The Sun. — London, England, 1860-04-09 00:00:00

issugl ig air teral:' ved ib i S eeded inia" th, to Fin. ° ;ea. 4 :0100, MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK During the past week there has been a very litnitei business transacted in the manufacturing districts. At Manchester the attendance of buyers was small, but prices were steadily maintained. At Leeds the woollen trade continued dull, and at Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield the opera tions entered into were only for immediate requirements. The hosiery trade at Worcester has shown less activity, the advance in the value of money having checked transactions. At Birming ham, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, and in most of the hardware districts, a strong business has been done for the home trade, but there has been very little activity in the inquiries for goods suitable for exportation. A second call of L 2 lOs per share has been made on the shares of the London and Mediterranean Steam Navigation Company. There is a good demand for discount accommoda tion, and the rates indicate continued firmness, as the supplies at the command of bankers and others are still exceedingly limited. The payment of the dividends at the Bank of England, however, has now commenced, and as a considerable sum will be released during the week, greater easiness may temporarily prevail. At the same time, it is observed that a larger amount will be wanted for the Victoria Railway debentures, and other engage ments connected with joint-stock enterprise, which, together with the requirements of trade, precludes the hope of any material change for the better at present. _ The grain trade is steady to-day, at last Monday's quotations. The supplies of produce are very mo derate. A heavy tone still pervades the market for English Securities, which are temporarily in fluenced by the arrangement of the account. The increasing complications of the Italian question induce the speculators to sell stock in expecta tion of a fall, and as the public are disposed to supply the market rather than effect investment, the tendency of values is unfavourable. Consols have been 941 1, for money, and 941 -2- for the May account. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are steady at. 921 93 ; India New Loan remains at 105; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper at 981 4 ; and ditto 51 per Cent. ditto is flat at 104 ; and the Debentures have receded to 96"Z'. Exchequer Bills are flat at Bs. to 11s. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market business is mode rately active, but prices are rather depressed. Turk ish 6 per Cents. are 79 to 791; ditto New, 611 to 621 ; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 101 ; Portu guese have receded to 42, Mexican to 211 1, Peru vian 3 per Cents. to 691, and Dutch 4 per Cents. to 991; Russian 41 per Cents. are steady at 97, and ditto 3 per Cents. at 641; the New Brazilian Loan is marked k dis. to par._ _ _ The Osean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 to 3 prem., and the Universal ditto, d prem. In the Railway Share Market the transactions haVe been to a fair extent, and prices have shown rather an upward tendency. Great Northern, Brighton, North-Western, Midland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern have advanced 55., and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Scottish North- Eastern 10s. The Foreign lines were flat, but realised former rates; Lombardo-Venetian 11811 /, and Pernambuco In the Colonial Market there was little variation of importance. Grand Trunk of Canada were steady, at 35 36 ; Great Western of Canada, at 121 13 ; East Indian brought 101 f 10%; and Great Indian Peninsula 99k. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue in good request at about former rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Console Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per cent. — Ditto 6 per C ent. Ditto 5} p er C ent lOl Ditto D ebentures, 1858 Ditto 1859 Ditto Ditto , £l,OOO 4 d Dittl under £l,000 Consols for Account (April) Exch equer Bi lls, £ l,OOO, lad 8 11 12 Ditto £5OO FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK B uzilian 6 uer Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 9l Ditto Scrip, 1860 Mexican. 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Penryian 41 per Cent — Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. . ...... Ditto 3 per Cent. 691 Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 Spanish 3 per Cent. — Ditto Passive Spanish Cora. Cert. of Coup. not funded 4l I urkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. patch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account Ditto (May) A letter from St. Petersburg of the 2d inst. says: " The police have lately paid domiciliary visits to same literary celebrities in this city. They have seized, among others, the papers of M. Pawloff, the Professor of History. It is said that several persons have been compromised by these papers. The indi vidnals arrested at Kiew, Charkoff, and Kassan still remain incarcerated. The police cannot discover that they have been guilty of high treason, of which they were accused; but documents have been found Proving that those persons belonged to a vast asso ciation, whose object is to diffuse the blessings of education among the mass of the population. The question of the emancipation of the serfs is that 'which chiefly occupies the attention of the Govern- Ment. The interest in it is greater since the dele gates of the 20 Governments have been summoned, to St. Petersburg to deliberate on the question and to give their opinion in writing. The day after the deputies were received by the Emperor a seri °us difference of opinion arose between them and Count Panin, former Minister of Justice, lately named President of the commission. The delegates demanded that the Russian nobility should have a voice in all affairs of State—in fact, they demanded a representative Government. Count Panin denied the right of the nobility to make any such demand, and told them that they were chosen to give their opinion, and to supply the Government With information on 'the subject of the emanci- Pation of the peasants. The same question was raised by deputies who came here last autumn, hut that attempt drew down on them a re- Primand from the Government. The majority the delegates now at St. Petersburg hold radical opinions, and may give the Govern ent some trouble. The Minister of Agriculture has given orders for the best agricultural instru ments to be purchased at the next exhibition in - "Jig. These instruments, for the purchase of Which a large sum has been allocated by the Go vernment, are intended to serve as models for the Ministry, manufacturers. A report of a change of flinistry, some time prevalent, is not improbable, i nasmuch as the greater number of the Ministers are invalids—some are unpopular, and others wish t O retire. Count Panin and Mouravieff are the 4 Lost unpopular, inasmuch as public opinion ac rouses them of being opposed to every species of re rill• Among the last measures adopted by the ri vernment is an order to confiscate all the pro- WitY, real or personal, of all those who were guilty Fond in supplying the hospitals and the army " r ing the war in the Crimea." C OLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE ON TIIE RIVER itivnS,aturday morning, shortly before daybreak, a collision, ~,,,vl,lg the loss of a sailing vessel and two lives, occurred L e p Lower Hope, a few miles below Gravesend. The w a. :u and London Navigation Company's steamer Express in iu S ° B l Tling up the river in the Lower Hope. She had her beat, with and port lights up, and the wind was about be at ' i with an ebb tide. A number of sailing craft were 13 04 4 1 g down without lights, and as reported by those on th e the Express, the steamer was steered well over to hotijnrth, or Essex shore. A vessel without lights was h er li nt under weigh on th e p or t b ow . Th e s t eamer h a d wa s ,'_Tl immediately ported, and the approaching vessel eti a . i r s ued to p u t h er h e l m d own . Th e s t eamer h a d h er revers e d full speed, but the sailing vessel, which av oic r e ,,te be the Nancy, of Faversham, was too close to be i,,ruz ed 7 , ,and struck against the steamer's port bow, and ''Nat icy ", vv 'elY went down. A woman, who was on board the as picked up by a barge crusing close by, but the lll Nv ita it Ei t i e ac r ;atid mate of the vessel were drowned. The Nancy t 0 stet* lend with coke, and was the property of Mr. Smeed, 011 : 81)° 0. 11 tu rn rd e a . y —late n T i h g e ht b . ()dies had not been recovered up 'HIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Cloping Price. Railways.. Share 12.10 13.14 Stock Stoc. Stocl, Aru berg Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena Bir., and Str. Val Ilirlt.,La., and Ch. June Blackburn ytli T Bost.Slefd.,,C,7 Kid. Conn, rTh iori on ian Carmarthen ,t Cardigan Cork and Ban,lon Cork, Illkrock,&Pusage Cornwall Do. A A roves• no div. Do. B until6p.c.per an. hasbcen pd.toß. Dublin andßellastJunc. Duri.,Perth,& A br,,Tunr East Anglian astern Counties Eastern Union A Stock; Do. do. B Stock; Do.N NV. A .(lt e.E.U.Ids)• i East Suffolk I Do !Edinburg and Glasgow; ! Ed in.,Perth, & Dundee ; Forth & Clyde Junction! Furnems jGlasgow & South Westn I Great North of Scotland; IGr,at Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl. Rail Gua.Stk j Irish South Eastern ! Lancashire & Yorkshire; London and Blackwall.! Lon.,Brighton &S.Coastl Land. Chat. and Dover! j London & North West' Do. Eighths !London& South-Westn I L . derry & Coleraine L'derry & \Tan., Shef., .3 Lincoln :Maryport and Carlisle Do. do. Shares Nletropolitan .11idland Do. Birming. & Derby , Nfld. Gt. West.(lreland) Do. Shares Mid Kent Do. (Cray Line) Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., Sr llerefd; Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Kos Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.—Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock INorth-Eastn.:—Berwick 'Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York ;North London !North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction' !Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney ;Scottish Central I soon. N. E., Aber. Stock !Do. Scottish Mid. Stock' ;Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer !South Devon South-Eastern 'South Wales South Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. Stockton & llartlepool 'Taff Vale ;Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesllavenDk&Rail Ulster Do. I Do. 'Vale of Neath Victoria Station & Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class 100 all all 3 100 100 all all all all all all 100 34 100 100 8 8. 70 72 114 12, ei 7 101 103 £0 Pl: Ai 6! 71 8 17 18 65 16 38 26 28 784 79 29 30 SA; ICO 112 113 117 119 128 132 113 115 (8} 69; 60 65 1103 1031 67 69 110 112 12 13 981 991 a a 921 921 12 13 42 13 21 . 1 d llii 11A 94 96 10 11 1i 2 54 56 34 I d 604 611 941 941 2 11 d 47 474 78 781 105 107 31 314 9 91 42 43 9 91 14 16 5 5 6 5 114 116 331 311 85 87 47 49 31 21 d 42 14 88 881 65 67 75 80 8 8 39 40 81 91 p 551 564 24 34 p 59 61 p tO 11 51 61 PREFERENCE SHARES. Paid./ Closing Business Share Railways. Prioe. Done. I Blythe and Tyne It pet o. pref'. (issued at £5O. & Exet.4p.ct.Stocl. Do. do. do. Shares ICaledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.l, 'Do. do N 0.2 'Do. New 6 per ct. Sto c k 'Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 'Furness, 5 per cent .... &S West. a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. et.' Do. 5 poßedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf 1 Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4l p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct , Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et , , Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. at. Redeem. Pref , 1 110. Birm. Prof. Shares; Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. 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 St.£s 3slodpol I Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) Lon.& firig.spe. go. No.l Do. ,sp. c. . —No. 2 Do. gua., 6 p. et 'Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 'Do. Do. 41 per cent Do. do. 41 per c. shares Do. 7 pr* rent. Pref. St. I Do.ii p.c.do.(W.E.&C.P.)' D 0.4 p.c S.(div.det.tll'6s) Lond. Chat. and Dover Lon. & N. W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, T,ondondy & Cole, shs. Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh. ITan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Ifaryport SE Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent... Do. - ' lid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . 'Do.Con.Bri R. tt, Bir.6p.ct. Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. I,eic. Rc Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,,irc.pret.s p. 0. redeem, at 5 p. o. r to Do. Perpet, 6 p. a. with option till 1866 Do., till 1869 INerflk 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB4, Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 D 0.5 Wav Val. Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 percent Do. New, mia. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.ltailA D.k.Co. N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 146 York, 11. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. Redeem., 2d gun.... Do. Irredeem., 2d gua. Rilymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pi Scottish North-Eastern 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc Do. 7 p. o. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s Do. Fixed 44 percent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 The. let is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p'c. gun Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent A'atrfd 8c Kilkny, 6p.0 MINES 96 98 1100 102 54 6 99 101 110 113 103 108 110 112 109 111 124 126 81 83 110 112 89 91 75 77 !118 120 1117 119 110 112 102 104 184 86 96 98 08 100 87 89 90 92 100 102 9f 101 17 18 161 10f 74 76 191 201, 9f 101 141 151 138 190 115 117 115 117 140 145 115 117 154 158 132 138 66 68 214 224 115 117 15q 1574 114 121 ,125 127 1 68 70 sl✓ 139 141 102 103 1 p a 96 91 10 i 1 121 i 4p 109 111 108 110 91 93 94 96 11 id id p 23 24 124 126 1117 119 75 77 121 123 132 136 10 10 231 231 100 102 100 102 89 91 99 101 84 88 28 29 321 331 32 33 50 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. - Leasin ' Closing; Business Leasing' Co.'s. Price. ' Done. Rim''nese Done. ,AILWAYS. all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all all 13 13 15 51 Si St 9 20 21 55 5; 95 Of 23 24 44 41 id par P 1 21 21 11 lid 5i 5 d 254 264 , - P 61 61 1 1 lb 8 81 19 19i 3% 38 84 9/ p 361 371 56 58 11 1 d SEC UR 114 116 109 111 } llO 112 409 110 991 100 991 100 991 100 109 110 110 112 1004 1074, MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 100 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail . 1 10 Berlin Water Works 50 British Amprican Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag. Tel.A. 20 Do. 13, 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do. C . [OO ,Canada Land I Chan.lslands Tel.(l.irn.) Cop.Min,ofEng.&Smitg Do. Preference 71 per et Crystal Palace. Do. Preference IDo. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Electric Telegraph Do. New 'English & Aust. Copper Gun. Steam Navigation. !Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegr London District Telugr 'London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Madras Irr. and Canal , Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis 'l`7.l4r.&NovaScotiaLand !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. TelegT Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot.Austrin.Tnr.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip , IDo do Registered ,Tr.&Ln.Co.of Upr.Can. I Van ni,m,n'a Land .. all 1 all 14 15 32 83 41 41 37 39 20 141 1 22 4 122 125 7/1 81 25 30 241 251 25 30 99 101 102 105 105 107 11 p 2 2i 1 id 1 d 11 1 1i 2i 3 4 1 I d I f 10 15 4 1 A par 49 51 78 80 14 15 par p 21k 22 7 1 6 52 51 120 130 34k 351 11 12 BRITISH MINES. - - - --- Share Mines. Paid. Price. bone. Closing Business Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 25 3 W British Iron - Clifford - 210 300 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 !440 450 - Nast Bassett (Mogan) 3O 'lO5l Ile - East Caradon ....... 2.7.0 71 85 - E. W'l Itussl (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 I 0 115 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 545 33 411 - Great South Tolgus l7s 14 15 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 12.4.2 1 11 -G. Wheal Vor(flelston) 9/ Grenville - - Herod's-Foot Bl 30 • 37 - Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4 41 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (uny Lelant) 95 39 41 - North Downs - North France s (Mogan) 10 4 5 - Basset (Mogan) 5 5 51 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 81 91 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy) ll 12 13 125 • Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 47 49 49 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. lOs 1 1 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 280 290 - South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 21 21 - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 140 150 - Stray Park 18.18.0 271 281 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 31 35 10 Tin Croft 9 4/ 5/ - Vale of Towey (C arm ) 12s 641 - West Basset (Illogan) ll 19 20 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) lO 88 90 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 135 145 - Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 874 921 - Wheal Edward (Cals.) 6 2 21 - Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 14 15 - WWI MaryAnn(Meßhe){ 8, 19 21 WWI Trelawney (Lisk.) 45 130 32 FOREIG: f iientoro and imetchley an tii 20 I Australima ---& N.W 1 Don AccordCopper,Li m . 15s # d par Buckinghamshir e ...• 100 L n &N. 05 100 Chester & Holyh ea d.. 10 0 D o. 5l 511 51 35 Brazil. Imp. (iv. at £5 p . ) 271 Do. do. 51 p. et, 100 Do. V 2 124 20 Do.St.Jolindelltey,Lim. 15 1521 231 .... 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all ' Do. do. sp. et Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin,lo3 115 10 Cobra Copper all 43 15 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E Cl 6 17 Copiapo l6 E.Lincolnshire . ,g.6p.c : 100 Gt.North.' l39 141 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all # # ... 141 Union,HarwichSlis all E.Counts.l 4 41 2 Fortuna Do. Woodbridge ..., 100 , 20 General all 28 25 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct., 100 Caledonin, 2 1G t. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 par 1 p Do. New lOO Do. I 3 'Linares all 10/ 14 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. 1 4 p Hartlpool.Dck.&llail., all Yk.N.&Br, 5 Lusitanian Hull and Selby ' all Yk.N.Md.,llO 112 1 Ma r i qu ita all 1 Do. 1 Shares ' a ll 'D o. ! " 1 N IthineCop.of S.Aus.l. les. 1 d Do. 1 Shares , all 'D o . 20 PontgibaudSilver. Lead Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c. 100 W 1 ,Ln&N,2O6 209 Mining End &Melt.... all 5 7 London&Greenwich lOO IS. East ,63 65 5 Port Philip ... 1 4 # Do. Preference • 1100 Ilio. 'lls 120 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s 1 d par Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 ,Peto &Co !95 07 18.2.81:United Mexican Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 'Norfolk .. ..... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Do. 6 per cent ' 100 Do: ___ ___ _ _ _ Nlanc.,Buxtn. & Matk., all LN W&ld 21 21 Closing i Business 1 Mid. Bradford Prefer ' 1 once Stock , 100 Midland . : 95 97 ! Share Joint-Stock Banks. ' Paid. ; price. i Done. Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 , I 5. 5. 6. E.Counts 1 # P , I guaranteed sp. c. , 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 74 77 751 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c , all D 0....... 57 58 40 Australasia all 71 73 72f 3 Do. do. 6 per cent....' all Do. , , 141 14/ 25 Bank of Egypt all 211 221 100 Bank of London 5O 51 53 N Do o . rt l h 'ix w e r d es s te p i c n r cent.' allall is, D i o id . land L&N W ! 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co., all Preston and Wyss. i all & L./ - k. _ 51 ,British North American; all Do. 1 Shares A. 1 all - Do. : 20 'ChM. Bank of India, &c, all 20 205 25 Cli.Mer.of I n . L on. &Cl i. ' a ll 32 34 Roystn,Hitch.,&Shep 100 Gt. Nor l th. , 135 137 100 City 5O 09 71 Shrowsbry& Hereford, 100 T Braise) , 104 106 100 ,Colonial Do. Do. I 1 •• •• 11 i p 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all South Staffordshire .. ' all M`Clean .1 101 11 100 Commercial of London 2O 19 21 Wilts and Somerset..' 100 Gt. West., 91 93 20 lEng. Scot., & Aus. Ch all 161 17 Wimbledon& Croydn.t all L.&Brgtn , 71 85 20 Gen ' Bic, of Switzerland all 20 L on.Char.llk.ofAustral all 221 221 221 1 1 DOCKS. 50 London and County . 2O 50 London J o i n t Stock .... 10 Share Pocks. I Closing I Business 100 I London & West m i ns t er . 20 571 i Paid Pipe. ' DORS. 100 'Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 i Do. new lO 24 --___ 50 'National Bank 25 Stock , Commercial lOO 20 New South Wales S'ock:Do4perCent.Pref.Min. 100 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all SiocklEast and west India.., 150 20 Ottoman Bank all 17 18 in Stock; London lOO 100 ' P rov i ncial of Ireland .. 25 —— S rock 'St. Katha r i ne lOO -- 10 IDo New :all _ Stock Southampton lOO 25 South Australia , all Stock, Victoria ...................» 100 100 103 25 .Union of Australia : all 461 if 7 10 iDo New amitiortosago! 2 60 Union of London l2 29 30 100 Unity 3lutual ... 60 .... - Stook 12.10 Stock 50 Stock Stork Stock Stock Stock Stack Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stocky Stock Stook Stock 12i 12t stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10 Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 81 Stock Stock Stock Stock 108. :10.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock WARE all ilOO 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 4.13.4, 113 120 101 691 tO4i I I 68 I 112 991 9 i 9f 95 4 12 d 471 I 81 79 84 9i 131 14 Stock Stock Stock Stock 6 tock Stock BhITTSH POSSESSIONS. 71118 IRE' - SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING Railways. !Atlantic & St Lawrence , Le aired at 6 per cent llorrt.,Barod a& Cent.lnd gu. 5 percent Do. Addi t. Capital A Do. Do. B Buffalo and Lake Huron I Do. New Do. Preference I Buffalo, Era nt. &G odrich I 6 p. et. bd,s. 1 Aug., 18;2 Do. do. 1 July, 1813 De. do. 1 Julie, 1874 Clcutta. & S. E a strn. Bien. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.)! ICapeTown & Dock Scrip I (Central Oude (Limited). !Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e Dernerara Eastern Berigal.go.sp.c I East Indian, go. 5 p. c. • I Do. F Shares Ext.' Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4/ p. e. Debentrs , Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861 ! .Geelong& Melbourne ,Geelong Corporation 6. per cent. Bonds :Grand Trunk of Canada 'Do. 6 per cent. Pref..— Do. 6 percent. Debentr. , Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 IDo. do. 1867 • I Do. do. 1872 Gt. In diaPenin gua.sp.c. IDo. New, gua.s per cent. 'Gt.Soutb. of guaranteed 5 per cent I Gt.W. of Canada Shares] Do. New Do. Bonds pay. ) 76,with 'pt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till 'GO Do. do. 'V3 without opt Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do ! Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cont ; Do. 41 p. c. Extension I Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do, Do. do. IMelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds, Newßrunswick&Canda. ' Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do I Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. New • L., Do. Punjaub 8 . Do. Indus. St. Flo. St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip' tall 100 ) all all all ICO 100 100 1. 3 0. 1 38.0 d all 74 100 100 al► 1 100 all 100 6 110 all 100 100 100 100 all 100 I all all r ss. 1 . all 15 5 all 1 , Paid.' FOREIGN Antwerp dz Rotterdam 'Ardrmiteg Belgian East. Junefl4on !Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo (Ditto Extension Dutch ftheniAi ,Eastern of France Euphrates Valley 'Grand Bus. Guar .5 p.c jGreat Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she !Italian .Junction 'Lake Constance Sr Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo !Lyons and Geneva !Maria Antonia !Do. do. New 'Namur and Lime Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares 'Norwegian Trunk Pref. !Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans :Recife& S. Fran. (Pere.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) ... ,Ric,ra and Dunaburg.... Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. ;Sambre and Meuse. 'Do. 54 per cent. Pref 'Southern of France West Flanders IDo. 5 p. c. Preference IW. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ;Do 8 per cent. Pref (Zealand... COLONIAL GOVER: Can.Gov.6 p.c. J a. & July Do. 6 p.c.ll).&Aug.l Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. Do. 6 per cent. 1878 Do. 6 per cent. 1879 N.B.Gov.g p. c. Ja. &July, , Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct.' N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1878 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aua.Gt.6 pc.Jan &Julyi Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Do. do. April & Oct. Closing Price. 86 68 97 V 8 ;d a d 5 50 7 7i 82 87 73 78 70 75 par p li 1 d ;1} 1 d Id fd 1011 104 par 113' par ip 1004 1314 1024 20} 21} 351 301 93 94 71 73 85 87 73 75 72 74 99 9JI Id K d 11 1i 12a 12i 7i 7 a 97 09 97 99 97 99 S 0 93 88 90 971 981 91 V 3 id fd 5 7 6 7 99 101 id l i d d 91 96 Id par 100 Stock 20 Sto. Stock 100 100 100 100 100 Stock i 281 ;14 osiness done 41 102 f 11 TIES. 114/ 991 100 1091 1071 1 100 r 781 9 'SETS. CORE EXCHANGE. The country markets held on Saturday were rather scantily supplied with whaat. For most kinds the demand ruled steady, and previous rates were well supported. There was a good consumptive inquiry for barley at extreme quotations ; and the value af all other produce was well maintained. Throughout the continent wheat has continued in re quest on English account. Spring corn has commanded extreme rates, with a steady demand. In the United States no change of importance has taken place in value of either wheat or flour. The arrivals of home-grown produce up to our market last week were limited. The ilaiports from abroad amounted to 1,274 qrs. of wheat, 3,197 barley, 19,107 oats, 4,680 rye, 1,000 beans, 28 peas, 725 tares, 9,075 linseed, 7,480 rape seed, 50 maize, 51 sundry seeds, 400 sacks and 686 barrels of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to-day from Essex was very limited, from Kent only moderate ; hence the show of samples was small. The attendance of both town and country buyers was far from numerous, neverthe less on the whole there was a fair demand for home. grown wheat, but compared with Monday last no quotable change took place in prices. The quality of the samples was by no means first rate. We were tolerably well, but by no means heavily, sup plied with foreign wheat. Owing chiefly to the high prices demanded by the factors very little business was passing in any kind, nevertheless late rates were firmly supported. Floating cargoes of grain supported previous quotations, and the demand for them ruled steady. The show of barley was again limited, and all kinds moved off steadily, at very full prices. We have again to report a slow sale for all kinds of malt, at late quotations. The show of oats was on the increase; nevertheless, the demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beans changed hands slowly, on former terms. In peas only a limited business was passing, at late rates. The transactions in flour were somewhat restricted; prices, however, were well supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 4os to 50s Ditto, old .. 45s 62s Ditto, white, new 4ls 57s Ditto, old Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 42s 50s Ditto, new Rye—Old —s —s New Barley—Grinding 2ls 27s Malting; , 34s 47s Chevalier 4OB 46s Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk s2s 68s Brown Kingston and Ware s2s 708 Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2os 25e Potato Youghal and Cork, blaek 2os 25s Cerk, white 2os 28s Scotch, Feeding Beans—Tick Pigeons 43s 48s Peas—Grey Maple ...................... 37s 38s White 33s 35s Boilers .... . 38s 408 Flour—Town-made ...................... 403 43s Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and Norfolk ....... . METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total importations of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 2,144 head. In the corresponding week in 1859 we received 2,425 ; in 1858, 806 ; in 1857, ],033 ; in 1856, 795 ; in 1855, 1,090 ; and in 1854, 1,202 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST - WEER. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .. 196 .. - Harlingen Hamburgh Dordt . 4 .. 49 .. -- Ostend — Calais Boulogne — Antwerp - .. 30 ---- • • ---- • • -.-- .. 12 .. - • • '-'. • • • -- . • 41 .. -- . . Total 282 1 , 559 252 30 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1859 ll7 .. 2,238 .. -- .. 70 .. 1858 2O .. 611 .. • . 145 . 1857 356 .. 366 .. • • 301 .. -- 1856 173 .. 338 .. • . 194 . 1855 4ll .. 623 .. .. 56 ... — 1854 565 .. 452 .. -- .. 181 .. 4 The show of foreign sheep here to-day was seaionably good—of beasts and calves rather limited. Sales progressed steadily, at full quotations. From our own grazing districts, as well as from Ireland and Scotland, the fresh arrivals of beasts were very mode rate, and their quality was by no means first-rate. The beet Scots and crosses were in steady request, and in some instances prices were a shade higher than on Monday last. Most other kinds moved off slowly, at late sates. The top quotation for beef was 4s 10d per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,000 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses ; and from other parts of England, 200 various breeds ; from Scotland, 130 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 12 oxen and heifers. Wich all breeds of sheep the market was but moderately supplied. The mutton trade generally was firm, at very full prices. The best old Downs in the wool realisod 5s 10d ; out of the wool, 51 p er 81b. Lambs were in short supply, and steady request, at from 6s to 78 8d per 81b. We have to report a steady demand for calves—the sup ply of which was moderate, at very full prices. Pigs sold on former terms ; but the demand for them was by no means active. Per Slbs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 8 Prime crs-wool do. Pmo. S' thdown do. Large crse. calves Prime small do Large hogs Small porkers Id to 7s Bd. s. d. s. d. ~4 10 5 4 ~5 6 5 10 150 5 6 ,58 6 0 ,3 6310 ,4 2410 Lambs, 6; Suckling calves, 17s to 22s 22s to 298. ; and quarter•old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 3,240 Sheep and lambs 18,870 Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 6O Sheep Calves Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, April 11, 1859, and this day, Monday, April 9, 1860: Per 81bs, sinking the offal. April 11, 1859. April 9, 1860, s d. a. d. s. d. is. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . , 3 4to 3 813 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto , , , . .3 10 4 2(31 2 4 6 8 4 0 Prime large oxen. . , , . . 4 4 4 6; 4 8 4 104 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep . • 310 4 413 8 4 0 Second quality ditto . 464 2 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ,4 10 5 4 814 410 5 4 . . Prime Scots, &e. . . Prime Southdown ditto . . . 5 6 5 10 , 6 6 510 Lambs ....... .5 4 68 6 0 7 8 Large coarse calves . . . 310 4 4(5 0 5 6 Prime small ditto ..... 410 5 6 6 8 6 0 Large hogs . • ... , 3 0 3 Bj3 6 310 Neat small porkers , . . . 3 8 4 2;4 2 410 Beasts ...... 3 , 665 3,240 . Sheep and lambs . , , 21,180 18,870 Calves ...... 86 119 . . .. . Pigs 330 330 SUPPLIES ON . SALE, April 12, 1858.---Beasts, , 3,890 ; sheep and lambs, 18,180 ; calves, 118 ; pigs 210. April 13, 1857.—Bea s t s , 2 , 8 74; sheep and lambs, 11,640; calves, 114 ; pigs, 260. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Prime beef, mutton, lamb, and ♦eal are in good request, at very full prim ; but other kinds of meat are a dull in quiry. The supplies on offer aro still large, esplicially from Scotland and the North of England. Per Blbs. b the carcase. s. d. e, d. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 6to 2 10 Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4( Mid. d o 3 Bto 4 2 Pm.largedo. 3 6to 4 0 I Prime do. .. 4 2to 4 4 Do. small do. 4 oto 4 2 Veal .... .. 4 4to 5 2 Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2; Small pork .. 4 6to 5 0 Lambs, 5s 6d to 6s Bd. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIRLDS. The arrivals of potatoes since our last report, coastwise and by railway, have been moderate. For good sound par cels the demand continues steady, at full quotations ; but other kinds are very dull. York Regents. • . 110 s to 150 e per ton. Do Flukes 9os to 150 s ~ Kent and Essex . 90s to 120 s ~ Scotch .. 90s to 100 s „ Do Cups Dunbars llos to 120 s „ Foreign SEEDS. In linseed not much business is passing, yet prices rule steady. Rapeseed is difficult of sale, and for canary seed the trade rules dull. Cloverseed moved off slowly, but tares command a fair sale at full prices. Cakes remain unaltered. furnip,White,p.bus.l2B to 14s Swede Mustard, Drown l2s 14s White, new l3s its Tares,Winter, new.. 7sod 8s Old —s —s Canary, per quarter 48s 52s Rye grass, new 22s 26s Clover, Red Eng., et. 48s 60s White Foreign Red 44s 52s White 80s 94s Trefoil, new lBs 24s Carraway 36s to 38s Coriander .. nelnpseed, per qr 34$ 36s Linseed,Enl,sowing 66s 70s Crushing Baltic . • Odessa Linseed Cake„ p. ton— English • £0 5s £lO 15s Foreign, p tnn £9 5s £ll Os Rape Cakes,p. ton 4 15s 5 5s ltapeseed, p. qr..... 568 60s BOROUGH HOP. We have again to notice a fair demand for good and fine hops—the show of which is limited, at full prices. All other kinds are very dull, at late currencies. Mid and East Kent pockets..B4s to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do. .66s to 84s ~ Sussex do. 64s to SOs WOOL MARKET. Fine English wools are very dull in sales; nevertheless, prices rule steady. Long wools move on steadily, and several parcels have been taken for the Continent. In foreign and colonial parcels very little is d Ding, at late cur rencies. Last week's imports were 499. ,bales from the Cape, 140 from Algoa Bay, 1,534 from Port Philip, and 90 from Natal. APRIL 9, 1860. TALLOW Since our last report, the transactions in tallow, both on the spot and for forward delivery, have been very limited. In prices, however, no material change has taken place. To-day, P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 565. 3d. per cwt. Rough fat is 2s. 111 d. per 8 lbs. 1858. I li9. i 1860. Stock this day.... 22,323 15,001 12,977 14,708 j 33.523 Price of Y.C. r 48s Cd to's2s 6d to ;5.586d to 53s 6d to , 56s 3d to —s Od —s Od —s Od —s Od 1 —s Od Delivery last week 2,444 1,414 1,178 1,258 512 Ditto from June 1 84,463 95,33: 91,773 89,609 71,262 Arrivals last week 1,656 869 442 802 453 Ditto from June 1 71,156 93,967 98,037 92.742 92,704 Price of Town . 56s 6d 55s 9d 56s ( d 55s Od 5Gs 6d POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(77tis Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CASE FOR INQUIRY AT SCOTLAND-YARD.—Alfred Rogers, a commercial traveller, residing at 297, King's road, Chelsea, was charged before Mr. Beadou with creat ing a disturbance in the Haymarket, _ _ _ AI 'Bean, 332 A, said that at a quarter past 1 that morning he saw two men wrangling in the Haymarket, and saw the smaller of the two struck by the other. The man who was struck wished to give the other into custody, but he ad vised them to go away, and they did, when the defendant came up and said " Why did you not take that charge ?" He told him that the others were the parties to complain, and that he was on special duty. The defendant then said he was a cowardly vagabond or he would have taken the charge. He then walked to the door of a cafe he was watching, when the defendant came up, and he (the con stable) said he had better go away as he was causing pro stitutes to Assemble. Finding he could not get ril of him he told him that he should take him into custody, upon which he said that if he touched him he would knock him down. He then laid hold of the defendant's arm, when he said if it was not for his coat he would serve him out. In answer to the charge, the defendant said he saw a small man knocked down by a big one in a very savage manner, the small man oomplaining of his thigh being hurt. The constable refused to take the charge of the small man, when he (defendant) said he was not doing his duty. The constable then said he would take him into custody, upon which he said he could not do so. The constable then turned white with passion, losing all command of himself, and was scarcely able to speak. He tore his coat and the buttons off. A dozen gentlemen accompanied them to the station, some of whom gave him their cards. Tho inspec tor said he would take bail, and had better go before the magistrate. Mr. Beadon said he (defendant) had better not interfere with the police, and if he had any complaint to make come to him or go to the station, and not tell them what their duty was. Mr. Leopold Lachlan, of No. 9, Pentonville-road, con firmed the defendant's statement as to the constable refusing to take the big man into custody, and on the defendant speaking to him being taken into custody. Mr. Beadon said, interfering with the officer caused a crowd to assemble. If there were any complaints to make they should be made to the right parties. He should dis charge the defendant. The defendant then left the bar, stating that he certainly should go to Scotland-yard and make bis complaint. THAMES. THE DISTURBANCES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST.—This afternoon, Win. Dickin son, an elderly man, described as a clockmaker, of No. 26, Walcot-terrace, Kennington-cross, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with wilfully disturbing the officiating mini ster, the Rev. Bryan King, in the parish church of St George's-in-the-East last night. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, of Ashborne•street East, Stepney, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Stoddart, soli citor, of the same street, conducted the defence. Evidence was given by the Rev. Bryan King and others of the fearful disturbance which took place last night in the chinch, and Mr. Baker, an army surgeon, stated that he saw and heard the defendant hiss loudly three times while the creed was being read, and ordered him out. The prisoner was removed by the police and expressed his sorrow for what he had done. Several witnesses were called by Mr. Stoddart for the defence, who said the prisoner did nothing. There was much d iscrepancy in their testimony. Mr. Selfe gave credit to the defendant's witnesses of their desire to speak the truth, but he believed they were mis taken. He should convict the defendant, but as he had expressed his sorrow for the offence, he should deal with him leniently. If one of the ringleaders in the disturbances had been brought before him he should have sent him to prison for a very long time. He fined the defendant two merits (265. Bd.), which was paid immediately by a sub scription collected among the people outside the court. CHEAP POSTAGE AND CHEAPPAP ER, With the abolition of the duty on paper there will un questionably fell upon the postal machinery of the country an enormous amount of additional labour. It may not be unwise therefore to inquire into the capabilities for further expansion which that machinery possesses. We recently, as our readers will remember, traced the growth of the General Post-office and its branches from an early period in English history, and endeavoured to show how dependent that growth was upon the march of mechanical improve ment. To the locomotive, cheap postage owed its origin, and it would be by no means difficult to prove the relation ship between cheap paper and the same parent. It is not, how - ever, our purpose now to trace the consanguinity of these several blessings to mankind, but rather to inquire into the manner in which they will probably work together for the general good. The impulse which must be given to educa tion by the removal of the unholy " tax on knowledge" we believe to be of almost incalculable extent. There will not be an educational institution in the kingdom, from the highest in pretension down to the most modest village school, which will not benefit by the repeal of the paper duty. Books and newspapers will thenceforth be treated as they should be—as necessaries of life, and allowed to circulate as freely. The Chancellor of the Exchequer by removing from the statute-book the obnoxious impost which acted as a barrier to the free dissemination of thought, and which hampered intellect in its senseless trammels, "de serves well " not only of " his country " but of the whole world. Let us not be led from our purpose, however, which was to examine into the expansibility of the Post-office, and its qualifications for meeting the increased demands sure to be made upon it. In order to obtain reliable data upon which to base calculations, it will be well to look at the establish ment as it is. Taking the United Kingdom, and drawing our information from the highest possible sources, it may be stated that there are within its sea-girt limits at this hour eleven thousand two hundred and thirty-five post offices, of which 806 are what are known as head post offices, and 10,429 sub - post - offices. In addition to these, many hundreds of road and street letter boxes have been recently erected. As these are intended only for the collection of letters at present, they, perhaps, may be left out of the account, in consideration of the facilities for book and newspaper transmission, though eventually pillar posts will be pressed into the latter service without doubt. As a further proof, if it were needed, of the close alliance between the locomotive and letter writing, it should be known that during the last year fourteen additional towns have had the advantage of day melts conferred upon them ; and since numerous branch railways are in progress or in embryo it is certain that this number will be steadily added to. Scotland has gained especial postal advantages of late, and letters, newspapers, and books, posted by the London night mail are delivered in the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow by eight the next morn ing. Of course, towns to the northward of those places par ticipate in these benefits, which the regular working of the trains enhance considerably. Post-office extension requires much judicious considera tion on the part of those who govern the gigantic establish ment no doubt, but it is, we believe, the rule in all cases where it can be proved that additional mails will be self supporting to put them on. When the commercial success of a new mail cannot be demonstrated, the Post-office not un frequently, upon urgent application, allows such a sum to wards its establishment as it considers itself warranted in expending, and those persons who desire the boon may guarantee the remainder. Here, then, exists the nucleus for a wide-spread ramification of the postal system, which in the coming age of cheap paper will be inevitably taken advantage of. On some of the railways the General Post-office authorities have the use of all or any of the trains, but the number of railway companies in existence in the United Kingdom, and the varied, and sometimes rather crotchety notions of their directors make this a particilar rather than a common rule. A remartable illustration of the last -named fact occurs in relation to the extremities of England and Scotland—Land's End and John O'Groats. The transmission of a letter from one of these places to the other involves the Post-office in no less than twenty-one separate contracts with railway companies, and this independent of conveyance between stations by rural messengers, &c. The cost of postage for such letter is after all One Penny so much for cheap postage. Most of our readers are aware of the existence of travel ling post-offices on the railways, and these facilitate mar vellously the sorting of letters, books, and papers. Doubt- less, under pressure of the new state of things consequent on the remission of the tax in question these will be added to in number, and improved in character. The appa ratus for exchanging mail-bags without stopping the trains, very excellent and economical of time as it is, is also capable of extension in its application if not of im provement in'construction, and, in short, there appears to be no reason for fearing that —whatever extent the healthy demand for cheap knowledge may reach—the Post-office is not expansible enough to meet and minister to that demand. The distance over which mails are now conveyed within the United Kingdom by railways, coaches, carts, foot-carriers, steam packets, and boats is about 140,000 miles per day. Who shall say what it will become when therestrictive and heavy hand of prohibition shall be removed, and the Post office be thus allowed its full development and legitimate mission ? Now there are 24,500 persons employed at home and abroad in working the machinery of the Post Office; then, how will that number be increased, and will not every one of them become--so to speak—a schoolmaster ? Believing that cheap paper is a necessary supplement to cheap postage, and that both are invaluable adjuncts and assist ants to the great cause of civilisation and of peace, we shall not apologise to our readers for speaking at such length upon them. Sure we are, too, that long after the present generation has passed away, the names of Rowland Hill and of William Ewart Gladstone will be honoured as those of the inaugurators of two of the greatest social reforms of which the annals of England can furnish an example.— Meehan ies' magazine. The appointment of Major-Gen. Forster as Mili tary Secretary to his Royal Highness the General Com manding in-Chief is officially settled ; but, as we have al ready stated, Sir Charles . Yorke will continue to discharge the ditties for some little tune.--"lrnly and Navy Gazette. NEWMARKET RACES —(Tills DAY) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN PLATE. Cynricus Butterfly filly Concertina gelding Nortll Lincoln Flimsy ..... Marseillaise. Bastion ..... Four ran. MATCH. Pomona beat Desdemona. £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Thirteen ran. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Confectioner (offered) Bto 1 bar one £5O Handicap Plate—Bentinck and Tyrant have paid forfeit. Sweepstakes of 25 sous—Optimist and Wrangler have paid forfeit. Bennington S takes— Glenluce colt, colt by Kingston, Gil. gal, Sedley, and Truth colt, have paid forfeit. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs—Tyrant, Optimist, Maggiore, Mayflower, Eleanor de Montford, Tamara, and Concertina g, have paid forfeit. Newmarket Handicap—Fright, Old Robert, Be Quick, and Her Highness have paid forfeit, • CITY AND SUBURBAN AND METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.—Youatt Wm. Gray issued his advice on these events on Thursday last, and is convinced, from the infor mation received, that nothing but accident can prevent suc cess. A horse named at 30 to 1 to win, and 10 to 1 for a place at the present time, will see 8 to 1 to win, on the day of the race, and is certain to be first, second, or third for both events. Terms--Advice, for one week, 2s. 6d. ; to the Chester Cup, 7s. 6d. ; to the Derby, 15s. ; to the end of the season, £2 25., and per ceutage. Address, 15, Charing cross, London. N.B.—Y. W. Gray stood Simple Simon and Springwell for the Northampton Stakes. PUGILISM. HEENAN, THE AMERICAN CHAMPION. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DERBY, Saturday Night.—This morning a large crowd of people, who sympathised with Heenan's captivity, assembled in front of the Police-office, in the hope of obtaining a view of " the American." Dr. Heygate, who had been called upon to counter sign the warrant, was the presiding magistrate. The greatest excitement prevailed, and magistrates, professional men, and others took occasion to visit Heenan at Mr. Hilton's house. Every comfort that Mr. Hilton and sympathising friends could provide were provided, and Heenan left Derby with a strong feeling of gratitude for the honest expression of kindly feeling, not only from men who hate prize fighting per se, but, nevertheless, who like to dis play the impulse of true English feeling.. The following is an account of what passed in the private room of Mr. Hilton (who deserves every praise for his treatment of Heenan, who is not a criminal), and we are quite surd that Heenan's friends will be gratified with what has been done (consistently with legal exactitude) for his com fort : Mr. Leech said he appeared on behalf of Heenan, at the request of several influential inhabitants of Derby, who felt a deep interest in the case, and who wished Heenan to have full justice done him. He had committed no offence whatever ; his offence was a mere suppositious one, and it would not do for the magistrates to pay any attention to garbled reports which had already appeared in some of the daily papers. It was urged that Heenan had used threats against the police authorities, and had de clared his intention to fight the English champion under any circumstances. Now, when it was known that Heenan (an American) had been hunted through no less than five counties in England, and had been eventually run down after a severe chase in Derbyshire, and had been temporarily confined in a cell usually occupied. by felons, whilst his intended adversary was known to be pursuing his training exercises without interruption, it was natural enough he (Heenan) should use harsh ex pressions; but he (Mr. Leech) was now instructed by Heenan to say he regretted having used any improper language. He had not committed any breach of the peace, and might not do so. It was not for the magistrates to consider what was the amount of the prize for which it was said Heenan was about to contend. It was immaterial whether it was a sovereign or £5,000. Tho condition in life of the party accused was the main consideration, and as Heenan followed the employment of a black smith in his own country, and was a man in poor circumstances, the magistrates would not require heavy bail. They would not ask for more than was really needful and proper ; and two respectable tradesmen in Derby, and men of property, instructed him (Mr. Leech) to tender their names as sureties, and no objection could be offered against them. Dr. Heygate said—l have no intention of show ing any vindictive feeling, and I shall require Heenan to be bound over to keep the peace to all her Majesty's subjects in a bond of £5O and two sureties of £25 each. (This announcement was received with applause.) Immense excitement prevailed. The market place and neighbouring streets were crowded. Heenan left the hall by a passage behind, and was loudly cheered by the populace, who accompanied him to a cab, which was in waiting. On Saturday morning Heenan was brought up before Dr. Heygate at Derby. He was represented by Mr. S. Leech, from the office of Mr. Gamble. There were also several of his friends present, who had arrived that morning by mail train from London. Mr. Whiston, magi - etrates' clerk, addressing Heenan, said—You, John Heenan, are brought here on the information of John Shaw, who says, from information he has received—namely, that a prize fight is likely to take place in the county of Derby between Thomas Sayers and John Heenan, and that a riot is likely to occur in the said county—he re quires that the said John Heenan, who is now re siding at Long Eaton, in the said county, may be required to find sureties for good behaviour and for the preservation of the public peace for six months. Mr. Leech, addressing Dr. Heygate, said he ap peared on the part of Heenan, having been requested to do so by several gentlemen of the town. He (Heenan) requested him to state that he had never broken the peace in this county, and had no inten tion of so doing. It was true he might have made use of some harsh language, but it was done in the excitement of his capture, when his passions would naturally be aroused. But when they considered that he had been "hunted," as it were, out of eight counties, and that his opponent, Sayers, was allowed to go on with the greatest impunity, he receiv ing. feel lf a sore n y a t t m t h e e h treatment d ehe use w a o s f r e c e expres sions that he ought not to have done, he was very sorry for it. Two respectable gentlemen of the town were present to give bail for his good beha viour, and it would be for the magis trates to fix the amount. The amount was always guided by the station in life of the persons called upon to find it, and he begged to inform the bench that in America Heenan carried on the trade of a blacksmith. He hoped the bench would not assess the bail at a large amount. Mr. Whiston, magistrates' clerk, said the bench had agreed to take Heenan's own recognisances of £5O, and two sureties of £25 each. He would also add that the authorities had no feeling in the mat ter beyond the preservation of the public peace. The Leicestershire Inspector of Police said he wished Heenan to understand that if he or Sayers came into his county and broke the peace, they would be taken. Mr. Fox, chief constable—lt extends to every county in England. Mr. Leech—But the law cannot now interfere with Mr. Heenan in any county, unless he should break the peace. The sureties were then signed, and Heenan left the court with his friends. A great crowd assembled o u t s id e tk e h a ll, and -_ remained there for several hours. Heenan was quietly taken the back way, through Mr. Hilton's house, and a cab being in readiness, he drove off with his friends, intending to leave for London by the next train. Capt. Foster, chief constable of the Isla of Ely, in an official report to the quarter sessions, states : —" Having received information that a prize fight was about to take place in the Isle of Ely, I made application to the Whittlesey bench, with the view to have the intended combatants bound over to keep the peace. The warrants were granted. One superintendent was despatched to Peterborough to apprehend John Heenan, the American pugilist, who had left before the arrival of the officer. An other superintendent was sent to Newmarket to take into custody Thomas Sayers, the English pu gilist. He reports as follows Mr. Benyon was in the town, but refused to back the warrant, stat ing that it was a stretch of power'; the man had com mitted no offence ; as chief magistrate he would neither sign it himself nor permit it to be signed at Newmarket. I returned to Ely, being powerless. I did not see Sayers, but no more notice is taken of him in the place than any other man." THE ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA (From the Saturday Review.) 2 England could onc e b oas t o f a P r i nce w h o was 3 the fi s' gentleman in E uro p e . At t h e present day we may more legitimat e ly congratu l ate ourselves 4 upon the fact that our future Sovereign is receiving an education of almost unprecedented variety and completeness. Not the least among Queen Vic t :ria's many titles to the respect and gratitude of her subjects is the watchful saga c it y w i th wh i ch 1 heir apparent is being prepared for the mo mentous responsibilities which are one day to de -3 volve upon him. The Piince of Wales has every opportunity of becoming one of the best-informe'd men of his day. He is seeing the cities and man ners of many men ; his name is enrolled among the students of more than one great seat of learning ; all that is fairest in art, and most curious in science —the latest result of philosophy, the nicest acljust ment of mechanism— has been pressed into the ser vice of rousing. the inquisitiveness and enlarging the understanding of the ltoval scholar. Nothing has been spared which could tend to demonstrate how serious and how interesting a matter hie is, and how far too valuable it is to be wasted upon unintelligent pleasures, or suffcrud '0 pass away in the splendid frivolities that too often have made up the sum of court ex i stence. It is but sinTle thatjusticoexeeti l udn t age p lotcesrian their s, syti some on for th e serious draz-bsaaewkss youths way ths s o h j ou co ld in enjoy which social eminence entails. Montaigne that he is lost in astonishment that mon arc h s should be capable of sustaining their bui then of dignity ; and the difficulty must be all the greater from the fact that they are, from the neces s it y o f the case, deprived of almost all that moral discip line of struggle, hope, and disappointment, which forms the most valuable portion of the training of ordinary mortals. The great tasks of life are ready done to their hand—its noblest prizes are already within their grasp. There must be an enervating consciousness of having nothing to work or hope for, and little to fear. They start so near the winning-post that the pleasurable and healthy excitement of the race is entirely lost. Then, again, habitual ceremony must dangerously enhance the difficulty of social intercourse. A king may, no doubt, have his occasions of familiarity, but they must be the exception and not the rule, and the constant bias of his mental habits must be in an. opposite direction. It is not every monarch who possesses sufficient versatility to pass, like Frederick the Great, from the dull rigidities of court etiquette to the philosophic enjoyment of pipes, beer, and con versation, There is a sort of isolation in greatness which must make it almost impossible for a man to know either himself or the world about him. It is by the rude contact of actual experience that we get to know life, and in this a prince is forbidden to participate. The smiles of courtiers, the obsequious ness of attendants, one fine pageant succeeding to another, the apparent profusion which reigns around, and the entire absence of all the little wor ries of existence. must tend, one wonld imagine, to produce a pleasing but dangerous illusion as to the real state of things. The streams of truth reach a royal ear in feeble volume and diluted quality ; ex istence is seen through a rose-coloured medium, and the rude tones of suffering or discontent are apt to lose half their sharpness as they pass within the doors of a palace. It was not mere constitutional in difference that suffered Louis XVI. to amuse him self calmly with his hunt or his workshop, while Paris was starving at his doors, and the storm-cloud of revolution was ready to burst over his head. When a great queen, we are told, once travelled through her dominions, the solicitude of her Minis • ter crictecl artificial villages kere and there expressly for the occasion, to relieve the desolate monotony which would otherwise have been too painfully ap parent. The future King of England is allowed to pass his youth in no such unreal and unhealthy at mosphere. He is thrown into positions where ho must stand face to face with life ; and the intended visit to Canada, announced in the Duke of New castle's despatch to the House of Assembly, can scarcely fail to prove a valuable addition to the stock of experience already acquired. It will call his attention, more than any of the scenes of which ho has as yet been a witness, to the study of his fellow-men. It will force him to take notice of national characteristics, and to trace the national tastes and tendencies under varied circumstances of climate, custom, and government. It will convince him of the many nice shades of difference in opinion and sentiment which separate each section of the human community from all the rest, and of the ab solute necessity of making allowance for them if we - would argue about mankind with correctness, or calculate with precision the effect of any influences that may be brought to bear upon it. Such dis tinctions are none the less real because they are sometimes too subtle to be expressed in words, and the inability to appreciate them has, been among the most fatal stumbling-blocks at which Royalty has so often tripped and fallen. To make exactly the right allowance for them is one great secret of Statecraft, and the Prince could nowhere learn the lesson to greater advantage than among the too curiously heterogeneous, and in some respects con trasted, communities of which the Canadian nation consists. For those communities have, almost dur ing the Prince's own lifetime, passed through nearly every variety of political vicissitude. There has been the smouldering of discontent, the wild blaze of rebellion, the reaction of patriotism, the steady growth of affectionate loyalty. There has been financial embarrassment, with its attend an t train of miseries ; there have been strong remedial me; sures, the actual operation of which the Prince will have the benefit of observing ; and there has been commercial enterprise grandly conceived and vigo rously carried out, of which the great work whose opening his visit will inaugurate is but a single though perhaps a remarkableinstance. Everywhere there has been change, effort, progress—evils met by their proper cure, causes leading to an immedi- ate result. If Royalty is to go to school, where, better than in such a country, could the lessons be learnt which are most valuable to a Prince ? The retrospect is one which every Englishman must regard with the utmost satisfaction. Canada stands side by side with the United States, a memorial of successful, as con trastedhow much may with b foolish effectedsh legislation.by t The one liberal, ner and reminds us considerate measures of concession—the other, now that every animosity has died away, remains a use ful warning to statesmen of the dangers of a violent and obstinate policy. Nothing could look less pro mising than the Canadian provinces Au at the commence tgnw.ork t h m a e d n tb began u t n h et to presentag agitate e r e ao i theho those motherpolitical countrypas sions which had been • dependencies. The fever of the Reform movement ur was felt in every portion of the body politic; a stream of disaffected Irish was constantly swelling the ranks of the malcontents; and the agitation of religious partisans added fuel to the fire. A ser i ous derangement of commerce ag gravated the dangers of the crisis, and every symp tom of outbreak found plenty of sympathy across the American frontier. Then came the actual colli sion of arms—demonstrations and counter-demon strations, the oath of devotion, the cap of liberty— all the accustomed machinery of revolution with which Europe was too familiar. The energy of a f ew vigorous commanders struck down the growing re bellion with two or three decisive blows; and the sa gacious moderation of Parliament determined upon measures underwhichCanada is fast rising into settled prosperity, and has become honourably conspicuous among our colonial possessions for a devoted loyalty to of his despatches, the moth e e s rc a o the u e ntr s y , upon the mortifying In 1838 Lord Durham, in one e a a w a t e i l .aa t i t n w t h h i e nh s tr t e h n e g c es a t n a te d ir m s pi (winces offered to the energetic prosperity of tho neighbouring States. There were, for example, only fifteen miles of railway is the whole country; and the other departments of commercial enterprise were in a correspondingly inactive condition. The supply of emigrants had, owing to the disturbed state of the country, fallen to a mere fraction of its usual amount. The animosities of race burnt high, and national affairs were conducted with a scan dalous disregard of the public interest. Distress and society. r w erep differentre ii v a el anden. w t i a fl l al i rk wonder i ro n i ngedhveteerrry will a s section et i t o bh n ee He 'will see ho the state of things to aar which kr sure, will e , Canadians will offeredn be able to invite the attention of their R n oy g al , to a t o n. r. . n n I h t Its emoNdvfoihnreag energy,e, os which wtrlicinaluilramptlecavpriehntrsfhyuel affectionate homage oefiv memoriesw prosperity is fast obliterating past ; and as he ree • f we m aer et his view. l e o a ya r lt o y m min e d vers re spect, he will understand how great a dignity and how cl serious a responsibility it is to be successor of a Sovereign whose goodness en deared her even t o the distant dependencies her Empire, and wh ose re i gn h as b een mar k e d b y so large an in crease o f patriotic sentiment and mate rial prosperity. Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. H. Grant, K.C.8., left Cal cutta on the 26th February to take command of her Ma jesty's forces in China.-21rory and Nary Gazette. COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS. —At the meeting of the council on Saturday the following gentlemen were elected members of the college :—Rev. A. Creak, 11. A., Brighton; Rev. J. Sargent, Gildersome, near Leath, ; Mr. W. Esam, Peckham Rye ; Mr. John Hart, Southar rpton; Mr. J. J. Hart, Tun brid g e Wells ; Mr. J. lieltimanno R Kensington ; Mr. T. E. H e ller, Cheltenham • Mr. E. T. Manson, Heighingto n, Darlin g ton ; Mr. Joseph Ringland Banbridge, Irelan d ; Mr. John Wildin g , Great M alvern; also, Miss M. A. Carter , Nottin g ham. 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