The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-19 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The steamer Magdalena, Capt. Bayntum, has arrived. Her dates are—Jamaica, April 26th ; Honduras, „ 17 th Greyto wn , 16th ; H a yti, 18th ; D emerara , 46 th ; Trinidad, 27th ; Barbadoes, 28 ; St. Thomas, 4ay 1. She brings 174 passengers, 601,124 dols. in specie, Pearls value 7,500 dols., 226 bales of tobacco, 32 casks of coffee, besides general cargo. The French war schooner Chirondello and war lamer Fulton were at Martinique; also the French lamer Dahomey, with about 500 negroes from the coa st of Africa ; 83 died during the voyage. Mu ch sickness prevailed at Jamaica. Sugar sold at from 18 s . to 225., rum 3s. 2d. to 3s. 3d., coffee 425 • for pretty fair quality. Trade at Demerara dull. Breadstuffs not quite !_°_ firm, and . p r i ces f or flour sl i ghtly decl i ned. Pork 411 active demand. Rice advanced in price, and sto c k s low. x ellange on London 478 dols. for private bills at 90 day s , s i g h t. l s. 3d Fr eights for sugar t o L on d on, 2s. 3 d .; Liverpool, Affairs in Chili were in much the same state, the Revolutionists still holding their own against the Government. The Pacific . Steam Navigation Company's new steamer Prince of Wales was wrecked on the 17th of March by striking on a sunken rock that was not known, between Chiloe and Port Montl. Crew and passengers all saved. !ern tolerably quiet—politically. killsiness very dull. Exchange, 38k, nominal. e mines of Potosi are yielding large quantities ° A the precious metal. AMERICA. L " BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.] GALWAY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. „The Ci rcass i an, which sailed from New York on i re s th in s t, and St. John's on the 11th, has hiv ed, with mails and 95 passengers. er advices have been anticipated by the Arabia and J ura. The Adelaide, from this port on the 31st ult., had a wed at St. John's on the Bth. QUEENSTOWN, WEDNESDAY. N ew screw steamer City of Washington, from this York on the 7th inst., arrived here at 6.30 18 m " l ling, with 118 cabin and 216 steerage ll senger s , a large cargo, and an amount of specie. / 4 . 1 e, landed 120 passengers, and then proceeded for 14.113001 at 7.45. Wind N, weather fine. te .ASIIINGTON, May 6.—Senor Maite had an in tol.lvvikew with the Secretary of State with reference en;„'"ican affairs. His letters from Mexico are tri —lir aging, and he entertains no doubt of the opliant success of the liberal party. Lis intimated that Mr. Cobden, during his late 3' at the Whi te House, availed himself of the 0130rtunity to s oun d the President on the subject t , moral interpo s iti on of the United States in r p re sent entangl e d an d menacing affairs of --grope. yester day, C ass had an interview with Lord Lyons 4 00 . n eterd ay -- , and Sen or M a i te to-day, on business e cted with th e i r respective Governments. Utah affairs still occupy the attention of Govern 14n t. Judge Crabbelbough has not, as reported, "Dili een removed, although th e probability is that he be so . in ei t N eiNNATl, May 6 . —The stea mer J aco b T ay l or , st ruck ulpting to land a t t h e wharf this morning, th e a pile of pig i ron w hi ch had been covered by e,4,e e late rise in th e r i ver, and sank in 10 feet water. do'4 afterwoods took fire, and will probably prove tal loss. Sh e i s i nsured in this city for 6,000 AL,,, t !ANNAn i May 6.—THE CASE OF PELVIS AND —3 / 4 8 -- The jury today in this case, in which fore chrge was of fitting out the barque Angelita thev Slave trade, returned a verdict of vie guilty. Iftw ORLEANS, 6.—Cotton—The ades per satgara caused operations to be suspended. The s to-day hUddling amount to only 1,000 bales, at 12c. for New Yore;. cotton markets unsettled while dealers I,7,_eiewaiting the receipt of Niagara private letters. 1 1 : E.! .restricted to about 250 or 300 bales. No ii,:ble.quotations. Savannah cotton market very " 1 %4, Prices weak. ae-17..1111AbELPHIA, May 6.—B rea d s t u ff s a ll s h ow a n Ni agara's news. g tendency, owi ng t o t h e t enor o f ti ' May 18 . ......;,-"IE "Jt.EDITERRANEAN.—LIVEREOOL, (1 f 4e screw steam- ship Meander, Captain graltar, on the llth inst. repors :- 4 . 11th May, 40 mile s r steamer fromM`Micken, k;:id•pf cape St. Vincent's, passed a French w ar . lkt t Austrian brig lying to ; steamer's boat alongslde e th n e_ etof„ er . She also passed off the same cape an English 4 , war paddle-steamer bound north, and four French war ' re:atsteering south. On the 10th inst., between Cape te'and Gibraltar passed between 300 and 400 sail of . ttels boluid west ; wind, east. • er rt ; NINE 1101111S' MOVEMENT.—Yesterday il l e t tng a numerous and important meeting of the workmen large 'various branches of the building trade was held in . the h_e hall of Exeter -ha 11 , which was crowded to suffocation, toe platform being filled with delegates from all parts of the icit_ tr Y. A number of speakers addressed the meeting in if ,ZacY of the nine hours system, which, it was contended, litttdted, Would give employment to the unemployed, lo o k time for recreation, and enable the working man to able xfter the education of his children. Resolutions favour- C:st.,,he movement were carried by acclamation. of s„*"' IJEATII FROM DROWNING.—On the afternoon siu,,,l b lly two little girls named Making, aged 10 and 12 re ccstqbely, and another named Gawe,_left the Sunday sch Nil °Ot,, 41 7 alio& 4 o'clock, and before go ing home w ent . ver ' the common. Between the meadows is the river, vidunicb. there is a 10..,..ng - bridge j of but one plank in k it . ) and without any raling. ane Gawe and the elder said akin crossed the bridge, but . the younger sister and y took he r 84 e dare not go over, so her s iste r e t , t i) p u her back to carry her across. W r h re n tar n i e e l in the ed °lit -e t he Younger child said she was e zyan f d ell sc i r n e Water, s o so alarmed her sister that both children the t a o m tenant, The other girl ran to a cottage in ne t a e r, th a e nd riv t e h r e , arid 1 , uanied Garwood, instantly jump ed ught hold of the elder eh te a r ter a few minutes' the R 1 , 4" Pulled her out. swimming oth g er ea child . had floated down Bur - " a m, and was not recovered until life was extinct.— r,Y and Norwich Post.. 401,1-14 T, ACCIDENT AT THE . WESTMINSTER PALACE s tonl.--.Yesterday afternoon. a preliminary inclull3lldford, gone e into at the Westminster Hospital, before Mr. C..!°reuer, and the former jury touching the death of John 1,'" 11 1 a labourer employed upon the works at the above Z,,_tel at tlie time of the accident, and whose death had take!! iSe able° the inquiry on Saturday last. Some mere formal _e 2.lP l lee was taken, and the inquiry was adjourned till th t :: : ;" 4 that. The learned counsel said he thought it his duty ceonnunieate with the Secretary of State for the Home D e Parttaent on the subject of the accident, and he had re . - !Aired a reply stating that the Government did not deem it :"Sal,'!eoessary to order any one te attend the proceedings On their . In reply to inquiries made yesterday, it was stated t hat the remainder of the unfortunate sufferers are going on fat ,nbly, with the exception. of a man named Cahill, who 4 hot expected to recover. .., WILFUL MURDER. --An inquest was held on Niirday, before Mr. E. Atkinson, the coroner on the ZRi c a man found the preceding day on the roadbetween Cil.chhill and Kihnor. The deceased, whose name was o rge Kelly, was a labouring man, and his road lay pi e , u gh a meadow formerly belonging to a man named . re ° n, and • -which another, named Joseph Potts, on his Pied n4ll from trans_portation for b ur glary, had taken frona hby law. This man had ii,,, threats against the de f;",,,,,, ,or any one else who should go through his meadow ;. pra,lu the field adjoining the meadow, two large spots of ar:rsblood were discovered about midday on Friday by the (opte ° ' lB ) as they returned home to dinner. Potts was en t,;(ld yesterday morning on suspicion, and was Eereaablet I . ll t the inquest. All the witnesses suppose bein g any evidence having been examined, and the evidence -c'e',3' insufficient to implicate any one, the jur y . returlec i l i. r i ,„ . .o e ict of Wilful murder against some person u iip constabulary preferred this to an adjournment of the til'ee retaining Potts in custody. a.... 4 SWEEP FINED TEN POUNDS.—A fine of this for was on Friday inflicted on a man named D e tr m ee . kedthcrlielty to a boy in his employment, whom he had c _ar e to get up a chimney in defiance of the Act of P pri atr , li t . _,. The magistrates commented very severely on the _ b - ,,, -e l - , a conduct He had on many occasions treated the ttoZt he gross cruelty. The boy, a poor sickly lad, said Wa s ;',„ e l iad to strip naked to get into the chimney, which atitli7a ll ) and the mortar projecting out from the wall, t he e ot ` 4 t) and could neither get up nor down. Dam re ul to the roof with a ladder, and threatened to poke himo ° Nvu, With a prop, and also threatened to light a wisp e ta ria'yv under him. The poor little fellow at length vn i. g Ith,, c u? , pf self out and and He had been with Daint ,ee hi - u to ttt three weeks, and had been constantly ill-treated by eGriIATTORNEYS IN THE HOUSE.—The new Hou s e of_ h t i„ It l n°llB will contain several solicitors. Mr. Stan il lnd r cell returned for Boston, where ho has been practising ki,„'nanY years, and is still in practice; so with Mr. Hodg been, at Newark. Mr. Barrow, a retired solicitor, has _,!..rtrned for South Nottinghamshire. Mr. Murray, iee s olicitor of large practice in London, was at the head of Zi_n,. poll. in Ne•we astle-under-Lym e •, and Mr. Bristow, a h , rcitor of Greenwich, has been returned for Kiddermin die • The fate of this seat was very singular. Mr. Hud- It fit ? w s a long time in sole possession of the field, : 1 01 sit was supposed, in such strength that no candi r could be found to , enter the lists against him. Mr. th°4tagli Chambers was invited, but declined, preferrng &elat„ e forlorn hop e of Greenwich to what he considered the e hePelessness of Kidderminster. But on his refusal, Nr. Bristow, who was the manager of his election affairs in .i-reenwlch, betho ht him he would try his own luck, and ul default of any th candidate, went down only two or three days before e the er election and won by a considerable th ree rencester We lo se M r. Mullings, who has reti re d f rom consequence of failing health. But the o dors can boast of a large accessivn of legislative strength 11 this election,--Lazo Times. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Moderate consignments of gold continue to arrive from the United States, as the present rate of ex change at New York enables exporters to derive a small profit from such operations. The City of Washington, announced to-day, has brought £160,000, and remittances of this kind, in ad dition to the Australian supplies, are sufficient to satisfy the wants of the bullion dealers on conti nental account. During the past week, therefore, no withdrawals from the Bank of England have taken place, and as the demand for discount has subsided, causing a decline of 1 to 1 per cent. in the rates accepted by bankers and brokers, the Thread needle-street authorities may soon be enabled to relax their existing regulations. First-class bills are now negotiated at 31 to 4 per cent, and the market generally presents a quiet and easy appear ance. The particulars of the specie on board the Ripon, which leaves Southampton to-morrow, the 20th, to India and China, are as subjoined : Alexandria, gold, Madras, silver, Ditto, gold Calcutta, silver Ditto, gold Hong Kong, silver Shanghai, do. 13,640 3,200 Total Of this amount, about £287,750 is forwarded on Government account. The total now transmitted shows some diminution in the general exportation to the East, and it is expected that it will continue on a comparatively limited scale. Silver is rather heavy at ss. 2?, d. per oz. standard. The Magdalena has arrived from the West Indies with £121,600. To-day a call of £2 per share, or £6,146, is due on the Vale of Neath Railway. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no bullion operations of importance. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a very moderate business was transacted, and 4,000 bales were sold at per lb. lower for all descriptions. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices were without any material alteration. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There was a special meeting of the London Joint Stock Banking Company to-day, W. J. Lancaster, Esq., in the chair, when Mr. J. G. M'Lean was elected a director. In the market for English Securities to-day there has been very little business, and prices although flat, show no alteration of importance. consols have been 91 .1 for money, and 911 1 for the account. Continued investments are reported, but speculation is restricted. There is nothing in the foreign news to cause variation. The Government broker has bought £5,000 New Threes for the Savings' Banks. Consols are about 91-1 for money, and 911 1 for account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are steady at 901 4 ; Bank Stock is firm at 219 to 2211; Exchequer Bills are flat at 225. to 275. ; and Long Annuities at 171. India Loan Debentures have advanced to 931. The New India Scrip is flat at 24 to 2 discount, being marked 92-4- 93. In Foreign Securities only a very moderate business is recorded, and prices remain without any material variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 60 to 62 ; ditto New, 50 to 52 ; and the 4 per Cents. are firm at 1001 to 101 ; and Russian 41 per Cents., at 94; Dutch 21 per Cents. are steady at 92 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. at 90; Spanish 8 per Cents. at 381 to 392; and ditto De ferred, at 27. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up ,o this day, are in round figures as under : 1859. Groat Western £30,933 North-Western South ;Western Brighton 13,926 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Bristol and Exeter 6,731 East Lancashire 6,698 North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,599 Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,169 Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North Eastern .. 3,600 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 7,476 The above returns show a satisfactory increase in most of the principal lines. Upon the Great Western it amounts to £1,843; upon the North Western, £4,311 ; upon the South 'Western, .£1,215 ; upon the Brighton, £583; upon the Mid land, £2,930; upon the South Eastern, £1,860; upon the Great Northern, £3,611; upon the Lan cashire and Yorkshire, £851; upon the North Eastern, £1,937; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln, £1,209 ; and Edinburgh and Glasgow, £507 ; the Grand Trunk of Canada shows a decrease of £1,191, and the Great Western of Canada, £1,578. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been extremely limited. A slight improvement however, has taken place in prices. Great Northerns and Midlands have advanced 55., and Caledonian and Great Western 15s. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln declined 55., and Brighton and South Western 10s. Bristol and Exeter, East Lancashire and South Devon being at about pre vious rates. The Foreign lines are exceedingly inactive. Lombardo -Venetian Old Shares arc quotod. 5 to 51; and the New, 4-Z to 51. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada has declined ss. to 10s.; and Great Indian Penin sula, £l. East Indian advanced ss. to 10s. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little alteration from previous rates. Bank of Australasia have declined £1; and Union of Aus tralia, Os. National Discount Company are at 31 3a ; and Crystal Palace preference shares, 41. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 1 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9O 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 .— Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7l 'ndia Stock Ditto DebentUres Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,O OO onsols for Account (June 7) 9ll i I March. June. xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d.. 23 7 2 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small, 114 FORElGN Braziliansper cen F t U . FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 90 Ditto 41 per Cent. Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent — Ditto Deferred Equador New Consolidated Mexican. 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent. , Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lO2 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 Spanish 3 per Cent. 391 81 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 27 Turkish 6 per Cent 6ll Ditto Account 60/ Ditto New Loan Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Datcb. Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 p er C en t — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Consols for Account, June 7 .... 91,-,t PREVALENCE OF SMALL-PDX IN DUBLIN, The Freeman's Journal says :—" We regret to learn that small pox prevails to a large extent in this city at present. In some families as many as five or six members have been stricken down simultaneously." GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant-ship Jessie Munn, 874 tons, Capt. Joseph Roper, which sailed from Liverpool on the Bth of November with 33 married couples, 8 single men, 176 single women, 23 boys between the ages of one and 12, 21 girls between the same ages, three males and three female infants, making a total of 300 souls, equal to 272 statute adults, under charge of Surgeon-• Superintendent James R. Tunmer, arrived at Melbourne, Victoria, on the 24th of February. Two births, but no deaths, occurred during the voyage. THE ARMY.—The total number of desertions from the ranks of the army last year (1858) amounted to 20,360, the total number of enlistments to 91,971, and the total number of recruits remaining in the ranks on the 31st of December to 42,234. There were 2,007 desertions from five from m , the cavalry, 14,862 from the infantry, 2,000 from the Royal e T fr Colonialroami n th Artillery, 148 from the Engineers, 524 from the Military two o e fro M m edi t c h a e l „ S:a rni ff o C urees three from B th w e orps, xa India Company. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. (Paid. Closing Business 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Juw" . lon 10 51 54 50 Belfast and Ballymena_ all 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 7 8 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 58 60 25 Blackburn all 104 11} 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 15 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all -- 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 4 5 10 Do. A A roves. no div. until6p.c.per an. 10 Do. B all • hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin an dßelfas t Juno. all 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 8 9 Stock' East Anglian lOO 13 14 134 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 514 524 52 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 35 40 Stock Do. do. B Stock .100 25 27 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 84 85 at 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 70 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 23 25 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westin 14:2) 88 9 0 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lOO 94 96 9 . 5 „i a , 5 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 75 80 ‘, Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 124 128 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 100 102 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk 100 5 0 65 12 Trish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 77 82 164 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds, l6 8 10 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 8 1 B i 5 A 16 Do. do. F 216 6 1 1 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 1 d 3 Do. West Riding Union i 20 Do. Southport Stock London and Blackwall all 59 61 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 107 100 1084 Stock London & North Westn 100 851 86 4 8611 1 12i Do. Eighths 74 2 14 d 851 I Stock London& South-Westn lOO 85 864 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 5 7 Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 33 34 33 10 Metropolitan 3 d Stock Midland lOO 93 94 Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 69 71 690 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. Shares all 100 NeNa.astle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 52 55 50 North. Counties Union 34 34 3 d "Stock North British lOO 51 62 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock lOO Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 84 85 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 3 24 d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 42 f 3 Stock Do. York lOO 68 4 69 5 Stock North London lOO 100 104 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 is. 20 North Staffordshire 174 54 64 d 141 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 6 8 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 27 29 10 Peebles all 20 Portsmouth l9 8 5 d 10 Rhymney lO ;tock Scottish Central lOO 104 106 ;took Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 23 25 ;tock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 78 80 ;took Shropshire Union lOO 41 43 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 5 4 d ;tock South Devon lOO 39 41 40 ;tock South-Eastern lOO 614 624 6 . 4 Rock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 67 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 34 36 25 Do. do. 1855 7 25 Do. do. 1858 7 - - Stockton & Ilartlepool 161 itock Taff Vale lOO Itock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 itock Vale of Neath lOO 58 62 ;took Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 6 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all n 5 Do. B all 7} 71 20 West London all 10 Do. let Class all 20 Do. 2d Class 161 1613 4 Stock, Stock Stock Stock 12 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock! Stock. Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. ip aid. ! Closing I Btff o in n r Price. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 77 80 : 781 I Leased at 6 per cent . 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 13i 16 17 161 18 5 Do p ercent all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 21 lid 18 Do. Do. B 41 2 14 d 201 Bu ff alo and Lake Huron all 4 6 20 Do. New 164 5 7 d 100 {Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 - - 6 p. et bds. 1 Aug., 18 100 Do. do. 1 July, 18 73 l 100 - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. id par ' 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 11 ld 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7l 1 1 d 171 Demerara - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 2 14d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 95 96 94 5 6 20 Do. C Shares all - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 --- 14 131 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D0.44p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 97 99 99 20 G eelong& Mel.gua .5 p. c. all 18 20 st o. 1 Geelong Corporation 6 1 1 00 - ..... ( per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 21)4 304 304 30 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all n 74 70 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 89 91 90 20 G t.lndiaPenin.gua.s . p.e all 9 I 95 105 31 ) 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 1! 1„d 21 20 Do. do 4 - - 2 0 fGt S.of Ind.Lim. - Scrip 2s. 21 14 ( guaranteed 5 per cent - El Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 13 1 131 Do. New 10 0 I Do e . p ß t o t n il d l s ,6o pay. '76,with all 100 103 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 103 100 Do. do. "13 without opt all 100 105 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 95 98 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 16 17 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 171 181 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 16 17 17 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 21 2 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - Newßrunswick&Canda. 2 0 { Ry.&Land(Lim. ) g .6 p c 10 - -d Class ACapitl.share , Do. do. Land do • • 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO -- --d .. Do. do. Land do - - 20 f Northof India Tramroad 2 s. ( Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) - - 20 Scinde . • 15 -d - d 20 Do 20 Do. New s . 0 10 21 11d g.. 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo bk,g* 10 2 1 d ' 20 St. Andrews & Quebec 18 - - 10 ,Trinidad(Limited)Scrip 1 Id par I FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 31 41 20 Ardennes all - - p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 2 1 d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 4 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all - -- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 11 21 14 2 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 29. - - p 20 Great Central of France all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ohs all 41 5 10 Italian Junction - -- 20 Lake Constance & Male all - - 20 Lierre and Turnhout all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 24 2 4d 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva - - 33} Maria Antonia all - - 20 Do. do. New - - 20 Namur and Liege all 7 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 18 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares - - P 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 7 8 20 Ottoman, gun. 6 per cent 7 - - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 30 31 20 Paris and Orleans 20 Recife& S. Fran. (Perm) 1 9 4 3 d7l g - ua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Duniburg 4 - 10 Rome and Frascati - - 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swedish - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse. - 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 71 *1 20 Southern of France 8/ West Flanders ' all 5 6 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 18 20 20 Western of Austria .. - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - ' 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Zealand all 1 - '''' BRITISH MINES. Share) Mines. Paid. Closing Bneincee I Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 61 71 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 450 460 East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 200 6 '210 Great South Tolgus l7s 131 141 G.WbealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 11 2 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 95 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 81 7 8 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 6 7 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 75 81 Par Consols (St. Blaxyl 11 12 14 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. 3lin.Co. 6s 4 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 235 245 South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 25 24 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 1f 25 10 Tin Croft 9 41 41 41 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 —•- Vale of Towey (farm.)) 12s ad 1 West Basset (Illogan) l4 21i 224 W. Caradon (Liskeard 2O 92 95 Wheal Basset (Illogan ) 54 190 200 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 • Wheal Edward (Cals.). 51 14 25 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant 1.7.2 10 11 Wh'l Mar Ann (Meahe ) 8 45 47 rch'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 41 29 31 FOREIGN MINES , 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs Id par 4 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp ) 27 11 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 11 5 Do. Land and MiningCo all , 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 37 39 Cepiapo l6 9 11 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 5 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 22 24 3 Linares • all 81 9 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 11) 1 20 Pont,gibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 31 41 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 28.2.84 United Mexican PREFERENCE SHARES, Share) Railways. Blythe and Tyne 1( per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock I Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 41 per cent. Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 5} pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 5} p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. E.Ang,n. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Mos. &S West. r - a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. sRedm.,lop.c.pm pe Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock rest West. (Berks and Stock Stock Stock' Stock, Stock Hants) Ext . . 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4i p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, d 0... Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.e.pf.' Stock 26j 13 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. e. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 L on. & N. W. Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25) 2,5 5 Stock I ate 3d sh'ars Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londoudy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with , option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport, Aber,&e. pret.s c. redeem, at 5 p.c. m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p. c. shares Do. 5 p. o. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.ltal.Ex.SklB47 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent ail.&Dsk.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H. & S. Parch. North Staffordshire Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 4i p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per e. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen.g - ua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .46 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorks ire, 4 p.a. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent- Paid. ' Closing Business Price. Done. all 1 100 6 100 100 100 100 all all all 1c 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 11 1 23}1 49 51 94 96 99 101 5! 61 98 101 108 112 104 110 108 111 107 110 122 127 78 80 68 70 107 1010 115 117 108 112 102 104 61 63 11 11i 92 94 83 85 84 86 99 101 9 1 9 1 16 17 9} 10 70 72 18 19 9 9; 136 144 136 138 1155 165 7 9 118 120 65 67 1 P 136 138 100 101 P #P 91 93 9i 10 108 i 9 i 11i 1105 107 N 96 li 1p 22121 115 120 115 118 98 100 10 101 23 23i 100 102 100 102 27 28 30 32 45 55 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTA Railways. P a id . Leasing Closing' Busbies Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Buckinghamshire 100 Clydesdale Junction. 100 Colchester, Stour Val. all E. Lincoln shire,..6p.c 100 Union,HarynchShs all Do. Woodbridge . 100 Glm.Barr.&Neils,Dra * . 100 Do. New lOO Gloster& Dean Forest all Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. a Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Do. Barking Shares all Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et lOO Do. 6 per cent......, 100 Mane., Buxtn. & Matk. all Midsb. & Reder, g.6p.c. all blid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. o. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 rier cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares 4 Roystn,Hitch.,& Shop Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.e. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, 6 p Do. do. *c* Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Share Docks. Stock Commercial .. . .... Stock Do 4 per Cent .P re t . M i n Stock East and West India Stock lAndon ............... Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stook Victoria ,D 0 New sisarsoikaottas.' Ln& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin EX. &E C Gt. North. E.Counts. I Caledonin Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. ,Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar' Midland . 5. 5.6. E.Counts. all Do all Do. all Do. all L sz t N . ykl all Do. 100 Gt. North. 18 11 6 Lan.& Yk all T Brassey all M'Clcan all Stk.& Dar all Do. 100 Gt. West. all L.&Brgtn DOCKS 95 08 99 101 16 17 133 138 4* 41 108 110 64 se 115 120 88 90 94 96 P IP 54 56 132 137 9 10 10 8 8 7 891 911 I P a i d Closing I Business Price. Done. 100. I 96 IS 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Shari Joint-Stock Banks. I Paid. I T r t i i ce in s I BDoasinne.ess 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 40 Australasia all 81 83 921 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 22 100 Pank of London 5O - 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - 00 British North American all 55 67 20 Chtd. Bank of India, dm 12 21 11 d 10 100 City 5O 60 62 100 Colonial 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - - 22 100 Commercial of Landon 2O - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch - all 141 155 14; 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 21 22 50 London and County - 50 London Joint Stock - - 30 100 London & Westminster 2O - - 481 100 Nat. I'rov. of England 35 - 20 Do. new lO - - 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all - 36 61 20 Ottoman Bank all 14 16 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all . 25 South Australia - 25 Do. New - 25 Union of Australia all - - 481 25 Do. New 2O - - 59 Union of London lO -. - 100 Unity Mutual 6O - 100 Western Bk of London 50 - d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Prices. p a i d. li D nl o in ne. es9 Securities. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 112 113 112 1 - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 109 11l Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 109 111 - N.8.G0v.0 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 108 110 1084 - Do. 6p.o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 98 100 - NovaScotiaGOv.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 107 109 103 - Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - MISCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. Paid.' p rim Business dons Closing 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 13 14 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 150 200 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 29 27 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 10 Berlin Water Works all 2 3 10 Do New, issued at £5 (Cis 2 - - 50 British American Land 40 25 28 281 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 321 108 115 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 0 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all - - 25 Do. Preference 71 per et all 23 241 5 Crystal Palace. . all 1 I 5 Do. Preference all 4 5 41 20 Eastern Steam all - - Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 98 102 99/ 100 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co aft 1 2 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. ' - - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) all - - 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all - - 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d3f 1 4 Lond.G en. Omnibus Co all if if 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all - - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4i 5111 25 National Discount Co .5 1i if d3l 1 10 Netherlands Land 6 - 10 Do do all - 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref.,i ss. at idle all f lf 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 - 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 4 ; 20 North of Europe Steam all - 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. }d 5 Peel River Land & Min all 24 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 78 82 804 50 Do. New lO 9 11 20 Red Sea & Ind. Tclegr lO 2 ifd 50 Rhymney Iron all 51 61 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 54 56 1 Seot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) all 100 11"1 25 South Australian Land. 11 34 36 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all ; 1 Do. do Registered all f 20 TrALn.Co.of Ups.Cluz. 6 - 15 Do. New 100 ,Via Rtet4. ol o L 41 14 --44, P4i - 4 10 117 35 16 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTE.RSALLS'-(THIS EVENING.) A very thin attendance, and only the following bets on the Derby were laid :- 15 to 1 agst Electric (taken) 16 to 1 agst Ticket-of-Leave (taken to £200) 50 to 1 agst Balnamoon (taken) SALISBURY RACES.-(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SALISBURY STAKES. Lady Falconer Fravola Assyrian Eight ran. WILTSHIRE STAKES. Tournament Peeress 2 HaMord .. 3 Six ran. PROVINCIAL BANK OF IRELAND. ANNUAL MEETING THIS DAY. The annual meeting of the Provincial Bank of Ireland took place this day—Mr. 0. Parrer in the chair. The report stated that owing to the late rate of interest during the past year the net profits had diminished, but they had, nevertheless, amounted to £110,157 18s. 10d., which, added to the former balance, raised 'the undivided profits in Marh 26, 1869, to £236,521 9s. 10d. ; from which the directors proposed to pay, in addition to the usual divi dend, an extraordinary dividend of 30s. per £lOO share, and 12s. per £lO share ; making the amount to be thus paid—L2 10s. on each £lOO, share, and £1 on each £lO share. There was some discussion in respect to the state of Ireland and the financial state of the company when the report was adopted, and the usual vote of thanks was passed to the directors. POLICE IN.7'ELLIGEIVCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OTWATCHES.—SEVERAL CHARGES. —John Nicoll, an elderly man, a watchmaker, residing at 26, Castle-street, Oxford-street, was charged 'befre Mr. Bingham with illegally disposing of a gold watch. There were several other persons in court ready to prefer charges of a similar nature against the prisoner. Mr. Richard Brady, of Fitzroy-street, said at the end of December last he entrusted the prisoner with a gold watch of the value of £3 10s., to repair, and he had since made re peated applications for its restoration ; on every occasion prisoner telling him it should be returned in a few days. He had since ascertained that it had been left with a person named Graves, who had advanced some money on it. George Graves, shopman to a tobacconist of 10, High Holborn, proved that the prisoner left the gold watch with him, he advancing £3 on it by way of loan, and the pri soner leaving the watch as security. Shillingford, one of the warrant officers of the court, said on searching the prisoner at the station he found 16 dupli cates on him relating to gold and silver watches, gold Albert chains, &c., pledged for various amounts, from £2 10s. to £7—in all to the amount of £42. He wished for a remind, as he thought other parties would come forward. Mr. Bingham said he would go into no further charge at present and remanded the prisoner. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 52s sd; barley, 32s 10d ; oats, 25s 4d ; rye, 33s 4d ; beans, 45s Id ; and peas, 42s Od. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 43s 10d ; barley, 33s ld ; oats, 23s 9d ; rye, 31s 8d ; beans, 42s ld ; peas, 39s Bd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 98,805; barley, 13,096; oats, 7,157; rye, 162; beans, 2,801; peas, 161 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although only a moderate supply of beasts was en sale in to-day's market, the demand for all breeds ruled very inactive, at Monday's currency. The show of sheep was seasonably good. Prime Downs and half-breeds sold steadily, other kinds of sheep slowly, at previous quota tions. The best old Downs sold at 5s per 81bs. We had an improved inquiry for lambs, the supply of which was limited, at full prices. In calves very little was doing, at drooping currencies. Pigs and much cows were very dull, at barely late rates. - - - - Per 81bs. to tank the offal. s. d. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 4 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool do. 4 6 4 8 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 10 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 2 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers .... 3 8 4 2 Lambs, 5s 2d to 6s 4d. Suckling calves, 19s to 23s ; and quarter .old store pigs, .8s to 225. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts TOTAL SUPPLY. Sheep Calves Pigs Sheep Calves 5O Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The demand for each kind of stock continues inactive, at our quotations, as fol lows:—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 48 6d to 5s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 2d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 18.—The supplies of fat stock hero to-day were moderate, and the trade generally ruled in• active, at barely late rates : Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s Od to 58 Od ; lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 2d ; veal, 4s 6d to 58 2d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 48 Od per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 18.—Prime beasts, sheep, and calves have been in fair request, at full prices. Otherwise the trade ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 38 8d to 5s Od ; lamb, 58 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; pork, 38 6d to 4s Od per 811348 ; mulch cows, £0 Os to £0 Os each ; suckling calves, —s to —s ; quarter old store pigs, 18s to 21s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 16s to £4 12s ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 108 ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. A fair demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 18s to £4 12s ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 8s ; and straw, £1 4s to lOs per lead. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4 12s ; clove! do., £4 Os to £5 10s ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. Supply good and trade firm. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 19.—Wind this day at noon—N.E. ; moderate breeze, and squally, with rain at times. Orr PLYMOUTH, May 18.—Arrived—Gerson, from St. Croix, for Coponhagen. PORTSMOUTH, May 18.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived— Amazon, from Callzo. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Dee, for the eastward. OFF DOVER, May 18.—Wind N.N.E.—Off port—Trow Vrundez, from Buenos Apo. COWES, May 18.—Wind7N1.E. by N.—Arrived—Thor, from Callao. OFF THE WIGHT, May 18.—Arrived—Swanfery, from Jamaica. SOUTHAMPTON, May 18.—Arrived—Resolvede, from Rio Grande. Orr HURST CASTLE, May 19.—Arrived--Magdalena, steamer, from the West Indies. QUEENSTO WN, May 17.—Arrived—Gem, from Buenos Ayres ; London, from Bahia ; Oden, from Paraiba. Saile— Glanmore, for Barbadoes. Off port—Caspean, fro d m Callao. SWANSEA, May 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—lanthe, from Guayacan. Sailed—San Fernando, for Caldeira ; Countess Beatrice, for Cuba. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind, E. Arrived—Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey ; Ondine, steamer, from Lisbon. lavnurooL, Thursday Morning. Wind E.N.E. Arrived, May 19—Harriet, from Nantes; Patna, from Singapore. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind, N.N.E. ; tide, two hours' flood ; weather light. Arrived, May 19—San Giovanni Batista, from Lagos ; St. Barb, from Bordeaux. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.E. by N., moderate. Passed, in tow—Spirit of the North, from Woosung for London. We understand that Mr. Henry Drummond Wolff has been selected to succeed, as chief secretary to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, appointed governor of the new colony of Queensland. According to tho Foreign-office list, Mr. Drummond Wolff entered that office in 1846 ; in 1852 he was attached to her Majesty's mission at Florence, where he acted for some time as charge d'affaires. In 1856 he accom panied Lord Westmorland to Brussels on his mission to congratulate the King of the Belgians on the 25th anniver sary of his accession to the throne ; on this occasion he re ceived, together with Lord Westmorland, the Order of Leopold, but was not allowed to wear it, it not being con ferred for military services. In February, 1858, he was appointed assistant private secretary to the Earl of Malmes bury, and in November of the same year private secretary to Sir E. Lytton, Secretary of St a t e f or t h e C o l on i es . The mercantile letters from Germany state that business of all kinds continues in suspense, owing to the general political excitement. To-morrow the Diet at Fran fort are expected to decide upon the attitude to be assumed by the Confederation, and the event is waited for with great anxiety, some persons being disposed to expect that an army of observation will b e or d ere d to t h e Mune. The recent approaches toward an understanding between Austria and Russia are likely, however, to have considerable influence in modifying any resolutions that may have been intended. Private letters from Trieste state that the liabi lities of Messrs. Lutteroth and Co., of that place, do not exceed £35,000, which for the most part will fall upon per eons well able to bear them. OUR SILVER COINAGE. It has been demonstrated in previous articles on the state of the British coinage that there exist great defects in it, and that the let-it-alone tendency of the public—so notoriously characteristic of the English—has permitted the copper coinage espe cially to degenerate until it has become a positive nuisance. It is now our purpose to refer to the silver coinage of the kingdom, and to urge the Government to adopt such improvements therein as shall ensure the advantage of a circulation of legible coins, instead of the plain and polished discs j which at present slip through the fingers of shop keepers, and require a stretch of credulity to make one believe that they ever bore a Mint mark at all. It is, as we have previously stated, a fact that £lO,OOO are voted every year for the purchase of worn silver coins, and that pieces to that value, of the various denominations, pass yearly through the melting -pots of H. M. Mint, to be re-issued in the form of newly-struck money. It is equally a fact, nevertheless, that this renewal does not keep pace with the rapid deterioration constantly going on. The wear and tear of the hardworked sixpence, for instance, is enormous. It is the medium useful coin, which is allowed no respite from its duty, but is compelled to move unceasingly. The per-tentage of worn sixpences annually consigned to the Mint crucibles is far higher than that of any other coin. So far as this amount of annual exchange goes, the evil of which we complain is met ; but it is unfortunately a remedy quite u nequa l t o t h e dis order. Our silver currency, in spite of the infusion of £lO,OOO worth of new coins yearly, is growing gradually worse and worse, and the bad conse quences attending this state of things increase hourly. It is not of the direct material importance to the mercantile classes perhaps, that a worn gold currency—the value of whose individual units de pends on exactness of weight—would be ; but in other senses it is o f most serious import to the whole community. To the counterfeit maker, a worn and defaced silver coinage is serviceable in the highest degree ; as it is also to the utterer of his spurious productions. The imitation in other metals of defective money is comparatively easy to the contraband artist ; whilst in company of each other true and false coins are difficult of distinction. A used •up coinage, in fact, invites fraud in a hundred ways, and is a positive curse to tradesmen and others among whom, principally, it circulates. It involves loss of time, and is a heavy pecuniary tax. We need not, indeed, particularise all the inconve niences arising from this evil; they are patent, and the thing is to suggest a cure. It is a fact as well known to the Government as to ourselves, that during the last fifty years the trading and commercial transactions of Great Britain have increased enormously. They are happily, too, still increasing. It is plain then— without invoking Adam Smith or John Stuart Mill —that the gold, silver, and copper tokens of value we use must, as a consequence, have, say, treble the amount of duty to do that they had in the days of our fathers. The effects of heavy duty are only too plainly exhibited; and the images and super scriptions of George 111., George IV., William IV., and even of our good Queen Victoria, are scarcely recognisable on the coins of their respective reigns. There is nothing for it but to make the supply equal to the occasion. Where one sixpence, for example, was coined in times past there should be now coined six ; and, moreover, the age of all coins should be limited. There must be enacted a compulsory retirement clause for old half-crowns, shillings, sixpences, and threepennies —(groats are dying a natural death, for no more are to be struck)—after they have circulated for a certain number of years, say 10 or 12, their places being filled by new, intelligent, and intelligible candidates for public service. This would be systematic and practicable. Data might be obtained from the dates of the present silver coinage, as to the longevity in a useful condition of all deno minations of coins, and the tenure of office of new monies would be made to expire with their fitness for active duty. It is no fanciful theory which we are propounding, but a necessary im provement, which ought, nay must be carried out. If the Mint on Tower Hill be not of sufficient extent for effecting speedily the alterations, let its mechanical resources be augmented. Much, how ever, might be done, we are convinced by the exist. ing establishment in giving effect to our suggestion. The Mint, in days gone by, has done much when pressure required it, and its productive powers are now, as was shown previously, far greater. The entire silver coin in circulation in these realms represents a value of £12,000,000, or thereabouts, and the annual returns of the Mint show an average increase of about £340,000 worth. When, in 1816, it was determined to exchange the old silver coinage of the country for new, the Royal Mint appears to have done exceed ingly well. It commenced striking the new coinage on the 16th of July in that year. By the 3d of February, 1817, £2,500,000 worth was completed, and by the 4th of March following, £2,738,041. This consisted of the following kinds of coin : Half-Crowns Shillings Sixpences Total This labour involved many nights and some Sundays ; but double the quantity might now be coined at the Mint without invading the hours of rest or of religious exercises. At that period it was resolved to effect, if possible simultaneously, the exchange of old for new silver, and the transaction did occupy actually only a fortnight. The whole of the old silver coinage was thus exchanged and withdrawn, and after the Ist of June, 1817, it ceased, by proclamation, to be a legal tender. The demand for coin continued urgent for several years after, and by the end of 1821 £7,500,000 worth was produced—a proportion of two and a half to one of the old coinage. The old Bank of England tokens of 3s. and ls. 6d. were next called in. In 1829 the Irish tenpenny and twopenny pieces, valued at L 700,000, were also withdrawn, and replaced by pieces of the then modern mintage. The existing silver coinage of the United Kingdom, augmented by the small additions named above, consists of the products of the Mint from 1817 to 1826 ; and surely there can be no question that the time has again come for an entirely new issue. If so much work was done then, what may not be accomplished now? And how much more creditable to this great nation would it be to have a unique and beautiful coinage of silver —whether on the decimal plan or otherwise— rather than the present shabby, slippery, and mean ingless collection of coins which betoken neither our high character as a State, nor our shrewdness as a trading community ?-21/echanies' Magazine. ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.- - A ball took place last evening, at the St. James's Hall, under the auspices of a committee of gentlemen, most of whom have taken an active part in furthering the objects of this proposed insti tution. The arrangements were very good, and all the tickets being vouched, the too frequent objections to public assemblies of this description were apparent in a lesser degree than is usual on occasions of a similar character. A fair gathering of the profession were present. The guests may have numbered about 400, and the hall, when thus furnished, looked exceedingly pretty. Messrs. Cooto's band was in attendance, and dancing, which commenced at 10 ; o'clock, was kept up with great animation until midnight, when supper was served in Mr. Donald's dining saloon. Before the company rose Mr. Webster, who presided gavo " Success to the Royal Dramatic College." a toast w hi c h was drunk with much entfiusiasm. We believe the result of the ball will place a handsome sum to the credit of the college funds, and there can be no doubt that the success of this first attempt will lead to an annual repetition of still greater advantage. - - - A letter from Valenza says :_ci The divisi on o f General Renault, which is nearest the enemy, is superb. Their bravo commander had a narrow escape a few days ago of being killed while making a reconnaissance on the right bank of the Po. While the French were looking on from a distaifee without firing, the Croats sent a few shots, one of which struck a chlseur of the gene ra l' s escor t, w h o comrade close r a de fall to him.from The French soldiers, o n s eei n g their liahors _e, cried out : ' Try again, gentle men ; you shall be paid edne o sd i E l y hereafter cent. per cent."' LINCOLN, W an hour after noon, a fire broEkevoeuntinong druggist, immediately adjoining Water was obtained from the hydrants m Company,. Spencer, dru •gf e r tt p h :r ee e . d Waterworks m p a i s Y O t - o a o f b ffi 1 k e i u e r t . . but the supply was very ineffective, and the pre- Tl e ses were totally destroyed, as was also the Post-office. beW _are glad to state that the letters, which were about to delivered, were saved, and a temporary Post-office was established at the Corn Exchange, which is contiguous. There was no - evening postal delivery, and the night letters were not sent off. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds.- ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT THE HOUNSLOW Pow- DER IIfILLs.—At a quarter past 11 on Tuesday night, con siderable alarm and excitement were created in the neigh bourhoods of Twickenham and Hounslow by a succession of explosions at the mills of Messrs. Curtis and Harvey. Although not of the fearful character of the last, which took place only a few weeks ago, still, occurring at a time w hen most of the families had retired to rest, coupled w i n ce the h the singular fact that only a few hours had elapsed sin verdict in the former case had been returned, it caused a deep sensation. The mills that exploded on the present occasion aro called the incorporating mills, four in number, comprising a longe range of building, near the engine-house —these are entirely destroyed, and unhappily one poor fellow, named Allen, is stated to have received such severe injuries that no hopes are entertained of his recovery. It seems to have been but little known that the manufacture of gunpowder at the above works is carried on without in termission, Sundays not being excepted. This was statod in evidence before the coroner on Tuesday last, and has led to considerable discussion. LARGE CASTING.—On Saturday last, an anvil block, intended for an immense hammer, to be used in the making of Sir Wm. Armstrong's guns, was cast at the foundry of Messrs. Morrison and Co., Ouseburn, Newcastle on-Tyne. When finished it will weigh 2 11 tons. It wa s cast in one run, th e q uantit y of metal melt for it being '23 t on s. The size of the base is 6 feet 6 inch es by 9 feet, and its thickness 91 inches ; the body part being 3 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 9 inc es. In coasequence of the heat still in the metal, it will Dave to lie a week before it can, be raised, TILE RIGHTS OF BELLIGERENTS. Le Nord has an article upon the British declara tion of neutrality, and taking for its text the words in the address of the Emperor Napoleon to his army in Italy—" Do not forget that you have no other enemies than those who fight against you in battle." The writer says : In the face of the solemn proclamation of the purest principles of modern international laws asd of this high recognition of the maxims most Sear to the friends of humanity and progressive civilise tion, we deeply regret that we are called upon to record, not only the excesses with which the Aus trian army is dishonouring itself in Italy, but the directly opposite principles just proclaimed in the name of her Majesty the Queen of England. Eng land has thought it her duty to proclaim, on the opening of the war now being carried on, her absolute neutrality ; and it was already strange enough, assuredly, that this power, so prompt in words to take th e p art of oppressed' peoples and of nations threatened in their independence, should not make common cause with her ally of yesterday in the east, in this question and this war in the west, now raised and waged for the deliverance of Italy. But this is not all ; whilst the Emperor of the French, faithful to the traditions of his house and his country,professes this doctrine, which embodies all the progress made by modern European international law, the Queen of England, on the contrary, proclaims anew the old barbarous inter national law of antiquity and the medimval period. In this declaration, now published by all the English journals, and by which she announces, that being desirous of preserving to her subjects the blessing of peace, she is resolved on taking directly or indirectly no sort of share in the war, and on observing a strict and impartial neutrality, the Government of her Britannic Majesty speaks in each phrase, of the war that has broken out between his Majesty the Emperor of Austria and his Majesty the Emperor of the French, " as like wise between their respective subjects and other persons inhabiting their countries, territories, and possessions," that is to say, the British Government speaks as the Roman laws spoke before the exten sion of Christianity, and considers the war as between one State and another; as waged not only between 'the Governments but between their re spective subjects, who become, as formerly, the enemies of each other; they, doubtless, and their estates, for everything is connected inter se in the two opposing doctrines. In other words, the Eng lish doctrine throws civilisation and international law back to twenty ages ago; it authorises and justifies the abominable excesses perpetrated by the Austrian army in Italy. In fact, it goes even yet further, for it does not confine itself regarding the war as declared at this present moment between the Governments and their respective subjects; it in cludes even the foreigners that may happen to be sojourning for a time in their territories. " Both between their respective subjects," says the decla ration of neutrality, " and other persons in habiting their countries, territories, or posses sions." So, the neutrals themselves who inhabit the country are, according to the English doctrine, comprehended in the state of war, and consequently tubjected to the respective hostilities. This is at once odious and senseless. This article is followed by another, which is as follows : " It will doubtless be observed that the recom mendations made to the English is the declaration of neutrality by the British Government, and the obligation of which they are put in mind, under the severest penalties, to abstain from all interference in acts that may serve the war, are all in Austria's favour. To what, in fact, are English subjects specially enjoined? Not to assist in any armament, in the provisioning, in the service and guidance of the belligerent ships ; not to assist them in any way, in any operation of the war by sea. Now, can there be a question of Austrian vessels that must not be assistcd or equipped, or armed, or piloted ? What is Austria's navy, and what part can she pre tend to play in this war? It is, therefore, to the French vessels alone, in reality, that England for bids any assistance to be given, even beyond their military operations. We record this fact, not to censure it, but to point out its consequences. Eng land, after all, is free to remain neutral in a war in which she ought perhaps to hold the first rank. What she has no right to do is to say, that this war exists between the belligerent States as also be tween their respective subjects and all persons in habitating their territories, for this is tantamount to insulting civilisation and forcing international law to retrograde." SUICIDE OP AN OFFICER OF THE ROYALS. CANTERBURY, Wednesday Evening. We regret to state that Cornet Augustus John Bourke Fellowes committed suicide this day, about one o'clock, under very melancholy circumstances. It appears that on the 7th of April a warrant *its issued against the deceased in a judgment at the suit of Messrs. George and James Duncan, of Edin burgh, debt and costs amounting to il4. The sheriff's officer, Mr. Saunders, in whose hands the warrant was placed, after several applications, entered into an arrangement by which the de ceased paid .£5 of the debt, and the sheriff's officer paid the remainder, trusting to Mr. Fellowes's honour for repayment. This • morning Saunders called, by appointment, for repayment of the ba lance. Mr. Fellowes was then at carbine practice. On his return, about 12 o'clock, he told the sheriff's officer, who met him at the gate, that the money was all right. He then went to the rooms of a brother officer, Mr. Fraser, where he was soon afterwards found on the bed by Mr. Fraser's servant, quite dead, with a discharged carbine lying on the floor be tween his legs. The unfortunate deceased had shot himself through the head. The inquest was held this evening at the Water loo Tavern, before Mr. Delasaux, coroner. The first witness called was John Hind, private in the 16th Lancers, servant to Cornet Fraser. He deposed that a little after 12 o'clock he was in his master's room, when the de ceased came in, and, after walking in a meditative way up and down the room, took up a pen and paper and sat down as if to write. Witness then went into his own room below, and presently , he heard the discharge of a gnn, and saw blood running down the wall from the ceiling • he immediately rushed to his master's room and found the door locked. On bursting it open he saw Mr. Fellowes lying on the bed, with the discharged carbine be tween his legs, quite dead. . — Charles Battery, assistant surgeon, Cavalry Depot, deposed to being called into Mr. Fraser's room, where he found Mr. Fellowes lying on the bed with a gunshot wound in the mouth, the ante rior part of the skull being shot away. A carbine recently discharged, which had been loaded with ball cartridge, lay beside him. That was the instru ment of death. Witness saw the deceased the pre vious day, when he came into his room and went away again without speaking. He seemed in low spirits, and witness was aware that there were circumstances which might have induced such a state of mind. Witness knew the handwriting of the deceased. The paper produced was in his handwriting, and was found by witness in the room. The paper contained the following words : " Frazer lam going to shoot myself. I can bear life no longer. One minute, and all is over. God bless you. Poor Fan !" By the jury --.lt is not unusual to take a loaded carbine into the room of a brother officer after practice. Cornet John Fraser, 1 ith Lancers, said he had known the deceased about two months, and was very friendly with him. He was almost daily in witness's room. Witness saw him on Tuesday in the barracks, and spoke to him. He did not appear depressed in spirits. Witness also saw him to-day. There seemed something peculiar about him. He was at drill, and kept making mistakes, and did not appear to know what he was about. That was not usual with him. About a week ago deceased in formed witness of certain circumstances which would be likely to induce low spirits. Deceased came into witness's room to-day at 12 o'clock, and placed a carbine in the corner, saying it was loaded. The circumstances likely to depress deceased refer red to a lady to whom he was engaged. Verdict, temporary insanity. The Colombo Examiner notices the success of the pearl fishery at Aripo. The oysters were selling at £6 to £3los. per thousand, anclmoney was abund an t . Bates the c hief of the European divers, was under water for three hours. The operations of the European divers are expected to produce very beneficial results, both in the discovery of new banks and in determining the age of the oyaers. • HORRIBLE 'MURDER AT LEDBURY.--Ye4erday morning an astounding discovery was made by one of the clerks employed by Mr. George Masefield, solicitor, of Led► bury, in Herefordshire. Mr. Masefield had gone to London on the previous day, leaving his offices in the sure of a woman, aged about 50, whose name we have not yet asoer. tained. The clerk left at the usual time on Tuesday evening and the offices were closed as usual, but during the night some person or persons acquainted with the premises broke in, and murdered the woman left in charge. Her body was found lying on the floor, in the middle of Mr. Masefield's room. There was a bruise and a cut across her forehead, marks of strangulation on her throat, and, to add to the category of horrors, her clothes and body had been set on fire. The floor of the room and the woman's clothes were still burning when the clerk entered, and he had .to throw water on the mass to extinguish the fire. The middle of the women's body was almost burned to charcoal. In formation was at once given to the police, but up to th e time our parcel was despatched no trace of the guiltyn he tpiroesprtybsrlenobttinaitniled. the return ernstiomflorn. Masefield,ccbibe been telegraphed for to London. The inque st t this afternoon. iv . oe:b•heO held has THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1859, 21 2 05 4