The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-24 00:00:00

------ .---..... --------- MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.) CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. REDUCTION OF THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. Railways Share ! raid. Closing 1 Business Price. Done. Very little business hae3been transacted in the ____ , Discount market during the last few days, as the 50 Belfast and Ballymena all - - expectation of a decline in the Bank minimum has stock l 3 . p ti i T r i W, La., 0l andan s i t i r.Val all 8 7 8 2 4 induced the commercial classes inertly to supply 25 'Blac kburn June all 114 124 their immediate requirements. The terms upon which 25 ) I r o y s t t h . Al e d f. Tin nd e Mid. Co all - 61 - 71 first-class bills have been negotiated have ranged as stock Bristol and Exeter ~ „ 100 103 104 1034 3 stock Caledonian low as 41 per cent., and very few applications have 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 9 - been made to that establishment ; the next weekly 50 Cork, and Bandon , all - - 20 Work, olrock., &Passagel all - - return, therefore, is expected to show a decrease 20 Cornwall I all 81 7 6; 4 in the other securities, as well as an augmentation 1 3 0 I D D o o B A ( 'u A g ets no div • all - - until 6pc per tn. all - - • of bullion. t hasbeen pd. toB 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all - - The expected alteration in the rate has taken 25 ;Dun. Perth, &Ab. June an 8 9 took lEast'Anolian lOO 165 171 place, the Bank directors, after a brief consultation, stock East Ang lian 100 165 174 place, the Bank directors, after a brief consultation, stock ' Eastern "Counties lOO 53 54 54 34 having reduced it to 4 per cent. The movement stock e Eastern Un d i o on, 3 1 st d oc o k ;g o o g 27 was so generally anticipated that it has attracted 25 Do N w A, late EU3ds Bl - - comparatively little attention, although it has in- 20 East T Suffolk all - - all - - creased the buoyancy of the Stock Exchange stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 77 79 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 1( 0 304 314 market. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction 1 1 0 t 0 l - - There were no bullion operations at the Bank of ssttoCol Furness l - - and S. Western 109 99 101 - 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland a l l England yesterday. stock Great Northern lOO 115 116 1151 44 f At the forthcoming meeting of the Trust and stock Po do A s t o ck Loan Company of Upper Canada, a dividend at the !re l i c ( Gt. IP. d o?' Ireland 100 1111 NI rate of 81 per cent. per annum will be proposed. stock Great Western stock Do Str Val mtg. stock 100 60 65 The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed 12 Trish South-eastern - - with a very quiet appearance, and prices were stockstee I. ,o a n ev n te a r n esz Lrx w ni a r u lg o o 1 24 ;V/ 1 4 :4 4 4 1 4 7 44 4 barely supported. The sales were between 5,000 stock 2 Lon., Bright. . & and s Coast iov 100 al 113 114 1135 13 Western 100 100 1004 101 1004 11 1 and. 6,000 bales: In the Railway Share Market stock Lond. &Nth: West rather more business was recorded, and quotations stock l Len d . . i th d e e , th.sWestern lOO 93 94 l 93 4 3 4 exhibited a further improvement. p L'derry 4.! Ennisatcoleraine all 1 - 0 - 11 The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up stock Man e . Vet. & Aeo In to this day, are in round figures as under :- 50 Maryport and Carlisle all - - 124 Do do 4 shares all - - 1860. 1859. 10 Metropolitan 1 2 6} 21 d d stock Midland Greitt Western North-Western - - South-Western - - Brighton 15,061 13,442 ,5 Mid Kent all - - Midland - - 100 N:ewcastle and C trlisle all - - South. Eastern Great Northern A ber. & Herefd .. all 10 11 10 N e w. , ,"vyk Amagh, def 9 76 d Lancashire and Yorkshire - Bristol and Exeter 6,65.5 6,485 stock Norfolk... ...... ..... „ 100 54 56 514 North-Eastern Eastern Counties ) danchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln . . 11,677 11,200 stock vor.Dev.RailazDk.stoc, 100 - - stock D A stk ; A rocs no d. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 5,254 4,614 Edinburgh and Glasgow until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 - - 6,206 5,928 stock Do B stock - - Glasgow and South-Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 100 80 soi 80 1 Great Luxemburg 2,661 2,292 s s loc oc k t Do Yore 100 105 107 North London This return shows a continuous improvement in 20 North Staffordshire l7l 134 131 13 4 5 most of the principal lines. On the Great Western r 2 Irara lv niil l a u m nc gl i l:: icil 94 Z the increase amounts to £2,875, on the North- stock Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn 100 44 46 I Western to £7,018, on the South-Western to £1,320, ( Peebles 20 Portsmouth the Brighton to £1,619, the Midland to £3,8 45 , stee lo k }Steigienentral - - 100 115 117 the South-Eastern to £1,467, the Great Northern s tock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 1,00 8 3 7 1 351 344 to £2,032, the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £5,017, stock sh D ro o p S a ir l t i t r . e M i Ld. io s n toc . k ..: : 1 00 100 48 V) 45 9 the South-Eastern to £1,467, the North Eastern to stock T. o t a tp i to v u o rn a e & Sheer. 1 ;g1. 4 3 42 44 d £3,533, Eastern Counties to £578, Edinburgh and stock South Eastern .:•.: :: : ;Egg Egt 8 6 5 8 4 85 5 4 Glasgow to £278, Grand Trunk of Canada to £2,755, stock stACk r Crk W . and" li' s River Dun . 100 78 80 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 and Great Western of Canada to £1,134. 2 5 Stockton & Darlington all 39 40 Increased buoyancy has been apparent in the 25 Sakto d n o & Hartlepoo l 1( 9 35 84 9 p Market for Public Securities, owing to the abund- stock Taff Vale ........ e :.! ° • 100 --- ance of money and the improvement reported in the stct s k T ao m P ea rg av N e o u l t k&Ran IC:2/ - -.. Paris Bourse. Speculative purchases have been 50 5 Ulster .. • • all 1 551 554 20 ' 2 31p effected, and prices have consequently tended u p - 12 10 Do i :•. :•• :• : ....... .••• • • • • 11 Wards. Consols are 951 1 for transfer, and 95 1 1 for sr Tiegoorraisetaathand Pi 10a l I so 10 11 account. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced stock Waterford & Kilken in ni 100 - have advanced to 931 1, India Stock has receded to 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 West C , ,rnwall 2191, ditto New Loan is firmer at 1064 1, ditto 20 West London.... - - Debentures are 96; -1, and Exchequer Bills have ZO Do o Lst d c c l l a a s a s a :: .. improved to 6s. to 9s. prem. _ 121 Worcester &Herefo • ;;l.. 111 2 1 (I I In Foreign Securities the transactions have been PREFERENCE SHARES. moderately active, and prices show a further im- Share i I g B Railways. 'Pa ll Pate . D one. provement. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 751 to usiness 76 4 ; ditto New, 581 to 581; and the 4 per Cents. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per are firmer, at 1011; Spanish, at 481; Mexican, at c stk Or e iS P . r Z f ae s r4 te p d ct t stocl? 1001 9 - 5 98 - 211 i ; Portuguese, at 451 ; Russian 3 per Cents., at i2O Do. do. do. Shares - - 64 1 - ; but Dutch 4 per Cents. are fiat, at 100 1 ; and 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2 all stock Calerlon £lO, 41 per cent 100 101 103 - - 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all Spanish Deferred, at 371. - - 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. - - The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 1 stook t), ; uL a .Pert e ll a & a A a b A e;•. : l l, l s m 1 V 10 5 1 f I f o ll Mtn.; the Thames and Mersey ditto, 11 i prem. ; stock Do. • do. Class B 4 p.c P.c • 100 112 115 stock Do. do. (lass C 7 p.c lOO 109 112 and the Universal ditto, 1 i l i prem. s tock E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 110 112 110 The dealings in the Railway Share Market tock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 to^k Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 124 126 have been rather more active, and prices have stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 81 83 shown an upward movement in most instances. stock Egeo li s ,& ei a r s e .s , a p t . .. 1 . c shares lOO 110 112 South -Western, Midland, North-Eastern (Ber- 1= sZI:=;;IMW1 lOC c 7 s g n 75 s Wick), North-Eastern (York), and South-Eastern stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - advanced ss. ; Caledonian, Great Western, and Lan- stock st, (l i r a, s e'i t 7 . .r7;e s r t ift p s . P c x t: ro ° o 1 1 1 17 110 cashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; Great Northern, 15s. • stock I Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 101 111 112 'stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. and North-Western, £l. 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 89 85 87 In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there was 10 Gt a li n . of_Sco r d. , l a s it t pr, all - - not much activity. South Austrian and Lom- stock , I p. ' et & pref i l st e oc , k , T) 4 1 100 97 99 50 IGreat West. (Berks • a • • d bardo-Venetian improved to 12 and 121; San . Hants) Ex t. sp. ct n . 6 - - Paolo were dealt in at 1} ; Great Indian Peninsula I(o)2tll:te=ttliref: 100 99 100 improved to 991 100; East Indian, Grand Trunk, stock Do. Irredeemable, cio • 100 90 92 and Great Western of Canada remained at previous s tock Do. o. s rii p.ct. .. Redeem. Prof. Shares all 100 a11 102 1114 4 10 0 1 'values. 10 (it. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf. sh. all 17 18 10 no dcs p. ct. pref all 10 105 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have stock Do Birmg.guar. stock lOO 74 76 754 shown little variation of importance. Oriental 111 o . Sh o eler gua. shares s a lt 1 v i 20 Bank have improved about 55., and Union of Lou- 20 ' Do . . do. do. don ss. Royal Mail Steam declined ss. stock T,ari. &York 6p. c. stock lOO 138 140 stock Do. Barnsl.st.£s3s 10d pc 100 - - stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) - - BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. stock Lon.& Brig. 5 pe.gii.No.l 100 116 118 Bank Stock per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 34 i i i stock Do. glut. 6 p. a stock Do. do. 5 p.c.100 138 143 No. 4 100 116 118 a per Cent. Cons.ls Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities - - India Stock .. . Ditto 6 per Cent. • 1064 4 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 136 961 1 stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.deftil '65) 100 88 70 Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto 1859 96f 4 25 Lon. Chat. and Dover.. . 11 21 22 Ditto Bonds £I,OOO Nuneaton, sp. et._ .. 100 115 117 Casa& for Account (6th June) .. 954 f 4 stock Lon. & S.W, 7n. ct. stock 100 1524 1574 156 India Stock for Account - 124 Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. all - - Ditto Account, 5 per cent. Exchequer Bills, £I,OOO, 14d f 7 Ditto £5OO 5 p stoc•z Do. 34 per cent FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 4 f p Brasilian 5 per Cent - 124 Mary ort & Car., 4p. c. all - - Ditto 45 per Cent. 1858 9l 12/ Do. 44 per cent. all - - Ditto 41 per Cent. Scrip, 1860 - - Mexican 3 per Cent 2la , stock Do.Con.Bris. &Bir. 6 p.c. 100 139 141 Ditto Account 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 I 1 p Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853, .. - stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. at. 100 94 96 oi Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. - p.c.redeem.st 5 p.c.pm. Ditto 41 per Cent. option till 1566 ....... all 114 121 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 6 44 12 10 Do. till 1869, Ist is. 9 - - p Sardinian 5 per Cent. - - p Spanish 3 per Cent.. - stock Nortik sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 - - Ditto Account - - Ditto New Deferred - s t oc k Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 - - stock North British, sp.c. .. 100 110 112 Ditto Account - - Turkish 6 per Cent •• - 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 1 4 4 e Ditto Account - - Ditto New Loan - - Ditto Account stuck Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. a No. 1 13 - - Dividends on the above payable in London. 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 - 7 Datch Exchange, 12 Gull. 24 per Cent... 66 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 4d 4 P Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. stock Ox.Wr.Wol. 6p. a Ist g. 100 123 125 THREE O'CLOCK. stock Do. Redeem. 2d gua.... 100 - - Console, Money Ditto June Account - - 84 Scottish Central, new pf all - - stock Scottish North-Eastern THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. 3 4 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. 100 - - .9.- 133 4 The public are aware of the degree of esteem in stcligks. SouthDci 7 Div. Devon, pref.stoc s k 00 10 . 1 101 10 105 which the corporation of London are held by all the 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all - ---- i leading members of the commercial and financial 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading world. A London merchant avoids all civic o ffi ces stock tinoni,4l,pe.o.6r) cent. all 231 23f 100 101 103 as an American gentleman avoids a political nomi- stock Do. Fixed OA Ist is. 100 101 103 nation. There is no actual hostility to these dig- stock sthc • o i r i lVa r l e e r s, c : n ui . t . . 4p. c. 1 0 0( 0 1 89 l i o l nitaries, however, for it is not in the nature of the stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 88 mercantile class to enter into agitations, so long as n s t i t . i l z 6 Dar.per A cents p. c all a g i p li they are not personally annoyed. But a remarkable 25 Do , C 6 er cent all 32 33 instance of the results of this indifference is now to stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c lOO 44 48 , be quoted, which, it may be hoped, will assist to LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. stimulate the reformers at the west end in dealing with city privileges. The Ro y al Exchan g e is Railways. Paid. Leasing IClosing Business , Co.'s. , Price. Done. under the control of the corpoiation, and the mer- Bedford chants of London meet in its open area every Buckinghamshire B a gt r e e hley 1 8 6 1 , 1 In n : i,`sii.t7. 97 99 I day, The exposure to the weather having been Chester & Holyhead..' 100 Do. i . 511 511 1 found painfully inconvenient and injurious, they r o .. 3.3 . .. 5 5 1 per cent. 100 I Do 125 127 per cent. 100 Do 113 115 addressed a very humble petition to the "Worship- Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 1 0 3 105 ful Joint Grand Gresham Committee ," p ra y ing that Colchester, a glass roof or dome might be pro vided, intimating, i Stour Val. l all E.U.&E 0 16 17 E lacolnshire , o* 6 .c. 100 Gt. North 138 140 E.Union,Harw cat Ehs, all E.Counts. • 44 41 at the same time, that if the trifling outlay which G l2o. , W rr oodbridge ... I 100 , - - - `would be required should be deemed an obstacle, 1 ,..8 &Neils Ord 100 ;Caledonin - uo. ' New .....• ' • . • .1100 ;Do. .- they would themselves meet any difficulty on that Gloster& Dean Fo Forest' st' all !Gt. West. -- -- score. This petition was headed by Messrs. Baring EsitrilTnevacy.arßaii. all livi.N.sair' - - IYk.N. Md. 110 112 and Rothschild, nearly all the Bank directors, and ti Do. 1 Shares •• • • all tDo. the principal partners in most of our great firms. It Do. A l 6 ~I tr a Tes ... 5 .. . e. :l 1 11 0 1 c! To. 1- - remained unanswered for more than six months. A .!' 1! I.. a e n neen "«. Greenwtbl 100 , s. n i taW 22 208 reply was then requested, and a verbal message Do. Preference ••• . •• 100 IDo. was sent back that before the plan of the build- Lon. , , rithii ,. &au s aou4 t p en .c d t: 100 ,Peto & Co. 91 97 100 IN - urfolk - - ing had been agreed to, twelve of the principal Vow. rp t e ° r cent.... • .. 1 00 IDo. merchants had been consu lt e d, who unanimously iusec.,Buxte.st • llatk. all 11_,NW&M 24 31 decided for an open exchange, and that, there- Mid. Bradford Prefer . en ce Stock..... ... : 100 Midland 96 98 97 fore, no alteration would take - lace. When a list N _ 1 ew markt.,BuryEx E.Counts 1 4 p of those 12 merchants was requ ested no names could guaranteed 5p.c.5. 5 '6 all Do. be furnished. It only remains be added that these Northm& Eastn. 5 p.c. . Do. do. 6 per cent...' all Do - - circumstances took place 10 years ago, that the Do. Fixed 5 p er cent. all Do di .. • ci . - 141 - 142 merc h a nts of London hav e ever s i nce sus t a i ne d the North Western ......I all rill I\ ,l s l v i nco nvenience, and that every passing year has in- Preston and W y re. all & L.Yk. I - creased their sense of it, that at Antwerp, and other Do. 4 Stares A. all D 0... . ,, ... 135 138 -- Continental Bourses, examples of a simple, perfect, Roystn.llitch.. & She 100 Gt. North. and inexpensive remedy are furnished, that it has ShLe o wsbry& Herefor d 100 T.Brassey 100 to o 1 ...... 4 p now been suggested for another movement to be South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean .. 10.1 11 made to endeavour to g et the r equisite alteration Nv Wimbledon West. 9' & Croydn. all L & Brgtn' 74 8 5 _ - commenced during the present season, so as to be - DOCKS.______ _ completed before the set tin g in of an other winter , - and that the sufferers, after the treatment they I closing Business Share Docks. Paid. Done. have experienced, decline to renew the question, I Price. and to subject themselves t o the p ossibilit y of fur- - stock Commercial lOO - ther rudeness. ____________ stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO - --_____' - - - - r - -- - - ------- stook East and West Indies l5l - The French Government has not yet received , London lOO any despatch respecting the skirmish whin, .fook place be-stock ISt ielt S • Katharine lOO - tweex some Roman gendarmes and Garibaldi vulunteers; stock V i: a u: o h r a ia mpton • 100 100 100 102 user Identefiascone. ao D i p New..,,, 2 .... i ___ Share R.ilways I Paid. Closing 1 Business Price. Done. 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 81 stock Birk., La., and Ch June lOO 70 72 25 'Blackburn 25 inly th and Tyne all 10 Bost. Shef. and Mid. Co all 6 1 7 4 stock Bristol and Exeter 100 103 104 1034 3 stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 9 50 ,Cork and Bandon , all 20 Work, olrock., &Passagel all 20 Cornwall all 61 7 4 I 1 1 0 0 I D D o o B A (A g ets no diV• f all f , hasb een until 6 pc p pe d. toB rtn. all 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. Juno all 8 9 stock Eastl Anglian lOO 161 174 stock jEastern Coun ti es lOO 53 54 54 34 stock 'Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38 stock Do do B do 100 25 27 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. SI 20 East Suffolk 10 Do stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 77 79 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 1( 0 304 311 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 109 99 101 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 115 116 1151 1 stock Po do A stock stock Po do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 113 114 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gus. stock 100 60 65 12 Trish South-eastern all stock Lancashire & Torkshir 100 1034 1041 1041 4 stock London and Blackwall 100 70 71 704 1 74} 4 stock Lon., Bright.. & Coast 100 113 114 1131 13 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover all 11 12 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 1001 101 1001 11 1 124 Do eighths stock Loud. & ^ th. Western lOO 93 94 934 3 1 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'oerry & Ennisat all 10 11 stock Man. She. & I.in oln 300 414 42 50 Maryport and Carlisle all 121 Do do 4 shares all 10 Metropolitan stock Midland stock Do virming. & Derby 109 94 96 50 Mid. G. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares all ,5 Mid Kent. all 10 Do, Cray Line 100 Vewcastle and C trlisle all 25 New., Aber. & Herefd, , all 10 11 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all stock Norfolk. 100 54 56 511 50 N hn. Counties Union stock North British lOO 61 62 stock Vor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoc, 100 stock D A stk ; A recs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 stock Do B stock 4tock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 954 961 964 654 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16134 14 d stock no Leeds ....... ....... 100 52 521 52 4 stock Do Yortr stocs North London 20 North Staffordshire l 7l 134 13 134 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 9 1 12 Not. &Grantham Rail lO 6„ stock Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn 100 44 46 10 Peebles . 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhyrnney.... .. stock Scottish Central stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 341 351 341 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 stock Shropshire Union lOO 48 50 48 9 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 4 3 d stock South Devon 100 42 44 stock South Eastern ...... :. 100 851 8.54 851 stock South Wales stock S. York. and River Dun 100 78 80 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 2 5 Stockton & Darlington all 39 40 25 Do do 9 8/ 9 p Stockton & Hartlepool 161 stock Taff Vale 100 stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenL k&Rail 22 - 50 Ulster • • all 55 584 25 Do ...... 12 10 Do .... : stock Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Ste. and Pim all , 10 11 stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West C';rnwall 20 West London.... 10 Do Ist class ........ all 20 Do 2nd class ........ all 124 Worcester & Hereford.. 114 2 — 1 d nFai#=! PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. "pail Price. Done. Closing Business Paid. Closing; Business Share Railways. Share Mines. Price. Done. Alfre I Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... E. WI Russel (Tsvistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack)l G. Wheal Vor (Helston)l Grenville .. Herod's- Foot—. Hingston Downs Lady Bertha M rgaret (Uny Lelant) North Downs North France 4 (Illogan)1 N.Wh'l Basset (1110 an)l North Wheal ( 'rofty ' Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Cara don(St.Cleer) S. Cana Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Tin Croft Vale of Towev (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seaton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller ( Redruth) •Wheal Edward (Cals.) IWheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)l 'Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 2.11.101 16 4i 5i 1 2 280 2A 445 455 ' 115 125 72 Et 13 13 36 38 13 13 1} 11 1 3 31 29 31 4 44 24 2f 45 47 54 6 4 5 1221 121 2.14.5 7.4.0 17; 12.13.9 94 5.14.6 8.12 4.7.0 1.8.6 9.18.9 11- 10.6.7 12s all 120.18.0' 13s 6d 2.4 6} 1.7.2 11 I 51 61 8' 9' 13/ 43 45 li 300 i 310 3 31 1 lt 166 170 45 47 21 21 4 i 5 23 21 t 79 81 335 345 150 160 87i ?,2 3 3i 15 16 21 23 27 29 FOREIGN MINES. Australian BonAccord Copper, L im. Brazil. Imp. (is. at .£ p.) Do. St. John del Rey,Lim Do. Land and Mining - Co. Clarendon Cons.MinCo. Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. General Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Mariquita N. Rhin eCopof S. Ans. L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and melt Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited) Do P iP 28 29 die. 43 45 11 13 1 21 31 2 25 } d par 1 p 101 11i d p if i d p 14 2 TM SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 18GO. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. Paid. . Closing Business done 1 rice. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 84 86 85 5 Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 1 stk 100 96 97 964 7 t Gu. 5 psr cent.. .... . 18 Do, Do. 13 131 ld id 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 44 54d 204 Do. New 10 Do. Preference 100 1 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 75 80 ) 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30. 4 d 4 p 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 35. 14 14 d 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c 74 14 4 d 175 Demerara all 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 11 4d 45 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1014 102 1014 8 2 20 Do. F Shares Ext lO 4 d 3 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO 4 d 4 p 100 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs all 98 99 985 stock Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 all 1014 102 20 Geelong & Melbourne all 21 22 sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 per cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 32 33 314 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 91 93 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 66 fli 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 all 68 70 1 00 Do. do. 1872 all 68 70 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 991 100 994 100 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 id id 2 0 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 1 0 1 5 l i d guaranteed 5 per cent. 20/ Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 124 124 1 1 4 204 Do. New Do.pay. Bonds '76, with 100 all 98 100 spt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 98 100 1 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 98 100 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all 92 94 stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c lOO 88 90 stock Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 93 99 984 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 91 93 924 20 Do. Fourth do lO 1 4 d 20 Do. do all stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds lOO Newßrunswick & Canda 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Clan- A Capital Share ▪ Do. do. Land d 0... 20 Do, do. B Capi; al do .. all 5 7 ▪ Do. do. Land do. 20 Oude (Limited) stock Scinde .......... ..; 100 991 1004 20 Do. Pnnjaub .... La g all 14 d 1 d i 20 Do. Do. .... —.. Rt 3 5 d sto 3k Do. Indus. St. Flo. qi ~ 100 944 954 20 St. A ndrews & Quebec 'A 18 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip 1 4 4 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 19 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 44 20 !Ardennes ——. 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c 7 4 id 5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 1 20 JBeziers to Graissessac all 10 Buen.Ayres &S. FerndO 21 31 4p 65 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 1 24 100 Copiabo , ......& . . all 10 Ditto Extension .... all 11 11d 20 Dutch Rhenish ... . 20 Eastern of France 20 Grand Rue. Guar. 6p. a 0 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 65 64 20 Italian Junction . 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre & Turnhout 20 Lyons & Geneva. 334 Maria Antonia .... 10 Do. New ....... . 20 Namur & Liege 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref all 194 194 16 Northern of France all 38 .89 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 9 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter all 3 1 1 344 20 Paris & Orleans all 52 54 20 i Recife & S. Fran. (Pern ) gua. 7p. ct. lim l3 2 14d 20 Riga & Dunaburg lO 10 Rome & Frascati .... all 20 Royal Danish ........ _ all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all , 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 81 81 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 2 4 4d 14 20 S.Aust &Lom b Venetin 12 1 4 124 12 20 Southern of France 84 West Flanders .. .. all 51 51 10 Do. 64 p. c. Preference .. all 94 91 94 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 2ti 22/ 20 Western of Austria.... 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden ...... . . .... all 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref.... all 20 Zeal Ind rum 1) FiimuoN. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. DREADFUL EXPLOSION. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. An explosion from fire damp has just occurred on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Orissa, lying in Southampton docks. The deck cabins, bulkheads, &c., were blown to atoms. Five men have been brought ashore, and sent to the infirmary. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LDRDS--(Trus EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The North Eastern Railway (extension of time) and the Bucks County Rate Bills were read a second time. The London and North Western Railway and St. Helen's Canal and Railway Companies (amendment) Bill was read a third time and passed. CHURCH RATES. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented a number of petitions in favour of the abolition of Church Rates. SAVOY AND NICE. The Earl of CARNARVON said he had given private notice to tho noble lord opposite of his intention to put a question to him on this subject. He preferred taking this opportunity, as the noble viscount (Stratford de Redcliffe) bad a notice on the paper with respect to Switzerland and Turkey, when Viscount STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE inter rupted the noble earl by observing that as the motion he had on the paper was a very important one, he thought it would be better to postpone it until after the holidays. Under those circumstances he should not put his question until the 11th of June. The Earl of CARNARVON said that being the case he would at once ask her Majesty's Government whether they could inform the house in whatlstate the negotiations was respecting the conference proposed to be held for settling the disputed question connected with the cession of Savoy to France. Lord WODEHOUSE said he could not give the noble earl any very exact information on the point. The nego tiations could not be carried on till the Treaty of Turin was ratified by the Sardinian Parliament. There had been a pr posal for a conference, but the exact points for discus sion had not yet been decided. CHURCH RATES. Lord LYVEDEN gave notion that on the 13th of June he should move the seccsid reading of the Bill for tho Abolition of Church Rates. UNION OF BENEFICES BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, which had for its object the removing certain churches in now ♦ery thinly populated parishe • in the city of London, and to transfer the revenues to some adjoining but not largely en dowed parish. _ _ A long discussion arose, in which it was strongly urged that the operations of the bill should not be confined to the metropolis, but should be extended to other parts of the kingdom. An amendment was ultimately agreed to extend the provision of the bill under certain conditions. Several verbal amendments having been made to some of the other clauses, the bill passed through committee and was reported. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time :—Bedford and Cambridge Railway; Blyth Harbour and Dock; Burnham Tidal Harbour and Railways; Dorset Central Railway (Extension of Time, &c.) ; Grand Surrey Docks and Canal; Highbridre Markets and Gas; Torquay Gas; and Wat ford, Rickmansworth, and Uxbridge Railway. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway, and Port Carlisle Dock and Railway, and Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Companies Bill, and North Kent Water Bill were considered and ordered for third reading. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented in favour o f th e R e f orm Bill, for and against the Wine Licenses Bill, praying that the house should take steps to protect its privileges , &c., &c. THE REFORM BILL. Mr. HORSMAN, who was indistinctly heard, was understood to give notice that he would move, in com mittee on the Reform Bill, that in the opinion of the house it would facilitate legislation if the house proceeded in reference to that bill by resolution. SALE OF GAS. Mr. DEEDES gave notice that he would move for the repeal of the bill passed last session for regulating measures for the sale of gas. COTTON GOODS (INDIA.) Mr. GREGSON asked the Secretary of State for India if the report was correct that the tariff value of cotton goods on importation into India had been raised from £lOO to about £150; and whether the previous duty of 5 per cent. on LlOO was to be raised to 10 per cent. on £l5O, thereby fixing a duty of 15 per cent. in place of 5 per cent. ; and, secondly, it' the report was correct, if this excessive scale. of duties would be sanctioned by the Council of India. Sir C. WOOD said that he was not i possession of in formation to enable him to answer the question exactly. He could state, however, generally that Mr. Wilson found the duty on goods in India at different rates, and he thought it advisable to impose a uniform rate of 10 per cent. HYDE P.kitK. Mr. E. JAMES asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he had any plans in his office for making a road across Hyde-park from Tyburnia to Brompton or Kensing ton ; and whether he would have any objection to lay them upon the table of the house, together with an estimate of the expense at which such a communication can be made, ARMY ESTIMATES. In reply to Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. S. HERBERT said it was intended to bring for ward the army estimates next Thursday. -- • - - - REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY. Lord PALMERSTON said he would now move that a committee be appointed to search the journals of the House of Lords relating to the proceedings of their lord ships in reference to the bill for the repeal of the Excise duty on paper. The motion, which was merely of a formal character, was agreed to. . It was also agreed that the following members should compose the committee, namely, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the Chancellor ,of the Exchequer, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Clive, Mr. Laing, and Mr. Brand. After a few ',minutes absence Lord PALMERSTON brought up the report of the committee amid much laughter. It merely contained an extract from the journals of the House of Lords, stating that the bill was debated, and the amendment that it be read a first time that day six months agreed to. On the motion of Lord PALMERSTON, a committee to search for precedents, of which he had previously given notice, was appointed. THE CAVALIERE LUIGI VILLAROSA. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State forFor9ign Affairs whether, on or about the 11th April last, a fugitivefrom the N ea p o lit an t roops at Palermo, the C ava li ers Luigi Villarosa, applied for refuge to one of the English ships of war anchored in the harbour; that he was repulsed by the captain, alleging that his instructions only allowed him to extend his protection to British subjects, add that he was received and protect e d on b oar d a R uss i an vesse l ; an d if so, whether such transaction was previous to the date of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs' late instruction to the Admiralty ; and whether the officer in question was now informed of the directions of the Government on the subject. Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had communicated with the Admiralty, who, he understood, had not received any information respecting the transaction in question. THE LANDING OF GARIBALDI. In reply to Mr. HENNESSY, Lord J. RUSSELL stated that he would be ready to lay on the table of the houso the correspondence on this subject. ATTENDANCE OF MINISTERS. Mr. E. JAMES gave notice that on the first day of the meeting of Parliament after the holidays, he would move that, in consequence of the pressure of public business, Ministers to whom questions were to be addressed, according to notice, should be in their places at four o'clock. (Laughter.) REFRESHMENT HOUSES AND WINE LICENSES BILL AS AMENDED, On the motion for going into committee of supply, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that precedence should be given to the consideration of this s t 1 0 , retail wine to be consumed page 7N es ot a i gr ce ee to d to : "Clausetnh e of f application premises A, e bill as amended, which was agreed to. The right hon. gen tleman then moved the following clause,whichtof l lions for o a r C I Clause a house eun not previo us l y li cense d - 9 se e 3 George c. 61, s. 1 0.) Provided al wa y s , th a t every person in tendin g to a pply for a licence to be granted unde r the authority of this act o g v e to retail wine to be consumed on the premises, in re spect of any house, room, shop, or building not theretofore licensed for the consumi , tion of wine therein, shall affix, or cause to be affixed, a notice on the door of such house, room, shop, or building, and on the door of the church or chapel of the parish or place in which such house shall be situate, and, where there shall be no church or chapel, on some other public and conspicuous place within ' such parish or place, on three several Sundays previous to his application for such license, at some time between the hours of ten of the clock in the forenoon and four of the clock in the afternoon, and shall serve a copy of such notice upon one of the overseers of the poor, and upon one of the constables or other peace officers of the said parish or place, fourteen days at the least previous to such application ; and every such notice, and the copies thereof, shall be written in a fair and legible hand, or printed, and shall be signed by the party intending to make such ap plication, or by his agent thereunto authorised, and shall set forth the situation of the house, shop, or building in a true and particular manner, and the Ch r i s ti an an d surname of the party applying, together with the place of his residence, and his trade or calling during the six months previous to the time of serving such notice, and his intention to apply for a licence to retail wine to be con sumed in such house or premises. Several other new clauses, proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, were also agreed to. (LEFT SITTING.) One of the effects of the late treaty of commerce with England is already visible in Paris. Several shops are crowded with English porcelainee of very superior qua lity to that hitherto ustd in France. A letter from Rome of the 15th inst., announces that the Papal GOvernment has obtained possession of several very important documents, which contain: the instructions of the revolutionary committees to their agents, directing them to hasten an insurrection in the States of the Church, and likewise in the Abbruzzi and in Calabria. It adds that the Court of Rome proposes to ad dress copies of these documents to the great Powers of Europe. EPSOM - RACES.--(ThTS' [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM] TWO-YEAR OLD STAKES. Brown Duchess. Walloon , Caliban 1 Three ran. SOUTH-WESTERN STAKES. Gallus Curlew Soothsayer Fifteen ran. GRAND STAND PLATE. Convivialist _ _ Doeskin Le_ rd Nelson Ten ran. Won in a canter. THE EPSOM CUP. Newcastle Wild Rose WALTON STAKES. Fan scomba Royal Oak LATEST BETTING THE OAKS. sto 2 agst Rupee (taken) 9to 2 agst Sagitta (taken) sto 1 agst Seclusion (taken) 7to 1 agst Emily (taken) 9to 1 agst Cheesecake (taken) 9to 1 agst Viatka (taken) 10 to 1 agst Butterfly (taken) 100 to 8 agst Avalanche (taken) 14 to 1 agst Contadina (taken) SPORTING NOTES'. EPSOM, THURSDAY. Although The Wizard, my sole representative for the blue riband, ran second, the readers can have no great cause to regret my choice. The following prediction I gave in The Sun on April 10, when The Wizard was at 14 to 1 :—" Umpire, who for a long time was under suspicion, has pleased the ev noseenti so well that he has been again installed first favourite for the Derby; but I would advise the readers of The Sun not to touch him except for hedging purposes. He is an overrated horse, and ought to be among the 40 to 1 division. The horse that will most likely win the Derby of 1860 is the Wizard." From the foregoing remarks it will be seen that my opinion of the Yankee horse has been fully realised. Mr. Merry has landed an immense stake over Thormanby, who won easily. For the Oaks I shall expect to see RUPEE and SECLUSION first and second. John Scott will supply the third with either Viatka or Sagittar A FRESHMAN. THIS DAPS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. 1.1111 ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 52s Id ; barley, 36s 6 , 1; oats, 25s 3d; rye, 36s 2d ; beans, 44s 3d; and peas, 39s sd. THE SIX WEEK'S' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 51s 2d ; barley, 37s 4d ; oats, 24s 10d ; rye, 348 3d; beans, 42s 3d; peas, 39s 2d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 95,250, barley, 5,428; oats, 8,071; rye, 52; beans, 3,592; peas, 584 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Compared with Monday a most important change has taken place in the trade here to-day. Prices have given way considerably, and much heaviness has prevailed in the demand. The supply of beasts was large, and all kinds changed hands slowly, at f rom 4d t o 6d p er Sibs less money. Sheep came somewhat freely to hand, and the inquiry for them was heavy, at 4d to 6d per 81bs decline. Lambs were a dull inquiry, and the currencies gave way 4d to Gd per 81bs. Calves were 4d to 6d lower, with a full average num ber on offer. The pork trade was in a depressed state, on easier terms ; but for milch cows the inquiry was tolerably firm. Per Blbs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. 9. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Primecrs-wool do. 5 6 5 10 Second quality do. 4 2 4 4 Pme.S'thdowndo. 6 0 6 2 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largr., arse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scats, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Crse. &inf. sheep 4 4 4 8 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 10 5 4; Small porkers Lambs, 5s 10d to 7s Bd. Suckling calves, 21s to 23s ; and quarter .old store pigs 23s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 PORtIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . 1,640 Beasts 2lO Sheep and lambs 10,000 Sheep Calves Pigs HAY MARKETS. SMITTIFIELD.—MeadOW hay, £3 Os to £4lss Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 63 to £1 12s per load. A slow inquiry. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 17s; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per lead. Trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 N to £4 15s Od ; clove! £4 N to £5 17s 6d ; and straw, £l6s to £1 12s per load. A heavy demand. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade generally is heavy, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4* 4d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; lamb, 6s Od to Os 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 48 Od to 5s Od per 81b8. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 23.—The supplies of stock here to day were moderate. Although the trade was by no means active, prices ruled high : Beef, from 4s Od to 5s 2d ; mutton, 4s 4d to Os 4d ; lamb, Os 6d to 7s 6d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per ins to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 23.—The trade is far from active, as fol lows :—Beef, from 4s Od to 5s 4d ; mutton, 4s 10d to 6s 2d ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 6a ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs ; suckling calves, 20s to 24s ; quarter old store pigs, 22s to 30s each; and milch cows, Xl4 Os to £l9 Os each, THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 24.—Wind this day at noon—West; light breeze, and fine weather. QUEENSTOWN, May 22. —Wind S. W.—Arri ved— Johanna, from Rio Grande ; Mathilda, from Havannah ; Indian Queen, from Barbadoes •, Arethusa, from Porto Rico ; J. H. Rogerson, from New Orleans. May 24 Arrived—North Briton, screw steamer, from Quebec. CARDIFF, May 23.—Wind W.S W.—Sailed—Leonie Celine, for Bilboa ; Centipede, for Gibraltar; Ghasso, for Shanghae. CLYDE, May 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Surprise, from Trinidad ; Catherine Morrison, from Havannah. SHIELDS, May 23.—Wind N N.W.—Arrived—Kama, from New York. COWES, May 23.—Wind steamer, from Havre, and proceeded for New York. NEWPORT, May 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Exiel, from the Cape de Verde. SWANSEA, May 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lexena, from Coquimbo ; Augusta, from Garrucha ; Bella Donna, from Coquimbo. Sailed —Maria Theresa, for Gibraltar. JERSEY, May 22.—Wind E.—Sailed—Dolphin, for Quebec. HOLYHEAD, May 22.—The wreck and materials of the Leicester, from Charleston to Liverpool, on shore at Rhos colyn, are to be sold by auction on the 25th of May. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning., Wind W.N.N. Arrived, May 23—Jeune Armand, from Carentan ; De spatch, steamer, from Jersey ; Lady Constance, from Sun derland. Arrived, May 24—Le coq, from Cherbourg. Sailed, May 23—Den, and Eliza, for Cowes ; Zeronia, for Neath; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey; Alliance, steamer, for Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind W.N.W., moderate. Passed—Emulus, from Berbice, for London ; Amber Nymph, from London, for Berbice; Herculean, from Lon don, for Hong Kong; Eliza Thornton, from London, for Singapore ; Superior, from London, for St. John's ; Eliza Sharpe, from London, for St. Kitt's ; Nancy Riley, brig, from the westward. _ _ _ Anchored—lslander, from London, for Barbados ; Child wickburg, from London, for Kurrachee ; Hadasah, from Sunderland, for Gefle. LAKE OF GENEVA LIFEBOAT.—A new lifeboat and transporting carriage, on the plan of those adopted by the National Lifeboat Institution, have just been despatched from London to the Lake of Geneva. The boat, which is 28 feet long, was built by the Messrs. Forrestt, of Lime house, and the carriage by Mr. Robinson, of Camden-town. A few days ago a grand demonstration was made at Geneva in celebration of their arrival. Loud were the praises of the Genovese on the beautiful architecture of the boat and her equipments, including lifebelts for her crew. Her tranporting carriage was also much admired for its work manship and suitability for its purpose. Some time ago a terrible shipwreck occurred during a fearful storm on the Lake of Geneva, when the lives of several persons were placed in great jeopardy. At the critical period a gallant seaman, named Mermillon, nobly risked his own li fe in a frail boat in rescuing the shipwrecked men. To test'fy their appreciation of Mermillon's brave exertions the Geneve raised a large subscription, and after rewarding lilmwitha portion of the money they decided on appropriating the surplus in the purchase of a lifeboat on the plan of that now successfully employed by the National Lifeboat Institution on different parts of the coasts of the British Isles. Accord ingly, an order was given for her construction, and great has been the satisfaction of the Genevese with the happy consummation of their humane design. FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE LONDON DOCKS.— yesterday morning a fatal accident happened to a man named William Isherwood, aged 30 years, a mariner, who died from drowning. It appears that the deceased was en gaged on board a vessel lying in the low Shadwell Basin, when he by some means fell overboard, and before assist ance could be rendered life was Wind, all 1 10s, fill all 19s. i i 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedSery ice Bk 50 75 77 40 Australasia , all 67 61 675 765 25 Bank of Egypt all 214 221 100 Bank of London ... 5O 51 53 511 20 Bank of Turkey 3 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 195 20 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 12 32 100 City 100 Colonial. 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 19 21 20 Eng., Scot., & A us. Ch all 165 161 161 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 224 23 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock - 334 3 100 London & Westm nster 20 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 20 New South Wa1e5...... all 20 Do. new 25 i Orient. B. Corporation 20 lOttomax Bank 100 IProvlncial of Ireland _ 2 5 85 10 [Do. new 25 !South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union o London l2 254 5 100 Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. —ran. Gov. 6 p.e.Ja. &July 100 114 116 Do. 6p. cent. 188 100 1 Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 ,109 111 Do. 6p. c. Mir. & Sept. 100 110 112 ( Do. 5 per cent lOO 1005 1015 1015 451 t Do. Scrip 34 N.B.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 1075 1085 1071 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866; 100 995 100 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 994 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1858 &upwds' 100 994 100 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a' sterling, 1875 lOO 1074 1084 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 1 110 112 Vic. Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July, 100 I - - Do. do. 6p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 11055 1064 , 1064 5 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint . i all 15 154 1000 Atlantic Tel. ( Limited) * I all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 305 314 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4 5 50 British American Land 40 27 50 B. AZ I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.), all 37 39 20 Do. 8,7p.ati111852 (Lim.) all 19 21 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 13 15 324 Canada Land all 118 122 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 6 8 stock Cop.Min.ofEng,&Smltg all 20 25 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock IDo. Preference stock Do. sp : c. Perpet. Deben. 100 103 106 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 p 1 p 5 English & Aus. Copper all 24 25 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigation 14 1 Great Ship (Limited) all 1 Do. 174 p. ct. Preference 1 — 5 5 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. I 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 2 1 d 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 1 Old 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 11 I 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 25p 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all I 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 25 National Ms. Co. (Lim.' 5 1 WI 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Um ) 5 :11 ofdl 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all t 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all I 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. ed p 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C. 2s. stock Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim.) 100 45 48 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 78 80 50 Do. New 2O 134 144 p 34 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.44p.e 174 sld 50 Rh ymney Iron 15 Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Li m ), 100 120 130 25 South Australian Land all 341 351 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., all 1 Do. do. It, gistered 20 Tr. & Ln. Co.ofUpr.Can. 5 100 via Diemen's Laud 5 1 28•2'S 29 81 IRE PULLINGER FRAUDS; Subjoined are the official notifications posted at the Stock Exchange concerning the decisions of the committee alter investigating the business trans acted through members of the house for the de faulter Pullinger. Both documents have elicited frevomments, in consequence of the doubtful na ture of the composition, but whether the fault rests with the body of the committee, or the secretary, whose name is appended to them, cannot be elear" ascertained. They arc, nevertheless, sufficiently intelligible for the public to ascertain the result, and will carry with them the weight due to their importance. The first details the several periods of suspension inflicted on the inculpated parties, and the second passes judgment on the transactions cf the failed firm, Messrs. Bell and Ball : " May 22, 1860. " The following resolutions have been passed unanimously : " Takininto consideration the cases of Mr. W. A. Bradock, Mr. R. Johnston, Mr. J. T. Sheldon, and Mr. Theod. Uzielli, in relation to their viola tion of Rule 68,, by transacting speculative busi ness for W. G. Pullinger when a clerk in the Union Bank of London, without communicating with his employers, and the different facts elicited in the examination of these gentlen‘en before thu committee : " ' Resolved that Mr. R. Johnston be suspended until 25th March, 1861, his re-admission after that to be decided upon by the committee for the time being. " Resolved—That Mr. J. T. Sheldon be sus pended until March 25, 1861, his re-admission after that date to be decided upon by the committee for the time being. " Resolved—That Mr. Theod. Uzielli be sus pended until March 25, 18.61, his re•admission after that date to be decided upon by the committee for the time being. " ' Resolved—That Mr. W. A. Bradock, in whose case there are extenuating circumstances, be sus pended for the term of three months from this day.' " By order of the committee, (Signed) "G. LOVELESS, Secretary." " May 22, 1860. " The following resolution has also been unani mously passed : " ' The committee having ascertained that Messrs. Bell and Ball. members of this house, trans acted speculative business to a most reckless extent for Pullinger, thereby not only infringing one of the rules of the Stock Exchange, but involving its members in a calamitous loss, desire to record on their minutes their unanimous and severest censure on the conduct of Messrs. Bell and Ball, who, by their recent failure, having ceased to be members of the Stock Exchange, are no longer personally within the control of the committee.' " By order of the Committee, (Signed) "G. LOVELESS, Secretary." TUB NAVY. Rear-Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., M.P., First Secretary to the Admi ralty, yesterday paid a visit of inspection to Wool wich Dockyard. His lordship was accompanied through the various departments of the yard by the Commodore-Superintendent, the Hon. J. It. Drum mond, and the principal officers of the establish ment. The screw line-of-battle ships Algiers, 91, and the Mara, BJ, which had, in consequence of the dead calm that prevailed, anchored some distance out side the breakwater at Portland on Monday night, got up steam early on Tuesday morning and went into harbour. The ships now at Portland are the Donegal, 101 ; Conqueror, 101 ; Trafalgar, 91• : ; Algiers, 91 ; Centurion, 80; Mars. 80 ; Aboukir, 91; and the Diadem, 32. It is rumoured that the fleet will leave Portland in a few days for a cruise in the Channel. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Hecate, 6, in a forward state of fitment for the surveying service, being under orders for the Pac:fic, has been commissioned at Woolwich by Commander Hooker. Her officers, exclusive of the commander, will con-- sist of one first and one second-lieutenant ; a mas ter, surgeon and assistant-surgeon, paymaster, first, second, and third engineers, and 115 stokers and crew. An Admiralty order having been issued, announcing the intention of Government to supply the whole of the ships in her Majesty's service with two spy-glasses each, free of cost (hithe► to at the individual expense of the officers), ,a number or glasses were yesterday received at :Woolwich fur the use of the ships in commission at that port. The new screw steam corvette Barrosa having been fitted at Woolwich-with a pair of engines of 400 horse-power, by Messrs. Boulton and Watt, yesterday got up steam in basin for an engineer's first trial, when everything worked satisfactorily. The Lords of the Admiralty huve decided on pro ceeding with the alterations of the Albion, 90, at Plymouth, but her defective planks and timbers will be made good prior to having any machinery put on board. The screw despatah boat Racehorse, built at Messrs.- Wigram's, was yesterday towed down the river and despatched to Chatham. The East India-built line-of-battle ship Bombay, 84, was taken into dock at Chatham yesterday afternoon to be converted into a screw steamer. In consequence of the extensive alterations required to be made in this ship she will be several months in hand. The survey of the Cormorant, 4, screw steam gunvessel, having been completed, she was hauled out of dock at Chatham yesterday afternoon. The naval transport Hope is having defects made good at Chatham. The screw steam storeship Himalaya, Capt. Sec combe, which, in consequence of damage she re ceivei by grounding in Portsmouth harbour, was towed to Plymouth, by the paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, arrived in the Sound on Sunday afternoon. On Monday she was towed by the steamers Zephyr, Confiance. Prospero, and Pike, two on each side, into Hamoaze. The top gallant yards and masts. of the Himalaya were struck on Tuesday, and to-morrow she will probably be placed in the basin at Key ham steam-yard. The artisans at Keyham steam-yard are strength ening with an iron band the after sternpost of the screw steamship Orion, 91, Capt. J. B. E. Frere. They have stripped off the two upper streaks of her copper and are cleaning her below. In consequence of the dissatisfaction exhibited by the smiths and others employed in the gun fac tories at Woolwich' on the stipulation of the autho rities to equalize the pay of the night-work gangs with that of those, employed by day, it has been decided to relinquish the night-work duty in future, and confine the operations of the depart ment henceforth to day-work of 52 hours per week, without extra weak or overtime. The examination of candidates for inspectors in the shipwrights' department ,3•esterday commenced in the dockyard schoolroom at Woolwich, in the presence of the Commodore• Superintendent, the Hon. J. R. Drummond, • Mr. George Turner and Mr. Philip Thornton, Master and Assistant-Mas ter Shipwright of the yard. His Netherlands Majesty's fine new screw steam frigate Zeeland, 51 guns, Capt. H. Wipff, from Flushing on the 21st inst., arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning. When near the Mewstone she saluted the flag of Rear• Admiral Sir C. Fremantle, which was acknowledged by the Royal Albert, 121, Capt. H. Lacon, then on trial at the measured mile. In the Sound the Zeeland saluted the Royal •flag, which was returned from the Plymouth citadel, and the flag of Port-Admiral Sir B. Reynolds, which was replied to by the Impregnable,lo4, in Hamoaze. His Royal Highness Prince Frederick, brother to the King of the Netherlands, who, with his family, has been staying some time at Torquay, was ex pected yesterday at the Winter Villa, Stonehouse, the residence of the Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe. TILE ARMY. The Adjutant-General, Sir James Yorke Scarlett, has issued a circular memorandum to the army at home and abroad, dated the 14th inst., wherein it is stated that his Royal Highness the General Com manding-in-Chief desires it may be understood " that no soldier who has been sentenced to the for feiture of all advantages froth future service is to be restored to the first class' until after the expira tion of one year from the date of his being relieved froth the consequences of such sentence." The examination of candidates for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, by the Council of Military Education, at the Royal Hos pital, Chelsea, will commence on Monday, June 4, and will extend over the five following days. The next examination of candidates for admis• sion to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, is to be held before the Council of Military Education at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on Saturday, June 30, and will terminate on the th of that month. The examination of candidates for direct commis sions by the Council of Military Education is ap pointed to commence at the Royal Hospital, Chel sea, on Wednesday, the 20th proximo, and will occupy six days. The following officers at Chatham garrison have received orders from the Horse Guards to h o ld them selves in readiness to proceed with the reinforce ments about to be despatched to India from the battalions at Chatham, a list of which has already appeared in The Sun,—viz., Lieut. C. J. Backas, H. Stokes, ist Ensign C. C. B. Tribe, and Ensi gn battalion, 19th Regiment ; Lieut. C. H. 'Webster, Lieut. 0, -Enys, Ensign ' l- A.:Da;vie:a, -ti,ilcl Ensign Z. Macaulay, Ist' battalion, 20tli Regikient ; En sign A. P. H u t c hi nson and Ensign W. H. Adainc., Ist battalion, 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers; L ieut. H. C. Mai-Sack, Ensign W. M. Brander, and Ensign H. F. Breuncker, 24th 11.girnent ; E ns i gn Poste and Ensign Tolson,- 35th Regiment ; Lieu-. H. Gorton, Ensign E Villiers, and Ensign R. M. Tod, 43d Light Infantry; Ensign E. Pakenhair, Ensign V. E. Knox, Ensign E. S. Ker, Ensitrii H. Barker, and Ensign F. E. Lawler, 521, - Infantry ; Lieut. W. Clarke, Ensign B. J, A. Alm - • sell ; Ensign H. Synge, and Ensign, C. H . Richardson, 73d Regiment; Ensign H. P. 'Daw son and Ensign A. S. Leatham, -75th Regiment ; Capt. W. J. Carden, Lieut. A. T. Butts. Ensign 0. H. Blount, and Ensign E. N. Mosley, 77th Regi ment ; Capt. S. J. Lowe, Ensign 11. Maturin, and Ensign R. J. Macdonnell, 81st Regiment ; and Ensign R. B. Wesley, 91st Regiment. THE INDIAK .DUTIES AD IMPORTS It is easy to understand h ow some gen tl emen I n the North of England not Very larig since arrived at the conclusion that it did not so very much matter whether England was independent, or the province of a Continental Monarchy. The -most immediate and most palpable link between each one of us and. our rulers is the taxgatherer, and he is the. same manner of man everywhere. He is the true cosmo polite, and the. one bond of universal antipathy. He speaks a universal language, which wrings every heart, offends every prejudice, defies every argu ment, and shatters every theory. Trojan or Greek, Pagan or Christian, it is all the same to him, and he is all the same to you. Why inquire about man ner or means when the end is the same? Tnus it is that in Manchester a Custom -house officer is a Custom -house officer, and unless a man is picking. up materials for a " tour" or a grievance ,he dos - not much care whether the extorter of percentages does nefarious work in the name of Napoleon 111. or Queen Victoria. A robber in red is much the same as a robber in blue. A taxgatherer is one of those institutions which is found under every clime. Like the mendicant, the pickpocket, and the man who wants to 'drink yonr c heftlth, the taxgatherer - is everywhere a Christian and a brother. He is hail fellow ill met with e'er body. All the earth is his home. What iiirtfirli47tftere is a sort of Free masonry in his profelBibn: No doubt, at this moment the French and the Indian Customs' De partments are comparing notes to see if they can take a leaf from one,another's books. Whoever is the mysterious pErsonage who does the finances of India—he it Sir C. Wood, or Lord Canning, or Mr. James Wilson, or some noun of multitude—be or it is probably not such a - thing as we should ordi narily associate with the Emperor of the French ; but to the Manchester intelligence they are as like one another as two wasps, two rats, or two of any other destructive animals. They are guided by the same diabolical instinct to find out the weak places in the manufacturers' harness, and reach the blood or the vitals. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce have ad dressed a petition to Parliament touching the rapa cious habits of the Indian taxgatherer, which, with only a few verbal alterations, might be addressed and sent by post to Richard Cobden, Esq., Rue de l'Universit 6.. Since the mutiny the Indian Govern ment has raised the duties on cotton goods and yarns rise upon rise. Instead of ad valNrein duties, whiCh the manufactbrers we fear Will never See on this &de paradi:l , e, India, like France; levies specific duties, the weight of Which falls chiefly on the in ferior ;duds. The coarsest calicoes and yarns are those that suffer re•th.-t, and they happen' at.the same time to be the articles in which we have to compete with native industry. Further, these duties have been assessed upon the prices of the last year, which have been veryhigh—much higher, indeed, than are now to be expected. The Custom-house authorities have not even deducted from those prices the amount of duty, so that duty is now paid upon duty. During the last year all the duty has been twice raised, till in the ease of piece-goods of certain qua lities it is estimated that, all things considered, it is as much as 20 per cent. Bleaching, which is done here for 3d. each piece, is estimated there as an additional value of 25., and made to pay the duty of 23, or neatly cent. per cent. on the original cast of the process. All these and other complaints are so similar to what we find addressed:to other quar ters, that one almost suspects a conspiracy between the Anglo-Indian and the French Treasury. But it is the old story of taxation all over the world. It is a rough and violent process, and cannot be otherwise The first taxgatherer was the man who greeted yet oa the road with " Stand and deliver !" Thousandtx of sheiks and kings hold their revenue on no other title to this day. The Chancellor of the Exehequer must get what he can. The Manchester people hail the application of the Income-tax to India, and hope it may eventually cover a reduction of the Customs' duties. That hope is all they can offer. Of course, they venture on no calculations that could be of any service to the Indian financier. They suggest, indeed, that as heretofore the Indian Chambers of Commerce may assess the values and lay the duties. But it is observable that the complaint is not that high qualities pay too little, but that low qualities pay too much ; and it is natural to suspect that any gentleman in the interest of the manufacturers and merchants would underrate prices. As to the wish for ad valore,h duties, which creeps out in the petition, it is clear they would not be enough in the cheap qualities without being excessive in the most costly ; and no custom-house will ever be able to prevent goods from coming in at a lower price and lower rate of duty than the real - value would justify. Public necessities compel us to sympathise rather with the taxgather than the manufacturer in this instance. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce would do themselves service by looking at the question as financiers, as well as taxpayers. - Why don't they till Sir Charles Wood and Lord Canning how to raise the money without pressing unduly on the industry of Lancashire, and giving a treache, rous stimulus to the Indian factories ? What a financier wants is a budget. He must cover ex penses with income, and that income he must get from what source he can. It is evident that the other parts of the new Indian taxation are still more objectionable in Indian eyes-, and that people out theme will begin to rejoin, "Do what you like with the import duties, but let's have no income tax or new licences if you would wish to be spared anothee mutiny." Sir Chas. Trevelyan evidently thinks it dangerous to provoke that ignorant im patience of taxation, which is quite as strong a sentiment in India as at home ; -yet it is too plain, by the example of the United States, France, and some other great countries, that, if money must be obtained at any sacrifice of principle, the custom house is the place to go to for it. " Protection " sweetens the bitter cup to the toiling masses, who are unable to trace out the fact that they arc the chief sufferers by prices artificially raised. In this instance the whole affair is exceptional from beginning to end. The mutiny, the abundance of money, the immense demand for British manufac tures, the high prices, the consequent high assess ments for the tariff, the high duties, are all acci dents that must be met as well as may be. The only thing to be hoped for is that affairs, including high prices, may revert to their former condition, and remain there as long as the wickedness of man will allow. What are these high tariffs but tables of penalties incurred by weak and foolish nations, and- compelling us all to take warning, and be think of ourselves and our destination ere it be too late ? _lf it is possible to devise a tariff that will obtain the required money, and leave, no loophole for fraud and imposture, then we shall be in a condition to discuss our relation's with our neighbours at home. We have, however, tried in vain ; so also have a good many other amateur financiers.—Times. MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS.—The official report of this (the largest) Friendly Society has just been issued, containing many important particulars upon the experience of last year. At the commencement of 1859, there were 287,573 members. During the year, 27,836 new Iraneomrebtehrasnwoenree halfiniti , a w t e e d r , e o u f nd w e h r 0 2 m 3 y n e a o r s l eosfs age. th T ..15, he r6•l6w, were 3,275 deaths amongst the members, being 1.138 per cent., or one death out of every 87 mein bers, and of the members' wives, 2,384 died. As an instance, showing the prosperous state members, of the country, it is stated that during 1 858 0 , f0 7 r 73 w m i travelling in search of employment, received £837, whilst in withdrawn from £ 2 62. Fro m this Unity variouslBs 9 only causes 4 85 5. required membersr el relief toh have e e extentseceded Whit-Monday, consisted se t ts h e the r o o r order meeting o : 5, a 2 n l d p4l a a thetces, apportioned close subscribing of the to parts of the United Kingdom and the Col 4 o y4 n el i a e rd s Annual Committee of Delegates from ha v i ng Districts .is , trn a ii s c.i s t e sG m i3r b a3 l l l e '2l: assembles t a r t o S po h i r i e s w is sbu ex ry pe o e n te llrh t y, and the old border Mc week. wear a lively aspect during the .FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE RIVER LEA.—Yester day a fatal accid en t occurred to a boy named Jo h n Kery, aged six years, who was amusing himself on the towing path of the river Lea, when he slipped and fell into the water. He was seen to sink, and when the body was re covered he was quite dead. NAVY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE.—A supple • mentary estimate has been issued, stating that a vote ra required of £2,500 towards dredging and extending the great harbour at Malta, There will still remain a further sum of £101,026 to be voted in future years for the comple -1 tion of the work. THE ELLISON WATiIt 'COLOUR COLLECTION, OF PAINTINGS.—This valua'ble gift has now been deposited in the South Kensington Museum, and will be first exhibited to the pubic on Saturday . next. CAT SUCKLING A H./MM.—There is to be seen, at Mr. C. Duff's, Parkhaugh, Glass, in this co*nty, a cat giving suck to two kit+ens and a wild rabbit. The rabbit appears as much at home as the kittens, and the cat seems as much attached and as careful of her adopted as of her own offspring,—.BanPhire Journal,