The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-10 00:00:00

R Y A ENGLISH OPERA covENT-GARDE,N. Under the management of Miss L. Fyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, will be repeated the grand Opera, en titled LURLINE, by W. Vincent Wallace. Messrs.W. liar rison, Santley, Corri, and G. Honey ; Misses Louisa ryne, Pilling, and F. Cruise, Conductor, Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new grand pantomime, called PUSS IN BOOTS ; or, Harlequin and the Fairy of the Golden Palms. Messrs. W. H. Payne, H. Payne, F. Payne, Barnes, Tallien, and Miss Clara Morgan. French Dancers—Mdlles. Lequine, Pasquale, Pierron, and Mons. Vandris. Doers open at half-past 6—Commence at 7. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Blackstone. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and original Comedy, in three acts, entitled THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buckstone, Compton, Chip pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins. Followed by the new Haymarket Comic Christmas Panto mime, VALENTINE'S DAY• er, Harlequin and the Fairy of the True Lovers' Knot. The pantomimists the unrivalled Leclercqs. PriIEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM: Sole Lessee and Direotress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING (3dd time these thirty years) THE SERGEANT'S WIFE. Principal characters by Mr. James Vining, T. Lvon, J. Johnstone, J. Rouse; Mrs. Keeley (ber lirst appearance), and Madame Celeste. After which, the magnificent Transformation Scene from KING THRUSHBEARD. Concluding with the new Drama of A TALE OF TWO CITIES, by Tom Taylor, Esq., from the story of that name by Charles Dickens, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. James Vining, Walter Lacy, Villiers, House, Forrester, J. Johnstone, T. Lyon, Morton, Palmer, White, H. Butler, Clifford, and Fredericks • Misses Kate Saville, Stuart, Turner, Mrs. Campbell, and Madame Celeste. Commence at 7. }OPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. G. Melville, A. Harris, and Miss Clifford. Followed by the Farce, CRUEL TO BE KIND. Mr. A. Harris, Frank Matthews, and Miss Carlotta Leclereq. After which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by 11. J. Byron, called JACK THE GIANT KILLER ; or, Harle quin King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Jack, Miss Louise Keeley—Harlequin, Mr. Cormack • Panta loon, Kr. isaulo—Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams—Clown, Mr. AL F. Forrest. .NTEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHL Sole !Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Ben). Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS, Mr. J. L. Toole, Chas. Selby, Billington, Mrs. Chatterley, Mrs. Bil- Wigton, Miss Kate Kelly, and Laidlaw. After which, PAPER WINGS, Mr Alfred Wigan, J. L. Toole, D. Fisher, Billino - ton, P. Bedford, Stuart, C. Selby, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer, Mrs Alfred Wigan, Miss H. Simms, Miss Kate Kelly, and Mrs Chatterley. Followed by DINORAH UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford. Eburne, C. J. Smith, Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box ()Aloe open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment are strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passengers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with "No. le." After which, MAGIC TOYS. Miss Lydia Thompson. Followed by a new burlesque called DIDO. Mr. Charles Young, Mesdames Wyndham, Clara St. Casse, Murray, Eliza Arden, C. Rance, A. Evans, and Corps de Ballet. To conclude with FIRST AFFEuTIONS. Messrs. 11. T. Craven, G. Spencer, and Miss Wyndham. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, Is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ance commences at 7. CONCERTS.. CANTERBURY HALL THIS EVENING, LITCREZIA BORGIA, (Donizetti). Donna Lucrezia Miss Russell. Mafflo Orsini Mrs. Anderson. Gennaro Mr. Henry Herbert. Don Altonzo Signor Tivoli. Conductor—Mr. Jonghm ans. Comic Vocalists -Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchfleld, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting Pictures arc added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re - decorated and eautilled, and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 10, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 42—highest since noon yesterday. 32—lowest this morning and during the night. 40—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.92—fallingfast. WD TD, South-Westerly; light, with fine woather. Sharp frost in the night. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 3h. 40m.—Afternoon, 3h. 59m To-moußow.-Morning, 4h. 20m.—Afternoon, 4h. 40m 11 4-: OP _ ~. i. k's 1 I ,1' 1,• -4 k 4.- • ^ '-, -, A .. ..-' i- , .:" - , — V" V.,1, i Ly , fee, ,, ~,, :' - -,- -- s - , ~,)• , , , - - f e F., -- ---7 ', , in, , , „. : KiA ttro •1: k !.: I talb.„, r: 1 7 .. t,,,, • ~..,. - i. I' .- 34x567.,...,4, - )% -',- ;,: , .;:, ..,,, ^$ •, N.,..i..14,5 THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1860. As we anticipated yesterday the Address is carried, and carried, too, by a large majority— being about five to one on Mr. HORSMAN'S amend ment to omit the eleventh article—that relating to coals—from the treaty : the numbers being 282 to 56. Indeed, but for the occasion of making long speeches, however excellent, the Address might have been voted unanimously. Having already expressed our own opinion on the character of this one-sided treaty, we shall con tent ourselves by giving a few paragraphs illustra- tive of the sentiments expressed by some of the speakers last night. Mr. HORSMAN maintained that we had made a great sacrifice to France fol. no apparent benefit to this country. The expecta tions held out, to result from the treaty, were based on false calculations. The Equi valents we were to receive were of two kinds --material and moral. The first consisted in the extension of Free•trade, the principles of which, if truly carried out, would be worth ten times the sacrifices we were making. But how could these be realised in the face of the menacing attitude of France, which imposed on us such a burden of taxes and preparations in time of peace P As to the moral equivalent of securing peace and 'friendship with France, it. was rather an Irish 'way of doing it, seeing that we were so scepticll on the point, that we were urging on our equipments, at a sort of railway speed. we were confounding the French EMPEROR with the French nation, whose views were antagonistic. On the whole he denounced the titaty as giving very undue advantages to foreigne r s at the ex p ense of English taxpayers. We were contributing to the exhaustion of one of the great elements of our commercial prosperity—coal—and our political strength, by enhancing its price to our own con sumers for the benefit of others. Mr. DISRAELI's objections were threefold — financial—diplomatic, and political. His first ob jection was to the creating a large deficiency of revenue for the purposes of this treaty. Upon the second ground, he objected to the treaty that it had .been unskilfully and negligently entered into, and he adduced proofs of what he consi dered precipitation, and of carelessness in regard to British interests. Then the political objections to the treaty were a part of the subject which could not be evaded, as the House, he said, had been challenged to consider the treaty upon poli tical grounds, it having been avowedly negotiated for political purposes. In consi 7ering the question of Savoy, he avowed that the conduct of the French Government appeared to him in that matter to have been, so far as the English Government was con cerned, sincere, frank, and straightforward, while the latter had been pursuing a policy which they knew must necessarily hav e led to the annexation of the provinces, yet in the end tu • • Imng round and affecting surprise. He charges our Government 'with a gu ilt y knowledge of what the Emperor of the PRENCII was driving at, while they were afraid to _ avo w it. He concluded a very eloquent speech, and Was fol lowed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a speech equally eloquent. lie combatted the argu ments of Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. }IORSMAN with great earnestness, and vindicated the policy of the Government with regard to Itaty, the Treaty, and the benefits likely to result from its adoption, not to France alone, but England, and, in fact, even tually to the world in general. LAT s Lord JOHN RUSSELL, last night, laid on the table of the House of Commons, the second part of the correspondence relating to the affairs of Italy, a copy of which we have been favoured with. It brings the question down to a late period, the last despatch from Lord COWLEY to the Foreign Secre tary, dated the 24th of February, in which the pre sent condition of the Italian question is thus described :—" M. THOUVENEL mentioned to me yesterday that, whether the proposals of her MAJESTY'S Government for the settlement of Italy were to be accepted in their entirety or not, her MAJESTY'S Government had rendered an im mense service to the Italian cape in making them, since the Imperial Government had thus been enabled to enter into explanations with the Austrian Government, and loyally and honourably to free themselves from engagements which it had become impossible to fulfil." The Emperor of the French now considers him self honourably exonerated from the conditions of Villafranca and Zurich by [the operations of the English propositions but he reckons, we suspect, without his host. However, if he keep true to his recently avowed policy —not to interfere himself nor allow others to interfere by force in the settlement of the Italian question so much the better for the people. Still his shuffling policy seems to give the go-bye to his professions--indeed so much so that he is hardly to be believed when he speaks the truth. Let us hope that he yet may learn to do better— both for himself and those who put their faith in him. The question mooted by Mr. CAVE on Thursday night is one on which the British public must keep a watchful eye. It would be a disgrace, indeed, to us, after all we have done for the suppression of the slave trade and slavery, should our own subjects in India be inveigled into bondage to French planters. If any class of men have a claim on our protection, it is the ignorant and helpless coolies of India. We are told that some 40,000 of these have already been lured into the French settlement of Pondi cherry in India, to be shipped thence, nominally as free emigrants, practically as slaves, to French colonies. Lord .1 oio . RUSSELL says that, in the Mauritius, the immigration of coolies has answered well. The estates have been cultivated with suc cess by their labour, and they have returned after their three years' service, at the expense of the planters, with money in their pockets, more than they ever had before. We believe this is to a great extent true. But these men have been shipped from our own Indian ports, under the most strin gent regulations, and beneath the supervision of British authorities sharing the national hatred of slavery in every form. They also have gone to an island where British law rules, where British sen timents are dominant amongst all the authorities, and where abuses could never go far without their being heard of in the British Parliament. There is every possible security taken for the welfare of our poor Pagan coolies, and we may hope they are gainers by their immigration. The case is almost wholly reversed in the treaty which our Government has just made with the Emperor of the FRENCH. He had sanctioned a contract with some French merchants, under which those gentry were carrying on a thrifty slave trade with the French colonies from the east coast 'of Africa. The old practices of internal wars to catch slaves for the EMPEROR'S merchants were re newed. The old atrocities of slave-hunting were rife again, and Portugal had, under the advice of Lord MALMESBURY, to pay the French for violat ing the sovereign rights of the feebler State. The EMPEROR professed loudly to be ashamed of the slave trade in his name, while he yet made Portu gal pay for stopping it in her dominions. But he also turned to the English Government, and said —lf you will let me take your subjects and appren tice them to my planters for five years, I will— fifteen months afterwards (always long after our action in any treaty with the EMPEROR)—I will cancel the slave-trading contract. In other words, he will put an end to French kidnapping of negroes, if we will permit him to lure our poor Indian sub jects into his colonies! We do not doubt that he wishes them to be well treated—but what guaran tee can he give us ? They will be in a French colony, under a French governor, with French authorities to appeal to. Our Consul might be a secretary to an anti-slavew society, but yet he could not watch over the plantations of an island. We hardly know, therefore, a case in which com mon humanity more imperatively demands British vigilance. MISS AMY SEDGEWICX'S READINGS. On Tuesday evening, Miss Amy Sedgewick gave her second and last reading, for the present season, at the St. John's-wood Literary Institution. The large assembly room of the Eyre Arms, St. John's wood, in which the reading took place, was filled with a numerous and fashionable audience, by whom Miss Sedgewickwas most warmly greeted on her entrance. She began the evening's programme with the trial scene in " The Merchant of Venice," in which the various and conflicting emotions dis played by the different characters of the piece were rendered with wonderful power, skill, and judg ment. To this succeeded "The Irish Emigrant's Farewell" (read with most touching pathos), and " Lochiel's Warning." The second part of the entertainment consisted of selections from " Hamlet" and " The School for Scand a l," in w hi c h, it i s nee dl ess t o say , am pl e scope was afforded for the display of the fair arttste' s great powers, alike in tragedy and comedy. The f requent and enthusiastic applause which she elicited, amply testified to the delight experienced by all assembledo on the occasion ; and the un doubted triumph Miss SedgewickoftiedrhaamsataicchaierNtr, will, din this, to he r , new branch fqu w re et e ru n s tl t y , indu ce her to carry it out still more not merely in the metropolis, but the country. ish opera given at the Princess's Theatre, cainmencingEgtrp THE ENGLISII OPERA 7- - E ---- n r which will run for fifteen weeks. in May next, g wt eni th ents are pend• will be ing, and, in many instances, concluded' Miss Emma Hey nent artistes, amongst whom, we hear, are Mavdlalrie.°Pusareerapai, Miss Susan Pyne, Madlle. Jenny Baur, waod, Messrs. Haigh, Weiss, and Durand, as Madlle. Bury, a cantatrice of charming voice, possessing great powers of acting, and of great reputation in Berlin: Dr. James Pech is spoken of as the conductor, to whose care the whole of the musical direction is confided. WEST SURREY ELECTION. —THIS DAY. The election for West Surrey took place this morning at Guild ford. As it was understood that there was to be no opposi tion to the return of Mr. Cubitt, the proceedings appeared to create very little interest. The Hon. J. Scott proposed, and N. Alexander, Esq., seconded, the nomination of Mr. Cubitt. No other candidate being proposed, Mr. Cubitt was declared duly elected, and the proceedings terminated. Messrs. Sampson Low and Son have in prepara tion a new work by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, who has been spending the winter in Florence. The First Warwickshire Militia, under the com mand of Lieut.-Colonel Boultbee, have received orders to assemble at Warwick on the 30th of April next, for 28 days' training. IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR. —Daty paid in Hull last week : £2 18s. on 58 qrs. of wheat, £l6O 16s. on 3,216 qrs of barley, 6s. on 6 qrs. of oats, £2 18s. on 68 qrs. of beans, £lss. on 25 qrs. of peas, £26 ss. 9d. on 1,402 cwt. of wheat flour, and ls. 101 d. on 5 cwt. of potato flour. We regret to hear that the Itlyal Naval Annul. tent Society at Devonpori has suffered very considerably fro m the serious " defalcations" of one of the late clerks, Mr. William Molesworth Richards, who is now non inven tus• The books of the Society are undergoing close inves - tigation.- -.Plymouth Journal. THE MINING DISPUTE IN SCOTLAND.—The iron masters of the west of Scotland held a meeting in Glasgow, on Wednesday, at which they resolved to continue to keep out their furnaces, and not to meet again for the considera tion of that particular question. The prospect of an early adjustment of this unfortunate dispute is thus destroyed. The men on strike are holding out determinedly. NEWS. PARIS, MARCH 9. The Pays of this evening publishes an article signed by M. Grapier de Cassagnac, on the manner in which the project of the annexation of Savoy and Nice bas been discussed in the English Parlia ment. M. de Cassagnac calls to mind that France left England full liberty to take and fortify Perim, be cause England had to protect her interests in the East, and says France is now in a similar position in regard to Savoy and Nice, and he cannot under stand why such noisy discussions (criailleries) take place in the English Parliament, which might com promise the alliance between the two countries. We must understand that the Emperor has not fri volously demanded a modification in the French frontier which the aggrandisement of Sardinia has renderedindispensable. He will take into consider ation the disposition of the inhabitants and the esti mation of Europe, but it would be unreasonable to suppose that the Emperor would renounce that which regards the security of one of the most 101- portant frontiers of the Empire. The Patric publishes an article against a divi sion of Savoy, in which it declares that the annexa tion of Chablais and Faucigny to Switzerland is impossible. CHAIIBERY, FRIDAY. The Courrier des Aipes announces that the de parture of the soldiers of the classes 1830 to 1832, called out by the circular of the Minister of War of the 24th ult., has, in se far as it concerns Savoy, been postponed. ROME, MARCH 6 (via Marseilles). A deputation of students has been received by General Goyon, who delivered a written reply, ex horting them to resume their studies, and express ing his resolution to support the public authorities by all means at his disposal in order to maintain the observance of the laws. BOLOGNA, MARCH 6 (via Marseilles). The report that an attack will shortly be made by the Pontifical troops on the forces of the Romagna is doubtful, but great irritation prevails here. The priests are threatened by the people, and the fortification of the place is being actively continued. NAPLES (via MARSEILLES), MARCH 6. A royal decree establishes modifications of 240 articles of the Customs' tariff, and orders that the revision of the remaining part should be continued by the commission. 2d , addressed by Count Cavour to the Chevalier' Ni gra, at Paris, on the questio n of Savo y and Nice. " The note calls to mind :the declarations eon ta: fined in the despatch of M. Thouvenel, and de cis .res that, while refusing to believe that the ag grandisement of Sardinia can ever constitute a di .nger for France, to which country Piedmont is be iund by such strong ties of gratitude, nevertheless th e Sardinian Government cannot but give serious at tention to a demand reposing on the r P spect for th e wishes of the people. " The King's Government would never consent, evon at the price of the greatest advantages, to cede or .exchange any part of the territory which for so many ages has formed the most glorious appanage of the House of Savoy. It cannot, however, refrain from taking into consideration the change which late events in Italy have made in the situation of the people of Savoy and of the county of Nice. At the moment when Piedmont claims for the people of Central Italy the right to dispose of their own fate, it could not without inconsistency refuse the subjects of the King who reside beyond the Alps the right of freely manifesting their will. "However great the regrets of the Government of King Victor Emmanuel might be if the provinces in question were to demand their separation, it could not refuse to admit the weight of a manifes , tation to which the vote of the National Parliament would give legal value. " The declarations of M. Thouvenel as regards the great Powers and Switzerland prevent any false interpretation. and will be of a nature to remove man' , difficulties. Such declarations, inspired by a sentiment of equity and of justice, do not admit of any doubt that under any circumstances Sardinia and France must negotiate together in order to have between them a suitable line of frontier." The Nord states that Abd-ul-Medjid has just narrowly escaped causing a ministerial revolution. The Sultan wished to marry a slave, which he had a full right to do, and the minister made no objec- tion. When, however, he asked them for ten mil• lions of piastres for the marriage fetag, they pleaded the penury of the Treasury, and refused. It may be as well to state that this statement is not con firmed by other communications received from Con stantinople. Another commission has been entrusted with a projected extension of the metropolis. The Govern ment pretends to have discovered a conspiracy on the Ist of March last. Several individuals belong ing to different classes have been arrested. Some of them have received their passports and have left Naples, others are still expecting a decision; among the latter the son-in-law of Signor Settembrino may be especially mentioned. MONEY 112,11cK82' %LAID c.12'1 7 NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocxc. The Bank of England return completed to the 7th March shows some rather important alterations. The public deposits, owing to the active collection of the revenue, have been increased by nearly three-quarters of a million, while the private de posits have been diminished to the extent of almost a million sterling. The other securities have been slightly diminished in consequence of the payments on the 4th of the month. The reserve of notes and the bullion exhibit a small increase, although the active circulation has also been aug mented. The other items of the balance-sheet and the changes they present are shown in the sub joined table : Active Circulation .. Increase Bullion .. Increase Rest Increase Public Deposits Increase . , .. • • Other Deposits Decrease .. .. • • Seven Day and other Bills .. Increase . .. Government Securities. • . .. Z 20,669,355 SO 24,045 .. 15,220,193 49,172 3,722,497 GO 41,621 .. 8,341,365 fi I - 1A 1?...h• MA .. 727,923 .. 12,83G,611 „ .. 951,272 .. 697,452 . , 4,088 10,171,190 No alteration. 20,953,896 210,943 .. 8,320,150 Other Securities .. Decrease Notes Unemployed Increase . 12,760 .• •• An active demand is experienced in the general market, and as the rate of interest for advances on stock has risen to the level of the Bank minimum, there is now a brisk inquiry at that establishment for loans as well as discounts. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday only a very moderate amount of business was transacted, and prices were without change. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited no alteration of importance. A small amount of gold, viz., nearly £3,000, was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday. The steamer Indus, which leaves on the 12th, will take out £4,000 in gold to Alexandria, and £39,100 in gold, and £361,680 in silver for Bom bay, making a total of £404,780. ORDINARY SHARES A: SY~a.rc: gal'ways. 12.10 Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £336,770, and the exports £464,130, exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the Continent during the week ending Tnursday last :—Gold bars, from Belgium, 2,500 ozs. ; silver bars, from Boulogne, 5,000 ozs. There has been very little activity in the Market for Public Securities to-day, but increased firmness has been exhibited, Consols being 941 for money and 941 for the account. Speculation continues very quiet, and the dealings for investment are too limited to create activity. A special transfer is recorded in New Threes at 941 ; India Stock is firm at 2201 ; ditto New, at 1041 4 ; ditto 5 per cent. Enfaced Paper is steady at 99: ; and the Debentures at 97Z ; Exchequer Bills are 17s. prem. A moderate amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices tended upwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 791, to 801, ; ditto New, 621 Z. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. are firmer at 831 841 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. at 934 ; and Bel gian 41 per Cents. at 991. Russian 5 per Cents. are 108. Amber., N °Mug. Bost. and Pastern Junction aelfa.tt and Baliymena Wol., and Str.Val llirk.,La.,andCh. June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne rlost.Slefd.& Mid. Coun &n , i Exeter Ca loimpart Carmarthen & Cardtgan Cork and Bandon Cork, bikrock,&rtlssage Cornwall Do. A A revei • nutil6p,c.per an. Do. B hasbeen Dublin andßelfas t June. Dun.,Periltok A.br.Junc. !East Anglian . ... Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Suffolk The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 31 i f prem., the Universal ditto / prem., and the Canada Loan is 11 prem. The Buenos Ayres Railway Shares are prem. 13.14 Sto2l/ In the Railway Share Market a steady business has been transacted, and prices have shown more firmness. Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, Midland, and North British have improved ss. ; Great Western, Brighton, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and South- Eastern, 10s.; and Eastern Counties and Great Northern, £l. t3tock Stock Stool , Stock Stock Stock Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction F urn est, Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do, do. B Stock Gt. South.. Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. Iriah South Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackw, all. I Lon.,Brighton &S. Coast Lona, Chat. and Dover London g North Westnl Do. Eighths London& South-Westn IL'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Maryport and Carlisle . Do. 40. t Shares Nletropolitatt „ Indiana Do. Inm - dug, Ar Derby ; Mid. Gt. W est. (7reland) Do. # Shares Mid Kent Do. (Cray Line). Newcastle and Carlisle. New., Aber., & Herefdl Newry & Armagh (qef.) Newry, Warpt., & os !Norfolk North. Counties Union North British..„....„ Nor.Day,Rail.&Dk. Stk. Do.A Stk.—Arca.no div. until 6p,c, hasbeenpdß Do. B stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. U,N.E.Purchase I Do. Leeds .„ Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. Peebles ~ Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central South. N.E., Aber. Stock IDo. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon ,South-Eastern !South Wales South Yorks. & Riv. Dun Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamrsHavenDk&Rail The Foreign and Colonial Markets have been inactive. Lombardo-Venetian are dealt in at 11-1- 117„ and Paris and Orleans at 54. East Indian are 101/ ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 33 to 33-4-; Great Western of Canada, 114 114. Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have shown less firmness. London and County have de clined 10s. ; Bank of Australasia, 10s. ; and Union of Australia, 55.; Peninsular and Oriental fiteam have receded to 79i; and Royal Mail Steam to 51. Do. Do. Vale of Neath Victoria Station & Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do. let Class Do. 2d Class BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities Shut 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Now 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto for 30 Years, expire 6th April, 1885 Shut India stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 97 C*)tmols for Account (April) India Stock for Acounnt Ditto Account, 5 per cent. Exchuquer Bills, £1,000,11d Ditto Small, 14d. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. B uzilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 44 per Cent. 1858 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent ..... 844 Ditto Account - ISl2xioan 3 per Cent. Ditto Account cruvian 44 per Cent 92 riusnian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lOB !Amish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive l'utkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, M, luy Ditto Ae(ount THE TIMBER DUTIES AND NORTH AMERICAN COLONIAL INTERESTS.—Messrs. A. F. and D. Mackay. of Liverpool, in their monthly circular just issued, make the following remarks :—The duty on foreign timber of all kinds is reduced to an equality with that on colonial; but by some strange oversight the important timber trade which has long existed between Great Britain and her North American colonies not only obtains no remission, but those articles admitted free previously are now taxed. That is to say, North American colonial timber is to continue subjected to an import duty, bearing a considerable relation to the abso lute value of the material, while the timber grown in every other country in the world will be admitted on payment of a duty equal to that now levied on American colonial, while the latter, as is well known, labours under the disadvantage of having a much heavier freight to pay, consequent on the much greater length of the voyage. Such a proceeding is not, and cannot be considered, just or reasonable towards the colonies. Without attempting to set up any claim for a return to what is now considered the obsolete principle of " protection," it must be conceded as merely equitable to admit the timber of our North American colonies, as free from incidental charges as that from foreign countries, or at all events to remit that duty which it now pays. Paid. all all all all all 111E"SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, _MARCH 10, 1860. 'HIS .ND S.TOC: Clocing Price. 1311 64 72 84 74 114 124 102 el 104 934 D 4 P 11 '4 144 154 56 L 6 37 39 26 28 86 91 27 171 UM 103 108 110 1024 1034 131 133 112 114 674 671 OA) OS 98 68 70 10 112 12 13 97 97i 91i ex Stock ii 10 Stock Stock 8 10 .101 10f all 100 31 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock ! 25 Stock Stock ' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10' Stock 10 Stock 14 100 100 d i 109 1094 8f 88 Q 10i 66 58 3i 1d 60 604 911 011 2 14 d 45/ 461 75 754 105 107 31 Si Af 01 3 40 8 9 14 10 115 117 205 30 87 80 485 405 35 25 d 42 44 N /3.85 70 72 8 8 39 4 0 Si 9 p 551 561 24 31 p 58 10 Gi 61 68 71 8i 71 981 491 86 109 i I i 6Q i 91j 75e 131 391 f 116 17 881) 9 In i PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. p a id./ Closing Business Prise. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at e5O) LStk Brie. & Exet4p.ctStook 20 Do. do. do. Shares ock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. 61 !Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun &odic! E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock ,Do. do. Class C 7 pc l Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Stock l)o. do No.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock StocklEastern Union, 4 per et. ocklEdin.&Glas. spc shares l Stock' Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D.; Stock' Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. l Stock ) Furness, 5 per cent .... Stock Glas. &S West.l a. 5 pc.' Stock !Great Northern, 5 p. et. Stock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock ,Do. 41 p. c. do. d o . 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 ,Gt. Eh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 Sto3k j l p. ct. pref. Stock SO reat West. (Berko and ! Hants) Ext. 5 p.a Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 p et Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Stock I Do. Irredeemable, do Stock Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref • 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares' 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf. sh. 10 Do do. sp. et. pref S tuck Do, Birming. guar. stock' 264 Do. Cheater guar. shares 131 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stack, Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Stock; Do.Barnsl.St£s 3slodpc Stock I Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) Stock !I.ol.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Stock j Do. , 5 p. c No. 2 Stock,' Do. gua., 6 p. ct. Stock` Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Stock Do. Do. 44 per cent 5 Do. do. 41 per c. shares Stock Do. 7 per cent. Pref. St. Stock!Do.6 p.e.do.(W.E.&C.P.) Stock[Do.4 p.c S.(div.dettiP6s) 25 ILond. Chat. and Dover Stock Lon. & N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Londondv & Cole, 1 she. Gondol dy.& Ennis 1 sh. Nran.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. 6 Do. 31 ner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. faryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4/ per cent all ] 100 100 100 100 100 all all Stook 96 97 Do. IThd. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & llit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.prer.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n ry, Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Do., till 166') Nortlk sp. c. Ex. St k,lB4ic 1...0. p. c. Pref. do. 1847 D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent no. Now, P. - ua. 5 per cent' Nth.Dev.Rail.& INIE.Co. Pref.4p.c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. ')o. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 ,)o. do. Quarters, 1846 ';o. York, Ti. & S. Pur o h North Staffordshire r)x. Wr. & Wol. tip°. lst g Do. Redeem., 2d gua Do. Ivredeem., 2 , 1 gua Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pt ':sottish North-Eastern 3 per o. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock oath Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 percent. c,utll Eastern (Reading .tnn. ' 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do.Flxed 41 p.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent . ......, S.-Yorkshire, 4.1 1 c. gua. Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c. Do. 13 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent. Watrfd & Kilkny, 12 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock 1103 104 10i 100 100 100 3 100 all Stock Stock Stock 8 1 1 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 5i 6 99 101 112 116 105 107 114 110 113 115 128 130 82 84 1 112 114 90 92 77 78 121 123 117 119 100 111 104 106 84 88 1.0.6. 96 98 08 100 87 89 89 91 100 102 91 1 . 01 17 18 181 101 74 78 193 20 91 10 15 139 14 1 Stock stock Stock Stock Stock 71 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1116 118 116 118 140 145 116 118 Stock all 100 100 100 100 100 155 158 132 136 66 68 21} 22i 1081 8 9 1 0 § 5 3$ 44 Share! 1115 117 125 127 I 1 68 ! 7u i IP 130 141 101 103 1 i 94 96P 91 10} i ll 12 par 4p 11 113 10 112 M 93 N 1 gdl 23 2 4 123 p 123 124 16 118 77 70 123 125 125 130 10i 11} 241 24, 102 104 162 104 88 90 99 101 85 68 28 29 321 831 32 33 60 65 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Runway ,. I r aid. I Leas ing I Closing Business Co. s. Price. Done. FRANCE. The weather continues very severe in Paris. It froze last night, blew a violent gale, and snowed at intervals all day. The accounts from the provinces all complain of the severity of the season. A letter from Toulon of the 6th, says :—" Winter is deter mined to prove that with it all countries are equal —even Provence has not found favour in its eyes. A few days since we thought we had recovered our clear sky and hot sun. Vain hope, the north-west wind is now blowing with such violence that we are forced to admit that we are still traversing the most disagreeable season of the year." The Echo of the Cevennes states that the lat e hurricane tore up by the roots the largest and oldest of the fine chestnut trees in the grand promenade at Vigan. The trunk measured 33 feet in circumfe- Terlce. Accounts from the Lozere state that the month of February was remarkable for hail, snow, and storm. Wolves, forced by hunger, showed themselves at Mende, and devoured a number of dogs. A blacksmith is said to have suffered the same fate at Viarouge. The postman carrying the letters from Puy was forced to abandon his horse and letter-bags in the snow. The Moniteur of yesterday morning publishes the usual monthly debtor and creditor account of the Bank of France, made up to Thursday. The cor responding figures of the last month are added DEBTOR, March. F. C. Capital of the Bank 91,250,000 0 Ditto, New Profits in addition to Capi tal (Art. 8, Law of June 9, 1857) 1,510,527 65 1,510,527 65 Reserve of the Bank New Reserve Ditto in landed property 4,000,000 0 4,000,000 0 Notes in circulation. 709,630,675 0 738,997,575 0 Bank-notes to order. Receipts payable at sight 8,572,676 0 7,472,349 0 Treasury account current creditor Sundry accounts current 178,408,571 67 156,811,598 18 Ditto with branch banks 37,388,912 0 38,000,074 0 Dividends payable. 1,164,637 75 1,657,013 75 Discts. sundry interests 1,544,872 97 2,139,366 21 Commission on deposits 4,789,092 45 3,200,431 61 Re-discounted the last six Feb. F. 91,250,000 0 91,250,000 0 months Surplus on bills overdue: Sundries 1,465,758 17 16,772 64 2,790,381 15 1,465,768 17 2,197 24 2,878,616 32 Total 1,382,662,378 82 1,406,275,843 80 CREDITOR. March. Feb. "V. C. F. C. Cash in hand Cash in the branch banks 367,954,449 0 366,580,929 0 Commercial bills overdue 461,637 60 419,438 74 Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 237,853,051 20 251,511,925 88 Do. in the branch banks Advanced on deposit of bullion. Do. by the branch banks Do. on Frenchpublic secu rities " 27,878,800 0 Do. by the branch banks 13,378,300 0 Do. on railway securities 62,488,300 0 Do. by the branch banks 32,151,850 0 Do.on Credit Foncier Scrip 738,400 0 Do. on branch banks Scrip 338,050 0 Do. to the State on agree ment of June 30, 1848 49,000,000 0 Govern. stock reserved .. 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Hotel and furn. of Bank Landed property of branch banks Expenses of management Sundries Rentes Immobiliseesj(law of 9 June, 1857) 718,000 0 -- 402,800 0 422,500 0 28,236,700 0 13,888,400 0 52,415,200 0 33,040,800 0 ' 726,600 0 282,600 0 65,000,000 0 12,980,760 14 53,708,861 43 4,000,000 0 6,598,216 0 . 803;117 41 3,025,740 44 6,596,146 0 445,105 67 2,112,105 32 Total 1,382,662,378 82 1,406,275,843 80 TIIE BOURSE, March 9.—There has been a slight improvement in the tone of the market, owing to a rise of k on the English Consols and the adjourn ment of Mr. Kinglake's motion, but business re mains inactive. Threes, after having been done at 67f 65c, rallied to 67f 75c, and are now at 67f 70c. Mobilier varied from 737 f 50c to 740 f ; Lombard, 523 f 75e to 530 f ; Austrian, 495 to 497 f 50e ; Or leans, 1,372 f 30c to 1,375 f ; Lyons, 882 f 50c to 885 f ; Geneva, 455 f to 462 f 50c. The following are the last quotations : 4I per Cents... . 94 75 Credit Foncier.... 742 50 Do, end month .. 95 I Belgian 4 .. 3 per Cent 5....... 67 65 Piedmonteso (5) .. Do. end month.... 67 75 Roman Bank Shares. 2BlO I Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 737 50 Spanish Threes Do. Account 740 I Home Debt 80 - 81 50 78 25 43 25 RAILW.I.YB. .. . CiL.h. Orleans Northern 1370 • • 1373 75 910 New ditto 822 915 50 .. 822 50 Lyons and ALiditorrancan BB5 G eneva 460 833 7 0 .. 460 Southern Western 577 53 .. 575 Eas tern .. . 635 .._ Sardiniak 392 50 „.... ..._ Austrian Lombard Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f./ 71c. ' • money, 251.5 c.; three months, paper, 241.87/c. ; money, 241 . 85c. SARDINIA. The following telegraphic despatch has been re ceived from Turin, dated the 9th : " TURIN, MARCH 9. " The Opinione of to-day publishes a note of the all 100 all lall all M 15 15 all FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp ife Rotterdam ArdQnnes Bah. &S. Fran., L im.7p. c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo .• • • ••• • • • • I Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France ..... Euphrates Valley Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c Great Central oi France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre apd Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France.. • Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, and Medit Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Pern ) sua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunabur!, Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. , Sambre and Meuse. I 'Da. 54 per cent. Pref. ]Southern of France !West Flanders Do. 5} p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand.... 4i 4f p I * 2 1 2 2i 11 f d 51 5f d 24 25f 6 1 61 li lip 8 8i 19 19i 34 36 , 1 —P 35 35 9/ t 54 A 8 111 lld 13 15 8 5 9 igi 20 9 9 22 23i COLONIAL COVER. Can.Clov.6 p.c.J a. & July Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.lllr. & Sep. Do. 6 per cent. 1877 Do. 6 per cent. 1882 N. B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. a Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan &July Do. do. April & Oct. MISCELL. 10 1000 I . Itook Anglo-Mexican Mint 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works I British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tcl.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C !Canada Land Chan. Islands Tel.(L im )i Cop.Min.of &Smltgp mitg Do. Preference 71 per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb. Electric Telegraph Do. New 'English 4 Amt. Copper, Gen. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) ' Indian & Aust. Telegr !London District Telegr ;London Discount , Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co iMadras Irr. and Canal hlediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) 'National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do 8 p.c. Pref. ,iss.at 1 dis !N.BrAltNovaScotiaLand N. B.Au stralasian (Lim ) Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Orientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & )[in Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Seot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Do. do Registered ' I ITr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 117 an Ilipmen's Land BRITIS Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon 'E. WI Russ). (Tavistk ) Gam. SE S t. Aubyn(G wen ) Great South Tolgus " G. Wheal Alfdhillack P ) G. Wheal Vor (Efelston) Grenville Herod's-Foot Kingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret ( Jny Lelant) North Downs North France P Hogan) N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazy) Providence (Uny Lelat) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co. Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Mogan). • W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cats.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant wh '1 Mary Ann (Menhe vVh 'I Trelawney (Disk. FOREIG: Bedford and Bletchley, all Ln &N. VP Buckinghamshire.... 100 ;Ln& N.W Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. .- Do. do. 5) p. ct. 100 'Do. Do. do. 5 p ct. Clydesdale Junction. 100 Caledonin Colchester, Stour Pali all ,E.U.&E E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.o 100 Gt. North. E Union,Harwichns all E.Counts. Do. Woodbridge .. . 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct lOO Caledonia Do; New lOO .Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rall. all Yk.N.&131 Hull and Selby all ,Do. * Do. Shares all , Do. Do. Shares all iDo. Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c. 100 Ln& N 4 W London& Greenwich . 100 IS. East.. Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct lOO Norfolk.. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk all LN W&M Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock Newmark t.,BuryEx 5.5. 6. E.Counts guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c all Do. • Do. do. 6 per cent all D 0..., Do. Fixed 5 per cent all D 0..... North Western all Midland L&N W ) Preston and Wye*. & L.Yk. 5 Do. Shares A. all Do. Roystn,Hitoll.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 3hrowsbry& Hereford 100 T Brassey Do. Do. South Starfordshire .. all M‘Clean . Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn . Share Dooka. Stock' Commercial lOO Stock I D° 4 perCent.eref .11in lOO Stock E izst raid West India.., 100 StockiL 'nidon .. Ino Stock St. Katharine „' ICO i Stock S intharnpton lOO I Stock Victoria ' /00 101 103 ioe 10 iDJ Now ~u.spamaistosot 2 1 1 . • * ir:./ ( 2' 3 a _____________ • 2cs Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 12 I d ;Dar t.chley, all Ln &N. W .. . 1re.... 100 Ln N.W 1 , 8 110 35 rail. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27} ~.. head.. 100 Do. 514 '.2 514 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 22 23 221 a . .... ' 100 'Do. b. d ytion. ' 100 Caledonin'lol 1(3 40 Cobra Copper al? 44 46 ir Pall all ,E.U.&E C 154 164 Copiapo 16 61 74 g.8p.0 ' 100 Gt. North. 140 142 142 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all piing all E.Counts. 41 45 , 2 Fortuna 20 General ..... ... .. . ige . . 100 2 Gt. N, Cop. of S. Aus . t . r 1 i,Drc . t. 100 ,Caledonln par 4 100 Do.. 3 Linares ................ all 104 114 ilk 4 'orest all (4t. West. 1 5 m L us ar l i t ci a u n i itaan. .............. t : : : par 1 N.Rh neCop.of S.Aus.L 108 4 d f p HUH. all Yk.N.&lll 20 5 P P o o mr n ti t n g i pi nh b gi a i u i ap d n y . 1; : n. e . r . L .t :e : a d.. 2 id all ,Yk.N.Md. 109 111 all 'Do. all IDo. — .. all . 4 6 1 18.2.185 u Sco ni t t t ed isl e u xi str ea a n ln. . ( . L . ..).. : all f li d .5 p.c. 100 IS. N'INV 205 210 -. ,vich . 100 IS. East... 64 06 2 1 PI 100 Do. &tend. 100 Peto &Co 93 0 5 J 044 ip.ct. 100 Norfolk — JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100- . ) /1 ---- __ Share Jolnt-Stock Banks. !Paid. i Matk. all LN W&M 2 s `-'a refer- Done. Clgi . s ice in . g Business 100 Midland 95 97 ' Ex 1 5.5.8 . E.Counts i i P 100 Agra& UnitedServiceßk 50 ` ). c. 57 58 40 Australasia all 76 5 6 5 p.c all Do. ... • it. • . all Do. — 25 Bank of Egypt all 24 244 cent.. all Do. — 100 Pank of London 5O 514 2 41 14 all Midland 144 1 i 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoauCo. all - L&N NV/ _ 30 British North American all - "" all. L.Yk. j 20 iChtd. Bank of India, &c all 204 21 ..A. all Do. — 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all 31 33 kep 100 Gt. North. 135 137 100 City, ................. 50 07 70 eford 100 T Brassy 104 106 100 Colonial 25 37 39 # # P 10. ire .. all M'Clean . 10 4 1 1 20 . 11 Com. B an k of Canada all set.. 100 Gt. West 00 92 100 Commercial of L on d on. 2O 19 21 )ydn. all LABrittn 74 8420 P Bug , Soot., & A us . Ch. a l! 16 1 16 1 134 2 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all DOCKS. 50 0 2 Lon.Char.Bk. o tA ustra l . all 224 23 London and County ______ 50 Loudon Joint Stook Cloaing Businetis 55i 100 London &Westminster. 20 )aka. ( Paid I Prioe. Done. 1 00 Nat. PPOV. of England. 36 —__- 20 D o . new lO 1 lOO •-• 50 National Bank 25 it .eref .21in. 100 20 New South W a l es rest India.., 100 .... ..- 25 Orient .1 ( 11c. Corporation all 4? .. Ina ... 20 Ottoman Bank a ll 19 194 11: 5 Ina „' ICO 100 Provincial of' Ireland .. 25 -. an lOO I ..- 10 Do. New 100 101 103 lo g 25 SOutk Australia useamasseso. t 2 • --:, FJnion of Australia all —46 4" 1 43 1 ' . 150 union of London , 12 28 29 2.IA 4 , "-, 1(9 Uulty,Alutua",....o es 40 5 _. ...... • - SECUR: 114 116 109 111 113 115 09 110 99} 100 994 100 994 100 1081 1091 409 111 111 11211 i 14 15 120 180 I 32i 33i - 4 -44 87 39 20 22 144 10fr 125 128 8 9 17 22 24 25 271 30 100 100} 102 105 104 107 2k 21 I i 1 id 2 14 1 ti e 11 3 4 11 I d 10 1 5 a par 49 51 79 81 13 16 234 224 6 7 51 53 120 130 35 36 1 11 12 MINES. P a i d. Closing Busire as Price. I Done. 2.11.10 16 2.7.0 7.4.0 511 17s 12.4.2 n 8 4.3.6 1.6.6. 7.9.4 11 10.6.7 18.18.9 18.18.0 12s 6d DAY.) Business MI 93} 131 Railways. (Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd gu. 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Batfalo,l3rant.&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. 1 l ) o. d• - ). 1 July, 1 , 73 DO. (30. 1 June, 1874 Clem ta.&S. Eastru.i lm. ; Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.); ICapeTown & Dook Soripl Central Oude (Limited)' ,eylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Ben gal.gu.sp.c 'East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4# p. c. Debentrs Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861„I Geelong& MelbourrlV ••1 Geelong Corporation 6, per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent, Prof Do. 6 Per cent. Debentr , Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 • • Do. do. 1867., Do. do. 1872 . • Gt.lndiaPenin,gua,dp.e. Do, New, kua.s per cent. Gt. South. of Ind.Lim.—, guaranteed 5 per cent Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. 1 76,witb ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '64 Do. do. "i 3 without opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per c7:3nt I Do. 4 p. 0. Extension Do. Third Ex. g - ua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do, Do. do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Lan d(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. o. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. New Do. Punjaub ,Do. Indus. St. Flo. St. Andrews & Quebec A ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip i Closing l it done raid- Price. 90 92 99 97 : 9 iii i id f 5 di Is} q 77 82 72 77 70 75 par i p 11 1 d 1 Id 101 lok par ip ar 1001 i 104 102 20 21 341 351 94 95 73 74 85 87 75 77 74 76 981 99i id cl 1} id 121 121 8 7a d 95 ICO 95 100 95 100 90 93 87 90 974 98 91 93 Id fd 5 7 6 7 19j 20 id fr L9l 191 id p all 100 all all all 1 100 'IC,O 100 I. 3 Co. '3s. Od . 7* all 5 100 all 104 all 100 100 all all all all 100 6 10 1 all 1.7.2 MINES 3 3i 310 320 ,450 450 110 120 111 83- . 1141 45 4S I 144 15 1 14 1# iii 39 41 4f l 5 61 5 di 91 10 13 14 45 47 t 270 260 21 3 160 170 29 31 3 3} H 51 4 1 20 85W 390 400 160 170 87 4 921 11 It 1 4 15 25 27 29 31 25:6 STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, MARCH 9.—The market was exceedingly flat on Tuesday, and has continued so till the close of business to-day. Goods for India are Worse to sell, and, though the engagements of spinners and manufacturers generally keep prices pretty firm, they are rather easier where parties are disposed to press them upon the market. There is also some weakness, as mentioned on Tuesdgv. in 9.Bths printing cloths. In Mess rs . Volkart B ro th ers ' circular, issued in Manchester, by Mr. J. Fox Turner yesterday, it is stated that at the latest dates from Bombay a good business had been done in grey shirtings, the light qualities showing a reduction in value of about one anna, whilst 81b. and upwards were firm, prices closing slightly above former quotations. Gray longcloth had met with a good demand at about one anna advance for the heavier makes. Light gray Madapollams were also rather dearer, with a fair sale. Gray T-cloths rather easier, but with a good demand. Gray jaco nets and mulls rather easier. In bleached geods sales small, but prices stationary, except shirtings, which were two annas lower all round. Coloured goods very quiet. Turkey reds in fair demand at full prices. Yarns quite inactive. Under ordinary circumstances the market would not have been much influenced by these advices, but the dulness prevailing in Manchester is due to some extent to the state of the cotton market, the supplies being large, and in part to the rather unsatisfactory state of foreign affairs. THE MURDER IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE An inquest has been opened at the Fox and Hounds Inn, at Walkeringham, before Mr. Den man, the deputy-coroner for North Nottingham shire, touching the death of Samuel Spencer, who was brutally murdered under the circumstances reported in yesterday's Sun. A respectable jury having been sworn, they proceeded to view the body, which was a most appalling sight, and so cut and mangled about the face and throat as scarcely to be recognised. Having returned to their room, four witnesses were examined, the sub stance of whose evidence was given in the account we have already furnished to our readers. Mr. Smith, farmer, of Walkeringham, on being sworn, deposed that the pistols found near the body and now produced, to the best of his knowledge belonged to the prisoner's father, and afterwards to the prisoner himself. He had had them in his hand on several occasions. He also further stated that the prisoner had a county court summons, and had re cently had a difficulty in meeting his payments. He had seen the prisoner at Gainsborough market on the previous day, and had paid him his bill. On the application of Mr. Superintendent San ford, the inquest was adjourned to Wednesday next, at 11 o'clock. Spencer was murdered within about 60 yards of his own door, and it appears probable that the murderer had concealed himself behind a jutting pillar that partly supports a garden wall in the village. Since the prisoner has been In custody, he has maintained the greatest reserve, and never alludes to the fatal tragedy. He only talks of getting up a petition in his favour, and obtaining the assistance of a legal adviser. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS ONITIIE BALLOT. —ln consequence of a misunderstanding generally preva lent as to the days on which the question of the ballot is to bo brought forward in Parliament, we are requested to state that in the House of Lords, Lord Teynham will on Monday, 19th instant, move his resolution in favour of the ballot; and in the House of Commons Mr. Berkeley, M.P., will on Tuesday, the 20th, move for leave to bring in a bill to cause the votes of parliamentary electors in the United Kingdom to be takenby way of ballot. W. E. Franks and Son's monthly circular says: —" Immediately after the date of our last, the production • of the budget set at rest the question of reduced duties on tea for another year; and trade was for some time inter - rupted by the discussion of the merits of the financial scheme. The market has, however, maintained much firm ness, and prices have fluctuated but little, considering the pressure of large sales by public auction, " without reserve."' The impression becomes strengthened that the total ship ments for the season will not be excessive, and every reason exists for cantinued firmness. " THE COMMITTAL OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST FOR CONTEMPT.—The Rev. Father Kelly, of the Felling, who was committed by Mr. Justice Hill on Monday last, for contempt of court, was, by his lordship's order, liberated on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock. Long before the hour at which it was understood he would be liberated a number of women sled children assembled in front of the prison to meet him, and as soon as he made his appearance greeted him with a cheer—feeble but still enthusiastic— and a waving of little banners. The whole then surrounded Mr. Kelly, and showed great eagerness to have the honour of shaking hands with him, as he walked in the midst of the little band to the Catholic chapel. They all entered the chapel, where they remained a short time. After giving the father a hearty salute, he made his exit, accompanied by two friends. The company then quietly dispersed.--. Newcastle Chronicle. l ij v E e d S e afternoon sd T a t i y l d e esi and,nf l T x h uo yesterday,rfsdNVayaw,t e t ha r s , ec b do o ne p t s h it dheo of n i THE a th b e ly m le o s rn s water at the steam-boat pier, Adelphi, being fully six inches less than on Thursday. Still many low-lying wharfs and river-side premises were overflowed notwithstandin g the precautions taken. The tide on Thuisaay night at Oilttl ampton was about a foot higher than usual. Yesterday, however, at midday, it was not unusually high, notwith standing that there was no wind to keep it back. The highest tide in the Mersey, according to previous calculas , tions, occurred yesterday, though the actual height Was scarcely 21 feet, which has been frequently exceeded before during spring tides and heavy winds from the west. Large numbers of spectators crowded the landing stages and piers. THE ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—Thoi inquiry respecting the Patel accident on the Eastern Comities Railway was resumed yesterday before Mr. Humphreys, the coroner. The evidence given related chiefly to the tire. Mr. James F..nton, an engineer, gave his opinion that the accident 8 7.05 e from the d e f ec ti ve we ld , and not from the longitr.dinal flaw Most probably the former defect was caused by a little sulphur getting. im • bedded in the joint o ,uring the operation of welding. The metal of the tire, so far as the witness could discover in its present bxydisedstate, was not bad, th oug h no t th e b es t. Ed war. Fletcher, a locomotive foreman, said he believed tht accident arose solely from the defective weld. The in quest was again adjourned until Thursday next, when it is expected it will be concluded. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. TYNEMOUTH, SHIELDS, THURSDAY NIGHT.—This morning a fishing coble called the Honour, having on board three men, named W. Decide, A. Taylor, and R. Storey, when off fishing about eight miles from land, were suddenly overtaken by a heavy sea and strong wind from the northward. They attempted to make for Tvnemouth Haven, but the entrance being very dan gerous, they durst not for some time venture to attempt it. Under tbe,e circumstances the new lifeboat, which the Na tional Lifeboat Institution recently sent to Cullercoats, was immediately manned by 12 fishermen, and launched with much promptitude from the new carriage. She soon reached the distressed coble, and afterwards safely escorted her into the haven. The Cutlercoats lifeboat promptly going off to a scene of danger is often the means iu cases when our fleet of fishing boats are overtaken by sudden storm of saving ma ny lives and much valuable property, for the presence of the lifeboat inspires the fishermen with renewed courage to combatnobly and successfully with the raging elements. ASSISTANCE TO A FRENCH SHIP.—The follow ing is the t ext of a letter forwarded by Count Persigny to Lord J. R ussell relative to services rendered by her Ma jesty's ship Firefly to a French crew :—" My Lord, — Information addressed to the Department of Foreign Affairs, and also that of the Marine, has been received from the Consul-General of France in London that the Blanche Matie, of Vannes, was wrecked on the 24th Oct. last on the Sardrette Rocks, near Guernsey, and that the commander of the ship Firefly, belonging to the British royal navy, promptly sent succour to the wrecked crew, which enterprise was successful in saving them, notwith standing the violence of the hurricane. The commander, Mr. John Scott Taylor, has a right, by his conduct on this occasion, to the official thanks of the Government of the Emperor of the French, and I therefore pray your Excel lency to be pleased to convey such expression to him. As to the British sailors who acted so nobly, each has received a gratuity of 50 francs, and the master's assistant who di rected them, merits a medal d'honneur, second class, in gold, which I shall have the pleasure to transmit to you.— F. DX PERSIONY." LOSS OF A SMACK AND ALL HANDS.—It has now been fully ascertained that the fishing smack Forti tude, which left the port of Grimsby . o, the 31st of January last, has become a total wreck,: and the captain and nine men and boys have found a watery grave. The melancholy occurrence has created a deep sympathy for the three be reaved jwidows and eleven children, and a committee has been formed for the purpose of raising a fund from which to supply their pressing wants.—Stamford Mercury. A market has just been established at Gillingham, the present terminus of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway for fat beasts, cows, calves, pigs, fat sheep, corn; cheese, and butter. The first market was well attended. Gillingham is on the border of the famous vale of Blacknioor. A number of articles of Indian and China manu facture, such as Cashmere and crape shawls, carved ivory ornaments, brought home in the India mail packet Indus, a few days since passed through the Southampton customs free of duty, in consequence of the alteration of the tariff caused by the budget. BIRTHS. FERGUSON.—On the 6th i ns t . , at - Raith, Emma, wife of Colonel Ferguson, M.P., of a son and heir. HILL.—On the 9th inst., in Chesham-street, the Lady Marcus Hill, of a sell. IsitAid —On the sth inst., at Lamport Hall, the wife of Sir Charles Isham, Bart., of a daughter, stillborn. MARRIAGES. GUTHRIE- CHAMBERLAIN.-At the British Embassy, in Paris, Arbuthnot Charles Guthrie, Esq., to Ann Beres ford, daughter of the late Sir Henry Orlando Chamber lain, Bart. DEATHS. AVERILL.—Ou the sth inst., at Chipping Campden, Glou cestershire, Stephen Averill, Esq., J.P., aged 66. NAPIER.—On the 3d inst., at Pau, France, Elizabeth, Lady Milliken Napier. STAMER.—On the sth inst., at Beauchamp, near Bray, in the county of Dublin, Sir Lovelace Starner, Bart., aged 62. ' , ONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, March 10, 1860. 101 i 1001 33 3 934 85i 99 I 11f I ;ITIES. 41 5 6 ri 15 i 55} f too Stk 17i 20 Stook 100 stock' 20 Sto. Stock ' 100 100 100 Stock Stock stock Stook Stook 100 stock ice i Shire, CI io 100 I 100 100 la I 114} 1111 115 It 1 I 1f3,151