The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-22 00:00:00

uary, id as- after Luary, T-Ge- ies as avards werll - a de be an for. . Way ce, die of the lid col -20,000, ate, but y than and the shed at loshesh national ,e Town. clergy, Bishop" Another likely to 'so, the+ tan had alleged lation of t for. ;h not so en much ter than ling the ngers on Pith wool, was able, I fire was EB. 21. y's steam• bove mail. in specie, i packages gales 'and FED. 17. neis: 4 hbour" be law re" le transfer us brother' mted in the ►ecting the illness and n John and it the Mar -0 energetic d that their mfidenee of n a vote Of ,he defeat 01 re will be $ walescent• by a tern Portugues e rbour. T ll ° ,o be saved' wned. also suffered he afternooll 31; on rariOf 1 Hamburg' ',lent. Bente Of Lisbon Ba 9l ‘ Bank, 260; INDIAX owns in th e the abolitlo , waited uP ° , ll l )f the Collin e purpose Id at Fentol the chair, B ion then P`" :hey were i ° ; C. Wood b" r. Giles, her with tv , tockport, Preston, I t , alley, and 1‘ , sary for 1 33e ,', Ke a deep 11 3turing pel t mat regret ot , illy in the c l ta liscussion - ned statistico be .n Goveravi e y [ concluded r e :annot be In o o duced as S ° to se present io ta o do beres other pro hi ll the tax I MitliSter o °C vvithdrevf• xchequer -b Le interest et r e mum, will be t i l e next six ra °ll aili will be issue s9' ith c oupons r i e for revenu e ;jell ;sue, fronci r ) .` i th e i r rate Tent. kNAGER. - f d manager ° o iler 15th inst., 00 iful illness. the Lssociated in 0 0 to carry °l3. voP V ,x.tent, 10 e' 8 _,4 n ic viee"" s '" , tt o O I n proporti S ajaot g threats v or 0 udacieug• p ot' rhen a largc; tho posed to:1 (411 et° and ther e Iv , 00 ,_ ;uri o meal of 1,4 0 r e hes ruteeu",,, coav • the moth er s Id w wi ll re; and the y 000‘ Mme time to C THIRD EDITION. STTN OFFICE, Six o'clock. ITALY. A Turin letter of the 18th says :—" The Gazette announces this evening that the recognition of the Kingdom of Italy by Prussia may be considered as an accomplished fact. The words pronounced yes terday at the Chamber by the President of the Council would seem to anticipate that important event. The Senate has just voted the bill imposing the tax of one-tenth on railway receipts. The oppo sition was more determined than usual in that As sembly, there being 34 noes against 62 ayes. The principal objection was that as the railways belong directly or indirectly to the State, in consequence of the guarantee given, the tax will be paid by the State itself ; that is not absolutely true, as the fares will be increased by the amount of the tax; besides this, a prosecution by the companies is to be feared, as their agreement contains a clause of exemption from all future taxation. To that it is replied that the tax will be paid by the traveller and not by the company." MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The demand for discount accommodation con tinues very quiet, and the rates remain without alteration. About £35,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday. The foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, ex hibited a slight decline in several instances. The official returns relating to trade and naviga tion for the 12 months ending the 31st December, 1861, have just been published, from which it appears that the total declared value of the exports amounted to £125,115,133, against £135,891,227 in 1860, showing a decrease of £10,770,094. The principal falling off is shown in beer and ale, cotton manufactures, cotton yarn, haberdashery and millinery, hardwares and cutlery, linen manu factures, woollen manufactures, and woollen and 'worsted yarn. _ _ The importations of the principal articles were larger for the same period, as regards hemp, leather manufactures, tea, provisions, rice, and tobacco, but smaller in raw cotton, flax, raw silk, and tallow. The City of Washington from New York has brought £134,241, and the Tagus from Lisbon £3,375 in specie. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £204,000, and the exports to £382,000, Continued activity prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were very firm. The sales were 10,000 bales. Notice has been given that the Exchequer Bills dated in the month of March, 1861, with the in terest due thereon, will be paid off on the 11th proximo, when the interest will cease. The shipping accounts exhibit a slight increase in the demand of tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom for the entries inwards and also for the clearances outwards. In the coasting trade for the like period there is a snuill addition shown in the amount of tonnage employed for both the entriesinwards and clearances outwards: The Funds closed yesterday at a rise of 1 per cent., and an additional improvement of per cent. was established at one time to-day but it has since been lost. Consols, which have been 931 1, are now 934 7. 4 for money and the 6th proximo. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 931 8 ; Indian 5 per Cent. 1064 to 1071 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 51 per Cent., 108 ; ditto Debentures, 9 91- 100. Exchequer Bills, March, have risen to 17s. 20s. prem. ; ditto, June, to 18e. 225. prem. A rather active business has taken place in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices are buoyant. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 84 1, ditto 1858, 741 5 ; Mexican are firm at 341 i ; Portuguese at 461 47. Russian have advanced to 1021; Spanish to 531 ; and Italian to 681 The Moorish Loan is steady at 51a prem,; and the New Italian Loan is to 1 rem. Increased firmness has been apparent in the Railway Share Market, and prices generally have tsilown an upward movement. Ualedonians, Eas tern Counties, Great Westerns, and North Eastern (Berwick), have improved ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland, 10s. ; South Eastern,lss.; and London, Chatham, and Dover, £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines were in moderate favour at steady rates. Great Luxemburg, however, i mproved 10s. ; Dutch Rhenish, Bahia and San Francisco, Recife and San Francisco, San Paulo, Great Western of Canada, Grand Trunk of Canada, and the East Indian undertakings remained at previous rates. mint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares ex baba little variation, prices, however, are a shade firmer. , BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock t: , per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93a 1 N V per Cent. Consols A nnu iti es e a . 3 per C 2 ent. Annuities 93a I India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5} per Cent lOB Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100 Ditto ditto April, 1864 994 100 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100 Consols for Account, March 6 93s I India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent March. June. E xchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 17 20 pm I Sit 18 pm Ditto £5OO .. 17 20 pm 22 18 pm Ditto Small l7 20 pm I 22 18 pm - FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Chi Han 6 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent , Rquador New Con so lid a t e d Imperial Moorish Scrip •• • • 5 1 I Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 'Grenada Active Ditto Deferred r''eruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Ditto Account 461 7 61 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '60.. Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St lO2l Ditto 41 per Cent 9l 3 s ' ardinian .5 per Cent. Ditto Account .... Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred — Ditto Account Pi 1 .Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Lottn 7 Ditto Accoint Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent .. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Renter, 41 per Cent. Ex. Ex. 25f 99f. 50c. Italian, 5 per C ent., 1861 * TWO O'CLOCK. 93 i 1 931 i Crsnsols, Money Account ........... TI IS DAY'S SHIPPING. Feb. 22.—Wind thi s day at noon—South- Easterly; s pderate breeze, an d f i ne weather, but rather t L e N r I D ;; N7 In loudy. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 21.—Arrived —City of New York, from Liverpool, and proceeded for New screw steamer, York. PLY MOU TII, Feb. 21.—Wind S.E., strong —Arrived— triton, steamer, from the Cape of Good Rope ; left on the 21st ult. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 22—Daring, from St. Michael's ; General Lurmel, from Pandermo ; Ellen Rose, from Bathurst sprit of the Deep, from Shanghai ; Sylph, from Genoa. Sailed —Racer, for New York ; Rainbow, stea mer, for Calais Holland, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Saturday Morning. f Sa iled—Era, screw steamer, for Bordeaux ;T. E. Lemon, ,cr Liverpool ; City of Brisbane, for Queensland — all from . Loudou. Passed Feb 21—Isabella Robinson, from Shields, for +A aVa nnah. • 1 /EATII OF CAPTAIN EDWARD BARKER PRESCOTT. Tl r a ° above p rom i s i ng young officer, of the 3 3 d (Du ke of ) Regiment of Foot, whose death has just been th e "'lced as having occurred at Deesa, Bombay, entered the as ,9nsign on the 15th of March, 1850, and became 0 , _matt o r , be Bth April, 1853. Ile served at the siege 4'l23obastopol, Old was severely wounded on the 15th 185;, 13 : t ' 1855 . was promoted to captain on 26th Oct., B ervice t:d reward e 4 . with the medal and the clasp for his SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid.' Closing i Business Price. done. 7i 8 64 7 96 b 7 1064 106; 5 6 42 44 10 11 194 204 57 58 56 59 37 40 93 94 30} 3O 101 103 118 119 118 119 134 136 101 106 71 71i 57 G 107 1071 59 60 120 121 45 47 96 904 101 102 9 11 43 44 n 8} 311.. 132 1 4 lIP 101 103 68 70 65i GO osi 931 d p 55 551 87i 87 100 102 5i _5 10i 11 95 96 127 129 45 47 102 104 46 48 37 39 831 84i 68 70 99 101 381 30 6 i , 55 S 9 5 i P 6 4 Pi 144 148 55} 54 24 34 d 128 131 7 71 Share 13.14 25 10 et Ft 50 20 Railways. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bost.,Sleat,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall gets no diy Do tt 116 p c.p an.ha s I Do A A • B been paid to Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June East A no•lian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Edo do DoNw A, late E U 3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth, & Dundee! Glasg. and S. Westerni GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South Eastern L ancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast; Lon., Chat., and Doyer Eon. & North Western! Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Slid., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do I shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland] Do. 4 shares IMid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, & Rips Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.RailkDk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. Gran. El. & Canal Portsmouth . Rhs muff Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. raid, stock i Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lanc. Un South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., an dWok. Stockton & Darling-ton Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 ThameallavenDk&Rail !U1 ter Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim 1 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R ' West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 47 49 43 46 90 92 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead.. Buckin,9;h m . cialre. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 53 55 Do. 51,, per cent 100 Do 125 127 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. ;6pr c. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge.. 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drci. 100 Cale . don Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 109 111 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 200 205 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all Do . • • • • London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen a ithend 100 Peto &Co B2 84 Lowestoft gua. *p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 pier cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M . 31 31 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Neivmarkt, BuryEx gua. 5 per cent... 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p p Northn.&Eas tn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber North Western all Midland 16 16} 16} Preston and Wyre. all L&N.W) &L. Yk. 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 134 136 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 122 124 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 93 95 Wimbledn t Croydon all L.&Brgtn 8} 9} PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railwa Closing Business ys. Fa Prices. ! Done. 25 'Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 all at Bris. & Exet. 4p.c. at 100 93 95 20 Do. shares at Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 100 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 percent all 20 21 64 ,Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun all 6 64 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all st E. Angn. Class Asp. c lOO 99 101 st Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 109 111 at Do No. 2 100 109 111 st Do. new 6p.c. st lOO 126 128 st Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 81 83 at Do. sp. c. guar " 100 ' at Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 112 114 at Do. 4p. c. guar. S. &to lOO 90 92 at Furness, 5 per cent._ 100 st Glas..tz S.West. gru. 5 p.c. 100 at Great Northern, sp. c lOO 119 121 st D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115 at Do. 44 p. c. do lOO 106 103 at Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm 100 109 111 110! 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all st Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 0 102 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 6 per cent 6 at Do. redeem. 44 p. ct lOO 98 100 at Do. redeem. 4p. ct lOO 89 91 at Do. irredeem. 4p. ct lOO 90 92 at Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 100 102 104 104 8 'Jo. Birm. pref. shares all 94 104 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs all 17 18 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs all 104 11 at Do. Birm. guar. stock lOO 77 79 261 Do. Chester guar. shares all 20 4 21 4 13 1 Do. do all 104 104 20 Do. do all 154 16 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref 80 at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137 at Do.Barnal.st£s 2a 10dpe 100 at Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) lOO st Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. 100 102 104 at Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l 100 112 114 at Do. 5 per cenLdo. No 2 100 112 114 at Do. 6 per cent. do.— at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 112 114 at Do. 7 per cent pref. atk 100 152 156 at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 128 131 at Do. 4 p c.st. (div.def.lll'6s 100 75 77 at Lon. Chat. &Dov. sp.c.pf. 100 96 98 971 61 at Lon. &N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 at Lon. & S.Weat. 7p. cent. at. late 3d shares at Do. 48 per cent 2s 6d Do. (Prtsm. perpL arms. of 2s 6d 124 Londondy. & Cole. shs alt 124 Londony. & Ennis. shs all 131 134 t Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 124 126 6 Do. £6 at Do. 31 per Cent, 10 Do. redeem. 0 percent 5 4pm 124 IMaryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. 124 IDo. 44 per cent. at (Midland Con. 6p, c stk. 100 at IDo.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c 100 136 138 at Do. 4% p.c. pref. at. rdem 100 103 105 at Do. 44 p.c. irredeemable 100 1044 6 Do. 44 per cent . all „. at Do.Leic. andllit.4per et . 100 94 96 at ,Norflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 • „ at Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1 847 100 . ..st 'Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lB47 100 .. st INort British, 5 per cent. 100 111 113 st Do. New g,ua. 5 per cent 100 109 111 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. 7 1% lipm 10 Do. do. do. all .. st Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 100 .. at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. . • at Do. 44pr. ct. redeemable 100 .. . • at Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref. 100 100 102 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 8. 13.4 97 09 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 13 4 die par 124 IDo. do. Quarters, 1848. 9 .. . • 25 Do. York, H. A. S. Purch. 10 . 20 I North Staffordshire.... all dis par 10 Rhymney Guarantee.. all 22 23 at Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. R. pref. stock.... 100 .. at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 at Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 10s. South Devon, Ann, 10s. all 132 136 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 11 10. 6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 41 per cent et Do, Fixed 44 per cent 100 101 103 at South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. • • Do. 44 per cent st , 100 . • • • et Do. do, 1859 lOO .. • • at Do. 5 per cent. lOO .. • • atat w S.l. a ' t o rf rk a shire, 4p. C. gua. 100 87 90 20 25 Do. p. c. gua. 13 14 p 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c , all 28 29 25 o K r i t 5 1: C p dn . c SYd . ; 6 f Do. 13 6p, c.„ all 32 34 all 31 33 let guastk 100 128 130 100 42 45 100 123 126 ass ttt Dwo. x at Do. Perpet 6 p r c 100 103 105 st Do • 1 3 . pf. 1866 100 124 128 Itlll 1869 100 120 125 POCKS. stock .. • stock I Do. 4 per Cent.Pret`tin.' 100 -••• stock Fast and West India, ; : 4 0 124 126 stock :London ......... „ ..... 59 stock St. Katharine. ......... 1 1 00 0 " stock Southampton .......... Ho 60 stJok Victoria •• 100 99 1 " I 20 DO ,•• pm 2 •01 P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßi• 60 89 91 40 Australasia all 66 67 66j 25 Bank of Ezypt all 21& 22i 100 Ba,k of London ..... 50 76 77 50 BritiO North American all 52 53 20 Chtd.Bank of India, (tc. all 211 221 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 32 04 100 City ... 50 96 100 100 Colonial.. 25 89 41 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 20 ling.. Scot., ,t Aus. Ch.. all 18} 19 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25i 26 251 6 20 Do. new all 2% 251 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Atrican lO 1 fp 100 London ct Westminster 20 80 82 81 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 125 20 i Do. new l2 361 50 INationalßank 20 /New South Wa1e5...... all 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 54 65 20 ' Otto•nan Bank . . ... all 21 22 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 10 Do. new 25 South Australia all 25 , Union of Australia all 42 43 44 31 4 50 IClnimk of London 100 Unity Mutual. .. 60 ,ANEOUS. 6.4.0 19.10.4 6f 106 f i 58 i i i 7i a. 8 nn e 71i 107 i i 61 461 961 i 8 131/ 21 98i f I d 87 I 14 f 961 I 83} i 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Ra.ilw:.ye. A i !ant;c & St Lawrence Born.,P,aroda4t.Cent hid C.-u. 5 per cent .. Buffalo and Laxe ituron Do. :New . Do. Preference ) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town Ji Dock Scrip Demerara... lEastn. Bengal gu. 5 p.'c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. 44 p o. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 18r,5-1870 Do. 1866-1871. Do. do. G Ext..... Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et.. Do. 6 per et. Debentr. Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872 .. Gt. IndtaPenin.gua.sp.e. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent., G t. W. of Canada Shares ) Do. New .. ....... Do. 6 P.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. C. do. '77 d 0... Madras guar., 5 p. Do. 41 p. C. Extension Do. 43 d 0...... • • Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. finds. Newßrunswick t candai Ry.&Land(Lim.),P.:.6p( Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0.... • • • • Do. do. Taitpital d 0... Do. do. Land do. .. •• • • Scinde ...... ....1 4.: Do. Punjaub .. • • c am . ''' ~ 8 Do. Do. .... •• • • ~.0 • Do. Indus. St. Flo. • ag Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip—l all 1100 15 all 100 !(Paid, Closing Price. all 100 all all all all 6770 100 101 51 6 d 71 8,1 5 ,6i I IP 99i 1004 101 i 1021 99 101 102 102 102 103 104 105 25 26 71 73 60 63 40 42 40 45 37 40 37 40 1004 1011 pr ip 991 1004 121 12; 8 7! 98 102 93 95 994 1004 12 94 90 92 5 7 4 6 104 102 i i pr c 5 98 FOREIGN Algerian . Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... ....... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension ....1 Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. I,uxem., Con. slis... Italian Junction ...... Lierre Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva Namur Sc Liege Do. 6 p. c. fret Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Fief. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife S. Fran. (fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. Riga it Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre 44r Meuse Do. 5} per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, Ifni, g. 7 p c. S.Aust &Lomb VeneLin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p et. West Flandera Do. 5} p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand ... BRTTISE Alti•ed Consols (Phiiack) British Iron Milord Devon G. Cons. ((Taoist.) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn - - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. , Gram.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfa. (Philack G. Wheal Vor (Helston'' Grenville Eferod's- Foot ingston Downs Lady Bertha liarg - aret (tiny Lelant Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Illog - aii N.Wh'l Basset (1110 .; - ans North Wheal Crotty ~ Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.; Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illog - an) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. !'.Wheal Fran. (Illog - an) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Cann ) West Basset (Illog,ran) W. Caradon. (Liskeard), West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan\ Wheal Buller (Redruth) %VILA! Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. all 1 5 Brazil Land & Mm. Co... all 11 11 1 Clarendon Cons.MitiCo. ; dis. 40 Cobre Copper all 32 14 Copiapo l6 6 8 1 DunMoun.Cop.Mina.Co ail 1 11 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 2 'Fortuna. 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. 1 Id I p 11 Kapuuda (Limited) 1 1 11 p 11 3 Linares all 8 9 5 Lusitanian 2 1 d pr 1 ,Mariquita all It 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L I I Id 20 I Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 5 Port Philip i 1 1 1/ 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.). 10s. 11 lip m 2 20 St. John del Rey 15 63 65 28.2.81 United Mexican . all 81 9 1 Worthing (Limited) { all 1 I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-S2 . lOO 109 112 1091 1 Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - Do. 6p. cent. -- 100 Do. 6 )3. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 106 108 1081 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 99 100 Do. Inscribed stock 100 97 99 -- Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1880 100 111 113 Do. 1890 100 111 113 IDo. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 111 113 'Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p 0 100 N. fi.Gov. °p.c. J a.&July 100 1051 1061 1061 Do. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. G ov. sp. c.,1866 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 971 981 96 Do. d0..1888 &upwds 100 97 98 ,New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 107 109 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 1071 1081 Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO -- - yie.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 104 106 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct i 100 1107 108 1071 I IVIISCEL Anglo-Mexican Mint .. Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Bahia Steam (Limited). Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel. (Lira ) China & Japan Coast & River ISteam Navtga. Cop.Min.ofEng&Smltg Do. Pref. 71 per cent. Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb E.lndia & Lon. Ship A Do. B. E.lndia Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Ans. Copper. Gen. Steam Navigate m Great Slip 1 ,imited) 1)0! 171 p. et Preference Indian Carrying (Lim.) Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) aert Do. blon n. B ca p oi a e D r ui c s rc n o t on . p(c (Lim ) e ii mm f N Netherlands Land Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.a,tl dis N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.). Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4ip.c. RhYmney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) South Australian Land' Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. do Telegrstph to Ind a (L ) Trust and Agency of, Austrlasia (11m) lst is., Tr.& Lif,Co. of Unr.Can.' U. X'dom Tel. Co . (urn. yall:DitiMell'i Land ~1 16 17 2 3 26 28 61 51, 25 32 18 20 9 11 111 113 15 17 83 85 104 J(8 105 108 14 04 pr }pm 96 99 3 3} li 1; 24 2/ 4 6 A i P 2 1c 10 15 I 1f 1f l 1f 14 7f 8 51 53 68 70 10 12 19* 19f 17 19 5 6 52 54 134 13) 32 34 i # 4 61 ids ip pr I 1f If p lf of 9 10 RAILWAYS 61 6; - -P I 1 i li 11 12 c i 4 P 23 101 101 N* fi 20 21 40 4l 8 10 84 74 424 54 66 31 31,, 12 15 8I 8; A l $1)10 Of 1 lip 2831 2,9 i - - - 71 71 10 10i 22 23 ES. I i &9.3 5.11.0 all 18.1q.9, 2710.1 113 s ed 30 82 410 420 48 6? 30 81 101 11 2f 3% 13 15 4 41 61 7 2 21- 36 38 2} 21 ft 1 1 42 14 10 101 d *Pm 5 51 3 3i 76 42 44 315 ;25 2 3 100 105 29 31 15 2 9 9} 125 13} 39 41 270 280 974 102 725 77 11 2 104 114 15 16 18 19 LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY HALF-YEARLY MEETING.--THIS DAY. The ordinal, half-yearly meeting of directors and share holders took place to-day at the Waterloo Terminus, Captain MANGLES, chairman of the Board of Directors, presided. The report, which has already appeared in The Sun, hav ing been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN rose to move its adoption. He proceeded to explain the different items of expenditure in the capital account in every instance; the work executed, or in course of being completed, being for the improving, making good defects, and enlarging the buildings belonging to the company. With respect to the loans that had been raised, and for which 6 per cent. had had to be paid, he had great pleasure in informing the meeting that they had succeeded in getting those loans renewed at 4 per cent. The shareholders might rest assured that the greatest at tention was paid to finance, as the committee appointed to manage that branch invariably borrowed when money was dear only for short periods, and for long wheal it was cheap. It was a source of gratification that the gross earnings of the company for the half-year exceeded those of the corre sponding period of 1860 by £39,242. With reference to the paragraph in the report which referred to the doubling of the line between Wimborne and Dorchester, he had to in form the shareholders that about 10 miles were ready for the reception of the permanent rails, and the re maining 15 miles were in a very forward state. The works on the Exeter junction had been completed, and the narrow gauge rails had been laid down on the Exeter and Crediton line, so that there was now an unbroken connec tion from London and all parts of the South-Western Rail way to Crediton, and the directors confidently expected that the greatest advantage would accrue from the arrange ment. The company had three bills before Parliament, by the first of which the company proposed to raise £500,000 for steam and other expenses at Nine Elms and other places, and improving of the station at Vauxhall and at Southamp ton. By the second, which was to authorise the making a junction with the Andover and Redbridge Railway it was proposed to raise £120,000; and by the third, which was for extending the South-Western through North Somersetshire, and by the Radstock coal fields to Bristol, £750,000 was the sum proposed to be raised. With respect to the difference that had arisen between themselves and the Great Western, he could assure the meeting that the directors of the South-Western were men of peace, and they had done everything in their power to prevent a rupture of peaceful relations. It had been said that they (the South- Western) were the persons declaring war, but he thought that when one railway unceremoniously invaded the pro• vinces of another, it was a declaration of war to all intents and purposes. This the Great Western had done. The South-Western had done everything to meet the views of the Great Western in a peaceable way. They had offered to take their traffic from Basingstoke to Southampton at a mileage rate, the Great Western fixing their own amount of fare for the through journey. The had also offered the Great Western the privilege of having a " tout ing shop," or office for the securing of passengers at South ampton, and they had also proposed that in the event of any differences arising between the two companies they be settled by the Board of Trade, or by the arbitration of some competent person s but all was of no avail. The directors of the South-Western had felt that to have gone further than the t erms proposed would have b een t o neg l ect t h e interest of their shareholde r s. (Hear, hear.) Their great desire peace, a nd in order t o s h ow their desire was ought the terms o ff ere d to the Great sincere, was h Western were sufficient to meet the cravings of the most hungry traffic-seeker in the world. (Hear, hear.) He did not wish in any remarks that he had made to make any attack on the chairman of the Great Western, but he could not but look with regret at the prospect of a cessation of friendly relations which had existed for so long. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving the reception of the report. Count EYRE seconded the resolution. After some discussion, the report was agreed to. The retiring directors having been ze-elected, the proceed ings terminated. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWA F. HALF-YEARLY MEETING. —THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of the p ropr i etors of this com pany was held this morning at the King's Cross Station, to receive the report of die directors, and on the general busi ness of the company. Edmund Denison, E sq . , th e chair man of the directors, presided. The report, with the accounts, having b een t a k en as rea d , The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he was always of opinion that it was advisable to call the attention of the shareholders to the manner in which the capital was dealt with. It ought, on the part of the pro prietors, to be most zealcusly watched, and prevent that which had been done in other companies —applying capital to purposes which ought to be charged to revenue, and in so far as the directors could they always pursuel that course, but in the account submitted to them they would find a sum of £46,000 had been added to the capital stock. But he ought to explain that was done for the purpose of increasing their rolling stock to meet the requirements of their increased traffic, and which no doubt would be muck greater during the approaching Great Exhibition, and he did not think that the auditor was to blame, or that the shareholders ought to complain that the sum had been so placed, instead of placing it to revenue. It would also be seen that their outlay had been larger than usual. It amounted to £129,584 16e,; but tho principal part of that (£51,361) arose from the subscription to the Ger sten and Liverpool line, which he felt satisfied would be of great benefit to the company. Having made some general observations in reference to the various points in the report, he said he theught they would con sider it satisfactory their total net revenue was £409,427 19s. 11d. as compared with 1860, which was £354,151 Bs. 5d., being an increase of £55,276 53. Sd., and the balance available for a dividend £186,296 13s. Bd., which enabled them to declare a dividend on the original stock at the rate of £7 15s. per cent., or £3 17s. 6d. for the half-year. B stock £3 per cent. for the half-year, and A stock £4 15s. per cent. for the half-year. The balance, after payment of the dividends, would be £423 Bs. 2d. He then moved the adoption of the report. Mr. VALENTINE KNIGHT said, before the motion was put he begged to say he was of opinion, that until they closed their capital stock for three years they would never go on correctly. He found that £16,000 had been placed to capital instead of being put to revenue, and he considered that it was a very great question if they should gain £46,000 in crease of traffic by the Great Exhibition. He also com plained of the directors interfering so much with every bill that came before Parliament, their law costs were enor mous, and in many instances unnecessary. Mr. MARRIOTT also complained of the constant increase of their law costs. He also asked several questions relative to the increased expenditure for sheets. Mr. HUGHES said the two previous speakers had stolen his thunder, he meant with leference to their law and par liamentary lists ; he had always advocated some alteration in the mode in which their law proceedings were conducted. Speaking, in round numbers, they had expended two mil lions of money since the formation of the company. Their business would be better carried on by the appointment of a law clerk at a salary. He had no objection to their soli citors; let them act as law clerks and take a salary. Mr. HOWARD made some remarks with regard to the Manchester and Sheffield Company having stolen a march upon them. The CHAIRMAN, in answering the several questions with regard to the law expenses, said that had been fully dis cussed in a committee of the directors, and it was found that no better course could bo adopted, their great law ex penses arose from the rules laid down by Parliament rela tive to private bills. Tho report was then adopted, and the dividends recom mended, £3 17fr. Gd. for the half-year on the Original Stock, £3 per cent. on the B Stock, and £4 15s. for the A Stock for the half-year. being the balance after payment of the 6 per cent. per annum to the B Stock guaranteed by A Stock, declared. Mr. Geo. Walker, Mr. Chas. Wilson Faber, and Mr. Edward Christopher Egerton, M.P., the three direct)rs who go out by rotation, were re-elected. The proceedings shortly afterwards terminated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE_( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CART ROBBERY.—James Smith and John Clove, the former described as a labourer and the latter as an errand boy, were charged with the following robbery : A carman named Speight, in th e employ of Francis Holborow, cheeF monger, said he wa s i n C l i pstone-street, Fi tzroy - squa re, the previous night with his cart, when he was informed that two persons had taken a cheese from it of the weight of 401 b., and of the value of £1 10s. He pur sued the prisoners into a mews in Clipstone-street, where he found the cheese on a dung-heap. He then gave the prisoners into custody. Edwin Dutch, a boy, said he saw the man Smith take the cheese from the cart and then join the other prisoner, Clover, and they made off with it, carrying it between them. and took sai d they the The carman said he had only left th e cart a short t i me . A constable said pkrniseeNnvenrostihnintogcaubsotoudt the robbery. Chapel-mews, ob e b B arn es, the gaoler, said he kne w not hi ng of the pr i soners . The prisoners both pleaded guilty. Mr. Yardley co mm itted them for si x mon ths each with they he hard labour. rry n The hour has evidenti --- Y arrived for some settle ment of the footing on which the wh o l e con d uc t o f our most power f u l colonies is to proceed. M r. h C e a a d n a b d y i an i t s s 0w n Gold win Smith urges us to make them inde pendent States at once—our allies, but no longer o ur de p e ndencies. Most of us will think that this cann ot be done at a stroke, and without long con sideration : but we must all admit th a t a se lf-governing people also. A population of tw o m illi ons oug ht t o be able ) should be a self -defending i n di ca tion that the Canadians are as a b le as any peo ple on ea rth to do this , --Once a Week, arm ; and there is every i l t i s ke ow t n he people,t to keep Business done 6 5E 0 Ei i i 1001 104 lk 1001 16 15/ 1i: 111 11 1 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. - _ BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. There were not many subscribers present, the Waterloo Coursing Meeting having greater attraction than our Sub scription Rooms. Both Suburban and Zuleika were backed for the Lincoln Handicap, the former being in great re • quest. The little done on the Grand National was upon one or two outsiders. There was no change on the favour ites. Closing prices:— LINCOLN HANDICAP. 9 to 2 agst Suburban (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Zuleika (taken) Bto 1 bar two (offered) GRAND NATIONAL. 25 to 1 agst Northern Light (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tumbler (taken) 33 to 1 agst Tippler (taken) THE DERBY. 100 to 3 agst Malek (taken) CHESTER CUP. 40 to 1 agst Weasel (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1862. YEBR , :VARY. Lincoln .... 26 Nottingham S 4 Derby Spring 6 Liverpool S Doncaster Coventry l7 Warwick Spring Shrewsbury S Edinburgh Spring 29 Northampton Croxton Park 4 Epsom Spring Liverpool Hunt Club Ponteland .. 14 Newmarket C 2l Bishop Auckland Catterick Bridge 1 Abergavenny 24 Thirsk LAY. Newmarket F S Chester Spring York Spring Salisbury Bath Harpenden 3O Epsom Summer 3 Chelmsford ll Manchester ll Ascot Beverley Newcastle Hampton Carlisle LY. Odiham Bibury Club Newton Stockbridge 3 Winchester Newmarket Worcester Liverpool Abingdon Pontefract Hungerford Nottingham Southampton 22 Stamford 24 Marlborough 25 Goodwood MUST. ♦VG Radcliffe Brighton 5 Brighton Club Lewes .. 8 I Wolverhampton Reading. Wenlock l5 I York Stockton 26 Egham Lichfield 26 Bridgwater Ludlow THE GREAT WATERLOO COURSING MEETING. FRIDAY. This important meeting came to a close to-day. The following is the result of the running : WATERLOO PLATE. SECOND TIES. Mr. Randell nd Blue Hat beat Mr. Morrall nd Ada Mr. Irving nd Faldonside beat Mr. Catterall nd Slip Mr. Bake nd Jetsam ran a bye Mr. Russell nd Othello beat Mr. Tyrer nd Wild Sea FOURTH TlES.—Faldonside beat Blue Hat, and Othello beat Jetsam. DECIDING COURSE.—Othello beat Faldonside, and won the Plate. WATERLOO PURSE. _ THIRD TIES. Mr. Long nd Romping Girl beat Mr. Peacock nd Blue Cap Mr. Gregson's Whipcord beat Mr. Barden nd Dervock Mr. Spink's Sea Pink beat Mr. Knowles nd Coroorau Mr. Callan nd Confederate beat Lieutenant Colonel Bathurst, M.P, nd Bird of Prey THIRD TlES.—Romping Girl beat IVhipoerd, and Sea Pink beat Confederate DECIDING COUBSE.—Sea Pink beat Romping Girl, and won the purse. THE WATERLOO CUP. FIFTH TIES. Mr. Callander nd Roaring Meg boat Mr. Brundrit's Belligerent Mr. Brocklebank's Bowfell beat Mr. Gibson nd King water. DECIDING COURSE.—Roaring Meg beat Bowfell, and won the Cup. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of produce are seasonably large, and most descriptions move off slowly at the annexed rates : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d Pine apples, perlb 8 oto 12 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per 1b....10 oto 15 0 Cobnuts, per lb 4 oto 4 6 Foreign do ... 2 oto 2 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Melons, each .... 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Peaches, perdoz.. 0 ONO 0 0 Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0; Damson . 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per t sieve 4 oto 4 6 Gooseberries hi sv 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do .... 6 oto 12 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 Oranges, per 100 3 6to 9 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 8 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Apricots, per doz 0 oto 0 0 I Raspberries, prpt 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 6 to 4 6 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9 to I 2 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 10 to 1 4 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 3 0 Brocoli, per bun. 1 0 to 1 3 Potatoes, per ton 90 to 160 0 New ditto, pr ewt. 1 0 to 0 0 Peas, per i sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 3 6 Carrots, pr do 3 6 to 5 6 Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv.l2 0 to 0 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s. 1 0 to 2 0 Onions, hf. sv 1 3 to 1 9 New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 French beans, h.s. 3 0 to 5 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 0 to 0 0 NEWGATE AND Shallots, per lb .. 0 10 to 1 1 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Beet, per doz. 1. 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms.p pa 2 oto 2 6 Artichokes, pr dz 0 6to 0 C Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 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 9to 1 8 Asparagus, pr do. 6 oto 8 0 Seakale, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0 LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 106 Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 5s Od to 8s Od ; goslings, 6s Od to 8s Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 4s Od ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 8d to is 2d ; pigeons, 98 to is 6d each ; large Surrey fowls, 5s Od to lOs Od; chickens, 5s Od to 8s Od ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each; ptarmigan, is 6d to 2s Od ; partridges, is 6d to 2s 6d ; woodcocks, 4s Od to Os; snipes, l s to Is 6d ; teal, is Od to is 6d ; wild ducks, is 6d to 2s Od ; widgeons, is Od to is 3d ; plovers, Os 9d to is 6d each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to 8s Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 8s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is to is 2d; English, is ld to is 48 per lb ; English eggs, lOs Od to 12s ; French do., 8s Od to les Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. BILLING SGATE. Salmon,,2s 6d to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. ; turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; cod, 2s Od to 7s Od ; brills, is Od to 6s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os Gd to 2s Od ; lobsters, Gd to 2s Gd ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to Is Od each ; soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; common oysters, 12s to 20s ; natives, 42s to 44s per bushel ; whitings, 2s Od to 7s ; haddocks, 3s to 12s ; smelts, is Gd to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od to Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 40s ; fresh herrings, 6s to Os; bloaters, Os per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 2d ; veal, 48 Od to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Blbs. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Sd to 4s 2d ; veal, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; and pork. 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Bfd to 9d , of household do., 61d to 8d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides ; 561 b to 641 b, 22d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 34d • 721 b to 801 b; 34d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3 1d to 4 d ; 8811 to 961 b, 4d to 41d; 961 b to 1041 b, 41d to 41d. Horse hides, 8s to lOs Od ; calf skins, light 3s Od to 4s M ; do. full, Os Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Qs Od to lls Od ; half-breds, 8s Od to 98 6d ; Downs, Gs Od to 7s 6d ; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 to 15s ; clover, lOs to £5 lOs; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Mettiow hay, £2 Os to £4 15A; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 10s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 15s; clove?, f 3 10s to £6 lOs ; and [straw. £1 8s to 16s per load. Both hay and straw met a heavy sale at our quotations. COAL M . atioes of Coal per Ton at s. d. t the close of the market s. d. Eden Main ...14 6 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ....14 6 Tanfield Moor Butes..l2 6 Davison's West Hart- Walls End. 14 3 West Wylam 13 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting 24 0 Do. Anthracite 21 61 Ships at market Hetton • • l6 0 Russel's Hetton 14 6 Bmddyll's Hetton l4 9 Relloe South Hartlepool 14 6 Hartlepool.. l5 6 , 101; sold, 38. FOREIGN ITAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Mar. 21. via Marseilles Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. March 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena March 3. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Mar. 4. _ _ via Marseilles ...Feb. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 4. via Marseilles Feb. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Feb. 25. via Marseilles Feb. 20. Lisbon Feb. 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton .. Feb. 25. via Marseilles Feb. 27. Newfoundland .. Mar. 5 Oporto and Vigo . Feb. 21. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Feb. 27. by U.S. packet• • by Canadian P . 12 . . W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ......... ....M:• ac key.Feb. 19. Bahamas, via New York ' ...................... m • 16 Moxioo Feb, 28, THE ALBERT' MEMORIAL FUIVD. Yesterday, at 2 o'clock, a meeting, specially con vened by the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of hear ing a communication containing a statement of the views and wishes of her Majesty in relation to the proposal for erecting a national memorial of the late Prince Consort, was held at the Mansion house by the committee of noblemen and gentlemen, up wards of 100 in number, charged with the superin tendence and application of the fund now being raised with that view in the City of London. There was a large attendance of members notwithstand ing the shortness of the notice. The Eight Hon. the LORD MAYOR, on taking the chair, said he had invited their attendance to re ceive a communication addressed to him by General Grey, which had reached him on the previous even ing. Considering it to be of great interest and importance, he had thought that no time should be lost in laying it before the General Committee, and he was glad to sae so large an attendance. Mr. Goodman, one of the honorary secretaries, at the request of the Chief Magistrate, then read the following letter, which his lordship had sent to Gen. Grey on Tuesday evening last, in pursuance of a resolution unanimously passed at a general meet ing of the committee on that day : " Mansion-house, Feb. 18, 18G2. " Sir,—ln order to give expression to the deep feeling of respect entertained by all classes for the memory of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort, I was induced to con vene a public meeting at the Mansion-house on the 14th ult. for the purpose of considering the propriety of erecting a lasting memorial to that illustrious Prince, and I beg herewith to transmit to you a copy of the resolutions which were passed at that meeting. " I have the honour to inform you that the amount of contributions reported up to last night is £32,779. " It is the opinion of the committee, as well as my own, that a considerable amount will yet be subscribed, and I feel assured the coming contributions will be greatly influ enced by a knowledge of her Majesty's wishes on the subject of the memorial, and the certainty that her Majesty's de sires will be carefully followed out. " You will see by the second resolution which was passed at the meeting with unanimous cordiality, that the memorial should be of a monumental and national character, and that its design and mode of execution should be approved by Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. " It appears to the committee that the time has arrived when her Majesty should be made officially acquainted with the progress of this movement, and I take the liberty of requesting that you will do me the honour to submit the matter to her Majesty, with a view of ascertaining what may be her Majesty's desire as to the nature of the monu ment, its site, and the mode of execution. " I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient ser , vant, " WILLIAM CUBITT, Mayor. " Lieutenant-General the Hon. C. Grey, Osborne." The LORD MAYOR said with the approbation of the meeting he would now read the reply to that communication, which he received about 5 o'clock on Thursday evening : " Osborne, Feb. 19, 1862. "My Lord,—l have had the honour of receiving and submitting to the Queen your lordship's letter of the 18th inst., communicating the proceedings which have taken place with a view to the erection of a national monument to the much lamented Prince Consort. " The Queen feels grateful from the bottom of her heart for the universal sympathy that has been expressed for her in her deep affliction ; but it is still more soothing to her feeling to know that the noble character, the truly Princely nature, of him whose loss has bowed her to the earth, with a sense of desolation and misery that every day, alas ! serves only to increase, is appreciated by the country ; that the benefits he has been instrumental in con ferring upon the nation, the good he has wrought since he first came among us, and to effect which he may truly be said alone to have lived; are under stood and acknowledged. " The Queen is also much touched by the feeling which has led the promoters of the movement for erecting a national monument to the Prince to leave the nature of that monument to her decision. It is a subject on which there must necessarily be much difference of opinion. Many, influenced, doubtless, by the belief that there was nothing which the Prince himself had so deeply and constantly at heart as the promotion of whatever might tend to the ad vantage of the community at large, or of any por tion of ii - ,have thought that the most appropriate monument to his memory would be to connect his name with some great work that should have that end in view; and the Queen cannot but be gratified by this proof of a just appreciation of his character. " But it would probably be difficult to procure anything like agreement as to the nature of the institution which should thus bear his honoured name, and it would be inexpressibly painful to the Queen were any controversy to arise on such a subject. It would also be more in accordance with her own feelings, and, as she believes, with those of the country generally, that the proposed monument should be more directly personal to its object— should be, in fact, more what is commonly under stood by the word. Even so it is probable that opinions may differ as to the character that would be most appropriate for such a monument. But the Queen is confident that the same good feeling which has led to the reference of the subject to her deci sion will lead to a cordial acquiescence in it—to the cheerful abandonment of individual views, and to an unanimous working together to effect the object all have at heart. " After giving the subject her best consideration, her Majesty has come to the conclusion that nothing would be more appropriate, provided it is on a scale of sufficient grandeur, than an obelisk to be erected in Hyde park on the site of the Great Exhibition of 1851, or on some spot immediately contiguous to it ; nor would any proposal that can be made be more gratifying to the Queen personally, koc she can never forget that the Prince himself had highly approved of the idea of a memorial of this character being raised, on the same spot, in remembrance of that Exhibition. " There would also be this advantage in a monu ment of this nature—that several of the first artists • of the day might take part in its execvtion , for there mightk o for various e u w s ofiunled groups u r oposm o f a t statuary, be intrusted to a different artist. the ba s e e a c o h f o t f h w e "In the selection of the artists to be employed, in the choice of a design, and in the consideration of the details of execution, the Queen would wish to obtain the best advice ; and she would therefore desire to call to her assistance a small committee, consisting of persons in whom she could feel satis fied that the country would repose entire confidence. " I have written by her Majesty's command to those whose assistance she thus desires to obtain, and I will lose no time, as soon as I shall have re ceived their answers, in communicating their names to your lordship. " I have the honour to be, your lordship's very faithful and obedient servant, " C. GREY. " The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor." The reading of this communication was listened to with most marked attention, and at its conclusion the meeting manifested an unanimous and cordial approval. The LORD MAYOR said in the same envelope there was another letter, which he conceived to have been made separate and supplementary, in order that the committee might exercise their judgment anddis fcroen tion as to whether or not it mi g ht be made public. He would read the letter to the committee, but the present he respectfully requested the represen tatives of the press to forbear giving it publicity. Th e comm unication, so prefaced, was then read to ead by his Lordship. It breathed throughout sentime nts the most touching and noble, perhaps, of which utterance has been given on this great national calamity. Its simple pathos appeared to thrill the the hearts of all present. The emotion it produced was visible in the countenance of every one, and at its conclusion the whole committee was, more or less, breaking th e s il ence, sa id h e the seco n d l e t ter was equa ll y unmanned. FRANCIS ssi,m 00N, cou ld not help thinking deserving of publicity with the first, and submitted that the commitee should consider and decide the question as to the desirability of giving it also to the world. The LORD MAYOR thought the intention was that the committee should make any use of it they might think proper ; but, in his opinion, it had better not be published. (Hear, hear.) He suggested, at the same time, that it was most desirable that the first letter and all their proceedings of that day should be made public. (Hear, hear.) Mr. S. MoRLEY, speaking with some little emo tion, said he believed the moral effect of the second letter would be prodigious. (Hear.) He could not, however, presume to recommend its publication until the committee obtained the requisite permis sion, but he repeated his conviction that its effect on the whole country would be little less than elec tric—(hear)—calculated as it was to deepen, if that were possible, the national grief and the all-per vading feeling of devoted loyalty to the Throne: (Hear, hear.) Sir FRANCIS MOON suggested that it would be desirable to defer the publication of the first letter until the committee obtained permission to publish the second. The LORD MAYOR thought it would be a pity to do that, relating us the first letter did to a subject in which the community were so much interested. (Hear, hear.) After some further conversation on this point, in which Sir M. Peto, Mr. Alderman Rose, and other gentlemen took part, the LORD MAYOR said he pre sumed it to be understood that he was invested with the discretion of publishing the supplemental letter or not, as it might appear advisable. (Hear, hear.) Then on the motion of Sir E. A NTROBUS, seconded by Mr. T. BARING, M.P., the committee passed an unanimous resolution expressive of their deep gra tification that the measures which they had taken for raising a national monument to the memory of the late illustrious Prince Consort had been honoured by the approval of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. At the instance of Mr. GREGSON, M.P., seconded by Mr. WINKWORTII, it was also resolved that a sub-committee be hereafter appointed to co - operate with the committee to be named by the Q ueen i n carrying out more fully her Majesty's wishe s i n th e choice o rts t f , a is desi o b gn e , itsem employed. execution, e and the sel ec ti on of the a These resolutions were, on the motion of Alder man Colonel WILSON, seconded by Mr.R. GURNEY, the Recorder of London, forwarded to Lieutenant- General Grey with a request that they might be laid before her Majesty the Queen. With that the meeting separated. Down to last evening the total amount of the fund was £33,500. The following is the second letter alluded to by the Lord Mayor at the above meeting. It is published with her Majesty's permission : " OSBORNE, FEB. 19, 1862. " My Lord,—The Queen wishes me to add a few words to the answer to your letter, which you will receive with this, expressive in a more special man ner of her Majesty's personal wishes. " She is aware that she could not with any pro priety contribute, as a, wife, to a monument to her husband ; but she is also the Sovereign of this great Empire, and, as such, she cannot but think she may be allowed to join with the nation in the expression of a nation's gratitude to one to whom it owes so much. " Who has a dearer interest than the Queen in the well-being and the happiness of the people ? ♦nd if it has pleased God to make her reign, so far, happy and prosperous, to whom, under Divine Providence, is this so much owing, as to her beloved husband—in all matters of doubt or difficulty her wise counsel, her unfailing guide and support! N o one can know, as the Queen knows, how his every thought was devoted to the country—how his only aim was to improve the condition of the people, and to promote their best interests. Indeed, his untiring exertions in furtherance of these objects tended, in all probability, to shorten his precious ife. " Surely, then, it will not be out of place that, following the movement of her people, the Queen should be allowed to consider how she may best take part with them in doing honour to her beloved Prince, so that the proposed monument may be recorded to future ages as reared by the Queen and people of a grateful country to the memory of its benefaetor.—l have the honour to be your Lord ship's most obedient and faithful servant, " G. GREY. " The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, &e." SERVICES OF SUFFOLK LIFEBOATS. The following is an account of the important services which have been rendered during the past few years by the lifeboats on the Suffolk coast belonging to, or in connection with the National Lifeboat Institution, which were instru mental in rescuing the crews of the following shipwrecked vessels :—Brig Louisa, of Newhaven, 9; brig Tennant of Stockton, 8 ; brig Oswy, of Shoreham, 12; schooner Orwell, of Arbroath, 5; schooner Lord Douglas, of Dundee, 5; schooner Silva, of Glasgow, 4 ; steamer Shamrock, of Dublin, 14; brig Scotia, of Sunderland, 6 ; sloop Three Brothers, of Goole, 5 ; brig St. Michael, of Auray, 8 ; schooner Fly, of Whitby, 4 ; pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft, 7 ; lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft, II ; barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen, 11; brig Henry, of Montrose, 11; brig Dromingen, of Norway, 8 ; schooner Hermann, of Rostock, 8; schooner Elizabeth, of Portma doc, 6; barque Zemira, of Leghorn, 8; steamer Enchan tress, of Hull, 14; brig Pensbor, of Sunderland, saved vessel and crew of 7 men ; brig Lucind, of Memel, 11 ; schooner Princess Alice, of Ipswich, 5 ; steamer Lion, or Waterford, 10; fishing boat of Thorpeness, 3; brig Henry Morton, of Sunderland, 8 ; sloop ybil, of Goole, 3 ; 1 rig Velocity, of Sunderland, 8 ; brig Pallas, of Shields, 3 ; brig Corregio, of Poole, 9 ; French brig La Jeune Marie Therese, 6 ; barque Perseverance, of Scar borough, 5 ; making a total of 242 persons rescued from a watery grave within the last five or six years, through the instrumentality of these valuable lifeboats. It should be borne in mind that the lives saved by lifeboats must, in an human probability, have otherwise perisba. For these important services the National Lifeboat Institution has 376 S l u 3 f s - , crewmanv 6cl ot . ed si t n o ce th th e e g c a o ll m an m t enceme folk has been distinguished for its lifeboat services, and its nt of the aggregate present au n i century, nf .ea O l n i l n y h t t he e other sa day, its chief town, Ipswich, set a no bl e sacr ed cause remains to this day unab a t e d, example in this respect to thepities and town s o f th e U n i ted Ki ng d om . Although not on the coast itself, it occurred to some benevolent gentlemen, resident at Ipswich, headed by Mr. W. Byng, that the town might most efficiently bo represented there by a lifeboat, provided by themselves, and thus indirectly assist in the performance of the impor tant national duty of protecting the lives of shipwrecked persons. The Ipswich lifeboat will be stationed at Thorpe ness, near Aldborough, where wrecks are of frequent occur rence, and where, unfortunately, she will so often, we fear, be called into requisition in saving life. It is right to add that, during the past years the National Lifeboat Institution has incurred expenses amounting to £20,000 on various lifeboat establishments on the coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. During the same period the lifeboats of the instit u ti s have been instrumental in rescuing 500 shipwrecked per sons. For these a nd other lifeboat services t he institution 2d h a s voted £1, 845 7s. ,as rewards • It has al so granted rewar d s am ounting to £ 515 10 s. for saving 373 s hi pwrecked by shore boats and other mean s , ma k ing a total of 871 persons saved from a watery grave d ur i ng the last two persons, years. The number of lives saved by the lifeboats of the society, an d other means, since its formation, is 12,293 ; for which services 82 gold medals, 704 silver medals, and £15,250 in cash, have been paid in rewards. The institution has also expended £57,200 on lifeboats, lifeboat transporting car riages, and boat -houses. The public cannot but sympa thise with the vigorous efforts now being made by this in stitution, to save the lives of shipwrecked crews. Their help was never more needed than at the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions of the society in the past f ew years, it has now 122 lifeboats under its management, for th e ma i ntenance o f w hi ch, i n a state o f thorough efficien c y, a large permanent annual income is ab solutely needed, if its humane mission is to b e per petuated. Contributions in aid of this good work are re ceived by all the bankers in the United Kingdom. TIIE GREAT EASTERN.—The directors of the Great Ship Company have decided on the appointment of Captain Walter Paton, of Liverpool, as the commander of the Great Eastern. Captain Paton, who is well known in Liverpool, is highly spoken of as an able and experienced. man and as thoroughly a gentleman. It is understood that his salary will be £l,OOO per annum, with contingent ad vantages. SALE OF AN ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER.—Yes terday The Queen, an illustrated weekly paper, which was started about six months ago by Mr. S. 0. Becton, the well known publisher, was sold by Dir. Hodgson, the auctioneer of Chancery-lane, The circulation was stated to be abo ut ' co " p 7, e o n o s o o weekly, s pro d uweh w as just sufficient to cover th e en oft The money sunk in the concern was about £3,50 0 , an d £2,000 of that sum has bee n paid for After waiting an hour for a second biddin riwgohodt. engravings, w hich were disposed of w i t h the copy auctionee r knocked down the l o t s to Mr . Weldor., the g the pu blisher, of Paternoster-row, for £560, .~ ~~~ .. /, THE rSUN, LONDON, SAT UR AY EV PI t NG, FE B R AR Y 22, 1§62. t this pas- only ~ St. stock 100 100 100 100 stock 20 stock 20} 20 100 100 stock stock stock stook stock Share 100 stk 1 204 201 10 174 stock stock 100 stock 1000 1.14.6 3.0.0 7.7.0 56k 178 6.15.6 8.12 4.14 1.12.6 9; 4.3.0 12:3 2.0.0 2.2.9 1k 10.0.7 1i.2 all all all all all 2} all all 100 100 100 all all all all 100 all 100 all all a.l all I i 4 I 1041 2ii 71 101} 1001 8 1 1 6 1 1 41) 10 f 34 1 lii 691 9