The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-29 00:00:00

'lorence are all id the chapters 74' considerable ge. The writer niration he ek wonders of art Towness of his e ruins of the ily transported oss is a Meth°. Lll his opinions ngent sketches cannot always we can at least s. Hi s work, s to spiritual or gloomy ella: ly and graphic it; and if . the his intentions he warm go' ?fforts made by h for the belie his credit, and feeling. Th e ig, who, bow" much infor• what surprised English reader abours, instead ms on his style• has given 1 ° more eminen t lys, paying O ° illings for bi s o the numerous troduced. It is yeller thinks o f he author 011 1 3' inity, it is on e , his records 0 ' mation and . Cosmo Inn . esl rsity of Edur of Lectures to 8 author is a Pro illustrate earlY 7 1thOUt attempt' historical nal' Joked upon as 0 accompaniment Bing all those nmation which :s in forming tracter and pr°' be less preen' He expresses 0 iay be sufficien t and that , s if the tching that trii n y of its ge nuiy" told tale of On t the suggestion prefixed sod° and its progreso notes and list ° to some length' rch. They con" lotion not easily )me value to th e .e full of curioo n du ctory chapter! Le general aspen' he time of C 1 10 1; tory of Scotian, ?nt celebrities 0 ' uage then in us e :hes of Scottish es on the Scot"' of ancient lavi , 1, the early dres° tture, dwelling s re be seen tll the student, bi, )f the past ; aT instruct the ell'' ;e amount of WY and classified. Day. By Val le t. Eustace," B:c' antic and web): ng will, a parr prominent u ine y -s are introded, in their dealings, :I above, ar e eel.- :ents” sweep the ruction, and t he itably rewarded' unsound, and 1I 9 t and unfinished' ore us to reader! probably attracl an exciting avd id a due amono t making are full/ Household 3arrister-at.l 3 ' ed." Routlear assist the recd er to aid him vib e " t of a volume the "How we el es of plain O ft :al matters. y observes ill 13 ," ste library to d i !: Limed an d e ver) to include tile rcial world. treating of thOr ?ry day life, sad id servant, glif i ; tenant, debt :c., &c. ; also the companies, ill' roperty by ci drainistratore. , little volume I ' 4 to those who fi , V , is, and those w h o Ises by avoidiei the law. ts. The Colter' George Glennl f _ayes Every PI anion," 81 , c , ter-row. well known 14 orld, that a co 1 is almost suP e ,' is especially prints from t",l ers' Gazette, 10 therefore, bel Lnd the contino Lm, and the gr e , ll , vedly held, ha v i ie scattered tr e ; ; ng world in th e, rm. Mr Glen !), iustructions he 3 riority in all P o y instances, ~ ated by othe f „{ Ling convinced " r new form t id e d Lich he publis h ii i contradicted w e e, which is fle t( are th oro ugiw ng plain inst r A c' with complica t p it expressing 1,10 comprehend ey will proveio ist useful vc c)r nateur or pr ofer ve 1 library. 0. Les are of a c° ol and each actor v 8 secs representl" A Historical [ Co. races the historf, their ~rigbOa 0 silently 6111, b y whole sar Christian WO iP ; uch a list ioralitir and bf be patallelecl 31 Those of 011! In t o one sk • io n e tcP astical ambi h for their astances decenc) o f certain TOE Ruthor has ee Lste. )xford Atuatetiri Ipin. ha d' lelnen t a ry game , CO ntaiii. 5, a nd an eN1)1$; rent pieces. o t, be acceptable CONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocic. ADVANCE IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. The directors of the Bank of England have raised the rate of discount from 4 to 41 per cent., owing to the pressure for money, and the enhanced quo tations demanded in the general market. At the meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, a dividend (free of income tax), for the half-year ended 31st Dec. last, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, was declared. Although the exportation of specie is still rather extensive, the shipments are not so important as they were a few weeks ago, and the recent receipts of Australian g o ld have satisfied the current re quirements of the bullion dealers. Several days have now elapsed since any withdrawals were announced from the Bank of England, and if some large remittances should speedily arrive from Vic toria it is probable that a portion would be sent into that establishment. To-morrow a call of £2 per share, amounting to £40,000, is due on the Dublin and Wicklow 6 per cent. railway shares. A special meeting has been convened of the Great Ship Company, for the purpose of confirming the resolutions passed at the last meeting, the election of two more auditors, &c. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a moderate amount of business was transacted, and Prices were unaltered. The sales were estimated at between 7,000 and 8,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, but quotations were The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under : 1860. N orth-Western Western . .. £29,067 2orth-Western 73,743 ,' , outh-Westem Z righton 12,098 kidland South. Eastern Great Northern ail cashire and Yorkshire alanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Forth-Eastern Bristol and Exeter 5,719 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,845 Edinburgh and Glasgow 5,728 Glasgow and South-Western 6,961 Scottish North-Eastern Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 1859. £27,946 69,839 13,721 12,745 33,021 16,557 21,127 29,350 9,905 32,951 5,535 4,3.59 5,628 6,711 3,370 9,284 8,456 Those returns show a continued increase in the receipts of most of the principal lines. On the Great Western it amounts to £1,071, the North Western to £3,904, the South-Western to £B6B, the Midland to £5,295, the Great Northern to £ 1 ,767, the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £3,210, the North-Eastern to £2,930, the Grand Trunk of Canada to £3,904 ; and the Great Western of Canada to £276. There has not been much activity in the English Stock Market to-day, but the tendency of values has been unfavourable, sales having been pressed 111 consequence of the rise in the rate of discount. Consols have, therefore, declined to 94 for money ana 94 1 for the account. India Stock remains at 2201; ditto New Loan is 1041 ; Exchequer Bills have been dealt in at 16s. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market continues Inactive, and prices show no change of importance. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 781 to 791 ; ditto New, 60 1 to 61i; Russian 41 per Cents, are firmer at 97 2, ditto 3 per Cents. at 65, and Spanish Deferred at 34 1 - a, but the Passive are flat at 141, Dutch 21 per Cents. at 651, and ditto 4 per Cents, at 1011 4 ; the New Brazilian Loan is marked 2 dis. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 31 prem. ; the Universal ditto, a prem. ; and the Buenos Ayres Railway, 21 d prem. In the R a i lway Share Market the ch i e f b us i nes ss transact e d h as been in connection with the half monthly settlement. In most instances prices have shown less firmness. Caledonian, Eastern Coun ties, Great Northern, Great Western, and North- Western have declined 65.; Manchester, Sheffield, an d Lincoln, 10S.; and Great Northern A Stock, 4:1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Eastern (B erwick), and South Eastern have improved ss. ; Midland, 10s.; and Scottish North-Eastern, £l. 741 The F ore i gn and Colon i al undertak i ngs have ° Z . n. little variation o f i m porta nce . Int-st oc k B an k and - Miscellaneous Shares are dull, mid barely support former quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—cLosma PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .•• • • 94 kailai India Stock ... 2201 Ditto 6 per Cent: D itto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent. .. 9S Ditto 51 per Cent Consols for Account (April) Exchequer Bills, .61,000, Itcl — D itto f.. 500 .... 16 19 p FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. trazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Scrip, 1860 ?ilexlean 3 per Cent. Peruvian 4i per Cent . — Ditto 3 per Cent. Porturuese, 1853, 3 per Cent. ... 43i Ditto Small itussian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent 97i Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 64 15 Pallish 3 per Cent . ••• - Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent........ 341 1 Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent. Ditto New Loan Ditto Account - Dividends on the above parable in Londo2. patch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per C-ent 65,P Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. .. 'THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account LAW INTELLIGEN CE.—(This Day.) HOUSE OF :LORDS. Veers Present :—Lord Cranwort h (presiding in the absence of the Lord Chancellor), Lord Chelmsford, Lord 'Wens- leydale, Lord Kingston ;and c Cher Peers. Ih rtßW AND ANOTHER V. TPIE NATIONAL EXCHANGE CompANY OF SCOTLAND ET. AL. (ORIGINAL AND SUP PLEMENTAL APPEALS.) This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Session in Scotland against the appellmts. The present question ° l'iginated in an action raised before the Court of Session, at the instance of the National Exchange Company of Scotland against the appellan t. The action concluded for t' 4 3'lnent of £6lB 17s. 9d. sterling, with the interest of £603 2 s. 2d. sterling thereof, being the alleged principal at the fate of 8 per cent., capital one, million. The company was instituted to carry on business as bankers, bill, stock, and r ailway shareholders. The d efendant objected to the title Of the company to pursue this action on a mere descrip tive firm as the " National Exchange Company of Scot -44141." The defendant also pleaded non-liability in ra.- ° Peet of fraudulent misrepresontations of the value and pro -148 of the business of the coi npany. Also non-production 4 4 the company's books in this cause. The Attorney-General (Sii • Richard Bothell, Q.C.), is ` 441 being heard for the appellant. POLICE INTELLIOENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE BEST MODE OF DISPOSING OF JUVENILE CRIMI. 41 - ' B .—Edwin Jones, a boy of 12 years of age, was charged bef ore Mr. Bin g ham with stealing a large piece of bacon 'rota the shop of Mr. Keevil, cheesemonger, of 273, Oxford xtreet. Se rgeant Boden, 11 D, said that about half-past six the I' l r ious evening he saw the prisoner with two boys, one ‘).:\ rhont was evidently tutoring him. He watched them, hnd - Saw the prisoner go into two shops crouching on his ha nds, and come out apparently unsuccessful. He then s c4 lowed them into Oxford-street, where he saw the prisoner 1 11 : a k up to the shop of Mr. Keevil, and take the bacon, hiel) it in a cl o th carr i e d by one o f the b o y s , evidently for Purpose, and th en r un o ff ; but he succeeded in securing 41, he having thrown the bacon away in his flight. He abo ut the prisoner as generally living by singing ballads thr it the streets, but he mixed up with a gang of young moue ha Church-street. xbo ' t ue boy, in answer to Mr. Bingham, said his father and k be ,had gone away from him. and Bid said the best thing to be done for the boy, se4,l -- , e . , °41 Y means of benefiting and saving him, was to th e ' lll to Feltham, and ho should therefore send him re at once.isrxe„ o kmi , s •-• ,JNINIDUS CONDUCTOR.—Matthew Walkley, ax ,utt conductor, badge 2,57 G, was charged with being ‘ l ,l ll While • un, on his omnibus. raa lt ° , , 6 " , 1 78 0, said that on being spoken to by a gentle fe„,a.ue went to the omnibus, ;di ere he found that the de b:4;enrt had fallen off his board quite drunk, all the pas 'lll,B,,heaving got out, and feeling much annoyed thereat. and tendant, who said he bad only had a glass of ale, "cl not ong 4Qta a condirtor, was fined 10s, SHARE MARKF,T.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Hailwayel: Paid. Closing Business Price. 12.10 oertz - ., Notting. Bost.l and Eastern Junction 10 1 El 50 ,BelfaA and Ballymena all 13.14 j Bir., Wol., and Str. Val all 8 54 Sto2lclßirk.,La., and Ch. June 100 70 72 25 Blackburn 25 Biyth and Tyne all 10 BOst. Slefd.& Mid. Coun all 61 7 Stock Bristol and Exeter 100 101 103 Stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and 'Bandon 9 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 0} 64 A ?Tye s. no div all 10 Do. A p.c.per an. 10 Do. B until 6 all hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin and Belfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr. Jtmc all 7 4 8 Stock East Anglian lOO 161 174 161 17} Stock Eastern Counties lOO 545 551 55 4} Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 n 3 8 Stook Do. do. B Stock 100 25 27 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 794 804 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 29 30 10 Fni th & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow& South Westn lOO 991 1001 10 Great North of Scotland all Stock Great Northern lOO 1114 1121 Stock Do. do. A Stool- 1100 113 115 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 128 132 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 114 116 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail (1 ua.Stk lOO 60 65 12 Irish South Eastern..., all Stock Laticashire & Yorkshire 100 101 1014 Stook London and Blackwall. 100 67 69 67 Stock Lon., Brietton &S.Coast 100 110 111 110 25 Loud. Chat. and Dover all 12 13 124 Stock London & North Westn , 100 971 98} 98 } 124 Do. Eighths lO Stack London& South-Westn lOO 914 921 23 IL'derry & Coleraine all 25 IL'derry & Enniskillen all 11 12 Stock , Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 411 421 50 Maryport and Carlisle - 121 Do. do. 4 Shares all 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 1141 115} 114 15 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby.: 100 91 93 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland), all 25 Do. 4 Shares I, all 25 Mid Kent ' all 10 Do. (Cray Line) all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Ilerefdr all 10 11 10 Newry & Armagh (ief.) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Hos all Stock Norfolk lOO 54 56 50 North. Counties Union 3l 31 ft d Stock North British lOO 62 621 Stock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. 33 Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 93 934 93} 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2 14 d a Stock Do. Leeds lO3 401 47 47 Stock Do. York lOO 77 774 77} Stock North London lOO 105 107 20 North Staflbrdshire 174 34 31 d 131 144 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 9 94 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 40 42 10 Peebles all 8 9 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO 51 64 Stock Scottish Central lOO 116 118 Stock I Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 331 344 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 87 89 Stock'Shropshire Union lOO 47 49 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 31 24 d Stock South Devon lOO 42 44 Stock South-Eastern lOO 874 874 87} 64 Stock South Wales Stock SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun lOO 74 77 20 Ir.:taities, Wok., & Wok all 6 8 25 Stcckton & Darlington all 384 ,394 39} 25 Do. do. Stockton & llartlepool 161 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Ral 22 50 Ulster . 25 Do. 2O 24 34 p 12 10 Do. l} d * p Stock Vale of Neath lOO 58 62 10 Victoria Station & Vim 91 10 11 Pock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 20 W ost, London 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 26 Class - stock' PREFERENCE SHARES. Share . I Railways. Paid. i Closing Business Prioe. Done. Blythe 1 4e 0. pref. Iyne 1C per, (issued at £5O), all ;trig 8 1.4 ' p.ct.Stock 100 Do, do. do. Shares l4 Caledon £lO, 4/ per cent 100 Do. Q:uar. Shares, No. 2. all Cork ~er. Bandon, 5/ p. c. all Cornwall, 5 per cent. lall Dun. Peil.ll,& Aber.Jun ; all E.Angn. Class A 7 & spci 100 Do. do. Clans B 6 pc 1 100 Do. do. Class C 7 pc ; 100 E. Coon. Ex. 5 pct. No. 1! 100 Do. do No.2' 100100 Do. New 6 per et. Stock' ;Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 'Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares' 100 Do. 4 p.c. p*. s ua. S. & D.! 100 ;Edin.Perth,& Dun. 4 pet 100 !Fornesi. 5 per cent .I ° 2, Glag. R S W(Lat. , ; - a. 5 pc. l 'Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 - )Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pny Iv" Do. 41 p. e. do. do. 1D0.5p.c. edm.,s pc. pm BO ;Gt. NIL of Scotld, let pl ' all Gt. Sn.ar W (Ireland) 4 100 p. et. pref. Stock I Great West. (Berks and; Hants) Ext. 5 p.a ° 1)o. Redeemable, 41 p Ct.!l 100 Do. Redeemable, 4p. 100 Do. Irredeemable, do lOO Do. .5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. IC O Do. Birm. Prof. Shares a" (it. W. Ches. 8 p.o.pf.sh.l all Do. do. 5 p. et. pref all Do.l3irming. guar. stock, 100 , Do. Chester guar.shares all Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock! 100 Do.Barnel.St.-05 3slodpe 100 DO. 6 per c. (E. Lao) .„ 100 Lon.&Brif - 4.5pc. go. No.l 100 D0.,5p.c N 0.2 100 Do. gua., 6 p. ct. Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 Do. Do. 41 per cent lOO Do. do. 41 per C. shares 1 Do. 7 percent. Pref. St. 100 p.c.d0.(1V.E.&C.P.) 100 D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.tiV6s) l 100 t,LOD d. Chat. and Dover all Lon.& N.'W.Cov.&Nun- ZStle 20 Stock 12.10 stock Stock] Stock! Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock 96 98 1100 102 54 6 99 101 110 113 103 108 111 113 110 112 ,125 127 81 83 110 112 89 01 75 77 118 120 117 119 110 112 102 104 84 86 96 98 08 100 87 89 90 92 100 IG2 91 101 17 18 101 IGI 74 76 19} 204 Of 10} 141 151 ,139 141 115 117 415 117 1140 145 115 117 [54 158 [32 136 66 68 21} 22i Stock Stock eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W. 7 p.ct. stock, Londondy & Cole, I shs. T.ondondy.& Ennis sh. & Lin., 6 p. et. Do. E 6 Do. 31 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. ltaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4. per cent... 12$ 12k Stock Stock 10 12i 12i Stock Stock Stock' 6 Stock Do. - - Md. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.Arßir.6p.Ct. Do. 4i p. C. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860, Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st.! Newport,Aber,kc.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.o en I Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Do., till 1869 Norflk 5 p.c. Ex.St k,1846i Do. 4p. c. Pref. do. 1847 IDo. 5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent I Do. New, rpta. ii per cent I Nth.Dev.ltail.& N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. no. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Qu rtors, 1846 12 10 stock Stocks Stock Stock Stock. Stock Stock Sock lOt; 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 S Lock Stos Stock , 8i Stock St ock 1 Stock Stock 10s. 10 '1.0.6. Stock Stock, Stock' Stock Stock ;WO'. i ; ork . , H.& S.'Purch. North ,7!.tatiordshire Ox.wr. Xz Wol. 6pc.lstg !Do. Redeem., 2(1 gua 'DO. Jrredeem., 2d gua 10Ymney Guaranteed Scoi4ih Central. new in Scottis'l North-Eastern gua. 6 pc. 3i per 0 . :tret. Do.Aberde.m. Do. 7 p. c. p r e!. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s.1 Do. Fixed 4 per cel'Ll South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do.Fixed4lp.e.istis South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 4 & per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 pc). gua Stec'_:. and Dar. A 5 p.e Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd ( 5 1, Kilkny, Gp.c !15 117 [s°l 157} 11e 121 [25 127 i ii 68 70 4 it, .39 141 LO2 103 P 91 96 91 10 ti 1$ In 12} i iP BRITISH MINES. share Mines. Paid. Closing Business Prise. Done. Alfred Consols (Philaok) 2.11.10 24 3; 20 British Iron Clifford — ,295 305 Devon G. Cons (Taoist.) 1 1450 460 --Ba,sett (Illoga n). 130 95 105 East Caradon E. WI Itusd. (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 11 111 G am.&St.Aubyn(G wen.) 541 41 43 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 14 15 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillac) 12.4.2 1 11 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 9/ Grenville Herod's-Foot Bl 30 3!, Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4 41 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) 9l 39 41 North Downs North Franceslllogan) 10 4: 5 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 5 51 North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 81 91 10 Par Consols (At. Blazy). 11 121 131 126 Providence (Uny Lehet) 10.6.7 45 47 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. lOs 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 14 2SO 290 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 24 S .Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 140 150 Stray Park 18.18.0 271 28/ 6 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining CO 44 3/ 54 10 Tin Croft 9 41 Si Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d 6 1 West Basset (Illogan) ll 20 21 W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 90 92 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan). 56 150 160 Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 871 S2l !Wheal Edward (Cals.). 6 2 21 !Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant 1.7.2 14 15 Wh '1 Mary Ann (Me 'the 8 2O 22 Trelawney (Lisk. 1 29 31 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 Leasing Closing Badness Railways. Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. FOREIGN MINES 20 'Australian Bedford and Bietchley, all Ln Zlc N.WI • • - - 1 Bon AceortiCopper,Lim. 15s * d par Buckinghamshire....! 100 Ln& N.W; 18 100 I 35 Brazil. Imp. (h . . at £sp.) 27} —.— Chester & Holyhead.. 100 100 Do. ,51 311 51 2 0 D o .St.Johnd e lß e y,Li m . 15 22} 221 Do. do. 51 p. ct....:1 100 ,Do. 1124 126 - 5 Do. Land and Min ingCo. all Do. do. sp. ct. llOO 'Do. lll3 115 1 ' , Clarendon Cons. Min Co. i —— d Clydesdale Junction.. 100 'C a l e doninllo3 1(5 4 0 Cobr? Copper all 43 15 Colchester. Stour Vul 1 all E.U.&E Cl 6 17 Copiapo l6 _ E.Lincoln shire,g.6p.c 1 100 I Gt.North.ll4o 142 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1. 2 } E Union,HarwichSlis all E.Counts., 4} 41 2 leortuna no. W oodbridge ... 100 1 1 20 General all 26 25 2 3 Gil.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 ,Caledonin, Do. New lOO Do. I 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr I par } 3 Linares all 102 11} Closter& Dean Forest all Gt. West. I— 5 Lusitanian liartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all IYk.N.& - Brl 1 Mariquita all i g. Hull find Selby ...... all ,Yk.N.Md.ll-10 112 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 s. 1 d 1 p Do. Shares....... all Do. I --..-- 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead i; Do. i Shares.......- all Do. I --- Mining and Smelt.... all 5 7 Lanc..R,LCarl.gua.s p.c. 100 Lii & N1W1207 210 5 Port Philip 1 4 i Londoa&Greenwich . 100 S. East... 63 65 65 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10a * d par Do. Pretorence ...... 100 I Do. lll5 120 28.2.82,United M e xican Lon.,TilbyArSoutend.! 100 'Peto &Co. 93 95 95 - Closing I Business Lowe...,toft, glut. 4p. ct. I 100 ,Norlolk ~ I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. l a o l l l Do I,'N W&M 21 21 21 1 —-- - ---- -- --- -- A D ,r ( a ). n 6 c. p m er n, cgt . . A, .. Mid.Brtulford. Prefer -, Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. 11-1 cent.. ..,.,. 100 rriee. I Done. ence Stock Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 . 5. 5. 6. 1 , tl.Counts 1 4 p 1 • ----- - - - - - - guara nteed sp. c. 1 100 'Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 74 e 7 Northn.b. Eastn. 5 p.c 1 811 'Do. Do. do. 6 per cent....! all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent., all Do. North Western 1 all Midland ~ 14} 144 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all & N W) 1 Preston and Wyre. all IL i st L y k. i ..... 50 British North American; all -- Do. 1 Shares A• all 'Do. — 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c, all 201 21 25 Ch.Mer.ot lu. Lon.&Cll. l all 32 34 Roystn.D & Shop , itch., 1 100 Gt. North. 135 137 100 ' ,City Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 ,T Brasscyllo4 106 100 , Colonial Do. Do. ' 1 I •• • • 1 4 4 p 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all South Staffordshire .. 1 all M'Clean .I 101 11 100 Cornmercial of I,,ndon 2O 19 21 Wilts and Somerset..' 100 Gt. , West.' 90 92 20 Eng Scot., & Aug. Ch al -- 1 16} 161 Vilmbledon& Croydn. all I,.&Brzttil 74_ 84_ 20 Gen l 'Bk. of Switzerland all __ - __ -- _ _ 20 ILon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 211 22} DOCKS. 50 ,London and County ...- -- 5O London Joint Stock ... 10 Closingr a id Business 100 !London &Westminster. 20 57 Share Docks. j Price. Done. 100 ;Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO _________ ____ _ T __ _ ------50 National Bank 25 Stock, Commercial ... 100 20 New South Wales Stock ,Do 4 per Cent .Pref . Min. 100 25 Orient .11k. Corporation all StocklEast and West India.., 1 00 119 1 20 Ottoman Bank all 16/ 171 Stock , London lOO 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 Stock'St. Katharine lOO 10 Do. New Stock Southampton lOO 25 South Australia 'itock "Victoria ...,..„...... !, 100 [1(0 lt3 25 Union of Australia stil 5 4 i1)0 NOW o.2tzerr***.‘4.; ° : 2 50 Union of London , 12.11 231 291 . _ , r , 100 thlitY Mitiptim,••.. I, .i 69 Eii h. . , Stock 11 113 10 112 91 93 94 98 11 $d id p 23 24 124 126 117 119 77 79 124 126 135 140 10} 10} 231 211 IGI 103 101 103 88 90 99 101 88 88 28 29 321 33i 32 33 50 53 THE, SUN, LONDON; THURSDAY EVENING, RCI-1 29, 1'69. BRITISH POSSESSIONS.. Share l Railways. Paid. Clrice.osin g li ns i neu done P ;Atlantic & St Lawrenoe; I Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lndi all 100 97 98 1 07i 86 88 gu. 5 percent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. ' Buffalo and Lake Huron I Do. New d d 5 old 20i 20 10 100 100 106 Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant. &G odrich 6 p. Ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 IDo. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gn.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c I Do. F Shares Ext 1 all all all 1100 7 7i 82 87 73 78 70 75 *Par 'lOO 100 1 1. 3 0. li i d '3B. Od. 7/1 all 5 100 id 171 20 S took i d Id 102 J I IP 1004 1014 104 204 21 Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861 G eelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation per cent. Bonds IGrand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref j Do. 6 percent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 ... Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 ' all 100 all 1 100 33 3,5 93 94 71 73 85 87 73 7& 72 74 99 9di d 1 id 12i 12; 8 7i di 97 99 97 99 97 99 92 95 88 92 97 98 91 93 Gt.lndial'enin.gua.sp.c. Do. New, f.4 s ua.s per cent. IGt. South. of Ind. Lim.—, guaranteed 5 per cent.l Gt.W. of Canada Shares New Bonds pay. 1 76,with ' ept. till 'GO Do. do. '73 till 'GO Do. do. '',/3 without opt Do. 5/ p. c. do. '77 do i Madras, guar., 4/ p. c IDo. do. 5 per cent IDo. p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c IDo. Fourth do, ) all all all all 100 100 100 100 d id Stock Do. do. •••• llelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds NewßrunswickACanda. Ity.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc . Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do ', Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do I Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. New Do. Punjaub 9 Do. Indus. St.. Flo. St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip all 100 I all lall 5 7 5 7 58. all 15 5 all 19 20 d, 1 fi 0} IQ. 20 j id par 102 I li 34 it 93 73 85! 99} 4 4k i 19 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. le Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 4/ 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 7 Id par e 5 Belgian East. Junction all f 1 20 IBeziers to Graissessac all 6 ,Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2f 2f 100 Copiabo 10 ! Ditto Extension all 1 11c1 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France all 25 261 20 lEuphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c 6 20 ''Great Central ot France all 20 (--; t. Luxem., Con. sits_ all 6/ 6/ 20 ,Italian Junction all 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 ILierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian lO 11 lip 114 20 Lyons and Geneva all 331 Maria Antonia all 10 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 8 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 19 191 19 16 Northern of France all 371 381 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 61 91 , 20 IParis,Lyons, and Medit all 351 36 ' 36} 20 'Paris and Orleans all 54 56 20 I Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) 13 I gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) 1 20 Elva and Dunabu-•• 10 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 51 5k 10 Dc. 51 per cent. Pref all 8 91 20 Southern of France 8 IWest Flanders - 5 10 , Do. 51 p. c. Prefarence 20 W. & N.W. of France all 22 231 20 Western of Austria .. 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand...—.. all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.Gov.op.e Ja. & July 1 100 1114 116 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 1109 111 Do. 6 p.s..alr. & Sen. 100 110 112 Do. 6 per cent. 1878 ' 100 1114 Do. 6 per cent. 1879 100 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja. &July 10C 109 110 1094 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 991 1004 D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 ; 100 991 1001 10of Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up; 100 991 100 In NovaScoNaGov.6 p.c. SL I Deb. redeemable, 18751 100 109 110 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&Julyj 100 110 112 Vict*Gov.6p.c..Tan&Julyl 100 - Do. do. April & Oct. I 100 111 1113 1111 14 15 32 33 31 41 37 39 20 '22 14;1( 123 126 7i 8k 25 30 24i zq 25 30 100 1024 102 105 104 107 2 2il 1 id 1k li a a zit 3 4 I I d i I 10 15 I t } d par 49 61 78 60 14 15 22 23 P 6 7 51 53 120 130 34i 35i I 11 12 3 lf i} PROTECT OE ENDOWMENT, LOAN, AND ..eN.YeriiT cam-Fiat ANNUAL MEETING. The ordinary ;;Qmeeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the offices, 34, King street, Cheapside, yesterday, for the purpose of re ceiving the report of the directori for the past year, and the election of officers in place of those retiring, in accordance with the deed of settlement. The chair was occupied by ALFRED SMEE, F.R.S, chairman of the board of directors. The routine business having been dispo'sed of, The CHAIRMAN called upon the managing direc tor (John Beadnell, Esq.,) to read the annual report, which was as follows: "It is with much pleasure that the directors again meet you in order to submit to you their yearly account of income and expenditure, together with their report of the operations of the company for the year which terminated on the 31st December last, and also for the transaction of the ordinary busisess required by ow constitution. The directors who stair next in order Pr retirement on this occasion are Frederick A. Daviss, /sq., and John Beadnell, Esq., and as these gentlemen have both expressed their willingness to continue their services as directors, it is recommended that their names form the ist to be elected at the present meet ing. It being also provided by our constitution that all the auditors retire annualy froth office, George H. Ladbury, Esq., Joseph Williams, Esq., and James L. Hancock, Esq., now retire accordingly. All are again eligible to the offices they now vacate as atditors, and are willing to contribute their services in the same capacity for the current year. (The statement of the company's income and expenditure was then read). A /Tinted copy of this statement has been duly forwarded to etch of our shareholders, and we have now only to add the few following remarks on one or two departments of the business. In the loan department it will be seen by tho printed statement that during the past year £26,276 have been advanced ; and we may here further state that at the close of the year the whole amount which was out on various securities amounted to somewhat more than £45,400. As this department forms so prominent a feature of the company's business, it will be interesting and very gratifying to our shareholders to learn that the present conditions and prospects of our loaning are ex tremely satisfactory. The best tests of this fact which we can adduce are—lst. The very small proportion of arrears which existed at the end of the year. And 2d. The little recourse we have had to legal aid in recovering sums due, as shown by the small amount under the head of ' Law Charges' in our balance-sheet, not amounting in the whole to £22, and which item includes all other legal charges besides. During the past year we have reverted almost exclusively to our first system of loaning, by which the entire sum applied for is advanced, and the repayments are made equal throughout, the interest and insurance charge being equally spread over the whole. Under this system no insurance premium is paid down at the commencement, nor are the payments for interest larger in the earlier instal ments than in the latter, so that the first yees returns are less than they would have been by adhering to the other method. We have now had ample experience of both systems, and being convinced that the forder is the best adapted to a company constructed like the Protector, we have not hesi • tated to make the change at once—for though, by so doing, the balance sheet which has been submitted to you is less on its receipt side by more than £1,500 than it would have been had we adhered to the system of the previous year, this temporary deficiency will be more than compensated in the present and following years' operations. The method is decidedly more popular, a higher rate of interest is ob i tained, and the system is far more simple and economical in its management. In the deposit department both sides of the balance sheet show that our transactions have been extensive—nearly £19,000 have been received, and over £15,000 have been paid out during the past year. The funds lodged with the company from time to time have been derived from a great variety of sources, but we are gratified to observe that a considerable proportion of the deposits has consisted of moneys bequeathed by will upon trust to be invested on mortgage, and which sums have remained with us on deposit till eligible mortgages have been found. This department of our business has neither been largely advertised nor induced by the offer of high rates of interest, it has rested entirely on public confi dence and the facilities afforded for its transaction. These facts, coupled with•the nature of the deposits entrusted to us, afford a gratifying proof of confidence in the company, and of a public appreciation of the advantages thus offered for the temporary placement of funds at a fair rate of interest. Our agencips during the past year have had our unremit ting attention. Several important additions have been made to our list, and we have great pleasure in reporting that this highly important part of our machinery is in an effective and most satisfactory condition. The directors recommend that the interest dividend on shares for the current year be declared at the same rate as heretofore—namely, at 5 per cent. per annum. In conclusion, looking at the very satis factory nature of the business transacted in the various da partments during the past year, and the present excellent working order of the office, the directors consider the results as gratifying with regard to the past and promising for the future. We may add that, with our present experience and excellent office machinery, we could now, without increase of expenditure, well employ double our present capital; and a large increase of capital, in our present condition, would tend entirely and immediately to the rapid development of the business, and an increased and further increasing annual . dividend to the shareholders." The CIIAIRMAW, in moving the adoption of the report, said it was so full and satisfactory that little comment upon it was required of him. It was a source of satisfaction to find that the com pany was pursuing a course of uninterrupted pros perity. Their chief business was that of forming loans, and that object hnd been brought a such a high state of perfection that improvement seemed impossible. Everything had been so carefully considered and the machinery of the society so admirably constituted, that loss was next to an impossibity. The repayments of the loans granted by the company were spread over three years, by which means:many a man had been enab!ed,by aloan from the society, to establish nimseli in business indepen dent of everybody. In sickness, also, the company stepped in and offered assistance. (Hear, hear.) The spreading the repayment of a loan over three years was a very important consideration to any person standing in need of assistance. The way that assistance was usually obtained was by resorting to bill discounters, and imm e di a t e ly after that mental anxiety arose from a fear of inability to meet the bill on its arriving at maturity. But with loans obtained from this society the case was altogether different. A man had only to pay his instalments regularly, and the whole amount borrowed was cleared off in a given time, independent of legal expenses and anxiety of any kind. (Hear, hear.) Great as the business of the company was at the present moment, it could be extended, and although it paid well at its present capital, yet if double means were obtained a dividend would be realised as large as any shareholder had a right to expect on joining a society of that description. (Hear, hear.) He would not detain the meeting by fur ther remarks, but would resume his seat by moving that the report be received and adopted. Mr. TYLER said be had very great pleasure in seconding the motion of the chairman. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. WILLIAMS moved That Frederick A. Daviss, Esq., and John Beadnell, Esq., the directors now retiring by rotation, be elected to their vacated posts." The resolution having been seconded was carried unanimously. Mr. HARRISON moved " That Geo. IL Ladbury, Esq., Joseph Williams, Esq., and James L. Han cock, Esq., who retire, as prescribed by deed, from their post as auditors, be now elected as auditors for the current year." Mr. TYLER seconded the resolution, which was unanimously agreed to. Resolutions declaring a dividend on the share stock of the company at 5 per cent. per annum, and awarding thanks to the managing director, Mr. Beadnell, having been unanimously agreed' to, the proceedings of the ordinary meeting terminated. An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders then took place, at which a resolution altering the time relating to periodical valuations of liability from three to five years, was unanimously agreed to. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business of this meeting. POOR LITTLE BILL. (From Punch.) (As sung by Lord John Russell, in his favourite character of the " Fond Parient.") Friends look cold and foes look scornful, As I wheel my load up hill ; Meagre art thou and most mournful, Poor little Bill I Very tiny thy . dimensions, And thy points of beauty nil, None to thee vouchsafes att en ti ons — Poor little Bill I Doctors call thee an abortion Past all nursing sleight or skill, Full of rickets and distortion— Poor little Bill Marked for fits, for croup, convulsions— Spite of potion and of pill, Syrups, sedatives, emulsions— Poor little Bill I With a head o'er-sized and waggling, Legs no thicker than a qu ill, Vacant eyes, and limbs a .straggling— Poor little Bill! Never mind, though all despise thee, Love thy parienCs heart doth fill; E'en for thy defects he'll prize thee— Poor little Bill I With unwearied hand propelling Thy perambulator still, With pateinal raptures swelling— Poor little Bill I Through each danger he will steer thee, Deaf to prophecies of ill, 'When all else look cold, he'll cheer thee — Poor little Bill I Let them dwell upon thy weakness, Damn with praisas faint and chill, He'll disarm reproach by meekness— Poor little Bill I From all critics ask suggestion, Strength into thee to instil ; Bare thy meagre frame to question_.. Poor little Bill Cut thee. carve thee, stuff or starve thee ; Lop thee, crop thee—all but kill ; Like a corpus vile sarve thee— Poor little Bill I So he'll carry through his darling, Spite of all that threatens ill, Scorn of friends and foemen's snarling— Poor little Bill I . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(YEspEntaY.) SUPPLY. The house went into a committee of supply, for the pun Dose of voting some army and navy votes for a period o; four months. The first vote was one for £1,500,000 for the pay of the army. _ _ _ COL LINDSAY wished to ask whether the army esti mates as altered would be laid upon the table and printed before the Easter recess, so that they might be compared and examined by hon. members ? Mr. S. HERBERT would, if possible, lay them on the table for that purpose, but he would ask fora further vote without giving full opportunity for discussion. Major EDWARDS inquired whether a sum would be provided for the payment of the services of the yeomanry cavalry F Mr. S. HERVERT answered in the affirmative, and stated that every part of the estimates would be submitted for full discussion after Easter. The following votes amongst others were then put and agreed to:— - X2,300,000 for miscellaneous expenses and charges con nected with the army. £lOO,OOO for the expenses and charges of the militia. £427,000 for provisions for the army. £723,000 for warlike stores, andforthe sea service. On the vote for fortifications and other works, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought the committee were going a long way in granting these votes without discussion. Col. KNOX protested against the plan of taking army and navy estimates on account. Mr. BENTINCK also objected to the course now pro posed. He intended to oppose any vote which included a charge for the work at Alderney, and if it came to breaking contracts there would be no difficulty about that, after the late experience which they had all had. (Hear, hear.) Mr. S. HERBERT said it was only intended to proceed with works under contract, but as there were objections raised to the vote he would move that the chairman report progress. (Hoar, hear.) The Chairman thereupon left the chair, and the house resumed. THE INCOME TAX BILL. On the motion that the house go into committee on this bill, DUXNE complained that many hon. members had had no opportunity of discussing the provisions of this bill, to which there were great objections. He himself intended to propose that in Ireland the tax should be 9d. and not 10d., and unless a promise were given that he should do so to morrow on the report, he would proceed with his motion now. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped hon. gentlemen would not raise a discussion on this stage, for if the bill were delayed it w ou ld no t reac h th e H ouse o f Lords in time to be passed before the recess. There would be ample opportunity to discuss the clauses of the bill on the bringing up of the report. Mr. W. WILLIAMS s tid he wished to present 30 peti tions against income-tax being deducted from incomes under £l5O a-year. _ _ The SPEAKER ruled that the petitions could not be presented at this stage of the bill. The house then went into committee. Lord C. HAMILTON hoped that the right hon. gentle man the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not attempt to force this bill through the house without giving an oppor tunity for full and ample discussion. After further conversation, the clock pointed to a quarter to six, and thereupon the chairman left his seat at the table, and the Speaker returned to the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that that stage of the bill would be lost unless hon. gentlemen opposite would consent to the house going again into com mittee. The SPEAKER put the question that the house go into committee, and it being agreed to, Mr. Massey took his place as chairman at the table. Mr. VANCE urged that a Promise should be given by the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer that there should be a discussion on the report. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would, if possible, induce the house to agree to that course to-morrow evening. _ After one of the clauses had been agreed to, Mr. BENTINCK desired to know whether the present proceeding was in accordance with the laws, customs, and usages of the house ? gr. MASSEY said it was clearly competent to the house to agree to the motion made for again going into committee, and that consent having been given, the proceeding was quite regular. The bill then passed through committee, and the house resumed. THE STAMP DUTIES BILL. The house went into committee pro forma on this bill, and then resumed. THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS BILL AND THE BENEFIT SOCIETIES RULES AMENDMENT BILL These bills passed through committee respectively, and were reported to the house with amendments. The house adjourned at five minutes to six o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MARCH 28. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. Order for Committee read ; Motion made and Question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair"— Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, "this House will, to-morrow, resolve :itself into a com mittee, to consider the propriety of establishing in lieu of Church-rates, thenceforth to be abolished, a charge on all hereditaments, in respect of the occupancy of which Church-rates have been paid within the last seven years; such charge to be levied with the County-rate at an uni form rate of poundage, the occupier being in all cases entitled to deduct the amount of the charge levied on his occupation," instead thereof—Question put, " That the words propoSed to be left out stand part of the Ciues tion." The Hotise divided ; Ayes 222, Noes 49. AYES-2V. Adair, H. E. Finlay, A. S. Napier, Sir C. Adam, W. P. Foley, J. H. Noble, J. Adderley, C. B. Foley, Hon. H. W. Norris, J. T. Ag-new, Sir A. Foljambe, F. J. S. North, F. Alcock, T. Forster, Charles Ogilvy, Sir J. Antrobus, E. Foster, W. 0. ' Onslow, Guildford Ashley, Lord Fortescue, Hon. D. Osborne, Bernal Atherton, W. Freeland, H. W. Padmore, It. Ay-tern, A. S. Gavin, Major Paget, C. Bagwell, J. George, .John Paget, Lord C. E. Bailey, C. Gibson, T. M. Paxton, Sir J. Baines, E. Gilpin, C. Pease, H. Ball, E. Glyn, G. C. Pechell, Sir G. Bass, M. T. Glyn, G. G. Peel, F. Baxter, W. E. Goldsmid, Sir F. Peto, Sir M. Bazley, Thomas Gower, F. L. Pigott, Francis Beale, Samuel Graham, Sir J. R. G. Pilkintton, James Beaumont, W. B. Greene, Capt. J. Pinney, Wm. Bellew, It. M. Greenwood, J. Ponsonby, A. Berkeley, H. Grey, Rt. Hn. Sir G. Portman W. H. B. Bethell, Sir R. Hadfield, Geo. Pugh, D. (Carman) Biddulph,:Col. R.M. Hanbury, R., jun. Ramsden, Si r J. W, Biggs, John Hankey, Thomson Ricardo, J. L. Black, Adam Hanmer, Sir J. Ricardo, 0. Blake, J. A. Harcourt, G. G. V. Ridley, G. Blencowe, J. G. Hardcastle, Jos. A. Robertson,,D. Bonham-Carter, J. Hartington,Marquis Roebuck, J. A. Botfield, Beriah Hartopp, E. B. Roupell, W. Bouverie, E. P. Headlam, Thos. E. Russell, Lord J. Bouverie, P. P. Ileneage, G. Russell, , Hastings Bowyer, W. Henley, Lord Russell:A. J. E. Brand, H. B. Hodgkinson, G. Salt, Titus Bright, J. Hodgson, K. D. Scholefie,d, W. Briscoe, J. I. Horaman .E. Scrope, G. P. Bristow, A. Howard, Hon. C. Seymour, Sir M. Brocklehurst, John Hutt, W. Seymour, Digby Brooks, R. Ingham, R. Shelley, Sir J. V. Bulkeley, Sir R., Bt. Ingram, 11. Sheridan, R. B. Buller, Sir A. James, Edwin Sheridan, H. B. Buller, J. W. Jervoise, Sir J. Slaney, R. A. Butler, C. S. Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, M. T. Buxton, C. Kekewich, S. Stacpoole, W. Byu,g, Hon. G. H. C. Kershaw, J. Staniland, M. Caird, James - King, Hon. L. Stansfeld. J. Cardwell,Rt.lln. E. Kinglake, Serj. J. Steel, John Caveneish, Hon. IV. Kinglake, A. W. Stuart, Col. Childers, H. C. E. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Sturt, Capt. C. N. Clay, James Knatchbull-Hugcss Sykes, Col. W. H. Clifford, C. C. Langston, J. H. Taylor, Hugh Clinton, Lord R. Langton, H. G. Thompson, H. S. Clive, George Lawson, W. Tomline, G. Cobbett, J. M. ' Leatham, E. Tynte, Col. C. 3. K. Coke, W. C. Lee, W. Verney, Sir Harry Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Leslie, C. P. Vernon, L. V. Coningham, Wm. Lindsay, W. S. Vivian, H. H. Craufurd, E. H. J Lindsay, Colonel Walter, John Crook, Joseph Locke, Jos. Watkins, J. L. V. Crossley, Frank Locke, John Western, T. S. Dalglish, Robert Lysley, W. Westhead, B. Davey, it. Mackie, J. Whalley, G. H. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Mackinnon, W. A. White, Col. H. Deasy, Rickard Maguire, J. F. Wickham, H. W. Dent, John Dent Matins, R., Willcox, B. M. Dodson, John G. Marjoribanks, D. C. Williams, W. Douglas, Sir C. Massey, W. N. Willoughby, Sir H. Dundas, Frederick Mellor, John Winnington, Sir T. Dunlop, A. Merry, James Wise, J. A. Egerton, E. C. Mildmay, H. Woods, Henry Ellice, E., jun. Miller, William Worsley, Lord Ennis, John Mills, T. Wyndham, Sir H. Evans, Sir Do L. Mitchell, T. A. Wyvill, M. Evans, T. IV. Monsell, Rt. Hn. W. Ewing, H. E. C. Monson, W. J. TELLERS. Fenwick, Henry Morris, D. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Fermoy, Lord Mostyn. Hon. T. E. Dillwyn, Lewis L. NOES-49. Bernard, W. S. Holford, R. S. Philips, J. Ir. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hope, G. W. Repton, G. W. J. Cave, S. Hotham, Gen. Lord Richardson, J. Close, M. C. Howes, Edward Rolt, J. Cobbold, John C. Humberstone, P. S. Selwyn, C. J. Du Pre C. G. Johnstone , Ho n. H. Sibthorp, Major East, Sir J. B. Kennard, C. Somes, Joseph Gard, R. S. Long R. P. Spooner, R. Gladstone, Capt. Lowther, Col. H. C. Stirling, Win. Gladstone, W. E. Macaulay, K. Torrents, R. Goddard, A. L. Mainwaring,, T. Upton, Goleta' Gore, W. R. 0. Mills, A. Vansittart, Wm. Graham, Lord Wm. Mundy, William Verner, Sir W m . Haliburton, Justice Newark, ord Hamilton, Lord C. Nicol, William TELLERS. Hassard, M. D. J'akenham, Col. Heathcoate, Sir W. Papillon, P. 0. Newdeo;ate, C. Henley, J. Parker, Major W. Cross, R. A. N. MISCELLAI EOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural, 10 ,Australian Ro:ral Mail .1 10 Berlin Water Works 50 (British Anigrican Land 50 Brit. & Irish M4. - r,.TeI.A. 20 '.Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 C 100 !Canada Land 10 Stock 25 ' Stock ,Chan.lsl antis Tel.(Litn.)l .Cop.Alin.olEnr.&Sn►lte Do. Pref erence per et 'Crystal Palace. IDg. Preference 'Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Electric Telegraph I Do. New English .6L Amt. Copper 'Gen. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegr London District Telegr :London Discount Lon (1.(3 en. Omnibus Co ,Madras Irr. and Canal 1111editer. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) Stock 100 Stock National Discount (Netherlands Land Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idis N. hr. & NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Orientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam 6cot.A us trin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land. , Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr.Can. ;Van Diemen's Land 100 all all all 5 28i I I THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. Lorrnow, March 29.—Wind this day at noon, West; light breeze, and cloudy. FALMOUTH, March 28.—Wind, W.N.W. ; strong.— Arrived—The Cedars, from Point de Chile. -- -- --- NEWPORT, March 2 8.—Arrived—The Annandale, from Gloucester for Quebec. YARMOUTH, March 28.---The Doris (ss), of Hull, from Goole to Antwelp, was run into off Cromer last night by a barque, and sunk; part of crew landed here. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind, W. (BY summARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind, N.W. cloudy., with rain. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind, W.; fresh. THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTS OF ENGLAND.— This educational and important body proposes to distribute their annual prizes of gold and silver medals to the success ful students of their Dental School, on the 3d April, and will also issue to the members the diploma of the college, a list of whom will in future be regularly published, as they ob tain this honour. This will, to a very great extent, be a gtarantee to the public that the College of Dentists of Eng land are doing good service in protecting the public against incompetent dental practitioners, this being the only college in England that practitioners and students in dentistry are examine 4 by practical members of their owu body, TIM? I) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock,. TATTERSALL'S-(THIS .EVENING). TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Buccaneer (taken) CHESTER CUP. 30 to 1 agst Odo (taken) 30 to 1 agst Satellite (taken) 33 to 1 agst Egbert (taken) DERBY. 15 to 1 asst Nutbourne (taken) NORTHAMPTON RACES—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELTGRAPII.) MILITARY GOLD CUP. Hermit 3larmion.. Horniblow. Nine ran. Won by ten lengths. HUNT STEEPLECHASE. Chance. Midnight Eight ran. Won by half a length. 1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF L9RDS—(Tars EVENING.) Lord REDESDALE, as Deputy-Speaker of the Houce of Lords, owing to the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. The Bishop of LONDON presented a number of petitions against the abolition of church rates. The Bishop of CHICHESTER presented similar peti tions. CONTIGUOUS BENEFICES The Bishop of LONDON brought in a bill for the union of contiguous benefices. The bill was road a first time. MARRIAGE LAWS. Lord WODEHOUSE presented petitions from Ashford and other places, in favour of marriage with a deceased wife's sister. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of the Marquis of BATA, the Went and Bronygarth Road Bill was read a second time, and the Torquay Gas Bill was read a third time and passed. • DWELLINGS FOR THE WORKING CLASSES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into committee on the bill, The Marquis of CLANRICARDE complained of the narrow spirit in which this measure had been regarded by some parties. He thought the best way of improving th e condition of the labouring classes of Ireland was to improve their dwellings. The Farmers' Club of Westmeath had petitioned in favour of this bill, which enabled proprietors to borrow loans to improve the dwellings of their tenants. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said the petition that had bean referred to as coming from the Farmers' Club of Westmeath was merely the opinion of a single individual. lie did not oppose the bill going into committee, but he had very great doubt whether the bill would carry out the idea of its promoters. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said he had been origi nally in favour of the object of this measure, but after having had an interview with Sir R. Griffiths, and making an examination of certain documents in the possession of the Government, he thought the subject could best be dealt with by the Treaul.y. Lord 11EDESDALE said the object of the bill was to grant permission to landlords to raise money for a new class of improvements oa their estates. He thought Par liament was just as able to deal with the question as the Treasury. • After a few words from the Earl of WicKLow and 'Vis count DUNGANNON, _ The house went iato committee. Tha whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the bill was reported without amend ments. On the motion that the report be received, Lord REDESDALE moved the insertion of a clause for the purpose of providing a means of controlling the expenditure of the loans obtained under the bill. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE objected to the addi.. tional clause. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time :—Cannock Chase Railway, Chesterfield and Worksop Road, East Somerset Railway, Leicester Cemetery, London and Black wall Railway ; London, Brighton, and South• Coast Railway (Croydon to Balham Hill) ; Lower King's Ferry Road ; North Staffordshire Railway; and Sheffield Water. CHURCH RATES. A large number of petitions were presented in fa v ou r o f a total olition of church rates. BERWICK-ON-TWEED ELECTION. Mr. F. PEEL, chairman of the committee appointed to try the merits of this petition, reported that the committee had found that Mr. Marjoribanks was duly elected, that bribery had been extensively committed at the last election for Berwick-on-Tweed, but without the knowledge of the sitting member, that one of the witnesses had been guilty of perjury, and that the committee had struck off the roll several electors of the borough. POOR•LAIV OFFICERS. Mr. FREELAND moved for copies of letters of instruc tion to poor-law inspectors, of orders issued, and of inqui ries, if any, instituted with reference to the cases of defal cation and embezzlement by poor-law officers in the metro polis, set forth in Parliamentary paper, No. 59, of the present session, with the results of such inquiries, where instituted : And copies of, or extracts from, any correspon dence relating thereto, or setting forth the views or deci sions of the Poor-law Board thereon.—Ordered. SAVOY AND NICE. Sir IL. PEEL gave notice that to-morrow he would call the attention of the house to the position of Switzerland with regard to the recent annexation of Savoy and Nice to France. THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. Mr. BRISTOW asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he could state why no inquest was held upon the body of a coastguardsman, who was killed by ono of the trains of the South Eastern Railway Company, on their North Kent line, at Melton, near Gravesend, on or about the Ist of February last ? Sir G. C. LEWIS said that the coroner for the district where the accident occurred had been communicated with, and he replied that he acted according to the instructions received by the magistrates of the county to coroners, and not on his own discretion. THE CARDINAL SECRETARY OF STATE AND M. THOUVENEL. Mr, BOWYER asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Lord Cowley had forwarded to her Majesty's Government a copy of a note, dated the 29th February last, from his Eminence the Cardinal Secre tary of State to the Nuncio at Paris, answering the argu ments of M. de Thouvenel ; and also, whether her Majes ty's Government will lay that State paper upon the table of the house ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that there had been no copy of the despatch in question received from Lord Cowley by her Majesty's Government, and that Cardinal Antonelli had stated at Rome that the despatch was sent. When it was published he would bring it before the house. THE LUCKNOW PRIZE-MONEY. Mr. VANCE asked when the prize-money for Lucknow would be distributed, and if simultaneously to the officers entitled to it who have remained in India, and to those who have returned home with their regiments invalided ? Sir C. WOOD said that the prize-money had been re ceived froni India, but the division of it rested with the Crown. He had been informed by the Lords of the Trea sury that her Majesty desired that the money should be distributed, and they proposed to apportion it at the same rate that was adopted in respect to the prize money arising from the Russian war, by which the private soldiers were to receive more in proportion than the officers of high rank. THE RIFLEMEN ON WANDSWORTH COMMON. ' Lord ASHLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention had been directed to a letter, signed E. G., which appeared in the Times of Thursday last, complaining that on the 20th of March four persons, dressed in the uniform of a rifle corps, while practising on Wandsworth Common, aimed at and shot the favourite dog of the writer's sister, immediately upon which fatal catastrophe they all ran away ; and whether it would not be advisable to authorise the police to put a stop to sharp-shooting upon public foot paths ? Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he understood the North Surrey Volunteers were drilled in the Neighbourhood in question on the day named, and that four men in the uni form of that corps were seen the same day on Wandsworth Common, but the police could not discover who they were. No sharp-shooting had taken place on the public footpaths. (Laughter.) EDUCATION IN IRELAND—IRISH REFORM. Mr. MAGUIRE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he had received the rejoinder of the Catholic arch bishops and bishops of Ireland to his reply to their memo rial on the subject of education; and whether, if he had received such rejoinder, he was prepared to lay it upon the table at the earliest opportunity ? He took this oppor tunity of asking the right hon. gentleman when he would proceed with the further consideration of the Irish. Reform Bill. _ _ Mr. CARDWELL had received the rejoinder alluded to, and would be happy to lay it on the table. He c ou ld not proceed with the Irish Reform before Easter, and such being the case, he proposed to postpone its further consi deration until the 20th April. Sir W. MILES asked the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it was the intention of the Go vernment to introduce any measure this session for the improvement of outfalls, the deepening of existing public watercourses, and the drainage of low-lying lands in dis tricts by means of general provisions; and, if not, whether the :Government would appoint a commission to inquire into the extent and nature of existing evils, and the best means of remedying them. Sir G. C. LEWIS said the subject had been under the consideration of Government, but in the state of public business he had no hope of passing a bill with reference to it, and therefore no such measure would be introduced this session. SCOTCH REFORM BILL. In reply to anifO;. - 14;;31;, The LORD ADVOCATE said that he proposed to post pone the bill until the 2d proximo. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. moved that the notices of motions be postponed until after the orders of the day for consideration of the Income Tax Bill, as amended, and the committee on the Stamp Duties Bill. He made this motion in consequence of an arrangement that had been made to enable the other house to adjourn for the Easter holidays at an earlier day than they could possibly do, unless he progressed with two financial bills before the house. He understood it was not intended at present to raise a general discussion on the income tax, or he would not propose the displacement of other motions. Mr. LINDSAY had acceded to the appeal of the noble l or d (Palmerston) when the commercial treaty was brought forward, and postponed his motion relative to the shipping interest. He did so on the promise that a day would be given him to bring it before the house, and by the ballot that da y IA Otailud for to purpose. lig thought, ,~► therefore, that he would be treated hardly if any farther delay was thrown in his way. Lord PALMERSTON said there was no intentioh the part of the Government to offer any opposition to the hon. member bringing forward his motion. He hoped, k)wcver, that hon. members would allow the two bills of his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to be proceeded with. Mr. DISRAELI was not prepared to agree with the as sum; ton of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that there would be no discussion on the income-tax. (Hear, hear.) He honed that Government would make some communication with respect to paper, so far as it related to fireigu rags, a subject in which the public were very much int, r sled at present. He thought that as Government had Monday to bring forward these bills, that the house should not relinquish their privileges. (Hear, hear.) After some remarks from Mr. BOUVERIE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—It was tact his intention to press his motion in the face of the re luctant consent of the house. He, hoped, however, that he would be allowed to bring forward these bills at a later hour that evening than usual. Ultimately the motion was withdrawn, and the subject dropped. a r • - EAST INDIA ARMY REORGANIZATION. Col. SYKES moved an address for copies of the report of the military committee of the council of India to the council upon the re-organization of the army of India; and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The mortality of London, which from 1,397 deaths in the first week of the current month rose to 1,563 in the following week, made a further ad vance in the week that ended last Saturday, in which the number was 1,611. In the ten years 1850-59 the average number of deaths in the week corresponding with last week, when raised in pro portion to increase of population, is 1,367. The re sult of comparison is an excess in last week of 244 deaths over the number which the average rate o mortality in the middle of March would have pro duced. A reference to the lists of fatal diseases in the last three weeks will bear out that which willbe the most ready conjecture regarding so great an increase— that it has arisen from the unseasonable nature of the weather. In the periods mentioned the deaths from pulmonary diseases, exclusive of phthisis, were successively 387, 450, and 485 ; those from whooping-cough, which stand in the zymotic class, were 42, 45, and 62 ; those from phthisis or consumption were 143, 171, and 167. The deaths from bronchitis rose to 284 last week, of which 94, almost entirely amongst infants, occurred to persons under 20 years of age ; 13 in the period 20-40 years ; 55 at 40-60 years ; 103 at 60-80 years ; 19 at 80 years of age and upwards. The deaths from bronchitis were more numerous last week by 1;35 than they would have been if the mortality from this disease had not exceeded the corrected average. Pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs, is also more fatal than usual. There were 5 deaths from typhus in the sub-district of Hackney-road. Seven infants died last week from suffocation in bed. Five children were burnt to death by their clothes taking fire, three died from burns received in a manner not stated, one was scalded, and a gen tleman lost his life in consequence of the clothes taking fire when he was reading in bed. Amongst the calamitous results of the late strike may be re corded the death of a bricklayer, aged 48 years, in Bethnal-green, in whom " ossification of the heart was accelerated by drinking, fretting, and hard living," in consequence of the enforced interruption of employment. Last week the births of 918 boys aNd 927 girls, in all 1,845 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1850- 59, the average number was 1.702. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.557 in. The readings of tho instrument fell from 30.04 in., the highest in the week on Monday, to 28.90 in. the lowest on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 43.01 deg., which is 1.2 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined. by Mr. Glaisher). The temperature fell considerably towards the end of the week, and on the last three days the mean was below the ave rage. The thermometer in the shade rose to 55 deg. on Sunday, the highest point attained in the week; and it fell to 32.2 deg. on Thursday, its lowest point. The range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 22.8 deg. The mean daily range was 14.3. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 6.4 deg., showing the dryness of the air. The mean degree of humidity was 80, saturation being repre sented by 100. The wind blew from the south west and west. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames. was 44 2 deg. Rain fell to the amount of 0.26 in., of which nearly two•tenths of an inch fell on Friday. There were showers of hail on Thursday and Saturday. MIS DAUS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. !WEE= WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 455 6d ; barley,`36B 11d; oats, 23s 4d; rye, 32s Od ; beans, 394 ; and peas, 37s 7d. _ _ THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 44s 9d ; barley, 36s ld ; oats, 228 9d ; rye, 32s 8d ; beans, 39s 2d ; peas, 37s 3d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 120,939; barley, 45,511; oats, 11,939 ; rye, 261; beans, 5,771 ; peas, 1,026 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. About an average supply of beasts were on sale here to • day in but middling condition. All kinds moved off slowly ; but, compared with Monday, no change took place i n t h e quotations. The show of sheep was only moderate. The best Downs and half-breds realised full currencies. Other wise, the mutton trade ruled somewhat heavy on former terms. Lambs sold briskly at an improvement in value of 4d. per 81bs. The supply was rather limited, and only 120 head same to hand from the Isle of Wight. We had a fair demand for calves at very full prices; but pigs and milch sows were a dull inquiry. Per 81bs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. a. d. s. d. Cm*. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 4 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 0 Pme.S'thdowndo. 5 6 6 S Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Large crse. calves 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 6 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 t Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 4 2 4 8 ! Small porkers 4 2 4 10 Lambs, es Odito 7s Od. Suckling calves, 188 to 225; and quarter •old store pigs, 22s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 942 Beasts 9O Sheep and lambs 3,920 Sheep .. 612 Calves .. 140 Calves Pigs 2BO , Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The supplies of meat are moderate. The trade rules somewhat firmer, as fel lows :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d; iamb, bs 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od t o 4 s 10d ; por k , 3 s 6d to bs Od per Blbs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 28.—The supplies of each kind of stock in to-day's market were only moderate, and the trade ruled steady at our quotations, viz.: Beef, from 3 1 1 Od to 4s 10d; mutton., 4s 4d to 58 6d ; veal, 4s 4d to 58 8d; pork,.3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, March 28.—Prime stock a ready sale; other kinds slowly, as follows :—Beef from 3s 4d to 48. 10d ; mutton, 48 4d to ms 8d ; 1=15; es Od to Gs Sd ; veal, 4s 4d to 6s 6d ; an d p or k, 38 6d to 48 Sd per Sibs; suckling calves, los to 19s ; quarter old store pigs, 22s to 25s each ; milch cows, £l4 N to,llB lOs each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15e1 clover, £4 Os to £5 108 ; a nd straw, £1 9s to 14s per load. Trade firm. Supplies only moderate. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 3s to £4 15s; Clover, £4 Os to £5 108 ; and straw, £1 103 to £1 15s per lead. A steady trade, WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os tol£4l6lsssp;erelolovar. £4 Os to £ 5 15 s ; and straw, £ 1 9 s to i A steady demand. EAST INDIA Docxs.--A. number of locomotives and a large quantity of rails, are nowbeing shipped at these docks for the Indian railway. The locomotives are of the most improved construction, and are fitted with tanks to contain sufficient water for a very long journey. The Least house of this establishment, a most conspicuous object front the river, is to be pulled down, as it is no longer required, ant. the patent derrick is now in use for the purpose of landing heavy machinery forthe Leinster and other vessels now completing. MINING STATISTICS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. — The following figures show the numbers of the miners em ployed at the various mining places on Fraser's River : Cornish Bar, 30 ; Hope, 150; on the bars between Hope and Yale, 150; Yale, 200 ; Yale to Boston Bar, 80; Boston Bar to Lytton, 80; Lytton City, 60; from Lytton to Cayoosh, including Horse Beef Bar, Long Bar, Rose's Bar, Texas Bar, Foster's Bar, Dry Diggings East and West, White Rock, Cameron's Bar, Spintlum Flat, Fountain Bar, Victoria Bar, Mormon Bar, and Rip Van Winkle Bar (more on the latter than all the others), 40; La Fountain and Pavilion, 15 ; between Pavilion and Quesnelle River, 50 ; Lower Quesnolle River, 30 ; Fort Alexander, 30; Fort Douglas and Lillooet route, 200—total, 1,1.15. This, of course, does not Include the miners who axe awaiting in Victoria the retuirli of spring in order to reef anmenee work. Extensive preparations are being mode in ,an Francisco to aid the departure of Chinamen who intend,' to try their kick iu Dritish Cclumbise—Cancaicti iYfim ' ~~~ k '' h..c.. '.l