The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. During the past week the progress of business in the various manufacturing districts has exhibited little change of importance. The unsettled state of public affairs both at home and abroad has inter fered very prejudicially with most branches of commercial enterprise. At Leeds the transactions in woollen cloths have been very limited, but in light summer fabrics a fair amount of business has been done; at satisfactory prices. At Bradford the demand for piece goods has not been active, but moderate orders are in hand for the American markets. Worsted yarns, suitable to tha Continent ) are dull, but in most instances the manufacturers and operatives are fairly employed. Business at Manchester has worn a very quiet appearance; goods adapted to the Indian markets, however, were a shade firmer. No change has taken place in the value of yarns, as the political news from the Continent has checked purchases. A rather active business has been carried on in cotton hosiery at Leicester and Nottingham, but scarcely any animation was apparent in the lace trade. At Birmingham the iron trade continues dull, although some orders have come forward for the United States. In the various fancy trades of the town and neighbourhood there is little change of importance to record. At Sheffield and Wolver hampton some impetus has been given to business by orders from Australia, and the advices from the United States are considered rather more encou raging as regards all descriptions of hardware goods. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed with a very dull appearance, and 7,000 bales were sold at barely previous values. In the Railway Share Market business was inactive, and prices declined to a considerable extent. The Asia has been announced this morning from the United States with £59,548 in specie. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon, which leaves to-morrow, the 12th, for Bom bay, will convey £787,143 in silver, and £4,780 in gold, making a total of £791,923, including £347,750 on Government account. The probability of an early advance in the Bank rate of discount is now a subject of conversation in monetary circles. During the last few weeks a decided alteration has been exhibited in the general symptoms of the market, and as there is every prospect of an important absorption for loans, besides an adverse specie movement, some modifi cation of the existing regulations is naturally anti cipated. Already the 21 per cent. minimum has been in force longer than many experienced persons expected; but this, perhaps, is explained by the stow revival of trade, and the discourage ment given last year to new speculative enterprises of every description. Latterly, however, several extensive projects have been brought forward with success, including financial operations on behalf of Foreign States, and the Indian Goverement and railways. These transactions, combined with the increasing requirements of commerce, have sufficed to induce an upward tendency in the rates charged for negotiating mercantile paper, and as fresh channels are now being opened for the employment of capital, diminished easiness is extremely pro bable. A moderate amount of business has been reported in the English Stock Market to-day, but the de cline noticed on Saturday has been arrested, and more firmness has been occasioned by a few specu lative purchases. After such an important and sudden reduction an upward tendency might have been expected, but only a few dealings are recorded, the operators being in a state of suspense until further intelligence is re ceived from the other side of the Channel. Consols have been marked 941 for money and account, but the market is very variable, and, after touching 94L they are now 941, buyers. The New Threes have 'ranged from 934 to 931, and the Reduced from 93! to 93a. The New 21 per Cents. remained steady at 79. Exchequer Bills are 335. to 365. prem. India Bonds 10s. to 12s. prem., and the Debentures 97i 1. In the Foreign Stock Market the transactions have extended to very few securities. Turkish 6 per Cents, have been 861 871 ex dividend ; and the present price is 87 to 87.1 ex dividend ; the New 6 per Cents, have been 751 761, and 76 to 761 ; and the 4 per Cents. are 1021 102 t ; Russian 41 per Cents, are 991 ; Spanish Deferred, 30 ; Mexican, 201 ; and Dutch 4 Der Cents., 981. In the Railway share Market We dealings have been rather extensive, but a further depression of about to 1 per cent. has been recorded in the values of most of the principal lines. Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Western, North Western, Midland, and. North Eastern (Berwick), have de clined 10s. ; Caledonian, Eastern Counties, and North British, lEs., and South Eastern, £l. The market, however, is now rather firmer. The Foreign lines have exhibited little varia tion of importance. Lombardo-Venetian have declined about ss. In the Colonial Market business has been flat. Grand Trunk of Canada have receded £1 to £1 105.; and Great Western of Canada, ss. ; Great Indian Peninsula and East Indian are also at reduced quo tations. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show a downward tendency. London and Westminster are at 49Z ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam at 81 ; and Red Sea Telegraph at 10}. HALF-PAST. TWO. The Funds have improved about 1 per cent., Consolssbeing 95 I. An improved feeling is appa rent in all departments of the Stock Exchange, chiefly in consequence of a rally on the Paris Bourse. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 a a a 3 per Cent. Co:asols Annuities New 3 per Ceiit. Annuities New 2i p er C ent. Annuities ' 70 India Stock Ditto Debentur,?s' Ditto Bonds, £ l ,OOO Ditto underB El,OOO . ._., .. . 10 12 8 . ...... .... . Consols for Account(May 5) ......... 941 a al5 41 5 Exchequer Bi1L?1, £l,OOO, 2d . & lid.. March. Jun e , 36 3 1 Ditto a 001.... ................... 34 6 1 Ditto Small, 1141. ... .. ... .... ... . 34 6 1 Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent 99i FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1852, 41 per Cent 941 Ditto 1858, 44- per Cent. 94i Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian 4/ per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent 691 Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. - 9 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent —o Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent — 1 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Accoulat Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Austrian, 10 Fl, 5 per Cent. 6oa Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2/ per Cent 631 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 94i 5 Consols for Account (May 5) 941 5 Lord Cowley, the British Ambassador in Paris, is expected to arrive in London either to-day or to-morrow. At Valencia., in Spain, a new religious sect has been formed and has elected a Pope and cardinals of its own. The journals say that the persons composing it aro mad. TIIE NEW' ACT ON TILE INDIAN LOAN.—On Saturday the new Act to enable the Secretary of State in Council for India to raise money in the United Kingdom for the service of the government of India was printed. This act passed the House of Lords on Thursday, and on Friday received the Royal assent, in order to be despatched with the mail to India this day (Monday). There are twelve clauses iu the act, working out the preamble that, in conse quence of the recent disturbances in India, it is expedient to raise money in the United Kingdom on the credit of the revenues of India. The sum to be raised by the Secretary of State in Council for India is not to exceed £7,000,000, Which may be raised by bonds or by debentures, and charged on the revenues of India. The interest is payable in London. This act is not to affect the powers of the Secretary of State in Council for India given by the former act to raise money. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1839. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. There was a moderate inquiry for good and fine samples of wheat in the leading country markets held on Saturday; but other kinds met a dull sale on former terms. Barley, for the most part, though in short supply, was heavy, and drooping in price. Other kinds of spring corn were dull, but not cheaper. The flour trade was in a sluggish state. Throughout the Continent wheat has been held with more firmness. In prices, however, very little change has taken place. Other kinds of produce have been less active. Lower rates for both wheat and flour have come to hand from the United States. _ Up to our market last week the arrivals of home-grown produce were only moderate. From abroad, we received 4,326 quarters of wheat, 14,318 barley, 14,471 oats, 13 beans, 23 peas, 694 tares, 6,036 linseed, 9,349 rapeseed, 1,965 sundry seeds, 834 sacks, and 12 barrels of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to-day from Essex was very moderate, but its general condition was good. From Kent the receipts were by no means extensive. Owing to the warlike rumours afloat, factors generally were very firm in their demands, but the trade was by no means active. However, there were buyers of good sound wheat, and, in most instances, prices were is to 2s per quarter higher than on Monday last. We were less extensively supplied with foreign wheat than for some time past. Importers were very firm, and most of them refused to sell except at is to 2s per quarter more money. However the business done was rather limited, at fully late rates. Floating cargoes of grain commanded very little attention. Owing to continued large imports from abroad barley was very dull, and is to 2s per quarter lower than on Monday se'nnight. There was very little passing in malt, at the late decline in value. There was a good consumptive demand for oats, and prices had an upward tendency. The show of beans was limited, nevertheless, most quali ties moved off slowly, at late rates. In peas very little was passing, at last week's currency. The flour trade was far from active. Millers, however, were firm, and prices were well supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new... 37s to 46s Ditto, old Ditto, white, new Ditto, old -.3 ---8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Ditto, new 3ls 45s Rye—Old — s -8 New Barley—Grinding...., 23s 26s Malting .318 35s Chevalier 3ss 40s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s2s 66s Brown 50s 528 Kingston and Ware s2s 64s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 24s Potato 26s 30s Youghal and Cork, black ... 20s 238 Cork, white 2os 298 Scotch, Feeding 2os 29s Beans—Tick l'igeons 18s 49s Peas—Grey Maple White 393 40s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3OB 328 Stockton and Norfolk METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into Loudon last week were 2,425 head In the corresponding week in 1858 we received 806 ; in 1857, 1,033 ;in 1856, 705 ; in 1855, 1,090; in 1854, 1,202; in 18.53, 1,225; and iz 1852, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST "WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Harlingen Hamburgh Antwerp Ostend l6 .. Boulogne .---• • • "-- - •• 22 .. 16 .. -- •• 71. - • • - • • Total ll7 2,238 70 Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. lambs. Calves. Pigs. .858 2O .. 641 .. 145 .. 857 356 .. 366 .. 10 .. 301 .. .856 173 .. 338 .. .. 194 .. 855 4ll .. 623 .. .. .56 .. 1854 565 .. 452 .. 181 1853 616 3,208 .. .. 401 .. The supply of fsreign sheep in to-day's market was chiefly composed of merinos shipped at Hamburg. The show of beasts and calves was very good. About an average number of beasts was received fresh up this morning from our own grazing districts, and the general quality of the stock was good, especially as relates to the crosses, which were in strong force in a comparative sense. The attendance of butchers was far from numerous, and the beef trade was in a sluggish state at, in some in stances, a slight decline in value when compared with Monday last. The general top figure for beef was 4s. 10d. per 8 lbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,000 Scots, shorthorns and crosses; from other parts of England, 300 of various kinds ; from Scotland, 350 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers. Some of the latter were very prime. With sheep we were fairly supplied both as to number and quality. There was a considerable improvemant in the mutton trade when compared .with Thursday last, and prices ruled much the same as on this day se'nnight. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at ss. 10d., out of the wool, ss. 2d. per 8 lbs. About 15,000 sheep were shorn. Lambs—the show of which was moderate—were in fair request at full quotations, vie., ss. 4d. to 6s. Bd. per 8 lbs• From the bill of freight, 260 head came fresh to hand. There was a good sale for calves at full quotations. The supply was limited. The pork trade was heavy at last week's currency. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Second quality do. 4 6 4 8 Lambs, 5s Suckling calves, 188 to 21s 18s to 21s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts '3,66s l Beasts 156 Sheep 2,llBolSheep Calves Pigs 330 j Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, April 12, 1858, and this day, Monday, April 11, 1859. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. April 12, 1858. April 11, 1859. e d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto Prime large oxen 3lO 4 2 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. . . . . • 4 2 4 4 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 4 3 63 10 4 4 Second quality ditto . . . . 3 8 4 0 4 6 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 2 4 84 10 5 4 Prime Southdown ditto . . • Lambs Largo coarse calves . . . Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 13, 1857.---Beasts, 2,874; sheep and lambs, 14,640; calves, 114; pigs, 260. April 14, 1856.—Beasts, 2,888 ; sheep and lambs, 18,000 ; calves, 49 ; pigs, 195. s. d. is. d. Prime crs-wool do. 4 10 5 4 Pme. S'thdowndo. 5 6 5 10 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers Ld to 68 Bd. and quarter-old store pigs, POREIGN SUPPLY. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL Full average supplies of meat have come to hand since Monday last, from Scotland and various distant parts of England. To-day, the show of meat killed in the metro polis is only moderate, yet the trade is inactive, as follows Per Blbs. by tho Carcass. s. d. s. d. I inferior Beef 3 2to 3 4 Mid. d 0..... 3 6to 3 8 Pm.largedo. 3 10 to 4 0 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 Large pork.. 3 2to 3 S Lamb, 4s 8, Infr. Mutton. 3 4to 3 10 Mid. do 4 oto 4 2 Prime do. .. 4 4to 4 8 Veal Small pork 310 to 4 2 to 5s 10d. BOROUGH HOP. There is still a steady, though not to say active, demand for all new hops, and prices are well supported. Yearlings are steady ; but old hops rule very inactive. Last week's imports were 20 bales from Hamburg. Mid and East Kent pockets B4s to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do 64s to 80s „ Sussex do 6os to 72s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Only limited supplies of home-grown potatoes have reached us since Monday last, coastwise and by land car riage. The imports have been confined to 48 tons from Dieppe, 50 tons from Dorcum, and 30 tons from Harlingen. Good and fine samples move off freely, and prices have an upward tendency; but other kinds are a slow sale, at late rates. York Regents, 90s to 110 s ; Lineolns, 70s to 90s ; Essex and Kent, 70s to 100 s ; Scotch, 40s to 70s ; Do. cups, 40s to 70s; Foreign, 40s to 60s ; Irish, —s to —s per• ton. WOOL MARKET. Very large supplies of wool arrived in the port of London last week, via., 3,455 bales from Melbourne, 530 from Port Beaufort, 1,930 from Geelong, 1,114 from Port Augusta, 2,587 from Adelaide, 183 from the Cape, 223 from Port Natal, 100 from Shanghai, and 24 from. St. Helena. Eng. lish wool is in fair request, both for home use and export, and prices generally are well supported. Foreign and colonial parcels are a slow inquiry. SEEDS. Linseed is dull, and prices have a downward tendency. Rapeseed is much less active, and sales are made with diffi culty even at reduced rates. The cloverseed season is now nearly over ; other seeds rule about stationary. Cakes are dull, but not cheaper. furnip,White,p.bus.l26 to lls Swede Mustard, Brown Bs lls 2 ? 97 98 56 58 - - 137 140 DOCKS 9k Di 101 11 _ go 92: 8 9 97 } White, new.... 12s 15s Tares, Spring, new.. 9a6d 12s Old 4 —a -8 Canary, per quarter 60s 70s Rye grass, new 22s 26s Clover, Red Eng., et. 58s 80s White Foreign Red 6OB 70s White 70s 95s Trefoil, new lBs 20s Carraway 4os to 43s Coriander 9s 12s llempseed, per qr 308 38s Linseed,Eng.sowing 728 745 Crushing Baltic —B —8 Odessa Linseed Cake, p. ton— English £lO OS.flO 15s Foreign, p touX9 5s Od 10 158 Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 Os 6 5s Rapeseed, p, qr 64s 68s TALLOW. _ Our mark e t ru l es firm, and prices have slightly advanced. To - day P.Y.C. on the' spot is selling at 53s 6d per cwt. Town tallow, 52g 6d net cash ; rough fat, 2s lfild per 81bs. ________ . - Closing ___________— - - , v, ohs Da net cash; ro ug h f a t, 2s lqd per dins. Share Docks. i Paid P r i ce . Bu ijo il l i g s 1855. 1856. I 1857. 1858 . 1859. ...--- Stock this day.... 33.241 22,323 15,604 12,977 14,708 Stock Commercial lOO 101 Price of Y.C. .. 148 s 9d to 48s Od to 53s 6d to 55s 6d to 53s 3d to Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref .Alin. 100 • —s od —5 Od —s Od —s Od —s Od StocklEast and West India lOO Stock' London lOO 88 D ni e t i t i o ve f r r y om laa j t u w n ee e 1 723:1104 9 2414 3 95 1 ; 4 3: 1 13 4 9 1 1: 1 7 7 7 8 3 89 1 : 2 60, 58 Stock St. Katharine lOO .-- Arrivals last week 624 1,656 859 44') 802 Stock Southampton lOO -- Ditto from June 1 91.358 71,155 93,957 96,037 92,742 Stock ictoria ' 100 102 101 Price of Town •• • • 50s Oct 50s 6d 556 9d 56s 6d 55s 04 2 0 Do New ...... ....... .t 18 = LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown, and other Peers.) APPEAL.-SMITH V. KEAY. The further hearing of this part heard important appeal was resumed this morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. James Dickenson resumed his argument for the respondent. The case is not yet concluded. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. The judge will sit in this court at Westminster on Wed nesday, 13th April, at 12 o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. A boy, named James Murphy, a vender of water-tresses, was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine charged with robbery. Mary Osborn, a domestic servant to Mr. Pocock, of 20, Gower-street, stated that of late she had employed the boy to run for a few trifling errands, and amongst the places to which he had been sent was Mr. Lathers', a butcher in Store-street. He had been sent there when either chops or steaks were required, and he always was directed to return with the meat as ordered. Mr. Lathers saw the prisoner on Saturday evening in his shop as usual for two pound of rump-steak and four mutton chops for Mr. Pocock. As it had previously been discovered he had been trading on his own account, he was given into custody. The prisoner had twice, previous to the present occasion, been to the shop and ordered and received a quantity of rump steak and mut ton chops for Mr. Pocock, without having any authority to do se. The Magistrate asked the prisoner what he had to say to the charge The prisoner said he had had the grub, as he was hungry. Magistrate-But you were not sent for it ? Magistrate —th__Nol;mlulmst commit that you for trial. Committed accordingly. MARLBOROUGH. STREET. ROBBERY AT THE " HOME FOR MOTHERLESS GIRLS." —Elizabeth M'Donald, servant, was charged with stealing at 2, King-street, Grosvenor-square, at various times, the sum of £l5, the moneys of the trustees of the institution called the Home for Motherless Girls. Miss Isabella Elizabeth Glennie, the superintendent of the Home, said the prisoner had been employed by her since November last as cook at the Home, and that since January last she had been continually losing sums of money from a drawer in the library table in the office, which she always carefully locked, but frequently had found open. On mak ing up her accounts on the 16th of March she missed £2 10s., and on the 28th she put a £5 note and other money in the drawer, locking the drawer as usual. On the Ist of April the prisoner absconded from the Home, and the next day, on examining the drawer, she missed from it the £5 note and other moneys, altogether about £7 10s. She gave notice to the bank, and informed the police. She heard nothing of the prisoner till Saturday last, when she came to the Home, and on witness'asking what she had to say as to her conduct, she at first denied having stolen the money, but afterwards confessed she had taken it, and had changed the £5 note in Tottenham-court •road. There were no wages owing to the prisoner, and she believed she had no money of her own, but she bad ascertained that the pri soner had been since visiting theatres and riding about in cabs with a companion, spending about 10s. a-day. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said she was told if she acknowledged taking the money she should not be punished. Miss Glennie said she distinctly told the prisoner she would forgive her for what she had taken from her, but the money being that of others, she could not do so as far as that was concerned. The prisoner was then remanded. THE BALLOT. (From the Examiner.) We are amongst the oldest advocates of the ballot. We have laboured for it in season and out of season, and whEn any one who raised a voice in its favour was scouted and run down as a " low Radical." We hold secret voting to be essential to the freedom of election and the true representation of the people, but we deprecate making the ballot a shibboleth, and proscribing all candidates who are opposed to it, or who hesitate to adopt it, as is proposed by the committee of the Ballot Society. We cannot afford this exclusiveness. We are not yet strong enough to be able to turn away all who do not agree with us upon all the articles of the reform creed. Our circumstances counsel toleration: With the option of a reformer for the ballot, and one sound upon all points except the ballot, we should of course prefer the former ; but where there is no such choice, let us take the best man we can get, compounding for his shortcomings upon one point. But let us put another and not unfrequent case. suppose there are two Liberal candidates in the field against a Tory, one for the ballot, but with no chance of carrying his election, the other moderate reformer not prepared to accept the ballot, who will succeed if the Liberal votes are united in his favour. Would it be wise and politic to throw away the suffrage on the man who had no chance of success. and to let in an out-and-out anti-reformer ? All other things equal, choose a ballot man, otherwise take the candidate who will give his support to reform, though not to secret voting. Lord John Russell has, as a reformer, the one deficiency of not being for the ballot, but wanting in this single respect, would he not, in the judgment of all rea sonable men, carry overwhelming weight against any Liberal candidate who could be put into com petition with him ? The Ballot Society has ren dered excellent service, but let it beware of straining its demands too much in this approaching struggle, and losing the substance while snatching at a shadow. All dissolutions. advance the popular party, and it is quite certain that the coming gene ral election will greatly increase the numbers in support of the ballot, perhaps even to the extent of a majority, without any rule of prescription. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 11.—Wind this day at noon, IV. ; fresh, with dull, cloudy weather, and slight showers. PORTSMOUTH, April 10.—Wind W.—Arrived—Prin cess Charlotte, steamer, from Hong Kong. PLYMOUTH, April 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Anglesea, from Havannah. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, April 9—Marie Pauline, from Caen; Pera, steamer, from Alexandria ; Lady Constance, from Sunder land. Arrived, April 10—Mersey, steamer, from London ; Eureka, from Sunderland ; Wonder, steamer, from Havre ; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Le Coq, from Cherbourg; Elk, from Havre ; Unity, from Swansea. Sailed, April 9.—Tamar, steamer, for the Brazils ; Lady Eglinton, steamer, for London; Mario Pauline, for Caen ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre; Isabella Croll, steamer, for Cardiff. Sailed, April 10—Dart, for Carnarvon ; L'Etoile, for Carentan ; Georges and La Poule, for Cherbourg ; Bartley, for Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind, W.N., fresh. Arrived, April 10.—Eliza Hands, from Ceylon ; Assays, from Manilla ; Jose Maria, from Matanzas ; Tornado, from Mobile ; Familien, from Leghorn ; Arcadia, screw steam ship, from Alexandria; Vulture, screw steamship, from St. Nazare ; Joan D' Arc, from Mazans ; William and Mar garet, from Rowen ; Bernard Barton, from Dunkirk; Sarah, from Bowen. Arrived, April 11.—Northern Bride, from Manilla ; Linda, from Macao ; Kelpie, from Paraiba; Hercules, from St. Domingo; Tiber, screw steamship, from Palermo; Charles Souchay, from Charente. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind W. ; tide quarter ebb ; clear and fine. Arrived, April 10—Catherine Pemberton, from Cape Town. Arrived, April 11—Obserrer, Bovon, and Speedwell, from Guernsey. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind W. ; moderate. Anchored—The Golden Rule, from Rotterdam for New York ; Plutarch, from Antwerp for New York ; William Bouse, from London for Halifax; Paragon, from Shields for Barcelona. Passed in tow.—Sweden, from Moulmein for London. Sailed—Tweedside, screw steamer, for Alexandria; Black Prince, screw steamer, for Genoa. FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday Mr. Thomas Rapley, watchmaker, of Chelsea, was in the act of crossing the plank leading from the sailing barge at Fulham to the Waterman's Stairs, when he missed his footing, and falling into the river, was drowned before any one could reach him. The body was got out quite dead, and removed to the Ful ham dead-house. A quantity of valuable property was found on his person.—On the same afternoon a respectably • dressed man, who walked with a crutch, was passing through High-street, Poplar, when two lads, who were racing after each other, ran violently against him. The unfortunate man was thrown under the wheels of a heavily laden wagon, which passed over him. He was taken to Poplar Hospital, when he was found to be dead. From documents found on deceased's person his name is supposed to be Davis. A DESPERATE LEAP.—On Saturday a young girl, named Mary Taylor, residing with her parents in Great Wild-street, Drury-lane, who,,in order to keep her out of the company of some improper acquaintances, had been locked in a back room on the second floor by her mother, who had occasion to leave the house, and failing to force the door, leaped from the window on to the stone yard be low, fracturing both her legs, and sustaining other fearful injuries. She was taken to King's College Hospital, where she lies without hope of recovery. CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE CIIEST, VICTORIA - PAILIi.—Tho number of patients relieved at this institution during last week was 1,192, of which 209 were.now cases. Slit E. BULWER LYTTON. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's address to his con stituents will be found below. It will be seen from this document that it had been the intention of the Colonial Secretary, on account of the state of his health, to retire for a time from public life. Several of the most important of his constituents, however, having come forward spontaneously to beg him once more to present himself as a candidate for the county, promising at the same time to re lieve him from the canvass and other fatigues of an election, Sir Edward Lytton has consented to be placed in nomination and to try whether a"ein porary repose at Malvern may not restore his liegth• sufficiently to enable him to retain his seat " TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY 01' HERTFORD. " Gentlemen,—At this moment I am suffering in health. For that reason I had intended to resign the seat in Par liament I owe to your favour, feeling unequal to the fatigues of a canvass and fearing that they would incapaci tate me for the discharge of my duties towards you if re elected. " I have been, however, urged by many among you whose names carry weight with all parties and ranks in our county, and with a warmth of sympathy and kindness which any sacrifice on my part could but scantly repay, once more to place my services at your disposal. " They assure me of your indulgence if I am compelled to take such repose as I can obtain between the expiration of this and the meeting of the next Parliament, and if I am therefore unable to wait on you in person. " Under these circumstance I leave it to you to decide whether you will renew the trust with which you have thrice honoured me, and which, if permitted by Providence to recover the health and strength which now fail me, I shall continue to task every effort to deserve. " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, " Your obliged and faithful servant, " E. BULWER LYTTON. " Park-lane, April 9, 1859." TAUNTON BALLOT SOCIETY AND NB. LABOUCHERE. At a meeting of the aLove-named Society, held at the Phcenix Inn, Taunton, on Thursday, the 31st March, William Beadon, Esq., in the chair, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : _ _ " - Resolved,—That the prompt and courteous reply of the Right Hon. H. Labouchere to the memorial of 287 registered electors, urging him to support the Ballot, be and is hereby acknowledged, reciprocating his expressions of regret at a wide difference of opinion on an all-important question. " That as Mr. Labouchere reasonably declines to argue the Ballot within the limits of a single letter, ho be invited to a calm discussion of its merits. " That as at present informed, we believe free dom of election (without which the great principle of representation is clearly a nullity) can only be secured by secret voting, and that no other mode of protecting the honest voter has been suggested or can be found. "That Mr. Labouchere's reply, although written in opposition to the Ballot, furnishes abundant evidence of its necessity. " That the fact stated by Mr. Labouchere that "as a landowner" he has always " left his tenants as free in use of their elective franchise as he is himself," implies that his non-interference is optional and accidental, and shows the existence of a power over the minds of others with which no man can be safely trusted in a free, representative country. " Tliat the intimation contained in Mr. Labou chere's letter that he is uninfluenced by selfish motives in his opposition to the Ballot—because, as he is informed, and he believes truly,' its adop tion would increase the number of his supporters — is an acknowledgment that many who are desirous of supporting him dare not do so under a system of open voting. " That, being of opinion that the Ballot is the only practical means for the effectual removal of evils so great and so humiliating, it does out weigh' all other considerations with us ; and we further believe that any Reform Bill which extends the franchise without protection to the voter will tend to the increase of political tyranny, and is therefore not to be desired. " That while we fully admit the force of Mr. Labouchere's statement that it would be unworthy of him to vote eontrary to his convictions, we feel it would be eqnally so on the part of the electors ; and that it would not be treating Mr. Labouchere with the frankness and candour which he solicits were we to refrain from saying that very many of his old and tried supporters will not be prepared again to vote for him, or any other candidate whose opinions are opposed to the Ballot question, on which Mr. Labouchere was for many years neutral. " That, upon the question of general coincidence of opinion, we cannot forget what occurred at the last general election, when Mr. Labouchere's speeclOs and the conduct of some of his leading supporters had - the effect of damaging the Liberal candidate (the lion. W. F. Campbell), and of giving confidence and support to his Tory opponent. " That we are of opinion that, under present circumstan ces , nothing less than a large reliance on what is called the Tory party in this borough would admit of a favourable reply being given to ' Mr. Labouchere's appoal to the majority of his constituents, as given in his letter. " Lastly, that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the Right Hon. H. Labouchere." By order of the Ballot Committee. • THIRD EDITION. ARRIVAL OF THE PERA. The Pera arrived at Southampton on Saturday with the heavy portion of the Australian and Bom bay mails. Her dates were—Alexandria, March 29; Malta, April 1 ; and Gibraltar 5. She made the passage from Alexandria to Southampton, a dis tance of 3,000 miles, in ten days,l9 hours, including stoppages at Malta and Gibraltar. Her voyage was so quickly made from Malta that the postmaster and his assistants on board had great difficulty in sort ing the mail before arriving at Southampton. The Pent . has brought home nearly 200 passengers, among whom are Indian officers and officials, Par sees, Australian nabobs, and a large number of ladies and children. The Pera having to bring home the first Australian mail under the new contract, some fears were felt that she would not ax rive at Southampton in due course on account of the complicated,mail service that had to be performed. Three ships had to leave three separate points, viz., New South Wales, Bombay, and Southampton, on two given days, Feb. 12 and March 12. One ship had to run 8,900 miles and the other two 3,000 miles each, and all three of the ships had to arrive as nearly as possible at the same spot at one time. The Southampton steamer reached Alexandria, and the Bombay and New South Wales steamers reached Suez, within a few hours of one another. This remarkable punctuality enabled the Pera to bring home her mails within her contract time. The Pera experienced on her homeward passage fine weather in the Mediterranean ; strong south-west gales, thick weather, and a heavy sea across the bay ; and strong westerly gales with clear weather up the Channel. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Con queror, Centurion, Princess Royal, Hibernia, Vul ture, edina, Argus, Recruit, and Boxer, a Russian three-decker, and a Turkish frigate with troops for Tunis, were at Malta. The Victor Emanuel, Orion, Leopard, and Gannet, a Russian screw three-decker, and the French steam sloop Coligny, were at Gib raltar. From Egypt we learn that the Bedouin Arabs had opposed the staking out of the Suez Canal, and were giving much trouble to M. Lesseps, the French engineer. STEAM-SHIP COLLISION.—The particulars ok a disastrous collision between two steamers, which resultei in the sinking of one of the vessels, were received on Saturday at Lloyd's. The General Steam Navigation Company's steamer Bruiser, with passengers and a general cargo, from London, was proceeding up the Tyne on Thursday evening, and when near a sharp angle in the river, some two miles from Newcastle, the Britannia steamer, 'for Leith, was ob - served coming down. Owing to the state of the tide, and the position of a sand-bank which extendi some distance into the channel, the ships apparently were unable to clear each other, and the Bruiser struck the bow of the Britannia with considerable force, and such was the character of the injury that her fore compartment speedily began to fill with water, and she gradually settled down. The passengers and crew, however, had an ample opportunity to escape. The Bruiser sustained but trifling damage, and proceeded to Newcastle quay. Attempts are being made to raise the Britannia. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST, BROMPTOI:i. — The Rev. Dr. Goulbourn preached yesterday morning, at Quebec Chapel, Portman square, in aid of the funds of this valuable institution. In the course of his very able discourse, the rev, gentleman eloquently described the nature of consumption, stating that it produced not less tha n one-eighth of the mortality of the metropolis; and observed that among the institutions esta blished in this country for the alleviatic in of human misery the Brampton Hospital held a most diuting - nished position. Many a poor seamstress, in whose horse perhaps the seeds ' of consumption had been sown by over -toil in a v iti a t e d at mosphere, poor soldiers affected by ill-ventilated barracks, or perhaps from bard service in the Crimean war, hadfound a home and relief in this hospital. The rev, gentleman brought his address to a close by stating that n o l ess th an 171 patients were now waiting for adr aission. At the close of the service the sum of £ll6 10s. 10(1. was collected. EXCITING SCENE AT THE ALHAMBRA PALACE. — On Saturday, during the afternoon performances at the Al hambra Palace, an accident occurn d which, by the pre sence of mind of one of the perform ers, was happily unat tended with injury to any person. Mr. Runnell and his family of three children (boys, aged respectively fifteen, eleven, and six) perform in a scene on horseback, entitled " Sprites of the Silver Shower." During one of their various dangerous poses, the youngest child, almost an in fant, was balancing himself on his father's head, the other two were suspending from the loins, when, to the horror of all present, one of the horses (two are engaged) slipped, and the whole party came to the ground amid the shrieks of terror-stricken women and excited men. The youngest child fell on its feet, but the second on his shoulder. Mr. Runnell recovered his feet, and seized the children, who, by their smiles, indicated that they were unhurt, and the scene was finished amidst mingled applause and marks of disapprobation that the hopes were nob moluited• SHARE MARIET.-(THIS DAY.) YS AND STOCKS. 'Paid.) C pr lo i s c i e ug Business 5 1 di 71 81 62 64 11 11i 32 85 92 93 79 79i 5 Si 84 9 15 16 574 584 43 45 29 31 92 79i st 91 i 584 4 71 SI 74 294 ORDINARY SHA Share Railways. 12.10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern JuP.tion Belfast and Ball - ymena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Bikrock,&Passage Cornwall 16 1613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 12i Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock: Stock ) Stock Stock] Stock] Stock, Do. A (A rcves. no div. Do. B until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. 'Dublin an dßelf ast Junc. l l Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc 1 'East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Stock ] Stock! Stock ) Stock Edinburg, and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow& South Vrestn l Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South. & Wstn.(lreld) ,Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk !Trish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle. Do. Thirds Do. New Thisds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. shares Do. West Riding Union' Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh , Lon.,Brig,hton &S.Coast London & North Wcstn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Nevreastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Aree.no div until6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Parchase IDo. Leeds Do. York ,North London &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction.... North Staffordshire.... North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& WolTer Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E.. Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittinzbourne & Sheer 'South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SoutbYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 all 100 4 100 100 it);: do. 1858 (Stockton & ilartlepool ! Taff Vale IDo. Preference, No. 1 , IThamesHavenDk&Rail Yak of Neath £3 ls, 17} all all 100 all 1( 100 100 Waterford & Kilkenny ,Waterford & Limerick ,West Cornwall 100 100 all all all IW-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. 7 p.c. has been pd. to Do. B (West London Do. Ist Class all all all all all IDo. 2d Class 100 100 100 1613 4 100 100 100 Railways. Blythe and Tyne 1C per; C. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock ! Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent; Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. ;Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc ;Do. do. 5 p. et. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c iDun.Perth,&Aber.Jun , 141.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc (Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.l Do. do N 0.2 iDo. New 6 per et. Stock ;Eastern Union, 4 per et. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. 5 i)cßedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. liedeem.Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Ilirming. guar. stock' Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. ILan. & York 6 p.c. stock rLon.&Brig.spe. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & role. 3 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 8h & Lin., 6 p. et Do. £6 Do. 3i per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Rit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pret.s p. c. redeem, at sp. c.n Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh area Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stook,lB46, Do. 5. p. c. ref. do. 1847 Do. Way.VaLE x. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 'Do. Berwick, 4 p. e. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 . TO. York, IT. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire • 1 0x. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g :t Do. do. do., 2d MIA Do. 410. c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 3} per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.cya,6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon. Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4i per cent. 'South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .4 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. lst is Do. New chi: 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 4/ per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 13 15 91 92 72i 73 26 27 93 94 10 10i 100 101 84 86 131 133 1044 105 i 57 57 56 58 83 87 11 12 P 11 12 p 94 931 1 id / Id 63 65 [ll 112 93 03} 1} 1d 91 Oli 374 38 14 d' 991 1004 74 76 10 12 58 60 31 3 d 56 561 84 10 2 1/ d 45 f 6 74 75 102 104 48 41-, d 14 14} 7 6 32 33 [O7 109 26 27 82 83 45 47 34 24 ct 42 44 68 684 64 65 63 65 8 11 36 37 6 1 6i of 7 13.14 Stoek '6E SIIA: Paid'l Closing Price. 49 M 96 98 99 101 5 1 6 1 98 101 112 116 108 112 113 115 111 113 129 131 82 84 70 72 110 112 116 118 110 112 103 105 63 65 11 11& 96 98 87 E 9 88 90 100 102 91 lot 16 17 91 101 72 74 18/ 19/ 91 91 14 14/ 140 142 118 120 1160 165 123 125 IP 68 70 114 0 07 i 11403 4 . p 94. 96 9J 10 114 111 9 95 07 109 96 97 i } d i d par 23 234 122 124 118 120 99 101 lot 101 24 24i 102 104 102 104 28 29 32i 33 52 55 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. I Leasing Closing Co.'s. Price. Bedford and n s B 1 e e ll i u y e tin s g a h i r j shir te e illeY unction. . Colchester, E Union,Harwrelegh6P.c. Do. Woodbridge„.Shs. Do. New.... Gloster& Forest Dean H artl pool .Dek. &R: il. Hull and Selby ... Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb. & Reder, Dlid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx uaranteed 5 P. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. Gper cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Sl i f.Roth.&Gol.g..sp.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. Gp. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Ln & N.W, iLn & N.W 'Caledonin' l E.U.SzE C Gt.Nerth. E. Counts. Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. .. S. East Do.. I%ToricblV:: Do. LN Stk.&-Dar Midland . lE.Counta. IDo. iDo. IDo. L&N W L.Yk. IDo. 3Lan.a.tr , Yk 'T 13ra sissy !kf'Clean . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. ..est L.&Brgtni 97 99 102 104 17 18 140 144 41 ,k 109 110 61 66 115 120 92 94 Busines Done. all }lOO 6 100 100 100 100 all 100 I 841 132 105 6711 i 7 1 1 93 2i 3 63i 2 1111 11 23} 22 3} } 1 6 1 a} 37 8 74 1 901 100 091 ; 89& 45/ 741 31 Eneinese Done. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TA7TERSALLS'-(THIS EVENING.) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Harraton (taken and offered) 3to 1 agst Newcastle (taken) sto 1 agst Gladiolus (offered) . 10 to 1 agst Harefoot (offered) 20 to 1 agst Blue Jacket (offered) 25 to 1 agst Burgomaster (taken) METROPOLITAN STAKES. 7to 1 agst Lifeboat (offered) 15 to 1 agst White Hart (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Indifference (taken) 20 to 1 agst Production (taken) 20 to 1 agst Accurate (taken) 20 to 1 agst Little Gerard (taken) 30 to 1 agst F.M. the Duke of Duty (taken) Hal O' Kirklees is scratched. CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Polestar (offered) 100 to 6 agst Bevis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Drogheda (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Gorsehill (taken) TWO-YEAR-OLD RACE (Ersom). sto 2 agst Madame Eglantine (taken) 7to 2 agst Lapellus (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) 10 to 1 agst Nimrod (taken) DERBY. 7to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) 14 to 1 agst Gamester (taken) 15 to 1 agst Volcano (taken) 50 to 1 agst Newcastle (taken) ' 30 to 1 agst Balnamoon (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Napoleon (taken) 2000 to 30 agst Hal o' Kirklees (taken) 3000 to 45 agst Guy Fawkes (taken) YORK RACES.-(TBIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LONDE SBOROUGH HANDICAP, Chance i . • Jealousy .. dlautius Five ran. ARRlVED.—Newcastle, Adelaide, Rattlebone, Shafto, Volatile, Harry, Montague, Cotswold, Napoleon, Ronconi, Ditto, Medallion, Killingworth, Bilberry, Trepan, Arch duchess, Trabuco, Dutchman's Daughter, High Treason, Lady Trespass, Little Mick, Paul Jones, Susannah, Am bush, and North Lancashire. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(Tnis EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. SECOND READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were read a second time :—Glasgow Public Parks and Gal leries of Art, Kingstown Water, and York Improvements, &c. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway, Dublin and Wicklow Railway, Glasgow Corporation Water, Leominster and Kingston Railway, Great Northern Railway, King's Lynn Waterworks and Market Improvement, and Tavistock Market and Streets. THE INDIAN ARMY. Earl GRANVILLE gave notice that to-morrow he should move for a copy of the report of the commission on the organisation of the Indian army. The Earl of DE RBY said there would be no objection to the motion. COMBINATION OF WORKMEN BILL. This bill was read a first time. CHANCERY ACCOMMODATION, _ Lord REDESDALE moved that there be laid before the house a plan of the ground proposed to be appropriated by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's-inn, to the courts, and other buildings for the transaction of " the business of the Court of Chancery under the provisions of the Court of Chancery Accommodation Bill, now before the house, and also plans and elevations of the said courts and buildings. The noble lord was of opinion that no sufficient grounds existed for fixing on the spot named in the bill. He thought the house ought not to pass the bill before some further information of a more definite character was in possession of their lordships. The noble lord, who spoke in a very indistinct tone, was understood to say that a much more suitable site might be obtained at a greatly reduced price in the neighbourhood of Westminster. Lord ST. LEONARDS had no objection to the motion of the noble lord, but he was of opinion that the equity courts of law should not be removed from Lincoln's-inn. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable Railway; Kingston-upon- Thames Gas; Purdy's Disabilities Removal; South Wales, Pembroke, and Tenby Junction Railway, and the Tweed Fisheries. _ The following bills were considered, and ordered for third reading :—Caterham Railway ; Hampstead Junction Railway; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway; Maybole and Girvan Railway ; and the Wear Navigation and Sunderland Docks. On the motion of Mr. FITZROY, the following were agreed to :-1. That the promoters of every private bill which has been introduced into this house, or brought from the House of Lords in the present session of Parliament, shall have leave to suspend any further proceeding there upon, in order to proceed with the same bill in the next session of Parliament. 2. That the promoters of every such bill shall give notice in the Private Bill-office, not later than the day prior to the close of the present session, of their intention to suspend any further proceedings thereon; or, in the case of bills which shall have been suspended on the report of a committee, or which having passed this house shall then be pending in the House of Lords, of their intention to proceed with the same bill in this house in the next session. 3. That an alphabetical list of all such bills, with a statement of the stage .at which the same were suspended, shall be prepared by the Private Bill-office, and printed. 4. That, not later than three clear days after the next meeting of Parliament, every bill which has been introduced into this house shall be deposited in the Private Bill office, in the form required by standing order No. 166, with a declaration signed by the agent annexed thereto, stating that the bill is the same, in every respect, as the bill with respect to which proceed ings have been so suspended, at the last stage of its pro ceeding in the house, in the present session; and, where any sum of money has been deposited, that such deposit has not been withdrawn, together with a certificate of that fact from the proper officer of the Court of Chancery in England or Ireland, or the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, as the case may be. 5. That such bills,endorsed by one of the clerks in the Pri vate Bill-office, as having been duly deposited with such declarations and certificates annexed, be laid by ono of the clerks of that office upon the table of that house, in the next session of Parliament, in the order in which they shall stand upon such list, but not exceeding 50 bills on any one day. 6. That in respect of every bill so laid upon the table, the petition for the bill, and the order of leave to bring in the same in the present session shall be read, and thereupon such bill shall be read a first time •, and a second time (if the bill shall have been read a second time previously to its being suspended) ; and if such bill shall have been reported by any committee in the present session, the order for re ferring the bill to a committee shall be dispensed with, and the bill ordered to lie on the table, or to be read a third time, as the case may be. 7. That in case any bill brought from the House of Lords in the present session, upon which the proceedings shall have been suspended in this house, shall be brought from the House of Lords in the next session of Parliament, the agent for such bill shall deposit in the Private Bill-office, prior to the first reading thereof, a declaration, stating that the bill is the same in every respect, as the bill which was brought from the House of Lords in the present session; and where any sum of money has been deposited, that such deposit has not been withdrawn, together with a certificate of that fact from the proper officer ; and so soon as one of the clerks in the Private Bill-office has certified that such deposit has been duly made, the bill shall be read a first time, and be further proceeded with in the same manner as bills introduced into this house during the present session. 8. That all petitions presented in the present session against private bills, and which stood referred to the committees on such bills, shall stand referred to the committees on the same bills, in the next session of Parliament. 9. That no petitioners shall be heard before the committee on such bill, unless their petition shall have been presented within the time limited in the present session. 10. That in case the time limited for presenting petitions against any such bill, shall not have expired at the close of the pre sent session, petitioners may be heard before the committee on such bill, provided their petition be presented previous to, or not later than, seven clear days after the second reading thereof in the next session. 11. That all instructions to committees on private bills in the present session, which shall be suspended previously to their being reported by any committee. be instructions to the committee on the same bills in the next sessioh. 12. That the said orders be standing orders of this house. RAILWAY BILLS. Mr. FITZROY moved the repeal of Standing Order 130, and in lieu thereof to substitute the following :—The com mittees on railway bills shall direct their attention especially to the following heads of inquiry, and shall require evidence from the promoters thereon, namely :-1. The financial arrangements made or proposed by the company formed for the execution of the railway; the number and amount of shares, if any, actually subscirbed for or ag reed to be taken ; the amount of share capital and of loans proposed to be authorised ; and the sufficiency of the estimate for the works. 2. The merits, in an engineering point of view, of the proposed railway ; the character of the gradients and curves ; the number and extent of the tunnels, if any ; the planes, if any, to be worked by assistant engines ; the crossings, if any, of public roads on the level ; and any peculiar engineering difficulties, with the modes proposed for overcoming them. 3. The degree of favour or objection with which the project is regarded by the landowners and others in the neighbourhood of the proposed railway. Every committee on a railway bill shall report specially to the house, whether any report from the Board of Trade in regard to the bill, or the objects thereof, has been referred by the house to the committee, and, if so, in what manner the several recommendations contained in such report have been dealt with by the committee , w h e ther it be intended that the railway shall cross on level any turnpike road or highway; and any other cireum- AD . that to , stances which, in . the o p inion of t he committee, it is desi rable that the house should be informed of.—Agreed to. Sir 13 r4 BO T t i z tl 9 D tice OrMIRALTY luorrow he would ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whetbefhe had any objec tion to state to the house the circumstances under which Captain Carnegie had resigned his office as one of fhe Lords of the Admiralty, and whether Admiral Dundas had also retired, and who were appointed succesors to those gen tlemen? THE OPIUM TRADE. Mr. C. GILPIN gave notice that be would withdraw the motion which stied in his name for Thursday next, re lative to this question, for the present. CITIES, BOROUGHS. AND COUNTIES (TAXATION.) Mr. RICH moved an address for return of the amount of direct taxation (property, income, and assessed), paid by each city and borough within the United Kingdom, distin guishing between England and Wales and Scotland and Ireland ; the several cities and boroughs arranged in the order of the amount of such taxation paid by each; and grouped in :classes of £l,OOO as under £1,000; of from £,lOOO to £2,000; from £2,000 to £3,000, &c.: and a like return for each county or Parliamentary division of a county separately from the boroughs within the same. IMPORTATION OF GOLD INTO INDIA. Mr. C. VILLIERS asked the-Secretary of State for India, whether there was at present any restriction on the importation of gold into British India; and whether the tender of gold was lawful in payment of debt in that coun try : And further, if these restrictions exist, whether it was the intention of the Indian Government that they should continue'? Lord STANLEY said that at present there was no pro hibition tc the importation of gold into British India, but gold was not a legal tender in that country. The subject was one of great moment, and the Indian Government did not propose to make any alteration at present. • DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. Lord PALMERSTON asked the hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer for soma further information relative to his promised statement on the present relatior. s of the country with foreign powers ? He also wished to be informed clearly the time when the dissolution of Parliament would take place, and whether it would be on the day .of the prorogation. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—l propose to make the statement alluded to in reference to foreign affairs on Friday, which I think would be the day most convenient to the Government. As regards the question of dissolution, it was never intended by the Government that any considerable time should elapse between the dissolution and the prorogation of Par liament. The prorogation would in all probability take place on Tuesday next week, and the dissolution would follow as soon afterwards as possible. Sir G. GREY asked the right hon. gentleman not to be so problematical in his information, but to give the house an explicit reply. He wished to know whether, assuming that the prorogation took place on the Tuesday, the disso lution would follow on the next Friday ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—There is no wish on the part of the Government to prevent the dis solution taking place as soon as possible. There is no occasion, that I can see, .for the heat which the right hon. gentleman (Sir G. Grey) has exhibited. (Laughter, and "oh, oh I") I repeat the word, which I con sider quite appropriate. I can only again state that the dissolution will take place as soon as possible after the prorogation. No one in my position should be called on to make a statement as to a specific day on which a dissolu tion should take place, for it would impose on him an undue responsibility. (Hear, hear.) WAYS AND MEANS. The report of the committee on Ways and Means was brought up and agreed to, with a view of founding a bill on the same. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. This bill went through committee, and was ordered for third reading. PAUPER MAINTENANCE ACT CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONFIRMATION AND PROBATE (1858) AMEND- MENT BILL. s This bill went through committee, and was ordered for third reading. NAVAL MEDICAL, &c., BILL On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. BOWYER drew attention to the fact of there being no less than 960 vacancies in Government hospitals, and he hoped that the Government would adopt measures with re ference to Greenwich Hospital to render it as efficient as possible to carry out the objects for which it was originally instituted. Sir J. PAKINGTON said that the recommendations contained in the report which had been drawn up on this subject, and the question of that noble institution, Green wich Hospital, was under the consideration of her Majesty's Government. RAILWAY TICKETS TRANSFER BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, but after some discussion it was moved and agreed to that the chair.. man should leave the chair without reporting progress, which is tantamount to the postponement of the bill during the present Parliament. CONVICT PRISONS ABROAD BILL. This bill was read a second time and ordered to be com mitted. _ _ Some bills were brought in and read a first time. The house then adjourned at 25 minutes to six o'clock. LOSS OF HER MA.TESTY'S GUNBOAT .TASEU.R. The Secretary of the Admiralty has received the following letters with reference to the loss of the above vessel : (Copy•) Havana, 17th March, 18.59. Sflt,—l have the honour of reporting to you, for the in formation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that her Majesty's gunboat Jaseur was totally lost on the 26th ultimo, upon the Rioeondor Reefs, whilst on her way from Port Royal to Greytown, and I enclose herewith copy of a letter from Lieut. Scott to her Majesty's Vice- Consul at Trinidad, dated Santa Cruz de Cuba, 10th inst., giving some details of this unfortunate accident. Imme diately after the receipt of the intelligence of the arrival of Lieut. Scott and part of his crew, 20 in number, at Santa Cruz, his Excellency the Captain-General ordered her Catholic Majesty's steamers, Don Juan d'Austria and General Lezo, to proceed to their assistance, instructing the former vessel to convey Lieut. Scott and his party to Port Royal, and detailing the latter steamer to search all the Cays and the south coast of this island, in order, if possible, to fall in with the two missing boats, and take them to Jamaica.—l have, &c., JOS. T. CRAWFORD, Consul-General in Cuba. To the Secretary of the Admiralty. (Copy.) (Signed) Santa Cruz, Cuba, 10th March, 1859.. Sin,—As the mail is about to leave this place, I take the opportunity of acquainting you with the loss of her Majesty's gunboat Jaseur, under my command. This event took place at 10.30 p.m. on the night of the 26th of February, whilst on our way to Greytown, from Port Royal, Jamaica, having been set by a strong current on the Riocondor Reefs, and before morning the vessel proved a complete wreck. At 8 a.m. of the 27th we were compelled to abandon the ship with the boats and a raft we had made during the night, and from the circumstance of the ship filling so fast we were unable to obtain a sufficient supply of either provisions or water. I determined to make the best of my way to Port Royal, but, owing to the incle mency of the weather, we could make no progress during the two following days. On the third day we had the misfortune to have one of the boats upset, by which acci dent ten lives were lost. During the day, the weather moderating, a consultation was held by myself and officers, when it was determined to take the men off the raft into the boats, parting company, each to make the best of Its way to Jamaica, and on reaching this, or being picked up by any ship, to send assistance to the other. Having no instruments or charts, we were unable to deter mine our position or make Jamaica; and after ten days' pulling and sailing to the northward, found ourselves off the eastern head of the Doce Laguas Cays, and were most kindly received by two Spanish fishermen, named Juan Oreigan and Pedro Almertequi, who supplied our ilium ! diate wants, and next morning piloted us to Santa Cruz, which place we reached on the 9th March, where we were most hospitably received by the captain of the port, Don Antonio Goyeochea, who immediately despatched a launch to search the Cays in hopes of finding our missing boats. I am happy to say the officers and men in the boat with me, twenty in number, are beginning to recover from the effects of their severe suffering during the ten days we were exposed in the boat, eight of which were passed without water. I cannot conclude without bringing before your notice the most generous and humane conduct of the fishermen above mentioned, also of the authorities at this place. A despatch has been sent to the captain of the port of Trinidad, request ing a vessel might be sent to convey us to Jamaica.—l have, &c., (Signed) J. B. SCOTT, Lieutenant, late commanding H M. • gunboat Jaseur. To the British Vice• Qonsul. at Trinidad. The only daughter of Condorcet, niece of Marshal de Grouchy and Cabanis, and widow of Lieuth naut-General O'Connor, died suddenly ht Paris a few days a go, in her 69th year. The body was conveyed for inter ment to Bignon (Loiret), where, according to her express desire, it was buried without any pomp. She had sur vived her three sons and her husband. REGENT-STREET.--At ----- THE REPAVING OF ItEGENT-STREET.—At a spe cial meeting of the vestry of St. James's, Westminster, on Saturday, the subj ec t o f t h e repav i ng o f Regent-street was brought forward. The Rev. J. E. Kempe, the rector of the parish, presided. Mr. Crane, ex-churchwarden, moved the adoption of the report of the paving committee, an abstract of which has already appeared in our columns. The motion was seconded by Mr. Medwin. An amendment was, how ever, moved by Mr. Duff, to the effect that the report be re ferred back to the committee for information as to the con tract. The road, he said, was an utter failure, and it ap peared from the report that some £4,000 or £5,000 had been spent to benefit chronometer makers and photographers. The amendment having been seconded, considerable discus sion ensued, in which the Hon. Fred. Byng, Mr. Downes, Mr. Chinnock, Mr. Sandford, Mr. Beal, and others took part. At the suggestion of the rector, Mr. Duff ultimately withdrew his amendment, and a middle course was adopted, namely, that the vestry, looking upon the paving of Re gent-street as an experiment, approves the report of the committee as to the amount of care devoted to the vra e r c it t specially committed to them. A resolution to t hi s carried it being thwasthearranre pa rd ring tha ef t the committee that the sum of £2,000 should be the works committee At the neat meetvg . of ON Poetry, co:::dmmirotottacithwatea.myoul,frandomadt Share Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 26i 13J 20 Stock Stock; Stock Stock; Stock' Stock Stock 22 Stock 6 Stock 12i1 Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock 10f 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock) Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 1.0.6. 25 25 Stock 64 65 66 i } 4' 1094