The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-05 00:00:00

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor—C. MORTON. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 3'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec- Jon of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters :and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in tie Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied Instrumental performances have created so marked a sense don in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will .)erform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. as usual at IAMBRIT )GE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.- NJ The LOl DON COMMITTEE for Promoting Mr. BERESFORD HOPE'S ELECTION SITS DAILY at the Trafalgar Hots ;I, Cockspur-street.. W. STIRLING, Esq., M.P.. M.A., Trinity College, Chairman.• R. T. FRERE, F.R-C•P'} Honorary W. F. KELP, M.A., Secretaries. C. KNIGHT WATSON. M.A., CAMBIU EDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. The C! LMBRIDGE COMMITTEE for Promoting Mr. BI RESFOR: D HOPE'S ELECTION SITS DAILY at 18, Trinity-street Cambridge. Rev. W. G. CLARK, M.A., Fe.!low and Ti itor of Trinity College, Public Orator, Chairman. Rev. W. M. CAMPION, M.A., Fellow and' Tutor of Qt teens' College, Rev. N. F. F ERRERS, M.A., Fellow and Lec turer of Ca: ins College, Rev. W. C. MATHISON, M.A., Senior Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Rev. J. E. B. MAYOR M.A., Fellow and As sistant Tut or of St. John's College, Rev. E. H. PEROWNE, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of 0 rpus Christi College, Rev. W. F. WITTS, M.A., Fellow of King's College, Rev. A. WO LFE, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Clare Colb .ge, Honorary Secretaries. ip 0 YA.L PRINCESS'S THEATRE. U Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS Ell - ENINC'r, will be produced Shakspeare's historical play of KING HENRY V. King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, will be produced a new Comedy, en: titled EVERYBODY'S FRIEND. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. THE CRITIC. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, Mr. Compton To conclude with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING, will be presented FRANCESCA : A Dream of Venice. The Celebrated Infant Violinists. with HUSBANDS, BEWARE 1 To conclude with a Ballet. Reduced Prices—Dr"ss Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, ta. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, Is. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half -past 6 to commence at 7 every evening. NL STEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, A CABINET QUESTION. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Billing - ton, Miss Arden. MASKS AND FACES ; Triplet, Mr. B. Webster ; Quin, Mr. P. Bedford ; Sir Charles, Mr. C Selby ; Ernest, Mr. Bil lington ; Peg Woffiington, Miss Woolgar ; Mabel, Miss H. Simms. To be followed by THE 3IILLINER'S HOLIDAY. Mr. J. L. Toole, C. Selby, Billing,ton, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, And K. Kelly. To conclude with THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billing,rton, Miss Belly. Acting manager —Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-put six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough This Evening, will be presented MATRIMONIAL PRO nPECTUSES. To be followed by VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark, and Miss M. Ternan. After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne Commence at 7 o'clock. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with KING RICHARD 111. ; or, The Death of White Surrey. Duke of Gloucester, Mr. James Holloway. After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing the great Star Riders and Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle. Fleurette, and Madame Francisco, being the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night in any theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne. To conclude with a Screaming Farce, hi which Miss M. Jackson will make her 2d appearance at this theatre. On Saturday, first time, a new grand Drama, entitled THE MUSKETEERS. The splendid romance of IVANHOE; or, The Knights Templars, is in active preparation, and will be revived with extraordinary magnificence. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, gd. Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, and £1 Is. Commence at Seven : Carriages at 1L Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips THE WEATHER.—SUN Orricz, APRIL 5. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 66—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.18. WIND, North-Westerly ; light, with fine weather. Ministers have passed triumphantly through the ordeal. They have retorted on their adversaries , and pursued the constitutional course which honour and duty alike dictated. They would not accept the arrogant and almost insulting advice of Lord PALMERSTON. Indeed, the leaders in both Houses unhesitatingly repudiated it. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON clearly and explicitly declared that if the House affirmed the resolution they could not have the Bill. Lord DERBY and his colleagues would not be deceived by the will-o'-the-wisp, which only appeared " To lure them to their doom." It, however, answered the purpose contemplated. It gave a plausible pretext to sundry waverers to say that they had high authority to the effect that passing the resolution would only tend to the improvement of the bill and not to its absolute rejection, still less to the terrible event, " an appeal to th© country," which would prevent many of those who voted against Reform from ever again breathing the atmosphere of St. Stephen's. The case is but another illustration of " The engineer hoist with his own petard." And many of those who walked into the same lobby with the rival ex-Premiers may now bid a " long farewell to all their greatness." Had they believed in the pos sibility of a dissolution, they would have hesitated greatly before joining in the factious majority. But they were deceived by interested advisers —the one party affirming that it would l e ad t o th e immediate • resignation of the Ministry ; the other, that they would swallow their leek patiently, albeit with many grimaces, Those who were thus led astray are now deploring their undue credulity, and wishing that they might have the opportunity of pursuing a very different course from that into which, unfortunately for themselves, they were so easily beguiled. It will be seen that the line of policy which we indicated as most probable has been fully adopted by the Government. The Chancellor of the Exchequer declared that, " as soon as the urgent requirements of the public service are satis fied this Parliament would be prorogued with a view to its immediate dissolution." He pointed out the measures which required immediate attention, adding, "The other measures of Government I shall not presume to further allude to, unless the H ouse expresses a wish that the Superannuation Bill should pass." Now, this is exactly what we predicted on Saturday last. A leading journal, arrogating to itself everything short of infallibility, spoke very differently yesterday. It professed " to relieve the public anxiety," to show "that there would be no solution of continuity." It declared that the words of Lord PALMERSTON had turned out literally true. And it then proceeded gravely to lecture Ministers on the course they are bound to pursue. " The country has a right to expect that they will do the work in the same spirit of humility by which they have been actuated," adding "they have elected to retain their places under what, in the language of our feudal law, may be called a base or servile tenure, and they must not grumble at any work their masters may set them to do." How have the mighty fallen ! How greatly has the Oracle been deceived! No base or servile tenure has been accepted by the Government. They have fought boldly and manfully against most extraordinary odds, and by their decided and straightforward conduct have turned defeat into victory, and— " From the nettle danger plucked the flower safety." But will Lord J. RUSSELL be present in the new House ? Not, we believe, as one of the representa tives for the city of London. The ambiguous speech of his brother respecting flu' Ballot gained him ma ny votes. He received one more trial. But he has bitterly disappointed the expectations that were formed. No sooner was he firmly seated than he avowed himself the uncom promising opponent of secret voting. He would not have it at any price or on any terms, and verily he shall receive his reward. He may endeavour to find refuge in one of the small boroughs which he intended to destroy. But no true advocate for the Ballot can support the man so firmly pledged against it. It may be observed that he carefully abstained, in bringing forward the resolution, from saying anything that could bind him to any real practical measure of reform. He was contented with criticising the work of his opponents, but with out giving the slightest inkling as to his own views or intentions. Lord PALMERSTON may be placed in the same category. He, too, is the strenuous adversary of the Ballot, and, indeed, we may add, of every other change. He would have things remain as they are, without change or alteration of any kind, and, with the help of Lord JOHN, contrives to keep the question always open, as an excuse for rejecting any of the minor improvements that may be required. It is possible that Tiverton may be more accommodating, and far more easily satisfied, than the metropolis. The electors have for some time past revelled in " the loaves and fishes." They must therefore feel that political gratitude which, we are told, consists of a lively sense of favours to come. If, however, there are supporters of " the Ballot" amongst the elec tors, they should pause before bestowing their votes on one whose return to office would delay, if it did not altogether prevent, full protection from being afforded to every one desirous of bestowing the suffrage honestly and conscientiously. The Ministers are entitled to the thanks and gratitude of the country for the straightforward course they have pursued, and which has so com pletely defeated the views of the conspirators. The rapid growth of our colonies has just received a new and remarkable illustration. It appears from reliable statistics that within the last twenty six years New South Wales has more than doubled its population. To put the same fact differently before the public, we may say, in round numbers, that the colony of New South Wales has just doubled its population in a quarter of a century. The number of its inhabitants may be taken at about 300,000. Considerably more than half that total, namely, 166,862 immigrants, have arrived there between the first day of 1832 and the last day of 1857. Double that number would exceed the aggregate of the present Number of its inhabitants. Instead of showing a total of barely 300,000, it would yield one of 333,944. So that in twenty-six years the colony has clearly more than doubled its population. Separating the adults from the children, out of this multitude of 166,972 immi grants—we find of the latter, that is of children, 41,576, and of the former, adults, 125,216. A larger proportion of men—namely, the proportion of one hundred to every eighty-nine women—is one of the inevitable characteristics observable upon a care• ful analysis of this total of more than 125,000 adult immigrants. Little more than seventy years have elapsed, remember, since the formation by Britain of this particular settlement. New South Wales, the original colony in Australasia, was established indeed as recently as 1788. It was established at first as a place of punishment, as a penal settlement. Gra dually—encouraged by the attractions of a fine cli mate—respectable classes of society in the possession of capital, as well as of energy and character, have flocked out there in increasing numbers. Insomuch that whereas it took the first forty-five years, the best part of an entire half century, to raise the population of New South Wales to an aggregate of 150,000 souls—it has required only these six and twenty years last past, otherwise but a single year over merely one quarter of a century, to double that number of inhabitants, rather, or as we have seen, to more than double it. Enormous and rapid though this rate of increase undoubtedly is in itself —it yields a total amount of population quite insignificant as compared with the capabilities of New South Wales. That colony, it should be borne in mind, embraces within its limits the greater part of the eastern coast of Australia—from the northern boundary line of Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria. By the year 1836 its population had risen to 77,000. By 1849—just ten years ago —it had attained an aggregate of 212,000, of whom not far short of 30,000—we believe just 27,000 were convicts regularly taken into service among the settlers. It was eight years previously to the last mentioned date that the colony was at length relieved (1841) of the penalty of continuing to be a place for tranportation. Felons were thenceforth, for the most part, sent to Van Dieman's Land, until the punishment of transportation eventually gave place to penal servitude. From the capital of this important colonial province —Sydney, containing a population of more than 30,000—the advancing energies of immigration are perpetually radiating. Population, wealth, produce, all increasing at a ratio that give promise, in another hundred years, of a noble empire at our antipodes. British emi gration all the while growing wondrously, as a system, in so many other directions—trailing hither and thither across the ocean in all quarters, to Canada, to the Cape, even to a little standing ground like Labuan, but last, not least, to that new and magnificent colony founded in the far west upon the eastern shores of the Pacific, the noble colony of British Columbia. LORD STANLEY FOR THE CITY OF LONDON. We understand that a requisition, adequate in weight and importance to the occasion, has been adopted, calling on Lord Stanley to offer himself at the coming election, as a candidate for the repre sentation of the City of London. A better selec tion could not have been made. The noble lord has established a reputation, not surpassed by any contemporary statesman, for deep and varied practical knowledge, for habits of business, for administrative capacity, and for a happy union of Conservative principle with Liberal policy, ad mirably and naturally adapted to the temper of the English people. His successful services in consolidating the Imperial power, and his promi nent share in the Administration which has done more than any of its more immediate predecessors towards aiding progress in wisely liberal legislation at home, and in maintaining peace abroad, ought especially to recommend him to the favour of the greatest commercial constituency in the world. That Lord Stanley would one day. represent the city which has been the scene of his later adminis trative labours, had long been foreshadowed. That the expected event should thus have been advanced in point of time, seems almost a retributive conse quence of the proceedings which have brought about the present complication in our national affairs.—Morning Chronicle. • '' • - ... V/I s t ..'• IS :." iL ' ,:mt.CLU 1 • MA,: _ -, 1 1, 1 4 " , A. Q A '''' , maimii. m om .(---'UT:2I I6OI --41rik ~ ti'-', -4 4 'tt io : o ,-_, 1 ~,.• , . ..._ s 4040 ( ' 4e;• ' 1' DiE . 17 'l, , i i , liill.. ' 41 111111 10 . b r.: s ~}'• ' . b li OIT • ';,,,, .11‘ . . 1 . ..,- THE SUN. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1859. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princess Alice and Helena, took a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday afternoon. Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood and Captain Du Plat attended on horseback. The Prince Consort rode en horseback in the forenoon, attended by his Equerry in Waiting. The Queen and Prince Consorthonoured theperformance at the Adelphi Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted of Lady Macdonald, Hon. Caro line Cavendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Viscount Strath allan, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Captain Du Plat. The Duke de Nemours visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence-house, St. James's. ADELPIII THEATRE.—The performances at this theatre was last evening honoured by the presence of her Majesty, the Prince Consort, Lady Macdonald, Hon. Miss Macdonald, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Lord Strathallan, Col. Hood, and Capt. Du Platt. HALIFAX.--We understand that in anticipation of Mr. Frank Crossley being brought forward for the West Riding, Mr. Appleyad, of Halifax, has been named as his successor in the representati on o f th a t b oroug h. THE NEW JUDGE OF THE LANDED ESTATES COURT.—DUBLIN, MONDAY. -Mr. J. Carey Dobbs, M.P. for Carrickfergus, is appointed Judge of the Landed Estates Court, vacant by the death of Mr. Hartley. Total Subserlp- Shares Shares tions,fees,loan Quarter ending in corn- Total. re - payments progres. pleted. sundries, from estates, &c. £ s. d. Dec. 25,1858 lOl 32 133 9,095 1 4 March 25,1859 62 30 92 12,769 2 11 Totals for the half year ~,,, 163 62 225 21 864 4 3 Totals to Sept. 30, 1858 11,790 2,592 14,382 358,950 15 7 Grand totals to Mar 25, 18.59 Total withdrawals, from the formation of the society on the 7th of September, 1852, to Lady-day, 1859, £79,356 , lls. 7d.; total sale of land during the above period, £219,976 18s. 6d. The Return of the Register of Rights is as follows :—Completed, 3,068; drawn, 2,975; se niority, 1,557: total, 7,600. Deduct rights exercised on estates, &c., 5,021. Unexercised rights, 2,579. The last share number on the Register by Seniority, after the drawing of April the sth, 1859, will bo about 10,042, and the last share taken up on the 25th of March was No. 14,607. The Executive Committee are now actively engaged in the consideration of some im portant estates in town and country. At no period of the society's existence have properties of greater magnitude and importance been brought under the notice of the board than during the past quarter. ".The committee have recently directed their labours to the allotments for the present year, and the first estate to be offered will be the valuable piece of • land adjoining the Great Western and South Western Railway Station at Weymouth. Since the last report, new arrangements have been made, by which the estate has been extended in quantity in a slight degree, and has been materially improved in the laying out of the plan and in the roads and approaches. It was originally intended to have allotted the first portion in time for the result to appear in the present report, but the opportunity having been afforded to render the Weymouth Estate one of the most eligible proporties that the society has been enabled to allot, the committee deemed it.expedient to wait, and the delay has been consequently of essential benefit in the drawing up of the altered plan. In May next, there fore, the first division of the land will go through the list of rights ; and a meeting will be held in Weymouth to ex plain to the inhabitants of that rapidly increasing town the mode of obtaining plots of land. Another announcement the committee are in a position to make to the shareholders, will afford the highest gratification. The inquiries into the title of the Roehampton Park Estate are drawing to a close, to the entire satisfaction of the society's legal advisers ; and the board has, therefore, in vited the attention of builders and others to this fine pro perty. Applications have been made for the price of the mansion, with various quantitiei of land ; and offers have been submitted for other portions of the estate for building purposes. The Committee will deliberate on all these propositions, but are prepared at the same time to accept an adequate amount for the entire estate as it stands. The Board has the gratification to announce, that a Committee has been formed to raise the funds for the erection of a church on the freehold site given by the Society, on the St. Margaret's estate. The names of the following noblemen and gentlemen :—Rear Admiral Sir Henry L. Baker, Bart., the Lord Henry Cholmondeley, Rear-Admiral C. R. D. Bethune, Major Ditmas, Captain C. Egerton, R.N., Rev. J. D. Hales, Capt. Heaslop, R.N., Rev. T. G. Hough, F. A. M'Geachy, Esq., Capt. the Hon. F. Maude, R.N., Henry Pownall, Esq., Gen. Powney, J. M. Strachan, Esq , Rear-Admiral H. D. Trotter, and Morgan Yeatman, Esq., who are acting on the Committee—are a guarantee that no time will be lost, and no exertions spared to insure the building of the edifice. Fresh attempts have been made to induce the Government to allow the landing on the Crown Land of the Surrey side of the Railroad Bridge at St. Margaret's, in order to erect the foot bridge, which has obtained the- assent and approval of the South-Western Railway Company and the Thames Con servancy. A trial which has recently taken place in the Court of Common Pleas, in the case of the Isle of Dogs Ferry, having opened the question how far ferry rights can be allowed to stand in the way of great public improvements, the committee have resolved, before taking any other steps, to wait for the decision of the Superior Court as to the principle. The Board cannot but congratulate the allottees that the Richmond Bridge is now toll free, the gates having been removed, on the 25th ult., by the Commissioners. In the annual report of De cemer last, the Committee announced that the legal and surveying -business would at Christmas be exclusively trans acted at the Offices in Norfolk-street. The consolida tion of the departments under one roof has already been attended with the most favourable results. The Executive Committee in their report of the sth October last, reduced the quarterage fees 50 per cent., and taking into consideration the existing state of business and price of money, fixed the interest on completed shares, and shares paid a year in advance at four per cent., at the same time open ing a new branch of business in the deposit department at a minimum rate of interest of three per cent. The board is now enabled, taking into consideration the present position and prospects of the society, to raise the rate of interest from Lady-day to the end of the Financial year at Michaelmas 1859, on completed shares, and shares paid a year in advance, to the rate of five per cent. per annum, and to fix the rate of interest for the same period on monies in vested in the Deposit Department, at the rate of four per cent. per annum. In making this announcement, the Executive Committee cannot but congratulate the shareholders on the fact, that it has been the prudent and pacific policy pursued by the country, in its foreign relations, which has mainly produced the present satisfac tory state of commercial affairs. With the preservation of peace and the continuance of the confidence of the share • holders, the executive committee entertain every expecta • tion that the business of the Conservative Land Society will be still further developed, and its uselulness ex tended." The report was unanimously agreed to. wilV RECK ON SIZEWELL BANK.—LIFEBOAT SER VICES.—ALDBORO', Suffolk, April 2.—At four o'clock this morning a vessel was seen from the Thorpe coastguard station, on Sizewell Bank, with a signal of distress. Im mediate information was given to the coxswain and crew of the lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, stationed at Thorpe, by the firing of a mortar. Although so early in the morning, the noble fellows were soon on the spot, and the lifeboat was instantly launched, notwith standing that the wind was blowing very strong and the sea running very high. On approaching the wreck the lifeboat had to be managed very carefully, as the sea was breaking very heavily over the ship. Her crew of eight men, however, were all saved ; and a short time after the vessel was left she heeled over, and gradually sank in the sand. In the meantime the Institution's lifeboat at Aldbro', having heard the minute-gun, proceeded off, but her ser vices were not required. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1859, ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. Mr. Disraeli has issued the following Address to the Electors of the county of Buckingham : GENTLEMEN,—A Parliamentary majority, composed of discordant sections, has availed itself of its numerical strength to embarrass her Majesty's Government, aria by a disingenuous manoeuvre, to intercept the discussion of their measures. A year ago, Lord Derby was summoned by her Majesty to undertake the administration of public affairs. Assisted by his colleagues, he has, with diligence and devotion, en deavoured to discharge his duty to the country. The blow which has lately been inflicted on the Govern ment deprives it of authority, and yet in the ranks of the Opposition there is no more unity of sentiment than when their distracted politics rendered it necessary that Lord Derby should assume the helm. The Opposition in the present House of Commons, which was elected under ambiguous circumstances, is broken into sections, which can always combine and over throw the Queen's Government, however formed. This is a condition alike prejudicial 'to Parliament and to the Empire. It is for the country to comprehend and to remedy these evils. The moment is critical. England has engaged to mediate between two great monarchs, and, if possible, preserve for Europe the blessings of peace. It is necessary that the Queen's Government should be supported by a patriotic Parliament. Her Majesty, therefore, under the advice of her Mini sters, will shortly prorogue the present Parliament, with a view to its immediate dissolution, and will recur to the sense of her people, so that those who may be entrusted with her Majesty's confidence may be enabled to conduct the Government with becoming authority. Under these circumstances I rely on the loyalty and public spirit of the county of Buckingham to rally round her Majesty's Government, and to return me, for the sixth time, their Member to Parliament.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obliged and faithful servant, B. DISRAELI. Downing-street, April 4, 1859. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. The following is the Report of the Executive Committee of the Conservative Land Society, at the twenty-sixth quarterly general meeting of the members, held at the offices, No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, London, W.C., this day : " The Executive Committee, in submitting their twenty sixth report, have the pleasure of laying before the mem bers the following cash receipts for the first two quarters of the seventh financial year, and the total returns of the operations of the Conservative Land Society to Lady-day 1859. MONEY MARKET AND CITYgNEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Markets for Foreign and Colonial Produce during the last few days have not exhibited much activity. Prices, however, have, in most instances, been well sustained. Tea has been exceedingly firm, and an advance of id. per lb. has been estab lished in Common Congou. Sugars have been in rather limited request, particularly for home con sumption, holders refusing to give way in prices. In the refined market there has been a very mode ratel demand, and for bonded good s th ere h as b een scarcely any inquiry, prices remaining firm at previous quotations. For coffee there has been an active demand, especiaily for the better qualities of plantation Ceylon, and as the quantity on offer was very short full rates were readily obtained. Rum has been very inactive; but for rice there has been more demand, improved prices having been realised in most instances. Saltpetre continues to be inquired for, and good qualities of Bengal have advanced in value. Tallow has been rather inac tive, the trade demand having fallen off, and prices have in some instances receded. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 535. to 535. 3d. ; April to June, 535. ; and last three months, 535. 6d. per cwt. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday continued very quiet, and 6,000 bales were sold at former values. In the Railway Share Market only a very moderate amount of business was transacted, and prices were depressed. Several arrivals of specie have been announced this morning, including the Tyne, from the Brazils, with £16,258 ; the Cologne, from Rotterdam, with £23,000 ; the Dolphin, from Antwerp, with £143,000; the Planet, from Hambro', with about £50,000 ; and the Parana, from the West Indies ; but the amount of specie she has on board has not transpired. About £16,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for exporta tion to the Continent. The demand for money is well maintained, and fully previous rates are charged for discount ac commodation. It appears that the bills due yester day, the 4th of the month, were paid in a satisfac tory manner, and no serious difficulties appear to have arisen, although the engagements were rather extensive. The market continues abundantly supplied, and this keeps down the quotations. The approaching loans, however, may cause a fractional advance, especially as the requirements of the com mercial public are now on an enlarged scale. The dividends are now due at the Bank of England, and the amount that will be liberated during the next few days may afford some relief to the market. Since the above was written it has been ascer tained that the Parana brings £250,000. In the market for English Securities to-day the decline has not been so important as might have been expected from the impending dissolution. During the early part of the day it only amounted to k per cent., and although some sales have been effected the market still exhibits strength. The announcement made last night by Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli has of course attracted much attention in City circles, but the general opinion seems to be that the course they contemplate is the only one which, under the circumstances, they ought to have adopted. Consols are 957,- to 951 for money and the 7th inst., and 951 to 954 for the May account. Exchequer Bills are steady at 325. to 355. prem., and the Bonds at 100. India Bonds are 14s. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is mode rately active ; prices, however, in most instances, are rather flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 921 to 93 ; ditto New Loan, 781 to 791 ; Peruvian 4 per Cents. have receded to 90 ; ditto 3 per Cents., to 711 ex div. ; and Sardi nian, to 814 2 ; Mexican Stock is heavy, at 21-1 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., at 44a to 45 ; ditto Deferred, at 302. ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. are marked 100; ditto 41 per Cents., 94', 1 , ; Dutch 21 per Cents, 65i. ; and ditto 4 per Cents, 991 to 1001. The New Aus trian Loan is 1 dis. to par. A further downward movement has taken place in the Railway Share Market, prices having sym pathised with the heaviness in the English funds. Eastern Counties, North-Western, Midland, North- Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern have declined ss. ; South-Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. ; and London and Blackwall, £1; Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Western im proved about 58. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have also been dealt in at lower rates. Pernam bucco have receded 10s. ; Lombardo-Venetian, ss. ; Eastern of France, ss. Grand Trunk of Canada improved about 55., and East Indian declined ss. to 10s. ; the 41 per Cent. Debentures are quoted at about 1 to 1 1 - prem, and New Shares par to !p rem . 4 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are almost at nominal rates. Agra and United Service improved 10s. Ottoman Bank declined 55., and English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered ss. London District Telegraph are dealt in at 1. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. India Stock Ditto Debentures' 9B Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO sans°ls for Account 9sj I March. June. ' , xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 3.5 2 5 Ditto £500 Ditto Small, ltd. Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 3i per Cent .... 100 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 941 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent 2l Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account . 71f Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent B ll Spanish 3 per Cent. 45 41 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account ' 301 Spanish Coro. Cert. of Coup. not funded 5 Turkish 6 per Cent • Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 127Guil. 21 per Cent 65/ Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s Bl THREE O'CLOCK. - - - Consols, Money 9sa Consols for Account (April 7) The Seine has seldom been so low at this season of the year as it is at present. The water only reaches Om. 98c. at the scale at the Pont Royal. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—A copy of the annual report of this institution has been for warded 4 o us. It commences by stating that the society now possesses 81 lifeboat establishments, thoroughly equipped in every way, 15 of which have been added during the last 12 months, and transporting carriages and boat-houses have also been provided for them, viz. :—At Cromer, Mundes - ley, Bacton, Winterton, Yarmouth (two boats), Exmouth, Aberdovey and Fleetwood ; in Ireland, at Dundalk, Carn sore, Tramore, Dungarvan, and Newcastle (thelast-named in lieu of a . previous boat) ; and in Scotland, at Fraserburgh and Lossiemouth. The committee continue to receive the most satisfactory reports of this class of lifeboat, many of which have rendered important service in saving life during the same year. Lifeboats on the same plan have been ordered by the Governments of Russia, Prussia, and Portugal,and by some of our own Colonial Governments from the builders to the society, and the institution has in every case been re , - quested to superintend their construction. The lifeboats of the institution have been instrumental in saving 110 persons during the past year. They have also been off on 29 occa sions to the assistance of vessels showing signals of dis tress. It appears from the report of the Board of Trade presented to Parliament, that the number of shipwrecks on the coast of the United Kingdom during the past year has been nearly the same as that of the previous year -1,170 in all, from which 343 livesunhappily perished. It is, however, gratifying to find that the total number of lives saved from shipwrecks by lifeboats and other means on our coasts during the same period is 1,555. The total number of persons saved from shipwreck since the first esta blishment of the National Lifeboat Institution, and for re scuing whom the committee have granted honorary and pecuniary rewards, is 10,902. The lives of 427 persons from sixty-four wrecks on the coasts of the British Isles have been rescued from a watery grave during the past year through the instrumentality of the lifeboats of the institution and of other means, in acknowledg ment for which services one gold medal, 23 silver medals, 37 other honorary distinctions, and £952 have been voted. Since the formation of the institution it has expended on lifeboat establishments £28,061, and has voted 81 gold and 629 silver medals for diitin guished services for saving life, besides pecuniary awards amounting together to £11,651. From the financial state ment it appears that the institution has expended on new lifeboat carriages and boathouses and their equipments £8,051 4s. 11d., and £1,2Q3 18s. sd. for exercising the crews of its lifeboats, making altogether a total of £9,255 3s. 4d. This great and national work has, however, only been accomplished by the society incurring further liabilities to the extent of £3,047. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Closing Business Arnhem., Notting. Bost., and Eastern Jupr.tion l Belfast and Ball - ymena.. l Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh. Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,dErassage Cornwall (A rcves. no div Do. A Do. B until6p.c.per an hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelfast June Dun.,Perth,dc Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock. Do. do. B Stock DO:Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) l East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow, Edin.,Perth, & Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South. & Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do. S tr.Vl. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds IDo. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at P.,slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton k S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares New'Eastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 . ThamesHavenDk&Rall Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to El Do. B all all all all all West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class 6 61 7 84 62 64 11 11i 32 $5 92 93 811 82 5 51 9 1 15 to 5 60i 45 47 30 32 13 15 92 93 Stock Stock Stock 10 Stockl Stock, 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16 1613 4! Stock' Stock Stock' Stock 12i Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock 72i 73 26 27 Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock all 100 3} 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock S S t t 0 0 c C k k 25 Stock. Stock 100 1 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 Z 3 18. 174 all all 100 all 16f 100 100 100 100 all all all 93 94 10 10} 102 103 86 88 132 133 105 106 584 59 56 58 8.3 87 111 121 p 11 94 124 p 04t IcA 66 68 112 113 94 t 1 /d 921 92} 38 38i id 101} 101 i 75 77 11 12 60 62 34 3d , 57i 58} 92 112 i If if d 46 1 1 17} 76 16 102 104 5814141 58 n i 4i 41 d 14 14} 7 8 334 344 7 5d 107 109 1 26 27 82 83 45 47 3i 2)d 41 43 76. /04 64 66 64. 68 8 11 36k 37k 40 76 5 6 65 68 6 61 24 3 6 64 70i I i PREYERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. . 1 ,, Closing I Business I P--- "! Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at 250) all 49 51 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 95 97 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 took Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 100 100 102 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 • Stock Chester & Holyhd, Sipe 100 Stock Do. do. sp. et. lOO 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all 64 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 54 64 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spc 100 98 101 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 112 116 Stock Do. do. Class C7pc . 100 108 112 Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 pct./4.1 100 114 116 Stock Do. do. N 0.2 100 112 114 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 130 132 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 82 84 1824 Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 71 73 Stock Furness, 5 per cent 100 Stock Glas. &S West. g a. spc. 100 110 112 Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 117 119 Stock Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 110 112 Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 63 65 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, lst p 1 all 11 114 Stock Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 100 ___ ) p. ct. pref. Stock .. • 50 Great West. (Berke and 6 Rants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p et. 100 96 98 974 64 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 87 E 9 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 88 90 Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref lOO 100 102 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares all 10 104 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. shares. all 164 171 164 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 91 104 Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 72 74 734 264 Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 194 134 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 117 Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct lOO Stoek Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nur - eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares lOO 160 165 121 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs all 121 Londoudy.& Ennis 4sh all 9 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct lOO 123 125 1244 6 Do. 46 43 4 4p 5 Stock Do. 34 per cent. 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all Do. 4 per cent 121 Do. Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ci. 100 139 141 140 4 Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 101 103 1024 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 4 4 P Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 94 96 10 f NewportAber,&c.pret.s all 94 10 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. p m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 all 114 12 114 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh area all 9 94 Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 100 Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 Stock Do. WavAral.Ex.Sk 1847 100 Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 1084 1094 Stock Do. New, glut. 5 per cent 100 Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co. 100 Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 97 98 974 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 l3 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 80. York, H. &S. Purch lO 4 d p 20 North Staffordshire ... Stock Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg- 100 123 125 Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 118 120 Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 99 101 81 Scottish Central, new pe all Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. 100 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 104 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent. all 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann~ 10 6) Stock Do .44 per cent lOO 102 104 Stock Do.Fixed4lp.c.lstis lOO 102 104 Stock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua all 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e all 281 291 . 25 5 Do. 6 per cent all 321 334 33 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent.. all 53 56 SHREWSBURY RACES. (THIS DAY) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] HERBERT STAKES. Brandy Ball Griffin Malacca Seven ran. STEWARDS' CUP. Misty Morn 1 Welhani Clemanthe Four ran. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leas in g Co.'s. Closing! Bnsinso Price. Done. Bedford and Bictchleyl Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction .. Colchester, Stour Val. E Union,TiarwichShe.j Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest llartlpool. Dck.&Rail Ilull and Selby Do. Sharer; Do. i Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc., Buxtn. & Matk 3lidsb.& Redcr, g.6p.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shfßoth.&Gol.g.sp.e. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6 p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. Share Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria _ I 19 20 iDo New ........ !I 18 iLn & N.W Lnk N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norlollc Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E. Counts. Do. L&NW) L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassoy M'Ckan . S tk.& Dar Do. Gt. West , L.&Brgtn DOCKS. 98 100 102 104 17 18 142 144 41 44 109 110 61 66 115 120 93 94 98 98 i iP 57 59 137 140 13 11 91 93 8 9 Paid °sin g /Justness Price. Done. ..... 102 104 100 100 100 100 100 811 2 11 2 1 :49i 944 4 66 ii Ni s iill 92} it 39} 88 1011 1 1 1 !D0... THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. LONGNER HALL STAKES. Madrid Spicebox .. Four ran. Won by a head. GREAT CLEVELAND HANDICAP. The Greek Lady Mary colt Clara Webster Seven ran. Won by a head, the same between the second and third. HURDLE RACE. Toddy Boadicea Queen of the South Five ran. THE. CHAMPIONSHIP. FIGHT BETWEEN TOM SAYERS AND BILL BENJAMIN FOR £2OO A-SIDE. There has seldom been a contest of late years for the championship of England that has engrossed so much general interest and attention as the tournament be tween the above -named fistic representatives; and some very heavy investments pended the result. In consequence of previous performances, Sayers was the favourite ever since war was officially declared, and odds ranging from 5 to 7 to 4 have been repeatedly laid against Benjamin. The belligerents were everything in point of condition that their most ardent admirers could wish to desire. The fight may be summed up in a few words. After some manoeuvring both parties set to work in earnest. Sayers had it all his own way, and vanquished his antagonist easily in 11 minutes. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING). The. LORD CHANCELLOR took hi seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH•RATE RELIEF BILL. Tho Duke of MARLBOROUGH, in consequence of the present state of political affairs, withdrew his motion with respect to this bill. THE DIVORCE COURT. Lord CAMPBELL called the attention of the house to the present state and constitution of the Divorce Court, and expressed an opinion that there was great necessity for in creasing the judicial strength of the court. It was utterly impossible to expect tho present learned Judge Ordinary to transact the immense amount of business brought into that court. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he agreed in nearly all that had fallen from the noble and learned lord. There was a great deal of business which could only be transacted before the full court, and it was absolutely impossible, with out the chief judges attended more frequently to form full courts, that the suits could be disposed off. The only way to obviate the difficulty was either to extend, as it were, the area of the existing judges ; or to appoint three new ones. INDIAN LOAN. Earl GREY asked when it was intended to proceed with this bill, and also asked for some information with respect to the military expenditure inlndia. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH hoped that the bill would not be hastily hurried forward. The Earl of DERBY said he thought it would be con venient to take the second reading of the bill on Thursday next, after which he would move the suspension of the standing orders, so that the bill might receive the Royal assent on Monday next. RECREATION GROUNDS BILL. This bill, after a few observations from Lord WYNFORD, was read a second time. PATENTS FOB. INVENTIONS (MUNITIONS OF WAR) BILL. This bill passed through. committee. COMMON RIGHTS BILL. This bill passed through committee. MANSLAUGHTER BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third tine and passed : Border Counties Railway and Vale of Neath Railway. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Atlantic Telegragh Company (N o . 2) ; B recon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway i Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway ; Charleston Railway and Harbour ; Forth and Clyde Navigation; Gateshead Quay; Great North of Scotland Railway; and Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny Railway. The following bills were read a second time :—Belfast and Londonderry. Junction Railway; Cork and Kinsale Junction Railway ; People's Provident Assurance Society ; and Tralee and Killarney Railway. The Indian and Australian Telegraph Company (No. 2) Agreements, eze., Bill went through committee, and was ordered for third reading. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented praying for a continuation of the Ecclesiastical Courts in Ireland ; against the Registry of Lands Bill ; in favour of the admission of Dissenters to the same privileges as members of the Church of England, in reference to endowed charities, &o. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Colonel PATTEN wished to ask the chairman of com mittees whether he would propose the same resolution that he had done previous to the dissolution of 1857 with reference to bills which were before committees, as several gentlemen engaged on those committees were an.T.ious to return to their constituencies. (Laughter.) Mr. FITZROY said he intended to move the resolution in question to-morrow. VOTE BY BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY gave notice that on Tuesday evening next he would bring under the consideration of the house the subject of vote by ballot. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) THE PHCENIX CLUB MEMBERS. Captain D. O'CONNELL asked the Attorney-General for Ireland whether it was a fact, as stated by several of the Irish journals, that at the late trial at Tralee of Daniel Sullivan, accused of being a member of the Phcenix Society, the 11 Roman Catholic persons who were called and answered, were directed to " stand by" by th e C rown, and that one of the persons so excluded was a magistrate of the county of Kerry, appointed by the present Lord Chancellor of Ireland ? Lord NAAS said that he had received a communication from the Solicitor-General for Ireland on the subject, but he was not in a position t• state whether the announce ments made in the Irish newspapers were correct or not. PUBLIC BUSINESS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the Government orders of the day should have prece dence of notices of motion on this and all subsequent days until the end of the session. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. a Mr. SPOONER said he would postpone his motion, which stood on the paper relative to the house going into committee to consider the act relative to the endowment of the College of Maynooth, with a view to the repeal of the charge on the consolidated fund. He withdrew the motion solely from the state of business in the house, and not from any alteration of opinion on the subject, for he still consi dered that the grant in question w as o pp ose d t o the spirit of a Protestant country like England Jedigiu. ROMAN CATHOLIC OATH BILL. The order for the second reading of this bill was dis charged. ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRINK. BILL. The order for the second of this bill was discharged. CHURCH-RATES ABOLITION BILL. The order for going into committee on this bill was dis charged. SUPERANNUATION BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 13, Mr. BLACK moved the following amendment to:±,--a(g`ei:uitt in the ease of those who entered the public service previou s to the passing of this act if they shall be proved fully com petent to discharge the duties of t h e ir o ffice, although they shall be permitted to retire at sixty-five shall not be compulsory on them to retire till they h a d com pleted their seventieth year." He did not consider that when a man was competent to discharge his duty he should be compelled to retire from office merely because he had attained an age when some men might be unfitted for official duties. Colonel NORTH agreed with the hon. member for Edin burgh, and suggested the following alteration in the clause in line 27: leave out from " receive " to the end of the clause, and add " The full superannuation allowance which could be granted by the act under which he entered the service, for the service which he shall then have completed, and in addition thereto the allowance under this act for each year's service beyond the quinquennium." Mr.WILSON support e d th e c l ause as it originally stood. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the original clause ... . .......... 147 Against ............................ 129 Majority against the amendment —l9 Mr. STEWART moved an addition to the clause. The house divided a nd the numbers were —. For the a me ndment Against __ - An - • 't _ajorhy • . 00000 • o oo • 00000 0 ---153 Sir S. NORTHCOTEo moved the following proviso to the clause " Provided that this enactment s h a ll no t ap ply to persons holding any of the offices mentioned in the schedule to this act, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of hor Majesty's Treasury, by order or warrant, under the an y two or more of them, t o a dd to the said schedule other office or offices which n ow ex i s t, or m handsof any m ay be hereafter created or establish e d, th e na t ure d functions of which shall render its or their exclusion from the operation of the said enactment desirable ; in every which order or warrant the reasons for adding such office shall be stated ; and a copy of every such order or warrant shall be laid before. Parliament within one month after the making thereof, if Parliament be then sitting, and if not, then within one month after the next sitting of Parliament." (lan sumo.) LONDON GAZETTZ-(THIS7EV,E,MPIVO). FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 4. The Queen has been pleased to approve of :t; N Tr. John, Ogilvy Hay as Consul at Akyab for his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Al fred Wise as Consul in the Island of Ceylon for his Majab•ty the King of Prussia. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 5. Royal Artillery—Lieut. John Lardner Clarke to be Second Captain. Royal Engineers—Captain and Brevet. Lieutenant-Colon: 4 31 Charles Duesbery Robertson to be Lieutenant-Colone4 vice Brevet-Colonel James, placed upon :the Supernu merary List ; Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Fan shawe to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Yorke, placed upon the Supernumerary List; Captain and Brevet-Colonel Frederick Edward Chapman, C. 8., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Bainbrigge, placed on the Supernumerary List ; Second Captain Edward Belfield to be Captain, vice Robertson; Second Captain the Hon.. George Wrottesley to be Captain, vice Fanshawe ; Second Captain and Brevet-Major Edward Charles Acheson Gordon, on the Seconded List, to be Captain ; Second Captain and B reve t-M a j o r Whitworth Porter to be Captain, vice Chapman ; Second Cap' tain john Joshua Wilson to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Gibb, placed upon the Supernumerary List ; Second Captain Joshua Henry Smith to be Captain, vice Binney, placed upon the Supernumerary List; Second Captain Anthony Reynolds Vyvyan Crease to be Captain, vice Bre vet-Major Crooke, placed upon the Sup ernu merary ;List; Second Captain Edward Metcalfe Grain to be Captain, vice Hutchinson, placed upon the Supernumerary List ; Second Captain Augustus Meyer Lochner to be Captain,. vice J. G. Jervois, placed upon the Supernumerary List ; Second Captain and Brevet-Major Philip Raven hill to be Captain, vice Chesney, placed upon the Super numerary List ; Second Captain Herbert Taylor Siborne to be Captain, vice J. J. Wilson, placed upon the ,Super numerary ; Lieutenant Francis Edward Pratt , ,to be Second Captain, vice Wrottesley ; Lieutenant • John Mervin Cutliffe Drake to be Second Captain, ,vice Por ter; Lieutenant Edward Renouard James to be Second Captain, vice Wilson; Lieutenant William Bailey to be Second Captain, vice Smith; Lieutenant Frederick Ed ward Blackett Beaumont to be Captain, vice Crease; Lieutenant Charles George Gordon to be Second Cap tain, vice Grain ; Lieutenant Oliver Haldane Stokes, to be Second Captain, vice Lochner •, Lieutenant James Bevan Edwards to be Second Captain, vice Ravenhill ; Lieutenant John Fretchville Dykes Donnelly to be Second Captain, vice Siborne; Lieutenant John Edwin Comes to be Second Captain, vice Farrell, placed upon. the Supernumerary List; Lieutenant Alexander De Courcy Scott to be Second Captain, vice Phillips, placed upon the Supernumerary List. Chaplain's Department.—The Reverend George Winne Langmead, M,A., Chaplain to the Forces, to be Chaplain of the 3rd Class. COAIMISSION SIGNED _BY THE QUEEN. East Kent Regiment of Militia.—Robert Murphy Nicolls, Esq., late a Captain in the 65th Regiment of Foot, to be Paymaster, from the 3d February, 1859, vice Atkin son, appointed to the 21st Fusiliers. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT__ Artillery Reiinient of Royal Lancashire Militia.—First Lieutenant James Sotheron to be Captain, vice Charles Blayds Molyneux, resigned ; Second Lieutenant Daniel George Atchison to be First Lieutenant; vice James Sothe ron, promoted; Thomas Christie, Gent, to be Second Lieutenant, vice George James Wilson, resigned. Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders.—Lieutenaut Robert Macfarlane to be Captain, vice Archibald Garden, removed from the strength of theAegiment. Durham Artillery Militia:—Octavius Pelly, Gent. # to be Captain, vice G. J. Scurfield, resigned; Frederick Black.- lin, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. - - [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the 29th March lad.) Royal Ayrshire Rifies.—James Montgorderie, F.R.C;t3., to be Surgeon. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Robert Clayton, leather dealer, Deansgate, Manchester. Thomas Swift, grocer, Sheffield. BANKRUPTS. 91 - tql:1; John Henry Rawll, tailor, Leadenhall-street, to surren der April 15, at half-past twelve, and May 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Rushworth Sims and Arthur Rushworth lima merchants, Fish-street-hill, April 15, at -half-past one, and May 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johu Cooper Newey, pork butcher, Wolverhampten, April 18 and May 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham ,Dis trict Court. George Howbeach Banaster, tailor and draper, Oldbury, Worcestershire, April 15 and May 6, at doyen, at the Bir mingham District Court. John Slorah, glass and lead merchant, Kidderminster, April 18 and May 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Richard Day and Thomas Day, ship builders, Goole, York, April 15, and May 13, at eleven at the Leeds Dis trict Court. . Joseph Deeley, beerseller, grinder, and polisher, Aston, Warwickshire, April 18 and May 9, at eleven, at the Bit mAnghtim District Court. Stephen Wrathall, cattle dealer, Linton, Yorksliiie, April 15 and May 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. David Landale, junr., and Co., sometime the Durie Coal Company, near Leven, Fife. James Melven, clothier, Aberdeen. John Dunsmuir and Sons, coalmasters, Barr Mill, Beith. John Charles Sandell, Edinburgh, late army exchange agent, Warw ek-street, Charing-cross. George Middleton, wood merchant, Mansfield, Strath• miglo, Fifeshire. COURSE OF EXCHANGE..THIS DAY. Amsterdam Ditto - 11 16f 11 161. Antwerp -25 10 2.5 16 Brussels — 25 10 25 ,15 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 271 25 321 Frankfort on Maine — 117 1 In t Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 351 35 9 1 Madrid Cadiz — 491 0 -,•'4 Leghorn — 20 29 0 Genoa .-- 25 35 25 421 Naples Palermo - -121 121 Messina — 121 121 .—Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York .'. E.I. CO's big. House Ws. flOd: Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 .2 Bombay ditto -26i 24 Madras ditto - 26 - • 24 East India Company s Bills drawn, from the 18th ult, to the 25th ult. Benbal£343 19 0 Madras 0 0 0 Bombay . 0 0 0 £34319 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz. L 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in B ars (S tandard).. ...... fl 0 5 2 WILLS.—The will and codicil of the Right Hon. Frederick John Earl of Ripon, F.R.S., P.C. of Nocton Park, Sleaford, Li nco l ns hi re ; Mowbray Lodge, Ripon, Yorkshire ; and Putney-heath, Surrey, were proved in Lon don on the 18th of March, 1859, by Vice-Admiral Sir George Tyler, K .H., the acting executor • the other execu tor, Mr. Robert Gosli ng , o f B o tl ey , Chertsey, and of Fleet street, having renounced. These two executors were appointed by the codi c il, d a t e d th e 23d J u l y , 1856, the testator having named in his will, dated the sth of Septeln ber, 1850, as his executors Viscount Hardinge and the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, both of whom predeceased the testator, who died on the 28th of January, 1859 . The will and codicil are short. Hi s l o rdship has bequeathed to his countess £20,000 absolutely, and all the furniture, linen, china, &c., and the farming stock and a life interest in th e estates at Putney-heath, Nocton and Dunston. Leave s a ll his manuscripts, correspondence, and papers to the countess • for her life, and then to his son. Leaves the count ess th e onepo rt r o a f i t h o i m f , s h o e , b father, ysir Robert, Duke of Bu c ki ngham, and Thomas Lawrence ; a ll o th er por traits, and the bust of King George IV,, which his Majesty had himself presented to the earl, are to go and be held with the estate of Nocton. Bequeaths to Madame Gandillot, who was the companion of his late daughter, the interest of £l,OOO for her life, and the principal to her son Charles. Directs £l5O to be expended in the education of the children of a late servant, deceased ; also an annuity of £5O to be given to a former servant, who has since been in the employ of his son ; £lOO to his steward and bailiff; and one year's wages to all his servants, gardene rs , a nd gamekeepers. Ap points his son, now Earl of Ripon, heretofore Viscount Goderich, who is his only surviving child, the residuary legatee. The personalty was sworn under £BO,OOO. The will of Vice-Admiral Villiers Francis Hatton of Eaton place, Belgrave-squ are , an d of Dalgarry, Ireland, was proved in London in - the principal Registry of the Court of Probate by Colonel the Honourable James Li n d say (Grenadier Guards), and Lieutenant-Colonel Villiers, La touche Hatton (Grenadier Guards), the son, the joint executors. The personal property in England was sworn under £B,OOO. The admiral h as b equeathed his freehold estates in Wexford and Waterford, Ireland, to his son and to his issue, and, in default thereof, then to his own . daughters and their issue. To each . daughter he has given a sum of £lO,OOO, settled on them selves. To his executor, Colonel Lindsay, 100 guineas. To his son he leaves the house in Eaton place, with all the furniture, pictures, plate, ebina„ and,t4lS carriages and horses ; and to his son's chi/dia l ''he leaves the residue of his property. The will is of some length, and was raid° on the 18th of November, 1856. The admiral died on the 9th day of February, 1859. The will of the Right Honourable Lady Sarah Taylor, of 3, Fairlawn House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was proved in London on the 18th of March, by Miss Elizabeth Lucy Taylor, her ladyship's eldest daughter and sole acting executrix, a power being re served of making the like grant to Mr. William O'Bryen Taylor, her ladyship's eldest son, and also executor, ap pointed by the will. Her ladyship has bequeated to her said eldest son the salver and silver breakfast service pre sented to her late husband by the inhabitants of the town of Tunbridge Wells ; also leaves to her said eldest son the plate and plated articles which were baqueathedto her late husband by John, Earl of Chatham ; with these exceptions, she bequ ea th s th e w h o l e o f h er proper t y to b e divided equally amongst her six children. The will is in ho lady ship's own handwriting, dated the 10th of April, 1858. Her death occurred on the 9th of February, 1859. The person- 'l4 alty was sworn under £lB,ooo.—lllustrated London News. SINGULAR DEATH.—An accident of a very- sin gular character occurred a few days ago to Mrs. Watson, wife of Mr. Watson, dyer, of Artillery -place, Roundhay road, Leeds. A fortnight ago Mrs. Watson, whilst asleep, swallowed four false teeth, which stuck fast in her throat. Medical aid was called in, and she was attended by Mr. Morley and Mr. S. Smith, who performed an operation, and succeeded in partially dislodging the teeth, but not suffi ciently so, and Mrs. Watson expired on Saturday.—Leeds Intellijencer. THE MAIL SERVICE, --SOUTHAMPTON, Monday. —The steamship Ceylon, Capt. Evans, left this day, with the East India and China mails, 3,555 boxes of specie and jewellery to the value of £960,U3, and 69 first class and 26 second class passengers, among whom are Major Fytche, Col. Haly, Captains Campbell and Munroe, Lieutenants Bailey, Hithers, Robinson, Butler, Carey, and Lloyd, and 13 . 0 g 1 4 Waton, Share 12.10 13.14 Stoek Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 21 3; 59i t 311 2d 7 ing eau the thb dip Yes! The rec( the has otht tele Lor