The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-18 00:00:00

, l •-•-:,•-• _.: •'..., ...- -- , THE SUN , LONDI ..... ~..__________ . _ __ • ly IifaIVEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET.--(THIS DAI') BRITISH POSSESSIONS. sh -4.. • - . ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Ip a i d. i Closing I Business be CITY, Two o'CLocK. _ Price. Done. 1 is The applications f o r discount, both in th e genera l Sh are' Railways. Paid. Closing wing Business / Price. se. market and at the Bank are still comparatively 12.10 Amberg., Notting. B os t. /00 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 7'7 80 Leased at 6 per cent.. ill, moderate. In consequence of the curtailment of and Eastern Junction 10 54 51 54 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 131 16 17 50 Bplfa•st and Ballymena.. all - - g; 5 per cent od business the wants of the commercial public are 13.14 Bir., Wol., e., and Chesil. 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 2 lid and Str. Val. all 7 8 Stock Birk., Lan 18 - - 1 es. r eadily supplied at the current rates, which, in some Junction lOO 58 60 18 Do, Do. 844 2 14 d • 201 r B B uff utr a a i lo r d an L t a s, k a e H od u r r i o c n h 1 a i1 1 0064 1 _ 5 _ 6 7 d 44 al- respects, appear easier, although they are within a 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and all 32 201 Do. New re, fraction of 41,- per cent. for the best descriptions of Stock Bristol andr Tyne 100 87 8 9 85 100 mercantile bills. The extensive resources of the Stock Caledonian - - - Stock Chester and Holyhead - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - - Of market, however, excite competition, and the 50 Cork and Bandon all - . - 190 Do do. 1 June, 1874 100 - - hr quotations, in the absence of any pressing 8 a. i.n rk, w ß a i l rock,&passa g e all a - 4 - 5 A roves. no div. 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1, 3. 0. id par 20 Cape,Eastn, Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - Llll demands, rather tend downwards. On the 10 Do. A until6p.c.per an a llall - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 14 Id 10 Do. B h n a d s ß b e e u en as p t d.tol3: i - - 20 Central Onde (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -- ry • continent, also, the situation of financial affairs 50 Dublin a all - - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed Op.e 74 1 f d 174 Demerara - - cl. I is scarcely so unfavourable as it was a fortnight 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abrju u n n :: all 8 9 Stock' East Anglian lOO 13 14 1320 Eastern Bengal.gu.se 5 2 1} Stock East Indian, on. 5 p 100 05 96 96 51 ey since, and the Bank of Hamburg have been enabled Stock Eastern Counties lOO 511 52} 52 1 20 Do. C Shares * c.. all - - he to reduce their rate of discount nearly 1 per cent, Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 35 40 - Stock. D 0 .n.26 Do. E Shares Ext. 15 -- 20 Do. Jubbulpore - - I'S, \ Although occasional changes may occur, however, b Nwi c ( ' ite.P.V3 ° 4 100 •/ 25 27 Geelong Corporation 6 I 100 _ ..._ 100 D0.4-f p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 97 9i) St 2 o o . f Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 18 20 25 East Kent all 12 14 he it is hardly expected that renewed easiness will be Stock East Lancashire lOO 84 85 84 4 ell experienced at present, as the war will necessarily 20 East Suffolk all - - ( per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 291 301 us involve a heavy expenditure, and exercise an unfit- st l Ock etin o bnrg and Glasgow l ao o ll 68- 7-0 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 70 74 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pre f . 100 89 91 90 he 'tumble influence upon most of the European 23 25 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp. c . all 91 95 [k- markets. . Stock Furness - - 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 11 i gd , 21 14 1011 88 90 20 Do. do 20 1 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrit 5 2 4 a. - 24 II ea The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed s ro ck are lag an v Al So ollO Y t e la si n n ci all 10 104 lie very heavily, and prices of American were rather Loc c k Great Northern lOO 94 96 95 ( guaranteed 5 per cen Do. do. A Stock lOO 75 80 75 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 131 131 he lower. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales. Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 124 128 20} Do. New 101 1004 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76, w ith / a ll 100 103 '0- . It has been announced by the Spa n i s h Financial Stock a G r t. e S at ou ly th e . vrstn.(lreldN 100 100 102 s & tern 100 Do. do, '73 till '6O or C ommission for the redemption of the Foreign Stock l2 p r att q •. e inl i l i t !pal Eastern.... S tk. 100 l 50 55 - 100 Do. do. "/3 Without 'opt. all 100 103 ho Redeemable Debt, that 330,000 reals have been 50 Lanca ster ' and Carlisle.' a ll 44 77 8 Do. Thirds 20 Madras, guar., 41 ,p. c. all 16 17 assigned by the Government for that purpose ; the 16 1 1 6 3 1 4 Do. New Thirds la 8 10 p 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 17} 184 18} Stock be e n . caslS n re & F Yglehire 1 00 844 85 4 8 5 4 20 Do. 4 4 p. c. Extension.. 15 16 17 17 )ill ' P u blielauction of which will take place at Madrid 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 21 2d 13 nu on the 30th inst. Tenders will be admitted until 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 11 lid 20 Do. Fourth do. tlir the 21st inst. 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 - - 20 Do. Southport - - 20 I Riy.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - Newßrunswick&Canda. he Although the efflux of gold from the Bank of Stock London and Blackwell. all 59 61 61 10 - -d - Do.Newiss.at 2510 s .sh - C ass ACaTitl.Share.. ill I ,England has been temporarily arrested, the ship- Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.eoasi 100 .. Do. do. and d 0... .. he "lents to the Continent still continue on an exten- Stock London & North Westn 100 . 85 864 86 4 14 Do. Eighths 74 2 1I d 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 - --d .. Do. do. Land do. _ sive &nu, Stock London& South-Westn. 100 85 86} 6 6 4 20 f Northof India Tramrotui 2 8. - on sewed from Austra..... ' - - 1 the whole of the consignments re- t Limited, Scrip 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - - - - ie. - Yid New York are at once 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all .... 5 7 20 On& (Limited) ice absorbed by the bullion dea...-'- During the last stock Mao., shot., & Linooln.. 100 a. 84 10 Metropolitan 3 - -• d 20 &Ind° 20 Do. I week the aggregate amount thus - Stock Midland lOO 93 94 93 4 20 Do. New Z.; v 10 4 Ifd , 3r 6 Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 6 9 20 71 Do. Punjaub al'i- - i•iated has been considerable, as several vessels have c 0,,,, ,_. S tock 50 MM. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. ko9. `".; :',; 10 2 1 d With large quantities, but it is satisfactory to find 14y) lle.„A Shares all - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - itS 10 ,Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 }d par lie that there is a probability of the export of silver 25 New., AiSK..nd Carlisle. all -- , , 10 Newry &A ' - T-rdia - 1,1 9 11 rmag i •,, I uP to the East on Government account being discon- 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Stock Norfolk lOO 52 55 ial tinned, and if so the general movement of the pre- 50 North. Counties Union 34 34 3 d es, dons metals ma become more favourable. • Stock North British lOO 51 62 1 Stock Nor.Dev.ltall.&Dk. Stk lOO - --_lO Antwerp & Rotterdam all 34 41 y 20 , ennes all - -pi All The English Stock Market opened steadily at Stock Do.A Stk.-Arec.no div. 5 Belgia4r - V.ran ,Lim.7p c 3 2 Idi 31 until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 • - - 20 Be z i ers to Gralfe*atiOn . all 1 1 in. I ? ev ious rates, but business continued quiet, and stock Do. B Stock lOO - - - - ) ps since t hosl a few speculative sales have occasioned S tock North-Eastn.- Berwick 100 84 85 MI 1 . 1:1 2 0 2 D u tch Rhenish Of s ome 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 3 2} d E as t e rn of France depression, ill,. Funds being about 1 per cent. Stock Do. Leeds lOO 42 43 42 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - p Of 10 Wel% Consols have been 91a -i, but the are now k Do. York Stock North London lOO 684 694 691 100 100 104 .20 Great Central of France all - - y2O Gt. Luxem., Con. she.. all 44 5 41 let about 91 5 for an d Moderatelo N. &S Westn Hampstd - g money account. • . - . 10 Italian Junction .. -... 8 - - ill and City Junction £3 ls. - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - Led vestments are still effected, and the Savings Bank 20 North Staffordshire l7} 54 51 d 12 4 1 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - let . Purchase has again consisted of £5,000 New Three 20 North-W este rn p-ye el e i s . te S `T . Junction all 13 1 . 43 20 Lombardo Venetian... . 8 21 2id 51 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all - - tilt Per Cents. Bank Stock has improved to 219 and Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 27 28 20 Lyops and Geneva .... all - - et, I 221. steady 20 Portsmouth New Threes and the Reduced are lO Peebles all -- - 33} Maria Antonia 20 Do. do. New The - - all - .0 St 903 7 ZTO Exchequer Bills are flat at 245. to 275., 10 Rhymney Stock Scottish Central lO - - 100 104 106 20 Namur and Liege all 7 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 18 20 ICA and India Loan Debentures at 931. The New India Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 23 25 24 16 Northern of France Stock Do. Scottish Mid. St oc k 100 78 80 ry se r i p is firm at 2 discount, being marked 93. Stock Shropshire Union lOO 41 43 20 Do. New Shares - - p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 7 8 Nar Business in Foreign Securities continues very Stocklo g o tt=i;• e o v u o rrt n e & Sheer. all 39 : 1 d .40 4 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - • - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 30 31 -ill quiet ; prices, however, are rather firm. Turkish Stock South-Eastern lOO 61} 624 621 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 45 47 6 „ Stock South Wales 4 3 d l 0 per Cents. are 60 to 62 ; ditto New, 50 to az ; 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 63 67 to and the 4 per Cents. have improved to 100 1; 20, Do . Staines , 18 - - , Wok., & Wek all 8 11 20 l&Ta a. and 7) pp. ila ni r ) :: : 4 - - 10 Rome and Frascat i.... all 00Venezuelan Deferred, to 15?-, ; Buenos Ayres De- 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 34 86 35 1 20 Royal Danish all - - ferr 25- Do. do. 1855 7 - - 5 Royal Swedish - - ese ed, to 17 ; Peruvian 3 per Cents., to 62 •; and 25 Do. do. 1858 7 - - 11 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - re -' Belgia n S tockton & ilartlepool lei - - 20 Sambre and Meuse. .... all 44 5} Ceuta. 41 per Cents., to 87 ; but the 2 1 per - S 100 - - 10 Do. 54 per cent. Prof. ... all 71 81 ucl ue 2 nts. are flat at 48, and Grenada Active at 141 Stock Stock Tall Vale Ds."Preference, No. 1 - - 20 Southern of France .... all 16 17 c for to 151 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 84 West Flanders all 5 6 1. Shock Vale of Neath lOO 58 62 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all 84 91 , i es. Aver • y limited business has been recorded in the St i o o ck WaterfordWaterfor d n k e e x i l i n e i c , 100 L- _ ...- - 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 18 20 20 Western of Austria.... 6 - - Railw Lis - ay Share Market. Prices, however, are firm 20 West Cornwall - - * c and in 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - t he one or two instances a slight improvement 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - _ 18 has been pd. to B all 3/ 7 31 20 Zealand all - -. c 09 a pparent. Eastern Counties have advanced 5s • . , 5 Do. B all 7} 1 ae - Gre at Northern, North Eastern (Berwick), South zo west London - - s / Mines. Paid. I Closing Business r 10 De: Ist Class all ! - - BRITISH MINES. d ,he ast ern, and North Eastern (York) 10s., and 20 Do. 2d Class all I - __ B rightono £l. Great Western and North Western PREFERENCE SHARES. Shure prim Done. il lit, have declined ss. I Paid. Closing 1 Business Share Railways. Prioe. Dons. t a In the Foreign and Colonial Markets scarcely I - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 61 74 .ty any business has been transacted, previous rates 25 Blythe and Tyne 1( perk I 20 British Iron c. pref. (issued at £50)1 all 49 61 - Condurrow (Camborne) 2O he b eing current. Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares (Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 94 96 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 '450 460 s 20 Do: do. do. Shares 9 - - - East Bassett ( Illogan ). 30 200 ; 210 al 1 t. al ~41.6 5- to 51, and the New Shares 41 to 5. East Stock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 100 99 101 - Great South Tolgus... 17s 1134 144 14 Indian are 96. and Great Indian Peninsula New 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - 7 • - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillaci) 11.18.8 11 2 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 100 - - - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 9} 1 i s Shares 2.1. ' - Lady Bertha lBs 6d lf 12 SO 2. • Stock Do. do. sp.ct . - - a Joint 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c all - -- - North Frances (Mogan) 84 7 8' a 95 . Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show 61 Dun , Perth,& Aber.Jun all 51 61 - North Wheat Crofty... 7.9.4 6 7 no mate rial - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 7} 8 1 c og alteration. Provincial of Ireland have Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 98 101 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 1} 12 14 S. el, advanced lOs • . ; Crystal Palace, 58. ; and Scottish S Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 108 112 tock Do. do. Class C7pc . - - Aus • Stock E: Conn. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 108 111 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 1 a A tralian Investment, £5.- SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) 24 235 215 Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 107 110 s - Sou t h C. Bre a( Mogan). 2 24 24 '.4 • Stock 1).. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 122 127 Stock Eastern x.r n ion, 4 per ct. 100 78 80 - S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9185 195 e. ey t BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. ~ auk Stock - - 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. too a ll - -. 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co :44 14 24 a ay - per C Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares tan - - 10 Tin Croft 9 4 4 41 41 st (i ., ent. Reduced Annuities 9O Stock Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 v. 70 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 --- ol lter Cent. Consols Annuities a Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 4 Lo: $ per Cent. Annuities - lii I ti Stock Glas. &S West. 7 a. 5 pc. 100 107 109 - West Basset (Illogan).. 14 214 224 ' -,, Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860.... - Stock Great Northern, sp. ct, 100 115 117 - W. Caradon (Liskeard). 20 92 95 tl , -u.itto 30 Years expire sth April, 1885.. 17 1146 Stock Do. - 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 108 112 - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 5} 190 200 h India s tock i - Stock Do. 4} p. c. do. do. - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 bitto D ebentures ..... Wheal Edward (Gals.).. 5 4 11 21 1 ,1. Ditto Loan Sc ~ , ...,. to oan Scrip ~ r Gt Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 100 _ _ - Wh'l Tref n (" ) 8 45 47 18 le -.!-!!t,. Bonds _£1,000 p, ct. pref. Stock ... ) . a w l '''. 4 .isk.) 44 29 31 If Veltustoeynder Zl,OOO Is for Account (June 7) lO 15 d 914 i 50 Great West. (Berks and 6 - - Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. FOREIGN 3111N.g E he March. June. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4} p a 100 92 94 93 ___,.... _ - l l X£lleque r D. Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 83 t 5 . -7 ' ai -liitt9 zoo ills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 24 7 I - 24 8 - Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0. . . 100 84 86 20. Australian 11 Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 100 09 101 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 d par 1S 1 • PO ii ) . REIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 9} 91 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £ 5 p.) 27 11 .., ,rii ' ul :.a_zilian 5 per Cent. - 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. all 16 17 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 11 10 5 Do.L and and Mining Co. all - - I ;d 1 ,_ .Ditto 41 per Cent 10 Do . do. sp. ct. pref all 94 10 1 Clarendon Consols Min tinetlos Ayres, 6 per Cent lug Co. of Jamaica ... 1 --- d ' Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 70 72 1 Min de Di tt o n Deferred .. ..• • • • -- 17 264 Do. Chesterguar.shares all 18 19 40 Care Copper all 37 39 0t ..re....-1_ -..- l kx .,:ri.a is ew Active, 3/ per Cent. - Copiapo l6 ' 9 11 E 110 --,,sucan. 3 per Cent "it Account . - 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 2 Fortuna c .. se . - - 3 Linares - all 84 9}- 1 Ditto 3 per Cent Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 as Po 62 Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 5 Lusitanian ig r tuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.. ... ...... . - Ditto . Account .. 40 Stock Do. do. sp. c No. 4 100 Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun- 1 Mariquita 1 New Granada all 4 1 4 all - - f ra ° P , Ulish 3 per Cent. eaton, sp. ct. - - 11 N.RhineCop.of S r, 10 i 1 f p 20 Poutgibaud Silver, Lead 1 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Mining and Smelt.... all ! 3} 44 IC , Ditto Account - 27 late 3d shares lOO 155 165 ' 5 Port Philip 1 1 1 1 Of Turkish 6 per Cent l4 Londondy & Cole, 4 she. all - - 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 - Ditto Account 28.2.8 f United Mexican 1 0 601 1 2 Stock • Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 118 120 Ditto New Loan 4 4 1 1P 6 Do. 26 g, Dit to A ccount le ....Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - - -- Closing I Business Ve nezuelan 5 per Cent. - 124 Do. 4 per cent......... all - - Sharel Joint-Stook Banks. !Paid. Price. Done. I 10 Ditto D e f erre d 2 per Cent - - Dividends on the above I Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - - - - I 1 payable in London. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.d. 100 135 138 137 61 Bel • 87 Stock Do. 4} p. C. pref. stock lOO 100 101 100 Agra&UnitedServieeßk 50 68 70 s 14 ..glan, 41 per Cent., Ex. 2.5 f all 81 83 84 31 40 Australasia , unto 25 per Cent., En. 25f. Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 91 93 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 22 )(1 THREE O'CLOCK. 10 I Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s all 94 10 100 Bank of London 5O - - 44 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - Consols, Money 915 j _p. c. redeem at 5 p.c.o rn 10 1.)o. Perpet, * 6 p. C. with 50 British North American all 55 57 le Consols for Account, June 7 •• • • 91 1 1 ..s ~? ptio, u t 1.111866 ........ all 10,4 114 114 20 Chtd. Bank of India. Ace 12 21 14 d - 10 Ditto Deferied 2 per Cent - lOl - - ouarei ."01111-macs tutua.),. r auu. I p r i ce : i Done. Stock 'Slid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - P - Dividends on the above ayable in London. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct . . 100 135 138 137 61 Stock D D_ p o o. .. e 4 .Lr i ee p ide . e. c esz ..p n r a e it f ts .. p s pr t . e oik am . t .. 100 100 100 91 10 93 1 $ It e r 6:l l an, 41 per Cent., Ex. 2.5 f. B7lOO Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 O Di to 21 per Cent., Ex. 25f. 2.5 Bank of Egypt all 20 22 ,c 1 THREE O'CLOCK. 10 t NewPort,Aber,&c.pret.s 10 1) 0 0 p . i. i l o ' n er t p i g,; B 6 6 p 6 . . ! 100 Bank of London 5O -- 44 Consols, Money 9ll 1 1 all 91 10 .. : with all 101 111 11 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all - - le a m i r e6s io a ll _Bl 9 I BO British North American all 55 57 Consols for Account, June 7 •. • • 91 1 I 10 0 k D No o rf . soplkcDEebx.t4spieoe.skii,2o Chid. Bank of India, &c 12 21 11 d 1 _ _ Stock Do. 51 p. C. Pref. do. 1847 100 - 100 City 5O 60 62 1' I THE GENERAL ELECTION. 100 Colonial 25 - 20.11 Co lo Bank of Canada all - - 5- Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - 100 Commercial of Landon 2O - - 18 + Stock North British, 5 per c en t 100 104 106 a Stock Do. New, gua. 5 percent 100 - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 141 151 MEMBERS RETURNED. Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co. 100 - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - The fll • to that win pub 6 lis i h a N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - _ 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustraL all 21 22 L . o o - S S t t o m c k k D. Berwick, 4p. C. Pref. 100 94 06 94 50 London and Count y ... 20 - - O iaou e a d list ste of rda the y n : e_mbers returned, in addi -17 Do. do. do. 8 13.4. 11 1 p 1 1%74 6 . 1 . .. 13 9 ... . . .- _. . .- 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 30 4 i- Places. Ye loo London &Westminster. 20 - - IC Names.loo Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - r t 1118'S C ounty .. Mr. O'Brien.. • • • • 1 al .era, c . 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 1 1 d . 20 Do. new lO - - L. C. 20 121 D po o . . do.Q Leeds, u 1 20 North Staffordshire .... all 221 231 50 National Bank 25 - Y Mr. Henessey .. • • 20 New South Wales )1 . Liberal Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua .. 100 115 118 Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g - 100 115 120 25 Orient .11k. Corporation all - - 36 20 Ottoman Bank all 14 16 6t RESULTS. Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stic.in perp 100 98 100 Provincial of Ireland .............. 3.53 1 Conservative - _ 10 Do. New all - - 1- 25 South Australia r. THIS Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock _ 0-tia.6 c. 100 Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 100 --._ ____. Stock Do. Aberdeen., 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia l7l - all - - E, D.ars SHIPPING. 11 10 101 ' 25 Do. New 59 Union of London 2O - - 28/ 9 light, with A May ..---._ 10s. South Devon, Ann. Os. 1 - 100 Unity Mutual lO -- 60 - - 1, CONDO 10 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. P 100 - - 18.-Wind this day at noon-N.W.; 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 100 Western Bk of London 50 - - d OFF ,-, - 111 1 weather , and rain occasionally. Ann., 1.0 6) all 221 231 S fro n ; t f rl •VmotrTn, May 17.-Arrived-Arthur Pardew, Stock Do .41 per c ent i - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. .., goa Bay for Rotterdam. stock r ORTSmoDo. New do., 2d issue. 100 - Wilhelm UTH, M a y 17,-Wind N.N.W.-Arrived- Share Securities. P . m. Closing Business ... Stock S ou th Wales , gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - Do. Fixed 4. p.c.lstis. 100 100 I_o2 "'" Prices. Done. eun, from T ampico 0, fr i n B for Bremen ;W. H. Chandler,loo - - Stock Do. 41 per cent I nese. erniuda; her Majesty's ship Eurydice, from Sheer -27 28 274 - Can.Gov.6 p.c..Ta. & July 100 112 113 1121 1 - NE 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 501 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua, 01 - - all 30 32 - Do. 6 p.c.Eb.StAug. 100 109 111 for T ) Ma) , 17.-Wind S..=-Sailed-Emma Jane, 25 i Do. 6 per cent ,„ B ombs. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, - Do. 6p.e.Mr..k Sep. 100 109 111 ir ultonall 45 55 - N. B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 108 110 -R RAYEN, May 17.-Arrived-E 1 Dorado, from 6 p ercent .- 'uallrifins. - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -- - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 98 100 ' _ --- LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - Nova SeotiaGov. 6 p.e.K • Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 (BY ELECTRIC TELE(IRAPH.) - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 107 109 Railways. Paid. Done. • SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Co.'s. Price. - Viet•Gov.6p.e.Jan&July 100 - Wind W E - - - , ----- Leasing Closing Bailing . 1 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind IstE. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Jet tri ey 'ved— Cousins, from Neath ; Atalanta, steamer, from xor k. New York and Hammonia, steamers, for New N W LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. .. frora rrg oor t lay 18—Elizabeth, from Cardenas ; Portia, u c i r t r e l (3 n: Val.'' 1 B u c k i n a g a l i ta e m jsu s t l uo i Bedford and Bletchley all ILn & N.W • • • ! I C i t ' a n . u l e & lo N E n . i W c n 1 9 9 6 9 5 1 9 0 1 8 7 1 98 Clydesdale Colchester,ll D y s d . o e : sa Union,rr.l ai sTre, v in Woodbridge sclDsrh. it; 1( )1 11 7 99 1 l E.Counts. 44 41 E.Lincolnshire,z.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 133 138 Caledonin -- - -- 11 Do. New lOO Do. Glbster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. : Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&B r Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares all Do. Do. Shares all Do. London&Greenwich . 100 S. East 64 68 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co 88 90 89 Do. Barking Shares.. L ow estoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk ~ . ._. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Mane., Buxtn. &Matk all LN W&M 24 2 lkijrl s b.& Redo*, cr. 6pe all Stk.SL Dar Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk lOO Midland . 94 96 Newmarkt.,BuryEx . 5. 5.6. E.Counts. p i p pm guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn. & Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 54 56 Do. do. 6 per cent. . all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per c ent. t. all Do. N — L W Preston and Wye.. t all & L. Yk. I Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — Roystn,llitch.,& Shep 100 Gt. 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Omnibus Co. IDNleoetd. Netherlands e rel r wa . Electricnsdhs are Shares LandT e 1 e • NationalMNß e td d . . pAs E . eucax Australasian al T ataisu e : sa . ita ( ( d n n .) North of o r , leEt a inr S oot e na o i t. isape t Le Steam Oriental Gas Peel River Land & Min. Do.m. cleb Rhym New ey Do. New . Royal Mail . Steam: Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Li .. South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. s cr i p • Do. do Registered . . . Tr.& Lia.Co.of .144 Diemen's Laud 13 14 150 200 26_ 29 I i 25 28 36 38 19 21 13 15 105 115 81 91 Wind N. by E. - DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed Dungeness—Gem of the Nith, from Whampoa for London ; Sophia, from Demerara. Passed, in tow—Da v id M c l ver, from S y d ney f or Lon don. Sailed, in tow—Persia, for London. Anchored —Roseau, from Trinidad, an d F a ntone, for ' r ellatla, both for London. 100 10 Stock It Was supposed th a t B aron Humboldt had died lotestate, but it appears fr om a s t atement in the Gazette de la _Bours e of Brussels that his servant, J. Seiffert, who had faithfully served him and attended him in all his travels for u 3 years, is in possessi on o f a d ee d o f gift, lawfully drawn p, by which the baron left to him almost all he possessed, 114 ., his precious and extensive library, all articles of gold and silver, &c., as well as his household furniture. From this gift are excepted the manuscripts, ready money, and some things which had been given to the deceased by great rsonages, such as the bust of the king and similar articles. He disposes of them in favour of some friends by a note, of Which the execution, according to the contents of the deed, would be considered illegal, as these things also would be come the property of Seiffert. Among the manuscripts there is a geographical work more complete than any one known to the present time and which is naturally, as we ll as all th e other works of the same nature, the property of the heirs of the author. Only a sum of 400 thalers was found, including bills. - This sum he had given to his old servant, directing hi m b y a writing to pay the expense of his funeral therewith. Docks. DOCKS. 231 24 1 ti 4 & stock) 98 102 I I 1 d 11 / ll Paid Price. Closing lausiness Done. all all all 15s. all all Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref .Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria 20 Do New ... lB 4 5 li 11 d / 11 I i 78 2} 82 9 , 11 2 . lid 22 24 , 54 i 58 100 1124 34 36 I I 27 61 1 1 1 8 10 1124 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1859, LAW INTEL. 'THIS DAY.) SHERIFFS' COURT. SCANDALOUS OUTRAGE UPON A CHILD.-ALTON V. SMITH. This was an action brought by Elizabeth Smith, a minor, through her next friend, to recover D. damages for a most scandalous outrage. Plaintiff's mother appeared with plaintiff, a child about nine years of age, and stated that on the 26th of April she sent her child out with her little brother and sister. They all went into Salisbury-square, and when outside the door of Mr. Lloyd's printing-office the little boy's jacket came off. The child stooped to pick it up, but a voice desired her to go away. The child replied that she should go as soon as she had picked up the jacket, and as she rose her head up, as it came upon a level with the key hole, a stick was pushed through by the defendant, which severely injured her eye. The poor child suffered most severely, and is still subject to the greatest pain. Defendant (who is a machine boy) said it was not wil fully done. It arose entirely through accident. A lot of children were always playing outside the printing house, and putting saw-dust, tobacco-pipes, and herring-bones through the keyhole. On the day in question he pushed the piece of stick through the keyhole, he would admit, but with no intention of injuring the child. His Honour—What does the child say ? Plaintiff (who was not sworn) said that she was outside the door and saw defendant through the keyhole. He told her to go away, and she said she should as soon as she had picked up her brother's jacket. As soon as her eye was upon a level with the keyhole he poked the stick produced through (an awkward looking instrument) and it struck her in the eye. He laughed at her. His Honour—lt is a scandalous outrage, and if anybody had seen you and given you into custody you would have been most severely punished. You were once a child yourself, and I dare say a great deal of trouble. You must learn to control yourself, and should have pushed the things out of the keyhole in such a manner that no one could suffer. You get off most cheaply for £l, which you must pay, with costs. Defendant—l have only 8s a week. How can I pay ? His Honour—l cannot help it. You must pay it. It is a scandalous case. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. DONCASTER RACES.-(THIS DA" (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCURRY STAKES. Meanee Colt . Skipjack Eight ran. DONCASTER HANDICAP. Clara Webster Empty Bounce Ronconi PRICE V. ARNOLD. This was an action to recover a sum of money for some wine sold and delivered. Mr. Buchanan appeared for defendant, and said that defendant had had the wine, but the fct was that he ordered it under the impression that it was from a debtor. A per son named Tudor used to keep the wine rooms, and defen dant, who is a tailor, had a claim against him. He called one day and said to the person at the rooms, "Tell Mr. Tudor to send me some wine," mentioning the quantity. Mr. Buchanan—So your honour sees, we thought we had Tudor's wine. His Honour—Well, but you had Price's, and must pay. Verdict for plaintiff. ;ICS ~_ —T -TIGENCE.—(THIS DAY.) MANSION-BArc -- EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—A debtor, at prez,.... fined in the Queen's Bench Prison, was brought up in custody of one of the prison officers and placed in the dock, charged upon a warrant with robbing his late employer Mr. Humphreys, jun., appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, for the prisoner. The prosecutor, Mr. Buonaventura De Quatro, is a cigar and tobacco manufacturer, of No. 10, St. Swithin's lane, and he charged the prisoner with stealing 56 lbs. of cigars. The case was proceeding when we went to press. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.—William Lee, a young man, was charged with the following audacious robbery in a dwell ing -house : Prom the evidence it appeared that a litttle after seven o'clock a constable named Syland had his attention called to the prisoner and another man, the prisoner at the time carrying a bundle and the other a box. He went after them, and just as he was near the prisoner he turned round and dropped the bundle and made off. The constable, however, pursued him, and on seizing him near the University Col lege he threw at him a chain ornament, which missed him, but was broken into pieces. On asking him where he got the bundle, he said he picked it up on a door step. He took him into custody, the other man having escaped, and on searching him found on him a box of lucifers and a wax taper. Miss Harriet Elliott, of 6, Hampstead-street, Fitzroy square, said that while in bed at six that morning she was awoke by hearing the rustling of a silk dress in her sitting room, and on jumping out of bed she saw the prisoner crawling on his hands and knees towards the room door. She said, " Who's there ?" and the prisoner replied, " It's all right, Miss." She rang the bell for her landlord, and she heard the prisoner shut the street door after him. On examining the place she missed some moire antique dresses, a desk, and other articles, of the value of about £3O, ale• some china ornaments. There were no marks of violence on the door. The prisoner put some questions to the last witness, but the only effect they had was to strengthen the case against him. The prisoner, in answer to Mr. Bingham, said he would reserve his defence, and was committed for trial. THE AUTHOR AND THE ORGAN (IRINDERS.—Pietri Elvandi, an Italian, residing at Saffron-hill, a locality where organ grinders "most do congregate," was charged with annoying Mr. Charles W. Day, author and artist, of 62, New Bond-street, who has on several occasions had to - , mplain of the annoyance he was subjected to by the corn- Paul". -f the prisoner. From the of Mr. Day, who, besides having the usual cares and anxie,., ; j. t on his profession as as artist and author, is in state of ti health, it ap peared that for some time he had bet organ grinders, and on the previous day anno y b e e d F b a y playing in front of his house and refused to desist 9 rro.. th n . standing he told him in Italian to do so. He then went for a constable, and as soon as one appeared in sight he walked off. Mr. Bingham said he thought they knew how much he liked quietness, and that they communicated with one another with the view of driving him out of his senses. Mr. Day said he was determined they should not. The organ-grinder said a boy told him to play. Mr. Bingham said that might be, but the order to ge prevailed over that to play, and with the view of protecting Mr. Day he should fine them on every occasion 10s. or seven days. THAMES. BOARDING SHIPS BY CRIMPS.—Henry Hollis, a tall, powerful man, a sailors' boardinghouse-keeper, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with committing a violent assault upon Henry Payne, a constable in the employ of the East and West India Dock Company, and with going on board the ship Hotspur without the leave of the commander and his officers, and in contravention of the Merchant Shipping Act. Mr. C. Young defended the prisoner. Payne stated that the ship Hotspur was being hauled into the, East India Dock yesterday afternoon, and a large concourse of people, as usual, assembled, consisting of Jews, crimps, touters, boardinghouse-keepers, and others, to solicit the custom of the sailors, and take them away to their lodging-houses and shops. He re ceived orders not to allow any one to go on board, and he had much difficulty in keeping back the crowd, who made repeated attempts to board the ship. The prisoner eluded his vigilance, and got into the ship as she was being hauled into the basin, through the bow port. About 20 minutes afterwards he went on board, and found the pri soner in the forecastle, and ordered him to come out. The prisoner refused to do so, and was dragged upon deck and taken into custody. He took the prisoner 200 yards along the quay, when a mob of crimps, and others, hustled him, and the prisoner made a violent resistance, which continued for five minutes, and then made his escape. Before the pri soner got away he kicked witness on the leg, and disabled him for some time. The prisoner was afterwards captured in a public-house in Blackwall. Mr. Frederick Smith said ho was ship's husband of the Hotspur, and that very great inconvenience was caused by persons boarding ships as they were being hauled into or out of the dOcks. Sometimes vessels had got into danger in bad weather by the practice. The sailors' duties wore also interfered with, and the greatest confusion took place. Mr. Young said that his client went on board the Hot spur to fetch a sailor's chest and hammock, and that he was engaged for the job several days ago. Mr. Selfe said he was determined to put the Act of Par liament into operation in all cases that might be brought before him. It was a most abominable system to board ships before they were properly moored, and solicit custom of the sailors. He fined the prisoner £5, and in default of payment one month's imprisonment. ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION TO ADMIRAL SEYMOUR.—We noticed in a recent number that the mer chants and residents of Hong Kong had determined on presenting Admiral Seymour with a testimonial, as an ap propriate appreciation of his services during his command of the China station. Accordingly, on March 18, the sub scriptiens having reached the sum of 2,000 guineas, it was arranged that an address should be presented to the admi ral, together with the testimonial; but, through some blonde), no notice was given of the time the ceremonial would come off, an d consequently but f ew o f th e subscribers w ere present. On the same evening, the de parture of the admiral was signalled by a grand ball at the club-house. The address, after alluding to the fact of the naval force under the admiral having destroyed every stronghold upon the Canton River in 1856, and end ing with the capture of the Peiho fortresses in 1858, and which materially conduced to those concessions which had been hailed with such enthusiasm by the western world. The address then alludes to the promptness with which ships had been succoured by the force under the admiral, and piracy put down, and that, in order to mark their sense of these great services, they requested the acceptance of a service of plate, " commemorative of the benefits you have conferred on foreign interests, and the lustre you have shed on British arms in China." For that purpose they had therefore remitted to a committee in London the sum of 2,000 guineas, with instructions to defer entirely to the admiral the selection of he memorial,—China Telegraph. Nine ran. BETTING ROOM STAKES. Emily Tom King. Montrose.. Sixteen ran SELLING STAKES 3 Swertha Papist , INNKEEPERS' STAKES, Emerald .. Quicksilver .. 2 VAL APPOhYTMENT. The following appointment was made this afternoon at ;he Admiralty : Lieutenant E. Denny, to the Agamemnon. SPORTING NOTES. SUGGESTIONS ABOUT SALISBURY. I did not travel into the North, and the Doings at Doncaster were not sufficiently important to make me regret my stop-at-home propensity. Metropolitan sportsmen, and others in the South, will have two merry days at Salisbury, whence has boon issued a most attractive programme. Still one drawback from the fall enjoyment of the sport, in the exorbitant charges Wl,fol, are made by the hotel keepers, and the e'en. a 0,0 Course is the foremost leader in this crusade against the pockets of the race visitors. Perhaps, however, the abuse will be partly abo- lished, n - Ow that attention has been directed to it. " Mr. J. Rigby" has two—Borderer and Tourna ment—nominated for the Wiltshire Stakes, and it is said that Tournament will hold his confidence. If I couple this horse with The Brewer, I think I shall have my interest represented by the winner. Lainstone showed so much merit at North ampton that I shall trust him for the Fifth Bien nial Stakes. Should Lupullus and Chirp meet for the Salis bury Stakes the race will be peculiarly interesting. I shall be inclined to give my preference to Mr. T. Parr's colt. The Shun Plate will go , into Mr. Day's stable. to a match betwe en L u p u ll us a;4llloltTeon e gl, For the Longford Castle Stakes I shall select Lain stone, who has a 61b. allowance. Either Snap or Joskin may win the Handicap Plate of £6O. I shall not venture a guess at the winner of the Longleat Stakes, as the result of the race will depend upon the running to-morrow. _ A FRESH MAN. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.—TUESDAY. The Trial Stake• of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; for 3-yr olds and upwards. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 11 subs. Mr. Hare's Clara Webster, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Pritchard) t 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Weasel, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Challoner) t 2 Mr. Allison's Layton, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Little) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Clara Webster, 3to 1 agst Layton, 5 to 1 asst Weasel. A dead heat; Layton was two lengths from the pair. Deciding heat-2 to lon Clara Webster, who won by 10 Lengths. The Stand Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. The _ second to save his stake. Red House in. 10 subs. - Maberley's Turret, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Clement) 1 Mr Mall's Caliph, aged, Bst 121 b (Withington) 2 Mr. J. U. qtnith's Meanee colt, 3 yrs, 7st 101b(Blackburn) 3 The following aino r.fu :—Mathematics, Antidote, Skip jack, Starbeck , Little Mick, ~and Jack Spring. Betting-4 to 1 agst Turret, sto 1 agA the Meanee Colt, 6 to 1 agst Skipjack, 7 to 1 agst Papist. Won by a neck ; same distance between the sect-4 an d third ; a length and a half between the third and fourth. The Hopeful Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts. Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. Winners extra. About five furlongs. 63 subs. Mr. T. Parr's Lupullus, BEt 121 b (in. 51b ex.) (Fordham) 1 Mr. Eastwood's Butterfly, Bst 81b (inc. 51b ox.) (G.Oates) 2 Mr. Gill's Tom, Bst 71b ' (Withington) 3 Mr. T. Wiseman's Recluse, Bst 31b .. (L. Snowden) 4 The following also ran :—Eva, Tormenter, Thirza, Julia colt, The Drone, Greta, Jessie, and Oxford. Betting-7 to 4on Lupullus, 7to 1 agst Butterfly, 10 to 1 agst Tom. Lupullus made all the running, and won by a length ; two lengths between the second and third ; same distance between the third and fourth ; Julia colt was fifth, and Thirza sixth. The last two were Jessie and Oxford. The Chesterfield Plate (Handicap) of 50 sow. Winners extra. One mile. Mr. Eastwood's Griffin, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (J. Snowden) 1 Captain Robinson's Paul Jones, 3 yrs, Est blb.. (Little) 2 Mr. Dawson's Gibside Fairy, 3 yrs, t 91b.. (Challoner) 3 __The following also ran :—Roncot?i, Jack Spring, Sir Harry, Gargrav - e Hibernian, Appendii, and Attraction. Betting-4 to i agst Griffin, sto 1 each agst Paul Jones and Appendix, 8 to 1 agst Gibside Fairy. Won by half a length ; a length between the second and third; bad fourth; Jack Spring was fifth, and Appendix next. The Municipal Stakes of . 5 soya each, with 25 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; optional selling weights, &c. The second to save his stake. Red House in. 6 subs. Mr. Hall's Caliph, a. (£3O), Bst 21b (Withington) 1 Mr. Coverdale's Emerald, 3 yrs (£3O), sst 61b (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. H. Johnson's Jeannie Deans, 3 yrs (£3O), sst 111 b carried sst 131 b) The following also ran :—Mathematics, Weardale, and Quicksilver. Itting-5 to 4 on Caliph, 4 to 1 agst Emerald . The Pr' in ; won by a head ; bad third. The Grand as bought in for 38 guineas. • each, h ft, with it)l6 Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 sovs to save his stake. Ale Winners extra. The second 20 subs. , "ree miles and three-quarters. Mr. Bayley's Jealousy, 5 yrs, lOst Mr. Rigby's Omar Pasha, aged, 10st itav • • (Kendall) 1 Mr. Barling's The Curate, aged, 9st Illb:::'ftens) 2 The following also ran :—Chance, Glautias, Physician, and Old Dog Tray. Betting-2 to 1 agst Jealousy, sto 1 each agst Glautias and Omar Pasha, 6 to 1 agst Chance, 10 to 1 agst Old Dog Tr Won by ten lengths ; a length between the second and third. Nothing else passed the post. No accident oc curred. THIS DAYS ItARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market. The attendance of buyers was by no means numerous, yet the demand for all kinds was firm, at prices fully equal to Monday's improvement. We had a steady, though not to say brisk, sale for foreign wheat, at extreme currencies. The show of samples was very moderate. floating cargoes of grain, off Falmouth, was held for more money. Barley and malt on former terms; but the inquiry for those articles was rather inactive. Oats, beans, and peas were in moderato request, on former terms. We had a steady sale for flour, at full quotations. ARRIVALS TRIG WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats Flour. English 740 i9O 1 2,140 i i 860 Irish Foreign 8,760 i 300 1 4,510 i 1,940 sks bls WHITECHAPEL. Tho trado generally is very inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 38 2d to 4s 2d per Btb., by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market to-day is very firm, and in some instances prices have an upward tendency. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited a slight advance in the rates on Vienna, Trieste, and Amsterdam ; but on Hamburg the quotation was rather lower. There were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday, but th e go ld by the Sydenham, viz. £60,864, has been taken for the Continent. Of all combinations, and combinations are now prevalent, the most important is that uniting the photogra phic art with portrait engraving. We have seen many en graved portraitures, calling forth much admiration, pro duced by the pencil and the graving tool a lone, but these are mere relics of a by-gone age now that photography gives the engraver the very reflex of the countenance he is required to produce upon steel. Amongst our portrait en gravers of the higher class, Mr. W. Holl takes very elevated rank, and perhaps his happiest effort is one of his most re cent works, a portrait of Professor Holloway ; this has been attained by the happy combination of art we allude to, and is pronounced by competent judges equally excellent as a life like portrait as it is beautiful as an artistic effort. We understand that Mr. Holloway had been re quested to publish a portrait of himself, especially by his many foreign friends, for a long time with out avail, but yielding to solicitation, he has now had one executed in the best possible manner, which he offers to those who desire to possess it, at one-half the price at which it is produced, and in such a form as may be deemed most desirable, recommending itself as much on account of its merits of manipulation as it does for its faithful delinea tion. The proof-impressions (with autograph), may now be obtained in a very unique frame, elegantly got up in crimson Utrecht velvet and gold, forming a worthy accompaniment to this excellent portrait s suitable to be hung in the cabinet, drawing. room, or boudoir—its truly chaste design ensuring it a favourable reception everywhere. These may be had, framed as we have described, size 15in. by 13in. at 10s. 6d. each, packed in a case and forwarded carriage free by sand ing a post .office order, or postage stamps, to Mr. Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. We may also mention that in order to secure his friends proofs possessing that sharpness of line deemed so essential by admirers of en graving, Mr. Holloway has determined that only a very limited number shall be issued. Sly are MISCELLANEOUS. Miscellaneous. Closing KAIU. Price. Business done MR. TFL 'AD ON [Our contemporary, the West Somerset County 6:4•zette of last Saturday, furnishes full particulars rospectin,g the Ballot candidate for Taunton ; it se ems he had occupied a somewhat more public p ( )sition in the district than our inquiries had led us to suppose. His highest position, in our eyes, is his readiness to fight the battle, irrespective of party, for what we both deem the most substantial , of reforms.)—ED. " SuN.' Some years- ago we gave our readers sketches of certain notabilities connected with Taunton, which were discontinued in consequence of some adventi tious circumstances.ggOur London contemporary, The Sun, having published the above laudatory article on Mr. W. Beadou and the Liberal party with which he is identified, seems to confound Mr. William Beadon with some other individual; and we are therefore induced to make some comments upon the subject. The late candidate, who has always evinced a deep interest in great political questions, a country gentleman, residing on his estate, in one of the most striking and handsome places to be seen in this neighbourhood ; and he is a Justice of the Peace for two counties, namely, Somerset and Devon. His father, who was a near relative of the late Dr. Beadon, Bishop of Bath and Wells, was • also a country gen tleman, one of the oldest magistrates for Somer set, and, according to Burke, sprang from a very ancient Devon family. On his mother's side Mr. W. Beadon has a long and strong connection with the town and neighbourhood of Taunton, being descended from the ancient family of Mus grave and from the Hammets, the latter of whom represented the borough in Parliament during a long series of years in the person of Sir Benjamin. Hammet (a great benefactor to the town), and his two sons, James and John. Mr. Beadon adopted, and for awhile followed, the honourable profession ' of medicine, of which he has always expressed him self an ardent admirer, and which, by enabling him to have the privilege of free and kindly intercourse with the humbler classes, he has publicly stated, led him to become acquainted with the wants of the working classes, and the wrongs inflicted upon them ‘ - v , -lass legislation and oppressive laws. Although deeply in the prosperity of the soil, he early recognised the ...slistice of the corn law s , an d was one of the first to loin the Anti-Corn-law League, to which essential aid that he received a vote of thanks from 41,e Council of that Association. It is net forgotten old a ae r i es or landed aristocracy determined to la county meetings for the avowed purpo,. of "put ting down the League." The first of these vsnq a t Bridgewater, having been convened through ah influential requisition to the High Sheriff. Mr. Beadon thereupon boldly published a handbill in the county, calling on the people to support a coun ter resolution at the meeting, which he declared it to be his determination to move though he stood alone. He kept his word, and moved a vote of thanks to the League:for their patriotic efforts; and RUC rebtlil, MUM Ghat the High Sheriff was obliged to declare the amendment carried, to the dismay of the landed aristocracy, whose frowns, of course, he has had to endure in no measured degree. Mr. W. Beadon's speech on that occasion received a com plimentary notice in the Times newspaper. The people assembled at night before his house and cheered him most lustily, and a demonstration was made in his favour by the neighbouring town of Wellington. The effect was, as might be antici pated, to put a stop to the projected county meet ings, which at first threatened ti) be so formidable as to throw some damp on the League. It will be gratifying to Mr. W. Beadon to know that these facts are not forgotten, as well as many others - affecting the general and local welfare, in which he has taken an active and consistent part. Having injured his health by his exertions against the bread tax, he has retired far many years past to his estate on the Hills, whence he has always shown a readiness to come to the support of the cause of rational liberty, and where, we have reason to know, he is respected by his neighbours, however they may differ from him in political opinions. Our contemporary, The Sun, will see that Mr. Beadon is something more than a private gentleman, and that he has strong claims upon the public. ATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION. With regard to steam navigation on the Atlantic the following particulars, which are termed a melancholy maritime story," are given of the re .ative proportion of British and American lines ------- • " The Pcentro season opens with — three lines — ad ditional to those which plied between Europe and America at the opening of last spring. We allude to the Galway and rtremen connections, and that announced as hereafter It, .. „ ite Quebec with Glasgow. These additions constitut e an aggrega t e of nine steam ships. Vessels have also p t .._ !idd" to the line connecting Quebec and Portland wit:L. Liverpool ; and the Cunard Company is obliged to employ a subsidiary line to assist its mail steamers. The entire fleet, thus reinforced, and now actually enumerated as in service between the ports of Canada and the United States and those of Europe num bers 45 steam ships, a majority of which are of the first-class, and all profitably employed. And of these 45 only five belong to American owners. The subjoined table will furnish the precise evidence of this disproportion : "STEAMERS NOW ANNOUNCED AS IN SERVICE, OWNED BY SUBJECTS OF GREAT BRITAIN. Africa, City of Manchester, Lebanon, Alps, City of Washington, Niagara, America, Edinburgh, North American, Anglo -Saxon, Etna, North Briton, Arabia, Europa, Nova Scotian, Asia, Glasgow, Pacific, Bohemian, Hungarian, Persia, Canada, Indian, Prince Albert, Cambria, John Bell, United Kingdom, Circassian, Jura, Vigo-32. City of Baltimore, Kangaroo, " STEAMERS NOW ANNOUNCED AS IN SERVICE, OWNED BY CITIZENS OF THE HANSE TOWNS. Bavaria, Ilammonia, Borussia, New York, Bremen, Saxonia, '" - '"'PS NOW ANNOUNCED AS IN SERVICE, OWNED Teutonia, Weser-8. Ara Ariel,go, II Y 11111r,..1,.n5ir exTTzENS Ocean Queen, Vanderbilt-5. " Of the vessels enumerated under the schedule, but two, it will be noted, were plying during the past winter, and but three are in actual service. "Nor does this presentation place the dispropor tion in its most effective light. It is only by refer ence to the aggregate tonnage that we ascertain how inconspicuous is the part played in this busi ness by American shipping : Approximate Tonnage. British steamships German steamships American steamships " Thus but one-sixth of the whole Transatlantic steam service is conducted by American steam shipping. Our lines connecting us with Germany and with Liverpool are no longer existing. The only business still enjoyed by American enterprise is that of France, through the port of Havre, the French Government declining to create a steam mercantile navy for itself. This remnant, however, finds employment for but two American bottoms all the year round; the Vander bilt ships sailing only upon summer seas, and this season in all probability in sheer destitution of better employment. " Such is the actual condition of our merchant steam service. But disheartening as this view of the subject unquestionably is, the future is without better promise. Our French relic of European trade is to be subjected to a competition during the pre sent season which will in all probability seriously diminish, if it fail utterly to destroy it. Hitherto the two Liverpool and New York lines have com peted for the French business, through the ex tremely disadvantageous method of auxiliary steam ships running between Havre and Liverpool. " The protracted voyage thus entailed in reach ing the Merssy has enabled the American vessels to hold their own against emulation conducted at such disadvantage. But we have changed all that. Already both of the Liverpol companies have fixed their eyes upon Queenstown, Ireland, as the better point of junction between their main and auxiliary lines, an amendment which goes a great way to destroy the advantage enjoyed by the American company. The voyage by the connecting British days, and must be shortened one or two nasys, and the freight proportionally under thethis last w arrangement. The chances are that even is . fragment of American Transatla n h t : c service must yield to such pressure. Vander bilt steamers, which always i in the succu mb to the first frost, will of course thdraw Fall ; the Fulton and the Arag w o must, we fear, be driven to the same course; and o apprehend the entire thus by New Year's Day there is every reason suspension of interco urset Europe by vessels owned between America a n d in this country." January 11, 1858, to the Bth April, B, ze —By a return issued yesterday DIVORCES, • from m were filed in the Divorce new Court, praying for dissolution of marriage -186 by the husband, iltBsa9p,peAs ptelitantions and 106 by the wife. Only 37 appear as yet to have been decreed, and 6 refused. Within the same period 108 peti tions were presented for judicial separation-9 by the hus band and 99 by the wife ; 29 were decreed and 3 refused. From May, 1858, to March, 1859, 10 petitions were pre sented praying for nullity of marriage, and 15 for restitu tion of conjugal rights. Of the petitions for restitution 5 were by the husband and 10 by the wife. From February, 1858, to April, 1859, 43 applications for orders of protection of the earnings and property of married women were granted, and 12 refused, LITERA TUR E. --- The Romance of the Ranks. B y T. W. Connolly, Author o f " The History of the Royal Sappers and Miners." 2 vols. Longman. It will be remembered that the author of this work published some time ago a compendious his tory of the Royal Sappers and Minors. Hiinself filling the post of Quartermaster of the Royal Engineers, be is naturally interested in all matters relating to the history of that corps; and -the readers of his previous volumes will recollect that they contained much information on military mat ters, as well as many interesting details of personal bravery and heroic endurance. The work before us is of a lighter character; it leaves the stern realities of war for " the romance of the ranks," and, instead of details of military organisations, it gives us accounts of the hairbreadth'stapes and snares of the adventurous members of the commu nity. The achievements of the Sippers and Miners in siege and trench arc replaced by their feats in love, their tricks on their comrades, and not unfre-- quently their mistakes and mischances. Some of the sketches are mournful in their character, and broken hearts and faithless lovers appear in truly tragic style. Rut the greater part are of a lively and jocular eb.aracter, full of jests and anecdotes, whose humowf, indeed, is not always very refined. The scenes of travel and adventure add to the variety of the work, and being all founded on fact, possess the advantage of veracity as well as amuse ment. Thr_ author, while searching for the mate rials for his history, became acquainted with a number of anecdotes, chiefly relating to members of the corps, and it occurred to him that these sketches of military social life would make some votanies of pleasant reading. As soon as he had completed his more serious undertaking, he turned his attention to this lighter work, and arranged his materials for publication. In some of the-in stances the publication of the real names or exact particulars would have been undesirable or in vidious. In those cases the names have been altered, and the anecdotes amplified ; but - he has avoided any further alteration of facts than these necessary additions, and in many instances has preserved the real names of the parties concerned. The volumes ,though not possessing any extraordi nary merit, will afford much gratification to mili tary readers, and will furnish entertainment for lovers of fun and frolic. THE NEW FRENCH LOAN. The Moniteur publish es the f o llowing report to the Emperor from the Minister of Finance : " hasten to render -an account to yo ur Majesty or uis. r • intion to the loan of 500 mil ,lions. This ope ra t ionO pm,w lA_ and closed. on a.0,15th inst., at five in the evening, conform ably to tie. programme traced out in the ministerial decree of tht 3d ; it closed while a considerable number of persoin were still in waiting, who were compelled to retire -, mfliout being able to subscribe, notwithstanding the zealiisplayed by all the clerks employed. Th e f o ll ow i ng am the provisional re sults, as yet known to the admbaistration ; they cannot differ very materially from the definitive amounts, which I shall hereafter have the honour of laying before your Majesty : " The number of subscribers will exceed 525,000, divided as follows :—Paris, 344,129 ; departments, 281,000. For 10 francs of rente, 375,000 ; for larger sums, _1,50,000. " The capital subscribed for amounts to 2,307,000 francs, namely :—For Paris, 1,547,000,000 francs ; for the departments, about 760,000,000 fr. For 10 fr. of rente, 10,000,000 fr. ; for larger sums, 2,227,000,000 fr. The sums deposited in the coffers of the Treasury, by way of guarantee, amount, without reckoning the sums paid by anticipation, to 230,000,0001 r. The subscriptions of 10fr. of rente, which are exempt from reduction, go little beyon d 80,000,000, so that more than eight -tenths of the loan, 420 millions, will have to be divided propor tionally among those who have subscribed for larger sums. ` 1- It was your Majesty's desire by the conditions of the present loan to favour the small capitalists without discouraging any class of subscribers ; that object will have been completely attained, as each will have his legitimate part, and that part will be a little less than the fifth of the sum sub scribed. " Everything, Sire, is remarkable in this im posing manifestation of public opinion : the number of subscribers, exceeding by more than 215,000 that of the last loan, which was itself so extraordinary; the capital subscribed, which is nearly five times more than the sum asked for; the national charac ter of the capital, which is exclusively of French origin ; and the enormous amount of the sum paid in a few days, equalling almost one half of the loan, without any perturbation being thereby , caused in the ordinary progress of commercial affairs. " Such results, Sire, speak of themselves so loudly that it would be superfluous for me to comment on "s.m at any length. Obtained under existing-cir cumstaift—, na immediately after food, monet ar y, commercial,n ct dis turbed the w or ld, anditical crises, which have ca..._„Athe z-1 to totter, they b r i ng out in strt,.. • strongest positione d our financial system, the wealth tor -, r co nlief the solidity ow t and her power and p a t r i ot i sm. They every eye the close union which exists between France and the Emperor, the entire confidence of the nation in the force and wisdom Of the sove- - reign who presides over its destinies, and the security inspired by the temporary power confided to the firmness and the exalted. intelligence of the Empress Regent. lam happy in having ieiulto of such immense importance to make known to your Majesty.—l am, Sire, &c., "P. MAGNE." THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. An octavo volume of some 300 pages, the colour of which may be best described by comparing it to that of Mr. Drummond's proposed " rifle" uniform, contains the fourth report of her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners, with copious appendices, statistical tables, specimens of caligraphy and cacography, examination papers in Hindoo; Sanscrit, and many other , highly curious and indescribable things. The principles of the - - ssioners havin (t g ivisti b tiic e a e l n ac f e u o l u ly nt e o x f p t l h a e in o e r d d , in d a n r d y the details re lit p ti o e rt m s, o t r h e e th p a re n s a en s t ta nroceedings described in former t.,,, examinations conducted unde; s- t P h Pl e: t r i compriseson) superintend ence. The regulations made under the Order in Council of 1855, by the various departments of the civil service, presenting the subjects for examination, underwent but little change in 1858. It is inferred that the system has worked satisfactorily,_and with that inference before them the commissioners have been unwilling to disturb the existing arrange - men& by any experimental alterations. The principal exception to this general acquiescence has occurred in respect to the regulations in force at the Foreign office for the examination of attaches. The total num ber of nominations made in 1858 to situations to which the Order in Council has been applied was 2,258 against 2,189 in 1857, and 2,432 in 1850. The total number of nominations made from the commencement of the commission to the 31st of March, 1859, is 8,939; the number of persons actually examined in the same period was 7,371; certificates were granted in 4,514 cases and refused in 1,117. Of the nominations last year 1,425 were single nominations, without any reference to competition, and 833 nominations of candidates as competitors for one or more situations. Certificates upon single nominations were granted during the year in cases, and in 292 cases certificates we re refused on. the ground of deficiency of know led g e in the p ro - scribed- subjects. 280 were refused, in fact, fop deficiency in spelling or arit hmetic, or in both, aul only o in othersubjects not in= v ar ithmetic. Th e unfavourable st a 1 1 t and'com t nt conclusion 1 v n six g spelling for incompetency o n o ip r e t n f ey t the number o f candidates should be increased so u e atde candidates thetes induces u w o practicalc° to bear a larger proportion to the vacancies, and that 3 to 1, the present proportion, is insufficient." The commissioners defend their system of examina tionagainstia t heform calling idab ~ formidable cramming g;" that it induce s i s to sa y, the practice of speculati ng on the questions likely to be proposed, ge tti ng up only l i m i te d por w c ommonly tions of subjects, and learning by rote. The com missioners demur to this objection, and deny that "cramming" of this kind is available under- their system. Another objection, that the standard of examination is too high for the duties required, is also answered. The only important alteration made in the conduct of the examination of candi dates for service in India, as compared with those that had taken place under the Indian Board, was the extension of the viva voce examina tion. The commissioners, who enter at length into the subject of these examinations for Indian offices (the Act of last session having mate rially affected their functions quoad hoc), say that they look forward with great interest to the next examination in July. The number of vacancies (40) which will then be filled up, and the increased chances of success thus held out will, doubtless, attract a considerably larger number of candidates than 67, the number that appeared at the last exa... mination. The advantages appertaining to an Indian " writership" are strongly urged by the commissioners in contrast to the hopeless uncer , tainty of the " bar" and the beggarly pittance assigned to ministers of the church at home.