The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-20 00:00:00

_ - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— The following arrangements are already made for the season : Thursday, April 22, Extra Night, LES HUGUENOTS, Titiens and Signor Giuglini, Tuesday, April 27, - LES' HUGUENOTS. Thursday, April 29, LES HUGUENOTS. On each occasion entertainments in the Ballet Department, In which Mesdiles. Pocchini, Annetta, Bioletti, Pasinale, and litorlacehi will appear. Applications to be made at the Box Offioe at the theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First, appearance this season of Madlle. riecolomini. THIRD APPEARANCE OF MADLLE. POCCHINI. THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), April 20, will be pre sented Donizetti's Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norina, Mdlle. Piccolomini ' • Ernesta, Signor Belart (his trot appearance) ; Malatesta, Signor Belletti ; and Don Pasquale, Signer Rossi, To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled CSLISTO; OU, LE RENVOI DE L'AMOUR. _ . The principal parts by Madlles. Pocehini, Annetta, Pas• quids, Morlacehi, Bioletti, F. Brown, La Petite Philipe, and M. Caron. A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Mee, at the Theatre. To commence at 8 o'clock. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with VICTIMS. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Concluding with MY HIISBA.N GHOST. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the eveningl. 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes ................ 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Vpper Bezel , 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 Pit............. Gallery 1 0 Gallery 0 6 R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented the new farca entitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Business. After which, will be revived FAUST AND MARGUE. RITE. Meehistophiles, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitlel SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING will be presented the drama of THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B. Webstzir, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wrigtt will perform. After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH OF -BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Rodin, Keeley, and Arden. STRAND THEATRE. —l.•2ssee and Directress, Miss S wanborough. —This Evening will be produced the new comedy, by Stirling Coyne, Eel., called NOTHING VENTURE, NOTHING WIN. Supported by Messrs. Belton, Ray, Belfort, Kinloch, and Miss M. Oliver. After which, the new burlesque of FRA. DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra D avole, Miss Swan borough ; Beppo, Mr C. Young. To conclude with CITY FRIENDS.I CANTERBURY HALL, W(33 n3ter-road. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow in; company of Vocalists are engaged for the performanco o Silections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS. CHORUSES, GLEES, D UETS, &c., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brulell, Miss Ray, Madamo Bartoletti, and Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. loner, J. Barker. W. Melling, Senor Ant . unio, E. L. (limo, Mr. Badzoy, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr Bar lard :. Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchield, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Pianourte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Sayan o'clock precisely. Suppers, &e., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. 3lr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Ch cries Kean, Esq. ) will have the honour of introducins, every evening, his highly successful Performance on the now REGULITION DRUM. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 20. lIIERNOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 62—highest since noon yesterday. .51.—lowest this morning and daring the night. 63—this day at noon. BAROAETER, 30.10. WIND, Easterly ; light, with fine warm weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TEIS DAY—Slorn., 13 min. aft. 6--Even., 43 min. aft. 6 To-Mounow —ll.rn., 25 min. aft. 7—Even., 7 min aft. 8 Ir• —r ~ p t , 4. --is!'t !.._,..i, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1858. The Budget has been unfolded, and the financial Minister has carried with hint the House and the country, in favour of the propositions which he brought forward. The fiscal scheme was not all that we desired or anticipated, but it was certainly far better than would have been offered by Sir G. C. Limn, Mr. DisnanLi has justly con sidered that, in the face of a very considerable deficiency, amounting to nearly four millions sterling, he is not justified in attempting to ply o ff a n y portion of debt. He will not create a new burden in order to get rid of an old one, and therefore he has wisely determined to put an end t) the sinking fund on the war debt, and also to renew the 2,000,00 W. of Exchequer-bonds which will fall duo in May. These were matters that the oppressed t Ix-payers had a right to anticipate, and they have not been disappointed. Three-and•a-half millions are to be renewed, which Sir G. C. Lewis would have placed on people ex hausted by a monetary crisis of unparalleled in tensity. The money, if required, could be raised on very advantageous conditions ; but we believe a large _proportion thereof is vested in the Com missioners of Savings' Banks, who will be de lighted to receive a security so eligible in every respect, against which no possible objection can be raised. Seven-eighths of the deficiency aro thus pro vided for, and a comparatively small sum re mains. There is still half a million t) be raised, and Mr. DISRAELI, with rather too fine an appreciation of the compact of 1853, one for which he was not in the slightest degree responsible, determines - not to interfere with the reduction. Yes ; thanks to the Darbyites, the Income Tax will be reduced to sd. in the pound, and some reasonable hope is held out of its total abolition in 1860 ; although that, we confess, is a matter on which we must still remain sceptical. There iv, at all events, a persevering and ener getic attempt to carry out Mr. GLADSTONE'S views, and for that the opponents of direct taxation should feel grateful. But : the half million must be provided unless the Right Honourable Gentleman could consent to a deficiency. This he hopes to obtain by an equalisation of the spirit duties throughout the whole of the United Kingdom, or in other words by an addition of ls. 101 per gallon on Irish whiskey. As we have repeatedly stated; there is no amount that can be levied on alcohol that may not be charged. It is of all othera the most legitimate subject of taxation. Therein, however, one check that must be re spected. Any increase that woul 1 lead to illicit distillation would produce the most demoralising consequences to the community, and at the same time wJuld prove injurious to the revenue. The fair trader should receive fair play. He should not have undue competition forced, upon him, as we fear it will be when the duty is raised to 7s. 10d. ; and there i s so large a margin for the gentlemen who are by no means disposed to take the revenue officers into their confidence. Mr. DISRAELI, however, thinks that it can be levied, and that he will ob tain half a million therefrom--trusts that calculi tions may be verified, but we confess that we en tertain very serious doubts on the point. As we have already stated there can be no objection against the principle. It is merely one of figures to which the revEl.sto returns of uExt year will afford the most conclusive, if not the most satis factory, answer. But Mr. DISRAELI is not satisfied with merely making both ends meet. He wishes very naturally to have a surplus which will be available for the general purposes of the nation, if all should be right, or would provide for any unexpected casualty. This he obtains in a perfectly unexceptionable manner by a small stamp (Id.) on cheques. Any person who keeps an account with a banker is probably liable to the Income-tax. The few pence that he may have to disburse will be of comparatively trivial consequence. In all his dealings he is beset with stamp duties. He has to pay a heavy tax on bills of exchange, payable at a future day, and on receipt of any sum exceeding 40s. he must place an adhesive stamp on the receipt. It will be no great hardship, therefore, to affix one to the instrument of payment which will practically operate as a receipt. It will, in deed, scarcely be felt, and we congratulat e Mr. DISRAELI on having obtained such an unob jectionable mode of increasing the revenue. Of course, with a deficiency of four millions, no reduction of taxation could be anticipated. Taxes on prudence and on knowledge would have their claims fairly balanced when there was a sur plus, but the consideration must be postponed until that surplus is apparent. 1860 seems to be " the good time coming." Everything is then to be accomplished—the Income-tax will only be remembered from its gross inequality, and there will be an Utopian readiness to discharge all fiscal obligations. We, however, believe that the Ineome•tax will still survive, that it will be a perpetual blister on the sides of the middle classes. We do not, we cannot complain of Mr. DARAEL/ having avoided the diffi culty during the present year. It was almost a miraiulous feat to have been enabled to do so, to have allowed the reduction of 2d. in the pound to be accomplished. For that he will receive many blessings from humble roofs, and many cheerful matrons will rejoice in garments which they have procured for themselves and their children out of the remitted charge. But next year, and if he goes on as he has done, he will have another finan cial scheme to develope—he must grapple with the Income-tax—must render it more equitable—and induce the real creators and producers of national wealth—those who earn their daily bread by their daily labour, physical or intellectual, to believe that they are not swindled. Considering the short time he has been in office, and the factious opposition that would have been offered to any fiscal project, we are deeply grateful for what Mr. DISRAELI has achieved, but we shall look forward confidently to a further improvement ; and although we cannot anticipate the abolition ,f the income tax, we shall anticipate a reasonable recognition of the distinction between permanent and precarious incomes. It is from Mr. Dis nenra alone that we can expect it, for Mr. GLAD STONE, and Sir C. WOOD, and Sir G. C. LEWIS, have given unequivocal indications of no change or modification at their hands, and we sincerely hope that they may never have the opportunity ! The necessity for further Harbours of Refuge along our coasts, has perhaps never been more strikingly demonstrated than it has been very succinctly in a document, whic`l, nevertheless, merely refers to the want incidentally. This document is no other than the lest annual Report addressed to the Lords of tae Committee of Privy Council for Trade, by the Surveyor-General. The report, as usual, is followed by an ingenious -,l3:Aract of returns as to the actual amount of wrecks and casualties occurring in 1857,' on ,- )r near the shores of the United Kingdom. It is an abstract as clear in its ar, rangement, as it is succinct and c•)m prehensive. It is so tabulated that it in no re =poet whatever admits of the possibility of mis tpprehension. The facts accumulated during the pa,t twelvemonth, beginning with the Ist of January and ending with the thirty-first of a:comber, are not only classified with a punc tkilious regard to accnracy, but are minutely and , crupulously analysed. The result is precisely what could have been most earnestly desired. With this official paper in our hands we can esti ❑ate to a nicety the extent of the loss sustained both in life and property during the yeas last past —and by comparing the returns of 1857 with those annually precading it, we can distinctly re cognise the extent of our advance towards the iiminution of these peculiarly insular calamities. Altopther it is satisfactory to find that the Sur gt yor-Geueral can write—and with perfect truth —" The meek experience of the year is on the thole favourable." Yet the magnitude of the I aigers to be contended with may be appreciated ill the more forcibly when we add to that en couraging announcement an epitome of the casual ies here, in regard to this " favourable" year, leliberately enumerated. Let it be observed then, in reference to 1857, that the number of vessels wrecked, stranded, foundered, or in any way damaged or destroyed by maritime casualties, on or near the coasts of ,lie United Kingdom, were no leas than 1,143 altogether. Re,calle,ct that these ill-fated ships represented an aggregate burthen of 218,570 tons, and were manned by very nearly 10,000 seamen, se many as 9,819 souls having been thus griev ously imperilled. Remember in addition to this, that of all the jeopardised " hands," but 1,668 were saved from actual shipwreck—eight by individual exertion; 243 by assistance from shore, with rocket and mortar apparatus, ropes, Sac.; 398 by life-boats ; 507 by ships and steamboat 3; and 512 by small craft, coastguard boats and luggers. It is curious, by the way, to note the proportion of the different descriptions of vessels which were thus subjected in 1857 to wrecks and casualties—there being enu merated in the total of 1,143, but one of each of the following, namely, of yachts, hookers, cobles, and chasse mares ; two keels ; three dandies (!); four flits (1); five ketches; eight snows, and eight cutters ; 11 luggers ; 21 galliots ; 3 9 steamers ; 51 brigantines ; 58 ships (so called); 65 smacks ; 68 sloops ; 129 barques ; 311 brigs, and 354 schooners. The catalogue showing a terrible crescendo of danger from the smacks, on through sloops, and barques, and brigs to the most seriously imperilled of all crafts, viz., the sc h ooner s. Perhap3 the most striking passage in the whole of the impressive and sententious re port of the Surveyor-General is that in which he thus comments on the extraordinary advance (en advance of no lessthan 94 upon 1856, or as he puts it to us rather fearfully 52'5 per cent. on the whole of the casualties on the entire coasts), the extraordinary advance iu the number of casualties on the East Coast during 1857, briefly but accurately de sc rib e d by him as " a very large proportion." Observe what follows—" This," writes the Surveyor-General, " may in some mea sure, no doubt, be attributable to the great num ber of vessels passing and repassing along that coast ; b u t the chief causes appear to be—the diffi cult- and intricate navigation incidental to the rocks and sands with which that coast abounds, the worst of harbours of refuge, and the dangerous I system of 'follow the leader' constantly practised by colliers and wasters, whereby reference to charts, the use of the lead, and the necessity for ' laying down courses are neglected." Without any doubt whatever there is a terrible proportion of the aggregate loss to be attributed variously to the difficulty and intricacy of the navigation, as well as to this deplorable neglect in regard to the laying down of courses, the use of the lead, and the reference to charts—but, beyond all question, the most fertile source of danger to the vessels traversing the waters of the German Ocean to and fro along the east coast of England is— the lack of additional harbours of refuge. In order to recognise this upon the instant, and, as it were, at a single glance, it is only necessary to look at the admirable, yet at the same time really frightful, Wreck Chart for 1857, prefixed to the report, and compiled from the authentic testi mony of the Board of Trade Register. Along all that coast, from the Orkney Islands to the entrance of the Channel, but more particularly from Tarbet Ness to the South Foreland, the evidences of wrecks, strandings, foundering, collisions, and other casualties, are something absolutely frightful. The most fearful amount of catastro phies occurring between Yarmouth and Gorleston, between Seaton Carew and Hartlepool, between Flamborough-head and Bridlington, but most of all between Seaham and Sunderland. Assuredly more remains to be done with a view to tke sal vage of life from shipwreck than has yet been attempted along the coasts of the United King dom. For it cannot for an instant be regarded as adequate to this end—the expenditure of 5,0201. 14s. 3d. upon the maintenance of life boats, rocket and mortar apparatus, Jac., besides a comparative trifle upon .the distribution as re wards of money, medals, telescopes, and chro nometers. In acting thus we are only following out the " penny wise and pound foolish" principle. Salvage throughlife-boats, rocket and mortar appa ratus, rewards, and so forth, down through all the various sections of this elaborated catalogue, ought, in reason, to be subordinate, or subsidiary rather to the more imperial enterprise of construct ing new harbours of refuge wherever experience proves them to be most glaringly requisite. By acting thus we shall be acting both humanely and economically. It is an enterprize worthy of the greatest maritime power on the globe—and one, the continued neglect of which, is in an extraor dinary degree discreditable to the name and fame of the British nation and Government. We are sorry Lord DERBY should differ from Lord STANLEY on the subject of Church Rates ; unhappily he differs from but little, if at all, more than the two ex-Premiers in the House of Commons. The committee of laymen, who waited on Lord DERBY yesterday, elicited from him very similar remarks to those which either of the two Whig Lords would have made to the same gentle men. The battle, therefore, now lies entirely with the people, and the independent Members ; if they do their part as they ought the abolition of Church Rates will, at least, advance by an important stage this year. Lord DERBY pre dicted that Sir JOHN TRELAWNEY'S Bill would come up to the House of Peers, " and unfortu nately be added to those questions which pass one House, but do not pass the other." This, how ever, is a stage which every Reform must pass. Rejection by the House of Lords from one or two years to ten or twenty, according to the degree of popular pressure, is a part of the necessary course for every measure of civil or religious liberty. All the more important is it that every Libe ral member should be at his post on Wednesday when Sir JOHN TRELAWNEY'S Bill is to bo read a second time. Everything depends on the House of Commons' majorities. Resistance in the Upper House depends on the votes of the Lower House. The question is one in which great numbers feel a strong prsonal interest, and if members who make loud professions of liberality wish to be re garded by their constituencies as honest in mak ing them, they must be at their posts. It will not do to be absent, nor is it very respectful on a decidedly popular question to pair off, except from inevitable necessity. We trust that the majority of 53 for the first reading of the bill will be considerably increased on its second read ing. The solemn affirmation of the principle of the measure ought to be by as large a maj nay as possible. Several amendments will bo brought forward. Besides the motion for the rejection of the Bill, several will be moved on its going into committee, al of which must, of course, be dealt with by the supporters of the Bill. Mr. GRIFFITHS has one, Mr. PULLER another, Mr. BUXTON' another, but they all aim, more or less, offensively to perpetu ate the old nuisance in whole or in part. Liberal Members must be in their places, and see the measure carried in its integrity. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, LITERATURE. " SLINGSBY" AND " STEWART." A quaint Misque, entitled " A Winter Night's Wake" will be remembered by the readers of the Dablin, University Magazine, as having there, in tie pages of that Magazine, a few months b.Ack, rind° its fantastic and graceful appearance. It will be recollected, in Teover, to have been avowedly an effusion from the facile pen of Jonathin Freke Sliogsby ; or, to designate a gifted and popular writer •by his own more euphonious name, Doctor John. Francis Waller. Very recently this same Masque from the pen of Doctor Waller has been charmingly performed in Dublin by the University Choral Society—the verse of the poet having been expfsitely and nrat appropriately set to music by the genius of a con genial compo3er, to wit, Robert S ewart, Mus. D. Tne occasion of this performance was a concert, of which the Masque formed the first division. The viceregal party were amongst the audience—the audience itself being boil brilliant and numerous. The success of the whole, it is gratifying to note, was, as it eminently deserved to be, triumphant. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty and the Prince C ,nsort honoured this hou , e with their presence het night, in old -r to witness the masterly performance of Mr. Charles Kean as King Lear. The Coug.tess de Neuilly t'le Princess de Joins%lle, and the Duke de Nemours visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, S 6 JamlES7t4. Tee Duke an Duchess of Beaufort come to town to morrow from Badminton House. Gloucestershire for the se 1.40 u. Tne Countess Blondoff was Fafely delivered of a daughter, at her residence in E%ton-place South, on Thursday fait, and with the infant is progressing favour ably. Tao Countess d'Alten, mother of her ladyship ant of the Duch() sof Manchester, has arrived in town from Hanover. LIE LATE LORD HANDYSIDE.—Tbe death of Lon.] Ilandyside, which we announced yesterday, creates a vacancy in the Court of Session in Scotland, as well as in the High Court of Justiciary. The learned lord was the son of Mr. Handyside of Lainshill, mer chant, Glasgow. He passed the isb bar in 1822, ant was appointed Sheriff of Stirlingshire in 1840. In 1353, after having for a short period filled the office of S)licitor-Get era!, he was elevated to the bench both of the supreme, civil, and criminal courts of Scotland. As a jaite he distinguished himself by great zsal, patience, and ability. He was one of the three judges at the trial of Miss 111..de tine Smith, and last autumn he presided alone at the protracted F a lki r k B ank trial; and gave at he chase a very able at.al)sis of the evidence a' d a luo'd judicial charge. The le..rned lord who was in his 60th year, married in 1848 a rioter f Mr. Rot ert Bruce of Kennel, at whose seat in Clackinann.hir e , whither he had gone to recruit his health, impaired in the diecbaro of his duties, het xpired after a suddenspa , modic attack. His lordship wiv a Liberal in politics, and his death at this juncture wll thereby gain a seat on the Scottish beach to the Conservative party. Eis not to be antici pated tiont w t L b i e a ht be t e h e o n Lord e ~o l c d e v a t s i o a n t e at ill i i l e a; accept e d p e t e i t i h n i e s d p r w o Teen honourably offered to him by his poitical adversaries. Tne vac,inoy will more likely ba fife 1 up by the appoint meat to the bench of the Solicitor-General, Mr. Charles Batilie, who vacated the sheriffehip of Stirling on the ac cesaion of the present Ministry to take office ucder them. MONEY MARKET AND COAIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market closed with some animation, and, compared with Friday's rates, American descriptions were id. per lb. dearer, but all other kinds were un changed. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales ; 1,000 of which were taken for export, and 3,000 on speculation. In the Railway Share Market a further slight reduction took place, and the trans actions were not very numerous. The demand for money has again slackened, and the bast descriptions of commercial paper are still as low as 2. per cent. There is a superabun dant supply, and now that it is decided, not to raise a Government loan, the market is likely to experience increased relief, many persons having reserved their capital in expectation of some mea sure of the kind. The specie operations at the Bank of England yesterday were not of public interest, but in the course of the week some important additions are expected to be made to the stock of bullion. A general feeling of satisfaction has been pro duced by the contents of the Budget. The de ficiency is smaller than was anticipated, and the means for meeting it, as proposed by Mr. Dis raeli, are such as cannot give rise to the least ob jection. The equalisation of the spirit duties will improve the revenue to the extent of half a million, and will be beneficial to Ireland as well as this country. The proposition for imposing a penny stamp upon checks drawn upon bankers, is an excellent suggestion, and will, no doubt, be generally approved, a 9 it will not bear heavily upon any olass of the community. The payment of the Exchequer Bonds can also be deferred, with out any material difficulty ; and, in short, we are merely echoing the opinion pretty generally ex pressed in City circles, when we say that Mr. Dis i raeli has acquitted himself in this business with satisfaction to the great majority, and with credit to himself. The market for foreign and colonial produce, during the Lsst few days, have been exceedingly dull, and most of the leading staples, such as tea, sugar, coffee, rice, and cocoa, have been at reduced quotations. In tea no business of any importance has been transacted. For sugar there was a very limited inquiry, and in several instances rather lower rates were accepted by holders. Coffee has been'at steady rates, and rum ruled rather firmer. For the middling qualities of saltpetre there has been some inquiry, and a few parcels have changed bands at a slight i mprovemen t on prev i ous l y cur rent rates. Tallow has been exceedingly firm, and full values have been current. P.Y.C. is now quoted, spot, 555. 6d. ; Juno, 555. ; July to Sept., 525. 3d. to 525. 6d. ; and last three months, 525. 6d. per cwt. This day the half-yearly meeting of the Sambre and Meuse Railway Company has been held, Mr. Richards in the chair. The report was favourable, and showed the total receipts of the halt-year to be 31,4321. lls. 103., and the expenditure, 19,1811. 16s. 5d., leaving a balance of 12,2501. 15s. 5d., to he contrasted with the balance on the corresponding six months of the previous year, amounting to 9,9311. 3s. 9d. The nett profits of the half year enabled the directors to declare a dividend of ls. 6d. per share to the original shareholders after paying all preference charges. The discussion is still proceeding at the Pernam buco Railway Company's meeting at the London Tavern, in respect to the charges brought against the directors. There is an improved market for public securi ties consequent upon the satisfaction produced by the budget and the iuflux of specie. Some mode rate—real and speculative—purchases have been made, which have occasioned an advance of about per cent., but a little anxiety has been shown to ascertain the course of prices on the Paris Bourse. Cansols are marked 96a for transfer, and 96i for the account. They are now 964 and 961 respectively. The New 3 per Cents. are and the Reduced, 931 Exchequer Bills are about 34g. to 3Gs. prem., and the Bonds, 1859, 1001. India Debenture Scrip is firmer, viz., 991 100. Bank Stock is 220 to 222, and India ditto 222. Foreign Securities are steady, at about previous rates. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 961 97 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041 ; Danish 5 per Cents., 1011 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 814 ; Ditto 5 per Cents., 86 ; Russian 45 per Cents., 101 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 901911 ; Dutch 21 per cents., 654 ; Ditto 4 per Cents., 981 99 ; Venezuela 42 per Cents., 355 36; and Ditto Deferred, 141. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexi can, 191 20 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 81 83 ; Do. 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 pir Cents., ,109 111 ; Ditto 45 per Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 435 441.• and Ditto Deferred, 24 The tratisictions in the Railway Share Market to-day were very moderate, but in several of the leading lines there was an improvement of about 1 to 1 per cent. Calceonian, Great Northern, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and Midlands advanced ; and North British and North Eastern Berwick, 10s. ; Eastern Counties, Great Western, and North Western declined ss. In the Foreign and Colonial lines prices have ruled rather firmer. Paris and Lyons have advanced ss. ; and Per nambuco, 55.: Geelong and Melbourne, 55.; Great Western cf Canada, 55.; Grand Trunk of Canada, 103. East Indian and one or two othgrs were at steady rates. For Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares there has been scarcely any inquiry, and prices have not shown the slightest variation from previous quotations. BR HIS El FCT NDS. —CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. ( firom the Official Lists) Ea v.: Stock ......... ...... ........ . 220 12 3 er vent . iteancao tongitios•••••• 9 si 3 oer C,:nsols AT:nuities 96g t New 3 per Cont. A Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860). 1 11-16 I Ai., stock In , lia L.)an Debentures 991 Ditto Scrip Co , tbbi ter account ..... E :.triegre Bills, VA. Ilf%rch. June. Rio c • — 36 3b j Salt 3B 134 Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.... WI Ditto, 1159 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. Danish Bonds, 3 pei Cent., 1825 — Ditto 5 per Cent lOl4 Greek Bonds 5/ - Mxleau 3 per Cent ........ ....... .. • Ditto Account pd .; y in Bowls, 4i per Cent Bl/ Ditto 3 per Cent. - Ditto Account 56 Rus6an Bonds, 1622, t; St., 5 par Cent — Ditto, 43 per Cent. lOl Sardinian Bon: s, 6 per Cant. . ......... Ditto Account , DIU° New Deferred, 3 p er Cent. in- tmli Solids, 3 per C en t. ... .. .. — 26i Turk ihb Bonds, 6 per cent 97i Ditto Account, Ditto Guaranteed. 4 par Cont. VQncznela Bonds, 4i per Cent l 'at° Account Ditto (Mackintosh's) 1344 .. .............. tnyltlends ou the above payable in Loudon.. Cute]) Ex.;; anise, 2i per Cen.`„, 12 Guilders 65i i Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 1 fittEß O'CLOCK. Console, money Console account (May 6) 96 THE UNITED SERVICE CLUB.—The dinner ti be given by the •uewbers of the United Ser vice Club lo hie Ex cellency Field-Marrhal Paissier, Duke of Nalakhoff, will take place on Thursday n.xt, April 22, ata quarter bebre 8 o'clock. Hit Royal Highness the Duke of Catubr!dge will preside on the coca-ion. Iltia EXCellency Earl Cowles, the British Ambassador at the Court i f the Tuileries, accornpanisd by the Countess Cowley,urrived in town yesterday from Paris. The noble earl ercsied over from Calais to Dsver yester day afternoo: in the celebrated royal mail pasket Prince Fltderi.k William, in ono hour and 30 uainu.es. Capt. Luke SmitLett was in attez.dam on his Excellency on ths special servico. THE FIRE IN BLOOMSBURY.—The inquiti into the circumstance attending this ca'amity was resumed this morning, at the Fox public-house, Duke-street, Blooms bury. Mr. N4l on, the surveyor, producel his report on the construction of the premises', but up to the time of our going to prey no result had been arrivel at. APRIL 20, 1858. SHARE MARKETS -, This Day). RAILWAYS. RlumAts. 1 10, Ambg. Nottng. Bost. do Eastn. June..... Belfast & Ballymeno Birmng. Wolverh. 6 Stour Valley IBirkenhd. Lancsb. Cheshire Junct ' Blackburn ... Blyth & Tyne original. £25 (iss. at £45) ,Bristol ei Exeter__ Caledonian. (Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall ! 17 all all 100 A Do. B Dnblin&BelfastAlTle Dun. P. &Aber. June. 1 East Anglian ...... Eastern Counties [ EasternUnion,A.stk. Do., do. 8.. ........ Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. ' - '" 7 " 0 " Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth.e.rDundae Forth and ClydeJunc. (Furness Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock , Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. I Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshir( Do., do. F £l6 'Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwell Do. New, i=s. 5/. 10s. Loud. Bright. & S. Cs t 'London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S.Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndmirry. & Ennisk. Manch . She f. &Lincin. Metropolitan '.Midland ....... Do. Birming. & Derb Midland G.West.(lr.; Do. Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.lt berg.&llrfd Newry & Armagh 1 Newry, Warrenpoini & Restrevor N0rf01k................ Nor thn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. ed Dock Stock IDo., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern— Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0ud0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Ff amp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles Portsmouth.. Rhymney Scottish Central 100 IScot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 ',Shropshire Union 8 ',Sitinghourne &Sheer 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wa1e5........... all ,S. Yorksh. RivarDn , 14 D 0...... .... . . ...... all Staines,Wok.,StWek. all Stockton & Darling.. 20 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 16, Stockton & llartlepl !Taff Vale.. !Do. Pref., No. (Thames Ilay. D. &R. all all all all all !Vale of Neath... IWaterfd. do Kilkenny !Waterford&Lirneriek !West Cornwall.. 1 West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Sccond Class._ Clostrg Price. this Zia 5i - 6 71 - 8i G 9 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 88 - 90 844 -85 i 35 .- 37 8 - 8. 16 - 17 57} - 58. 44 - 46 29 - 31 ••• ••• 14 16 86 88 am 62 63, 27t 28 89 ••• gl - 10 10Q - 102 87 - 88 125 - 12' 99 - 101 56i - 56 56 - 58 83 85 10 —l2 p 10 12 71 87 88 1 d 11 1 a - 6. 105 - 106 93,1 - 94 - 91 - 92, cth 9n - 92 63 - 65 12 - 13 58 - CO - 3 52 - 53 ... - .. 91 - 92 2 - - 724 - 731 93 - 95 4i - 4$ 8 - 9 8 - 9 2) - 31 7 -4, 106 - 308 261 - 271 78 - 80 45 - 46 2} - 1* 36 - 37 69 - 69 82 - 83 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - 10 35 - 36 ,l(Y) - 103 ... ... 21s 3 6i 63 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 'Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo (St Lake Hur. Buff., Brut. dz God ch. 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug.,'7'2 Do. do., 1 July, Do. do., 1 June '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Onde (Lim.; Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. ...... . Do.4a p.e.Buda.,'s9' Geelong dr Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada! Do. G p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Cauada Do. New Do. lids., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p.'6o Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Aadras, guar. 4. p. c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4/ p. c. Exton.' Do. 3d Ex., lg. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) 3cinde, guar. 5 per C Do I - ip - it; 9 - 10 185 - 90 79 - 82 77 - 80 1 - 11 - I 110 - 111 li - li 261 —20 i 47 49 81 83 21i —21 Z 1p 19 —19 i 21 lid 106 - 111 106 - 111 105 108 191. 20 20i 21 4cl par I 2P i - lip FOREIGN. 10 all ,Lntwrp & Rotterdam 6 64 6 20 all Xrdennes. 20 3 Bahia & Fra cifco 31 5 all Belgian East. Junct 20 all Beziers to Graissessae 6 all Carmeaux& Toulouse, Coal Mines and Ry. 34 3i 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France 20 all Great Luxembourg— 7 8 7i 8 10 6 Italian Junction 20 all Lake Conat. & Bale .. 20 all Lien.° and Turnhout 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 3 31; 10 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. 20 all Lyons and Geneva 241 251 331 all Ilaria Antonia 10 all Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 214 211 211 16 all Northern of France 37 371 20 S Do. New 10 all NorwegianTruk•Prof 81 20 all Paris and Lyons 3l 32 324 20 all Ditto New • 20 all Paris and Orleans 4) 51 20 9 Recife di San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. 1 Ad 84 20 11 Riga and Danaburg . o. 10 an Rome and Frascati, 20 all Royal Danish l5 17 5 all Royal Swedish 4— 4 all Do. 7 per cont. 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 84 81) 10 all Do. 51 per cent. pref. 8 - 9 20 all Southern of France 2O - 21 8i all West Flanders 4/ 5 10 all Do. 5. per c. Prd 20 all W.&N.W. of Fran ce 23i 244 20 6 Western of Austria — a) all West. of Switzorlan • 6 all Wiest aden 6 all Do.B p. cent. pref. 20 ali Zealand ......... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all riustralasia BO 82 25 all Bank of Egypt l2l 211 100 50 Bank of London 1 46 48 40 all Bri ; Col. Bk Ln. Co I •• 50 all /British N. American ••• 20 10 IC.Bk.of Ind•Au.&Cb 34 2i 10) 50 'City 57 59 100 25 !Colonial '" 20,1 1 all Commercialof Canada ICO 20 'Commercial of Loud.; 20 all I Eng.Seot.drAus.Cut.l l7i 184 IS4 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of A irt. 19 20 50 20 !London and County; 50 10 j London Joint Stock. I 1.00 20 Lond.andWestrninst.! 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. , 20 10 Do. New 50 25 National tank 20 all New South Wales 43 45 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 374 - 38 4 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 63 10 all Do. New 25 all South A istralia — ••• 25 124 Do. New ••• 25 all Union or Australia 44 46 15 Do. Now 3O 31 ••• 150 10 lluion of London 221 244 34 CO 50 LI ty Mutual ..... 1 00 50 WcstrnlA 01 Load 19 .7, 7 17c1 Business done this day. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day RAILWAYS. Bnckghamsh. IClydesdale Jc Col.Stour Vy. g. 6 p.r I E. Un. H. Sh. 'Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. I Do. New F l Gistr.&Dn.Fr Hull di Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do. Fixed 5p c Prest. & Wyre IDo. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. I Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. WearVal.g6pc Do Wilts &Somrst Ln. N. W.! Caledon... E.U. E.O Gt. North» E. Count. Caldonian. Gt.Westn Y. Do Do S.Eastorn Do Poto &Co. Do La. &N. W. & Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do L. &IS. W Do Gt.Northn l T. Brasseyi M. MCI 08,71 1 Stk.diDar Do Gt.Westn iDo... Business this day. 93 - 100 100 - 102 13 - 15 136 - 139 4 - ... .... ... • •• ... 108 - 110 12?,; -13 i 21 - 25 94 - 96 - 2i 94 - 96 P iP 57 - 59 r 136 - 139 18 - 9 1 10 -103 q 98. 9} 32 - 23!32} 83 - 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. , Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 501.) Brig. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. Po. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4. p. c Ches. & Ho. 5 p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork&Bandonsip.c I Dun.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Rt Do. do. Us. B 6p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 Do. Now 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 10 Debentr.Sh Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sthF Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth.&D un. 4 p.c . Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c, prom Do. 4} per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. GOV. (B. &H. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i P.C. Do, con. rod. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per tent. Do. 5 p. c. red. prof. Do, Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. Do. Birm, Gua. Stk. Do. Chesil. Gua, Sh. Do. do, do. Do, do. do Lan.& York. 6pc.St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 Do. ,P., 5 p.e.5t.N0.2 1 Do. Now Guar. 6p.c. De. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. dz Nuneaton 5 r . Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares Londy.dt Color. aSh. Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S., &L. 6 p. Cont. 80, do. do. £6 . Do. do. 3i per cent. Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4; per cent Do. do. Consol. 6 p.c. St Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4i p. c. Prof. St Do. L. &M. Pref. St New., Aber., &e., pr 1 5 p. e. red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Porpet. 6 pr. ct Vorf k Deb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1946 Do. 5. p.c. pf , 1847 V.5p..,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference Berw. 4 p.e.Prf Do. do. do Do, Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York IL &S. ur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 1 p . c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ Do. do. Dobeatr. St. l Scot. Ceut.New Pref. Se.N.E.Aber.g.Gp.c. I Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.33 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed eli pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4} p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent .to S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do, do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar ck. &Dar., 5 p. c Do, do. do. 1 Waterfddt Kilk. 6 pc ••• ''-' ••• 9-1 - 96 99 - la - 6 = .6-i 103 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 127 - 132 72 1 - fi Ili --- 116 110 - 112 103 - 101 62 -- 64 10 -- 11. -92 94 87 84 87 89 99 101 10 16 17 9i le: 72 74 18 19, -- 9 . 1 13 14! 138 140 1160 - 165 118 - 122 66 - 68 137 - 139 99 - 101 91 - 93 ioi = iii 110 - 108 95 97 li / d ••• - par 22 - 23 115 - 120 104 -106 98 - 100 118 - 120 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 - 10 24 - 244 101 -103 i 101 - 103 1 101 - 103 i•;a 1 46 7 li 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.) jßritish Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) D ev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) East Basset (Mogan) Great South Tolgus 'GA. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Mogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) S. W. Frances(lllogn.) Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft (In. Mines (Gwennap V. of Towoy (Carnal%) W. Basset (Illogan)., W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh, Buller (Rdr nth). Wh. Edward(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Mi. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis. ) BRITISH MINES. FOREIGN !Australian Bon Accord Cop. (li.) Brazilian Imp. (icsue at .£5 pm) Do. Cocaes 6c Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica.— Coin.° Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares 'Lusitanian illariquita ----- -- - - I Now Granada No veau Monde Pont. Sil.LdM. dz Smlt Port Philip Santiago do Cuba United Mexican 50 20 25 20 100 89 8 9 16 58 i 8 71 56i 6 I 8 7i i 8 94f 4 1 4 52i 911 i 2 47 I 72t 31 3 111 10i 201 48k 7i 813 21t) j 191 V 12- so 460 -- 480 100 14 - 15 6 -- -- 2 1 -- 11 -- 12 4 -- 5 171 -- 18 11 -- 375 - 390 - !!.0 4i - 220 - - 4 - 23 - 24 10) - 110 210 - 220 280 - 300 6 - 61 10 - 11 43 - 45 j 24 - 26 1 MINES. li - 2i 13 = 14 39 41 13 15 2 17 1 9 -- 10 Ir jd * • •• - •• 6 - 7• 2 - 3} - 4 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000, 25 I KO St. St. 25 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim. ) 19 Australian Agricnit. all 'Australn. Royal Mail all Berlin Water Works 2 Do. New iss. at 51. di 40 !Brit. American Laud 32. Canada 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan.lauly , all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7; p. cent all ;Crystal Palace all ;Do. Preference all ;Crystal Pal, of France all Eastern Steam 'lOO l ElectricTolegraph all Electric Tel. of Iral. all tEn.&itust.Cop.SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. all 'Eur. StAin. 111 Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 14 'Gen. Steam NaviTat. 5 London Discount all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec. Tel, all I Do. Extension Toleg. all Mexican& S. Ameri en 5 I Nat. Discount C 0.... 6 Netherlands all Do, Do. all Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at Id. 3 Do. Do. 80 !New B. &N. S. Land 100 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p.c. D. all N. B. Australasian all Nrth .of Europe Steam all Oriental Gas .... 10s. Do New Sh ares all Pee.lfir. Ld. & Minrl all Peninsular 4 Oriental 10 Do. Now all Rhymney Iron 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral, Invest 100 S. Au% Gov. 6 p.c. bds all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 True. Ln.Co. Up. Can 28i Van Dlemen's Land 28 - 30 ii - 13 33 -4, 135 - 142 114 - 114, 25 - 30 26 - 28 1i - 4.} - 4i .ii - 5 103 - 105 - ii = ci • •• ...... ••• 4 -.4. ••• ••• - 3 3 - 34 ..„ - . 7 --- 8 1 44 2 2A 2 l t i n l6 20 -- 99 2 3 d la p 2 24 77 6 i Tip 21 60 • , 7 62 1k is 100 ---108 ••.• ......- ••• 1 = 1 rii : 15 78i I 1061 74 3 L &TEST NEWS. AMERICA. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The telegraph from Hurst announces that the Vanderbilt, steamship, from New York, passed that station at 8.30 a.m. She left on the 10th instant. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. The Univers is the only journal which, up to the present moment, feels or affects anger at the result of the trial of Bernard. The gross ignorance it be trays, as well as the insolence of its tone, suffices to indicate the source of its inspiration. As for the hurrahs which seem to have angered the Mayers so much, they were, perhaps, a sort of reply to the offensive addresses and menaces of the colonels, which are not yet forgotten. It would be incorrect to take the Univers as the interpreter of public opinion here in the case of Bernard. With the exception of the most ram- pant anti-English, remarkable for ignorance and prejudices, the feeling, generally speaking, seems to be that the accused had a perfectly fair trial, and that the jury decided on the evidence brought be fore them. The Paine comments on the acquittal of Bernard with much moderation ; and the other journals are silent. It is said that additional police agents are ap pointed at one of the stations of the Northern Railway, near Paris, for greater efficiency in the examining of passports of persons coming by that line to Paris. The same has been done at Calais, Boulogne, and other ports on the coast. Two ves sels going to Iceland on some scientific expedition had received orders to touch at one of the ports in Ireland. It is now said that an order has just been sent to them by telegraph not to touch at any Irisk port on their vogage out. The tragic occurrence which took place at two o'clock in the afternoon of the 14th, in the Calle del Car,i: en, one of the streets leading to the Puerta del Sol, and the most frequented thoroughfare in Madrid, is much talked of. A person of the name of Ribero plunged a poignard, or rather short sword, twice into the body of Colonel Verdago. The crime was committed with the utmost delibera tion, and the assassin made no attempt at escape. When the last accounts left, the victim was still alive, but there was hardly a hope of saving him. BOURSE, April 19.—The following were the closing quotations : - .q par Cents 93 25 Do. end month — 3 per Cent. . . .. Do. end month 69 15 Bank Shires Credit Mobilier Do. Account 635 Credit Foncier Belgian 4, Piedmonteue (5) 9O Roman B9 Austrian Spanish Threes Howe Debt - -FOR CASH. RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern New Ditto Lyon and Mediteran. FOS New Ditto 765 Geneva Midi Western , 6lO Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian , Austrian PRU After a lively debate, , the Prussian Government on beetroot sugar has be( teuffel made it a Cabinet ►SIA. the measure proposed by b for increasing the duty n adopted. M. de Mau question. SWITZERLAND. The Radical party of Friburg made the munici pal elections, which took place a few days ago, the pretext of disturbances, which at length became so serious that the authorities' had to employ the armed force to re-establish order. The Council of State caused the public-houses frequented by the Radicals to be closed, and published a proclamation exhorting the people to be peaceable. MARKET NEW3.—(This Day.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 4/ 4s clover, 31 lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 10s per load. A fair average supply, and a heavy trade. CIIIIBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 103 to 41 5s ; clover, 31 103 to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 Gs to 11 103 per load• A. slow inquiry. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 4s clover, 3/. 103 to t Os ; and straw, 11 53 to 11 103 per load. Trade dull, at late rates. Supplies good. A LADY GORED BY AN OB.—Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a shocking occurrence took place in the City-road. A herd of oxen were being driven from Goswell-street, from the New Cattle-market, wuen one of them broke away, and rushed back towards the City-road. Unfortunately Mrs. Anstruthers, dress-maker, residing in St. John-street, bad just stepped off the kerb to oro.s towards the Angel, at Islington, when the animal rushed at her, and gored her in the breast, his horn penetrating the chest. Mrs. Anstruther was taken to the hospital, where she lies without hope of recovery. The ox was secured at Pen tonville without causing further mischief. Country Markets. COLCHESTER—APRIL 16. We had a good attendance of buyers to-day, and a fair supply of grain of all sorts. Wheat met a slow sale, a$ at is decline. Prices to-daywere as follow :—Wheat, white, 36s to 50 ; red, 42s to 465; barley, 36s to 43s ; oats, 24s to 32s ; beau►. Mazagan, 31s to 38s; middle and small, 38s to 425; peas, white, 40s to 42s ; grey, 40s to 445. CHELMSFORD—APRIL 17. The supplies of grain are very limited. At the coin monument of the market wheat wa , 4 held for rather high prices, but millers showing little disposition to give ad venue sales proceeded slow, and in the business done there was a reduction of is. Spring corn is dearer. Wheat, white, old,per s. s. qr. 43 48 new 43 48 old 40 44 new 39 41 Barley 34 40 Chevalier 3B 44 Grinding 32 Malt 70 73 Chevalier 72 73 N. No Oats, per qr. ..,, 23 63 Peas, Partridge 40 44 White 40 42 Boiling 4O 46 Dun 43 4 2 Beans, Tick 36 3 8 Harrow ticks 36 4 0 Mazagan 33 36 Ditto, new 33 36 red, Of f icial Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., received in the port of London, from the following ports, from April 12 to April 17, both inclusive. 7,4 g 169 40 1070 \ - 300 ( 1 60_-_ '1389, 194 ? - 12 g I A+ I% 52 10 350 - 711 12 - - 147 6 , 330 Colchester . Harwich Leigh Hidden KIRKCALDY—APRIL 17. Here, to-day, we had small supplies of all kinds of grain. Sales ready, a t f u ll y l ast week's prices, and in some instances is dearer. Wheat. First sos Od Second 46s Od Third 36s Od Barley. I Oats. Beans. 36s 01 C 303 Od I Os Od 328 Oct 270 Od f Os 03 288 Oi 23s 0 , 1 I Os Od COAL MARK . Prices of Coals per ton a, s. d. Tanfield Moor Butes 12 9 Hastings Hartley l6 '' Wylain Walleend, &c. 6rAddyll l7 0 Heugh Hull 17 C Hartlepool lB 0 Ships at mark BIRTHS. BIRKETT—On the 17th inst., at Sydenham, Mrs. James Birkett, of a son. CAMPBELL —On the 18th inst., at Daldowie, Lanarkshire, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel R. D. Campbell, 71st Highlanders, of a daeghter. KINGSLEY— On the 12th inst., at Eversley Rectory, Mrs. Charles Kingsley, of a son. LIDINGTON—On the 17th inst., the wife of Mr. R.. C. Lidington, Old Jewry, of a son. MARRIAGES. RUNT—TAYLOR—On the 17th inst., at St. Pancras Church, George Warwick Hunt, Eq., Captain 4th Light Dragoons, to Emma, daughter of th e l a te W. Taylor, 10th Hussars. DEATHS, COCKBURN —On the 12th inst., suddenly, at J)ownton Kington, Herefordshire, Sir W. It. S. Cockburn, Bart. N.S., aged 61. DARNBOROUGH—On the 18th inst., at Surrey-place, Old Kent-road, Wm. Darnborough, Esq., aged 66. MERRY— On the ltith inst., at .19, North Audley-strest, Grosvenor-square, Mr. Thomas Merry, aged 73. ST. JOHN MILDMAY—On the 16th inst., at Clifton, Paulec Henry St. John Mildinay, Esq., of Hazlegrove House, Somersetshire, aged 43. STRACHEY—On the 11th inst., at Sutton . Court, Somersbt shire, Sir Henry Strachey, Bart., aged 66. TATTERSALL—On the 16th inst., at 53, Maddox-street, Mr. T. Tattersall, aged 51. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count,' of Middlesex, Tuesday, April 20, 1858. :*.-APRIL 19. the close of the market WaMond, &o. El 0. Whitworth l4 6 roes l9 0 Lumen 19 3 Benson 16 9 south Hatton 18 9 Russell's Hetton l7 0 et, 42 ; sold 40. 118 17 100 i i 100 10e 9e 4 114 i i 12i 20i 100 100 1 100 20 20 20 174 20i 20i 100 100 100 100 20 20 10 St. 1 9 all all all 1 100 1100 12s6d 36i 92 11 93i 10'4 100 100 all 100 all ;100 6 6 1 St. St. 20 5 10 St. St. 12., ,1 121' St. all 100 100 100 I I 3 1100 20 12 25 20 St. St. St. 8i St. St. 25 10 1.0.6, 1 100 'lOO 100 1100 1100 All 1 all 20 25 25 St. 115 I.2sG 5i 117 s 50 50 50 100 96 i 114 i 99 8i