The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND C.II'Y :NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. About £25,000 in, gold was taken into the Bank of England yesterday, and as there is still a large supply in hand, while the export demand is mode rate, it is expected that further additions will be made to the stock of bullion during the next few days. _ _ There is a very quiet demand for money, and as the rates still range as low as 41 per cent., a reduc tion in the minimum to 4 per eent. is expected to-morrow. This measure, it is thought, will be fully justified by the improvement that has taken place in the general resources of the establishment through the falling off in the demand for money and the favourable specie movement. It is con sidered probable that the rates will descend to a comparatively low point ; but, on the other hand, there can be no doubt that, as soon as the market assumes an easy position, new projects will be brought forward which, if encouraged, will absorb a large aggregate amount of capital. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were generally a trifle lower. The steamer Tasmanian, which leaves to-day for the West Indies, will take out £6OO in gold, and £5,800 in silver. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the transactions were rather less extensive, and prices were very firm. The sales were 8,000 bales. The Railway Share Market was closed. The market for Public Securities opened with a very buoyant appearance, and in consequence of continued purchases, a further rise of per cent. took place. Sellers, however, then came forward, and a reaction ensued. Consols at one time were 941 t- for money, and 94 1 g 1 for the 9th inst ; they have since declined, however, to 94:- -1 and 941 re spectively. For June the quotation is 94-4 1. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced have improved to 93Z- ; India Stock remains at 219; ; ditto New Loan has advanced to 1061 s ; ditto Debentures are firmer at 94; and Exchequer Bills are 6i. to 10s. prem. Increased firmness is apparent in the Foreign Stock Market, and the transactions have been rather extensive. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 761 to 77; ditto New 611 to 611; Portuguese have improved to 441 ; Russian 5 per Cents, to 1081; ditto 41 per Cents. to 97 98 ; Sardinian, to 85-I 85; Spanish, to 484, ; ditto Deferred, 37; Mexican, to 21t y ; and Brazilian Scrip, to 1 prem. ; Austrian 5 per Cents. are marked 72 73. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 22 1 prem. ; the Universal ditto, I s prem. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been to a moderate extent, and prices have shown increased buoyancy. Great Northern, Great Wes tern, Midland, and Soith-Eastern improved ss. ; Great Northern A Stock, London and Blackwall, North-Western, North British, and Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have also been at enhanced ♦alues. Great Luxembourg rea lise 6i 7 ; East Indian, 102 ; Great Indian Penin sula, 99t 100; Grand Trunk of Canada, 341 341- ; and Great Western of Canada, 131 131. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in steady demand at about former rates. Victoria Government 6 per Cents. have been in active request, and have improved t) 1071 1071. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK . Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 51 a -4 1 N4w 3 per Cent. Annuities Anne. 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1880 Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 17 7-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto, 1859 971 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO lO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account (May 9) .... Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 6 10 p i titto £5OO lO Ditte Small FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto, 1859 .. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per cent. 1853 Ditto Scrip, 1860 bl exiean 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditts Account Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. • Consle, Money Ditto Account PROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Aram 28. Notice is hereby given, that the presentation of Mrs, Duncan Stewart, at her Majesty's Drawing Room, on Saturday, the 24th of March last, took place through inad ♦ertence. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 30. Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle will bo opened to the public on and after Tuesday, the Ist of May next. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 21. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon James Plaisted Wilde, Esq., one of the Barons of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer. FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 30. It is hereby notified that the Right Hon. the Lord John Russell, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs, has received from Sir Andrew Buchanan, K.C.8., her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Spain, a despatch, dated Madrid, April 17, enclos ing a copy of a notification which was published in the Oazette at Madrid on the same day (April 17th), announcing that the Blockade of the Moorish Ports, instituted by the Spanish Government on the 26th October, 1859 (the exist ence of which blockade was notified in the London Gazette of Bth November, 1859), was raised on and from the 25th March last. The followinc , is a translation of the Notification pub. lished in the Madrid Gazette of April 17, 1860 : It is hereby made known that, according to communica tions addressed to the Minister of State by the Minister of Marine, who refers to the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces intended to act on the coast of Africa, from the 25th of the month of March last, the day on which the Preliminaries of Peace and the Armistice between both armies were signed, the Blockade of the Moorish Ports, established on the 28th of October, of the year last passed, 1869, has been and is raised. Co2kottsmoNs SIGNED By LORDS-LIPICTENA.NT. Tower Hamlets—Henry Laurence Hammack, Esq., and Edward Huggins, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenants. Queen's Own Light nfantry Regiment of Tower Ham lets Militia—John Robert Buchanan, Gent., to be Lieute nant, vice 'Wood, resigned ; George Sykes, Esq., to be Sur geon, vice Falconer, resigned ; George Cochrane Miller, Esq., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Sandford, resigned. East Kent Regiment of Militia—Arthur Henry M'Kenna, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Marjoribanki, resigned; Ensign Clement Wolseley Fetherstonhaugh to be Lieutenant, vice Tanner, appointed to the 100th Foot. BANKRUPTS. Edwin Henry Spark, jeweller; late of Heatheote-street, Gray's-inn-road, Middlesex, to surrender, May 10, at half past eleven, and Juno 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Robert Dawson Clegg and Frederick Angerstein, dealers in atmospheric clocks, Cheapside, May 9, at half-past eleven, and June 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Smith, shipowner, South Shields, May 9, at twelve, and June 8, at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. John Lancey, linen draper, Barnstaple, May 16 and June 13, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. John Laffere, chemist and druggist, Plymouth, May 14 and June 4, at half-past twelve, at,the Exeter District Court. William P. Goose, builder, Downham Market, Norfolk, May 15 and June 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Samuel Gestling, butcher, of Castle Acre, Norfolk, May 15 at iwo, and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. James Dowell, licensed victualler, Birmingham, May 12 and June 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. William Higgins Merrick, chemist, Halesowen, Worces tershire, May 14 and Juno 4, ateleveu, at the Birmingham District Court. Thomas Brookes, shoemaker, Birmingham, May 12 and June 7, at 11, at the District Court, Birmingham. Henry Haywood, ribbon manufacturer, Coventry, May 16 and June 11, at 11, at the District Court, Birmingham. Henry William Larard, jeweller, Hull, May 23, and June 20, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Robert Blake Foster and John Fraser, commission agents, Liverpool, May 15, and June 4, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. William Cooper, builder, Cheriton, Southamptonshire, May 12, at half-past eleven, and June 12, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Edward Claridge, cattle salesmen, Hill Croome, Worcestershire, May 12 and June 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Peter Brown, wright, Aberlady, Haddingtonshire. Duncan M'Callum, wright and builder, Glasgow. Andrew Christie, Edinburgh. William John Smith, commission merchant, Munches er, now of Portobello, near Edinburgh. John James Davidson Coutts, wright, Kilsyth, Stirling shire. William Wright, boot and shoemaker, Edinburgh. Robert Buchanan, newspaper proprietor, Glanow. ~ v :.~♦2+ A. 1.1 27115' ,D.A Y. ) CoilDiNilitY SHALES AND STOCKS. • Paid, I 010)6ing • klunittecsa •: to , I l7Lailways Prim , Done. 12.10 oti tug. host i ^d I'l!ac . tern Junction lei fi of (If I B.slrart and Bahl, alefrA . all - - i 3.14 1 '; 01., and otr. Val. all 8 81 Stcwk; ..irle.,La..au , lCh. June 100 70 72 2 t Blackburn 23 ;Myth and Tyne all - - 1 0 ; Mil. Conn all 61 74 oi leel Exeter 100 IG2 103 Stock I oil c-,1 i a n 10 iCarmarthen & Cardigan 9 - - 50 Cork and Bandon all I - 2 0 r',o;-1: - .B:krta-k,&Pat:isage all - - 2 ' ) ;Cornwall all 64 7 10 IDo. A rlyes. no div 1„ all - - ti.v.c.per an . 10 Do. B hasbeen pd.toß , "" 50 Dublin andßelfastJunc 1 - - 25 ;Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc 1 all I 8 8 Stock I East Anglian lOO 1 8 1 81 Stock j Eastern Counties lOO 54 85 55 4 4 Stock !Eastern Union A Stock 100 36 :IS Stook i Do. do. It Stock 100 126 28 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 I - - 20 I East Suffolk ; all - 10 f Do - Stock Edinburg Edinburg and Glasgow! lOO 77 79 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee.' 100 311 311 31 1 10 & Clyde Junction; all - - Stock Furness - - StockGlaszow& South Westn I 100 99 100 10 (Great North of Scotland all - - Stock Great Northern lOO 114 115 1141 1 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 115 117 1164 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 Stocli Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 113 114 Stock Great Western Stook Gua.Stk lOO 60 65 12 'lrish South Eastern— all - - Stook: Lancashire & Yorkshire: 100 1051 1051 1 0 8 Stock 'London and Blackwall. 100 al 70 694 Stock Lon.,Bri.zhtonkS.Coast; 100 113 115 1 1 44 131 14 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover ; all 11 12 Stock London & North Westni i 100 100 1001 1 00 3 I 124 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 911 924 8- 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine all - - 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 11 12 Stock Man., Shot., & Lincoln lOO 411 124 424 6 50 Maryport and Carlisle - -- 121 Do. do. 4 Shares all - 10 'sretropolitan Stock I , lidland lOO 1161 1161 1164 Stock IDo. Birming. & Derby.; 100 93 95 50 "slid. Gt. West.(lreland) all - - 25 IDo. 1 Shares all - - 25 IMid Kent all - - 10 I Do. (Cray Line) all - - 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - 25 New., Aber., & Herefdr all 101 111 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warpt., & Kos all - - Stock Norfolk lOO 54 56 5 5 50 'North. Counties Union 3l 31 I d Stock North British - lOO 61 614 61/ Stock Nor.Dev.Kail.&Dk. Stk lOO - - Stock 1)o.A Stk.-Arec.nodiv until 6p.c.basbeenpdll 100 - - Stock Do. B Stock - - Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 951 964 964 6 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 11 Stock Do. Leeds lOO 48t 494 491 Sto^,k , Do. York lOO 794 80 791 801 St ocktNorth London lOO 106 108 20 'North Staffordshire l7l 11 5 4 10 No. & Son. W. Junction all 94 94 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 42 44 43 1 1 4 3 4 10 'Peebles • all - • 20 IPortsmouth 10 i!lhymney all - - Stock; ScottLA Central llOO 115 117 stock,Scoth.N.E.,Aber.Stockl 100 154 361 Stock l Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 88 90 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 48 50 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 4 3 d Stock ; South Devon lOO 42 14 Stock'South-Eastern lOO 871 88 8 / 1 8 1 Stock South Wales Stock SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun lOO 27 80 20 ;Staines, Wok., & Wok all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 391 401 I 25 'Do. do. - Stockton ..C'z liartlepool' 161 - - Stock ;Taff Vale lOO - - Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 25 IThamesHayenDk&Rail 22 - - 50 'Ulster 25 I Do. 1210! Do. Stock Vale of Neath lOO 58 60 595 10 I,Victoria Station & Pim all 10 11 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 50 !Waterford & Limerick all - 20 ;West Cornwall . 20 'West London - - 10 Do. Ist Class all - - 20 IT)n. 24 Class 121 Worcester & Hereford 114 3 2 d PREFERENCE SHARES. raid. l Closing Business 'share Railways. Prioe. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne it per 0. pref. (issued at £5O Stk Brie. & Exet4p.et. Stock 20 I Do. do. do. Shares Stock Caledon £lO, 45 per cent 12.10 'Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 65 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. 20 'Cornwall, 5 per cent. 65 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun ' Stock 'E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 Stnek'Do. do. Class C 7 pc I Sttlek E. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per et. Stock Stock Eastern Union. 4 per et.l F took' Do. 5 per cent, guar.. r , tock, Edin.&Glas. spc sharesj Stock' Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. Stock) Ed is. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.l 8 tock i Furuess, 5 per cent ...., Stock Glas. &S West. - a. 5 pc. l Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct.' Stock Dc. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 4Z p. c. do. do. 160 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 IG t. Nh. of Scotlci, Ist pt ' ( Gt. Sn.& V';' (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 45 pet Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem Pref Do. Birm. Prof. Shares Gt. W. Chee. 8 p.c.pf.sh. Do. do. 5 p. et. prof Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. k York 6 p.c. stocky Do.Barnsl.St.2s 3slodpcj Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l Do. , 5 p. a No. 2 Do. gua., 6 p. et. Dn. do. 5 p. c No. 4 'Do. Do. 45 per cent Du, do. 45 per c. shares I Do. 7 per cent. Pref. St. iDo.6 p.c.d0.(1T.E.&C.P.), ,D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.til'6s) jLond. Chat. and Dover Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct stock,; Londondy & Cole, shs. Londondy.& Ennis 5 sh. & Lin., 6 p. et. Do. £6 Do. 35 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. )Taryport & Car., 4 p.c.. Do. 45 per cent .. I )rid. Con. 6 p. o. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir. Sp.et. Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock ' ' Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & llit.pref. it. NewportAber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. o rn Do. Perpet, 0 p. o. with option till 1866 Do., till 186?, let is Do. do., 2d is. Nertik 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB46 Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWavVal.E-.c.Sk 1847 North. British, 5 per cent Do. New, vta. 5 per cent Do, Bor. Un. g. pf. she. Do. do. do. Nth. Dcv.ltail.& D N-East.Cons. I'ref.4p.c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters,lB4B' Ao. York, H.& S. Purch North Staffordshire Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. Redeem., 2d gua Do. Irredeem., 21 gua ,Rhyanney Guaranteed 'Scottish Central, new pa (Scottish North-Eastern 35 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua,6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock.' south Devon, Ann. 10s.' Do. Fixed 45 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .45 per cent Do. Fixed 45 p.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 45 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 plc. gua. Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e. Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.c Stock Stock] Stock, 25 Stock Stook 14 12 Stock 6 Stock Stock 10 1 1 2 Stock Stock! Stock I Stock Stack 10 1 10 Stock Stocks Stock! Stock Stock Stock Sto,k Stock Stock 10s. 10 1,0.6. Stock s.tock Stock Stock Stock Stock 98 98 100 102 54 8 99 101 110 113 103 103 110 112 109 111 124 126 80 82 11/0 112 90 92 7511 76 118 120 117 119 110 112 103 105 85 87 98 98 98 100 88 90 90 92 102 IC4 91 tol 17 18 10 101 74 70 191 20 9f 101. 141 15 138 140 1 115 117 115 117 134 142 ,115 117 154 157 [32 136 68 70 21 22 115 117 15 1 4 1571 12 121 [25 127 I I' 08 70 I 11, [3B 140 [Ol 103 1 1 , 94 98 91. 101 ,If 121 i t P I f P 110 111 [OB 110 i $ t 90 V-2 1 95 97 Ii Id id p 224 23a 124 126 117 119 73 75 10 10i 23 23} 100 102 100 102 89 91 99 101 84 88 28 29 32i 331 32 33 50 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Pa i d. Leasing Closing Busineel Co.'s. Price. Done. Sedtcrd aud Bletchley all Ln& N.W Ruciiingliarashire.... 100 Ln& N.W 96 98 Chester & Ifolyhead..: 100 Do. 5l 3141 Do. do. 51 p. ct..... NO Do. Do. do. sp. ct. Clydescialci unction.. 100 ;Caledonin;lo3 105 Colchester, Stour Val • all E.U.&E C 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g . .6p.c 190 'Gt.North.l39 141 E Unlon,HarwichShs. all :141.Counts.' 44 44 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 ' Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct.l 100 Calecloriin Do. New lOO 'Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West ITartlpool.Delc&ltail.; all :Yk.N.Sztlr: Efull and Selby Do. f Shares Do. i; Shares • ; all Do. LarchCarl.gua.s p.c. 100 ;Ln London&Greenwich .! 100 Is. Nast Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. : 100 IPeto &Co Lowestoft, glut. 4p. ct. l 100 Norfolk - Do. 6 per cent lOO ;Do Hanc.,fluxtn. & llittk.. all w&y hid. Bradford Prefer-: ence Stock ; , ..... 100 (Midland Ncwinarkt.,T2- 1E } 5. 5. o.'l4.l.Counts guaranteet Northn.Sz 5 p.c all Do. Do. do. 6 p ent.... all Do. Do. sized 6 - per cent. all 'Do. North Western all .311dlarnd ; 144 15 Preston and Wyre. ; all NW sr L. yk . Do. i Shares A.' 211 . .Do. Itoystn II itolt.,& Slip; 100 'Gt.North :135 137 shrnvebry& Hereford' 100 :T Brassny 103 105 Do. Do. ; 1 P South Staffordshire;.' all 11PCloan 101 11 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 91 93 Wimblc.,don& Croydn.; all L.&llriztnl 74 84 2 i 95 97 * ff 55 57 PO DOCKS. D.);la. Commpr_p_i4l _ ~:u~i^1 Df.)4 ref :Min. FAe t and Vcust StC'iz; ovk :St. Katharine Stock Southampton 1 100 'Victoria •..• G. 00•-• a* 100 io New 2 closing Swansea j I Paid Price. Dole. 3hrze 1100 - 103 Mock ooh: , itock St ock Stock Stock 20 lick Stork Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock 124 124 Stock Stock Stook 12 10 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY . EVENTNO. MAY 2. 1-60. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Rail wayg. Pll,ld4 C P gin g k,ndneso done rice. 'Atlantic & St Lawrenc Auxn.,Barod a & Cent.ln, nil 100 13} ali all all 100 84 86 97 97} id i d 42 50 gu. 5 perccut I Do. Do. B i ;Buffalo and Lake Huron; I Do. New I Do. Pref , ,rence Buffalo,BrantAGodrich 6 p. et. hds. 1 Aug., 18:2 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 IDo. do. 1 June, 18:4 C I,:utta. &S. Eastrn Lin% I Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.)l !CapeTown & Dock Scrip; Ceylon Guaranteed Cp.e Demerara lEastern Bengal.gu.sp.e ;East Indian, gu. 5 p. Do. F Shares Ext. 61 7} 78 82 70 75 88 73 par } p 11 11 d 11 1 d d Od 101 l 1012 par ip par tp toc, 100 1001 101 i 204 214 Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs 1 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 18.61 eelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Ronda Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. ['ref - ,Do. 6 per cent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1362 iDo. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e , Do. New. gua.s per cent Gt. S outh. of In d. im.— 34 3.5 90 92 69 71 82 85 68 72 68 72 991 991 id d 11 1d 13} 131 7i 7 d' 97 99 97 99 97 99 90 93 88 90 14$ 99 91 93 1 #d guaranteed 5 per cent. 'Gt.W. of Canada Shares iDo. New ,Do. Bonds pay. '76o,vith opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 'Y3 without opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4} p. c Do. do. 5 per cent I Do. p. c. Extension IDo. Fourth do. Do. do. Melb. Corp. fi p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl. Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde 4s Do. New .) Do. Punjaub 4c? Do. Indus. St. Flo. Et u ,": St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited)Scripl 5 7 5 7 995 100 id d f d 94 95 - 00 Stk 204 204 10 100{ 100 106 17i 20 took 100 Stock 20 Sto. Stock 100 100 100 100 100 i Stock 'lOO 100 1. 3 0. LAW INTILLIciENCE.—(27II - 6 DAY.) • COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the_.l4orcl Chief Baron, and Barons Martin and tra - mweil-.)-- - GEN. BEATSON V. SKENE. Upon the sitting of the Court this morning it was ex pected that this extraordinary case of libel would be pro ceeded with, but Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., who is counsel for the gallant general, made an application to the Court to postpone the further hearing of the case. The learned gentleman said if the Court granted his application he should be prepared to proceed to-morrow morning, or any other day the Court might think fit to appoint. The Court assented to the application of the learned gentleman, and the case was postponed until to-morow. In the Court of Queen's Bench and the Court of Com mon Pleas the business during the early part of the day was totally devoid of public interest. SHERIFFS' COURT. AN UNHANDSOME REMARK ABOUT A HANSOM CABMAN. COHEN V. WEBSTER. This was an action to recover damages as compensation for injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the driver of one of defendant's cabs. Mr. Buchanan, for plaintiff, said that upon a certain day plaintiff was in Cheapside, near the Mansion-House, and was about to cross the road when defendant's cab came up and the wheel passed over his foot. He had suffered very severely, and was even now quite lame. Plaintiff was called, and said that he had left the Syna gogue in the Old Jewry aid was crossing over towards the Mansion-House. He looked about him, and seeing nothing, stepped off the korb, when he was run over. He fainted away. His Honour—What time was it ? Plaintiff—Between 11 and 2. The driver of the cab was called by Mr. Griffiths, and said that he was only walking towards the Bank, and plain tiff stepped off the kerb, and before the horse could be stop ped the wheel was on plaintiff's foot. A gentleman present advised that witness should take plaintiff home, and gave plaintiff a shilling to pay the fare. Witness did take plain • tiff home, and refused to accept the shilling. His Honour thought the driver had behaved very well, which was something to be marvelled at in the conduct of a Hansom. (To the driver)—Youes is a Hansom ? Driver—Yes. His honour—lt appears that no - ngllgenee has been shown on the part of the driver, and I must find for the defendant. Mr. Griffiths said that he had a constable present who had been told by plaintiff that he (plaintiff) slipped off the kerb. His Honour thought that was very probable, and allowed the witnesses. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SCANDALOUS CHARGE.—Thomas Morgan, a respectable looking young raan, employed as porter at Mr. Sand ilands', 55, Regent-street, was charged with stealing a pin of the value of £l, from the person of Joseph Philipe, in Hyde Park. The prosecutor, whose real name is said to be Cohen,and who calls himself an interpreter of languages, but who speaks execrable French and English, and acts as a tout for one of the hotels in the neighbourhood of Lei eester-square, said ho was in Hyde Park the previous after noon, engaged showing a Frenchman the sights of Lon don, when the prisoner and a companion pushed against him, and the prisoner then stole his pin from his neck cloth. He followed the prisoner, who in his flight throw the pin away. Having picked up the pin he continued his pursuit of the prisoner, who, suddenly stopping, threatened to give him " two or three eyes," and struck him on the wrist. He afterwards gave the prisoner in charge to the park-keeper. He had seen the prisoner in bad company outside of the theatres. The park-keeper said that the young man when ho took him into custody said the prosecutor ought to be ashamed of himself for what be had done to him, that he had unbut toned his trousers and put his hand on his person. Mr. Bingham asked the prosecutor whether he had not charged a young man at Bow .street with an exactly similar thing, aid whether the magistrate did not discharge the prisoner, not believing his (prosecutor's) evidence. The prosecutor said that was the case. Mr. Bingham then asked the prosecutor whether he had not preferred a similar charge against a person at the Man sion-house ? Prosecutor said he had never been at the Mansion house. The park-keeper said that when he went up to take the prisoner into custody the prosecutor had the pin in his hand. He had inquired at the address given by the accused and found it correct, and his employer was now present. Mr. Sandilands, 55 Regent-street, in whose employ the accused is, said the accused had been in his employ about 10 months, was very honest, and well connected, and kept very early hours. Ho had sent hint to Chelsea Hospital with a parcel and he was on his way home at the time. Mr. Albert, the interpreter of the:court, said the prosecu tor had been convicted at the Mansion Houso, and sen tenced to three months' imprisonment for an inde:ent as sault. Mr. Bingham (to the accused) —You are discharged. The prosecutor said, a few minutes afterwards, that he was prevented leaving the court. Mr. Bingham (emphatically)—l am sure there is not a person here who wishes your company. The prosecutor then slunk out of court. THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY IN A PUBLIC-ROUSE. — Margaret M'Carthy, a powerful and profligate Irishwoman, with a black eye and a damaged nose, the effeots of a recent con flict in which she ha/ been engaged, was brought, before Mr. Yardley charged with stealing 9s. and a bunch of keys from the person of William Bowen, a blacksmith, of No. 60, Robin Hood-lane, Poplar. The prosecutor, a man about 50 years of age, stated that he went into the Angel public-house, in Back-road, Shad well, on Tuesday night last, and called for a glassof rum. The prisoner was there, and asked him to treat her with liquor, and on his refusal to do so she raised him in her arms, carried him from one end of the gin-shop to the other end, then knocked him down and rifled his pockets, from which she took nine shil lings is silver and a bunch of keys. Before he Gould recover himself the prisoner fled with his money. He gave information to the police, and the prisoner was ap • prehended yesterday. Mr. Yardley—Did she knock you down with her fist ? Witness —She did, sir. It was a severe blow. I went down like a bullock. Mr. Yardley—What sort of a house is the Angel f—l need scarcely ask. Police-Sergeant Cox, No. 45 K, said the Angel was a better conducted house than it used to be, and Mr. George, the present landlord, was doing all he could to prevent rob beries and disorderly conduct therein. If Mr. George had been at home when the prisoner and prosecutor were there the robbery would have been prevented. George P. Stevens, barman at the Angel, said he saw the prisoner carry Bowen from one end of the bar to the other on Thursday night, but the man was not knocked down. Mr. Yardley—l would rather believe the prosecutor than I would believe you. Stevens—He was not knocked down. Mr. Yardley—You hear what I say, sir. Cox said the prisoner was one of the most hardened and desperate characters in the district. Mr. Yardley—l know her too well. Roche, the gaoler of the court, said there was a former conviction against the prisoner, but it could not be proved. _ _ The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Yardley—There is no doubt of your guilt at all. You have committed a most impudent robbery, and are what Cox describes you to be. a very hardened and desperate character. You are sentenced to six months' imprison ment and hard labour. Next time you are brought here, and a case is made out against you, I will commit you for trial. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 2. —Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; strong breeze and very fine. COWES, May I. — Arrived—lllinois, from Havre, and left for New York. OFF PORTLAND, May L —Arrived—Wings of the Wind. NEWPORT, May I.—Arrived--Cecilia, from Nantes, for Ceylon. Sailed—Dundalk, for St. John's. PILL, May I.—Sailed—Star of Peace, for Melbourne. CARDIFF, April 30. — Arrived —Ne w Great Britain, from Colombo; Tamer, from Kurraohee ; Arno, from New Orleans. Sailed—Anne Margaretha, for Rio Janeiro. SWANSEA, May I . — Sailed—Mermaid, for Calder ; Wil- Hama, for Gibraltar. LlSBON.—Arrived — Bahians., steamer, from Bombay, for Liverpool, with machinery disabled. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. Arrived, May I.—Pera, steamer, from Alexandria ; Lady Eglinton, steamer, from Dublin; L'Etoile, from Carentan ; La Poule, from Cherbourg; Isabella Croll, steamer, from Cardiff. Sailed.—Georges, for Cherbourg ; Lady Eglineon, stea mer, for London ; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind E., ; tide, four hour's flood; weather very fine. Arrived, Ziay I.—Catherina, from Groningen; America, from Frederickstadt ; llelechino Wilkins from Dantsic ; Sovereign, from Helsinborg ; Thor, from Uddewalla ; Czar, from Revel ; Copeida, from Stralsund ; Ocean Queen from Lanscrona ; Bien, from Christiana, Arrived, May 2.—Dr. Knipe, from Wismar; Margaretta, from Stralsund, DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind, N.E. ; strong. VOLUNTEER BALL.—Yesterday evening a grand ball of the various members of the metropolitan Volunteer Corps took place at the Whittington Club, under the patron age of Lord Ranelagh ; members of the various Surrey Re giments, the West and South Middlesex, Central London, Queen's, Scottish, and Civil Service attended, and, as a matter of course, nearly all were in uniform. The large room at the club was well lit &nd decorated, and dancing was prolonged with considerable spirit till a late how. CHESTER .R.ACES-(T1113 DA Y). .(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) L-ATEST-B-ET'E-INGr:- CHESTER CUP. sto 1 agst St. Albans (taken) Bto 1 agst Petra (taken) 10 to 1 agst Birmingham (taken) 10 to 1-agst Longrange (taken) 20 to 1 agst Fletch (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Independence (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tame Deer (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken) ADDITIONAL SCRATCHINGS.—Chirper, Aston, Pitman, Theodora, Common Sense, Promised Land, Traducer, Old Robert, Fright, Chance Shot, Heiress, and Hetman. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Epping Railways (Dunmow Extension) and Llanelly Railway and Dock Company. The following bills were read a second time :—Caledo nian Railway (Branches to Lanark, &c.), Caledonian Rail way (Lesmahagow Branches, &c.), Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rosirevor Railway, and Portadown, Dungannon, and Omagh Junction Railway. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented against the Poor-law Medical Relief Bill ; against the reduction of the wine duties ; against the Fire Insurance Bill, &c. &c. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. On the motion of Mr. BRAND leave of absence for 10 days was granted to Colonel Biddulph on the ground of ill health. • AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Lord RAYNHAM, in moving the second reading of this bill, said the question involved in this measure was one of great importance. It was brought forward from a feeling that the law was inadequate to meet the class of offences with which it was proposed to deal, and it was a general conviction that some amendment was demanded. He pro posed that for those-offences magistrates should be enabled to inflict on the offender corporal punishinent, and in the event of a second conviction the infliction of that punish ment was to be rendered compulsory. He contended that the substitution of that punishment for a lengthened im prisonment:would be a mer cy to wives who suffered with their children from the imprisonment of their husbands, on whose exertions they were dopmdent for the actual means of subsistence. He admitted, however, that in many cases the imprisonment was desirable, for there were some of the working class whose conduct was so brutal to their wives and families, that their being confined for a particular pe- Hod was an unquestionable benefit. It was objected that corporal punishment tended to render more brutal the party on whom it was inflicted ; but, even admitting that such were the case, it was not a principle of jurisprudence to consider what might be the conduct of an offender after punishment, but to impose such punishment as would de ter parties from the commission of crime. They per mitted the lash in the army and navy, , and it was not shown that the effect on soldiers and sailors was to make them worse than they were before they had been punished. He did not see why they should be more tender in regard to the backs of civilians than they were of those of the military and navy. There was no innovation of the law, because the power of inflicting corporal punishment was exercised by magistrates for certain offences, and there was one party who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in Here ford witk hard labour and to receive 36 lashes, though his offence was only stealing a pair of boots and two umbrellas. The noble lord hiving stated that he proposed to abolish fines, expressed a hope that the Government would not oppose the second reading of the bill. He contended that the infliction of corporal punishment would have a powerful moral effect in the neighbourhoods where the offenders re sided. The argument that corporal punishment should not be inflicted except through the medium of a jury was puerile, for the intervention of a jury had reference to the mode of trial in particular cases, and not to the punishment awarded for the commission of an offence. He believed it was admitted by all persons that the present law should be amended, and he hoped that, even if his propositions were not acceded tc, the house would allow the bill to go into committee, where it could be modified to meet the views of honourable members. The noble lord read a list of cases in which husbands had behaved with the greatest brutality towards their wives and children, and entered into details to show that the punishments inflicted were totally inadequate to the character of the offences committed. Ho oonsidered that the measure was a mode rate one, and entitled to the favourable opinion of the house. Mr. CLIVE denied that the bill was a moderate measure. It provided that for the first offence there should be in flioted 12 months' imprisonment and 50 lashes, and for the second offence 18 months' imprisonment and 150 lashes. The reason why the present law was inoperative was owing to the idisposition of wives to prosecute their husbands, and, when the punishment was rendered severer, that in disposition would be increased. He was satisfied that practically the bill would not work well, because magistrates would be reluctant to inflict punishment of that character. He was ready to take on himself the whole responsibility of recommending the rejection of the bill, which he proposed should be read a second time this day six months. Mr. E. JAMES seconded the amendment, Mr. Dr. GRIFFITHS supported the bill. The law at present might be considered logically sufficient to meet assaults such as those contemplated in the measure; but the) had to deal with such a brutalised class that it was found inefficient in, repressing social offences. He deprecated the tenderness exhibited in regard to the infliction of corporal punishment, as related to adult civilian offenders, when it was resorted to in the army and navy. He agreed in the suggestion of an hon. member near him that in respect to persons convicted of this class of offences corporal piiiilthment u rould be inflicted in as degrading a manner as possible . nd after the mode adopted towards school boys. .(Lakttlater.) However, he considered it would be desirable ter it to a select com mittee. Mr. WARNER approved of the principle of the bill as to the necessity for the amendment of the law, and con demned the extent of sentiment favourable to criminals which at present prevailed in this country. He agreed with the hon. member who laid addressed the house as to the advisabilitiy of referring the bill to a committee. Mr. DILLWYN supported the proposition for going into committee, and strongly advocated the retention of corporal punishment. Mr. S. ESTCOUR.T opposed the bill as being imprac • ticable, and entrusting too great a power into the hands of magistrates. Sir G. C. LE WIS said there was no increase in the offences in question, though no doubt cases of this kind were reported more fully in the newspapers, which aroge from the increased interest with which they were read by the public. He did not believe that any increase in the severity of punishment would di minish offences, and would have the effect of increasing the reluctance of wives to prosecute their husbands. (LEFT SPEAKING.) .7111 S DA YS itf RKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to-day was very limited ; but we had some of Monday's unsold samples on offer in fair average condition. All kinds met a dull inquiry at Monday's decline in value of fully is per qr., and at which millers operated with extreme caution. For foreign wheat there was scarcely any inquiry, and the quotations were nominally unaltered. There was less' activity in the demand for floating cargoes, on former terms. Nearly the whole of the barley on offer was disposed of at extreme rates. The malt trade was far from actiTe ; in prices, however, no change took place. Oats commanded very full prices, but the demand for them was far from active. Beans and peas were very firm ; but the demand for flour was heavy, at barely last week's currency. • Oats. Flour. i 890 300 9,560 900 sks I Stook Stock Stock FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 19 Antwerp & Rotterdam, all 41 4f 20 Ardennes all - - p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 7 1 }d I Belgian East. Junction all f 1 20 Beners to Graiscessac. • all - - 10 ,Buen.Ayres& S. Ferndo 21 21 3 I 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2} 21 100 Copiabo - - 10 Ditto Extension all If I}d 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 ;Eastern of France all 25 26 20 Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c. 6 - - 20 Do. do. - - 20 Great Central of Franc, all - - 20 'Gt. Luxem., Con. she., all 81 7 11} 7 20 :Italian Junction .. . all - - 20 ILake Constance & 13ab. all - - 20 'Lierre and Turnhout._ all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian lO 11 14p 20 Lyons and Geneva - 331 Maria Antonia all - - 10 Do. do. New - -- 20 Namur and Liege all I 8 8} 20 Do. do. 6p. e. Pref. .16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares - p 10 Norwegian Trtnik Fret all 8 9 20 Paris,Lyous, and Medit all 37 871 20 Paris and Orleans 20 Recife& S. Fran. (Fern l3 11 I}d j gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg lO - 10 Rome and Frascati - - 20 Royal Danish all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 11 6 10 D. 54 per cent. Pref. 20 ,San Paulo (lim.) g. 7;p. c 2 4 I d 20 :Southern of France all 20 21 81 'West Flanders all 5f 51 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 22 23 ' 20 Western of Austria .. - 6 - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref , all - - 20 Zealand all - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - Can.Gov.6 p.c.J a. &July Do 113 ill - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.StAug. - ,. 100 109 111 - Do. 6 & Sep. 100 110 112 - Do. 8 per cent. 1574 10a - Do. 6 per cent. 1879 100 - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1882 10C - - -- Do. do. Scrip.. - N.B.Gov.Bp.c.Ja. &July 100 107 109 - Do. 6 p.c.Ap. &Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. a. Deb. 106 99 100 D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 100 991 100 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 991 100 100 - NovaScoViaGoY.6 p.c. Si. - Deb. redeemable, 1875, 100 107 108 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 110 112 Viet•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July, 100 - - - Do. do. April & Oct. \ 100 105 106 10114 f } MISCELLAISEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint tow Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 1 - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 132 23 32 18 Berlin Water Works all 41 5 44 50 British American Land 40 - - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 37 39 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 20 22 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 324 120 125 10 Chan.lslanda Tel.(Lirn.), all 6 8 Stook' Cop.Min.faiEntr.&Smltg , all 25 30 25 !Du. Preference 71 per et, all 241 251 Stock,Crystal Palace I 100 j 274 30 5 !Do. Preference 1 al 99 101 Stock , Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb j 100 1103 106 Stook i Electric Telegraph I 100 'lO5 107 25 Do. New , 15 1 11 p 5 ;English & Aust. Copper all 2} 21 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 1 Great Ship (Limited) all 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr 2s. - 5 Lon don District Telegr 2 1 14.1 20;London Discount 5 1} 4 d 4 ILond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 11 lf 20 ;Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2} 3} 4} 10 'Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - 10 !Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 25 (National Disaount Co.- 5 1 d 10 (Netherlands Land all - 6 ,Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis all } 100 , N.l s r.4lrNovaScotiaLand 80 10 15 1 'N. B.Australasian (Lim ) all 1 'Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares l5B. } par 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 1 6 - 2} 10 Ditto B , 6 10 Ditto C 2 s. - - Mock Peel River I,and & 31in. 100 48 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 79 8 0 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 171 1} d } p 174 50 ithymney Iron 15 Do. New I all 51 8/ 100 Royal Mail Steam I 60 52 51 Stock Scot.Austrin.lny.(l.im )1 100 120 130 25 South Australian Land. all 3.5 36 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip.( all 1 1 Do. do Registered all 20 ,Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can.! 5 - 100 IVan Diemen's Land 281 ,10 11 BRITISH MINES. Closing Business Share Mines. Paid. Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 24 34 85 7) 84 20 British Iron Clifford — 80 290 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 440 450 East Bassett (Mogan) lO 65 90 East Caradon E. WI Russ! (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 114 12 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 544 35 38 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 141 14) G.Wheal Alfd.(Ph i Hack) 12.8.9 G. Wheal Vor (ilelston) 94 .. Grenville Herod's-Foot 8.12.0 28 30 Hingston Downs 4.7.0 3 44 Lady Bertha Margaret (dny Lelant) 9l 42 45 North Downs North Frances ( Mogan); 11 35 45 N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan); 5 45 54 North Wheal Crofty 1 7.9.4 8 9 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy).,l 14 125 134 • Providence (Uny Lelmt), 10.6.7 44 45 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co., 12s d t SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 14 3 310 South C. Brea( Illogan).; 3 2i 21 1 S.Dev. Iron &Gen. Min. all 15 S -Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.15.9 145 155 Stray Park 20.18.0 32 34 485 8 9 6 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 24 34 10 Tin Croft 9 4# 44 Vale of Towey (Caren )' 133 6d West Basset (Mogan) 24 20 21 W. Caradon (Liskeard). 5 874 90 8) West Seton I 474 350 360 Wheal Basset (Illogan) • 54 145 155 Wheal Buller (Redruth): 5 875 924 Wheal Edward (Cals.). I 64 15 14 IWheal Kitty (U. Lel 1.7.2 16 17 WICI Mary Ann (Mr nhe 8 205 215 ▪ Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk. 54 29 31 FOREIGN MINES 20 3.ustralian 7 ) 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 15s d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.' 274 - 20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim. a'l 23 24 ; . :231 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Cons. Min. Co. d 40 Cobro Copper all . 44 16 Copia po l6 11 13 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.C( all 1 4 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 4 d 1 p 15 lispunda (Limited) 1 1 11 3 Linares all 105 114 5 Lusitanian 1 Wariquita all 1 N RlnneCop.of S.Aus.l los. 4 d p 23 PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt..,. all 5 6 5 Port Philip 1 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s 4 d par 18.2.8) United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) all 1 Do. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 AgrakUnitedServiceßk, 50 75 77 40 'Australasia all 7! 74 25 Bank of Egypt all 214 224 22 100 Bank of London 5O 51 53 23 Bank of Turkey 3 2 4 50 ;British North American all 20 'Chtd. Bank of India, &o all 191 204 1114 25 Cli.Mer.ot In. Lon.&Ch all 31 33 100 City - - 100 Colonial 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada I all 100 Commercial of London 2O 19 21 29 ;Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch ' all 17 174 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 ;Lon.c.;liar.Bk.otAustral. all 224 234 50 (London and County 28 50 ;London Joint Stock 10 100 !London & Westminster. 20 584 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO •50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all 20 Ottoman Bank all 17 18 184 1$ 103 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 ;Do, New 20 South Australia 25 Union of Australia all 50 I'M:non of London *sl 1 100 IlUnity Mutual • CO 110 112 207 210 93 95 ;115 120 94 97 34i 4 1 92 091 100 84 2 13f & al I 100 all 1 all 100 all 5100 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. English 2,080 r 330 870 Irish - Foreign .. 5 , 630 I 1 , 510 BOROUGH HOP. The demand for most kinds of hops, the show of which is only moderate, is restricted. Prices, however, are sup ported WIIITECIIAPEL. Our market is well supplied with meat. On the wbole a fair average business is doing. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s Od ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 58.0 d ; pork, 3s 6d to 5s Od per 81bs. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto ' Rotterdam — 11 16 1 11 16f Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 25 37t Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 2535 25 40 Frankfort on Maine Vienna► Trieste 117 13 4 13 48 117 13 5 13 53 Petersburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo 34 49 50 30 45 2.5 50 25 471 40f 491 30 40 25 45 25 42} 401 2.le. , p3ina — • • • • Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro — • • •• New York — .• •• Foreign Gold in Bars (standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) lo 0 0 0 South American Doublons THE -VICTORIA CROSS. (Front the Gazette of last evening.) WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 28. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her in tention to confer the decoration. of the Victoria Cross on the under-mentioned Soldier, whose claim to the same has been submitted for her Majesty's approval,. on account of an Act of Bravery -performed by blinatiffindia, as recorded against his name, v'iz : Private James Pearson, 86th Regiment (now of the 56th Regiment), for having gallantly attacked a number of armed rebels, on the occasion of the storming of Jhansi, on the 3d April, 1858, one of whom he killed, and bayonetted two alms. He was himself wounded in the attack. Also, for having brought in, at Galpee, under a heavy fire, Pri ♦ate Michael Burns, who af‘erwards died of his wounds. Ull 7 1 VIEIt 81 T Y I.LV TEL L GENt: E. OXFORD, MAY 1. In a congregation' to'be held on 'Thursday, May 10, at two o'clock, the statute on the (voluntary) Theological Examination, which was promulgated in congregation on Thursday. Feb. 23, h av i ng b e en amendd by the Hebdomadal Council, will be pro mulgated afresh: The Regius Professor of Divinity (Dr. Jacobson) proposes to begin a course of public lectures on Friday, the 11th of May, at 12 o'clock, at Christ church. These lettures are intended for students of divinity who have passed theo examination for the degree of B.A. in the literce Eumaniores School. The Professor requests those who desire to attend to deliver in their names to him, with. a written recommendation either from the governor of their college or from their tutor, on Thursday, the 10th of May. There will be an election at Brasenose College to (at least) three open scholarships in the en suing Act Term—viz., two of the value of £BO, and one of the value of £6O per annum, which last will be awarded with especial regard to mathematical attainments. Candidates, who must be under 20 years, and must produce the usual testimonials of good conduct from their college or school, are required to call on the Principal befere, 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5. The subjoined notice has been issued by the Vice- Chancellor :-- " Whereas the late Hugh Edwin Strickland, Esq., M.A.; F.R.S., F.G. S., &c,, sometime Deputy Reader in Geology in the. University of Oxford, eminent for his knowledge of ornithology, had col lected before his lamented death a large and valuable series of birds, of authentic value in questions of nomenclature and classifi cation, as it contains the typical specimens from which the figures and descriptions in various ornithological works, and in his own papers, are taken, and had arranged and partly named them with great care and skill ; and whereas his repre sentatives, Mrs. Hugh Strickland and Henry Eus tatius Strickland, Esq., of Apperley-court, Glouces tershire, now possessing the same, are desirous 'of preserving the • collection entire and in complete order in a public institution, so that it may be here after always useful to the student in ornithology; and for this purpose are desirous of presenting the same as a free gift to the chancellor, masters, and scholars of the University of Oxford, subject to the condi tions that the collection shall be called the Strickland Collection, that it shall at no time be mounted, that _ _ it shall be kept separate and in its present arrshge ment, in a dry and well-aired room, and shall be carefully attended to and frequently inspected, as to state of conservation, by competent persons, and shall be always accessible on proper recommends,• tion and under suitable precautions to students in ornithology " In a convocation to be holden on Thursday the 10th of May, at 2 o'clock, it will be proposed : . "' 1. To accept the munificent offer of Mrs. Hugh Strickland and Henry Eustatius Strickland, Esq., under the conditions above stated. " 2. To affix the seal of the University to a let ter of thanks to the donors for this valuable gift to the University. 3. To authorise the Vice-Chancellor to defray the cost of providing for the construction of suitablo cases with glazed drawers for the reception and conservation of the collection in a room on the north side of the Museum.' " F. JEUNE, Vice-Chancellor. " Delegates'-room, April 30." • AGRICUL7'URA PROSPECTS IN IBBLLAND. A glorious change has taken place in the weather since Saturday night, when the long and dreary winter was brought to a sudden conclusion by a fall of soft and genial rain, which .continued with scarcely any intermission for 20 hours. The harsh north wind which for weeks blew with such steady virulence veered to an opposite direction, and yes terday the whole face of the country presented the appearance of an advanced spring season. The change, too, has been general. A Cork paper of Monday says:— " For the last two days it has rained without in termission, and it would be no exaggeration, but the literal truth, to say that this rain was worth mil lions of money, for it has arrested the destriction of millions' worth of property. All that was wanting to it was the atmospheric warmth proper to this season. Should this rain be - succeeded by a week's sunskine, the hopes of the country will be quite re established, and all the mischief done by a wet winter and a cold spring speedily repaired." A letter from Clonmel, after giving a deplorable sketch of the effects of the weathcr in the counties of Tipperary and Limerick up to the recent salu tary change, says : " Saturday list the drought terminated. Rain commenced to fall copiously about 6 o'clock in the evening, it continued to descend through the night, which was remarkably stormy, and Sunday morn• ing was ushered in by torrents of the fertilizing fluid, accompanied by a wind blowing fiercely from the south-west point. There was no intermis,ion in the fall of rain yesterday. To-day the country looks £3 per acre improved, and I have heard several agriculturists state that the importance of this opportune fall of rain is incalculable." A CUNARD RECKONING. In a voyage to America, some nine years since, on the seventh or eighth day out from Liverpool, Captain L— came to dinner at eight bells as usual, talked a little to the persons right and left of him, and helped the soup with accustomed po liteness. Then he went on deck and was back in a minute, and operated on the fish, looking rather grave the while. Then he went on deck again ; and this time was absent, it may be, three or five minutes, during which the fish disappeared, and the entrees arrived, and the roast beef. Say ten minutes passed—l can't tell after nine years. Then L— , came down with a pleased and happy countenance this time and began carving the sirloin. "We have seen the light," he said ' • " Madame, may I help you to a little gravy or a little horseradish ?" or what not ? I forget the name of the light, nor does it matter. It was a point of Newfoundland for which he was on the look-out, and so well did the Canada know where she was that between soup and beef the captain had sighted the headland by which his course was lying. And so through storm and darkness, through fog and midnight, the ship had pursued her steady way over the pathless ocean and roaring seas so surely that the officers who sailed her knew her place within a minute or two, and guided us with a wonderful providence safe on our ' way. Since the noble Cunard Company has run its ships but one accident, and that through the error of a pilot, has happened on the line. By this little incident (hourly of course repeated, and trivial to all seagoing people) I own I was immensely moved, and never can think of it but with a heart full of thanks and awe. We trust our lives to these sea men, and how nobly they fulfil their trust! 'I hey are, under Heaven, as a Providence for us. While we sleep, their untiring watchfulness keeps guard over us. All night through that bell sounds at his season, and tells how our sentinels defend us. It rang when the Amazon was on fire, and chimed its heroic signal of duty and courage and honour. Think of the dangers these seamen undergo for us, the hourly peril and watch, the familiar storm, the dreadful iceberg, the long winter nights when the decks are as glass and the sailor has to climb through icicles to bend the stiff sail on the yard. Think of their courage and their kindnesses in cold, in tempest, in hunger, in wreck ! Cornhill Maga zine. WESTMINSTER PALACE _HOTEL COM• PANT: An extraordinary general meeting of this com pany, convened by requisition, was held yesterday, at St. James's Hall, in order to consider the expe diency of carrying tout the proposed arrangement with the Secretary of State in Council of India, and of appointing a committee of shareholders to inves tigate the position of the company's affairs—Lord Chelsea in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the agreement with the In dia Board was for three years, at a rent of £6,000 per annum, the India Board to have 160 rooms, and the company to have a monopoly for the supply of refreshments to persons connected with the esta blishment, and the agreement, if carried out, would prove very advantageous to the shareholders. He concluded by moving, " That, in the opinion of this meeting, the agreement with the India Board is beneficial to the interests of the shareholders, and that the board be requested to carry it out:" Sir C. RUSSELL, in seconding the motion, said the hotel would have, when the agreement was carried out, 197 rooms available. Mr. BROOK moved, and Mr. NEIL seconded, an amendment to the effect that no steps should be taken to carry out the proposed agreement at pre sent, and that a committee be appointed to investi gate the matter, to consist of Mr. Edwin Potter, Mr. Morton, Captain Corner, Mr. Charles Harris, and Mr. Charles Brook. Mr. FRESHFIELD, solicitor to the company, was of opinion that the shareholders were morally, and not legally, bound to carry out the agreement. After a great deal of discussion, the amendment was put and negatived, the original resolution being carried. A poll having been demanded, the meeting, which had lasted upwards of four hours, was adjourned to Monday. NEVISPAPEit ~ ;~ ;: r r. ,Isi s ~~~~~ r-111 , V INDIGI 4276 Under the attractive heading of € 7. 6 4 l 6 `'•eat Inclir , - nation Meeting;" advertisements, handbills, and posters have been extensively cimulated within'the last week, inviting the public to attend alneeting in St. Martin's-hall, to unite in an expression of indignation at some or' or grievance wilich, whether of a public or private nature, domestic rr foreign, the gentleman whose name was appended to the advertisement and bills, Mr. Thomas Haw kins, did not think it necessary to afford therein any information. The vagueness and mystery in which the invitation was involved, coupled with the intimation that the admission was to he free, brought together at the appointed hour, 8 o'clock, some 200 or 300 people, who after indulging for some time in expressions of impatience, were re lieved by Mr. HAWKINS, who came upon the platform un attended, and having cast aside his outer garments with true theatrical gesture, commenced in a loud voice to assure the people of London that he always kept his word, and that when he was better known heshould not have 40, or 400, but 40,000 of theta attending his meetings. He did not come to lecture them; they had had lecturing enough. He came to tell them of the farce that was continually played at Westminster, and how, they, the hobnails, were ground down by those above them. He had searched the shams to the bottom, and was determined to unmask them. It was the people of the Isle of Wight who were at the bottom of the abominable system which he denounced and trampled under foot. (A laugh.) His was no private wrong, He had seen in the lions' den what they had all seen and all suffered, but not one of them had had the courage to denounce it. It appeared from a long rambling statement that having applied for a sum mons against a person whom he described as a swindler, he had been summoned next day at the suit of that swindler. The justices, it seemed, had refused his application, whereupon he had written a letter to the clerk of the justices, on account of which he was sued for libel at Westminster. He however gained the verdict, but the justices refused to dismiss him. He appealed against them to Mr. Walpole, the then Home Secretary, and the then Lord Chancellor, who told him they could do nothing. This was the system of which he com plained. In, the course of a long incoherent ha rangueit occasionally dawned out that his presence had something to do with the game laws, the com mitments under which had fallen in the Isle of Wight by his exertions and constant interference from 67 to 28 per annum. The audience, who had evidently imagined that reform in Parliament wal to be in some way - or other brought under dis cussion, and evidently sympathised but in the most infinitesimal degree in the complaints of the orator, but who were amused by his assurance that he had bearded some justices (whom he named) on the bench, and kicked another (also named) along the streets of Glastonbury—soon declared their dis content by unmistakable signs, calling for " The People's Charter," "Parliamentary Reform," and inquiring what they were to be " indignant" for. The speaker was awakened by this from his own to the general grievance, and proclaimed, as he said, in " words of fire," the fact that if the House of Commons remained as it was, the country was ruined A Gallic invasion was imminent, and the people would not fight the enemy unless they were treated with justice, an' were permitted to share in the Government of the country. No country could long exist under a system of corruption such as existed in England, and unless the people united to reform it the country was lost for ever and ever. When the speaker concluded, a young M2ll walked upon the platform, ar.d, taking off his hat, was about to - address the meeting, but Mr. Hawkins seized him by the collar, and with the determina tion and strength of amaniac hurled him down the I steps into the body of the hall. There were some slight indications of resenting this "the indigna tion" scene; but the feeling of the majority was surprise, and before they had recovered, the gentle man who had caused it threw his coat over his arm and marched away in triumph, kicking the hat of the unfortunate wight whom he had so summarily ejected, which had been left upon one of the plat form seats in the hurry of his exit, far into the distance. After Mr. Hawkins bad left two or three persons endeavoured to speak on the subject of reform, and que suggested a resohition in favour of universal suffrage, but the attendants of the hall interposed, and by lowering the gaslights speedily cleared the building. THE LONDON FREIGHT MARKET. Messrs. Seymour, Peacock, and Co. state, we have again pleasure in reporting that the general im• provement in the freight market which has been rnanfest since the commencement of the year has continued during the past month. As on former occasions of great depression in the shippinr , inte rest the relief whie t la is being experienced arises chiefly from an unusual course of events—the quar rel with China having on the present occasion caused tlle improvement in the rate of freight. The extensive operations of the English and French Governmetts have created an important demand for tonnage for transport of troops, horses, stores, &c., from India, this country, and France, to the Chinese waters ; and the result in India bas been to raise freights from the lowest point to the highest known for some years. We still think the chances of a maintenance of the high rates during the next shipping season very problematical ; the expedition to China may result in a mere demonstration, the demands of the allied Powers being yielded with out actual hostilities. On the other hand, if force be resorted to, the war may be speedily terminated. and under any circumstances the accumulation. of tonnage in the eastern seas will be very large be fore the termination of the approaching •rainy sea son. We have to-day loading in London for India, China, and South African ports upwards of 100 sail of shipping; at Liverpool there are about 75 vessels ' entered, and many others already chartered but not arrived, besides a large aggregate of tonnage load ing at less important outports. The Indian railway companies have arranged for further large ship ments, the coal contracts running and advertised, and the troops to the number of about 4,000 to be despatched durin g next month, will combine to keep the eastern ports largely supplied with tonnage. Under these circumstances we repeat what we have frequently urged in our recent rep(rts, that there is no warrant for the reduction in outward freights which has been already submitted to. The pres sure on the money market threatened, at the be ginning of last month, to interrupt business, but there is now a marked improvement, and a lower bank rate of discount is expected this week. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.—We have no improvement to report in the Australian trade, ex ports having declined considerably and rates of freight been low throughout the month. INDIA AND CHINA,• &c.—Outward freights have declined for coals, but are without alteration for iron, beer, and general cargoes. BRAZILS, WEST INDIES, &e.—Outward freights have improved, and there is still an excellent de mand for tonnage. MEDITERRANEAN, &c.—Outward freights have advanced and continue very firm, but homeward business is inanimate, th© facilities afforded by the telegraphic communication with the Danube, &c., having interrupted speculative chartering business to a considerable extent. PACIFIC AND WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. —We have had a fair business during the past month, outward freights being rather weaker, but homeward rates well maintained. WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—The most recent ad vices are rather more favourable as to the prospects of oil shipments, but the inquiry for tonnage on this side is quite unimportant. THE TIMBER TRADE.—The general features of this business are without alteration, the demand for tonnage being good and rates well maintained, STATE OF TRADE. I.—The woollen cloth markets, in and they pur beLthE the EDS ,Ay white la and coloured hall , have been of a quiet, but steady c haracter to-da y . The smallattend quantities, chi e fl y o f service efancies, which cloths.aachbnalceseepodlfaoibnnulyyeinrs was T b h u e t d u e mloadnerdat for will probably improve, as the weather is now very fine and promising, is rather flat. There is a little slackness having ckne ssamg come some s e of freely the a sthey d manufacturers,id a few orders months ago. Some of the finishers and dressers, too, complain of being slack. Wools are without quotable alteration in price, but the tendency is, if anything, slightly downwards. MANCHESTER, May I.—The market continues active so far as yarns are concerned, and a good deal of business has been done for nearly all mar kets except that of Calcutta, for which the demand. is rather flat. Most kinds of mule twist have been in request for Bombay, and a rather active demand has been experienced for Germany and the M, di terranean. Home-trade buyers also operate with moderate freedom, The result is that most kinds of yarn are a shade dearer—in some cases fully per lb over the rates of this day week. Some moderate sales of water twist are repotted from China. In cloths there has been a good business in the fabrics suited to India, and prices r hve very firm ; where there is any change in quotrhions it is in favour of sellers. Printing cloths irre qui e ter , and there has been rather more doing in the heavier fabrics in this class suited to horde trade. Cloths suited to the South American maekets have also been in rather better demand. all 1100 all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 100 100 1021