The Sun. — London, England, 1860-04-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The markets for Foreign and Colonial produce during the last few days have shown very little animation. Tea has been dull with no change to record in values. Sugars have been dealt in to a very limited extent at slightly re duced rates, but there has been a steady inquiry for coffee and rice. In spices no material alteration has been apparent, and the transactions in fruit have been of an unimportant character. Tal low has been in fair request, the trade having pur chased to some extent, and prices have slightly improved. For forward delivery the speculative business has been extensive. P.Y.C. for last three months is now quoted Ms. 9d. per cwt. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with a heavy appearance, but previous prices were current. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken far export and 500 on speculation. In the Railway Share Market a moderate amount of business was transacted and prices were unaltered. No alteration is apparent in the position of monetary affairs, but the tendency is rather un favourable, the pressure having in some measure diminished. There is a steady demand for commer cial purposes, and increased activity is likely to be produced by the pressure for:the balance upon the Vic toria railway debentures, and which will become pay able at the end of the month. Full rates are still required by the discount firms, and the Bank authorities yet detain a very large share of the the paper brought forward for negotiation. There has not been much animation to-day in the English Stock Market, the dealings both for money and account being exceedingly limited, Consols bein g 941 a for transfer, and 94! / for account. There is a demand for stock on behalf of investors, and although the aggregate amount purchased is not large, the market has been well maintained. The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced have improved to 934. Exchequer Bills are flat at 7s. to lls. prem. India Loan is steady at 1051, d ; ditto 6 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is firmer at 981; ditto 61 per cent. ditto at 103 - 4 ; and Debentures are 964 97. Bank Stock is 223 to 225. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is rather quiet, and prices have improved: Turkish 6 per Cents. are 761 to 77 ; ditto New, 611 to 62; Chili= 41 per Cents. have advanced to 86 7 ; Brazilian Scrip to par ; Portuguese to 431 ; Russian 41 per Cents. to 97/ ; and ditto 3 per Cents. 651. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2! prem. ; the Universal ditto, I prem. ; the Vic toria Loan, 1051 2. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been to a moderate extent, and prices gene rally have been steady. Great Northerns, however, have improved 10s., and the A stock £1 10s. ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire 10s., and North-Eastern (York) ss. Brighton and South-Westerns_ have declined 55., and Bristol and Exeter 103. The Foreign and Colonial Markets have been very inactive. Lombardo-Venetian have declined to 111 & ; Great Luxembourg are 7 ; and Bahia and San Fernando, ; East Indian are steady at 1021; Grand Trunk of Canada are 33k; and Great Wes tern of Canada have improved to 13. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in limited request at about former values. , _ BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. sank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3l 93 i k 4 _per Cent. Consols Annuities N ~..% 3 per Cent. Annuities Anus. 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7i 1 I I.lla Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent. - Ditto 51 per Cent lO3l I Ditto Debentures, 1858 96i 7 6! Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account (May 9) .... India Stock for Accoi. at -- __ Ditto Account, 5 per cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 7 11 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cont. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1858 9Ol Ditto Scrip, 1860 Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per cent. Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent .. Ditto 41 per Cent. Ditto, 3 per Cent.; 1859 65/ Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent - 7 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Conasls, Money • 941 1 Ditto Account 2111 S DAYS MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 17s 6d ; clover, £4 Os to £5 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 7s to 14s per load. A steady trade, at full prices. Supply only moderate. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 18s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 108 ; and straw, £l.7s to 15s per lead. A fair demand. WIIITECHAPET,..—Meadow hay, £3 Oa to £4 lia 6d ; clove? £4 5s to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Trade firm. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been very quiet and prices are Unaltered. SUGAR —There has been a very limited enquiry for all descriptions, and prices have tended downwards. In the refined market the demand has not been active. Common lumps are quoted 51s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—Common and medium qualities have been enquired for and prices are well sustained. ghe stocks on hand, compared with those of the same period of last year show little variation. RlCE.—There has been a good inquiry for all descrip tions, and prices are firmly maintained. SALTPETRE.—OnIy a moderate business has been done, as a rather large parcel is advertised for public sale to-day ; prices, however, are expected to be well sustained. TALLOW.—The market has been more active, prices having shown an upward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot, 50s 6d • April to June, 555. 3d.; 51s 9d is demanded for 1 ast th ree months. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 17.—Wind this day at noon, North- East to East; strong breeze, and fine clear weather. CARDIFF, April 16.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Freeman, for hlaranham ; McDonnell, for Quebec. PLYMOUTH, April 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Aln wick Packet, from Sines. Sailed—Columbine, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, April 15.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Hed- Way Charlotte, for Rio Janeiro; Proteocao, steamer, for ditto. QUEENSTOWN, April 17.—Wind N.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Virago, from Plymouth. Sailed—Robert Digny, for Mobile. Off port—Romulus, from La guna. NEWPORT, April 16.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—John rfenry, for Charleston. HuLI., April 16.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—Grimsby, frem Buenos Ayres. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind E. Arrived, April 16—Pacific, from Middlesborough; Mar quis of Bute, from Sunderland ; Dispatch, steamer, from Jersey ; Wonder, steamer, from Havre. Arrived, April 17—Charlotte, from Guernsey. Sailed, April 16—Argyll, steamer, for Carentan ; Al liance, steamer, for Havre ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind E., tide 4th hour's flood, weather fine. Arrived, April 16.—Suffolk, from Melbourne; Louis Na- Dtleon, from Demerara ; Susan and Elizabeth„ from Ter ceira ; Joanna Derderich from R eu stersfeil; James Lemon, from Whampoa ; Empress of India, from Bombay; Ipswich Lass, from St. Michael's; Spec, from Guernsey ; Reino A.rderino from Engelholm ; Plymouth Rock , from New York; Regalia, from Rotterdam; Jane, from Rouen. Arrived, April 17—Celerity, from Nassau. Sailed, April 16—Janet, for Copenhagen; Dawston, for Sydney; Elizabeth Mary Ann, for Leghorn. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind E., fresh. Passed*-Chanticleer, from London, for Jamaica. ELOPMENT IN Low LIFE.—On Saturday, at the Blackburn Police Court, a young lad named Wm. Walkden, Who was employed at a foundry, 'was committed for three Illonths for stealing a quantity of clothes, &c., from the hou se of John Pearson, a beerhouse keeper in Moor-street. F rom the evidence it appeared , that the prisoner lodged in l earson's house, and on Tuesday night last, about eleven °' clock, Pearson's wife pretended to be very angry with him, alld ordered him to leave the house. Next day, during Pear :,°ll's absence, the wife decamped, and subsequent search 'Owed that she had not gone empty-handed. The parties Were traced to Manchester, and on Friday afternoon the pri. ;°4erand his paramour were discovered in Greengnte Sal °I(1 and in a beerhouse in Regent-road were fourid the pri soner's box and two bundles containing male and female Wearing apparel, bedclothes, &c., most part the property of Pe arson. of The guilty wife was in court during tile hearing case, and was well hooted down the Market-place "Aela eke left, S HARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share( Railways. Paid. Closing Busin ess Peon . I Done. 12.101Ainherg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 10 64 61 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 liir., Wol., and Str. Val all 8 81 Stook Birk.,L a., and Ch. June 100 70 72 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bo9t.Slefd.& Mid. Conn all 64 71 Stuck ilristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 9 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Paesage all 20 Cornwall all 64 64 10 Do. A A roves. no div 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an all hasbeen pd.toß all 50 Dublin andßelfastJunc all .44 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 74 8 Stock East Anglian lOO 17i 184 18 ii is Stock Eastern Counties lOO 545 555 55 4 5 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 36 38 Stock' Do. do. B Stock 100 26 28 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 78 80 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 30 301 30 4 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all StockiFurness Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 98 100 99 4 10 Great North of Scotland all Stock Great Northern lOO 1141 1151 115 1 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 118 119 1184 194 18 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 128 132 131 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 113 115 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 60 65 12 Irish South Eastern all Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1054 1054 105 1 4 6 Stook London and Blackwall. 100 67 69 68 4 Stook Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 112 113 1124 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 12 13 Stock London & North Westn' 100 991 1004 ICO 994 100 4 12/ Do. Eighths lO 1 4J 9 1 Stock London& South-Westn lOO 91/ 921 921 2 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 11 Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 42 421 42 4 50 Maryport and Carlisle 121 Do. do. 4 Shares all , 10 Metropolitan I Stock Midland lOO 117 1171 117 4 l7 Stock Do. Binning. & Derby ; 100 94 96 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all 25 Do. 4 Shares all 25 Mid Kent all 10 • Do. (Cray Line) all • 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Trlerefd; all 104 111 U 101 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 75 65 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 55 57 50 North. Counties Union 3l 31 2 d Stock North British lOO 61 611 61 4 Stock Nor.Dcv.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock lOO Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 954 96 96 5; 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purobase 1613 4 1 14 d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 48 484 484 9 Stock Do. York lOO 79 80 80 Stock North London lOO 105 107 1011 20 North Staffordshire 174 34 34 GI 14 10 No. & Son. W. Junction all 9 95 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 42 44 434 3 10 Peebles all 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney all 6 7 . Stock Scottish Central lOO 116 117 StockScoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 35 36 36 55 65 / 6 Stock'Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 l 6 88 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 47 49 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 4 3 d Stock South Devon lOO 43 45 Stock South-Eastern lOO 88 881 64 1 Stock South Wales Stock SouthYorks .& Riv.Dun 1 100 75 'BO 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok., all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 394 401 25 Do. do. Stockton & Hartlepool 181 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 IThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 50 Ulster 25 Do. 2O 25 35 p 12 10 Do. l4 4 d 1p Stock. Vale of Neath lOO 59 61 10 ' Victoria Station & Pim all 10 11 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall .. all 51 64 20 West London 10 Do. let Class all 20 Dn. 2d Class all 121 Worcester & Hereford 114 3 2 d PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Paid./ Closing Bustnean Price. Done. B l a y . t p h r e ef a . n ( s s T u yze Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares aliC2so per ' Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,& Aber..Tun E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pa — . 'Do. do. Class C 7 pc .. • •, Coun. Ex. 5 p at. No. 1; Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union. 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent, Q.mar.. Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Edfn.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas. &S West. a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. et. Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.e.pm Do. 44 p. a. do. do. Do.sp. c. Redm.,s pc. pm 'Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist )f Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4' p. et. pref. Stock , ! Great West. (Berks and, Hants) Ext. 5 p.et... • Do. Redeemable, 44 p et. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. at., Do. Irredeemable, Do. 5 p. at. Redeem. Pref. I Do. Birm. Prof. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh.l Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock' Do.Barnsl.St.2s 3slodpc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) . • Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l Do. , 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gua., 6 p. at. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. 44 per c. shares Do. 7 percent. Pref. St. r'Do.6 p.c.do.(W.E.&C.P.), : D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.til'6s)l . I Land. Chat. and Dover Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun caton, 5 p. et. r I Lon. &S. W, 7 p.et. stock, l Londondy & Cole, shs. Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. 'Wan. Sh. & Lin., 6p. at. I 1 Do. 243 96 98 Stock 12.10 100 102 90 101 110 113 103 108 110 112 109 111 124 126 SO 82 110 112 00 02 75 77 Stock 60 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stoek Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook 12f 12 Stock Stock 121, Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 1 10 all I 1 a° Do. 31 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. naryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent... slid. Con. 6 p. C. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.Ot. ' Do. 4a p. o. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. l Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c.n rn Do. Perpet, 6 p. o. with option till 1866 Do., till 1869, Ist is Do. do., 2d is. Norflk 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB46 Do. 54 p. o. Pref. do. 1847 Do. 5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gna. 5 per cent Do, Bor. "Ern. g. pf. shs. Do. do. do. 118 120 117 119 110 112 103 105 85 87 N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Stock Stock Stock Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1818%. Do. York, H.& S. Parch. North Staffordshire 10x. Wr. & Wol. 6 po. Ist g Do. Redeem., 2d gua. , Do. Irredeem., 2d gua. l ithymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pi Scottish North-Eastern 34 per a. pref. stock 1 Do.AberdeGn.g-ua. 6 pc Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock south Devon, Ann. 10s Do. Fixed 41 per cent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.e. let is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 plc. gua 'Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.Q Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.c 8k Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stork Stock Stock Stock 96 98 B 9 100 88 90 90 92 102 1(3 91 /01 17 18 101 101 74 78 191 205 91 101 141 151 138 140 Stook all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 ,15 117 [l5 117 140 145 15 117 152 158 132 136 67 69 21 22 [l5 117 [s!i 1576 'l2 12i 125 127 I iT RS 70 i IP 138 140 [Ol 103 f 1 p 94 95 n loi 111 12i i 1p 1 p [O9 111 108 110 i le P 91 t 3 95 97 1 ld 1111 110 Id I 23 24 124 126 .17 119 Stock 75 77 lo} 10 231 231 100 IG2 100 102 89 91 99 101 84 88 28 29 321 334 32 33 51 53 Stook' Stock Stock Stock 1011 1001 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. stock BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. p aid. \ Closing Brineas Price. mane* Alfred Consols (Philack)l 2.11.10 121 3 20 British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 440 450 East Bassett (Mogan) SO 1875 925 90 East Caradon E. WI Russ! (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 11 115 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ), 541 31 38 36 Great South Tolgus.. . 17s 14 15 145 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 12.8.9 1 I G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91• — Grenville Herod's-Foot 8.12.0 30 32 Hingston Downs 4.7.0 4 45 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) 9l 40 45 North Downs North France s llogan) 11 31 4 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) 5 5 51 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 9 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy). 11 12 13 Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 44 47 Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 12s 1 1" SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) i ' 1% 295 305 • South C. Brea( Illogan).1 3 21 21 1 S.Dev. Iron & Gen. Min. all 1/ 1 S -Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 140 150 Stray Park 20.18.0 24 26 251 6 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 3 3 10 Tin Croft 9 41 41 Vale of Towe - - (Caren ) 133 6d West Basset allogan) 24 19 24 W. Caradon (Liskeard). , 5 88 90 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan). 51 115 155 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 875 924 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 6l 11 11. 11 I Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 151 161 I Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 20 21 21 • vVh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) , 51 30 31 i Leasing 1 Closing Business FOREIGN MINES Railways. Paid. Co,s. 1 Price. Done. I 20 Australizn 74 f I • 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lss t d par Bedford and ilietchley all Ln & N,W .. .. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ` 271 Buckinghamshire .... 100 'Ln& N.W 95 100 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim a'l 221 231 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 1 51* 314 511 5 Do.L and and MiningCo all Do. do. 51 p. et.....' 100 Do. I'3 lt - 5 1 Clarendon Cons. Min, Co. # —— d Do. do. 5p et. Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 103 105 Copiapo l6 9 12 : 11 4 i 121 1 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E 016 17 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Cc all I # E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.o lOO Gt. North. 137 140 2 Fortuna E Union,HarwichShs 1 all E.Counts. 44 41 20 General all 23 25 I Do. Woodbridge ...'I 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonia 14 Kapunda (Limited)..... 1 1 14 tin Do. New 1 100 Do. S Linares all 104 114 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. 5 LUSitallifin Flartlpool.Dck.&Rail.l all Ylc.N.&Br 1 Meriquita all / 4 Hull and Selby Do. 1 Shares : all I Do. Do. .1 Shares i all IDo. Land &Carl.gua.s p.c. 100Ln&N‘W 207 210 5 Port Philip 1 1 I L on doo&Greenwieli . 100 IS. East... 63 65 1 k Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s 1 d par Do. Preb,rence Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend.l 100 , Peto &Co 96 98 1 Worthing (Limited).... all Lowestoft, i';'na. 4p. et., 100 Norfolk Do. 6 per cent lOO ,Do. Manc.,Buxtn.& _Valk all 'LN W&M 21 21 Mid. Bradford Preter-1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ence Stock 1 100 Midland 95 97 961 1 , guaranteed sg. c. 15. 5. 6. 111. Counts * # P 1000 ,AustralasiajAgraStUnitedSClTlCeßkl allso --------------- 7 75 t 73 24 Newmarkt.,BuryEx North Eastn. 5 p.c 1 all Do. 56 58 25 Bank of Egypt 100 Bank of Lou don all 211 221 50 51 53 Do. do. 6 per cent. ...I all Do. 23 Bank of Turkey — 3 Do. Fixed 5 per cent. I all Do. 50 'British North American all -- North Western I all ,Mbllasid . 141 15 144 20 Chtd. B an k of India, &c all 19 1 20 4 Preston and Wm. 11 all \l'l l : T yr r i -- 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch.' all 31 33 Do. 1 Shares A. all I Do Colon i al R o ysin Hitch.,& Shepl 100 !Gt.North. 1 135 137 100 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all Shrowsbry& Hereford 100 i T Brassoy 104 106 D o. Do. 1 I •••• 11p 14 100 Commercial of London. 20 19 21 20 ,Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 161 17 South Staffordshire .. all 13I'Clean . 101 11 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all Wilts and Somerset ..' 100 ,Gt. West 191 93 91 20 'Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 22 22/ 221 # Virimbledon& Croydn.l all IL.&Brgtail 74 84 50 London and County 1 20 34 5 DOCKS. 50 ,London Joint Stock --- ______—_---- __ . 100 London &Westminster. 2 0 Paid Closing liusinese 100 ;Nat. Prov. of England. 35 Price. Done. 20 , Do. new lO Share Mob , . 50 National' Bank 25 20 INew South Wales Stock Commercial .... . ...... 100 25 Orient .13k. Corporation all 44 4 Stock 'Do 4 perCent..Pref.Min. 100 20 Ottoman Bank all 17 17 4 Stock i East and West India... 10 0 —. 100 IProvincial of Ireland , 25 • Stock London lOO •—. 10 Do. New all StockiSt. Katharine lOO 25 South Australia ~ , Stock• Southampton lOO , 25 Union of Australia all ' Stock; Victoria . lOO HO 103 I 100 60 ! Union of London .t 12 291 30/ toiD9 lieW um; aam j ,j i 1 _ 1 00 VattY Pi11iti341....,,,... 00 -_—_ :_ BRITISH POSSESSIONS. art Share Railways. 100 Stk - I Atlantic it St Lawrence l Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lndl u. 5 percent Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference ffalo, Brant. &G odrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip gea(Ceylon ierar G a uaranteed 6p.c. (Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext 100 1 100 174 20 S took Do. Jubbulpore Do. 45 p. c. Dcbentrs Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861 G eelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per cent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1882 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Gt. South. of Ind.Lim.— guaranteed 5 per cent Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt ; Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 45 p. c Do. do. 5 per cont Do. 4f p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do. Stock ) 20 ( Sto. I Stock 100 Stock 20 1 204 204 100 1 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock Do. do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Cand a. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde pi 4 , , Do. New F.) Do. Punjaub 9 Do. InduuSt. Flo. " gc, St. Andreks & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip. Paid. Closing i price. business done 84 86 97 98 /.d I ell 41 WI 61 7} 78 82 70 75 68 73 par i p 11 11 d i 11 id 4d 1012 1021 par ip pnr tp 100 i 101 i 102 204 214 33 31 91 93 70 72 83 85 71 73 70 72 99i 99f id d 11 ld 1 7i 12 13 71 d 97 99 97 99 97 99 VO 93 88 90 fg 99 91 93 1 $d 84i 97i I 5 7 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ard , :nnes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Buen.Ayres& S. Ferndo 'Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Grand Rus. Guar .5 Do. do. Great Central of Franc Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Balc Lierre and 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 oHeans Recife& S. Fran. (Porn. gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Itiga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. D D. 54 per cent. Pref. San Paulo (lim.) g. 7 . p. c. 'Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference . 'W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria i Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do S per cent. Pref Zealand.... 4} 41 —P id par i 1 , 4 21 21 23 1 lfd 5 5} d 25 26 0 7 n lb 8 81 19 19 38 39 8 9 373 87} 53 b 5 if ltd COLONIAL COVER. Uan.o 0v.6 p.c.J a. & July Do. 6 p.c.lb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.lllr. & Sep. Do. 6 per cent. me, Do. 6 per cent. 1880 Do. 6 per cent. 1882 Do. do. Scrip.... N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. o. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScotlaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S. Aus.Gt.6 pc. Jan&July Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Do. do. April & Oct. 13 15 st 6 d 20 21 91 22 23 107 109 99 ,100 99 100 99 100 107 109 LlO 112 1 104 e 104 MISCELLAAEOIJS. Anglo-Mexican Mint .. Atlantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural Berlin Water Works ... British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. iDo. B, 7 p. o. till 1862 1 Do. C Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) ,Cop.Min.of Eng. & Smlt Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb ;Electric Telegraph Do. New - (English & Ault. Copper's ;Gen. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegr 1 London District Telegr London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co ! ;Madras Irr. and Canal IMediter. Electric Teleg. ,Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land I Do 8 p.c.Pref.,i ss . at idis N.Br.&NovaScotiaL and N.B.Australasian (Lim ) !Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Orientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam cot.Austrin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& 1.n.C0.0l Upr. Can. Van Diernen's Land I I THEI7SUN; 'LONDON, TUESDAY; EVENING APRIL all ilOO 131 all all all 1 100 100 100 1, 3 0. 1 all all all all 100 100 100 all all all 113 , MEN' 100 100 100 10) 100 10C 100 100 106 100 100 100 all all all 5 28i 6 7 9 I 101 d id I id; 91 961 SEC UK 114 116 109 111 ,110 112 14 15 32 33 4i 5 37 39 20 22 144 164 120 125 , 6 8 125 30 I 244 254 274 30 j 09 101 1103 106 106 108 -4 14 p 24 2} 1 id 1 1 1:d 1 2: 2: 102 } 10} 33i if 916 2i 83& 98} t ,ITIES. 3 4 1 i d 1 I 10 15 11 a par 49 61 78 80 13 15 * }p 21 z 2 5 i 4 52 64 120 130 34 3 / 4 353/4 1 1 10 11 Ill} 111} MI 99 b9g l I 107 i 105} i 104 1161 801 ;9I 3511 THE FIGHT FOR THE BELT AND CHAMPIONSHIP. This great contest, which has created such im mense excitement, came off this morning in a field close to the Farnborough Station of the South- Eastern Railway. The attendance of spectators was immense, and, from the care that had been taken in making the arrangements, it is to be regretted that the termi nation of the contest was not a decided and success ful one. All the preliminaries having been completed, Sayers and Heenan entered the ring, the former attended by Jemmy Welsh and Harry Brunton, and Heenan was waited on by M'Donald and another. The first few rounds were of the usual descrip tion, but the excitement became intense on Heenan levelling a blow at Sayers, which completely knocked him off his legs. The backers of Heenan, who had evinced the greatest confi dence in their man from the commencement of the encounter, at the first knock-down blow being de clared in favour of their man, sent forth a cheer that was perfectly deafening, and on each occasion that Heenan repeated the same performance—and this :occurred twenty times—their applause and cheering was tremendous. After the fight had gone on for a short time about 20 of the constabulary arrived and attempted to stay the preceedings, but the spectators and those interested in the contest prevented for some time such a proceeding; and the police, seeing they could not carry out their orders remained passive spec. tators. This incident interrupted the business, but the men got to work again in Tight earnest. The blows of Sayers after the twentieth round began to show very visibly on Heenan, and the punishment he was receiving seemed to increase rather than diminish his energies. From the 20th to the 30th round the hitting on both sides was very severe; Heenan, although severely punished, still came up to time with alacrity. At this point the police made another attempt to stop the fight, but their efforts were again frus trated, and just at this moment Heenan got hold of Sayers by the ropes, and held him there until he nearly strangled him. Sayers made a desperate effort to release himself from such an unpleasant situation, but before he had completely succeeded in so doing the police and mob had nearly broken into the ring. Great excitement here took place, during which the referee left the ring. The men fought a round or so more, although Heenan was nearly blind. At the 39th round, Heenan came up to the scratch, but Sayers had, owing to the absence of the referee, quitted the ring. The fight was claimed, amidst loud cheering and confusion, for Heenan, but the supporters of Sayers refused to accede to such a decision, and thus the contest for the present terminated. Heenan is very severely punished, but Sayers has not suffered to anything like the same extent. • Heenan's blows, it was evident throughout the fight, did not tell like Sayers', and all present seemed to be of opinion that a more honest or upright fight had never taken place. There was no *hitting or dodging on the part of either of the com petitors—everything was fair, straightforward, and thoroughly English. The fight lasted two hours and eight minutes. Shortly after the fight, Heenan and Sayers, and their friends, left for London. Heenan is much injured about the eyes, and wholly blind. Some officers of the Hampshire police followed to town by the train, which arrived at 2.30, with the view of arresting Heenan and Sayers, and some parties who resisted the police. MANUFACTURE OF ANCHORS AND CABLES FOR THE YERCHANT SERVICE. The select committee appointed to inquire into the manufacture of anchors and chain cables for the merchant service, and who were empowered to re port their observations, together with the minutes of the evidence taken before them, have considered the matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following report : 1. That at the outset of this inquiry, it was esta blished in evidence, that the loss of chain cables by parting, and of anchors by breaking, is of rare occurrence in her Majesty's navy; and that this appears to arise from their having been subjected to a sufficient test before.they are received from the contractors, and also from their being thoroughly examined, and in many cases re-tested when re turned into store, or before they are again issued for service. 2. That a variety of witnesses, chain-makers, shipowners, engineers, and persons conversant with shipping, examined before the committee, concur in the opinion that it is highly expedient that chain cables and anchors for the merchant service should be subjected to an ade quate test before they are used, as it would be the means of saving much life and property. 3. That a considerable portion of cables now made for the merchant service are of inferior iron and defective workmanship. 4. That the corporation of Liverpool and Har bour Trust of that port have for many years em ployed a testing machine of limited power, which is kept in full employment; and that since this inquiry was ordered by the House of Commons, it appears that the Harbour Trust, to meet the demands of that port, have decided on the erection of machines of greater capacity and power. That it is also iu evidence that, during a period of five years of cables sent to the Liverpool testing machine, 822 per cent. are imperfect cables. 5. That in Sunderland two testing machines have been for some time in operation, which, although private property, are accessible to all, and that the superior character of chain cables made in that district is in a great measure due to the results of these testing machines. 0. That from the evidence of all the witnesses examined, your committee has formed the opinion that nothing but the use of proper testing machines can afford any guarantee for the soundness of cables or anchors, as defects may exist, either from bad ness of material or imperfect welding, which no in spection can detect; and so closely can the tena cious quality of iron be calculated, that chains may be made to bear a given strain, which would break if the least excess of it were applied. 7. That though instances have 14en adduced by some witnesses to support the opinion that the ap plication of a severe strain in testing has an inju rious effect on a cable, this idea seems to the com mittee to be completely refuted by the evidence of Mr. Wilcocks, and by the results of experiments made at Woolwich, and referred to in his evidence. 8. That all the witnesses examined agree in the utility of a test, and some of them, including all the manufacturers of chain cables examined, desire that its use should be compulsory, as many cables are now sold with false certificates. 9, That good grounds having been established in this inquiry for recommending the adoption of public tests, the only questions which remain are, the authorities into whose hands this duty should be confided, and the regulations that should be enforced. 10. That your committee are of opinion that bodies enjoying the confidence of the mercantile and shipping interest, and whose local residence will ensure an adequate superintendance (such as dock trustees), are the proper persons to under take this duty ; and that the regulations under which they act should be approved of by the Board of Trade. 11. That in order to suit the convenience of ma nufacturers of chains and anchors who have testing machines on their own premises, the Board of Trade, on receiving a requisition from any such manufacturer, should appoint inspectors to attend the testing of any chains or anchors, and give cer tificates, according to printed regulations to be framed for that purpose, of the strain applied to them, which should be the test applicable to their size, 12. That although the committee cannot overrate the advantage of having the chains of every vessel subjected to a test, they are unwilling to recom mend that the test should be made compulsory, but as they have recommended the general use of test ing machines, they consider that all ships launched after the Ist January, 1861, which come under the provisions of the Passenger Act, or are employed by any . department of her Majesty's Government, either in the conveyance of emigrants or troops, should be required to produce certificates that their . cables have been properly tested. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack It five o'clock. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from Eastwood, in Nottinghamshire, praying for. the ad mission of the Bible into schools in India. W. ----- ALTERATION OF THE LITURGY. Lord EBURY gave notice that on the Bth of May he would call the attention of their lordships to this subject. BRITISH SUBJECTS IN LEGHORN. The Earl of MALMESBUICY asked the noble lord the Undei Secretary for Foreign Affairs if he could give their lordships any information relative to the compensation of British subjects for the ipjuries they had sustained by the Tuscan police. Lord WODEHOUSE said it was quite true that an out rage had been committed by the police at Leghorn on the property of British subjects, and it had been agreed that compensation should be paid to the injured parties. The parties had been examined by amedical gentleman appointed by this country, and he had reported the extent of their in. juries. The report had been sent to Florence, but the pre sentation of that report had been delayed by recent events. He, however, had no doubt but that the parties would be amply compensated by the Tuscan Government. CRIMINAL LAW. The LORD CHANCELLOR reminded their lordships that they had agreed to the second reading of certain bills for the Consolidation of the Criminal Law. It was then referred to a select committee, and he now submitted a number of names of those noble lords who should form the committee. The list agreed to included the names of Lord Lyndhurst, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Shaftesbury, Lord Belper, and Lord Carnarvon. THE DIVORCE COURT BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill, which was brought in previous to the Easter recess, the object of which was to enable the Judge Ordi nary of the Court of Divorce to call in the aid of some of the other judges in older that the business of the court might be more expeditiously disposed of. The number of causes had so increased that it was absolutely impossible without assistance was granted that they could be disposed of for a considerable length of time. The bill enabled him, in cases of doubt, to call in one or two of the other judges be fore he pronounced final judgment, but incases where there was no doubt he might dispose of them without the neces sity of forming a full court. Lord ST. LEONARDS said he hoped if the bill was read a second time it would be referred to a select committee, composed as nearly as possible of those noble and learned lords who sat in com mittee on the original bill. He . thought the house ought to be very cautious before they conferred upon a single judge the power of dissolving a marriage. The Judge - Ordinary did not possess the power at present, because before such a decision could be pronounced, a full court, consisting of two other judges at least, had to be formed. Lord LYNDHURST said that some change was abso lutely necessary. The Divorce Court had been established a little more than two years, and in that time no less than 420 causes had been set down for hearing-. The Court had disposed of only 177 out of the number, leaving 232 to be disposed of. Now, supposing the court to proceed as rapidly as it had done during the time it had been in existence, it would take four years to get through the whole of the re maining causes, taking no notice of the causes that would be entered during that time. The Judge Ordinary, it was agreed by all parties, was a person of gr eat energy ; butpit was clear that some assistance must be afforded him. The number of full courts that had been held during the last two years was only 65, little better than 30 in each year, a number quite inadequate to transact the business of the court. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Chus EVENING The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Caine Railway Bill were considered and agreed to. The following bills were read a third time :—Andover and Redbtidge Railway; Tewkesbury, Upton-upon- Severn, and Malvern Junction Railway. The East India Coal Company Bill and Highland Roads and Bridges Bill were read a second time, PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented in favour of the total abolition of Church-rates ; against the Highways Bill ; for repeal of the duty on hops ; against the Scotch Fisheries Act; in favour of the improvement of the position of poor law medical officers ; in favour of the Government Reform Bill; in favour of the Medical Bill, &c. RETURNS. Mr. BOVILL moved an address for return of the seve ral parliamentary boroughs in England and Wales having a population of less than 12,000, according to the census of 1851; showing the total number of electors in 1832-3 and 18.59-60 ; the number of freemen and the number of elec tors minus freemen, with the number of members returned by each, arranged according to population (in extension of parliamentary paper No. 132 of the present session, which is confined to boroughs having a population of less than 7,000). —Ordered. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Mr. SOTHERON ESTCOURT presented an address for return from each of the registrars of friendly societies in England, Scotland, and Ireland, of the form of the general statement of the funds and effects of a friendly society, prepared pursuant to the Act 18 and 19 Vic., c. 63, s. 45; how many of such forms were sent out by each of such registrars in the month of December last, and how many of such general statements, or copies of the last annual reports of friendly societies, were transmitted to each of such registrars on or before the 31st day of March, 1860.—Ordered. RESERVE NAVAL FORCE. Sir C. NAPIER gave - notice that on that day fortnight he would draw the attention of the House to, and move an address to her Majesty:on, this subject. CHURCH RATES, Sir J. TRELAWNEY hoped that the Government would for the convenience of the house and the public make a statement as to whether the Church-rates Bill could be proceeded with on Thursday next. DISTRESS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND. Mr. HENNESSY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Government intended to take any steps with reference to the great destitution prevailing in the west of Ireland? The hon. member stated that he would also ask what reply the Government had given to the letter, dated the 18th of lurch, and signed by 28 Roman Catholic bishops, with reference to the system of national education in Ireland ? — Mr. CARDWELL said that, unfortunately, there was great distress in the part of Ireland alluded to by the hon. gentleman. He was in communication with the able gentlemen who superintended the working of the poor law in Ireland, and he had every reason to rely on the opera tion of the poor law, but he could hold out no hope of any other interposition. INDIAN FINANCE. Mr. VANSITTAILT asked the Secretary of State for India which of the following financial estimates of the deficiency of income as against the expenditure of the current year ending the 30th April is correct, namely, £10,250,000, as per the statement made by the Secretary of State for India on the Ist of August last ; £6,449,981, as per financial balance-sheet drawn up in Calcutta in Sept. last; £9,290,129, as per estimate submitted by Mr. Wilson on the 18th Feb. last to the Legislative Council of Calcutta; and, whether he can state the cause of these discrepancies. Sir C. WOOD said that even from the most recent infor mation he had received he was not in a position to account for the discrepancies in question. Last summer he had made a statement relative to Indian finance, the Govern ment of India made a different one, and Mr. Nil son one that was also different from his. How ever, it was satisfactory that there had been an im provement in the income of India since he had made his statement. THE PEDESTAL AT WATERLOO-PLACE. Mr. E. JAMES asked the First Commissioner of Works whether any person was about to place anything, and, if anything, what, upon the summit of a pedestal which has been standing, for twelve months at the southern end of Waterloo-place, Pall-mall ; and if anything was to be placed there, when it might be expected to be done ? Mr. COWPER said it was intended to place a statue on the pedestal to commemorate the bravery of the Guards at the Crimea. The statue was entrusted to Mr. Bell, and he believed it would be worthy of the object proposed. MORTALITY ON BOARD OF VESSELS BOUND TO INDIA. Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Secretary of State for War or for India, if the statement in the public journals relative to the mortality which had occurred on board of various vessels which had arrived at Madras and Bombay with the wives and children of soldiers be correct; and, if so, what department or officer may be regarded as respon sible for any neglect of due precautions, if s uch had been, in connection with this lamentable event ?' Sir C. WOOD could not state exactly the amount of the mortality in question, but he believed it resulted from the number of the children on board these vessels. ARMY ESTIMATES. In reply to Gen. PEEL, Mr. S. HERBERT stated that it was not the intention of Government to proceed with the, arm y estimates until after the second reading of the Reform Bill. THE CHAMPION FIGHT. Mr. HADFIELD inquired of the Home Secretary for some information relative to the fight alleged to have taken place this day between two pugilists—whether the police were present and whether they interfered, and if the Government intended to take any steps. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that he had received no official information on the subject ; but, that he understood from the papers that the fight had taken place in Hampshire. It was a matter for the attention of the county and not the Metropolitan Police. BANK NOTES. Mr. ALDERMAN SALOMONS moved for a return of the bank-notes issued by the Issue Department of the Bank of England in each week of the present year, from the 4th January to the 11th day of April in clusive ; showing the amount remaining in the bank ing department in each week, and the denomina tion and amount of the notes in the hands of the public; similar return for the corresponding periods of the years 1856, 1857, 1853, and 1859 ; and, weekly return for the same periods of the notes issued by the Issue Department, with the securities and bullion held against them.—Ordered. PUBLIC BUSINESS. In reply to Hon. MEMBERS, Lord PALMERSTON said that it was proposed to proceed with the New Lunacy Bill on Thursday and the Reform Bill on Monday, and that Government business, according, to the resolution of the house, would be taken on Thursdays instead of Fridays, but that the former day would be at the disposal of private members. LONDON CORPORATION BILL. The second reading of this bill was postponed till this day week. ADULTE RATION OF FOOD AND DRINK BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. COUNTY PRISONS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. COMMON LODGING-HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. SUPPLY. The report of the committee on supply was brought up and agreed to. The house adjourned at quarter-past five o'clock. The bar silver brought by the last West India packet has been sold at 61fd., the price realised for that by the hot arrival. LONDON GAZETTE--(THIS EVENINS.) WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 13. This day had audience of her Majesty :—Monsieur Au guste de la Rive, Envoy Extraordinary from the Swiss Confederation, on a special mission, to deliver his creden tials; to which audience he was introduced by Lord John Russell, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 14. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint John Savile Lumley, Esq., now Secretary to her Majesty's Lega tion at St. Petersburg, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Embassy at Constantinople. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the llon. Edward Morris Erskine, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Stockholm, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at St. Petersburg . The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Edwin Corbett, Esq., Secretary to her Majesty's late Legation at Florence, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Stockholm. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 13. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, giving and granting the office of one of the Barons of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer to James Plaisted Wilde, Sergeant -at-Law. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 16. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Clare—Francis McNamara Calcutt, Esq., of St. Catherines, in the county of Clare, in the room of Col. Luke White, whose election has been declared void. WAR- OFF ICE, PALL••MALL, APRIL 17. Royal ite„o:lment of Ariillery—Lieutenant- General William Cator, C. 8., to be Colonel Commandant. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant Edward Stratton Fitzhardinge Berkeley to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major the Earl of Longford, deceased. 6th Dragoons—Captain Richard William Renshaw, from the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Clements, who exchanges. 9th Light Dragoons—Captain Henry. Marshall, from the 17th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Goldie, who exchanges ; William Henry Lawrence, Gent., to be Cor net, by purchase, vice Bury, promoted. 10th Light Dragoons—Arthur Wyatt Edgell, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Maunder, promoted. 13th Light Dragoons—Captain Henry Topham Clements, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Renshaw, who exchanges. 17th Light Dragoons.—Captain James Goldie, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Marshall, who exchanges; Thomas Edmund Houghton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Scott, promoted. 18th Light Dragoons —Assistant-Surgeon Francis Collins, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Grant, who, exchanges. Military Train—Captain Daniel Antoine Baby, from the 28th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hutton, who exchanges. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieut. and Captain and Brevet-Major William Henry Viscount Dangan to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Cocks, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant Richard / IL Thursby to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Viscount Dangan ; Sir Edward Archibald Hamilton, Bart., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thursby. Royal Artillery—To be Colonels—Brevet-Colonels Frede rick Marow Eardley-Wilmot and Jas. Wm. Fitzmayer, C.B. To be Lieutenant-Colonels—Brevet-Majors Alfred Romaine Wragge, vice Eardley-Wilmot; Frederick Wm. Haultain, vice Fitzmayer; Frederick John Travers, and Edward Henry Fisher; Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonels Matthew Charles Dixon and John Turner, C.B. To be Captains Prevet-Lieut.-Colonel Francis Corn wallis Maude, C. 13., vice Wragge ; Second Captain Arthur William Twiss, vice Haultain; Brevet-Major Reginald Curtis, vice Travers ; Second Captains Allan Sievwright, vice Dixon ; Frederic Southcote Scale, vice Turner ; John De Luttrell Saunderson, vice Fisher ; Brevet- Major Philip Dickson; Second ' Captain Ed ward Jackson Bruce; Brevet-Majors William Powell Richards; John Edward Hope; Algernon Brenden ; James Dc Iravilland . ; Second Captain George Allier. W il kinson; Brevet-Majors William Windham Augustus Lukin, Charles Edmund Walcott, Gronow Davis, Edgar Grantham Bredin. To be Second Captains—Lieutenants Maurice Henry Fitzmauriee, vice Maude; Wilbraham Digby Milman, rice Twiss; Henry Richmond Martin, vice Curtis; "William Alexander Patrick Wyllie, vice Sievwright; Charles Gray Johnson, vice Seale; Henry Cardew, vice Saunderson ; Horace Percival, vice Dickson ; Henry Thomas Arbuthnot, vice Bruce; Robert Biddulpb, vice Richards; William Stirling, vice Hope; I'eter Edward Hill, vice Brendon • Champagne L'Estrange, vice Do Havilland ; Arthur Kennedy Ride • out, vice Wilkinson; William Henry Watson, vice Lukin; Edward Chichester Bolton, vice Walcott ; Oliver Henry Atkins Nicolls, vice Davis ; James Barton, vice Bredin ; Charles James Hope Johnstone; Benjamin Geale Humfrey ; Charles Watson Wilson; Lcgh Delves Broughton • George Albert Augustus Walker ; Francis Walter de \Vinton; Augustus Henry Carr Hamilton • Edmund Charles Cuthbert ; Pilkington Jackson, jervis Tucker; and Brytner Francis Schreiber. Coast Brigadeof Artillery.—To be Lieutenants.—Sergeant ajors Hugh Marshall, John Taylor, James Lumber McCallum, - William MeKown, devr,ic Montgomery, William Robinson, Joel Blades, and John Ramsay ; Master-Gunner George Leeds; Sergeant Win. Crawford. To be Paymaster—Major Charles South, from half-pay, Paymaster 20th Font. To be Quartermasters—Sergeant Major Henry Behonna and Quartermaster-Sergeant Da;rid Hoge. 20th Foot—Andrew Halliday Hall, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ilurephrys, appointed to the 15th Light Dragoons 25th Foot—Ensign Ernest Henry Paul Vivian to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice O'Malley, who retires ; Lieu. tenant George Augustus Elliott to be Adjutant. 28th Foot—Captain Charles Frederick Hutton, from the Military Train, to be Captain, vice Baby, who exchanges ; Lieutenant Charles George Mackenzie to be Captain, by purchase, rice Brevet-Major Godley, who retires ; En sign and Adjutant Frederick Rance to have the rank of Lieutenant; Ensign Jerome O'Brien to be Lieutenant, by-purchase, vice Mackenzie. 30th Foat—ollyett Woodhouse Brain, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vies Glascott, promoted ()has. Henry Garnett, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice the Hon. L.W. 11. Powys, promoted. 33d Foot—Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Westby Donovan to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet •Colonel John Douglas Johnstone, C,8., who retires upon full-pay; Captain and Brevet- Major Thomas Wickham to be Major, without purchase, vice Donovan; Lieutenant Arthur Edward Augustus Ellis to be Captain, without purchase, vice Wickham ; Ensign Murray Doveton Valentine Treasure Grant to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Ellis. 52d Foot—Quartermaster -Sergeant Henry Stokes to be Quartermaster, vice Knott, who retires uponlialf-pay. 57th Foot—Captain Charles. John Clark, from the 100th Foot to be Captain, vice Slade-who exchanges. 70th Foot—Harry Elderton Whidborne, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Grierson promoted. , 81st Foot—William Augustus Claude Stuart-Menteth, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harle, appointed to the 13th Light Dragoons. 100th Foot—Captain Alfred Frederick Adolphus Slade, from the 57th Foot, to be Captain, vice Clarke, who ex changes. Rifle Brigade—Henry Arthur Lascelles Gent., to be En sign, by. purchase, vice Fremantle, appointed to the 10th Light Dragoons. STAFF.—Captain and Lieutenant. Colonel Frederick Charles Arthur Stephenson, C. 8., of the Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Deputy Adjutant-General to her Majesty's Forces serving in China ; Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Douglas Mackenzie, 92d Foot, to be Deputy- Quart3rmaster-General to her Majesty's Forces serving in China. CHAPLAIN'S DEPAIITMENT.—The commission:of the Rev. James Hamilton, chaplain Fourth Class, to bear date Ist April, 1858, instead of Ist April, 1859, as stated in the Gazette of the latter date. HOSPITAL STAFF—Assistant-Surgeon Maximilian Grant, M.D., from the 18th Light Dragoons, to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Collins, who exchanges. BREVET. Brevet -Colonel John Douglas Johnstone, C. 8., retired full pay, 33d Foot, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary only. Major Charles Gustavus Walsh, of the 14th Bengal Native Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Major John Hennessy, of the 70th Bengal Native In fantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Captain Joseph Cartmail, Paymaster on half-pay, 71st Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major. Quartermaster William Knott, retired on half-pay, 52d Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain, under the Royal Warrant of 17th December, 1855. The commission of Brevet Lieut.-Col. John A. Ballard, of the Bombay Engineers, as Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel to be antedated to the 7th December, 1858. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Arun, 17. NOTICE.—The next examination of candidates for admis sion to the Royal Military College, at Sandhurst, will be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on Mondry, the 4th June, 1860, and following days. The next examination of candidates for direct commis • sions in the army will be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on Wednesday, the 20th June, 1860, and follow ing days. The next examination of candidates for admission to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich will be held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, on Saturday, the 30th June, 1860, and following days. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 9. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet Charles Surtees Chapman Webb to be Second Lieutenant, vice O'Connor, placed on half-pay. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, April 13. Notice is hereby given to the officers , seamen and marines, and to all pe rsons interested therein, that the distribution of the, amount awarded for the distruction of the slave and tonnage bounties awarded for the Brigantine, name un known or Lucia, supposed to be the Windward, captured on the 4th November, 1857, by her Majesty's ship Alecto, will. commence on Monday, the 23d April, 1860, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant.. General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house." ass ignments, or other instruments, by virtue Agents and other pe rsons holdin g p owers of attorn ey , prize orders, of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above-named ship, are requested to present the same at this office. A n y officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who ma y desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United King dom, is required to intimate the same by letter to be addressed " On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London"—in which letter his own place of re sidence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs, or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share at prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : Flag share R 11.5 6 6 Commander 273 18 0 Third class 81 9 2 Fourth class .. 52 7 4 Sixth class .... £26 3 8 Seventh class .. 17 9 1 Ei g hth class 8 14 7 Ni n th class .... 16 5 T en th class.... 218 2 Fifth class .... 29 1 9 BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Thomas John Bcyd Wallis, draper, Colchester. BANKRUPTS. William Jackson, surgeon, Brewer-street, Somer's-town, April `,6, at twelve, and May 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J ose ph Linley, Sheffield, manufacturer of edge tools, April2B and Juno 2, at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield. hi= Culverweli, corn dealer, Washford Mills and Willi- ton Mills, Somersetshire, May 9 and 30, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. _ William Proctor, linen draper, Leeds, May 4 and Juno 1, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. John Ma c Alpine, ironmonger, Cheltenham, May 1 and June 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. George Taylor Lund, commission agent, Manchester, April 27 and May 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. John Axford and Charles Greenslade, timber and slate merchants, Bridgewater, May 15 and June 6, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. _ _ John Robert Roberts, potato salesman, May 1, at half past two, and May 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Richard Turner, cabinetmaker, Stoke-upon-Treut, April 30 and May 21, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Matthew Shield, merchant, Great Queen-street, West minster, April 30, at one, and May 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Samuel Parry, lodging-house keeper, Queen-street, Cheapside, May 1, at two, and May 29, at twelve. at the Cc u-t of Bankruptcy. William Brettell, plumber, Oldbury, Worcestershire May 4 ani 21, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Peter Johnston, grocer, Herdshill, Polmont, Stirling. shire. James Oatt, joiner, Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Archibald WKellar, farmer, Ballamenaoh, Argyllshire. 'James Boston, &oiler, Airdrie. John London, spirit merchant, Glasgow. Alexander Hay, farmer, Stockley, Banffshire. John Glrssford Hopkirk, writer to the signet, Edin burgh. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This DAT. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 164 11 17 Antwerp Bru , sels — 25 37/ 25 42i liamburgh Paiis Ditto Harseilles — 25 421 25 47/ Frankfort on Maine — 11 70 1171 Vienna Trieste Petorsburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples PalerrifO Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro 13 13 GO 341 491 491 30 00 2.5 45 25 47t 40 L 122 122 521 tat -2 13 70 13 70 3 4 49i 49$ 30 15 25 50 25 52} 40 1 1 122 i 1224 521 624 New York — • • •• Foreign Gold in Bars (Standa.rd).• • .per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars is.. „ ” 0 5 24 Silver in B ars (Standard) 0 5 11 South American Doublons POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DESPERATE ASSAULT ON A LICENSED VICTUALLER— THE FlGAT.—Rowland Wade, of 9, Stanley-street, Pim lico, builder; Robert Wade, 33, Lillington-street, Pimlico, bricklayer, who was said to have fought Aaron Jones in 1850, and won; and Alfred Bridge, of 3, Bromell's-road, Clapham, baker, were charged with being drunk, and as saulting Mr. James Jackson, landlord of the Crown, Crest bourne-passage, and also with assaulting Sergeant George Silverton, of the C division while assisting Mr. Jackson. From Mr. Jackson's evidence it appeared that the pri soner left his house that morning. between 4 and 5, with several others, to go to the fight between Tom Sayers and' the Benicia Boy, and shortly after returned and called for gin and water, and a slight dispute arising owing to his having charged a little more for it, in consequence of his accommodating them by keeping his house open all night for them, Rowland Wade then called him a thief and a con victed thief, and struck a blow at him over the counter, and on his coming round the counlerhe got a severe blow in the eye and a kick in the groin. Two officers, who fortunately were in the house at the time, coming to his assistance, he was saved from possibly receiving more serious injury. Sergeant Silverton, 293, A division, but attached to the C division, and who was confirmed in most material points also by Sergeant Foy, said he was at the Crown that morn ing, in accordance with instructions, when he heard some dispute about some gin and water, in the course of which Bridge and Rowland Wade called Mr. Jackson a thief. A scuffle then ensued, and Mr. Jackson was pulled by the hair of the head. He (the sergeant) received a blow and fell, and when he got up Bridge pinioned his arms, while the others struck him, and he was knocked down several times, notwithstanding they knew he was an officer. The Wades were drunk at the time. Robert Wade, who had a fearful wound on his head, said he received a severe blow from Silverton, who was betting the fight would not take place. This was denied by the sergeant, who said the blow was probably caused by his falling against a stool in the melee. Mr. Jackson said the prisoner's conduct was of a most desperite kind, and but for the police he did not know what would have happened ; and that Bridge was undoubtedly the cause of the whale affair. Mr. Beadon said this was one of the brutalising effects of these fights, as I was a perfect curse to the country, and brought a stigma on the country. It was perfectly shock ing. He should fine the two Wades £3 each, or a month ; and Pedge £5, or a month. THE 21.IURD.kR, IcY rOt CHER S AT BEEC1111"00_D, HERTS. The final inquest before the coroner, Mr. F. Day, was held on Saturday afternoon, at Beechwood Farm. The - only witness who made any additions to his former depositions was William Holloway, who, it will be remembered, called at Cane's cottage on the night of the occurrence, at about 20 minutes to 12 o'clock, and saw Cane and Bliss there, whom he knew, and two other men whom he did not know. He stated that all four men were standing up with their caps on. They looked like men who were going out; he told his wife so when he got home ; they were strong-built men. He might know one of them again, whose side-face he saw. He saw Cane and Bliss together at Cane's cottage on the morning of that day, between 8 and 9 o'clock. When he was in Cane's cottage at night he saw one gun only, which stood in a corner. He heard of the terrible occurrence the next day . , and it occurred to him that it was very likely the keepers were shot by the men whom he saw on the night before. William Burgess said they had had no poachers in the preserves since the occurrence. Police-constable Townsend said that on a piece of paper taken out of the body of the deceased there were the words "Houghton Regis" printed. The corner of the summons which was found in the wood having the word " ough" written on it, was picked up on the Saturday previous to the night of the fatal affray. We may hero remark that Dunstable. Houghton, and Houghton Regis are one and the sam e place, and that it joins Dunstable and Totternhoe, the latter being the place where Bliss a that r i li ves . In summing up, the coroner said he did not a a b attribute, t e r ce i b atn u o e t s, Burgess'su vo n i d c under the w t circumst ances , h hd e iecchl alr,ei declaring eimport ance To t t 00 - se n o t h r ae belie ved u w ch o woo d. . his mind that part of the evidence was most im portant which proves that Burgess struck at the gun raised at him, and shows the state of Cane's gun on the morning of the murder. Stringer's evidence was most material in connexion with these circumstances, as it shows the condition the gun was in when he parted with it on the previous morning. Holloway's evidence he considered was also of the greatest importance, as it shows that Cane and Bliss were together on Wednesday morn• ing, and also as late as a quarter to 12 o'clock on the night of the murder. The jury consulted to gether for about half an h our, and then r eturned a verdict of wilful murder against Cane and Bliss. A doubt has been raised whether the murder of Seabrook, the gamekeeper, was committed in the county of Hcrts or Beds, the parish of Flamstead, in which the mansion of Sir Thomas Sebright and much of his preserves are situated, being in Herta, and other parts of the woods in the parish of Whip ' sande, in Beds. The keepers were in the_county, of Beds when they were shot at, and Seabrook fell with his head in Rerts and his feet in Beds. ENCROACIIMENTS OF TIIE SEA AT LARGO.—With in the last hundred years (says the Fife Herald) tke sea has advanced considerably inland at this place. The houses now situate close upon the beach, during high tides, are often assailed by Old Neptune. In furious rage the waves lash up upon - the inn at the harbour, and westward the cottages are equally compelled to endure the force of his fury. The time was when a considerable way seaward a farm-steading stood where now rough rocks occupy the spot, and we have beard of trees growing about half a mile out from the present sea mark. It will be remembered that, after Garibaldi mar ried, a considerable amount of gossip was afloat about his having separated suddenly from his wife. A letter from Milan says that the cause of separation originated in the gallant general having discovered in the possession of his On Th ursday - bride letters from an Austrian officer. • _ A SHEEP DESTROYED BY A RivEN.—A pair of ravens have built their nest on the west cliff of Raineroe t e l izi h ia had mutilated,:l ' ea il i.td Christina Mrs, Robertson ,on evening itni3gullasotf a S e tl x .u ve n , la iarg ' e ll Ar l ' e it h lit i i s b s , i b tt e i l u o g n . 'ing and destroyedon her ret urn she to C Rebel is on, was tethered near her eottaga, e to be de had occasion to go to a neighbour's, ' ewe, fn found that t a o s ne i t o fmtlttse S l Tthe poor stroyed. It is a very hard case indeed f who lives alone, and by her own • (a this poor woman. industry supports herself. Her sheep was the only one supplied herself with wool for knitting* a great n'umber Althou b h the in habitants of the i s l an d h ave before lost o f fowls and chickens in. that way, this is the first instance of a raven having attacked their sheep.--- ,ol i o' Groat o journal. According to a letter from Washington , the Judi ciary Committee of the House of Representatives would re port on the President's Message at an early day, fully sus taining Mr. Covode's resolution and the power of the house to order that or any investigation affecting the executive or other department of Government. A grand celebration of the anniversary of the birthday of the renowned German Protestant reformer, Melanethon, is to be held at Wittenberg on the 10th inst., at which the Prince Regent arid Price Frederick William have promised to be present. I .aul' 'sr. trne a riot cared Dr* wit' W ig ' CO. at ge~ ge~~y. a e 5"