig, alias Maltinger, arrived Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 1811 6 Lan.& Yk - 9 - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lira.) all 5 a al} been a mpton on the 31st March, and is believed to have Shrewsb& Hereford all 1' Brassey 10 1 101 25 National Disoount C 0... 5 1 1d 45 passenger from Staffordshire all M'Clean . . 1 10 Netherlands Land 6 - - P Cat. Nesse' America by the steamship Bremen, South .. Stk.& Dar - - 10 Do do all - - li an omnibus s• The German Bible thrown by him from Wear Valley, g. 6 p.c. all _ .._ - us on the Dover all Do. ......5 Do 8 p.c.Pref„iss.at idle. all 1 11 Ap r il , Was 100 Gt. West. 90 92 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 - - ~ published in 1756 It is Martin Luther's trans-uton contai . • Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn , all L.&Brgtn 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim. all 4 5 Cryph'a • it ,c ontaining the Old and New Testaments and Apo- I _ 2O North of Europe Steam all - - b road , a' d measures six inches long, three and a-half inches - DOCKS. 1 - Oriental Gas worm n two inches thick; it is calf-bound, somewhat ------- , 1 Do. New Shares lss. 5 is par gs. -eaten in the covers, and has brass clasps and fasten- , A Closing Business 5 Peel River Land & Min all 21 21 ',,s, Inside it is a scrap of paper, on which four or five Share Docks. I Pal " price . Done. 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 80 82 50 Do. New Llerraan letters 10 121 131 p Preservation and the date 1827• are written. The state of --_-- 20 Red Sea & Ind. " _ 1 elegr. 10 Id i P i . in which the book appears leads to the belief 50 Rhyrnney Iron that . it is a family relic, and therefore the d • Stock Commercial lOO - 15 Do. New all 6 7 Wished to avoid ide '' ' deceased if he Stock Do 4 perCent•Pret •Min. 100 - 100 Royal Mail Stearn to identification, would necessarily be a • 60 60 62 Stock East and West India... 100 - get rid of it. The condition of the deceased's anxious 1 Scot.Austrin.inv.(Lim.`, all 1071 1171 114 already stated, clothing, as Stock London lOO - 25 South Australian Land. 11 36 137 - 89 that his speaks of slender means, and it is evident Stock St. Katharine lOO 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip all I 1 pleasure account of himself as a gentleman travelling for Stock Southampton lOO - 1 Do. do Registered .. . • all i 1 i 1 , and his announcement of his intention to visit Stock yictori a ailsbefore making the tour of Scotland, wore not correct. 20 •"° Ner "'"'""‘""* .- 1-8 - - .:-- ion ,Pan Meanie Land .. 211. - 9 1 - 1 - • - Share Railways. 'Paid. Closing Business Price. 12. 0 Araberg., Notting. Boat. and Eastern Jurotion 10 5i- 65 50 Belfast and Ball3 , mens all 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val all 74 85 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO (0 62 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne.. .... . all 32 85 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 5 55 10 Do A A rcves. no div. unp.c.per an. [ all til6 10 Do. B all hasbeen pd.toß. ' 50 Dublin an dßelf ast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 8 4 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 15 16 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 571 554 , 58 1 8 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 40 Stock Do. do. B Stook 100 29 31 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 90 92 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 71i 721 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 26 1 27 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn l6O 92 94 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 100 101 101 1005 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 85 87 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 105 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 8 3 86 105 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 92 5 VI 92 4 16 Do. do. F 216 6 14d 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 id 8 Do. West Riding Union 5 . 20 Do. Southport Stock London and Blaekwall all 62 65 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — 110 112 111 Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 5 . Stock London & North Westn 100 03 93 5 i3l 124 Do. Eighths 74 1 1d 6 4 Stock London& South-Westn lOO 90 014 915 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all f 8 ~. Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 38 38 4 " 10 Metropolitan 5 3 11 1 d 1 Stock Midland °° 100 717015 1014 1 StoStockDo. Birming. & Derby. 100 1 50 KM. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. ; Shares all 100 NeWbasile and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & llerefd all 10 12 10 ' Newry & Armagh (def. 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all Stock Norfolk lOO 57 59 50 North. Counties Union 34 3 i 3 d Stock North British lOO 55 565 s 'l Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do. A Stk.— Arec.no div until op.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 90 P O l - vur , v" 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2 1 5 d d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 45 10 Stock Do. York lOO 74 745 71 1 4 Stock North London lOO 102 105 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. 20 North Staffordshire 174 41 45 d 135 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 6 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 3 2 33 10 Peebles all 20 Portsmouth l9 7 6 d 10 Rhymney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO 107 109 ;took Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 26 27 261 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 81 6 8 3 3 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 44 46 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 3/ 21 d Stock South Devon lOO 43 45 44 Stock South-Eastern lOO 674 68 4 884 8 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 6 5 68 20 Do. do lB 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 3 8 6 37 25 Do. do. 1855 7 25 Do. do. 1858 7 - - Stockton & ilartlepool 164 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 Stock Vale of Neath - 100 62 66 ;took Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 13 20 West Cornwall ' all 54 61 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd: to B ail 31 34 5 Do. B all 7 75 20 West London all —' — 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class all 1 00 Atlantic &St Lawrence! a ll 8 1 84 Leased at 6 per cent .! 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lndl 131 " gu. 5 per cent 18 Do. all 171 177, 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 d 18 Do. Do. B 44 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 6 201 Do. New l6l 8 9 d too IBuffalo,Brant&Godrich I Do o 85 6 p. ct. bda. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 77 82 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. i par Cape,Eas tn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. ,Par 1 - p 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. I 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7l 1 d 171 Demerara 20 Eastern .Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 t d S lock East Indian, e-u. sp. c lOO 1013 1 2 1021 211 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 5 I p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. Ms. pay.'s9 all - 1003 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 18 20 Geelong Corporation 6 109 per cent. Bonds S s t t l k i Grand Trunk of Canada 100 33 35 34 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 79 100 Do. 6 per cent. Prof lOO 91 93 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e, all 991 100 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 Id 1(1 20 Do. do 20 Gt.S.of Ind Lim.—Scrip }2s ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 20 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 151 151 151 24 Do. New 100 r Do. Bonds pay. '76,with all 103 195 ( opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. ''3 without opt all 102 104 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 4/ p. c all 17 171 20 Do. do. 5 per cent, all 19 19 191 20 Do. p. c. Extension l5 17 181 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c l5 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 I Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(pm.)f,r.Cpc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share . • Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do llO — d .. Do. do. Land do Northof India Tramroad 20 2O. I Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde 20 Do. 20 Do. New LI? 10 1 d 20 "Do. Punjaub g§:, , 5 d 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. be a ; 10 1 1 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 iTrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 5 4/ 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 / 1 d 6 Belgian East. Junction all / 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rai l all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France all 24 25 25 20 Euphrates Valley 29. 20 Great Central of France all 20 _ Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 63 61 61 10 Italian Junction 8 20 Labe Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 1 IP 9 4 8 3 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 8 81 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 191 201 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 321 33 20 Paris and Orleans all 48 50 2AI Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) 1 9 n 11 d, gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all I 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 61 61 10 Do. 5/ per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 83 West Flanders all 51 6 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 24 211 20 Western of Austria .. 20 Western of Switzerlan d all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOB par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 11 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 12 13 Do.L and and MiningCo all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobre Copper all 36 38 38 7 1 Copiapo l6 10 . 12 1 Dunlioun.Cop.Ming.oo all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 91 10 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 4 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 4 1 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 31 4 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican all 21 2 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. paid i Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.& July 100 114 115 115;141 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 114 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 110 1111 1111 -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 A. S.W. Gov. sp. 0. Deb. 106 1001 1011 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 111 112 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share• Joint-Stock Banks. (Paid. Closing Busine ss Price. Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 170 40 Australasia all 80 83 82 11 21 25 Bank of Egypt all 24 241 100 Pank of London 5O 45 47 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 20 Chtd. Bank of India; &c 12 11 1 10 0 City 5O 63 65 1 00 Colonial • 25 32 33 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada.; 'all - 100 Commercial of London. 20 18 19 2 0 Eng., Soot., & Aus. Ch. all 16 , 161 16 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 221 22 50 London and County . . 20 284 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster. 20 481 100 Nat. I'rov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales - 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 20 Ottoman Bank all 181 191 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia all 501 25 Do. New 2O 50 Union of London lO 100 Unity Mutual 6O - 100 Western Bk of London 50 29 20 d POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--( - THIS-DAY;, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING CIGARS—BAD CASE.—Samuel Hotton, a porter in the employ of Mr. Wilhelm Rohl, a German tobacconist, of 22, Cranbourn-street, Leicester-square, was chargod with stealing a bax containing 120 cigars, of the value of £l4s. The prosecutor said he commenced business at 22, Cran bourn-street, about a week ago, and engaged the prisoner as a porter. At 12 on Thursday morning he had occasion to 6 out, and left the prisoner in care of the shop. The next morning he missed from the window the box of cigars, but did not say anything to him till he was more certain ; and by way of testing his honesty, • marked a 6d. and placed it under a drawer, and, having gone out for a short time, when he came back he missed it. He (prosecutor) then asked him if he had found any thing, and he said he had, and pulled out the 6d. He then told the prisoner that he had missed a box of cigars, but he denied having taken them, but admitted taking the 6d. On examining some of the other boxes he found, to his annoyance, that ono or two had been taken from each of several boxes, and which prisoner had secreted about his body. He then again asked what he had done with the box of cigars, telling him nobody else had been left alone. He had only had the shop a week, and had lost quite £4 worth in that time. 145 C said prisoner admitted taking the 6d. and some o: the cigars. The prisoner said he would plead guilty to taking some, but hoped his worship did not think he took the box. Committed for three months, with hard labour. THAMES. rEitoclottS DOIXGs IN TIGER BAT.—Ann Mead, a vulgar-looking and bloated woman, and Frances Butler, keeper of a house of bad repute, were brought before Mr. Selfe, charged, the former with assaulting and beating Margaret Fleming, and the other with attempting to rescue Mead from the custody of the police. I'ho parties are in habitants of Frederick-street and Brunswick-street, Back church-lane, St. George's-in-the-East, better known as Tigerb-ay, from the ferocious and abandoned disposition of the people located there. The woman Mead and the com plainant belong to a degraded class of females called unfor uates, and had been recently quarrelling night after night. On Thursday evening Mead, who was intoxicated, com menced abusing the complainant, and made use of very sanguinary threats, and followed this up by beating Fleming, tearing the, hair from her head, and kicking her. A struggle took place, and the prisoner got one of the complainant's fingers into her mouth, and nearly bit the top of it off. A police constable named Boggis, 73 H, separated the parties, and took the prisoner Mead into custody. Mrs. Butler made an attempt at rescue, dragged the policeman and his prisoner into her house and closed the door upon them ; and Butler's husband assisted in the affair, and tried to drag Mead away from the po:ice constable.,A dreadful struggle ensued. The police-constable at length opened the street door, and took his prisoneraway. Mrs. Butler was taken by other police-constables, and an attempt was made by the infamous inhabitants of Tiger-bay to rescue her, which tailed. The complainant was removed to the London Hospital, and her finger was dressed. The top of it was nearly severed. Mead said she was deeply in liquor, and that Fleming abused and threatened her, and also bit her arm. She then bared her right arm, which was fearfully swollen. • _ Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner's arm appeared to have been bitten. Boggis, the police-constable, said that was done in an other quarrel. He said the state of Tiger-bay, consisting of Brunswick-street, Frederick-street, and adjacent courts, was fearful, disturbances, outrages, and robberies were of hourly occurrence there. Mr. Selfe said the prisoner Mead was a most incorrigible and disorderly woman, who had been at that court for some offence almost every week for some time past. He sen tenced her to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour for an aggravated assault. He discharged Butler, and recom mended her to abandon her nefarious trade. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The show of fruit is moderate ; of vegetables large Generally the trade is steady, at the following prices :.___ s. d. a. d. Pine apples, per lb 6 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes, per 1b....10 0 to 15 0 Foreign do. 2 0 to 4 0 Melons, each .... 0 0 to 0 0 Peaches, perdoz.. 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per bush. 5 0 to 10 0 Pears, per doz. . 2 0 to 8 0 Oranges, per 100.. 5 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100.. 3 6 to 7 0 Apricots, per doz 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. a. d. Cherries, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb oloto 1 0 Cobnuts, per lb 00to 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per dos 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr oz 5 oto 8 0 Gooseberries, sv. 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 Raspberries, prptlo oto 0 0 kBLES. VEGET. Greens, dz bunch 1 9 to 2 6 Cabbages, pr do. 0 9 to 1 3 Savoy do., pr do. 1 0 to 1 3 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 3 0 Brocoli, per bh 0 10 to 1 3 Old potatoes,p tonBo 0 to 100 0 New ditto, per pun() 9 to 1 3 Peas, per 4 sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 4 6 to 5 6 Carrots, pr do 4 fi to 5 6 Cucumbers 1 o to 3 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 , 0 Spinach, lif.-sv 0 6 to 1 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s 1 3 to 1 6 Old onions, dz bun 1 0 to 1 6 New do., doz bun 0 9 to 1 6 French beans, h.s. 0 0 to 0 a Leeks, per bunch 0 2 to 0 3 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 9to 1 3 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms,p potl 0 9to 1 3 Artichokes, pr dz 3 oto 6 0 Cabbage letts,p sc 0 Bto 0 10 Endive, per score 1 oto 1 6 - Radishes, dz finds 0 4to 0 6 Tomatoes, pr Ii sv 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 3 6to 6 0 Scakale, per pun. 1 0 to 1 BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is Gd to 2s Od; trout, Os O to Od ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 4s Od to ss; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; cod, 2s Od to 5s Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, Is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, 6d to 2s Od ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, Gd to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 4d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 42s to —s per bushel; whitings, 3s Od to lOs Od ; haddocks, 4s to 16s Od ; smelts, 3s Od ; flounders, is Od to is 6d per dozen ; mackerel, 50s ; fresh herrings, 4s; bloaters, 6s to Os per 100; carp and tench, is to 3s per brace. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL, Turkeys, 4s Od to 98 Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 4s Od to 68 Od ; goslings, 6s Od to 8s Od ; ducklings, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od each ; wild do., 8d to is 2d ; pigeons, 8d to is Od each; large Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 5s Od to Os Od ; barn-door fowls, 48 Od to 7s Od ; capons, 4s 6d ; hares, 2s Od to 3s Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, is Od to 1s 6d ; woodc oc k s 3s to 4s Od ; snipes, is Od to is 3d; teal, is Od to is 3d; wildducks, 2s Od to 3s Od; widgeons, is 6d to 2s Od ; plovers, Os 9d to Os is 6d each ; guinea fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od ; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 9s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lid to is 2d; English, is 2d to is 5d per lb ; English eggs, Os Od to 6s 6d ; French do., 5s 6d to 6s Od per 120 ; leverets, N Od to Os Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4a 8d ; lamb, 4s 10d to Gs Od ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per 81b8 AVHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 30 Od to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 48 10d to 5s 10d ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 38 Oil to 4s Od per 81§., by the carcase. BREAD The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6d to 7d; of household do., 4d to 6d per 41b loaf. RIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3id to 4d ; 641 b to 721 b, 4d to 4d ; 721 b to 801 b, 40 to 5d ; 801 b to 881 b, 5d to 50 ; 881 b to 961 b, 50 to 6d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 6d to 60. Horse hides, 8s Od to lOs Od ; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s ; ditto full, 6s 6d to 7s Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, 8s 6d to 10s Od; Downs, 6s 6d to 8s Od; lambs, 2s 6d to 3s 8d; shearlings, is 4d to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIBLD.--Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 lOs ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. Both hay and straw were in steady request, at full prices. CUMBERLAND.—Moadow hay, £2 15s to £4 lOs ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 8s per lead. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—MemIow hay, £2los to £4los ; clover do., £4 5s to £.5 50 ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 8s per load. supplies moderate. Trade steady. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. 'N‘LoNDoN, April 23.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; light breeze, and fine weather. POILTSMOUTII, April 22.—Wind N. to N.E.—Arrived— Schah Jeham, from London for Cape and Madras, and pro ceeded for Southampton. PLYMOUTH, April 22.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived— Her Majesty's steamer Algiers, from Portsmouth. Sailed —Marley Hill, steamer, for London. LEITH, April 21.—Sailed—Gertrude Sarans, for Rio Janeiro. CARDIFF, April 21.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Magathea, for Kurrachee. CLYDE, April 21.—Wird W. — Arrived—Emily, screw steamer, from Si. Nagaise. SWANSEA, April 23.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Devon Vale, for the Cape of Good Hope. QUEENSTOWN,ApriI S.W.—Arrived—Jesusa from Matanzas. POOLE,' April 21..--Wind N.—Sailed—Stadecona, for Quebec. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind N.N.E Arrived, April 22.—Nemesis, screw steamer, from Ant werp. April 23.—The steamers Kangaroo and Alps, from New York, and tho Nova Scotian, from Canada, aro fully due but are not yet reported. The Persia, from New York, is hourly expected. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning• Wind E.S.E.; tide, five hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived, April 22.—Pilot, from Frederickstadt ; Marley Hill, from Lisbon. Airived, April 23.—Charles Brooks, from St. 'Vincent; Nathalie, from Dantsic ; Theodore, from Horsen ; Agnes Maria, from Randers; Catherine, from Ditzum ; Christian, from Lauvig. Sailed, April 23 . — Rhine,steamer,for Ostend; Schwalles, for Bremen ; Tritton, steamer, for Calais ; Excelsior, for Hobart Town ; Jenny, for Berbice; Hannah, for Nance. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind E. by S., moderate. Passed, April 22 .—Priscilla, for London, for Bathurst Ann of Haatlepool, from north to west. Anchored—Edward, from St. John's, for iOndolli T Hilt IT EDITION. SUN OFFICE; Seven o' Clock. CITE OF LONDON ELECTION: PUBLIC MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) A public meeting of the supporters of Lord J. Russell, Sir J. Duke, Baron Rothschild, and Mr. Crawford, took place this afternoon, at the Shaftes bury-hall, Aldersgate-street. The members pre sent were—Lord John Russell, Sir James Duke, and Mr. Crawford. Baron Rothschild was not present, owing to the Jewish Sabbath not hav ing terminated. Mr. Besley occupied the chair.' The CHAIRMAN said, he need not tell the electors for what purpose they had assembled —they all knew that perfectly well. (Hear, hear.) He was afraid that notwithstanding the great show that had been made, there would be nothing more than show, and the election would turn out a - sham fight. (Hear, hear.) He had to ask the assembly to accord to each speaker a fair and patient hear. ing, and he would therefore call upon Sir J. Duke to address them. (Cries of " Lord J. Russell.") After a few compliments had passed, Lord J. RUSSELL then came forward and said he was happy to have the present opportunity of ad dressing the electors, and whatever might be the pleasure of a poll for the city, he was afraid that on the coming election there would be no such exciting proceeding. Thecircumstances showed that the principle of reform was well understood in the City. The Reform Bill brought in by the present Go vernment had brought about this election, and he was glad that a measure containing such disfranchising clauses had been utterly and entirely rejected. (Hear.) He thought there was also another circumstance connected with this election somewhat curious, namely, that two highly respectable gentlemen had been attempted t' be set up in opposition to their late members, but he hardly thought that a section of the electors of the city of London should attempt to filch two candidates from places that were already demanding their services. (Hear, hear.) Lord Derby, on the last night of the session, alluded very ominously to the state of affairs abroad z and he could not feel surprised that bad laws and cruel oppression had brought about such lamentable consequences. He had on a former occasion entered so fully into what was called the Italian question, that he need not detain them now with more than a few brief remarks. He felt certain our only safe course was to keep honestly and strictly neutral. (Hear.) Lord Derby had said in his speech that it was to be an armed neutrality. He said, let us wait a short time, let us see which side was right, and then we could take part on one side or the other. (No, no.) But, unfortunately, Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli had very partial views, and showed a very strong predilection for Austria; and if, pursuing that view, Lord Derby took the part of Austria, he (Lord John Russell) protested against such a policy. (Hear, hear.) He was for preserving peace. In a goat many of the continental wars that had taken place, it always seemed to be the object of all parties to see how much they could get out of England in the shape of loans or subsidies, but in his study of history he had dis covered that, when they found there was no more money, an end came to all differences. Now, if we did not find the means—(hear, hear, and laughter) —and not take either side, hostilities would not last long, and the belligerents would soon find some way of making peace. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Besides, this country had plenty to do. (Hear.) The people had determined that the state of the representation was defective, and they were intent on amending it ; and was that great and important work to be given up in order to interfere in Italian affairs ? (Hear, hear, and No.) He again said he was for peace. (Hear, hear.) If we did not go to war there would not be that strain on our resources which, to a great degree, paralysed commerce. (Hear, hear.) If we did not go to war, he did not despair of seeing the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a position to reduce many of the duties that now so heavily pressed on all classes of her Majesty's sub jects. He again assured the meeting he felt great pleasure in meeting them ; and he begged to thank them for the kind attention they had given to him. (Cheers, and cries of " How about the ballot 2 ") Sir J. DUKE said he had always great pleasure in meeting his constituency. (Hear.) He could not but help thinking that the present time was about the worst that could have been chosen for a dissolution ; but he felt certain that, having, with his colleagues, fearlessly done his duty, opposition would be fruitless. It was exceedingly pleasant to him to appear before the citizens of London ; but he should feel more than an ordinary amount of satisfaction when he, with his colleagues, ap peared in the Guildhall upon re-election. (Cheers, and cries of " It's all right.") Mr. CRAWFORD said he did not prepare himself for a long speech, therefore he trusted the meet ing would excuse him. Hehad, however, to inform them that the civic gentlemen who had to make the usual preparations, had received notice from the parties opposing the return of Lord John Russell, Sir James Duke, Baron Rothschild, and himself, that they did not intend to proceed further with the contest. (Loud cheers.) 'With respect to Lord Stanley, he was an exceedingly able and talented nobleman ; he had voted for the ballot—(a cry, "That's more than Lord John Russell ever did")—or, rather he should say, he had expressed his intention to do 'so, and many other liberal measures ; but in taking office under the present Government many of those libe ral opinions must of necessity be abandoned. (Cries of " No, no.") He (Mr. Crawford) had voted for the ballot (loud cheers) for the total abo lition of church rates—(cheers)--for Mr. Locke King's motion for the extension of the privilege of the franchise, and he could truthfully say he had never been absent from a single division in which the interests of the City were in the slightest de gree interested. (Cheers). He should continue to use his best endeavours on behalf of the great work of reform. (Loud cheers.) Mr. EDWIN JAMES having been espied on the platform, a loud cry for him arose, in answer to which the learned gentleman came forward and addressed a few observations to the meeting. He said he had so much to do in his own borough at the present mo ment—(loud laughter)—that he hoped they would have excused him from addressing them. The Government had dissolved upon a question of reform, and he felt satisfied that this time there would be no mistake about the result of that appeal. The people wanted nothing wild, reckless, or revolutionary. What they wanted was, Reform, and that they would have. (Cheers.) Resolutions were then adopted, pledging the meeting to support the four Liberal candidates. After the usual compliment to the chairman, the meeting separated. UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.—At the last meeting of the above institutio n a most instructiv e and in teresting lecture on " The Screw Fleets of England and France in 1858-59," was delivered by Charles L. Pickering, Esq., member of the Society of Arts. The subject was illustrated by a number of admirable diagrams, prepared by the lecturer fromthe original models, and reduced to a guar ter-inch scale; and from the peculiar opportunities he has enjoyed of obtaining authentic information upon this sub ject, which at present absorbs so large a share of public at tention, there was a numerous attendance of distinguished o fficers of both services — Captain Fishbourne, taking the chair. The lecturer first addressed himself to the argu ment that Sir Wm. Symonds' ships, though not perfect, were the forerunners of our present best models of each class, and gave numerous proofs that the screw steamers of our fleet, in beauty of construction, power, and general effi ciency, were unapproachable by the very best built abroad; and that our ships, when completed entirely upon the plan of Sir Baldwin Walker, were as near perfection as possible. These facts were proved by trials at which he had himself assisted. He demonstrated that, from the small number of our ships, our admirals were unable to carry out Sir H. Douglas's suggestions on the new combinations of tactics likely to come into practice, and which he foretold would be carried out in the French service. The lecture appeared to be designed as an answer to some anonymous letters that had appeared in the public journals and to those of some ill-informed foreign writers. In adducing numerous in stances not hitherto made public in England, the lecturer expressed his opinion that whilst naval architecture was on an equality, or nearly so, in both countries, our own was certainly not in a satisfactory state in respect of number as compared with that of France, and verified the statements of Sir J. Pakington and Lord Hardwicke on this subject. In every other respect we had no reason to fear a compa rison with our gallant neighbours. At the conclusion of the lecture Mr. Pickering was complimented upon the able manner in which he had treated the subject and the plea sure it had afforded. A short discussicn; ensued, and the proceedings were brought to a close, STIBMA:RINE TELEGRAPHS. - Some interesting and valuable experiments have recently been made at Silvertown, the - manufactory - of Messrs. Silver and Co., the outfitters, with..a vrew .of displaying the advantages gained by substituting indiarubber for gutta percha as an insulator for submarine wires. The tests-were principally con , ducted to prove that, in an electrical point of view, indiarubber was as good a nen-eoilducting medium as gutta percha, while in all the requisites of with standing great heat and the.most dense pressure it • was incomparably superior. When the first sub -5 marine cables were commenced, in 1841, gutta percha was unknown in England, and indiarubber only was employed as a means in insulating the eon • ductor. The great variety of purposes, however, for which indiarubber was then used made the de mand for it so great as to render not only its cost high, but the amount of its production uncertain. The properties. of gutta percha soon afterwards be came known, and on its first introduction to this country, at a comparatively low prioe, it was found to be a cheaper medium of insulation, and one ap parently equally efficacious-with indiarubber. Its adoption as a covering for submarine cables, there fore, soon became general, and has continued With little interruption down to the present day. But during the time that has intervened since india rubber was first given up for the new material, the conditions of cost between the gutta percha and indiarubber have been entirely reversed, while im mense progress has been made in the knowledge of all matters relating to submarine telegraphy. The result of this increased experience has been to place beyond a doubt that many better insulat ing mediums than gutta percha can be found, which at less than half the cost will work twice as well. No doubt, scientific research; upon this matter has been keenly stimulated by observing how inju riously the Gutta Percha Company's virtual mono poly has acted upon the interests of all submarine telegraphs. To this company alone belongs the right of making and selling gutta percha in any way or form whatsoever. They raise or lower the price of the material at will, and from their charges there is no appeal.. It any enterprising member of the House of Commons wishes for the strongest illustration to be found in this country of the evils which result to enterprise from these patent mono polies, he has only to inquire into the privileges enjoyed by the Gutta Percha Company, and then see how these have acted upon the cause of tele graphy throughout the kingdom. The present price of gutta percha is 2s. 6d. per lb., and this immense cost, coupled with its now well-known deficiencies as an insulator, has roused the chemical world into efforts to discover some substitute which, while possessing all non-electrical and mechanical essen tials, will at the same time relieve telegraph com panies from the monstrous outlay now required for coating their wires with gutta percha. Several experiments have been made with this object, and some of them have resulted in the triumphant suc cess as regards elasticity, cost, lightness, and rapidity of production, of the new materials. Messrs. Silver and Co. have been foremost among the experimentalists, but, instead of devising a new substance, have resolved to trust the well-known properties of indiarubber, and with this view have coated several miles of wire with a double layer of that material laid on in spiral folds or bands, with their edges closely joined so as to be perfectly impervious to water at any pressure. Even at the present high price of indiarubber wires can be thus coated at very little more than half the price charge for gutta percha. The cost, however, is one of the least advantages of the material. Every one knows how elastic indiarubber is, but every one does not know that it is almost as incompressible as water, and compared with gutta percha requires a very great heat to melt it, boiling water having no effect upon it whatever. Some lengths of the wire thus coated at Messrs. Silver's works have been subjected in a hydraulic machine, for a consider able time, to a pressure of 71 tons on the circular inch, and when tested, while still exposed to this pressure, the most sensitive of . Mr. Henley's gal vanometers showed the insulation perfect. An attempt to apply a higher rate of pressure than this terminated, as might have been expected, in the bursting of the; hydraulic cylinder under the tremendous strain. When it is recollected that five tons pressure to the square inch crushes granite, it will be seen that a more complete test of the value of indiarubber as an insulator to resist pres sure could hardly have been devised. The import ance of its possessing this quality is far greater than would at first sight be supposed. A pressure of 71 tons to the inch is equal to the pressure caused by the Weight of water at a depth of eight miles. The greatest depth at which the Atlantic cable was submerged was three miles, and the weight of this mass of water upon the rope at the bottom of the sea was about 21 tons. Gutta percha at such a pressure is reduced to less than half its bulk. To this apparently insignificant fact it is doubtless owing that the cable is now useless, for it follows as a matter of course, that when the core of the rope shrank to half its original diameter the outside wires stretched in proportion, while the gutta percha could not but tear under the strain, and leave the conductor exposed in many places. The advantage, therefore, of indiarubber over gutta percha in this respect is at once apparent, since it exactly reverses the unfavourable conditions of the latter, being incompressible and highly elastic. With regard to withstanding heat, its superiority is equally great. During the course of the experi ments a considerable length of wire insulated with two coats of indiarubber was immersed in a large boiler of boiling water. Though the external part of the covering was boiled almost white, the insula tion remained perfect. A similar length of wire coated with gutta percha of the same thickness as the indiarubber was, of course, destroyed as a non-conductor immediately on its immersion, as gutta percha melts easily at 100 degrees. It is, of course, very true that submarine cables when laid are not required to encounter a heat of 212 degrees, but it is well known that while in process of manufacture, and especially when packed in ships' holds for the purpose of being sub merged, they are often exposed to an amount of heat to which gutta percha yields. This melting at a low temperature, together with the wire being badly centred at the Gutta Percha Company's works, was a source of incessant anxiety to those on board the Agamemnon and Niagara during the expedition of last summer. The deck coils, from being exposed to the sun, were more liable than others to danger, and some portions of them had to be cut out in consequence of the copper wire having pushed through the soft gutta percha. On both these important points, therefore, the introduction of indiarubber would be of immense benefit, and we believe if it was once clearly shown that the supply of material might be depended on, and the rate at which wires could be covered would be equal to the demand, it would soon entirely supersede gutta percha as a means of insulation. Experiments are also being carried out by another firm for the pur pose of devising an insulator from a combination of indiarubber and shellac. These tests, however, are not sufficiently advanced to be made public, though the results up to the present give promise of the most complete success. When such efforts are mak ing on all sides, it seems improbable that the use of a faulty and expensive insulator like gutta percha will be much longer continued. THE NAVY. The gunboat Procus, steamed out of Plymouth Sound on Wednesday morning to try her machinery. The officers of the Brazilian gunboats visited Devonport dockyard on Wednesday, and on Friday morning they sailed for the Brazils. The paddle-wheel steam -vessel Rhadamanthus, 4, Master- Commander Frederick R. Sturdee, from Pembroke, arrived on Wednesday night at Plymouth, where she embarked supernumeraries, and took in tow the brig Britomart for Faversham Creek. The steam .store-ship 'Urgent, Commander M'Douald, arrived on Wednesday night at Plymouth, and having transferred supernumeraries to the screw steam-frigate Termnant, 25, Captitin Robert Hall, proceeded to Ports mouth. The Turkish line-of-battlo ship Fethia went outside Plymouth Sound on ThursdNy to try her speed at the measured mile. She will sail for the Mediterranean in about 10 days. • The screw steamship Algiers, 91, Captain W. D. O'Callaghan, from Portland, arrived on Thursday at Plymouth "and discharged her powder. She is going up harbour to be docked. The screw steamship London, 90, was taken to the first class moorings in Hamoaze on Thursday. The Wellington, 72, at Devonport, was brought down Hamoaze on Thursday to be fitted up for the crew of the screw steam guardship of ordinary Exmouth, 90, Captain Robert S. Robinson. Her crew will in the meantime be hulked on board the Albion. The French paddle-wheel steamer Cialle, from the east ward, arrived at Plymouth on Thursday. SCOTCH. REPRESENTATIVE PEERAGE.:---At the customary election of 16 representative Peers for Scotland, which will be held at Holyrood Palace shortly after Easter, there will' be three vacancies to fill up, even if the other 13 should be all re-elected as a matter of course. Two vacan cies are occasioned by the bestowal of the English Barony of Strathspey on the Earl of Seafield, and the intended grant of a similar honour to Lord Elphinstone, as already announced by Lord Derby, in his place in from Parliament. The third vacancy will arise the retirement of Lord Sin clair, who has long been the senior re p resentative Pe er, and who has nearly completed the 91st y ear of his age, and the oldest member of the Upper House, with the single ex ception of Lord St. Vinc ent. We u n de rstand that the Earls of Haddington and Morton and Lord Saltoun have announced themselves, as candidates for the expected and ac t ua l v acancies. It is remarkable that the late Earl of Morton, and also the late L o rd th sem E e ar t l im o e f in Sco th t e la H nd o Saltowuhnilewtehree 'use of Lords in virtue of o P ld ee a rs se f a o t r r gad re di se ng nt t a o t n iv h e his English Barony of Melrose, which did the Scottish earldom to his kinsman not descendwith three new candidates for seats in 411 and successor. The supporters of the present Qv venimee Legislature are all nt, . , , - , SUPE.7?HE4.TED ST I .... •_.• a- +. ... ,1., X --... A most important experimental ,improvement in steam machinery, was on Thursday last tried for the on board' the Peninsular . . t .first time down the rii'er,- the' Valetta . . The o,c; - .0 and Oriental Company's ship tual nature of the improvement may be descri ' ..';,,t: a few words as cen isting of a siMple apparat*: ' . l . - , - ii, working marine. ngines by ,means a sup erfie .: ....„ 3 ,- steam ; but it is not too much to say thaf in 't int..pc biln 0 ., success or failure of this. experiment are involve ,= . results so important as to affect materially all ocean - r going steamers—and, indeed, steam machinery- of • all kinds. To be able to work machinery with super- , - heated steam, means to command increased power with a 30 per cent. reduction in the consumption of fuel. A principle which can died such Important changcs in the universal. application of steam has not remained undiscovered to the present day. The want of superheated steam haS long been felt, and the enormous comparative advantages of workin:g, engines on such a plan have long teen known. A simple and effective working of the - principle, how ever, has been' an engineering difficultg r -Aqiie47 various expedients—all, however, sufficien4yowt-ix) cessful to show the valueof the improvement-4944h r , t `failed to obviate entirely. This obstacle has , now, we believe, been of by Mr; Penn, - and the value of the improvement so clearly demon- . strated that the general application of the principle to steam machinery of every kind may now be re garded as certain. The idea of working engines by superheated steam, and the immense saving of fuel and increase of power it would effect, was, we be lieve, first started many years ago by Mr. Howard, and subsequently by Dr. Haycraft. The difficulties however, in the way of its adoption at that time, and the undue estimate of the importance of the principle, p reven t e d th ose gen tl emen f rom realising very great practical results. •At a later period the . matter was again taken Up by an American en-- • ginecr—Mr. Weatherhead—who, however, only superheated a portion of _ the steam and mixed it with common steam inrits way to the cylinders. The success which attended even this partial application of the process. _ again revived the idea and encouraged other engineers to turn their attention to the subject. The result of these renewed efforts ' is that several methods of securing the great eco nomy to be effected by superheating the steam are now under trial, and there is no doubt that a most important step in the progress of steam, especially as applied to ocean navigation, is now at least on the point of being successfully accomplished. The value of the improvement on the score of economy in working may be best illustrated by a single fact —namely, that the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's bill for coal annually amoants to the enor mous sum of £700,000, and that by working their vessels with superheated steam properly applied it is become almost certain that, without any detri ment to the machinery from 28 to 30 per cent. of this gigantic outlay may be saved. As to the various proposed methods of superheating steam, it may be briefly explained that the conditions required to be fulfilled are perfect simplicity of arrangement with ready control over the apparatus ; that it should be so placed as not to be liable to accidental injury in the engine-room; and that the heat employed for superheating the steam should be waste heat which has already done its duty in the boilers and is passing away. All these conditions have been - most satisfactorily fulfilled by Mr. Penn in the new engines on board the Valetta, which were tried down the Thames for the first time on Thursday. The Valetta, as our readers may remember, was for many years the mail-boat between Marseilles, Malta, and Constantinople. While thus employed she had Penn's engines of 400 horse-power, and to work these up to an average speed of 15 miles an hour required a consumption of fuel of from 70 to 75 tons of coal per day. At no time was it less than from 45 to 55 tons. These engines have now been removed to a vessel nearly double the tonnage of the Valetta, and the latter fitted with engines by Mr. Penn on the superheating principle. We may men tion that, besides this alteration, the Valetta has been considerably improved. A poop and forecastle _have been added, increased accom modation given to passengers, and the whole vessel fitted up in the - richest style. The saloon is one of the simplest and handsomest things of the kind we have seen, sufficiently lofty, capacious, and, above all, admirably ventilated on the system which is now being adopted on all sea going steamers, and the merit Of devising which belongs to Mr. Robinson, of the Peninsular and Oriental Company. To return, however, to the engines. Mr. Penn, at the repeated request of Mr. Allen, the managing director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, undertook to apply to them the principle of superheating, to which his attention had many years before been seriously directed by Dr. Haycraft. His method of doing this is to place in the smoke-box of the boiler, 'through which the hot air from the furnace first passes, as - large a num ber of small pipes as is consistent with allowing a free draught from the furnaces. Through these all the steam from the boilers passes in its way to the cylinders. By this plan an immense heating surface in the pipes is secured, the steam is in a subdivided form, so as to be readily ac t e d on , an d th e was t e heat from the furnace is utilised at the point where its intensity is greatest, and where the greatest conveniences exists for applying the apparatus. By the means of three ordinary stop-valves the whole contrivance can be shut in or off from the engines at pleasure. In ordinary engines steam leaves the boilers at about 250 deg., but declines from this temperature in its way to the engines to 230 deg., undergoing from condensation a still greater and more serious diminution of heat in the cylinders. From these causes, and also from the immense auantity of waste heat which escapes through the smoke-box and up the funnels, there has always been a theoretical loss of steam power amounting to 40 per cent., as compared with the coal consumed. It is this loss of power and waste of heat which the superheating process is intended to prevent, and which will, of course, allow a reduction of from 28 to 30 per cent. on the fuel now consumed. By the superheating process the steam is raised in passing along the pipes in the steam-pipes (where the heat is about 650 deg.) from a temperature of 250 deg. to 350 deg., and so enters the cylinders at 100 deg. in excess of the temperature duo to its pressure. This extra heat is, of course rapidly communicated to the metals, and prevents the con densation in the cylinders or other parts of the engines, which would otherwise, of course, take place. Singularly enough, a smaller amount of cold water is required to condense the steam at this high temperature of 350 deg. than when at the ordi nary heat of common steam. The trial trip of the Valetta on Thursday was most satisfactory, not only u e r w h e e r a t H i n Hope, enear u r e d m for le as regards the engines, but still more so as to the at th ethseutpr oce ss.theANtutrehe. application mea the result of repeated runs gave an average speed of nearly 144 knots per hour, thus realizing with engines of 260 hor s e-power, and a small consump tion of fuel, the same rate of speed as had been gained with her previous engines of 400 horse power, and a consumption of 75 tons of coal per day. The superheating apparatus evidently' effected a most important saving in fuel, but until an average of many days' working can be obtained it would be difficult to estimate the exact amount economized. There seem - , however, every reason to believe that an average of 14 knots an.hour can , be obtained with a consumption of only 24 to 26 tons per diem. The thermometer during the trial indi cated in the steam pipes an addition to the ordi nary temperature of 100 deg., which Mr. Penn be lieves to be enough for all practical purposes of superheating. Even when making from 33 to 34 revolutions per minute, and driving the vessel against a strong head wind and tide, it was impos sible to consume all the steam generated, which was blowing off from both boilers all the trip: The engines are remarkable for the extraordimiry beauty and simplicity of their proportions, qualities well known in all engines from Penn and -5(4 1 ; 2, and which, combined with the strength of the mate rials 43 , make this and perfection of the workmans h i p , of firm the foremost in the world for m ac hinery oscillating, of this description. Both cylinders are of 4 feet 6 62 inches diameter, and with a stro ke n the featherin g inches. The paddles are o principle, and the _ boilers of Lamb and Co.'s patent. During the w ho le t _ course of the ole trials, and when going at o ne ti me nearly 16 k no t s , there wa no perceptible vibratio n , even at t h e s end of the saloon nearest to the engines. When it is remembered that the superheating process which can effect such important results as capable, as we have said, of application to steam machinery of every kind, including even locomotives, it cannot be doubted that the trial of Thursday and its great success is one of the most • important events for the progress of steam which we have had to chronicle for many years. GREAT FIRE AT DEPTFORD.—Yesterday morn ing, between two and three o'clock, a fire, attended with grT h e e at d l i o s s c s o.:e f r p y r w op a e s rty m , made by p happened inoliNcee-mco'-nsstrteaebtl,e,Dwehpotford. ob served smoke issuing from the premises belonging to Mr . C. Knowles, baker, No. 30, in that street. The inmates effected their es:ape with great difficulty, and in less than ten minutes afterwards the entire building presented a sheet of flame, and the house of Mr. Hughes, 'next door, quickly shared a similar fate. At that time there seemed no chance of saving any of the adjoining or even the oppo site houses, for the premises of Mr. Evans No. 32, as well as Nos. 92 and 93, were already on fire. The engine from the Dockyard was soon on the spot, and set to work ; but the flames co n tinued to spread, and a mounted polieeef r i was sent to London for additional assistance, whena.1!1,..... Henderson started to the - spot with two engines, an d )?±I of firemen. All hands at once went to work, but fire menNo 33' severely until Nos. 31 and 32 were burned down. .• , seriously uklureu• damaged, and those opposite se and policewere unable to get the flames exting,tushed Mr. , ferers were not insured. Knowles was insured in the Sun Of fice, but the other suf- THE SU X i LONDON, ~,SATEITAATI ~"tri.4l_,NG„ APRIL 23, 1859. ~,