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

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. 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 1 858. The increase is most perceptible in beer and ale, coals and culrn, cotton manufactures, earthenware, 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, C offee, wheat, flour, potatoes, provisions, raw silk, tallow, timber, and tobacco. The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom for the three months of 65,583 for 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 of 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 a large amount of capital. The check which has b een given to commercial enterprise by the un favourable state of p o liti ca l re l a ti ons h as c a u sed 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 Bank of England is still maintained at 21 per cent. Increased depression is experienced at the Stock Exchange. At first the Funds appea r ed s t ea dy, but extensive sales on foreign account have since taken place and the result is a general d ecline 931 in values. Consols, which were 7 4 of have dropped to 931 4-, and they are no w 93 1 Further extensive sales have 'h - een made, and the tendency is still unfavourable. The „ New Thr ee are mar k e d 921 1, and the Reduced ' 2 l 7 . 5. Exchequer Bills have been dealt in at 325. to 358. premium; Indian Debentures, 951 96 ; and t h e New issue, 2to 1 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 decided fall. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been about 80 to 82, and 76 to '7B, and the New Issue 66 to 70, and 65 to 67, which is a further important decline. Venezuela Deferred have fallen to 161; Spanish 3 per Cent. Deferred to 291 ; and Sardi nian to 691 70. Russian 4,1-per Cents. are 98 ; Mexi e_au, 19?- ; Buenos Ay res, 921 94 ; and ditto D eferred, 18. The Austrian Loan is 6to 4 dis. A most decided change has taken place in the Railway Share Market in sympathy with all classes of speculative securities, the decline, compared with previous rates, being fully 2to 3 per cent. South Westerns have receded £2 ; Eastern Counties, Great Northerns, East Lancashire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, £2 10s. ; Great Western, Brighton, Mid- i land, and Caledonian,£3 to £3 ss. ; and Norfolk, The Foreign lines have fully participated in the general decline. Northern of France have receded £2 10 s.; Bahia and San Francisco, 10s. Lombardo- Venetian old shares were dealt in at 6 to 6, 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 ss. ; and East Indian, £3. Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in very limited request, but prices are lower. Ottoman Bank have receded to 174 171, Union of Australia to 491, Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 80 and 81, and South Australian Land to 36. T . The Funds h ave further receded toHALF-PAS the TWO extent of to 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—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 2T 2 3 per C en t. C onso l s A nnu ities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 220 921 4 i 12 India Stock Ditto Debentures 96 51 1 I 5 Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Ditto under £I,000 June. - March. F xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lld 3 '3 3 3 Ditto £5OO 33 2 1 Ditto Small, 114. 99i Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent .... 931 1 la 1 3 Consols for Account (May 5) FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1829 aud 1839 94 21 3 / Ditto 1858, 44 per Cent. .. • 79 Buenos Ayres, b per Cent. Ditto Deferred M exican 3 per Cent lB Ditto Account D itto Account It kNsian 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian 5 per C en t. 691 70 69 Spanish Sardinian, Cent Ditto Account Ditto New D e f erre d , 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account ... .... Ditto Account Ditto New Loan ........ ...... ... Venezuelan 5 per Cent. ...... Ditto Deferr e d 2 per c'ent ......... . ......... Dividend s on t h e above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 24 per Cent 6O 581 Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. ........ 96 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money ..... 931 I Consols for Account (M a y 5) 93 The last accounts from Constantinople state that Abd-el-Kader intended to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, but, in su b m i ssion to the Ottoman Government, he has abandoned the design. The Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna, Mgr. Raus cat her, has returned to that city after several months' absence Rome. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I 1 B us iness Share i Railways. Paid • Closing Price. 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Boat. and Eastern Junr.+lon 10 4 65 50 litelfaAt and Ballymena all 13.14 Bin, Wol., and Str. Val all 74 8 5 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 60 82 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tvne all 32 35 Stock I Bristol and Exeter Stock ,Caledonian Stock 'Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all -- 2 0 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all . A Cornwall all 5 55 20 10 D A roves. no div all 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. tall hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin and Belfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 85 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 15 16 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 575 585 56 54 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 85 25 East Kent Stock East Lancashire lOO 88 90 89 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 71i 725 Stock Edin.,Perth, &Dundee. 100 265 27 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow& South Westn l6to 92 94 10 Great North of Scotland 1 %11 9 1 ; 98 10 97 875 8 Stock Great Northern Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 81 83 81 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 105 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gna.Stk lOO 54 5 6 12 Irish South Eastern all .50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 83 86 165 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 89 1 005 90 it 80 16 Do. do. F 216 6 id 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 fd 3 Do. West Riding Union 5 20 Do. Southport Stock London and Blackwall all 60 63 60 1} Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 107 108 107 875 Stock London & North Westn 100 904 015 22 15 i 1 905 125 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 89 80 w 89} 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 1 8 Stock Man., Shet., & Lincoln lOO 364 375 36 2 2 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO I: 885 " 7 1 8 5 7 5 Si Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 7 5 77 50 iMid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 5 Shares all 100 Newtastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 10 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def. \ 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all Stock Norfolk lOO 55 57 50 North. Counties Union 35 35 3 d Stock North British lOO 52 , 54 54 5 3 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.liasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 84 86 8 84 71 1 2 4 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 24 it d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 45 164 'Stock Do. York lOO 71. 73 7 2 4 4 Stock North London lOO 102 105 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction V Is. ... 20 !North Staffordshire 175 45 41 d 122 t 20 North-Western 10 , No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 Stock,Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 32 33 10 IPeebles all -- 20 :Portsmouth 10 ißhymney lO StockiScottish Central lOO 107 109 Stock I South. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 26 27 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 81 83 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 44 46 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 35 25 d Stock South Devon lOO 43 45 43 Stock South-Eastern lOO 64 65 645 55 45 Stock South Wales 20 ISontliYorks.&Riv.Dun all 65 65 20 iDo. do lB 20 IStaines, Wok., & Wek all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 3 6 3 7 25 Do. do. 1855 7 25 Do. do. 1858 7 Stockton & llartlepool 165 Stock Taff Vale lOO -- Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHayenDk&Rail 22 Stock Vale of Neath lOO 62 66 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 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 RI 5 Do. B all 7 7 20 West London 10 I Do. Ist Class all 20 IDo. 2d Class all • PREFERENCE SHARES. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Share Stock 12.10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock] Stock Stock Stock Stock 1:4 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock! 124 121 Stock' stock 121 120 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 10 Railways. Stock Stock Stocks Stock Stock Stock. Stock Stock Blythe and Tyne le perl 1 c. pref. (issued at t50)1 Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares ;Caledon £lO, 41 per cent iDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 'Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. !Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c .Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun 1141.Ane - ,n. Class A 7& spc , Do. do. Class B 6 pc 'Do. do. Class C 7 pc Conn. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 'Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. (East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jen. fifths Edin.&Glas. spc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. (2 - a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 4t p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm G t. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt Gt. Sn.lit W (Ireland) 4: p. ct. pref. Stock I Great West. (Berke and, Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. I IDo. Redeemable, 41 pet Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. Paid.l Closing Business Price. Done. Stock Stock Stock BFi Stock) Stock Stock Stock 10s. 10 1.0.6. shares Do do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester g;uar. shares Do. do. do IDo. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l IDo. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon . & N. W. Cov.& Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, I ate 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs l Londondy.& Ennis sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 3% per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent... 'Do. all 1100 Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock 20 251 25 Stock 100 100 100 100 all Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh area 'Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 5 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Wav Val.Ex Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.llail.& 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 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 pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. n per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4} per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 4,1 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. all all 10a 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. ili I Share Railways. p a id. Closing Business Price. Dane. 100 a e n a t s i e e d & a t S 6 L t p e a r rw e e e n n t ee . .1 all 81 8 4 82 LlB Born.,Baroda&Centlnd, 134 I d gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all 17/ 171 171 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 18 Do. Do. 13 41 d 34 21 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 6 2 0 4 Do. New l6l 8 9 d 100 t Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 80 85 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 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. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. par i.. 1) 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 74 1 }d 74 17/ Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 Id4l 4 Stock East Indian, fru. sp. c lOO 1014 1 100 99 100 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 1 ) ,20 Do. Jubbulpo re 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - St W o. 5 e e e e o o n u g g. & C 3 . o l r e p l. o g r u a a t . i 5 O p n 0 ( . 5 2 100 _lB 20_ per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 33 35 3 2 1 1 4 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 79 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.._ 100 91 93 91 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. all 994 100 08; 8 7 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 4d 3 4 20 Do. do -- 2 0 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 2s. _ ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 151 151 15} 14& 24 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with all 103 106 opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 103 105 100 Do. do. 73 without opt all 102 104 103 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 98 100 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c. all 17 17 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 19 19 20 Do. 4f p. c. Extension l5 17 18 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c l5 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 D.C. Bonds 100 20 I Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO - d .. Do. do. Land do 20 Northof India Tramroad 2 s. Limited, Scrip 20 lOude (Limited) 20 Scinde l5 d par 20 Do. 20 Do. New a2l 10 d 20 Do. Punjaub o ° ' {y., 5 d a; 1 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. hs„'"" 10 d 91 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 ;Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 }d par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 5 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 4 1 4 1 44 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all —-- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 11 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of * France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 51 6} 54 1 6 10 Italian Junction 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 11 11 7 4 6 14444 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf all -- 20 Lyons and Geneva all 331 Maria Antonia all • 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 74 8} 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 74 8} 20 Ottoman, qua. 6 per cent 7 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 32 34 20 Paris and Orleans 20 1 Recife& S. Fran. (Porn.) j 9 3 2 d 7 84 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 eent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 51 61 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 8i 9 20 Southern of France 84 West Flanders all 51 6 5 1 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 13 19 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all 49 51 95 97 99 101 5 i 6 1 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 96 97 86 E 8 86 88 100 102 91 14 16 17 9 101 72 74 181 191 91 91 14 141 139 141 1118 120 1160 165 8 9 122 124 i IP 68 70 39 141 00 102 92 } 94 P 9} 10 11 11 9 9i [O7 IQ9 94 90 1 d 4 d par 23 234 [l9 121 [l7 119 99 101 10} 101 23 24 101 103 ,101 103 28 29 32 33 49 51 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leasing Closing Bullies Paid. d * 1 Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Ble tcl 1 y e ll i t t y c d k e i E 4 7 .11 azshire Colchester, S u t netTh y li a l . E.Lincoln shii? r e u E Do. WoodbridgeShs• GI s.llarr.&Neil s D • • • Do. New, mt. Gloster& Dean Forest llartlpool Hull and Selby .... Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Sontend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent 31anc.,11uxtn. & 3fatk. Midst). & Ttedcr, Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northu.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. i J Do. Shares A. Rowstn,llitch.,& Shep Iloth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford, South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. l Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Share Docks. !Ln & N.W Ln & N.W Caledonin ,E.U.SLE C Gt. North. lE.Counts. Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&lir Yk.N.Md. Do. .... Do. S. Do. East.: .... .• ' Peto &C.; Do. ..... • Norfolk.: D 0... W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. IL&N & I..Yk. 5 Do. Gt. North [;I TAIL& Yki T Brasseyi IM'Cleatt . 1 Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. IL.&Brgtn DOCKS._ 97 99 102 104 17 18 135 140 4k 411 108 110 64 66 115 120 88 g 2 2i -ti 95 97 * I F 56 58 1135 140 9i A 103 101 , I 90 92 ii 8 9 Paid Closing Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do4perCent.Prei .31in lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria 20 DO New it, ell. J lB 171 17 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1859. BRITISH MINES. Shure( Mines. Paid. \ Closing Easiness Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack)l 2.11.19 6 7 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 215 225 -- Great South Tolgus l7s 134 141 G.Wlical Alfd.(Phillack ) 11.18.8 2 3 G. 'Wheal Vor (Helston) I Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 8 9 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 9 N.'Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 8 9-- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 13 14 IPorkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - ISortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s I 1 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 24 240 250 Smith C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 3 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan), 18.18.9195 205 2024 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 2 21 10 Tin Croft 9 41 41 tin; teaMlnes(awenn ap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 13d I f West Basset (Il'og - an) ll 224 2 34 W. Caradon (Liskezrd) 2O 84 88 Wheal Basset ( Illogan) ,54 95 205 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 125 135 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 24 3 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 91 101 Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 45 47 Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 132 84 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOB 4 d p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 11 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 12 1?. :5 Do. Land and MiningCo all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica d 40 Cobre Copper all 36 38 37 61 1 Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.oo all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 91 10 5 Lusitanian d 1 Mariquita all 4 1 New Granada all -- 1 N.lthineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 4 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt 4ll 34 4 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6/ 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p aid. t Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 100 114 115 1144 14 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 112 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 112 114 N.B.Gov.op.c. Ja. &July 10C 110 111 1104 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 100 101 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1101 1114 1104 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 110 111 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Paid. Closing I Business Share] Joint-Stock Bunko. I Price. Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Pink of London Brit. Col. Bk. Sr LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London. Eng., Scot. & Aus. Ch. Gen. Bk. oeSwitzerland Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England. 68 70 89 83 23i 244 45 47 69 i 100 100 20.11 100 ld 63 65 32 33 17 19 151 151 10. new "ational Bank 'New South Wale; Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland . Do. New !South Australia . j Do. New Union of Australia. Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 21i 22 22 2814 311 1 17} } 17 491 50 24j 17 18 70 72 25 20 ell MISCELLANEOUS. Sharel_ Miscellaneous. Anglo-Mexican Mint' Atlantie Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at Z 5 dis British : I r i s h ip m s .h e cm r . t c ai a tzl n i. TlB Land 6ei2.A. Do. C Canada Land Chan. Islands Te4.(Lim ) Cop.Min.ot Eng. & Stull g Do. Preference 71 per c Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph En g. & Aust. Cop. St. Co. Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. E urop. &Am. S tm.(Lim. ) GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation. London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at I dis. N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian(Llm ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min. Pen. & Oriental Steam. Do. New Red Sea & ..... . g . r Rhymney Iron . e e- Do. New .. Royal Mail Stem Scot. Austrin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip . Do. do Registered . . . Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. C an. ya Diemen); Laud.... 100 10 Stock, Stock p aid. l Closing Business dens Price. 14 15 200 230 29 31 1 I 2 3 30 32 30 38 19 21 14 15 115 120 81 94 231 25 1 11 4 5 102 104 1 I all all all 15s. all all 1 1 5 6 1k I d 4 31 81 80 4 t I f 1 dis par 24 2f 80 82 124 134 p 14 23 24 p , 6 7 50 61 1074 1174 36j 87 I 8 10 THIS DAY'S MARKETS. 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 means 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 malt 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 Ditto, white, new 46s 58s Ditto, old _s —s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s — 8 Ditto, new 4os 49s Eye—Old — 8 —8 New 3os 32s Barley—Grinding...., 23s 26s Malting Chevalier 358 40s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s2s 66s Brown sos 52s Kingston and Ware s2s 64s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 24* Potato 26s 308 Youghal and Cork, black 2os 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2OB 29s Beans—Tick Pigeons 398 47s Peas—Grey ...... 388 3Gs Male White 39s 40s Boilers .... 408 41s Flour—Town-made Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk .. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 944 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we received 2,318 ; in 1857, 1,494 ; in 1856, 431; in 1855, 1,243 ; in 1854, 1,101; in 1853, 3,550; and is 1852, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Haraburgh Harlingen .. ....... --' • • Total 233 567 9 191 L 4 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1858 252 1,814 .. • . 252 1857 522 655 .. 4 . • 313 1856 lBO .. 16 0 • • 91 .. 1855 7OB 166 • • .. 367 1854 539 .. 244 • • .. 319 2 1853 902 2,124 .. 474 42 To-day's market was but moderately supplied with eaeh kind of foreign stock ; the general quality of which was only middling. 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. to 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 Blbs. The general top ffgure for old Downs was ss. Bd. per 81bs. Lambs were m moderate supply and sluggish request at about Thursday's decline in value. Prices ranged from ss. 4d. to 6s. 4d. per 81bs. Although the supply of calves was very limited, the veal trade ruled heavy, and the quotations gave way 2d. per 81bs. was heavy. In prices, however, no - - - chTanhgee pork took d ptlraacee. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 a. a. 6. d. Prime crs-wool do. 4 10 5 4 Pme. S' thdown do. 5 6 5 8 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers 4d to 6s 4d. Second quality do. 3 10 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Second quality do. 4 6 4 8 Lambs, 5s Suckling calves, 18s to 21s 18s to 21s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep 21,280 Calves .. _34 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 1 . FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts l5O Sheep 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 81bs, to sink the offals. April 26, 1858. April 25, 1859. u d. s. d. s. d. a. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto Prime large oxen 3 6 3 8 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. . . . Coarse and inferior sheep . 3 2 3 43 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 Large coarse calves . . . Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and lambs 22,770 18,500 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES oN SALE, April 27, 1857.---Beasts, 4,628; sheep and lambs, 21,410; calves, 4; pigs, 155. April 28, - 1856.—Beasts, 4,152; sheep and lambs, 19,600 ; calves, 105; pigs, 290. NENVGATE 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 Beef 3 4to 3 6 Infr. Mutton. Mid. d 0..... 3 Bto 3 10 1 Mid. do Pm. large do. 4 oto 4 2 Prime do. . Do. small do. 4 4to 4 6 Veal I Large pork.. 3 2to 3 8 Small pork Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s Bd. s. d. 3 6to 4 2to 4 6to 4 2to 3 10 to BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. a. d. 4 0 4 4 4 10 5 2 4 2 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 900; Do. cups, —s to —a ; Foreign, 30s to 50s ; Irish, —s to —8 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 ~ Sussex do 63s to 75s ~ WOOL MARKET. Owing to the approaching elections, the commencement of the next series of public wool sales has been postponed till the sth of May. By private contract very little 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. urnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown Bs lls White, new l2s 20s Tares, Spring, new.. 9a6d 128 Old --s Canary, per quarter 56s 76s Rye grass, new 22s 26s Clover, Red Eng., et. 46s 76s White Foreign Red s2s 64s White 60s 88s Trefoil, new. lBs 20s Carraway Coriander 9B 128 Hempseed, per qr 30s 38s Liuseed,Eng.sowin,g 728 74s Crushing --8 —s Baltic Odessa Linseed Cake, p. ton— English £lO Os£lo 15s Foreign, p ton£9 58 Od 10 158 Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 Os 6 55 Rapeseed, p, qr..... Ns 74s TALI Great firmness continues t prices are still on the advance, is selling at 565. 6d. per cwt. :40 IV to prevail in our market, and . To-day P.Y.C., on the spot, Rough fat, 3s. per 8 lbs. 1855. 1856. I 1857. I 1858. 1859. Stock this day.... 31.700 18,593 11,918 I 11,691 12,108 54s 6d —s Od —s Od Price of T.C. I s 51s 3d to 47s Od to 5353 d to 55s 9d to 560 6 d to Delivery last wee - 1,820 8,197 1 , 97 1 1,24 1 1,260 Ditto from June 1 78,227 99,544 99 ,324 97,621 92,481 Arrivals last week 958 411 216 421 67 Ditto from June 1 73.927 71,595 94,262 97 , 599 93,022 Price of Town .... 59s 6d 50s Gd 5 8s Od 58s O d 57s 3d —s Od Od POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. NEWMARKET RACES. -(THIS DAY.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.3 CRAVEN PLATE. Sedbury Roman Candle 2 Six ran ao HANDICAP PLATE. Lord Nelson Frederick Fourteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES, T.Y.C. Actaeon 1 King-at -Arms Four ran. MATCHES. Be ',con beat Pavilion. Gallus beat Leontes. HANDICAP SWEEPLTAKES 15 SOVS. Mentmore. Indifference ~. SWEEPSTAKES 50 SOPS. Acta3on ' Haref:oot BENNINGTON STAKES. Precursor 1 Bastion 2 The following horses, besides those trained at Newmarkot, have arrived :—Australian Maid, lantbe filly, New Forest Deer filly, Helia, Birdbolt, Toxopholite, Chapelier, Tight fit, Brother to Bird-on-the-Wing, Gilliver, Beacon, Ma dame Eglantine, Musjid, Trumpeter, Twang, Peter Flat, Harry Stanley, Merrymap, Maid of Masham 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 Rom, Bastion, King at Arms, Gilside Fairy, The Slav e , 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. DURHAM RACES.-(T_FLIS DAY) (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Greystock . Donati 1 2 NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made this afternoon at the Admiralty : Masters—John H. Allard, to the Exmouth; William Byford, to the Cressy ; John P. P. Warren, to the Hanni bal ; John C. Hutching, to the Minotaur; John Tucker (b), to the Wellington ; John J. Ball, to the Asia. Second Master—Erasmus C. Roberts, to the Exmouth. Paymasters—Alexander Robinson, to the Exmouth; George G. Nelson, to the Cressy ; William Morgan, to the Hannibal ; Charles Giles, to the Minotaur ; Henry Calloway (additional), to ditto; William G. Parmeter, to the 11 ellington ; Robert W. Warwick (additional), to ditto; "William B. Pearce, 'William J Stevens (additional), and Henry JI R. Miall, to the Asia. Assistant-Paymasters--Thomas M. Jenkins, to the Cressy; Charles P. Fielon, to the Hannibal; Henry T. West, to the Minotaur; Edward H. Stanton, and Frederick 0. L. Patch, to the Wellington ; William Noble, to the Asia. Surgeons—Henry Trevan, to tiro Exmouth ; Thomas H. Reown, to the Cressy ; Charles S. Leicester (additional) to ditto; Samuel W. Webb to the Hannibal; Howard R. Banks to 'the Minotaur; Edward Davis to . the Asia; William Robertson to the B ero. Assistant-Surgeons Jas. Wise and Alexander Minnoch (acting), to the Exmouth ; Francis H. Moore, to the Cressy; Richard P. Hifferinan, to the Hannibal; Robert Walker (acting), to ditto; Constantine Keenan, to the Minotaur ; Antony H. Woodfield, to the Wellington ; R. Creighton, to the Asia. Clerks—Alfred P. Cox, to the Exmouth; George V. Gregelier, to ditto; Nicholas J. Aaron, to the Cressy; William J. Haverfield, to the Hannibal. Assistant Clerks—A. T. D. Nettleton, to the Exmouth ; E. B. Nettleton, to the Cressy; Edward W. Jago, to the Hannibal. --- LAMBETH ELECTION. RETIREMENT OF MR. DOULTON. A meeting of Mr. Doulton's friends was held at the Horns, Kennington, this day, at half-past one o'clock, Mr. Winterbotham in the chair, when.. upon the proposal of Mr. Robert Taylor, seconded by Mr. Ellington, it was agreed to advise Mr. Doulton to retire ; to which Mr. Doulton, under all the circumstances connected with the contest, agreed to accede. His resignation will, therefore, we are assured, be announced to-morrow. The Swedish war corvette Lagerbjelke, Capt. In de Beton, arrived at Cherbourg two days ago from Gibraltar on 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 P 11Y S. —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. Thomas Jervis, Connaught-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 ; Sussex; 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 illness of the right rev. prelate has been of so serious a character as to excite 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.—Chelms 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 the new Parliament at the end of May or the commencement of June. NEW ACT ON EVIDENCE BY COMMISSION.—AiI 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 dominions 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 t i l a i ro e uAi c tn o ctedt u o. rts f tf , Aho a re n te d jhianu t ri h ps e : jad iioo g osl i e s , of a colony, &c. , who fiaonrie relation t ihoa examinat ion n v e t o s n th y or s : 91 1 under witnesses maybe t h a 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 Acts 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 perforniance given in a town where his company was actually performing—and she showed that when she had given her performances 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 Mfr. damages for having sub jected her to inconvenience by causing two nights' receipts of her_performances to be seized. A LUDICROUS INCIDENT.—Iti a market town not d 100 miles distant from Holt, Norfolk, an incident oteceurz. on Good Friday last, illustrating very remarkably h p fe r re eae nee her in of t cwenhdiel had t h h e e t g a a le s n p t el. req T u h ired e pa f r o i r sh a rCocamtreobr,riesdffeer, reßlinagntdhae m p orning service, h se e r n v l i e ce ? hhearrvienrgefchheanrrogeredlhtihs, sermonbe been so carefully selected was not iu his pocket.Theree tory being too far distant to admit of sen din g for another sermon, he returned to the vestry , and, not makingie s h t is appearance, was sought for by the p arish clerk, in whose again in prayer hl a pr ly for the company he presently issued , clad robes of surplice, &c., and with hurried steps returned to the altar, and commenced readi n g th e ante - coraraunien service, concluding, his labours with 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 thrustgand3a nte precious spontaneousr a s, Master's teachers upon aadcaeihys a and u n p d o nhbl tudaburial," 21people,,wef sweat, andhil icrossinfluence,upone n m• d h Tnici.:estiahet passion, creating a co l gr ibl e e p ec ti h o o ns i o n f t t h h o e ir ex d d ull ema h t e i a e r n ts e ; f bat e r p e r min eph d e in t—“H g their watchmen are blind; they are all i gnoran t, th e y are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark," 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 n om i na ti ons ta k e p l ace in cities and boroughs, the bulk of them will be fixed for Friday. Tho county elections will follow in the ensuing, week, and all the returns will be completed within a mouth, 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., £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. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING BOOT ROBBERY BY A WELL-KNOWN THIEF. —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 Zl5, 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, 16.5 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 §17 , :1a hi would reserve his defence. The prisoner, who conducted himself in a very Cr.,01 man ner, was then remanded that previous convict lons may be proved against him. THAMES. CONVICTION OF A PRIVATE STILL-REEPER..--Mr. Mar shall, from the office of the Solicitor of Inland Revenue, attended bofore 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 were two counts in the indictment, and the penalty of £2OO was sued for upon each. Tho defendant was called, and not appearing, the caw 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, Ring 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 large scale, the whole of which we seized and conveyed to the excise-office on Tower-hill. John Hawthorn said he had the letting of the houses in Sun-court to a woman who gave the name of John Wil- Hams. (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. Selfe 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. Selfe was of opinion the case was made out against the defendant. It would be sufficient if he convicted on one count. He sentenced the 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 pleated. 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 SWideritoid far Maur Ynrlr_ (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind E., rain. Arrived, April 24.—Ganzes, from Pensacola; I. A. U., from Bilboa; Owen 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 Friedrickshall ; Johanna, from Dantsic. Arrived, April M.—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. LOVE, JEALOUSY, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER. — The Court of Assize§ of the Ardennes three days ago tried a peasant named Haguette, of Flize, for an attempt at Mur der. Twelve years back, when he 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, ho 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, on 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 1" 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 by love and 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 he was paid nearly £lO a yard. Sir James Thornhill, the first 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 memorial to the commis sioners for building the hospital, " paid Monsieur Rosso, for his saloon, £2,000 and kept an extraordinary table for him, his friends, and servants, for two years, while 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 Rizi had of the Duke of Bedford, £l,OOO for painting three rooms ; for the little chapel at Bulstrode, £6OO ; from Lord Burlington, f or his staircase, E 70 0; Sign or Pellegr ini, 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, £2OO. Other instances might be given to show the large amount of employment this now compara tively unused description of house-decoration aff or d e d t o artists of ability.—The Builder. RECIPROCITY DUES.—In the year 1858 there was paid by Government, under the reciprocity treaties, £11,747 to the Hull Trinity-house for harbour dues and pilotage, £3,355 to the Hu l l cor p oration for the same service, and £6,337 to the Hull Dock Company, as composition in lieu of dues. In Newcastle , £ B , BlB was paid to the Trinity house for pilotage, £5,222 to the corporation for town dues, an d smaller sums below £ l , OO O to the Trinity-hou s e an d free hostmen for lights, local dues, and anchorage ; £8,510 was paid to the pilots at Liverpool, and about £2,650 to the bal last corporation of Dublin for tonnage dues and various other claims. The sums received by the other ports on the 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 coroner's 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, no t exceeding the rate of 1 id. for every folio of 90 words . T h e act is tho 22 of Yictivriai cap. Business Done. TIIE BALLOT SOCIETY. The weekly meeting of the Executive Committee was held on Tuesday last at the offices, 6, 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 Ponuey, 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 ; L 5 from Mr. George Thomas, of Bristol ; £2 from Mr. lames Peard Ley; £1 from Mr. Bushly (Grantham) ; and several smaller sums. Reports from the various constituencies respecting the posi tion of the ballot at the coming elections and the views of candidates thereon were laid before the meeting and considered. It was reported that 25,000 copies of the address to the electors of the United Kingdom - agreed to by the committee, had been distributed through the country. Mr. WHITEHURST then called the attention of the committee to an advertisement by the Central Committee of the four Liberal candidates for the City, containing a letter from the society's chair man, Mr. Berkeley, M.P., to the chairman of the Central Committee, the object of which letter was to support Lord J. Russell, in spite of his continued opposition to the Ballot. Great surprise was ex. pressed by the committee at this letter, as an address to the electors of the City of London, advocating the opposite policy, was agreed to oil the sth April, and a copy transmitted to Mr. Berkeley, 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, or 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 Herald of 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 thins 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 necessary to the case, it is not easy to see the advantage of reading 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 tiilipeak to him. Did not see Mr. Key for some days after I got here. 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. jloovor'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 n o t d en y . 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 Aril 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 side of the way; arranged the interview for Wednesday in the street, I think, on Monday. I went in the front door ; it was open; occupied the same room ; undressed myself, and 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. gc , This is a true statement, written by myself, without any inducement held out by Mr. Sickles of forgiveness or reward, and without any menace from him. This I have written with my bed-room door o p en , an d my ma id an d child in the adjoining room, at half-past eight o'clock in the evening. Miss Ridgeley is in the house , within call. " TERESA BAGIOLL' " 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 BAGIOLT. " ' Written and signed in presence of C . iriticlgeley and Bridget Ditty, Feb. 26, 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- ion." NOMINATIONS FIXED. BIRMINGHAM. —Thursday, April 28. B RlSTO L.—Thursday, April 28. LAMBETH.—Thursday, April 28. MARYLEBONE.—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 RlDlNG).—WedneaGay, May 4. YORKSHIRE (NORTH RIDING).--ThurSday, M ay 5. YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING). Saturday, M ay 7. E STEPHENSON AND HIS OLD interesting letter shows the WonkmEN.— o f the Tyneside workmen to the strong attachment memory c e o c u n . v e 4 ft e ) y r o ed;:b h ,-- y e the last mail, (bearing THE LATE Th G e E f O oi tG win . g . Stephenson, the railway • of the late George — ..-.. . engineer : lo:flial:edtelleanmobenyg subscription s t hi: e e r : , Pei nn M gt e, Mr. George date ig tben oe24cfr- ecp.Stephenson, t a memorial to the memory of our W actual comm inuc e h nce gra me ti n; and beg to enclose an or der on the Commercial Bank o f I ndia and China for t h e sums attached to our na mes. W e, as Newcastle men, j o i n hearti▪ ly 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 tale Tyne being his bi▪ rthplace, 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 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 cotis panionship of the highest of the nobility, and left behind him a name more durable than any potentate of the last century. We leave it to yourself to enter our subscriptions among the workmen of the manufactory, or in the list of subscribers, whichever you think best. With best wishes m for ain th , e d h ea ea r l s t i h r, o y f o M ur rs m . C os r t ow o , bed yo ie u n rs t el s f 6 , ictoria ton, chief engineer, steamer . Toey Wan ; Sain ni t al l , r chief engineer steamer Undme; Hugh A r i FoundrY, Hong Shamrock ; Samuel . SpeechleY, .V'i a much larger mum by Foundry, Hong Kong; Edward Tat . e :to chi a l o Kong.—P.S. We might have raise a rvaanndts,faßmepilbfg...y, Nv.nFecuolefl-: hought better o soliciting subscriptions, " t the colony." (The) =lour* the five Stephenson's men m _ £25 sterling.) f el; ;dry, Hong I:: Was a banker's draught for