The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocir. The efflux of gold from the Bank of England is increasing, a large amount having been taken away yesterday. This movement, if continued, will now induce the Directors to raise the minimum to 3 per cent., especially as there is now an increased de mand for discount accommodation. The inquiry on commercial account has rather diminished conse quent upon the adverse position of politics, which has led to a general curtailment of operations, but railway calls, loan instalments, and other joint stock enterprises have imparted greater activity to the market. As these transactions have trenched largely on the supplies in the hands of bankers and others, there is naturally an upward tendency in the rates of discount, although choice bills are still negotiated at 21, and loans on Government Securities are obtainable at 12 per cent. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited a further advance in the rates on Vienna and Trieste. The withdrawal of gold which took place from the Bank of England yesterday for transmission to the Continent, amounted to £112,000. The silver market is very quiet, and bars have receded to ss. lid. per ounce standard. Letters from Liverpool report that in the Cotton Market yesterday a very moderate business was transacted, and only about 4,000 bales were sold at about former values. The Railway Share Market exhibited rather more animation, but prices were unaltered, At the meeting of the West Flanders Railway Company (not the Sambre and Meuse, as inadvert ently stated), held yesterday, a dividend of 4s. 6d. per share was declared. The half-yearly meeting of the Sambre and Meuse Railway Company took place to-day, at which a very favourable report was presented, Showin g an available balance of profit of £18,714 afs. 7d., f rom w hi c h t h e d i rectors have declared a dividend of 3s. per share on the original eapitlil after paying the preferential charges, amounting to £12,728 16s. The report was adopted. At the meeting of the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway Company to-day a report was read stating that 47 additional miles of railway had been opened, and that the receipts of the half-year had been £32,840 10s. 4d., being a considerable increase over the corresponding period of 1858. The report Was adopted unanimously. To-morrow being the day appointed for the open ing of the tenders for the New Indian Debentures, some discussion has taken place upon the price at Which the loan will be allotted. The estimates generally range from 95 to 96, but the rise which has just taken place in the Funds may, to a cer tain extent, modify the calculations which have been Made during the last few days. There has been a very buoyant market for Public Securities, in consequence of the mine which Sar dinia has intimated her willingness to adopt with reference to the Congress. Some large purchases have been effected, and at one time the rise was equal to 1 per cent., but a partial reaction has since taken place. Consols have been 95.,1 1, but they are now 951 I for money and account. The Government broker has bought £20,000 stock for the Savings Banks. Bank Stock hai declined to 223 ; but the New Threes and the . Reduced have improved to 941 ; Exchequer Bills are 335. to 365. prem. ; India Stock, 2201 ; and the Debentures are firm, at 961 97. 1 About an average amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices in some instances are rather firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 861 to 871 ; ditto New, Loan, . 761 to 77-1, ; and the 4 per Cents. are steady at 1021 ; Mexican at 201; Chilian 6 per Cents. at 102 . ; and Dutch 4 per Cents, at 981; Buenos Ayres Deferred are firm at 181; Venezuelan Deferred at 178 ; Spanish De- ferred at 3%; and Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858) at 9 41, but the 5 per Cents, are flat at 100. The Railway Share Market has exhibited more b uoyancy, and prices have sympathised with the u pward tendency of Consols, the , advance, com pared with y es t er d ay , being about to 1 per cent. lighton and North British have improved ss. ; C aledonian, Eastern Counties, Great Northern, Ituloashire and Yorkshire, North Western, and South Western, 10s. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), 158. ; and Great Western, £l. In the Foreign Market Lombardo-Venetian shares have improved 1 to I per cent., the old shares being dealt in at 81 91, and the new shares at 81 88. Paris and Lyons have advanced to 331, and Northern of France to 368 364. The Colonial Markets have been firm. Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced 10s. ; Great Wes tern of Canada, ss. ; Great Indian Peninsula, 10s. ; and East Indian, 10s. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in rather limited request. London and Westminster Bank advanced 55., and Bank of Australasia declined £l. Electric Telegraph have iltproved ss. Royal Mail Steam 155., and Scottish Australian Investment £3. B RITISH, FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. -flank Stock 3Per.Cent. Reduced Annuities xPer Cent. Consols Annuities 1 "v 3 per Cent. Annuities —O ng Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Inditto S 30 Years ' 2201 expire 10th Oct., 1859 7-16 a tock Di tto Debentures Ditto Bonds £l,OOO . Ditto under £l,OOO C onsols for Account (May 5) 9sk I March. June. 1? ) ,-, b. Chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 12d.. 33 6 Ditto £ 5O O Ditto D Small,,„ ltd. 33 6 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rrazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1852, 41 per Cent. 94 , Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 941 t uenos Ayres, 6 er Cent D itto Deferred P • 181 chijian 6_per Cent lO2 Grenada New Active, 3 1 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 5l Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account R ussian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent 2oi. Ditto 44 per Cent 110 k Spanish 3 per Cent. ****************** 991 Ditto Account • .... ****************** Ditto New Deferred, *** i e . ; * 6Z u *:.: . ******* ti Turkish 6 per Cent. ** Dittoitto NewAcc L oun o t all 8 ***************************************** 877 i Ditto i x d Ditto Account ......... .:;: ********* ~;:„ Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent; ******** '' i t Ditto Account x .. Venezuelan 5 per Cent. .......022. ........ Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent ..... 171 Dividends on the above payabl e in Lend batch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent. .. _ ° ll . Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. ........ Ogi TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .... Consols for Account (May 5) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859. API Newmarket Craven 25 .1 .11,. 97 Catterick ester SpringAL.‘Y. ! n wraarket S caster Spring 3 Ludlow ................ 19 9 Bath .................. 24 S4rewsbury 17 Harpenden • ............ 27 17 Epsom Summer ....Salisbur.... 31 19 The journals of St. halo state that the coast near I that Port was a few days ago visited by a frightful tempest, a nd that several dead bodies had been washed ashore. They r ' t ate also that a fishing-boat, which was known and ti the Celestine Marie, of Cancale, had been wrecked, and at its l 'evv of nine men had perished. Some of these unfortunate ien clung to the mast for some time, and the last dropped 41 t0 the sea and was drowned just as a lifeboat reached the Wre c k . 1 The journals of the Loire recor d a rare case of ( 3tgevit y in a horse :—Count de Foudras, of the chateau of Ogny, near Roanue, purchased in 1821 a seven-year-old ti ( l )r se, and the animal has just died aged 45 years ! Up to c age of 40, it is added, the animal worked regularly, and iTfot.ained in good spirits during the last five years of its D ESTRUCTION OF KING' S N EWTON HALL . —One „ the oldest and most interesting residences in Derbyshire, o i ng's Newton Hall, in the occupation of Mr. Richard G i.e erl, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Mr. \ jeer'. and his family were absent at Hastings, and the hall T he left in charge of two servants, the cook and coachman. sie latter gave the alarm, and every exertion was made by I,estrovillarrers to suppress the fire, b u t th e b uilding was nearly _ye3. The origin of the fire is not known. The build was interesting from various historical associations, as ';Wells for its ancient worth. King's Newton was built by ',..lllenaber of th e H ar di nge f am il y a b out 400 years ago, and o "as visited by King Charles 11. in whose service the then .k,Nant, another of the Hardinges, raised a troop of horse. a memorial of his visit, Charles left on one of the win ws the following anagram •—" Cras ero lox." Of late i.. e lrs King's Newton Hall became the property of Lady b 4 4 : l lston, but it is not suppsed that the hail will ho re ', DY preaent owizer. SIA? E ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. 12.10 13.14 Stoek Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 1 ;61341 S.,ockf Stock Stock Stock 124 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 :Stock 'Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Sto;:k 10 Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock! 25 Stock Stock Sharel Railways. Blythe and Tyne 1( per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock ,Do. do. do. Shares Stockl Stock' Stock' Stock Stock Caledon £lO, .4 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Rolyhd, 5,1 pc Do. do. 5 p. et. Cork & Bandon, 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. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. NO.I Do. do. N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lanc. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent ... Glas. &S West. rz a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, lst pf I Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 ) p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.a Do. Redeemable, 4i p et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. R edeem.Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. Stock 133 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock shares - I Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock! Do. Che ster guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock; T,on.&llrig.spc. g, - u. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 L on.& N.W.Cov. &Nun - eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon : &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, - . late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4. sh , 1 & Lin., 6p. ct 1 Do. £6 Do. 31- per cent. Itaryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent .. • Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock) Stock) Stock , Stock, Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 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. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,STC. pret .5 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 INorf olk Deb. 4 p. c. shares IDo. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 5 p. C. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& 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 140. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N. -Eastern deb Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen.g,ua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon. Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is . Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. l 'Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. Do. 6 per cent IWaterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 25) 25 j Stock Bedford and Bletchley! Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction. • Colchester, Stour Val. 1 I ICT s .°n113.1 a°rWnrl'.°l4lAlirbiewrriellid'strieSPriCest.l. Do. New, .. Gloster& DefWiliO;e ;t * Hartlpool.Dck.&Rau Hull and Selby ... Do. Shares......, Do. Shares London &Greenwich' Do. Preference lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do, Barking Shares Loivestoft, pia. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk lilidsb.& Redo', g.fp.c Stk N l%t eg i w d u . d 5 p. C. ) in n ar r aa a rn d izt f te o .e, rlr4 E . Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. . • • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. I Do. Shares ......A. Iloystn,lliteli.,& Shepl Shf.ltoth.&Gol.g. s p.c.l Shrgwsbry&l - Jereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6 p. e. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn. Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern JuPmion Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock ,& Passage Cornwall Do. A IA roves. no div Do • hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast June. D un.,Perth, Az Abr. J unc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U4ls) 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. r £l6 Do. do. 9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do, Southport London and Blackwell Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths • London& South-Westn. IL'deny & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Shef., & Lincoln Neropolitan Midl,And Do. BL•min,g. & Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. 4 Shm-es Newtastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh ORE) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rall.&Dk. Stk lio.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., Hampstd and City Junction ,North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale, Do. Preference, No. 1 IThamesHavenDk&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. Ist Class Do. 2d Class 100 all all 100 100 100 11613 4 123 Is, ' 17i all all 100 all 100 100 all all all all all. all all all all 1100 100 100 100 100 all 78 DAY.) 58 1 8 i 14 1011 86 68$ 921 Si 63 3 1111 'll 4 I 91} 38 1011 i 4 56 5 9 otl 45i 6 74k 12 14 90 92 71 72 26 27 92 94 10 10: toe 1011 85 87 t3l 133 104 105 57i .58 56 58 82 86 11 12 p 11 12 p 921 93 1 id i 2 d 62 65 111 112 931 1 1d 90 91 f 8 38 381 €1 00/ 101; 75 77 10 12 57 59 3.1 3 d 551 561 81 PO 2 31 d 1 4 02 14 10511 q 41 (1 1 14 14} 7 8 az 33 107 109 26 27 81 83 44 46 3i d 42 44 68 684 62 64 64 67 bi 6} 33 7 7 111 I LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. I Leasing Closin g Busines 1 Co.'s. Price. Done. ILn & N.W Ln& N.W ICaledonin IE.U..SzE C !Gt.North. lE.Counts. ICaledonin Do. G t. West Yk.N.Fellr Yk.N. Md. Do. S. East Do. * .. • .• D Stk. o. A z .. Peto &CC; Norfolk ** D 0... . '' LN w t iii Dar ' Midland . E. Counts. D 0....... D 0.... 'Do. TAN W) & L.Yk. Do. ;Gt.North Lank Yk T Brassny IPClean . S tk.& Dar Do. Gt. We st ' jl.4.&Brgtnl DOCKS 8 11 36 37 62 66 :ARKS, paid. i Closing I Business Price. Done. Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. Closing Nusiness ! Paid Price. Done. 102 - 101 18.1 - 8.91 12s 6d 5i 1.7.2 465 475 215 225 14 144 2 3' 11 7 84 8 9 8i 9i 13 14 I 1" 245 255 2i 3 L 95 205 2 2} 41 fi 22 1 4 231 82 84 195 205 125 135 24 3 10& 11i 46 48 30 32 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 par * p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £3p.) 27 1 11 20 Do. St.Johnd elßey,Lim. 15 12 13 5 Do. Land and Mining - Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min-, ing Co. of Jamaica ... d 40 Cobro Copper all 36 38 Cepiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 4 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 91 10 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 4 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 8 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead and Mining smelt all 31 4 5 Port Philip 1 30 ISantiago de Cuba 164 1 1 28.2.8I,United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. . Closing Business raid Share Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1141 1151 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 114 N.B.G 0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1101 1111 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 1001 1011 NovaScotirGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 111 112 110 11 Vict.Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Paid. Closing I Busthe s s Price. Done. 100 AgTa&trnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 40 Australasia all 82 84 824 11 25 Bank of Eg,ypt all 24 244 100 Bank of London 5O 45 47 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 li 14d 100 City 5O 63 65 100 Colonial 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 18 19 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all la 164 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland an 20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 21! 224 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock - 100 London & Westminster. 20 484 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all --- -- 20 Ottoman Bank all 181 194 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 'Do. New 25 Union of Australia all E 504 50 25 Do. New 2O 50 Union of London lO 100 Unity Mutual 100 Western Bk of London 50 22 21 d MISCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. Paid. \ClosingPrice.Buslness done 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint' all 14 15 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 200 230 25 Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 4 i 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at £5 di s 3 50 British American Land 40 30 32 2 5 0 0 Br o i ., 7 t. t I r ish Mag. Tel.A. all 36 38 p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 all 14 15 20 Do. C . 100 Canada Laud 321 120 124 10 Chandslands Tel.(Lim.) all 9 10 Stock Cop.Min.ot En g. &Sm 1 t g all 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 234 25 231 5 Crystal Palace 5 Do. Preference all 44 5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 104 1031 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all . --.— 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all - 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 14 1 •. 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 li 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 5 6 25 National Discount Co 5 i i d 150 NorthNpe.BnPeelr. 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do - 1 D 0• New all 5 . I, oi N v:e o ir, : v i uL a r S ao c up o de t i 4 i a s L ti :r a n : : a d . B aa o ll:_24 7_ 24 , 1 N P• e c. w Pr s e h f. a . r is e s t: at idle. all 1 14 2011 N.B.Auqralasian (Lim.) all i 1 50 Do. Ne 1 Oriental Gas 15s. 4 die par r ental Steam. all 80 82 50 Rhymney I . Telegr. 10 i ip 15 Do. New . vr a; ....... 20 Red Sea Iron 1 Scot. Austrin. T e n . L 100 Royal Mail' 25 South Australian Land. Ste all 64 74 100 1 . v Submarine sup ie en : eL Land v ) M all 1 6° 12 125 62 1 60 12 4 1 Do. do Registered 28. 11 364 1 3 1 7 all I 1 20 "T r .8c Ln.Co.of U`pr.6t;i: all 1 i 1 5 49 51 96 98 99 101 5 i 1 98 10 1 112 116 108 112 113 115 111 113 129 131 82 84 70 72 110 112 116 118 110 112 103 104 63 64 11 11i 95 97 86 £8 87 89 103 102 9 . 1 101 16 17 0 10/ 72 74 4 18} 191 1 9 1 14 14i 140 142 18 120 [6O 165 19} 9 1123 125 694 71.° P AO 142 [Ol 103 1,1 ) 93 9a , 91 10 llt lli 9 9i [O9 111 96i 974 1 4d i d par 23 23i 122 124 118 120 99 101 101 101 24 244 102 104 102 104 28 29 32i 33i 50 5 97 00 j 102 104 17 18 1 135 14 41 4i 109 111 64 66 115 120 92 94 2} 111 96 .6 i 1 1 . 1 1 56 58 !135 140 9 1 4 104 11 90 92 8 9 Share' Railways. Share! MinW Alfred Consols (Philack) British. Iron , Condurrow (Camborne) Debon G. Cons. (Taoist.) East Bassett (Illogan). Great South Tolgus.. G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillaciz) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crotty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortridge Cons. 3lin.Co. SouthCarldon (St. Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan).. W. Caradon (Liskeard). Wheal Basset (Illogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.).. Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) WWI Mar Ann (Menhe) tch'l Trejawney (Lick.) 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 83 85 Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Barods&Cent.lnd 134 d 18 u. 5 percent 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 ./ 6 1 . d 6 18 Do. Do. B 4/ 1 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron 114 t l4 9 d l 20i Do. New 100 £0 85 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 77 82 100 f 6 B p uff . catl.ob,Bdrsa.nitAatruGgodr., 1872 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. 1 par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 4 4 d 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 74 4 4 d 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.g,u.sp.c 5 4 4 d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1 0 11 102 102 20 Do. C Shares all - 151 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D0.41p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - 1001 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 18 20 sto. f Geelong Corporation 6 100 t per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 33 35 31/ 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,p.'7B all 76 79 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pre f 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 99.1 1001 1001 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 id 1 d 20 Do. do 4 —.- 20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 2q G.W. of Canada Shares all 151 151 151 201 Do. New 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with I all 102 104 t opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. ''/3 without opt all 102 104 100 Do. 51 p. C. do. '77 do all 98 100 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 161 171 171 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 191 191 191 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 17 18 18 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 4 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class A Capitl. S hare Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO --d .. Do. do. Land do - 20 f NorthoflndiaTramroad 28. t Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde . .3 15 1 d par, 20 Do. 20 Do. New lO d9l 20 Do. Punjaub <l2 5 , 1 d 4: 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. to a ' 10 g. Cl 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id parj FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 5 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1d 21 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 20 Benet* tO Graissessac. all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Ralf all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 5} 44 d 6 Eastern of France all 24 25 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 0} 6/ 10 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all • 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 I IP 84 gi 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 8 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 191 20} 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 91 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 321 33 334 20 Paris and Orleans all 49 51 2 0 f Recife& S. Fran. (Penn.) 1 9 n d gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 10 Rome and Frascati rall -- -- 20 Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per. cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse. all 64 6 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 51 6 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 204 211 20 Western of Austria 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all BRITISH MINES. Done. Businera Paid. Citersicir 2,11.19 2 6 t 37t 17s 11.18.8 91 18s 6d 84 7.9.4 nil. Closing Business Paid. Price. Done. Share Docks. Stock Commercial Stock,Do 4 perCent.Pref .Min Stock' EaKt and West India Stock, London Stock,St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria 2 ° Do New •. es at to ce .....P Tam. Closing I Business Price. Si Si 7 1 81 60 62 11 11i 32 85 91 93 79i 80 5 5} 4 9 15 16 57 58i 44 46 29 31 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1859. L 41.79" INTE. THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPgA.L--ATTORNEY-GENER AL V. CHAMBERS AND OTHERS - ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. REES AND OTHERS. It will be remembered that the contention in these causes relates to the claims of the Crown and coterminous land owners to the lands of the sea shore where the tide ebbs and flows at Llanellthelly, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The Lord Chancellor said that, on considering the affi davits produced in these appeal causes, it was impossible for him to come to a satisfactory judgment without having the facts ascertained by the verdict of a jury. His lord ship said he would direct an issue to try three facts -Ist. What were the proprietary acts, direct or indirect, of the defendants or any other person or persons on the lands of the sea shore in question. 2. What was the natural line of the sea shore in length and breadth from the low to high water mark, from one boundary to another, up to a certain extent; and also where the soil gradually or perceptibly declines at high and low water, and diminishes the sea water in its progress ; and 3d, whether there is in reality any part or pertinent by which the natural line may be as certained. A fourth issue was proposed to ascertain to what extent the colliery on the sea shore was worked at low and high water, in low or spring tides, and whether they were obliged to abandon the works at high water or spring tides. Counsel in the cause agreed to adjust the issues and sub• mit them to his lordship, The venue was not fixed, but it is supposed to be Car• marthen. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) JUDGMENT-BEDDOES V. PUGS. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—This is a suit to carry into effect the trusts declared in the deed of July 19, 1859. The quesition raised was whether the donee of a power was entitled to execute a mortgage deed for his own benefit. William Pugh, the father, had a power of appoint ment under his marriage settlement, and on his son, William Bentley Pugh, attaining his .majority on the 21st of January, 1851, he executed the power of appointment in his favour, and being desirous to raise money on his property with consent of his son, William Bentley Pugh, he mortgaged it for £28,000. His brothers and sisters dis puted their father's and brother's right to grant the mort • gage in question, being eestui qui trustees under the mar riage contract, and held the property in trust for their benefit, and therefore the mortgage-deed was ipso facto null and void. His Honour considered that the mortgage-deed was not void, and there was nothing to prevent the Court acting upon it until a bill was filed and an order obtained upon it setting aside the mortgage, and ordering it to be delivered up and cancelled. Counsel agreed to arrange the minutes upon which a de claration would be made within 14 days. Counsel in the cause, Mr. R. Palmer, Q.C., and Mr Goldsmid, Q.C. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) STRAKER V. LUCAS. Plaintiff is a compositor, and defendant is the registeied proprietor of the Horning star. Mr. Buchatan appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. W. Shun for the defendant The action, was brought to recover £5 10s. 6d..—£l 10s. 6d. wages actually earned, and £4 for wrongful dismissal. Mr. Shaen took a technical objection to the form of the action; but Mr. Buchanan said it was a form most common in this court, and proceeded with the cause. Plaintiff is a compositor, and lately employed on the Morning Star. On a certain occasion plaintiff absented himself from his frame (Wednesday night), and put no one in his frame; but on Thursday plaintiff again absented himself, and on this occasion he put a person named Thompson into his frame. This, it was contended, debarred defendant from summarily discharging plaintiff. The , plaintiff was called, and said that on the 16th of February, Mr. Donaldson, the then overseer at the Star, gave notice of his intention to resign. A" chapel" was held, and a deputation waited on Mr. Donaldson urg ing him not to resign. Plaintiff took a little too much, and absented himself from his frame. Nothing was said, and on Thursday plaintiff put Thompson into his (plaintiff's) frame. Thompson worked at the frame antl the bill was sent in, claiming £1 10s. 6d., in Straker's name, leaving a blank for Thompson's amount. Thompson was paid, but anything further was refused. It was customary to put a man into a frame. It was customary to give and take a fortnight's notice. Plaintiff was paid by thehour. Cross-examined—Plaintiff had been twice 'discharged from the Star. He had not been absent several times through drunkenness. Wheri he was engaged he was told that he must give and take a fortnight's notice. " Bridg ing" a frame is absenting yourself without finding a sub stitute. I "bridged" my frame on Wednesday, being absent, as I was intoxicated. On Thursday witness was absent from illness, and at seven he put Thompson i n When witness found his bill was not paid he applied t% Mr. Donaldson, who told him he had lost his frame a n d hi s wages. Witness asked for £1 10s. 6d., and sold nothing about his notice. W. Thompson said he was a compositor on the Star. He was put into a frame on the 17th February by Mr. Straker. In the course of the night Mr. Donaldson told witness to keep the frame altogether. It was customary to allow an absentee to put in a substitute, but that person must be acknowledged by the overseer. Cross-examined--Straker put me into the frame about five o'clock, and Mr. Donaldson first spoke to me about ten o'clock. Ho said, as nearly as I remember, " Take that Frame." Francis Bagge said he had been a compositor on the Star, and he had many cases similar in his recollection. Mr. Donaldson has forgiven many a man. It is usual to send in a "grass," provided he is not green. (Laughter.) It was in the power of the overseer to dismiss or forgive. Mr. Shaen said the whole facts were that plaintiff had absented himself from his work, and that it was for Mr. Donaldson to forgive or discharge. A witness had said tha lifting a type condoned the offence of " bridging ;" that might do for the compositor, but it would not do for the master. As to the offence being condoned, he (Mr. Shean) would like to have his Honour's opinion upon the word. In this case the plaintiff had discharged himself by " bridging"his frame, and was not entitled to a fortnight, He had absented himself through getting drunk, and I contend he has been rightly refused his money. Mr. Donaldson said it was his custom, when overseer, and a custom well known, to discharge a man for "bridging" his frame. There were only two rules—forgiveness, or dis missal and non-payment. Cross-examined—This offence was not condoned. Thomp son had no right to go on without my permission, and no man had a right to send in another man after "bridging" his frame. Stroke had repeatedly ".bridged" his frame and had been forgiven. Mr. Cross said he was now overseer at the Star. It was the understood custom not to pay for a broken week. Mr. Buchanan then addressed the Court upon the subject of condonation. His Honour had intimated that he was against plaintiff, and he should leave it to the Court. His Honour was of opinion that condonation was for givenness ; and he did not think the fact of Thompson's going in was a condonation, as it was sworn that he should be a recognised man. Now he was not recognised for Straker. As to the wages actually earned, it was like in flicting a fine on the compositor. There was no custom shown upon this point, and he must reserve his judgment till the.2d of May ; finding for defendant as to the notice. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE OMNIBUS NUISANCE AT REGENT-CIRCUS.—John Brown, conductor, in the employ of Mr. Peter Allen, pro prietor of the omnibus 6,203, was charged on the complaint of the Rev. James Brown, of 7, Upper Portland-place, with obstructing the crossing at the Regent-circus, Oxford street. The Rev. James Brown said that on the night of Friday week, from five minutes from 11 till 20 minutes past the omnibus 6,203, of which the defendant was the conductor, was on the crossing. It was a very wet night, and there were several persons waiting to go. He asked the driver to move on, when he became very violent, said he was no gentleman, and that he could go behind if he liked. He was in consequence obliged to go behind, and close to the pole of another omnibus, and as the practice was prevalent, and it was a great nuisance, he had come forward on public grounds to try to put a stop to it. The defendant said he should have summoned the coach man. He could not help what he did. Mr. Beadon said he could. It was his duty to order the driver to go on. The omnibus was under his control, and if the driver did not obey his orders he should have complained to his employer. He should fine him 3s. and costs for not doing his duty. The defendant said it was very hard that he should be fined for another, and as ho was leaving the court told the reverend complainant that he ought to be ashamed of himself. Mr. Beadon said if he heard such language again he would soon put a stop to it. ROOF STRIPPING.—Joseph Moore, a young man, was committed for trial for stealing a quantity of lead from the roof of the house, 27, New Compton-street, the property of Mr. James Smith, of 14, Greek•street, and which the prosecutor stated would cost £4 to replace. The prisoner said at first that he did not steal it, but be would plead guilty on condition that he was not sent for trial. THAMES. THE GREATEST RUFFIAN IN LONDON,--A tall, power ful, and moody.looking ruffian, bearing the name of Isaac Watts, was brought before Mr. Y ar dl ey, charge d w ith vio lently assaulting several persons. Yesterday afternoon Mr. John Brydges, a plumber, of 236, High-street, Poplar, was passing along a narrow street called Penny-fields, in company with his wife and a young lady, when he saw the prisoner and another fellow wan tonly and brutally attack two sailors without the slightest provocation, and knock them down, and when they were down the ruffians kicked them. One of the sailors was left on the ground bleeding and insensible. Mr. Brydges in terfered, and remonstrated with the ruffians, on which the prisoner assailed him with a volley of foul abuse, and struck him on the mouth. Mr. Isaac White, of 230, High-street, Poplar, who was 'standing at his own door, was the next victim. The prisoner and his companion bought some pease pudding while Mr. Bridges was following them, with the determination to give them into the custody of the first policeman he met. The prisoner and his companion threw some pease pudding into Mr. White's face, and on his ex postulating with them, the prisoner struck him in the face. Mr. White followed the villains, and they both attacked him and beat him, and caused his nose to bleed. Mr. White gave the prisoner and his friend in charge to John Chadwick, a police-constable, 350 K. The prisoner said that twenty police-constables should not take him, and kicked the police-constable in a savage manner. He also attempted to bite the constable, and declared with a terrible oath that he would ruin him. It required the united exer tions of nine constables to subdue the prisoner and take him into custody. The other ruffian, James Donovan, was rescued from the police, and was re-captured this morn ing in the Prince of Wales public-house, opposite the court Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner was an idle, lazy, disorderly fellow, and the greatest ruffian in Lon don. The prisoner had been repeatedly fined for assaults, and on the 11th of last November was held to bail to keep the peace for six months. Mr. Yardley wished that the person, at whose instance the prisoner was held to bail, would exhibit articles of the fine against the prisoner at the Sessions, and secure the public from his ruffianism for a long time. He fined the prisoner £5, or, in default, two months' imprisonment for the assault on Mr. Bridges, and to be imprisoned one month for the assault on the constable. That would keep the ruffian in prison for three months. Donovan was then put to the bar, and, for the assault. on Mr. White, was fined £3, and in default one month' s im prisonme nt. VISIT OF PRINCE ALFKED TO JERUSALEM. ' On the 22d ult. Prince Alt•ed and party paid a ' visit to the Mosque of thr:ar, at the request of the Pacha, and although it 'was the last day of the pil grimage to Neby MQ'osa, when all the fanatics of the country are assr.,mbled, and the mosque enclo sure was full of. men, women, and children, not an uncivil word was spoken to anyone. On Friday, 23d, a lovely morning, the whole party set out for Hebron. First, the cawasses, then the Prince, the English Consul and his lady, Major Cowell, &c., escorted by a body of infantry, mounted as body guard, and last of all a party of irregular horse for honour. It was a very pretty sight indeed. In front were two of the cavalry drummers, fellows in the most original costume, with conical felt caps, beating the little kettle drums at their saddle bows, with leathern straps, making the valleys ring again. At Nar Elias, the Greeks of the convent had laid down carpets and placed an arm chair for the Prince, under the olive trees where there 'is a view on the right hand of Bethlehem, and on the left of Jerusalem. The con vent bell was rung famously, and a crowd of Greek and Russian pilgrims were gathered to see the Prince. But at Bethlehem his reception presented a most wonderful and interesting sight. The whole population, in their picturesque dresses, turned out to see and welcome his Royal Highness, and his numerous cavalcade rode through a crowd of eager people, men in their red and white turbans, with holiday robes of scarlet cloth, women - and girls in dark blue and red, with gold coins on their heads and bracelets of gold and silver on their arms, on every terrace and roof, and many a prayer of " God preserve tam to his mother," or " God lengthen his days," was heard in an audible voice by the bystander ; in their vernacular Arabic. One man even ran forward and spread his garments in the way, but the Prince, with delightful tact, turned his horse aside so as to avoid treading on them. As the party proceeded The mass of people followed, so that when it reached the Church of the Nativity, the fine open sr,ace in front of it was thronged. Here the party were met by the Latin, Greek, and Armenian wanks, bearing huge lighted wax tapers. All the 'places of interest, including the Grotto of the Nativity and the dwelling-place of St. Jerome, were duly visited. After resting for a short time, anc l A accepting the hospitality of the Latin superior, t'ile party proceeded to Urtas, sup posed to be tl - ..e site of Solomon's gardens, and now the indust:ial farm belonging to the Jerusalem Agricultrral Association and to Mr. Meshullam, who reF,ides on the spot. On the hill side the shiek and I:,eople of Urtas met the party, and with their 10P4 guns, fired a feu de joie, to the great amuse- Anent of the royal party. • Mr. Meshullam had the Uni on J ac k flying over his house, and had the honour of entertaining the party at breakfast. The visitors were so much pleased with the place and their reception, that they expressed their intention of returning thither on their way back next day. Hence they went towards Solomon's Pools, the goldfinches pouring forth their song from every branch and thicket. These pools arc splendid pieces of water, the largest, as was observed by one of the party, capable of accommodating two first-rates. At He bron the troops were drawn out, and after the colonel had paid his respects, the party moved on, not to the town, but westward to the great oak, • called Abraham's oak, where tents were pitched in ! readiness. Presently a pack of jackals began to cry among the vineyards, and their voices had hardly ceased when the plaintive cry of the plover was heard, and then came the barking of a fox, the hooting of an owl with a voice like a bell, and all other sounds special to an encampment. Next morning the party returned to Jerusalem by a dif ferent road, first visiting the unfinished building called Abraham's house, supposed to have been begun by David before removi ng t o Zi on . Th e doorway is 176 feet wide, and all of Jewish style of building. Shortly before reaching Urtas a hare was started, and a brisk but unsuccessful chase ensued. At Urtas dinner had been prepared by Mr. Meshullam, and the butter, honey, and Beth lehem wine were much approved. After dinner the line of march was resumed, and Jerusalem re entered after dark. Next day the whole party at tended divine service at the English Church on Mount Zion, where the bishop preached, and the church was filled with pilgrims and strangers then sojourning in Jerusalemeven some of the Turkish guard ventured in. In crossing the square of the castle opposite the church gateway the guard turned out to salute, and on leaving the church the Prince was received by a dense crowd, chiefly Armenian pilgrims, desirous to see the Queen of England's son, and on his way back honoured the bishop by returning his call. On Monday, the 28th, his Royal Highness left Jerusalem for the Dead ' Sea. As soon as the sun was risen crowds as sembled to see him depart, and the terraces and domes of the houses were covered with spectators. The troops lined the street, and when his Royal Highness left the consulate the castle guns fired a salute of 21 guns, and another when he passed out of the St. Stephen's Gate. At the Garden of Gethsemane the heads of the Armenian and Greek Churches were waiting to take leave of the Prince, who proceeded then to the Dead Sea, and thence by Bethel to Damascus. STEAM TO NEW YORK.—SOUTHAMPTON, April 19.—The North German Lloyd screw steamer Bremen, Cap tain Wessels, was despatched hence at 3 p.m. for New York, with the German and English mails, upwards of 800 tons of freight s 310 passengers from Bremen, 44 from Havre, and 32 from this port. The screw steamer Hammonia is due off Cowes on Tuesday next, and the New York on Wednesday, from New York, the former bringing advices of the 15th, and the latter of the 16th inst. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant ship Forest Monarch, 877 tons, Capt. Thomas R. Anderson, which sailed from Southampton on the 25th of August with 48 married couples, 85 single men, 75 single women, 29 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 33 girls be tween the same ages, 4 male and 8 female infants, making a total of 330 souls, equal to 287 statute adults, under charge of Surgeon-Superintendent Samuel Leonard Crane, M.D., arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, on the 21st Decem ber. Sixteen deaths (one male and three female adults and 12 children) and six births occurred during the voyage. THE ARCTIC REGlONS.—Captain Irminger, of the Royal Danish Navy, as corresponding member of the Royal Geographical Society, has announced that letters and parcels for the members of Capt. M'Clintock's Arctic Ex pedition can be forwarded by the Danish vessels shortly about to sail for Greenland. The names of the vessels and dates of departure are as follows :—The ship Julianehaab, to Frederickshaab, Fiskernwsset, and Godthaab, and the brig Neptunus, to Claushaven and Jacobshaven, both at the end of April; the Hvalfisken, to Christianshaab, Ome nak, and Upernavik, the beginning of May : th e b r i g Peru, to Egedesmmde, Omenak, Upernavik, and Proven, the middle of May; the brig Constance, to Christianshaab, Jacobshaven, and Rittenbeerek, the end of May ; the brig Tialfe, to Egedesminde and Godhavn, the beginning of July. FIRE AND LOSS OF LlFE.—Yesterday morning, between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, the inhabitants of Church-street, Soho, were aroused from their slumbers by the springing of rattles and loud cries of " Fire." In the course of a few minutes it was found that the premises of Mr. Carlisle, chair and couch 'maker, were on fire. The discover) , was made by one of the inmates goin g down stairs and observing smoke issuing from the back room. He im mediately roused the other inmates, who were soundly sleeping, the house being let out to several families. The police despatched messengers for the Royal fire escapes and the London Brigade engines, which promptly arrived from Crown-street, Chandos-street, and Holborn, followed by the parish engines. • A plentiful supply of water being obtained the Crown-street engine got to work in an admirable man ner, under Engineer Wilkinson, when the fire was speedily extinguished. Mr s . Emma Carlisle, aged 35 years, was found on the ground with one of her arms and legs burnt off her body, by Engineer Wilkinscn. A shell being pro cured, the body was conveyed to the dead-house of Soho. Information has been forwarded to Mr. Bedford, the coro ner, but no day is yet fixed for the inquiry. The premises are not insured. A second fire broke out on the premises of Mrs. Mary Ponsa, broker, Brill-place, Somers-town, which was not subdued until considerable damage `vas done. Cause Au k ipria . .„ „ , L ••J • 4 THE CONGRESS. The Moniteur publishes the following article, a telegraphic summary of which appeared in The Sun of yesterday :-- "After having adhered to the proposition of the Court of Russia to refer the settlement of the Italian question to a Congress, the five Powers thought it advisable to come to an understanding upon the bases of the future deliberations, and they agreed upon the four following points, proposed by the Government of her Britannic Majesty " 1. To state precisely the means by which peace may be maintained between Austria and Sardinia. " 2. To establish how the evacuation of the Roman States by the French and Austrian troops can be best effected. "3. To examine whether it is advisable to intro duce reforms into the internal administration of those States, and of the other States of Italy the administration of which may show defects of a nature evidently calculatee, to create a permanent and dangerous state of d!iscontent, and what such reforms should be. "4. To substitute for the treaties between Aus trid and the DucVies a confederation of the States of Italy between themselves for their mutual protection at home as wrill as abroad. " Subseo•aently, the Vienna Cabinet demanded the prevtous disarming of Sardinia, declaring that that 'measure was an absolute condition for its join iP.g the Congress. This condition having given rise to objections on the part of all the other Powers, the Austrian Government substituted instead one for a general disarming before the meeting of the Congress. " The Government of her Britannic Majesty is of opinion that it would suffice to admit at once the principle of a general disarming, reserving to re gulate its being carried out until the opening of the deliberations by the Plenipotentiaries. "The Government of the Emperor, guided by the same sentiments of conciliation which determined it to adhere to the meeting of a Congress and to the bases of the negotiation, has not hesitated to give its assent to this combination. " A. difference has nevertheless since manifested itself upon the question as to whether the official adhesion of Sardinia to the principle thus admitted was or was not previously indispensable. " The Government of the Emperor thought that it was impossible, logically and equitably, to invite Piedmont to adhere to this principle, if at the same time the Powers,did not ask it to be represented at the Congress. " The English Cabinet having laid great stress upon France consenting to induce the Turin Cabi- net to acquiesce, as a preliminary step, in the prin ciple of a general disarming, the Government of the Emperor has not refused to give a new proof of his conciliatory views, and he has promised compliance with this request, provided it shall be agreed that Sardinia and all the other Italian States shall be invited to send a representative to the Congress. "In a perfectly analogous circumstance, at the conferences of Troppau, in 1820, the Court of Aus- tria itself took the initiative in a similar proposal. Its first representative, Prince Metternich, declared that it was just, as well as useful, to invite the different Italian States to send Plenipotentiarie's to the Congress which it had been decided to hold at Laybach to take the affairs of Italy into considera tion, and that advice was shared by all the Powers. " We find in this precedent a reason to hope that the condition we have just indicated, so conformable moreover, to the principle of equity a n d t o th e in- terests of all the Courts of the peninsula, will re ceive a unanimous assent. " Moreover, as regards disarming, the Government of the Emperor having admitted the principle, it could not raise an objection as to what might be thought the most opportune moment to carry it into execution, and if the Powers were of the opinion to proceed thereto even before the meeting of the Congress, it would, on its part, see no reason for not conforming to that wish. " Everything, therefore, leads to the, presumption that if all the difficulties are not yet smoothed down, the definitive agreement will not fail to be esta- blished, and nothing more will be opposed t 6 the - - meeting of the Congress." THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY. The following letter on the affairs of It a ly, writ ten to the Grand Duke of Tuscany by King Louis Philippe, only three months before his fall, is a curious historical document, full of present interest : " My very dear Brother and Nephew,—l have received your letter of October 8. I am infinitely sensible of this testimonial of your confidence and friendship. You have long been aware of the great attachment which I feel for you and your family, and you also know how entirely I share the senti ments of my excellent Queen towards all the chil dren of a sister who was so dear to her. I shall answer your letter with the utmost frankness and confidence, for you cannot but know that, in the system of government to which I always conscien tiously conform, my words express only my own personal opinion, and have no official character whatever. But I feel all the more free to speak plainly to you on the present occasion, because the political opinions of my Foreign Minister are in complete harmony with my own on this subject, and consequently the language which may be addressed to you by my Government will coincide with what I say privately. I think you did well to accept the abdication of the Duke of Lucca in your favour. I will say nothing here of the terri torial changes which you tell me are to accompany this resignation, because I only know those pre scribed by the Treaty of Vienna, and this is the first time that I have heard anything about the treaty of November 28, 1844, to which France was no party, and which is altogether unknown to us. Nevertheless, the incorporation of the Duchy of Lucca with Tuscany seems to me a good measure in the present state of affairs and of public opinion. I agree with you that this state is serious, but I think that whether things will get worse or mend depends upon the course which the Italian Govern ments may follow. I do not doubt of the possibility of an amelioration, but I confess that I have not equal confidence that the measures which, in my judgment, are necessary to effect a reform, are likely to be adopted by the Italian Governments. The most essential thing of all is to allay the reci procal differences between Governments and peoples. It is by acting upon this principle that we have had the happiness to obtain that result which France has exhibited for the last 17 years. The first words which I addressed to France in 1830 were The Charter shall henceforth be a truth.' France be lieved me. I did not deceive her confidence, and hence our salvation. Thus it happened that a thing which may perhaps have appeared very insufficient to satisfy the passions or illusions of any individual, taken separately, became dear to all as the palla dium of common rights and general security. Do not suppose, my dear nephew, that I want to urge you to set up a charter in Tuscany. No ; I give no opinion upon a matter which I do not understand. Every country, every people, must be governed by circumstances peculiar to itself. But what I do insist upon, with a thorough conviction that I am right, is that whatever is done ought to be done thoroughly, frankly, honestly, and without any mental reserve or intention to undo at some future time what may be done now. There, in my opinion, lies the only , hope of safety; but I have great faith in it if religiously observed. The impracticable project of uniting the various populations of Italy in one mass ought to enlighten peoples and Governments both as to the immense danger of allowing men's minds to take this direction, and as to the measures which would efficaciously conduce to the real object in view, and thereby avoid all those disappointments • and perils into which the illusions of unity would inevitably precipitate them. It seems to me there fore desirable—though I am but too well aware how difficult the task is—that the Italian Sovereigns and Governments should endeavour to come to some agreement as to the changes to be made, both in their governmental regimes and in their internal administration, so as to give some satisfaction to the requirements of the age and the present social state of nations—so different from what it was only a few years ago—and to the just and reasonable desires of their subjects. It is not only in the interest of Italy that I express this desire, but alsoint e hit e t of Europe, and of the maintenance of that peace which is the basis and guarant e e n e d of p t e l e ie le h s app s in u e ch ss , and prosperity of all States with And such now entire y eon therefore, is the course which I shouldp .recommenddear to be taken by all the Italian Sovereigns if I w ere nephew,called that to I advise hav e I have only to renewout o n, e t p h l e ie m d . the assure ex pression fiden oeaonfdma n friendship, and to beg and yours. your family that they may always reckon upon the . y o b c e t s . t l w 7, is l h B e 4 s 7 f . or you sin , c , e s lty cl o o f u m d, Es. (in the King's own handwriting.)—You ,may also be very sure that all that concerns your States is for me an object of spscial—ioaterest and surveillance ; but I hope you will pardon my old experience if, oat of the great interest Which I bear to you, I tell you frankly that the best way to dis concert revolutionary attempts is to attach subjects to the Government, for it is certain that if they succeed in so doing all such attempts will cease to be dangerous ; and those who make them will soon tire when they lose the hope of gaininc, the suppo r t of the mass es . Wh a t na ti ons dread'altve all things is arbitrary government ; and what tb eyparticularly desire is that itshould be replacedby the reign of law, and that they may be protected by legal order against the irregular vexations of agents of autho rity. This is the only great change which I should like to see you effect by your own will. The task is doubtless difficult, but it is a splendid and glori ous one ; and, therefore, I am doubly anxious to see it accomplished by you." CAPTAIN CARNEGIE AND SIR JOHN PAKINGTON. 4r , The following letter has been forwarded to us for publication :—. " London, April 19. " Sir,—l have read with feelings of surprise and indignation the ungenerou s taunts that you levelled at an absent man and former colleague when the question of my resignation was brought before the House of Commons. "Of the circumstances that induced Sir Benja min Hall to make his inquiry I had no previo us knowledge, no r h a d I an y communication with him on this or any other subject, until, when informed by the pape rs o f th e wor di ng o f hi s question, I sent him a telegram from Ireland, which he read in the House of Commons. "The facts attending my appointment and resig nation were as follow : " When you offered me the appointment it was with the understanding that I should endeavour to obtain a seat in Parliament as early as possible. I expressed my readiness to start for any place that offered me a fair and reasonable prospect of success, and I make this written acknowledgment of my obligation, which you seem to regret not to have received before. " Such were the conditions under which I ac cepted your offer to join the Board of Admiralty, and from that moment I have not lost a single op portunity of endeavouring to fulfil my portion of our unwritten understanding. "Now, let me state the facts—facts of which you were cognisant, although, for your own defence, and for my condemnation, you thought proper to ignore them in the House of Commons. " No sooner had I entered office than the possi bility of a vacancy in the representation of Ports mouth was anticipated. I expressed my readiness to you personally to undertake the responsibility of the contest, if necessary ; the vacancy did not occur, and the matter ended. When Portsmouth was thus disposed of I placed myself in communica tion with Dartmouth, whence I received such infor mation as led me to believe that my hope of success in that quarter was well founded if a previously favoured representative in the interest of Govern ment did not present himself. Other places were under my consideration, as I have evidence to prove, and in an interview I had with you I mentioned one of them. • " When a dissolution was announced you spoke to me upon the subject, and mentioned Dover. Devonport was also alluded to, but by some one else. In replying to the latter suggestion, I stated my opinion that it would be impossible for any Govern ment candidate to contest Devonport with any hope of success, as I could not suppose that the dock yard labourers, to be disqualified by the Reform would support a nominee sent down by a Go vernment that had determined to deprive them of their franchise. Now, with regard to Dover, which you pressed upon me, I had previously been requested to allow myself to be put in nomination for this borough, but the information that I received from numerous quarters made me doubt the propriety of such a course, and this opinion I freely expressed whenever the subject was mentioned to me by those who recommended it. " On the morning of Wednesday, the 6th of April, I announced to you, through the ordinary means of communication between a chief and his subordinate, that Dover was a place which I could hardly expect to contest with success, but I added that I had hopes elsewhere, and that an interval of 24 hours would enable me to ascertain whether the reports from another place were sufficiently favour able to warrant me in standing for it. " To this remark of mine you answered by stating, that in your opinion I had no option,' and you left the room to attend (I believe) a Cabinet, while I left it for the purpose of tendering my resignation of an office which I could no longer wish to hold under such an imputation. " That offer of resignation must have been com municated to you on your return the same day, for you then sent for me, and, after alluding to it, and expressing your regret for having made use of hasty words, you still strongly urged me to stand for Dover, and stated that Lord Derby coincided with your opinion. " I then informed you of the political difficulties which attended the representation of Dover, and mentioned the awkward circumstances in which should be placed if I went to Dover with the G overnment Reform Bill tied like a millstone round my neck. But these political objections were not the o n ly ones I foresaw I should have to encounter ; it was very soon made clear to me that there was only one possible method by which either of the sitting members for Dover could be deprived of their seats, and this was a course I could not condescend to adopt. " - I have only now to complete my case by quot ing an extract from a letter, addressed to me by a gentleman high in your confidence, dated on the afternoon of that same day on which you had been verbally and by letter endeavouring to induce me to stand for Dover : " t They say they must either get you to stand for Dover or Devonport, both of which must be fought by Admiralty men. I am inclined to think you would have the best chance at Devonport ; I don't like Dover much. The enthusiasts think they can turn out Russell. I told them they might turn out Osborne, but had no chance with Russell ; and, in fact, I believe the latter would fall through the former.' " You have compelled me to make this statement public. You have, in your place in the House of Commons, endeavoured to protect yourself by attri buting the most improper motives to me, which, if they were true, would be inexplicable:Nan-further accuse me of hesitation and vacillittion; -end you presume to declare your regret that fitfAnd not taken down in w r it ing th e partictitireatrthe con versation which passed between us on the occasion of our first interview. " I have placed in writing the arrangement made, and I have endeavoured to carry out that arrange ment. I did not hesitate, nor did I vacillate. I declined, upon consideration, to contest the repre sentation of a borough which I could only have gained by means repugnant to my sense of honour, and, not acknowledging the assumption that I was bound to contest either Dover or Devonport, I de dined to remain at the Admiralty. " I purpose to send a copy of this letter to the public journals, and have the honour to be your most obedient servant, " S. T. CARNEGIE. "The Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, M.P., 8zo." THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on sale in to-day's market. The demand for all kinds ruled steady, but far from active, at Monday's improvement in value. The general condition of the samples was good. Fine foreign wheats commanded more attention at ex treme rates, but inferior parcels were a slow inquiry. The barley trade ruled firm at full currencies, but malt moved off slowly at previous quotations. There was a fair demand for most kind of oats, at previ ous rates. Beans moved off freely, but peas wore much neglected. The flour trade was firm ; in prices, however, no change took place. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK;! wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. English 1,420 ( 670 i 3,3 7 0 , 100 i 1,030 Irish Foreign - 22,870 i 2,440 ski No ____ I WIIITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 43 6d; mutton, 3s 6d to 48 10d; lamb, 4s 10d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d • and pork, 3s Od to 48 2d per 81b., by the carcase. Trade steady. BOROUGH HOP. All new hop s are selling steadily, at very full prices Yearlings are firm. In other hops vary little is doing. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the shorteichangeon London is 25.071 Per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng lish Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 4-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advises from Hamburg the price of gold is 4211 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.3 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 109! I per cent. , which, when compared with th o Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex change is slighly in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte rest, the present rate leaves a trifling profit on the uppor • tatiou-of gold fro a the United States. •