The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-04 00:00:00

TO THE SPORTING WORLD. GROUSE D EER STALKING A ND SHOOTING. The undersigned is at 24, BREWER-STREET, REGENT STREET (in a line with Gl a sshouse-street), Deer nutil Stalking, the 10th July, with all the necessary Clothing for Grouse Shooting, and Salmon Fi.hing ; and some new and beautiful Tweeds for town Plaids, Tartans, Socks, Cloaks, Winceys, &c. A large stock of the famous Highland Cloaks, for town And country..use, and for Deer Stalking. The favourite Flora Macdonald Cloaks for Ladies, in all the fashionable colours. The Highland Dress made up. Room open from two to six o'clock, until the 10th July, Rhea Macdougall returns to Inverness. May, 1858. D. MA.CDOUGALL, of Inverness. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM. NOTICE: The Voting by the Town Council of Birmingham of 3,0001., on the 27th of April last, to defray the costs of the preparations necessary for the Queen's , yisit, IS ILLEGAL; as money , intimating from the parigi rates and parochial land products itannot bp applied to any foreign purposes. Therefore, in the name of all and every one of the " Custodes Rotuloru m" ander the sign manuel, it is hereby prohibited. Municipal assessments are based under the Reform Act upon the same principle as the Leopoldine laws of 1780, the which in 1857 prohibited reception money for the festive perambulation of the Prince-bishop of Rome. Now—understand, Firstly, —A Church Queen has not the sign manual of the Probate Act, or can the undersigned, even as " a free and accepted," before his token, was Signet controlled by 1837 oaths of office on behalf of the people sanction your (the Town Council of Birmingham) presumption to defray the KNIGHT THMPLIR. processional expenses of Masonic Lodges, under the master of Stoneleigh, or others, from the asseesed local rates. S econ dly—That these concordat " Templar " institutions have their origin from the foundation of Strasburg Cathedral, are Reman Catholic orders, w , ich the state of . the laws of Britain repudiate as unconnected withour c' const i tut ion which —the said institution being recognised a s 'degrees in art s are graven in the Gymnasium Concordat uld of 15 66 by Maxi. taillian 11., the recognition o f which, wo bee Austrian Concordat of 1857. 1858, for and on beha lf of the Priv y Signed this 4th of May , Council un d e r the sign m anual 31st anuary, 1842 . , as exe. char! J . 11, 15, 16,* in Queen outors ender 27 'fowl Ann's Bounty Act, 1845, 4 and 5 Viet., chap. 39 . PHIRRS: Briquet de Brant, L YND RIIRST. • Si gne t-advoc ate . the medal-lien'd of 1842, KILLIs A c auithsv, under the Nadir ! state CS prerogative of 1774 for Crown Surroga te for di s , Justice Con . 1793* on Hugh Percy), servator of the Co. 16 years without pay, as lollies I" the living spirit of the tam. law. lIF,R MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— • IL TROVATORE. TITIENS, ALBONI. THIS EVENING (Tuesday, May 4), will be revived IL TROVATO ftE. Leonora, Madlle. Titiens; Azucena, Madame Alboui (her first appearance this season) ; Manrico, Signor Giugliai ; Fer sande, Signor Vialetti; and Il Conte di Luna, Signor Aldi ghieri. To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled FLEUR DES CHAMPS. The principal pArtib; Madlles. Pocchini and Annetta. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. Thursday, May 6 (Extra Night), IL TROVATORE. And the new Ballet, FLEUR DES CEIAMPS. A limited number of boxes have been res:Tved to the pub He, price 21s. and 31s. 6d. each, which may be had at the Box-odic° at the Theatre. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RIKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buekstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with Sheridan Knowles' comedy of THE LOVE CHASE. Con stance, Mrs. Charles Young ; Widow Green, Mrs. Wilkins. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Concluding with MY HgSl3Abe ND'S retained GHO the . whole of the Orchestra Stalls (which may evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d.' Second price. s. d Dress Boxes... 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 tr p per Boxes..: ..... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 6 Pit ... ..... 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery It OYALPRINCESS'S Proprietor, THEATRE l Charle s Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented the new farce entitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Business. After which, will be revived FAUST AND MARGUE RITE. Mephistoohiles, Mr. C. Kean, To conclude with the new farce, entitled SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING will be presented the drama o LIKE AND UNLILE. After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPII OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Rodin, Keeley, and Arden. To conclude with the sketch of WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c. STRAND THEATRE.—]'.eased and Directress, Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be pre3ented the COUNTRY SQUIRE, supported . by Messrs. Emery, Belford, Charles, F. Seymour, Me igreson, Misses M. Oliver, M. Ternan, Portman, and Messrs Selby. After which, the new burlesque of FRA. DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra D:avolo, Miss Swan borough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. Followed by a new Farce, YOUR LIKENESS, ONE SHILLING. Messrs. Charles Young, Ray, and Miss M. Ternan. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow- Ingcompany of Vocalists are engaged for the performance o Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dtc., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Bruiell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Barr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badzey, Mr . Edwards, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Sir. Bernard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchlield, John G. Forde, and E. Mackaey. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dts., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRARAM will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Chines Kean, Esq. ) will have the honour of introducing, every evening, his highly successful Performance on the new REGULATION DRUM. THE WE OTHER—SUN OFFICE, MAT 4. IHEEMONETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 46—lowest this morning and during the night, 53—this day at noon. BAROMETEB, 21.89. Noith-Westerly; fresh, with cold cloudy weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 20 min. aft. s—Even., 40 min. aft. 5 To-licnutow—Morn., 3 min. aft. 6 —Even., 29 min aft. 6 , .7 LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1858. We have already pointed out what the country would have had to encounter if Sir G. C. Lewis remained at the head of the financial department. He has already verefied our predictions, has com plained of the non-payment of the Exchequer- Bonds, of the abolition of the Sinking Fund, and the reduction of the Income Tax. It is obvious, therefore, that he would not have proposed any of these plans. No matter how severely the tax payers were burdened, and the people suffering, the debt should be reduced by 3,500,0001., aid that although he had a deficiency of Four Mil lions, in round numbers, to provide for. Bat how was this to bo accomplished ? By what touch. of the enchanter's wand could the de ficiency be converted into a surplus, or the income be made to square with the expenditure ? It could only be by new taxation, and that in its worst form, an unmodified Income Tax, with all its unfair and oppressive itiequalitiel. Arresting the reduction would give an extra million within he current year. But three millions more would be required, and that could only have been ()L -ine(' by adding to the burden, and making it, in pltco o f 74., 131. in the 1/. We say 131. for although Produces 1,000,000/ , when it is fairl y i op d eration, it cannot he esti mated to produce more than one half of the amount during the first year, and 6,1. additional would be required to produc a 3 ,000,000/. within the time. There was alio a saving of 800,000/. on the est mates prepared by the late G o y„,,_ meat, which would scarc3ly have been obtained had they' remained in office. This would have required. the reimposition of Bd. out of the war 9d. Axad the Palinerstonians ought to consider the effect which such an announcement would lave produced throughout the country, more especially when there was no suggestion fur rendertng it more fair or equitable, or distinguish- ing between permanent and precarious and fluctu ating incomes. We have assumed that the entire deficiency would have been provided for by an addition to the income tax ; and we are fully warranted in so doing, inasmuch as the Right Hon. Baronet sneered at the "precarious" 800,000/. to be ob tained from the equalisation of the spirit duties and the ld. stamp on cheques, and " doubted" whether his successor, the present financial Mini ster, could " confidently expect to receive the money from those sources." It is quite clear, therefore, that he would not have adopted either course ; and we are at a loss to conceive what other impost could be suggested to make up the amount. The substitution of Mr. DISRAELI for Sir G. Lzwis has saved the payers of income tax at least 9d. in the pound, far more than they would give to retain the ex-Edinburgh reviewer and all his colleagues in office during their re spective lives The late financial Minister emphatically cau tioned the House against entering into rash obli gations, or debarring themselves from " the full and unfettered liberty of discussing and deciding, when the exigency has arisen, as to the nature and character of that exigency, and the best way of meeting it." Why, who was the person that did so ? Was he not a self-flagellant, whose missiles, like the Australian boomerangs, returned to the person casting them. He ought to have remembered the suggestion of the Scottish bard— " Oh wad some power the eat) gie us To see ourselves as others see us— It wad frae mony a blunder freo us, And foolish notion." Was he not the man who created the sinking fund of 1,500,0001., to be paid off whether there was a surplus or a deficiency, albeit we were, as in the olden time, borrowing at an extravagant rata of interest in order to reduce (!) the national , lebf, while we were enhancing it to a far greater extent in 'consequence of the rash engagement ? The sinking fund was one of the great mis takes of Mr. PITT. But Sir G. C. LEWIS fancies that because he had revived, or rather attempted to revive, the exploded fall icy, that the mantle of the deceased financier had des3ended to him with double power. Of thi3 error he has been, or ought to be, cured. It would require an impenetrable covering of self conceit to bear without wincing the severe casti gation administered by Mr. GLADSTONE, which will probably prevent any Palmerstonian from again set►ing up the dethroned financier as a high authority on any fi=nal question. It only remains to say that the Exchequer 11 - Inds Bill and the Stamp Duties on Drafts Bill were each read a second time without a division —a clear indication of the feeling of the House with respect to the dreary and tedious oration of the Right Hon. Baronet. The arrival of the Overland Mail gives intelli gence from Bombay to the 9th ult., from Madras to the 6th, and from Calcutta to the 31st March. The telegrams which have already been published have pointed out the leading features of the pre• sent accounts. The fall of Lucknow has reduced the last stronghold of the rebels, and .3oaverted what was once a numerous army into a gang of fugitives, who are hunted from place to place by the avengers of blood, and who cannot long evade the terrible retribution that awaits their unparalleled atrocities. At present the interest is concentrated on the proceedings of the Central India field force under Sir ausu Rom That gallant officer is worthily maintaining the honour of the British name. He had destroyed the fort of Chuderee, the capture whereof has already been narrated, following up that judicious course by blowing up the fort of Tal Betuck. He then proceeded to Jhansi, where he besieged the inveterate enemy of Europeans the Ranee, who has earned for herself a reputation scarcely exceeded by that of the arch-fiend NANA SAHIB himself. A female, who could have treated any woman in the manner she dealt with the unfortunate prisoners who fell within her power, is even worse than any man. It is said that she attempted negotiations, but that they were sternly rejected by the British General. The garrison fought desperately, like men who knew that the contest was one of life and death, whose crimes had deprived them of any hope of mercy. A desperate attempt was made to relieve the beleaguered city by a considerable force tinder a near relation of NANA SAHIB, a participator in all the outrages of which he was guilty, with from 20,000 to 25,000 men. He advanced to the attack ; but Sir Eluou did not in consequence abandon or in any degree slacken his fire against Jhansi. Be met his assailants with a portion of his troops, and gained a complete victory. Having turned their flank with cavalry and artillery, he put them to ffight, and pursued themmost energetically, inflict ing heavy blows on the scattered fugitives. There were several of the Gwalior Contingent who, fight ing desperately, were greatly out up by the good men and true who were arrayed against them. This was on the Ist of April, and on the 4th Jhansi was taken after a desperate and determined resis tance. The Ranee, who had taken refuge in the citadel, 'contrived to slip away under the cover of darkness, and is now at Jalom. General ROBERTS had also taken Kota!), and a reward of a lao of rupees (10,0001.) was offered for the NANA, who must now bitterly deplore his treachery and bloodthirstiness. All is going on well, although for some time we must expect that the pursuit will be continued, and that those who know they have sinned beyond the hope of par don, will oppose a fruitless and ineffectual resist ance to our victorious arms. HER MAJESTY'S STATE CONCERT.—Last evening the Queen gave a concert, at which the following artistes assisted, viz. :—Madlle. Titiens, Miss Pyne, Madame Castellan, Miss Balfe, Miss Palmer, Signor Giuglini, \lr. Sims Reeves, Signor Beletti, Mr. Weiso, and Sig• nor Vialetti. Invitations were issued to a, party of ab,)ut four hundred. It is said the report of the accountants on the . estate of Messrs. Calvert a n d Co, will be i i t ss w n i e d d s t h o o -d w ay a , and that according to present estimates good surpl us. Court of Bankrupt c y yesterday Messrs. t tho Bishop and Gissing, wholesale stationers, passed their Heal examination. The Earl and Countess of Harrington and Lady Ge raldine Stanhope have arrived at Harrington House for a e season. Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for an as sembly on Saturday the 15th inst. Lord and Lady Waterpark arrived in town ye terday from their seat in Derbyshire. His lordship has taken a residence in Caeshatn-street f r the season. Lady Mary Craven was safely delivered of a son yesterday morning, at her residence in Hertford-street. Sir Henry Bulwer Lytton has arrived at the Bruns .k Hotel (St. James') from the Continent. Lady Emily Hesk••th's ball, announoad to take place on Wednesday, the 19th of May, is 10 posed to the f 11 )wing day. Toe Marquis of Bath and Lord Burghers!' are se!ectee, we believe, to accompany the special mission to repre s.nt her Majesty at the marriage of the King of Por tugal. The Countess Spencer and Lady Sarah Spencer ar rived at Spencer lieu e yesterday from staying on a to the Dowager Lady Clinton at Hampton Court Palace. The Countess of Westmoreland and Lady Rose Fane have arrived in Cavendish-square from Aptnorpe-park, N urthamr.onshire. The cmintess is, we regret to leain, in delicate healtb. The Earl of Carlisle, since his arrival in town last weak troth Castle Howard, has been stayirg at the late Duke of D e vo ns hi re ' s villa at Chiswick, which has been left to nis lordship's mother for her life. The Countess will shortly leave Castle lioward for Chiswick. L &TEST NEWS. THE WEST INDIA, MEXICO, AND PACIFIC MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Orinoco, steamer Captain Baynton, has arrived with the West Indian, Mexico, and Pacific mails. Her dates are—Vera Cruz, April 4 ; Havanna, 9 ; Greytown, 4 ; Colon, 8 ; Jamaica, 10 ; De merara, 9 ; Barbadoe4, 11 ; Trinidad, 9 ; Gre nada, 9 ; Antigua, 13 ; St. Thomas, 16 ; Panama, 7 ; also dates from San Francisco, California, to March 20. She spoke—April 25, in lat. 34, 30 N., long. 34 51 W., the Dutch barque Carl Hendrick, homeward bound. The Orinoco brings 213 passengers, $753,796 in specie, pearls value, $5,000, and large miscel laneous cargo ; also a live iguana, from the west coast of South America, for the Museum at Paris. His Excellency Senor Don S. Rodriguez, Minister from the Republic of Venezuela to the Court of St. James, and suite, arrived by this steamer ; also the Hon. F. Pakenham, Secretary to the British Legation, and Mr. Mocatta, her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Guayaquil, and lady. Her Majesty's ship Leopard had sailed from Jamaica to Honduras with troops to quell an out break of the Indians. The Tartar had sailed from St. Thomas with his Excellency Mr. P. E. Woodhouse, Governor of British Guiana, on board, for La Guayra, the object of his visit being to regulate the boundary line between British Guiana and Venezuela. Gen. Santa Anna remained at St. Thomas, it having been stated that the affairs of Mexico would demand his presence in that Republic. A few cases of yellow fever still lingered among the shipping at St. Thomas. The British ship Washington, Captain John Alexander, which left Cardiff on the 25th of Sep tember last, bound to Caldera, with cargo of small coals for smelting purposes, was totally lost on the 17th of January on the coast of Patagonia. Crew all saved, and reached Valparaiso on the 10th of March. Her Majesty's gunboat Jasper had arrived at Jamaica with a slaver she captured on the coast of Cuba on the 22d March. The capture was a full rigged ship, 750 tons burden, and had 8,0001. in doubloons on board. The slaver had a crew of betwean 40 and 50 men, but no slaves. The Styx was in company at the time of the capture, and left in chase of the barque supposed to have slaves on board. The weather at Jamaica had been fine, and pub lic health satisfactory. Markets were depressed and stocks large. Money matters remained very strip gent. Exchange on London, 4 per cent. premium 90 days, 1 per cent. 60 days, 14 per cent. 30 days. Freight: dull. Coffee in demand at advanced prices, but little doing. The crops promised well at Demerara, The weather being favourable, five vessels were loaded at Grenada with produce of the present year's crop for London. The yield is satisfactory, and the sugar of fine quality. Cocoa was becom ing scarce, provisions dear, business moderately active. From the Pacific we learn that the harvest generally had turned out well, and the crops had been stored without serious loss from untimely rains. Dr. Wilford, United States Consul at Tumbes, died at Paita on the 19th March, where he had gone for the benefit of his health. Advices from Callao state that a sanguinary battle took place on the 7th and Bth of March, which left Castilla master of Arequipa, and Vi vanco had retired to Bolivia. Tne loss on both sides was over 2,000 killed, and the city was filled with wounded. AMERICA. By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. LIVERPOOL., TUESD A. 7. The royal mail steam-ship America, Capt. E. Moodie, arrived in the Mersey thi& morning, with advices from New York to the 20th ; Boston, to the 21st ; Halifax, to the 23d ult. The America brought 86 passengers, but no sceeie. She passed the Canada of the same line off Hali fdil on the 23d ult. There is little or no news of importance. Con gress had been memorialised to grant Government aid to Collins' line, and establish lines between New Orleans and Bordeaux, and Philadelphia and Southampton. From Washington we learn that the House of Representatives had instructed the representatives to report a resolution, directing the President to take immediate steps for abrogating the Clayton- Bulwer treaty. Two Germans have been committed for trial iu Buffalo, charged with violating the neutrality laws by enlisting men for the British army. Havana advices to the 14th ult. report 18 gun boats cruising round Cuba to prevent the landing of negroes. Little is doing in sugar, and prices are unaltered. Freights ware I,w and exchange slightly advanced. Money at New York continued most plentiful. Stocks were quiet. Exchange on London and the Continent was more firmly held. On London, the rate ranged from 1004 to 104 Cotton closed firmly at pre vious rates. Breadatuffs were more animated, but prices regular. Provisions were firm, and sugars dull. Freight engagements were moderate at un changed rates. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. Lord Cowley had yesterday the honour of an audience I,f the Emperor to 'present Viscount Chelsea, secretary to the Embassy ; Mr. Evan attache, and Mrs. Baillie ; and Mr. Ernest Clay, attaché. Count Kisseleff also presented to his Majesty M. Basily, Councillor of State and Russian Commissioner in the Danubian Fria cip.ilities. The directors of the Independance Belge has sent a circular to his subscribers in Frrnce, informing them of its suspension for a month by the Minister of the Interior (not of Belgium, but of France), but that the loss will be compensated by a prolongation of the period fur which they subscribed. It was rumoured to-day that the interdict would be removed on the sth, as the Goveinment are, on reflection, heartily ashamed of it. The suspension of the Independance is but a betise de plus. The director of the paper, who came to Paris on the subject, spoke his mind very frankly and boldly in the Ministerial offices to day. M. Lightennelt, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, had the honour of being re ceived yesterday at a private audience by the Emperor, and of placing in his hands a joi nt letter from his Majesty the King of the Netherland and his Highness the Duke of Nassau, addressed to his Imperial Majesty, together with the insignia of the Order of the Golden Lion of Cie Nassau house, which his Majesty the King of the Netherlands and his Highness the Duke of Nassau have just founded. Marshals Canrobert and Barag,uey cl'Hilliers are continuing their tour through their respective mili tary commands. The former has visited in succes sion Remirewent, Plombieres, Vesoul, Lure, and Belfort. Marshal Baraguey in like manner Bourges, Chateauroux, and Limoges, at all which places both marshals were received with acclamations. The Reutes have remained very firm up to the close. The upward movement hai been especially remarkable in the shares of the Credit Mobilier. Large purchases were made for the account, and wale expec-ed to be followed by similar operations for tnouey. Tile price, which at the commencemeut f business was 675, rose rapidly to - 715, and is at this moment 705 to 710. _ . The French government, in carrying crusade aainst refu gees , h as provo k e d ser ious dis t urbane at Alexandria. on v, A letter from thence says " There are in th's city a c msiderable numbe r o f foreigners, or rather : r efugees, who are very turbulent a nd e xcessively annoying to the peaceable an d i n d us t r i o us in habitants. Scenes of riot aril disturbance, as well as of robbery and pillage, areoffiequeht occurrence. Some murders have also been recently committed. The European consuls were at length compelled to turn their attention t o a state of things which was every day b.,corning more and inure serious. They concerted with the authorities of the city, and mea ures were taken ,t,) put an end to the nuisance. The publication of the repressive measures agreed on caused_a very violent ire station among the refugees, most of them Tuscans, Romans, and persons con demned by default from other parts of Italy. As they particularly attributed the measures to the in-. fiuence of France and of the French consul-gene ral, they assembled in the streets, uttered crieK. of Down with the Emperor ! Down with the French Consul !' and gave way to acts of the greatest vio lence. The Pacha, Governor of Alexandria, went to them, but instead of using severe language he temporised. In addressing them he made use' of the term, my friends,' and even went so far as to promise that the objectionable measures should be withdrawn. Emboldened by this weakness, these exciters to disorder made themselves completely masters of the city, and eventually endeavoured to pillage the arsenal, but that outrage was happily prevented. The Viceroy was informed of what was going on by an express sent to him by M. Sabattier, the French consul-general, and his highness re turned in all haste to Alexandria. The Pacha was immediately dismissed. The most energetic mea sures were then adopted, and the rioters were over come, although order is nct yet quite re.esta b!ished when the steamer is leaving." BOURSE, May 3.—The following were the closing quotations : 4A per Cents end mouth — 3 por Cent. ..... 45 Do. end month 69 60 Bank Shares . 313 i Credit Mobilier 720 Do. Account 727 50 93 50 RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern New Ditto 775 Lyon and Mediteran. 810 New Ditto 775 Geneva Credit Foncier Belgian 4 Piedmontese (5) Roman 9O Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 33 - FOR CASH. Midi Western 6lO Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian •ONEY MARKET AND a n dri r igaCT AL INTELLIGENCII CITY, Two o'CLocK. There has been a fair amount of business trans ac'e I during the last few days in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets, and most of the prin cipal staples have been held for full rates. Tea has been rather quiet, purchasers awaiting the re sult of the public sales which commence to-day. In the better descriptions of sugar suitable for home consumption a rather large business has been done, and in most instances the rates realised were fully eqUal to those current last week. For coffee there was a moderate enquiry. Plantation Ceylon brought previous prices, but other descrip tions were at slightly reduced values. In rice only a i limited business has been clone, and prices have ex hibited no change of importance. Saltpetre met a fair enquiry at about former rates, but tallow has been dull. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 545. 9d., for June delivery 54 5 ., an d f or l a st three months 51s. 3d. to 51s. Gd. per cwt. Accounts from Liverpool mention that the , cotton-market yesterday manifested a very firm appearance and prices continue to improve. The sales were estimated at from 10,000 to 12,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators, and 1,000 by the exporters. In the Railway Share - .l.lfirket a fair amount of business was transacted, at fully former v,.lues. Although there is certainly some increase in the demand for discount accommodation, the applica tions are less numerous than might have been ex pected from the large amount of paper due to day, the 4th of the month, and the approaching payment of the call oa the Indian Loan. Provision seems to have been made in due time, and thus at the last moment there is no pressure. The terms are stia below the Bank minimum, and the supply of capital is abundant. About 82,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank of England yesterday. These movements are attracting notice at the Stock Exchange, and no doubt assist in restraining the upward tendency of I values. The advices just received from Australia notice a falling off in the yield of gold, notwithstanding the adoption of scientific appliances. Heavy rains, it should be stated, however, had impeded opera tions, and the season had been much less favourable than that of 1857. A compari son, therefore, shows a reduction in the yield. New diseoveriesi were being made, and the temporary deficiency does not warrant the presumption that there will be a permanent decline in the pro lue tiora of the precious metals. Trade in Melbourne remained very dull, but the up-country business exhibited some symptoms of improvement. The Orinoco has arrived from the %Vest Indies, with 763,796 cols. in specie, valued at 150,7791. The letters are awaited with great interest, as they will no doubt cantain important advices from Mexico and Venezuela. At the meeting of the "Virginian Mining Com pany to-day Mr. Hopgood was elected a director of the company. The meeting of the Liberty Mining Company was also held to-day, but was not properly consti tuted fur business at the hour appointed. The market f o r E ng lish Securities is ra th er buoyant and the t ransac tions, which w e r e li m it e d in the morning, have since increased. The pre parations for the settlement are now in progress and the market, consequently, will be chiefly in fluenectl by the necessary arrangements. The withdrawals of gold from the Bank have not had much effec';, because it is not expected that they will continue. Consols for money have been 971 a nd 97-i 4. They are now 97 /, and about 97 f u r the June account. India Loan Debentures are 100.1 The New Three per Cents. are 96 to 961, a nd also the Reduced An nuities. Exchequer Bills are firmer, those dated March being 40s. premium. The Bonds are 1001 101. Bank Stock is 22i1 223, and India do., 2221. Business iu th e F ore i gn Stock M ar k e t as not been very active, prices are rather fir me r. Turkish 6 per d and ents, are at 98 99 ; and the 4 per Cents. nominal ; Russian 5 per Cents. are 1124 ; ditto 44 per Cents. 101 1024- ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 911 • Spanish Passive, 7 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred, 181 ; Venezuela 4i per Cents., 364 ; ditto Deferred, 141 ; Dutch 24 per Cents., 661 ; and ditto 4 per Cents, 991 100. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 20/ ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 82 84 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 59 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451 461 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 112 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 101 103 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44! 2 - ; ditto New Deferred, 261 27. A very limited business has been transacted to day iu the Retilway Share Market, but most of the leading lines show an improvement in prices of about to 4 per cent. South-Western, North- Eastern, York, and South Wales have advanced ss. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, Great Western, North-Western, and North-Eastern (Berwick), 108., Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland 155., and Scottish Midland V. The Foreign and Colonial lines were inactive, and the few dealings reported show little variation from previously cur rent rates. Senibre and Meuse declined about ss. and E net Indian improved 10s. Great Wester nof Canada, Great Indian Peninsula, and Geelong and Melbourne were at former quotations. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at steady rates. Engli s h Scottish , and Australian Chartered h ave d ecl i ned ; L on d on awl West minster advanced Eastern Steam receded 55., and Petinsular and Oriental Steam about 10s. Annuities (E x x. BRITISH FUND 3 THIS DAY AT ONE O'Cl OCK. (Prom the Official List:) , , ; 3 3 133 : a c ri tu-S.;:t:et.4l.l(iiel.n.l.B;o.i';a° A "‘, l .l ll ,l tit it l l o .e : ** ** ** ********************* .. 9Fi 1 % Nam per Cent. k ~4 oulva .. ........... 95h 6.1 Ditto 30 Years, India Stock ...................................... 2221 Long Ditto, under 11000 l3 C asohi far Account expir estl 1 5 3- ti a i n J" a i n B . 6 , ° lB - 6 .1 r —l4 15-16 . 971 1 1 •li. Bonds, k .:1,,::: Pi . 1 1 ° st . h . A:P.r.il: 785... 18 5-1 G .1 Ex..helror 1311 1 t, 24d. March. June. ElOOO ..........." ...' 37 11 I 34 40 Sall I Exchequer Bound, .... ;,31 . per . Cent.... ....... . D.tto, 5159 FUNDS sa P up l3, : i n,i t ia l: S i:oo o : F : F .l :.: ,2p f:. : E r 1 , : 51 .1 .: 3ecnos ,Iyres ilonds, G per Cent. - Ditto Bou:.s, 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 3 p.,:r Cent Ditto, 41 per Ceut. . 9l.', 1 per Cont ll. f, Ditto. Passive , 7 Tark.l.ll i;onds, ti p:r cent Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Deferred, 2 per Ceut. .. - , DivLiends on the above payable Li London. Dutch Exclian g ,,, t-z. p er C en., t ~ u Do. 4 per Cent. Certiteates Consols, money ...... 971 i Ditto, Acceunt ....... : ...................... 971 I 12 G filer . : C 6 ,1 t 6.0 Consols for Account, (June) ............ iqg t THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1858, SHthRE MARis7.ll;7:3 This Day). R AIL WAY iliosirg Prtc ,, yesteriay 5/ - 6 74 - 8 .1 G 9 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 90 -- 92 85!$ - 86 35_ - 37 - 5 8 - SA 17 - 18 61 - 62 45 -,- 47 30 - 33 14 - 16 89 - 91 ••• - 621 6 3 . 281 - 28 I - 94 91 ; - 10 1.0:3 - 104 89 - 91 126 - 128 100 - 10! ,564 - 57 1 56 - 53 81 86 10 —l2 p 10 12 p 91} 92 1 d 1 a **6 = 4 105 - 107 94i - 95.1 1 - 1- 96 - 97 .39 - 40 94i - 951 66 68 i• = ii 61 - 63 - :3 51- 52& 93 - 94 2 - d i 47 48 75?., - 93 - '95 4 - 7i - 8i 8 - 9 30i - 31 7 - 4 108 110 27 28 79 81. 45 47 2i 14 36 37 72 —72 i 83 84 13 15 7 5 d , 8 10 . 35 36 !1:0*6 = i& •N •• - 3 -6: RAILWAY 3, Nottng. Botit. Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ba IBirmng. Wolverh. StourValley B;rkenhd. Lancsh.tr Cheshire Juncr Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian.......... Chester Le Holyhea 1 Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Da. A Do. B Dablin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aberkfune. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. B. Do, Now A East Kent ... • East Lancashire East Suffolk ....... Do. ... Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth.&Dund , A , l 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. Do., Thirds 'Do New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un. Do. Soutbpert. London & Blackwar Do. New, i ss. 5/. 10s. Lond.Bright. &S.Cst London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. Waatrn Lmlndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. ,k Ennis's., Manch.She f. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.West.(lr Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.. berg.&Hrfd. Newry & Armagh Newry, Warrenpois & Rostrevor Norfolk— ...... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock . Do., A 5t0ck......... Do. B Stock ..... N, Eastern— Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., [lamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. do S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central 100 I Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union . 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer. 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 ,South Wales all 5. Yorksh. RivarDun 14 Do all Staines,Wok.,&Wok , all Stockton & Darling.. 20 Do. do., 1854 Do. do 1.8K5 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. I Thames Hay. D. & 'Vale of Neath 'Waterfd. & Kilkenny Water ford&Limerick West Cornwall.. West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do,, Second Class., BRITISR POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnii,guar. 5 p. c. Do. i Do. Additional A .„ Buffalo & Lake ur. Buff., Brnt.6L Gocich. 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug..'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June '74 Calcutta and S. gast.l Central Dude (Lim.) Ceylon A slmres Demerara. .Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. B. do. D0.41i p.c. Bnds.,'s9! Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada, Do. 6 p. c. Deben I Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 1 Do. do., "76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Niadras, guar. 4 z P.O Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4 p. c. Exton. Do, 3d Ex., g. sp.e. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) icinde, guar... per per 0 Do .................. . gP - - 84 183 - 88 78 - 81 76 - 79 ii = ii 3 - 110 - 111. 2 P 20 - 201 49 - 50 81 - 83 21i -21 i 191 - 11 19 1 - ;106 - 111 !106 - 111 1 105 108 19i 191 20 2 I par' $ 3 - iP, $• - lip Shr.l Paidj RAILWAYS. FOR Antwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Fra_cisco.. Belgian East. Junet. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg... Italian junction L se Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout L o mbardo-Venetian Lucca & Lyons and Geneva 'llaria Anteuia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. C. Pref Northern of France Do. New Nor wegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife tit San Fran ~ (Pernarn.) g. 7 p. c Riga and Danaburg 'Rome and Fr meati_. Royal Danish Royal Swedish. Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 5A per cent. pref. i Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Prof W.&N.W. of Franc( Western of Austria W0...t. of Switzerland W'Leal aden ........... Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zea1and..,,....,,, 5i - 6i 1 - 14 21- - 3 44 - 4 274 - 8 ge 4} - 4? 25 -- 26 91 21 - 22 37/1 -37 i j - 5i 321 - 321 49 - a i adj 15 - 17 $ - i S 4 - 8A 8k - 2(4 - 21 5 - 5 9 --94 i 24 - 25 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Scrv.l 4:i all Australasia • 80 82 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 46 48 43 all Bri.Col.Bk.&Ln. Co ' 50 all British N. American' • 2) 10 C.lik.of Ind.Au.tkelk, 3 1 2i IJJ 50 City 574 59 100 25 Colonial 20z ComruercialofCanada CO. 20 Uouuttereial of Loud. 20 all , Ing.Scot.&Aus.Ciit. l7i 181 17i '2O all Lon.Cll. Ek.of A 4,t.f 19, 20 60 20 London and County! 50 10 London „lola Stock. 00 20 Lond.andWestminst. 1./0 ‘2'atioital Pro. of Eng. 20 10 jo. New 50 25 Nrationaili:olk 20 all New South Wales 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 3B 30 20 all Ottoman Bank 190 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 63 10 all Do. New ••• t?:, all imith 25 15 Do. New 25 all Union ot Australia 95 46 451 15 Do. New 3O 32 •.- :50 10 Union of London 1)0 50 :Jnity Mutual 103 50 Wtstratik )1 Loud 19 n 17d Business done this day 3 20 I all t 1 all 11 eSi St. 'lOO St. 100 5 St. 'lOO c 5 all 25 , all St. :100 10 St. 100 St. 100 50 ! all 25 I all .00 all 25 1 all 10 9 20 all IGO 3i 100 100 St. 100 St. 100 St, 100 25 16i St. 100 St 100 St. too 10 31.1 St. 50 St. St. all all all all all 171 61i 3} 56i 7i 923 i i 1061 95 ?I 961 I 391 I 9 5 1 .1 Leasing Companies. Ln. &N. W.' Cal don E. U. 14E. C, Gt. Nortlan E. Count. Caldonian. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc Col.Stour Vy. E.L:n. g. 6 E. Ca. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New I Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. 1 Sbares Lon.&Greonw IDo.Preference Lon. Til., 4S. iDo. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bston. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. ' Do. 6 per et Do.Fixedsp c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& iShrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. WearVal.g6pc Do WiltsdtSomrst Do Gt. Westn V. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co, Do Ln. &N. W. at Midid. Midland... E. Count Do Do Do L. &IS. W. Do Gt.Northn T. Brassoy M. MCloa% Stk.dzDar Do • •• .... Gt.Westn: 93 - 100 110 13 - 102 136 - 139 4 - !108 - 110 12i -13 A 24 -- 25 94 -- 96 2i - 96 - 98 P - iP 57 - 59 137 - 140 8 - 9 10 - 10 32 - 33 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.prcf. (issd.at 50/.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO p. c Ches. & Ho. 5} p. c Do. do. 5 per cent_ Cork&Bandons.ip.c. Dun.Perth.StAber.J. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. e. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 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 Lame ash. 6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sth- Edin. & GI. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, sp. ..... Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N.of Seot.lst Pre , ,Gt. S & W. (Ireland)' I Do 4 per c. Prof. St.l I Gt..W.(B.&H.Ex.Spc Do. con. red. 4A p.c. Do. con. red, 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do. 5 p. C. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh I Do. Chester Sp.c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. do York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lou, & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . Lon. & S.W. 7 per ot. late 3d Shares . Londy.& Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3i per cont. Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. Jo. 4id.Consal.6 p.c. St Do. Con. Br.Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4. p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St New.,Aber., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norfk.Deb.4p.c.Sh. Do. 5 13. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5? p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ..,1847 North British Do. 7/. Preference N.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. I Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H.& S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv, 6 p.c. Ist guar. Do. p.c., c. 2d guar._ Do. do, Debentr. St. Scot. Ceut.New Pref. Sc.N.E. Aber.g.Gp.e. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St ' South Devon I Do . fixed 4i pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 I Do. 4A per cent 100 IDo. Fixed 4A p.c. Sh , 100 I Do. New 4i pr. cent, 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. C. 100 Do. do. 4A p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all tock. &Dar., sp. c 19 Do. do. do. 100 IWaterfddi Kilk. 6pc BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Philk.) British Iron Condurow (Ca.mbrn.) D ev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) East Basset (Mogan) Great South Tolgus W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 'Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha • N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) ,Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Cam Brea (I1logn.) S. W. Frances(lllogn. ) rain. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un. Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towcy (Camay.) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) - 97 11.(16 -1.02 6 -~ G~ 103 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 130 - 135 • . ""'" • 72 -= 74 118 - lió 111 - 113 103 - 105 f 3 -- 65 10i -- 11: - 5i -- 93 --94 1 87 -- 80 88 -- 89 100 -- 101 9A -- 10 16 - -- 17 9i -- 1 0 : 72 -- 74 18A -- 19. 91 -- 91 -- 138 - 140 1160 - 165 118 - 122 66 - 68 137 - [39 100 - 101 92 - 94 li -- iii his —16 i 97 - 93 11- 1 par 221 23 119 - 121 107 - IG9 99 - 101 120 - 122 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 - 10 24 - 24, 101 - 193 101 - 103 iiii —1.6 a 27i - 47 - 52 MINES. 10 ft— 11 3 4 80 `.lO 450 470 105 13 14 5 61 -- 2 1 la 6 7 10 11 4 5 17i 18. 1i -- 1$ 390 - 410 4 - 210 - 220 - 1 9 3i - 4 ii - 11 22 - 24 10) - 110 210 - 220 280 - 300 6} - 6 9 - 10 44 - 46 24 - -26 FOREIGN 6/LINEtI. if - 6 i - i P 11 - 2i ••• - ••• 13 -, 14 40 - 42 13 - 16 id 2h 2d 17 W 1 A d 1 ••• - • 6 - 7 •• 1 - 21 - Australian Bon Accord Cop. (IL ) Brazilianlmp.(i.sued at .C 5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Culakla Do. St. Jonn Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Co bre Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian ..... Mariquita New Granada Novean Monde I Pont. Sil.LdM. Port Philip Santiago de Cuba I United Mexican MISCELLANEOUS. 900 Atlantic Tel, (Lim., 19 :Australian Agricult., all !Australn. Royal Mail] all ,Berlin Water Works. 2 Do. Now iss. at 5/, C., 40 :Brit. American Lan( 321 Canada 100 Do.Go.6pe.JankJul3 all Copper Min. of Eug. all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent ' all 'Crystal Palace all IDo. Preference all 'Crystal Pal. of France, all !Eastern Steam 100 Electrielelograph all ,Electric Tel. of Ire'.l all , En. &Aust. Cop. SraCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tell all Eur. &Am. Stm. %11 Gen. Ir. Se. L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount all Loud. Gen. Ornnibut , 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediterau. Elec. Tel. all :Do. Extension Teleg. all Mexicali& S.Amerieft 5 Nat. Discount Co. 6 !Netherlands Land..„ all Do. Do. all IDo. Bp. c.Pf. iss. at Id. 3 Do. Do. 80 INew 13. &N. S. Land 100 IN.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. all S. B. Australasian... a ll Nrth.ofEuropeSteaui all Oriental Gas ........ 10s. IDo Now Shares all IPeellir._Ld. dz Kinrl., all Peninsular 6i Oriental 10 Do. New all Rhymney Iron 60 Royal Mail Steam..., all Scot. Austral. Invest. 100 S. Aus, Gov. 6 p, c. bds. all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 True. Ln.Co. Up. Can 28j Van Diemen's Land 28 - 30 13 - 4 3 - 4 ,3/4 - 140 1115 - 116 j 25 - 3 2 0 1 25 - 7 - U 4i 4fi 3i - 4 .3 105 - 101 ..i i it = 44. Ii d 3 - i 3i "i = J A-- - 21 2 2i 2 —11 d 16 20 100 102 2 3 4 Ad hp 2i 78 80 7 21 8 p 56 58 1 1 109 --111 35 36 1 1 15 16 100 100 100 100 100 100 - 100 100 100 all Closing Price.. yesterda v Rugines4 this day. 1051 6i 1 0# Si LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Siftings in Banco before Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Wlghtman, Mr. Justice Erie, and Air. Justice Cromp ton.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANE DIREOTORS. Lord Campbell in the cour,e of the morning inti mated that the Court would to-morrow give judgment on the application of the defendants in the late trial of the Royal British Bank directors fir new trials. IN BE SIVAINE. Mr. Mannisty, Q.C., showed cause against rule ob tained, calling upon Messv. Riley and Co. to show cause why the defendant should not be discharged from the custody of the keeper of the Queen's prison, or the judgment in an action on certain bills of exchange should not be set aside and the defendant allowed to plead. The question involved was one of law, relative to the obtaining of a deed of arrangement under the Bankrupt Laws Consolidation Act. The Court admitted the defendant to bail to plead to ,he action on his giving security for the debt. THE RIVAL INDIAN TELEGRAPHS. The question of telegraphs to India seems destined to be discussed in the old spirit. Whenever in this country some paramount object is to be obtained, the energies that should promote it, instead of being combined, are always wasted in rivalries, which become at last so keen that the triumph of indivi duals, and not the aim in view, is at last the sole thing sought. Electric communication with the E ist would now have been existence but for this circumstance. It is upon those who are responsible for it, therefore, that the reproach must tall of the nation being under a deprivation which even now may be estimated to involve a loss at the rate of several millions sterling per annum, and the conse quences of which in case of a more serious condition of continental politics it would be vain to attempt to estimate. Two lines have been long before the public, and the construction of each is essential. If the strength of their advoca' es had been united, the Government would have been forced into ac tion; but the love of opposition, even where it could answer no purpose, was too powerful to be resisted, so that all the skill of one has been directed to prove the other impracticable, and the authorities, ever ready to welcome a plea for doing nothing, have thus been able to look on with folded arms. To-night in the House of Commons the stru4gle is apparently again to be revived, and doubtless with the same results. Mr. Crawford is to advocate the merits of the Red Sea line, :Ind. Sir H. Rawlinson that of the Tigris and the Persian Gulf. The course the arguments will take has been already indicated by the partisans of the Red Sea scheme, who, " without desiring to anticipate them," have already put forth under cover of neutrality whatever assertions they could command to damage the opposite plan. Thus, it is urged that, although it may be said that we ought to have both lines, we can only have one at present, and must consequently make a selection, and that this selection should fall in favour of the Red Sea, since that route would be in our own 11 tilde, while the other would be controlled by Turkey. Further, the public are reminded that the Red Sea is lik e ly to be the best, since it is re commended by Mr. Crawford, who represents London, the Persian Gulf route being sup ported by Sir H. Rawlinson' who represents only a thorough knowledge of Asiatic interests. There is no validity in any of these objections, and they - can merely serve as a challenge for counter objections from the opposite party. The Red Sea telegrams will have to cross Turkish territory from Suez to Alexandria, and our control in case of European hostilities, such as would be likely to test the question, would be just as much jeopardised in one case as the other. In fact, there are many con siderations that suggest the possibility of the Tigris route being best preserved from interference. As to the statement that the English Government can select only one line at present, it is entirely without foundation. Each is alike open to them. The cable along the Persian Gulf from Kurrachee to Bussorah is all they are required to deal with, as far as the Tigris project is concerned. The Turkish Government are to carry the connecting wires from Constantinople to that port, and the materials are alleged to be already on their way. Even if they could not complete their part of the work in time, the existence of the cable would present an invaluable alternative in the event of anything happening to affect our com munication via Egypt, since messages could rapidly be conveyed by horsemen from Bussorah to the Mediterranean. Moreover, if the Turks showed inability or unwillingness to fulfil their promise, we should have good ground to insist upon the privilege of per&rming it for them. They have no right to oppose a barrier between us and our chief possessions, at all events in times of peace. The commerce of the world is not to be interrupted by a system of exclusion which can not be supported by a political pretext, and of this they are so well aware themselves that they did not hesitate to grant the necessary concession to an English company wA.ch had reached its final staget and was only stopped after the overthrow - Of Redschid Pasha last Autumn, and the visit of the Emperor Napoleon to Osborne. Finally, the assertion that London must be con sidered to have pronounced for the Red Sea route because one of its four members in the House of Commons happens to have joined that project as a director can scarcely be worthy of notice. It ifi simply a further illustration of the small character of tue contest, which is yet nevertheless sufficient to paralys what may soon be found to be the most vital operations to which the country should direct itself. The utmost risk the Government could run from affording the required aid would be about 50,0001. per annum for the two lines, or something equivale ut to the loss that may now be supposed to be sustained weekly from their absence. As to trust ing to one line, nothing could be more impolitic. If when all our habits and arrangements had been brought into dependence on instantaneous news a break were suddenly to occur, we should be worse off than if we bad never thus placed our reliance. An alternative must be had. Supposing the two coin companies raady to perform what is requisite, they should be put into motion at once • but if one can not negotiate without being allowed to extinguish the other, it would be desirable to set them aside altoaether, and to invite some less combative per soosAo enter the fi ld Times. _e__.— THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTH, May I.—All the wire has been re moved from the the tanks at Keyham excepting rbout 200 miles, which are in the course of removal, at the rate of about two miles per hour, to the Niagara. Up to 9 o'clock this mornii,g she had re ceived 1,070 miles—viz., wardrooin coil, 312 ; bold 338 ; lower deck, 220 ; and main -deck, 250. The last-named will receive 30 or 40 more ; the after tank on deck, 200 miles • and a second deck for ward 150. The balance of the wire is daily expected from the manufactory by the Adonis and another steamship. The total length shipped last year was 1,255 miles ; this year the Niagara will take 1,468. The Agamemnon has received all her portion of the wire twin Key ham, and, like the Niagara, is ex pecting some from the Ad o nis. She has in her upper-deek coil 233 miles ; orlop, 95 ; and main hold, 932 ; here there is space for 210 additional miles, which will complete her lading to 1,470 miles, about the same quantity as that on board the fri gate, and, like her, 20U miles more than last year. Tee measurement is by statute miles. The rigging of the Agamemnon is complete ; she remains iu the tidal basin until all the machinery is on board, when she will be tugged into Hamoaze to receive her fuel. BIRTHS. DRIIIIMOND— On the Ist inst., at Hampstead, the Hon. Mrs. Maurice Drummond, of a daughters. LEICESTER—On the 30th ult., at ilelkham, the Countess of Leicester, of a son, who survived his birth only one day. MANDERS—On the Ist inst., at Marlborough, the wife of Captain Manders, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. GENT —REEVE—On the 2ith ult., at St. Mark's, Tolling park, John H. Gene, Esq., of Muawell-hill, to Ellen, younger daughter of Thos. Reeve, Esq., of Tollington park, Hornsey-roa 1. O' GRADY — RUTIIVEN— On the Ist inst., at Cheltenham, George O'Grady, Eaq., of Plattenston, to the Hon. Jane Ruthven the filth daughter of Lady Ruthven and Walter lore Ruthven, Esq. DEATHS, ANGLISS —On the 23th ult., at Putney, Surrey, Charles Angliss, aged 82. ATTFIELD On the 29th ult., at Norbiton, Kingston, Snr• ray, James Att 2 fi 7 e t l h d, u E lt 7. llt ag L e i d pb 7o o , ok, BERRY—On the Hants, Dr. Chas. Berry, aged sd. CATER—On the 2d inst., in Newman-street, Oxford-street, Mr. Wm. C. Cater, aged 71. MACDONALD—KiIIed, at Lucknow, inside the breach of at the ass au lt on t h e 11th o f M arc h u ar mB Charles Palace, at Es q ., C a pt a i n 93d High.. third eon of L ieut . G enera l Si r J o hn Macdonald, K.C.8., Dalchosni e an d D un Alastair, Perthshire. l it a ah n 3e t d' B e ( l ej s hg , aged 22, SMITII—On the 2d inst., at 43, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde. park, C. B. Smith, Esq., aged 36. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNU , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count" of Llid , , , lesex, Tuesday, May 4, 1858. 20 20 l 0 all I 9 I all all all !10k) 1100 20 100 100 12sGd' I all 2s. ,100 1 all 204 20i 100 100 100 100 all all all all 20 20 20 20 :IGN. 6 51- 86 i 94 31 751 6 3* 3 111 8? 211 19i 100 100 all 100 all ,100 25 50 25 12 12i 20 St. 10 5i 100 5i 20 5 10 St. St. 14 25 ' 20 St. 1.0.6 20 25 25 St. 1OOl1; 100 St. 1 20 50 50 50 100 1 St. 12/12 30 17e 1715 7i 17s 16/151 1256 ts i 10s. 101 i 121 1081 1001 47e i 115 4 31 I