The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-07 00:00:00

-....----, - - ----. _ __ _ ____. ,_____ _______ ._ ___=- 1 , • THE StU N f L - 0 NDOI L . — MONEY' MARKET sHAki...t:.; MAR!IETS -- This Day). --.....—...—. Leasing Closing Price. *twines, Ilia- AND RAILW A Ys. Shr. Pale RAILWAYS. Companies yesterda y th i s d a y. tree COMATRR,CIAL INTELLIGENCE. l 1 - - osin g r (ti• Basiness done um- 4hr. I Paid stAILWAIN yesterday this day St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 93 100 _.--.....—.._ rem St. 100 Clydesdale Jc Caledon ... 100 - 102 past CITY, Two o'CLocK. , , '--- - -- 25 all Col•Stour Vy. E.U.&E.O 13 —l5 120 10 Ambz. Nottnv. Bost. St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p. Gt.Northi. 138 140 1394 We. In the Foreign and Colonial produce markets & Eastn. Junes 5i 6 • 6 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 40 sad- during the last few days there has 'yen less activity 60 all Belfast & Rallymen , ... „. St. 100 Glas. Barr. di Caldonian. s in lii all Birmng. Wolverh. Neils. Direct. although most of the leading staples have realised Stour Va11ey......... 7i 84 St. 100 Do. New Do the about previous values. Tea has been steady and St. 100 Birkenhd. Laucsb. & 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Westu „„ ... the in sugar less disposition has been shown by the Cheshire Alma 7O —72 50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M. 108 110 1033 oks, ' 25 all Blackburn 94 -- 104 25 all Do. 4 Shares. Do Otade to make purchases in the expectation that 25 all Blyth & Tyne original tion 12k all Do. 1 Shares. Do Wag prices will recede. In the refined market a fair £25 (iss. at £45).... 26 27 12 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l2i 130 a. 100 Bristol & Exeter.-- 90 92 92i 20 all Do• Preference Do 24 25 port amount of business has been done at fully late st. 100 ,Caledonian. B6l —86 i 6 f St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 96 98 td it quotations. Coffee continues in fair demand and St. 100 ;Chester & Holyhea , l 35 . 37 10 110 Do. Bark. Sh. Do .ord 50 all 'Cork and Bandon.... ... ... 54 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W any good qualities of Plantation Ceylon have slightly 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. ... _ and Matlock & Midld 24 2i th e improved. Rice, rum, and spices have been dealt 20 all Cornwall 44 5 St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland... 96 98 10 a!1 Do. A rto in to a limited extent, and for fruit prices have ex- 6i 5i Newmarket ided 10 all Do. B • •• ••• BuryE.G.spc. E. Count.. p - ip perienced a decided decline. Very little business 50 all rDublin&BelfastJano ... ...d ral 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 57 9 584 50 all De. 6 per et.. Do ... 'e e l has been done in saltpetre and prices have under- 25 all Dun. P. &AberUnnc. 8 —8?, t. 100 ;East Anglian ties..... 17 18 the gone no material change. The tallow market has St. 100 Easternl Counties-- 62 63 62A i I 50 all Do.xedsp.c Do ••• -- ••• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. & l'S . W ... ... ; in been flat. P.Y.O on the spot is now quoteds4s. 3d., S I . . 110000 Do., do. rnU 13. 3O 45 -- 47 124 all IDo. 0 Qrs. 3 Do i t on January to September, delivery, 535. 6d., and last3o 33 St. 100 ; Roystn.&Hit. GLNorthn'l37 140 im- 25 8 4 IDo, New A. •• 10 all iShrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 9 that - three months, 51s. per cwt. 25 t { 1 s 00 11 (East Kent ......... 14 16 12 all I S. Staffordsh.. M. Masan 10 104 St. irty. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Eastl t Lancashire ...... 9 .. 0 __.— ! . 2 . N ;all Do. ... ****" •••• ••• 50 all IWearValg6pc Stk.&Dar. _ ... ition 25 , all 'Do Do 32i 33 ; 32i i Market yesterday closed firmly, although with less this St. 100 jWilts&Sonarst Gt.Westn. 90 4 1 animation, and most descriptions advanced in value. 8t.!100 Eflinburtzli & Glasgow 631 63i for t. ;100 l Edinb.Pith.diDund.. 284 29 PREFERENCE SHARES. the The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales, 1,000 of 0 1 all ForthandelydeJune. ... ... tical which were taken by the speculators, and 1,000 by §t. 1 10A1 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. ,•_ _ . Furness •. Market yesterday closed firmly, although with less animation, and most descriptions advanced in value. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators, and 1,000 by exporters. The R tilway Share Market presented a quiet appearance, and prices slightly receded. The American ad vices received to-day, by the City of Washington, report a further improvement in trade, and more activity prevailed both among merchants and manufacturers. Confidence is ex pressed in a gradual recovery, and bef 're the autumn it is expected that much of the damage inflicted by the late crisis will be repaired. Money continued extremely abundant, and the demand was limited. Bills had been negotiated as luw as 3 per cent. A large amount of gold, viz., 95,0001. was taken from the Bank of England yesterday for the Con tinent, but as the French exchange is higher, and the demand for silver has partially subsided, the movement, it is expected, will soon terminate. The bar silver brought by the last West India packet has been sold at 61s. Ad. oz. standard 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref.(ised.at 50/.) ... St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p. c. St. 95 97 20 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ... .• St. 100 Caledn. £lO 44 p. c. 100 102 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. ... ... 1124 11 St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... ... -- ... 991 10 6,1 1) all Cork&Bandons .c. ... . , 6i all iDun.Perth.&Aber.J. 6 di St. 1.00 lE. Anglian Cls, A Sh. St. 100 IDo. do. Cls. B Op. c, 103 112 St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 105 110 St. 100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 111 117 St. 100 Do. No. 2 ...... .. ll2 115 St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 130 135 20 all East Un., O. 6p. c. 77 79 5 all Do. W. 10 per cent. ... .. 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr,Sh. ... ... St. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... ... St. 'OO East Lancash.6p.cts ... ... 5 all E.&W. York. J. sth, ... .._ 10 9 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. ... ~. St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 724 731 St. 100 Furness,. 5 1 3, e — ... St. 100 Mae, & 5.W.G.5 p.c . . -- . . St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c l l .B 120 118 St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c, prem ll2 114 113 St. 100 Do. 41 per cent lO3 • 105 10& 4 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pr( 20 all Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ... ... 20 all IDo. 4 per c. Pref. St. ... ... 50 6 'Gt.W.(B.diH.Ex.spc 5i Pi St. 100 IDo. con. red. 41 p. c. 93 94 ,93 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 8 I St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per Ici.:;. 83 89 St. 100 Do. sp. c, red. pref. 100 101 100 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 9l 10 10 all Do. Chester gp.c.P.S l6 17 10 all Do. do. 5p.0. do 9i 104 St. 100 Do. Birm, Cua. Stk 73 74 261 all all D Do. d. d o, Chesh. oo Gua. Sh. 19 _,.. 81 43 13 20 all Do. do. do 134 1413 St. 100 Lan. di York. 6 pc. 51 l3B 142 St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l ... ... St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 ... ... St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. ... ... St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 ... ... St. 100 Lou, & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton s r . et ... - ... St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares l6O 165 12A all Londy.tt Color , ASh ... ... 121 all Londy.&Ennis. 4Sh . . St. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Nut ll9 121 6 4A Do. do. do. £6 ... St. 100 Do. do. 34 per cont . . 66 63 671 121 all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. ... ... 121 all Do. 41 per cent • ... 124 104 Do. do. St. ! 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c. St ... .. St. 1100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c 137 139 139 St. ;100 Do. 4A n, c. Prof. St lOO 102 101 St. 100 Do. L. cc-11. Pref. St 92 94 10 all New., Aber., Sce., pr sp.c.red. sp.e.pm ... ... 10 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. e',; ll 114 10 all Norfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh ... ... St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... ~. St. 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 ... ... St. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ..,1847 •••• . . St. 100 North British 106 108 1074 7 34 Do. 71. Preference St. 100 N.B. Berw. 4p.e.Prf 9B 100 17 84 Do. do. do ll i 20 13 Do, Leeds 6 pe. No. 1 ... ... 12 1 9 Do, do. Qrs., 18 48 _ ... 25 10 Do. York H.& S. Pur. 1 , par 10 20 all North Staffordshire 224 23 St. 100 Ox., Wor. di Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar l2O 122 St. 100 Do. 6p.c. 2d guar lO7 109 St. 100 Do. do. Debeatr. St 99 101 81 all Scot. Cent. New Pref ... ... St. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c l2O 122 St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 125 127 St. 100 Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St 74 76 25 all South Devon lO 101 104 10 all 'Do. fixed 41 pr cent ... ... 6d 24 244 ..0.6 all S A . .7 n a i s i t e op r fe n r2el n ( e ß o 7liAg St. 100 0 0 St. 100 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh lOlll 1 103 3 St. 100 Do. New 44 pr, cent ~, -- ... St. 100 S. Wales Gua. A p. c. St. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c lot — lO3 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. . . 25 all !Stock. &Dar., sp. c. 271 281 25 119 ;Do, do. do. St. 10E1 I Waterfddi K ilk. 6pc 4B -- 51 Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern iDo., A. Stock , IDo., B. Stock ..... 92 - 94 1 9i 10 1 1031 - 1044' 91 - 92 127 -- 129 101 - 103 56i 571 1 56 53 103 i 4 31 91 d Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. ... . 57 6i i Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. I Do., Th;vie ....... .... I Do. New Thirds ... 85 88 10 —l2 p 10 12 92i 93 1 d i 1 a Laneash. &Yorkshir Do., do. F Zl6 ... 93 1 21 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Do Do. Sonthpbrt. London & Blaohwali Do. New, i.s. 5/. 109.1 Lond.Blight.&S.Cst London St N. Wester. Do. Eighths s = 106 103 91/ 95; 1 /c± 96 971 951 14j 41 4 96 London & S. Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. St Ennisi. Manch . Shot drLineln. Metropolitan 'Midland ........ ••• "..'. ••• i 9 40 id 94 951 67 69 39i 83 954 43 At the annual meeting of the Assam Tea Com pany, held this day, a dividend of 9 per cent. on the paid-up capital was agreed to. The crop of tea for the present season is estimated at 765,000 lbs. Of that of 1857, which amouunted to 707,101, only about 15,000 lbs. have been sold. Do. Binning. & Derb. `Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.A berg.&Hrfd Newry & Armagh ! ewry, , Warreupoin & Rostrevor i• - ii The English funds have further advanced, but there is not much animation, although the speculators seem inclined to increase their Operations for a rise. The unfavourable im pression produced by the withdrawal of gold from the Bank is neutralised by the satisfac tory progress of Parliamentary business, and the improvement in the Paris Bourse. Consuls for transfer have been 972 and 974 98. For account the quotations have been 98 to 98i They are now, however, 972 and 971 98, respectively. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 961 and India Loan:Debentures 1001 4. The March Ex chequer Bills have been 38s. to 425. prem., and the June ditto, 365. to 395. prem. Bank Stock is 223, and India ditto, 225 to 226. A. very large amount of business has been trans acted in Foreign Securities, and prices generally remain 'steady. Turkish G per Cents, are 98i 99 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. are 82 ; Equador New Consolidated, 14} ; Grenada New Active, 22g ; ditto Deferred, 6 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 202 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents,, 85 87i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 601 1 62 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45f 461 ; Sar dinian 5 per Cents., 92; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44-g ; ditto Deferred, 261 ; Venezuela 41 per Cents., 38 ; ditto Deferred, 15 ; Belgian 41 per Cants., 99 ; Dutch 4 per Cents., 99i ; and Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 601 62. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 52 6i ; Mexi cali 3 per Cents., 20i 21 ; Peruvian, 83 85 ; ditto 3 per Cents:, 58 60 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 454 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4i per cents., 101 103 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 ; ditto Deferred, 26i 27. Messri. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow ing as the prices of American Securities : N0rf01k........... Northn. Counties Ern North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock 5t0ck............ 63 - 65 3i - 3 51 -51 i Do., A Stock ~ Do., B Stock . N. Eastern Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch IDo Leeds 93? -94 i 2 - ► 0 48 - 49 76 - 77 93 - 95 Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles Portsmouth - 41,1, - BAI 8 9 31 - 32 ... -- •. '7 4 .d , Rhymney Scottish Central :3cf)t. N. E. Abrdn . St. Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Uniou 1 Sitingboarne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern :South Wales 109 - 111 1 27p; - 28 80 - 82 45 - 47 2i 36 - 37 70/ - 711 83 - 84 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - 10 35 - 36 1 1 D 5. 0 Y .. 0 . r . k .. !1 . 1 . ..Riviir Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton di Hartlep' Tali Vale Do. Pref., No. 1. Thames Hay. D. &E Vale of Neath ...... 100 - 102 U Waterfd. di Kilkenny 11 Waterford&Limerick d West Coi nwall El West End of London and Crystal Palace 1 Do. A ,Ll Do. B 64- 61 'West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class.., Waterfd& link. 6 pc. THE KUN, LONDON, FRIDAY He, vern- ian a you'd d not vern- r the That Df the aais." vtad. hould 1, tha ,eforat ended '6eforra -reso Id too ; and tion of ?our of 1 party End for Hinted. Ink' be apprie od Mr. would i in his of th• Lth •p• a, E. ; [er Ms• with $ —Fan• Vries ; llersli•i ?lower, )f Good anghaii mewls, • Liras, , ha, St. agnapp katsdt ; Mei* Antis's. Louise, 3ruges; denim:l; iraetry, irhuus ; Meris, %nders; igborg ; Ghent; lotheu• Wainer indon. Eno , , BMW :tho for pouTIP olleroi Y {TOO r e n eW 'eking - P p the L Sigh- South ion of a their ht an irds of wag d Net being, 'or tb• [ 'park, espied r mr: consti• Mae' e d the n send• to the wards om en e Pre- s pr• 1334 0 shion ,ed 00 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent !lilted States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...104 106 Waited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-101 106 STATE SECURITIES. Alabasas 5 per Cent ... 78 I ,Sentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872... 91 93 mtaryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 81 91 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). _lOO 102 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... I:ennsylvania 5 per Ce n t. St oc k Tennesse e 6 ania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 81 83 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 82 81 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 82 84 LOAN B oston on per Cent. BdsS OF CITIES. 1883... 90 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not ConvertiWe 1875... 82 64 Il linois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 80 82 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 80 92 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O paid 12 d 10d Michigan Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. 1869... 86 88 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 95 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 81 83 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort atage 1833... 71 73 York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible-1862... N• York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking 4nd Panatn a 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... 88 90 )411 110-Irani& Central 6p. Cent.. Ist Mort 1880... 8i 90 A very limited business has been done to-day in the Railway Share Market, and prices in moat in stances show a further downward tendency. Cale dfinian, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Eastern (Leeds), declined ss. ; North Western and Midland, 10s. ; and South Western and South Eastern, 15s. Eastern Counties and North British advanced about 103. ; and Bristol 411 d Exeter, 1/. No dealings of any importance h ave been reported in the Foreign and Colonial ti nes, East Indian and Great Western of Canada are at previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'Ci OCK. Bang s tock (From the Officsal List:) ° Per Cleat. Reduced AnnaH 22 3 ies se4 i 313 ,i %.:e.it• ueeseit Ann u iti es ............ 971 8 Xe ' i per Cent. Annuiti es 9A i India Sto c k India . Lo sn D e b en t ures lOO4 Ditto Scrip Isidla Bonds, £lOOO .......... .......... .... r) ttto, under £ lOOO l9 uotsols for Account P achsquer 81111, 24d. M,,reh. June. 111000 . 65 00 Small — I 39 6 I Exchequer Bonds , 1858, Bi per Cent.... D Us; 1159 PR ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — D itto Account C uba Bonds, 6 per Cent — . Ditto 7 per C en t. (M a t anza and Sabanilla) 105. 4c n i adorNew Consolidated l4i Grenada New Active, 2i per Cent. 214 121 2 ~Ditto Deferred 6b -i 'lexicon 3 pe-• Cent — t)itto A ccoont ............... Col-avian Bonds, 4i per Cent — DIM) Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 - ,- Ditto A ccoun t, Russian Bonds, 1822, t St., 5 per Cent..., llli aardinian Bowls, 5 per Cent. . ......... 0 . 1 -.lsla Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 44i i D.ttc New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ~. Ditto Account 4 ark, hr , B ou d h, 6 per cent -- -Ditto Account Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account .Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . Dividends on th.: a b o v e p a y a bl e in Lon d on . vugien 4i per Cent., ex. 25 f rancs b Ex,Thanc , e, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilders -- ~ Do 4 r.sr Cent. Certificates 'ert r vian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Cent. 6OY2 . 'l' WO O'CLOCK. Consol s , money Ditto, Account b kr. Pe m b er t on L e i gh, the distinguished lawyer, is to e rais e d to the peerage. I4l' LAYARD'S RETURN FROM T NDIA.— W e understand at Mr. Lay ar d b as j ust returned from India, and in nlll,Et to d e li ver an ad d ress, detailing. the result of hi s 04""Iti experience, at St. James's Hall, Reg en t- s t ree t, T uesday evening, May 11, 13RITISH pi Atian. and SL Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,gnar. 5 p, c. Do. Do. Additional A ... Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff., Brut& Gorich. 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug..'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do, do., 1 June 174 Calcutta 'and S. kaat. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A abaree Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do, C Shares Do. E. do. ........ Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s9 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.... Gd. Trunk. of Canada, Do. 6 p..c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., 76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4A p.c Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Onde (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do SSESSIONS. i - IP .1; 8 - 9 183 - 88 77 - 80 75 - 79 •• ..... ••• 1 • ... 11 114 llti lfi 19i 20 49 51 82 83 21i —21 i 19- r) . i 14, lid 108 -1i 108 - 112 105 108 19 —19 j 20i— 2t !id par a ip i - lip, FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp& Rotterdam 51 - 61 20 all Ardennes - 20 3 Bahia & Francisco.. - 31 5 all Belgian East. Junct. 1 -1/ 20 al 1 Beziers to Graissessac - 6 all Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 21 - 21 20 15 Dutch Rhenish - 4 20 all Eastorn of France 26/ - 261 20 2s. Euphrates Valley - 20 all Gt. Central of France ... - 20 all Great Luxembourg.- 8 -8/ 1G 6 Italian Junction 20 all 1-se Const. & Bale - 20 all Lierro and Turnhout - 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 41 -4 . 1 p 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.l. • - 20 all Lyons and Geneva 25 - 26 33 all Maria Antrula 10 all Do. New - ••• 20 all Namur & Liege - 91 20 all Do. do. 6p. a. Pref 2lh - 22 16 all Northern of France 3Bl - 381 20 8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8 1 - 91 20 all Paris and Lyons 3l/ - 314 20 all Ditto Now - ••• 20 all Paris and Orleans 5O - 52 20 9 Recife & San Fran , Tamara.) g. 7p. c - id 20 I.} Riga and Dunaburg 11 10 all Rums and Frzsasti - 20 all Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish - 4 all Do. 7 per cent. - 20 all Sambre and Meuse_ 81 - 81 10 all Do. 51 per cent. prof , 8/ - 91 20 all Southern of France 2Ol - 21 8i all West Flanders 5 -5/ 10 all Do. 54 per a. Pr.jf . 91 - 9t 20 all W. &N.W. of France 24 - 25 20 6 Western of Austria._ - 20 all W0. , ,t. of Switzerland - 6 all Wiesi aden 6 all Do.B p. cent. prof - 20 all Zealand JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. . - 40 all Australasia BO - 82 25 all Bank of Egypt - 22 100 50 Bank of London k. e ° N d N. 5 - B I n kk . & Am L ue n r. e C c i. 4 . . 47 405200a1l 10 c Bri British B 100 50 City... . - 59 100 25 Colonial ... .... 201 all CommercialofCanad; 100 20 Commercial of Lond. 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.thit. 17i - 184 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of - 20 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock. 100 20 Lond.andWestminat. - :45 100 35 National Pro. o f E ng . .. 20 10 Do. New 50 25 National Bank • • ••• 20 aft New South Wales 43 - 45 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 3Bi -39 i 39 20 all Ottoman Bank - 18/ 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 - 63 10 all Do. New 25 a ll South N astralia ••• 25 15 Do. New 25 all Union of Australia._ 45 - 46 15 Do. New 3l - 32 MI 10 Union of London 23 - 24 23,i 00 50 Unity Mutual 00 50 Weetrußk of Long 1 1.9 -.1 17d BRITISH MINES. . . 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.), 10 11 20 14 British Iron . . 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 450 470 . 30 /East Basset (Illogan) 45 105 • 17s Great South Tolgus 123 —13 i 17/5 1 ,Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 5 63 711 1 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 13 2 . 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 6 7 ••• N. W. Basset (Illogan) 10 11 ••• ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 5 ... 13 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 173 183 9 ,Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 13 13 ... 23 S. Caradon (St. Clear) 390 410 ... 2S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) 4 43 . . 19 S.W. Francos(lllogn.) 210 220 5 43 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. b la 10 9 Tin Croft 33 4 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap 1256 V. of Towoy (Camay. ) 14 13 ... 1 W. Basset (Illogan) 22 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 10) 110 ... 53 Wh. Basset (Illogan) 2lO 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 2BO 300 ... 53 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 5/ 53 11 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Limit) 9 -- 10 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht.) 44 46 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 24 .... 26 FOREIGN MINES. 20 73 'Australian 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) li —3 p 13 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 14 1 3 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica— ...d 40 all Cobra Copper 4O 42 .. 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop ! per Mining Co. id 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1i Lusitanian ..... 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada — I 1 all Novean Monde ••• 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.& Smlt 6 —. 7 5 1 Port Philip ••• 30 163 Santiago de Cuba all United Mexican 3d 3k 33 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tol. (Lim.) 25 19 Australian Agricult. 29 31. 30 1 10 all Australn. Roy a l M a il 11 13 10 all Berlin Water Wo r ks 33 4 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si. d 50 40 Brit. American Land 100 323 Canada 135 140 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc•Jan&July 115 116 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Pref. 73 p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace l4 1)5 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France 20 all Eastern Steam .. . .33 4 4 St. 100 Electricielegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 all En.&Anst.Cop.SmCo 13 10 los.!Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. "*. 9 all Eur.dam.Stm.(llm) 33 —44 20 411 IGen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) 15 14 Gen. 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Can. . . 1 1 ' 283 Van Li/emu's Land,. 16 EF.. is 15 ) . ning• ll I all St. 1100 St. 100 12h: 5 St. ;100 25; all 100 10 14 St. 100 - St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 10 9 20 all 1 St. 100 50 36 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St, 100 25 16i St. 100 St 100 St. too 10 31.1 20 20 10 St. I Loo 100 100 100 100 LOO 100 411 i6i 100 100 all all all 100 1100 2s6d 51} i 944 1 4 j 48 76 j 4 703 i 194 19 1101 11 EVENING, MAY 7, [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] EATON STAKES. Princess Royal HANDIOAP STAKES. Cotswold Gilliver Peter F at Six rail. THE STEWARDS' CUP Fisherman Six ran. LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 1000 to 200 agst Toxopholite (taken) 1000 to CO agst Ancient Briton (offered) Offers to back Toxopho;ite agst Fitzroland OAKS. 5 to 1 sgpt Governess (taken) 8 to 1 apt Gildermire (taken) 9 to 1 asst Sunbeam (taken) CHESTER RACES.—(This Day.) W. 0 LAW INTELLTGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) IN RE THE LONDON AND EASTERN BANKING COMPANY. At the conclusion of the arguments cf counsel in this important appeal motion (to set af-ide the adjudication in bankruptcy against the Company, and to wind-up the business of the Company under the Winding-up Act), the Lord Chancellor reserved judgment. (Before the Lords Justice•.) JUDGMENT - KNIGHT V. BOWYER. In this case two appeals were presented against a df cree of the Mater of the Rolls, disposing of the queN tion of preference between first and second-class annui tants on the estate of Bradley, granted by Sir George Bowyer, by three several indentures, dated 30th Aug., 1814, and subsequent trust deeds and mortgages. Lord Justice Turner, after going minutely into the facts and circumstances of the case, said he entirely concurred in the decision of the Master of the Roll 4. Lord Justice Knight Bruce was of a different opinion on several points, and concurred in others, but as Lord Justice Turner bad concurred in the opinion of the Master of the Rolls, it was not necessary to express his opinion. Lord Justice Tarner dismissed the appeal, without costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banc . ), before Lord Campbell, Justices Wightman, Erle, and Crompton.) _ . ALD. CUBITT, MP., AND THE PIER AT THE ISLE OF DOGS. THE QUEEN V. ALD. CUBITT, bI P., AND OTHERS. The defendants in this case were indicted for a nui sauce in erecting a pier at the Isle of Dogs. The case was tried before Lord Campbell, when the jury found the defendants guilty, but the Court allowed it to stand over. Mr. Sergeant Piggott, for the prosecution, said this was a rule calling upon the defendants to show cause why judgment should not be pronounced upon them. Lord Campbell said he could not find fault with the verdict, but he understood the matter was to have been arranged by the isue of a licence by the conservators of the river, and approved by the Admiralty. Mr. Sergeant Shee, for the c!efendants, said the licence had been granted, and the solicitor was then engaged drawing it up. Lord Campbell—What does brother Piggott pray ? Mr. Sergeant Piggott said h© prayed for judgment in the usual manner. Lord Campbell—Surely you don't Want the Court to send Alderman Cubitt to prison ? (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Piggott said he had no desire to do that. He had t,o personal hostility to Alderman Cubitt or any of the defendants. Mr. Sergeaiit Shee repeated hie statement that the licence bad been granted. Lord Campbell said that, under the circumrtances, he thought the Court ought not to give judgment. Mr. Sergeant Piggott said he had no objectioq to let the case stand over till Michaelmas term, provided the defendant would undertake not to invade the rights of the ferry at the Isle of Dogs in the meantime. Lord Campbell said he thought there ought to be no restriction. Judgment was therefore deferred till 'Michaelmas term. BAIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justica Coleridge.) Mr. Justice Coleridge sat this morning in the Bail Court fur the disposal of motion. EX PARTE SIR JOHN MORRIS-CRIMINAL INFORMATION. In this case a rule was issued on the 19th ult., and reportea at the time in The Sun, for a criminal informa tion against Sir John Morris, for sending a threatening letter to a Chancery barrister tendin g to create a breach of the peace, for alleged insults to Sir John's family arising out of a family suit now before the Court of Chancery. The letter in question was dated from a club in Pall-Mall. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., to-day arplied for the enlargement of the rule, on the ground that Sir John Morris could not be found. The officer bad ;one to Sir John's cluband to his solicitor, had made inquiries at 13 iulogne, and at Sir John's residence near Swansea, without effect. At his residence he was told tiey knew Sir John's red.- deuce, but declined to divulge it. Application granted. ..........,••• COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Befor e Mr. Commiisioners Evans.) Tete mETROPOLITAN SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY. To -day was appointed for hearing arg umen t s on a petition for winding up the affairs of this company. Mr. Lawrence appeared in support ; M r . R ox b urg h , t for the company , o oppose ; I,lr. Lewis al so a pp eare d of fn tbheehaplfroofprtitoheecreditors ; and Mr. T. B ear d on b e h a lf of the Moroni!' Chronicle, against whom the company had brou g ht an acti on f or lib e l . Mr. Lawranc p e a , l n o r the petitioner, appli e d f or an ad journment, on the ground were only ground that SiOlDO of the affidavits fileodoth yesterday, aed one this morning, he therefore had s ad time to oniider them. His Honour they were inadmissable if any objections were taken. Mr. Lavvrancebusa: said he did not wish to object to them on that ground, fife affi coneidered he was emitted to an adjour nment to reply. Mr. Roxburgh, f or t d e r'vits in the petition, a n d e w e e cteede")P3'Y' appearel to oppose to tiny adjournment which would tend most materially to the injury o f t h e com pany, as it had been stated without the slightest foun dation that three fourths of the capital had teen lost, and to prevent any delay he -vould withdraw tie affida vits and examine witn e sses viva race, Mr. Lawrence coulde:ldsnasoetacceJe to that course b e i ng t a ken. The comp any davits, and it could no t be chosen to pro cee d upon affi allowed that th e y s h ou ld at withdraw the last moment the affidavits a n d p rocee d not viva voce. He was prepared with witnesses, and therefore could not go on with the case. His Honour said that it to adjourn the case, which.useappeared a monst rous thi ng went to the d es t ruct i on of the company . ( Great applause.) Mr. Lawrence Raid he had er e isnorr no personal feeling in the support t of professional regu matter, hut was the b r laxity. He would to prejudice the interests of the company, and he trusted would not place his cl.ent at such an extreme disadvantage as to call 1 upon him go on with th e case now. His a mour—My belief is that you ought to be pre pared to go on with it, Mr. Lewis said he appeared for se% 1 era individual shareholders to oppose the petition, as they believed that it was inexcu sable and un just, but ) 1 everthelese he c onsidered it woul d be to the interests 0 ID' e the comp an y that a short adj ournment should ta ke P rather than take a "catch" de c ision on imperfect evidence. He expressed his firm conviction of die fell acYof the allega tion in the petition. Mr. Roxburgh said he bad offered to withdraw affidavits entirely on h is own ees ponsiiere the ay, but after what had been said by Mr. Lewis he would not o p pose an were adanxious journmeto g owithont but he ut deley must say that the c om p any , into the case, and pre- I pared for the most min ute investigation I Mr. Lawrence repeate d that h e only ' wis hed to me e t the case fairly, and if on readi ng g affidavits it did not appear there were snf ficioet rou u d s to support the petition, it would be withdrawn. T he re was no desire to merely excite the feelings on either side It was then arranged tha t the eas should he adjourned ti 1 Friday next -- Mr. Lawrarice undertaking that any affidavits in reply should b 5 filed on cr before Tuesday and brief copier given to the other side on Wednesday. ' CHURCH RATES AT AI [ BLESIDE. At the AmM e sid e Petty Sessions of May 5, the next to those in whi c h th e cases of John Crostield and Harriet Martineau were hear] and decided agai;st by two of the magistrates, no proceedings were taken. The,defends, t s having o b tained opnions of counsel, and those opinions heir decid e dly in favour of the defendants on all the paints in disp u t e , it is to be supposed that the announced en f orcemen t o f the rate will not take place in regard to the various ci e _ fendants, in which case the :controversy is closed for the present. MR. CHARLES DICHEN'S RE ADINGS. ---Mr. C. Dickets gave his second reading last night at St. Martin't_ hall, in the p re sence of a brilliant audi ence. T he story read was "The Chime .," which was receiv e d with laud applause. "We are authorised to contradict formally and on authority if positive accountA from St. Petersburg," says the Nord, "the rumour spread by some foreign journals of hostilities having broken out on the Amur between the Chinese and the Russians. This statement las no sort of foundation ; the most complete tran• uili v not having coated to prtvail in those parts." 1858. BANQUET TO TH - E DUKE OF MALAKOFF. Another of those cordial reunions which mark the real sincerity with which the Anglo-French alliance is pre served in this country in all its truth and spirit took place last evening, and the officers of the two services wlio are members of the Army and Navy Club enter talied his Excellency the Duke of Malakhoff at a grand banquet at the New Club-house, St. James's square. Nothing that could centtiibute to the importance cf the occasion or mark the high sense which the gallant naem b re of the club entertained of the position and services of their illustrious guest was neglected, and the whole Tharacter and tone of the entertainment was worthy both the reputation of the " Army and Navy" and the listinguished soldier and representative of the great Nlonarch i❑ whose honour it was given. The dinner was fixed for eight o'clock, and by half past seven the guests began to arrive, pouring up the magnificent staircase of the club to the library, where the committee to whose care the conduct of the enter• tainment was intrusted received their visitors. All wore olai❑ evening dress, wearing, however, their srincipal decorations, and nearly all were assembled before the hour at which the guest of the evening was expected to riTik A little before eight o'clock his Exc llency was an flounced, and was immediately conducted to the library. Here be was received with quiet but most cordial de monstrations of welcome from all the assembled officers, and especially, of coune, from the chairman of the even ing, Sir Fen wick Williams. Some of the most distinguished officers present were presented to his Excellency. Accompanying the duke were the secretaries and principal attaches of the French Embassy, the Baron de Malaret, Commandant Dubai, Count de Jaucourt, Colonel Appert, M. Monicault, &c. All these gentlemen shared, of course, the warmth with which their chief was received, and all are suffi ciently well known in the elite of London society to be , use of the best cengratulations of its best circles. The banqnet was served in the chief dining-room cf the club, a noble apartment and remarkable alike for its architectural features and the taste and simplicity with which it is adorned. Very little attempt had been made to enhance its proportions or to add to its fine general effect by the temporary decorations which are often re sorted to on these occasions, and nothing but the mag nificence with which the banquetting tables were spread, the massive epergnes, plateaux, cups, and centre pieces which covered them, filled with the choicest flowers, marked the style of the entertainment and the import ance of the guest in whose honour it was given. The tables were arranged in a ciroular form, going almost completely round the saloon. In the centre was the chairman, the gallant Sir Fenwick Williams, the seat of honour on the right, of course, being occupied by the guest of the evening, and the place on his left by the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Behind the chairman's seat the tricolour and English ensign were grouped together, and arranged before the places of honour were some pieces of plate, including some regimental trophies and some of the best of the Goodwood Cups. The whole room was lighted from the ceiling by those peculiar burners known as sunlights, and the effect was briliant in the extreme. Among the guests and other members of the club present on this occasion were—Lieut.-General Sir Wrn. Codrington, Major-General Sir C. Yorke, K.C.8., Colonel Owen, C. 8., R E., Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Burgoyne, K.C.8., Col. Daniell (late Coldstream Guards), Captain the Hon. J. Drummond, R.N., Captain Porter, R.N., Major-Gen. Alves, K.C.B, Major-Gen. Lawrenson, Col. de Ailey, Col. Goldemid, Col. Pipon, Assistant-Adjutant General ; Major March, R. M., Lieut.-General Forbes, R.A., Col. Chapman, C. 8., R.E., C Ouvry, C. 13., Capt. Carpen ter, Sir G. Jenkinson, Bar., Sir J. Carmichael, Bart., Major Rodney, Lieut.-Colonel Sibthorp, Lieut.-Colonel Morris, C. 8., R.A., Capt. Clarke, Baron de Malaret, Lord Rokeby, Colonel Hamley, R.A., Colonel Forster, Deputy Adjutant-General ; Commandant Dubai, Col. Fiore, Col. Appert, Mr. J, P. Maxwell, M.P., Major Teesdale, C. 8., R.A., Monsieur Monicault, Count Jaucourt, Major Fellowes, Ca stain F. Sayers, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General ; Major Hon. H. F. Keene, R.E., Col. Bignold, Deputy Assistant Adjutant- General ; Major Way, Sir A. Agnew, M.P., Mr. H. E. Surtees, Lord F. Conyngham, M.P., Capt. C. Reynolds, Mr. T. Butter, Captain W. Ellis, Major S. W. Spicer, Col. S. Napier, C. 8., Col. W. Napier, Capt. Pember ton, Capt. Travers, Lieut.-Colonel Pretyman, Captain Montgomsrie, Captain Williamson, Captain Bowden, Captain Henderson, Major Pipon, R.A., Major Spur way, R.A., Lieut.-Colonel Finnic, Lieutenant Lynch, Capt. Wallack, Major Montressor, Major A. Inglis, Copt. Scott, Major Tremayne, Major Westhead, Capt. Ron. H. Murray, R N., Mr. Walcot (Secretary), Capt. Mayo, Mr. R. Jefferson, Ceylon Rifles, Capt. W. S. Hughes, Mr. Norman Cowley, Sir A. Web-ter, R.N., Capt. Durant, Capt. Draper, Mr. T. N. Woulfe, Capt, W. Archdale, M.P., Major Carthew, Sir C. Rich, Capt. Blakely, R.A., Capt. Hon. W. B. de Blaquiere, R.N., Major Conyers, Major Whitmore, 62J, Capt. G. Beres ford, Capt. Walters, late 6th, Capt. Pryse, M.P., Capt, Cookworthy, Capt. V. Baker, Mr. E. Amplete, Capt. Weylaed, Sir S. Bishop, Capt. Hamilton, Mr. H. Me redith, Lieut. R. Herbert, R.N., Capt. Thursby, 22d, Lieut. Heneage, R.N., Hon. S. Duff, M.P., Capt. R. Erskine, Mr. R. Campbell. It is needless to say that the banquet was of the most sumptuous description and served in the very best style ; in fact, all the arrangements connected with the dinner were of the most satisfactory kind, and rtfiect the highest credit upon the Messrs. Staples, to whose care and experience this most important department was en trusted. The cloth having been withdrawn, The CHAIRMAN rose amid loud cheers, and said, that in proposing the first toast of the evening he felt assured it would be received with the greatest enthusiasm—it was that of "the health of her Majesty." (Enthusiastic cheers.) In calling upon their illustrious' guest with whose company they had been honoured that night to join in that toast, he need not point out to him, or to those who were engaged in that war, the deep intere-t which her Majesty took in all that concerned the welfare ,f the soldier, and the untiring benevolence which she showed to the wounded during that memorable struggle. (Cheers.) He kriew that their illustrious guest liked short speeches, and that nothing which he could say could add to the warmth with which the toast would be received ; he, therefore, b e gg e d t o propose " the health of her Most Grachus Majesty the Queen." (Great cheering.) The toast was drunk with all the honour?. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the second toast, sail, t was one which he knew would be received with all the warmth and cordiality of feeling which it deserved —it was " the health of the Emperor and Empress of the French." (Great cheering.) He invited them to drink to the health of that Sovereign who had shown himself, throughout a most ardent struggle, the truest and most faithful ally of England. (Cheers.) It was impossible for those whom he had the honour to address, or, indeed, for any thinking man either in England or in France, to over-estimate the value of the alliance between those two great nations. (Cheers.) He was convinced that as long as those two countries acted cordially together they would be the arbiters of the world; that what they said should be done would be done, and what they said should not be done would not be done. (Cheers.) There was a fur ther anti a special reason why the toast he proposed should be drunk with genial warmth on that occasion— it was that the Emperor of the French was himself a member of that club. (Cheers.) In times gone by the eminent man who now ruled the destinies of France bad dined within those walls, and many then present had had the honour of enjoying his Majesty's society. All those members who during late years had gone to France could bear willing testimony to the hospitality with which they had been received by the Emperor of the French, and the lively interest which his Majesty bad uniformly evinced in all that concerned the welfare of that club. (Cheers.) He felt that all whom he then addressed would join him in the expression of grief and indignation at the dastardly attempt which had recently been made on his precious life and on that of the Em press. tLoud cheers.) Sure was he that there was not an officer or a soldier in the whole British service who, if he bad been present, would not have given his own life to save that of their illustrious ally. (Great cheer ing.) He begged them, then, to drink the health cf his Imperial Majesty, and to the continuance of a life so valuable that anything which would endanger it must be contemplated with fear and misgiving. (Great cheering.) The toast was then drunk with all the honours.' The Duke of MALAKHOFF, on rising to acknowledge the toast, was received with tremendous cheering. He replied in French, and said that it gave him the greatest satisfaction to be able to respond to the sentiments of respect and regard with which the health of his Imperial Majesty and the Empress had been hailed by the company he had the honour then to address. He f• It flattered beyond expression by the warmth and cor diality of feeling which that toast had evoked. if anytb . e g could add to it, it was the fact that the glowing ulogi which they had just heard had been delivered Fenwickfrom mouth of a no less illustrious officer than Sir etuhw ro Williams, the heroic defender of Kars. (Cheers.) The illustrious Duke c/neluded by expressing a fervent hope that the sentiments of esteem which had been declared for the alliat ce of England with France would al7:ayF, be preserved. The gallant CHAIRMAN, having proposed in the usual terms " the health of the Prince Consort and the other members of the Royal family," which was duly honoured, next gave the toast of the evening, " the health of hi- Excellency the Duke of Malakhoff." Tnis (he said) was a toast in which the officers of bith services weal - i meet cordially j tin. He tinfeinedly wished that th task of proposing it bad beer. confided to bands mote capable of doing justice to its great merits ; but he felt sure that nothing that he or any one else could Gay, could add to the seatiment of admiration and esteem with which the name of Marshal Pelissier would be re ceived at that table. (Great cheering.) The Marshal had had the high honour of lacing nominated by hie ImpErial mast:r to represent him at this Court ; and the marks of esteem and affection with which the illus trious ambassador hal been received in this countiy, must sufficiently convince him of the real senti ments of the British people towards him. It would be paining the modesty of the illustrious Duke were he to dwell upon the history of his many and great achieve ments ; he woul I simply allude, therefore, to his momen tous services in Africa, where he had gained an im perishable renown, and to the subsequent services whict, he rendered in the Crimes, where he acquired his crown ing glory. (Great cheering ) He (Sir F. Williams) had the honour of commanding a fortress in a remote part ef Asia when the news arrived of the great victory whim hid been achieved by the French army and the En, list army which acted with them. lie thereupon ordered salute to be fired in honour of that great event, before the Russian army, which lay only three miles off, under hie friend, as he (Sir F. Wi:lianoo might now call him— General Mouravieff. The Russians immediately ordered out a Cossack battery of artillery to drown the noise of that British salute, and which they effectually did ; how ever, the fortress under his command took the Russian- by surprise that evening, and fired a salute in honour M the fall of Sebastopol at sundown. (Cheers and laughter.) Ile was sure that the Duke of Malakhoff would apprecia! t the sentiment of the British army and navy in inviting him to partake of the hospitalities of their table, and who now united in drinking in all sincerity, success an, long life to the Duke of Malak huff. (Trernendom cheering.) The Duke of MALAKHOFF, on rising to acknowledge the toast, was received with the most cordial and enthusiastic cheers, which lasted for several minutes He said, still speaking in French—lt is with a feeling of brotherly pleasure that I find myself sitting arson, you. It gives me deep satisfaction to see your cordial anxiety to give me a welcome. As a soldier more than one among you know me ; as Ambassador my principles are invariable, and as I have already had the opportu nity of explaining them, it is not necessary to speak o• them again here. But what I wish to tell you is, that 1 feel a pride in finding myself again in the midst of my companions in arms, and that I recall to memory cm valiant standards, our glorious flags, the witnesses el your great efforts as well as ours, under the shadow of which we have conquered the peace of the world. Let us in future know how to maintain that peace, so pro ductive of civilisation, and so fertile, so necessary fur n and for you—that peace so indispensable for the welfare of al'. I hope that peace will be durable, for it was cemented by generous blood—by blood shed side by side in succouring a faithful ally, but shed with equal and mutual eagerness. It is for us, soldiers and sailors, to remember this. It is for us to propose, without hesita tion, an enthusiastic toast of lasting concord, and we who have joined our heroic efforts together for the ad vantage of all who have the right to say to two great people, "Let us know how to unite the two fleets ant the two armies, and let our sentiments be mingled tog( - ther in one common feeling." I beg to propose " The imperishable union of our fleets and armies." The CHAIRMAN next gave " the Eugli , h Commanders in the Navy and Army then serving their country abroad," and in whose praise the recent events which had taken place in the East spoke louder and more forcibly than any terms of eulogy which he could use. (Cheers.) He was sure there was not a tnao in she three kingdoms who had not that day been rejoiced at seeing by the newspapers that a well-earned title of distinction was about to be bestowed as a reward for the long tried and arduous services of Sir Colin Campbell. (Cheers.) He would couple with the toast which he had the honour of proposing the names of Major-General Sir Charlet Yorke and Sir John Pakington. Sir J. PAKINGTON said, he rose with feelings of con siderable regret that the duty of acknowledging the compliment paid to the navy had not devolved upon some of the experienced officers whom he saw around him ; but though he wanted the experience of actual service he wool I yield to no man in his deep almirati for the heroic deeds of that service, and for the noble char.mteristics which almost invariably distinguished the officer who belonged to it. (Cheers.) Oa that occasion he was sure he should best express the feelings of the British navy when he said that, with sailor-like frankness and warmth, they joined with their brothers of the army in true and hearty welcome to that most distinguished French Marshal who had served with Englishmen of all arms in the struggles and glories of hard-fou g ht fields, and whohad now come among them on a mission of peace, and in the enjoyment of the honours of that important mission to reap the high reward he had earned of his country. When he spoke of the illustrious Marshal having served with Englishmen of all ranks, he alluded more especially to the services of the Naval Brigade, who, having no foe to cope with on the sea, had volunteered for duty in the trenches of the Crimea and in the parched up fields of India, and in both places had rendered moat distinguished and important services to the army. The Duke of Malakoff had seen these things--he had seen them as a friend and as an ally, and God grant that he might never see their services in any less amicable rela tions. (Cheers.) They had all listened to the Duke with the most heartfelt p'easure—a pleasure he was sure in which every Englishman would share—when his Excellency expressed his wish that the union of the two countries might be eternal. (Cheers.) He trusted that the Duke of Malakhoff had seen enough of this country to know that the sentiments of the nation were not to be judged from those which were evinced in the deep recesses and crowded alleys of a great city—(continued applause) ;—nor in those indiscretions of speech which had been committed by men who ought to have used a more temperate tone. But the Duke knew the country and its institutions, and ha knew that those things were part of the price they paid for the freedom they valued, and he knew also that the real spirit of Eng• land towards France was rather to be found in the cordial feelings which bad evoked that festive meeting, kCheers.) It was to be found in the welcome which had greeted him from all classes—it was to be found in the feeling which prevailed in all well-regulated English minds ; and for the sake of France and for the sake of Eng land, for the 'sake of the happiness, the civilisation, and the progress of the world he hoped that that feeling of cordial union might long subsist betwee❑ them,—a feel ing which found its beat security in the mutual respect and confidence which ought always to be entertained between two of the most powerful, the most independent, and the most enlightened nations of the earth. (sluch chvering.) Major-General Sir C. YORKE briefly acknowledged the honour which had been done him by coupling his name with that of the army. He said, when his Excel- lency the Duke de Malakhoff was first named for the post of Ambassador the idea of the duke being a great fighting, man created an unpleasant feeling in the minds of some people lest he should not be in favour of peace ful counsels. But nothing could have been more mistaken than such a notion. It was never among generals and warriors that warlike ideas prevailed ; pugnacity was generally most predominant among those who by a sin • gular perversion of terms were called the "civil" portion of the community. (Laughter.) Formerly, when France and England were almost on the verge of war, a peace ful understanding was restored chiefly through the exer tions of two individuals—the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Soult, and he was sure that if any future cause of misunderstanding should arise between the allied na tions they could not do better for its pacific settlement than just to put the whsle matter into the bands of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief and the Duke de Malakboff, and leave it to them to arrange it quietly. (Cheers and laughter.) The CHAIRMAN next gave the toast of "The Armies and Navies of the English and French in the Esiticand in the Black Sea," briefly saying that it t y wa C s ri not means, neces sary for him, in the presence o whose dangers and who se gioriefs s b o o m h a ad had no share, to enlarge upon what had been Effected by the operaticn of the combined armies. He fervently trusted, how ever, good feeling which had that the cordial sympathy and then been evinced by the combined forces would always exist. Si r W3l. CODEINGTON returned thanks for the army, looking back with pride at what had been accompiiiihed by their unitA efforts ; by Marshal St. Arnaud, with whom the battle e f the Alma had been gained ; by Mar •.hal Canrober, with whom they had gained the battle sf Inkermann; and the last glorious months ef duty with their illustrious guest, with whom the final victory bad been achieved. (Cheers.) During the time that he (Sir I W, Codrington) had had the honour of commanding the English tartly he could speak to the warmth and sincerity with which the alliance ha i been preserve 3, and that nothing 'could be more open, more straightfor. ward, and more energetic and frank than the co-opera tion and assistance of their illu - itrious guest. He was Aura that the noble Duke would not soon forgot the glorious scenes he had mixed with iii the British army, and he was sure that all in that army would appreciate the sincerity and worth of their to whose merits he had borne this slight testimony. (Oneors.) The Hon. Captain DRUMNI)ND, RN., having adde4 a few words to the part a the navy, Lord ROKEST briefly gave " Ttie health of their gal lant chairman, Sir Fen wick Williams, of Karr." Sir F. WILLIAMS acknowledged the honour in a few words, and said he felt it to be a high honour to have been selected to fill the chair on an occasion of such impor- tance. The gallant officer then proposed the last toast on the list, "The Health of the Club Committee of Management, and thanks to them for the way in which they had discharged their pleasant, but important duties, in connection with the festival." The toast was coupled with the names of Col. Daniell, Lord J. Chichester, and Capt. Murray. Col. DANIELL said, he begged on his own part, and that of the committee, to return them his best thanks, and he asked them to believe bins when he said that any exertions they had used were amply repaid by their probation of them. He felt that night in a proud post• tion, sitting by the side of that great warrior with whore he shared the excitement of the Crimean campain, a n d he felt that the position be occupied was not to be as. scribed to merits of his, but t 3 that unvarying good feeling and kindness on the part of the members, who had assigned to him, as on many past occasions, a pobt of distinction. For one circumstance the club certainly was to him indebted, which was, that he induced the present Emperor of the French to become an honorary member of the club. It would gratify the members to hear that only a few weeks ago he had the honour of seeing him, and that then, with all his wonted kindness, he had spoken of the club in terms of the greatest inte rest. He could never personally be sufficiently grateful to him, that when going to the Crimea he bad written with his own hand to Marshal Canrobert presenting him (Colonel Daniell) to him, and by the act he was introduced to many French officers, whose itiedness and invariable welcome to their tents ho_- was glad that day to have a public opportunity of acknow- L.dging. He would be ungrateful to detain them longer, but there was a little Crimean incident he wished to re late, and which he did not think it inopportune then to mention. As Lord Rokeby and General Codrington were both a ware, the last two months before Sebastopol the Guards were in the trenches every third night, and they could not spare the living to guard the dead. On the lone hill of Inkermann eight of the Coldstreams (among whore was poor Mackinnon, whose name was on the memorial window of the club) were buried in one grave—brothers in glory as in death. He bad expressed his regret to Colonel Guerin, of the 15th Regiment de la Ligne, and he thought it would long be remembered when he said that, although nightly the French were losing an enormous number of men in the trenches, Colonel Gueri❑ regularly till after the fall of Sebastopol furnished a sentry to guard from desecration the re mains of those officers and other brave fellows who, like them, had fallen at the memorable battle of Inkermann. They might depend upon it that their club motto, then wined round the flags of France and England, " Unitate Fortior," was the best for their mutual in terests ; and, with the permission of the chairman, he would give as a toast to be drunk with all British sin " L'Entente Cordiale." (Great cheering ) With this toast the festivities terminated, and the oompany adjourned to the coffee-room, where coffee was served, and whence the guests departed as they chose. SHOCKING MURDER IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE AT HALIFAX. (Front the Leeds Mercury.) A dreadful murder occurred at the Halifax Guardian newspaper-office, yesterday, and threw the whole town into the utmost consternation, the deceased being extensively known in the town. From what could be gathered soon after the fear ful affair, it appears that the compositors at the office of the Halifax Guardian newspaper had but just returned from dinner yesterday afternoon, a little after two o'clock. A number of them were in the first composing room upstairs (the room next to George-street), and two others, one of them the unfortunate deceased, Mr. James Jacobs, and the other his murderer, a youth about twenty years of age, named Dawson (who is an aro prentice), were in a further room, looking o George-street-yard. The two latter were at work, and just before the melancholy affair Dawson had gone to one of the other men for a l inch of snuff for deceased, with which he had re turned to the other room. No quarrel in words was heard between the two, but it seems the mur derer shut the door and fastened it, and without a moment's warning commenced an attack a Jacobs with iron "dumb-bells." After this, and appa rently becoming still more furious, he seized an iron press-stang, about two-and-a-half yards long, and beat the deceased about the head with that. Still further, lie seized a hatchet, and with it cut away at the face and head of his victim. Meanwhile the other workmen were alarmed with the noise going on, and, if we are rightly in formed, all ran into the street. There was a wool sorter named Bates passing up the street, however, to whom they communicated that there was some. thing wrong, and he, a strong, courageous man, determined to ascertain what was really the matter. He and the printers entered the office, and, break ing open the door, found to their utter dismay that poor Jacobs was dead. The sight that presented itself was fearful. V • dead body of the man who but a few moments be fore was vigorous with life and all the strength of manhood, was laid on its back in the room. There was a large pool of blood, tin brains being mingled iu it. The w•unda were of the most dreadful cha racter, and all upon the front part of the head. The forehead was laid open, and the face gashed, apparently with the hatchet. The ill-fated man had taken off his coat, and had commenced his work, for his composing-stick lay near him, and the matter he was setting up was in melancholy . The murderer was immediately arrested and re moved to the Town-hall in the custody of the police. He is a youth still serving his time with Mr. Walker, the pr. prietor and publisher of the lialifax Guardian, and is considered, so far . as ll we can ascertain, a you' of remarkably quiet dis position. Ho and his victim were believed to b e very friendly, end we are told frequently worked side by side with each other. Not one word of dis agreement that we can hear of had occurred be tween the two. Dawson had been engaged up t o th e ti me on some "rule work," whi c h he bad executed very neatly, and altogether had conducted himself with the utmost propriety up to the very instant of his commencing the fatal attack on Jacobs. The man's trousers were bespattered with, blood and brains when removed to the Town-hall. He did notseem much excited, only had a peculiar wildness about the eyes. He quietly told Sergeant Thompson all th tt had happened. The only explicable statement is, that Dawson must have suddenly lost his reason, and under tee influence of momentary madness done this dreadful deed. Jacobs, the deceased, as we have said, was very well known in the town. He resided at Hall-end, where his wife carried on the business of a miliner on a large scale. He was in the vigour of bis days, a strong active man. He bad been at th e Guar dian office for a dozen years at least. The inquiry b fore the coroner and jury resulted in a verdict of wilful murder against the the pri soner the prisoner. While the surgeon was giving his ev i dence sc earned violently, and attempted to ap proach bim, but was held back by several of the parties present. A sce ne of great excitement en sue d, and ultimately i the surgical evidence was taken in private. • SCOTCH JUDGE.—We beli eve t h a t M e ' THE NE','veen v i rtu ally appointel t o the stilt en the Penny has been b the death of Lord II tnd)side ; and that nchLord N!"can b ve y s becomes the new justiciary judge.— Scotsman. BORROWI NG LESS THAN NOTHING.--honest assurer • you wart a hu.idred dollars ! here' s th e money ; I e ‘a a you five per cent, a month ; as you want it f or a charge t e hat leaves just forty dollars comi ng t o you. “—l n . 11 c r. ent borrower " Then if I wanted it for two years, there'd be something coming to you, eh I" EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF DEATH FROM FALLING OX THE POINT OF A PARASOL.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of a female named Eliza Reffey, aged 30, who fe:l down, and was wounded in falling by the point of firr own parasol, which happened in the street opposite the South-Eastern Railway, at London-bridge, while nuriyitig to catch the train to Maidstone. Mr. John Popple well, and several other witnesses deposed to see ing deceased fall down. She became very ill when taken into a shop, and was afterwards removed to the hospital. Mr. \Yokes, the house surgeon, stated that he saw the deceased about three minutes after her ad. InißEton, and she was then quite dead. H aof e b w fit as ohoed n ,c o hf t reo i ara l formed that she had received any wound, but a n p . o! t s mortem examination of the body had been made, a d ha i d wa; then ascertained ant some sharp instrument t piercingp euet r at the e the p fi e e r s h l jbues of t in the front right o l u f n t g h , e right h bad shou openedlse, cwahuisci which ye t h o e n si d deceasede rsb l e expired.loss. There wa g ' t e h v e e e r ff al ec v t e s in c s i also a large quautity of blood in the cavity o and the jury returned a i v 'h e e rd e ic o t r , o , n , e A r Bum med e t c h i e d n ental deat hu.E, 'ring. ning• b the i d on e d to The the Alb! One 10 on St. 20 20 100 20 20A 203 100 100 100 100