The Sun. — London, England, 1860-04-19 00:00:00

•. T THE SUN, LONDON, THURSJ . , _..simcsi:s------„..-...„,.....55.55-ssss.ssiissssesississ---................---------ss.-sssss.....--..-....---. afONEl t MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SIIARE MARKBT.-( THIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. LA bill - •• -------------------7--------- Closing _ CITY, Two o'CLocx. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share RailwayS. \ Paid.' ' , floe. Istr.biese done in A favourable change has taken place in the - ---- ive Money Market, and a further improvement is antici- Share Railways. rap ,. Closing Business ' Price. Done. ioo Atlantic &St Lawrence all 85 57 87 Stk f Bomallaroda&Cent.lnd I 100 97 08 074 the gated in spite of the heavy payments due on the 12.10 . A -------- mberg., Notting. Bost. - ---- ( gm 5 percent rof and Eastern Junction 10 C 1 6/ 18 O. Do. B 134 ,4d id Mr. 1 Victoria debentures and other securities during the 50 Belfast and Ballymea. all - - 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 141 tad rule cal ;t o 13.14 Bin, Wol., and Mr. Val. all 8 8/ 204 Do. New all - - 3e- next few weeks: The pressure lately noticed has Stock Birk.,La and Ch. June. 100 70 72 " 10 Do. Preference 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 10 0 78 82 should i pal ceased, the supplies of capital seem to have in- 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 114 124 all - - t 6 p, et. bds. 1 Aug., 18',2 ) action Ni lin creased, and bankers and brokers are not only more 10 Bost•Slefd.& Mid. Colin. all os 71 100 Do. do. 1 July, 18;3 100 70 75 and var as, Willing to employ their resources, but are disposed Stuck Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian ar, to • negotiate good bills on easier terms. Gold, 1 0 Carmarthen & Cardigan 9 - - 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - For 50 Cork and Bandon all - - 20 Cape Town Sr Dock Strip 3s. 1f 14 d was reti moreover, is being sent into the Bank, about 20 Cork, Barock,&Paosage all - - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 71 11 11 d 111 he all 61 6f 61 , 171 Demerara - - circumE he • £ 9 5,000, chiefly from Australia, having been re ro cDoor.nAwall A roves. no div _ B until6p.c.per an i all - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e. 5 lel id Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c., 100 1011 102 102 14 tamed I n- ceived there yesterday, which, it is thought, will 10all - - 20 Do. F share® - Ext. 10 par t p 104 tamed 1 u . be Do. hasbeen pd.toß speedily followed by other deposits. It is also 50 Dublin andßelfastJunc all - - 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par p agreera 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 71 8 100 Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs all 914 10 at the le- satisfactory to know that the eminent discount firm, Stockl Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861 all 100 3 / 4 101 i 101 Stock East Anglian lOO 18 19 18/ 4 that MI ns 100 541 65/ 55 20 G eelong& Melbourne .. all 201 214 Who, amidst the recent excitement locked up a Stock Eastern Counties Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 - by Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 36 38 Sto. f and the million and a half of notes, has returned them to Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 26 28 1 per cent. Bonds obtaine !r- 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds 84 - - Stock , Grand Trunk of Canada 100 34 35 34 4 1 . ds t he Bank of England, thus putting an end to the 20 East Suffolk all - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Fret all 91 93 92 1 te cire illl e xcitement caused by the impression lately enter- 10 Do - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Debentr. all 69 71 701 70 thug, a 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .... all 83 85 Stock Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 78 80 79 81 lamed that there was a combination among the& Dundee. 100 304 301 100 Do. do. 1867 .... all 79 72 71 The he b rokers to compe l the Directors to return to the 10 Forth & all - - Stock Furness - - 100 Do. do. 187 2 .... all 70 72 Clyde Junction Stock G t. l n di a P en in.gua.sp.c. 100 99 1 99 4 991 AL se old system of rediscounting bills. Stock Glasgow & South Westn. 100 98 100 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 6 4d 4 d al 10 Great North of Scotland all - - 20 5 Gt. South. of .5 p. lO II Id 'A rather large amount of business was transacted Stock Great Northern lOO 1144 1154 1154 115 t guaranteed s_per cent. cl, 20 1 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 13 131 131 1 100 117 119 118 o 3 - i ll the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, 12,000 1 Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 128 132 201 Do. New Of bales having been sold at full rates. The Railway Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld 100 113 115 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 97 99 day) be Stock Great Western ry Share Market closed quietly, and prices tended Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 60 65 100 Do. do. 73 till '6O ht downwards. 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - - 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 97 99 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 105 1061 1051 11 1 " Lett re Stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c. 100 88 90 The amount of specie to be forwarded by the stock London and Blackwell. 100 67 89 69 81 ig- Ceylon steamer on the 20th is £526,395, of which Stook Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast 100 112 113 113 121 134 Stock Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 98 99 99 £5 Stock Do. 41 p. C. Extension lOO 91 93 25 Loud. Chat. and Dover all 12 13 causinl on 20 Do. Fourth do. • 10 1 1 d or £463,458 is silver and £62,937 gold, The total for Stock London & North Westn ' 100 991 991 1001 100 99/ 121 Do. Eighths lO 1 1 d 20 Do. do. .... all - - newspl in India represents £208,888 ; China and the Straits, stool London& South-Westn too 911 921 921 12 1 1 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - ...- the art NewßrunswicCnda. id £267,507 ; and Malta, £50,000. The remittances on 25 L'derry & Colerain . e - - 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all - - 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 for his of Government account are £20,600 for Hongkong and Stock Man. Shea, & Lincoln lOO 42 121 Class ACapitl.Shane.. .. Do. do. Land do. . 1 all 6 T Plai le 50 alar3rpo ' rt and Carlisle . all - - He ha 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. £50,000 for Malta. 124 Do. do. }Shares all - - ip lO Metropolitan 321 2 d .. Do. do. Land d 0... to writ re The meeting of the Oriental Bank Corporation Stock Midland lOO 116 1164 1171 164 118 20 Oude (Limited) Stock Scinde 55. - - 0 ! .s 100 991 1 1 03 1001 100 failure or has just been held, H. G. Gordon in the chair, Stock Do. Birming. & Derby.; 100 94 96 50 Nfld. Gt. West. (Ireland all - - 20 Do. New l.d; Q ll all d desire at When it was stated that the net profit, after defray- 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 20 Do. Punjaub .. r, c", 5; 1 d hands. ;It jug current expenses, and writing off all bad and 25 Mid Kent 10 all - - all - - Stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ac p ' 100 91 96 944 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - Mr. a- Do. (Cray Line) doubtful debts, amounts to £226,008 2s. ld. A 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited)Scrip 114 d I street) at 25 New., Aber., & Herefdr all 101 111 gentle dividend of five per cent. for the first half year of so New, & Armagh (def.) 9 71 61 FOREIGN RAILWAYS , 2- Mr. 1859 has already been paid, and it is proposed now 20 Ne 7, Warpt., & Ros all - - I Stock Norfo k lOO 65 57 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 44 fassiot or to pay a like dividend for the subsequent half-year, 50 North. Counties Union 34 34 1 d 20 Ardennes all -- p Stock North British lOO 61 614 611 1 1 20 Bala&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. T 4cl par range - Is together with a bonus of 7 per cent., making for Stock Nor.Dev.Rall.&Dk. Stk. 100 - 5 Belgian E Junction all 1 1 insert ie the year a distribution profit equal to 17 per cent. stook Do.A Stk.-Arec.no div. 20 Beziers to ast. isessac.. all - had a 10 Buen.Ayres& S. Ferndo 24 21 21 a until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - IT6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 1 Mr, on the capital of the company. The retiring direc- Stock Niter Stock - - e, Stock -Eastn.-Berwick 100 95 864 9(4 6 100 Copiabo - - the fa id tors and auditors were re-elected, and the formers' 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4111 d d 10 Ditto Extension 20 Dutch Rbenieh l5 51 5 d for ad 11 remuneration was fixed at 50 guineas each. Stock Do. Leeds Stook Do. York lOO 48 4 491 49 1 1 100 79/ 80 79; 20 Eastern of France ...... all 25 26 had n le Rather more activity has been exhibited to-day Stock North London lOO 106 108 107 20 Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c. 6- - 20 Do. do. .... all - - so, co 20 North Staffordshire 1 7 3 /4 31 34 el 14 . e- ;, in the market for Public Securities, owing to specu- so No. W. Juncton all 991 20 Great Central of Francs all - - Mr ill lative purchases, which forced up prices about l s Stock Oxford Wor. & Wolver lOO 42 44 10 Peebles ' - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. all 6; 7/ 20 'ltalian Junction ....... all - the fi to 20 'Lake Constance & Balt all - - per cent. The improvement, however, has not been 20 Portsmouth er lO Rhymney all 8 7 20 ILierre and Turnhout... all - - Had he . fully maintained, although the Funds are still Stock Scottish Central lOO 115 117 20 'Lombardo Venetian.... 10 11 lip 20 'Lyons and Geneva .... all - - four r ly w tolerably firm. Consols have been 94' 95 for Stock Scoth.N.E., Aber. Stock 100 361 371 371 7 331 I ,Maria Antonia all --- Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 87 89 Tit ci s Money, and 95 1 for the account. They are now Stock Shropshire Union lOO 47 49 10 IDo. do. New - - 20 ;Namur and Liege all 8 81 to p 10 Sittine-bourne & Sheer. all 4 3 d 10 94-1 1 and 941 95 respectively. The New Three 100 42 14 20 Do. do. 6p. C. Pref all 19 191 had a per Cents. and the Reduced have improved to 93 1 1. Stock Sonth'Devon 100 871 881 881 /1 8 16 Northern of France .... all 38 39 39 Stock South-Eastern 4 Q Stock South Wales - p credi India Stock is firmer at 221 ; ditto New Loan at Stock SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. 100 75 80 10 Norwegian; Trunk Pref all 8 9 with it 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok.. all 6 8 20 IParis,Lyons, and Medit all 37 371 1061 1, ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper at 981 1; 25 3tockton & Darlington. all 391 404 40 20 'Pares and Orleans e- 20 c 'Recife& S. Fran. (Pern ll3 14 tiff h se ditto 51, per cent. ditto at 1031101 ; and the De- 25 Do. do. - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - t gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) ... 1 lid 111 1 it wa of bentures are 961 971 Exchequer Bills are Bs. to Stock Taff Vale . 100 - - 20 'Riga and Dunaburg.... 10 - - of 12s. prem. Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 - - 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - 20 Royal Danish all 13 15 take for )v 11 A considerable amount of business is recorded in 50 Ulster - - hove y 25 Do. Foreign Securities, and prices are firm. Turkish 6 12 10 Do. 2O 24 34 p 11 1d 1 p 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse. ..• all 6 61 with te Stock Vale of Neath lOO 58 60 10 De. 51 per cent. Prof. ... all 84 8; CS per Cents. are 761 to 76! ; ditto New, 611 to 62 ,• 10 Victoria Station & Pim all 10 11 20 , San Paulo (lim.) g. 7p.c.2 6 1 d jury 20 Southern of France .... all 20 21 entit ld Sardinian are steady at 831, Spanish Passive at Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - ,84 , West Flanders 50 , Waterford & Limerick all - - not I r- 16, and Mexican at 21 , a ; Peruvian Uribarren have 20 West Cornwall 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 22 23 cites te improved to 83, Brazilian 41- per Cents. (1858) to 20 West London - - 20 Western of Austria .. .6 - - T 1 .11 91, and the New Scrip to par. 10 Do. eat Class 20 Do. 2d Class - - all k.: _ 20 , Western of Switzerland all - - 11 )3s The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2-a 1, 124 Worcester & Hereford 111 3 2 d 6 (Wiesbaden all - - 6 IDo 8 per cent. Prof all - - Of prem. ; the Universal ditto, 1 ii- prem. ; the Vic- PREFERENCE SHARES. ,20 Zea1and........ all - - P ---_ 1g toria Loan, 1051 t. Closing Business COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Railways. Paid. l Price. a- Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. give the following Done. - Can.Uov.Bp.c.Ji:lsDuty 100 114 116 1144 30 as the prices of American securities :- 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C p e e . ri t - Do. 6 p.c.1 ,- b.&Aug. 100 109 111 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 110 112 R -IS: 7e is. pref. (issued at a all - - - Do. 6 per cont. 1879 100 - - ;1111 Redeemable. Prices. 00 98 98 Hot h UnitrAl States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 - - Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Sto - Do. 6 per cent. 1880 100 - - td Do. 5 per Cent Bonds lock Caledon .210, 41 per cent 100 - 102 - - Do. 6 per cent. 1882 10C - - - Do. do. Scrip.. .. 26 - - Bin le Mary - land 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds -- 955 961 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all - - - N.8.G0v. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 107 109 1081 plae ia Ma Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. 61 ,Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all - - - Do. 6p.0.Ap.& Oct. 100 - - pro Bonds - 1015 1021 20 'Cornwall, ser cent. . all - - -N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 99 .100 ill Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock. - 82 84 64 I ,Dun.Perth,,EAber.Junli 1 %11 6 5 9 1 10 6 1 1 1 100 00 103 110 1 1 0 1 8 3 - D0.5p.cen.187 1 to 1876 100 99 100 Da , Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds - 75 77 S st t(:)c oe k lc, lE D . o A . n do gn . C . C I,s a s ss ß A 6 7 p & c. s . p . c l Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 99 100 991 1 810 in , ilentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72 90 92 Stock po. do. Class C7pc .. . ..- NovaScotiaGov. 6 p.c. St. - Deb. redeemable, 1875, 100 107 109 1071 All hi I hio 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 97 98 Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. N0..il 100 110 112 1114 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&Julyl 100 110 112 nut . Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 86 87 Stock ' Do. do N 0 .21 100 109 111 - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July I 100 - - mat se Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 124 126 121 'Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds • Divers 79 81 ~ Stock Eastern Union. 4 per ct 100 80 82 - Do. do. April & Oct. \ 100 105 106 1051 14 1 i n es Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .. 1886 84 8.5 of Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 82 84 Stock' Do. 5 per cent, guar. •! 10 ° - - atock , Edin.&Glas. spc shares., 100 110 112 MISCELLANEOUS. as l to 'Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds --"`"'" - - son -,...... Stockl, Do. 4 p.c. gun. S. & D.l 100 10 92 Stock Edin. Perth,& Du 4 10 ,An, 10-Mexican Mint .. all I 144 154 A a- Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. 1875 79 80 1000 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all - - acs 3f Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. 1875 75 77 a . p a l 100 74 76 754 Stock Furness, 5 per cent .. , 100 - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 33 me it 1 Illinois Central 7 per Cent (Freelands) - a. 5 pe - .1 100 118 120 Stock Great Northern, sp. ct.l 100 117 119 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 44 5 50 British American Land 40 - - 1 Stock Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.e.pne 100 110, 112 110 60 Brit. & Irishllag.'Pe l .A. Mag.Tel.A. all 37 39 chi 3r Do. shares, 60 dole. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent.. 1869 82 83 all 141 164 the 0, 100 Do.sp.c.Redm.,s pc. pm. 80 85 87 20 Do. C 1 Do. do. shares - - f G t•Sn.& W (Ireland)4, 1 100 90 98 100 Canada Land 324 120 125 ids A New York Central 6 per Ct., 10 ,Chan.lsl ands Tel.(Lim ) all 6 8 Y Stook ICop.Min.ofEng.&Smlte all 25 30 . , 7. not convertible 1883 85/ 861 Stock , )p. ct. pref. Stock ... / 50 I Great West. (Berks and, a 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct I all 244 25 3 / 4 ini Central New York 7 per Ct., Hants) Ext. 5 p.a...., ° - - Stock , Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. 100 08 100 29 Stock Crystal Palace ... 100 271 30 I - Pe ; convertible, from June 15, 1 100 88 90 5 Do. Preference lal 99 101 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. )T 1857-59 1864 92 93 able, do.. Stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb. 100 1103 106 1044 d The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up Stock Do. Irredeem Stock Do. sp. et. Redeem.Prefl.' 100 102 ICI , 100 90 92 911 Stook Electric Telegraph 1 100 105 107 1061 6 H 25 i Do. New ,15 114 p 151 IS PI to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 8 Do. firm. Pref. Shares all 9/ 101 5 lEnglish & Aust. Copper all 21 21 21 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. all 17 18 15 ;Gen. Stearn Navigation. 14 - - 1860. 1859. 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 161 101 1 ( Grea t Ship (Limited).. all I 1 i to Great Western .. £32,440 £28,847 Stock Do,Birrning. guar. stock 100 71 70 20 (Indian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. - - North-Western tf South-Western .. ork 6 131 Do. do. do 10 13righton 16,993 12,792 s . ~.£5 3810dpc all 141 15 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all n ii 14 1 p.c stock 100 138 140 30 (Madras Irr. and Canal 1 21 2 a 1 Midland 38,031 33,862 Stock Lan. ‘3E.Y do. Stock Do. Barn ISt . 100 - - 10 IMediter. Electric Teleg. all ,- - 1, South. Eastern - - 10 iMed. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 b 1- Great Northern 23,690 22,145 Stock I Lon.&Brig.spc gu. No.l 100 115 117 115 25 National Discount C 0... 5 1 I d U. Lancashire and Yorkshire ai Bristol and Exeter 6,431 6,027 Stock Do. elm., 6p. ct. Id North-Eastern 36,226 34,275 Stock Do. Do. 41 per cent lOO - 102 4 1 ,N.B.Australasian(L, all te West Hartlepool 4,026 3,429 5 ,-) 1 ',Oriental Gas , all , I o. do. 41 per c. shares 21 - - ...., 6,370 5,956 Stock ,Do. 7 percent. Prof. St. 100 154 117 102 11 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1 Do. New Shares ' 158. 11 par t . Glasgow and South-Western - 1 - Dutch Rhenish 3,146 2,771 Stock , D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.tll'6s), 100 68 70 10 Ditto B 8 - 7 - a Grand Trunk of Canada - - i If Great Western of Canada - - Stock Peel River Land & Min. 100 49 51 i eaten, sp. et. •s These returns, compared with those of the same Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 100 151 4 157 1 50 Do. New l5 13 15 34 1 O 124 Londondy & Cole, 4 sits. all - - 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 174 1 d 1 p period of last year, show an important improve- 121 Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh. all 12 121 124 4 o 60 Rhymney Iron Stacy nan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 125 127 15 Do. New all \ 54 6/ 8 meat on most of the principal lines. On the Great O Do. Lal , 1 1 lit 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 51 1 Western the increase amounts to £3,593 ;on the Stock Do. 31 per cent. , 100 68 70 12410 Do. redeem. 6 per cent. \54 f p Stock cot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim.) 100 120 130 25 South Australian Land., all 344 351 , t North Western to £7,616 ;on the South Westernypirt & Car., 4 p.c., all - - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip., all \ 1 ; to £2,369 ;on the Brighton to £4,201 ;on the 12 5 Do. 45 per cent... . all - - 1 Do. do Registered I all ' 1 I - Stock Ntid. Con. 6p. c. Stock .1 100 - - 20 ITr.&Ln.Co.ot Upr.Can I 5 • - - Midland to £4,169 ; the South Eastern to £4,080 ; Stock IDo.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct.' 100 138 140 too Ivan DleMell'el Land . ' 28/ \lO 11 3 P\ a the Great Northern to £1,545 ; the Lancashire and stock I Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 101 103 6 ; Do . with option tilllB6o 3 1 1 p I s Yorkshire, to £4,509 ; the North Eastern to £1,951; stock:Do. I,ele. & Dit.pref. sit.; 100 94 95 . 5 BRITISH MINES. g 10 ( INewport,Aberatc.pret. s , i all 9; 104 --------- t the Grand Trunk of Canada to £5,294, and the 1 p.c.redeem,atsp.c.orn, Closing BusineSs - Great Western of Canada to £1,201. 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. o. with , all 111 121 Share Mines. \ Paid. \ a option till 1866 a The dealings in the Railway Share Market have 12 10 Do., till 1869, Ist is 9 4 ip - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 2 3 Prim. I Done. - been rather limited, but prices have shown an up- 124 Do. do., 20 is. 21 1 1 p Stock Norflk 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB46 101, - to • • ,British Iron - Clifford - \ 201 305 ward movement in sympathy with the Consol Stock Do. 5/ p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - •- Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 440 150 3 Stock D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - - Nast Bassett (Illogan) 3O 874 92191 88 9059491 f Market: Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Stock North British, spercent 100 110 111 - East Caradon Stock Do. New, ota. 5 percent 100 108 110 - E. W'l Russ) (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 114 111 111 • North-Western, South-Western, Midland, and 10 1 Do, Bor. Un. g. pf. she. 1 41 p - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ); 541 35 38 3 10 I Do. do. do. all - - South-Eastern improved ss, North-Eastern (Ber-- Great South Tolgus.. .1 17s 141 141 , • Stock NtlaDev.P.ailatD9k.Co. 100 - - - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci) 12.8.9 4 / wick), 10s., and Brighton, £ l . Stock N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c. 100 90 12 -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94 .- Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. e. Pref. 100 95 97 - Grenville . The Foreign lines have been exceedingly inac• 17 DO. do. dO. - llerod's-Foot 8.12.0 30 32 - 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - - Hingston Downs 4.7.0 31 44 I live, prices being almost nominal. 125 Do. do. Quarters,lB4B'. 9- - - Lady Bertha In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada 25 Po. York, II.& S. Purch. 10 1d I p - Margaret (tiny Lelant) 9/ 42 45 • 20 North Staffordshire . . all 23 24 Crafty I ri o l i 1 1 f o ot g gy a a. n u )): 7. 1 0 2 5 1 . 4 3 / 4 5 3 58 1 95 5 4 5 1 have improved to 34S 341 ; Great Western of Ca- Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Is . t . g 100 124 126 125 44 ": 1- NN N N oo . o l ,rr r Y tt t hh h h ' DF k k a' ai e e e s I s e t '' • • nada were 131 ; East Indian declined to 102 ; and Stock l Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 100 - - Stock I Do. Irredeem., 2,1 gua. 100 117 119 118 Ceylon Guaranteed brought 61. 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all - - 'lO Par Consols (St. Blazy). 14 124 131 oint-Stook Bank and Miscellaneous shares have as Scottish Central, new pt all - - as , Providence (Tiny Lelat), 10.6.7 44 45 i been at slightly enhanced values. London and Stock Scottish North-Eastern - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co., 12s 4 4 31 per c. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleery 14 300 310 394 Westminster have improved 55.; Union of London, Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 - - 123 2 - South C. Brea( Mogan). 3 21 2/ 55.; Electric Telegraph have declined lOs. Stock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock. 100 - - 1 S.Dev. Iron & Gen. Min. all 1 3 / 4 11 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 104 - S -Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 140 IN 1471 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all - - - Stray Park 20.18.0 21 26 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. to& South Eastern (Reading 5 Tamar Silver and Lead 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities No w 3 per Cent. Annuities - Vale of Towey (Corm.) 13i 6d 4 I India Stock - West Basset (Mogan).* 24 20 21 Ditto 5 per Cent. Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p'c. gun lOO 84 88 -W. Caradon (Liskeard). 588 90 West Cr aton Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent .. - 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e. all 28 29 - Wheal Basset (Illogan). 51 115 155 Ditto 5 per Cent 9 0 3 4 25 Do. B 6 per cent .... all 321 331 331 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 871 9 2 4 Ditto 51 per Cent ll 4 25 Do. C 6 per cent . all 32 33 - Wheal Edward (Cats.).. 61 11 1; Litto Debentures, 1858 _loo 51 53 --__ Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant . 1.7.2 16 17 WhlMaryAnn(Menhe , 8 20 21 Ditto, 1859 - --- - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - Wlt'l Trelawney (Lisk. ' 54 30 31 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO 8 ____ __- Ditto under £l,OOO 1 Leasing , Closingl Business FOREIGN MINES Consols for Account (May 9) 95 444 Railways. Paid., Co.'s. I Price. Done. 20 kustralian ...... .. ...71 i i I India Stock for Account _ ----- 1 Bon AcObrdCopper,Um. 15s 4 d par Ditto Account, 5 per cent. - - Exchequer Bills, 11,000, lid .. 8 12 Buckin,hsroshire....' 100 It.ntrk N.W 95 100 I Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 5ll 511 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. a - 1 23 24 5 Do.I. and and Mining Co. all - - Ditto £5OO ll 12 Do. do. 51 p. ct...... 100 'Do ,124 ]`6 126 5 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. 1- - d Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. ClydesdaleJunction..' 100 'Caledonin 103 105 - Copiapo l6 11 13 Brazilian 5 per Cent. E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.o , 100 ~ Gt. North. \ls9 142 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Ce all 4 2 Fortuna Ditto' 5 per Cent., 1813 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1858 9l Do. Woodbridge .., 100 - 2 nt.N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 1 d i p Ditto Scrip, 1860 - - 14 Kapunda (Limited)..... 1111 21 Do. New ' 100 IDo. I 3 Linares 111 e Kisan. 3 per Cent. Ditto (Uribarren), 44 per Cent. - - 5 Lusitanian _Hartlpool.Dck.&Rall.; all Yk.N.& - fir 1 Mariquita all i i Porturcuese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - Hull and Selby 1 all IYIr.N.Md.IIIO 112 1 N RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10s. Id p Ditto Account , all Do. - 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent... .. - Do. Shares I all I *__., •., - - Mining and Smelt.... all 5 6 Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 614 Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c. 100 ILn & NRW,2O7 210 208 74 5 Port Philip l4 1 Lontion&Greenwich .1 100 S. East...' 63 65 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... lOs 4 d par Sardinian, 5 per Cent. .................. Do. Preference Ditto Account ...................... 831 41 Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. I, 100 "Peto &Co I , 96 98 1 Worthing (Limited).... all Spanish 3 per Cent. .................... - Lowestoft, gna. 4p. ct. 100 ',Norfolk I- - 1 Dp. Ditto Account ...................... 461 Do. 6 per cent I 100 Do. I- - Ditto Passive ...................... 16 t Manc.,Buxtn.& Math all ,LN W&M 24 2/ Mid. Bradford Prefer- 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Turkish 6 per Cent. .................... - (Midland 1 95 97 ___________ Ditto Account Negwmtmrp.arnktte.e,Baitsrypl..]ex. , 100 1 5. 5. 6.E.Counts I I 1 p 100 Ag-ra&UnitedServiceßk 50 75 77 Ditto New Loan - 40 Australasia I all 71 74 73 Ditto Account 100 Bank of London all 211 224 50 51 53 Dividends on the above payable in London. D ic o o . rt lc i i axed w e e s s te p rn er cent.) h a ll Do. - - 11 2 1 1 1 111 1)0 1d . lend ; 144 15 50 British North American all Cc nsals, Money THREE O'CLOCK. 944 1 20 25201 Ditto Account - I & L.Yk. 1 Chtd. Cll.lleßr.aelif Bank Liliond.ikChe ail l l ' R I 33 100 City Do. 1 Sham; A. all ,Do. - - 100 'Colonial BARON GREENE.-The Morning News learns Roystn Hitch.,& Shep 100 I Gt.North.,l3s 137 20.11 ,Corn. Bent of 'Canada-I all - - that "Mr Baron Greene has considerably improved in slisssssbrs & liorelord 100 T Byassey;lo4 106 100 • Conamercial of Landon .1 20 19 21 Do. Do. 1 South Staffordshire .. all 3PC . le . a..n . 1 105 4 11 P health. Although not yet quite convalescent, his Itodship 20 'Ehg Scot & Aus. Ch.! all 161 17 , , •, felt himself so much better yesterday that he cams down Wilts and Somerset. 100 Gt. West \9l 93 20 ,Gen Bk. of Switzerland all - - to court, and took his seat on tbe bench for a short period." Winibl2don& Croydn . ." all L.&Brgtat 74 84 20 ,Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral.,l all 221 23 23 21 3 , - --- ------ - _ - 50 !London and County I 20 - _ 30L I, TIIE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSIITP.-Tne DOCKS. Paid Cl r o ri s o ln e. g Busbies' 50 'London Joint Stock .•. 10 - _ 31 " Vanderbilt left Cowes yesterday for New York with the 100 ,London& Westminster. 20 - _ 604 8 American mail. Amongst her passengers were the various share Docks. 100 'Nat. Prey. of England., 35 - _ reporters and artists of the sporting American journals who Done. 20 ID°. new .. - _ • • , 50 !National Bank ......... , 25 - - , came over here respectin , the fight for the championship. -------/ - ----- 20 ( New South Wales 1 all - _ Amongst the cargo were 35 bales of newspapers, weighing Stock slorarnercial lOO - 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation' all - - 44 4 4 two tons, containing particulars of the fight. No previous .... 20 Ottoman ' Bank ..... ~.. all 17 18 174 4 I -, number - eve in England eN Lr caused such a of newspapers to be sent to America at onetime. Another of Vanderbilt 's Stock , East and West India.., 100 stock' London ... 1 Stock St l' mail steamers will leave New York for Cowes about the 1 • 28th inst. The Teutonic steamer i for iew York on the 26th inst. will leave Southampton ~ S s toel IDo perCent.l'ret n lOO •ine ton no stea south a a t on ha p i , 700 .. er. - ... ... Stook Victoria . .. \ 100 100 103 8,....„.,_ IP 1) , ?. NfW lets , wv"." l 3 - 100 ,Provincial of Ireland .. 25 - 10 ,'Do. New - 25 ISouth Australia - - 25 Union of Australia all - - 471 61 . 60 'Union of London l2 - - 294 304 190 ( ilulty Mutual ei. 00 -- 7 - - _. 1 " i 1 ,,, lo V/1.1 N. , ...... .... - -....--..--------'--.. id. Closing Engine,/ COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. pa Sh are Railways. Price. Done. a-- Can.Gov.6p.e.d ii I :I! --- Ar uty ' 100 114 1 16 114 4 Do. 6 p.c.1 ,- b.&Aug. 100 109 111 25 Blythe and Tyne le peti t Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 110 112 0. pref. (issued at a all Do. 6 per cont. 1879 109 ;1111 Stk Bris. & Exet.4P.ct.Sto 00 98 98 Do. 6 per cent. 1880 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares ..... . 14 100 100 102 Do. 6 per cent. 1882 10C took Caledon .210, 41 per cent Do. do. Scrip.. .. 26 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all N.8.G0v. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 107 109 1084 61 (Corn & Bandon, 51 p. c. all Do. 6p.0.Ap.& Oct. 100 20 Cornwall, l 5 per cent. . all N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 99 • 100 61 I Dun. Perth,& Aber. J un.l all 54 6 100 99 101 D0.5p.cen.187 1 to 1876 100 99 100 StocklE.Angn. Class A 7 & spc, 100 110 113 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 99 100 991 1 Stock ,Do. do. Class B 6 pc... I I 100 103 103 -- NovaScotiaGov.6p.o. St. Stock o. do. Class C7pc . . Deb. redeemable, 1875, 100 107 109 1074 Stock E. Corm. Ex. 5 p ct. NO . .] I 100 110 112 1111 S.Aus.Gt.6Pc.Jan&Julyl 100 110 112 Stock Do. do N 0 .21 100 109 111 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July I 100 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 124 126 121 Do. do. April & Oct. \ 100 105 106 1054 44 1 ~ Stock Eastern Union. 4 per ct 100 80 82 Stock' Do. 5 per cent, guar. •', 10 ° Stock , Edin.&G las. 5 po shares .l MISCELLANEOUS. 100 110 112 Stock Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D.l 100 10 92 Stock I Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc., 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 144 154 1/84 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 100 74 76 754 Stock Furness, 5 per cent ....' 1 100 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 13 Stock alas. RrS West. o - a. pa. 100 118 120 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 44 5 Stock Great Northern. sp. ct.l 100 117 119 50 British American Land 40 Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c,pm, 100 110 112 110 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 37 39 Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 1 80 85 87 20 Do. C all 144 164 10 (t. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt.! all 1 G t.Sn.& W (Ireland)4, lOO 96 98 100 Canada Land 324 120 125 10 Chan.lsl ands Tel.(Lim ) all 6 8 p. ct. pref. Stock .. . Stook ICop.Min.ofEng.&Smlto all 25 30 Stock 25 IDo. Preference 74 per et I all 244 25i 50 Great West. (Berks and, . Banta) Ext. 5 p.et....1 ° Stock [Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct.' 100 98 100 29 Stock Crystal Palace I - 100 275 30 1 100 88 90 6 Do. Preference lal 99 101 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. Stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb lOO 1 103 106 1044 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do.. 100 105 107 1064 6 Stock Do. sp. et. Redeem.Prefl.' 100 102 10 100 90 92 911 Stook l Electric Telegraph 25 I Do. New 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 9 1 10 1 5 English & Aust. Copper all 21 21 25 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. all 17 18 15 ,G on. Steam Navigation. 14 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 161 101 1 ( Great Ship (Limited).. all 4 4 4 Stock Do,Birming. guar. stock 10 ° 74 7° 20 Andian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. 26i Do. Chester g-uar.shares all 19/ 201 5 London District Telogr. 2 1,. Id 14 Do. do. do 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co a ll 1 14 11 1 20 Do. do. do. 10 I Madras Irr. and Canal 1 24 2 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock l 100 138 140 Stock Do.Barnsl.St.£s 3slodpc, !OS 10 IMediter. Electric Teleg. all Stock I Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) i Stock I Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No 1 100 115 117 1(5 25 INational Disoount C 0... 5 1 4 d L Stock Do. ,sp. 0 N a . a 100 115 117 10 (Netherlands Land all Stock Do. MIA~ 6p. ct. l I 5 4 Stock n o. do. sp. c. N a . 4 100 115 117 100 IN.P.r.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 15 ) Stock Do. Do. 44 per cent lOO 1024 1 N.B.Australasian(Lim.), all 1 Oriental Gas I all 1 I 5 I Do. do. 41 per c. shares 21 6 Stock Do. 7 percent. Pref. St. 100 154 157 154 1 Do. New Shares 1 15s. 11 I par 2 Stock , D 0.6 p.c.do.(W.R&C.P.) 100 132 136 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 8 1 Stock D 0.4 p.c S.(div.dettil.'6s)l 100 68 70 10 Ditto B 8 1 25 Lou l d. Chat, and Dover I all 21 22 10 Ditto C 2s. - 9 Stock , Lon.& N.W.Cov. Nun- - Stock Peel River Land & Min lOO 49 61 eaten, sp. et. e Stoek Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 100 1511 1571 60 Do. New l5 13 15 34 125 Londondy & Cole, 1 shs. all 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 174 1 d f p 125 Loodondy.& Ennis 1 eh . all 12 121 124 1 60 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all \ 54 6/ it nan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 125 127 sto 6 ci: a.. ,8 , 4 1 1# 1 100 Royal Mall Steam 6O 52 51 Le Stoclz no. 31 per cent. 10 D. redeem. 6 per cent. I 5 1 1 P 25 South Australian Land.l all 344 351 , n 125 ararypirt & Car., 4 lax I all 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip.' all se 12 5 Do. 45 par cent. .. .. Stock arid. Con. 6p. 0. Stock .1 100 10 ITr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Can \ 5 , ) ; Stock ;Do.Con.Bris.dißir.6p.d.l 100 138 140 100 I Van Diemen's Land . . 284 110 11 a Stock 100. 44 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 101 103 I 0 la. 6 !Do. with option till 186 e 3 4 1 P BRITISH MINES. 1 ; Stock ,Do. Leis. & Hit.pref. sit.; 100 94 95 95 INewport.Aber,aic.pref. s , l 1 al l ---- 94 104 [,, 101 _ .O. p redeem, atsp.o.r Tni 1 . 1,1 \ Closing Bush] Share Mines. 10 Do. Perpet, 6p, o. with \ P " -- Prim. Dom option till 1866 all 111 1 -- --- ye 12 10 Do., till 1869, Ist is. 9 4 ip Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 \2l 3 124 Do. do., 28 is. 25 4 1 p tO British Iron 1 16 1 24 Lp- stock Nerflk 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB4o 10i, Clifford Stock Do. 5/ p. C. Pref. do. 1847 100 —•— Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 ‘1.40 150 sal Stock D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 100 Nast Bassett (Illogan) 3O 874 924 91 88 itt re, Stock North British, spercent 100 110 111 East Caradon Stock Do. New, gua. 5 percent 100 108 110 E. W'l Rusal (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 115 111 111 na ltii Do, Bor. Un. g. pf. shs. 1 44 p Gam.diSt.Aubyn(Gwen ), 541 35 38 CT- 10 I Do. do. do. all Great South Tolgus.. .1 175 144 141 Stock Nth.Dev.P.ail.& D9k.Co. 100 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci) 12.8.9 4 4 Stock N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c. 100 90 12 —G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 95 .- Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 95 97 Grenville ac • 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 Hingaton Downs 4.7.0 34 44 125 Do. do. Quarter 5,1848'. 9 Lady Bertha Ida 25 o. York, H.& S. Purch . . 10 18 f p Margaret (tiny Lelant) 1 91 42 45 20 North Staffordshire... . all 23 24 North Downs I 24 51 51 Ca- Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. liatg 100 124 126 125 45 North France s (Mogan); 11 31, 44 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 5 5 4 and Stock I Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 10 0 Stock I Do. Irredeem., 2d gua. 100 117 119 118 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 9 10 I Rhymney Guaranteed. all 'lO Par Consols (St. Blazy). 11 125 131 ,aye 81 Scottish Central, new pt all ... Providence (Uny Lehat), 10.6.7 44 45 a nd Stock Scottish North-Eastern Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. I 12s 4 4 3 4 per c. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 SouthCaradon(St.Cleery 15 300 310 MO Son, Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 123 2 South C. Brea( Mogan). 3 25 2t Stock Do. 7p. o. pref. stock. 100 1 S.Dev. Iron & Gen. MM. all 1 1 11 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 104 S -Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 140 150 1474 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all Stray Park 20.18.0 21 26 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Ann., 1.0 6 ) all 235 234 Slining CO 44 3 31 Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 100 102 10 Tin Croft 9 45 41 Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.e.lst is. 100 100 102 Vale of Towey (Carm ) 13a 68 1 1 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 89 91 West Basset (Illogan) 24 20 21 Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 99 101 —W. Caradon (Liskcard). 588 90 i 4 Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 pie. gua lOO 84 88 West Seton 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e. all 28 29 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 115 155 25 Do. B 6 per cent .... all 325 1135 335 \— Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 874 9 2 4 25 Do. C 6 per cent . all 32 33 Wheal Edward (Gals.).. 61 1 1 1/ Stock Watrfd & Rilkny, 6p c. 100 51 53 Wheal Ritty(U.Lelant 1.7.2 16 17 ----- ----------- Wh'l Mary Ann (laetrile 1 8, 20 21 _. _— r., ....a,ara Try:a/PALS. Wb'l Trelawney (Lick. 5l 39 31 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1860. LAW INIT. .(This Day.) 'R VANTS. MA I LLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ,Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chief Justice and Jus tices Willes, Byles, and Keetind.) GYE AND HUGHES. Mr. Bovill moved, on the part of the defendant, for a rule calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why there should not be a new trial on various special grounds. Tho action was brought by Mr. Gye to recover the sum of £5,000 and various other items in respect of the breach of an agree ment in respect of her Majesty' s Theatre. The case was tried in London, before the Lord Chief Justice, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, with £6,7201 damages. The circumstances of the case were, that Mr. Hughes had ob tained a writ of Elegit against Mr. Lumley, and had ob tained possession of the premises, and then entered into an agreement with Mr. Gye for the possession of the theatre, at the rental of £5,000 a year. It, however, turned out that Mr. Hughes had no legal power to demise the theatre, and therefore the sums paid to him had been improperly obtained. The defence being, that Mr. Gye knew well all the circumstances, and merely engaged the theatre to shut it up, and increase the interest of Covent-garden. The Court granted a rule to show cause. .ADVERTISING.-IMPORT.ANT VERDICT. FAITLEENER V. LETTS. This was an action tried at the Sheriffs' Court (yester day) before Mr. Kerr and a jury. Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, stated that his client was a literary gentleman, and defendant the proprietor of " Letts' Diaries." The action was brought to recover £5 55., for writing a series of complimentary reviews and causing the same to be inserted in London and provincial newspapers. Plaintiff had also collected, in a neat book, the articles in question, and defendant refused to pay him for his services. Plaintiff was called, and said he was editor of anewspaper. He had been requested by Mr. Hogg, defendant's foreman, to write the reviews, and it was with great difficulty (after failures) that he succeeded. He did succeed, and by the desire of Hogg, collected the reviews, in all about 12, in a handsome book. Plaintiff was a literary gentleman. Mr. Stammers (instructed by Mr. Aubin, of Moorgate street) asked plaintiff to define what he meant by a literary gentleman, but plaintiff declined. Mr. Lawrence, a gentleman, 25 years in the literary pro fession, said such reviews as plaintiff had written would range from 10s. Gd. to 215., but editors generally did not insert them unless as advertisements. Each newspaper had a literary critic, whose duty it was to criticise books. Mr. Stammers then called the attention of the Court to the fact that in January last the plaintiff had sued defendant for advertisements inserted and recovered. Now, plaintiff had no right to split his cause of action, and having done so, could not recover. Mr. Hogg said that plaintiff had introduced himself to the firm as an advertising agent, and as such received orders. Witness never employed him to write the reviews. Had received a book containing advertisements and about four reviews, but that had been mislaid. Two advertising agents deposed that it was not usual to pay for such reviews ; and after Mr. Buchanan had addressed the jury, his Honour said it was not creditable for any man to boast of influence with newspapers, which were, fie could say, con ducted on a most honourable and pure principle. Plain tiff had mentioned "peculiar" people he had to see, but it was well known that the literary critics were bound to take notice of such books as reached them through the office, for which they were paid by the office. It was difficult to be lieve that any man could criticise a book unless connected with the newspaper in which the review appeared. If the jury thought plaintiff had been employed, then he was entitled to recover. If, on the other hand, defendant had not employed him, and the review had been written unsoli cited, then defendant was entitled to the verdict. The jury immediately found for defendant. His Honour allowed costs. POLICE INTELLIGENC'E.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT A SYNAGOGUE OT VALUABLE SCARFS. —Morris Raphael, of 24, New-street, Gravel-lane, Houndsditch, a warehouseman, was charged before Mr. Bingham, with stealing at the synagogue, St. Alban's place, St. James's, some silk scarfs, of the value of £35, the property of the members of the synagogue. Mr. Samuel Victor Abrahams, of 8, Bloomsbury-place, Bloomsbury, one of the overseers of the synagogue, St. AlbLua's-place, said that between the Ist and 7th of April a number of silk scarfs, belonging to the members, were missed from the box in which they were kept, and after see ing a number which were pledged, was able to identify one as his own property—it being of the value of £7. The pri mer being the nephew of the beadle of the synagogue had access to the place. The missing scarfs were used by the members in the service, and were of the value of £35. Mr. William Fryett, jun., son of Mr. Fryett, 16, White chapel -road, pawnbroker, produced two scarfs pledged by the prisoner on the 16th April for 155., one of which was identified by Mr. S. V. Abrahams as his property. Mr. Lewis Henry Braham, solicitor, of 12, Furnival's inn, Holborn, identified two scarfs produced as his pro- perty. Wm:Howell, assistant to Mr. Barker, pawnbroker, 91, Houndsditch, said the two scarfs were pledged by the prisoner with another one for .C 1 as., early in April. Sarah Josephs, of 31, Castle-street, Leicester-square, employed as a cleaner at the synagogue, said between the let and the 6th April she saw the prisoner at the synagogue trying to open the boxes where the scarfs were kept with a key. Mr. Binzham committed the prisoner, whose family have been employed at the synagogue with credit for 40 years, for trial. CONVICTION UNDER TILE FACTORY ACT. THAMES. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—ArIdreW Fitzharris, a tall and powerful fellow, aged 18, who was described as a labourer, but who is known to be a most notorious and desperate thief, was charged with stealing a valuable gold watch from the person of Mr. Charles Mason, landlord of the Standard public-house in Well-street, Wellclose-square. This case has been twice remanded to enable the police to trace the watch, which the constables engaged in the case have not succeeded in doing. A few days since Mr. Mason was passing along Albert-street, Shadwell, and saw the prisoner in conversation with a woman, directly after he had passed them he (the prisoner) made an attack upon Mr. Mason, struck him, and snatched his watch from him. The prisoner ran away with the watch, and Mr. Mason pursued him and called out " Stop thief." A police-con stable, named James Howe Richards, 277 K, stopped the prisoner, who ran directly into the policeman's arms. The prisoner denied having committed the robbery or that he ran awayT Richards—Ho was running. He was out of breath. He ran into my arms. The prisoner called a woman of doubtful character, who said that the day after the robbery she saw a max called Peky with a gold watch which he said he picked up in Albert-street. She told him that a man was in custody for stealing the watch, and he ought to give it up and prove the man's innocence. Peky afterwards told her that he had pawned the watch for £4, and that it was with a pawn broker in Whitechapel. Mason said his watch was a gold engine-turned one. The magistrate said the evidence for the defence was per. fectly consistent with the prisoner's guilt, and committed him for trial. A singular case, resulting in the conviction of Messrs. Ainley and Taylor, manufacturers, o Meltham, near Huddersfield, was heard ster day before J. Brooke, W. Willans, S. W. Haigh , and Charles Brook, Esqs., at the Huddersfield Police-court. A charge was preferred by Mr. Bates, sub-inspector of factories, to the effect that the defendants, being occupiers of certain mill premises where young persons under the age of 18 were employed, did knowingly obstruct the nub. inspector in the execution of the powers entrusted to him by the Act of Parliament, by " attempting to conceal and prevent such young persons appear ing before the sub-inspector to be examined by him." On the 14th of February last, Wr. Bates, accom panied by a police-officer, visited the mill about a quarter to 7 in the evening, when all the young persons under 18 should have left, and having visited several of the rooms, they arrived at a land ing on the second story of the building, where the inspector perceived three young persons whom he believed to be under the age of 18. Stationing the police-officer at the door, the sub-inspector walked to the far end of the room, where these young people were washing, for the purpose of satisfy ing himself as to their age. Before arriving there, however, they had concealed themselves, and could nowhere be seen ; and after a prolonged search in different parts of the room, one of the lads was ultimately found in a very dangerous position beneath a scribbling machine, which was in motion at the time. The lad was dragged out by the heels, and the search for the other parties renewed; but here an insuperable obstacle was presented by the whole of the gas in the room being turned off, and the inspector and the o ffi cer were left in no very safe position, amo ng the working mach inery. Whilst thus groping their way about, a winnow n ear where the police o ffi cer was standing was swung open, and ab3y was assisted to get out, being taken charge of when outside by a man on the top of a ladder. The officer attempted to gain the window, but was prevented by kiu nbling over a quantity of wool, and with difficulty both he and the inspector groped their way in darkness tot he lower part of the mill, a light having been re peatedly refused them. They then left the building amidst the hisses of a number of the workpeople. The evidence for the defence only substantiated these statements, and the magistrates, in inflicting a penalty of £5 and the expenses, commented on the conduct of Messrs. Ainley and Taylor in their attempted defence of such proceedings. CIIARAC The following observations have been forwarded to us for publication :—" The giving a character to a servant is one of the most ordinary , communications which a member of society is called on to make, and as the learned Mr. Starkie observes, is a duty of of great importance to the interests of the public ; and in respect of that duty's, person offends grievously against the interests of the community in giving a good character where it is not deserved, or against justice and humanityin either injuriously refusing to give a character or designedlymisrepresenting 'one to the detriment of the individual.' The following rules are suggested for the consideration of masters and mistresses not acquainted with the law in such cases : Rule 1. No magistrate has any jurisdiction touching the character of a domestic servant, and the common threat of a master or mistress being summoned for not giving a character is absurd. Rule 2. It has been clearly decided that a character, honestly and bona fide given by a master-or mis tress to any person making the usual inquiry, is a privileged communication, and unless inconsistent with truth, or actual malice can be proved by evi dence, no damages can be sustained. But it must be carefully borne in mind that, however truly or ho nestly the character may be given, an action at law can be brought against the master or mistress, and the ladies of the family put to the anxiety and trouble of appearing in court, as well as the lady to whom the character was given. And, although the servant may be immediately defeated, and the ease stopped by the judge, you will find yourself some £5O or £6O out of pocket by your victory. Rule 3. The only safe course, when a master or mistress cannot in sincerity and truth recommend a servant, is to decline answering any questions on the subject, and the following form of written answer may prove useful :—' Mrs. A presents her compliments to Mrs. B, and in reply to hernote requesting the character of Ann C, trusts she will kindly excuse Mrs A de clining to answer any questions on the subject.' Address and date. A copy should be kept. In the case of Carrel v. Bird, the courts of law have decided that neither master nor mistress is bound to give a character, and that no action will lie against them for refusing. The cases of Taylor v. Hawkins, and Somervill v. Hawkins, are well worthy of notice. It must, however, be repeated that both justice and humanity claim from a master and mistress their kindest care and consideration for the character of their servants, more particularly female servants ; but it is confidently believed that if the above rules were better known and more generally acted on all good and honest servants would be the gai n e rs."— Times. WIIOLESALE ROBBERIES AT THE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. ,I -, - - The London " swell mobmen" never lose an op portunity of taking advantage of the slightest ex citement to turn it to account, and a prize filth affords peculiar advantage to ply their dishonest calling, and that of Tuesday last was looked for ward to with pleasing anticipations. No amount of money can ensure a selection of respectable persons or prevent an infusion of swell mob thieves from such gatherings, and if the tickets wore charged at ten instead of three guineas there they would be. How some of the vagabonds managed to reach Farnborough may be judged of by one fact, whieh has come to the knowledge of the writer. On Tues day morning, as the time for the trains from Lon don-bridge approached, two Leicestershire gentle men made their appearance, with tickets in hand, and inquired anxiously for the way to the platform from which the train for the fight was about to start. TWO sharpers, on the "look out," took the tickets, pretending to look at them ; but they no sooner got possession of them than they rushed amongst the crowd, leaving their dupes in a state of perfect bewilderment, for though they had tra velled many miles to see the fight, they were de prived of the opportunity, as it was too late then to obtain other tickets, and they were left to sleep off their annoyance. All persons who have any idea of such scenes would consider it an extreme act of folly to take a gold watch or other property to a prize-fight; but fortunately for the thieves, and unfortunately for the American gentlemen, who were their chief victims on this occasion, many of the latter had no conception whatever of what they had to encounter and the roughs they had to meet, and they took their watches with them. Some idea may be formed of the number ofrobberies that took place, when it is stated that not less than eight watches, of a valuable description, had been stolen from eight gentlemen stopping at the same hotel. Of the number one was a presentation watch, which the owner would not have lost for 100 guineas. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. (Mt ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 49s 1(1 ; barley, 37s 2d ; oats, 21s 2d ; rye, 36s 10d ; beans, 396 9d ; and peas, 385 3d. TILE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 46s 6d ; barley, 36s 9d ; oats, 23s 6d ; rye, 33s 9d ; beans, 39s 8d ; peas, 37s lid: ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 94,086; barley, 28,100 ; oats, 9,942 ; rye, 102 ; beans, 4,641; peas, '793 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although only a moderate supply of beasts was on sale in to-day's market, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive, at Monday's decline in the quotations. The show of sheep was rather limited ; nevertheless, the mutton trade was less active, on former terms. We have to report a very dull sale for lambs, at from 4d to 6d per 81bs less money. The quotations ranged from 5s 6d to 7s per 81bs. Calves were heavy, and 4d to 6d per Sibs cheaper, the top figure being 58 6d. In pigs very little was passing, on former terms, and much cows were very dull. Per 81bs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d.' s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 4 Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 4 Second qualitydo. 3 6 3 10 Pme. Sqhdowndo. 5 6 5 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Large crse. calves 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 [ Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 38 4 o ,` Large hogs 363 10 Second quality do. 424 8 ; Small porkers Lambs, 5s 6d to 7s Od. Suckling calves, 186 to 235; and quarter .old store pigs 24s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts _ v .. _ 800 Sheep and lambs 6,100 Calves 4 Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. 90 Beasts 512 Sheep 110 Calves '— Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE IND LEADENMALL..---Only a moderate busi ness is doing here to-day; nevertheless, prices rule high : Beef, from 2s Gd to 4s 2d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 5s Od ; lamb, bs 6d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 18. —The supplies of each kind of fat stock in to-day's market were only moderate, and the trade is less active, as follows, viz. : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s Sd to 5s 6d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per Bibs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 18.—Prime beasts and sheep moved off freely, at full quotations. Other stock was less active : Beef, from 3s 6d to 48 8d ; mutton, 48 Od to as 10d ; lamb, 6s Od to 7s 4d ; veal, 5s Od to 5s 8d ; and pork, 48 Od t store pigpo 5s Oder Bibs ; suckling calves, 14s to 198 • quarter old 22s to 29s each; and roach cows, 'LI4 Os to £lB 10s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITIVIELD.—IIeadow hay, £3 08 to £4l7s 6d ; clover, £4 Os to £5 12s fid ; and straw, £l7s to £1 14s per load. Trade firm. CUMBEILLANP.—Meadow hay, £3 30 to £5 Os ; clover, £4 Os to £sl2s 6d ; and straw , £1 8s to £1 14s per lead. A fair demand. WEITCHAPEL.eadow ha, 13 Oa to £4 17d 6d ; clove' £4 Us tO LO 178 and atraW, £1 76 to £1 14s per load. Trade steady. DAYS SHIPPING. LONDON, April 19. —W this day at noon, showers North- North-East ; strong and squally, with occasional of snow. FALMOUTH, April 18.—Wind E., fresh gale.—Arrived —Eliza Pime, from Silloth for Newhaven, United States, leaky, and with part of cargo overboard ; bore up from 32 W. NEWPORT, April 18.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Atlantic, for Quebec. PLYMOUTH, April 18.—Wind E.—Arrived—Horatio, from Porto Rico. April 19.—Arrived—China, steamer, from Alexandria for Southampton; left Gibraltar on the 13th inst. CLYDE, April 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cambria, from New York. COWES, April 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Vanderbilt, steamer, from Havre, and left for New York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind N. Arrived—Annetta, from Christiana; Courier, steamer, from Jersey. Sailed—Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey ; 'Wonder, steamer, for Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind N. ; a gale ; tide second hour's flood, weather cloudy. Arrived, April 19—Earl of Auckland, steamer, frcm Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp. Sailed, April 19—Mageola, for Shanghai. LINE OF TELEGRAPH- FROM LIVERPOOL TO HOLYHEAD.—This line, which was opened yesterday, will be of immense advantag e to shipowners and others inte rested in the arrival of vessels at Liverpool, as vessels can now be telegraphed from all the principal points on the coast of Wales as far as Holyhead. Yesterday a very large number of vessels were telegraphed off the port of Liver pool. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord COLVILLE of CULROSS presented a petition against any further war with China. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented several peti tions from Clapham, Stepney, and other places in favour of the Sunday Trading Bill. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Scottish Drainage and Improvement Corporation Bill and the Manchester and Buxton Road Bill were read a second time. On the motion that the Galashiels, Innerleithen, and Peebles Railway Bill be read a third time, The Earl of EGLINTON moved that the bill be read a third time this day six months. The Earl of ST. GERMANS suggested to the noble earl that he should alter his motion, so as to enable the bill to be referred back to the committee for further consi deration, rather than that it should be rejected altogether. This suggestion was assented to. NAVAL RESERVES. Lord LYNDHURST save notice to the First Lord of the Admiralty, that on an early day he should call attention to the naval reserves. CHURCH RATES. _ _ _ The Marquis of SALISBURY presented a petition from a place in Hertfordshire against the abolition of church rates THE LITURGY. The Earl of DERBY presented a petition against any alteration of the Liturgy. MARRIAGES (EXTRA PAROCHIAL PLACES) BILL. This bill passed through committee. NICE AND SAVOY. Lord NORMANBY said he had promised to make some explanation with respect to the subject of Nice and Savoy, but in consequence of the motion of the noble earl (Grey) he should postpone doing so until to-morrow. REFORM BILL. The Earl of EGLINTON said before the noble earl brought forward his motion he suggested that Scotland and Ireland should be included in the measure. Earl GREY then rose to move that a select committee be appointed to inquire what would be the probable increase of the number of electors in the counties and boroughs of England and Wales from a reduction of the franchise, and whether any or what change is likely to be made in the character of the constituencies by such increase : and also to inquire what difference there was between large and small constituencies in respect of the proportion of the registered electors who usually vote in contested elect i on s, an into the causes of any such difference which might be found to exist ; likewise into the moans by which elections in very large constituencies are practically determined, and into the expense incurred in conducting them. The noble earl said as a bill had been introduced into the other house for amending the representation of the people, though the progress of the bill had not been very rapid, yet he thought it would be advisable to appoint a committee, whose investigations might enable their lordships to form some opinion on the subject of the proposed measure. Returns had been already given to show the extent of the alterations in the constituencies by lowering the franchise from £lO to 1(5 ; but many gentlemen capable of forming an opinion considered those returns alto gether falacious. Ashton was set down in one of these re•. turns as one of the boroughs whose constituency would be increased in consequence of the alteration to the extent of between 800 and 900 voters, but a gentleman of great experience in the neighbourhood was of opinion that the addition would be at least 2,000. With respect to the increase of the number of voters in counties, Government had given no information. The mere increase of members was not the only subject which ought to occupy their deliberations. There was no doubt the increase of voters would be very numerous, but it was the duty of the Legislature to see that that increase was fairly distributed. (Hear.) It was necessary the/ efore to consider whether it was advisable that more very large constituencies should be formed, because we had seen that the consequence of very large constituences was, that a great number of voters never exercised their right of voting. The expense of contesting in certain boroughs was very large ; as much as .£5,000 had been spent by a single candidate, but that was not the whole extent of the evil. The great difficulty of inducing a larger constituency to vote was because the more intelligent part of the constituency felt that their influence was overpowered by numbers, and this led trs their a‘)staining ogether from voting and the result of such a circumstance was that the election was practically decided by the lower class of voters. He felt it would not be an easy task to determine how this state of things was to be allowed, but if the committee for which he moved was granted, some information might be elicited. He had been much surprised by a statement which he had seen, that if you took 100 citizens of New York by chance, not more than five would have any idea by whom they were represented, such was the remarkable effect of a great multiplication, of the number of voters in a constituency. The direct advantages to a man from the possession of the franchise was not of any groat moment, but it was of the utmost importance to every man that the election of members should be pure. As far as he (e:arl Grey) was concerned, he was decidedly of opinion that an extension of the franchise was neither necessary or expedient. (Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) (LEFT SPIAIiING. perly represented in Paris by Lord Cowley, and suggested that he should be removed. (Laughter.) Lord J. RUSSELL said he did not understand what the hon. member proposed by bringing forward this question at the present time ; and he did not think the hon. member reflected on the responsibility which he was assum ing by the speech ho had just delivered. He' contended that there was not analogy in the present case and others in which protests had been made, and that in the former such a proceeding was unnecessary. The question of the cessions that had been made by the Em peror of the French and the King of Sardinia was a matter that rested entirely with these two sovereigns. The noble lord alluded to the pending conference which would assem ble virtually to reconcile the treaty of 'Vienna with the alte rations that had taken place, and he assured the hon. mem ber that there was no disposition on the part of her Ma jesty's Government to deprive Switzerland of those right s which were guaranteed by the treaty in question. He re pudiated the idea that in the commercial treaty the honour of this country had been compromised and contended that the inevitable tendency of an interchange of commerce was to unite two countries more closely, and to promote their mutual interest and friendly feeling. He assured the hon. member that the conduct of the Govern- Ment would be found in conformity with the interests of the British people and the honour of the British statesmen. (Cheers.) _ _ _ After a few words from Mr. CLIFFORD, Lord PALMERSTON defended the conduct of Lord Cowley, on whom he passed a high eulogiuni. (LEFT SITTING.) EPSOM RACES (TIIIS DAY). (BY ELECTRIC FELEGAPII.) LONDON-BRIDGE STAKES. Avalanche 2 Weatherbound 3 Fravola Eight ran. CITY AND SUBURBAN. Dead heat between Comforter and Lord Nelson. Atolyon Thirty-six ran. DECIDING HEAT• 6 to 4 on Comforter. HEATIICOTE PLATE. Brandy Ball 3 Niger Joyouse Eleven ran. --- - TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES• HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENINU The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds Railway Bill, and Widnes Gas and Water Bill were read a third time. Several private bills were read a first time. roriTioNs. Several petitions were presented in favour of and against the Wino Licensing Bill; against the Highway Bill; in favour of certain alterations in the Attorneys, Solicitors, and Conveyancers' Bill; against the abolition of church rates without an equivalent for that impost ; against the present mode of paying i rromov eable power out of the common fund ; in favour of the total abolition of church-rates; praying that the jurisdiction of bank ruptcy courts may be extended to county courts in favour of a chano.e in the mode of national education; for affording additional facilities to Roman Ca tholic soldiers and sailors to attend places of divine service ; in. favour of increased remuneration to medical officers at tending the poor ; in favour of the total suppression of the sale of intoxicating liquors ; against legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, &c. EDINBURGH CITY. Mr. CAIRD moved an address far return showing the number of householders belonging to the different profes sions, trades, and other occupations within the parliamen tary burgh of the city of Edinburgh; the rent, without de duction, of their houses, classifying the rentals into that of £lO and upwards, those at £6 and under £lO, and those under £6, all taken from the valuation roll of the burgh prepared under the Lands Valua tion Act for the year 1859-60 ; the return to be divided into four sections—the first to comprise those classes of householders of whom there are none who occupy houses under £lO ; the second those classes who occupy houses under £lO, and of which more than one-half are from id to £lO ; the third section to contain the more skilled labour classes who are not included in either of the foregoing sec tions ; and the fourth to contain the less skilled labour classes who are not included in any of the other three sec tions—all the columns to be summed up, and an abstract of the results to be appended.—Ordered. BOROUGHS (ENGLAND AND WALES). Lord E. THYNNE moved an address for return of all the boroughs in England and Wales which are not conter minous with the parish or parishes in which they aro situated.—Ordered. REFORM BILL. Mr. E. JAMES gave notice that he would ask the noble lord the Foreign Secretary whether, on the second reading of this bill, it was proposed to refer it to a selcot committee, or whether it would be proceeded with this session. NATIONAL EDUCATION. Mr. HENNESSY asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land if a reply had been given bp the Government to t the letter letter from the Roman C atholic bishops, dat March 1860, with reference to Rational education in Ireland r Mr. CARDWELL replied in the negative. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. On the motion for go ing into committee of supply, Mr. HORSMAN called the attention of the house to the state of our relations with foreign powers, and to ask some explanations on the subject from the Government. He said the affairs of the continent were in a more threatening condition at the present time than they were when the session commenced. and foreign states were trembling at the state in which they now found themselves placed. Under these circumstances, he wished for some information on the part of her Majesty's advisers to show that the Government were of one mind and cordially united as to the policy which they intended at this crisis to pursue in order to support the honour and interests of England. (Hear, hear.) Having referred to the despatch of M. Thouvenel and the state ment of that Minister, he next proceeded to the question of the annexation. Assuming that that annexa tion was a mere accidental circumstance, or that it was an indication of the policy which the Emperor of the French proposed to pursue— with regard to either, he wished to know what was the course this Go vernment had determined on in an emergency calculated to affect' powerfully all the States of Europe. The hon. member then adverted to the statement made by Lord J. Russell previous to the adjournment fur the Easter holidays, and remarked that M. Thouvenel had twitted the noble lord that there had been no protest against the annexation. Now, he regretted that there had no t been such a protest, for it did notnccessarily involve this country in a war against t the policy to which it was opposed. That t valuable, as a proof that this country did not acquiesce in a particular line of policy, therefore its not being made in the present case was a political error. There was sufficient to arouse the suspicion of this of they, countr both in the past and the pr esent, that the Emperorrenc aimed at territorial aggrandisement. (Hear, and No, no.) There were rumours that Prussia was being assailed with a view to promote that policy, and that overtures had been made relative to the rectification of the Rhenish frontier, and that a favourable issue to France would be rewarded by the annexation of certain minor states. A map of Europe, published in Paris two years 'ago, had acquired a new signification in the eyes of Frenchmen, and it 61.1g gested the aggressive po lic y of the Em p eror of the Frenc h. (hear.) According to that map Lombardy was annexed to Sardinia, changes were effected in Morocco in relation to Spain, but the greatest alterations indicated by that map were in reference to the minor Status of Ger many. (Hear, hear.) The latter were apprehensive that by the force of external influence they w ould be - nexed to n'ussia. He contended that Prussia was at that moment threatetiZ.l. by France, and in this emergency she had no friend to rely on but t,Ns country. If she could not rely on this country, then she woald be driven to make her own terms with France, and the result m;;;Iit prove most d e is d a t s ha o t u i s t to the interests of England. Switzerlar2 would brave even the colossal power of 1 4 1 I rathero the coun yield an inch of her territory, and he appea ec Franceesttat than try not to abandon this brave and freedoni-lco_viensgState. Ile contended that an alliance with France, whi h fringed .. this country from the other StatesoaflEhaunrce,epowlvtahsFunraphoclettNivce, and that by our present clossness of • _ had rendered ourselves ridiculous, for there was no analogy between us and that country in feeling, form of government, or morality. (Hear, hear.) Ile earnestly called on the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in whom he had confidence, to acre this most important crisis in a manner that would pnt the dishonour and disgrace of this country. (Hear, hear.) Mr, DUFF ola iducia that this country was not pro- 1 Folkestone 2 Little Lady Neighbour Sixteen ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINXAS. 5 to 1 apt Tom Bowline. (taken) THE STATISTICAL SOOIETY. At the ordinary meeting of the above society, held at their rooms, 12, St. James's-square, Colonel Sykes, M.P., in the chair, Mr. NEWMARCII read a paper on Indian currency and banking. He commenced by explaining that the system of banking in India was of two kinds, the one internal the other external. The business of the former was confined to transactions having their origin and termination in the country, and that of the latter consisted in discounting bills, &c., that would have to be paid out of India. There were several banks in India of European origin, but besides those there was a very ramified and exten sive. system of native banking going on all o v e r even where European banks could not go. The inconvenience of transmitting money in India had been felt, and merchants and traders had re sorted to the plan of procuring a banker's draft on another banker, and that was considered the safest means of sending it. Having explained the manner in which the money was spread over the face of that country, he proceeded to criticise the plan pro posed by Mr. Wilson for the purpose of establish ing a paper currency in India. He did not mean to object to the paper circulation in India, for he considered it a first-rate State necessity. Mr. Wil son had proposed, too, that the circulation should be in the hands of the Government, and not en trusted to any of the banks; that the bank note should be a legal tender ; that the notes should be issued through the local treasuries; and that they should be issued by currency commissioners, who should have the management of the whole business. It was important that the notes should at all times be convertible, and for that reason there should always be a sufficient amount of bullion in the office to meet them. lie objected to Mr. Wilson's plan for three reasons: because it was new in prin ciple in being attached to the Government ; it was new in practice; and it was new in machinery, as it discarded the idea of establishing a great cen tral bank. It was also proposed to hold one third of the money received for the notes, and to invest the remainder in Government secu rities, but this would never do, for if there should happen to be a run upon the commissioners they might be unable to meet their engagements. He then pointed to a tabular statement showing the monthly returns of the Bank of Bengal from Novem ber, 1836, to April, 1858, showing the amount of the circulation, the bullion in the bank, the rate of discount, and the various fluctuations during that period. From this he argued that it was not the amount of gold that was in the country that affected the rate of discount, but the circulation and amount of reserve that was collected in the hands of the bankers. Ile quoted from Fullerton, Mr. Wilson, and others, to bear out his views, and said although it would be most beneficial to India if a good sound paper currency were established, the plan proposed would never succeed if the Govern ment were to usurp the functions of the banker. An issue department separated from a banking de partment would never succeed, and therefore it was that he so strongly condemned the proposed plan. It would, besides, be very unfair to the bankers, for they depended a great deal on their circulation for their profit ; and if the system proposed were put in operation it would cripple private enterprise and be injurious to the best interests of the country. No other colony was treated in a similar manner, and India ought not to be. He then proceeded to draw a comparison between the Bank of England and the Indian banks , and said the advantage which the former possessed over the latter was chiefly owing to the fact t hat whatever was its position it was the growth of 150 years. He was opposed to the Government havin g an y thing to do in the shape of currency, and thought they would do much bet ter if they were to stimulate private enterprise in stead of curtailing it. (Hear, hear.) Colonel STIES complimented Mr. Newmareh on the manner in which he had delivered his lecture, but supported the principle of Mr. Wilson. Mr. HYDE CLARKE maintained that Mr. New march had not impugned Mr. Wilson's plan, nor proved his own position of the necessity of a central or national bank. So far from Mr. Wilson's mea sures being unsupported by experience, they were supported by the very figures adduced by Mr. New march as to the Bank of Bengal. So far from the circulation, or bullion, or deposits of the Bank of of Bengal, Bank of Bombay, of Bank of Madra s, being employed in the discount of commercial bills, so as to influence the rate of discount in the man ner alleged, they were only employed in a most trifling proportion on discounts, but wee l . ocked up in the manner contemplated by Mr. r Wilson s plan in Government securities. A lung discussion followed, during which Mr. Wilson Was ably defended by: some, while others were as much opposed to him. At the close a cordial vote of thanks to the lecturer terminated the Toceedings. MADAME CELESTE.—This talented lady is now delighting the good people of Portsmouth, Southsea, &c., by her inimitable representation of the ever " Green Bushes," "Paris and Pleasure," and other of her favourite characters. At the termination of this month Madame Celeste will proceed to Liverpool, accompanied by the Lyceum company, where arrangements have been made for the production of the principal dramas in which she has always held so distinguished a position in the 2pinion of the public. Among these are " The Tale of Two Cities," the burlesque of " King Thrush Beard," with the brilliant ‘‘ transformation scene," which was so eminently s uccessful in London, and received the universal commendation leaving Liverpool, will go to Dublin, where she will remain until the and of June, and where wo feel persuaded her which talent will ensure her the most gracious reception our hospitable friends on the other side of the Irish Channel can offer her. THE DUNDEE TRADE AND TILE FRENCII TREATY. --We (iDUOdce Advertiser) understand that Mr. Small, of the Dundee Chamber of Commerce, has be t3r e ut n lide s es u : m a,sa m rint on ss,h ed oay.n to ,as Loudon by Mr. Cobden, and met that gentleman on Mon day, at one o'clock,, to consult with him on the subject of the eari .iecitsi.un 'Phisof th is good news trea treaty n o u l r i n h e x n a s l , that Mr. Cobden, who has been sus oh p Li e so e l t No e e d Nal o ki t pt . t .u l . iinkinc , only of his friends the cotton manufacturers, is i eally desirous of understanding and promoting the interests of the impor tanit,luilEansu,f:Letroels_ (.T•oge6terdEN;let Yesterday the Opera Colonnade - Hotel . forme li rl O y i 11 j a i t u le e ' s p , a " s.t C i l i r a lt s r I b e s e - e s n tr eccotn, conducted c J d a ' t i t i l y es a ' s , p u a b n l d i c w c h o i m ch . HOTEL.-- Yesterday ' t l o s r ‘ s ‘F oi e n u e paiy, under the title of the " Opera Colonnade Company (Limited)," was offered to public competition, at Garra way's, by Messrs. Bowes and Bellingham. The auctioneer stated that the directors of the company had expended nearly £30,000 upon the property. After a very brisk com petition, the lease and goodwill were knocked down for £7,500. THE HaltSE RAILWAY SCHEME AT BIRKENHEAD. —The surveyor to the Birkenhead commissioners has re ported i n favour of the above sceme, and at the commis sioners me eting on Tuesday evening, hi?port and a me morial from some of the inhabitants objecting to the plan on the ground that it would . be attended with injury to property, business, ration. Evidence is to be t an d pedestrians, were taken into conside aken on the question, and a report presented by a coninuttess to whom it has been referred. C