The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-07 00:00:00

MONEY lAA it K li - ; T ♦ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, Two o'CLocs. Accounts from Liverpool report that the cotton market pest erday closed steadily, and prices of American were id. per lb. dearer ; but in all other descriptions there was little or no alteration. The sales amounted to 15,000 bales, 3,000 of which were taken - for export, and 2,000 on speculation. In the railway share market there was rather more animation, and values tended upwards. In a few days the April dividends will be paid to the public, and this ►ill neutralize the influence which maybe produced by the subscription of nearly a million sterling on account of the Indian loan, 20 per cent. of the five millions being due to morrow. The commercial demand still remains very quiet, and borrowers find ample facilities for ob taining what they require on easy terms. Two and a-half per cent. may be taken as the current minimum out of doors, and looking at the extensive supplies it is argued, and with some reason, that trade must undergo a considerable revival before there will be such a diversion of capital as to force the Threadneedle -street quotation to a higher point. The Indian Loan bas now become a subject of secondary con sideration, attention being now more particularly devoted to the forthcoming budget. Most parties are now prepared to look for a larger deficiency for the next financial year than was at first anti cipated, and an impression is gaining ground that it will be made good by a loan, probably to the amount of six millions. The alternative of in creasing the income-tax is now considered very improbable, and there can be no doubt that such a step, if taken, would arouse a hostile feeling to the present Ministry, amongst all classes of the community. We are, therefore, glad to see that the " Property and Income-tax Association" are already on the alert to resist to the utmost an in crease of that objectionable impost. The annual meeting of the governor and company of copper mines in England was held this day. The report stated that the balance of profits available for dividend was 25,8341. 9s 4d., out of which the court of directors recommended the payment of a dividend of 7 per cent. on the preference shares, and one per cent. per annum on the stock of the company, one half payable on the 27th instant, and the other half on the 27th October next. The re port was agreed to. The Copenhagen has arrived from Melbourne with 191,2441. in specie. Large consignments are en route, but the yield of gold in the colony is re ported to be below the average. The market for English securities has been rather variable to-day, but the movement has been limited to per cent. The quotations are chiefly under the influence of the settlement which is pro ceeding favourably, and the attention of the brokers and dealers is chiefly directed to the necessary arrangements. Consols have been 96i f, for money, and 96/ I for May. The New 3 per Cents. are 95g and the Reduced 95i The India Loan is quoted 981 and the Bonds, 16s. to 20s. prem. Bank Stock is 220 to 221. ; Exchequer Bills are marked 375. prem. Foreign Securities are in moderate request, at about previous values. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1001 I ; do. 4 per Cents., 1031 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 814 ; do. 3 per Cents., 56,k ; Spanish New Deferred, 26k ; Venezuela 41 per Cents., 32} ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 78 ; °Ulan 6 per Cents., 104; French 3 par Cents., 69f. ; and Dutch 24 per Cents., 65g. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign iitocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5/ 6f ; Mexi can, 19/ 20 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81i 821 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 56 ; Portugese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 99 101 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 434 44 ; ditto Deferred, 26k About an average amount of business has been transacted to-day in the Railway Share Market, but prices have varied to the extent of about ± to per cent. Great Western, Lancashire and York shire, South Western, and North Eastern (Ber wick) improved 55. ; East Lancashire, Midland, North British, and South Eastern, 108. ; Eastern Counties and North Eastern (York) declined ss. ; and Edinburgh and Glasgow and Great Northern, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are very quiet, and there is little variation to report in values. Dutch Rhenish, Sambre and Meuse, and Great Luxembourg, are at previous quotations. East Indian have declined 10s. ; and Grand Trunk of Canada, improved 10s. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive, but at rather firmer rates. London Char tered of Australia have advanoed ss. ; London _Joint Stock, ss. ; and Royal Mail Steam, 11. PIRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the O f ficial Ltst:) .18sak St ock Business done. 221 ! per rent. ited uce d A nnu i ties #oi 4 per tent.e:onsols kunsities N 0 . 3 i per Cent. Annuiti es 9si lndia Loan 4 e ... la . .-ionciki, xit,i,t) thtto, under 1.3000 20 16 p 6 16 p Consol s f or Account 96a Excheqnsr !Ill s , 20. . March. June. . 41000 . . 86dii I 37 Small •• •• • • PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Cidlian Bonds, 6 per Cent. lO4 Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent Ditto Account Bl. Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 564 Su nul3 30,ds, 3 per ilfat. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Varkieh ionds, 6 per cent Ditto Guaranteed. -; per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Preach Rentes, 4i per Cent. • Do. 3 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cen:;., 12 Guilders 65g TWO O'CLOt K. Consols, money Ditto, Account GERMAN COLONISTS FOR THE CAPE. It may notbe generally known in England that for some time past negotiations have been going on between the British Government and those of several states in the north of Germany, fur turning the tide of German emigration to the English colo nies, and more particularly to Australia and the Cape of Good Hope, it being considered thata more comprehensive and systematic introduction of the German element there would be attended with great advantages on both sides. Tile indefatigable Major-Getieral Baron von Stuttetheim, whose late return from the Cape was duly chronicled at the time, but which was wrongly coupled with the notion that his object was to reorganise and increase the British German Legion for active service in. India, is the person selected for opening and carry ing on these negotiations, which have been favour ably received by the Governments on this side of the water. It is intended in the first instance to send 6,000 German emigrants to the C.ipe, and as many to Australia, and the conditions offered as an inducement are highly favourable for the intended colonist s , who are to have assisted (and, in case of need, free) p assages, a free grant of land, and a sum of l mo ney advanced su ffi c i ent t o purc h ase the needfu farming implements and stock. Hamhirg is selected as is the port o f d eparture, and General Stutterheim at this moment h ere , h av i ng come to make the necessary arrangements with the emi grant agents in this city for chartering vessels to sail in succession at stated intervals all through the lint me r. APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE... mar riage is contemplated between Lcrd Abercromby and the Hon. Miss Duncan, daughter of Viscount and Vis countess Duncan. _ _ Wile.l4Q; de Corneille, great granddaughte r o f the great C orne ill e , h as just died at Aigus-Mortes. THE PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM.—A letter from Berlin of the let, in the iVord of Brussels, says :—" For some time pa s t th e l a di es o f t hi s cap it a l h a ve been in the babit of ass em bli ng a b out noon i n the a ll eys o f the Thie r garten, w h ere the Princess Frederick William has b een in the habit of taking her rides on horseback. For some days past the ladies have been doomed to disappoint ment, as the equestrian exercises cf the illustrious Amazon have been interdicted by ber phyricians for So me month. to come. Soon after Easter the Prince and Princes., Frederick William will pay visits to the _Courts of D essau , W e i mar, Gotha, etc. In May, the P rincess of P russ i a w il l go to C arlesrube to be present at the confinement of her daughter, the Grand Duchess of Bache." shop nary, borne le to neque after le had [ then oe, if it the ad his nated id the She mve A to, for house. forged p of a ,d said y good Bering ranger which e evi- isomer I with ) have he ago ad the in the aler in LI pos. g pro store- re tied d with le pro s red and in loaners laid he stores• of the out sif )usand )ought A took nontlui ar sold ken to lgoode lament I. He e sold. a Go be • nd ing os a ho uriong 3d of ,unt Of von* )perty extra• hakes in bill prole• lg the waive ng in ;htent THE . SITS, - . _LONDON, WEDNErDAy EVEINTING, SHAIIA MARKETS This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAY.. Closirg yesterday. Easiness done this day. 5 - 6 7i - 8i 69 - 71 9 - 10 251 - 261 89 - 91 861 - 861 36 - 38 8616 LINES LEASED AT FIXED KENTAM Mr.' Paidl RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Priced yester lav Bnsines•; this day. St. 100 St. ,100 25 all k. 100 5 all St. ,100 Cal edon E.U. &E. C Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. D 0.., Gt. Westn. Y. St N.M Do IDo . S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do 93 - 103 100 - 102 13 - 15 139 - 141 4 - ... "... ... 108 L 110 12i -13 i 24 -- 25 94 -- 96 EAST INDIA ROUSE, MEETING THIS DAY. A special general meeting of the proprietors of East India Stock was held this afternoon, at the India-house, Leadenball-street, Mr. D. It. Mangles, M.P., Governor, in the chair, for the purpose of granting a pension to the present Sir li. Lawrence ; and also for the purpose of laying before the proprietors two bills before Parliament for the better government of India, by transferring the government of that country from the East India Com pany to her Majesty the Queen. PENSION TO SIR H. LAWRENCE. . - NEWMARKET RACES—(This [Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] 50/. HANDICAP PLATE. Courier Barfleur Oeven ran. MATCH FOR 5001. RM. Streamer beat Miss Whip filly. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOV3. :Marauder Rip Van Winkle Fleet Merryman . Two ran. 601. PLATE. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.— . Belfast & Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)..., Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian............ Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B Onblin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk Do., do. B. Do, New A lEast Kant East Lancashire East Suffolk ......... 25 all St. 100 20 all 10 all St. 100 t. 100 0 I all St. 100 St. ;100 Do. Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb.Prth.diDundee Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness Glasgow di S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock StlL&West.(lre) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gna. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster di Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Immesh. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport: London & Blackwall Do. New, i s. 51.105. Lond.Bright.diS.Cst. - London &N. Westerk. Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndru- &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. diLincb2. Metropolitan ......... Midland ...... Do. Binning. & Derb Midland G.West.ar. Do. Shares .. Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newpt. A bere.dtHrfd Newry & Armagh ~, i ewry, Warrenpoin & Rostrevor Nor Yolk ......... Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail fi Dock Stock . Do., A Stock ........ . Do., B Stock N. astern Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. itz S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. INorth Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles Portsmouth 110 Rhymney St. :100 5t..100 I 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 1100 12 all 5C all 161 14i 161, 15 St.lloo 20 I all 114. all St. 'lOO St. 'lOO 12i, 5 St. 100 .!5 all 25 all St.lloo 10 1A St. 100 .- St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 10 9 20 all j St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St- 100 25 163 St. 109 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 1.7 i 20 all 1.0 , all 100 ; , . 1 100 Scottish Central t. 100 Scrit. N.E.Abrdn. St :. ;100 \Do. Scot. Mid. Stock :,. 100 Shropshire Uniou ) 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer. 100 [ South Devon 100 South Eastern ~1100 ' South Wales 'S. Yorksh. River Duo D 0... ........ .... Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling ) Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton 4 Hartlop , Taff Vale IDo. Pref., No. 1 ;Thames Hay. D. &R. IValo of Neath. ..... l 'Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limmi ek !West ,West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class RRITISH pi Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. IDo. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff., Brut. dr God ch. 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 Juno '74 Calcutta 'and S. kast 1 Central Oude Ceylon A sbares Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do, C Shares Do. E. do. Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s9 Geelong & Melbourne , guar. 5 per cent. ... Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Elden. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c„, Do et atvrrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia dr Fra , .civco.., rselgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Coast. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Maria Anteula Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New . Paris and Orleans Recife di San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c , Riga and Danaburg Roms and Frascati Royal Danilih Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent Sambre and Meuse_ ")o. 54 per cent. pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 51 per C. Prd & N. W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland rY testaden 00.8 p. cent. prof. Zealand ., JOINT-S' 'Agra dt United Serv Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C. Bk. of Ind. Au. tStCh City Colonial Commercialof Canada \Commercial of Lond. Eng. Se ot. Ans. C t Lon. Ch. Bk.of A _lst. !London and County London Joint Stock. L ond.andWestminst, National Pro. of Eng. Do. New Oriental Bad Na tional Bank New South Wales.,,, B a e n f k Ireland Corp, Otto man Ba Provincial Do. New,,, South .6 astralia Do. New„ Union of Australia Do. New Union of Londo n • Unity Mutual wciitrußieo 1 Loud . - 16i -17 i 58 - 59 44 - 46 29 - 31 14 - 16 86 - 88 62 - 63 27i - 28.1 89 - 91 91 - 10 102 - 103 88 - 89 126 - 128 98 - 100 58 - 5 , 56 - 53 83 85 10 —l2 p 10 12 83 88i1 1 11 1 d .6 = 4 105 - 107 94. - 95 - 1 92 - 93 • •• is ii 93i - 94 65 - 67 - ii 59 - 61 31 - 3 512 - 52 91 92 2 1 d 47 48 73 74 92 94 48 - 4$ 8 - 9 8 - 9 30 - 32 7 3 d 107 —lO9, 26/ 27 11 78 80 45 47 1 3 2 I 35 36i 1 69/ 70/ 834 13 15 - _7 5 e 9 11 1 35 36 6 -- - IC ; 3 - 64 - 6$ SSESSIONS. * aP - 9 - 10 185 - 90 79 - 82 77 - 80 • • ••• 1 $ - i 109 - 11) li -- if 20 21 46 48 81 21i 211 iP 19 14 2 1 dl 106 111 ,106 - 111 105 - 108 I 19 -19 i 201- 211 - iP A - Ipi 6 - 64 '1 = fi 3$ - 32 3 2 - 3 i 27t - 28 .7i_ si •• •.• ' .•• 41 - 26 - 27 83 - 204 - 21; 37A - 38 8 - 84 84 - 9A 324 - 32 314 - 31 50 - 52 1 id 16 - 18 i - i -8 ; 86 - 9 21LA - 2 4i - 5 9 - 9i 246 - ••• ." • • • 1K BANKS. 84 - 86 21 - 211: 46 - 48 1 - 5S - 60 17i -- 181 18 2 -- 19 ... ....' ... 43 45 - 38 - 39 - 171 61 - 63 ••• - ••• 46 - 48 30 - 32 2 4 - 241 and St. XlOO 25 all 50 all 25 all 12i all 12t 1 all 20 ' all St. 'lOO 10 10 si , all St.loGa 6ii 5 1 50 , all 50 all 50 all 25 all 12i! all St. 100 10 all 12 all 50 I all 25 ' all St. ,100 IBuckghamsh. ,Clydesdal Jc. Col.Stour Vy., E.Lin. g. 6 p,Q E. Un. H. Sh. Chas. Barr. di Neils. Direct. Do. New Glatr.lLDn.Fr Hull dx Selby Do. Shares Do. 1 Shares Lon. eiGreenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Mauch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. ,Roystn.& Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh., WearVaLgepe Do jWiltsdtSomrst Ln. liN. W. di Midld. Midland... E. Count Do 'Do IDo L. dxN. W Do Gt.Northn T. Brassey M. MCI eau Stk.diDar Do Cn.NVestn. 2a 28 94 96 57 59 r 135 - 138 8 - 8A 10 - 32 - ?3 88 - 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 501.) p, c. St. 4 per c. lealedn. £lO 4i p. c, (Cho. & Ho. 5i p.c, Do. do. 5 per cent Cork & Bandon 5 p.c Dnn.Perth.&Aber.J. lE. Anglian Cls. A Sh. ;Do, do. Cls. B Op. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. l iDo. do. 4 per cent lEast Lane ash. 6 p.cts !E.d/W. York. J. sth6 Edin. dz Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, sp, ..... Glas. do 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. Do. 4 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. Gt.N.ofScot.lst Prc Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. IGt. W. (B. &H. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do, con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do. Do, Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. ' D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & ' , LW., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . et Lon. & 5.1 7 7. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares Londy. & Color. Sh. Londy. &Ennis. i Sh. M., S., &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 m o o . , do i i c p ar e i r . c i e p nt e Do. 4i per cent Do. do. Kid.Consol.6p.c. St Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4: 1 2 . p. c. Pref. St Do. L, &H. Pref. St New., Abe r. , &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norf IL Deb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do. Wv.V.sp. ..,1847 North British .. ..... Do. 71. Preference I N.B. Berw. 4 p. e.Prf I IDo, do. do 1 Leeds 6 pa. No.l jDo. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Pur 'North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar Do. 613. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debentr. St Scot. Cent. New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading' Ann.) of 21 Os. 6d. Do. 4± per cent Do. Fixed 4± p.c. Sh Do. New 4± pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4± p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. 0 Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.) British Iron Condurow (Csanbrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) East Basset (Illogan) Great South Tolgus„ G rt. W. Alfrd. (Plink. ) (Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Mogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min, Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogn.) Franees(lllogn.) ram. S. $ L. MM. Co Tin Croft Un. Mime (G wennap) V. of Towoy (Carnal%) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd ) Wh. Basset (Illogan) Wh. Buller (Rdruth) Wh. Edward (Calstek: ; Wh. Kitty (U. Llant' Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis. FOREIGN Austratian Bon Accord Cop. (ii.) Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) Do. Cocaes dz Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop • per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Noveau Blonde Pont. Sil.LdM. d; Smlt Port Philip Santiago do Cuba United Mexican 96 99 - 101 6 -. 64 108 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 li7 - 132 72 - li lii :iio 1.10 - 112 102 - 104 62 - 64 102 - 11 91 - 93 87 - 87 - 89 99 - 101 9i - 10 16 - 17 10 -10 k 72 - 74 - ' 19 - 20 9.} - 10 14 - - 15 138 - 140 - 165 120 - 122 65 - 68 - 139 - 101 10i -11 h, - 108 95 - 97 - t - 22r1 117 - 2 117 - 119 106 - 103 99 -101 118 - 120 125 - 127 73 - 75' 10 - lug 241 -24 i 100 -- 102 100 -- 102 100 I 102 ii :- iti 45 - 55 MINES. 11 - 12 80 - 460 - 480 90 -- 100 14i -15 i 5 - 5i - 2 84 - 19 12 - 14 4 - 5 , 1 - - 375 - 399 - 4i - 5i 220 - 230 - - 4 .11_ la ••• 24 2 5 110 120 210 220 280 300 11 12 43 45 24 26 MINES. h - i d —ti P li 2 12 -- 53 39 41 13 15 3 id i m 18 19 -- 91 14 id *ii = 4 2 - 2i 3i - 4A The CHAIRMAN then laid before the Court the nnani• mons resolution of the Board of Directors granting a pension of 1,0001. a year to the present Sir H. Lawrence, with reversion to his younger brother in the event of his dying without issue, remarking that it was unneces sary he should trouble the Court with the late Sir H. Lawrence's brilliant career and the great service be had rendered the proprietors and the oGuntry in India, all of which bad been so recently laid before the public and had been appreciated by thew. Sir F,CUBRIE seconded the motion. Mr. lawiN expressed his regret that the pen4ou was not, earlier awarded, and that it bad originated from the Board of Control instead of from that Court. Ths Court of Directors would never have taken up this pen sion had they not been stimulated by an article in the Times. Tae CHAIRMAN denied that the directors had been stimulated by an article in the Times to grant this pen sion, or that it crigina ed with the Board of Control. It was granted from the convictions of their own minds that it was a proper course to pursue, and he assured the Court that the proposition originated with the C 'tut of Directors, and not with the Board of Control. (Hear, hear.) Mr. JONES objected to the vote, on the ground that the Court of Proprietors had not had sufficient evidence laid before them by the Cunt of Directors on which to found this vote "as an administrator or statesman" re quired by the bye-laws. The pension was proposed merely for his defence of Lucknow, which he (Mr. Jones) characteris.d as a failure. He allowed the rebels, or rather the patriots—(laughter)—to use the cover of the adjoining houses and temples of worship to terribly annoy the garrison, so that the soldiers were not safe in any room in the garrison from the bullets of the enemy. Brigadier Inglis was the man who ught to have the money. It was all very well for the Queen to grant baronetcies, but he (Mr. Jones) would not accept one it her Majesty would give it him. (Laughter.) They cost nothingiatid were worthless, but 10001 a-year was so much money out of the pockets of the people of India. From a mistaken respect for the religious feel ings of the people of India the temples and mosques were saved which gave Fo much shelter to the rebels and enabled them so long to hold Lucknow. He moved an amendment that the pension should not be granted on the evidence before the court. Mr. Serjeant GASELEE seconded the amendment. Mr. STiWART supportei the motion for the pension. The CHAIRMAN said that the late Sir H. Lawrence had proved himself an able statesman. His abilities as such were now matters of history, and were imperishably connected with the government of India of late years, and more especially for his marvellous good government of the new territory—the Punjaub. The late Sir H. Lawrence deserved the thanks of the civilised world, for his conduct in India, both before and on the breaking out of the mutiny. Mr. LEWIN urged on Mr. Jones to withdraw his amendment. Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE said he seconded the amend ment merely from a belief that the Court of Directors had not given the Court of Proprietors the information they were entitled to for granting the pension. He concurred it was deilrable these pensions should be granted uranimouly, but the course pursued by the directors were likely to attain that object. Referring to the anticipated cbange in the futu re governmen t of India, he e xp r e sse d his orenion that this Court had worn out its purpose, that it had served its time, was Lelieved the march of intellect, and aught to be abolished, but so long as it existed it was the duty of the Court of Directors to give the proprietors all the ioformation they (the directors) possessed. He called upon Mr. Jones to withdraw his amendment After some remarks from Mr. Helps the amendment was withdrawn, and the original motion was carried unanimously. In answer to a question from Mr. Sergeant Gazlee, The CHAIRMAN said that all the officers engaged in the defence and relief of Lucknow would have double batta. GOVERNMENT OT INDIA. 'rhe CHAIRMAN laid before the Court a report of the Court of Directors, relative to the two bills now before Parliament far the future government of India. It was a voluminous document and congratulated the propri etors on the altered tone of public comment on the conduct of the Company, and they were glad to find that in a recent Parliamentary discussion it had been generally admitted that the rule of the Company had been honourable to themselves and beneficial to Indic Both the bilir provided an unchecked power on the post of the minister. It was true that the minister was to have a council, but the most despotic rulers had councils and a council might either be dependant on the minister, or the minister on the council. The minister, it was true, waste be subjected to Parliament, butit was very unlikely Parliament would interfere in the affair of a hundred millions of Hindoos and Mahomedane. The directors believed that the question of India would, under the proposed system, never be considered, except upon a party cry raised for the purposed of injuring a Minister. There were in the proposed plan no constitutional checks, but it was indispensable to good government that those checks should be found in the governing body itself. The report entered into a critical examination of the vari ous provisions of the two bills, and Expressed a very strong opinion, on the part of thedirectors, that too much power was given to the Minister and too little to the Council. In fact, the Council would have no substantial power, but simply moral influence. The first bill estab lished no forms of business, but the second did ; but they were of such a character as made the Council an empty pageant —a mere nullity. The directors were bound to admit that there was in the present bill an in dication of a wish to secure to the Council a certain amount e f influence, b ut i t was so sma ll as t o b e ent i re l y insignifica n t. Th e mods of nomination in the second bill by the G overnment was objectionable, on the ground that it would destroy the independence of the b o d y. As to the election of councillors by large const i tuencies the directors could only express a feeling of aniaziment. (Cheers.) A more objection able scheme for introducing the English element into the government of India could not in the opinion of the directors be devised. The second bill made provision for is commission from England to India for the purpose of instituting an inquiry into Indian finance. The direc tors coul I not believe the project would be persisted in, for it would be the first step to the disorganisation of the fabric of the government in India. It wooll give a stock to the local authorities in India which would be productive of the worst consequences. The Court had) come to the conclusion that neither of the bills was grounded upon circumstances which called for change, and that th e passing of either should be opposed as being a great calamity to India. (Cheers.) They wore also of opinion that it was inexpedient for Parliament to legislate for India iu the present excited state of men's minds. The directors thought that the bills should be opposed, and that in the event of either of them passing a second reading an attempt should be made in committee to get rid of the objectionable portions and to secure the appointment of an independent Council. On the motion of the Chairman that the report should be received, Mr. MACKENZIE moved wean amendment that Par liament having determined that it was necessary to le gislate for India, Sir James Melville and Mr. J. Stuart Mill should be requested to draw up a scheme for the future Government of India, to be submitted to the Court of Proprietors and eventually to Parliament. Sir F. CURRIE thought it was too much to ask the directors to draw out a bill for their own extinction. The hon. proprietors could hardly expect the directors to consent to become their own executioners. (Loud laughter.) Mr. A RBUTHNOT entered into a consideration of the different clauses in the bill. He was more inclined to the present Government than the last; but, on the whole, he preferred Lord Palmerston's bill to Lord Derby's bill. (The conclusion will be given in our last edition.) o li f lia tire E c , d o w rs ar w d as v h re el r d e, a E t " l b! , East H te Yesterday a w C h o e u n r Court appointed a Provisional Member of Council at Bombay. The specie on board the wrecked steamer Ava in the Bay of Bengal, consisted of 500 boxes, each box contain ing 5,000 rupees. The money in every box was there- In Y dia es fore worth above 5001. sterling. After the wreck 200 boxes were piled up on the fore part of the ship, ready to be taken ashore in the boats ; but the Ava broke in two unfortunately too near these boxes, and 46 of them fell isto the gap made by the separation of the fore and aft parts of the steamer, and thus nearly 25,000/. was immediately engulphed. As soon as the Ava struck the Admiralty agent rushed into the mail room to save the mails, but he found the room filled with water. Dumm y OF ANCIENT RELICS IN ORIINEY.—A very important discovery of ancient silver has been made at Sandwick perhaps one of the most extensive and important discoveries, in an arclowslogical point of view, that have ever been made in Scotland. The relics were discovered in a rabbit-hole. Some time ago a boy happened to pick 111) some k•ilver coins which the rabbits bad thrown out in the formation of their hole ' and car ried them home. The c ircumstance became known, and one day lately, as some people were waiting for the ebb of the tide, before proceeding with the work of gathering ware, one of their number proposed that they should visit the place where the boy had lately discovered the mollify. They accordingl y Went in a body to the spot, and at the first or second stroke of a warehook one of them drew out a large heap of silver. At the eight of the bright metal there was instantly a scramble among those present, and by one or other of them all was carried away. The circum stance coming afterwards to the ears of the authorities in Kirkwall, an investigation was male, and we are glad that the greater part of the treasure has been reco vered, Sheriff Robertson and others who interested themselves in recovering the property, having remune rated the finders. The relics are altogether several pounds in weight, and consist of massive pins, brooches, bracelets, necklaces, and other ornaments, besides some number cf silver coins. The dates of the latter, and the supposed age of the ornaments, we have not ascer tained, but we believe that bath have been contempo raneous with the reign of the earliest kings in Scottish or Scandinavian history. - 3 " (4.n Groat Journal. Eight ran. LATEST BETTING. Two THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Toxopholite (offered) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Adamas, (taken) 25 to 1 aget Blackthorn (taken) 25 to 1 agst Botany (taken) 25 to 1 aget Melissa (taken) 25 to 1 AO Kelpie (taken) 33 to 1 agst General Bo , quet (taken) 66 to 1 apt Saunterer (taken) THE DEBBY. 10 to 1 agst Toxopholite (offered) 20 to 1 agst Hadji (taken) 25 to 1 agst Kelpie (taken) 50 to 1 agst Ethiopian (taken) 50 to 1 agst Fitzrolarld (taken) The following have paid forfeit : £lOO PLATE.—Flimsy, Olympus, Star of Albion, King William, Excelsior, and Gunboat. COLUMN STAKES.—A.moret, c by Alcoran, Antinous, Go-ahead, Aneroid, Memorial, and f by Weatherbit. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT. —MANCHESTER, Tues day.—This market is decidedly firmer and more cheer ful to-lay than for some weeks past, with an advance of 11. per lb. on yarns, 4's to 24's. There is also more in cinity for cloth, with more disposition on the part of buyers to place their orders. THE STEAMSHIP NORTH AMERICAN.—RAPID VOYAGE AND CARGO DELIVERY.—We perceive by the advices received per Canada, that the North American royal ' steamvhip, which sailed from Liverpool on the 3rd March, arrived at Portland on the evening of the 15th, and that her cargo was delivered in Liverpool in 15 days, and in Toronto in 17 days, from the date of her departure from Liverpool. RECENT ATROCITIES ON THE HIGH SHA5.—The movement which has been originated in Liverpool in favour of a mitigation of the sentence of Captain Cnristie (to penal servitude for life), for the manslaughter of the Spaniard, Rodrigues, a sailor on board his vessel, does not meet with the general sympathy and support of the mercantile marine, and a meeting, announced to be held on the subject yesterday, at the Cotton Sales-room, Liverpool, was a failure. REWARDS TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.—On Tues day next, Sir John Tralawny will submit to the House of Commons the following resolution, fuunded on a recent case :—" That the receipt of any species of re ward by a member in consideration of the exercise of hie influence in that capacity, is calculated to lower the dignity and authority of this house, and is a high breach of the privilege of parliament." THE QUEEN'S BOUNTY.—Formerly it was usual to send a present from the Queen to any poor man's wife who had three children at a birth. The wife of a rail way porter at Canterbury, named Legg, a short time since had three children, and the Rev. Mr. Holland, vicar of St. Dunetan's, sent a statement of the fact to the proper quarter. Last week she received, through Colonel Phipps, 61. from the Queen.—South Eastern Gazette. CHRIST'S HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the Bluecoat boys, according to annual custom, went in procession to the Mansion house, where each received a glass of wine and a bun. As they passed out of the Egyptian-hall the Lord Mayor, who was attended by the Lady Mayoress and a large number of friends, distributed 687 shillings to that number of boys, 41 half-crowns to monitors, and 15 geineas to Grecian, making a total of 551. 40. 64. His lordship then entertained the aldermen and the chief officers of the corporation at luncheon ; after which the party proceeded to Christ Church, where the Spiral ser mon was preached by the Rev. T. G. Nicholas, M.A., the Lord Mayor's chaplain. Tun WEATHER.—Tuesday and Wednesday, the last two days of March, were marked by gentle rains, of infinite value to the land, which had become somewhat over dry, even taking the usual result of " March winds " into account. April has thus far brought us dull cold days and frosty nights. Yesterday (Good Friday) was an exceedingly raw uncomfortable day. Just before noon snow commenced to fall—an unusual visi'ation fo. April. The sunny smiles and tears which the name f the month suggests, are all yet to come.— ilereford Weine.e. THE WEATHER IN IRELAND.—For many years past there has not been a more inauspicious opening of April than the present. From the first day to this, the 6th, there has been a succession of he avy gales, often amount ing to a hurricane, accompanied by either showers ef snow, sleet, or torrents of rain. Yesterday was by far the most inclement day of the r.ew year, and this morn ing bodes no better. The wind is at E.S.E., blowing fiercely, the cold bitter enough for January, and the rain continuing to de'cend without the il'ghtest appearance of caseation. Business of a'l kinds is stagnant, and the s',reete of Dublin were on tlonday well nigh deserted. The reports ft-An the provinces are equally cheerless. DISASTERS IN THE CHANNEL.—LIVERPOOL, Tuesday. —Au vices from Dublin to-day state that the Express, of New York, from Liverpool to Newport, went on shore yesterday at Wicklow Heed, and is expected to become a total wreck. Two of the hands were drowned. Ano ther account says the Exchange (Jones) went ashore last night on Wicklow Head, and is going to pieces. Crew, except cook and second teats, saved —[The Exchange, Captain Jones, sailed from Liverpool on the 5 h inst. for Newport, to load railway iron for Savannah ] A large vessel, of about 800 tons, with ensign down, was off Malahide Bar to-day, and is likely to go on shore. At Liverpool, during last night, it blew a strong gale from E.S.E. FIRES LAST NIGHT.—Last night, between eight and nine o'clock, a fire of a very extensive character, and at tended with a serious loss of property, happened in the premises occupied conjointly by Mr. Hatch worthy, a carpenter and cabinetmaker, Mr. Bird, Mrs. Lo se, and Mr. Hooper, No. 6, Union-street, Oxford-street. The fire commenced in the back premises, a large row of buildings used as the workshops. In this place was de posited an immense stock of work, some being finished and ready for removal, while some was only partially prepared. The eneims were coon on the spot, but the flames continued to spread, and it was not until nearly eleven o'clock that they could he mastered, and not be fore the house and property of Mr. Hatchworthy and the other parties living in the house in which the disaster commenced were totally consumed, and the acjoining kouses on either side seriously damaged by fire, water, and hasty removal. Two more fires occurred last night—viz., one in the New North-road, Islirgton, and the other at Bermondsey. The fire in the former place happened on the premises of Mr. S,lth, grocer and tea dealer, nearly facing the New North Pole Tavern. The Royal Society's escapes, under the command of Mr. Baddeley, promptly attended, as well as the engines of the parish and London Brigade, but in spite of the exer tions of the firemen a serious amount of damage was done, which will fall upon the Sun Fire-office. The other fire originated in one of the coal wharfs supposed to be long to Messrs. Murrell, and rapidly extended to an extensive warehouse filled with oilcake and other articles, valued at from 3,0001. to 4,0001. Owing to the com bustible character of the goods, the various floors be e twe ignited, and sews time elapsed before the firemen could subdue the flames. KING VICTOR ENIMANUIEL.—A European war might lead to the emarciiation of Lombardo-Venetia, and in that case who but Victor Emmanuel would be called to reign over the kingdom of constitutional Italy ? He is but 38 years of age, and it is impossible to say that he may not be reserved to assist in great events, and fulfil a high destiny. His detestation of Austria is well known, and contributes to the popularity he enjoys amongst his subjects—a loyal race, long and deeply at tached to the house of Savoy. I believe that nothing in the world would give him such pleasure, would render him so completely happy, as to find himself in a posi tion to lead across the Ticino such an army as could con• tend, with a fair chance of success, against the Austrian legions. With that army at his back, and with the chivalrous and noble-heArted La Marmora, who looks like a Paladin of old, by his side, ha would fear no foe, and feel confident of victory. His taste is for action rather than council ; he pr:fers the field to the Cabinet. His mode of life proves this ; he detests court forms and ceremonies, and passes the greater part of his time in hunting and shooting. Nothing afflicts him more than the arrival here of great personages, to whom he is obliged to give state receptions and grand entertain ments. His tastes are not intellectual, and his private life might occasion scandal in England ; but a moral sovereign would be out of place in Piedmont ; and his subjects smile indulgently at his amours, which are of no very elevated de,cription. He is, in fact, very much what he looks—a frank, straightforward man, bating humbug, somewhat of a sensualist, with little talent, but an honest heart. He has been seen in England, and his portrait is familiar to most people—his square and rather heavy figure, his broad chest and bull-neck, his enormous mou stache, bluff features, and head very much thrown back. He looks best in uniform, and on horseback; on foot his appearanco is not very majestic. Whatever his defects, however, his subjects like hiss well, and would be sorry to change him for another. Honesty of purpose, and a sincere attachment to liberty, and respect for a plighted word, are at least as important qualities in a king, as brilliant talents and a fascinating exterior.—Blackwood THE Two BROTHERS.—By the Author of "The Dis cipline of Life," &c , 3 vols.--This new work, which has just appeared from the pen of Lady Emily Pon sonby, will enhance the high reputation the author has already acquired. It is a most interesting and charming tale. It has been justly remarked that Lady Emily Ponsonby has the happy faculty of writing to please. She tells her story in a natural and unaffected style; the characters she introduces are striking likenesses from life, her language is polished and appropriate, and she has the talent of sustaining with admirable 11611 the.lern terest of her tale to the last chapter. In addition, h er productions productions always work out a moral purpose. T hus novels excite the interest of reality , a nd th ere are few readera who can lay them down unfinished! 22 100 100 all all all all all all all 100 all 18 9 18 all 18 all 20i all 100 10U 100 100 .00 100 20 2s. 20 2s6d 174 all St. 100 20 all 20 ' 5 .00 all 20 all 1021 x d 261 881 I i 53 k 33; 93i 4 2 91i i 2 1091 i 1 28# 301 30 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) - 25 19 Australian Agricult. 26 28 10 all lAustraln. Royal Mail 1— 11 10 all Berlin Water Works 31 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si. d 50 40 Brit. American Land 35 40 100 321 Canada llO 150 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 113 114 1133 i St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all :Do. 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Invest. . 1f St. 100 S.Ans,Gov.6p.c.bds. 106 -- 108 25 all South Austral. Land 35 1 all Submarine Tel. Seri 1A 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Erp.Can 100 281 Yan Diesaceo laud, ll. 12 A PRIL 7,185 f., RAILWAY INTEL LIGEN OE. OXFORD, WORCESTER A WOLVER-* HAMPTON. The rec-ipts of this company, including the St , itirbridge Extension Canal, for the fortnight ending the 28th of M rch have been 7,584/., w file those for the corresponding fortnight of 1857 amounted to 7,6021., and the expenditure, also in cluding that of the Stourbridge Extension Canal, 3,7811., being at the rate of 49.84 per cent., while those fur the nrresponding fortnight of 1857 amounted to 3,7921., or at the r a t e o f 49 . 87 per cent. The sum of 38,4721., being rece i pts for the first five fortnights and three days of the half-year, added to the 7,5841. as above, makes a total receipt of 46,0561. as against 47,7951. for the correspond ing five fortnights and four days of the pievious year. And the sum of 19,3561., being expenßes for the first five fortnights and three days of the half-year, added to the 3,781/. as above, makes a total expenditure of 23,1381., ll,:ing at the rate of j 50.01 per cent. as against 23,7751. for the corres ponding five fortnights and four days of the pre vious year, or at the rate of 49 . 74 per colt. 1 BOMBAY, BARODA, AND CENTRAL INDIA. It appears that the earthworks of 150 miles of this line from Surat to Ahmedabad, are on the point of completion ; that several miles of the per manent way have been laid down, and the engines were at work ballasting the line. She firet large iron bridge on this section was nearly completed. Tho working drawings were being prepared for the section lately conceded to the company between Surat and Bombay, preparatory to the commence ment of the works. IMPORTANCE OF RAILWAYS IN INDIA. Lientenant-Colonel KENNEDY, R.E., at a meet ing recently held in the United Service Institu tion, entered very fully into the importance cf having a sufficient length of railway enistructed in India, both in a military and commercial point of view ; but more particularly as respected military , operations, in which the saving of troops and ex penditure would be considerable. Taking the pro portion of railways as existing in the United States of America, for railways in India, of one mile of railway to 112 square miles of country, which he considered was the lowest scale that should be applied to any inhabited country even where the general industry was limited to agriculture, if the railways were uniformly laid down in that pre portion, the more distant points would be 60 miles from a railway. The proportion of railways iu the United Kingdom was 1 mile to about 131 square miles, and would make the most distant points on the average about 61 miles from any railway. The populetion of America averaged 9 to the square mile, toe population of India 124 to the square mile, and of the United Kingdom 226 to the square mile. The density of the population iu India was 14 times greater than in America, and there fore as many times greater was the nece,sity for railways in India. According to the Ameri can scale, about 12,423 miles of railway were abso lutely required for India. So urgent did the consi derations of railway communication in India appear to him, both as regarded its industrial progress and military protection and defence, that on his return from that country in 1852, after having held the appointment of Military Secretary to the Com mander-in-Chief, as well as that of c - insulting en gineer to the Supreme Government in the railway department, he felt bound to address a report, dated 14th of September, 1852, on the subject of railways to the Home Government of India, in which he fully explained the advantages of rail way communication for military purposes, and stated that in India marching or campaigning in summer was out of the question, except at a fearful expense of life and health to European troops. It was shown in that report that a proper system of railways (while increasing the eflicieucy of the army) would enable a reduction to be made in the military establishment of India equal to 2,332,4821. per annum. This would represent a capital of 58,312,0001., if raised at 4 per cent., and if in vested in railways, at an average cost of 6,0001. per mile, would furnish 9,718 miles of rail way. The report was sent by Govern ment to India and circulated to the authorities there, and it was likewise laid before Parlia ment. Had the principles therein urged been adopted with the energy exemplified in the United States of America, 2,000 miles °frail way per anuum might have been opened during the last three years in India, which would have placed the authorities in a condition to deal effectually with the mutiny of the Bengal army, it it wou ld no t h ave a l toge th er prevented the occurrence of that mutiny. At the breaking out of the mutiny in 1857 the force of the British Government in India was 240,872 men of all arms, of whom 42,500 were Europeans and 204,372 natives distributed at 228 stations, giving a ratio of native troops to European troops of nearly live to one. By another return made to the House of Commons in April, 1852, the Queen's and Company's European troops amounted to 49,408 men, the Company's native troops, in cluding contingents, to 276,432 men ; makin g a total of 325,840 men, and giving a ratio of above 51 natives to 1 European. The same return stated the military resources of native Princes at 398,918 men, making the gross ratio of Company's and native Princes' troops to European troops 13 to 1. It like wise stated the European artillery at 7,436 men, the Company's native artillery at 9,004 mete and native Princes' artillery at 12,962 men ; making the Coat pauy's and native Princes' artillery together com pared to European artillery as three to one. The European cavalry were stated at 4,133 men, the Company's native cavalry, including contingents, at 39,758 men, and the native Princes' cavalry at G 9,303 men ; making the ratio of Company's and native Princes' cavalry to European cavalry over twenty-six to one. The average of four years showed that the annual military charges fer the 325,840 men, not including buildings, amounted to 10,10G,680/. He assumed from the experience they had had that henceforth the native troops in the In dian army should not be allowed to exceed those of Europeans, but that they might be safely employed in equal numbers--the Artillery, Ingineers, and Sappers, however, being exclu-ively European. He remarked that even under these Prrangeraents the force, although secure, would mot be as effec tive for occupat - on purposes as the larger proportion of natives would Intake it, in consequence of the (fleets of climate on Europeans. With a proper system of railway intercourse, the operations and strength of the aatny would be greatly increased, by enabling troops rapidly to penet ra te ev e r y district, so that the most distant points of the country might be on the average only sixty miles from the nearest railway. This would require but six ordinary or three forced marches to reach any point from the railway, or base of all military operations in India—a base of extraordinary strength from the rapidity with which every part of it could be furnished with the required amount of troops, provisions, and stores. About 12 000 milts of railway, es before mentioned, would suffice on that scale, 6,000 miles being main lines, along which the army might be assumed to he distribu I ed at equal intervals in brigades. The length of those intervals would depend upon the aggre-,;a . e strength of the army. The remaining 6,000 miles would consist of second-class lines, branching from the main lines of railway to provide communica ion throughout the local districts. On comparing the power of concentrating troops efficiently provided with provisions and military stores upon the most de cisive point or points of India in the shortest time and at the smallest cost, with and without railways, he assumed that in either case the army of occupa tion should be posted in brig-tea of one European regiment, one native regiment, one squadron of European cavalry, one squadron of native cavalry, and a European field battery of artillery of four guns and two howitzers, at equal intervals along the main lines of 6,000 miles. It would require 48 days without railways to concentrate by marching a force of 53,000 men from an aggregate army of 325,840 men, which, composed a s aove, would cost annually 13,785,7601., whereas an equal force could be concentrated by railway in seven days from an aggregate army of only 100,000 men, coating only 6,214,530/. per annum. Thus, the 53,000 men could be brought to any one given point by railway in about one seventh of the time, from an army under one-third of the strength, and costin g under one-half of the amount, as compared with the assembly of a simi lar force at the same point from the larger army without railways. To assemble by marching 53,000 men from an equally distributed army of only 100,000 men would occupy nearly six m onths,i e n; stead of seven days by railway. The advarauteeb_ of railway transport for troops in India v_ ing as regarded time in concentrating' of mil i were as 21 to 1 ; as regarded the ee a o s n r egarded the tary establishments over 2 1 i to force of the army, power of reducing the n umeric , e t . Europeans, as ,„ e er (I,soc'rieyeld force railways as regarded and consequently the n umber 3to 1. The advantageesaus from fatal exposure to rapid and successful issue and the averting of those the protection of E_ur tb oP ed' r i c et l - Ueed war and disturbance, climate, as regard of every war or co t on ,tilicauthlrietiones.tatEiliqstitianalleyntstroikfingrariehis,ualytss every and a b otherove a departmentit would N C N O ,e li r t e lD b g ey ell on er ac, ll atten— WOUld as re garde t d appear of the Governmen the development of industry, trade, and c , m- He we've. t h ought it was clear that without r ailways the army i n I ndia could wi thout railways safely be reduced below its former numerical establish ment of about 325,000 men, andthat of this gross number one-half, or 162,000, must be Eu ropeans, the whole costi ng a 33 ' 8"8N/ . per annum ; while In one lot. RWIFINNIMI with proper railway accommodation the gross force might be reduced to 106,000 men, and Europeans to 50,000 men, and the military charges to 6,214,5301., and that this enormous reduction in men and money would be attended with a seven-fold rapidity in bringing together a fi-ld force of at least 50,000 at any point, as eampared with the power which the larger ' army would confer without railways. The reduc tion allowed, too, for the Artillery and Engineer carps being msintained on their former full nume rical strength, converting what was preciously cora ' posed of native soldiers in these arms into au equal number of Europeans. And it was clear that railways would admit of an improvement in the calibre of their field artillery, while they would facilitate insciculably the difficult pro cess of bringing up sieve trains when required at any remote period. They would never then hear of generals being obliged to delay for weeks or months the operations of a campaign until a few toilheavy an u n costs and t stores front. were H e brought thoughtwith h e infinite ques tion deserved the closest attention of every British t acrd ilei r Indianprincipal s t a I t e n s d m i a s n n , d a i d cu o l flfieerse,dpaasts,olputrieosnenot,f irrespective of th e mut i ny question, their IndianE N f_ltutl finances for the l ast f our years had shown an and e l re. average annual deficiency of revenue amounting to 1,676,333/. The increased milit ary expenditure of over 3,500,0001 , consequent up on the mutiny, would thus bring the future annual d ef i c i ency of revenue to above 5,000,000 1 . sterling, and this state of things must continue until a safe reduc tion could be made in the military force. The judik io us coast:tic:6°n of 12,000 miles of railway, which could be effected within seven years, with out any cost to Government, would admit of a reduction in the military force to the extent of over 7,500,0001. sterling annually-, thus turning, by means of railways, an annual deficiency in the revenues of India, considerably over 5,000,000 sterling, into an annual surplus of more than 2,000,000/. EASTEI VESTRIES. ST. PAUL AND ST. BARN ABAS. Yesterday the parishioners assembled at the school room, back of the church, Wilton-place, for the election of churchwardens. The proceedings were of brief duration, and unexciting compared with those held during the progress of the memorable suit, " Westerton v. Liddell," ix the ecclesiastical courts. The Hon. and Rev. Mr. LIDDELL, Who was in the chair, having nominated Jackson, Esq., his churchwarden, The Hon. and Rev. F. BARING proposed the re election of Mr. West rton. He explained that it had been the intention of Mr. Westerton to retire from the office, and lie could not feel surprised that that gentleman sh ou ld h ave f ormed that resolution, considering his exertions and sacrifices, and the manner in which he had been treated. Mr. Wes terton had fought the great battle of their church, and had been deserted sham e f u ll y . T hey had, however, on receiving Mr. West er t on ' s determina tion, looked about to find who was the most fit and proper person to take his place. Amongst others he had been solicited, but they had one and all de clined to fill the office. However, at the last mo• merit a notification was received from Mr. Wester ton, that in consequence of the manyremonstrances that had been made against his retirement, and the impossibility of fit ding any gentleman to undertake the office in his place, he (Mr. Westerton) would not refuse to again perform the charge. He, there fore, had the greatest pleasure in nominating Mr. Wes' erton to fill the office of churchwarden for the sixth time. (Cheers.) Dr. W. HUNTER expressed his pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Westerton, and said he would read a letter which had been re ceived from Lord J. Russell on the subject of Mr. Westerton's election, and requesting that a vote of thanks should be passed to that gentleman for his past services. The Clerk, after a pause, and no other candidate being put in nomination, declared Mr. Westertoa to have been duly elected, amid loud applause. Mr. WESTERTON briefly addressed the meeting, declaring him'elf determined to uphold the interests of protestautism. The business of the meeting being at an end, having occupied only a few minutes, a somewhat extraordinary circumstance considering the length of previous meetings, a vote of thanks was pro posed by the Hon. a n d R ev . F. Baring, ana seconded by Dr. Hunter, to the lion, and rev. chairman, and the Chairman, in acknowledging the compliment, said his duties had been very light as compared with previous meetings, but he was very glad that the proceedings had passed off so amic ably. He begged to thank them for the order that had been preserved, and he hoped it might be an earnest to them of future orderly and peaceable meetings if God blessed them with health to meet another year hence. (Hear, hear, and several voices, " But let's have n-ne of your Puseyism," and " Down with Popery." The proceedings then terminated. The following is a copy of the letter of Lord John Russell, a pari,honer, lead at the meeting : " Pembroke-lodge, Richmond, April 1, 1858. " Sir,---I greatly r egre t th a t engagemen t s i u thi s neighbourho o d will prevent my attending the vestry of St. Paul's Knightsbridge, on Tuesday next. Had I b een a bl e to do so,' I should have asked leave to move a vote of thanks to Mr. Wolter ton, for his able performance of the duties of churchwarden, At the close of his fifth year of office I think he is entitled to a public acknowledg ment of the faithfulness with which he has sue tained the protestant character of our church. I hope it will be cheerfull3 accorded to him.--I remain your obedient seruant, (Signed) " J. RUSSELL." ST. BOTOLPH WITHOUT, BISHOPSGATE.—AA a vestry meting last evening, Mr, John Tubbett, upper church warden, i❑ the char, the chairman was unanimously clucted upp , ,r churchwi4.den for the ensuing year, and Mr. G. W. Budridge under churchwarden. Messrs. flopgend, Clarke, and Rooney were appointed overseers. The chairman read a letter from the vestry clerk resign lug his office on the ground of declining health, and stated that due notice would be given of the election of a successor. It was then unanimously agreed that the collector be instructed, i❑ all cases of non-payment of rates, to take legal proceedings 14 days before the termi ❑ation of the quarter after the rate is due. ST. SEPULCHRE, MIDDLESET.-Mr. 11. Braden, St. John-street, was elected upper churchwarden, and Mr. Warne, of St. John-street, lower churchwarden ; Messrs. Turnbull and Folkard were elected sidesmen ; Mr. Hay cock, vestry clerk. ST. SEPULCHRE'S, CITY.—Mr. Lucombe, Mr. T. H. Fox, and Mr. Aubrau, were elected churchwardens ; Mr. Fryer, Mr. Bacon, an I Mr. C. Butler, sidemen ; and Mr. Lloyd, Mr. G. Hill, and Mr. Bedford, over , seers. ST. MARGARET, NEW FISEI - STREET.—Mr. Keeling, of Hebrew faith, was re-elected senior churchwarden for the fourth year, in cnnjunction with Mr. Robert Wil coxen and Messrs. Hill and Draper as overseers. The rector, who presided at the vestry, expressed his gratifi cation at the to election of Mr. Keeling, who bad per formed his duties most advantageously to all parties concerned. Mr. K"elicg, in reply, stated that his creed had taught him that the various and solemn offices of public religion were duties indispensable moral obliga tion, Limed the best groundwork of society, the firmest prop of government, and the fairest ornament of both, and be felt sure that suc h v i ews cou l 1 never b e inimical to Protestant interests, eithar religious or political. LLOYD'S SHIPPING —(This Day.) E l a. L b e es (es), h from Sailed—( Sp nlsabella: vtfoeoarr. son P , O f l o rr r sl me u bo T eui , m A ei p n r , ilG.—Wind ), of Loa-nots, April 7.—Wind thia day at noon, E..; froah breeze, with rain. of Northumberland, for Quebec. —Sailed — Agnes — s - .A. E u n d t e e r r.. E.S.E.—Sailed—Duchese OFF DARTMOUTH, April G.—Arrived —Copenhagen from Melbourne, with 42,000 ounces gold• PLYMOUTH, April 6.—WindQv prise, from Pernambuco; Norm l a for Cape of Good Hope. NEWPORT, Apri i l drove during the violent gale of yes• Omer Pasha, for Jamaica; Charlotte Harrison, Quebec. t s L — B lV la i c u k d ß — o — ck . , but Was — tovred to Car• April FALMOUTH, April 6. Tho Liver pool, from terday, and struck lick Roads. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. wind E., rain. Ar, r ived.—Stour, fr om L ondon ; Alfred and Cicely, Surwerland ; Bertha and Coster, Cardiff; Active, from Swansea. Sailed.—El, anor and Jane, Effort, Flora, Caledonia. Vansittart, ard Cl ara, a l l for Sunderland ;Carolinda, La Coq, and La Poule for Cherbourg ; l'Etoile, for Carentan. LalszeooL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.E. fresh. Sailed April 5--Balbec, screw steamer, for Havre. Sailed April O .— Switzerland, for New York ; George Washington, New Orleans ; Europa, screw steamer, Bar celona ; Albion, Montreal ; Margaret Jones, Seville ; Marius, St. P e t ers b urg; Lampedo, St. John's, New Brunswick; Morning Star, Halifax; Kalamazoo, Charles ton ; Charlotte Maria, Rotterdam ; William, Dantsic ; Sylvia, Newfoundland, DUBLIN, Ap 6. A headboard, "W rea th," was picked up ril near Carlingford, March 27. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.E. ; tide, third hou r ' s e bb ; ra i n i ng . Arrived--11reeze, from Dunkirk; Alliance, Ghent. Sailed— Queen of the Isles, for Demerara. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E.S.E. Passed, April 6--Dover Castle, from London, for Port Phillip. Anchored—Lord Seaton, barque, from the westward for urtla. 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