The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-28 00:00:00

MONEY MA PITY NEWS. CITY, TWEINE o'CLocu. The Money Market continues to exhibit symp toms of increased firmness. In expectation of an immediate advance in the minimum to 3 per cent., bankers and brokers evince a disinclination to negotiate any but short dated bills at previous rates. Meanwhile, it is reported that some of the joint-stock banks are calling in their loans, in order to increase their available resources. The impending war, the outbreak of which is hourly expected, is no doubt exercising an important influence upon the tendency of financial affairs, and, if hostilities should unfortunately extend beyond Italy, active preparations must be made in this country which might necessitate the con traction of loans for the use of Government. Business of every description is prejudiced by the alarming position of affairs abroad, and the violence of the panic at the Stock Exchange and on the Paris Bourso is almost unprecedented. Numerous failures are inevitable, as many of those who have speculative engagements open are unable to complete them. Seven suspensions were an nounced yesterday, and no less than twelve have been declared to-day. The alarm which pervades all departments of the house, and the confusion which consequently prevails have led to a sacrifice of property, scarcely equalled in any former Period. Consols, which left off last night at 90 L have been quoted this morning as low as 8 81 89, but they are now a shade firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been almost unsaleable. At one time they were 58 to 62 for the Old and 4 7 to 52 for the New Bonds. Lombardo-Venetian shares have touched 31 to 3 discount. English shares are all very depressed. About £30,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for transmission to the continent. To-day a call of £5 per share, or £125,000, be comes due on the Scinde Railway. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed With a very excited appearance, and prices of all descriptions receded e per lb. Tho sales were esti mated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales. In the Rail- Way Share Market only a small amount of busi tess was recorded, and quotations further declined. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great 1859. 1858. Western North-lVestern £31,034 59,45128068 B outh-W 63,178 estern }3 righton 17,025 14,364 Midland 16,382 15,609 S outh-E astern 35,411 32,178 Great Northern Lalittrisetasolilirande and - Yorkshire 5 9 1 i 9 4 7 25 5 48 1 2 2 1 2 3% 6 1 8 9 7 6 0 7 6,018 5 , 898 North... Ewe Exeter kanchester, T 34,753 34,090 heffield, Lincoln and North B sh.. No Stafford altford, Worcester and Wolverhampton 4,424 4,101 asmburgh and Gfasgow 5,812 5,663 G _ n g,9w and South -Western ~„r r a a Trunk of Canada ‘4 - eat 'Western of Canada 10,591 9,514 8,597 11 , 98 7 °II% Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 56,435 29,535 The above traffic returns show an increase in most ins i ta nees, compa re d w ith t h ose o f th e same p er i o d as t , year ; but it must be borne in mind that the Present returns include the receipts for the Easter W , eel t• The i ncrease on t h e G reat Western is 2 ' 966 ; on the N or th-W es t ern , £3,727 ; on the South-Western, £2,661 ; on the Brighton, £2,773 ; (1 4 1 , 1 , 4 t he Midland, £3,233 ; on th e S ou th-E as t ern , There - "' 058 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, £3,243. Th e is a decline on the Great Northern of £1,726. ~e )rand T run k of Canada shows an i ncrease ei £1,0 77 ; but on the Great Western of ditto there is a decrease of £3,590. • ONE O'CLOCK. A DV ANCE IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. ' Thy Bank of England Directors have raised the `'e 'of discount 1 per cent.—viz., to 3, 1 ,- per cent. '')._ i °nle alteration was anticipated, but it was scarcely nlagined that it wou ld i nvolve more than t per °ent, The St oc k M arkets, however, are firmer, as some doubt is now expressed relative to the alleged chance -between France and Russia. At the annual meeting of the East India Rail way Company to-day, Mr. Crawford in the chair, a' eport was presented stating that the revenue of the line opened for the last six months amounted to £B5 ,972, 4 2 , being an increase of £5,073 over the preceding half year. The late murder of two of the most valuable of the company's servants led the directors to hope that the Indian Government the mould grant "a military escort for the protection of work people o n th e li ne . The report was adopt e d . Nineteen failures have been announced on the Stock Exchange to-day. _ To oCLoolc. The mark e t s f or Stocks and Sha w r es are still ex of Idingl sensitive an d var i a bl e. Sudden changes y orei to 1 p er cent. are reported in the Funds. rm 8 Stocks and Railway Shares fluctuate in proportion. An occasional improvement is re- Pcirted, but hi t h erto these alterations have been Inerely temporary. At the pr esen t momen t (t wo Ghee o'cloc the comp l exion of the market is more ri k) ng, in ' co nsequence of a ri se of about 1 per cent. in the R en t es, v i z., to 62f. 50c., and are now Consols, - wh com ich, a t one time, were as low as 881, and comparatively s t ea d y at 89 to 89k. Having s y just occurred, thi s reaction has not yet pro duced its full effect upon the other markets. Bank Stock has declined to 218 to 220 ; the New Threes to 8 7i ; th e R educed to 881 89 ; the New 21 per C ents. to 77 , and Exchequer Bills to 265. 20s. and lelos. premium. India Loan Debentures have receded per cent., viz., to 92. The New India Loan Scrip , at a disc ount of 4 to 5 per cent., it being marked °O to 91. In the Foreign Stock Market the transactions are conducted on a very limited scale, and prices e_nntinue variable. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 07 to ditto New, 47 to 52 ; B raz ili an 41 per C ents. have receded 3 per cent., viz., to 90 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 4 per cent., to 75; Dutch 21 per Cent s., 4 per cent., to 56 and 58 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 10 per cent., to 86 ; and S ar di n i an to 65 and 68. Spanish Deferred is steady at 26 to 29. The Railway Share Market h as ex hibi ted in creased depression, and in some instances a further decline of about 5 per cent. has taken place. East Lanca.shire and Great Western, have de c li ne d £1 •, North Eastern, North Eastern (York), an S Eastern, £2 ; Eastern Counties, North Weste d rn outh , and Midland, £3; South Western, £4 ; and Cale donians, D. In the Foreign Market the dealings have b een confined to Lombardo-Venetian Shares. The Old being quoted at 5 2 , and the New at 5 and 3-Z. The latest 1 quotations for the, New however, were 51 51 for the Old, and 4 5 . The Colonial lines are dull, East Indian having receded to 90 and 91. _ _ Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous share s are almost neglected. Ottoman Bank have receded to 15 }, and London General Omnibus Company are at lt it. QUARTER TO THREE O'CLOCK. In the market for foreign and colonial Produce a similar degree of excitement exists t ( ) that experien ce d a t the Stock Ex - Change. In certain articles business is almost suspended. Much difficulty, for example, is expe rienced in the purchase of saltpetre, the holders refusing to effect sales. Transactions are reported 'll floating cargoe s a t an a d vance o f ls. per cwt. Tallow is also at advanced rates. o , The rally in the English Funds, reported at two 4 1 , ° e 1 c, has not b een ma i n t a i ne d—C onso ls being 89 . Frequent variations are experienced. PRITISII FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. lick Stock 8829818 87111 7 9 91 89 20 3 per C ent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Con so l s A nnu i ties , 11614 ' 3 per Cent. A nnu i t i es I n d ia " &'tock 'IOW 21 per Cent. An nu iti es 77 Ditto Debentur es Di tto Loan S cr i p 90 1 88a i 9/ 90 881 t..'onsols for Account (May 5) June. March. Exchequer Rills, £ l ,OOO, 2d. & 11d 26 20 10 Ditto Ditto £.500 .. " 15 . . Small, lid. brazilian 5 per Cent. .. . ............ - Ditto 18.58, 4 per Cent. ............... 90 I3uenos Ayres, 6 per Ce nt • . 7 5 , Sardinian., 5 per Cent. •............. 68 - 3 Spanish 3 per Cent. ........ : ............. - ,_ Ditto New Deferred, i per Cent. ... 26 7 xurkish 6 per Cent. . ......... 57 61 591 Ditto Account ................ 59 60 ....... Ditto New Loan ........... 47 52 Ditto Account 50 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Detch Exchange 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 56 8 86 Ditto C ertificates, 4 per Cent. Consols, M oney TWO O'CLOCK.BBI 89 Consols for Account Nay 5) „ „ 881 89 SHARE Railways. Amber Q -., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junmion Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and ITolyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A A roves. no div. Do. B until6p..per an. i c hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds), East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow. Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon„Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln (Metropolitan IMidland Do. Birming. & Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Neutastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & ITerefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros 'Norfolk !North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk I Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p. c. hasbeenp dB Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase, Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., llampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolfer Peebles Portsmouth 11hymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E, Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks.& Riv.Dllll Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. let Class Do. 2d Class 51. 6 n 13] 60 62 11 11i 32 $5 87 89 74 75 41 6} rIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. (Paid. Closing i idusineee Price. Share 12.10 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock 84 9 13 15 534 54, 43 46 28 30 _-t 12 14 86 88 70 72 25 26 92 94 10 104 96 98 80 82 [2B 130 102 104 511 524 54 56 SO 85 10 11 p 10 11 p 871 SBl 1 id 11 Id 58 60 [O6 108 881 884 2 14 d 854 864 f 8 35 86 9151 9 dl 70 72 10 12 55 57 34 .. 3 d 83 85 ; 3 2f dl 41 43 72 14 LO2 105 41 42 d 14 141 7 8 30 32 LO7 109 25 26 80 82 44 46 d 43 45 64 65 60 64 65 85 8 11 351 86i 62 $6 5i 6i 31 311 61 71 49 81 94 96 99 101 5f fit 98 101 110 115 107 110 112 114 110 112 128 130 81 83 70 72 110 112 114 116 108 111 102 104 62 64 11 11i 94 96 81 E 7 86 88 99 101 4 10} 16 17 70 91 l 72} 18 19 9 94 134 14 137 139 6O 165 8 9 t2O 12'3 65 1 07 IP 130 138 90 101 P 92 94 10 114 8f 91 107 109 93 95 1i 1 i d par 23 23i 118 120 118 118 98 100 lot 10l 23 24 [OO 102 1.00 102 274 284 32 33 49 51 PREYERENI Share 2 - 5 - 1 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stoc Stock, Stock Stock, stock] 12 / 12 Stock Stock 121 124 Stock Stock Stock Stock 101 Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8: Stoc k k Stock Stock Stock 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 20 25) 25 j Stock Railways. Blythe and Tyne per c. pref. (issued at 250) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stocic' Do. do. do., Shares ICaledon L 10,14 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. !Chester & Holyhd, ti pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Conn. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jen.lifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 po. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et • Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Itedm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.a Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. caton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy.& Ennis sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. L 6 Do. 31-per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con. Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & liit.pref. it. Newport,Aber,&c. pret.s P.C. redeem, at 5 p. c. n m Do. Perpet, fi p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 51 p. C. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Vai.Ex.Sk 1E47 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, irua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.ltail.& N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. C. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, If. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. let gr Do. do. do., 2d gun Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new In Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 3h per c. pref. stock Do.A erdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1 0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gm. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. all 100 100 100 100 100 all LINES LEASED AT FIXE Railways. Bed ford and Bletchley Buck i tuzli amshir e ClydesdaleJunctlon. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Li ncolnshire,e-Jlp c. E Union,Ha rw i chShs. Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. Do. New... Closter& Dean Forest Hartlpool.DckAltail. Hull and Selby ...... Ln & N.W' Ln & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. CsledO;in Do. Gt. West Yk.N.Md Do. ' Do..;' S. East•. Do. ... Peto &Co. Do. . .. • NoDo. ..... . LN Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. IDo. Do. Do. L& N W ) & L.Yk. IDo. Gt. North Yk IT BrftBi4oy M'Clean . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. 'West ' L.&Brgtn Do. Share 4 Do. Shares London&Greenwich • Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend 1)0. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct 3 D r o a . n 6 c.ux per cent . & ma tk M id s b . & Reder,g. 6 p.e Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt,BuryEx ruaran teed 5 p. C. j Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. .. • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Rovstn,llitch.,& Sliepj Slit Roth. &G 014;.5p.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford , South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. G p. c., Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn DOCKS TARES, Paid. I Closing Businese Done. RENTALS. P a i d. Leasing Closing Buenas Co.'s. Price. Done. 97 90 ,101 103 1611 17j 135 140 41 4! 108 110 11564 120 e,6— 88 92 21 11 95 97 i IP 56 58 135 140 14 14 .190 92 8 9 7 Pa id Closing I Business Price. i Done. -----_ Share Docks. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do4perCent.Prei .Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria 20 1) 9 NeW ....... 0 18 = Stock Stock Stock Stock 1 tock Stock Stock 141 18 100 all 100 34 100 [6134 23 la. 17} all all 10 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY' EVENING, APRIL 28, 1859, Share! Railways. 100 all 80 84 t L I a e Antic ased & a t S o t L perawLennt 18 Bom.,Baroda& Centlnd, 134 14 17 u. 5 percent 18 D o all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 11 ld 18 Do. Do. B 45 1 1 d 205 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5 204 Do. New 164 5 7 d /00 r Buffalo,Brant&Godrichl 100 j 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 18721 j 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. Id par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.)! 2s. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip I 2s. f i d 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 75 ld par 174 Demerara - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 15 9 d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 94 96 91 90 20 Do. C Shares all - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 - - 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - 100 D 0.45 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - 20 G Geelong eelong& C M or e p t o g r u ati s on p. c o a i l _lB I_9 5 per cent. Bonds S S t t oc Grand Trunk of Canada 100 30 32 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 70 75 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 90 92 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 92 94 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 14 1 d 20 Do. do 4 - -- 20 J Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 2s. 2 1 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 144 15 205 Do. New 7 op ( 0 "Ov i t h all 102 104 100 Do. ~a y. 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. 'l3 without opt all 102 104 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 98 100 20 Madras, guar., 45 p. c. all 15 16 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 18 19 20 Do. 4/ p. c. Extension_ 15 155 165 d 16 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.e. 15 2 1 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 - -d Class ACapitl.Share .. Do. do. Land do .. 20 , Do. do. B. Capital do in - - d .. Do. do. Land do " 20 J Northof India Tramroad - - j Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) - 20 Scinde l5 15 d 4 d 20 Do. 20 Do. New' g . 2 10 15 4 d 20 Do. Punjaub S 2 15 d 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. tx, l3 * 10 15 1 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 id par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 35 44 20 Ardennes all - - p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.e 3 3 1 d 5 Belgian East. Junction all i 1 26 Beziers to Graissessac all - - 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 14 24 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - P 20 Great Central of France all - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 55 55 10 Italian Junction - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - 20 Lierre and Turnhout all - - go Lombardo Venetian 8 - -p 54 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.f all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva all - - 334 Maria Antonia all - - 20 Do. do. New - - 20 Namur and Liege all 7 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 19 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares - - p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 95 20 Gaon - lan. gua. 6 per cent 7 -- 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 28 30 20 Paris and Orleans all 43 46 45 20 I Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) j 9 4 2 d gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 - 10 Rome and Frascati - 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 5 6 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 85 West Flanders all 5 6 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 17 19 20 Western of Austria .. - 6 - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Zealand all - - IClosing Business Paid. Price. Done. BRITISH MINES Share( Mines. Paid. I Closing Business Price. Done. Alfred Consola(Philaek)' 2.11.10 6 7 20 British Iron 15 24 34 Condurrow (Camborne). 20 10 Devon,G. Cons. ((Taoist.) 1 460 470 East Bassett (Ilktgan). 30 210 220 'Great South Tolgus 17s 134 144 'G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack 11.18.8 2 3 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 94 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 8 9 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 7 8 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 8 9 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 13 14 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s # 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 24 240 250 - Soirth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 3 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9195 205 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining. Co 44 2 21 10 Tin Croft 9 44 44 UnitedMines(Gwena ap 40 Vale of Towev (Carm. ) 128 6d West Basset (Illogan) l4 224 234 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 8.5 88 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 195 205 Wheal BuPer (Redru'..h) 5 125 135 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 2 24 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 94 104 Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 45 47 , Wh'l Trelawney (Lick.) 44 32 34 FOREIGN MINES 20 'Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim los 4 d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp ) 27 1 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 11 12 :5 Do.L and and Miningeo all 1 Clarendon Consols 31in ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 35 37 Cepiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 94 10 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariguita all 1 New Granada 1 N.RhineCop.of S. Aua.L 10 1 1 p I 20 PontgibaudSilver , Lead Mining and Smelt all 34 4 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 1 1 28.2.84111nited Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Paid. Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1134 1144 112 10 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.kAug. 100 112 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. k Sep. 100 112 114 N.B.Gov.Gp.c. Ja. &July 10C 110 111 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 -- -- N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 100 101 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. Deb. redeemable, 187 L, 100 110 111 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 NETYMA.RK. THIS DAY.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SWEEPSTAKES OF 20 SOVS. Glenince Colt Mazzini Three ran. £5O SUSCRIPTION PLATE. Mimosa Orianda Four ran. MATCH—Prioress beat Olympus. SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 Sovs.—Ellen Horn filly, Sneer filly, and Sacrifice filly have paid forfeit, CLARET STAKES.—Happy Land and Wilton have paid _ _ _ forfeit LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND. 2to 1 ngst Promised Land (taken freely) Bto 1 agst Nimrod (offered) Hal o' Kirklees scratched. DERBY. 1000 to 40 asst Trumpeter (taken) 50 to 1 agst Defender (taken) 50 to 1 agst Balnamoon (offered) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Leamington (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rosabel (taken) 25 to 1 agst Brewer (taken) 25 to 1 agst Queenstown (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Master Bagot (taken) 40 to 1 agst Polestar (offered) 60 to 1 agst Satinstone (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Sam Spode (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Thornhill (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Botany (taken) 1000 to 10 agst King William (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Ancient Briton (taken) LAW INTELLIGENC I B.-(THIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolle, efr John Hominy.) MOTION FOR DECREE.-BRADBITRY V. DICKENS. Mr. R. Palmer, Q.C., for the plaintiff, applied for the usual decree of dissolution of partnership, and sale of stock, machinery, and plant of the company, and sale of the peri odical literary publication called Dickens's Household Words, in terms of the articles of the company, and notice of dissolution of partnership before the 28th May next. He said the dissolution was solely caused by difference of feel ing arising amongst the partners, and there was nothing that affected either the commercial interest or literary cha racter of any of the parties. The usual certificate of disso lution and injunction would be granted. As to the sale of the publication called Household Words, he proposed the court should do what was done in the case of " Cooper v. Wellbrook," where, on the dissolution of a steam boat part nership, the partners did not agree upon a person to conduct the sale, and the court appointed a person to cond uc t th e sa l e, and sell the ship, and if this cause was remitted to chambers, he trusted that the Judge at chambers would give the same directions and make the same appointment, and that the sale of the publication would take place before 28th May, that being the day on which the dissolution of the partner ship would take place, and that there would be the usual decree to take accounts. _ _ _ Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., for the defendant, said he would not object to any minute of agreement assented to by the Court, but there was a material difference between the right of parties in the sale of a publication such as .Dickens's House hold Words, and a publication which was formerly referred to, the Times newspaper, especially under the articles of partnership. A partner or editor retiring from a newspaper does not stop the publication—the publication goes on. But it is expressly provided by the articles of partnership, and declared, that when the defendant (Mr. Dickens) shall ceaso to conduct this publication, the partnership shall terminate, and the publication and sale of this literary work ceases and terminates also. He would not object to do anything for the advantage of his partners, provided his rights were protected. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—ln point of fact, Mr. Selwyn, what you object to is the use of your periodical by the plaintiffs, or by any person who chooses to buy that publication and chooses to use it in that or any other publication. That being the only question between you—there being no commercial or literary interest:Wu difference between you—it will be for you to consider whether it would be advantageous to you for me to remit this case to chambers. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Selwyn consulted together, and in formed his Honour they trusted they would be able to agree on the appointment of an autioneer, who would pre pare such conditions of sale of the publication of Dickens's Household Words as would secure the interests of all parties in the sale of that publication. His Honour made no order, but left it to counsel to agree upon and appoint an auctioneer to conduct the sale. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, (Before Mr, Commissioner Evans): IN RE .LAS. POLDEN-APPLICATION FOR PROTECTION • AFTER REFUSAL OF CERTIFICATE. Mr. Bayley applied in this case for protection for the bankrupt, whose certificate was wholly refused a short time since and limited protection granted. The bankrupt had carried on business in Leicester-square as a fishing-tackle manufacturer, and had involved himself in some accommo dation-bill transactions, whereby the trustees of the Aroma • way Charity had been defrauded. The bankrupt had not armp a bta fro. 41.4 proaant application was for an enlargement of the protection to enable the bankrupt to make arrangements with his creditors, several of whom had accepted a composition. Mr. Warrand, for the assignees, consented. The order was made for further protection for one month. IN RE ALLEN. This bankrupt was an underwriter at Lloyd's, and is under remand on a charge of misappropriating trust monies on the prosecution of the Bank of England. He was now brought up in custody to surrender under the bankruptcy. Messrs. Paul and Turner have been appointed the ac countants, but the books -having been in charge of the police since he was captured at Altona, Denmark. The liabilities are stated to be very large. Messrs. Lawrance and Plews are solicitors to the peti tioning creditor. Bankrupt was taken back to Newgate in custody. POLICE INTELLIGENCR.-(THIS DAE) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FORGING ORDERS ON THE RYE SAVINGS BANK.— George Edwards, of 7, Drummond-street, Euston-square, was charged before Mr. Bingham with obtaining by means of a forged order the sum of £lO from the Diss branch of the Rye Savings Bank, the money of James Whitehead. James Whitehead, carpenter, of 50, Drummond-street, said he had an account at the Savings Bank, Diss, Norfolk, for £37 ss. Knew the prisoner, but never authorised him to write for any of the money. Mr. Francis Cupiss, cashier of the Dias branch of the Rye Savings Bank, said he received the letter produced on the 31st of March, requesting the sum of £lO to be sent by return of post, and in consequence on the Monday follow ing, the 4th of April, obtained two post-office orders for £lO, less the cost of the orders, and sent them in a letter directed to the Vigo-street post-office for payment to be made at the post-office in Regent -street. On the 22d of April he received another letter, requiring all the money to be paid, in the same handwriting, signed " James White head." In answer, he wrote to say that he could have another£lo, that being all he could send on so short a notice, and sent two post-office orders for £lO, payable as before. Alfred William Earl, assistant in the post-office, Fobart's place, proved payment of the order, and seeing the prisoner sign the receipts in the name of " James Whitehead." Inspector Thornton, of the detective force, Scotland-yard, proved following the prisoner into the post-office, and see ing the prisoner sign the receipt and receive the money, and finding on him the letter sent by Mr. Cupiss containing the orders. The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was committed for trial. L I Love me Little, Love me Long. By Charles Reade author of "It is Ne ver T oo L a t e . to Mend." Twc Vols. Trubner and Co., Paternoster-row. The appearance of a new work from the pen oi Mr. Charles Reade will naturally excite some curiosity and interest in the literary world. The sparkling freshness of Christie Johnstone showed a degree of originality and talent that led readers to anticipate much from the author when time and practice had matured his style and toned down its extravagance. " Peg Woffington," the original of the charming little drama of "Masks and Faces," did not disappoint these expectations, and after some time, the striking success of his most am bitious work, "It is Never Too Late to Mend," showed that he had not forfeited public favour. With many faults in the construction of the work, and even in the original plan of the story, and with too much of the author's favourite vehemence of style and invective, there was no doubt much to rivet the attention and touch the heart of the rea der, besides a vivacity of description and variety of character well calculated to interest and amuse. Great was, therefore, the disappointment of the admirers of this author when, instead of . . taking the tide of public favour at its flood, he published a work which it is perhaps kindest to omit from a critical catalogue. A small volume of reprints did not advance his reputation, and we are glad to see he has at last issued an original work in a connected form, which is more worthy of an author who has achieved decided success. Even this work is very inferior to what might have been expected from Mr. Reade. With some powerful passages, some originality, and some skilfully-drawn characters, there is too much diffuseness, too much of his old extravagance, too much imitation of Carlyle's eccentricities of style. Mrs. Bazalgette, for instance, is overdrawn. Great as is the extent of feminine love of finery, few ladies would get up in the middle of the night and knock up another lady for the sake of trying on her dress. The chief object Mr. Reade appears to have set himself is the delineation of a young lady's character, a somewhat at ;; a _ ward and difficult task. His heroine, L ucy Fountain, is an orphan, who divides her time between her uncle, Mr. Fountain, an old b ac h elor, and her aunt, Mrs. Bazalgette, a married flirt. Each takes great pains to open her eyes to the selfishness of the other, which is sufficiently per ceptible .to the reader from the first. Each has a particular friend they want her to marry —Mr. Fountain, a country gentleman ; Mrs. Bazalgette, a wealthy banker. Lucy is a beautiful and amiable girl, not at all above the weaknesses and tricks of her sex, but gifted with remarkable tact and courtesy of manner. She has scarcely an opinion of her own ; she is like the chameleon, changing with every change of atmosphere. " The courtier," and "my Lady Chesterfield," are terms frequently applied to her by the author. There is another aspirant to her favour in the shape of David Dodd, a young sailor, the first mate of an Indiaman, and the object of adoration to his sister Eve, who is one of the most original characters in the book. Into the fashionable and hollow circle surrounding the fair Lucy, DavidDodd comes with the freshness and sometimes the bluffness of one of his own sea breezes. He is one of those fine natural characters, with great hearts and simple minds, whom Mr. Reade delights in depicting. Entirely ignorant of conventional forms, he is possessed of a natural kindly courtesy to rich and poor alike, which even the somewhat artificial Lucy cannot fail to appreciate. But Mr. Reade, in his desire to make him entirely devoid of affectation, has sometimes gone to the other extreme, and made him talk in rather too nautical a fashion continually. The cross purposes played at by this band of plotters and counter plotters, and the final denouement of the romance, we shall leave the reader to gather from the sale itself, as it would be anticipating the author's elaborate contrivances. The work is full of animation, and is likely to entertain a large circle of novel readers. It spares them any deep 'or thrilling interest, and does not make too great a. demand upon their sym- , pathies by pictures of sorrow and trial. David Dodd seems to be about the only individual encum bered with a. heart; all the rest are elegant, sneer ing automata, scarcely excepting the fair heroine herself, who with all her amiability is somewhat cold-hearted and artificial. She improves, hdwever, as the story advances; and we leave her under the promise of still further improvement. The passage relating to the little vessel in the storm, and Lucy's marine adventures, is full of spirit and interest. Altogether, the work is likely to be a favourite with many, though not all that might have been expected from a writer of Mr. Reade's undoubted powers. " A Good 2Yme Coming." By the Author of "Mathew Paxton." This is an entertaining novel, and while it does not present anything striking to the notice of the reader, it exhibits so much good sense and right feeling, that it has many claims on the attention. The chief person in the story is Oswald Shakeshaft, who is a fine character. There is something noble in his great powers of endurance, his unshaken faith in the value of perseverance, and his energetic pursuance of every purpose he had once under taken. He did not exhibit these qualities in the sunshine of prosperity, but it was through storm and shade, in suffering and distress, that his high spirit sought its lofty aim, and his intelligent mind disclosed its resources, and developed its hidden powers. It was at a period of great national distress that the story opens, and succeeding years added to the burdens of the poor, and increased the peril of the oppressed operatives. The sad effects of this calamity are powerfully shadowed forth, and the depression that wears away the spirits, and seems to consume the powers of endurance es a moth fretting a garment, is ably described as the worst enemy in those troublesome times. Oswald dis played far greater foresight than his companion and. fellow-labourer, Philip Scarisbrick, who was greatly appalled at the direful prospects before them. The concluding passages of the story are of exciting interest, and the reader sympathises with the difficulties that surrounded the partners in their momentous and hazardous undertaking. It is a great satisfaction to find the crafty enemies circumvented, and the ruin they had prepared for others overtake themselves. Jack Armitage is a well-drawn character, and in many respects an original one. With all his eccentricity and abrupt ness, there was something kind and genial in his nature, which always revealed itself in times of distress. He was of great service to the harassed Oswald and Philip at the period of their confusion. There are some home scenes in this story that are interesting, and the various characteristics of the different persons are skilfully pourtrayed. Quinta, the heroine, is a pleasing girl, though deficient in the spirit and animation which render Kate Standin so charming. There is a lifelike representation in the Scotch baker, whose quaint sayings and ingenious devices form an amusing episode. There is an elevated tone pervading this work which cannot fail to win the approval of the reader•, and there sufficient interest interspersed among its records of struggles, and sketches of home-life, to engross the attention, and render its perusal a source of gratification. Old and Young. Smith and Elder. This book displays considerable ingenuity and some talent, but it fails to please or satisfy the reader. The characters are not improbable, and some of them are sketched with vigour and effect ; but the one on which the author appears to have bestowed the most pains is not the most successful. Camden Lyde, the gentle scholar and literary recluse, is one of the chief figures on the canvas, but his prototype has several times appeared in literature under more pleasing auspices. Sir Philip, the gloomy and saturnine baronet, and Gen. Crawford, his heroic brother, are both drawn with force and effect. Nesta, the gentle heroine, is a graceful and feminine portraiture, of whom Horace Clifden appears scarcely worthy. The reader could spare a few pages about him and his friends, which are occasionally tedious. There are som e we ll written passages and graphic delineation s . If , as i we should conjecture, tis the first producti on o f i ts author, it gives considerable promise of better things. The writer should aim at more concentra. tion, more animation of style; in occasional passages he rises into eloquence, but in the general tone of the book there is a want of vivacity and life. The author is evidently one who knows somethin g of the world, of men and books, and we have no doubt- that time will enable him to apply his knowledge to more effect than in his present volume. The History of France, from the Earliest Times to 1848. By the Rev. J. Whit e, author of " The Eighteen Christian Centuries." Blackwood. The Reverend James White has rendered valua ble services to the cause of hi s t or i ca l li terature. He has succeeded in a most diffi cu l t task, i n com bining brevity with interest. Most instructors of youth or juvenile students will acknowledge the dreariness of the epitomes and outlines of history which attempt to give minute statistical particulars of many centurie s i n a f ew pages. Mr. White adopts a very different course. He does not trouble himself to imp ress th e exact dates of every. king's reign upon the reader, but he endeavours to give him a general idea of the chief characteristics of the age and time ; to show what were the causes, and what the influences that assisted or retarded the progress of the nati on ; h ow, i n F rance, t h e destruction of the power of the feudal nobility increased the despotic authority of the crown, and rendered the subjugation of the people complete. He shows us the long course of centuries, during which kings, and royal dukes, and nobles and counsellors, plotted 3 , and counter-plotted, and struggled for pre-eminence 0 and power, while the murmurs of the down trodden Jacquerie were unheard or unheeded. The ter f rible days of the Revolution, and the marvels of the e Consulate and Empire cannot be done justice to in e so brief a space, but the great facts are given, and the general impression of the form and features of 3 the time left on the reader's mind. Mr. White's L powers in condensing history are already well I known in his " Landmarks of the History of I. Greece," and of " England," and more recently in ' his admirable summary of the general history of Christendom, " The Eighteen Christian Cen turies." The history of our continental neighbours must always be especially interesting to us, and a more extended knowledge of it is much to be desired, not only from the intrinsic value of the re cords, but from their enabling us to comprehend and appreciate the national character, so different from our own. Such a work as the present is eminently qualified for the attainment of this object, although Mr. White lacks that spirit of military enthusiasm so peculiarly characteristic of the French. :His record of the earlier and middle ages shows us only the gloomy side of the picture. It is not wonder ful that the historian, looking from the factions of the court, and turbulence of the nobles, to the d_ e _ spised and trampled people, should see the gi tter of regal pageant r y di mmed b y the tears of thea uffer ing peasants, and lose the clash of knightly swords in the murmurs of the discontented crow? But it is hard to believe that in high-spirited and martial France the spirit of chivalry was s o entirely ex tinct as our author w ou ld see-di to impl ; and is however faulty the ambition that tyrannises at home that it may conquer abroad, still it is neces sary to believe in tie existence of a genuine military enthusiar.,m to appreciate the national character. are not fam,W',. heartily commend all th ose w h o with the outlines of French history to consult this interesting volume, which is one of the 111 ', - st successful condensations of an eventfu ancl.4.tengthened history we have ever met with. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Shaul Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Price. bone. Closing I Business A Aus gratralas &UnitiaedSerTiceßkl Bank of Egypt Pank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scet., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County 1 London Joint Stock .. 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It appeared from the evidence that the complainant, a respectable, well-conducted man, who has served with credit in the Thames police and the revenue department of the Custom-house, since he has taken up the business of a carrier, has been repeatedly annoyed, abused, and threat ened by the defendant, and he had occasion to seek the proteqion of the court three years ago, in consequence of the insolence and threats of the defendant, who was then bound over in his own recognisances to keep the peace. Since then the defendant has been fined in the sum of 308. and costs by the Ilford bench of magistrates for assaulting John Gale, collector of tolls at the North Woolwich private road gate. He was also ordered to pay the costs. The trustees of the road published the conviction in a large posting bill, and one was produced in court. Last Saturday the parties met in the East India Dock, and the defendant gave utterance to a volley of foul abuse, mingled with coarse personal allusions. The defendant also threatened to punch the complainant's fat head, accompanying the sentence with vulgar expletives. Crabtree also threatened to do for the complainant whenever he caught him outside the dock, and said he would mark him. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said that Sim mons was always annoying him, and said he was "the bully Simmons, and a moucher, and a rogue." Mr. Selfe said he would allow the defendant every pos sible latitude in making his defence, but he could not allow him to abuse the complainant in court. His conduct before him proved that the defendant was an insolent, ill conditioned person, who must be restrained, and he ordered him to find bail to keep the peace. The defendant promised not to annoy Mr. Simmons again, and eventually Mr. Selfe ordered the defendant to enter into his own recognisance in the sum of £4O, to keep the peace, and be of good behaviour for two years, to all her Majesty's subjects, and especially towards the complainant, and also to pay for his recognisance. FATAT ACCIDENT AT SEA.—We learn by British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph from North Shields, that a fatal accident occurred on the bar of the Tyne yesterday evening about 7 o'clock. Two boats which went off to vessels coming to tho harbour were upset. A gallan t attempt was made to rescue the men, and one of them was saved. Three men well known on the Tyne, however, were drowned—Thomas Thompson, Jeremiah Foster, and William Simpson. The lifeboat was got out, but could not render any assistance, There was a heavy sea last evening. Wind, S,E. IButiness done 11 i R USSIA AND FRANCE. We believe we are correct in stating that there are two Secret Treaties now existing between France and Russia. By the first, Russia binds her self, in the event of France entering upon a war with Austria, to assist her by the co-operation of her fleets in the Baltic and Mediterranean, and besides to place an army of observation of not less than 50,000 men npon the Austrian frontier. By the second Treaty Russia is bound to declare war against Austria within 15 days after she enters Piedmont. It will be exceedingly interesting to know the dates at which these Treaties were concluded Perhaps it may be found that the first has been in existence for some time, and that the second, which is only supplementary, is that which it is asserted was concluded on Friday last.—Times. THE WATERLOO BRIDGE MYSTERY. PLAISTOW, THURSDAY. Yesterday afernoon, an officer from Scotland-yard came here, and visited Bridget Callaghan. She repeated to him the extraordinary statements she had previously made, and in the course of the day she was removed in a cab. Every thing, beyond rumours to be heard from every mouth, is wrapped in the most profound secrecy. The most feasible story is that the old woman has been taken to St. Luke's Asylum to be examined as to her sanity. As it would bo idle to give tongue to the many rumours that have reached our informant he withholds them for the present, at least until there is some connecting tangibility in them. Names are freely bandied about, and circumstances of a most extraordinary nature every moment may come out—indeed, the only apathy visible is in the local police. For, if they really know nothing, or are acting under in structions, they profess entire ignorance of anything con nected with the matter. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 4d; barley, 32s 8d ; oats, 22s 7d ; rye, 32s 2d ; beans, 41a 4d ; and peas, 38s 11d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 8d ; barley, 33s 9d ; oats, 23s 4d ; rye, 31s 3d ; beans, 40s 10d ; peas, 39s 2d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 116,166; barley, 25,133 ; oats, 8,481; rye, 83; beans, 3,546; peas, 372 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with boasts, and all kinds m ove d off steadily at fully M on d a y' s quotations. The show of sheep was seasonably good, and the mutton trade ruled firm at extreme rates. Lambs, though in short supply, met a slow inquiry. In prices, however, no change took pla ce . W e h a d a fair sale for calves at full quotations. The supply on offer was limited. Pigs and mulch cows were dull at last week's quotations. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second qualitydo. 3 10 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Second quality do. 4 6 4 8 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool de. 4 10 5 4 Pme. S'thdownde. 5 6 5 8 Large crse. calves 3 18 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6. Small porers 38 4 2 Lambs, 5s 4d to 6s 4d. Suckling calves, 198 to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 8s to 21s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 821 Sheep Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 5O Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat here to-day were very moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mut • ton, 3s 6d to 48 8d ; lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 8d ; Teal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; pork, 3a 2d to 4s 2d per 81bs. by the •arcase. SOUTHALL, April 27.—T0-day's market was but mode rately supplied with each kind of stock, which moved off heavily, at drooping prices : Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s 4d to .5s 8d ; lamb, 58 4d to 6a 2d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs. to sink the offal. RomroßD, April 27.—T0-day's market was well supplied, and the trade ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 10d to 4s 10d; mutton, 4s 6d to 5s 10d ; lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s Gd ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per Sibs ; mulch cows, £0 Os to £0 Os each ; suckling calves, ^ 43 to ; quarter old store pigs, 18s to 21s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 10s ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 ss; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 17s to £4 10s ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 9s per lead. Supply moderate, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4lOB ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 8s; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. Trade steady, THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 28.—Wind this day at noon, E.N.E.; fresh breeze, and cloudy weather. OFF PLYMOUTH, April 27 . — Arrived—Cambrian, from Jamaica. OFF DOVER, April 27.—Wind E.—Arrived—Amelia, from Bremen from Havannah. from Pernambuco. Ap ril 27.--Wind N.E.—A rr i ved—Onerato, GRIMSBY ROADS, April 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived— Mary Lawson, from Shields for London, leaky; Chilling ham, from Sunderland for the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, April 27.—Wind E. 5.F.., blowing hard. —Arrived--Blossom, from Arklow Bay for Newcastle, assisted in with fore and maintopmasts gone, &c., having been struck by a heavy sea. Off port—lndian Ocean, from London for Bombay. Quebec. DARTMOUTH, April 2 7.—Wind E.—Sailed—Cybilo, for CARDIFF, April 27.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Nox, for Rio Grande. HARWICH, April 28.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Gloria, from Nykjoborg for London. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. ' Wind E.S.E. Sailed—Thomas Powell, steamer, for Cardiff; Tagus, steamer, for Lisbon. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind E., strong breeze. Arrived, April 27—British Queen, screw steamer, from Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind E. ; tide, four hours' flood ; weather cloudy, wind very strong. _ _ . - - DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind E.S.E. It has been blowi ng a ga le all ni ght, but is now more moderate. No arrivals. THE BALLOT.—With reference to the statement in our report of the proceedings at the meeting candi dates for the City of London—bold at e A et l i b n i g en o fHll on t l.l e o nbdaanyo ballot evening—thata lar ri g d o er ma t a l the resolution , favour of the mover to state that it was lost m consequence of its being confounded w ith a questionpuatntdotLhaort the meeting did Russell th ndmg to pledge him to its support . did not understand the real nature of the amendment, or tho result would have been different. Our correspondent thinks it due to the (muse of the ballot that this explanation should be given. SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES.—In consequence of the necessity of closing the special evening services at St. Paul's Cathedral, arrangements have been made with the Diocesan Home Mission, by the sanction of the Lord Bishop of London, for throwing Christchurch, Newgate-street, open for a series of special services for the working people the preachers to be appointed by tho Lord Bishop of Lon don, as before in St. Paul's. Tho first sermon will be preached by the Rev. Daniel Wilson, Vicar of Islington, on 'ituclay, the lot of May. Service t 9 begin at 7 o'clock. THE FRENCH AND RUSSIAN ALLIANCE. (Front the Times.) The event which we yesterday announced is, perhaps, the most important that has been sub mitted to the present generation of Englishmen. The two great aggressive Powers of the world are united for common objects. Under the pressure, of no mutual danger, compelled by no visib/e -necessity, coerced by no antagonist, the Czar Alex ander and th e E mperor Napoleon 111. have united', their fleets and their armies. This alliance is marked by none of the causes which combine emteins which attach protection,faosrstartling toan b by its union s by which itu suddenness d a e s all t the s p r e: ng u tnn lil h n s i l ao e i riet e si c c et , s n onfede ra t e to plunder. The declaration of impres s i ve b y its importance. We e were ness as in i t t h i e s midst of a somevshat unsuccessful attempt to arrange a normal Li'uropean difficulty. The public Europ e r a twasjouof pressing tone uponand measures Austria ado to . p dealing ion so N m v opi o n t of Eu j i ' e ith her Itali an provinces. Sardinia, y oung. , i m p e tuous, an d i ll-advised, was ready to irsmit the error, so often committed and so often 'repented, of calling in an ambitious ally to help her in a quarrel with a disagreeable neighbour. France was thought to be but too ready to obey the call and to seize the opportunity. All Europe, and Russia especially among the earliest and the most active, was engaged in strenu ously urging France to restrain her vehe ment enthusiasm for Transalpine liberty, and to relinquish her suspected desire for Transalpine pro. vinces. Austria alone, urged perhaps by the pre sentiment which sometimes seems to take possession of the doomed, saw no safety in concession, and no hope of peace in diplomacy. She saw, or thought she saw, that the only hope of escape was to despair of safety, and she challenged the war which she thought it impossible to avoid. The world cried aloud against her—none so loud as England and Prussia—except only France. Perhaps we were right. Perhaps Austria was only improving, with a short-sighted cunning, an apparent advantage. Perhaps we - were wrong, and that Austria at the moment knew what we now know. But, if this be so, her strength was in publicity. If it be that she had early intelligence of this alliance, she- has undergone tti e condemnation of Europe for the sake of keeping an enemy's most precious secret. This was the diplomatic masque which was in full performance up to the early morning of yesterday. By daylight of that morning all this acting pageant, with its :protests and protocols, its proposals and acceptances, its shadowy Congress and mo u ld e d and broken mediati ons , had faded away into past history, and were as if they had never been. The scene in one moment changed, the puppets were swept from the stage, and the two great despots of the world stood united in grim strength, masters of the scene, and sole objects of the world's attention. The probability of this alliance had occurred to many, but its realisation at this special crisis was so sudden that the sense of surprise was almost as great as the sense of danger. However, this danger, great as it is, has come upon us, and we must meet it with as much dignity and examine it as calmly as we may. We believe we may state from authority not likely to prove incorrect that the provisions of the Treaties just concluded between France and Russia —for we understand 'there are two—are of this import :—By the first Treaty Russia binds herself, in the event of France being at war with Austria, to assist France by the co-operation of her fleets in the Baltic and the Mediterranean, and, moreover, to, place an army of observation of not less than 50,000 men on the Austrian frontier. This is the first Treaty, and it is obviously directed immediately against• England. France can have nothing to fear from the navy of Austria'; if she seeks ,to strengthen herself at sea, it must be against some first-class naval Power ; and what other is there than England ? This Treaty is an agree ment between France and Russia to unite the fleets of the two empires, in order to keep the navy of England in check, while one or both of the contracting parties may be engaged in effecting some object hostile to the interests or the security of Great Britain. It is plain that the parties to this compact do not count upon the neutrality of England, and the existence of this precautionary Treaty is in itself a proof that the enterprises which are thus to be protected are such as it would be impossible for England to allow to pass unchal lenged. The Russian Army of Observation is no less significant than the unity of the Imperial navies. This corps will, of course, be employed to excite insurrection among the Hungarian and Sclave subjects of Austria, and it requires no great stretch of imagination to foresee how quickly the names would rise, and how far they would spread. We cannot tell the character nor measure the scope of the secret understanding which has prompted this offensive alliance. Perhaps the great design may rest upon the Rhine on the one side, and may comprehend the Principalities, or even lean upon the Bosphorus on the oth er . It is hard to believe that so small a matter as an Italian war could have rendered necessary such gigantic precautions against the navy of England, or such menacing demonstrations against the eastern provinces of Austria. It may have been foreseen that the in tentionsof the two allied despots must provoke the resistance of all Germany, and render necessary the blockade of the ports upon the Baltic ; and it may have been considered that, however peaceable may be the intentions of England, the contemplated im pediments upon her Baltic commerce might render her absolute neutrality scarcely possible. The se cond Treaty seems to have been suggested by some knowledge or suspicion of the intended action of Austria, for it provides that, in case Austria should invade Sardinia, Russia shall declare war against her within fifteen days of her violation of the Piedmontese soil. No union can be closer than that which these Treaties create. In the event of Austria invading Sardinia the two fleets will sail together in the Baltic and in the Mediterranean, and the army of observation will occupy Hungary. These preparations being made and all things being ready it was not to be expected that Austria would be allowed to retire from the position in which her precipitate summons to Piedmont has placed her. Nor, on the other hand, would Sar dinia herself be permitted to abdicate her danger ous and unprofitable position as the advanced guard of the French army and the first victim of the newly developed enterprise. Recent circum stances would appear to argue that Austria was not thoroughly well-informed of the alliance about to be cemented, or that she had not learnt the extent or stringency of its provisions. She seems to have started like one who has trodden upon a coiled serpent as she put forth her first step towards Piedmont and found these Treaties in her path. She at once yielded to the ultimate proposal of England, and agreed to delay her declaration of war upon the conditions suggested by Lord Malmes bury. But it was too late. The aggressive Powers saw their advantage, and, whatever veil of decent hesitation may be thrown over the proceeding, the Powers who havebeen tempted to declare them selves will unquestionably persevere. Austria feels she must fi g ht, an d s h e has shown n 5 slack nessil o ur i ae in accepting epthi na g me t d h , e h n er ec e e o s i s u it m y. l s Punctualwer were in to motion,the and on Tuesday night 120,000 men crossed the Ticino. The French, too, aro advancing, both by way of Genoa and of Mount Cenis ; and Sardinia, we fear, has already begun to feel some of the slights which a small State always suffers from a great ally. It is said that the language of the French at Turin is already changed in tone, and that the protectors are not choicein their terms of scorn for the means of defence possessed by the pro tected. Perhaps Count Cavour may now recollect what happened in Lomba r dy in 1796, and the peopledhow the fathers of the present Frenchmen treated they then professed to liberate. Tthe eforced pp con tributions from Milan and from Modena,h d sack of Pavia, the shooting of the magistrates con fiscations at Venice, the storm an f peasantry by the great cities in cold blood, and the slaughter of the U s poliation of the masterpieces of art—all these things French dragoons the ha ve their records, and now must force themselves upon the memory o f those them earlier and re membered at an who might have It is now, in all probability, too more useful season. • Sardinia are alike committed. The late. Austria and t fight inorder that • the backers foolish birds mus If b oth • may make their game. were wise they would, e ven at this moment, draw back and settle their own peace, leaving no pretence to th e a lli e d E mperors to convulse Europe and make prize during the con fusion. This, however, is scarcely to be hoped for. Austria is marching as if to an assured victory, and Sardinia is not yet quite disabused of the hope of obtaining the jackal's share of the expected prey. These are strange prospects suddenly revealed, and they offer us no very promising future. Still, we adhere to what we have already said,—tbat so long as the war is confined to Italy, or to the inva sion or preservation of the Italian territories, we need take no active part in it. If, however, the tide of aggression should roll nearer home, if France and Russia should attack Austria in Germany,— Russia seeking, perchance, her indemnity in the East of Europe,—or if Prussia should be laid under a contribution of territory, then, indeed, the des iEn of these Treaties of offence would become no less than a partition of Europe, and the first primer le of self-preservation would compel us ltoescoon the whether we can better defend ourselves on Continent of Europe or at our although p in England These are serious topics ; but, .a n itn 4o .- keep clear, if we are all unanimous in ciesiri desiring to we possible, of these Con tinental ~ eed that the existence of ly con v inced are also profound is essential to our own safety. a great German Power Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 12i Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 :Stock IStock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock' 25 Stock Stock, Share 1000 Stock Stock'