The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-25 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. I SHARE CITY, Two o'CLocx. The accounts from the manufacturing districts are of an unsatisfactory character, the excitement occasioned by the preparations for a general elec tion having in a great measure interfered with the usual course of business. The state of continental affairs, too, also presented an obstacle to any active operations being carried on in goods suitable to those markets. At Leeds during the past 'week very little business has been done in ordinary cloths, but summer fabrics have met with a steady sale and many of the manufacturers are still well employed. At Bradford the market exhibited con siderable heaviness, and the transactions in yarns and piece goods were unimportant; prices, however, continued firm. Business at Manchester had been in a great measure suspended except for India goods, the late favourable advices from Calcutta having given some impetus to trade in those particular descrip tions of goods. At Leicester the hosiery trade is -without much animation, and the demand for cot ton hosiery has fallen off. At Nottingham, how ever, a fair amount of business has been reported, both in lace and hosiery, and most of the manufac turers are fully engaged upon large orders for the United States. The iron trade of South Staffordshire continues exceedingly dull, and at Birmingham the operatives in many branches of trade connected with the town and neighbourhood are only par tially employed. At Sheffield and Wolverhampton the state of trade has been less satisfactory than for some time past. The orders from the United States have been smaller, and for the home and continental demand there has been scarcely any inquiry. At Walsall the saddlers' ironmongery trade is exceedingly dull. The official returns relating to trade and naviga tion for the three months ending the 31st March have been published. From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports from the United Kingdom for the three months was £ 3 0,520,794 against £23,510,290 in the lik3 period of 1858. The increase is most perceptible in beer and ale, coals and culm, cotton manufactures, e arthenware, haberdashery and millinery, hard- Ware and cutlery, linen manufactures, linen yarn, refined sugar, woollen manufactures, and woollen and worsted yarn. The importations of the principal articles were large as regards live animals, oats, rum, cotton, flax, spices, unrefined sugar, tea, wine, and sheep and lambs' wool. There was a diminution, com pared with the same period of last year, in cocoa, Co ffee, wheat, flour, potatoes, provisions, raw silk, tallow, timber, and tobacco. The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the amount of tonne ge employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom for the three months of 65,583.f0r the entries inwards, and of 231,570 tons for the-clearance outwards. In the coasting trade for the same period there is also an augmentation o f the tonnage employed of 414,139 tons for the entries inwards, and of 265,771 tons for the clear ance outwards. A steady demand for money is still reported in the general Discount Market, the Indian loan and other financial arrangements having lately absorbed l a large amou n t o f cap it a l . Th e c h ec k w hi c h h as been given to commercial enterprise by the un favourable state of political relations has caused less activity in the inquiry for mercantile purposes, but other requirements have supported the market, and there is evidently an upward tendency in the rates of discount, although the minimum of the sank of England is still maintained at 21 per cent. Increased depression is experienced at the Stock Exchange. At first the Funds appeared steady, b ut extensive sales on foreign account have since taken place and the result is a general decline in values. Consols, which were 93 1 b, have dropped to 93d and they are now 93 • i -; Further extensive sales have been made, and the tendency is still unfavourable. Th e New Th ree are marked 921 1, and the Reduced 92 1 t. Exchequ er Bill s h ave b een d ea l t i n a t 32 5 . to 35 8. premium ; Indian Debentures, 951 96 ; and the New issue, 2to 11 per cent. discount. As only 2 per cent. has been paid towards the new loan, a further decline would probably induce some of the subscribers to forfeit their deposit, so that even now this financial operation may not prove so suc cessful as was at first anticipated, unless the autho rities Compel the subscribers to adhere to their contract. Bank Stock is 223 to 2241. In Foreign Securities the transactions have not been very numerous, but the quotations show a decid e d f a l l. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been about 80 to 82, and 76 to 78, and the New Issue 66 to 70 , and 65 to 67, which is a further important decline. V enezuela Deferred have fallen to 161 ; Spanish 3 per Cent. Deferred to 291 ; ; and Sardi nian to 69,1 70. Ru ss i an 41 per C ents. are 98 ; Mexi- Can, 19 a ; Buenos Ayres, 92' ; and ditto Defe rred, 18. The Austrian Loan is 6 to 4 dis. A most decided change has taken place in the ";. s liway Share Market in sympathy with all classes peculative securities, the decline, compared with previous rates, being fully 2to 3 per cent. South We sterns have receded £2 ; Eastern Counties, Great Tv — `""erns, East Lancashire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Easte r Eastern (Berwick), and South l Eastern £2 10s.Great Western, Brighton, Mid an ;d, and Caledonian, £3 to 55.; and Norfolk, X 4-. The Foreign lines have fully participated in the general decline. Northern of France have receded 42 10 s.; Bahi a and San Francisco, 10s. Lombardo venetian old shares were dealt in at 6, 1 to 61, and 6 to 61 for the new. In the Colonial Market, Grand Trunk of Canada have declined £1 10s. ; Great Northern of Canada, £1; Great Indian Peninsula, £1 55.; and East £3. TT A nt - Stock Bank and Mi sce ll aneous Shares have _r - o in very limited request, but prices are lower. ottoman Bank have receded to 171 17, 1 ,-, Union of Australia to 491, Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 80 and 81, and South Australian Land to 36. HALF -PAST TWO. The Funds have further receded to the extent of t o I per cent., Consols being 931 buyers. THE FRENCH BOURSE. (FROM REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) The French 3 per Cents., at 12 o ' clock (this day), Were 63 65, being considerably lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank St oc k 1 i i 3 Per C ent. Reduced Annu iti es 92 93 3 Per C en t . Consols Annu i t i es 92 Now lndia 3 per ck Cent. Annuities 220 Di tto Debentures 96 5 / a a I Ditto Bond s , £l ,OOO March. June. xellequer Bills £lOOO 2d. & lid.. 35 3 I Ditto /.500 ' ' ' 33 — Di tto Small, 11d. P RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1829 and 1839 .., D itto 1858, 4f p er C ent. 94 3/ Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. 79 IrDitto Def erred le xican 3 per Cent. _ Ditto Account nuggian 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ..stibitt? ' 4l per Cent. 98 t rdinian, 5 per Cent. 691 70 "Parlish 3erCe t — Ditt o Per n tto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — ~,Ditto Account l'irkiBh 6 per Cent Ditto Acconnt D itto Ne w L oan B2 80 Vene zuelan Acc o u n t 5 per C en t . 7O 66 Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent. Ditch Excha nge , on the above payable in London. - liatch Exchange 1 2 Guil. 21 per Cen t Ditto Certificates, s, 4 per Cent. —96 Consols, Money . TWO O'CLOCK. .......... .... 93i Consols for Account (May 5) 931 The last accounts from Constantinople state that Abd-el-Kader inte n d e d t o go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, but, in submission to the Ottoman Government, ho has alsandoned the design. The Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna, Mgr. Raus cher, has returned to that cityafter several months' absence at Rome. The subscriptions for the Swiss rifle match, 'which is to take place this summer, amount to 35,335 f, The swiss residing in Constantinople have sent 1,200 f. The Dutch Government, after considerable hesi tation, has authorised the Jesuits to establish a mission in t he Dutch East Indies; and several of their body are to proceed forthwith to Batavia. 18 DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Closing \ Business Price. 12.10 Amberp, - ., Notting. Bost. and Eastern upofion 10 5; 61 50 Relfaxt and Ball - , mesa all 13.14 Bir., 'tool., and Str. Val all 75 85 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 60 62 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 35 Stock Bristol and Exeter .. 100 91 93 Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 100 50 Cork and Bandon all - • 2 0 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall 10 Do. A all 5 55 1A roves. no div. all 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. all hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin an dßelfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 81 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 15 16 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 574 58/ 56 5 4 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.Ulds) 81 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 90 92 89 20 East Suffolk 10 Do" Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 7 1 1 725 Stock !Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 261 27 10 IForth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Wesin BR) 92 94 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 105 Stock Great Northern lOO 100 101 97 8 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 85 87 Stock Do. do. B Stock lO3 131 133 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 105 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vi.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 5 5 57 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 8 3 86 165 IDo. Thirds 1613 4tDo. New Thirds l6 11 12 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 925 925 9 0 90 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 id 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 Id 3 Do. West Riding Union 5 20 Do. Southport Stock London and Blackwall all 62 65 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Stock Lon.,Brighton S.Coast 100 110 112 107 8 Stock London & North Westn 100 93 035 22 15 5 1 124 'Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 9 915 90 89 1 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 1 8 Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 3 8 385 36 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 1005 1015 99 8 5 7 5 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 75 77 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all 25 Do. Shares all 100 New astle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 10 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 IN - ewry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock, Norfolk lOO 57 59 50 !North. Counties Union 35 34 3 d Stock i North British lOO 555 565 54 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock DO.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.---Berwick 100 90 905 884 it I d 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2 15 d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 45 161 Stock'Do. York lOO 74 745 72 5 I Stock North London lOO 102 105 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction 23 ls. 20 North Staffordshire l7l 45 41 d 1 25 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 Stock;Oxford, Wor.,& Wolxer lOO 32 33 10 !Peebles all 20 I Portsmouth 10 'Rhymney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO 107 109 Stock Rooth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 26 27 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 81 83 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 44 46 10 , Sittingtourne & Sheer all 31 25 d Btock'South Devon lOO 43 45 43 Stock'Soutli-Eastern I l OO 675 685 641 55 tock l South Wales 20 'South Yorks. & Itiv.Dun all 65 68 20 Do. do lB 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 36 37 25 Do. do. 1855 7 25 Do. do. 1858 i 7 Stockton & ilartlepool 165 Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 Stock Vale of Neath lOO 62 68 stock Waterford & Kilkennv 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 35 31 5 Do. B all 7 75 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class I'Rl Railways. NCE S Blythe and Tyne it per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock' Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. ,Cork k Bandon, 54 p. c Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 'Do. do. Class B 6 pc I Do. do. Class C 7 pc Coun. 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 B.& W. York. Jcn. firths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Gins. &S West. ft. 5 Pe Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. 5 pc Redm.,top.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,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.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et Do. Irredeemable, do Do. sp. of. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Ho. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.& gu. No.l Do. pref., sp. c. No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p et... Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun- eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.ArS : W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et Do. 26 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent. Do. IMid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Itit.pref. st. Newport, Aber, &c. pret .5 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. e m Do. Perpet, 6 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.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.ltail.& Dsk.Co. 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 80. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst g Do. do. do., 2d gua 'Do. 4a p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 pert. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen. gu a. 6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1 0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do:Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is. Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 4a per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. p aid 1 Closing Business •I Price. Done. 49 51 96 98 99 101 5t 61 98 101 112 116 108 112 113 115 111 113 129 131 82 84 70 72 110 112 116 118 110 112 103 104 63 64 11 11i 95 97 86 E 8 87 89 100 102 91 101 16 17 91 14 72 74 184 191 91 91 14 14i 140 142 18 120 [6O 165 8 9 122 12 _8 Jr 140 142 101 103 * iP' 93 95 01 10 111 11f 9 Of 109 111 so 97i 1 idl d par 23 23i 122 124 118 120 99 101 10 101 1 231 241 1102 103 1102 103 28 29 32i 33i 50 52 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - - Railways. Bedford and Bletchleyl Iltickin , frhamshire .... I Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. 1 E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c.' F Union,llarwichSlis.l Do. Woodbrid,9:e s. Barr. &Neils,Drct. Do. New........... , Gloster& Dean Forest] Ln& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin 'E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonia Do. West. Gt. Yk.N.&Br Do. . ' Do. S. East., o. ... Peto &Co' Do. ... • Norfolk ,: Do. ..... I,N W&ISI Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. N W 1 & L.Yk. Do. 'Gt.North I,an.& Yk T Brassoy ,'ArClean . 'Stk A:, Dar • • 'Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn II artlpool .Dck. & Hull and Selby ...... Do. Sharei . Do. 1 Shares Lonclon&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon..Tilby.&Soutend Do. harking.Shres. L ow estoft, ga. 4 p. cf.! Do. 6 per cent Mane, Busts. & I%Eatk Midsb.& Reder, BradfordPrf. . Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx g•uaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. I Shares A. Rovstn,Hitch.,& Shep Salloth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrawsloy& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Paid.i Leasing Closing Businel , Co.'s. Price. Done. 97 99 102 104 17 18 135 140 41 41 109 111 171 17 64 ii 115 120 92 94 2i '•}l 96 99 i IF 56 58 135 140 91 4 1 101 101 90 92 8 9 Share Docks. StocklCommercial lOO Stock;Do 4 perCent.Pret .11Iin lOO StocklEast and West India lOO Stock' London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO S t ockiVictoril 20 no New 4160.••••••••••• 1 lB = DOCKS I Paid Clos i ng Business Price. Done. Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Share] Stk:l Stock 12.10 Stock Stock Stock' Stock! Stock Stock Stock '1 Stock] Stock 1 Stock-; Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 60 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock, Stoekl Stock Stock 12i 126 Stock Stock 121 121 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10{ Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock, Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock] Stock; Stock' Stock 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' 25 25 Stock all 1 100 8 100 100 100 100 all all all 10e, I 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1859. Share 1 Railways. 1 Closing 1 Business / Paid * Price. DM% 100 Atlantic all 81 84 & St Lawrence Leased at tG per arnce c cent 18 Bom.,Baroda& Cent. Ind } 135 I d gu. 5 per cent 18 Do I all 174 171 18 Do. Add't Capital A 6 d 18 Do. Do. B f d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 6 204 Do. New l6l 8 9 d /00 Buffalo,Brant&Godrichi 1 100 80 85 6 p. Ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 1 100 77 82 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. i par 20 Cape, Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. i 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. par 4:1 ) 20 ' Central Oude (Limited) .256 . d. 20 'Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7l 1 d 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 d4l Stock East Indian, 01. sp. C lOO 1014 102 100 99 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 5 4 p I 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D0.44p.e. Bds. pay.'s9 all - 20 GeelongGe e o g& Corporation3lel .gua .5 p c 6 .1 a l l OO l _lB _2O Sto. per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada' ) 100 33 35 324 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B l all 76 79 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 91 93 91 20 Gt. IndiaPenin.g - ua.sp.e, all 994 100 981 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 id 4d 34 20 Do. do. 4 20 J Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 2s ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 204 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 151 151 151 5 141 204 Do. New 100 S Do. Bonds pay. ( opt till '6O 76 0 '6-th all 103 105 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. ''/3 without opt all 102 104 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 17 17 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 19 19 20 Do. 44 p. c. Extension.. 15 17 18 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapittShare Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do llO - --d .. 'Do. do. Land do 20 J Northof India Tramroad / 2 s. Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde l5 5 d par 20 ' Do. 20 Do. New lO 6 d 20 iDo. Punjaub 5 d 20 iDo. Indus. St. Flo. 1 0L,f; 10 1 fd 94 20 'St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 4d par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp de Rotterdam all 41 5 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7p.c 3 4d 11 5 Belgian East. Junction all / 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all -- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 24 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France all 24 25 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 61 61 10 Italian Junction 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 fp 71 611 1 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva all 334 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 8 84 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 191 201 16 Northern of France all 354 36 334 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 94 • 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons. and Medi t. all 324 33 20 Paris and Orleans 20 J Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) j 9 11 11 d 7 &I gua. 7 p. et. (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 61 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 9 95 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 51 651 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 20 214 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all Share' BRITISH MINES. Mines. Paid.\ Closing Busbies* Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack)! 2.11.10 6 7 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 215 225 Great South Tolgus l7s 135 14 IG.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 2 3 U. Wheal Vor (Itelston) 95 5 'Lady Bertha North( Frances (Illogan) 85 7 8 'North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 9 - 'N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 9 --Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 15 13 14 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 5 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 25 245 255 Soleil C. Brea' s Illogan). 2 25 3 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan)' 18.18.9 195 205 2025 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 45 2 25 10 Tin Croft 9 45 45 UnitedMines(Gwer cap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Cr-in.) 12s 6d a West Basset (1 1 'o:;ar.) l4 224. 234 W. Caradon (I. , ske , rd) 2O 84 88 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 105 205 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 125 135 Wheal Edward (Cal s.) 55 25 3 Wheal Kitty (IL Lelant) 1.7.2 95 105 Wh '1 Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 45 47 Trelawney (Lisk.) 45 32 34 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (iv. at £5 p.) 27 1 15 20 Do.St.Jolinderney,Lim. 15 12 13 :5 Do. Land and MI ningCo. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. et' Jamaica ... d 40 Cobra Copper all 36 38 37 tif Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 IMariquita all. 5 I 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.o' S.Aus.L 10 4 f p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 31 4 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6} 1 1 28.2.85 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. o er Closin Business Prices. Done. -- Can.Gov.6p.c..Ta. & July 100 114 115 1145 14 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 114 N.R.Gov.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 110 1115 Do. 6p.c.Ap.& Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 1005 1015 NovaScoasGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 111 112 1105 Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share' Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closin g Blaine" Price. Done. A Aus g-ra&UnitedService4p Australasia Bank of Egypt Pank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scat. ' & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England 68 70 80 83 24 24i 45 47 ii Aal 100 100 20.11 100 63 65 32 33 18 19 10, 16} Po. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank 211 221 Provincial of Ireland . Do. New South Australia . Do. New Union of Australia. Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London ISt 101 70 72 28} i 171 I 25 20 di MISCEI.L AN EOUS. mf q eellaneoue. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at 25 dis British Ameriean Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C Canada Laud Chan. I glands TN.( Lim ) Cop. Min. ot Eng. &Smltg Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 1 4 .1urop.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim T3LNF .roe e . ettenndl.r. Londond:A.t.rur se.SteamDiscounttriEr.Netherlandsal oei N acmLst a irna v ai uci i n g bdTs C o me Navigation. IV D l o ecl d . o Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co 0 N y L aS a co nd t & ar m : Do 8 p.c.P o ref. , i at North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Pen. River Oriental Ste am Do. New Red Sea * g . r e e - Rhymney Iron . Do. New *********** Royal Mail Steam , Scot. Austrin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. ,Pap Dieraea'a Land all all all 15s. all all Paid. C P r s ice in . g Buoinoas dans 14 15 203 230 30 32 2i ai 31 32 36 38 19 21 14 15 120 124 9 10 2_l 91 41 51 102 104 11 1 5 6 1 81 80 1 i 1 dig par 24 21 80 82 124 id 13 4 p 23 24 6 7 60 62 107 i 1174 369 37 9 u THIS ETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, and all kinds moved off steadily on higher terms. Barley was tolerably firm. In the value of other produce very little change took place. Throughout the Continent wheat has been held on higher terms, and all spring corn has commanded full prices. In the United States the dealings in wheat and flour have been very moderate. Coastwise, the receipts of English grain up to our market last week were moderate. From abroad we received 13,610 qrs. of wheat, 13,970 barley, 65,376 oats, 365 beans, 65 tares, 3,800 linseed, 3,090 rapeseed, 2,600 maize, 110 sundry seeds, 4,318 sacks and 60 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day a very moderate supply of wheat came to hand both from Essex and Kent. The warlike rumours afloat, added to the small show of samples, induced the fac tors to hold all kinds at an advance in the quotations of from 3s. to 4s. per quarter. Millers, however, showed very little disposition to operate ; yet, in most instances, 2s. to 3s. per quarter more money was realised by the holders. The amount of business doing in foreign wheat, the show of which was seasonably good, was by no moans ex tensive. However, fine samples may be considered fully 2s. per quarter higher than on this day sen'aight. Inferior parcels were held for a similar advance. We had rather more inquiry for barley at fully last week's currency. . _ The Ludt trade ruled heavy, but no decline took place in prices. Good sound oats were firm, and quite as dear as last week. Inferior samples were dull. Beans were held at is advance, but the demand was not to say active. In the value of peas no change took place. The flour trade was firm, and prices had an upward tendency. Town-made flour advanced to 43s per 2801bs. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 4ls to 508 Ditto, old —B —8 Ditto, white, new 4Bs 588 Ditto, old —5 --s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B —8 Ditto, new Rye Old _ S —S New Barley—Grinding...., 238 26s Malting . CheTalier 358 40s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s2s Ns Brown 6OB 528 Kingston and Ware s2s 64s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9B 24a Potato 26s 308 Youghal and Cork, black 2OB 23s Cork, white 2os 298 Scotch, Feeding 2os 29s Beans —Tick Pigeons 39s 478 Peas—Grey Maple White 398 408 Boilers ............. . 40s 41s Flour—Town-made Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and N0rf01k......... 2BB 29a METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. 4 1 The total imports of foreign stock into L on d on l as t wee k r w e e c r e e i 944ved2, head.3lB ; in f nthe 1. 9 e 4 8 ; corresponding 431 ; in 1855, week in 1858 we 1857, 1,243 ; in 1854, 1,101; in 1853, 3,550 ; a n d i x 1852, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEER. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Hamburgh Harlingen '."-'' • • Total 233 567 9 181 k 4 Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1858 252 .. 1,814 .. • . 252 .. -- .857 522 .. 655 .. 4 .. 313 .. _ •• 1856 lBO .. 16 0 • • • • 91 1855 7OB .. 16 6 • • • . 367 1854 539 .. 244 • • .. 319 2 1853 902 .. 2,124 .. .. 474 .. 42 To-day's market was but moderately supplied with each only yd middling. About stock ; the general quality of which was About an average supply of beasts was derived from our own grazing districts, in good condition ; indeed, this was one of the best markets for beef held for some weeks past. Owing in some measure to the holidays, and the change in the weather, the beef trade ruled heavy, and prices gave way, compared with Monday last, from 2d. td 4d. per 81bs. The general top figure for Scots was 4s. Bd. per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,000 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses ; from other parts of England, 220 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 380 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 90 oxen and heifers. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with most kinds of sheep. All breeds met a very dull in quiry, and the quotations gave way 2d. to 4d. per Sibs. The general top figure for old Downs was ss. Bd. per 81bs. Lambs were in moderate supply and sluggish request at about Thursday's decline in value. Prices ranged from 58. 4d. to 68. 4d. per 81bs. Although the supply of calves was very limited, the veal trade ruled heavy, and the quotations gave way 2d. per 811,s. The pork trade was heavy. In prices, however, no change took place. _ _ Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 s. d. s. d. . Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 4 P me. S' thdowndo. 5 6 5 8 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 6 Large hogs 3 9 3 6 Small porkers 4d to 6s 4d. Second quality do. 3 10 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 Second quality do. 4 6 4 Lambs, 5s Suckling calves, 181 i to 21s Ss to 218. ; and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 3,260 Sheep 21,280 Calves POREIGIN SUPPLY. Beasts 150 Shoep Calves .. 12 Pigs 2OO Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, April 26, 1858, and this day, Monday, April 25, 1859. Per Sibs, to sink the dials. April 26, 1858. April 25, 18.59. u d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior boasts . . Second quality ditto Prime large oxen 3 6 3 8 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. • . . . Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 4'3 10 4 4 Second quality ditto . . 3 6 3 8 4 6 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . .3 10 4 44 10 5 4 Prime Southdown ditto • . Lambs Largo coarse calves . . . Prime small ditto 13 0 3 6 .3 8 4 2 3,263 18,500 58 3.50 leaks, 4,628; Large hogs Neat small porkers . . . 4 2 4 4 Beasts Sheep and lambs . . 22,770 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 27, 1857.---B sheep and lambs, 21,410; calves, 4; pigs, 155. April 28, 1856.—Beasts, 4,152; sheep and lambs, 19,600; calves, 105; pigs, 290. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat are seasonably good. Prime beef, mutton, and veal have sold steadily at full prices. Other wise the trade is in a sluggish state. Per 81bs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. Inferior &of 3 4to 3 6 Infr. Mutton. Mid. do.— , 3 Bto 3 10 Mid. do Pm. large do. 4 oto 4 2 Prime do. Do. small do. 4 4to 4 6 Ve a l Large pork.. 3 2to 3 8 1 Small pork Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s Bd. s. d. s. d. 3 6to 4 0 4 2to 4 4 4 6to 4 10 4 2to 5 2 310 to 4 2 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The import of potatoes last week were 182 tons from Groningen, 72 ditto from Calais, 228 ditto from Dunkitk, and 68 bags from Antwerp. Coastwise and by railway full average supplies are coming to hand. The best sam ples are in fair request, at full prices; but other kinds rule heavy, at the late decline. York Regents, 80s to 105 s ; Lincolns, 80s to 90s ; Essex and Kent, 80s to 95s ; Scotch, 30s to 90s ; Do. cups, —s to —a ; Foreign, 30a to 50s ; Irish, —s to —s per ton. BOROUGH HOP. Since our last report new hops have found buyers to a moderate extent, at full prices. A fair business is doing in yearlings, but all other hops are a dull inquiry. Mid and East Kent pockets B4s to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do 66s to 84s 11 Sussex do 63s to We „ WOOL MARKET. Owing to the approaching elections, the commencemen t of the next series of public wool sales has been postponed till the sth of May. By private contract very littlo busi ness is doing in any kind of wool, and prices are barely sup ported. Last week's imports were 3,392 bales from South Australia. SEEDS. Linseed has been very dull, and prices have given way Is. per qr. Rape and oilseeds have sold to some extent, at barely late rates, the supply being much in excess of the demand. Clover-seed is rather dull. Cakes are in demand, at full quotations. furnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown 1 8 8: 2 4: White, new l2s 20s Tares, Spring, new.. 9s6d 12$ Old —a —8 Canary, per quarter 56s 76s Rye grass, new 22s 26s Clover, Red Bug., et. 46s 768 White Foreign lied s2s 64s White 60s 88s Trefoil, new. lBs 20s Carraway ..... 4os to 43s Coriander 9s 12s 11 empseed, per qr 30s 38s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 745 Crushing Baltic . —s --s Odessa Linseed Cake, p. ton English £lO OsXlO 15s Foreign, p ton i 9 5s Od 10 15s Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 Os 6 58 Rapeseed, p. qr 64s 748 TALLO W Great firmness continues to prevail in our market, and prices are still on the advance. To-day P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 565. 6d. per cwt. Rough fat, 38. per 8 lbs. 1855. 1856. 1 857. 1858. 1859. Stock this day.... 31,700 18 , 593 11 .918 11.691 12,108 Price of T.C. 51s 3d to 47s Od to 538 3d to 558 9d to 568 Od to 548 6d —s Od —s Od —p Od —s Od Delivery last week 1,820 8,197 1,971 1241 1,260 Ditto from June 1 78,227 09,544 99,324 97,621 92,481 Arrivals last week 958 411 216 421 67 Ditto from June 1 73,927 71,504 04,262 97,599 93,022 Price of Town .... 59s 6d 50a Gd 5.98 Od 58s Od 578 3d NEWMA.RKET RACES. -( THIS DAY.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN PLATE. Sedbury Roman Candle Six ran The following horses, besides those trained at Nevvrharket, have arrived :—Australian Maid, lanthe filly, New :Forest Deer filly, Helia, Birdbolt, Toxopholite, Chapelier, Tight fit, Brother to Bird-on-the-Wind, Gayer, BerAcon, Ma dame Eglantine, Musjid, Trumpeter, Twang, Peter Flat, Harry Stanley, Merryman, Maid of Mashain filly, Pan dora, Production, filly by Orlando, Vigo, Defender, Igno ramus, Volatile, Commodore, Pan, Wrestler, colt by Filius, Tournament, Newcastle, filly by Stockwell, Marmalade, Yellow Rose, Bastion, King at Arms, Gilside Fairy, The Slave, Donati, Honey, Maid of Derwent, Ambush, Griffin, Trepan, Little Agnes, Greystock, Medallion, Lottery, Prince of Denmark, Maggie, Valiant, Lady Mary colt, Premium, Paul Jones, Deckham, Professor Dick, Revival filly, Interest, Buttercup, Cestra colt, Malton Messenger, Riga, Breeze, Dilkoost, Sunbeam, and Lord of the Manor. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--(THI8 DAY. MANSION-HOUSE. Richard Bedford Allen, underwriter, Lloyd's, was placed at the bar on a written warrant by the Lord Mayor, charged with forging, on Bth September last, a transfer of certain shares of stock and interest, viz., X 875, standing in the name of Miss Frances Bedford in the Bank of England. Witnesses for the prosecution were under examination when we went to press. DESPATCH OF THE ELECTION WRITS.—About seven o'clock on Saturday night, a special messenger ar rived at the General Post -office with the election writs, which were immediately despatched to all parts of the king dom, so that they would be received in the course of yester day (Sunday). The principal part of the proclamations will consequently be made this morning. As three clear days must elapse before the nominatio ns t a k e p l ace in cities and boroughs, the bulk of them will be fixed for Friday. The county elections will follow in the ensuing week, and all the returns will be completed within a month. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING BOOT ROBBERY BY A WELL-KNOWN TRIM' —John Laing, carpenter, residing at the Model Lodging house, Spread Eagle-court, Gray's-inn-lane, was charged with stealing 38 pairs of boots and shoes, of the value of £l5, the property of Mr. Benjamin Lovelace, shoemaker, 3, Old Compton-street, Soho. The prosecutor said that at eight that morning, on going to open his shop, he found the side door open, and on en tering he saw the prisoner busily employed putting boots and shoes from the window into a sack, which was then three parts full. He immediately called for assistance, and held the door so as to prevent the prisoner's escape. Assistance coming he gave the prisoner into custody, and on examining the sack found 38 pairs of boots and shoes, worth at least £l5, a coat, and other articles. The sack be longed to the prisoner. M'Mahon, 165 C, proved taking the prisoner into custody, and on asking him how he got into the house, he said he found the door open. The prisoner, who is well known to the police as a thief, was asked whether he had anything to say, and he said he would reserve his defence. The prisoner, who conducted himself in a very cool man ner, was then remanded that previous convictions may be proved against him. THAMES. CONVICTION OP A PRIVATE STILL-KEEPER..--Mr. Mar shall, from the office of the Solicitor of Inland Revenue, attended before Mr. Selfe to prosecute an information against Eliza Green, a well-known vendor of illicit spirits, for working and maintaining a private still in the parish of St. George-in-the-East. There wore two counts in the indictment, and the penalty of £2OO was sued for upon each. The defendant was called, and not appearing, the case was heard ex parte in her absence. Mr. Vanstone, an officer of Inland Revenue, said he left the copy of a summons at No. 4, Sun-court, King David lane, St. George -in-the-East, where he and other officers had previously seized a private still. Mr. Selfe--Give me the particulars of that seizure. Mr. Vanstone—On the 10th of March I went, in com pany with Mr. Parfiter, to No. 4, Sun-court, and in a back room we found a large private still in brickwork. It had been recently at work, and a smell of strong spirits per vaded the place. I also found in two bags 601bs. of mo lasses, 40 gallons of wash in a state of fermentation, and all the necessary articles for carrying on illicit distillation on a largo scale, the whale of which we seized and conveyed to the excise-office on Tower-hill. John Hawthorn said he had the letting of the housas in Sun-court to a woman who gave the name of John Wil liams. (A laugh.) At eight o'clock on the night of the seizure he saw a woman go into the house, 4, Sun-court; and, in consequence of a preconcerted scheme, he went into the house after her. The woman was Eliza Green, who previously said she took the house for John Williams. She was in the house daily. He never saw any one else there. Mr. Selfo asked if it was usual for women to work private stills ? Mr. Vanstone replied in the affirmative, and said he had seldom or ever made a seizure of a private still without finding a woman concerned in it. Mr. Selfo was of opinion the case was made out against the defendant. It would be sufficient if he convicted on one count. Ho sentenced tho defendant to pay a fine of £2OO to the Queen, and in default to be imprisoned until it was paid. A warrant for the apprehension of the defendant was applied for and granted. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 25.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; fresh, with continuous rain. PORTSMOUTH, April 24.—Wind S. to S.E.—Arrived— Her Majesty's ship Mersey, from a cruise. PLYMOUTH, April 24.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived— Calcutta, steamer, from Calcutta. SOUTHAMPTON, April 24.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Tas man, for Kurrachee. FALMOUTH, April 24.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Black ness, from Savannah for Hull. Sailed—Little Lucy, steamer, for Bahia. NEWPORT, April 24.—Wind S E.—Arrived—Ternandia, from London for Hong Kong; Olivia, from London for Sydney. Sailed—Zodaic, for Mauritius; Statesman, for Rio Janeiro. WATERFORD, April 23.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Erin, for Quebec. CARDIFF, April 24.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Lord Stanley, for Melbourne. OFF DOVER April 24.—Arrived—John G. Coster, from Sunderland for New York. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind E., rain. Arrived, April 24.—Ganges, from Pensacola; I. A. U., I.om Bilboa; Owe* Jones, from Rouen. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind southerly ; tide, three hours' ebb ; weather cloudy. Arrived, April 24.—Decision, from Antwerp ; Perlan, from Friedriekshall ; Johanna, from Dantsic. Arrived, April 25.—Sarah, from Dunkirk; Ida Berun dina, from Groningen ; Caledonia, from Rotterdam ; Cactus, from Dantsic ; Countess of Lonsdale, from Hamburg. Sailed,!April 25.—Farentheit, for Konigsberg ; Stork, for Lisbon. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind S., moderate, with rain. Passed—Her Majesty's ship Dee, for Portsmouth; Morn ing Star, for Bombay. Anchored—Gandreda, for Adelaide. LOVE, JEALOUSY, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.— The Court of Assizes of the Ardennes three days ago tried a peasant named Haguette, of Flize, for an attempt at Mur der. Twelve years back, when ho was only 17 years of age, he paid remarkable attention to a little girl named Lebas, then only 12 years of age, daughter of a farmer of the village, and as they both grew older he began to regard her as his future wife. For some time the girls's parents made no objection to his visiting her, but when some months back he began to talk of marriage they resolved to break off with him because he was idle, and because also, the girl being destined to come into possession of some property, they thought that she might aspire to a person in a better station of society. The girl herself, though she had readily received the young man's addresses, consented without difficulty to reject him. Being much attached to the girl, he was plunged into despair at this decision,. and con stantly waylaid her for the purpose of supplicating her to accept him as her lover, but she always refused. He made repeated threats of vengeance against her and her family, but they were not regarded. At length, oa the 6th March last, a gendarme of the neighbouring village, whom the parents had selected as the girl's husband, paid her a visit; and whilst he was in the house, Haguette, in a state of great agitation, flung open the window, and cried out, "You shall regret this I" The next day the girl ascended to a hayloft to take some hay for the oxen; the prisoner followed her unobserved into the loft, carrying with him a double barrelled gun, and suddenly clasping her round the waist, he implored her to fly with him. She refused ;he repeated his prayer, and intimated that if she did not comply with it, he would kill her. The girl, however, broke from him, and he fired the gun at her twice, without, however, hitting her. The girl's mother, however, who at that moment happened to enter the hayloft, was slightly wounded in the hand by some slugs from the second discharge. The man took to flight, but was afterwards captured. In his defence all that he could say was, that he was maddened byloveand jealousy. The jury declared him guilty, with extenu ating circumstances, and the Court sentenced him to seven years' hard labour.—French Paper. COST OF CEILING PAINTING.—Sir Peter Paul Rubens received for his painting of the Plafond, at the Banqueting House, Whitehall, the sum of £4,000. The space covered by this painting is about 400 yards, so that h e wa s paid nearly £lO a yard. Sir James Thornhill, the fi rs t Englishman who received knighthood for his ability in art, was paid only £3 a yard for the laborious work on the ceiling of Greenwich Hospital, and only £1 a yard for paint ing the ornaments on the walls. " The Duke of Montague," says Sir James Thornhill, in his memor i a l t o t h e commis sioners for building the hospital, "paid Monsieur Rosso, for his saloon, £2,000 and kept an extraordinary table for him his friends, and s ervan t s , f or t wo years , w hil e the work was doing, at an expense estimated at £5OO per annum." Signor Verrio was paid for the whole palaces of Windsor and Hampton Court ceilings, sides, and back stairs at Bs. a foot, which is £3 12s. a yard, exclusive of gilding, had wine daily allowed to him, lodgings in the palace, and when his eye-sight failed him, a pension of £2OO per annum, and an allowance of wine for life. Signor Rim had of the Duke of Bedford, £l,OOO for painting three rooms ; for the little chapel at Bulstrode, £6OO ; from Lord Burlington, for his staircase, £7OO ; Signor Pellegrini, of the Duke of Port land, for work in his house, £BOO, and for a small picture over a chimney-piece, £5O ; of the Earl of Burlington = for the sides of his hall, 200. Other instances might be given to show the large amount of employment this now compara tively unused description of house-deceratiou afforded to artists of ability.-I'/if General Gunckel h as appealed against the con demnation to death pronounced on hi m b y t h e Criminal Court of the Ha, fi e , The Swedis ti war corvette Lagerbjelke, C a pt. I n de P..,eton, arrived at Ch er b ourg two days ago from Gibraltar 0. ,n the way to Carlscrona. The Minister of the Interior of the Grand Duchy of Baden has just informed the Archbishop of Friburg that the Government has authorised the meeting of the Catholic Associations of Germany, which is this year to take place at Friburg. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. —At the Comitia Majora, held on Saturday, the 23d inst., the following gen tlemen were admitted licentiates of the college, under the recently enacted by-laws :—Dr. William Sall, Army Medi cal Department; Dr. Henry Osborn, Southampton; Dr. James Russell, Birmingham ; Pr. Robert Stephenson, Belfast ,• Dr. Thoma s J erv i s , C onnaug h t - square ; Dr. John Richard Wardell, Mornington-road, Regent's-park ; Dr. Richard Budd, Barnstaple. APOTHECARIES' -HALL.—The following are the names of the gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, April 21 : —Ferdinand Mikisch, 141, Great Suffolk-street, Borough, Southwark ; Jas. Hochee, East Grinstead, Sussex; Richard Whish Brigstocke, Mil ford, Pembrokeshire ; Curtis James Bird, Red River, Hud son's Bay ; Charles Henry Drake ; Newbold Pickford, Manchester ; George Luke Priddle, Poplar, London ; Francis Hepworth, Crofts Bank, Lancashire ; Walter Hart, 185, Church-street, Bethnal-green. The following gentle men also on the same day passed their first examination : Joseph May, Stoke, Devonport, Devon; John Cockcroft, Middleham, Yorkshire ; Matthew Algernon Adams, Mar gate, Kent; Joseph Brettell, Dudley; John Erskine Chal mers, Hull, Yorkshire. ILLNESS OF THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER. —We deeply regret to learn that the Lord Bishop of Rochester, who we recently stated had become convalescent, has had a relapse ; and that the ill ness o f t h e right re - v. prelate has been of so serious a character as to excites the fears of his family and that large circle of friends so warmly attached to him. Prayers for his recovery were offered up in Chelms ford Church on Palm Sunday, and the clergy throughout the diocese will rejoice to learn that the venerable prelate, who has presided over them with firmness but fatherly affection, is likely to be restored to them, as the last account from the palace is that his lordship is much better. —Chef ns ford Chronicle of Good Friday. CONSOLIDATION OF STATUTES.—The present Go vernment, through their law officers, have brought in bills for consolidating the statute law of England and Ireland in the case of criminal writings, malicious injuries, coinage offences, personation, forgery, offences against the person, and larceny. As a matter of course, these bills will have to be renewed on the assembling of tho new Parliament at end of May or the commencement of June. RECIPROCITY DUES.—In the year 1858 there was paid by Government, under the reciprocity treaties, 1,11,747 to the Hull Trinity-house f or harbour dues and 'pilotage, £3,355 to the Hull corporation for the same se - .-vice, and £6,337 to the Hull Dock Company, as compos .tion. in liea of dues. In Newcastle, £B,BlB was paid to the Trinity house for pilotage, £5,222 to the corporaticra for town dues, and smaller sums below £l,OOO to the Tri;Lity-house and free hostmen for lights, local dues, and anelorage • £8,510 was paid to the pilots at Liverpool, and about £2,550 to the bal last corporation of Dublin for tonnage dues and various other claims. The sums received by the other ports on tha list, about 20 in number, in no case exceeds £1,000; and the aggregate of the sums paid is £49,393. The total amount paid under the reciprocity treaties up to the end of 1858 has been £1,125,097. „ - MANSLAUGHTER,—An act of Parliament was passed in the late session, which received the Royal assent on Tuesday, to enable coroners in England to admit to bail persons charged with manslaughter. The act provides that in every case in which a coroner's jury finds a verdict of manslaughter against any person, the coroner or deputy be fore whom the inquest was taken may accept bail with good and sufficient sureties for his appearance to take his trial, and thereupon the person, if in custody of any officer, or in gaol under a warrant of commitment by such coroner, is to be discharged. A recognisance is to be taken in the form set forth in the act. Further, the act provides that any time after all the depositions of witnesses have been taken, every person against whom any coroners jury may have found a verdict of manslaughter is to be entitled to have from the persons having custody thereof copies of the depositions on which the verdict has been found on payment of a reason able sum for the same, not exceeding the rate of lid. for every folio of 90 words. The act is the 22 of Victoria, cap. 33. I !NEW Acr ON EVIDENCE BY COMMISSION.--An Act of Parliament has just been printed to provide for tak • ing evidence in suits and proceedings pending before tri bunals in her Majesty's domi n i ons in places out of the jurisdiction of such tribunals. The superior courts at West minster and Dublin, the Court of Session in Scotland, and the Supreme Court in any colony or possession, and any judge of the courts, and the judges of a colony, &c., who may be appointed for the purpose, are to have authority under this Act. A commission for the examination of witnesses out of the jurisdiction in relation to any suit pending before any court or judge having autho rity under this Act. The expenses of - witnesses are to be paid, and for false evidence the penalty is perjury. The witnesses may refuse to criminate themselves or to produce documents. The Lord Chancellor, with the assistance of the judges, is to make rules to carry out the provisions of the Act. A case of interest to persons who give public per formances or exhibitions in the country was three days ago submitted to the Tribunal of Commerce of Valenciennes. The director of a travelling company of comedians in whose district the town is comprised claimed from Mlle. Anguinet, who gave sleight of hand performances in the summer at the Pre Catelan at Paris, the fifth of the receipts obtained for performances given by her at Valenciennes in March last ; and he insisted that royal ordinances of 1814, 1815, and 1824 clearly justified the pretension. But Mlle. An guinet contended that by a proper interpretation of the ordi nances in question, a director could only claim the fifth of the receipts of a public performance given in a town where his company was actually performing--and she showed that when she had given her perfonnances he was not in the town, and the theatre was closed. The tribunal, taking that view of the case, rejected the action. and ordered the direc tor to pay Mlle. Anguinet 50fr. damages for having sub jected her to inconvenience by causing two nights' receipts of her performances to be seized. A LUDICROUS INCIDENT.—In a market town not 100 miles distant from Holt, Norfolk, an incident occurred on Good Friday last, illustrating very remarkably the dif ference in the talent required for a Cambridge B.D. and a preacher of the gospel. The parish rector, after reading the morning service, having changed his rob es , ascen d e d th e pulpit, when lot horror of horrors 1 the sermon which had been so carefully selected was not in his pocket. The rec tory being too far distant to admit of sending for another sermon, he returned to the vestry, and, not making his appearance, was sought for by the parish clerk, in whose company he presently issued, clad again in his priestly robes of surplice, &c., and with hurried steps returned to the altar, and commenced reading the ante-communion service, concluding his labours with the prayer for the whole church militant. The occurrence of such a scene would have been ludicrous, but for the painful reflection that the system was still unreformed which permitted men unqualified for their office to be thrust as teachers upon the people, and upon whom their Master's " agony and bloody sweat, his cross and passion, and precious death and burial," fail in influence, creating no spontaneous audible echo in their dull hearts; but reminding their congregations of the exclamation of the prophet—" His watchmen are blind ; they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark." EXTENSIVE FIRE IN FINSBURY.—On Friday, in addition to the fire at Deptford, which destroyed so much property, three others took place in different . parts of the metropolis. The most serious of the whole was in Finsbury street, Finsbury-square, the property of Mr. W.Breadstreet, box manufacturer. The misfortune commenced in a range of manufacturing premises nearly 50 feet long, and which contained a costly stock in trade, some finished and some partially so. The moment the discovery was made, an alarm was given, and messengers were dispatched in diffe rent directions to call the engines. In a space of time almost incredibly brief sundry engines of the London Brigade attended, but the fire had previously obtained such a strong hold that it was attacking with full vigour the premises of Mr. Harman, and the houses numbered respectively 3,4, 5, and 6, in Finsbury street, which were all let out in tenements. So fearful an appearance did the scene present, that there appeared at one period not the least chance of saving any building near. - The engines of the brigade, under Mr. Fogo, the chief officer of the A district, were set to work, but in spite of the exertions of the firemen, the conflagration could not be subdued until the workshops of Mr. Breadstreet were burned out, and the five other houses severely damaged by fire j _water, and hasty removal. EASTER EXCIIRSIONS.—Express trains of the South Eastern Railway, at cheap fares, economising the time and money of the excursionist, afford him the opportunity of spending a few hours on either Easter Sunday or Mon day, at the most attractive places on our sea-coast, as well as the ether accustomed haunts of the Lon doner. Dover, Ramsgate, Margate, Hastings, Canterbury, TunbridgeWells, Aldershot, Cam, Reading, Box Hill, and various places in these directions are rendered accesible for the day by cheap excursion trains, or for longer periods by the special arrangements in connection with return tickets. The South-Western Company afford every facility for the conveyance, at low fares, of the metropolitans to the various attractive spots along the banks of the Thames and to many inland picturesque places to which their system of. railways extends. Not the least attractive of these trains are those which are advertised to run to Windsor, Twickenham, Richmond, Kew, and Hampton Court ; the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, 'Winchester, and the Channel Islands. The Great Northern issue, for the holidays, day tickets at cheap r a t es t o a ll important stations on their line ; and the Great Western have issued a liberal programme, which offers every convenience for travelling to the many beautiful scenes traversed by their railway. The Eastern Counties and Brighton Companies also run excursion trains at cheap rates. AFFIDAVITS BY COMMISSION.—Among the late acts was one to enable the judges to appoint commissioners within ten miles of London and in the isle of Man and the Channel Islands, to administer oaths in common law, and to authorise the taking, in the country, of bail in error, and recognisances and bail on the revenue side of the Exchequer. By an act of Charles 11. commissions were granted by the judges to administer oaths in proceedings in the superior courts of common law, but such commissions were not granted to persons residing within ten miles of the city of London, except to the clerks of the common law judges. The act states that the convenience of suitors and witnesses or deponents would be much promoted, expense saved, and the business of the courts expedited and facilitated by tar thorisino• a certain cumber of attorneys of the courts prac tising in different parts of London and its neighbourhood, and other fit and proper persons, to administer oaths elndto pro ceedings in such courts. The judges are now empowered miles a ppoint commissioners to administer oaths wit o a f din Lo in n i d s o te n r , Owahtohasrientco Common s r judges are n l7. B Cd th . for every oath administered by them:tYonledLa"wll°,,,ndanond Ct:3orrizurpisaisiao. affidavits, &c of Man and the Channel Islands. of as other docu . ! likewise empowered to appoint commissionersAi for the Isle made are to be read and made I:Pwiniam and Mary, ments. The provisions of the Exchequer by thepreex tendedsent act, to the revenue side of the cap. 4, as to bail in error and recognisances, are act, in the following clause :—" Be it therefore further enacted, that the said recited act and all and every provi sion therein contained, and also all commissions heretofore issued in pursuance thereof and now in force, shall apply and extend to and authorise the taking of bail in error and the recognisances of bail in error in all actions and suits commenced in either of the said courts (of common law), in like manner as in the case of special bail in actio ns and suits depending in e i ther of the said courts, to all intents and purposes whatsoever; and the said act, and all and every the provisions therein contained, and also all com missions heretofore issued in pursuance thereof under the s eal of the Court of Exchequer, shall als o a p p l y an d ex t en d to and authorise the taking of all recog,nisancei of every kind, and all bail, as well in error as otherwise, on the revenue ado of the Court of Exchequer," 96} TEE BALLOT SOCIETY. The weekly meeting of the Executive Committee was held on Tuesday last at the offices, 5, Guild hall-chambers; Thomas Prout, Esq., the treasurer, in the chair. Mr. Whitehurst, Mr. Richardson, Mr. M. C. Marsden, Mr. Samuel Harrison, Mr. T. F. Le Maitre, Mr. Elt, Mr. Francis Clowes, Mr. Hyde Clarke, Mr. W. Campbell, Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Gilbert Ponney, Mr. Sydenham Nodes, Mr. James Campbell, Mr. G. Staveley, and Mr. W. E. Dawes, were present. Subscriptions were announced of £lO from James Simpson, Esq., of Accrington ; £5 from Mr. W. M. Thackeray ; £5 from Mr. George Thomas, of Bristol ; £2 from Mr. James Peard Ley ; £1 from Mr. Bushby (Grantham) ; and several smaller sums. Reports from the various constituencies respectinr ; the posi tion of the ballot at the v.nning elections and the views of candidate s thereon were laid before the meeting and c.ensidered. It was reported that 25,000 copie of the addre ss t o the electors of the United .4 1? . .. ingdom agreed to by the committee, had been •Itistributed through the country. Mr. WIIITEHURST tb.en called the attention of the committee to an `Advertisement by the Central Committee of the flour Liberal candidates for the City, containing a letter from the society's ch a i r .. man, Mr. Berk e l ey, M.P., to the cha i rman of the ' Central Commit 4 ,,ee, the object of which letter was to support Lord J • R usse ll , i n sp i te of hi s cont i nued opposition t' a the Ballot. Great surprise was ex pressed b'y the committee at this letter, as an address to the electors of the City of Loudon, advoce.ting the opposite policy, was agreed to on the bith April, and a copy transmitted to Mr. BeeKeley, who expressed no dissent therefrom. After a long and animated discussion, the fol lowing resolution was proposed by Mr. GILBERT PONNEY, seconded by Mr. M. E. MARSDEN, and unanimously agreed to:— " That,' disclaiming any intention of dictating to Mr. Berkeley, OF any other member of the society, as to his exercise of the electoral franchise, this committee declare that the letter of Mr. Berkeley to Mr. Ingram Travers, the chairman of the central committee of the four Liberal candidates for the city, recommending the friends of the ballot to vote for Lord John Russell, was not written with their knowledge or concurrence." 7HE SICKLES TRAGEDY. The New York Heraldof the 13th inst. is occu pied over some two-and-thirty columns of its space with a verbatim report of the Sickles trial. It con tains but little that would interest English readers, but few of whom, we apprehend, would have the patience to wade through a tenth part of it. The speech of the counsel for Mr. Sickles occupies no less than eight closely-printed columns of the paper. The learned gentleman in the course of his exces sively verbose address indulges the court with some very copious extracts from the Old Testament, the ob ject of which, we presume, was to show that adultery is in opposition to the Divine command. Judging from the abundant use the counsel for the defence makes of the sacred text, we are led to infer that the Bible is not a popular book in the States. The jury doubtless derived a great moral lesson from the reading of the Ten Commandments and certain chapters from the Old Testament with which they were kindly favoured; but as the greater parts of the extracts were not n eces s ar y to the . case, it is not easy to see the advantage of read ing them, Without attempting to convey even an idea of the evidence given, the chief facts of which, relating to the attack upon the deceased Key, we have already published on previous occasions, it will be sufficient to subjoin the following upon the facts contained in which the provocation to the crime may at once be found : " THE CONFESSION OF MRS. SICKLES. " The following is Mrs. Sickles's written confession, which was offered in evidence : " I have been in a house in Fifteenth-street with Mr. Key. How many times I don't know. I believe the house belongs to a coloured man. The house is unoccupied. Com menced going there the latter part of January. Have been in alone and with Mr. Key. Usually stayed an hour or more. There was a bed in the second storey. I did what is usual for a wicked woman to do. The intimacy com menced this winter, when I came from New York, in that house—an intimacy of an improper kind. Have met half a-dozen times or more, at different hours of the day. On Monday of this week, and Wednesday also. Would arrange meetings when we met in the street and at parties. Never would speak to him when Mr. Sickles was at home, because I know he did not like me to speak to him. Did not see Mr. Key for some days after I got hero. He then told me he had hired the house as a place where he and I could meet. I agreed to it. Had nothing to eat or drink there. The room is warmed by a, wood fire. Mr. Key generally goes first. Have walked there together say four times— Ido not think more. Was there on Wednesday last, be tween two and three. I went there alone. Laura was at Mrs. Hoover's. Mr. Key took and left her there at my request. From there I went to Fifteenth-street to meet Mr. Key; from there to the milkwoman's. Imme diately after Mr. Key left Laura at Mrs. Hoover's, I met him in Fifteenth-street. Went in by the back gate. Went in the same bed-room, and there an improper interview was had. I undressed myself. Mr. Key, undressed also. This occurred on Wednesday; February 23, 1859. Mr. Key has kissed me in this house a number of times. Ido not deny that we have had connection in this house last spring, a year ago, in the parlour, on the sofa. Mr. Sickles was sometimes out of town, and sometimes in the Capitol. I think the intimacy commenced in April or May, 1858. I did not think it safe to meet him in this house, because there are servants who might suspect something. As a general thing, have worn a black and white woollen plaid dress, and beaver hat trimmed with black velvet. Have worn a black silk dress, there also, also a plaid silk dress, black velvet cloak trimmed with lace, and black velvet shawl trimmed with fringe. On Wednesday I either had on my brown dress, or black and white woollen dress, beaver hat, and woollen shawl. I arranged with Mr. Key to go in the back way after leaving Laura at Mrs. Hoover's. He met me at Mr. Douglas's. The arrangement to go in the back way was either made in the street or at Mr. Douglas's, as we would be less likely to be seen. The house is in Fifteenth-street, between K and L streets, on the left hand in l te w rlew t finortliVeedfronensdat door; ; th i e t s s t it e eo t f , the tehwinaky,; Monday.oanrran was open; occupied the saint room ; undressed myself, a n d ;arranged the he also ; went to bed together. Mr. Key has ridden in Mr. Sickles' carriage, and has called at his house without Mr. Sickles' knowledge, and after my being told not to invite him to do so, and against Mr. Sickles' repeated request. " TERESA BAGIOLI. " This is a true statement, written by myself, without any inducement held out by Sickles of forgiveness or reward, and without any menace from him. This I have written with my bed-room door_ open, and my maid and child in the adjoini ng room, at half-past eight o'clock in the evening. Miss Ridgeley is in the house, within call. " TERESA BAGIOLI.' " Lafayette. square, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 1859. " Mr. and Mrs. Pendleton dined here two weeks ago last Thursday, with a large party. Mr. Key was also here, her brother, and at my suggestion he was invited, because he lived in the same house, and also because he had invited Mr. Sickles to dine with him, and Mr. Sickles wished to in vite all those from whom he had received invitations ; and Mr. Sickles said, ' Do as you choose.' " TERESA. BAGIOLL " Written and signed in presence of C. M. Ridgeley and Bridget Ditty, Feb. 26 t 1859.' " " The whole of the confession is in Mrs. Sickles' hand writing. It is plainly and distinctly written, and bears little if any evidence of the nervousness and trepidation natural to the penning of such a paper. " Mr. Bradley was in court to-day, sitting beside and occasionally conferring with the counsel for the prosecu tion." NOMINATIONS FIXED. EIRMINGIIAM. — Thursday, April 28. BRlSTOL.—Thursday, April 28. LAMBETH.—Thursday, April 28. MA.RYLEBONE.--Wednesday, April 27. PORTSMOUTH —Thursday, April 28. BEWDLEY.—Friday, April 29. CITY OF LONDON.—Friday, April 29. WORCESTER.—Friday, April 29. OXFORDSHIRE.—Monday, May 2. SUFFOLK (WEST). —Monday, May 2. YORKSHIRE (EAST RIDING). —Wednesday, May 4. YORKSHIRE (NORTH ElDlNG). — Thursday, May 5. YORKSHIRE (WEST RlDlNG).—Saturday, May 7. TI L GEORGE STEPHENSON A ND HIS O LD Wn 'lowing interesting l e tt er s h ows the s t rong attachment of the Tyneside work men t o t h e memory • of the late Georg e Stephenson , the railway engineer : " Hong Z 1 ENA.LEThe fo llowing Feb. 25 .—Dear Sir,—W e are much grati fied by the intelligence conveyed by the last mail (bearing the newspaper date of Dec. 4) of the actual commencement of a subscription to erect a memorial to the memory of our late master, Mr. George Stephenson and beg to enclose an order on the Commercial B an k of India and China for the sums attached to our names. We, as Newcastle men, join heartily in this movement, as we consider that Newcastle should be the first place to do this public honour to so illus trious an individual—on account not only o ithe Tyne being his birthplace, but the great benefits conferred on the town and neighbourhood of Newcastle by his talents and perse verance. But we also, as servants of the establishment of Messrs. R. Stephenson and Co., and members of that class of mechanics who have been most benefited by his disco veries and improvements, record thus our gratitude for th e lengthened employment we have had under the firm of which he was the founder, and our admiration of one of our own class, who, by his successful application of such disco veries and improvements, had raised himself to the com panionship of the highest of the nobility, and left behind him a name more durable than any potentate of the Jest century. We leave it to yourself to enter our subscr:p.tkon among the workmen of the manufactory, or in t he l i st o[ subscribers, whichever you think best. With b est Nr_l!ti; . for the health of Mrs. Crow, yourself, and family , s. ,:f . 1 1 il . main, dear sir, your most obedient servants, u' n ,_ n i .-- cer, ton, chief engineer, steamer Toc— ft w i an Ni a rdo m ural, "fit' ) ria chief engineer steamer Undine ; lig c ' h - ief eng i n eer steamer Foundry, Hong Kong; Edward Tltc : Foundry, Hong Shamrock; Samuel Speechley , e Victori a raised a much larger sum by Kong.—P.S. We mighth thought better to confine it to soliciting subscriptions, b u t in the colony." (TllO enclosure the five Stephenson's men 2 t for X 5 otorling.) was a banker's draugh Share Stock Stock'