The Sun. — London, England, 1860-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. During the last few days the markets for foreign and colonial produce have been inactive, and, with one or two exceptions, prices have shown a down ward tendency. Tea has been dull, without, how ever, undergoing any change in price. Sugars have receded about 6d. per cwt. ; but coffee has bee n i n act i ve demand at full rates. For rice the inquiries hare been extensive, fall rates having been realised for all descriptions. The deali ngs i n fru i t and sp i ces have b een very limited, without any material change in value. Saltpetre has been in steady demand at late prices, but there has been less inquiry for tallow, P.Y.C. on the spot having slightly declined in price ; for forward delivery, however, a moderate business has been transacted. Although the arrangements for the 4th of the Month are partially completed, there is very little diminution in the demand for money, the supplies of bills offered for negotiation being still exceed ingly large. The pressure, however, is most felt at the Bank, because the rates charged elsewhere generally exceed 44 per cent. Towards the close of the week, however, the inquiry may slightly abate, although there are many who yet anticipate a further upward movement in the minimum quo tation. The steamer with the outward India and China mails on Wednesday will take £122,458, of which £ 6 9,313 (14,473 in gold and £54,840 in silver) is f or India and Ceylon, and £53,145, all silver, is for Chine. The whole is on private account. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday continued / erY quiet, and prices were unchanged. The sales Were 6,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market business was inactive, and quotations had a down- Ward tendency. There has been rather more activity to-day in the market for Public Securities, and an advance o f per cent. has taken place chiefly in conse quence of Lord John Russell's statements in the liouse yesterday with regard to the prospect of an amicable adjustment of the Savoy question. Consols are 941 for money, 94: -.1 for t he 11th instant, and 941 4 for May. The New 21 per Cents, have been dealt in at 78 ; India Stock remains at 218 ; ditto New Loan has im proved to 1048 i; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, to 971- 98 ; ditto 51 per Cent. ditto is steady, at 1 03 1 ; but the Debentures are heavy, at 9911; Exchequer Bills have receded to 10s. and 14s. Prem. Business continues rather active in the Foreign Market, and prices show increased firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 781, to 781 ; ditto New, 60 to 61-1; Spanish 3 per Cents, have improved to 46 a ; ditto Passive to 141 4 ; Dutch 2-} per Cents. to 664-; Russian 3 per Cents. remain at 64 i ; and Mexican lit 21i t o The Brazilian Scrip is firm at 4to die. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 to 3 1 - prem. ; the Universal ditto, I to I prem. The Railway Share Market has shown increased b uoyancy to-day, most of the principal linei hav ing advanced about to 1 per cent. London and l ileckwall improved ss. ; Caledonian, North Bri tish, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and S outh -Eastern, 10s. ; Great Western, 15s. ; and Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North- Western, Midland, and North-Eastern (Berwick), Xl. The Foreign and Colonial Markets were also lore active. Lombardo-Venetian have improved to 11L and Buenos Ayres and San Fernando to 41 6 4. - . East Indian realise 1011. f ; Great Indian Peninsula 99 ; Grand Trunk of Canada 341 35 ; and Great Western of Canada 131 131. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares hav e been in fair demand. Bank of Australasia hav e improved to 691 70 ; London and West minster to 57: ; Oriental Bank have risen to 44-7, ; and Union of Australia to 45 and 451. Electric Telegraph realise 107 ; London General Omnibus C ompany, 1; ; and Berlin Waterworks, 41. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Pe /sli m r 2 0 %It. Consols Annuities India 6tock Cent. Annuities ........ Per C 78 Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per cent lO4, f i Ditto 5 per , Cent Ditto p jt Ile per Cent lO5l I Ditto, 1859 lB5B 96,1 1 961 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO — Ditto under 1,000 Consols for Account (April) Eicheciner Bills, £l,OOO, 11c1 l3 11 14 10 Ditt o s tun, lid. 17 F OREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Xrazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 4f per Cent. 1858 — Ditto Scrip, 1860 Grenada New Active, 31 per Cent. .. D itto Deferred 4/ nexiean 3 per Cent. D itto Account k `` llB gian, 1822, X St.. 5 per Cent — 0 Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 "Vanish 3 per Cent. 46 Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Passive I lukish 6 per Cent _ ~bit to Account tinezuelan 3 per Cent* — Ditto lit per Cent. liividends on the above payable in London. b ltteh Exchange, 12 Gull. 2} per Cent 66 51 61 • TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money . 94} a Ditto Account Ditto May . 941 I 21115 DAYS MARKETS. SHARP MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Shark i Railways. Paid. Closing Baldness Price. Done. 12.10 ;Anit,erg., .N ()mug% Bost. 1 and Eastern Junction 10 t 5 CI 50 li:oin:A and Baliymun, all 13.14 Iliir., Wol., and Str.Yal all 8 84 Sto.dt - iftirk.,La.,andeh. Jane VA 70 72 25 B;:.ckblirn 25 Myth and Tyne all 10 [lost.Slefd.& Mid. Colin all 64 7 iltock Bristol and Ext. for ..., 100 101 103 1024 Stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and Mullen 9 --.— 20 Cork, Elkrock,&Passage an 20 Cornwall all et 65 10 Do. A A roves. no div until6p.c. per an all 10 Do. B {all hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin a ndßelfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.June all 74 8 Stock i East Anglian lOO 164 87 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 544 551 Stock Eastern Union A Stock , 100 36 38 Stock I Do. do. B Stock 100 25 27 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) l 84 20 'East Suffolk all 10 I Do Stock ; Edinburg and Glasgow; 100 70 80 Stock iEdin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 284 294 10 Forth & Clyde Junction I all Stock 'Furness 1 100 Stock r Glasgow & South Westn 1 100 994 1004 10 Great North of Scotland) all Stock Great Northern lOO 110 111 1114 511 5 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 111 113 113 14 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 128 132 Stock Gt. South.&Wstn.(lreld) 100 113 115 1134 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 60 65 12 Irish South Eastern all Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1011 1011 102 li 24 Stook London and Blackwall. 100 67 69 88 Stook Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast 100 109 111 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 12 13 Stock, London & North Westno 100 971 981 981 1 / 121 Do. Eighths Stook London&. South-Westn lOO 92 924 924 1 2 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 12 13 121 1 Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 414 424 42 50 Maryport and Carlisle - 125 Do. do. 1 Shares.... all 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 1151 1151 1161 155 16 1 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby ; 100 92 94 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all 25 Do. 5 Shares all 25 Mid Kent all 10 Do. (Cray Line) all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd: all 10 11 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all itock'Norfolk lOO 54 56 55 4 50 North. Counties Union 35 85 1 d took North British - l.OO 591 isol 605 took Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO took Do. A S tk.— A rec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stook Do. 13 Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 925 93 93 5 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2 15 d d took Do. Leeds lO3 461 465 toiklDo. York lOO 765 77 77 5 t oek INorth London lOO 105 107 20 North Staffordshire l7l 31 31 4 14 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 9 95 Lock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 40 42 415 5 10 Peebles all 8 9 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO 54 64 tock - Scottish Central lOO 114 116 lock! Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 325 335 335 tock'Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 85 87 86 tock'Shropshire Union 1 100 47 49 10 'Sittingbourne & Sheer ; all 35 24 d oeltl South Devon 1100 42 44 ocklSouth-Eastern ! 100 871 875 875 1 took ISouth Wales tockiSouthYorks.&Riv.Dun lOO 74 76 20 'Staines, Wok., & Wok all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington I all 39 40 25 Do. do. I 9 8 5 9 4 1) !Stockton & llartlepool 164 tock'Taff Vale lOO ;ock'Do. Preference, No. 1 25 !ThamesllavenDk&Rail 22 50 Ulster 25 Do. 10 Do. ock,Vale of Neath lOO 51' 61 10 'Victoria Station & Pim 91 10 11 ;ock,Waterford ..tc Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 10 West Cornwall 10 West London S 0 Do. let Class all 10 Do. 2d Class 12k 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock: Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stoiki Stock' Stoc' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook; HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, Os to £5 10s ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load. DM and useful qualities in demand at extreme rates. t herwise, trade rather slew. Supply only moderato. ICIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 13 Os to £4 15s ; clover, ip"' Os to £5 108 ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per lead. - Ns firm. hWRITEcHIpEL.—Meadow hay, £2lss to £4 15s ; clovet toady £5 10s ; and straw, ices 3 to £1 12s per load. - demand, at very full p COLONIAL. t e l . P.A.—The market has remained very quiet, and prices 'ain unaltered. I: ll.l lA.R.—There has been a very limited business trans 41"ecit and prices have shown a downward movement for L es t descriptions ; and in the refined market slight depres -4 „ °4 has also prevailed. orrEz.—The inquiry for the better qualities has been ' t e, and prices are well sustained. k t Vez.--There has been a steady inquiry, and full prices Le been obtained for all qualities of East India. ,1 0t .ALTPRTR.E.—The inquiries have been moderately but the I's transactions have been only limited, pre 'rates being current. I, 4 LLow.—The market is steady. P.Y.C. on the spot b ,Voted 56s 6d to 56s 9d ; April to June, delivery, 538 ; — ` , l last three months, 56s Gd to 56s 9d per cwt. MARRIAGE DILEMMA.—A short time back a e t,, llt letua was united to a . lovely and accomplished lady at _ilage near Cam . bri all passed off pleasantly enough vee bride and bridegroo m were on their wedding tour, tiallf ' , arable dicti!! it o was discovered that the mar- Vr ttp " had been an illegal one, and that the clergyman it Probably liable to severe penalties for perform te Mit ceremony. The bridegroom had never thought to P ls oviding a license—th e clergyman never thought li f yi l liquir e for it. So here . were two persons mar trZ:without either banns or li cense, and entirely con- Vi t ;Y to the statute in that case made and provided. Here tit; 4 Cli lennaa ! What was to be done ? At the end of three TO ePecial messenger was sent after the happy couple. tr o - „ It , Wedding tour was arrested, an . d back they were k e ,:g 4 t, when the ceremony was again performed in the VOleo of the important little docume h n m t, is t o h h e ie a f b , sence of 4 4 : 4 ,, had been productive of se u gnd the t ttt e hs u era resumed their tour, their ra suci c den and unexpected t he r. l b eing known to very few persons. Notwithstanding tote bee e start, l e t us h ope th a t the journey through life BEC K a Pleasant one.—Cambridge Independent. CARDIGAN 44 1 , '‘ECIC OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP IN CARD.,. Year,; - ": P onTruaDoc Mond Night.—About seven o 'cl ock e elle c lT'Y morning ' a large barque was seen on the roc k s, 'ern Badrig, near this place, during a heavy gale of , 4 1s g She proved to be the Oberon, of Liverpool, from atin,, ra , z ila with a valuable cargo. The lifebo at of the Itart", Lifeboat Institution, stationed at Criccieth was °l et Z liat elY manned and launched and proceeded o ff t o the ship. At a great distance from the land a b oa t Ilfet - ;`: 31 ,1 full of 3ople rowing in a very heavy sea. Th "eat°— L°- hWith P d'r directed her course towards the . distressed After hard pull of an hour and a half in a heavy 1141.-:' the face of a strong gale, the boat was . reache d . M ai ?, ere found in her 15 of the ship's crew, in a most 140 41,,, 1 3 7 Led state and quite unable to manage her. They tibev-ell the'o en boat the whole of the bitte r . cold night. telc w .,. e le a t on ce ta ken in charge by the lifeboat, and ' ir v :‘ l er7 ao llonght sa fely to land by her. One poor fellow, t oi ' - e. T he n after died from exhaustion, on reaching the th . , i l sa ved c aptain and crew had abandoned all hope of the couraet saw r e e u v t i ;h d. e , n an t d h t e h y ey the flag of the lifeboat, l i Nt fe t b o e ft le t :o b e o u l t s_ continued to struggle with until its welcome a rrival. The Barmouth ll a off t o ) ,iging to the same valuabl e institution, had ti h `uag 'le wreck, and great was . the crew's regret on qke ' l ie on board—the Portwadie boat having picked cr ew tuano n to the Berwo4th men. ESDAY. , Captain arch, has been re on to the ek under ear stage ,edgwickY r writers Ickstones ons were Sheridan kens, and judicious at. Miss spirit and a impres iclusion of in verse, the point The Hay' by their ?lection of er of the CHINA. re Barrett d to do for at Charles i s a more La scarcely nces must, culty of re' wit and and in an leficiencieth each 1319 1 led the the' for young these cele; ctions tb .B. 5110 e testiinoa the Roins l 2, ination jor id c onsideZ: 'ard by ti i `.estant. on, and vv' rho wish ~, Ere. Diese l/ donee, GO ' Lister and t he of EglintA mai and lid! Sir Anal° L. the Earl 0 ` 6 , 11 2 M.P. it 4.30 2. 11 1 wales, 51 1 ors and elli' Western O il ; le royal p 07,/ I battalion Burrardo m As the rt:Lr: Ly was nteers. 1" it. a that Om aezt until lo a., one ca . ,;,f p s of th 9 0- 7 operette!4 distingtus:d menti_do, hem Main 11 1 writes ° p Lined by n o 'ant ths‘ " 0 , Ind the 10 ).," as G i b h langutt - o or rent's eon. • irnment )ecie. PREFERENCE SHARES. - _ Share Railways. Paid.' Closing Business i Price. Done. Zs Blythe and Tyne 1C per, 0. pref. (issued at .C5O) all J Stk"; Brie. & Exet.4p.et.Stock 100 120 ;Do. do. do. Shares l4 Stock'Caledon £lO, 41 per cent , 100 12.10 !Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.! all 64 !Cork & Bandon, 51 p. all 20 ICornwall, 5 percent. 64 !Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun all StocklE.Angn. Class A 7& spe l 100 Stock , Do. do. Class B 6 pa ; 100 'Stock!Do. do. Class C 7 pa Stoeki E. Coun. Ex. 5 pet. No.l 100 Stock do. N 0.2 100 StoeleDo. New 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 Stock lEastern Union, 4 per e t. 100 tock I Edin.&Glas. spo shares 100 Stock! Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. 100 Stocki Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... . 100 „„ Stock'Glas. &S West. , l a. 5 pc. Stock'Great Northern, sp. ct. .luu Stock I Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.e.pm 100 Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. ; 100 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 80 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, lst all stook 4Gt.Sn.& W (Ireland)4 100 p. ct. pref. Stock 1 reat West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.et.. ! Do. Redeemable, 41 p .' 1„ luuw „ Do. Redeemable, 4 p . c t . Do. Irredeemable, do 1 100 Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref , 100 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares, all Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. all Do. do. 5 p. et. pref all Do,l3lrming. guar. stock l 100 Do. Chester guar.shares all Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 ;Do.Barnsl.St.£s 3slodpc 100 Do. 8 per c. (E. Lan) Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 Do. , 5 p. c N 0.2 100 Do. gua„ 6 p. ct. ;Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 !Do. Do. 44 per cent lOO Do, do. 44 per c. shares 1 Do. 7 per emit Pref. St. 100 D 0.6 p.c.do.(W.E.&C.P.) 100 D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.tlP6.s) 100 Lon d. Chat. and Dover' all Lon .& N. W.Cov. &Nun- Talon, 5 p. et. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 100 Lnndondy & Cole, she, all Londondy.& Ennis ah. all Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 /3. ct. 100 Do. e 6 44 Do. 14 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. 5 'faryport & Car., 4 p.c. all Do. 41 per cent... 111) 111(i. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.l3ri s. Ar.Bir.6p.Ct. Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock , Do. with option till 1860' Do. Leic. RL Hit.pref. at.l Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s, p. c. redeem, at 5 p. 0. n in , Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Do., till 1860 Nerflk 5 p.c. Ex. 5tk,1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, spercent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& N-East.Cong. Pref.4p.c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H.& S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. fi pc. Ist g I Do. Redeem., 2d qua ,Do. Irredeem., 2d gua Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pt Scottish North-Eastern 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc Do. 7 p. 0. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s Do. Fixed 44 percent South Eastern (R eading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .45 per cent Do. Fixed 45 p.e. let is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 45 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 re. gus Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd lc Kilkny, 6p c. 96 98 1100 102 54 6 99 101 110 113 103 108 110 112 109 111 124 126 81 83 110 112 89 91 75 77 118 120 117 119 110 112 102 104 84 86 96 98 98 100 87 89 90 92 100 102 91 i 0? 17 18 105 101 74 76 195 205 9 105 141 155 139 141 115 117 115 117 140 145 115 117 154 158 132 136 66 68 21i 221 115 117 151 1571 114 124 125 127 M 70 4 IP 139 141 102 103 1p _ _ _ 94 96 91 10 !lt 12i i 4P 109 111 108 110 91 93 94 96 d id p 23 24 124 126 Stock Stock Stock Stoik Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock, Stock' Stock all 100 100 100 100 100 rll - 7 1-19 75 77 121 123 132 136 loi lot 2 4 23 1 NO 102 100 102 88 90 99 101 86 88 28 29 32i 33} 32 33 50 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hallways. Paid Leasing I Closing! Business Co.'s. Price. I Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W .. .. Buckinghamshire.... 100 Ln& N.W 95 100 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 .Do ' 51 31; Do. do. 5; p.,ct...... 100 Do. Do. do. sp. et. ' 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 103 1(5 Colchester, Stour Val all 1 , 3.13.&E C, 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g. 6 p.c , 100 Gt. North. 140 142 i E Union,HarwiehShs all l E.Counts.i 44 4} Do. Woodbridge ... 100 ; Gls.BarrANeils,Dret. 100 Caledoninl Do. New 1 100 iDo. ...... I Gloster& Dean Forest! all Gt. West. 1 Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail.l all Yk.N.&flr, Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares .... all Do. —.— Do. 4 Shares Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c IOOLn&NINT2O6 209 209 7; I London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co i 93 95 Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et.l 100 Norfolk — Do. 6 per cent 1 100 Do 1 _ Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk.' all LN W&3l, 2; 2; Mid. Brad ford Prefer-I ! ence Stock , 100 'Midland ' 45 97 95 5. 5. 0. E.Counts 1 f p Newmarkt.,BuryEx I guaranteed 5 p. c. , 1 Northn.iFi- Eastn. 5 p.c , all Do. V 68 Do. do. 6 per cent all ; Do. I Do. Fred 5 per cent. all Do. I North Western all Midland .' 144 141 lAN W I I Preston and Wytt, 1 1 all L .„,.. " Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. 1 , Roystn,Hitch.A She!), 100 Gt. North. 125 137 6hrewsbry& Hereford 100 T Brassey 104 106 Do. Do. , 1 p South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean .i 10; 11 p Wilts and Somerset.. , 100 Gt. West.' 91 93 91 Whnbledon& Croydn. l all LABrgtn. 7; 84 DOCKS. Share Docks. I p aid Closing 1 Business PriCe. DOste. itofiziCommcreial lOO 'itock iDo 4 pereent.Pret.Min lOO .1 - ocklEast and 'West India lOO StocleL , m don lOO StocklSt. Katharine 14;0 StockilSouthampton lOO StockiVieturia lOO 100 303 10 la) New , •4..,....4..: 2 Stook Stock' Stock; Stook 31 41 Stock stock!) 37 39 20 22 14 161 1 123 126 17i 84 25 30 , 244 254 25 30 1100 102 i 1102 105 1104 107 1 4 I i 1 id d 1 21 3 4 i / d I / 10 15 I 1 I par 49 51 78 SO 14 15 22 23 6 7 52 51 120 130 34i 35i, 1 ... ...; 11 12 1.1 I BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. p a i d. Closing Business Price. Done. Alfted Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 24 , 3; 20 British Iron Clifford 290 360 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 440 450 East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 105 110 East Caradon E. wq Russl (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 101 111 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 541 3 9 41. Great South Tolgus l7s 14 15 G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 12.4.2 1 If G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 9k 21 • 31 Grenville Herod's-Foot B4 30 31 Hingston Downs 4.3.0 4 45 Lady Bertha Margaret ( any Lelant) 9l 39 41 North Downs • 24 54 64 North Franc e s (Ill ogan ) 10 4 5 N.Whil Basset (Illogan) 5 5 . 5 North Wheal Crofty.. 7.9.4 84 9 10 Par Consol s (St . Blazy) l4 12 13 —• Providence (Uny Lelat) 10.6.7 49 51 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 10s SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 14 280 200 South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 21 2} S -Wheal Fran, (Illogan) 18.18.9 140 15 Stray Perk 18.18.0 275 284 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 34 3 1 10 ' Tin Croft 9 4 1 Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d I West Basset (Illogan) l4 20 21 W. Caradon (Liskeard) lO 90 92 90 West Seton . . ... 474 350 370 Wheal Basset 10g . a . n) . , 54 135 145 Wheal _Buller (tll edruth) 5 874 924' Wheal Edward (Cale.)., 6 2 25 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant), 1.7.2 14 15 Wh'l Mary Ann (Mcsihe)l 8 19 21 Trelawney (Liek.—) 45 30 32 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 7l 3 1 Bon AccordCopper,Litn. 15s d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at 4.5 p.) 273 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 23 24 t 233 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Cons. Min. Co. _- 40 Cobra Coppar all 43 15 Copiapo l6 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 2is 2 25 1 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 par p 3 Linares all 101 111 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 1 N RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10e. id ip 29 PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 5 7 5 Port Philip 1 1 Scottish Australn, (L.)... 10s 1 d par 28.2.4 United Mexican all ' 13 23 JOINT-STOOK BANKS. losin ! Share) Joint-Stock Banks. !raid. C Priceg Business Done.. 100 Agra&UnitedServieeßk 50 74 77 40 l Athitralasia all 69 71 691 70 25 Bank of Egypt all 211 221 10041 Eank of London 5O 51 53 40 Brit. C01..' tk. & LoauCo all 60 , British North Amerioani all 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c' all 20 201 201 25 • Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch.' all 32 34 100 I City 50 69 71 100 Colonial 20.11 'Com. B an k of Canada.. all 3 - 100 , Commereial of Landon. 20 19 21 20 20 lEng Scot., & Aus. Ch. all HI IQ 16} 20 Gen ilk. of SwitzerlatAd all ——2 O all 213 223 50 !London and County .. • 20 50 London Joint Stook ... 10 —33 i 100 !Loudon & W es t m i nster. 20 673 100 )Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank ss 20 New South Wales , 25 Orient Chleorit .•• ion all 411 20 Otteman )tank all 17 17i 100 trovincial of Ireland 10 Ilk,. New . . ....... 25 South All 3 traii, . a 1 25 Ilnion ci Australia Tall .451 50 ;Union of London 19j31 29 3Q 490 1 114ity Mutual 12 10 Stock, Stock Stock Stock. Stock Stock 13} 20 Stack Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10 Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock, 104; 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 g. 13.4 THE SUN,' LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN] G, APRIL 3, 1 60. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. I j lg Share, Railways. I Paid . ) Cosin Prim. badness done I 100 f Atlantic 4t St Lawrence all 86 88 / I Leased at 6 per cent c Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd Stk J 100 965 975 :964 74 / gu. 5 percent. -- Do. Addit. Capital A 18 Do. Do. B 11 ;d 4 d 205 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5 Sid 20. I Do. New ail 10 Do. Preference 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godricb 1 100 82 87 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 3 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 73 78 I 105 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 70 75 5 Cknitta.&S.Eastrn.Lino. J. 30. par 4 p I • 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.)l 2s. 20 ICapeTown & Dock Scripl 3s. 15 :1 d 20 Central Oude (Limited) 3s. Od 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e 1 75 II i d 175 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 1 5 fd }d Stock East Indian, „u. sp. c lOO 101 102 1014 4 20 Do. F Shares Ext ; 10 par 5p 20 Do. Jubbulpore ' 10 par p 100 Do. 45 p. c. Debentrs all t 94 1095 Stock Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 lOO 101 102 102 20 Geelong& Melbourne . all 205 215 , c ,Geelong Corporation 6 I 100 8 `"" / I per cent. Bonds StocklGrand Trunk of Canada 100 34 35 34 45 5 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 93 91 935 3 100 Do. 6 percent. Debentr all i7l 73 72 I 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 1 , all 85 87 865 100 'Do. do. 1867 ' all 73 75 100 I Do. do. 1872 all 72 74 Stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e 1 100 984 995 99 20 IDo. New, gua.s per cent ' —' 6 id f d 20 flGt.South. of Ind.Lim. / 10 14 18 guaranteed 5 per cent 205 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 124 135 13513} 20 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O 1 I all 97 99 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O i all 97 99 108 Do. do. '73 without opt all 97 99 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do ! all 91 93 Stock (Madras, guar., 44 p. 0 1 100 87 90 Stock I Do. do. 5 per cent lOO l'7 98 98 ] Stock !Do. 44 p. c. Extension., 100 90 t 2 Stock ,Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 100 20 !Do. Fourth do. 20 i Do. do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 —..- Newßrunswick&Canda. c 10 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class ACapitl.Share .. Do. do. Land do t 20 Do. do. B. Capital do 1 1 all 5 7 .. Do. do. Land do ) 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde r i 4 i all 99 101 9114 c 20 Do. New Le gl l5 id id, 20 Do. Punjaub „,cd , il 5 1 04 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo s„ , c" all 94 96 A 20 St. Andrews & Quebec lB 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 id par Stock TIES. 1671 _____ 2'llE RELIGIOUS DISTURBANCES AT ST. GEORGE' S-IK-TH.E.E2IST. CONSISTORY COURT-(THIS DAY). THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE, PROMOTED EY THE REV BRYAN KING, AGAINST ROBERT ROSSIER, ONE OF THE INHABITANTS OF ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST. This case, the simple facts of which, and all the prelimi nary proceedings in this court, have bean fully reported, came on for final and solemn decision this morning before Dr. Travers Twiss, the judge of this court, at Doctors' Commons, the charge being of an ecclesiastical character, that of brawling in church during divine service. [The case was proceeding when we went to press.] CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) THE CASE OE THE R}W. MR. HATCH. The Common Sergeant this morning sent for the grand jury, and, with reference to the bill of indictment for perjury preferred against the young girl ' Plummer, said it would not be sufficient to meet the oath of the party against whom the charge of per jury was made by that of another person; but that oath must be supported by the evidence of other parties, and if such was absent then they would not be justified in return ing a true bill against the party charged. One of the grand jury asked whether both or either of the children who gave evidence at the trial of Mr. Hatch would appear before them to rebut the charge ? The Common Sergeant replied in the negative. A party charged with perjury was not examined by the grand jury. The whole of the evidence given by both children would be laid before them, and when they bad considered that adduced on the part of Mr. Hatch, they would then have to say whether the children had stated that which was false, and unless they were fully satisfied that such was the case, they would not be justified in returning a true bill. The grand jury thanked the learned gentleman, and re tired. SPORTING INTELLIGEN 'CB. TATTERSALL'S—YEITERDA.T. The settling on the Northampton Meeting caused a crowded room, and, as there was an absence of all COlll.- plaint, it may be concluded that accounts were very satis factorily arranged. The business of squaring up occupied the attention of the members, and it was not until quite late in the afternoon that a thought was bestowed on speculation on coming events. Scarcely any important moves were made, and the sub joined list of quotations speaks for itself. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Remunerator (offered) 12 to 1 agst Wallace (taken) 100 to 6 agst Man-at• Arms (taken) 100 to 6 agst Gamester (taken) 15 to 1 agst Confectioner (taken) 20 to 1 agst Flash in the Pan CITY AND SUBURBAN. Bto 1 agst Yoicks (taken and offered) lb to 1 agst Comforter (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ariadne (taken) 25 to 1 agst Defender (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Longrange (taken) 25 to 1 agst Satellite (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Renconi (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Rising Sun (taken) 40 to 1 agst Twilight and Rising Sun coupled TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) 7to 2 agst The Wizard (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lupulus (taken) 12 to 1 agst Brother to Rainbow (taken) 20 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (offered) 20 to 1 agst Tom Bowline (offered) 10 to 1 agst Tom Bowline and St. James coupled DERBY. Bto 1 agst Buccaneer (wanted) 9to 1 agst Umpire (offered) 12 to 1 agst Nutbourne (taken) 20 to 1 agat High Treason (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Horror (taken) 1000 to 15 agat Rising Sun (taken) CITY BETTING-YESTERDAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10 to I agst Simple Simon (taken) 10 to 1 agst Remunerator (taken) 12 to 1 agst Wallace (offer to take) 15 to 1 agst Any other CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Yoicks (taken freely) 12 to 1 agst Chere Arnie (taken) 12 to 1 agst Homeward Boupd (offered) 100 to 6 agst Hetman (offered) 100 to 6 agst Odo 20 to 1 agst Ariadne 20 to 1 agst Comforter 25 to 1 agst Defender 30 to 1 agst Nucleus (offered) METROPOLITAN. 10 to 1 agst Simple Simon (taken) 15 to 1 agst Professor Dick (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Buccaneer (offered) 4 to 1 agst The Wizard (taken freely) Bto 1 agst Lupulus (taken) 100 to 8 agst Brother to Rainbow 20 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (offered) 20 to 1 agst Tom Bowline (taken) CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Longrange (offered) 20 to 1 agst Gaspard 20 to 1 agst Viatka 20 to 1 agst Odo 25 to 1 agst Apollyon 30 to 1 agst Satellite (taken) 30 to 1 agst Petra 30 to 1 agst Brewer 30 to 1 agst Independence 40 to 1 agst Lifeboat (offered) 50 to 1 agst El Hakim (taken) DERBY. Bto 1 agst Buccaneer 9to 1 agst Mainstone (taken) 9to 1 agst Umpire 13 to 1 agst Nutbourne (taken) 13 to 1 agst Wizard (offered) 20 to 1 agst High Treason (taken freely) 30 to 1 agst Lupnlus (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Tom Bowline 1000 to 15 agst South Australian DISPUTED RACE AT CROXTON PARK. The following notice was posted in the subscription-room at Tattersall's : WALTON PLATE.—The Stewards of Croxton Park, hav ing inquired into the disputed case of the Walton Plate, are of opinion that Miss Julia is entitled to tie race, according to Rule 61. (Signed) WILTON. RACING FIXTI AP: RES FOR 1860. Newmarket C 9 Catterick Bridge 11 Abergavenny Thirsk l3 Epsom Spring 19 Newmarket F S . :23 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam jArdonnes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail ,Copiabo Ditto Extension 'Dutch Rhenish !Eastern of Prance ,Euphrates Valley Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France ,Gt. Luxem., Con. shs litalian Junction Lake Constance Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia I Do. do. New !Namur and Lietre Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, and Medlt.; Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Porn.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Itiv,a and Dunaburb Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. (Sambre and Meuse 1134. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden 'Do 8 per cent. Pref 'Zealand...—. all all all all all 4i 41 id par p i 1 21 2f 11 lid 5 5 d 15 264 Ef RI i --lip 8 81 19 191 3V 38 - - 81 9/ r 36 361 55 67 11 11c1 13 15 54 59 8 9 19 28 54 5 94 91 23 24 COLONIAL GOVER ' Can. Gov. 6 p.c7.1 a. & July Do. 6p. c. Fb. &Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. Do. 6 per cent. 1878 Do. 6 per cent. 1879 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. Sr Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. Si. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S. Aus. Gt. 6 pc.Jan&Julyi Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July, Do. do. April & Oct. I MISCELLAZIEO' Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag. Tel. A. B, 7 p. o. till 1862 I Do. C Canada Land Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim ) ICop.Min.ofEng.&Smlig Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aust. Copper Gen. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegr London District Telegr London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis N.Br.&NovaScotiaL and N.B.Australasian (Lim ) Oriental Gas IDo. New Shares Orientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C 'Peel River Land & Min I Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New - Royal Mail Steam ' Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.oi Upr. Can Van Diemen's Land rDIENT SECIIK 1114 116 109 111 1110 112 1109 110 995 1005 1 995 1005 995 100 109 110 110 112 1 106 i 1074, 11 15 32 33 MA Y. Chester 1 Doncaster Spring .. 8 York Spring 10 Salisbury lO Bath l5 Ascot 5 Hampton Newton l3 Odiham .... .. 19 Beverley 2O Ju Newmarket J. 3 Carlisle Worcester 5 Liverpool Abingdon 12 AUG Brighton Brighton Club 3 Wolverhampton Reading Radcliffe 13 Egham l4 SEPTE Warwick Doncaster 11 Chesterfield l7 Leicester l9 Monmouth 2O Manchester Autumn 21 Newmarket F.O. .. 25 Bedford 3 Newmarket S 0.... Newmarket H 22 Worcester Autumn 30 :11111ER. NOVE Hereford .. 1 Liverpool Autumn 7 Shrewsbury Autumn....l3 IRELAND. APRIL. Curragh _ _ 24 MAY. Mowth and Baldoyle Summer 8 JUNE. Wicklow Bellewstown 11 j Down Royal Cup 24 AUGUST. Heath of Marybor o ' .... 7 I Roscommon 21 Galway 14 SEPTEMBER . Curragk • 1 1 J c e a tri e rtovra Park 18 Traraore OCTOBER.. Londonderry` Curragh l6 1 Strabane 3O ET LIST. tters are despatched by morning mails. Next DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port of Mail of Mails. Despatch. due. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Aprill2,3l Sonthamp. April 1C Ditto, via Marseilles Bahamas and Havana via New York Aprill4,E Liverpool.. April 12 Canada, AC. (by Caziadn. pckt ) April 4, E Liverpool.. April 4 Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena April 5, E Devonport April 3 China, Penang, and Sings-! pore, via Southampton April 4, MiSouthamp. April 3 Ditto, via Marseilles ,Aprillo, E April 12 Gibraltar, via Southam p ton.. April 4 ,ILSouthamp. April 3 Honduras and Blewfields .... Aprill7, la Southamp. April 14 India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton April 4, DI Southamp. April 3 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South ampton Aprlll2. M Southamp. April 10 Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, trazils,Buenos Ayres, and F. Islands . .. t , ATM 9, M Southamp. April 5 Lisbon, Vigo, said Oppilo. s April 7, M Seuthamp. April 1 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via '• Southampton,..,. April 4 , M S out h amp. Ap r il 3 Ditto, via MtsVilles Mexico and HavanaSouthamp. Newfoundland , April 7, E Liverpool.. United States and British N 1 America (by British packet)' April —, E Liverpool.. April 4 Ditto (by U. S. packet) April 4,E Southamp. West Coast of Africa , Ma deira, and Teneri ff e West India, Californi a, Vene zuela, April 23 13 Liverpool.. April 10 Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada. Am April 2, 11 Southamp. April 1 !April 1 I h BATTERSEA PARK.--The alterations, enlarge ment, and imr rovement of the large sheet of ornamental water or lake are nearly completed, and will add greatly to the beauty and interest of the landscape by which it is sur rounded. The rose garden, flower beds, a grotto, and gym nasium are also nearly finished, and will soon be opened for the inspection and (free) use of the public. A drinking fountain or two will shortly be erected in convenient spots in the beautiful gardens now forming in the centre of the park. ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST.—By direction of Sir Richard Mayne the large body of police, consisting of between 200 and 300 men, who have attended the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East during the last few weeks, have been withdrawn, and at the services last Sun day there were not more than a dozen present. The con gregation took advantage of the circumstance, and showed some disposition to be tumultuous, especially during the sermon, which was preached by Mr. Mackonochie. The rector was loudly hissed when he pronounced the benedie tion from the altar. Harpenden lB Epsom 22 Manchester 3O Hungerford 3l Bibury Club 2O Stockbridge 2l Winchester 22 I Chelmsford 26 I Newcastle .. LY. Nottingham .. l7 Stamford l9 Marlborough 2O Goodwood 24 UST. Oxford Plymouth 21 York 22 Lichfield 27 Stockton 2B Derby 29 :MBEn. ROTHIRRY BY A SERVANT. A man named Gibbons, pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of boots and shoes, the property of his master. The Common Sergeant sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. NEW COURT. The business in this coast was confined to the hearing o, mint cases, none of which possessed the slightest interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH -STREET. ROBBING FURNISHED LODGINGS. —Frederick Fletcher, described as a gardener, and Mary Fletcher, his wife, were charged before Mr. Beadon by Sergeant Cole, 23C, by whom they were brought from Sevenoaks, with robbing their fur nished lodgings of several articles, the property of Mrs. Jane Duff. It appeared that the prisoners had risen at a very early hour and decamped from their lodgings, taking with them several articles, and without paying some weeks' rent. The male prisoner said his wife had no hand in it.-he alone being guilty. Mr. Beadon said he should discharge the female prisoner, but it was a very bad case as regarded the male prisoner, for besides owing the rent of his lodgings he had robbed a poor widow. He should therefore commit him for six months with hard labour. THE SIXTH ATTEMPT TO UTTER COUNTERFEIT COIN AT A LICENSXD VICTUALLER'S IN A W EER.—Sarah Davis and Rosina Schmitz, both of whom refused their addresses, were charged with uttering a counterfeit crown piece at the house of Mr. M. O'Neil, the Three Doves, Berwick-street. Mr. O'Neil said that at a quilt ter to 11 the previous night the prisoners came in, and Schmitz having. called for some gin, Davis threw down a counterfeit crown piece. He then gave them into custody. Ho had only been in the house a week, and this was the sixth case of uttering bad coin in his house, but he had let the persons go free. Mr. Beadon said it was the worst thin: he could do. Schmitz said that she tendered the coin, but this was denied. The prisoners, one of whom (Schmitz) was said to have been at the court before on a similar charge, were remanded. THAMES. WINDOW BREAKING.—DanieI Duggan, an Irish boy, about 13 years of age, was brought before Mr. Yardley, eharged with wilfully breaking a pate of glass on tho pre mises of Messrs. Conbro and Potter, ship-chandlers, in Goodman's-yard, Minories. The prisoner was seen to pick up a stone and deliberately xow it at a window in the prosecutors' warehouse. A gentleman from the firm of Conbro and Co. said the boys in the neighbourhood had broken 150 panes of glass on their premises, and the nuisance had nearly become quite alarming. Other persons' windows had also been destroyed by the boys. _ _ Mr. Yardley—lt is most abominable. Stone-throwing in the public streets has beoome quite intolerable. The prisoner, in defence, said that a boy threw a stone at him and insulted him, and he picked up a stone for the purpose of retaliating upon the boy, and the stone, by acci dent, went through the window. _ . Mr. Yardley—You had no right to throw stones at all, sir. You are a ra ostmischievious urchin. Stone throwing in the streets of London is dangerous both to life and pro perty. You are fined ss. ; and if it is not paid, five days' imprisonment. The boy set up a loud roar, and was led away by the gaoler and committed to prison. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND LOSS OF .LIF.E.---(THis DAY.) This (Tuesday) morning between the hours of twelve and one o'clock a fire, involving the loss of a serious amount of property and the loss of life, took place on the premises of Messrs. A and C. Brown, tallow melters, No. 14, Wilsted street, Somers -town. At the time of the outbreak of the fire the inmates were in bed and asleep, and as police- con stable John Pallet, No. 80 S, was passing the premises he noticed smoke issuing from the building. He immediately raised an alarm, and managed shortly to awake the inmates. He, having gained admission, succeeded in getting the servant and Mrs. Brown out of bed, and their escape from being burnt to death m ay be termed truly miraculous, as they both fell on the staircase, being overpowered by the heated smoke. Ser geant Mulvany, No. 8 S, and police-constable Edward Chatfield, No. 205 S, rushed in and rescued them. The lat ter officer again entered the burning building and wa s met upstairs by such a huge body of sparks and fire that he was unable to quit the place, and as a derider ressort, to avoid perishing in the flames, jumped from the upper window, and although not fatally injured was much hurt. The scene at this moment was one of fearful grandeur, the fire illuminating the metropolis for miles round. The Royal fire escapes and the engines from Holborn, Crown-street, Farringd on-street, and Chandos-street, were p ro mptly on the spot, and got to work w ith numerous auxiliaries, and vast streams of water were poured on the blazing pile, but with out making the lea s t i mpression, when the building fell in with a tremendous crash, nearly burying the firemen ; and, unfortunately, bringing with it Henry Brown, aged four years. After great exer ti on on the part of the firemen, it was subdued, but not until the premises were entirely gutted and the houses adjoining considerably damaged. Mr. Bishop, printer, is a considerable loser. As soon as the ruins were sufficiently cooled, Engineer Wilkinson and Fireman Baker went in search of the missing body, and found it in the centre of the building burnt to a cinder, with the arm and leg off. THIS DAPS SHIPPING. LONDON, April 3.—Wind this day at noon, West; moderate breeze and fine, with occasional showers. PORTSMOUTH, April 2. —Wind, S.W. to W.—Arrived— H.M.S. Siren, from Pernambuco. ST, DAVID'S, April I.—A large full rigged s hip put into St. Bride's Bay yesterday, where she now lies at anchor, but the weather is too bad for boats to communicate with her. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning• Wind, W. Arrived, April 2.—Elizabeth, from Llanelly ; Progress, from Alloa •, Vienna, from Seaharn ; Vera, from Shields ; Marthas, from Sunderland ; Wonder, st e amer, from Jersey Harry Hammond, from Havre. Arrived, April 3.—Alliance, steamer, from Havre • Tyne, steamer, from Brazils ; Ripon, steam er, f rom Alexa ndria. Sailed, April 2d.—Chance, for Sydney, New South Wales ; Havre, steamer, for Havre ; La Poule and Georges for Cherbourg ; Aurelia, for Carenton ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; Shannon, steamer, for St. Thomas ; Felicity, for Boness ; Clayton, for Shields.] (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGBAPRJ GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind, W.N.W. ; tide four hours flood; weather, fine. Arrived, April 2—Blackwall, from Sydney; British Queen, from Algoa Bay ; Ally, and Dart, from Antwerp ; Sarnia, from Guernsey ; Frederic Huth, from Villa Nova ; B. Green, from Madras. Arrived, April 3—Admiral, from Antwerp ; Bloomer, from Bombay ; Flying Fish, from St. Alichaers. Sailed, April 2—Leopold, for Cadiz ; Bothnia, for Hon duras. Returned, damaged—Premier, for Cape of Good Hope. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, W., fresh Passed—Maggie, for Masulipatam ; Bong, screw steamer, for Malta—both from London; her Majesty's ship Dee, from Woolwich, for the Westward ; Lobelia, ship, from Poo-chow-foo ; Nautilus, from St. Kitt's—both for London. Sailed—Gibraltar, screw steamer, for Gibraltar; Me tropolis, screw steamer, for Guernsey. Put back—lsabella Hamilton, for Otago. FORGERIES UPON TILE LIVERPOOL UNION BANK.-At the Liverpool police court yesterday, Thomas Dunnieqdie Johnson, a clerk in the service of Mr. James Bird, a merchant of that town, was committed for trial at the assizes, chat ged with having forged his employer's name to two cheques—one for £5OO and the other for £3OO. The prisoner, in whose house were found notes and gold to the amount of £502, admitted his guilt •When arrested. FOREIGN MAIL PAC., [n the following table E signifies that le by evening mails from London, and M OCT, IBER. PURIFICATION OF THE SERPENTINE. The select committee appointed to consider the best means of effectually cleansing the Serpentine have consid• red the matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following report :- 1. The sheet of water called the Serpentine was derived from the Ranelagh-brook, which, after springing in the Highgate-hills, ran along the Bays water-valley through Kensington -gardens and Hyde -park, under the ancient Knightsbridge, into the Thames. 2. The waters of this brook, having been checked by the dam which was thrown across the lower end of the Serpentine in the reign of King William 111., flowed into gravel pits and ponds which were adja ! cent to their channel, and occupied their present area in 1730. As population increased in the dis tricts tkrough which the brook passed it lost its character of a brook, and became known as Raue lagh Sewer. Its current had become so offensive in 1834, that am Act of Parliament was passed to divert it from the Serpentine through a covered channel, and since that period only the OVet flow, in heavy or continuous rains, has reached the Ser. pentine. The overflow is the main cause of the complaints which have been made of the state of the Serpentine, and constitutes such a nuisance as in our opinion ought to be immediately abated. The engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works has informed us that the Board are about to commence works for the purpose of intercepting all this sew age, and that these works will be completed before the end of the summer. When this is done the main cause of the past deter:oration of the water will be removed. 3. The mud which has been accumulating for so many years covers the bottom of the lake to a thick ness of nine feet in some places. It is black and par tially semi -fluid, containing a large proportion of de caying organic matter, and is very prejudicial to those who, by accidents in bathing, skating, or otherwise, are immersed in it. The foulness of the Serpentine, which render it so unfit to be the place of recreation for the multitudes of all classes and from all places who flock to the metropolis, is atti ibutable mainly to the following causes:--The occasional admission of sew age, the contamination arising from putrifying mud, the deposit of soot and other impurities of the Lon don atmosphere, the results of bathing, and the stag nation of the water. 4. The only correctives heretofore applied to the evils arising from these impurities have been, — the supply of a certain quantity of fresh water ob tained from springs in the lake itself, the rainfall and water shed, and Chelsea Water Company. These, however, have not been sufficient either for remov ing obnoxious exhalations, or for clearing the water of confervse and other vegetable productions ; and during the summer months of 1858 and 1859 a quantity of quicklime was thrown into the water, by which, for a time at least, the evils complained of were diminished. 5. Several plans and estimates have been sub mitted to the Government for remedying this evil condition. Sir John Rennie, in September, 1848, proposed to remove the mud, and to obtain a sup ply of fresh water from the water companies, or from the Brent or Verulam ; Mr. Mann proposed in November, 1848, to cover the mud with concrete in the manner which was subsequently adopted with regard to St. James's Lake in 1857. Messrs. Easton and Amos, in December, 1848, proposed also to cover the mud with concrete, and they submitted another project in April, 1857, for supplying water to the Serpentine from a well in Duck Island. In 1858 Mr. Page was instructed by the First Com missioner of Works to investigate the question, and in 1859 a plan was prepared by him which he stated would put the Serpentine into a clean and sanitary condition, and maintain it in that state, and also render it less dangerous to bathers and skaters. This plan received the sanction of the Government, and was submitted by them to Parlia ment. Owing, however, to a change of Govern ment before the civil estimates were voted the opi nion of Parliament was not taken upon it, and Mr. Hawlassley was requested, on the 7th of July, 1859, to prepare a scheme, which he submitted on the 15th of July, and which was adopted by the Firs Commissioner of Works. 6. A sum of £17,000 was voted by Parliament for its execution, and tenders were accepted on the 25th of November, 1859; and, although the works have made considerable progress, they are as yet incomplete, 7. This plan was intended to purify the water by filtration, without dealing with the mud, and without any increase in the supply of fresh water. It aimed at removing the fibrous filaments of con fervm, the naviculx, and other lower orders of aqua tic vegetation which occur in still water containing free carbonic acid or bicarbonate of lime, and which produce a disagreeable appearance in the water. 8. This object was to be secured by causing the Serpentine to circiflate through filter beds of sand, so that a 30th part of its whole bulk might pass daily through the filter during the six hottest months, a 60th during four of the colder months, leaving it at rest the remaining two months of the year. 9. This plan was recommended for its efficiency and economy, as enabling a larger quantity of water to be purified in this way than by any other means. I But against this it has been urged that, in compa rison with other schemes, its results will not be worth its cost ; that the cleansing of filter beds close to public walks is likely to be offensive ; that it will become unnecessary whenever a copious sup ply of water is otained, and that the works neces sary for its execution will be prejudicial to the appearance of that portion of Kensington-gardens where they are situated. 10. Although river water drunk in towns is com monly passed through filters of sand on its way to the houses to which it is distributed, and although filtration is also used to purify water for some manufactures, yet no instance has been mentioned to us of its having been employed for the purpose of keeping a large body of water in a permanent state of purity; and we have received much evi dence as to facts which might guide us in coming to a conclusion upon the probabilities of success which may attend such an experiment. 11. The proposed filtration is not stated to be such as can remove impurities held in,solution ; and, considering that the object in view is not only to provide an ornamental piece of water, but a bath in which many more than those who, in the present repulsive condition of the water, take 260,000 baths yearly, may seek health aid recreation, your committee are of opinion that the common mode of supplying •ti , lake with fresh water is preferable to the' new and in genious contrivance of refiltering continuously even a larger annual quantity than can be supplied from a well or a river. 12. If a supply of fresh water sufficient not only to replace the waste, but to provide for a continual change, were impossible to be obtained, in the absence of another alternative, filtration might be justifiable; but your committee believe that such a supply of fresh water may be obtained from the springs within or contiguous to the Serpentine, from an enlargement of the water shed of the park and Kensington-gardens, and from other sources which have been pointed out to the committee. Some of this supply may be obtained by means of simple gravitation, at a small expense. 13. Conflicting evidence has been given as to the quantity and quality of the water that can be pumped from the well in Duck Island, but Mr. Hawkesley states in his evidence that he entertains no doubt that a considerable supply of water can be procured in the neighbourhood of his works, and that an increased amouut of water could be drawn into the Serpentine by an extension of the surface drainage of the park and Kensington-gardens. 14. We have had, however, a more embarrassing task than to decide merely whether Mr. Hawkes ley's plan is the best for effectually cleansing the Serpentine. We have had to consider whether that plan, recommended by great engineering authority, adopted by the Executive Government, sanctioned by Parliament, and nearly . approaching its comple tion, is so unsatisfactory in its object and means that it ought to be arrested, even in its present stage of advancement, and the work which has been performed diverted to other purposes. After much patient investigation, we have arrived reluctantly at the conclusion that the proposed filtration will not be effectual for the desired object, and that this cleansing process ought not to be carried on in one of the most beautiful spots of Kensington-gardens. We recommend, therefore, that the project of filtra tion be abandoned, and that the best available supply of fresh water be poured in to such an extent as to produce some continual flow. 15. Whenever the Metropolitan Board have com pleted their works for the diversion of sewage from the Serpentine measures should be taken for ren dering the bed of the lake clean and hard. We ve not come to any conclusion as to the extent which the mud ought to be removed, hardened, or covered, nor as to the relative merits of gravel or concrete as a covering, nor as to the expedien c y of burning it, nor as to the depth which would best promote the conveni ence and safet y of bath ers and skaters and the purity of the water ; but we are of opinion that the present condition of the bed of the Serpentine absolutely requires amendment. APRIL FOOLS IN LIVERPOOL -4)R Sunday morning • official-looking fficial-looking document w as p l acarded on the walls of Liverpool, calling upon the 'Volunt eer C or p s to assemble opposite the Lime-street station on the arrival of the trainfrom London, in order to meet the Duke of Cam bridge, who would pass through the town en route for Dublin. Several volunteers in full attire, and a host of 4. civilians," were duly in attend ance at theprescribed hour, and after waiting patiently for some time they at last dis covered that they had been hoaxed, and dispersed in various states of temper. 2HE NAVY. At St. Helena, on the 10th of February, a brigan tine, name unknown, arrived in charge of Mr. Hamilton, midshipman, of the screw steam corvette Archer, 13, Capt. Richard - W. Coartenay. She was seized off Lung° Bonda, January 30, when her crew were so reduced by fever that they asked to be re moved to the Archer for medical treatment. On the 13th a bark captured by the paddlewheel steamvessel Triton, 3, Lieut.-Commander Robert H. Burton, was condemned by the judge as a prize. When captured she had 453 male and 141 female negroes on board. When condemned there were 398 men and 114 women ; all the others died in the interim. About 150 men from the flagship Impregnable, in Ilamoaze, and an officer and 40 men belonging to the screw steamship Conqueror, 101, Capt. Sotheby, C. 8., Plymouth, were sent on Sunday to assist the hired Government transport Havering, stranded on Batten Ridge. The paddlevateel steamtug Con fiance and a lighter with an anchor were also in attendance. Her yards and topmasts have been sent down. When the Havering parted her chains her topgallantmasts were across ; this is uaual on board merchant ships in the Sound, although at the same time everything is made snug on board ships of war, and possibly steam is up to meet ap• parent contingencies. The difference in the com parative strength of the crews may account for the fact, but there is no doubt that less injury would arise to merchant shipping if more precaution in this respect could be observed. The Siren, 16, sailing sloop, Commander G. M. Balfour, arrived at Spithead yesterday, shortly after noon, from Pernambuco, which port she left on the Ist of March. She brings home two naval engineers from her Majesty's ships Buzzard and Oberon, who have been tried by court-martial on the station, and a few naval invalids. Mr. Graves, late senior lieutenant of the Siren, has also come home a prisoner on board her. The Siren has been in commission four years and eight months on the Bth inst. ; and during that time has been com manded successively by four different officers-- Commander Otway, by whom she was commis sioned; Acting Commander Buckle; Commander Selwyn, and her present commander, G. M. Balfour. The funeral of the late Commander James Hunt, of her Majesty's troop steamer MegLera, took place yesterday in the burialground attached to the Royal Navy Hospital at Haslar. During the time the ceremony was taking place the men of-war in Portsmouth harbour lowered their ensigns to " half staff." Mr. Grant, late paymaster of her Majesty's ship Britannia, will be attached to the suite of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales during the forthcoming visit of his Royal Highness to Canada. Rear-Admiral Hon. F. T. Pelham, ons of the Lords of the Admiralty, visited the dockyard at Portsmouth yesterday. The Bacc!ante, 51, screw steamer, at Portsmouth, is hourly expected to be commissioned by Capt. Mackenzie (late of her Majesty's ship Excellent), for the flag of Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Thomas Maitland, K.C.B. Lieut. Trolloppe, it is reported, will be the Flag Lieutenant. The Victoria and Albert, Royal paddle yacht, got up steam yesterday in the steam basin, at Ports mouth, to test joints, &c., on the completion of the fitting of her superheating steam apparatus. She is expected to start to-morrow on a trip as far as Lisbon or Gibraltar, to give her superheating gear a full trial. The Vulture, 6, paddle, Capt. G. Parker, is stripping at the middle harbour buoy in Ports mouth harbour, and returning stores, &c., in readi ness for paying off. In the steam basin at Portsmouth the Victoria, 121, screw three-decker, is complete in her engineer department, and will get up steam in about six or eight days. The Prince of Wales, 131, screw three decker, has her boilers and screw-shafting in. The Duncan, 101, screw two-decker, has her engines and boilers in, and is having her coal bunkers built up. The Immortalite, 51, screw frigate, has also her en gines and boilers on board, and has only to add her coal bunkers before getting up steam, which she is expected to do in about three weeks' time. The Sutlej, 51, screw, has her boilers and screw-shafting in, and hands are employed completing the beds for the re ception of her engines. The Nelson, 91, screw two decker, has all her machinery on boat d, and is ex pected to be ready for her screw trial about the 17th inst. The Rinaldo, 17, screw corvette, has her screw shafting in and screw shipped, and will commence taking on board her boilers and machinery in a few days. The Ariadne, 26, screw, Capt. E. W. Vansittart, is awaiting orders at Spithead. On her recent cruise to the westward under canvass she experi enced very strong westerly and north-westerly breezes, reducing the canvass to close-reefed topsails and reefed courses. The ship behaved remarkably well throughout the cruise; was always under per fect command of her helm, tacked beautifully in heavy cross seas, was very easy, and gave every promise of being fast under her canvass. Three fourths of the Ariadne's crew are for the first time serving on board a man-of-war. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander S. H. Henderson, to the Megfera ; Charles R. Forrest, mate, to the Donegal ; W. B. Walpole, naval cadet, to the Con queror; Samuel Harrison, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.-engineer in the London ; Wm. Smith, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.- engineer in the Grappler ; Allen Aitkin, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.-engineer, to the Melpomene; Wm. Inglis (a),promoted to the rank of second-class assist.-engineer in the Hydra; Jas. Jessop, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.- engineer in the Magicienne ; Hervey Benbow, pro moted to the rank of acting second-class assist.- engineer in the Intrepid ; Wm. Henry Croxall, pro moted and appointed second-class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, for charge of machinery of the Philo mel ; Thomas Willmott, acting third-class assist.- engineer, to the Fisgard, for service in the Widgeon. ~~~~--- THE ARMY. The authorities connected with the Medical Department of the Army have, with the concur rence of the Secretary of State for War, decided on establishing a sanatorium and invalid establishment at the Cape of Good Hope for the reception of the sick and disabled troops belonging to the various corps serving in China. This arrangement has been made by the Government in order to obviate the necessity of for warding the wounded and invalid troops over the long voyage to England. Information has been received at the medical establishment, Chatham, that a number of medical officers will be required for the new establishment, and these will be despatched as early as possible. A party of non-commissioned officers and men of the 40th Regiment, to the number of 22 men of all ranks, have arrived at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham, from Australia, having been brought home in the hired troopship Wellesley, 1,100 tons, Capt, J. Smith. The Wellesley sailed from Melbourne on the 25th of December, the pas sage occupy i ng 99 days. During the voyage one man died on board, and an insane soldier is supposed to have jumped overboard. Most of the troops invalided home are suffering from ophthalmia. After the invalids had been inspected at Fort Pitt 10 men were admitted into hospital, and the remainder sent to St. Mary's invalid establishment. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.—WAR OFFICE. —.The result of the examinations of 40 candidates for 12 third-class clerkships in the `far-office has just been made known. The names of the gentlemen who have thus suc ceeded in attaining the emolument of £lOO a year aro as follow :—C. L. Sutherland, J. Young, R. H. Granville, H. G. Platt, T. Briant, D. F. F. Richardson, C. Morton, S. C. Rochat, E. B. Falwasser, D. Pigott, A. A'Beckett, .And J. P. Hinekes. NAGASAKI COAL MINES.—Her Majesty's ship Roebuck has been cruising outside, testing the Japanese coal, and trying to find out where the principal mines are in this vicinity ; she proceeded to Yedo direct, to try and obtain permission from the Emperor to see the mines, and how they are worked, or could be worked, and if possible to make contracts for regular supplies. An engineer who is on board her states that from the appearance of the diffe rent samples of coal he has had, he is of opinion the Japa nese, not understanding the art of mining, work indiscri minately from bad or good seams, thereby producing w mixture unfit for general steam purposes, but that there must be splendid coal in the country if they will only allow of the aid of a little science in working the mines,—London and China Telegraph. 'c y 7" ~ -In - N ;