The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-04 00:00:00

MEM r from to our hich it a erally been o bject to the d of au; ; to grop. o e from It pulatio!t. tested ' 9n.sulted believing or that, . hes that is, would dourt of yielding ad be fa l. e ou the xri 3. %Viaoll. Majesty e on the under t Cove fit Club , 1 Taolit L Satur it shill' e. - Hip nark 01 arly nn, W.; m Boat, ; Proms' n. Mar' Her Dia' Sayan" ndersonf tra, frool d—Ssu• evidence, , Navin keel an ruing. ; Lai )r, from Sultallf gliiito and o, ovelt Dq ., for v a liere rch 4--• s ; Law ut back o f her lau d, of N• " • ending► ,d, a fter age. ; Lord I. , Rouen , ;'arinel, WO" e lieved 1, 7 18 mss. MONEY .111ARICET AND CJTY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There has been rather more activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days, and in several instances prices have been rather firmer. Tea has been exceedingly firm, and fully late rates were realised for the better de scriptions at public sale. Coffee has been in good demand, and Plantation Ceylon has shown a slight advance in value. Sugars have not been dealt in to any large extent, but good grocery qualities for home consumption were in fair demand ; and in the Refined Market a slight advance has taken place, owing to the scar city of dried goods on offer. Rice continues very dull. For saltpetre there has been a fair inquiry, and, in the private market, the better qualities have shown a slight improvement. The public sales of colonial wool continue to proceed with steadiness, and for the better qualities of Australian there has ken rather more animation in the biddings, bat little variation can be reported in the rates realised, eompared with those current at the beginning of the series. Tallow has been exceedingly dull, and prices show a downward tendency. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday continued very firm, and prices of American advanced fully ad. per lb. Other descriptions were utnaltered. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales. The Atrato, fror n the West Indies, has arrived with £160,800 in p:old and silver; and the Sultan from Lisbon with I I, very small amount, viz., about £825. A meeting of tb.e West London Railway Com pany has taken i dace to-day, when a resolution was passed for em Lbling the directors to carry out their project for converting the Kensington Canal into a railway, having for its object the connection of the great rally rays on the northern and southern side of the Tham es. The traffic on the canal had shown a slight increase over the previous year. From the accoun is it appeared that the balance in favour of the company, on revenue account, was £1,944 12s. 10d. The report was adopted. A steady inquiry for discount accommodation is still experienced, both in Lombard-street and at the Bank of England ; but the payments effected to-day (the 4th of the month) have not occasioned any pressure, and the terms charged for negotia ting commercial bills continue under the official minimum quotation. A moderate amount of business is reported in the English Stock Market, but a rise of per cent. took place at an early hour, in consequence of numerous purchases for money, but a reaction has since occurred. Consols were at 951 2, but the latest price is 95K s, Bank Stock has improved to 228; and 230. The New Threes are marked 96 to 961, and the Reduced, 961 to 96k. Exchequer Bills, 355. to 38s. prem. ; and the Bonds, 100. India Stock is steady, at 222 ; and the Loan De bentures aro firm, at 99. _ _ A rather large amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, prices, however, are depressed Turkish 6 per Cents. aro 901 to 91,1; ditto, New Loan, 77 to 771 ; and ditto, 4 per Cents., are 1021. Venezuelan 5 per Cents. have receded to 423 ; Mexican to 191; Portuguese to 454 ; and Sar dinian to 79. Spanish 3 per Cents. are steady at 44 and 441, but the Deferred have declined to 291. Peruvian 41 per Cents, are marked 921 ex div. The New Austrian Loan is 21 to 2 dis. A moderate business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market, and prices have been steady. Bristol and Exeter, South Western, Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton, and South Eastern, advanced ss. ; and Brighton, 10s. North Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland and North Eastern (Berwick), declined ss. ; and North British, 10s. The Foreign Lines have been quite neglected, except Lombardo-Venetian, which have improved about ss. for both the old and new shares. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s. ; Great IVestern of Canada, ss. ; East Indian and Great Indian Peninsula are at former rates. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are moderately active, and show a slight improvement. Union of Australia have advanced ss. ; London Chartered of Australia, ss. ; New South Wales declined 10s., and London Joint Stock, ss. Penin sular and Oriental Steam and Royal Mail Steam have each improved about 10s. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following as the prices of the American Securities : Redeemable. Prices United States 6 per Cents..... 1867-1868 Do. 6 per Cent Bonds .. 1868 Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds.. - Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72 Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. Bonds . Ohio 6 per Cent: Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds Illinois Central 7 per Cent Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Illinois Central 7 per Cent (Freelands) Do. shares, 60 dols. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent Do. do. shares . .. New York Central 6 per Ct., not convertible New York Central 7 per Ct., convertible, from June 15, 99 100 78 80 90 92 95 97 1886 103 104 •96 98 82 83 86 . • 87 83 85 84 86 85 87, 90 92 79 81 77 79 1877 DiVers 1886 1888 1875 1875 1860 81 83 37 35 dis 1869 83 85 45 50 1883 1857-59 Do. do. shares New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , 3d mortgage New York and Erie 7 per Ct., 186-1 convertible New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , sinking fund , Do. do. shares Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort gage Str. Bonds, not cony Do. do., Ist. do. 100 102 95 97 1883 1862 1875 1559 1865 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK , Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96 6 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities. New 3 per Cent. Annuities 96 / New 21 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 15.16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Apr., 1885 lB 3-16 / 546 India Stock Ditto Debentures 99 Consols for Account March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & IN.. Ditto £5OO Ditto Small, 10 Ditto Advertised Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 p er C en t .... 100 PRICES OF FOREIGN Ct FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per . Ditto Account Datch Exchange 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Provisional Land Warrant 5/ Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Peruvian 4} per Cent — Ditto Account Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account. Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 9l Ditto Account Ditto New Loan , i Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Consols for Account 951 PATENT COUCHES, &C., FOR AN INDIAN PRINCE. Mr. Alderman, the eminent medicalmechanician, of Soho, kas ju s t completed an elaborate order for Mah ah Rajah, which has for its object the inducing for that loyal and ex cellent prince, " the weary world's best medicine, sleep." To say that Mr. Alderman may have succeeded in this, when we hear how afflicted is this illustrious and wealthy would be presumptuous ' • but certainly the care, the tenderness, and the solicitude of a nurse could not be more closely imitated than is wonderfully effected by the inge nious and simple contrivances attached to the couches and chairs purposely constructed by Mr. Alderman.—Morning Po s t. _ _ _ THE FUNDED DEBT.—The capital of the funded debt on the Ist ult. was £790,616,409, against £782,710,375 on the Ist February, 1858. The amount of the nnfuOed debt on the Ist ult. was £17,283,700 (£13,283,7 00 in Ex chequer bills and £4,000,000 in Exchequer bonds). The ,a,mount of Exchequer bills funded between the Ist July, 155 8 and the Ist February, 1859, was £7,600,00 0 , the rates on c o nvey sion varying from £B5 15s. to £93 17s. 6d. .~- _- =-- Share 12.10 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock, Stock 161 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 124 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock, Stock) Stock 10 Stock' StockStockl Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock &ARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Shares Railways. Closing I Business Paid. Price. Done. . ; p . m Closing Business I' "''''' I Price. Done. 10 'Antwerp & Rotterdam all 4/ 51 20 I Ardennes all - - p 5 . 8 f; 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lini.7p.c 3 4 i d ion * 10 6 64 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 ia..l all - - 26 Beziers to Graissessac all - - 'al. all 71 84 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 1 21 tsh. 20 Dutch Rhenish 100 62 64 6 Eastern of France • . all 11 114 20 Euphrates Valley 27. - - p • . all 31 83 20 Great Central of France all - - • . 100 924 934 93 20 Gt . Luxem., Con. slis .. • 100 834 84 831 10 It a li an J unc tion .. - 8 - - Id . 100 98 40 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - , all - - 20 Lierre and Turnhout._ all - - ag . e all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 p 4p 84 all 41 54 20 Lucca& Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all - - l iv • all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva - - an. all - - 334 Maria Antonia all - -- 08. 20 Do. do. New - - Inc. all - - 20 Namur and Liege all 84 81 84 Inc. all 9 94 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref.-- all 19 4 20 ... 100 15 16 16 Northern of France all 364 36 ... 100 584 594 59 20 Do. New Shares - - p ock 100 44 46 10 Norwegian Trunk Prof all 84 94 ock 100 29 31 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - - !ds) 84 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 324 33/ all 14 16 15 20 Paris and Orleans . ... 100 92 94 20 1 Recife& S. Frau. (Fern )1 9 i i 3 d ... all - - gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... all - - 20 Rig a and Dunaburg 4 - - ow 100 701 71 10 Rome and Frascati - - tee. 100 261 274 20 Royal Danish all - - ion all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - ... 100 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Prof - - ;tn. 160 95 97 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 7 ind all 10 104 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 9 9 100 101 102 20 Southern of France - - all 1. 20 ▪.. 100 8 6 88 81 West Flanders all 56 1 100 131 133 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference ;id) 100 103 104 20 W. & N.W. of France all 23 24 100 55 554 55 4 i 1 20 Western of Austria .. - - ,ii. 100 54 56 20 Western of Switzerland all - - ... all - :-„- 6 Wiesbaden - - le. all 85 w" 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - ... 144 12 13 p 20 Zealand all - - . 16 12 13 p 1;e 100 931 Ict 9 3 4 93 4 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. s. : 7 1 4d pa , A Closing Business ion all } - - . - Share Railways. "" Price. Done. 11. all 6 1 6 1 6 1 sh. 44 - - 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence ! sat 100 109 110 110 ) all 78 80 794 to 100 93 03 4 33 Leased at 6 per cent ' li 1 d 18 Bom.,Broda&C ent ent.lnd 1 134 4 4d 131 in. 100 4 92 92 1 92 1 1 . 18 gu 5 perc Do all - - ... all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 1 d m. all - - 18 D o. D o. B 44 / 1 d In.. 100 3 7 37 4 d 37 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 64 74 3 - - *:: 100 9 8 1 98/ 984 1 203 Do. New l6l - -• d /00 ( Bu ff alo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 85 90 • y. 100 73 75 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug. 1872 ) ad) all - - 100 D o . d o . 1 Jury: 1873 100 82 86 ... all - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 Ile. all - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. par 4 p fd. all 113 12 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lina.) 2s. - - ef.) 9 - - 20 Cape TOWII & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm os all - --.' 20 Central Oude (Limited) 25.6 d. - -- ... 100 6 0 62 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 4 4 P in. 100 31 571 34 585 58 71 4 d 174 Demerara - - tic. 100 - --20 Eastern Bengal.g,u.sp.e 5 4 4 d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1034 1014 104 1 3 1 iv. - 20 Do. C Shares all - - dB 100 - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 par 4 p 100 - --- 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - icli 100 90 4 ) 1 9° l I 100 D 0.44 p.c. lids. pay.'s9 all - - ise 1613 4 2 14 d 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 19 194 - . 100 46$ 46} Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 - 100 7 250 Sto. .• • per cent. Bonds 100 99 101 Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 28 30 291 9 ltd 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 68 71 ... £3 Is. - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref l OO 89 91 90 a ... 174 4/ 41 d 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 100 101 1001 11 11 131 14 13 i 14 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 4 4d r s on all 7 5 20 Do. do 4 - - er. 100 31 32 314 20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 21. ~. all -- - ( guaranteed 5 per cent. ) - _ 19 7 5 d 100 i DDoo.. 204 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 15i 15/ 154 .. 10 - - New w ds pay. '76,with 1 13 5k all 100 1 4 0 3 5 d '7 l 8 - : 100 114 116 elt 100 27 274 261 .t opt. till '6O ck 100 8 4 85 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O too 45 47 .• • 100 Do. do. 'l3 without opt. all 100 105 er. all 34 24 d 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do . 100 3 7 38 100 70 104 704 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c. all 17 18 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 19 3 204 . in . all 12/ 134 20 Do. 4/ p. c. Extension l5 18 19 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c, 10 1 4 d ... 18 - - 20 Do. Fourth do. E.. all 8 11 in. all 3 6 3 7 36 3 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - Newßrunswick&Canda. .. 224 - - 20 / Ry.arLand(Lim.)g.6pc 10 -- -d col; 1 7 4 - - Class ACa p itl.Share - - .. Do. do. Land do .. .• , 100 • J 100 - - 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 - - d .., Do. do. Land do _ all 22 - - ~. 100 - - 20 i Limited, Scrip ( Northof India Tramroad 2 s. fly 100 - - 20 Oude (Limited) - icy' all - - 20 Scinde . . all 6 64 20 D o . 20 21 al. all - - 20 Do. New ill 20 i Do. I'unjaub B all 121 3 20 IDo. Indus. St. Flo Bc,,, ' - ', 5 1 4 d all ! 6 64 20 , St. Andrews & Quebec A I 18 - - ' all -- l - - 10 tTrinidad(Limited) Scrip t 1 id par ~ all - - Alnbenr., Notting. Boat. and Eastern Junction ltust and Ballymena.. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Birk., Lane., and Chesh. Junction. Blackburn . Blyth and Tvne Bristol and kxeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,tt Passa,ge Cornwall Do. A Do B / A roves. no div. untilop.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin an d Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do. NW. A.(lte.E.Uals) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow) Edin.,Perth, & Dundee , Forth & Clyde Junction, Furness , Glasgow & South Westn ,Great North of Scotland !Great Northern Do. do. A Stock I Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) , Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern... Lancaster and Carlisle. iDo. Thirds New Thirds ILancashire & Yorkshire; Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares., Do. West Riding Union, Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Nowiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brizliton &S.Coast I London & North Westn Do. Eighths ILondon& South-Westn :Vderry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shell, & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. i Shares Neritastle and Carlisle New., Aber., Sr. Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union. North British. INor.Dcv.Rail.&Dk. Stk. Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. until ftp.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 C ! South Devon ISouth-Eastern South Wales SouthVorks.& Riv. Dun Do. do 'Staines, Wok., & Wok.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny. Waterford & Limerick, West Cornwall . \W -end Lon. & Cry. Pal. Do.A.—Arecy.nochy.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class PREFERENCE SHARES. Share] Railways. 25 'Blythe and Tyne 1t per c. pref. (issued at 250) Stk 'Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 'Do. do. do. Shares tock'Caledon £lO, 45 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 55 pc Stock. Do. do. 5 p. ct. 6L Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c Stol'Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun kE.Angii. Class A 7 & spc Stock, Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock l Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l, Stock Do. do No.2' Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock) Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West. a. spc Stock "Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock' Do. 45 p. c. do. do. 100 'Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4, Stock) p. et. pref. Stock 50 rest West. (Becks and" Rants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 45 pet., Do. Redeemable, 4 p. Do. Irredeemable, do 1 Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref , Do. liirm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.", Stock' Stock Stock Stock shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon. &Brig,.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs 1 T.ondoudy.& Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 3} per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Stock 264 I 13i 20 Stock' Stock) Stock Stock Stook Stock, Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris. &Mr.° p.ct Do. 44p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. it. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s P.C. redeem, at 5 p. C. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p. c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Vai.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dek.C,o. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. _ Paid. Closing Price. 49 51 94 96 M 105 Business Done. 106} q Stool Stock Stock Stoc Stock Stock{ Stock Stock all }lOO 6 100 100 100 100 all 101 * Share Stock Stock Stock SI Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. Do. Leeds, .6 P. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Po. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. Wt. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua. Do. 45 p.c. Db. stk. in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 35 per c. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 45 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do . per cent Do. Fixed 45 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gus Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 1.0.6. 5 30 28.2.81 Stock Stock Stock Stocic Stock Stock LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co. s. Price. Done. Share] MEN a al 1465 475 1215 225 12 13 313 4 I t 1 6 7 2i 34 8 V 1 154 164 145 465 2 i ,210 220 1 4 " 4 I 20 22t 1 65 70 210 220 115 125 al 3 1 11 2 47 49 30 32 Bedford and Bletchleyl all Buckinghamshire....' 100 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.Lincolushire,g.6p.c. 100 E Union,liarwicliSlis. all Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct.l 100 ILn& N.W ,Ln & N.W Caledonin ,E.U.&E C 'Gt.North. E.Counts. Do. New lOO I Gloster& Dean Forest all ITartlpool.Dck.&Rail all ' anti Selby Do.. Shares all Do. Shares ' all ' London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Do. Barking Shares all Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct lOO Do. 6 per cent lOO Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk all 3lidsb.& Redcr,,g.6p.e. all 3lid.BradfordPrt. Stk. 100 Newmarkt.,lluryEx guar anteed sp. c. 5. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. do. 6 per cent all Do. Fixed 5 per cent, all Preston and Wyre. all Do. Shares A. all Itovstn,llitcli.,& Shep 100 Shf.ltoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 18 11 6 Shrowsbrv& Hereford all South Staffordshire .. all Wear Valley, g. op. e. all Do. do. Wilts and Somerset lOO Wimbledon& Croydn all Caledonin Do. 'Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.lsld. ,Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk , Do LN w&Mi Stk.& Dar' Midland .1 E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N & L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassoy M'Cleau Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtu 97 90 103 105 17 18 143 145 41 4j los 11 6 5 67i 115 120 91 92 2i 96 98 iP' 57 59 1139 14 98} 8 91 11 11 go 92 8 9 DOCKS. I Closing I Nominees Paid Price. Dole. Share' 100 100 20.11 100 I i I Pi 10t 21 i 11 l 37 39 10 12 211 21 9 91 1 i d 1 I IP 4 5 1 1 1 1 21 3 SECURITIES. Cam G ov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6p. c. Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Se,p. N.B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &Jtily Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jandauly Viet •G ov.6p.c.Janlauly Paid. 100 100 100 100 100 100 Closing Prices. 1131 1141 1114 112 112 113 1111 1124 1011 1024 111} 1121 1 110 111 JOINT-STOI Joint-Stock Banks. A gra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of Loudon Brit. Col.llk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scat., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.of Austral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland . Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western 13k of London Business Done. 1021 ICK BANKS. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. 251 25/ 45 47 61 11 63 1 d' 16 16,1 21} 221 211 22} 20 19 d lee 22C 29 i 31/ MISCELLANEOUS. _ Closing Shar Miscellaneous. 1 Paidl prioe. Business dodo 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 121 131 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 220 250 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 34 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 4 1 10 Berlin Water Works all 21 31 10 Do New, issued at £5 die 3 , 50 British American Land 40 1 50 Brit. & Irish 3lag.Tel.A. all 361 381 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 321 120 PAI 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 9 10 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 75 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 101 103 1011 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all • 1 p 10 Europ. & lud.Junct.Tel los. 4 1 d 1 9 Europ.kA M. Stm.(Lim.) all 11 20 GL Iron ScrewCol.(Lint all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d 'l4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 15 1/ Mediter. Electric Teleg all Med. Exteu. Tel. (Lim ) all 5/ 61 51 6 25 National Diseount Co 5 11 /d 4i 10 Netherlands Laud 6 10 Do do all 1 2 6 Do B p.e.Pref.,iss.at ldia all 1 11 100 N.BrANovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Austvalasian (Lim.) all 1 i 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. 4 die par :5 Peel River L an d & Mi n all 2 3 1 60 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 845 851 2 81 50 Do. Newlo 12 13 p 20 Red Sea Sc Ind. Telegr 8 par 1p 81 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 75 7/ 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 62 64 634 3 1 Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) all 120 130 120 184 25 South Australian Land all 36 38 361 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip all 1 1 Do. do Registered all 4 i 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 5 100 ,Van Diemeu's Laud c_; - 4 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1859. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilty.) MK PARTE JOB.-IN THE MATTER OF TILE WINDING-UP OF THE NANTHILL VALE COMPANY. - SERVICE OF ORDER-MISTAKEN IDENTITY OF DEFENDANT. Mr. Stiffe moved on affidavits to discharge a writ of at tachment and execution levied on the goods and chattels of the defendant in the sheriff's possession, on an order of Court against the defendant, Mr. Alfred Mortimer Job, Cannon-street, City, for £.14 1 ls. 2d., in respect of his holding 100 shares as a shareholder of this company. Mr. Harrison, solicitor for the assignees, instructed Mr. Armfield to serve Mr. Job with a notice of the order of the Master of the Rolls, ordering him to pay up his shares on 13th Sept. last. Mr. Armfield alleges that he duly served the notice on Mr. Job in Cannon-street, at two o'clock on that day. Mr. Job denied that he received any notice of the order, and alleged that he was not then in Cannon•.etreet ; that he dined with his sitter, Eliza Charlotte Job, Eastbourne terrace, and remained there all day. Mr. Job appeared in court, and Mr. Aimafield and his witnesses were desired to point himout—Mr. Armfield, after some hesitation, pointed Mr. Job out as the person on whom he had served the notice of the order—Mr. B. H. Tromp pointed out Mr. Job instantly on seeiag him. Mr. Job then changed his place, and took up his position be tween two gentlemen, like himself, wearing moustaches— Mr. D. Harrison, jun., the third witness called in, pointed out a wrong person. Mr. Job was then examined on oath, and said that on the 13th of September last he was not that day at Mr. Harrison's office ; that on that day he left the City between 11 and 12 o'clock in the omnibus, and walked across the park to his sister's house. He was not in Cannon-street at two o'clock on that day and was not served with the notice of the order. His sister and servant could speak to this fact. Mr. Job said he would pay the money in a short time—within a week. His Honour directed Mr. Harrison to call on Mr. Job's sister and speak to her on the subject of Mr. Job dining with her on the 13th of September last, and then inform his Honour whether he wished to proceed in this matter any further. Mr.:R. Palmer, Q.C., supported the service of notice of order, but said he left the case entirely in the hands of the Court. Mr. Deane followed on the same side. His Honour observed that the return of service did not state the name of the place where it was served. He con sidered this material, and consulted the registrars on the subject. He remarked that in the service of subpoenas the name of the place where it was served was required to be stated in the return of service. His Honour said he would lay the matter before the Lord Chancellor, and perhaps some general order would be made on the subject. Mr. Stiffe said, in the case of Atkins, in the matter of fi. fa., the Lords Justices reversing an order of Vice-Chan cellor Sir J. Steuart, in an irregular return, said that they would discharge the order if the party gave an undertaking not to proceed in an action at law, on account of it. His Honour said he would read the affidavits, and also hear Mr. Harrison whether he wished to proceed any further, and then put it on the paper if necessary. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) BO W-ST REET. Two very respectably-attired boys, who gave the names of John Hicks and Thomas Brown, were placed before Mr. Jardine, charged with picking pockets. Mrs. Mary Ann Garren stated that she arrived in Lon don last evening, and entered the shop of Mr. Elliott, 451, Strand, for the purpose of making some inquiries as to places whether she was proceeding. As she went into the shop she was closely followed by the two boys at the bar. The youngest one was nearest to her and remained so until she left the shop. She had scarcely proceeded 20 yards when she discovered that she had been robbed of her purse containing a quantity of silver money, half of a return rail way ticket, and other articles. The boys had left the shop before she returned, and she' communicated her loss to the shopman, who instantly went in pursuit of the lads, a- d re turned to the shop with them. She accused them of the robbery, but they strongly denied the charge. William Holloway, assistant to Mr. Elliott, oil and Italian warehouseman, of the Strand, said—Having been informed by the proseCutdx of her loss he immediately went after the boys, who had been served with half a pound of currants, and came up with them as they were standing over the area grating of No. 3, Adelaide-steet, and took them both back to the shop and accused them of the theft. They began to cry, and said they knew nothing about it. On searching them 9s. 2d. was found on the elder boy, and among the ceins were two half-crowns and a florin, which corresponded with part of the money of which Mrs. Garren had been robbed. A policeman was called, and they were both given into custody. Police-constable, 595 A, said he took the prisoners into custody. Ho had searched about for the purse and the other missing property, but had only succeeded in discover ing a portion of it, which consisted of two small cards and the envelope of a letter. These were found in the area of 3, Adelaide-street. He had not found the railway ticket, and did not think he should, for he believed the latter boy had swallowed it, as he was chewing a piece of paper when ho was first taken into custody, and swallowed it before he could be prevented. Both prisoners gave false addresses. Hicks—lt was only a bit of tea paper. I took it up off the counter. Mr. Jardine—Are the prisoners known? A police-constable of the B division said one of the pri soners had been before convicted. Mr. Jardine committed both prisoners for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ANNOYING AN ARCHITECT. - -Giovanni Antonelli, an organ grinder, was charged with annoying Mr. J. Jennings, architect and district surveyor of the parish of Marylebone. Mr. Jennings said, on the previous afternoon the man, who was one of a number who daily infested the place where he resided (Langham-place), came in front of his house and began playing. He went out and told him one of his family was very unwell, and requested him to go away. He pre tended not to understand him, and walked a short distance, and began playing again, all the while grinning at him. He then told him that he would go for the police, and did so, and returning with one a quarter of an hour afterwards he was still playing. He felt perfectly certain he under. stood his request to desist. The evidence having been interpreted to the accused by Mr. Albert, M r . Bingham said, at this part of the town organ-grind ing was an intolerable nuisance. The least they could do was to go away when requested. He believed he under stood what was said to him, or he would not have grinned as he had done. He was determined persons should not be annoyed by such pests in their professional pursuits, and he would make the players of organs see that the law was stronger than their organ grinding. Fined 10s., or seven days. THE LATE RADCLIFFE OBSERVER. We recorded, on Wednesday, the death of a true disciple and lover of science, Mr. Manuel Johnson, Radcliffe Observer. Even in these days the loss of so steady, devoted, and disinterested a worker in her cause will be felt, and the Radcliffe trustees may indeed regard themselves as fortunate if they find an equal to succeed him—one who will retain for the Radcliffe Observalory the rank to which Mr. Johnson raised it, that of one of the first Observatories in Europe. Nothing was allowed to interfere with the regular work of the Observatory ; night after night, with not more than a rare perio dical break of a week or two, he was at the same task, steadily travelling through the region which he had marked out for his observation of the cir cumpolar heavens, to which latterly were added the important labours connected with the heliome ter. Mr. Johnson was educated at Addiscombe, and in 1821 entered the Artillery. The leisure of a t en hears' military residence at St. H e l ena seems to ave guided him naturally to the choice of that de partment of science which he adopted, by discover ing to him his own scientific tastes and the line in which his power lay. A superfluity of vacant time was relieved by the amusement of observing the stars. The result of this discovered taste was the erection of the St. Helena Observatory, which was completed in 1829, after four years of preparation, in course of which Mr. Johnson twice visited the Observatory at the Cape, then under the direction of Mr. Fallows. The work had all along received the warm patronage and encouragement of Gene ral Alexander Walker, then Governor of St. Helena, whose almost paternal kindness to his young aide-de-camp Mr. Johns o n always remem bered with great affection. Working here with meridian instruments—for he had no equatorially mounted telescope—he devoted his whole attention to the Southern Hemisphere, and the result of his labours, which appeared in 1835 in the shape of a " Catalogue of 606 Principal Fixed Stars of the Southern Hemisphere," attests his fidelity and in dustry as director of the Observatory of which he was the founder. This important catalogue is, besides the Madras catalogues, the only source for exact places of the fixed stars situated beyond the reach of the observatories of Europe. Upon the disbanding of th e A r till ery corps i n St. Helena Mr. Johnson returned to England, and after some months of European travelling, en tered at Magdalene Hall, Oxford, where he went through the academical course. He had no sooner taken his degree than the Radcliffe Observatory became vacant by the death of Mr. Rigaud, and he received the appointment from the trustees. He now recommenced in earnest his atronomical labours, and selected as the region of his observations the circumpolar heavens. Taking the Groombridge Catalogue as his foundation, he reobserved all the stars—more than 4,ooo—included in that catalogue, and added 1,500 other stars not found in Groom bridge. The meridian instruments of the Radcliffe Observatory were for several years almost wholly employed for this work, and volumes 40-53 of the Radcliffe Observatory are filled with observa tions and special catalogues, all designed for ulti mate collection into one large catalogue of circum polar stars. The extreme value of this work, of which some sheets have already passed through the . press, is attested by the letters which Mr. Johnson received from all the observatories of Europe, in which the constant inquiry was when the new work was to appear. In 1849 the magnificent heliometer was mounted —a, splendid instrument, the work of Repsold, of Hamburg, the erection of which Sir Robert Peel had intended to come to Oxford to inaugurate, beine , only prevented by his own Sudden death in 1850. Thisis undoubtedly the finest instrument for exact differential measures in the world—superior to the only other working one in the world at Ko nigsburg, and far sup er i or t o t h e two sma ll er ones at Bonn and Pulkowa, which are not worked. The observations with this instrument began very soon after its erection. They include a great number of double stars- and other objects for which this in strument is particularly appropriate. The object of these dbAervationswas to determine the parallaxes of several fixed Raii. In 1853 'the first series of heliometer. observations was published, together with an investigation of the parallaxes of 61 Cy gn i, and of the star 1830 Groombridge. Another series came out in 1857, together with an investigation of the parallaxes of Castor (a Geminorum), Arcturus (a Bootis), Veza (a Lyric), and of two other stars called in the volume a and b, which were of impor tance as means of establishing the parallax of 1830 Groombridge. The meteorological observations, which started upon a very limited scale at the Radcliffe Observa tory, received latterly a great expansion. In the autumn of 1854 the photographic process for regis tering meteorological observations was introduced, and it has been carried on every year since on an increasing scale. There are now going on, besides barometrical and thermometrical, other observations (also with photographic registration), to measure the amount of rain, or the velocity and direction of the wind, and, since the beginning of this year, the amount of electricity in the atmosphere. Meteor ology was latterly a favourite with Mr. Johnson, and the volumes of the observations since 1854 contain many laborious computations in this department. To these scientific pursuits, which officially de volved upon him, and to which his main attention was given, Mr. Johnson added an extraordinary love of art. The fine collection of prints which filled his portfolios and covered the walls of his rooms—many of which went to the Man chester Exhibition—showed his excellent judg ment and taste, and it was one of his greatest pleasures to go over either his own or any other collection with a brother in art with whom he could interchange criticism, or a learner whose taste he could direct and inform. In a wide social circle, both in and out of the University, his loss will be deeply felt. He had large tastes and many lines of thought, and took a genuine interest in many subjects—literature, politics (foreign and domestic), trade, the currency, academical questions. His knowledge of the world, a wide acquaintance with distinguished men—all true workers on their respective grounds—had given him a general inte rest in the struggle, wherever honest and hearty, of human life; and a true appreciation of the good points of an aristocracy still left his sympathy mainly given to the middle and professional classes of the country. Liberal and averse to dogmatism in religion, no one well acquainted with him could fail to see in him a mind thoroughly and deeply formed upon the genuine Christian type. His independent, high, and fearless bearing on all public questions, joined to his strong sense and experience, gave him a high position in the University; his animation and spirit as a converser made him an important member of any social circle in which he happened to be. His own hearty kindness to and feeling for others won in return an ample and rich stock of friends, which was a constant source of the purest kind of pleasure. Cut off in a moment, in the midst of his work, when, in spite of temporary ill-health, he appeared to have a long useful life before him, lie makes a sudden void in many hearts in which he would have been surprised to think he had a place. Reversing the old proverb, which says that we have all more enemies than we think of, he had more true friends than he knew of; and the large 1 1 and deep feeling which his death excites is another instance that society does justice to those who do justice to it, and that it will care for those who care for it. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, AlAncH 3. In a convocation holden this morning the Rev. William Monk, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, was ad mitted ad eundem. In a congregation holden immediately afterwards the fol lowing degrees were conferred : MASTERS OF ARTS. Henry Edward Hutton, Balliol College. William Henry Lambert, Merton College. John Young Sargent, ditto. Rev. William Bradley Shepherd, Queen's College. Rev. Lancelot John Lee (fellow), New College. Rev. William Lea, Brasenose College. John Robbins, Christ Church. Alfred Payne, Trinity College. Frederick Shepherd, 'Worcester College. BACHELOR OF ARTS. James Theobald, Trinity College. LATIN. The Professor of Latin, Mr. J. Connington, M.A., Uni versity College, will give his lectures on Persius of 0 n Monday and Wednesday of the ensuing week, instead o the Wednesday and Friday. CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 3. At a congregation held this day, the following degrees were conferred : A.M. John Hornby, Trinity College. Thomas Garrett, Queen's College. James Senior, Emmanuel College. MASTER OF LAWS. George Carter, Emmanuel College. A.B. John Coiling Barker, Pembroke College. NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS. The examination for the natural sciences tripes will begin on Monday, March 7, at nine o'clock a.m. ' in the Senate house. The order of the exami nation will be as follow : Monday, Comparative Anatomy and Chemistry ; Tuesday, Physiology and Botany ; Wednesda, Geology and Mine ralogy; 'Thursday, Mixed Questions.y THE CORONERSHIP FOR EAST MIDDLESEX. — Two gentlemen are in the field for the coronership of the eastern division of the county of Middlesex, rendered vacant by the death of Mr: Baker, tainely, Mr. T. W. Itateliff t .of Stepney, auditor of the North-Bast Metropolitan District, and Mr. J. Humphreys, the election agent. The appoint ment is in the gift of the freeholders. 125 127 116 118 a a i 98 101 110 116 108 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 80 82 74 76 [l3 115 [lB 120 [O9 111 [O4 108 63 65 11 114 94 96 85 E 7 86 88 99 101 91 10} 16 17 9} 10-1 72 74 184 19} 9} 9} 14 144 L4O 142 118 120 .GO 165 1122 124 iP 68 70 [39 141 101 103 1 I PI 94 96 gi 91 94 114 11/ 9 112 114 99 101 I } d d p 21 231 121 123 111 113 99 101 10 101 244 25 102 104 102 104 16 17 28} 294 X2i 331 48 51 Share Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent . Pref. Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria 20 Do New J 18 100 100 100 100 100 THAMES. SCANDALOUS SYSTEM OF ROBBERY ON THE RIVER.— Thomas White, a lighterman, in the employ of a Mr. Keen, was brought before ,Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 239 lbs. of coals. Inspector Dyer, of the Thames police, stated that, at half-past six yesterday evening, he saw the prisoner in a corn barge, en the river, near Wapping Old Stairs, and watched him. There was a coal barge laden with coals lying alongside the corn barge, and the prisoner delibe rately passed from one barge to the other six or seven times, and brought back coals on each occasion, which he deposited in the cabin of his own barge. He took the prisoner into custody, and asked him what ho meant by stealing the coals, to which he replied, Take no notice of it and I'll take them all back. Ile weighed the coals, and the weight was exactly 239 lbs. The coals were the property of Mr. Smith. The prisoner said ho was very sorry. Mr. Yardley—Yes, sorry you are found out. This prac tice of robbing coal barges is very prevalent on the river. Watermen, lightermen, bargemen, and labourers think they can make free with coals necessarily exposed on the river. I sentence you to one month's imprisonment and hard labour; and I give notice that, if summary punish ments will not put a stop to this system of robbery, I will commit offenders for trial. Tho prisoner asked the magistrate to inflict a fine, and said it was his first offence. Mr. Yardley—Certainly not. I 'will not inflict a fine ; and I do assure you that if I was not quite satisfied this is your first ofence I would commit you for trial. The prisoner earnestly appealed to the magistrate for mercy, and said he had hitherto maintained a good charac ter. He should not be employed again if ho was convicted. The practice of lightermen taking coals from barges to make up a fire was almost universal. His master allowed him no fuel, and he was obliged to do it. Mr. Yardley was astonished at the defence offered by the prisoner. It was quite monstrous. If the prisoner's mas• ter really held out an encouragement to his men to steal, he ought to be committed for trial. The object of all punishments was example, and as an example to others he should not mitigate the punishment, and in future inflict severe sentences. Every barge on the river was plundered of coals more or less. The Prisoner—l wished to do justico to my master. Mr. Yardley—Do your master justice by stealing other people's coals 1 It is perfectly Monstrous. The Prisoner—He allows me no fuel. Mr. Yardley—Then go without. Take the prisoner away. THE REVS. MR. HIBBs AND MR. SPURGEON.— We are informed that on Sunday last, two sermons were preached in the Church of England Chapel, St. Vincent stieet, in reference to Mr. Spurgeon's first address at Glas gow, on the text, " Jacob have . I loved, b u t E sau h ave I hated," touching which the minister of the chapel had offered to meet Mr. Spurgeon in Queen -street Hall for an open discussion of the subject—a challenge which the latter refused to notice. There were overflowing congregations, many hundreds being unable, in the evening, to get within the chapel. The preacher announced that the collections by the plate at the door would henceforth be abolished, and that ho pews would be let after the present term of occur pancy. He conceived that the time had now come when preachers of the gospel must be able to say, "We seek not yours, but you."—Front the Caledonian Mercury, March 1, BRITISH MINES. Mines. !Alfred Consols (Philack) Illritish Iron on durrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Ph Mack) G. Wheal Vor(lIelston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Basset . (11logan) I'ar Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) ISortridge Cons. Min. Co. SoutliCaradon(St.Cleer) 'South C. Brea( Illogan). ,S Wheal Frau. (Mogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Ce • Tin Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (11logan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Itedruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) IWh'l Trelawney (Lisle.) 2.11.10 178 11.18.8 91 18s 8 Gd 7.9.4 nil. 18.18.9 4 .} 9 40 12s 6d 20 5 Paid. I Closing Business Price. Done. 3 3 I FOREIG Australian ..... Bon AccordC9per,Lim Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim Do.L and and Mining-Co Clarendon consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.3ling.Co For tuna General Linares Lusitani an Mariquita New Granada N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba 'United Mexican COLONIAL G OVER Securities. ~_,, r---, B.ANIC RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in circu lation during the week ending Saturday, the 19th day of February, 1859. PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co 19,320 Ashford Bank, Ashford - Jemmett, Po m f re t, & C o . 10,898 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Cobb and Co 22,842 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Bi,ggleswade Bank, Biggleswade--Wells, Hogge, and Co. Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 6,012 Basingstoke and Oldham Bank, Basingstoke- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford-Barnard and Co. 30,110 Bewdley Bank, Bawdley-Nichols, Baker, and Co. 10,.576 Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb and Co. • .. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham - Attwoods, Spooner, and Co. Boston Bank, Boston-Claypons and C 0... 62,728 Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co. Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. L. Sealey 2,213 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and Co. .. • • 28 , 528 Broseley and Br idgnOrth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Pritchards, Boycott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingflant-Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stow market Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury-J. C. and A. Gilbert Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son 24,640 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Son, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmi n gham-Lloyds and Co 25,637 Bradford Old Bank, Bradferd, Yorkshire-Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co , 44,206 Brighton Union Bank, Bri g hton-Hall , West, and Co. ................................. . Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington-Hard- lag, Smith, and Co 10,502 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Worlledge and C o . • 2,486 Cambridge Bank, C ambzidp;e-Mortlock and' Co. 14,085 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cambridge -Messrs..loosters .... 40,083 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury -Hammond and Co 28,758 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen -David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Costo and Son 3,050 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, G reen , &C o 1 4, 163 Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester-- Mills, Bawtree, and Co. Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co • 37,533 ' Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Woodcock 5,955 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co. Craven Bank, Settle--Alcocks, Birkb k, and Co 67,028 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow- Bromage, Snead, and Co • 7,099 Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans and Co. Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co 34,813 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton Newton, and Co 26,456 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co. Diss Bank, Diss-Fiucham and Co 13,200 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-on- Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse and Co 7 9 ,900 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Co 7,777 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dor chester-- -R. and H. Williams 49,968 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley -Bower and Co '48 , 9( Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelms ford-Sparrow, Round, and Co . 41,485 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 25,760 Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Farring don-Barnes, Medley, and Co 6,631 Farnham Bank, Farnham-John and Jas. Knight 8,271 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 5,573 Godalming Bank, Godalming,-Mellersh and Keen 6,724 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon 13,436 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 24,015 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-Mat thews and Co 14,110 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull- Smith, Brothers, and Co Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Veaaey and Co .. . ..... 41,921 Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. 4,019 Hertfordshire, Hitchin. Bank, Hitchin-Sharples and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archen6eld Bunk, and Ross and Arehenfield Bank, Ross-Morgan and. Co 19,052 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. 20,65,5 Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Had leigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-Alexanders &Co 57,9.59 Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Randall, Mercer, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, &Co 47,421 Longton Staffordshire Bauk, LOngton-C. Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown, and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-T. and T. T. Paget 31,140 Lewis Old Bank,Lewis-Whitefeld and Co 23 484 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison and Co 70,263 Llandovery Bank, Lainpeter Bank, and Llandilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middleton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lynthagton-S. and G. F. St Barbe 4,222 Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Legis- Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and Co 10,867 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. 14,431 Manningtree Bank, M N Ad Cr 1,397 tgtree Bank, Manningtree--Nunn au._ so Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son 4,287 Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co. Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co. 26,298 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, anil. Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth— Bromage, Snead, and Co. 7,305 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny, Slocock, and Co. 16,929 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Hammond, and Co 17,273 Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harveys and Hudson .. 48,477 Norwich and Norfolk and Fakenham Banks, Nor. with-Gurneys and Birkbecks 92,651 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Notting ham-Hart, Fellows, and Co. Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co. 3,111 Naval Bank, Plymouth-Harris & Co. 22,331 New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everott and Co. Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co ' 28,606 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Oswestry -Croxon and Co 10,498 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Parsons and Co .. $4,204 Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge- Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge-T. H. and S. Beaching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney-J. W. Clinch • and Sons ll, 606 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank ar Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co. Penzance Bank, Penzance-Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter • borough-D. Yorke and Co Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and W. "Walters Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and Co. Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens, Blandy, & Co. 29,329 Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds & Co. 3, 131 Rochester, Chatham, and Str oo d Bank, Rochester- Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston-Fordhani and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby-A. Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye-R. C. Pomfret and Co Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross-Allaway fiat! 9,431 4 176 MacDougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saff r on 28,557 Walden-Gibsons and Co. ............... ... 12,329 Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, & C 0... Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough--Woodall 21,672 and Co. Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke, Eyton ? and Co 32,.549 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingnourn 2,250 Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, Southamp -12,346 ton-Maddison and Pearce Southwell Dank, Southwell -W y lds and Co .. 9 , £81 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southampton.. -Atherley, Fall, and Co Stafford Old Bank, StatiOrd-Stevenson and Co. 12,717 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, Cayloy, and Co Shrewsbury full Welsh Pool Bank, Shrewsbury- Beck, Downward, and Co. . 20,554 Taunton Bank, launton-11. and R. Badcock 25,346 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Sons, and Co. 7,281 Thornburg Bank, Thornburg-Harwood and Co 9,639 Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Co Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampt o nshire, Thrapston-York and Elandll,47l Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring-Butcher and Son Towchester Old Bank, Towchester-percival and Co. 7,544 Town and County of Poole Bank and Ringwood and Poole Bank, Poole-G. W. Ledgard and Sons 9,348 Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and Co 12,065 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, &Co. 12,560 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Hedges, Walls, and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Greaves and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox, 3,094 Brothers, and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield and Pontefract 43,199 Bank-Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chapman, 1,096 and Co. Winchester, ALresford, and Alton Bank, Winches -17,291 ter-Bulpett and Co. Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Wey -16,558 mouth-Elliot, Pearce, and Co. Wirksworth and Ashbourno Derbyshire Bank- 36,947 Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech-Gur -41,431 neys and e Co Wi ve liscomb Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W. .. 5,742 Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-G oodri eka and Holyoake Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester-Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 59,698 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-R. and W. F. Fryer. Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurneys, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank Grea.: -Yar mouth—Sir E. H. E. Lacon, Bart, and. C 0..... 11,593 York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and C 0....... /0,121 JOINT STOCK BANKS • • Bank of Westmorland, Kendal ----- £12,685 8 Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley. 155 Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, \' aver hampton 8,643 Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven. 30,471 Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford 19,513 Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffonlshire Union Bank- . ... ing Company, Burton-upon-Trent 46,070 Chesterfield and North Derbyshire. Banking Com pany, Chesterfield: Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington 32,610 Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry ' Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Co.,- Cheltenham 10Z,168 Carlisle and Cumbe r l an d Banking Co., Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Co., Dudley 31,378 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 19,824 Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Company, • Darlington 26,292 East of England Bank, Norwich 23,961 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 137,06 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,605 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 33,520 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 18,211 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Co. Halifax 42,110 Holston Banking Company, Holston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 27,686 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster Leeds Banking, Company, Leeds 23,153 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 63,420 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 46,992 Leamington Priors and -Warwigkshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank; Ludlow. Moire and Robinson's Nottingham Shire Banking Company, .Nettinx,hara '.. . • 2BP4 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Cora pany, Nottingham '' ' - • - - .2 7 1521 National PrOVincial Rank of England, Birmingham .. . - '(Head Office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London ) 408,261 North Wilt's Banking Coinpany, Melkaham ' 43,641 NorthamptOnshire 'Union Bank, Northampton 69,314 NorthamptonshiroßankingConipany,No r th amp t o n 18,719 North and 'South Wales Bank, Liverpool 49,500 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei ces t er 49,963 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company, Stamford -. 28,230 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetslure Bank, Langport . 347,120 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall. 34,638 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com- __ _-. ... 53,989 pany, Siourbiid ge Sheffield and Hallatushiro Banking Co., Sheffield 22,801 Sheffield an d R ot h erham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 53,528 Swaledale and Wensleydale Bankiitg Company, Richmond 47,148 Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 27,908 Wakefield and Barnsley Union 13ank, "Wakefield 14,480 Whitehaven Joint St oc k Banking Whitehaven 27,135 Warwick and L eam i ngton Banking C0. d0., Warwick. 25,571 West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 58,788 Wilts and Dorset Bankinr , Company, Salisbury 73,7.51 West Riding Union Banking Co., Huddersfield 32,409 Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, , - Worcester - 0,270 York Union. Banking Company, York York City and County Banking Company, Y or k 86,326 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 117,497 W. W. DALBIAC, Acting Registrar of Ba n k Returns, Inland Revenue Office, Feb. 26, 1859 At the Bristol Council-house, on Tuesday," a middle-aged woman, named Mary Ann Villiers, who is known by the sobriquet of Lady 'Villiers," was charged with having fraudulently obtained the sum of £3 10s. from the Governesses' Benevolent Institution. The institution in question is a charit able society in London, enjoying the patronage of her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Duchesses of Kent and Cambridge, and of many other members of the aristocracy. Mr. Ambrose E. Nigh, who con ducted the prosecution, statedihdt titithtious times the prisoner had obtained sums ofn4ipt ;‘ , oviiting altogether to £l7 from th e soCi , elf T: W. Klugh, secretary of the institutionvadwastl that the first application for assistance wastruocited from the prisoner in Feb., 1856. She theirereliresented that she was the daughter of ' a medical man at Bath, and that,, her Dither having deserted his family, she had been left with her mothei and two sisters dependent on her exertions for support; that for a time they had obtained the means of existence by the sale of their jewellery, plate, and books, since which she had had to toil for them; that her younger sister, after suffering for some time from heart disease, had died, and that her mother had also died of consumption, her last words being, " I commend my children to the care of Ilim who is the orphan's friend." Miss Villiers went on to state that when her mother died she was left with only fourpence in the world ; that having been taught by her mother never to doubt the mercy of her Heavenly Father, she had toiled on in dependence on Him, but that privation and sickness had broken her down, and she was com pelled to solicit assistance. That letter was laid before the ladies' committee of the institution, of which Lady Ashley, Lady P. Burroughes, the Countess of Shaftesbury, and other ladies of dis tinction were members, and relief was ordered to be forwarded by Post-office order to the address given, 7, St. Aligustine's-place, Bristol. The first application in respect of which the present pro ceedings were taken was dated the 28th of April, 1858. It expressed the writer's great reluctance again to obtrude upon a society which had so be friended her, but stated that a lady, Mrs. Hartley, of Bath-buildings, Montpellier, with whom she had formerly lived, but whose family she had left from ill-health, was willing to take her to the south of France to educate her two chil dren ; that she would engage her for five years, at a salary commencing at £l5, and increasing to £25 per annum. The latter gave an affecting narrative of circumstances which had rendered the applicant destitute of clothing, and stated that the lady herself being in straitened circumstances, would only be able to pay her travelling expenses. The committee in reply to this appeal forwarded Miss Villiers a Post-office order for £2. On the 18th of May last another letter was received, stat ing Miss Villiers had passed two sleepness nights before she could determine to write it; that her wretched state of health had necessitated her buying flannel clothing, which being dear had absorbed her funds, and unless something could be done she must give up her situation, which she was to join on the Ist of June. She enclosed a list of the articles on which she had expended the society's previous bounty, and said she calculated that £1 10s. would supply all her further requirements. This letter was also considered by the committee, and a Post-office order was sent for the amount solicited. On the 30th of November another letter came to hand from the prisoner, which, like those which had preceded it, was written in a religious vein, and gave a touching narra ti ve o f furt h er suf ferings which Miss Villiers had undergone. She had been to France, was happy in her situation, and had begun to hope that brighter days had dawned upon her, when her beloved mistress was struck down by sickness, and in a fortnight died. The t a o b r u pt putabruptly y the di s c c h h a i r l d g r e e a n t s o s relatives who cam e a t h er d eath had resolve d school,a Mi and had Villiers, allowing loNyingli er barely enough t o b r i ng her back England. She returned, resolved to the mercy of Him who could smooth the thorny path, and she succeeded in getting two pupils. In crossing the downs, however, she was caught in a storm, got wet through, and caught inflammation of the chest, which had completely p r ostrated , leer. She hoped t o h ave res ig n ation enough to say , will be done; He knoweth best ; but really felt as if to die would be gain." This letter caused suspi cion,. from the resulted in information being obtained and inquiries were at last instituted, which . Evidence o 18-0 had Bristol Mendicify Society t hat Miss Villiers had been a begging letter wri ter since been in any situation in or out of Bristol at all ; was given showing th at the prisoner never that the Mrs. Ha rtle y referred to w asher sister, and lived w ith her, and that she had never own resided at which a relative in Bath-buildings, though she had had letters addressed to t hat p lace, li v ed. The prisoner, who offered no defence, wa s fully committed for trial. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.—A special court was to held y th es o te s r a d le ay of . graAindinscouswsbioonforetoopkartamceeont and a thebill relating petition against the measure adopted on the recommenda tion of a committee to whom the subject Ras referred. Several petitions were presented in favour of providing the cost of the proposed lunatic asylum from the City's funds, and a resolution was, after some discussion, adopted to the effect that a previous resolution of the court in favour of the asylum being provided by means of a county rate be re scinded. A letter was read from Mr. D. W. Harvey on the subject of the vacant office of the High Bailiff of South wark, and some discussion ensued as to the eligibility of that gentleman for the office. Eventually the letter was referred to a committee for consideration. The Lord Mayor said that the Emperor of the French, in consideration of the reception he had met with by the corporation on his visit to the City, bad been pileased to confer upon Sir F. G. Moon, Bart., the then Lord Mayor, the Order of Knight of the Legion of Honour. After the transaction of some other business the court adjourned. RECREATION GROUNDS FOR THE PEOPLE.—A bill of Mr. Slaney, M.P., Mr. Thornely, M.P., and Mr. M: ) i n c; kinnon, M.P., provides that six acres of land in any held by parish may be legally conveyed to trustees, to of them uestsed for adultsa s , open on d p os u b p l ygroundsro umounds forfor childrent h e resort eand a nd youth.bie e _r e a p t i o o r n . property'net exceedingtl,ooo May 'b beg the purpose. The act only benefit s En g land and A PLJUSIBLE SWINDLER. "rte Wig. .) 'ling• [ling• V 0~