The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-12 00:00:00

MONfY biARKET Ara) i.str.e.:LLIGENC4 CITY, Two o'CLoex. Dining the last few days the markets for Foreign and Colouial.Produce have not been quite so active. Holders, however, have not pressed sales, and full prices have in most instances been demanded. Fine grocery qualities of sugar have fully supported previous quotati.ins, as also plantation Ceylon coffee. Spices have now fallen ; and rice, although not Actually dealt in, has been held for fully lase quotations. A moderate business has been done in fruit, and old currants were in demand at a slight advance. Saltpetre has been firm, but cochiueal and tallow have exhibited a slight downward ten dency ; in the latter, P.Y.C., on the spot, has receded to 555. 6d.; April to June delivery, 535. 9d.; and last three months, 525. 6d. per cwt. The public sales of colonial wool are proceeding very quietly, and they will terminate to-morrow. No alteration of importance can be reported in the prices realised. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices were fully id. per lb. lower for small descriptions. The sales amounted to 3,000 b lee. The Bank of France return for the month ending yesterday has been published, and it shows that the resources of the establishment have further increased. When, however, it is recollected that the accumulation of bull on on the one hand, and the diminution in the amount of commerci,l billsdiscounted on the other, have been occasioned by the staguatiuu of trade, the changes thus pro duced cannot be regarded with any degree of satis faction. It appears by the advices daily received from the Continent, that throughout. France busi ness of all descriptions is still depressed, and the traffic ieturus o; the principal railways bear incontestable evidence of the diminution both of the external and infernal trade of the country. .From the manufacturing towns, such as Lyons and Rouen; serious campl tints are male of the limited orders received, and although it appears that there has not been the same degre e of commer cial disturbance as in the North of Europe or in this country, still a protracted depression has been felt by all classes of the community. Subjoined are some of the principal changes exhibited by the balance-sheet just issued : March. February. Bullion £l 5,509.000 £11,314,100 Bills discounted Advances on railway shares 2,695,519 2,511,233 Do, on Governt. securitieb 1,349,739 1,254,647 During the month the executive do not appear to have expended anything tor the purchase of gold. At the meeting of the Peel River Land and Mineral Company, held to-day, it was stated that counsel's opinion had been taken on the propriety of dividing a part of the capital (35,0001.), but it was adverse to such a proposition, without a disso lution of the company. A resolution was there fore passed fur leaving the amount as capital of the company. The half-yearly meeting of the East Anglian Railway Company was held this day—Mr. Bruce in the chair. The report stated that the traffic of the half-year had decreased, but still produced 25,9061., leaving a nett disposable balance of 14,8141. 17s. 9d., which, after providing interest in the bond debt, and on the A and B stocks, would be sufficient to pay a dividend on the C stook at the rate of 61. 15s. per cent. per annum, The report was adopted. The market for the Funds has been very heavy all the morning, but it is now a shade firmer, the favourable Bank of Frames return having induced a few purchases. Business, however, is still very Much restricted, owing to the uneasiness felt respecting our relations with France. Consols have been 964 4 for money, and 961 for account. The latter are now 964 97. The Government broker continues to make small investments. The New 2i per Cents. brought 804. Exchequer Bills 38a prem. ; and India Bonds, under 1000/., 255. premium. Foreign Securities are inactive, but prices do not exhibit any particular altera ion. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1011 to 102 ; ditto 4 per Cents., ouuinal ; Buenos Ayres Def ired, 181 ; Mexican 3 per amts., 19k. 20 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 110 f ; Spanish New Deferred, 26,E ; Ditto Passive, ; and Dutch 24 per Cents, 651. The following are the n.,minal•prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i 6k ; Mexi can, 191 20i ; Peruvian 45 per Cents., 80 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 57 ; Russian 5 per Ce.its., 109 111 ; ditto 45 per Cents., 99 101 ; Spanish 3 Per Cents., 44i ; ditto New Deferred, 26k 5. Messrs. D. Bell, Sot., and Co., give the follow lag as the prices of American Securities : GOYEINMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868-101 103 Qaited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...101 103 wren SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cant ... 78 Kentusky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1865-1872... 91 93 'Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 88 90 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...101 103 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds .1877... 82 8 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 83 85 Virginia 6 par Cent. Bonds Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ...1888... 82 84 LOANS OF CITIES. Beaton 41 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 83 90 lioatreal b per Cant. Boads 1856-1865... New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. let Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 84 86 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875. 84 86 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 81 52 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O paid ... 10 d 8 d Mishigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... De. do. do. 1869... 86 88 Wew York Central Tp. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 95 Wow York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883 .. 83 85 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort galle 1883... 77 79 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 60 X. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 60 65 Panama 7 per Cent., let Mortgage.. 1865... 'Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent.. tstMort.lBBo... 88 90 'The Railway Share Market this morning has exhibited increaseii heaviness, and a decline of about to 1 per cent. may be quoted on most of the principal lines. Great Northern, Great West ern, North-Western, declined 10s. ; South-West ern, South-Eastern, Edinburgh and Glasgow, 11. ; and Caledonian, a Most of the other line,' dealt in were at lower values. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings are very quiet, and have also been prejudicially influenced by the general decline in all classes of speculative semi ities. Eastern of France have receded 58. ; Great Luxem burg, ss. ; East Indian, 11 10s. ; Grand frank of Canada, ss. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. Mines, Banks, and Mscallaueous blares are moderately active, but at blightly reduced quota tions. 161111111111 FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE (.Fromm the Official Ltstil Business dose per Ceqt. Cone. a Annuities 96 i 4 Rev 3} per Cent. Annuities ........ li 804 .soeds, ;Imo, under ,Leols for Account E z r,• , Nth.. . I'llooo . 33 p . 42 p S 40 p - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON E O'CLOCK ssuenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto Deferred, 3 per Ceut. . IL:swan 4 per gent l4 20 Rusmap heads, lts2z, St., 1 ., per Cent... 11. dlO B y lEh per . :ent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per . err:. tfritt4, Passive 6i 0 ,-,ak, per cent Ditto Account lOll Dividends on the above payable in London, Dutch Ezoi,augt, 2.. per Cent., 12 Guild ers W 6:i T O'CLOO K 96i . 96j 7 Congoix, money ............... Ditto, AA:mount ...•••••••• it. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St 100 25 16i St. 10'.) St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 LOI 17i 20 all 10 all 4t. .100 .0 1 all .0 10 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 .0 8 It. 100 it. 100 it. 100 !X) all 25 all 25 20 5 ... 164 St. 100 St. 100 ►,n 22 St. 100 St. 100 0 all 10 all 100 40 50 2J 100 100 20A 1,0 SILL-E&THING.—In consequence of the many com- 20 a ) P'aints made by numerous strangers who visited 0-tend 25 f last summer for the benefit of sea -bathing, the Communal 120 Council of that delightful watering-place have ordered 00 the following regulations :—" 1. The e stablishment of a 1 10 permanent medical service upon the shore, 2, The , r i organisation of a bogy of men charged to watch over The 25 a, safety of all bstlitrg. 3 The employment of a sP' officer, whose duty shall be to hear the camp cial ~... :sints of 50 any strangers, P and to protect their interests." TWO IS a i 100 int for our own eta-bathing towns. SH -- This Day). , 1! A R - r oc• yesterday. Kijj,VIATA , KUMrieri, don thL3 clay Ambg. Nottnf , ,. Bost. 42 Eastn. June.... Belfast & BallYmen' Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley ' Birkenhd. Lancsb. Cheshire Junct Black burn .... ....... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter 1 Ca1ed0nian............. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall 5i - 6 8 -8, 71 - 73 9. - 10 26 - 27 90 - 92 94 -91 i 37 - 39 Do A Do. B . Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dun. P. &Aber.Jnnc. East Anglian ..... . Eastern Counties__ Easternljnion,A. stk. Do., do. B._ • ...... Do. New A ..... East Kant East Lancashire East Suffolk ...... . 8 - 17 - 19 58i - 59 47 - 49 3! - 34 15 - 17 91 - 93 Do. lEdinburgh dr Glasgow Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Forth and Clyde June. Furness . ...... 65 66 27i - 284 Glasgow & $. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern 92 - 94 - 102 103 91 - 93 126 - 127 100 - 102 hBi - 594, 57 - 59 Do., A. Stock IDo., B. Stock Sth.&West.(lre). Great Western. Do. Str. V R gua. St Irish South-Eastern Lancaster &Carlisle., Do. , Thi t• ts Do. New Thirds •„ 84 - 87 10 -- 12 p 10 - 12 91 91 , ' 1 - d 1 id Laneash &YorKshir Do. do p Ll 6 Do. Do., £9 1)0., Wat. Do. Sonthobrt Do. New, i s. 51.105. Low!. iirig A.& )s London & N. wester Do. Eighths _ Gi 611 106 - 107 95i - 9'-1 1 - _ 9i - 924 London di S. Waatli n Lndndrry &Cot arsine Lndndrry. & Ennif(k mistrial Sh ef. drLineln. Metropolitan Midland ............. Do. Birming. di D orb Midland 0. West. (Tr. 't 1)o. Shares _ _ 3cl 40 97 984 69 71 Newcastle INewpt..Aberz &Tirfri Newry & Armagh ":every, Warreupoirt & Restrevor Norfolk. ii - ii Northn. Counties Urn North British North Devon, Rail. A; Dock 5t0ck............ Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Clamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ ' N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Peebles Portsmouth 62 - 64 3i 514 -52 i 92i —93 i li - 1 d 48 - 49 76 77 93 95 4 - 3i 7i - 8 84 - 94 32 - 33 ... ... 9 5d Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Ahrdn. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer !South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Torksh. RivorDut 110 - 112 26 - 27 80 - 82 48 - 50 3 - 2 36 - 37 70 -70 A 80 - 81 13 - 15 7 - 5 9 - 11 36 - 37 Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling., Do. do., 1854 Do do 1855 !Stockton di Hartlepl 'Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D. &R. Val* of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford &Liineri ck West Coi n wall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do A Do. B West London Do. First Class , Do. Second Class 93 : 101 - BB ••• '''' •• -iRITISH POSSESSIONS. all lAtian. and St. Law. 9 rtombay, Baroda, and Cen.ll;;l.guar. 5 p. c. i - I al' Do., all Do. Additional A . all istufalo & Lak. Hur. 10. , Buff.. Brnt. & Go• - I ch 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug..'72 Do. do., I July, 73 100 Do. do., 1 Jun., '74 'Zs. Calcutta and S. East. 2s6d Central Oude (Lim.) I Ceylon A shares all Demerara . 2s . Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian all Do. C Shares 5 Do. E. do. all Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,' r 9 all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 100 Gd. Trunk, of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben all Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per c. 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. all Gt. Wostn. of Canada 13 Do. New dP 10 - 12 185 90 80 - 85 75 80 ii lid 108 - 1091 1i 2 p 11 - , 19i —19 i 48 50 81 83 211 22 iP 19a 19$ lid all Do. Bds., payable '57 all d)o. do., 76, p. '60... all Do. do. , '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without 107 - 112 107 - 112 option " all Madras, guar. 4i p.c. all Do. do., 5 per c. 15 Do. 4/ p. c. Exten. 5 Do. 3d Ea., g. bp.% 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. ss. Oude (Limited) 15 Scinde, guar. 5 per c all Do 104 108 191 19 20 21 d par iP !P • --- •• i - i • P ir. j Pat(' .2il 10' !t. 1100 15' all 5 all 3t. 100 3t.1100 ;t. 1.00 .0 all .0 all i 0 1 all It. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 5 8i 5 all ;t. 100 FOREIGN. all Antwrp & Rotterdam all Ardennes 3 Bahia & Fra cisco, •selgian East. Junct all Be tiers to Graissessac all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. l 5 Outch Rhenish all lEastern of France ~ 2s. Euphrates Valley ... all Gt Central of France all Great Luxembourg... 6 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca &Pist.sp.c.i all Lyons and Geneva all. laria Antcuia all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all vorthern of France 8 Do. New all slorwegianTrnk. Pre f all Paris and Lyons all Ditto New al' Paris and Orleans . 9 Recife & San Frau., (Pernam.l g. 7 p c Riga and D inaburg ail Rums and Frasz.vi al , ttoyal I)anis'2_ all Royal qwedislt. 4) Do. 7 per cent all Sambre and Meuse all )o. 56 per cent. pref all. Southern of France all West Flanders • all Do. 54 per c. Prof . all W. &14. W. of Francr l 6 Vestern of Austria all N. L. of Switzerland all , r ,estaden . ....... 411 \ , 0.8 p. cent. prat 4.1.1. Zealand 6 - 6# Il• ...... ••• 1 - 14 ,• ..'.. ••• 31 - 311 4 - 26i - 27 'il = iii 48 -48 p 25~-- 26 8 k - Si 201 - 21 7 37A - 3 , 3 i - 8i 84 - 32 - 32 31 - 31 52 - 54 i d parl Ih - 18 g - 8 - 9 21 - 21 4/ - 5 9 -9; 26 - 27 ~. "-- ••• J 0 LNT-SMOR 13AN KS. .) Agra & United Serv. kt. Uinrala Si all Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London 46 50 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co • all British N. imerican t 10 C.ltlt •o f Ind. A.u.&Ch 50 City *GS Colonial all Cornmercialof Ca,uada 4 2 68 - 60 20 Commercial of Lona: all Eng.ScototAus.thtt. all Lon. Ch. Bk .of A , st. 0 London and County 0 London Joint Stock. 0 Lond.andWestminst. 5 National Pro. of Eng. 0 Do. New 5 National Bank 11 New South Wales , 11 Oriental Bank Corp 11 Ottoman Bank ;5 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 11 South Australia 2i Do. New 11 'JIIIOIIOI Australia 0 )o. Now 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual 50 'Westrnßk of locd — ...di 25 171 -1 8 i 174 -- 18 A = 46 36 - 33 - 18: 46 - 48 26 - 28 23 - 25 Tiaß SU'N,., LONDON, LINES LEASED AN FIXED RENTALS._ p a , d l Leasing Closing Price , ' Business Compames.i yesterday this day -- — I St. 100 Bnckghamsh. Ltt.&N.W. 97 99 St. 100 ! Clydesdale Jc. Ca.lodon 100 -- 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy, E.U.&E.O 13 15 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 po , Gt.Northn 139 141 5 I all E. Un. 11. Sh. E. Count. 4 4t St, 100 Glal ;parr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. ••• ••• St. 1100 Do. New Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt•Westn ••• -- 50 all Hull 4x Selby. Y. k N.ll 103 110 25 all Do. Shares Do ..• 121 all 'Do. Shares. •I o 12/ all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l2i 13t 20 all Do. Preference Do 1124 2 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co I 95 97 10 110 i Do. Bark. Sh. • 0 5i all Manch . .13xt0n.5 • &N.W and Matlock & Midld 2i —2/ St. 100 Mdld. Bradtd. Midland 93 97 95 611 51 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count - in 60 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 57 59 50 all Do. 6 per et.. I 0 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do 25 I all Prost. & Wyre L. &N. W ..• ••• 12i all Do. Shrs. ADo • ••• St. 100 ,Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn,l3s 138 135 10 all i Shrews.& Her T. Brasseyl 8 8i 12 all , S. Staftordsh.. M. Mclean 10} 10/ 50 all WearVaLg6pc Stk.&Dar. 25 , all IDo Do 33 -- 331 St. 'lOO ! WiltsdtBomrst Gt.Westn. 83 90 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 501. ) 100 Bri.s.&Ex.4 p.c. -it. 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares. 100 Calefty'. £lO 44 p. c. 100 Ches. & Ho. 54 P.C. MO Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork &Bandous4p.c. all Dun. Perth. StAber.J . 100 E. Anglian Cis. A Rh. [OO Do. do. ills. 3 6p. e. 1100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 00 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.eNo.l It 00 Do. No. 2 ........ , 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. gt. all East Un., G. 6 p. c. all Jo. 51., 10 per cent. a ll Do. 10 Debentr.Sl all Do. do. 4 per cent , , ,00 East Lancash.6p.ct, all E.&W. York. J. sth , 9 I Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Ali. 100 lEd. Prth.& Dun. 4p.c . 100 Furness, 5 p. c 100 'Glas. & ->.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. 0. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 44 per cent ..... 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. pram . all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Prf 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(l3.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 44 p.c. 100 Do. con, red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. 100 Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P. S. all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh 1 all Do. do. do all Do. do, do. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c. St. No. 2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4, 100 Lon. &N, W., ov. di Nuneaton 5 r. et ,100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color.l Sh all Londy. &Ennis. Sh. 100 M., S.,&L. 6 P. ent.' • 44 10. do. do. £6 ... 100 10. do. 3} per cont all ~larypt.)s.Carl.4 p.c. all Do. 44 per cent 104 Do. do. 100 illid.Consol.6 p.c. St 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all ew., Aber., &c., pr ' 5 p. c.red. 5 p.c. pm all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. c " all Nod k. D eb. 4 p.c. Sh , 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 1 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do. Wv.V.sp. L., ,1847 100 North British 34 Do, 7/. Preference 100 N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf 81 Do. - do, do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pe. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848_ 10 Do. York 11. &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist Knar . 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar 1100 Do. do. Debeotr. St all Scot. Cent. New PlY* ?00 'c.N.E. Aloer.g.6p.e 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 1100 Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St all "oath Devon all Do. fixed 44 pr cent. lito all S. Eastern (Reading of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent 100 o. Fixed 4# p.c. &h 100 Do. New 41 pr. neat 100 S. Wales Gina. 4 p. c. 100 Do, do. 44 p. e all. S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all ck. &Dar., 5 p. 0 19 o do. do. 1100 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc, PREFERENCE SHARES. L 0.6; 90 - 95 I ~lr2 :104 "^"- • • 6 6 108 -- 112 110 - 114 115 i2O 112 117 130 - +35 •• 74 - 76 116 -- .18 110 - 112 102 - 104 g 2 - 103 - 11 5i - g 92 - 94 87 - 83 88 - 90 99 - 101 10 - MA 16 - 17 10 -10 A 72 - 75 19 - 20 9i - 10 14 - 15 138 - 140 1160 - 165 120 - 122 i - I 66 - 70 137 - [39 99 - 101. 91 - 93 ii ---- ill - 109 95 - 97 1 - 6 :2i - 23 120 -- 122 107 -- 1 09 -- 100 118 122 115 -12 J 73 75 10 - St. St. St. St. St. 2;+ ___ 100 - 1)2 iii = ili4 91 Lj BRITIS 2112,Alfred Cons. (Philk. 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. 30 East Basset (Illogan) 17s Great South Tolgus 17/5 G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 7 Grt.W. Vor (fielstn.) 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Mogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) 115 North Wheal Crofty li t Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleel 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn. 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 46 Pam. S. St L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Minee (Gwennap 12s t V. of Towoy (Camay.) 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 51 1 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdrnth). 54 h. Edward(Calstck; 1178 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant' 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. l 4{ Wh. Trelawney (Lis. FOREIGN ) 78 Australian L 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 5 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .£5 pm) 0 all Do. Cocaes 6t Cuiada 0 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica 0 all Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co. 2 al' ll Fortuna Ll General all Linares 1 Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all Noveau Monde ... , all Po nt. Sil. LdM. & Smlt 1 Port Philip lsi Santiago de Cuba all United Mexican__ HINES. 11 - 12 80— b 0 1470 490 85 9 5 t 5 16 5 5i 2 1A 9. 1i In 16 4. Si 20 2 4 - 5 li - 11 360 -37 u 4 - 5 203 - 220 i - 11 31 - 4i - 24A -25 i 105 - 115 220 - 240 295 - 305 11i -- 12 1 9 44 - 46 23 -- '25 MINES. k P - 2 ". 12i -13 f 40 42 13 15 id p - 11 —1 8 id 9 -- i - --- d° . ••• - 2t 3i 4tt HISCELL A.NEOTTS 000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.; 25 19 Australia. A.gricult.' j; all Australu. Royal yiail 0 all Berlin Water Workb 10 2 Do. Now iss. a., 51. d 50 4O Brit. American Land 00 _326 Canada_ t. 100' It. all t 5 all 5 all Do.Go.6pc.Jarukauly i Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 74 p. cent Crystal Palace 5 all DO. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of Francel /0 all Eastern Steam A. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of 'rel. 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo i 0 Ws. Eur. dt tnd.Jctn. Tel. 9 all Eur.&A.m.Stm.(lim,) ZO ‘II Geu. lr.Sc. Col.(iim.) 15 L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 5 London Discount 4 all. Loud. Geu. Omnibus 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediternu. Elec. Tel. 10 all Do. Extension Teleg. 10 all Mexican & S.Amerien 25 5 Nat. Discount Co , 10 6 !Netherlands Land..,.) 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do. 8 p.c.PLiss.at 1d New Do. asiew B. &N. S. Land N.S.W. N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. N. B. Australasian rth.ofEuropeStea.m Oriental Gas , Do New Shares Poeliir. Ld. & Minrl , Peninsular & Oriental Do. New ~ Rhymney Iron Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest. S. Ansi, Gov. 6 p.c.bds. South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered True. Ln.Co. Up. Can i,VanDtazion'a Land, 25 26 11 X 35 40 145 - 150 113 - 114 30 - _35 25 - la 46 - 41 5 102 - 104 ~~~ = i~ ••• ....... 4a ••• 4 11 36 - 3i 8 - 9 J 2! 1 — 1 3 1 1 d 17 20 96 97 2 3 1 lZ 21 784 79 7 R p 21 23 62 64 ••• •• - •.. - •.. 10 -- 12 93i 2i 17 58k i 8 102 1 91 901 584 , 8 a 911 1 1 2/ 103 i 6 951 5 6 391 i 97i i 61 51i 92i 47j 751 a d 2° St. St. 90 1 1081 8 48 i 4i 19i 20 2 i 28i 30i 45 211 FRIDAY EVErNING, LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(TThis Day.) COURT OF QUANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) - • MIME V. THZ BOARD OF WoRES FOR THE WANDSWORTH DISTRICT-JUDGMENT. This was an appeal from au order of Vice-Chan cellor Sir John Stuart, granting an injunction restraining the defendants from entering on the plaintiff's lands and houses, Ford's-place, Wandsworth, and converting about thirty privies into water-closets removing dust binn., acc., under the Prevention Nuisance Ace, Rai volenti of the plaintiff. Lord Justice Knight Bruce was clearly of opinion that the defendants had exceeded the powers conferred upon them by the 120 and 121 sections of the 18 and 19 of the Queen, and especially the 81 and 82 clauses of the 124 section. Great stress had been laid by the defendants upon the 211 and 212 sections of the Act, but his lordship was of opinion that they did not prejudice the right of the plaintiffs in coming to this court for the relief. His lordship proposed to affirm the order of the Vice- Chancellor—the defendant to pay the costs of the suit— and to continue the injunction with liberty to apply, be cause there might hereafter arise a lawful right to enter upon the lands in question. Lord Ju'itice Tamer was certainly of the same opini m. His lordship considered that the defendants had exceeded the powers conferred upon them by the Act of Parliament, and therefore the plaintiff was entitled to come to this court fur relief. Injunction continued. Aopk - al motions dismis-oad with costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (B.fora Mr. Commiseioner Fond.) IN RR HALL AND PALL.-JUDGMENT ON CERTIFICATE.- TOTAL SUSPENSION WITHOUT PROTECTION. His Hon .ur this morning gave judgment on certificate in the case of these bankrupts, Henry and Chemley Hall, of Euex-street, solicitors. . The case has already been repirted at great length, and his Honour now went over the several cases of oppt.lition, on the ground of breaches of trust, and more particularly to the ft and perpetrated on Sir C. Rush out to the extent of 15,0001. His Honour emphatically denounced the malpractices of which the bankrupts had been proved to be guilty, and-concluded by saying it was a case in which he was bound to refuse the certificates altogettier, and without protection, and he could not hold out any prospect of its being granted until the bankrupts had been in prison for two years at , least at the instance of their justly indignant creditors ; and he should suggest that the assignees should take legal advice as to whether the case did not come within the criminal law, and the costs would be allowed out of the estate. Mr. Lawrence, for the assignees, said the suggestion should be adopted. Mr. Rivington, tor Sir Charles Rushout, said he would render every assistance to brit g the bankrupts to justice. IN BE DEACON. This bankrupt bad carried on a very extensive busi ness as a farmer at Hemel Hampstead, and to-day was appointed for his last examination, which was, however, adjourned on the application of Mr. W. R. Burnham, for the assignees, for an investigation of the accounts. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON A CAPTAIN IN TITS ROYAL POIITUGUESII NAVT.—Louie Beauvan, a Frenchman, who described himself as an American citizen and a captain in the merchant service, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham with an assault of a most unprovoked nature on Lieut. Claudio Celestine, of the Portuguese Royal Navy. The prosecutor, who gave his evidence through a gen tleman who acted as interpreter, said he was a lieutenant on board the steamer Infante Dom Luis, lying at Black wall. On the previous day he went to the Cafe Chan tant, Leicester-square. The prisoner was sitting at a table, and a slight disagreement having occurred in the room the prisoner pushed his face in a very disagreeable manner, and made use of some insulting language to wards prosecutor's country, and then palled out a revolver and presented it to his face. It was charged at the time. Tne prisoner was a total stranger to him, he (prosecutor) being only come to London on the previous day. The prisoner said he felt the prosecutor's hand in his pocket. He was not quite sober, but believed it was his band. Inspector Coombe' said the revolver, which was a six-barrelled .ine, was charged at the tine. He had the charges drawn. When the pistol was brought to him one charge sass gone. The prosecutor said, when the pistol was presented to him he knocked it out if the prisoner's hand, and one barrel went off in consequence. InTector C,ocubes said be had a witness present who picked up a bullet after the pistol went off. In answer to Mr. Bingham, the prisoner said he did not belong to any *Lap 0.4 prelielpt. He - Was here at present for the purpose of etuaying the English appara tus connected with wrecking and' diving. About four months ago he commanded the Texas on the Florida coast where he left her. He had first come from New York. Mr. }lngham said a more unprovoked insult on a stranger in this country he never heard. He should be very sorry t') helieve that in any community calling ' themselves civilised, either on this side of the Atlantic or the other, such a thing as a person going into a coffee skip with leaded revolvers was the practice ; at all events it would not be tolerated here. If the prisoner had any grievance there was the police to protect him. He :mould send the cage to tue amnions, where he would be dealt with by persons having higher power than he had. The prisoner was then committed for trial. THAMES. ROBBING A SAILOR .-- Caroline Smith, a woman o f t he town, was brought b e f ore M r .S e lf e , charged with stealing gold from th e p erson of George S mith, 191. in a seaman, who was paid off at Kelly's American Shipping office, in High-street, Shad well, yesterday, and within 6 hours afterwards was penniless. It appeared that the sailor had known the prisoner before, and directly be received his money he sought her out, and they went to the Bull's Head public-house, in Shadwell High-street, and had three bottles of wine. A. cab was then called, and they sallied out on a cruise with another female. H e seen b ecam e partially stupefied, in which state he was f oun d b y a police-oonstable in th e cab. The sailor knew hi s mone y wa s gone, and had sense *sough to charg e - t h e pr i sone r with taking his money. The prisoner in d e f ence sa id t h a t George gave her his money to take care o f. Mr. Self e said the money mus t be given up to the sailor, and if that was not done he should send the pri soner to gaol. The prisoner was then remanded. LLOYD'S SIPPING.--(T his Day.) UNITED SERVICE IN,TITUTION. Those who have had occasion to pass through White hall-yard for some consi•tei able time back must have 'been anything but the unsightly mates of rubbish which surrounds the United Service Institution. The public will be gratified to learn that whilst the Board of Works are responsible for debris outside, the curators of the Institution have been busily employed inside in reducing to a lucidus ord• the interesting col lection which it contains. For the first time this Institution received a grant of public money last year to the extent of 4001., and the effect has been to induce the council to regard it more in. the light of a public estab lishment. At all events they have not been idle, and those who carry with them recollections of the old museum, will be surprised and delighted with the change that has been effected. The first step in this, as in most other reformations, was to get rid of an incongruous and undigested mass of material which time had collected within the walls of the institution. Any attempt to give the collection a general character must have only one result—that of destroying its value as a museum specially devoted to the illustration of military and naval sub jects. Accordingly whole classes of objects—interesting no doubt in themselves, but more appropriate to the British Museum or the College of Surgeons—have been ejected, and their places act igned to others more in keeping with the "style and title " of the in stitntion. It may perhaps be doubted whether the principle of excision should not have been carried further in this direction, and whether too many stuffed birds and pinned skeletons have not bee❑ allowed to remain. The contents, however, have been re-arranged and distributed, as far as the building would tam, in geographical and chronological order, beginning with Au-traiia. The armoury is arranged not only wi:h a view to effect but so as to afford ready illustration of the improvements in fire arms, from the earliest attempts to the Enfield riff -. The improvements in the steam engine, iu naval architecture, and fortification are simi larly illustrated by models which are full of interest and instruction. All the objews in the museum—and most of vieni are highly interesting—are plainly labelled, so that the visitor will not in future be obliged to search :hrough a catalogue for an explanation of each article. This is a great improvement in itself. The roofs of the theatre and fortification-room have been coloured under the direction of Mr. Owen Jones, and the effect. produced is not merely that of a plea.ing chromatic com bination, but an apparent addition to the height of these r..ones. 'A hen to the advantages which this institution holds out art a museum of military and naval art, are added those of a first-rate profe-sienal library and read ing room, a journal of the society, and lectures on military subjects, it may be said to include everything which can render it a pointof attraction, more especially to officers of the service. Great credit is unquestionattly due to the council-and toCeptain Bergen., the secretary for the improvements which they haie effected. URSE-T A MING. The Boston (United States) Journal has the following article on Mr. Rarey's system of horse-taming :—" We saw Mr. Rarey in this cit 3 some two years ago, and had a long and interesting conversation with him in regard to his peculiar mode of subduing wild and vicious horses. Mr. Rarey is a small and rather spare person, the only pecu liarity about his person being a very keen blue eye. His method of managing a vicious animal entirely precluded the use of force or fear, and he represented that his power was obtained solely through certain herbs and drugs, first s ubduing the deaire of the horse to injure him, and then by inspiring the beast with affection and confidence he is en abled to do whatever he chooses with him. These herbs and drugs are perfectly harmless, and, as Sir R. Airey says, ' there is nothing in the treatment but what any horseman would approve of.' Mr. Rarey did not communicate his secret to us ; but we have no doubt his treatment is sub stantially the same as that described in the following ex tract which has been floating through the papers of this country for several years : " The horse-castor is a wart, or excrescence, which grows in every horse's fore legs, and generally on the hind legs. It has a peculiar rank musty . smell, and is easily pulled off. The ammoniacal effluvia of the horse seems peculiarly to concentrate in this part, and its very strong odour has 'a great attraction for all animals, especially canine, and the horse himself. " The oil of Rhodium possesses peculiar properties. All animals seem to cherish a fondifeis for it, and it exer cises a kind of subduing influence over them. " For the oil of cumin the horse has an instinctive passion—beth are original natives of Arabia, and, when the horse ELlents the odour, he is instinctively drawn to wards it. " ' The directions given for taming horses are as follows : " ' Procure some horse-castor and grate it fine. Also get come oil of Rhodium and oil of cumin, and keep the three separate in air-tight bottles. " Rub a little oil of cumin upon your hand, and ap proach the horse in the field, on the windward side, so that he can smell the cumin. The horse will let you come up to him then without any trouble. Immediately rub your hand gently on the horse's nose, getting a little of the oil on it. You can lead him anywhere. Give him a little of the castor on a piece of loaf sugar or potato. " Put eight drops of oil of Rhodium into a lady a silver thimble. Take the thimble between the thumb and middle finger, stopping the mouth of the thimble to prevent the oil from running out while you open the mouth of the horse. As soon as you have opened the horse's mouth, tip the thimble over upon his tongue, and he is your servant. He will follow you like a pet dog. He is now your pupil and your friend. You can teach him anything, only be kind to him, be gentle. Love him and he will love you. Feed him before you do yourself. Shelter him well ; groom him yourself, keep him clean, and at night always give him a ' good bed at least a toot deep. " Iu the winter union, don't let your horse stand oat a long time in the cold without shelter or covering ; for the horse is a native of a warm climate, and in many respects his constitution is as tender as a man's. " If you want to teach him to lie down, stand on his left side ; have a couple of leather straps about six feet long, string up his left leg with one of them round his near, strap the other end of it over his shoulders, hold it in your hand and when you are ready tell him to lie down, at the same tithe gangs , . firmly, and steadily patio* on the strap, touching him lightly 9n the knee with a switch. The horse Will immediately lie down. Do this a few tinges, and you can make film lie down without the strap. " Mr. Rarey had subdued many vicious horses in diffe rent parts of the country, accounts of which have fre quently been published. Among other cases was that of a horse in Washington, which could not be handled. Under Mr. Rarey's tuition, in an hour and a half, he made the horse so gentle that he rude it down the open street without a bridle, beating a draw while seated on his back." LONDON, March 12.—Wind thi s day at noon, N. to N.E.; light breeze '.nd fine. PORTSMOUTH, M arc h 11, Wind N. to E.N.E.--Ar rived—Robert C o ttl e, f rom the W es t Coast of Africa, with crew sick of f ever. Bailed—Agincour t, for Plymouth and Melbourne ; Kottebohn for New York;which put in h ere on March 7, leaky, has Nuevo Le w fin, for Bilbo a . The Dolphin, from London , t o Buenos A y res, been ashore on the Cala Land—she has been surveyed to-day, and or dered to discharge. Hinz, March 11.—Wi n d N.W.—Sailed—Amelia, for • Moulmein. _ _ _ MARKET NEWS.—(Taie, Day.) CORN EXCRA.NGE. A very moderate supply of English wheat was received fresh up, to-day, coastwise abd by land carriage. In the demand, however, compared with Monday, no improve ment took place; nevertheless, that day's prices were well supported. The imports of foreign wheat are under 2,000 quarters. Good and fine samples moved off slowly, on former terms. Low and damp qualities were very dull, and almost no minal. Barley—the show of which was limited—sold steadily at very full prices. There was a moderate sale for malt, at full quotations. We had a fair inquiry for oats, and good sound corn realised extreme rates. Beano, peas, and flour supported Monday's currency. English Irish Foreign ARRIVALS TINS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. I 1,770 1,510 13,930 1,810 i 6,450 Oats. Flour, 3,020 1,090 1:000 11' i - - 4 , 670 3190 ° abt METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was scantily supplied with beasts, chiefly is middling condition. All breeds moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in their value. In sheep, the supply of which was limited, very little was doing, on former terms. We had a good demand for calves, and prices advanced 2d. per 8 lbs. Pigs and mulch cows were very dull, but not cheaper. Per 81bs to ell a. d. s. d. Inferior Beaste....3 4to 3 6 Second quality.... 3 S 310 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2, Prime Scots, &o. 4 4 4 6 1 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Second quality ...3 8 4 0) Prime crse.-wiled.4 2 4 61 the offals. S. d. 0. cl. i PrimeSouthdown 410 5 2 ;Largo erse. calves 4 0 4 8 'Prime small do 410 5 4 "Large hogs Small porkers 4 2 4 4 'suckling calves 19 0 26 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 25 0 FOREIGN surrts. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 154 Caves l'igs 2lO Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs N BWRAVEN, M arc h 10—wi n d E . - - Sailed— Caradoc, for St. Kites. NEWUATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat were tolerably extensive, and sales progressed slowly at our quotations. Per albs iv the carcase. s. d. s. d. d ',eel, inferior 2 10 3 2 Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 6 Jo., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 0 , )o. prime large 3 8 3 10 , Do., prime .4 2 4 6 Jo., do. small ....4 0 4 2 Veal.... 3 10 4 10 Pork, large 3 0 3 8 Pork, small 3 10 4 6 DARTMOUTH, March 11.—The Alert (sloop), from Drogheda, to Port Madoc, reported ashore, near this port, March 8, has discharged her cargo much damaged' It is still As tar T -ed BTw th i e T e n e , st r w eb ill , south abecomeplp"--- apparently y o bt v a ao e i f t s q : etlur, w reck . b i g : e a:7 l k . t g h r e i t le report e d contact, n e 1 • a s h ore o sct 7 , Carmen (Spauleb barque), bound to Liverpool. She has been abandoned at sea, as there itre sigip of a cullisioa on her port aide. liar nau tical instruments have baen landed, an d e xertions are being made to save sails , span, & c . (M emoran dum. --The above vessel sailed from Bristol, March 2, for Liverpool.) ............ (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIPERrOOL, Friday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, March 11—Zephyr and Lord Dufferin, from New York° ;1• Castilian, leans ; New World, and Benj am i n Adams, New Baltimore; John R avena l, Charleston ; Bragauza, screw atea m er , Oporto; Northern Chief, Mobile. Arrived, March 12 . — Bonne Mere, from Nantes ; Cha ritie, R ouen; Leander. Maranha m; Jane Anderson, Baltimore. Michael's; Merinoine, Pernambu co . Off- Line. and Jameb Hunt. Sailed, March 1 1— Gurdon ' 13 ' 8130 w. and Stork, for St. A barque was seen ashore south of Aberystwith, at day. break on the morning of the 10th instant, in a very dan. gerous position. (BT SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM) GRAYESICND, Friday Morning. Wind w . ; tide fourth hour's flood; fine and frosty'. Arrived, March 11—York Town, from New York; American Eagle, from New York ; A.melina, Galata ; Felik, Gothalan ; MarT Igo; Cadiz ; Mary B. Rich, D emera ra; Christiana, Charente; William, Demerara; Silurian, Great R iver; Flora, steamer, Oporto. Arrived, March 12.—Progress, from Messina. Sailed, March 12.—Emma Coln, for Callao. DEAL, FRIDAY MORNING. Wind N.W., moder ate. West, London ; Julindar, from and Myrtle, for Madras ; A L : gP n a r ss o t n eda , i— f it or Qio P uje o e r ali t ul P eoir h f i °llt—hi p ea ; llWßfa ndolph, New York, London; Lavinia, sc hooner, from the North, for the Westward (lying to). Anchored—Aureo, from Newcastle, for C ons tantinople ; Mer, from Hull, for Constantinople. Passed, March 11--Ranger, sc rew s t eamer f rom London, or Bordeaux ; Birch arm, f rom m w i rma f or Lyndon. 601tOUGH HOB. A few parcels of fine new hops have changed hands at fall prices. All other kinds are a dull inquiry, and lute rates are barely supported. The market is well supplied. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 1203; Weald of Kent do., 56s to 70s ; New Sussex do., 52s to Oa ; Year lings, 21s to 48e. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been very little business doing by private contract. At public sale 2,450 packages were sold of China teas at about last sales rates. The Assam qualities consisted of inferior descriptions, and hold, with considerable animation, at extreme prices. Soc./al.—The market remains exceedingly quiet, holders refraining from pressing sales during the temporary suspension of active demand. The refined market continues very dull %rid prices are rather lower. COF FEE. —A moderate busioeas has been transacted, and good qualities of Plantation Ceylon fully support previous rates. Native has been sold at fair prices. Cocoa—Their is very little business doing and a few lots of Trinidad have been sold at prices slightly under late quotations. RICE—The market is very quiet, but full rates are current for good qualities of Bengal, which realised 9s to 9s 6d per cwt. BEM —There is very little inquiry, but good Demerara sells for 2s 2 d proof , be in g a decline of id per gallon. m SALTrETRE—Goof Bengal qualities are held for full rates, and the market is very firm. TALLoiV—There is a moderate business doing, but quo. tations are not qui Juner P. Y.C. on the spot is quoted 55s 6d ; April to 533 9d ; and last three months, 523 Gd per cwt. THE MELBOURNE WATr,RJFOREB. On the las day of th. , yea!, whic't about Mid- Flamm -,tay in Ai,strali t, the Ya er works were formally opened, and Melbourne is now supplied with a constant and, there is every rea son to believe, an inexhaustible supply of a p ure limpid water, of the very highest chemical quality. The Yan Yean reservoir is an immense lake formed by three hills and an artificial embankment. The valley lying between these hills formerly consti tuted the channel through which all the draina g e of a surface of nearly 5,000 acres in extent flowed into the rivers Plenty and Yarra. The outlet being thus walled up, the waters have covered the whole surface enclosed. To obviate the chance of a defi ciency in the supply, an open cut and tunnel have been constructed, of the length 0f440 yards connect ing the reservoir with the river Plenty, whichl can thus be turned on or stopped as occasion requires. To prevent the danger of the water ever rising so high as to overflow tha embankment, a by-wash has been constructed by means of which the water, after it has risen within five feet of the top, escapes from the reservoir. This surplus water is carried by a channel back into the river Plenty, so that no waste or damage can occur. The reservoir is about two miles in diameter, and 10 miles in circualei ence, and the average depth is about 19 feet. The most important engineering work, up to this time, is the construction of the lake wall or embankment. The slope towards the water is 3to 1, and that on the landward side 2to 1. At the base the embsnk moot measures 170 ft., and diminishes gradually to 20 ft. at the top. A In the centre of the embank ment there is a solid wall of masonry running along its entire length, the base of which is 30 ft. of solid stone, ditniuishng to l i ft. at the top. This pon derous mass has been carried 10 ft. down below the surf ace. The necessityfor such extraordinarystrength wilt be undeis ood from the necessity of providing not only fur the security of the works, but for the lives and property of the village and entire neigh bourhood. _ . The reservoir is situated at a distance of 16 miles from town, and the water is coot , . yed ihrough iron pipes to reservoirs erected at the highest part of the city. The ceremonial of opening consisted of a proces sion which was intended to escort his Excellency, Sir H. Barkly, to the various points at which the c , cks were to be turned. In consequence o' the illuesstef the Governor, however, this duty devolved on Major-General Macarthur, commander of the toices. At the moment the cocks wbr3 turned jets of water were , set playing at the int,reeettotts of the principal streets, and the effect was novel and curious to Melbourne eyes. There was not much beauty in the spectacle, but it suggested pleasant visions of fountains to come. _ Of the importance of this great work, which may i be considered truly a national one, one of the com missioners of water supply thus speaks " With respect to the distance from whence the water is conveyed, the Yan Yean takes rank as the fifth among the greatest hydraulic works of the modern world ; but with respect to the magnitude of its reservoir, and the additional means within its reach, if ever necessary, the Yan Yean ranks as the first in the world. I consi der this national work under two aspects—what it is in itself; and secondly, the influence it will exercise over the hydro-dynamic science throughout these colonies. With the success of the Yen Yean scheme is involved, not only an unlimited and continuous supply of water for every house in Melbourne immediately (and for its suburban localities as soon as we can obtain the pipes from Eagland)—not only is involved a supply for public gardens, baths and fountains (some of which foun tains may easily be caused even to gush out of a wall in any of the streets), not only a supply for private gardens and bathe, and, as a cheap means of engineering power, on piers, wharves, and in warehmses and future facto ries—not only are all these advantages involved in the success of the Yan Yean works, but that success will incite the denizens of the gold-fields, and of the arid bush generally, either to construct hydraulic works, by which the water from rivers some miles distant may be carried to a given locality, or else cause them to adopt the moat obvious means of arresting and preserving the water so bonutifully sent us by Providence every winter. Ido not only allude to 'this influence with regard to the gold fields, but equally with a view to health in the bush, to irrigation, and the progress of agriculture." In point of fact, Melbourne possesses now an unlimited supply of the purest water at an elevation which enables us to apply it at almost nominal cost to fountains or any other ornamental or practical purpose, which may be deemed advisable. The immense utility of a water supply under the enormous pressure afforded by this elevation has already been evidenced in the case of several fires in the city. The first of these occurring within a day or two of the opening of the works, furnished a very striking illustration of the powerful means of repressing conflagrations kOW placed at our l disposal. Nu sooner bad the city fire-bell sounded the alarm than a great body of flame was seen to issue from a house in one of the principal street, and almost in a moment afterwards the fire was effectually put out, quenched by the vast vo lumes of water poured on it. The Y.n Yuan works have been some years in course of construction, and under all the circumstalices of the case, consi dering their own magnitude and the magnitude of their cost, we may be excused for regarding their openii4 as a great incident in our bistory.—Alel bourne Argus. . MORAL RESULTS OF NEGRO EMANCI PAlluN IN JAMAICA. The Watchman, or Kingston Free Press, of Feb. 4, as well as the Jamaica Morning J3lll nal, and other West Indian papers, deny most indig- nantly the wholesale imputations of laziness and " beastliness" which the Times has cast upon the free negro population. The Watchman says : " We graait that there is much in the habits, and character, and condition of our people to condemn and deplore ; but we nevertheless contend—what we are prepared to prove, and what we are sure every unprejudiced individual acquainted with the recent history of Jamaica must admit—that since emancipation a most wonderful change for the better has taken place amongst our peasantry. When we reflect upon what slavery was, and what it made those who were subject to its hell-born influences— and when we call to mind what Jamaica was 30 or 40 years age, and then look around us now, we confess that we are filled with wonder, overwhelmed with astonishment, at the greatness and moral grandeur of the revolution which has taken place in this once benighted and miserable coun try, and at the change which has been wrought in the condition and character of the lately emancipated slaves. That revolution, taking all the circumstances attending it into account, stands unparalleled in history. What have we witnessed in Jamaica during the last 20 years Why, we have seen half a million of people libe rated from the bonds of a hard and bitter servitude, and suddenly invested with all the rights and pi i vileges of free men, having previously - undergone scarcely any preparation for the great change that took place in their position and circumstances ; and those rights and privileges have never been abused by them. We have seen these people, under the inflate/ice of Christian teaching and example, bury ing in oblivion the animosities engendered by long years of oppression and cruelty, and as free labourers, cheerfully taking the place they filled as slaves. We have seen them struggling with the dif ficulties incident to their new position as freemen, and with admirable patience and perseverance plod ding their way onward to tl'e comparative indepen dence and humble comforts of a peasant proprie tary. We have seen them coutributing out of their comparatively scanty means hundreds of thousands of pounds during the last twenty-five years, for the building of chapels and ministers' residences, the election of schoolhouses, and the maintenance of ministers and schoolmasters. And we now fiud tens of th .usands of them in con nection, as members and otherwise, with the diffe rent reigious denominations throughout the coun try, the greater part of whom (we speak it on the published testimony of their vigilant and faithful pastors) walk worthy of their nigh vocation' as Curistians. Schools are scattered all over the land, and to these schools they send their cluldieu to be educated. On Sundays they throng the churches a delivered coa rTbnyieithaeteidtr em i ll u inui t s h st e et r 1 alsa.etwt:(ll)o and chapels, where hey are to be sent neatly ri at tired,ties engaging, with all the warmth characteristic holy day, to th y e of their nature, in the devout exercises day, and listening Word of Life,' the face of all this, li c l l t e t u na crned, tlut act has f f: e r gr as o the m an utter failure might get those a nl y c o i r p a ,, l t i e o. l7 n d vi s a i i r l c le o t proved o ald wish it so, to believe it so ; but we in J a.- ' • k n ow that the statements in the Times re sinpaelectlag the condition and character of the emancipated segioes, are just so many downright falsehoods. 6' The people in Jamaica owe it to their brethren in bonds, both in the United States and Cuba, whose ultimate delivery from slavery the success of the experiment of emancipation in these islands must go a far way to hasten—they owe it to these to protest against the slanders which the Times has published against them. They ought to meet toge ther in every parish throughout the island, and speak out on the subject. We ought to have de monstrations that will convince the Mites and the slaveholders of Cuba and America, that the peasan try of J amaica are nut the uncivilised and degraded beings they have been represented by their enemies. that a japan tin ANOTEIEB lIIIICNII3iI efi II C b A y the police B RoBsEEY.--Yesterday in securities valued at 1 TILE ROYAL LITERAIIT FUND. We have authority formation bas"eLrne.ectYle":freo°mnt6oiffi'iangcab conveying it from ' to state that Lard Palmerston has consented to preside box, marked 6,000/,, had e . London -br i dge to the Paddington railway station ; over the anniversary dinner of the Royal Literary Fund the Loud lovi, refs rd is offerod for information as to the box. C or p orat i on on W ednesday, May 5, MARCH - 12, 1858 LITERATURE. Thf ()Wit ChiT,i. La , i v Two Hurst aabi Blttkett. . • This is a story well adapted to the large class of genuine novel readers, who do not seek for any striking originality or vivid portraiture, but like a tale with love and sorrow properly mingled, with out being very critical as to the plot or the style. In the present instance the work has additional attractions, as it deals freely with the members of fashionable circles, and its hero is the heir apparent to a dukedom. The principles upheld are - doubt less exeellent, but the self-saneifi ee d escr ib e 3, cer tainly did not prod uce any beneficial efibcts, neither was it an inevitable necessity. There . are some striking improbabilities_in _the, plot, but it is not a work to be criticised severely, as it is admirably adapted to amuse and entertain the lovers of light literature, being perfectly harmless in its moral tone, and presenting do remarkable faults to be objected to. The hero, the grandson of a duke, is left, by the early death of his father, an orphan at eight years old, under the guardianship of Dr. Burgess, the rector of the parish. Dr. Burgess is a conscien tious man, and devotes himself to the welfare of his pupil. He has one daughter, a little girl of great beauty, named Brenda, who is unfortunately' deprived of her mother's care just as she is mo-t in need of it. As might be supposed, notwithstand ing the precautions of Dr. Burgess, an attachment springs up between the young people, but he be comes furious at- the idea, dismisses his ward in, anger, and makes his daughter write a cold and deci , ied r-fugal. Lord Edesley, the ward, leaves tie seighboui hood, and yi• lding to the nianceuvres of a clever heiress, marries her. Brenda is ueatly broken-hearted by her father's conduct, and his illness and death add to her misfortunes. How ever, to relieve her father's mind, she agrees to merry the physician who atten tea him. There is auce,her love affair pending with the curate of the palish. Seven years are now supposed to elapse, end we are introduced to all our old friends, mov mg in fashionable circles. Brenda, now Mrs. Carey, bee tui-g 'tten her old troubles in herdomeeticciuties. Her husband has become the lion of the.day, Lent Ell-sley, new Duke of Arran, is miserable aweigh, with a wife who spends her own fortune and his too, and comforts herself with opium. Othsr characters reappear in different positions and after some time the Duchess kills herself with An overdose of her favourite stimulant, Dr. Carey sinks under brain fever, and the novel reader will -naturally suppose that tha.two old lovers are to be united. But it is not ao. It is Brenda the second, who is the second Duchess of Arran, the daughter of Lord Ellesley's first love, and "the secret of Brenda,, the elder, went with her to her grave." There are other epi sodes in the tale which serve to diversify it. Whether the sacrifice was necessary—whether Dr. Burgess might not have left it to the young man's grandfather to decide for him—whether a direct falsehood is ever a duty, together with a few other questions of like nature, will very probably arise in the mind of the reader ; but the conflict of duty and inclination is a favourite point, and no objection can be raised to the intentions of the writer. Those who wish for a light and agreeable narrative, inter spersed with sketches of fashionable life, will vety probably be entertained and gratified by this novel. The Student's Blackstone. By Robert Malcolm Kerr, LL. D. John Murray. • Recent events have directed public attention to the legal rights of British subjects, and have shownthat some acquaintance with the exact state of the law is a very desirable knowledge, the utility of which is not confined to lawyers alone. Statesmen and po liticians, as well as many in less ambitious spheres of life, will often find this volume a valuable re ferenee, while in ordinary business transactions au acquaintance with the legal rights of master and servant, guardian and ward, corporations, ac., will be of great practical service. Mr. Robert Kerr has previously issued a new and compendious edition of the great legal authority, adapted to the present state of the law. He is therefore necessarily familiar . with his subject, and amply qualified for the difficult task of selection and condensation. He tells us in the preface that " The Student's Blackstone contains all those portions of the commentaries which relate to the British Constitution and the rights of per sons. Those branches of the law only have been excluded with which, although desirable, it is not equally necessary that every one should be acquainted ; while such alterations .and additions have been made as were necessary. as well to adapt the work to the present state of the law, as to make the present volume complete in itself." The chief additions made by the editor are the introduction of the rights of the parent State with re spect to its colonies ; an abstract of the articles of union with Ireland, and the changes introduced into the Parliamentary constitu tion by the Reform Act of 1832. He has also inserted a succinct account of the origin, jurisdic tion, and procedure of numerous courts of justice. Witt' regard to omissions, the greater portion of the preliminary dissertation- on tile study of the law has been left out, as being no longer of service ; but the interesting portion relating to the struggles between the civilians and lawyers during the first two centuries after the C”riquest will be met with in the body of !he volume. We commend the work to the attention of those who desire to familiarise themselves with the nature of English law, tmen cumbered by legal technicalities, and divested of all i abstruseness and superannuated forms. The Royal Princesses of England. By Mrs. Matthew Hall, author of " The Queens before the Conquest." Routledge. Mrs. Hall, the able authoress of " the Queens before the Conquest," which forms such an admi rable introduction to Miss Strickland's celebrated work, has given us another ♦olume of Royal biographies. The subject she has selected is an interesting one, and she has chosen a period which has not, we believe, been treated of before. She commences her history where most other chroniclers have ceased, with the reign of George the First. She contrives to render the memoirs interesting by the introduction of little personal anecdotes and traits of character which preserve individuality even among the state that enclosed the families of the Georges. It is a pleasant readable little volume embellished with a portrait of the Princess Frede rick William. Memoirs of James, Marquis of Montrose. By James Grant, author of "The Romance of War," &c. Routledge. An interesting memoir of Montrose has besu given to the public by the clever author of "rho Romance of War." The life of his subject affords him every opportunity for combining the excite ment of romance with the authority of history. He traces the marquis's career through all its changing vicissitudes, from his birth in the ancient burgh of Montrose, "to the scaffold and the doom." All readers f Professor Aytoun's spirited lays will remember the one on " The Execution of Ision trose,"— There was glory on his forehead, There was lumtre in his eye, And he never walked to battle More proudly than to die. It will readily be imagined that the subject is one which affords full scope for the author's peculiar powers and he renders A justice. He has compiled an interesting and valuable work, which will gratify many readers, whether among the descendants of the Cavaliers or Covenanters. MAIN DRAINAGE AND SEIVAG.E CEPTIUN OF THE MEIROPuLIB. A. meeting of the delegates appointed by the vestries and district boards of the metropolis was held yesterday at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, to take into conideration the whole of the subjects relative to the (111‘11.4 • drainage of the metropolis, and moa a hy d ne o o p wn t sa s i r u de c e. h r si p s. dient. mea sures illTrheelectheanir was ceth taken z thereto as Mr.they John Tin) following resolutions were agreed to :-1. 6. That io the opinion of this meeting, consisting of legally-con stituted representatives of the ratepayers of the metro polis, it is right and expedient to require proof of the sanatory neceFsity, the ultimate beneficial result, and t the financialeconomy age i ht interception c o e f p t any ion s c o h f e i the e further steps be taken towards practically carrying into extcution the 135th section of the Metropolis Loc 1 f m or et te pol Management Act, 1855. before wain is, drain agethe bed a d banks of the Thames within the metropoli s is highly desirable, and this ni • believing that such. tine 2. " That it being admitted that the improvement of capabilities of the increase the navigable and commercial river, and tend to remove any malarious Influences now improvement, if properly design ed and executed, would liable to arise from its waters or its banks, considers the outlay of the large sum of money proposed tto be expended for the interception of the sewage from the river within the metropolitan area as impolitic and unnecessary." A committee as the* appointed to carry the resoln• tions into effect, after which a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated. THE HIGHLAND BORDERERS.—Forty recruits (soli the Inverness Couricr ) have joined head-quarters sin e. the 107 volunteers joined their several corps • lb to officers of the regiment are apparently taking con sideration the measures suggested by the co the arm'', by for improving the sanitary condition _ t of e ____. ilistosit varying the cooking of the dinnersf e i; s, DJ" the men have of boiled meat constantly, as tb t e Li ce this wee . , k Fort. had their dinners baked at less . few statlons w e h re public oTtu.s rawirLioneri George being one of the are e9tablished for the 1140 of the troops. 1131