The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-03 00:00:00

I I MONEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The discount market to-day is quiet, as usual, on Saturday, and the rates have continued steady. The payments on account of the Turkish Loan, and the expectation of a large quantity of specie leaving the country, have created rather a firmer tone; but there is still an abundance of money, and the mer cantile community are enabled to obtain accommo dation in the open market on easier terms than those required at the Bank of England. A small quantity of gold, viz.. £2,ooo,was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. No material variation was exhibited in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon. The Mooltan sailing to-morrow with the India and China mails will take out £176,337, of which £139,164 is in silver, and the remainder gold. The failure has been announced of Messrs. T- Sworder and Co., of the Bedford Road Brewery' Luton, whose liabilities are estimated at £130,0001 of which, however, only £40,000 are unsecured. The asseics are stated to be considerable. The traffic receipts of the Northern of France Railway for the past week amounted to £49,841, against £44,725 I , ?.st year. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £385,000 and the exports £270,000. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester day continued moderately active, and prices steady. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales. CITY NEWS--THIS DAY. Two O'CLOCK. The English Stock market, to-day, opened with a heavy appearance and a small amount of business has been negotiated at a slight depreciation, Con sols being 931- jr- for money and the Bth inst., and 931 94 for June, being b. per cent. lower. The New Threes are flat at 91' 7 ,T- 92 ; the Reduced at 91i ; Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 215., being firmer; India 5 per Cents. are 1081 to I. In the Foreign Market Italian 5 per Cents. and Spanish Certificates have again been in active re quest at a further decided improvement. The for mer have advanced to 691 70, and the Certificates to 9, 1 10, the latest price being 101. Mexican are steady at 32; Russian 5 per Cents. firm at 961 97. Egyptian Loan is 11 prem. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 801 1 ; ditto, 1858, 711 ; and the New Scrip has risen to 31 prem. The Russian Scrip has receded to die. prem. In the Railway Share Market, the operations have been moderately active, prices, however, have shown a downward tendency. Great Northerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midlands have re ceded 10s., and Brighton and North Western, 15s. The Foreign lines have remained in fair request, wit'oout material variation in values. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 262, and East Indian to 104*. Joint Stock BaLk Shares continued in moderate demand at about previous prices. London and Westminster brought 791, 80/, and Union of Lon don, 321. The Alliance Bank Shares are 51 6 prem. ; Im perial I! prem. ; Northern Counties 21 3 prem., and British Columbian 1 prem. In the Miscellaneous Market Peninsular and Oriental Steam were steady at 70, Rio de Janeiro Improvement brought 261 t, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Panic Stock 3:pex Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92 11 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lO3l Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 :Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 i Consols for Account, May 8 931 1 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent 2l 18 pm Ditto £SOO I,itto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent, 1852-58-60 Eq uador New Consolidated Italian, 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Ditto Scrip Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 32 :tll,:ian .5 per Cent 182?,.L St .. 97 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 591 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. BOl Ditto 6 per Cent, 1858 Ditto Account . Ditto 1862 (Scrip) 3li I 3 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25i. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 TWO O'CLOCK . Consols, Money 931 Ditto Account Ditto June, ditto ... 93i 4 THE FORCE OF SPRlNG.—Spring is not only a Season ; Spring is a Force, which begins to manifest itself at an earlier peri( d, and in more out-of-the-way places than very many people suspect. The phenomena occurring on and about St. Valentine's Day are unmistakable symptoms that something unusual is in the wind. Birds don't choose their mates, nor are postage-stamps purchased by millions, far nothing. But who would look for the first signs of the coming Spring, at the bottom of rivers, lakes, and ditches? 'f he mysterious influence, neverthless, pene trates the bed of waters, and works unsuspected at the preparation of next summer's crop—of weeds ? no ; grant them the dignity of aquatic plants. Before the Sun has walked into the Ram, the water-lily has thought of unfolding new leaves, and the water-soldier bedecks himself with starry green cockades. The start of growth once made, there is no further stoppage or check : spring frosts cannot penetrate the liquid mantle which envelopes their tender foliage ; the malignant rays of the " red moon"—the moon which scowls on and blights the earth between the Paschal and Pentecostal moons—are powerless to injure, when they reach the bottom of the gliding stream.—Dickens's "All the Year Round." SUICIDE OF A GIRL THROUGH DISTRESS OF MlND.—Yesterday morning an inquiry was held at the Grasshopper Tavern, Charles-street,Whitechapel, by Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner, touching the death of Emma Webster, aged 17, who committed suicide by throwing herself from a window 60 feet high, under very painful circumstances.—Mrs. Smith, the sister of de ceased, said that she had been until recently a nursery governess in a respectable family at Hackney, and witness thought that she still resided there until informed of her death. From inquiries that were since made it appeared that she was turned out of her situation through having been seduced by a gentleman who was a friend of the family. She had been very religiously and strictly brought up, and was, no doubt, afraid to communicate with her friends, and being alone and destitute, her health broke down from grief.—Jane Shannon, nurse at the Whitechapel Union •house, said that deceased was admitted to the infir mary on the 20th of last month, suffering from complete nervous prostration. She appeared greatly distressed in mind, and said that she did not wish to live, as she would never be happy again. On Tuesday morning she quietly rose from her bed, and going out upon the landing opened the window. Witness discovered her as she was in the act of jumping out, and caught hold of her feet, but, being all but dragged out herself, had to let go, and the unfortunate girl fell on to the stone pavement beneath, a distance of 60 feet. She was killed instantaneously, her head, upon which she had pitched; being dashed to pieces, and her spine and arms being fractured. She had had no sleep the three nights previous, being apparently brooding over her desolate con dition, and in witness's opinion her agony of mind had up set her reason. She had never spoken of suicide.—The coroner having remarked upon the melancholy fate of the unhappy girl, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity." THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND LIFE BOATS.-It was stated in fhe Sun, a few days ago, that the Commissioners of the International Exhibition had at the eleventh hour allowed a full-sized lifeboat belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to be admitted into the building. That statement was made on the authority of one of their superintendents of the naval class, whose letter of the 23c1 April, to an officer of the institutian, stated " that space could be given to a full-sized lifeboat in the open court of the eastern annexe, and that no time should be lost in sending her to the building." The lifeboat was accordingly at the Exhibition the next day. On her ar rival there, however, peremptory instructions were given that she was not to be admitted. Through the great and unusual kindness of the Royal Horticultural Society, the lifeboat, fully equipped, has been admitted into their gar dens, where she is now the object of general attraction and admiration. Probably no persons have regretted more the refueal of the Commissioners than that portion of the Naval Brigade, 30 or 40 in number, employed at the Exhibition, and in order to express their appreciation of a vessel, the like of which may possibly have saved some of themselves from a watery gravit, they yesterday subscribed £2 to pur chase a Sag to be pla Fed on the lifeboat in the gardens. SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOeh.S. Share Railways. Paid. Closing ' Business Priee. done. Bir., Wol. t and Str. Val. Bost.,Sleal.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon ,Cornwall 7f 8 6 7 91 93 109} 10911 92 1098 4 6 64 A e'ets no div Do B - • Do A ti 116 n p an • has • • been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth4 Ab. June East Anzlian 22} 58k k i 1151 15 Eastern Counties . Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do , East Suflolk Edinburgh & Glasgow ! 'Edin., Perth, & Dundee' Glasg. and S. Western.!, GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock I Do Bdo Gt. S. anal W. of Ireland !Great Western ! Do Str dal gua. stock; !Lancashire & Yorkshire ;London and Blackwallj Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast! lion., Chat., and Dover! ILon. & North Western' !Lon. & South Western! L'derry & Enniskillen.! 13Iaryport and Carlisle. Do shares.. ...... Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birminz. & Derby Mid Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Lire Newcastle and Carlisle ; Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no dl till 6 pc. has been pcia Do B stock i Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction . Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do So 4. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union ' South Devon S. Durham .56 Lanc.Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., an dWok. Stockton & Darlington; Do V .. Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford ct Kilkenny West Cornwall ( West London Do Ist class Do 2d class NI . Hartlepool Har. &R.. West Midlaand Oxford Do Newpor t I Do Hereford; 41 43 10 11 22 23 58 59 53 CO 33 40 90 92 306 816 102 101 1 140 145 1115 116 1113 114 132 131 1 1044 1056 r 74 746 r 55 57 1071 108 58 59 121 123 44 45 94& 65 996 1001 9 12 424 43 9 91 1284 129 11 Ifp 98 100 67 69 6.2 i 63 97 91 1 d 551 ! , 51 841 85* 100 102 P 54 4.d 101 11% 124 126 48 49 106 108 48 47 38 38 841 851 (7 08 99 101 8 7 371 38/ 8 1 9 4 P 6 6i p 145 150 I 554 664 24 34 difp Ott I,oi 100 9 128] 7 8 03 95 130 135 61 61 96 48 43 45 87 83 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Railways. 'Paid. Leasing Closing! Business f Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln. & .7•T.IV Birkenhead. Buckingh in ~, r_re. Chester &II &plead.. 100 Do 54 56 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do 126 128 Do. 5 „ 100 iDo. Clydesdale Junction 100 ICiedon.. Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh..g Apr c. 100 Gr.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 • • .. .. Gls. Bart&Neils.Dret. 100 Cledon . . .. .. Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 1101 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle, 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 1 6 per cent Do. Bromley. 6 per c. all Do. ...... .. • • Do. New Sh 1861, 4 p.c., all Do ..... ... 20 22 D0.W ,, . Ext. A, 41p c. all Do ..... ... 8 0 London & Greenwich, 100 S. Eastern 62 84 Do. Preferen • 1 100 Do. - Lon.,Tilbat S. -"lend' 100 , Peto &Co B6 89 Lowestaft gua. 4 p c.. 100 INorfolk .. .. Do C per cent lOO Do. 31nc.,8xtn.,& Matlock' all LNW& 31 31 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer- i ence stock ' 100 Midland 95 97 95 Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 ' 5. 5. 6. E Counts. p 1 p gua. 5 per cent...pm Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do.. 56 58 Do. 6 per cent. all Do • •• Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn--Hartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 91 93 Preston and Wyre. 1 all kr . . W k. I 44 46 Do. 4 shares A.' all Do. •• • ... . • .. Roystn.Hiteh.& Shep. 100 Ut.North. 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 ;T Brasseyll2s 130 Do. Do. South Staffordshire ' 100 ;Ln.&N.W .. .. Wilts and Somerset 1 100 , Gt. West." 92 94 Wimbledn 1z Croydon' all J...&Brgtn i 86 96 PREFERENCE SHARES. Paid.( Closing Business Prices. Done. 94 96 20 21 6 61 1 100 105 109 111 108 110 127 129 84 86 1110 112 90 92 'll6 118 112 114 'lO4 106 1107 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 137 139 102 101 116 118 116 118 131 142 116 11C 152 156 129 133 7? 79 94 94i 14 14i 124 126 ' I iPln 68 70 ' ham 138 140 102 104 94 96 110 112 108 110 1 llpm, 100 102 96 98 1i Id lag kgi 135 140 'lO 11 23} 24} 101 103 101 103 971 mg 5 9, 100 Railways. Share ;Blythe and Tyne i 0 p.c pref. issued at 45 .... Bris. & Exet. 4 p. c. Do. shares Caledor. qr. elms, 'Vo. 2 !Cork & Bandon, 5} p. c. Cornwall, 5 per a nt. Dun. Perth, & Abei.Jun. Do. Ist Class Pref .. 'E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c. E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 11 Do No. 2 IDo. new i p. c. at Eastern Union, 4 p. c I Do. 5 p. o. guar Edin. & Glas.s p.c. shares I ' •Dol p c. guar. S.& • Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. ;Great Northern, 5 p. c Do.s,p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm I Do. 4 p. c. do !Do.sp.c.Redrr.atsp.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. G*. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent ,Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. cm— . Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. C. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shared Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs l l Lan. & Carl. 4 p.c. prel Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnal.st£s 2s locke Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 4i p. c. (Blackb. par Lon.&Brig.sp.o.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent. o. 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 (dly.def.lll l 65 Lon.Chat&Dny. 5/3.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent et., late 3d shares Londony. & Ennis. she . Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6percent Mar ort & Carl. 4 pr. C yp Do. 41 per cent Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 44 p.c. irredeemable Do. 4 per cent . . Do.Lelc. andHit.4per ct N.rfik. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB47 Nort British. 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. lin. g. prf. shs. Nth.Dvn.ltail.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 44pr. et' redeemable Do. G.W. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Parch North Staffordshire Scottish North-Eastern 10.6 34 p. C. pref. stock..... Do.Abercleen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. _ Do. Fixed 44 p er cent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent Do, Fixed 44 per cent South Wale s , gua. 4 p Do. 44 per cent -• n• Do. do. ** Do. 5 per cent ..... • • S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c, eua Do. S P. c guk Stock. & Dar. A 5 /3. Do, B6p. c Do. C 6 P.c• • • atrfd & Kilkny. 6 p. c. W. )111d.Do. 2d do -Oxf lst gua stk Do. Newport 5 pc. pf.red. Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 18f36 Do. till 1869 100 100 100 all all 102& SECURITIES. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT P ICan.(4ov. 6 p.e.Ja.,4July 1877-S2 Do 6p. oent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 1(8 110 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 1 10 Do. 5 per cent lOO 101 1014 :1011 Do. Inscribed stock 100 IN 1001 -- Cape G.II nye. pc. p.<73 100 109 In Do.Ap & Oct. I£4o 100 110 112 Do. 1890 101 110 112 DO. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p o 100 N.K.Gov. 6 p.e.J a.&July 100 108 109 uo. Bp. e.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c.,1866 100 100 101 c. to 1876 100 981 99 99 Do. do p ~1888. 1871 upwde 100 974 981 1 9 5 1 1 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. I sterling, 1875 lOO 1109 110 j 1101 S. Aus,Gop.e.lB7B.& up lOO 108 110 Vie. Gov. 6 p.e. Ja.&July 100 107 109 DO. d 0 .6 APAOOt lOO ,106# 1051, 10ti I 13.14 10 st st 50 20 THE SU.N,. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1862. BRITISH POSSESSIONS, 1 , closing q . Sbarel Railways. paid. Price. . Business done 100 ;Atlantic &St Lawrence a ll 67 72 ' st , ,Bom.,Barode&Cent Ind 1(10 102 1024 1024 4 t c Gu. 5 per cent. 204 !Buffalo and Lake Huron all 04 641 204 Do. New 10 Do. Preference .... all 84 9 { Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 100 83 86 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 81 84 100 Do. do. Juno 1, 16;4 100 80 13 5 Clcutta.&S.Eaqii.( L• : all 5 F 4 20 Cape Town &Dock Scrip 18 4 1 p 174 Demerara.. all stock 1 4 .3astn. Bengal gu. 6p. I 100 102 1024 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 1W) 1014 104 , 164 4 20 Do. do. U Ext..... all 4 4 24 stock Grand Trunk of Canade 100 24 25 26 1 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 70 74 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all 61 63 62 ' 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 39 42 42 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 45 43 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 37 10 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 35 40 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 102 1026 1024 2 4 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 pr 4 p stock Gt. South.of India (Lizn guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1014 102 , 204 Gt. W. olCanada Share, all 124 121 124 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt all 102 104 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 93 85 100 Do. 1878• all 92 95 stock Nladras guar~ sp. c. stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 94 96 stock Do. 4E do lOO 91 93 stock llelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds lOO I 20 Newlir =wick et Candn Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe all 5 7 Class A Capital Share .. Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. stoce Scinde .......... 4.3 , 100 1034 1044 20 Do. Punjaub .... a g 15 4 1 p ZO Do. Do. - ...... ac: all 204 201 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. g t ,g. 100 t 9 100 10 , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.., 1 i 4 . FOREIGN RAILWAYS 20 Algerian , . .. 6 10 I Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 74 74 74 1 20 Ardennes.... ...... .. all - —p 20 Bali.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 164 1 14 174 4 5 Belgian East. J unction all 14 14 14 4 Cartneaux Mine & Rail 30 11 12 100 Copiapo ................ all 10 Ditto Extension .... all 44 4 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 16 24 24p 20 Eastern of France .... all es e 4 20 Grand Ens Guar. 6p. c. al - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 151 151 151 20 Italian .Junction „..... all 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... al! 20 Nainur & Liege .... .... all 84 9 4 0 Do. 6p. c. fret......... all 20 21 16 Northern 01 France.... all 41 42 16 Do. New Shares —... 15 --- 10 Norwegian Trunk Prel. all 8 10 20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) 15 74 64 71 20 Parts,Lyons, & Mcditer. 511 45 16 20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ all 51 63 20 ( I Recife & S. Fran. (Perm) I gua. 7p. ct. 1int....... 19 4 34 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... all 20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 13 15 1 5 Royal Swedish .. all 4 4 Do. 7 ner cent. Pref.... all 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 124 121 , 124 1 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 96 10 I 20 San Paulo, lim. g. 7p. c. 8 4 4 pmB4 4 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetia 18 34 35p 1 216 1 26 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 7 4 20 ,Southern of France.... all 33 34 84 West Fiandern . ..... all 71 84 1 . 10 Do. 54 pc. Preference.. all 104 e 1 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 21 22 I .1 PREFERENCE SHt lends continent on the , IRES Profits AND Si of each a, 'OCKS. !parate Year. Divii i*Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk 100 ICornwall 4i p.c. ga. p erp all I*E. Anglian, Clsß, ti p.c. 100 * Do. ClsC, 7 p.c. 100 ,Edin,Prth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 ILond'n, Brig'tn, &c., 4. I per cent. 18;8 100 IDo. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 ;Do. do. 4 per ct. 1861 100 IDo. do. 4 per et. 1861 33 Lon. & Chat'xn, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 p.c ;Lon. &S.Wc*tern 44 p.c. 100 (North British £lO Gua. ail 102 104 80 82 103 105 92 95 103 1W i d pr 102 103 Shares, 1861 *ScottisliCentral 4i p.c lOO irred. pref.., ..... S.-Eastern 46 p.c. 1859 all Do. 5 p.c. June ii , 6l (rd.) 5 Do. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd.) 3 Lilure of full dividends in any good out of the profits of any * I , ' made .year not to be t half year. LAW-THIS DAY. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) MODEL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE-THE CONFIDENT LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE CO. ♦. BARNETT-WILSON. These were actions upon promissory notes. In the first case it seemed from the evidence that one of the parties to the note was a minor, who had also insured his life for MO. Plaintiff's agent said that no money had been lent on the policy, and his Honour said he could not make any order upon the minor, therefore judgment would be against the one defendant only. In the second case an elderly woman came forward and complained that when she took one instalment her card was detained. His Honour—Well, plaintiff, where is this card ? Plaintiff's agent—She must have it. The card has no bearing upon the case, as she had a receipt with every pay ment. His Honour—This is a very strange kind of business for a fire and life office. Plaintiff's agent—l do not think your Honour should make such remarks on a most respectable office. His Honour—We will see. How many fire policies have you issued ? Agent—Not one. His Honcur—And yet you call yourself fire office. Agent—We did not think it prudent to do fire business. His Honour—How many lives ? Agent-30,000. His Honour—You have issued 30,000 life policies, and have you lent money on each ? Agent—Certainly rot. His Honour—What is the highest amount of any policy ? Agent —XI,OOO. His Honour—How many shareholders have you? Agent-100. I will not swear to 100. There may be 90. I cannot swear to 80, or 70, but I will swear to 60. There are 8 directors, whose names are published in a pro spectus. The society is regestered under the Joint Stock Companies Act. I think that bill will tell by its number how many borrowers we have accommodated. His Honour—This bill says 162, but you will not swear that is all the loans you have made in 6 years ? Mrs. Wilson said she had paid plaintiffs more than they had given her credit for, and as the card was not produced his Honour refused to adjourn the case for any books, and gave plaintiffs a verdict for the amount admitted. POLICE-THIS DAY. SP areTIN G NOTES. TIPS OF THE PROPHETS FOR, THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. BEACON, of Bell': Life. Having curtly glanced at the doings of the likely bel ligerents for the Two Thousand of 1862, it only remains for me to say that, overlooking The Marquis, an outbreak of whose temper I dread, Aivediston, Wingrave, and Caterer aro all bound to finish in the front rank, and seeing that the public running of last year has hitherto borne out this, I give the preference to 9i 10 I I tlmn given half subsequent BOW-STREET, THIS DAY. A foreigner, named Baench, was placed at the bar charged with obtainings goods by false pretences. Mr. James Tennant, of 149, Strand, mineralogist, said— I received a letter by post on the 22d of November last, asking the price of a certain collection of minerals for the purpose of studying geology. 1 enclosed a prospectus, and afterwards an order was received for a five guinea collection. The box was sent off directed to F. Baench, Esq., 59, Union street, Portsea, on the 27th of December. I after wards received another letter acknowledging the receipt of the box, and also ordering some books on geology. They were sent off to the same address. The prisoner promised on the receipt of the books to send a cheque on the London and Westminster Bank. It did not arrive, and I heard no more about the prisoner till the 19th of April, when I re ceived another letter evidently directed in a feigned hand, and signed Caroline Berg, from a place in Hertfordshire. Suspecting it was the same party, I sent a prospectus, and afterwards received another letter, signed Caroline. Mr. Corrie—Have you any persons to identify the letters you produce. - Witness—The prisoner admitted writing them when I charged him with the - offence yesterday. In the last letter I received there was a post-office order for 15s. for a map, Yesterday the prisoner called upon me to exchange the mlp I had sent as directed for somethi ng else. I happened to be packing up a specimen precisely similar to that I had sent to Port: ea. I continued talking with him for some time, when I asked him if he had not gone by the name of Baench. He at first denied it, but afterwards he said ke had, and I then showed him the letter I had received from Portsea, when he said that he wrote it. I told him I had not received the money, and should not let him leave the shop until be had given some explanation. He then pulled out of his pocket a paper containing several pawnbrokers' tickets, one of which was for a cabinet of minerals, which he told me way the one I had sent to him, and that if 1 would let him go he would pay me for it. This I declined and sent for the police and gave him into custody, The prisoner did not deny that he had written the letter. Mr. Corrie was of opinion that the false pretence had not been made out. The prisoner said he expected money from abroad on New Year's-day, but it did not arrive, and that was the reason he did not send the money. Mr. Corrie suggested that the best thing to be done was for Mr. Tennant to get back his property; and as it had been pawned in London, and the prisoner offered to rnalre some arrangement for its return, it would be the wisest course to consent to such a proposal. The matter was then arranged out of court. MARLBOIIOUGH•STREET, THIS DAY, NOVEL AND INGENIOUS MODE OF ROBBING JEWEL LEES. Miohael Mangan, a tall young man, was charged with the following a tempt to rob Mr, De Loche, jeweller and watchmaker, of 1, Old Compton-street. The prisoner went into the shop of Mr. De Loche with a companion, and asked to be shown some guards and then some time-pieces, and while they were being shown, the prisoner was observed very busily poking the knob of a stick towards a gold watch on the bench, the stick evidently having Ft wire hook attached to it. Mrs. De Loche, who was looking under the parlour blind, seeing the prisoner at last raise the watoh ran out and seized him, upon which he ran out of the shop, but was pursued and caught by Mr. Barrow, an engraver, residing in Compton-street, and then handed over to a constable, Cronin, 215 C, who, on search ing the prisoner, found only 4s, ld. on him, notwithstand ing he said he wanted to purchase a gold chain. Cronin said, while at the court, the prisoner asked him whether he thought the magistrate could nettle it. _ _ _ - Mr. De Loche said the watch belonged to a customer, and was of the value of £5. The prisoner who is, from his conduct, evidently not unacquainted with police court proceedings, was lemanded. It is almost supe►fluous to state that the prisoner's com panion made off on his friend being taxed with the robbery. THAMES THIS DAY. CAUGHT IN THE FACT.—George Park, a labourer, aged 42, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing one ounce of tea, the property of the St. Katherine Dock Com pany. It appeared that yesterday evening a dock watchman, named James Mitchell, hearing a hammering and the noise of a tea chest, or package being forced open on the C quay, went there as quietly as possible, and saw the prisoner stooping over a chest of tea, and in the act of putting some into a bag. The watchman cautiously approached and sprung upon the thief as he was taking another handful of tea out of the chest. The prisoner being thus caught in *pante delicto, roared out for mercy and dropped the bag, which contained about an ounce of te ). It was capable of holding two pounds. The lid of the tea chest was taken off and the contents exposed. The chest was in a perfect state half an hour before the prisoner was captured. A stout and formidable knife with traces of lead with which the tea chest was lined was found upon the prisoner. The prisoner in defence said he picked up the tea on the quay. Mr. Selfe--Will you have the case settled here or prefer being committed for trial. The prisoner —Settle it here, if ynu please. Mr. Selfe-1 don't believe you did pick up the tea, and if you did you had no right to it. A good deal of this pil fering is going on, and I shall not treat cases of this kind as unlawful possession. I find you guilty of larceny, and sentence you to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour. A MALE SHOPLIFTER.—CharIes King, aged 29, calling himself a weaver, of No. 17, Flower-and-Dean- street, Spitalfields, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing three skeins of silk, value 65., and two reels of twist silk from a trimming (shop in Lower Chapman-street, St. George-in- i n-E as t. It appeared from the evidence of Miss Henrietta Amelia Vincent, the daughter of Mr. Vincent, proprietor of a trimming shop, that the prisoner came there yesterday and asked for silk. Several parcels were shown him, and he bought two skeins and a drachm of twist for 4d., and lett the shop. Directly afterwards Miss V in cent missed three skeins of silk thread and two reels of silk twist from the window. The property was there immediately before the prisoner entered the shop, and the articles sold to the prisoner, and which he had selected, were close to him. Miss Vincent had placed them on the counter while she was serving the prisoner. The young lady pursued the prisoner imme diately she missed the things, and called out " Stop thief." The prisoner took to his heels, and after a long chase was overtaken by a police-constable named Byford, 202 K, who found the stolen Iroperty upon him. The prisoner came from a thieves' colony, and had been in custody before. The value of the silk stolen from Mr. Vincent's shop was 20s. The prisoner pleaded guilty. ➢lr. Selfe—l have no doubt you are a professional thief, but no former conviction is proved against you. The sen tence is the t you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four calendar months. THE ALBERT MEMORIAL FUND.—The total amount of contributions received for the Memorial Fund up to yesterday is about £48,500. CAPTURE OF A TORTOISE.—A singular capture, that of a young living tortoise, in our Cliffe brook, took place on Tuesday last, by a son of Mr. House, gardener to Archdeacon Bonney. He was fishing with a bow net, and at first thought it was a crayfish. There have been seen several tortoises, and their appearance is accounted for in this way. Last summer a large tortoise left a garden ad joining the mill dam, hence the yor mg ones. Is it not strange they should live through the winter in our waters? It is now alive, and in the possosaiou pf Dr, Bonney.— 'Stamford Mercury. ALVEDISTON, next to whom I expect to see Nottingham finish, despite his having failed to answer the question asked him the other day, as there is so much merit in his having defeated Rising Sun at the weights he did, I am inclined to disregard his not having also beaten his stable companion Man at Arms —the task set him being, in my opinion, beyond the ability of any three year old. RHYMING RICHARD, of Bell's Life. It is but too true—at each stride he compounds, With "Buckenham 1" "Wingravel" Newmarket res' , unds; One moment's suspense, and the conflict is done, The Two Thousand is over, and WINGRAVE has won. Like the fire of some dim " ineffectual" star, So pales the bright splendour of Old Calabar. WHALEBONE, of Bell's L. DEAR BELL,—As on the eve of the great race for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes you are wont to allow the: different seers to prognosticate to the public, I beg to say that I think the Criterion form of last year will be found to be correct, and that the penalty off Wingrave will allow him to revesre his position with Nottingham, and the result of the Two 1 housand Guineas, 1862, be-- Old Calabar Wingrave Nottingham TOUCHSTONE, of the Era. To conclude, we must admit to a difficulty in choosing between Wingrave, Alvediston, Caterer, The Marquis, and Nottingham, whom it is hardly possible to measure with Instructor, Buckenham, Laughing Stock, and the Clarissa Colt, and thus it is a very open race with the lot. But with everything right concerning OLD CALABAR, we shall hardly require to look for anything out of the above lot, and we must admit to a belief he is not settled yet. Failing him, however, there is a chance Baton Rothschild will secure the stake by the aid of WINGRAVE. And under any circumstances the latter is a poi place investment. MUGGINS' Doo, of Era. I fancy that Caterer, on is ore ground, will beet orl ther orses wot cams ergi im from other lokallities, an In structor is worth backin for er place. OBSERVER, of the Field. I think I can do no better than follow the good old course of public running, and shall therefore predict The Marquis or Alvediston as the winner of the greatest Two Thousand that has been run for years. VATICINATOR, of Sunday Times. Let me avow my belief that Caterer will carry off the " blue riband of Newmarket," on Tuesday, and, if beaten, it will be by either the Marquis or Wingrave. Since writing the above The Marquis has been supplanted in the betting by Alvediston, but my opinion remains unaltered. FLY-13Y-NIGHT, of Weekly Times. As your readers will have all eady discerned in what quarter my fancy lays, I will, without further preface, ex press my confidence in CATERER, with the firm belief that Wingrave will finish one of the first three. AUGUR, of Sporting _Life. confide with every feeling of reliance in the chances of The Marquis and Caterer, and in standing upon one of the pair, shall let John Scott and THE MARQUIS represent my interest. For a useful place "investment" let me once more suggest that the outsider, Buckenhare, may not be found unworthy of the consideration of my readers. "Argue," of the Morning Post, has not yet passed his opinion on the Two Thousand ; but thoue is no doubt he will give William Day's horse Alvideston. On Monday I will give my selection. A FRESH MAN. CITY BETTING.-THIS DAY. Speculation in the City to-day appears almost at a standstill. Old Calabar does not seem to improve his position in the betting, as 10 to 1 can be easily obtained against him. Nottingham, about whom 10 to 1 was taken yesterday, has retrograded a point or two, and 12 to 1 can be now had.—The only noticeable feature in the Chester Cup is the advance of Lim( flower from 50 to 33 to 1, taken.—The following quotations may be relied upon as correct : TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Alvediston (taken and offered) sto 1 agst The Marquis (taken) sto 1 agst Caterer (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 10 to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered) 12 to 1 agst Nottingham (taken) 20 to 1 agst Instructor (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) 30 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Buckenham (taken) 33 to 1 agst Laughing Stock (taken) ONE THOUSAND,. 3to 1 agst Imperatrice (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Bertha (offered) sto 1 agst Ethel (offered) CHESTER CUP. 6to 1 agst Zodiac (taken) 10 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Vest colt (taken) 33 to 1 agst Limeflower (taken) THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Bucktone (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Ensign (offered) 15 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Zetland (taken) 40 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FaubAY. For the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, Alvediston was freely supported at 4 to 1, without making any alteration in the position of The Marquis, who remained quite as firm as he was yesterday, and had friends at 9to 2. There was a little speculation on the One Thousand Guineas, for which event Bertha, Imperatrice, and Hurricane were backed against the field at evens, but subsequently the field had the call, 60 to 50 being laid against them. With the exception of Simla receding a little, 20 to 1 being laid against her, there was no change on ihe Chester Cup. No thing was done on the Derby. Closing prices : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Alvediston (taken) 9to 2 agst The Marquis (wanted) 6to 1 agst Caterer (offered) 9to 1 agst Nottingham (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wingrave (offered) 20 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (offered) 25 to 1 agst Instructor (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agat Buckenham (offered) ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Bertha (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Imperatriee (taken and offered) 6to 1 agat Hurricane (taken) 6 to 1 agst Ethel (offered) 7to 1 agst Cantoniere (taken and offered) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Buckstone (offered) 15 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) 20 to 1 agst St. Alexis (offered) CHESTER CUP. 6to lon the field (offered) 11 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) 16 to 1 agat Simla (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vest colt (offered) 25 to 1 agst Sappho (taken) 25 to 1 agst Brighton (offered) 30 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) THE COVENTRY RIBBON TRADE.—We(Birming ham Daily Post) are glad to notice that the staple trade of Coventry has recently undergone a very sensible improve ment, and even those who have all along entertained the most gloomy forebodings, are beginning to admit that they do not altogether despair of that city being in a highly prosperous condition once more. It is true that most of the large factories are not doing very much, and several of them are still entirely closed, yet a walk through the streets of the city in which the weavers principally reside will afford most satisfactory information with regard to the improved state of trade. In almost every house where there is a workshop attached the noise of the shuttle will be heard, most conclusively testifying to the fact that the weavers have no longer cause to complain that they have got no work to do. It is gratifying to learn that this work is chiefly being done in execution of orders, and not for the accumu lation of stock, a practice which has heretofore been so de trimental to the interests of the trade. In short, it is ad mitted on all hands that trade is undergoing a real and substantial revival, and the visits of buyers have of late been numerous, instead of "few and fat between," which unhappily has for so long a time been the case. With re gard to the Godiva procession, the subscription in rid of the pageant has been augmented by contributions of £lO from Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P,, and a similar sum from the Earl Craven. POLAND.— FLOGGING TO DEATH.—The Breslau Gazette reports that a Jew of Sledlee, Poland, having in sulted a soldier, was dragged to the guardhouse, and there by order of the commanding officer, so dreadfully - flogged that he expired under the blows.—lewisli Chronicle. BRITISH MINES. - Alfred Consols (Phi/tick) 3.9.3 20 British Iron I - Clifford - Devon G. Con, (Tavist ); 1 420 430 - East Bassett (Illogan) ; 30 42 44 - East Caradon 1.14 381 391 - East Cam Brea... i 3.0.0 125 121 - B. WThussel (Tavistk.), 7.10.0 21 3% - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.), 561 13 15 - Great South Tolgus l7s 3% 34 - G.Wheal Aita. (Phil ach ); - IG. Wheal Vor (Idelston)' 40 6/ 71 - Grenville 03.15.' 31 34 - Herod's-Foot 44.12 37 39 - tlingston Downs 4.14 11 21 Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny Lelant) 9?- 44 46 - Mark e Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 1 24 id par •- North Downs 24 34 45 - North Frances (Ilio,gan) 12.3 - S. Wh'l Base..t(lllo4an) 2.30 21 35 - North Wheal Crotty 2.2.0 25 21 - Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 5 6 20 Providence (tiny Lelnt.) 10.6.2 40 42 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 - South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 335 "45 - S. Cam Brea (Illogan) , 5.11.6 21 3% - F.Wheal Fran. (Illogan)'18.1',1 975 1024 - Stray Park 5 ;Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 15 11 10 ITin Croft 9 11 12 - West Basset (Illogan) l4 124 135 - W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 22 34 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Mogan; 54 95 100 - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 60 65 - Wheal Edward (Cals.) 71 11 11 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 12 13 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 11 13 - Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 16 17 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. all # 1 1 5 Brazil Land & Min. Co... all 1 14 1 Clarendon Cons.MiaCo. ; - die. 40 Cobra Copper all 29 11 20 Copiapo . 2 Capula Silver l;.s. 4 d jpm 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 14p 3 East Del Rey (Limitea) 1 5 2 Fortuna. 20 general all 22 24 2 'it N. Cop. of S. Austr ll 5 d 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 4 t I Linares all 65 75 Lusitanian 2 4 d spm 1 Hariquita all 4 1 1 S.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 1 1 sds 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... a 11 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 1 15 1 SantaßPrbara (ildMine >bl Ipm 1: 1 •,cottish Austrin. (L.) , 10s. I 15pm 2 5 20 St. John del Rey 15 52 54 28.2.81 United Mexican . I ail 6 1 75 64 1 Worthing (Limited)...,l all 1 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO - stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min 1 100 - stock East and West India ' 190 126 128 stock iLondo- stock ;St. Katharine. lOO 57 59 stock Southampton lOO st.fok : 7 ‘storia 20 IDo New 98 100 id par JOINT-STOCK BANKS. leo Agra&linitedService Bk 50 88 90 89 1 40 Australasia all 65 17 25 Bank of Egypt. all 221 231 231 100 Baak of London ... 5O 50 British North American all 54 36 55i 4 20 Clatd.Bank of 11241 a, dr.e. all 204 204 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 34 35 34 1 100 City 100 Colonial 25 39 90 7011 Com. Bank of Canada.. all par 20 Eng.. Scot, A Aus. Ch.. all 181 191 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all _ 20 Lon. Char.Bkof.Austrai all 251 251 251 20 Do. new all 25 154 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO i /pml 10 p W r e o s vi tm a in ß a nk ter 2 10 0 79 i d BO pr ao 794 100 1 0 Js l N l:e l :t . r d o e p p n i 20 Do. new 50 National Bank .......25 0 & :. of England 12 .. 20 Ne , South Wales.— all 39 11 25 ' Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new ......... ...... 25 South Australia .. 25 Union of Australia 50 Unto .of London 100 Unity Mutual. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-111 exie.an Mint .. all 19 20 19 10 Atlantic 11. MI. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 27k 281 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 51 51 5 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 13.7n.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited).— ..... all 9 11 324 Canada Land all 114 116 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 24 st. Cop.Min.ofEng&Snaltg. all 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent all 12 16 st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 109 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 7l U. Do. B 7l 11 01 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 par fpm 11 1 at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 2/ 21 121 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 251 26i 1 Great Slip Limited) all 1 f 1 Do 171 pet Preference all 1 i 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 41 31 31 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 1 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2; 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 36 4 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 4 4 p 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 id 14p 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pret.iss.atl dis all i 11 100 N. Br.&NoyaScotiaLand 81 13 16 825:1. Do, d o . Scot. 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 11 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 11 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) all 6 7 at Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 55 * 57 57 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 70 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 411 1 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c all 19 194 50 Rh yinney Iron all 17 19 _ , Do, N ew uo .i e e st r te r i g i o n . C A:t i nze t d y rveoen. l (dc m : p m. t o. s .: . la .. .a a o l l ol l 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 4 14 2 5 0 6 4 2643 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 89 52 l l f n m d ) l a s t ( L i s . ) 25 South Australian Land all 32 84 1 Submarine TeL Scrip all 4 I 2 Telegraph to 10 lidd 4 ll 6 p ip 20 Tr.Zz Ln.Co. of Upr. Can. 5 1 it 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (11w.) 1 if el 10 Trust Aus tr a i n a d sia no Van Ditmen'S 1., xd ~, 284 9 91 . LAMBETH ELECTION. THIS DAY. STATE OF THE POLL.—TEN o'CLocK. Moulton Si(-igh • Wilkinson ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Doulton 2477 . Sleigh • • Wi1kin50n........ TWELVE O'CLOCK. Doulton ...... 2928 Sleigh ......... Wilkinson ..... ONE 0' CLOCK. Mr. Doulton ......... Mr. Sleigh Mr. Wilkinson ... 275 It will be seen that out of 24,000 e'cctors only 4,344 have polled up to one o'clock. Three hours remain, but it is very unlikely that' the relative position of the candidates will be materially altered. We shall give the close of the poll in a later edition. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND LOSS OF THREE LIVES. Yesterday morning, shortly before 3 o'clock, a destructive fire broke out in the extensive premises of Mr. Bristow's cooperage, Dockhead,Bermondsey. The fire was discovered by the police, and before an alarm was raised the flames shot high in the air, illuminating the metropolis for miles around. The powerful steam engine of Messrs. Shand and Mason was shortly on the spot, followed by the floating steam engine of the Southwark-bridge, as well as the land engines from m ,ny other places, but the flames spread with amazing rapidity, although a good supply of water was obtained and the engines were got to work in a most admirable manner under the direction of Captain Shaw, M. K. Henderson, and foreman Jerrard, many thousands pounds worth of property was destroyed, as well as the adjoining premises. Cause unknown. The loss will fall on the Union, Atlas, and other offices. Another fire, attended with the loss of three lives, broke out on the premises of Mr. Kent, Berkeley street, St. John's-lane, Cerkenwell. The discovery was made by Miss M. F. Kent, who immediately endeavoured to arouse the inmates, which was done with great difficulty. Nineteen persons were on the premises at the time of the outbreak. They endea voured to escape by the staircase, but were beaten back by the flames, and then made their way for the windows ; four of them were rescued by Mr. S. Hedges, of the Ship Tavern, Berkeley-street, to whom much credit is due. The engines having got to work, under the direction or Engineers Flinn and Perrier, the flames were extinguished. As soon as the fire was sufficiently cooled the bodies of Miss M. F. Kent, Miss S. A. M. Kent, aged 14 years, and Arthur Kent, aged 15 months, were found in the back room on the second floor burnt to a cinder. Shells were procured, and the bodies conveyed to the workhouse. The cause is unknown. The loss will fall on several insurance offices. MARKETS---THIS DAY. COVENT GARDEN. Our market to-day has been well supplied with vegetables but scantily with fruit. For most kinds of produce there has been a fair demand, at the annexed rat es : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 6 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 11 0 to 12 0 Foreign do 2 6 to 3 0 Melons, each Peaches, perdoz 0 0 to 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hf-ay. 0 0 to 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 5 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0 Apricots, per doz 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. s cl. Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 4 oto 4 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per d0z..... 0 oto 0 Damson 0 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr ozl •to 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr pt 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 oto 4 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 10 to 1 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 3 , Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 0 , Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 01 Celery, per ditto 0 10 to 1 6 Brocoli, per bun. 0 oto o 01 Beet, per doz. .. I 6to 2 0 Potatoes, per ton 120 to 210 0 , Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr pun 0 4to 0 81 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Peas, per sieve 12 oto 0 0 i Mushrooms.p ptl. 2 oto 2 6 Tunips, dz bunch 2 oto 3 6, Artichokes, each 0 6to 0 8 Carrots, pr do 3 6to 5 6 r Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 6to 1 6 i Endive, per score 0 oto 0 o Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0I Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv.l2 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 1 6to 1 9 I Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, hf. sv 1 6to 1 9 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 6to 0 9 , Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 6 French beans, 100 2 • oto 3 0 , Asparagus, pr do. 3 oto 6 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 01 Seakale, per bun. 10 to 2 6 NE WGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, ss. Od to 10s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 4s Od to 6s Od ; goslings, Gs Od to Ss Od ; ducklings 2s Gd to 58 Od; rabbits, is Od to '.!ti Od each; wild do., 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, Gd to 10d each; large Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 16s Od; chickens, 5s Od to 9s Od ; barn-door fowls, Os Od to Os Od; capons, Os Od; hares, (Is Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os; snipes, Os Od to Os; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Gd to Os Od ; plovers, Os Gd to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, 5s Od to 6s Od ; roasting pigs, 6s Od to 8s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lid to is ld; English, Is ld to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 6s to 8s Od; French do., 5s Od to 6s Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, is 8d to 2s Od ; trout, 080 d to Os; eels, 5d to 10d; prawns, Os to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. ; turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; cod, is Od to 6s Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; doreys, Is Od to lOs Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, Gd to 2s 6d ; crabs, Gd to 2s Od ; plaice and garnets, Od to Os Od eaeh ; soles, Od to Os Od per pair ; common oysters, —s to —s ; natives, —s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to Os; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders. Os Od to Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 40s ; fresh herrings, 6s per 100 ; bloaters, Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4.3 8d *per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10cl ; mutton, 28 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb 5s 8d to 6s 8d; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to Bid , of household do., 6d to lid per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3/d ; 641 b to 721 b, 31d to 3fd ; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3/d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3/d to 4/d ; 881 b to 961 b, 40 to 4/d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 8s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light 25 Cd to 4s ; do. full, 6s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, 9s 6d to lie Od 7 Downs, 6s 6d to 8s 6d; lambs, 2s 6d to 4s 2d; shearlings, is Id to Os Od. 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. slow demand ; supply only moderato. CUMBERLAND..—Meadow hay, £2 Os to f 5 Os; clover do., 13 lOs to f 6 Os; and straw, £1 18s to f 2 2s per load. Trade Inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover £3 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, to 11 18s £2 2s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly at barely late rates. COAL 114 (]!foes of Coal per Ton a s. d. Huddle's West Hartley 15 0 Tanfield Moor Butes..l2 6 Wylam ..16 0 West Wylam 14 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite 21 6 Holywell l6 0 Bell's Primrose l2 6 Bate's West Hartley 14 6 Grey's West Hartley 14 3 Lambert's West Hart ley 15 0 Ships at market (LARK ET. the close of the market Walker Primrose 12 6 West Hartley l6 0 Hartlepool West Hart- 14 6 ley ... Walls End. s. d. Cassop ....... 16 3 Heugh }19.11 16 0 South Kelloe l6 6 Sheriff Hill 14 6 Fratnwellgate l6 0 Hedley 15 0 ;, 57 ; sold, 36. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON', M a y 3.—Wind thi s day at noon—North- Easterly; strong breeze, and cloudy weather; it is much colder. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, May 2 —Jessy, and Providence, from Guernsey ; Rosebud, from Dunkirk ; Hoffning, from Frederickstad. Arrived, May 3—Skyjold, from Nykiobing ; Ren ina Elise, and Maria, from Emden ; Anipbitrite, from Moul mein; Achilles, from Stralsund; Lightning, from Dant zic ; Favorite, from Antwerp ; Antelope, from Hergosund ; Dublin Lass, from Guernsey ; Astrea, from Randers ; Tjqzina, Jacoba, from Groningen; Cosmopolitan, from Hamburg ; Douglas, from Gottenburg. DEAL Saturday Morning. Off Dungeness, May 2.—Antipodes, from Harwich, for Shan ghee. Passea, May 2—Azorian, schooner, from Teneriffe ; Fuller, brig, from Lisbon ; John Barring, from Alexandria; Linton, from Belize; Challenge, barque, from the Black Sea—all for London. PROPOSED VOLUNTEER DEMONSTRATION AND ENCAMPMENT AT SOVTHEND.—The Secretary of State for War and the General Commanding-in-Chief having been pleased to approve of a demonstration for the defence of the town of Southend, by volunteer corps, to take place on the afternoon of Saturday, the 14th - of June next, and the encampment of such corps as may be able to do so for two nights in the vicinity of that town, the commanding offi cers of volunteers, who may desire their corps to take any part in these proceedings, are requested to communicate their wishes to the Secretary of State for War, through the lords lieutenant of their counties, as early as P" - sible, stating the hour that it will suit them to bra g their corps to Southend, whether by railway or steam boat, and the duties they are ready to undertake. The railway companies connected with Southend will be pre pared to grant return tickets upon very m oderte terrns, from Saturday, the 14th, until Tuesday, the 17th of June. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAT 2. Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle will be open to the public, under the usual regulations, on and after Monday, the 12th inst. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 2. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Colonel Thomas Rawlings Mould, of the Royal Engineers ; Colonel A. F. W. Wyatt, of the 65th Regiment ; Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Leslie, of the 40th Regiment ; and Lieut.-Colonel Robert Carey, half-pay, 40th Regiment, Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces in Australia, to be Ordinary Members of the Military Divi sion of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Most Honour able Order of the Bath. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Mit 2. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Pri y Council for Trade have received from the Secretary of Stagy for Foreign Affairs a copy of a despatch from he:, Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburg, enclosing a copy o f the regulations recently issued by the Russian Government relative to the importation and sale of tea in Russia, AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending April 29, 1862, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain Per. cwt. From the British possessions in America 22s. 51d. Mauritius East Indies Average price of the three foregoing 22s. nd. BAKRPTCY Benjamin Smith, brick maker, ANNULLED Ludborough BANKRUPTS. Joseph Sowerby, cork manufacturer, Shadwell Edward J. Ward, stationer, Cannon-street, City Henri J. Drayton, vocalist, Holloway Cliarles C. Henshaw, block maker. Toolev-street John Williams, St. John-street, Cierkenwell Jose A. Santullano, tailor, Marylebone-street Robert Durrant, miller, Bid borough, Kent Edward Kemp, commission agent:, Isli ng t on Robert Chapman Bean, grocer, Marl e y -hill , D urham Nathaniel Twizell, hardwareman, North Shields Harriet Leonard, baker, Bristol James Locke, medical rubber, Bristol Martha Hart, publican, Liverpool John Henry Fitton, book-keeper, Manchester Anthony Crossley, mechanic, Bury John Holt, silk manufacturer, Chadderton Joseph Skelton, farmer, Biretal, Yorkshire Wm. Brown, publican, Bradford William Smith, shoemaker, Poitsaa Richard Huxley, farmer, Kinnersley George .Tones, publiCan, Cornwood, Devonshire Thomas Moore, gardener, Great Malvern Joseph Smirfitt, innkeeper, Wakefield William Balmforth, beerhouse keeper, Thornhill Richard Tartam, jun., greengrocer, Norwich John Lincoln, cattle dealer, Norm ich Francis Whitlows, shawl maker, Norwich Francis Austin Burditt, boerseller, Salfxd • Joseph Sedgwick, fruiterer, Barnsley, Yorkshire Richard Langton, Ripley, Derbyshire Joseph Haywood, licensed victualler, Coventry Henry H. Eames, innkeeper, Winchester Ralph Carter, shoemaker, Biddnlph, Staffordshire Frederick Haines, haulier, Llanbaddock, Monmouthshire William Wathen, butcher, Hereford George Gilbert, publican, Greatford, Lincolnshire William H. Perkins, currier; Exeter James Casey, baker, Bunwell, Norfolk Herbert Birks, grocer, Sheffield Wm. Hey, linen draper, Castleford, Yorkshire Matthew Kay, grocer, Sheffi •14 George Solmon, farmer, (Merton, Notts James Williams, licensed victualler, Liverpool Wm. Mercer, saddler, Liverpool Wm. Crabb and John C. Crabb, cotton spinners, Oldham Henry Aspden, joiner, Blackburn Daniel Watson, cotton manufacturer, Accringt on Charles E. R. Girdler, merchant. Eccles, Lancashire Joseph Aldred, jun., licensed victualler, Ilkeston. John Aldridge, cashier, Nottingham Roper Dixon, Barton St. Mary, Gloucestershire Thomas Thomas, colliery proprietor, Monmouthshire Isaac Blackmore, farmer, Devonshire John Middleton, printer, Plymouth Joseph Yewdall, cloth manufacturer, Horsforth Benjamin Smith, brickmaker, Ludborough, Lincoln Jacob Harrison, blacksmith, ti'ornersal, Yorkshire John France, carpet manufacturer, Dewsbury John Fulford, button manufacturer, Sheffield Ebenezer Bower, Lone dust dealer, Sheffield James Buchanan, gardener, Carlisle Abraham Barker, Carlisle George Onslow Bitterley, coal salesman, Salop Louisa Bush, dealer in Berlin wool, Norfolk John Batchelder, baker, Marylebone John L. Baker, builder, Homerton. Albert Hirsch, agent, New North-road Levi Sheard, commission agent, Islington John Bailey, carpenter, Greenwich William H. Husk, dealer in books, Haymarket Christian Humphreys, baker, Newington-causeway Charles Lange, commission agent, Gravesend Matthew Burnside, surgeon, Clapham-road John Austin, Somers-town A. G. Logan, late of King's-road, Chelsea Geo. Turner, manufacturer, Church-row, Bethnal-green. Walter Cattell, warehouseman's assistant, Foubert's place, Regent-street David Lendersdorf, merchant, Tennyson. st., York-road John Mason, tobacconist, St. Erman's. hill, Broadway James F. Evans. clerk in Somerset House, Camberwell Henry Allen, upholsterer, Alton, Southampton Richard Shea' d, cheese-factor, Skinner-street Mary Ann Gidden, leather seller, Abingdon Joseph Munden, hemp merchant, City John Wells, cow-keeper, Birmingham Joseph Ball Shelley and Samuel Hartshorne, china ma nufacturers, Staffordshire Thos. Kimberley, coalmaster, Oldbury, Worcestershire Henry Adolthus Hickling , elec.ro plater, Birmingham Edward Dignam, leather se ll er , Birmingham Henry Colebourn, tailor, Wolverhampton William Robinson, tailor, Birmingham Richard Mason, coalmaster, Oldbury, Worcestershire William Barton, plumber, Nottingham Fred. F. J. S..arch, market gardener, Nottingham SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. JohnYuiil, jun., power loom cloth manufacturer, Bridge ton, Glasgow John Lockhart White, plumber, Glasgow William Walker, farmer, Balioch, Alyth Paterson and Robi n , o il merchants, Glasgow John Macdonald, grocer, Inverness David AP Donald, grocer, Edinburgh William Thom, commission agent, Paisley' , Mrs. Anne Rhind, shoe merchant, Helensburgh COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--YZSTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18 11 184 Atwer 25 47 25 52i Br n ussels p — 25 473 25 52 3 / 4 Hamburgh — 13 8 13 8 3 / 4 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 119± 119/ Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo M essina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Now York .... — Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) , South American Lou loons - 49 481 25 bpi 25 55 25 55 ' 391 119 1191 52# 521 4971 25 65 25 65 25 60 39} I)9f 119 k 52f 53 Among the passengers who landed at South ampton on Monday from the Royal Mail steamer Shannon was a Spanish friar, who has been twenty-three years a missionary amongst the Indian tribes of South America. H e has come to Europe for medical assistance. He was wounded by the Indians, and one of the wounds he received was in the nos e . W hile lying in a state of insensibility, owing to his 'wounded state, the ants and other voracious insects of the tropics clustered on his nose and literally ate it completely off. The missionary wore the cloak and girdle of the order of friars.—Matichester Guardian. It is rumoured that the applications in London for the Russian Loan have amounted to nearly £4,500,000, and that telegrams from Paris state the subscription in that city to have reached £3,000,000, leaving only £2,500,000 to meet the applications in Frankfort, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Antwerp, which have probably exceeded that sum. Should these accounts be confirmed, it will appear that the estimate recently expressed regarding Russian credit was perfectly correct. OPENING OF THE NIDD VALLEY RAILWAY.-011 Thursday, this line of railway which connects the Pateley bridge district with Leeds, Bradford, and Manchester, was opened to the public. The line is 11 miles long, starting from Ripley Junction, and passes by Killinghall, Dacre Banks, Birsthwaite (for Hampsthwaito and Wreaks), and Patcley-bridge. It is laid with a single pair of rails, but ground has been reserved for a double pair if the traffic in creases so as to require it, A SOUTHERN LADY ON THE WAR.—Numer ous private letters from the South appear in the first number of the _lndex, out yesterday. The following is extract We had a great review of all the companies when General Bragg was here. mounted, and as he passed, men chHeeered was him, and the l him from greeted him with their handkerchi efs, blessing from their inmost hearts. His saddle - c loth and saddle was a present from a young lady—a just tribute to a brave manhs,plendid the ed soldiers l g d e o r d s man. He h He was e w o h r e k r e e d . a fir Lat rfirsetfoarmctawtioans to o m el o o n s g e all the bar-rooms. Every soldier is at his post. No permits are granted, unless in cares of sickness, to leave the camps. Al business in the city is suspended after three o'clock. The afternoon is devoted to drilling. Every man is re quired to be a soldier. John, too, has gone to the army ; Dr. ke pt him out a long time on account of his delicate health; but no one with a drop of blood in his veins can keep quiet in these times. If I had a dozen sons, I should say go' to each of them, and could not love them if they were sluggards in such a cause. The women are work ing, too, in their way —nursing at the hospitals, and doing all they can to aid the soldiers. I was one of a party of ladies who cut out 3,500 sandbags in half a day, 50,000 were ordered, and done almost as soon. We stand ready to do and to die if necessary. Husband, and what is more, Gene ral —, are confident that we can hold Mobile. If the city is shelled, we are beggars. But I would rather live in Europe as a lady's -maid or housekeeper than remain here, if the Yankees are to overrun us. Ido not believe that any ratan or woman of gentle birth or rearing, will want to live lore with that vulgar barbarian to rule over them. 6.4.0 [9.18.4! 12.10 74 } 1071 60 123 2 68 i * 3 l 111 sue.. ~ i I M ,11 I , t.° . "