The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

MON_E r MARKET A.N_D C NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur ing the last few days have exhibited symptoms of improvement. There has been a fair inquiry for tea, and prices have advanced id. per lb. Sugars of good qualities have been in demand at slightly advanced rates, but for the inferior descriptions the inquiries have been limited. For coffee there has been rather more demand, and at public sale good qualities of colonial sold readily at slightly improved rates. Cocoa has been dull, and rice and spices have exhibited little or no variation. Saltpetre has been steady at about Previous values, and tallow has again shown a downward tendency, P.Y.C. on the spot being now quoted 545. 3d. to 545. 6d., June delivery 545. 6d., and last 3 months, 555. 6d. per cwt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday rather more animation was apparent, and prices tended Upwards. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed steadily, and quotations continued to improve. Silver continues without alteration, bars being 6 s. 2d. per oz. standard, and the demand is very quiet. A further quantity of Russian gold, amounting to £90,000, has been added to the bullion in the Bank of England, showing that the continental demand has slightly moderated, although the specie movement during the next few days Must be awaited to determine whether the efflux is permanently decreasing. Within the last few weeks a considerable supply has been sent to France, and if the drain has now received a check, the accumulation of the precious metals at the Bank will recommence, and tend to prolong the existing easiness of the Money Market, as regular r emittances are received from New York, and ex tensive consignments of Australian gold are known to be on their passage to this country. There was a meeting of the Venezuelan Bond bolders _ to-day, Mr. Field in the chair, for the Purpose of making an allowance to the committee for their services and the expenditure incurred by them to the present time. It was first suggested that the sum allowed should be 5 per cent., to be deducted from the arrears of interest, for which new bonds are about to be issued under the con version arising from the recent arrangements, but , it Was lost through an amendment moved by Mr. uapel that only 34- per cent. be deducted, which, after meeting all liabilities, would leave about £250 for each of the committee, whose services, it should be mentioned, have extended over a period of ten Years. ' Increased buoyancy has been exhibited in the Uarket for Public Securities to-day, a moderate a mount of business having been transacted at a rise of I per cent. This improvement was caused by purchases for investment, speculation being still el rcurnseribed, but rather less firmness is now a pparent. Consols have been 917,- for money, and 92 1 I T for the account. The present prices, however, are 921 Q r for transfer and the 7th inst. The Go vernment Broker has bought £5,000 stock for the Savings Banks. The New Threes and the Re duced Annuities have improved to 911 2, and Bank Stock to 220 and 222. Long Annuities are steady at 17 11-16 1, and Exchequer Bills 18s. to 225. Prem. The New India Loan Scrip has advanced to 931, being at a discount of 2 to 14 per cent. A further improvement is apparent in the Foreign Stock Market, but the transactions are rather less numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 64 to 66; ditto New, 53 to 55. Austrian 5 per _ Cents. have advanced to 422 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. to 60 ; ditto 4 per Cents. to 911 ; Buenos Ayres beferred to 18; Russian 41 per Cents. to 92! ; g t , Spanish to 40 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents, to 831 ; and si ditto 3 per Cents. to 631 ; Mexican remains steady st, at 162. I . Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following as t he prices of the American Securities telt : Redeemable. Prices D o M States B_per Cents 1867-1868 6 Alta per Cent Bonds lc,„, 41 a 5 per Cent. Bonds k a ,, -- " 110 k7 6 per Cent. Bonds l'AZ!„„„_' 1310 per Ct. Str. Bonds )30",andaitsetts 5 per Cent. Str Ohio 6 p e ,„ Per Cent. Stock p e ,,.. - " 4 3 7 lvania 5 per Ct. Stock '''sYlvania 5 per Ct. Bonds vlanessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. A r l r gillis 6 per Cent. Bonds 1 , 30 1 gi r d r ‘ a 5 per Cent. St. Bonds /11, 8 " ) ! 1 5 per Cent. St. Bonds ~;;Inois Central 7 per Cent. 4.,,,.ttinois Central 6 per Cent. 4,llnois Central 7 per Cent (Freelands) o shares, 60 dols. paid •„'iichigan Central 8 per Cent do. shares New York Central 6 per Ct., v not convertible . Nv York Central 7 per Ct , c onvertible, from June 15, 1857_5 9 , 4)0 . do. sha res w York and Erie, 7 per Ct , taortgage "ew York and Erie 7 per Ct., c ctvertible New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , suing fund b o. do it • shar es p ll ama 7 per Ct., Ist mori brp Str. Bonds, not cony 1859 102 104 Ist. do. 14 the Railway Share Market the dealings have bee n rather numerous, and in most instances a st, rther improvement has taken place of about Q to St: Der cent. S ou th W es t ern , N or th B r iti s h , N ort h Eastern (Berwick), and South Wales have advanced 1 Os .; Great Western, and Lancashire and York shire, 15s. B r i s t o l a nd Exeter, Caledonian, ti e h ton, North Western, and South Eastern, £1 ; st, ". Great N or th er n, D. 10s. St, Th e Forei gn M ar k e t h as b ee n very quiet. Paris st 7 , 11 ' O rleans are dealt in at 46. Pernambuco at st St Ti; -4 , 11 d Lombardo-Venetian New Shares at SZ. St S, e latest quotations are 51 to 5 for the Old, and 1- for the New Shares. 1 1 . 4 t B he Colonial Market G ran d T run k o f Canada l' Y e improved £1 10s. ; Great Indian Peninsula, st, os. , . St and East India n , s s . t o 10 s. St, a Colo n i a l G overnment Securities have also shown a u ,t , slight improvement, comp are d w ith yes t er d ay ' s St, ent rates. St , Joint-St oc k B an k and St, Miscellaneous Shares are Arra. Union of Australia have risen to 491 491; Loudon Chartered of Australia, to 21 21 7 ; Orien tal Bank brought 36; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 80 to 801 ; and Red Sea Telegraph, 839. 98 100 - 75 77 1868-72 92 94 - 93 95 1886 99 101 98 100 81 83 83 85 82 84 84 85 84 85 88 90 69 71 67 70 1877 Divers 1875 1875 1860 84 88 45 44 dis 1869 78 82 45 48 1883 77 79 1864 1883 1862 1875 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ank Stock per Cent. R e d uce d A nnu i t i es 9l t '4 Per Cent. Consols Ann u itie s 11 1 I ew 3 per Cent. A nnu iti es -ong Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860.... , Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885.. 17 11..16 t bdia Stock bitto Loan Seri N P 8 d Dto Bo n d s , £l,OOO itto under £l,000 %sole for Account (June 7) 921 / i March. June. Ex t. - eueqa B'llm £1 000 2d. & .I}d.. I 1.,. er 1 ..., , , uitt o small,lB 22 1 $ lid. lti r , i C'ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. e llos Ayres, 6 per Cent . , eDitto Deferred k l ica : n 3 per Cent. 'Prvian 44 per Cent — Ditto Account t i tto 3 per Cent — , .tto .A.ecount 4 484 i b i all, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — e D itto 41 per Cent. P l ' z lisb. 3 per Cent. 4O Vitt ieh 6 per Cent. Ditto o Account Isiew Co ati Di tto Account A . Dividends on the above payable in London. j3 11 , 1 4- Btri all, 10 Fl, 5 per Cent. 421 Ditto''l3,xchge, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 6O C ertificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92 g consols for A ccoun t, J une 7 88 90 63 65 55 57 30 35 5 7 " 9 - 1) 0I? TING IN TI?LLIGENCE. li r r n StT Ll . OF THE DERBY AND OAKS.—Youatt 0f t4 141 Gray is confident of winning and placing two out get G e : 4 l ,°r the Derby and the Oaks. Take his advice, and two named for places—fin t, second, or third. hackie'44 get 20 to 1 each for laces. This is better than eve r y the favourite at 2 top to win. I have watched there haye at Bath and Harpenden, but what I have seen tirmel:€4 T n et altered m y opinion. Do not be alarmed or f 4 0 , „ 14 , doinn. as I suggest. This is another Daniel Der, and Blink Bonny move. Terms 4lk,,","„atid Oaks - 2? 6d,• the full meeting, ss. Please to " Btar Ped - a ' ddr . essed envelopes. Address, lastposteg rkii:B34ll37.ltifornation will be sent up to the 1886 1888 TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1859. a'u•l Closing Businosa Price. I Done. 811 ORDINARY SHA Share, Railways. Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Juts , rion r.telta,t and Ballymena ' Bir., Wol., and Str. VaL! Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Plackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A IA rcvea. no div. Do. B until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin an dßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) ; East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& vrstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern ancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds !Lancashire & Yorkshire IDo. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall, !Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh ILon.,Brighton &S.Coasl London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry &Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan !Midland :Do. Birming. & Derby [Nfld. Gt. West. (Ireland) Shares 'Newcastle and Carlisle , INew., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.' Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union 'North British Nor. Dev. Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 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 ifthymney (Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 'Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union ,Sittingbourne & Sheer ' South Devon South-Eastern ,South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 IThamesHavenDk&Rall 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 12..0 Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock , Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 12i Stock Stock Stock] Steck: Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stocki Stock; - 1S DA Share j Railways. Paid. tininess ~.. 613 4 Q 3 Is, 17i all all 100 all 16 100 100 100 100 all all all 7 8 57 59 101 111 32 $5 87 89 741 751, 4 6 8 9 13 14 524 53 35 40 25 27 10 p 10 p 86 lid lid all all all all all 59 61 108 110 87 88 2 If, J 87 88 5 7 33 34 94 95 69 71 9 11 53 55 _9 _3 d 89i 9 75i 65 65 100 'Atlantic &St Lawrence' all 177 79 Leased at 6 per cent ' 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 134 f 154 164 gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital Al 6 21 2d 18 Do. Do. R 4f 21 2 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 5 201 Do. New l6l 5/ 61d 100 I Buffalo,Brant. &Godrichi I i(x) 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 18721 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 1 100 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 , 100 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. id par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 14 ld 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7l 1 1 d 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 21 2d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 96 98 974 I 7 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 i-- 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 98 100 99 81 100 20 Geelong& Melgua.sp. c. all 18 20 ' Sto. f Geelong Corporation 6 I no I per cent. Bonds .... . . Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 31 33 32 4 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay. '7B all 70 73 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 89 91 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 95 96 26 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 11 11d 20 Do. do 20 I Gt.S.of Ind. Lim.--Scrip 2s. 2 1 1/ ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 131 14 2% Do. New 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,A-Ith I opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '?3 without opt all 100 103 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 16 17 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 171 184 20 Do. 44 P. c. Extension.. 15 164 17} 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 21 2 d 20 Do. Fourth do. tock i Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 Newßrunswick&Cancla. 20{ R,y.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do IIO --d Do. ,do. Land do $ 20 f Northof India Tramro a d 1 2s _ I Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 r 'Scinde _ ; .N; 15 --d —d, 20 )Do. 20 I Do. New L', 10 t2l 2 d 20 'Do. Punjaub 5 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. 4,‘,.' 10 ' 2 lid 10 ISt. Andrews & QuebecAl 18 l 0 , Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 0 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 31 34 ;0 Ardennes all —p, 0 Bah.&S.Frati.,Lim.7p.c 3 2 11 d' 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 0 Beziers to Graissessac all -- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all li 21 0 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France ....„ all 23 24 0 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 0 Great Central of France all 0 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 41 44 0 Italian Junction 0 Lake Constance & Bale all 0 Lierre and Turnhout all 1 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 2f 24d ) Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all 1 Lyons and Geneva .... all 1} Maria Antonia all ) Do. do. New ) Namur and Liege all 7 8 1 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 17 18 i Northern of France I Do. New Shares I Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 9 I Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 • 1 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 301 311 1 Paris and Orleans f Recife& S. Fran.(Pern.) I , 4 3 d7l I gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg 4 Rome and Frascati Royal Danish all I Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse all 44 5 Do. %per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders all 51 54 Do. 51 p. C. Preference W. & N.W. of France all 19 20 Western of Austria 6 Western of Switzerland all Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref all Zealand all 53i 3 W 6 910 100} 100 UM 109 i hn 81 871 Sto. Stock 100 100 1004 100 95 i I 511 f 64 64 3} 7 Stock MI 5} d 42} 121 I eat 3 601 BRITISH MINES. 20 IDo. 2d Class 1 all 1 -- - I ---- --- --- PREFERENCE SHARES. Shore/ Mines. P - - .. , --- aid. Closing 1 81161110611 Paid. I Closing Business ---------- Price. Done. - • - - Share Railways. Price. Done. _ - Alfred Consols (Phil ac k)l 2 . 11.19 1 6 7 25 - Blythe and Tyne lt per 20 British Iron c. pref. (issued at £5O all 49 81 I - Condurrow (Camborne) 2O c Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 94 96 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 1 450 460 )20 Do, do. do. Shares 9 - - - ;East Bassett (Illogan). 30 195 205 Stock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 100 99 101 - !Great South Tolgus.... 17s 13 14 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 10 - - - ;G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 14 2 Stock,Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 100 - - , G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94 1 i Stock , Do. do. sp. et. - Lady Bertha 61 ;Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all - - - North Frances (Illogan) 84 74 84 64 I Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 54 64 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.41 6 7 Stock I E.Angn. Class A 7& spc 100 98 101 -- N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. I 74 84 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 108 112 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy), 14 124 134 Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 104 110 - , Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l - - 100 108 112 ISortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 4 ; Stock' Do. do N 0.2 100 108 111 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 24 235 245 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 122 127 - 'Smith C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 24 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 178 80 - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct lOO - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths all - - Mining Co 743 lf 2; Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - 10 Tin Croft 9 i 4/ 44 Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 68 70 • - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12 s 6d 4 4 Stock Glas. &S West.-- a. 5 pc. 100 1 107 109 - West Basset (Illogan) li 22 23 Stock Great Northern, sp. et 100 ,117 119 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 110 115 Stock Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 ,110 112 112 - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 190 200 stock Do. 43 pc p. c. -tio.-do. - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5121 5 115 125 4 f 100 Do. .c. R edm.,s pc. pm. 60 61 63 Wheal Edward (Cal 5.).. I 10 Gt. "A h. of Scotld, Ist pf. all 11 114 - Wheal Kitty (Ti. Lelant) 1.7.2 ,10 11 - ,wh'l Mary Ann (Mcmhe) 8 145 47 Stock I Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 4 1 /00 _ - 1 vViel Trelawney (Lic k.) 44 130 32 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great west. (Berks and 6 - - Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . FOREIGN MINES Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p Ct. 100 92 94 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 83 €5 I Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 84 86 20 Australian Stock Do. sp. et. Redeem. Pref. 100 99 101 1 Bon A ccordCopper,Lim los 4u par 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 94 10 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) l 27 i 1i 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. , 15 9 11 shares - - 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 94 10 1 Clarendon Consols Min- Stock Do Birminp,.. guar. stock 100 (70 72 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 4 --- d 261 Do. Chester guar.shares all 118 19 40 Cobra Copper all 37 39 13l IDo. do. do - Cepiapo l6 911 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.o. stock 100 136 138 2 Fortuna StocklLon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 - - 20 General all 22 24 Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 3 Linares all 84 9 Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 1394 5 Lusitanian Stook Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - 1 Mariquita all 4 Stock Lon.& N. W.Cov. &Nun- 1 New Granada all - - eaton, sp. ct. - - 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 4 4 p Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead late 3d shares lOO 1 155 165 Mining and Smelt.... all 3 4 124 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs all - - 5 Port Philip 1 I 1 124 Londondy. & Ennis 4 sh. all 7 9 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l - -- Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. 100 118 120 28.2.84 United Mexican IS Do. £6 44 4 IP Stock Do. 34 per cent. 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - - C ll o ri s ea in . g B r:: e. el is . 124 I Dol Do. 4 per cent... - - Share) Joint-Slock Banks. I Paid. l 04 - - Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - - I 1 Stock Do.Con.l3ris.&Bir.6p.et. 100 137 13t r Stock Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock lOO 100 101 100 (Australasia 50 68 70 8 Do. with option till 1860 3 p 4 p 40 Australasia all 132 84 Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 91 93 25 (Bank of Egypt all 19 21 10 1 Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s 1 all 94 10 100 Pank of London 5O - - p c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n m 40 I Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co.: all - - . 10 Do. Pe et, 6p. c. with 50 British North American all 55 57 option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares all 84 9 100 City 5O 61 63 Stock Do. 5 .c. Ext. Stock,lB46 t Gt. - - 10 0 Colonial - -•- Stock Do. s„p. c. Pref. do. 1847 j 100 - - 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all - - Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 180 - - 100 Commercial of London 2O - - Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 106 108 20 Eng., Scet., & Aus. Ch all 14 16 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dik.Co. 100 - - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 214 224 21; 4 Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - 50 London and County - - 29 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 94 96 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 - - 17 Do. do. do. - - 494 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 l3 - - 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 - - 23 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 4 4 d 50 National Bank 25 - - 20 North Staffordshire ... . all 224 234 22; 20 New South Wales Stock Ox. Wr. & WO l . 6 pc. lstg 100 115 120 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all - - 38 Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua .. 100 115 118 20 Ottoman Bank all 144 154 Stock Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 98 100 Provincial of Ireland 8-5 Scottish Central, new pa all - - 10 IDo. New all - - Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 25 ;South Australia - - 304 30 Stock Do. 31 pert. pref. stock 100 - _ 25 ;Do. New 174 - - 25 Union of Australia all - - WI pre stock. -_ - 25 Do. New 2O - - sSttocockki Do. r" a6pc 100100 - 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 1 1 10-1 lot 59 Union of London lO -- 10 I Do. Fixed 44 percent. 1 - -- 1® Unity Mutual 6O - - 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading all 23 24 100 Western Bk o f L on d on 50 - - d 1 Ann., 1.0 6) 100 100 102 Stock Do .44 per cent COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Stock Stock o Do .. li New 'i x d e d 4 0 4 , p 2 . e d . ls t issue.i s . 1 1 00 00 I_oo 102_ 102 Share Securities. p aid. I Closing Business Prices. Done. _ Stock Southp.c. 1 1 00 00 - -__ t - NN C a .. DE n Dse.. . o o wGb..o o . v vrGe .. 6 6 “dopp p ve:.e.c c. cms.. . r T jpa a ba.b ... c & si&e. A J j u uu l igy y 11 1 07 00 1 11081 1 0 2 71 1: 1 2 3 0 1134 13 Stock 2 o s . . :1 Do. ,44 r 4 k s W s per hailre S.-Yorkshire, cent n pt gua.. c all 30 32 2.5 5 , Do. 6 per cent 25 ) 'Stockton and Dar..s 4gu p. a e: all all 27 - - 28 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, - Do. 6p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 110 112 6 percent.- all 145 55 1 - Do. ap.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - NovaScotiaGov.6 f.c. S:, , D lB e 7 b s . 100 1 10 98 7 109 169 Railways. Paid - S.Aus.Gt.l 3 pc.Jan&July 100 107 109 I ' Co.'s. , Price. Done. L easing 1 Closing Business - Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - -- Rt•clfn,,l .....4 ~. . . . I Redford and Bletchley' Buckinghamshire I Cl ydesdale Junction ' Colchester, Stour Val ! E Union,HarwichShs 1 Do. Woodbridge ' Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. A Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et Do. 6 per cent M an c.,Buxtn. & matk N 33 eg i i N d d uv . s ma l b l r r . aa l a rn t k l i I t f te o . e e, r c ßd i d e u P ir sr r; p f E : e : P S 7ec t . .ki : Northn.& Eastn. 5 P.c. D I) r o: s ;P o o n x. Shares 6 e n e s d r p , c w e e r n y cent. D rd o I,L Heref t o n Sht:Rt li t& itc G ll o . l ,& v. S ap. he .c p Shrowsbn South Staffordshire . • Wear Valley, g. 6 P. 0.1 D o . do. A vv V im iltst bi a ed nd on S t om c e r r o s y e d t n 11 Ln&N.W iLn & N W d‘ Cale oninl C; 'Gt.North.l E. Counts. Caledonin D 0... .. . Gt. West Yk.N.&l3r .Yk.N.Md. D 0...., :Do. .. . S. Do East . ,Peto &Co IDo. . : LN wDT Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. S9l 118 16 17 '134 136 41 Do. . 1108 110 64 0 6 115 120 91 93 L&N Wi & L.Yk. ,Do 1 Sharer Docks. 2} 2i Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassoy 111‘Clean . tk.& Dar iDo. iGt. West IL.&Brgtni 94 96 P IP 55 57 pm Is' 131 135 DOCKS. 9 D 4 10i 102 86 88 .1 8 9 Paid Closing Buginess Pa '" Price. Done. StocklCommercial lOO _ Stock Do4perCent.Pret.Min lOO -- Stock East and West India lOO -- Stock London lOO -- Stock St. Katharine lOO -- Stock Southampton lOO .—' Stock Vict or i a 10 Do New tt. 18 -- 801 THIS, DAY.) LAW, INTEL COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) D) 'CMOS V. GIBSON AND cuititlE.--JUDGMENI. This is an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Wood dismissing the plaintiff's bill. The facts of the case are these :—ln the month of Octo ber, 1857, the defendant Currie, who was negotiating for the purchase of a ship named Allerton, agreed by charter party of that date to carry a cargo of coals for the plaintiff from Newcastle to Suez by the ship in question. The plaintiff was to pay the freight partly in bills at three months and part in six months, and the rest on tne performance of the voyage, but the acceptances were not to be handed over until the vessel had sailed. On the 6th of January, 1858, a bill of sale of the, ship was executed, and Currie deposited the acceptances with Messrs. Bramley-Moore and Company, of Liverpool, who were the vendors of the vessel, and with Messrs. Heal and Company, of North Shields, the plaintiff's agents, who had undertaken not to part with the acceptances, on account of the freight, which was also in their hands, without seeing that the balance of their pur chase money was paid. On the 12th of January, 1858, Currie mortgaged the ship to the defendant Gibson for £1,500. A short time afterwards £l,OBO, part of the mortgage money, was paid by Gibson at Currie's request to Messrs. Bramley-Moore and Co. The balance of the amount of the purchase money amounted to £7OO. In February the ship sailed, and meeting with stress of wea • ther became leaky, and it was necessary to take her to Penzance, where she was partially repaired. On the 12th of July, 1858, the mortgagee's power of sale became exer ciseable, and a short time afterwards he took possession of the ship, and completed the repairs. On this the plaintiff filed his bill praying for specific perform ance of the charter-party, and an injunction against Gibson to restrain him from interrupting the voyage or selling the ship without giving notice to the charter parties. On the 12th November last the plaintiff applied to the Vice-Chancellor for an injunction against Gibson, which was refused. An appeal was taken to the Lords Justices, who, on the 17th December last, reversed the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, and granted an injunc tion restraining Gibson and his agents from removing the vessel to Newcastle, or interfering to interrupt the voyage to Suez, the plaintiff undertaking to answer any order that the Court might make as to damages. The injunction and undertaking was to last till the hearing of the cause. On the hearing of the cause, the Vice-Chancellor adhered to the opinion that he had formed in the first instance, and made the decree complained of, dismissing the bill with costs as against Gibson. The plaintiff appealed, and the case was heard last term and stood over for judgment, which was delivered this morning. The Lord Chancellor considered that there was not a case before him in which he could decree specific performance of the charter party. The charterer had a choice of his ship and the sailing master. The ship was disabled, and Currie was not able to pay the expense of repairs. It was no answer to say that another ship might have been engaged to perform the voyage. The charter party was put an end to by the inability of the parties to perform it. His lordship for the same reason cotdd not grant an injunction against Gibson. When he found the charter parties were not able to perform their contract, he was entitled as mortgagee to take possession o the ship. His Lordship affirmed the decision of the Vice -Chan cellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs, and also re witted the case to the Vice-Chancellor to dispose of any claims arising under the plaintiff's undertaking before the hearing of the cause as to damages. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Before Lord Campbell, and Justices Crompton, Wightman, - • and Hill.) The Court was occupied the whole of the morning in hearing the arguments in a case which was only interesting to the parties concerned. It was an apVication to the Court in which the originality of an invention in a winnowing machine was involved. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Crowder and a Common Jury.) CRATE (AN INFANT) V. RELIC. This was an action brought by the next friend of the plaintiff, a boy, aged 12, named Stoneham, against the defendant for damages for an injury received by the plaintiff, owing to the carelessness of ono of the company's servants. It appeared that the plaintiff went to the defendant's saw mills at Pimlico, for the purpose of purchasing some saw dust. After he had filled his sack and was raising himself out of the pit, a workman came by carrying a lag of timber, which fell on the plaintiff's arm and broke it. The boy was in the hospital about six weeks. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. —Damages, £lO. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Baron Bramwell and a Common Jury.) ONION v. NEEDHAM. This was an action to recover the value of a breech-load ing gun left with the defendant to repair. The gun was left to be cleaned, and was not sent for for some time. When it was called for it was not to be found, and it is supposed it had been given by mistake to some other party. The value of the gun was the only question to be decided. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—the value of the gun which was adjudged by them to be 30s. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(T.HIS DAY. GUILDHALL. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.—This morning James Charles and Terence M'Clean, whose case was fully reported in The Sun of yesterday, appeared upon their bail to hear the Alderman's decision upon the evidence. Mr. Alderman Mechi said he had been very carefully through the depositions, and was decidedly of opinion that it was a case peculiarly adapted to the deliberation of a jury, and that being so the defendants would be committed for trial upon the same bail as before. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN UNWELCOME VISITOR TO A LICENSED VICTUAL LER.—James Wilson, a respectably-attired young man, was charged with uttering a counterfeit half-crown, to Mr. Bartlett, of the York Arms, Curzon-street, the pri soner having on a former occasion paid the prosecutor a visit and tendered a counterfeit coin. Mr. Bartlett said that on the previous evening the pri soner came in and called for brandy and soda water, which his wife served him with, and he at once recognizing him as having paid him a visit on a former occasion, when he succeeded in passing a bad half-crown, got his wife aside. The prisoner then threw down a half crown, which he at once detected as bad, and on his pointing it out to him he threw down a good one, which he gave change for, still re taining the bad one. The prisoner then became very inso lent, and wanted to know why he acted as he did, upon which he told him that he would let him know the reason, and gave him into custody. Inspector Webb said the prisoner refused his name and address when charged. Mr. Bingham said perhaps he would give it now if he was a gentleman. The prisoner said he would. Mr. Bingham said he would then remand him. The prisoner said if he was to be remanded he should decline giving his address. The prosecutor spoke of two months ago, which he (prisoner) thought a long time. A person said he saw the prisoner utter the first coin. Mr. Bingham remanded the prisoner, ordering the So licitor to the Mint to be communicated with. THAMES. :NVITATION TO FORM A VOLUNTEER RIFLE "CORPSE.' —Mr. Selfo handed to our reporter a letter, of which the following is an exact copy, and which appeared to afford great amusement to the magistrate. The superscription on the envelope was as follows :—" For the Honerable Mr Self or Mr Yardley hou may be seting now Mater who reads it it is a letter of importance about forming Rifle Corpse for Stepney." The letter, as well as the superscrip tion must be given verbatim et literatim. Thursday May 26th 1859—For the Honerable Mr Self Chief Magistrate of the thames police Court, stepney Dear Sur i ham about to ask you a favour will you be so kind as toe give me an answear to that favour wick i am about to ask you by so doing you will oblige your umbel servant by answearing this favour in one of the Dailey news papers the Queastion wich i Am about to ask Dear Sir is about the Preesent Condision of our war on the Contingnent wich may lead to serous results though we have triead to keep neauttral in not interferinge i thinks with all our wise policey we shall have to Interfeer after all and wat i am gonig to ask you Dear Sir is this will you be so kind in using all your power in trying to ask the Gouvrment to alow your a Rifle volunteer Corpse for the parish of stipney and others Suburbs of the tower Hamletts wich woud always be very handey in fear of and invasion in my opi nion and wood be a very great service to the Gouvrnment of this Country in protecting our Shores in fear of Despots abroad threatining our Country with and invasion because you now as well as i do sir when the first napoliean were spreading all of the country of Europes and wot is the pre decessor of France i mean Louise napoliean but following the footsteps of his uncle Napoliean the first in Causing wars all about Europes and i say sir that we ort to be preapared aganst aney such Despots that may try to invade us at sonic future day when we evident be prepared because we all now the french have never forgot waterloo and thats wot makes them how us a grudge the Government and people of Europes, and now I am about to Conclude dear sir in my leter wishing to give no ofence by ofending you by asking you this Quaestion will you be so kind in trying to ask the Government to slow a Rifle Corpse for the parish of stepney and the others suburbs of the tower Hamletts becaus all others places are forming Rifle Corpses already and I think sir we might form a very nice Regment in the tower Hamletts they coud be practised in victoria park if we can get thorn formed i am one that wood join directely in forming one of the volun teer for the tower Hamletts Rifle Corpse i now am about to say all i have to say to you Dear sir will you be so kind in giving answear in one of the Dailey papers by so doing you will oblige your umbel servant a working man. N.B. i wants to see Rifle Corpses hall over The kingdom." LITE.RATURR Newton Dogvane, a Story of English Country Life. By Francis Francis. With Illustrations by Leech. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These volumes furnish us with some entertaining sketches of various scenes of country life. The hero, Newton, is the son of a wealthy merchant, but the son did not at all emulate the business propensities of his father; on the contrary, he led an independent life, and some of his essays and endeavours to appear at ease in gay society, and to seem cognisant of matters in the shooting and sporting world, of which he was ignorant ? are very ludicrous. However, there was enough aptitude in this ambitious hero to acquire rapidly all neces sary information, while, in regard to other draw backs, his natural sense and good feeling came to his rescue, and he soon became a general favourite, His friend, Edward Bowers, is not nearly so esti mable a disposition. He was always being led into errors which were the more inexcusable, as he had constantly friends to assist and advise him, which his friend Newton had not, being by himself as it were, from his parents and early connections living in quite another line of life. The accounts given of llogvane's many adventures in search of a country resEence are very amusing, and are narrated in a skilful manner. Uncle Crabb is a good specimen of a peculiar class, and the working out of his character is admirably done. There is some thing genuine in his words and real in his actions, which stamp the portraiture with the semblance of truth. The ladies of the story do not appear much, as is not to be expected in a sporting novel, but they are pleasing representatives whom we meet in the family of the Bowers. One group is very effectively drawn—Mr. Sharp and his sisters. The absurd styles which this worthy trio adopted in turn, as self-interest prompted or vanity suggested, the plots they formed, the plans they laid out, and the many devices they resorted to, are altogether most entertaining to dwell upon. Some of the episodes of Newton and his associates, in their ardent attempts to become famous, attract notice, and the several passages are related in an animated and spirited style. If with this constant reference to out-of-door sports, and their attendant train of circumstances, this work may not prove so accept able to the general reader, it is admirablyadapted to the votaries of the exciting pastimes it chronicles and the lovers of what have been styled the Olym pian games of Englishmen. .Robert Mornay. By Max Ferrer. Chapman and Hall. There is a thoughtful style about this book that may attract the notice of the reader who seeks for something beyond the superficial. The character of Mornay himself is a strange one, but the peculiar points of it are finely traced and accurately defined. Under the smooth current of outward prosperity, and beneath the gaudy glare of worldly fashion, we are introduced to many shrewd dissertations and clever criticisms on existing follies and extant faults. The description of Falkland is admirably given, and exposes most successfully the prevalent errors of judgment into which the self-sufficient and selfish youth of the day are apt to fall. What real feeling he possessed was carefully concealed under a mask, and he lived an artificial existence. Harry Winsome is a very pleasing character, and it is very satisfactory to find him renouncing the idle and extravagant habits into which he had fallen, and commencing his life afresh under better inspirations and happier auspices. The conflicting circumstances which attended the engagement, of Harry and Miss Markham, and his hopeless attachment to Mrs. Lovess, the widow, are ingeni ously narrated, and form an exciting passage in the story. There is also an interesting episode con cerning Mornay and Mabel Farion, although there are more painful scenes, and the conduct of Mornay in Italy was reprehensible in the extreme, and led to misery on one side and misunderstanding on the other. Many of the numerous persons who appear on the scene are sketched in a skilful manner, and those who object to the serious part of the re flections may find ample amusement in the vivid descriptions that abound in this sparkling volume. The Mothers of Great Men. By Mrs. Ellis, author of " The Women of England," &c. Bentley. Mrs. Ellis has justly observed in her preface that she has a noble subject. The influence of mothers on their sons is a subject well worthy of consideration. It is a generally admitted fact that the mothers of great men, if not themselves eminent, have been frequently distinguished by force of character, elevation of sentiment, or some peculiarity that marks them out from the commonplace. Phy siologists, and psychologists may indulge in specu lations as to the inheritance of characteristics ; but it is a more interesting as well as well as a more instructive view of the question to reflect upon the moral influence of the mother over her child. The inculcation of high and noble feelings, no less by rexample than precept, depends greatly- upon the maternal influence, and it must be a high toned mind and a character of unusual strength that re sists the deteriorating effects of a mean and selfish mother. In many instances, among the celebrities of the world especially, the mother's care is needed less to elevate and inspire than to soothe and moderate. The authoress remarks upon the irre parable loss of a motner's love to the distracted mind and sensitive nerves of the gentle Cowper. Though fully appreciating the interest and import ance of her su'lject, Mrs. Ellis has not succeeded in rendering her work all it might have been. The style is somewhat heavy, and she expresses her regret that facts have in many instances failed her ; indeed, many of the most estimable and devoted mothers may be little known beyond their own immediate circle. The teaching of the mother, too, is something intangible, consisting less in positive words and direct actions than in the gent.ral influ ence of high principles and generous sentiments over the tender minds of children. The authoress has, we imagine, endeavoured to be too precise in her definitions. A general portrait of the mother in her home life is as much as can be expected, unless she has herself mixed in an extended sphere of usefulness. Nevertheless, the work is full of interest, and if not quite carrying out the author's intentions or the reader's expecta tions, conveys much valuable information, and suggests reflection. The characters she has chosen for illustration are many of them well known. The first is Monica, the admirable mother of St. Augustine, the fulfilment of whose maternal hopes was granted her after many years of patience and prayer. The story of her dream, which foretold the conversion of her son is well known. The mother of Alfred the Great comes next in succession, thlugh in truth she ought not to have been included, for, as is familiar to most readers, the young Judith was only the stepmother of the future king. Still, as tradition tells that her instructions taught him to read, and her songs made him familiar with deeds of chivalry, she deserves a place in these records of maternal care. Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII., and foundress of many collegiate institutions, the "venerable Margaret" of Gray's ode, fills an interesting chapter. Louisa of Savoy, the mother of another sovereign, is equally remark able in character, though not equally estimable. If her clear head and firm hand ruled the troubled kingdom safely during her son's captivity in Spain, we must not forget that it was her ungovernable pride and vindictive temper that turned the sword of Bourbon against his country. Her avarice, too, has no claim upon our indulgence, since her secret hoards were not forthcoming for the payment of her son's ransom. She had not experienced those vicissitudes which induced Letitia Bonaparte to say, when remonstrated with for her economical propen sities, " Who knows but I may one day have to find bread for all these kings ?" Louisa's granddaughter, also the mother of a king, fills a considerable portion of the volume. Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, and leader of the Huguenots, was a very different person from the selfish and superstitious mother of Francis I. Yet she had her grandmother's energy of character, joined to abilities which were her own. The events of her career are matters of history, and have recently been the subject of a very valuable and interesting work from the pen of Miss Freer. As the mother of Henry IV. she fills a place in this catalogue, and the record of her life is full of interest. The mother of John Wesley, a woman of remarkable strength of mind and de. cision of character, is another of the conspicuous figures. She was fully impressed' with the sense of her maternal responsibilities, and attached great importance to the virtue of obedience. It is re corded of her that she taught her babies to " c r y softly," though it is not said by what means this a desirable result was obtained. Letitiaae in Bonaparte,su " Madame Mere," of course fill s a ac record, and her portrait is the fro n tispiece to the volume. The mother of Lord Byron, whose cruelly capricious treatment of the poet's sensitive child hood may justly be blamed for many of his sub sequent errors, is another of the remaining subjects. The authoress laments her inability to discover the facts she is convinced are in existence. She has, however, opened a suggestive subject, and it may be subsequently followed up by herself or by others. The work before u s i s not without its lesson and its t object. It may serve awaken some heedless mothers to a se nse of their o responsibilities, and it furnishes the best answer to the conflicting argu ments in favour of women's rights, and against the extension of women's education. The sketches before us reply, women are not devoid of power, when the tone and tenour of a whole life is com mitted to their charge ; but what cultivation of intellect, what extension of knowledge, what eleva tion of sentiment can be superfluous for the ful- 13.14 Stool; ND STOCKS. Closing Price. 51 51- 12 14 83 85 68 70 23 25 89 91 10 10i 96 100 72 81 127 132 102 104 52 53 50 55 69 70 [OO 104 5i f d 13 14 6 $ 27 29 8 5d 105 107 22 24 78 80 41 43 5 4 d MISCELLAISEOUS. are I Miscellaneous, 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 00 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) , 25 Australian Agricultural, 10 Australian Royal Mail .' 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 50 British American Land' I 7 ri p sh e M t a i g ll .T lB e 62 l.A 1 2 0 0 ilc D h o a . Lock' Cop.Min.ot Eng. Smitg 25 Do. Preferencel per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 00 258 , D C B a ro n i.t it .B di , Land. ii. Li ), 5 Do. 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The selection has been made with taste and discretion, and we commend it highly as an introduction to the various styles of our great poets. It tends to prove the truth of Bacon's words on its title page—" Poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality; and to delectation." The Wild Flowers of England. By the 'Rev. R. Tyas, M.A., F.R.B.S. ; with coloured illus trations, by J. Andrews. Houlston and Wright. Choice Garden Flowers; with coloured illlustra tions. By J. Andrews. Houlston and Wright. These two charming little volumes will be as acceptable to all unscientific lovers of the floral kingdom as to the proficient in botany. The " Wild Flowers" make a delightful volume ; and it is pleasant to find our old friends the daisy, the cowslip, and even the common furze elevated to the dignity of a botanical work. It is an excellent idea to treat of the simple wild flowers, as it is both more interesting and more instructive to learn the properties and peculiarities of those plants which every one may see than to read of those which most people are totally unacquainted with. The poetical quotations are happily introduced, and prove that our poets, while " soaring to the skies' have not forgotten "the stars of earth—the golden flowers." The volume on "Choice Garden Flowers" is treated in a similar style, except that there are plentiful directions as to their cultivation and general treatment, which will be of practical service to amateur gardeners. The coloured illustrations in both volumes are the work of Mr. Andrews, F.R.S., and reflect the highest credit upon him. They are really beautiful, and add not a little to the attractions of the works. Our Farm of Four Acres, and the Money we Made •-- by it. Chapman and Hall. An agreeable and instructive record of two ladies' experience of living in the country. Circumstances having obliged them to quit their house in London, and find a comfortable and inexpensive home for themselves, six children, and the accompanying household, they searched in vain for a convenient villa at a moderate rent. At,last they took an old fashioned house, with commodious grounds, and set up their " Farm of Four Acres.' They made their own bread and butter, kept cows and poultry, pigs' and pigeons, managed their laundry and kitchen garden, and reaped the fruits their energy and in dustry deserved. The record of their experience and plans will be of the greatest practical service to those similarly situated, as directions in books, professedly instructive, frequently omit the very things beginners most need to be told. It is a pleasant little volume, with plenty of useful infor mation. The Gourmet's Guide to Rabbit Cooking. By an - Old Epicure. Kent and Co. Those who complain of the sameness of English cookery need mourn no longer. Since "An Old Epicure" can provide us with 124 varieties in rabbit cookery, surely a new epoch of invention or discovery has arrived. Boiling, roasting, baking, pies, puddings, soups, curries, broiling, frying, fricassees, stewing, rabbit served cold, warmed rabbit—such are some of the varieties of dressing this somewhat insipid animal. These, however, are but the grand divisions of the subject. They are subdivided into endless methods of carrying out. To all puzzled housekeepers and disconsolate chefs de cuisne we commend this useful auxiliary. Why should we Learn. By Emily Shirreff, author of " Intellectual Education," lc. Parker. This volume consists of a series of short and simple lectures, addressed to schools, on the advan tages of education, the reasons for acquiring know ledge, and similar subjects of importance. It is written in a plain and sensible manner, and is well worthy the attention of young , people, as setting before them in a clear and forcible light the respon sibilities they incur by neglecting the means of education. The Horse and his It/aster. By Vere D. Hunt, Esq. Longman. A volume on the breeding, breaking, and train ing of horses, with remarks on stable management, elementary horsemanship, riding to hounds, and other arts necessary for the aspirant to equestrian excellence. It is a useful volume, convenient in size and concise in style, furnishing entertainment for those experienced and interested in the manage ment of these noble animals, and'some useful hints fur the uninitiated. Portrait of H.R.H. the Princess Frederick William of Prussia and Infant Prince. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. A graceful portrait of the Princess Royal and the little heir to the Prussian throne. It is taken from a photograph, and shows the young mother bend ing over her babe in a charming homelike attitude. This is another of those pleasant groups which draw the curtain of state aside, and show us Queens and Princesses in their more attractive guise as matrons and mothers. RATE OF DISCOUNT.—The rate for the choicest paper having now fallen to 3 per cent., or even a fraction lower, the applications for discount at the Bank have, of course, almost entirely ceased. The reaction, however, has been too sudden to justify an assumption that it will be permanent, especially as a period of the o• quarter is ap proachin when there is usu a lly some revival of dem an d . It is also to be remarked that the feeling of caution with regard to transactions of long date is not likely to diminish in any material degree, and that the present pressure of unemployed money, so far from being a symptom of con fidence, shows that all persons are desirous of keeping their resources within call. Under these circumstances it is doubted if the Bank Court will entertain the question of a reduction of their rate, although upon their recognised principle of following the market they will probably adopt that step before long, if the tendency to abundance should make further progress. The Union Bank have reduced their allowance on deposits to 2 per cent. for ac counts, leaving the rate at 31 for old. The Bank of new Lou don have also lowered their terms to a uniform rate of 21. The other joint-stock banks and the discount houses have not made any formal alteration, but it is understood that no fresh sums would be taken at a higher rate than 21 per cent. MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT BLACKHEATH.—On Tues day eve n i ng, Mr. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, held an inquest at th e H are and Billet, Blackheath, on the body of a man unknown who was found drowned ia the neighbour hood. It appeared from the evidence given that Sergeant tirey, of the R division of police, was passing a deep pond on Blackheath when his attention was called to something in the water, which proved to be the body of the deceased. There was nothing about him which could lead to his iden tity. The inquiry was adjourned for a week for the purpose of a post mortem examination being made. The deceased is described as about 50 years of age, sft. 6in. in height, grey hair, and dressed in grey tweed shooting coat, black trousers and vest, blucher boots, and black stock. ANCHORAGE OF VESSELS IN THE MERSEY.--A special committee of the Mersey Dock Board having been appointed some time since to report upon the question of reserving a track for the ferry-boats which ply across the river, brought the result of thei r investigation before the board at their meeting yesterday. After entering very fully into the matter, and taking considerable evidence thereon , they state that they have come to the conclusion to recom mend the board not to exercise the powers of their act by providing a special and cleared track for the ferry-steamers, as they are of opinion that the danger of collision in the river would not be lessened by such a measure, while it is undesirable on other grounds. If such a track were pro vided it would be necessary to prevent vessels from anchor ing within the limits assigned for them, which no byelaw would suffice to effect. FIRE IN THE HAMPSTEAD-ROAD.—Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, a destructive fire happened in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Kay, situate No. 5, Bust street, Hampstead-road. A police constable, who was on duty in the street, had his attention directed to the pretais( by noticing smoke coming from the lower part. The en gines of the parish and London brigade were_ prompt in their attendance, but the flames could not be subdued until the building and all it contained wen? destroyed. The loss will fall upon the County Fire Office. • filment of such comprehensive and complicated duties ? ',Where's Weld : A Tale. By the author of " A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam," &c. Simpkin and Marshall. This is the second edition cf this little volume, which maintains the reputation of its author as a writer of pleasant domestic tales. There is no great originality or remarkable talent displayed, but it is simple and agreeable in style and tells the old story of lovers' cross purposes in a pleasant and animated manner. The moral is good, as it shows the superiority of a good heart and cultivated mind, even when joined to a weak and crippled body, over the greatest advantages of health :Ind strength without any ennobling and enduring qualities. Nathalie. A Tale. By Julia Kavanagh and Blackett. Miss Kavanagh's sparkling novel of " Nathalio" forms the fourth volume of Messrs. Hurst and Blackett's New Standard Library. It is written in the authoress's most animated style, and displays her thorough knowledge of French life. It has long been a favourite with most readers, and is well worthy of a place in this excellent series. Those who wish to secure an agreeable novel in a commo dious form cannot do better than seize this oppor tunity. BAN & RETURNS. - - An Aecornt, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in circu lation during the week ending Saturday, the 30th day of April, 1859. • PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co £7,790 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmett, Pomf re t, & Co. 10,625 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Cobb and Co 20,604 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Biggleswade-Wells, Hoggc, and Co. Barnstaple B an k, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 7,735 Basingstoke and - Oldham Bank, 'Basingstoke- - Seyrcour, Lamb and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford -Barnard and Co 31,757 Bewdle3 Bank, Bewdley--Nichols, Baker, and Co 12,396 Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb and Co Birming!.:un Bank, Birmingham-- Attwoods, Spooner, an d C o. 22,090 Boston II:•nk, Boston-Claypons and Co Boston Btrk, Boston-Gee and Co. 8, , 796 Bristol Bo,:k, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and Co. Broseley and Thidgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-:._P Boycott, and Co ............ .................... 15,311 Buckinghaa: Bank, Bucki ngham-Bartlett, Par rott, and 1. o .................. . ............. 21,663 Bury and Saflolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, arid Stow- • and et Bank, Bury St. Ed munds--Oakes, Bevan, mark Co ...... - ... 66,617 Banbury Bzmk,.Banbury-J. C. and. A.. Gilbert 32,825 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury--Cobb and 50n.... 24,620 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton. Buzzard--Bassett, Son, and Co. ............. 31,926 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham---Lloyds and CO. 28,535 Bradford Old Bank, Bradfcrd, Yorkshire-Harris and Co. . .. 12,315 Brecon 011 Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co ...... 49,237 Brighton U n i on Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Co. 15,616 Burlington and Dritlield Bank, Burlington-Hard ing, Smith, and Co 12,309 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. EdEntmds-- orlledge and Co. Cambridge. Bank, Cambridge-31ortlock and Co. 12,628 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cambridge -Messrs. Fost er s 41,053 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co. 30,64 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthdn-David Morris and Sons 19,928 Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Costa and Son 2,719 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, &Co 15350 Colcheste r sad E ssex B an k , and Witham and Essex , Bank, and Hadleigh, Sutfolk, Bank, Colchestera-. - Mills, Bawtree, and Co. 29,955 Cornish B a nk, T ruro - Tweedy and Co 39424 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Woodcock 5,060 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co. Craven Ba n k, Settle--Alcocks, Birkb ec k, an d Co 75,627 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefbrdshire Bank, Chepstow-- Bromage Snead, and C o . 9,293 Derby Bank, Derby-W. an d S . E vans and Co. .. 12,380 Derby Bank, Derby-Sam ue l S m ith an d Co Derby Old hank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co. 26,418 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co. 7 925 Dias Bank, Dir -F' , ..ss-Eincham an d C o 9 ,872 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cooke and Co 59,849 Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-on- Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse and Co 85,193 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Co 9,383 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dor chester-- R. and H. Williams 47,391 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co. ,758 East Riding B an k, B everley-Bower and Co BB 49,525 Essex Bank and Bi s h o p' s S tort f ord Bank, Chelms ford-Sparrow, hound, and Co 41,734 Exeter Bank, Ex e t er -S an d ers and Co 29,558 Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Farring don-Barnes, Medley, and Co 6,274 Farnham Bank, Farnham-John and Jas. Knight 8,002 Faversham Bank, Faversham -Hilton and Co 5,265 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen 4,869 Guildford Batik, Guildford -Messrs. Haydon 14,835 Grantham Batik, Grantham -Hardy and Co 30,131 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-Mat thews and Co 15,852 Hull Bank and Kingston upon-Hull Bank, Hull- Smith, Brothers, and Co Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Veasey and Co Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. 4,469 Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin-Sharples and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archenf aid Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross-Morgan and Co 19,764 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Had leigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-Alexanders & Co 57,995 Kentish Bank, Maidstone--Randall, Mercer, and Co 13,473 Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough--Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, &Co 44,223 Longton Staffordshire Bank, Longton-C. Harvey and Son 5,150 Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown, and Co. 37,325 Leicester Bank, Leicester-T. and T. T. Paget 32,483 Lewis Old Bank, Lewis-Whitefeld and Co 26,970 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison and Co Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llandilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middleton and Cradock ' Lymingtou Bank, Lyinington-S. and G. F. St Barba 4,230 Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Leg,is- Gurneys and Co. 3A208 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and Co 12,510 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst aid Co. 15,235 Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and C 0... 451 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Williams and Son 7,829 Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co. Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co. 26 632 Monmouth Old Bank, M onmou th B ank, Brecon , Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,. Monmouth- Bromage Snead, and Co. 7,735 Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and Co. Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny, Slocock, and Co. 18897 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Hammond, , and Co. i - 18,416 Norwich Crown Bank a n d N or f o lk an d Suffolk Ban k, 1 Norwich-Harveys and Hudson . 47295 Norwich and Norfolk and Fak en h am B an k s, N or- , wich-Gurneys and Birkbecks 95,305 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Notting ham-Hart, Fellows, and Co. Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co. ... 2,501 Naval Bank, Plymouth-Harris & Co. 24,793 New Sarum Bank, Sar um -E vere tt an d C o . lO,BOO Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co 28,846 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Oswestry -Croxon and Co' 11,960 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Parsons and Co 32,808 Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge- Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge-T. H. and S. Beaching 7,909 Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney--J. W. Clinch and Sons .... ... as 10,560 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank d Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co. .......... 47,506 Penzance Bank, Penzance--Batten. and Co. Peterborough Bank and O un dl e Bank, peter. borouzh-D. Yorke and Co. ......... . ...... Pembn ke ;hire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. . an . dW. Walters ............... .................... 10 , 3 87 Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and do. Reading Bank, Reading-Stepens, Blan 29,228 Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and CoCo. .• • 8 1 885 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale--Clement, Royds, tir . Co. 2,910 Rochester, Chatham, andStroodßank, Rochester- Day and Ni c h o lson 6,649 Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, R ug by - A Butlin and Son 11350 Rye Bank, Rye-R. C. Pomfret and Co 9,638 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross-Allaway and MacDougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden-Gibson and Co. 23,627 Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, & Co 13,869 Scarborough Old Bank, Scar-borough-Wood:di and Co. ' Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrews bm i _Rocke Eyton, and Co. Sittingbourne and ilton iank, Sittingbourne- Valiance and Co. a. 1.3:7: ................. Southampton Town and County Bank, Southamp ton-Maddison and Pearce 12,278 Southwell Bank, Southwell-Wylde and Co 10,612 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southampton -Atherley, Fall, and Co. Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, 28,609 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford -Stevenson and Co. Cayley, and Co Shrewsbury and Welsh Pool Bank, Shrewsbury -24,517 Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, 1 aunton-H. 10,986 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Sons, and Sons' and C 0... 8,831 13,320 Thornbury Bank, Thornburg-Harwood • rton-Duns. Tiverton and Deronshire Bank, nye and 12,621 ford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering__ an , 11,220 Thrapston-York and m EI a h Bank, Tring-Butcher Northamptonshire, and Son ................... er_ t Percival and Co. 7,855 Towchester ......... Poole Bank and Ringwood • Town and County 0 Tring Bank and Ches and Poo'e Ban, k Poole-G. W. Ledgard and S ons 9,358 l, •Bank, CornwalH e s s ton- Vivian and Co.. 14,063 Ulm-. Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, &C o. 10,920 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Hedge s , W ells, and Co. ........... 243 W a rwick and Warwickshi re Bank , . Wa 7 ' rw i c k_ and Co. Greaves ......................... 21,718 Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-iox, Brothers, and Co .............. 2 244 .......... West Riding Bank, Wakefield and Pontefrac t ' Bank-Leatham Tew, and Co. . __ . ... 44,852 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Sincip.;On7Cha pram, and Co. ... . ........... ............ 14 Winchester, Alresford, an d Alton Bank, Winc he s '683 ter-Bulpett and Co. .... .................... 17 636 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, W ' ey mouth-Elliot, Pearce, and Co. Wirksworth and Ashb ourne Derbyshire Bank- 15,140 Arkwright and Co. 36,877 Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech--Gur neys and Co 46,972 Wiveliscorube Bank, Wiveliscombe--P. and W Hancock 6,988 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-Goodrieke and Holyoake Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, ...,.. Worcester-B erw i ck, Lechmere , and Co - 619 1 E 4 Wolverhampton BankoWolverhlmpton-R. and - W. F. Fryer 11,386 Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurneys, Birkbeck, 39,265 and Co. 7,526. 8,675