The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-14 00:00:00

THE SU N, LONDON, S ATURDAI EVENING, AUGU ST 58. - STOCK LISTS.-This Day. THIRD EDITION • _,. ___ to ENGLISH FUNDS. I - S U N OFFICE, Sec en o' Clock. Bank Stock, 220. !n Bank per Cent. Reduced Annuities , 96 1 7 . in SPAIN. rtireo per Cent. Consols Annuities. 96i I, It New Three per Cent. Annuities, 961 7, . AI. India Stock, 219. at The Madrid journals of the 9th have reached India Loan Debentures, Ht. In us. The Queen and Royal family have at- Consols for Account, 06 1. E xc hequer Bills, 1,0001., 2., March, 0-June, 10 * u 1 tended the theatre at Gijon, where the had 0 E x chequer Bonds, 1859, St per Cent., lON. y as been received with enthusiasm. The cases of ST yellow fever reported from Ferrol are stated to FOREIGN FUNDS. Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Brazilian, 1558, 9cl, iC have broken out not in the town, but on board Ditto Scrip, par t pm. c- the steamer Isabella II ; 13 persons were at- 41 per Cent. Peruvian, Acct., Aug. 13, 891• le tacked, and three had died. The vessel had been Pre per Cent. Russian, 1822, 113. Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Russian, 1001 1 4. to sent to the lazaretto of Vigo. As her _Majesty was S ix per Cent. Turkish, Acct., Aug. 31, 961'!. proceeding from Oviedo to Gijon, one of the Five per Cent. Venezuela, Acct., Aug. 31, 411. ;e royal chaplains was by the Queen's side, con- Two percent. r cent d t i r t lo i.r h Deferred, ,iti re ( 1 1 . 2 5 i c .. 1 . 6, 1- gently occupied in distributing money to the Four per Cont. Dutch Certificates, 1014. beggars by the road side. An official return at ! shows that the amount of the floating debt on at the 31st ult. was 497,882,436 reels. The semi-offs- LONDON SHARR MARKET.-This Day. , )e cial Correspondancia Antografa says :—" We notice in the foreign news of the day, received by telegraph, ----.......—__,.. is the assertion that Spain is about to cede the island ORDINARY SURES AND STOOKS. :d of Cube to the United States. Is it possible that any one can waste his time in inventing such ab- Yesterday's ii ~.4 . ... Share. Rarrw vs. I Paid. Closing Price ; '7.".. - fr" surdities?" i 1 Do Pt t e,.e........e....eee.--e. e . -.a,— --,.............ame. s- I 0 MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. 11 15 A.mber-. Nutting,. 80at.,1 and ;;rtern Jnoctic 4... 10 6 1 ri Dr CITY, Two o'Ceoes. IS 14 Bin, WoL, & Stour Talley , all 7/ 84 10 The return from the Bank of England for the Stock Birk., Lan., Ss Ches. Junc 1 Lion ig week ending the 11th inst. is of a rather satisfactory 25 Blackburn ell 11 12 ,?1* character, although the changes in the various de- is Myth .s. Tyne original 351 f all 2 - 1 281 partments are not of any great importance. In the 1' Stock Bristol and Exeter I 110 94 SO absence of accounts from Australia, the bullion iy shows a slight falling off. The reserve of notes S u to oe c t it , Claledorklatt ‘ I Chests:soy' Holyhead.... 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 6 24 3834 821 1 1 to has been slightly augmented, and the other 50 iCork and Bandon, ... ... all ... ,d securities, owing to the limited demand for so I Cora, alackrock,teraesage all - - money, are reduced. The Public Deposits have been so 'Cornwall all ' 4 5 11, n n A r. rem ce 41 diT . . ... .. augmented by about half a million, through the col- 1° B" - until I. p.c.perann :,1 .... 119 1 0 o. B Section of the revenue, and this in a great measure , 112,e5 peen paid ton '"' .." r, 50 :Dublin and Belfast J call -•-• expleins the diminution to about a like amount in 15 i Dun.,Perin, a Aber. Jun. u''' all 71 81 es the private deposits. In tile other items of the balance-sheet there is no alterations of importance . Rock East Anglian Stock lastorn Countl lOO 61 82 61 1 1 1 they will be seen in the subjoined statement : Stook Reatern Union Stock l4O 46 48 Active Circulation L20590425 Stock Do. Do. B. Stock , 25 Do. New A. (Into E.T.Y. Sh.) 84 - - Decrerq3 1' Bullion 17,f..38,250 Stock 111151 Lancashire l9O 94 96 2 1 d• Decrease 102,171 20 East Suffolk all - - Rest 3,414,011 10 Do -.- IneresEe 3) , Public Deposits P 5 Increase Ste Other Deposits Decrease iC 1 Seven-day end Other Bills 771,171 10 Great North of.Licotland,.. all 10 101 0 Decrease be Government Securities 10,871,054 ce Do. Do. A. Stock lOO 80 82 rt, Do. Do. B. Stock lOO tat 113 rl; Increase , lie 1 Other Securities 15,316,060 Stook Great Western. lOO 5 0 59 1 50 1 11 1 CC I Decrease Notes Unemployed - -". )0 1 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 8 7 99 Increase .... 19' ) 410 Do , Th irds 3g 1 .', About 35,0001. in gold was taken into the Bank 16 1 1 8 2 1 4 Do. New Thirds 144 12 13 pa 16 11 13 go' pa he ; yesterday. The Australian remittance, viii Suez, Stock Lancashire and Yorkshlr 100 92/ 91 16 Do. do. F. 416 614 Of die :4 /11 ' amounting to 73,0001., has arrived, and Is ill probably g do. £9 shares 7 i dii bB appropriated in a similar manner, the Continental s Do. West Riding Unla.A t .- - N . demand being very quiet. Although the return above e ag 1 ri l : 3 lit T n e d rP on " C Zn ol d b ilac l Black we ll all ail 7 ."6. 4 6 4 analysed shows an increase in the notes, and a 1 1 6 t Do. New 4l al ... : I. Stock Lon., Brighton, Coast 100 109 110 1r 91 It a I . falling off of securities, the demand for money " out r 3 Stock London .4 North-Western 100 951 93 921 1 1 t o of doors" is evidently increasing. This is owing to lie Do. Dens 74 It 1 dim of the subscriptions to loans and new companies ; and Stook London & South-Western 10e 94 15 15 London and Coleraine all .... •••• 21d Ca i as a further considerable ab - orption for tile 25 London and Enniakiilen all - 1 11 '... . same purpose is anticipated, rather 11,73 lasi - Stock tianches.,Blletok Lincoln- 100 621 351 1 Melitan - - r 1 ial affairs 5 I ness in imanc 9 not improbable • st oc k t ropo .. be I Indeed, there ere many who confidently stock Do. Birrniughara a Derby 100 16 Cs . Ed. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 01 look for an adverse movement towards the end of 50 S 15 Do. 4 Shares all the year, when, in addition to the appeopi:ation of 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all "'. et, , capital to new financial enterpi:ee, the extension of 15 Newport, Aberg., 4 Reret all .- . 10 Newry and Armagh (dot 9 -. ... , ✓ ' . trade:may also stimulate the demand for di; •ount. a g ; 10 Nowry,Warrenpt.& Dostr. all ... .., L ig The New York exchange is rather lower, but the Stock Norfolk 50 Northern Counties Union St 34 S dIS Sit continental rates continue firm. No imme "ete in- Stock North British )0 crea - 2 in the exports of specie is expec t ed. Stk. North Devon Rail.Bok.Elk 100 -- ... 0 1 In the Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, a `` Stk. Do.A Stk.-A recv. no div. ' moderate amount of business was transacted and until 6 p.c.has been pd B 100 -.. re , t Stk. Do. B Stock lOO - ~. of 7,000 bales were sold at about former values. In stock North Eastern-Borwick 100 941 94 . . , 9 41 1 25 Do. do. G.N.E. Purchase 16.15.4 1 dts dia Railway shares there wns no particular alteration, Stock Do. Loom; LI. but prices of some of the leading lines slightly re- stock Do. York q - ceded. took North London lOO ~ 9 101 it d at 10 N. & S.V °stn., Hampstead, 3 Since Monday last the imports of specie have been and City Junction. 31.15. -- 1, .. , about £125,711, and the exports £2OO, exclusive of 20 North Staffordshire 20 North Western 174 51 51 dim 121 12 all 8 9 10 Nor,h & Sou. West. Jane, all 8 9 38 the following shipments direct from London to the :lc continent during the week ending Thursday last : Stock Over I. Wore., kW olverb 100 67 28 Peebles all e- Gold Coin - Boulogne 390 OZS. 10 10 Portsmouth l9 8 6 411 3" Silver „ - Boulogne 6,600 10 Rhymney lO - ..- „ „ - Rotterdam 1- , „ Bars - Rotterdam 21 , „ „ - Boulogne BOO Stook Do. Scottish M i d. Stock... 100 - - Stook Shropshiro Union lOO 44 40 e, „ „ - Hambro' Stock South Devon to At the meeting held to-day of the cre dit o r s of 0 Messrs. Hyde, Hodge, Se Co., who reeently failed in Stock itioutls-Eastern lOO 71 72 711 1 Sto , 3k I Sonth Wales lOO 81 82 ie the theft 'r trade, it was stated that 2C3. in the pound 10 South Yorks. & River Due all 14 15 a is likely to be realized. The estate is to be wound 10 Do. Do lB 6 4 die 20 Staines, Wokin, & Woking all 9 11 i- up under inspection. 15 Stockton and Darlington all 35 26 351 IC Very little business has been transacted in the It Do. do. 1854..,,,, 20 - - f - English Stock Market to-day. The pr;ces, although 25 Do. do. 1855., 7 ... ma - Stockton and Hartlepool 161 ..... in. a rather fiat, have not varied beyond 1-16th per stock Taff Tale lOO ...• ••• I- cent., and the market is as quiet and steady as could Dock Do. Proterence, 31 15 names Haven Dk. & Ball St -• .... be expected when there are neither real nor specula- Stock Vale of Neatb. . ..... - - It Stock graertdand or * kilkenny 100 -•- tive sales to give it support. Consols have been el 96 1 i for transfer, and 9q * for account The New ao Waterford and Ilmertok all - - 10 West Cornwall all ..... ... Y 3 per Cents. are 96i 97, and the Reduced Bank 10 W.E. or Lon. & Ory.Pnlace all - - 11 Stock is 226 i, and India ditto 219. Exchequer a{ D .1. A { r t 7r 7 vl p n r. g e n t l i a v i / au 64 B S I 8 21 11 Bills (June), 20s. prem. The Bonds, 10 q -) It India Debentures, 981. 20 We:thonaon all MI N 10 Do. let Class I all a. - 4 + A rather limited business is recorded in the Foreign is Do. Id do , all ••• ••• IC Stock Market, and prices are steady. Turkish 6 il per Cents. are 96+ .i. ; Russian 5 per Cents., 113 ; it Ditto 4 per Cents., 1001 -a ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., LINES LEAPED AT TIMID 31INTAIA to 89 ; Venezuela 5 per Cents., 41} ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 66 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1011 ; and Brazilian Benways PM. Leasing 1 01604 Mea l li g new A Scr;p par to I prem. Red Sea Telegraph Shares Com p anies ' I Done. are i ' prem. ledlord a Bletchlsy..... all iLOn.&N.Wn. - , m d r There has been a limited business done to-day in I r kt " h ' lll ° 100 Lou. I N.W.101 10S 3 ydeadalo Juncti on „ lOO Caledonian...lo4 106 the Railway Share Market, and the few transactions , 1 0 ; olchester, Stour all E. t'n. & E.C. , 16 18 recorded show a variation of about 1 to 1- per cent. I.l4noolnshira, g. 6p. o. 100 Gt. Northern'l4l 144 I. Union Her. la Eihrs all E. Countiee..l 4 5 Eastern Counties, Edinburgh end Glasgow, and Do. Woodbrid-,e South-Eastern have improved 55.; and Caledonian, ilas.BarrANe lirect lOO Calado - nian... - .... 10s. Great Norther a and North•W Do, New - e - tern declined lioness. a Dean Forest all net. Western - on lel g ss. ; and Great Western, Brighton, and Midland, 10s. H ar tl e p oo lDock. &Rail. all rk.N. a Bar. ~.. The Foreign and Colonial lines have exhibited all d H and Selby ...... ...,. all n. aN. MM. 111 113 e too 4 Shares I all ,De little variation of importance. Pairs and Lyons Do : i Shares .L - 13 and Lombardo-Venetian have receded about ss. ; London and Greenwich all int. Eastern 13 14 Do. Preference all 'Do 931 Hi and Grand Trunk of Canada, ss. to 10s.; Great Lou,, Tllby.,&3onthand 100 Pete &Co 94 90 t 4 Western of Canada improved ss. Do. Barking Shares all Do. C leowestort, gua. 4 per et 100 Norfolk .. ... Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are a Do. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do at slightly improved values. Union of Australia tanchcs., - Bux., I 314 1 . all LA N.R.a M. 7 .... 4 14 have advanced £1 ; and Western Bank of Lon- alddleskro' & Bodnar.., all litook.a Dart .. - dOll, l Os. ..itikliand Bradford lOO Mid1and.,..,...... 98 193 it wk t.By. Ex, gn. 5r c 11.55.f En. Counties t Ipm pm In tile Miscellaneous Market prices are steady. forttern and Bar• - rn all Do 5B 60 Consols for Money, 961- to 3 - • ditto Account , Do. 6 per c0nt..... .... . .... all Do I Do. Axed 5 per cent..,, all Do.. .. .1 , -.. 9q- to . Preston and Wy-- all L. 4 it, iv- - .. • oo.a Shares A all IDo e THIS DAY'S MARKETS. loyston. Illtchin,• and Sbopreth Stock llO itift.Nerthern 110 142 Pr as , shot Roth., and Goole 18.11.6 Len. & York. - e :OVEN GARDEN. ihrewebury A Hereford. all Mr.T.Brassey 91 n 84 f Very large supplies of fruit and vegetables on sale, and the trade lienth CM ordsb 1re......, all Tear Do Talley 3:tr, 3i'Clea.s 10 101 all Ott ok. It Dar. .. .. generally I tiled firm, as follows:- . de B. 4. 8. d. viza Wilts b a wi nd on 6om a e a t• r se or t- d . on .-110: 11 0 1 G p m rt. o n. W a e l sto rig ra h 9 i 8 3 0 9 3 9 4 1 rant •• B. d. s. O. 1 a pi,. ii --h.. -..... - -, ~, I nu.,...4.. ~,,. ns 0 4to 1 n . B. d. B. d. Pine Apples, per Pi. 3 n to 7 0 Colonial ditto, eacb 0 0 to 2 Grapes, per it. . 2 0 to 6 Foreign ditto Melon. , , ea . 2 6 to 5 0 Peaches, per 6 0 to 15 Nectarines, per do 4 0 to 8 0 Apples, per sieve 1 3 to 2 .3 Pears, per doz. ..... • 1 3 to 3 6 Oranges, per doz 0 6 to 2 0 Lemons, per doz 0 6 to 1 8 Apricots, per doz 1 6 to 4 0 s. s. d. Cherries, per lb 0 4 to 1 0 Filberts, per lb 0 ti ti 1 0 Cobnut , , per 100 lb. 0 oto 0 0 Almond, per bus Walnuts, per 109 _l9 to 1 1 '4 • • N PREFERINOII 611111111. -- 7 Dart Railways. rald. pinin g Film. Basine 66 Doak ••••••••- i ••,, •spw . ~...............eses. - , wrir , .......esesmeso 25 I Ilyth and Tyne 10 per c. prof. (issued at £50..... all 49 it ( Btk. lrls. & Exet.4 p.et. Moe' 100 94 9 6 110 Do. do. do. Shares 9 •••• .... Dock Iledonlan 101., 41 p. 0.. 100 103 105 12.10 Do. 1 shares, No. 2 7.10 ••• ••• ( ')neater ,k liolyhead, 51pc 100 ..i Ink. Do. do. 5 per cent ... ..... 100 ese 1., 61 - kirk and Bandon, 55 p. c• all - es. Of Jon.,Perth,3; Aber. JAY c all 55 6 Stock il.Angli•in Class A Ilharto lit -. ... Stock 'Rt. Claes 13 6 yer cent... 100 110 115 Stick Do. Class C 7 per cent lOO 103 101 Btk}2l. Coon. Ex. 15 p. et. NO. 1 100 115 118 Do No, 100 114 116 Do. Now 6 por cent. Btock 100 18 1t I Stock las - Union, 4 p.n. ..... . 100 00 12 stock C. Lan , 6 per cent lOO ••• •••• 5 21. a IV t. York. June. fifth. all ..... ..... Stock i±;(l.ln..t Gloe. S p.c. shares 100 •••• ••• Stock Mtn., Perth, and Donde , 110 .- .... 3tock ?urncas S per cent.- Stock Dna. k B.W eat. rm. I . p. ct. 100 I .... ..,• 'hock ;teat Northern, 5 p.cent. 100 121 123 1125 hock I.l.sp.c.lleleemable,lop.c. 100 114 116 hock Im. 45 per cent, do lOO 106 107 100 00.5 p.o.Bcrip, red.at 5p t 60 05 67 10 Gt.Nh.of Bcotland,lst pre' all 11 115 10 Gt. Bn.&Wn. (Ireland) 4 i 100 .... s•. per cent. pi et.Btock. 50 Gt. West. (Barks $ Hant , Ex. 5 per cent) 6 - •••• stack ao. Coniatedm.4l per et. 170 91 93 Stock Do. do. 4 per cent. 100 82 64 !Lock Do. Irredeemable 4 per et. 100 82 84 82 Stock Do. I per ct. redeem. ore! 100 96 98 96 3 Do. Birming. prof. shares all 91 10 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c.pr.sharet all It .1 171 10 Do, do. 5 per vent. do all 91 101 Stock Do. Birming. guar. stock. 100 73 75 261 Do. Cheater var. shares., all 18 19 131 Do. do. do.. , . ....... 19 Do, do. do all 195 141 Stock Lan. & Yorkshire 6 per c l9O 108 140 Stock '.em , l.*Brigh. gria.s, p. c leo .... .... stock In, Prof. Bp. et. thock .- 100 ..., it. 'tack Dn. New g' ,lsl `. 6'per cent' 100 - •. x D flock Do. do. 4 per co=t ...•• 101 - .... Stork Lon. 0c N.W.,c0t , .& Ninea ton, 5 per cent lOO •••• .... Stock '4ondon and S.West. 7 p.c lOO lt 8 163 x d 121 I•ondondy. & Cole, 1 share ell •-• ..... 1 1 4 t,ondonderry& Ennts,lsh. all •• ... stock 03,8100 per cent-- , flock tan., Bh., &Lin., 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 ( 1 5 7 1; 0 0 BIL i i • 5 p m " 125 Niarypnrt and Carl . . 4 p o /I • • L i IS ma 1 ,, c I Do. do. 41 per cent a l l dm , ow 1 IDo do neck 111(1,0on.8 per cent, !heck 100 .... ... Stock Do, Con. Bris. a 11ir.5 p. et.l 100 118 140 Stock Do, 41 p. c. Prof. kiumt , lO6 104 106 6 Do. with option till 1880 3 dock Do. Leic. and Hit. pref.st. 160 94 t‘ 66 1 pit 10 Ncweort, Aber. ,t , i.pre , all ... .. 10 Do. Pa'pet. sp. c .. all 114 11 10 !!ortolk Debenture Sharep all 8} D.,. 3toch. Do. 5 per C., Et. Ek., 1845 10c....' stock Do. 5 It At• • Val vx cic ,• 100 . .. ~. Stock Do.sp.c. • •-•- IP. C. Pre'. bk., 1847 100 - .... Oteck !forth Brithh lOO 108 110 7 Do. 7/. l'reff:rence Stec!' Bh.llestorn-Ber, 4 p.e.p • 100 9Q 904 59 10 lk Do. do. dl. 813 4 i di. par as 11 no. Loo i 6 6 per et 5i9. I It ..., ... le Do' do Quartcv, 1843- 9 •••• ~,, 125 Do lot K 11. It S. MO'. 10 1 ills par 15 NorthBLa/orisd'rc 20 0tt...1901.,&W01.,6 p.C. I g lOO 118 ' 110 • Rook Do. (I% Ip.r, 26 do. 1 0 0 108 106 .. .leek Dc, 45 p, 0 DabeLttire DI 1 100 98 100 .91 . Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries, per Pt 0 Gto 1 6 Gooseberries, p. sv. 1 6to 2 6 Currants, per ditto I oto 4 0 Plums, per ditto 3 oto 3 6 Greengages, per do 3 6to 4 6 Raspberries, per p 1 0 3 to t 6 'ARLES. vEGE s. d. s d I • • s.d. s.d. Greens, p.dz.bunch. 1 6to 2 0 Shallots, per lb 0 6to 0 0 Cabbages, per do ... 1 *7. to i 3 Horseradish, p. bh 1 oto 2 G bavoy ditto, per do. to 0 4 Parsley, per ditto Caulillowers,per dz. 1 Ito 3 0 Celery, per ditto Brocoli, per doz ... 0 oto 0 0 Bect, per doz. Old potatoes, per tn. 0 Ito 0 0 Parsnips, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, per 1b... 0 Ito 0 4 Small salad, p. pun 0 2to 0 3 Peas, per sieve oto 0 0 Mushrooms, p. potl 1 6to 2 6 Turnips, per bunch. 0 3 to 0 4 Artichokes, per doz 2 oto 3 0 Carrots, per bunch 0 3to 0 6 Cabbage letts., p. sc. 9 Bto 10 Cueninberg, each ... 0 r to 0 S Endive, per dez2n 26t0 3 0 Garlic, per lb 0 6to 0 8 Radishes ner dz. hd 0 6to 1 0 Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, per h. cc. 0 oto 0 0 Spinach, per ditto._ 1 6to 2 0 Walnats, per 100 ... 0 oto 0 0 Erns. sprouts, p.b.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto... 0 oto 0 Old onions, p. d.b 1 oto 2 0 Capsicums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 New do., per bunch 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, p. bundle 00 to 0 0 French beans,hlf-sv. 19 to 2 0 Asparagus, per bun. 1 6to 4 0 Leeks, per ditto 0 2to 0 3 Sea kaii, per pun.... 0 oto 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Oil; poults, 3s Od to 5s Od each; Geese, 50 ((I to 7s Od ; Goslings, Is 6d to 7s 0d ; ducking'', Is Od to Is 91; rabbits, Is od to s Cd each; wild do., Oil to•ls Id; pigeons, 6d to l's 10d each; large Surrey fowls, 41 to lOs Od; barn-door do., Is Od to is Cd; chickens, 3j to 5, 01; capons, Os Od to Os Od ; hares, ts Od to 5s Od; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each; pheasants, os Od to Os Oil ; ptarmigan, Os 01 to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od ; snipes, Os Od to Os Cd; teal, Od to Os Od; wild ducks, rs Cd to Os Od; widgeons, es Od to Os 0d; plovers, Od t o O s Od each; gu i nea fowls, Os to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os to es each ; Ostend "'esti butter, Os ail to Os Od ; English, Is Oil to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, Ss Od to Ps 011; French do., G s Od to To 6d per 120 ; leverets, Zs 011 to Is Od each. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, is Od to 155 C 01; bijib Is Cal to 7s Od; sal mon, O s 6d t o Oa led per lb ; coasl .1s ed tWOd each ; soiee, 2cl to sod per pair; trout, Cs to rd per lb; lobsters,,ld to Si Od; crabs, 6d to /a 6d ; whitings, Cs Od to lOs per doz.; common oysters, Ills Od to 14s Od ; natives, 4' 8 01 t.) 4is Od per bushel ; mackerel, 55s to Os per 100; smelts, is 64 to Os Od per doz.; skate. Os to CI per lb; shrimps, Os to Os Od per gall.; bloaters, IF:4 Od to Os Od per lilt ; fresh herrings, 105 00 to Os per _OO ' • Scotch do„ Od ; sprats, rs Od to Os 03 p er bushel; dm Jys, Fs ed to 7 , ; haddocks, 4s to 11 - s per doz.; pike 6d; Sturgeon, Ed per lb.; prawns, Cs to 4s; mullets, Os Ed to 2; 64 sa m, ; plaice, 4d to is Od eaeh; Isa`_but, 641 per lb; flounders, Ia 6 , 1 to 2 , Ud per doz.; eels, ad to 's per lb.; carp, 1s Cd to rs ; tench, 1 s to '; Per brace; gurcets, id to Ir. _ NEWPORT. Beef, from 25 Sd to 15; mutton, 751'd to 45 11; lamb, Ss 10d to 15 6 d; veal, 35 8d to 4s ad and pork, 3s to 4s Od par Sibs. • WIIITEChAPEL. Boef, from 2s 10d to 4s od ; mut* in, 2s 10(1 to is 2d ; lamb, 3s 101 to is id ; veal, 3s 8,1 to Is (IA; and pork, 3i to Is 4d per Slbs. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the rueircpolis aro from 60 to 7id of household ditto, ,;(t to r d 1 per !lb. loaf. IIII;ES AND SKINS, Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, itld to 141 ; r.tib to 721 b, td to 13; 721 b to SOlb, 40 to Qd; S4lib to Mb, 43d to sd; 851 b to acib, 51 to Sid; 961 b to 1041 b, 5d to rild; lOilb to 1121 b, Od to ficl • upwards, Od to Od. hides, Ss Od to 103 Od ; calf skin, light, 2s Gd to ed; ditto, full, Os Od to 68 61; polled sheep, 2s Sd to Ss 6d ; }tents, us nd to os Od ; halt-breds Is 10d to 23 41 ; Downs, is 6d to 11 wd; shearliugs, Os 01 to os Od; iambs, 2s 6d to 4s Od. rICAYEAMPICE MARES —(Consmaed.) RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. ~`: ` :J. PAM. Blaine Clottng Price i Done. GREAT WESTERN. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday at the station, Bristol— the Hen. F. Ponsonby, the chairman of the board, presiding. The report and accounts were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report and account be received and adopted, said—l know full well that some disappointment must be felt at the result of the working of the line for the last half-year. (Hear, hear.) I can assure you that it has been most disappointing to the directors, particularly after they have used their best endeavours, by a reduction of expenditure and by strenuous efforts to im prove the position of the company, to find that— almost, I believe, for the first time—the traffic receipts have dimi nished in comparison with the corresponding period of last year; and to feel also that it is their duty, under the cir cumstances, to recommend the shareholders to forego the balance that remains after paying the regular charges upon the revenue. (Cries of " No, no," " Yes, yes," acid " Hear, hear.") This is a matter that rests entirely with the shareholders; but it is the duty of the directors to tender the best advice in their power, and they have come to the determination I have stated, not because the amount has not been properly car ried, or that the amount divisible is so small, but simply for the reason mentioned in the report, that by carrying forward the balance you strengthen the financial position of the company. (hear, bear.) And it is most desirable at the present time to show that, even for the sake of paying a small dividend, you think it is better on the whole not to divide the balance but to retain it, and so improve your position by renewing your engagements, certainly en more favourable terms than you would be able to do were you to divide to the last shilling. (Hear, hear.) I do not think much explanation is necessary to show the causes which have led to the diminution in our traffic. I believe they have been pretty fully explained in the reports of the differ ent companies, and we could not expect to be free from the difficulties which all others have experienced. (Hear, hear.) I think the falling off may be classed shortly under tw•o heads—excessive competition and the distress arising from the commercial events of last year; and the question is flock Rook 3%ock Stock 1 0 6 stock Stock Stock Stk 20 j 25 25 Stook Siare Atirentic & St. Lwrrence,' Rom.Barortn, & Cen. Ineeoi IDo [Do. Additional Capital A. 10i 20f 1 104 1 140 - Bu 110 & Lake Huron .... 'Do. New Buffalo,Bralat, & Godorict 6 p. c. Ws. 1 Aug., 1572 Do. do. 1 July, 1872 Do. do. 1 June, sn Oalcntta & S. Eastern ,Cape Town & Dock Scrip I Central Oudo Ceylon Demerara astern Bengal Bast Indian Do. e shares Do. E shares Exten... 171 10 Stook 100 20 Stock . _ IDo, Jubbulpore ' Do. p. c. Bonds, 1,837.'59 Geelong and Melbourne, IGeelong Corporation 6 p. cent. Bonds Orsgad Trunk of 05nada... Do. 6 per e. Debenturos.. Do. 6 p. c. Prof. Le ,Groot Indian renlnsala Do, Now 5 poi tont 810c,k 100 100 Do: do Great South of India tireat Western or Canada Do.new Do.bands payable '76 Do. do. '73, do. '6o Do. do. '73, withe -- opt Do. 5t p.c. do. i 7, do Xadras Do. new, do. 5 per cent Do. ti p. Eaten Do. third Etter, g. 5 p. o Do. fourth do New Brunswick, &c. (11m ) Do. do. B Capital /kindle, guar. 5 p. c Do. New Punjaub Do. Indus Steam Flotilla Trinidad, Limited, Scrip... Antwerp s_id Rotterdam. Bahia & San Francisco _... geigian Eastern 'lnaction Bailers to Graissesaac...... Carmeaux &Toulouse Dutch Itheniell. Eastern of France. Euphrates Talley •?roat Central of France.., Gt. Luxembourg, con. she Italian Junction Lake Constance and Bide Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca 3; Pletoja, 5 p.c.pref ;Vona and Geneva Maria Antonia Samur & Lingo Do. do. 6 Per cont. pref lorthena of France Do. do new iforwegian Trunk Prefer Ottoman Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Unite & San Fran., g. 7 p.c Riga & Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse 101 lot 100 100 100 100 Do. 5; per cent. pref 'Southern of France West Flanders Do.st per cont. Prof West. & Northn.of France Western of Austria Western of 9witsenand Wiesbaden we , ff. 71 76 125 117 101 11 all 100 100 100 )100 Est 14t 103 1'.4 102 103 16 171 28t 291 .- pa 10 45 IBEIGN. Closing Frlces. par i pm per I pm par } pm I F 12t t Ilt t CIIII 85 90 so 8$ 77 82 . pm 2s. 61 - 1 11 pa * {Pk IP5} 1061 i 1 : PRI 16 18 311 401 71 - 76 3nsiners Done. 401 75 41. 6 a Ws II 21i par t pm pm 171 * 18 1 Pm 3} 21 ; Qll 107 112 107 112 Pm 48 ln 19/ xln COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.kTuly 100 114 114 k 1141 fl 4 Do. 6 p.c. Feb.&Aug.l 100 112 114 Do. 6 p.c. Man&Sep.l 100 115 117 N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.BlJulyi 100 leg 10) 108} Do. 6 p.c. Apr. & Oct. 100 - N.S.W.Gov. sp. c. Debent. 100 100 101 101 Nova Scotia Gov, 6 p.c. St. Debent. redeemable 1875' 100 108 109 la, S.Aus. Gt. 6 p.c. JanAJuly 100 110 Vict. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.Sauly 100 ... MINNS _ I ID) e_re. Mines. Paid. (wag Prices. Business Done. ......... •aideee...............awagzL, ' ---. ...........m. 10 Australian l i 1 1 1 Bon Accord Copper, limd los. f I pin 15 Bruillan Imp. tls. at 51.p.1 27 1 1* 30 Do. lit. John del Rey l5 11 12 5 , Do. Land & Mining Co all 11 It 1 10obro Copper all 40 41 AO Oepispo l6 12 13 Dun Copper Mining Co all I 11 2 lartuna 10 General all 13 20 2 !ll:mares all 91 If 5 !Lusitanian ll It 1 Ms 1 IMarionita ... all ! 1 1 New Granada all I ), 10 (Pontglband Wirer, Sic all 5 7 5 !Port Philip., 1 t I $0 Santiago de Cab& IQ t 1 i 18 II 81 United Mexican ' all 3 31 .- Alfred Consols (Phillaek) 1.11.11 8 9 If 10 British Irer 1 11 21 34 ,Condurrow (Carribonae) 1 10 10 60 10 Devon Groat Consols 1 455 465 East Bassett (Illogan) ... Groat South Toleats . Par Consols (St. Blaxley) , I/ 1%1 173 - BortridgeConsOls Min. Co. 61. 1 If 3 ,Tamar Silver and Load I F Mining Co , 41 1 4 le 'Tin Croft 9 31 31 ... ;West Basset (Mogan) i It 22 21 I d JOINT spou BAIR& /hare. Joint Reck Banks. Paid. ! Closing Price.linslness Dc ,, —.........—.. —........---. 1 ........................01vimm 100 Agra & United Service Bk 50 . 40 jaastralasia all 88 i 3 O 15 !Bank of Egypt all 2s/ t 4/ 100 `Bank of London . - .... AO , Brit. Col. Bank a Loan Co all ..... 50 British North Arnencan all 57 59 10 'OhartAl. Bank of India, kr 10 1 3 st dis 100 'City %O Ft f 4 101 Colonial l5 29 31 29.11 I Commer. Bank of Canada! all --. .... 100 lOommercial of London, ,20 21 22 201 10 , English, Scottish, lAm ' all 16/ 17/ 161 20 Gen. rk of Switzerland.- a'l ...- I 0 ILon.Char.Bankof Anstral all 201 21 50 London and County 'lO 29 10 29 a 60 ,London Joint Stock lO 32 SS 100 London & Westminster lO 45 47 100 , National Prov. of En gln/y! 15 77 1 30 Do. new lO .... 10 ?lath:mai Bank l5 .-- •••• 10 New South Wales all 46 44 35 Orient. Bank Corporation all 38 41 sn Ottoman Bank all 151 161 I'io Provincial of Ireland 25 t 2 6 1 10 Do. new all 211 15 Bouts Australia. all —•-• 31 25 Do. new as Union of Australia. 15 Do. Now 23 49 11 60 Union of London lO 25 26 100 Unity Mutual l5 .... 100 Western Bank of London 50 18 17 dis 12 3 51PICIILIANIOU8. _ -- U an Dare. Xlscollaneouit. I raid. ( 00211 1 11 Film S Dom • . c, _ . .....„ ....,!....... . mm 4.. arummige .1111111111! 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ' all 11 16 1090 Atlantic ';elegh. (limited) all i 5 &astralian Agrlcultural.., 15 35 31 10 tr-strallan Royal Mall all .1 11 . 10 Berlin Water Works. .... all 11 4 10 Do. NOW 3 ... .... 50 Rrittsh American Land 4O ...., 50 Bri, & Irish Slag. Tel. A all 41 43 20 Do. B. 7p. c. till 18€2 20 Do. C all 10 17 100 Canada Land . 3ll 110 115 1 111 Stock Cop. Miners of England all 25 10 251 25 Do.Pro'cronce 7 k porcsnt all 15 17 5 Crystal Palace ... all If If li f S Do. preference z'l If 41 I d 10 Eastern Steam all 11 2 11 Stock Eloctric Telegraph lOO 1054 10:1 .. 5 English and Ansti.Oopper all If 1} 10 European & Indian June Telegraph. II Euro.&Amer.Steam ( Lim.) all 11 21 11 2 10 Gmeral Iron SerewCaller, all ..... 15 General Steam Vavigatien' 14 ... 10 London Disoount ls 11 11 die PI 4 Lon . Gon. Omnibus Co. I 10 Meditern.Eloc. Telegraph all 10 Do. Exten. (Limited).., all 71 Ri 25 National Discount Co 5 11 tt Ma 10 Netherlands Laud 6 .- 10 Do. do ... all 1 1 5 Do, Sp. c. prot.is. at 1 dig all 11 a 1)0 N. Br. and N. Scotia ;and 80 ... 1 N. B. Australasian all i 1 19 North of Europe Ream all 2f $ 1 Orient's) (As all f If 1 Do. " Now Shares" lss. 1 clls fpm I peel River Lahti a Miner: - all 2 11 50 Benin. and Oriontal Steam all SI S 3 ;801 2 50 Do. now lO 71 8 piss 161 18 50 ilihymney Iron all l it 221 15 Do. New all ef 7 150 Royal Malltileam 69 60 61 ,611 f 1 Scottish Anst.lnvestment all II 11 oi 25 South Australian Land.,., all 381 3711 1 Submarine Tolog. Scrip.,, all 1 lf 3 1 Dc.do.roginorod all tO Trust Pi. Loan no., Canada 5 .... 1 —l l 110 toter Vernon's 14an'L,. Sill II 12 THUNDERSTORM AT DERBY.—On Thursday after noon and evening Derby and the neighbourhood were visited by one of the severest, storms that has been known in the locality for years. For some days previous the atmosphere was intensely close, and about 2 o'clock on Thursday after noon clouds heavily charged with electricity began to join together, while the rumbling of thunder was heard in tke distance. Between 4 and 3 o'clock the storm, which broke directly over the town, was at its height, the lightning being of the most vivid character and followed by appalling peals of thunder. The rain descended in torrents, and was ac companied by an extraordinary hurricane of wind. Among the incidents of the storm may be recorded the very narrow escape 6,f NTr. Moore, assistant-secretary of the Midland RAlway Company, and his son, who, when walking borne from the office, shout a quarter:past 6 o'clock in the evenine., were struck with the lightning and pro strated to the earth. Luckily, however, they both escaped injury, exaeptinee a little flight consequent upon such a narrow escape. On Burton-road a girl was struck blind. In Balington-lane a fine poplar tree was split and thrown to the ground. At Litchurch a valuable horse be longing to Mr. Eastwood was killed. Several cows were killed in the neighbourhood. At Codnor three thatched houses were struck by the fluid, ignited, and burnt down. In the neighbourhood of Uttoxeter the storm is described as being fearful beyond precedent. The storm ceased about eight o'clock in the evening, but the atmosphere still can tipues oppressive. - - _ - whether anything could ha v e b een d one by the board that would have materially altered our position. In looking back on the events of last year I am really unable to see that we could with advantage have taken any other course than that which we adopted. With respect to competition we have done all that we could to avoid it. We have from first to last been willing to enter Into agreements with other companies to fix the rates at remunerative prices, and when we were unable to agree we have always been ready to allow the matter to be settled by impartial arbitration, and in most cases we have arrived at a satisfactory result. In the north the introduction of new parties into a district has caused what may be called an upsetting of the old rates, and the consequence has been a most unremunerative carrying of traffic for the half-year for all parties. It may be said that we might have entered more keenly into this competi tion, and increased the quantity of our traffic. But if we had done so, that increased amount of traffic must have been carried at lower rates, and we should not have increased our profits. I think, therefore, we shall receive your approval in the direction we have given to our officers, not to lead, but to follow, in any reduction that may take place. If we were to say " We will not reduce," it would be equivalent to saying " We will not carry at all." Our plan of not leading, but following, in cases of reduction is safer to some extent. Our wish is to carry what is remunerative, not to lose our connection, but, if possible, to enter into communication with other parties for the purpose of maki ng suc h arrange ments ettioonasll'have led, to a cer (Hear, hear.) It thaaisn been eeuas extent, sa i d will t t o hbaet t our re l fir o ee s di s aul of traffic ; that with a diminished amount of accommodation by trains we could not expect the same amount of traffic. Now, I do not think that is a correct view of the question. I believe the diminution in the number of trains has only been com mensurate with the decreased means of the public, and if we had run a larger number of trains we should only have increased our expenses without causing a corresponding increase in our income. If we had seen our traffic diminish ing, whilst that on other lines bad been increasing, we should certainly have considered that we had carried our reductions too far. But such has not been the case, except where competition has arisen. We have been more favour ably circumstanced than other companies. Our falling off has not been so great. I think what we have done in this respect will receive your approval, for we have endeavoured to provide such accommodation as would be remunerative to ourselves without interfering with the requirements of the public. (Hear, hear.) We have redeemed the promise we gave that we would endeavour to effect a reduction of our expenditure. We have done so to a very large amount, and you will not have failed to observe that if our traffic Lad kept up to what it was last year, we should have been able to give you the same amount of dividend, and to carry forward a larger balance. This, unfortunately, owing to the causes I have mentioned, is not the case, aad it is for you to decide 'whether the udvice given by the directors is wise or not. Another p: e vise given by us was that we would endeavour to establish friendly relations with other companies. Iu all cases we have en deavoured to bring all matters in sufferance to a close, and they have been all either settled or are is a fair way of set tlement, except the northern competition, which has been introduced by the Great Northern and North-Western Companies into the northern districts. I hope, however, that no great time will elapse without a settlement of that question. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the competition which has been going on for some time at Reading, an arrangement has been come to with the South-Eastern and Seuth-'Western Companies which is fair to all parties, and which I hope will prove satisfactory. The arrangement is to be in force for three years, but I trust that it will be prolonged, for it is based on the principle of making all the traffic we can for the benefit of all the three companies. (Hear, hear.) An arrangement has been entered into with the Oxford, Worcester, and, 'Wolverhampton Company, to which I alluded at the meeting in London. Every one will agree that it was most desirable to put a stup to the expon sive Parliamentary contest between that company and our own, and also to any litigation that might arise. It is true we have given up the right to compel them to lay down the broad gauge on their line. The agreement, which will be carried into effect under an Act of Parliament, provides that they are to run out of our station at Oxford in connec tion with the passenger trains ; that there is to be an fitter change of traffic between the two companies ; that litiga tion on these points is put an end to ; that for nine years they are to make an annual payment of £'2,000 a-year for the privilege of taking up some broad gauge rails which have been laid down. The payment of the £2,000 is to be made either annually or in one sum, as may be agreed between the parties. 'We are to run over their line from Priestfield to Wolverhampton, they doing the like over our line between Oxford and Wolvercot. The amount of traffic carried by us over their portion of line exceeds that which they will carry over ours, and we shall benefit to the atnount of from £2,000 to X 3,000, and if the traffic from the north im proves that atnount will be still further increased. ( Hear, hear.) We have, during the half-year, kept a careful watch over the question of expenditure, in accordance with the promise given by us to the shareholders. A resolution exists that no liabilities should be incurred beyond those then stated without coming to the shareholders, and such is still our view of the question. We have an expenditure com mittee, which looks most narrowly into every expense, and no large outlay has been incurred except the making of a narrow gauge junction at Reading, whin was sanctioned at the last meeting. That was a matter of necessity, and will be of advantage to the company. We mention in the report two points in regard to which we recommend an outlay, and ask your approval. One is the doubling' of a portion of the Wilts And Somerset line between Yeovil and Eversholt. It has been found almost impossible to work the traffic with a single line. It is to a certain extent dangerous and very expen sive, because it cannot be done without the employment of additi on al engines. We therefore p ro p ose to d ou b le that portion of the line. But you need not be ala rme d as to any great expense . Th e way its which we propose to proceed is this : a portion of the line having been laid that timber s to wwoirthk, timb er, and, sowe fa h r ell as ap r p e l l 3 a ' relates to that d p o ar w t tnh o ed f onu t el le wie business, there will be nothing to pay for but the cost of labour. We propose to enter into an arrangement with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company to supply us with some of their rails and timber in lieu of the payment which they have agreed to make. We think, by applying these rails and that timber to the construction of the new portion of the line, we shall improve the line and diminish the expense of work ing it without incurring any charge beyond that for labour. (Hear, hear.) The other expense we propose to incur i s f or a bridge over th e W est London Rail ere not a ma t ter o f necess i ty Rail way. b th e e t . l w ' c u e r n P; u vs s ee a no n f iv t fil h h e ti i ig3 o n and North-Western Company, it would be important to get rid of the level crossing just as you are approaching the metropolis. But the fact is, th a t a lawsuit was going on between the two companies on this subket. It has always been considered desirab'e that this bridge should he erected, and an agreement existed pro viding that one of the companies might go to Parli amen t for necessary leaving. the r e l at i ve amounts payable be settled by arbitration. On looking over the matter with the Matgois Chandos, we thought it probable that the lawsuit might cost more money than the bridge, anti considered it desirable to erect the bridge, leaving the proportionate payments to be settled by arbitration. (Hear, hear.) There may, perhaps, be other matters which require explanation, which I shall be happy to afford. It has been said that the accounts are not clear. Now, if any one can suggest a mode by which they can be made clear, to attend to su c h suggest i on. B ut i t want of clearn ess can on l y ar i se i n t h e take up the a ccounts an d rea d t h em w s e - e ienm s d h ss a tlol of be mt he h ot a sh p e apwty anyh o over hastily without reference to former accounts and the reports of preceding belf-years. As the acc oun t s are cat. , that it was most unfair to bring np the question of the £5,000 paid to Mr. S. - Hinders. The Rev. Mr. NrcnoLsos complained that some of the dissentients were insulting him. Mr. GILES then investigated the accounts, and ventured to say there was not a fallacy to be traced in them, and sug gested that hon. proprietors should, if they did not under stand it, go to the office as he had done, and examine into the matter, instead of asking questions about necessarily complicated statements of figures at a public meeting. Hi bad intended to propose a resolution fcr closing the capita. account. He viislied to know whether the adoption of the report would commit the shareholders on the subject of outlay on the Wilts and Somerset line and the West London line, and as to non-payment of dividend ? He was inclined to believe that if the directors would consent to the closing of the capital account the meeting would be inclined to agree with them in postponing the payment of dividend to the next half year. The CHAIRMAN replied that the adoption of the report would in no way bind the proprietors on either of those points. There would be distinct resolutions proposed as to the Wilts and Somerset and West London expenditure, and also as to the dividend. Mr. Cox contended that they had nothing to do with the private character or the ability of the directors, but only with their public conduct as directors. He held also that they were entitled to call for information upon all paints of detail at their public meetings. He was glad that there was an infusion of new blood in the direction which he hoped would be sufficient to give it a healthy vitality. He wanted to know who was to be the engineer of the company; was it Mr. Brunel, or who ? Time Ch AIRMAN—The engineer of the company. is Mr. Bertran. Mr. Brunel is the consulting engineer, who is roferred to in questions of difficulty only. Mr. PARTRIDGE was desirous of knowing which was to be the future manager of the company. He had no de pendence in promises. They bad had too many of them every half-year since he had received 8 per cent., but they had all been falsified in the result. A- PROPRIETOR complained that they had no satisfactory statement of the assets and liabilities of the company. The arrangement with the Ruabon Coal Company was suicidal, for it offended some of their best customers for the benefit of certain individuals, some of them being their own officers. He wished to know what was the extent of their legal and Parliamentary liabilities up to the present half-year—if there were any other liabilities outstanding than those Or. the capital, which came down only to the year 1849 ? The CHAIRMAN replied that the accounts showed that their liabilities for Parliamentary expenses was £7,291, and for legal expensesXll,236, making togetherX9,s47. In accordance with an arrangement previously explained, the legal charges would be paid out of the revenue of the half-year, and the Parliamentary liabilities were to be spread over six years. The Ruabon agreement had been brought before the share holders some time ago, and was approved of by them. [A Voice, " Carried by proxies."] Since then litigation had been going on in reference to it, which litigation was still pending ; but they were told it would be decided in Novem ber. lie held that the agreement had been beneficial to the company, and produced £40,000 a-year, an amount which, when other sources of revenue were falling off, he thought they could not affordlito lose. (Hear, hear.) A PROPRIETOIt—But, sir, at what expense do you earn it? srling all th e iteme. fi do all we can to . ois that th e di rectors tied on in the same form from ha' f-year to half-y ear r t ße h um e t r o e ivf c e aa it.nn3 b difficulty d t o c & o l t au y ifdo i r n ernx ei u rt s) o d we e ce r a s ws t j a i I n and officers of the company were a n bus to afford the shareholders every information in their p ower, not only at the half-yearly meeting but at any other t, me. During the past half-year Mr. Giles came to Paddingt an and inquired into various mai.ters respecting which be es stertained some doubt; bat the result was that he afters yards express e d we hims h e a l v f, have no d fully satisfied. I will only sal: n?g. ' in c onclusion, that , axe that we shall to yth always be happy to afford the shareholders any information which they may require. (Hear, hear.) an . A PROPRIETOR—What is the nature of the arranges nents as to the Reading traffic ? The CIIAIRDIAN—It is to charge femunerative rat es by all the lines, and to apportion the receipts equally 'to each of the companies for the next seven years. Major COURT referred to the stateusent that them had been a saving in the working expenses. of ,V. 8,427, and con tended that if they went into the accounts of the previous half year they would find it to be only £lB,OOO. It was said that the object of not paying dividend was to enable the com pany to take advantage of the money market, and obtaits the renewal of loans on more favourable terms. That was s , o far so goad. But the directors further said that some reduction had already been made in this respect. They said—" :Some reduction in the interest upon loans has already been effected, as appears from the accounts ; and the directors will per severe in every effort to avail themselves of the improved etate of the money market for a further saving in that charge." That was fallacious, for the accounts showed an increase of debentures to the amount of £lBO,OOO awl more. If, then, the loans were increased, how was it possible that any pro gress could have been made in the reduction of interest ? A DIRECTOR—In the rate of interest. Major COURT—There had, it was tree, been a decrease in the current loans of something under £30,000, but that left a positive increase of more than £150,000. Mr. SAUNDERS—I can explain that. Major-COURT—I know what you are going to say. You are going to tell me you paid £270,000 for interest on the one half-year and £1,259,000 on the other ; but that is altogether fallacious, and only tends to show the unsatisfactory manner in which these accounts have been drawn out. The fact was that the accounts were inexplicable, and were intended to be so, else how could they place the interest on £10,022,000 at £270,000 one half-year, and the next the interest upon an amount of upwards of £lOO,OOO more at £259,000. Then the directors said, " the capital expenditure of the company may now be considered to be practically closed, as was explained very fully to the proprietors at the last meet ing. The accounts for that expenditure show that, while some of the outstanding balances have been paid during the half-year, the sums already received for the sale of surplus property, and for a portion of shares in other companies, have exceeded the capital payments by about £29,000." lie held that the receipts front the sale of bonds, and what was received from other companies, ought to have been applied to the reduction of loans. There was a clear profit without touching the balance brought over from last half-year of £16,900, which would give a dividend of 4s. IFJ. a share, and he thought this was as well in the pockets of the proprietors as in the hands of the directors, and with that view he moved as an amendment that the report and accounts be re ferred back to the directors for recensideration and adjust ment. Mr. SAUNDERS, the secretary to the company, said the hon. proprietor who had attributed to the board a misstate ment of the accounts must permit him to say that there was not the slightest foundation of any sort for such charge. The board stated in their report that the amount paid for inte rest during the last half-year was less than the preceding half-year. What bad that to do with the amount the com pany bad on loan, except that if the loan was greater than be fore, and if no more had been paid in interest, it was a benefit to the company that they should have bad a larger amount of loan, and have paid a less amount of interest. The result was that in the last half-year of 1857 the company had paid £:270,000 for a smaller amount against £259,000 for a greater amount in the present half-year. In February a large amount of interest had to be paid on a temporary loan at high rates, and it was the force of the money market that bad enabled the board to have a larger loan for a lower amount of interest. The whole of the interest for the half year was charged to the half year. Major COURT said that not only had the amount of loans been increased, but the average rate of the loans had been increased. Mr. SAUNDERS denied the assertion, and could not allow the meeting to seperate under the mistaken notion either that the accounts were not honest and not fair, or that the directors had introduced into the report a paragraph which was not strictly true. The rate of interest was less, and the amount of interest was also less than in the preceding half-year. (Cheers.) Major COURT essayed to speak again, but was inter rupted by cries of " spoke " from all sides. He repeated not only that the araount of loans had increased, but that' the rate of interest had increased. Mr. SAUNDERS remarked that the hon. proprietor dis puted the saving of £38,000, and endeavoured to prove it by going into the accounts of the last half-year. But it was stated by the chairman at the last half-yearly meeting that a system was being introduced for reducing the working expenses, which would come into operation in the next half-year. That system was now In operation, and if they compared the expenditure of the establish- , went for the past half-year with that of the first half-year of 1857, they would find that they were better off by £28,4'29 in the difference of the expenditure between the two half years. It was true that they had not that much greater surplus, because the revenue had fallen off in a still greater proportion. He might add, that in the six months of 1858 they had worked more miles of railway than in the corresponding period of 1837. The fact, therefore, of the saving in the working expenses was established beyond a doubt. Then, as regarded the amounts received from other companies, the hon. proprietor said it should go to the dimi nution of loans. Practically, it did so. But if they advanced money on preferential stocks the return of that money should go to the diminution of cost in the account , . He inight ae that nothing had been parted with under par. Mr. EDWARDS wished—as it was said in the report that the capital account was sit but closed—that a positive re solution should be passed by the meeting expressing the opinion of the meeting that the capital account should be closed, and in no case reopened without the consent of the shareholders. lie suggested that a portion of the balance should go to the reduction of the debenture stock. He could not believe that the accounts were either falsified or fallacious, as Major Court seemed to suppose; but he thought that they might be drawn up in a more simple form, so that all the shareholders might understand them. Mr. SAKBR complained that the directors had fixed the day of meeting for the same day as the meeting of the London and North-Western. It was that circumstance, be believed, that accounted for the paucity of attendance on the present occasion. The CHAIRMAN said that it had hocn always the custom to hold the meeting on the Friday in the middle week of August, and on the Friday in the middle week of February. He had no objection to change the day if the shareholders wished it, but he was not at all sure if they did so that the London and North-Western would not change their day of meeting also. Sir R. JERVIS, in supporting Major Court's proposition, expressed his surprise that while everything else was im proving, that this magnificent property—(a Voice, " Which don't pay")—was in a state of bankruptcy. It was owing to reckless expenditure, extravagant litigation, unwise compe tition, and the extravagance of the engineer —a man pos sessing transeendant talents, but who had been the ruin of every concern with which he had been connected. (Cheers.) Then at the last meeting, when they were in a bankrupt state, and their means were failing, and widows and others who depended on their dividends for their means of existence were reduced almost to a state of starvation, £5,000 had been taken away to give to the secretary. (Shame, shame.) He suggested that they should begin a system of economy by reducing the salaries of the directors and the highly paid officers of the company. He advised them not to forego their dividends but take what there was, and insist upon a reduction in the expenditure of the com pany. (Cheers.) He should cordially support the if:lotion that the report be not received. The CHAIRMAN believed it was generally admitted that no traffic paid better than the coal traffic. The PROPRIETOR—That depends upon the distance. The CHAIRMAN—Yes, and here we have a long distance and full trains. The PROPRIETOR—But you treat the Ruabon Company very differently from the mode in which you treat roe in regard to charge. You charge me 30s. from Manchester to Reading. (Oh, oh.) A SHAREHOLDER thought, as they now came down to individual grievances, they might as well proceed to busi ness, and be hoped after the statements of Mr. Giles, Mr. Acton, and the Secretary, which completely explained away the statement that the accounts were fallacious, that the mover and seconder of the amendment would withdraw it. (Hear, hear, and cries of " No, no.") Major COURT declined to withdraw the amendment. A SHAREHOLDER—Had the last call been paid on the Metropolitan Tunnel Railway, to which you have subscribed 1:35,000 ? The CHAIRMAN—The amount we have paid on the Me tropolitan Railway is £34,000 some odd. The SHAREHOLDER—Then you have not paid the last call. The CHAIRMAN —We had paid the calls in advance. The SHAREHOLDER held that when they took account for the £lO,OOO interest, and other items which were not legitimately belonging to earnings, their profits from the last half-year were £3,000 lass than nothing. He thought the charge of £14,700 on:the Shrewsbury lines, which had been working a long time, was most unfair, and if they de ducted that from the profit s , it could he fund th a t t h ey were L 20,000 worse than nothinr , on the half-year. Th e working expense of th e Shrewsbury lines was upwards of 70 per cent., a fact which, in his opinion, showed that the coal traffic was not so remunerative as they had been led to believe. The CHAIRMAN—The charge on the Shrewsbury lines had been previously voted for sidings and other works. As to the per tentage of working those lines, as he had ex plained already the competition and the low rates conse quent thereon, it was necessarily high as compared with the receipts. The amendment was then put and negatived by an over whelming majority, only about six hands being held up in its favaur. The original motion was then put tied carried by a considerable ma j or ity. Mr. GILES then moved a resolution for closing the capital account. Ile had scarcely expected to have to advocate such a resolution, because the principle of it had been affirmed in 1850. lie had a right to expect in any railway that the time would come when renewals and ether works for keeping the lines in working order should be paid out of revenue. That time had arrived in the case of this com pany. All their lines were completed, and there were no works required which ought not to be provid e d f or out of , the ordinary revenue. He moved that the construction accounts' of the whole of the Great Western Railway system, including the Shrewsbary lines, should be finally closed, and that no expenditure on account of capital should be henceforward incurred, except in respect to the payment of liabilities now existing, without the consent of the pro prietors being previously obtained. Mr. EDWARDS seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN—If the hon. shareholder means that the directors should not enter upon any expensive works so as to increase the charge upon capital without the consent of the shareholders I can say at once that they have no inten tion of doing so. But I must, as I did in February last, put one condition on that statement—that is, that works of com paratively small importance, entailing but a small expense, and which may be necessary in order to maintain the traffic of the company, must be left to the discretion of the board. nut i can bare nu 11,-,irntinn what , ver i i promising that no el .e . ) 1, g.hude ,ILdi be under.aken, and that no large expenditure on account of capital shall he incurred. We have shown that we intended to pursue that course by coming to you to sanction the expenditure for the doubling of the line to Yeo‘il awl for the construction of the West London-bridge, which we are tinder agreement to make. But it would he a great mistake to prohibit the directors from incurring charges which might be necessary for the effectual working of the line. The only charges re maining to capital arc outstanding liabilities, but tho-e liabi lities prevent our closing the account at the present moment. We tire subscribers to the Metropolitan Railway, and if that should be made, we cannot close our capital account and soy we will not pay our proportion. I believe the outlay we shall incur on that line, if it should be carried out, will give us an ample return, and while the liability exists we cannot close the capital account. No new works are contemplated, and I can assure you if you leave the matter in our hands that no expenditure shall be incurred which you can think unreasonable, or of which you can complain. (Hear.) Mr. STURGE considered that heavy work, like the doub ling of the line, ought not to fall upon the revenue of one half-year, but should be spread over the revenue of a number of years. fle could not leave the meeting without protest ing against the unhandsome observations which had been made against. Mr. Brunel, the engineer, who was not pre sent to defend himself. A PROPRIETOR—Dora not Mr. Brunel receives celery of £750 a-year ? The CHAIRMAN—Mr. Brunel receives a salary as our consulting engineer, and he performs all the duty that is required of him. At present he is ill, but his staff performs all that is necessary. The PROPRIETOR—But you pay that staff. The CHAIRMAN—No; the salary includes the whole charge, as far as we are concerned. Major BAKER (a director) expressed general concurrence in the views of Mr. Giles, as to the closing of the capital account, but if they passed a formal resolution as proposed, they wo:ild tie the hands of the directors and of the company itself, so that it would be impossible for them to carry out the reforms referred to in what was called the Walpole report. Though the time had arrived when there was no necessity for expending capital for new works of any mag nirude, there were outstanding liabilities which must be paid fur out of capital. Mr. GILES-1 except outstanding liabilities in the word ing of the resolution. Major. BAKER then • proceeded to observe that having been returned to the board at the bidding of the sharehold ge r e s n h e r e a a y d , e fi x n a d r . 7: e n e fe d l t narrowly tgor t se l aa l e yt ectsohtnacdtaurcetwo theiraf se the re d nn i i r ab e ny c tors emitted and jealously watched not onl y every £lOO, butx- board every 1 g generally i!y expended,that net and atts'ehilling was expended that could possibly be avoided. Under these circumstances he ap pealed to the meeting not to shackle the hands of the board by such a resolution, but to leave the matter to their dis cretion, at least for another half-year. A PROPRIETOR, who said he was an auditor of th e m ost costly railway comin g i nto L the directors expressed his opinion pass that it would be unw i se to r u e c c l t i o a r s r e t s o o c l u o t n i l o p n l y , b w e i e t a h u i s t e t i o t would be impossibl e f or the letter. Mr. GILES said a few words in reply. He did not require the directors t o repudiate enga gements . actually entered into, but to tie their hands in times of prosperity (which he hopedp they would see aga i n ), i n or d er th a t they might t i o t tL, led away by the flattering stat , tneuts of engineers, and other interested p art i es , t o undertake works which would permanently prejudice their revenue. lie had no fear that the directors would incur such expenditure in times of adversity. The CHAIRMAN thought it would be an unsatisfactory mode of proceeding to passetich a resolution while there were outstanding liabilities. In 1850, when the resolution referred to was passed, an estimate of liabilities was made and a margin allowed beyond it, and the capital account was closed in that way. The directors had no wish to keep the capital account open longer than was necessary, and he would sug gest that the meeting should he satisfied with the pledge be had given, and which he now repeited, that no expenditure of any moment should be incurred daring the half-year without the consent of the eltareholders, and that by Feb ruary next they would propose a statement of all the liahi lWes of the company, taking a margin beyond, as was done in 1850; and then, when the actual figores were be fore them, of what the capital account actually was, if the shareholders wished it, the directors would be prepared to close the capital account. Mr. GILES consented to accept this pledge, and withdrew the resolution. The CHAIRMAN then moved a resolution autbori , ing 11:e directors to double the line between .Eversholt and Yeovil,. the total expense of which he said would be £14,000, of which £5,700 was provided for in the timber which would be removed from another part of the line where it was not le quired, and which had already been paid for, and £3,187 in Mr. SAKHR—W hat is the secretary's salary now ? The CIiAIRMAN—L2,SOO. Mr. AVERY, who spoke amid great interruption, cries of "Sit down, we don't want you," and " Question," remarked that the way to improvement was not to harp back upon what was past, but to direct their attention to the future; to confine the discussion to the affairs of the half-year they had under consideration, and not to resort to former half-years and former meetings. The management of the company was in the hands of men of proved experience and integrity. Oh.) He knew some of the members of the board, and better men of business, better accountants than they were he knew not in the country. (Fudge.) It might be fudge In the opinion of those g entlemen who came to makii in dignant speeches, and who would not hear the other side of the question. (Oh, and question.) He had never heard a more kind or satisfactory statement made by the chairman in moving the report. (soap.) It was essential they should have men of honour and high character to manage their affairs, and they had much more in the present direc tors and officers. (The meeting would hear no more, but a perfect storm, accompanied by yells, cries of " rubbish," "fudge," and other exclamationS, got up.) The CHAIRMAN appealed to the meeting to hear Mr. Avery now as the best means of facilitating the business :of the day. Mr. AVERY proceeded for some time longer in the endea vour to make himself heard, but in vain, and The Rev. Mr. NICHOLSON suggested that a policeman should be sent for to keep the dissentients quiet. Mr. AYERX again interrupted, and succeeded in saying Illy AND STRAW. Omithtleid—Crd meadow hay, 60s to Ste ; new do., (Os to SOS old clover, 553 to 105 i; new do., Sns to 955; and straw, 253 to 853 per load. A blow trade, at late rates. Supplies moderato. Osunberland—Old meadow hay, (03 to 553; new do., hOs to Vs; old clover, 86s to 1061; new do., 505 t o 95 s ; an d s t raw, 5 0 3 t o 56 3 Per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. Whitechapel—Old meadow hay, 608 to bag; new ditto, 608 to 808; old clover, 4 5s to 105'; new do., FOB to 955; and straw. 298 to 85s Der lead. Both hay and straw, the supplies of which were mode rate, Mined ablOWly, at Our quotations, MIITSYN kottch€citrol, now pro'. Scot. N. E, Debenture 3} p. c. pref. IDo. do. Aber. g. 6p. r Do, 7 p. c. pref. stock south Devon Mod II per coirt, Evt.". (Bond. Ar.)tes Do. por •• D. axed 41 p. cent. 1 At iPB. Do. New 4} p. cent. Vl's. Routh Walcs guar. 4 p. Ct. Do. do. 4i per co , t Elt.Torkiihire, 4 p. ct.gnA Stockton tt: Dsrlipg.s p. c Do. do. 5 percent WAter.i Illkenny 6 p. COLONIAL Rai',ray'. 105 107 100 101 Isf 194 20t 201 1 o dis fpm fpm S It dli 4 $ die arm par t pm I i Dal * IPM par Pin 51 6_ Par fpm 1 It Zi 21 4 11 QM 17 171 OM - pm $4 32 pit MO. NM 3 3 44i 01 91 9} 01 Ilt 12 al 111 $7l ll 12 21 5 3 1 dig 1 1 Ell /311 al 50 52 9 I 994 4 8 8 9 VI 21 21t 5 5} 9 14 24! in rails end other materials, which the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company were willing to give instead of the payment they had agreed to make. There would be further sums available from the Bedminster and Yeovil, sa that the ooly stun would be £1,107 for labour. There was another resoiutior, for authorising the construction of a bridge over the West London, the total cost of which would be £lO,OOO, which was to he shared by the Great Western and the London and North-Western ; the proportion which each was to pay being left to arbitration. The bridge was abso lutely necessary fir the converaierce of the traffic upon both e lines. The crossing was now on the level, and the question was constantly arising whether the trains of the Great Western should wait for those of the N orth-Western or vice ' versa. The cost of the bridge would be less than that of the ' litigation which would arise if the oestion were left open. Mr. MILLS . moved that the X 37,000 should be applied to the payment of dividend. Another PROPRIETOR seconded the motion. Mr. SAINSBURY was decidedly in favour of postponing the dividend. The CHAIRMAN said that the directors, after mature:- considering the question, had come to the conclusion tt,at they would, by retaining the balance in hand, material - improve the financial position of the company. The debe,- tures would, during the next half-year, be more reach' ) taken up, and at a lower rate of interest, if they had th. , balance in hand, than if they had not. The prefOaence holders would know that they were certain of their dends, and generally the financial position of the coo: would be improved. Mr. STORGE and other proprietors stns mended that the balance should stand over half-year. Mr. ATKINSON (one of the directors) had ,' payment of the dividend en the last occasion be the m en ' as he to ld the meeting now, ruin of the company if they had a urvitienr: oft the next three years. (Oh, oh.) There was not in point of fact a divisible surplus of L 37,000; £10,600 et' it was a balance carried over as a charge against the South Wales Railway, and it was not certain that it would be acknowledged. Besides this, there was £13,000 not acknowledged by the South Wales,""l",'"lt, had been taken into account and divided. ' 800 oose • sums mieht become chargeable td revenue .... future years. He did not say it would be so, but at present tio; South Wales Company had not acknowledged the du' There was also £9,230 on the Shrewsbury lines taken the account which' was not paid, and was not to :. until' November. He had recommended that a fair arm reasonable sum should be put to the debit of the account, to meet the charges in dispute with th e S out h Wales Company. The answer that the directors gate was, that to do so would be to admit the claims the South Wales Company made, which they did not. A PROPRIETOR—And a very good answer, too. (Hear.) Mr. ATKINSON lia , l told the deputy-ebairtuan, three years ago, that there would be no dividend. Lord BARRINGT'ON—But I was not obliged to believe you. Mr. ATKINSON—But it now turned out that he was right. (Hear.) lie had told the late Mr. Russell, years ago, that by the time the whole of the lines were finished the Great Western would not pay 2 per cent. Mr. Russell laughed at him, and replied, " Oh, impossible; under no circumstances can the Great Western pay less than 4 per cent." Be strongly advised that the whole of the surplus arising on each halt-year's working for the next three years be applied to the payment of the debts of the company, and placing it in a sound financial position; their shares, which now stood at £5O, would then be at least £OO. The CHAIRMAN explained that Mr. Atkinson had, in conference with the directors, admitted that the £lO,OOO ought in strictness to appear i n th e accounts. This £ IO,OOO was not disputed. (Yes.) No; the South Wales admi t t e d the £lO,OOO , but they said they had claims against the Great Western in respect to another account which the Great Western had against the South Wales. There could be no question that in respect to interest, dividends, and other claims, a much l arger emouit would come into the revenue of the Great Western ultimately than was now credited. Mr. MILLS, after Mr. Atkinson's explanation, would withdraw his motion. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business of the meeting. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the Euston Station yesterday—Sir harry Verney, 31. P., in the chair. Mr. Wm. Long (the secretary) rend the advertisement convenivg the meeting and the report of the directors, which stated that the rent for the half-year ending the 81st December, 1837, amounting to £24,900, had been duly received from the London and North-Western Railway Ctmpany. This sum, added to the balance brought from the last account, amounted to £26,281 I3s. Id. The pay mews to the proprietors during the half-year had been as follow :—Arrears of dividends paid since last account, £lB2 ls. Gd. ; paid on la s t di v id en d , £ 24,209 19s. Gd.— leaving a balance of £1,889 I2s. Id. to he carried forward to the next account. Owing to the depressed state of trade during the last six months, the traffic of the line showed a decrease as compared with the corresponding half-year of 18.57. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and expressed the regret of the directors that the traffic had slightly fallen oft; owing to the general depressiox which had prevailed throughout the country. Though the traffic had fallen off as compared with the corresponding halfof the two previous years, it was in advance of all previous years, anti he could assure the proprietors that everything was done to promote the bests interests of the company. The report was adopted, and Mr. Carter re-elected an auditor. A vete of thanks to the chairman closed the proceeding.. EAST LANCASHIRE. The half-yearly meeting was held at Bury. The report an abstract of which has already appeared on Thursday, was taken as read. Mr. T. DUODALE, chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said the revenue of the past half year, as compared with the corresponding half of 18.7,7, showed a falling cif of £8,022. Tnis was caused by the great depression of trade. There had also been a compara tive increase of working expenses, because light trains could not be worked at proportionably less cost than full ones. The attention cf the directors, however, had been turned to a more eernomical working of the traffic by using coal instead of coke, from which great advantages were already accruing. Mr. Lees, their locomotive superin tendent, had already adapted many of their engines to the purpose at a cost of only £4 per engine, While the cost of the apparatus for consuming smcke would oray be about :20s, per annum. Übe advantages of this change would be un derstood when be told them that the quantity of coals con sumed would be only the same as they had used of coke, while the cost of coal would be only one-half. A great saving had been effected by this means during the past half year, but it had been more titan counterbalanced by the falling ell' in traffic. The merchandise traffic had been in creasing for some time, leading to the impression that the commercial gloom was passing away. In fact, the returns from that source last week showed an increase of £22. There was a decrease in the passenger traffic still, but it must be remembered that the returns were now being com pared with the exhibition traffic of last year, and art allow ance should be made on that account. The directors recom mended that they should withdraw a small portion of the reserve fund under these circum s t ances , an d m ,k e a d em i , f p , r cant. - • Air. BLAcircLocK seconded the adoption of the report. Mr. BRADSHAW said he found the reserve fund to be £70,000; but he found no interest put down as accruing from it, which would not be the case unless the directors kept the money locked up in a box. Ile thought they should take some of it to replace the deficiency in dividend. The CHAIRMAN said they were drawing to a small extent upon the reserve fund to make up the dividend ; but ns they had to replace some portions of the permanent way, It was undesirable to draw deeper upon this reserve. The reason no interest was placed against tlds item was, that the amount of reserve fund had been lent to capital, and thereby they had avoided making an writ call upon the share-- bolder:. (Hear, hear.) The report was put and carried unanimously. A resolution was alsa adopted declaring a dividend at the rate •f 3:1 per cent. per annum on the general share capital payable ou the Ist of September. The te d m . authorisinge e tingw 3s the the i n s s madeu t f n e w special,sltafornerns:lll e n a d i e l r r l e l B r the i s e t ion a do hill for purchasing - the Blackburn Rail way, of paying off all or part of the moneys required in discharge of the liabilities of that company, a n d fi r red _ - curling the ordinary preference sock of the same cotapany. WEST DURHAM. The annual meeting of this company was held at Darling ton on Wednesday—Mr. N. Plews iu the chair. The report stated that the accounts for the year ending the 30th day of June last showed an available balance ti £1,972, out of which the directors proposed a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent., leis income tax, payable on the 18th inst., which would amount to £4,589, and leave £383 for the next account. The reserve fund of £2,500 retnalned in the same position as at tke commencement of the year. Hesalutious were passed adopting the report, declaring & dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and re electing Mr. J. Pollelae and Mr. J. Buckton, the retiring directors, and Mr. M. Middleton, the retiring auditor. SALARIES OF STIPENDIARY JUDGES .—There are now in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 54 judges of superior courts, with salaries of £241,804, and 395 judges of inferior courts, with salaries of £292,663, making a total of 449 judges, and £.534,467 amount of salary. In England the Lord High Chancellor receives buatrpizipeteamrosn3:: In stock having £lO,OOO a -Tear ; the Lords Justices of Appeal, DUO° each ; the Master of the Rolls, £6,000; and the three Vice-Chan cellors, £5,000 each. The Lords Chief Justices of the Courts of Queen's Bench and Common Pleas receive £B,OOO each, and the puisne judges £5,000 each; but the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Sir E. Pollock) has only £7,000. The Judge of the Court of Admiralty receives £4,000, and the Judge of the New Probate Court (Sir C. Cresswell), £5,000 a-year. The Bankruptcy Com missioners in London receive £2,000 each, sad thore in the provinces, £l,BOO each ; the First Commissioner of the insolvent Debtors' Court receives £2,000 and the other two commissioners £1,501) each. Twenty judges of County Courts receive £1,500, two £1,330, and 38 £1,200 each. Eighty-five revising barristers receive £2lO each. The chief magistrate of the city of London receives £1;503, and 22 Inferior magistrates £1,200 each. In Ireland' the Lord Chancellor receives £B,OOO a- year, and the Master of the Rolls £3,969. The Ltrd Chief Justice of the Coati of Queen's Bench receives £5,074, that of the Common Pleas £4,612, and the Chief Baron of the Exchequer £4,612. _ _The . . puisne judges receive salaries of X 3,688 to £3,725. InPr°.! Scot land the Lord Justice-General in the Hight Court of Justi ciary ciary and Lord l'resident of the Coui t of Session _rece d £4,800, and the Lord Justice-Clerk £4,500, while 09 1 , 1 tLotr the 31st ut Session and Justiciary receive £3,000 each. a balance of ARMY PRIZE MoNEr.— There ac i c s ount of unclaimed i ts c, h ps i d ot e e au ns l 0 8 11 f i ti s i sit x : olef : P i .) : 1 1, 1 2 : e se 6 a . 1 s dao.: above,B:li. stock yet the re to th a t a i n a n u e a d r i y n ' le a Bank t a le n G u k R o h r i ar i m 3 Y s7 p l iize on mo t n h e e y d f e ro b r i a t , 5 1,. The existence of this amountin -3011;4u balance e ce of lu t b l e ii r s , accou nt lBs 7, arises fromtiefutil'idelul‘ having ' i vE s ews i g n t Ta t i t h iod e n Three sa Ic8e,o: tn p l Cent. t e G r o?.anr,r.. .7c, of stook aud cash, nute 1.. e,(l.set,etr.nyt:ovv. the : an t d n i c .r e Is on the i i db h ee : b r ii e lt a n' u ' ia t d , de e a , s o ecasio i) r eq uired,. been from time the e me a to time effected when the prices were considerably higher. VANCOUVER'S. ISLAND.--110 House of Commons has ordered a return of lands in Vancouver's Island sold to ra i n ti d i s t h h a e v n e am b b een sold, f so t l ii d companyloaorneyaii individualis ton, i whomor e th on Ip , tal a company, : t; lauds it nate, made up from the andp persona t r the s e neyfinll fills two , i) a c ia tt e l colonial a s u Parliamentaryrve yor . paper.l la t o f The Huds on's hold e r s ll.. jof. lja) figures fur 6,190 acres in the Nanalmo district, and for 1,13 0 in the Vi ctoria district, apart from smaller portions of land elsewhere. The extent oftelf brought under cultivation cannot be ascertained. ..