The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-01 00:00:00

1116.1.4.3. EtCOll o f )f 1862 Engi nen. )ome, after dress ;hair on of ligh >f the ition. o the ances d for y M. Inc% ced to raver d the were (ridge The by a Salute :cture I the ed to 7CUM- pear ch it as if 3 ter. rapan Eng usted. ree in ,ames ficers inent pons, 6nner d as if cu. ) the ► note ering they fiord mite, who retch )over ;ado ntle- -- CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The City, to-day, presents the appearance of a partial holiday. The transfer offices at the Bank of England being closed, as usual on the Ist of May, for the purpose of adjusting the half-yearly accounts, the Stock. Exchange is shut, and the opening of the International Exhibition has induced the authorities in Mincing-lane to close their respective markets, while in the other departments of business opera tie,ns are reduced to a minimum. Gold, to the extent of £40,000, was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for expor tation. The Money Market today is easy and quiet, not -withstanding the large amount paid yesterday on account of the Turkish Loan. Holders of the security availed themselves to a considerable extent of the privilege to pay up in full, in order to secure the 6 per cent. discount allowed, and the total amount thus subscribed has already reached 1.2,700,00. Wednesday next has been fixed for a special settle ment in the New Egyptian Scrip, which is to be marked in the official lists. Notice has been given that £1,495 6s. 3d. has been received on account of the New Granadian Dividends. The amount of the Now Turkish Stock paid up in full yesterday was £2,700,000. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday pre sented a quiet appearance, and 5,000 bales were sold, of which 500 were for export and speculation, at rather irregular prices. The first annual meeting of the London and South African Bank took place to-day. Mr. J. R. Thompson in the chair. The report stated that business began at Cape Town on the 11th of June, and at Port Elizabeth on the 19th September. Since that time a branch has been opened at Graham's Town, under the management of Mr. Henry Ander son ; and arrangements are being made for others at Natal. In placing before the proprietors the audited accounts to 31st December last, the direc tors have the satisfaction to state that there are no bad or doubtful debts to provide for, and that the net profits of the bank to that date amount to £10,541 14s. 7d. The directors propose to write off to credit of preliminary expense account the sum of £1,608 65., being one-fifth of the balance of that account; and to set apart, as the basis of a reserve fund, £1,096 lls. 3da They also recommend the declaration of a dividend of two and a half per cent. on the paid-up capital, free of income tax, carrying forward to new account, the balance, £2,836 17s. 4d., less income tax on the dividend now proposed. The chairman stated that the seal of the Royal Charter was obtained on the 17th November last, and arrangements were previously made for the staff of officials to leave England on the 6th May, 1861. The bank only commenced business at Port Elizabeth in September, so that the full time of its operations did not embrace six months, and during that short period the manager continued to report that the establishment was making satisfactory progress. The circulation of the bank on the 31st of De cember last amounted to .Elu,ooo, the deposits to £52,000, and the discounts to £200,000. These sums had subsequently increased, and the manager stated that not a single bad account had been en tered in the books. A branch had been opened at Graham's Town, and negotiations were in progress for an establishment at Natal. The manager had evinced the greatest activity in the interests of the bank, and the directors had the greatest confidence in his ability and zeal, and they now solicited the shareholders to accord their thanks to that gentle man for his services. The report was adopted - unanimously, and the dividend ordered to be paid on the Bth inst. A shareholder considered the ex penses of the establishment too large for so small an undertaking, and endeavoured to reduce the number of directors by opposing the re-appointment of those gentlemen who retired by rotation. The amendment was, however, negatived by an over whelming majority, and the retiring directors re-elected. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :-- 1862. 1861. North-Western £84,471 £83,139 South- Western AAgiL9J n aM Lel 11. ;3, 4 §3 1§,63 Great Northern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 14,231 16,703 North British 6,513 6,510 Great Western of Canada 10,614 11,167 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. YES THADAY. Bank Stock 3:per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - 4 31 4 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92k 2 k New 2+ per Cent. Annuities 7B Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 3-16 5-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. mg 1 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lo3a 3 1 Ditto 51 per Cent .. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100± i Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 Dit( ,, Bonds £l,000 Ditt , under £l,000 Consols for Account s May 8 93/ 4 Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 2O 18 17 __. Ditto _Ditto Small - S5OO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Italian. 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Ditto 'Scrip Imperial Moorish Scrip 914 Xortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Ditto Account 46 _Russian s . per Cent 1822, £ St 96f 5f 7 .Ditto ‘.; per Cent. 1859 .. 60k Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 534 Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. BOl f Ditto 6 per Cent, 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 2l i f Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 6Bl 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account CALLS TO THE BAR, LINCOLN'-INN.—The under mentioned were yesterday called to the degree of barrister t-law by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn, viz. :—Her bort Hardy Cozens-Hardy, Esq., 8.A., London (holder of he. Studentship of Hilary Term, 1862) ; Charles Henry Prance, Esq., M.A., Oxford; Edward Alfred Hadley, Esq., M,A., Cambridge; Frederick Tomkins, Esq., M.A., Lon don, and D.C.L., Heidelberg ; Alan Cameron Bruce, Esq., M.A., Oxford ; Charles Oliver Frederick Cater, Esq., 8.A., Cambridge; Robert Dobie Wilson, Esq., M.A., Oxford ; Walter Baily, Esq., 8.A., C am b r i dge; Edward Campbell Browning, Esq., 8.A., Oxford ; Francis Phipps Onslow, Esq., 8.A., Oxford; and Robert Wilmot Bradshaw, Esq., 8.A., Oxford. INNER TEMPLE.—The undermentioned gentle men were yesterday called to the bar by the HISn. Society of the Inner Temple :—John Harrison, Esq., M.A., George Follett, Esq.; M.A., George Emerson, Esq., M.A,, Wm. Waldron Ravenhill, Esq., M.A., John Charles Bethune, Esq., LL.B., Horace Smith, Esq., 8.A., Charles Evans Newbon, Esq., 8.A., Marmaduke Wm. Whitaker, Esq., 8.A., Charles Simpson Samuell, Esq., Richard Lewis, Esq., Wm. Robert M'Connell, Esq., 8.A., John Edmund Wentworth Addison, Esq., 8.A., Thos. William Fletcher, Esq., M.A., and Montagu Stephen Williams, Esq. CAPTAIN ROBERTSON'S RETURN TO THE CUR RAGHT.—Captain Robertson arrived at the Curragh on Monday and resumed the command of his troop. His re ception by the men was most enthusiastic. On making his appearance to take the command three hearty cheers evinced the estimation in which he is held by the men of his regi ment. It is said that they would have drawn his carriage from the Newbridge station had they known of his arrival. THE CORONERSHIP FOR MIDDLESEX.—The Bench of Middlesex magistrates having resolved that a petition be presented to her Majesty in Council, praying that the Western division of the county may be divided into two districts as to the office of coroner,Mr. Humphreys, the coroner for the Eastern division, has protested against such division, and claims the right, in the event of the death , or resignation of Mr. Wakley, to be coroner for the Western division, as he is elected a coroner for the county, and can act as such, either in the Eastern division or the • Western division, as he has done on many occasions. Mr. Wakley's fixed salary is £l,BOO a-year, Mr. Humphreys', £1,500. Mr. Humphreys' protest was to be put in writing, and referred to the Committee of Accounts and General purposes. SEVERE) BUT WITTY.—A barrister who was re markable for corning into court with dirty hands, observed that he had been turning over Coke. " Coke 1" exclaimed a , waggish brother, "I should have thought it was coal i" MONEY MARKET. SHARE MARKET-YESTERDAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOLAS. Share Railways. ! P a id.! Closing) Business I 1 I Price. I done. 13.14 ,Ilir., Wol.. and Str. Val. all I 71 8 10 Ilost.,Sleat.,andMid.eo all 6 7 at 'Bristol and Exeter lOO 91 93 92 11 I st . Caledonian 50 Cork' and Bandon lO9 1091 1094 1091 1 all 20 Cornwall 10 Do A 1.4 gets no div 1 all 6 61 all 10 Do. B tlll6p c.p an. has i all .. . been paid to B. / 50 Dublin & Belfast Junc. all 41 43 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc all 10 11 st East Anglian lOO 22 23 at Eastern Counties lOO 58 59 5 41 I i at Eastern Union, A stock 100 58 60 st Do Bdo do 100 33 40 st East Suffolk at Edinburgh & Glasgow lOO j 90 92 at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 I 304 311 at Glasg. and S. Western. 100 ' 102 100 10 GreatNrthn.of Scotland all 140 145 at Great Northern lOO 115 116 1154 16 st Do A stock lOO ;113 114 at Do Bdo at . Gt. S. and W. of Ireland 100 1049 1054 at Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 55 57 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1071 108 1071 4 4 at London and Blackwall 100 58 59 50 4.1 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 121 123 1221 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 44 45 454 at Lon. & North Western AOO 941 65 954 1 1 at Lon. & South Western 100 991 1001 1101 100 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 9 12 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 42/ 43 43 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 12 4 Do 1 shares all 10 Iretropolifan all 9 94 94 9 at Midland 6.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 98 100 50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland' all 25 Do. 1 shares ..... t.. all 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle! all at Norfolk 1 100 67 69 at North British I 100 ; 621 63 63 1 i at Nor.Dev.Flail&Dk.stock 100 at Do A stk ; A recs no dl till 6 pc. has been pdß 100 , at Do B stock lOO at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 97 074 97 4 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase;l6.l3.4 45 d d at Do Leeds ' 100 554 s 5/ st Do York at North London , 100 100 102 10 Do new I 5 p Om f. 16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 104 114 121 1 at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 48 49 st Do Solt. Mid. stock lOO 106 108 10 Shrews, and Welchpool all at Shropshire Union .. 100 46 47 at South Devon lOO 33 38 25 S. Durham & Lane. Un all - at South Eastern at South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok i all 6 7 64 25 Stockton & Darlington all 374 38/ 25 Do l3 8/ 91 I. 25 Do New, 1860 6 6 64 p st .Taff Vale. at Do Pref. No. 1 1 100 ' 50 Ulster I all 551 564 25 Do 2-1 0 Do at Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 130 135 at Waterford & KiLkenny, 100 20 West Cornwall all 61 64 20 West London 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 2d class all st W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO st West Midland Oxford 100 46 48 st Do Newport 100 43 45 st Do Hereford 100 , 87 89 i 1 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing! Business Railways. I Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead.. Buckingh mqal.,re. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 ;Do. 1)o. Wiper cent 100 Do 126 128 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction , 100 ,Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val.' 100 1E.U.&E.0 E. Lincolnah. g pr c. 100 Gt.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4 4} Do. Woodbridge.... 100 • • • • Gls. Barr. &Neils.Drct. 100 Cledon .Gloster &Dean Forest! all Gt. West. Hull and Selby ! all Yk.N.3lidlllo 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle, 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat. Ext. 13 1 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c. I all D 0... Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all D 0........ 20 22 Do.Wo. Ext. A, 4i pc. I all D 0........ 8 9 London & Greenwich, 100 S. Eastern 62 54 Do. Preferen Lon.,Tilb.& , thend, 100 Peto &Co B6 .89 Lowestoft gua. 4 pc.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 pier cent lOO Do. Alnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 31 33- 48 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx gua. 5 per cent... , 5. 5. 6. E Counts. I p ip Pm Northn.&Eas tn. sp. c.; all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn--llartlepool, 1(0 N. E. Ber. •• North Western Not. Gran. Rl. & Cl. j 100 Gt. North. 93 93 921 Preston and Wyre. all L&N.WL. y k. 44 46 Do. shares A all Do. ••• • .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep lOO Gt. North. 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 IT Brasseyll2s 110 Do. Do. South Staffordshire , 100 Ln.ZN.W Wilts and Somerset p 100 Gt. West. 93 £5 Wimbledn -u r • PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business Sharei Railways. Paid '( Prices. Done. 'Blythe and Tyne i 0 p.c pref. issued at L 5 Bris. <E Exct. 4 p. c. at Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cc nt Dun. Perth, &Abez.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 De No. 2 Do. new 6 p. C. s' Eastern Union, 4 p. e Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 1 p. C. guar. S. & U Glas.& S.West. ga. 5 p.c Great Northtrn, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.e.Redm.lop.c.pm Do. 45 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redrr.atsp.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 14 p. et Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem. 4 p. et Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. pre' Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnstst£s 2s 10dpc Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 45 p. c. (Blackb. pur Lon.&Brig.sge.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cerAjlo. No 2 Do. 6 per cent. do Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c. st (div. defliF 65 L on. Ch at. &Dov. sp.e.pf. Lon. & N. W., Gov. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. p. cent pt.. late 3d shares . Londony. & Ennis. shs Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per et. Do. £6 94 96 20 21 6 6i Do. 31 per cent, ........ Do. redeem. 6 percent... Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. e. Do. per cent ........ Midland Con. 6 p. c, stk. Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 41 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 4i p.c. irredeemable Do. 4i per cent. . . Do.Leic. andHit4per ct Nerflk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 5 p. c. Prßf. st. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st 1847 INort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. N th. Dvn. &Dck. Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. I Do. 4i pr. et' redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, R. & S. Punch. North Staffordshire.... Scottish North-Eastern 100 105 109 111 108 110 127 129 84 86 p.. s pref. stock... T.V.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent South Eastern(Reading sO A -g u n o o tii .n4 F . l 6 ix l: e e. d r 44 per 6)cent cent , Do, 4 7 ales. g ua. 4p. c. Do. per cent Do. is p„ u r a . 1859 S. Yorkahfrel l ' Do. 'P c. kna Stock. & Dar. A P6 gua Do. B h p c• • • Do. Co, • ••• Viratrfd & Many. 6 • c : Oxf lsf gua p. stk W. Do. 2d do ' Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red Do. Peret.6 p• c. pf. 1866 Do. till 1869 all an all 100 100 100 100 100 100 1051 I f 1110 112 90 92 'll6 118 'll2 tl4 I 'lo4 106 1107 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 04 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 - - 137 139 102 101 116 118 1116 118 138 142 116 lie 1152 156 129 133 77 79 94 941} 14 144 124 126 v m 68 70 138 140 ,102 104 94 96 410 112 4os 110 1 1113 n 100 102 N 08 di par i p 224 23 135 140 1 10 11 231 241 101 103 101 103 85 87 -..1 1} p 28 2 . 0 33 34 33 34 42 45 125. 128 120 125 102 101 123 125 118 122 1014 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU RITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. ,July' 1877-82 Do 6 p. centlBB3-4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. cl p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 per cent Do. Inscribed stock) Cape G.Hope. 6p c,1873 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 Do. 1890 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c N.13.G0v. 6 p.c. d a.&July Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. ( ov. 5 p. C.,1806 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. d0.,1888 & upwds New Zealand 6 p. cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 S. Au5,G6p.0.1878.& up Vio.Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.&July Do. do. 6p.0...ip.tt1)0t 108 1011 I 1 lost 71 19.16.4 12.10 10; 6 100 100 100 all all 111 112 ICB 110 108 1 1 0 101 1014 49i 1004 109 111 110 112 110 112 112 114 1071 t 1081 100 101 98 9911 97 984 109 111 109 110 108 110 107 109 106 105 k THE SUN,' LONDON, liFfURSDA_Y EVENING-, IVIA:Y 1, 1.802.': BRITISH POSSESSIONS. . Closing; Share Railways. I Pal' Price. Business done 100 At,lanric &St Lawrence •,.11 67 72 stt c Born.,Barodatz.Cent Ind 1: - .0 102 102? 1021 0 i (4u. 5 per cent. 204 Buffalo and Laxelluron all . 64 61d 205 Do. New - - V) Do. Preferonce 100 c Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 83 86 ... (;6 p , ct. bds. Aug. 1, 18/: 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 100 81 84 ' 100 1)o. do. June 1, Islt 100 80 63 82 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lb: all 5 04 20 Cape Town & Dock Seri ) 18 4 1p 19 175 Demerara. - - • stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. , 100 102' 162,3 102 1 stock East Indian, on. sp. c. 100 1035 101.1 104 4 4 20 Do. do. G Ext all 4 stock Grand Trunk of Canals 100 24 25 244 44 4 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 70 74 71 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 61 63 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 39 42 39 4 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 37 10 100 Do. do. 1872 all 35 40 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 102 1024 102 4 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 pr 4 p stock Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1011 102/ 1020 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharee all 124 124 121 4 204 Do. New .. ....... ... 18 8 71 101 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with' t opt. all 102 103 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 93 25 100 Do. 1878 all 92 95 i stock Madras guar., sp. c. stock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 100 94 96 95 4 stock Do. 45 do lOO 91 93 stock llelb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bnds lOO - - 20 "&ewllrunswick 2 Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share all 5 7 .. Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital do. ''..'' 4 6 .. Do. do. La.nd. do. 1 s toes Scinde ...... .... 4, ; i 100 163 104 20 Do. Punjaub .... a 0: 15 4 ti 0 p 20 Do. Do. .- .. •• .. R all 201 204 204 4 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ge,. 100 t 9 100 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 5 4 c FOREIGN RAILWAYS 20 Algerian • 5 - 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 70- 8 81 74 874 20 Ardennes .. .. ... .. .. - -pi 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c 164 1 11 170 4 5 Belgian East. Junction al, 11 If 11 1 1 Carmeaux Mine & Rail 3C 11 12 100 Cupiapo - - • 10 Ditto Extension 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 10 21 21p 184 4 4 1 20 Eastern of France .... all 23 24 20 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. al - - i 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she... all 150 151 154 16 154 4 , 20 Italian Junction ...... all - - 20 Lyons & Geneva .. .... al 1 - - 20 Namur Sc Liege ........ all q 9 984 4 i 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ all 20 21 16 Northern of France.... all 41 42 16 Do. New Shares ...... 15 - - r 10 Norwegian Trunk Fret. all 8 10 20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidu) 13 71 61 2 0 Parts,Lyons, & Medite r .l all 45 (6 c 20 Paris It 0r1ean5........ all 51 63 20 I Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.) ( gua. 7_p. ct. 1int...... 19 4 31 1 fi 2 0 Riga It Dunaburg...... all - - -0 20 Royal Danish all 13 15 t 5 Royal Swedish ....., all - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 11 4 0 n 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 13 131 131 13 413 1 v i 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 01 10 ,94 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p.c. 8 0 i pm' 81 I ii 20 S.Aust, &Lomb Venetin 18 31 34p 21 tl 26 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 7 -- --- 20 Southern of France.... all 324 331 n 80 West I'tanCerli ..,..... all 71 81 81 a 1 10 Do. 51 pc. Preference .. all 104 104, 20 W. It N.W. of France .. all 21 22 i l3: PREFERENCE SHARES Dividends contingent on the Profits AND STOCKS. of each separate Year. *Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 160 Cornwall 4/ p.c. ga.perp all j * *E. Anglian, Clsß, 6 p.c. 100 Do. elsC, 7 p.c. 100 i lEdinPrth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 Lond'u, 4& per cent.... .... . . 1858 100 Do. do. 4 per et. 1860 100 Do. do. 41 per et. 1861 100 IDo. do. 41 per et. 1861 32 Lon. & Chat'ui, Aletrop. Ext. B, 6 p.c.........! Lon. &S.Wcstern 4} p.c. 100 ,North British £lO Gua. all 102 104 80 82 103 105 92 95 103 105 1% 102 Shares, 1861 ,*Scottisheentral4,3 p.c lOO irred. pref... S.-Eastein CI p.c. 1859 all Do. 5 p.c. June P. 61 (rd.) 5 Do. 5 p.c. Aug.lB6l (rd.) 3 Lilure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any 9i 10 4pm * Fa: made given half-' subsequent rear not to be half year. POLICE-THIS DAY. SP O.RTIIV G 11V I ELLYG.ENCE. THIRSK SPRING MEETING-WEDNESDAY, The Tyro Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for two-yr olds ; colts Set 71b, fillies and geldings Bst 31h, selling al lowances. T.Y,C. Mr. G. S. Thompson's Sorceress, fist 101 b (£2O) (Heslop) 1 Mr. Eastwood'a Swift, 6st 101 b (£2O) (Doyle) 2 Mr. Grimshaw's Scissors, 7st (£2O) (Hardcastle) 3 Mr.G.Whittaker's Gasconade, Est 10113 (£io) (Whiteley) 4 Mr. F. Bell's Catchouca, 7st 31b (£10) (M‘dd) 5 Betting-2 to 1 each agst Gasconade and Swift, sto 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths, same between second and third. The winner was bought by Capt. Fife fur 77 guineas. The Silver Cup, value 50 sovs, for half-bred horses only; five-yr-olds list 71b, six 12st 41b, aged 12st 91b, winners extra, gentlemen riders. About one mile and three quarters. Mr. J. C. Pickering's Raby, aged, 12st 91b (Mr. Wood) 1 Mr.C. Hopkinson na Emily, 5 yrs, Ist 71b (Capt.Haworth) 2 Capt. Tait na Rarey, aged, 12st 41b (Mr. Anderson) 3 Mr. Ewbank's Village Girl, aged, 11.5 t 71b (Mr. D. Smith) 4 The following also ran :—First Whip, Skyrocket, Can didate, Clara Keighley, Harry, Miss Barker, and Mark Tapley. Betting---2 to 1 agst Mark Tapley, 4to 1 each agst Emily and Rarey. Mark Tapley, Skyrocket, and Village Girl, lay in front to the distance, where they were passed by Raby, Emily, and Rarey, the three carrying on the run ning to the Stand, where Raby got his head in front and won cleverly by a length, the same between second and third, bad fourth. The Thirsk Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, with 100 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards, winners extra. About one mile and three-quarters. 36 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's Itapparee, 4 yrs, Sst 31b (in. 51b extra) (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. Gill's Patrick, 3 yrs, sst 81b (Noble) 2 Mr. Fobert's Upperhand, 5 yrs, Bst (Doyle) 3 Mr. Jackson's Tim Whiffler, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Blackburn) 4 The following also ran :—Joey Jones, Volatile, Sacer dos Pilot Fairy King, and Earl of Westmoreland. Betting-7 to 4 agst Rapparee, 3to 1 agst Patrick, sto 1 each agst Pilot and Tim Whiffler, 6 to 1 agst Upperhand, Bto 1 agst Sacerdos, Joey Jones cut out the work at a good pace, the Earl of Westmoreland and Patrick lying next. At the far side Fairy King ran up to Joey Jones,and the Earl of Westmoreland dropped into the rear, Rapparee at the same time improving his position and looking for midable. On entering the straight Patrick passed Joey Jones, and was challenged by Upperhand at the distance, where Rapparee swerved, but Johnny Osborne was enabled to steady his horse, and coming away on the whip hand, won in a canter by two lengths ; a head between second and third; bad fourth; Joey Jones was fifth. Mr. Jackson declared to win with Pilot. The Scurry Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for 20 ROW. T.Y.C. Mr. Metcalfe's Castaway, 4 yrs, Bst 91b .. (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. W. Sharpe's Barbara Allen, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Edwards) 2 Mr. Grimshaw's Scissors, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Richards) 3 iThe following also ran :—Tullochgorum, Lucinda, Hood wink, and Gasconade. Betting-7 to 4 agst Barbara Allen, 4to 1 agst Tulloch gorum, sto 1 agst Scissors. Won easily by a length; the same between second and third. The winner was bought by Mr. Gregory for 72 guineas. The Hurdle Race Plate, of 25 sovs, for half-bred horses only; four-yr-olds, lOst 71b ; five, llt.t 71b; six and aged, 12st 31b. Gentlemen riders. About one mile and a half, over four flights of hurdles. Mr. S. Whiting's Emily, 5 yrs, list 71b.. (Mr. Harland) 1 Mr. Walker's Flatcatcher, aged, l2st 31b (Mr. G. Nelson) 2 Betting--7 to 4on Emily, who won by two lengths. No betting on future events. MARLBOROUGH .STREET, THIS DAY. A THIEF AT THE HANOVER• SQUARE Rooms—AT TEMPT TO ROB A LADY.—Wm. Mortimer, a stylishly dressed young man, was charged with attempting to rob Mrs. Emily James, the wife of Mr. Edward James, the proprietor of Morley's Hotel, and residing at 11, New Finchley-road, St. John's-wood, while at Mr. Henry Leslie's concert at the Hanover-square Rooms. Mrs. James said she was at the concert of Mr. Henry Leslie at the Hanover-square Rooms the previous night; while leaving the concert-room the prisoner and two other men pushed rudely against her, and she then felt the pri soner's hand in her pocket. Feeling frightened she screamed out, and prisoner then said it was a mistake, and was given into custody. Mr. James cmfirmcd a portion of Mrs. James's evidence, and said that on another lady complaining that a man had put his hand in her pocket, and a gentleman stating that he had been robbed of £7 at a former concert, Mr. Leslie said he should feel personalty obliged if he would pro secutb, Sergeant Dodsworth, 24 C, said the prisoner told him that he was waiting for Mr. Johnson, and that he had bought a half. crown ticket at the table in the hall, but Mr. Leslie denied this, stating that no half-crown tickets were sold there that night. He found three sovereigns and a cameo pin on the prisoner, who also gave a false address. Mr. Knox said he had no doubt there would be a fertile crop of such fellows as the prisonerjust now, and committed him for three months. THAMES, THIS DAY. DARING HIGH WAY R ORBE RY.—Edward J. Richetts, a well-dressed man, described as a tailor, and 20 years or age, of No. 1, St, Andrew's-terrace, Limehouse, was brought up on remand before Mr. Woolrych, charged with committing a very daring highway robbery. The prisoner is a determined-looking man, and looks three or four years older than what ho represented himself to be, and, from his appearance, is strongly suspected to have recently been a convict. An attempt was made to show that he was labouring under insanity, at which the pri soner himself expressed some surprise, but the "friend" who set up this plea took nothing by his motion, for ho was informed that a jury, acting on the advice and direction ( f a learned judge must decide the question of whether he was sane or not, and that if he had committed a highway robbery in a state of insanity, and it was so proved by the jury, he would be detained in a lunatic asylum for the res of kis life. Mr. Edward Humphreys, a book-keeper, of No. 2 Fair field-place, Stepney, stated that in the morning of the 22d —of April, about half-post one o'clock, he was passing along the Whitechap 1-road, when the prisoner started out of a narrow court, near the Earl of Effingham Theatre, and without saying a word struck him a violent blow on the mouth with his fist, and took his pin out of his scarf. At the time he received the blow his cigar -holder fell from his mouth. He followed the prisoner, who struck him again and knocked him down. He called for the police, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Albert James, a photographic artist, of No. 33, Dempsey-street, Stepney, stated that he was with the last witness when the prisoner came out of the court and struck him and then ran into the court again. Police-constable Lawrence J. Mandus stated that the prisoner was given into his custody, and he found the pro secutor's scarf pin upon him. The prisoner had previously denied having possession of the pin, and when arrested, threw himself on the ground, kicked at every one within his reach, and resisted with great violence. After the prisoner was secured, ho offered witness ss. as a bribe to release him, and said, " Take the money and let me run away." When this offer was made he held him very tightly indeed. The prisoner said he would reserve his defence, and Mr Woolrych committed him to News-ate for trial. MARKETS-THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. lEI2ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 58s 2d ; barley, 37s Od; oats, 21s 8d ; rye, 38s ld ; beans, 38s lld ; and peas, 38s Od. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 58s 4d ; barley, 36s 4d; oats, 21s 7d; rye, 36s sd; beans, 38s 8d; peas, 39s 6d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 58,430; barley, 17,991; oats, 12,689 ; rye, 29 ; beans, 3,401 ; peas, 255 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To -day's market was rather scantily supplied with beasts, and all breeds were in fair request, at fully Monday's cur rency. There was a steady inquiry for sheep, at full prices. The best old Downs, in the wool, realised 5s 6d per 81bs. Although the supply of lambs was nth& extensive, the lamb trade ruled active, at an advance in the quotations of 4d per Blbs. Prime calves moved off readily, at an improve ment in value of 4d per 81bs ; but inferior calves were a dull inquiry, at late rates. Pigs were heavy, but not cheaper. In milch cows very little was doing. Per 81b, to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. . --.... P• EI-1-1 P0,914411.117a 4 0. 3 0 3 4! Pme. S'thdowndo.s 2 5 6 Prime large oxen 3 6 3 10 I Large crse. calve, 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 5 0 5 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 Large hogs 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 3 8 3 10 ISmall porkers ... , 4 2 4 8 Lambs, 6s 8d to 8s Od. Suckling calves, lOs to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 5,790 ! Sheep and lambs Calves rigs 312; Pigs .... — MEAT MARKETS. NEVJGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Tho supplies of meat are only moderate, and trade generally rules inactive, as fol lows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3a 10d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTIIALL, April 30.—Beasts, sheep, and pigs sold slowly, at barely late rates ; but lambs and calves were firm in price, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 61 to 5s 4d ; lamb, 6s 6d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 30.—the demand was inactive, except for lambs, which were in request, at the annexed quota tions :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; lambs, 6s 8d to 7s 6d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 10d to 4s 8d per 81b; suckling calves, lOs to 18s; quarter old store pigs, 20a to 28s each; and milch cows, £l4 Od to £lB 5s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os ; clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s per load. A. fair demand. CUMBERLAND.--Mea•:ow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover do., £3 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover £3 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, to £1 18s £2 2s per load. Supply tolerably good. SHIPPING---THIS DAY. LONDON, May I.—Wind this day at noon—Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. It rained in the morning. CLYDE, April 30.—Wind S.—Arrived—Melina, from Pernambuco. PALMOU TH, May I.—Arrived—Princess Royal, from Charente for Hull, with bowsprit and cutwater carried away, and loss of bulwarks and stancheons, having been in collision. CHATRA - sr, April 30.—Wind E.—Arrived—Hunters, from Moulmein. NEWPORT, April 30.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Anna Mag dalena, for St. Thomas. PLYMOUTH, April 30.—Wind E.—Arrived—City of the Sultan, from Middlesborough for Cuba. SWANSEA, April 30.—Sailed—Florence Nightingale, for Valparaiso. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Havre. steamer, from Havre ; Sultan, steamer, from Marseilles ; Ceres, steamer, from London. Sailed—Sarah Park, for Newport. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 30—Abba, from Hjeiting. Arrived, May I—Prompt, from Stettin; Westley, from Gallipoli. Sailed—Schwan, for Bremen. _ _ _ DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, April 30—Ranger, for Barbadoes ' • Secret, for ' Antigun ; Alwy n t on , f or Ad e l a id e ; Louisa, for Calcutta ; Cadiz, screw ste amer , f or Gib ra lt ar — a ll from London ; Tees dale of Stockton, from the northward, for the westward. DOUBLE MURDER IN FRANCE.—A double murder was committed a few days ago in the bagne of Toulon, with a cool premeditation of no ordinary kind. A soldier named Huet, who had been condemned to death in 1848 for at tempting to kill one of his officers, but whose punishment had been commuted, first to hard labour for life, and after wards for 20 years, was suspected by two of his fellow pri soners of actin g as a spy of the police of the bagne, and they did not conceal their suspicions from him. This roused Huet's indignation, and he decided to revenge himself on them. Ho accordingly armed himself with an axe, used for chopping Wood, and went in search of those whom he called his traducers. He found one of them fast asleep on a camp bed, and with one blow on his head terminated his existence, and the act being unperceived by any one, he went to look for the other. He found him in his sleeping room, but not in bed, and in spite of his cries and vigorous resistance, inflicted three such severe cuts on his head that no hopes are entertained for his life. After having accom plished this act of butchery, be quietly gave his weapon to the guard, who hastened to the spot, saying he had no further use for it. As the lex talionis forms one of the articles of the code of the bagne in cases of murder, every man killing another intentionally, being put to death, Huet will doubtless be brought to the scaffold in a few days.— Gaignani. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY. The doings on the Two Thousand Guineas created a little excitement to-day. A commission on Alvediston had to be executed at 6 to 1. No higher price was offered against Caterer, and it was laid against The Marquis. Old Calabar's position was of a fluctuating character; and 50 to 1 was laid against him for the Derby. Closing prices : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) 6to 1 agst Alvediston (taken) 6to 1 agst Caterer (offered) 100 to 7 agst ingTave (wanted) 12 to 1 agst Nottingham (offered) 20 to 1 agst Old Calabar (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ace of Clubs (taken) 200 to 7 agst Carisbrook (taken) THE DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Old Calabar (taken) CHESTER CUP. 6to 1 agst Zodiac (offered) 11 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) 15 to 1 agst Simla (taken) 25 to 1 agst Brighton (taken) 25 to 1 agst Sappho ((offered) 33 to 1 agst Dalesman (offered) 33 to 1 agst Prince of Denmark (offered) THE LAST THING IN THE TVA F OF PETTICOATS. A rumour got abroad that the virtual creator of crinoline, remorseful when she thought of the ugli ❑ess and inconvenience which her creature had, through lack of looking after, inflicted on the world, was about to cut its claws, or rather contract its hoops. No such benevolent motive, we are sorry to say, appears to have prompted the invention of the Jupon _Eugenie, of which great work of art a con temporary gives a minute description: A superci lious feeling towards Parisian " saucy pits," not a wish to set a graceful fashion to the world, seems to have led the Empress to give orders for the ma nufacture of this new petticoat. " She detests," we are told, " everything that is common." has she no liking for flowers and sunlight ? She " begged her tircwoman to invent something in the shape of a petticoat that could not be worn by every bourgeoise. We must not preach a sermon on such a text as a petticoat—whatever its texture ; but we connot help saying that it is bad policy for a lady, who is what she is because her husband is the elect of the French people, to indulge, even in reference to dress, in sneers at the " vul garity" of a very important section of the Emperor's constituents. The " peculiar virtue," it is said, of the new petticoat is that it will cost as much as eight of those which until lately were worn by the Em press, whilst eight francs must be paid to have it washed. Can the Empress really believe that cost will prevent the bourgeoises from copying her fupon? It will be the poor bourgeoise that will have to suffer, unless for their benefit and her own gratification she can get a sumptuary law enacted, forbidding the wives of all men who do not possess a certain rank to wear the expensive garment. Surely our autho rity must have done the Empress an injustice. She may wish to give working women increased em ployment in the manufacture and washing of new petticoats, just as her husband enables working men to obtain remunerative wages in the construction of new Boulevards. This must be the case, since we are informed that the embroidered and hem-stitched vestment was " purposely so designed to prevent an immense number of seamstresses being suddenly thrown out of work by the increased demand for machine sewing, which is not yet capable of affect ing hem-stitch or embroidery." Such a design im plies a belief that an " immense number" of the petticoats world be ordered. Yes, to pinch hus bands' and fathers' pockets, not to shrivel up wives' and daughters' skirts, must have been the Empress's purpose—benevolent towards her own sex, but most malicious towards ours. Of course, the (Tupon Eugenie will soon cross the Channel—perchance it has already crossed. The new petticoat, therefore, is a matter of masculine interest in Britain. As far as we can make out the description to which we have referred, it appears that in return for his greatly increased expenditure on feminine "infernal" toggery (we use the adjec tive, of course, only in its corporeal sense), Pater familias will escape excoriated shins, and obtain the sight of rather more graceful balloons than those which at present expand from the waists of his wife and daughters. A skirt 18 feet round, and overlaid with nine flounces of en indefinitely " greater circumference," does not seem, however, a retrenchment of the present style of ladies' dress by any means compensating in convenience for the swollen expense of the incoming mode.—k7cotsman. COUNTY COURT FEES.—From to-day (May 1) the poundage fee payable on the entry of a county court plaint (and which is now 10d. for every pound and frac tional part of a pound) is to be increased to ls., and if the claim or demand exceeds 40s. the plaintiff is to pay an ad ditional ls., which is not to be treated as costs in the a cti o n. The affidavit fee has been abolished, but the fees upon the judgment summonses have been increased. AMERICAN "EDITORIALS."—An exchange—says another exchange —comes to us with the notice that "Truth is crowded out of this issue." This is almost as bad as the up-country editor who said, "For the evil effects of intoxi cating drink, see our inside." A DECIDED FACT.—The less a man knows, the wider his mouth opens. It is as impossible for a fool to keep his jaws shut, as it is fora sick oyster to keep his shell closed. BRITISH MINES. Alirect Consols (Philack) 3.9.3 .. 20 British Iron Clifford ' nil 29 81 Devon a Cons. (Tavist ); 1 420 430 430 21 3 14 0 . 0 :.3 1821 39444 394 East Bassett (Illogan) 1 East Caradon ?. East Cam Brea... 1 3.0.0 124 121 124 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.)l 7.10.( 21 31 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) ; 56 13 15 Great South Tolgus l7s 31 34 G.Wheal - G. Wheal Vor (ffelston), 40 (1 74 Grenville • 0.15.fi 31 34 Herod's-Foot 8.12 37 39 Hingston Downs 4 . 14 11 24 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) 94 44 16 Mark e Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim.) , 24 4d par North Downs 2s 31 41 North Frances (Mogan) 12.3 N.Wle'l Baseet(lllo4-an) 2.3 0 21 31 34 4 North Wheal Crotty . 2.2.9 24 21 Par Consols (St. Blazey . ), 11 5 6 20 Providence(Uny Lelnt.) : 10.6.7 40 42 Sortridze Cons. Min.Co.l 1 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer) l 14 335 '45 3371 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) , 5.11.6 21 31 z•!.Wheal Fran. (Il1ogan)'18.1'.1- 974 1021 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 11 11 10 Tin Croit 9 11 12 104 West Basset (Illog,an) l4 121 131 WesT Seton j Wheal Basset (IllogaW 51 95 100 974 ' Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 60 65 Wheal Edward (Cale.;' 71 14 11 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)p 1.7.2 12 13 121 !Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 11 13 - IWhealTreiawney (Lis.) 7 16 17 FOREIGN MINES. 20 ,kustralian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim all 4 8 5 Brazil Land & .511n.C0 , all 1 11 1 Clarendon Cons.MitiCo die. 40 Cobre Copper all 29 91 20 Copiapo . 2 Capula Silver les. 4 d fpm' 1 DunMoun.Cep.Ming.Co ail 14p 1 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 44 1 4 I 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr, 11 4 1 d 11 liapunda (Limited) 1 4 1 p 14 Linares ... all 64 74 5 Lusitanian 2 4 d 4pm 1 Mariquita all 1 N.RhineCopcfS.Aus.L 4 e *ds 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt.., ail 2 4- 5 Port Philip 1 1 14 1 Santaßarbara (31dMine 4 1 4 pm 4 1 icottish Austrin. (L.) los. 11 'Rpm 2 20 St. John del Rey (L.) l5 52 54 28.2.81 United Mexican .. all 6/ 71 71 1 1 Worthing (Limited) all 1 DOCKS. stock ;Commercial lOO ( I stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min 1 100 stock lEast and West India —4 100 126 128 stock ILondor. lOO 54 58 stock St. Katharine. lOO 57 59 stock !Southampton lOO st,cic [Victoria 20 Do New .—. 1 2 lld oar 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 I 2 I 98 100 id par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 88 90 89 86 40 Australasia all 65 47 25 Bank of Egypt all 226 236 100 Blot of London ... ... 50 50 British North A mer ican all 54 56 20 Chtd.Bank of In4ia, &c. all 206 201 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 54 85 341 100 City 100 Colonial . . 20'11 Cora. Bank of Canada.. all • 101 20 20 Eng., Scot, Aus. Ch.. all 181 191 19k 19 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25 151 251 20 Do. new all 24/ Mk 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airloan lO 4 fpm 10; 100 London & Westminster 20 79 80 100 Metrop. & Provinl. Bnk. 10 f d pr 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new l2 401 1 50 National Bank ..... . . 25 20 Ne w' SoutliWales...... all 39 11 404 40 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 51 52 20 Ottoman Bank .. .. all q 64 276 100 Provincial of Ireland.. 25 87 29 10 Do. new 25 South Australia . c . all 36 37 25 Union of Australia ..:• . all 44 46 50 Unto aof London 12 32 23 32 100 Unity Mutual I 60 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-M e xican Mint Atlantic B. ML Stm (1d) Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Bahia Steam (Limited). Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&LMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7n.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg Do. Pref. 7 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference 19 20 2 3 - - 27 254 41 51 29 32 18 20 9 11 114 116 12 15 85 87 105 IC9 105 109 Do. 8 p ct. Perpet. Deb. E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. Do. B. E.lndia Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigati m Great Ship I ,imited) Do 17i p ct Preference Indian Carrying (Lim.) Lon. District TeL (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim Do. 8 per cent. pref Nation al Dis. Co. (Lim ) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B dis N.Br.&Nova Scoti aL an d N.B.Austra las lan (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..lip.c Rhymney Iron Do. New Rio Janeiro City Impts Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim.) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip.. Do. do. Registered .... Do. Upr. Can. Co. do (11w.) rust Trust and Agency 01 Austrlasia (lim) Ist is. 11. Van DieMe4 l B I. int li 04 par ipna 99 101 2k 21 254 261 # # 6 I 31 3} d 16 If I n- 36 36 44. t) lip t 1 1 13 16 1 11 11 11 11 6 7 55 57 69 71 10 12 19 191 17 19 44 54 251 26 59 52 135 140 32 34 4 6 1 Id p Id *p 1 1 oi 9 9h I 2i all all 100 100 100 36 I all all all all 100 all 100 all all a,l all 1 5 1 28i 211 E .BRIGHTON REVIEW. MEMORANDUM. War Office, April 30, 18(32. The accompanying report from Gan. Lord Clydo on the Volunteer Review at Brighton, on Easter Monday, has been forwarded by his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, to the Secretary of State for War, who has received with pleasure this testimony to the efficiency of the different corps who took part in the movements on that day. Secretary Sir G. Lewis has much satisfaction in communicating Lord Clyde's report to the officers commanding the volunteer corps who were present at the review, and requests them to express to the officers, non - commission e d officers, and members of the corps under their command, his gratification at learning that they obtained on that occasion the marked approval of the distinguished general by whom they were commanded. DE GREY AND RIPON, The Officer Commanding - Volunteer (copy•) London, April 24, 1862. Sir,-1 have the honour to report to you, for the information of his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, and the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for War, that, according to his Royal Highness's commands, I proceeded to the Brighton Race-course on Monday, the 21st inst., to superintend the review of volunteers which took . place at that station. The a c comp an yi ng statement gives a detail of the force, amounting to 20,000 men. By the excellent arrangements made by Colonel M'Murdo with the railway companies, aided by the punctuality and order of the volunteers them selves, the whale of this large force, portions of which came from distant districts, arrived at the times appointed, and immediately proceeded with perfect regularity to their several places of rendez vous, where the companies were told off, and the battalions formed for drill and manoeuvre. They then marched to a part of the Down near the Race-course, called White Hawk Down, where they formed in a line of contiguous quarter-distance columns at about half-past one o'clock, the artillery and cavalry forming a second line. As it was very desirable that the various corps of volunteers should be enabled to get home at as early an hour as possible my inspection of them in review order was necessarily very short, and after riding down the front of the lines the marching past in open column at once c ommenced ; and, on the whole, was admirably performed ; showing what pains must have been taken by the officers, non-commis sioned officers, and men to arrive at the high degree of efficiency which they had attained. The marching past was followed by some simple manoeuvres adapted to the formation of the ground, and intentionally within view of the Race-stand, around which the spectators were assembled. The few movements that were executed had no other object than to practise the volunteer brigades and battalions in charging position and working together in a large body. About half-past 5 o'clock I put an end to these movements in order that the troops might be in good time at the rai;way station, to which they marched at once, in admirable; order, and I under stand that all were forwarded to their destinations without accident or serious impediment. I must again observe how much credit is due in this respect, and in everything else belonging to the day's proceedings, to Col, M'Murdo and his staff; but even these exertions mast have failed had not the volunteers of all ranks been animated by the fine spirit which must have been so gratifying to every one to witness ; and the able manner in which, generally speaking, they were commanded, and the intelligent ready way in which they obeyed the orders they received from their commanders suffi ciently proved how zealously and successfully com manding officers, as well as the officers, non-com sioned officers, and men, have applied themselves to the patriotic object they ell have in view —I have the honour to be, sir, your faithful and obedient servant, (Signed) CLYDE, General. Lieut.-General Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.B. Adjutant-General Horse Guares. TT727?_2 TTIT) v HARRISON AINSWORTH'S NEW STORY. As the May instalment of Mr. Ainsworth's bril liant romance of a hundred years ago, now appearing from month to month in Bentley's Miscellany, and entitled "The Lord Mayor of London"—there appears the whole of the " Second Book" complete. From this second book, which is headed " The City Mall," we at once extract, for the amusement of our readers, the Novelist's graphic sketch of the principal scene there depicted, namely, his descrip tion of— THE CITY MALL. This extensive piece of ground, which would now-a-days be termed a " park," was very charmingly laid out in four large grass-plots, or quarters," as they were called, inter sected by broad gravel-walks, and was much frequented by the citizens for purposes of exercise and recreation. The mid-walk, which was of considerable length, with a row of well-grown elm trees on either side, and seats for the con venience of promenaders, was designated—owing to its being the resort of all persons of fashion to be met with at the eastern end of the metropolis—the City Mall. And if the smartness of the c4.mpany who frequented it was to count for anything, it might be fairly said to rival tho Mall in St. James's Park. On Sundays and holidays the City Mall was thronged—but even on ordinary occasions it wag greatly frequented, 'and exhibited much more variety of character than could bo found at the West-end. Here might be seen the citizens' wives and daughters flaunting in all their finery, and displaying their charms to the Moor fields maccaronis, whose hats were cocked diagonally over the right or left eye, and who gave themselves quite as many airs as the coxcombs of St. James's. But the City Mall was really very lively and amusing, and had some thing of a continental air. Booths and small shops, where fans, toys, trinkets, confectionary, and other light matters, could be purchased, were arranged under the trees, and there was generally some show or mountebank diversion to be witnessed on the " quarters." The central walk could be lighted up at dusk by lamps swung from ropes attached to the trees on either side. A grand termination to the vista on the south was offered by Bethlehem Hospital, which, with its noble facade upwards of 500 feet in length, its three pavilions, high roof, and handsome stone balu strades, looked like a palace, and indeed had been built on the model of the Tuileries, to the infinite annoyance of Louis XIV. As a companion quotation, we now give Mr. Ainsworth's brightly-coloured little vignettelimning of an interior : showing us— THE ROOM OF A BEAU OF 1702. Tradescant's chamber was spacious, luxuriously fitted up, and so arranged as to serve the purposes both of bedroom and morning room. At the farther end, on a superb French bed, with a rose coloured canopy and curtains, and sup ported by largo downy pillows edged with lace, lay the young prodigal. Near the couch stood a large Japan screen. But notwithstanding the richness of the furniture and de corations, great disorder reigned within the room. Thus a pink silk domino and mask, tossed upon a sofa by their weal er on his return from a masquerade, had not been since removed. Articles of attire in velvet and silk of the gayest colours were lying scattered about near the open wardrobes, and so were rich Mechlin shirts and cravats. Half a dozen perukes appeared to have been tried, and for some fault or other cast aside. In one corner was a collection of gold headed canes and walking-sticks ; in another a pile of swords, several of them 'with handsome handles. Here there was a dressing-table with all its appliances in crystal and chased silver. Besid e it was a large cheval-glass, wherein our young beau could survey his fine figure from head to foot. On the chimney-piece was a magnificent Louis Quinze clock, and on the other side of it some exqui site specimens of Sevres china, while on the right and left of the hearth were two great green porcelain jars. The walls were covered with portraits of popular actresses— Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Clive, Mrs. Bellamy, airs. Abegg, and Miss Macklin—intermingled with pictures of opera figu rantes, prize-fighters, cock-fights, and famous race-horses. THE DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN IN THE REGENT'S CANAL:—Yesterday morning an inquiry was held at the Black Horse Tavern, Kingsland-road, by Mr. John Hum• phreys, the Middlesex coroner, touching the death of a male person, name unknown, who was found in the waters of the Regent's Canal. William Richardson said that on Tuesday morning he and two other boys were engaged dragging the canal. When near the Haggerstone bridge the hooks of the drags fastened in some soft substance, and there was brought on shore the body of a gentleman, with out either hat, boots, or stockings. None of those articles could be found at the bottom of the canal. A police•con stable described the appearance of the body. It was that of a stout, well-built man, somewhat under the middle height, and of gentlemanly appearance. The clothes con sisted of a blue pilot coat, dark tweed trousers, black alpaca vest, and satin stock. The lir en was unmarked. He could not account for the absence of the boots and stock ings. There was no clue whatever to lead to identification, and the pockets were altogether empty. A description of the deceased had been forwarded to all the police-stations, but nothing was known about him. Dr. Clarke, divisional surgeon, said that the body had apparently been ten days in the water. There were no marks of violence to account for death. The marks on the body had no doubt been caused by injuries from barges and o ther craft. Death had resulted from suffocation by drowning. Thejury returned the following verdict :—" Death from suffocation by drowr. ing in the Regent's Canal, but under What circu ms t ances there was no evidence to allow. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACTS 'AMENDMENT BILL. The consideration of this bill in committee was then re sumed. On clause 111, which renders the measure retrospective so far as new strt ets are concerned, Mr. AYRTON proposed to take away that retrospective effect by moving as an amendment, that the measure have only reference to new streets to be funned a ter the passing of this Act. Mr. BRISTOW having consented to the amendment, the clause was agreed to as an amendment in terms of it. Mr. E WART complained of that portion of the clause which extended the time for the formation of Finsbury Park for three years longer, and to the hardships the owners of the property required for that undertaking were subjected by having such arbitrary forms hanging over their heads for three years longer. Mr. AYRTON suggested, as a compromise, that, in stead of prolonging the time for three years, the extension should only be for one year, and expire in 1863. This having been agreed to, the clause was further amended, and the remaining clauses baying been agreed to the committee proceeded to consider the new clause put on the notice paper. Ur. Alderman SALOMONS moved a clause to the effect that each of the Plumstead and Lewisham districts be em powered to appoint one member to the Metropolitan Board. The clause was objected to by Mr. BRISTOW, and nega tived without a division. Mr. ANGERSTEIN next moved a clause to the effect that several parishes of the Plumstead District Board of Works, including Plumstead, Eltham, Lee, Kidbrooke, and Charlton, shall Cu tho Ist Janu'iry, 1863, cease to be united, and to form as at present one district ; and that from that date the said parish of Plumstead shall form one district to bo called the Plumstead District Board of Works; and that the said parishes of Charlton, Eltham, Lee, and Kidbrooke, also form one district to be called the Charlton Board of Works. Mr. BRISTOW could not give his assent to the clause, as other districts, such as Hackney, would think they had been unfairly treated by the measure. The clause was then negatived without a division. Mr. LOCKE moved the insertion of the following clause: —" Be it enacted, That whenever the freehold of any court, passage, or public place, not being a thoroughfare, is vested in the same pen en or persons as the freehold of any adjoining house or houses, the owner or owners of such adjoining house or houses shall be deemed, for the purpose of the recited acts and this act, to be the owner or owners of such court, passage, or public place, and the paving ;thereof shall be done by such owner or owners, if so directed by the vestry or district board." There were several houses in the parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, of the description indicated by the clause, of which the owners were unknown, but which were nuisances in the districts where they were placed. Sir GEORGE GREY said the Board of Works of the district had, at present, the power of removing those houses if they were proved to be in a dangerous state. And he believed the owners of them were, for the most part, bank rupt. He could see no use for the introduction of the clause. The committee then divided, when there appe are d__ Fur Mr Locke's clause Against it Majority against the clause —2B The clause was therefore lost. Mr. AN GERSTEIN next mover) a clause to put slaugh ter-houses on the same footing as cow-houses, which was agreed to, and ordered to he added tl the bill. Mr. LOCKE moved a clause in effect that one month's notice be given to vestries or district boards of applications for licenses for slaughter houses, or places for the purpose of slaughtering or killing horses, or other cattle not killed for butcher meat, so that they might, should they think fit, show cause against such licenses being granted. The clause was agreed to. Mr. BRISTOW moved a clause to be inserted after clause 95, empowering vestries to appoint clerks, collectors, and treasurers, and to take security for them, but Mr. AYRTOX having pointed out that the clause went beyond the scope of the act, it was withdrawn. On the motion of Mr. LEWIS, a clause was agreed to empowering any visiting or district board to put an end to any powers of appointment of registers of m eights and measures existing under any local act in their parish or district. Mr. BRISTOW moved a clause empowering the Metro frlitan Board of Works, with the sanction of the Secretary of State, to subdivide districts in case of increase of popula tion ; but that in no case should the number of members of the Metropolitan Board be increased. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS was in favour of the clause generally, but objected to the latter part, as to there being no increase in the Board of Works. Sir J. V. SHELLEY would also support the clause, provided it stipulated the amount e 1 population at which such division might be considerea .".," ."" " ne saw no reason why ib should not be an increase in the number of the Board of Works. Mr. AYRTON objected to the clause, and after some further discussion the clause, with some verbal amend ments, was agreed to and ordered to be added to the bill. Mr. CRAWFORD moved a clause to the effect that, the city of London should not be liable by any thing contained in this act to contribute towards any of the expanses in curred, or to be incurred by the board under the provision s of the Metropolis Gas Act of 1861, or the Act to amend tho Metropolis Gas Act. Sir J. V, SHELLEY said as the city of London reaped the advantages of these acts as well as others they should not be exempted from payment for those advantages. Mr. AYRTON hoped the clause would not be pressed, as it would introduce a different system outside the City from that in operation inside. Mr. BRI SIOW said he had no objections to the clause, as it simply left things as they were before this act. Sir J. V. SHELLEY—If that be so, what is the use of the clause at all. It was one of the most monstrous pro positions he ever heard of for the city of London to come to that house and - say that they wished to be exempt from a payment in respect of an improvemeat of which they had received the full advantage. Mr. LOCKE said when on the first introduction of this bill, they found the Corporation of the City of London and the representatives of the Board of Works in that house in determined opposition as to this measure, and when they found them now agreeing on the point of exempting the City from a just debt, it was the duty of those who repre- sented the metropolitan ratepayers to stand up against such conduct. (Cheers.) The committee then divided, when there appeared-- For the clause Against it Majority against the clause The clause was consequently lost. Mr. AYRTON then moved a clause in reference to the manner of electing the members of the Metropolitan Board of Works. The object and effect of the clause was that the members of the Board, instead of being elected by their re spective vestries, should be elected by the ratepayers at large. It appeared that such had been the effect of the notice he had given of his intention to introduce that clause that the Conservative Lord Mayor of the city of London had found time out of his other duties to write a circular to the members of that house warning them of the terrible consequences that would result from such a clause, _ _ and asking them to oppose it. That letter was dated from the Mansion-house, to give it all the cclat of civic dignity, and it stated that he was about to create a democratic body for the government of the affairs of three million of people in the metropolis, and which would be attended with con sequences of a revolutionary character. (Laughter.) But what this Conservative Lord Mayor wanted was that these three million of people should be governed by a body with whose election they had nothing to do, and he had no hesitation in saying that were his Conservative friends on the Opposition benches of the same opinion these members would not be so numerous—nine-tenths of the men to whom he proposed to give the right of electing this board possessed at the present time the right to vote for members of Parliament, and was that an evidence that such board was to be o f a revolutionary character ? He did not at present propose to make any alteration in the numbers of the Board, but conceiving their mode of election to be unjust to the rate payers, he would move the clause in question; and he would appeal to his learned friends who had charge of this measure to assent to it, and not consent to become the lackeys of these vestries. Lord ENFIELD opposed the clause, as after going through the measure he considered it out of place now, at the close, to bring up a clause altering the constitu tion of the board which it had established. Lord J. MANNERS had no doubt that were the Me tropolitan Board of Works elected directly by the rate payers they might beconle:a more popular body, but he could not see how they could make the change at the present time, or in the present form. That board was now executing works of a very important character, and which every one admitted were carried on with efficiency, and it would, he thought, at present be unnecessary to interfere with them. If the hon. gentleman would afterwards bring in a separate bill on the subject he could have no objection to it, as he admitted the principle, but he did not think this the proper time. Sir J. SHELLEY supported the clause. A quarter to 6 o'clock having arrived, The CILunItIN left the chair, and the house resumed. RED SEA AND INDIA TELEGRAPH COMPANY (REVENUES OF INDIA). The report on this bill was brought up and received• ORDER OF BUSINESS. Mr. BRAND intimated that the first order of the day taken to-morrow would be the Markets and Fairs (Ireland) Bill, and that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had con sented to postpone the further consideration of the Inland Revenue Customs Bill until Thursday the Bth of May. 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