The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-20 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — The following arrangements are already Zutde for the season : Thursday, April 22, Extra Night, LES HUGUENOTS, Titiens and Signor Giuglini. Tuesday, April 27, LES HUGUENOTS. Thursday, April 29, LES HUGUENOTS, On each occasion entertainments in the Ballet Department, In which Mesdlles. Pocchini, Annetta, Bioletti, Pasquale, and Morlacchi will appear. Applications to be made at the Box Office at the theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, First appearance this season of Madlle, Piocolomini. THIRD APPEARANCE OF MADLLE. POCCHIN TIM; EVENING (TUESDAY), April 20, will be pre• •ented Donizetti's Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norina, Mdlle. Piccolomini ; Ernesta, signor Belirt (his first appearance) ; Malatesta, Signor Belletti ; and Don Pasquale, Signer Rossi. To conclude with the new Ballet Divertissement, by NI. liassot, entitled CALISTO; MI, LE RENVOI DE L' HOUR. The principal parts by Madllee. Pocchini, Annetta, Pas. quale, Morlaccthi, Bioletti, P. Bro wn , La Petite Philipe, and M. Caron. A li►uitad number of Boxes have been secured to the public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box ()Bice, at the Theatre. To commence at 8 o'clock. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buekstone. - - . THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Concluding with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. a. d Dress 80xe5................ 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Bore . . ........ 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 Pit • • ........... 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery ..................... 1 O t Gallery 0 6 LOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. -11311 . Tms EVENING will be presented the new farce entitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Business. After which, will be revived FAUST AND MARGUE• RITE. Me Dhistophiles, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitle' SAMUEL IN SEARCH OF HIMSELF. MHEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING will be presented the drama e: THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr, Webst3r, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Rod); Keeley, and Arden. STR.A.ND THEITRE.—L.xiee aryl Directress, Miss Swarthorough. —"Phi.; Evening will be produced the new comedy. by Stirling Coyne, Esi., called NOTHING VENTURE, NOTHING WIN. Supported by Messrs. Belton, Ray, Belfort, Kinloch, and Miss M. Oliver. After which, the new burlesque of PRA DIAVOLO ; or, The Baauty and the Brigands. Fra Duvolo, Miss Swan. borough ; Boppo, Mr C. Young. To conclude with CITY FRIENDS. CANTERBIJRY HALL, Westminster-road. — OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of lidlectlons from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, <Ste., viz. : —Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brinell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and Miss Montague ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. loner, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Beraard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchlleld, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Piano , orte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &s., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOUSE (by permission of Ch irles Kean, Esq.) will have the honour of introducing, every evoning, his highly successful Performance ou the new REGULATION DRUM. THE WE A.THER—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 20. IHERMOICZTER, IN' THE SEIADE. 62—highest since noon yesterday. M—lowest this morning and during the night, 63—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.10. WIND, Easterly ; light, with fine warm weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars DAY—Morn., 13 mils. aft. 6—Even., 43 min. aft. 6 TO-MORROW—Morn., 25 rain. aft. 7—Even., 7 min aft. 8 , LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1858. The Budget has been unfolded, and the financial Minister has carried with him the House and the country, in favour of the propositions which he brought forward. The fiscal scheme was not all that we desired or anticipated, but it was certainly far better than would have been offdred by Sir G. C. LEWIS. Mr. DISRAEL/ has justly con sidered that, in the face of a very considerable deficiency, amounting to nearly four millions sterling, he is not justified in attempting to pay off any portion' of debt. He will not create a new burden in order to get rid of an old one, and therefore he has wisely determined to put an end to the sinking fund on the war debt, and also to renew the 2,000,0001. of Exchequer-bonds which will fall due in May. Theo were matters that the oppressed tax-payers had a right to anticipate, and they hare not been disappointed. Three-and-a-half millions are to be renewed, which Sir G. C. LBSTIB would have placed on people ex hausted by a monetary crisis of unparalleled in tensity. The money, if required, could be raised on very advantageous conditions ; but we believe 1 a large proportion thereof is vested in the Com missioners of Savings' Banks, who will be de lighted to receive a security so eligible in every respect, against which no possible objection can be raised. Sevea-eighths of the deficiency are thus pro vided for, and a comparatively small sum re mains. There is still half a million to be raised, and Mr. DISRAELI, with rather too fine an appreciation of the compact of 1853, one for which he was not in the slightest degree resp-dasible, determines not to interfere with the reduction. Yes ; thanks to the Darbyites, the Income Tax will be reduced to sd. in the pound, and some reasonable hope is held out of its total abolition in 1860 ; although that, we confess, is a matter on which we must still remain sceptical. There is, at all events, a persevering and ener getic attempt to carry out Mr. GLADSTONE'S views, and for that the opponents of direct taxation should feel grateful. But the half million must be provided unless the Right Honourable Gentleman could consent to a deficiency. This he hopes to obtain by an equalisation of the spirit duties throughout the whole of the United Kingdom, or in other words by an addition of ls. 103. per gallon on Irish whiskey. As ,ve have repeatedly Stated, there is no amount that can be levied on alcohol that may not be charged. It is of all others the most legitimate subject of taxation. There is, however, one check that must be re.- I apectee. Auy increase that woull lead to illicit distillation would produce the most demoralising eoasequences to the community, and at the same time would prove injurious to the revenue. The fair trader should receive fair play. He should not have undue competitio n forced upon him, as we fear it will be when the duty is raised to 7s. 103. ; and there is so large a margin for the gentlemen who are by no means disposed to take the revenue officers into their confidence. Mr. DISRAELI, however, thinks that it can be levied, and that he will ob tain half a million therefrom--trusts that calcula tions may be verified, but we confess that we en tertain very serious doubts on the point. As We have already stated there can be so objection against the principle. It is merely one of figures to which the revenue returns of next year will afford the most conclusive, if not the most satis factory, answer. But Mr. DISRAELI is not satisfied with merely snaking both ends meet. He wishes very naturally to have a surplus which will be available for the general purposes of the nation, if all should be right, or would provide for any unexpected casualty. This he obtains in a perfectly unexceptionable manner by a small stamp (Id.) on cheques. Any person who keeps an account with a banker is probably liable to the Income-tax. The few pence that he may have to disburse will be of comparatively trivial consequence. In all his dealings he is beset with stamp duties. He has to pay a heavy tax on bills of exchange, payable at a future day, and on receipt of any sum exceeding 403. he must place an adhesive stamp on the receipt. I t will be no great hardship, therefore, to affix one to the instrument of payment which will practically operate as a receipt. It will, in deed, scarcely be felt, and we congratulate Mr. DISRAELI on having obtained such an unob jectionable mode of increasing the revenue. Of course, with a deficiency of four no reduction of taxation could be anticipated. Taxes on prudence and on knowledge would have their claims fairly balanced when there was a sur plus, but the consideration must be postponed until that surplus is apparent. 1860 seems to be " the good time coming." Everything is then to be accomplished—the Income-tax will only be remembered from its gross inequality, and there will be an Utopian readiness to discharge all fiscal obligations. We, however, believe that the Ineome•tas will still survive, that it will be a perpetual blister on the sides of the middle ()lasses. We do not, we cannot complain of Mr. DIARA.ELI having avoided the diffi culty during the present year. It was almost a miratulons feat to have been enabled to do so, to have allowed the reduction of 2J. in the pound to be amomplished. For that he will receive many blessings from humble roofs, and many cheerful matrons will rejoice in garments which they have procured for thenaselves and their children out of the remitted charge. But next year, and if he goes on as he has done, he will have another finan cial scheme to develope—he must grapple with the Income-tax—must render it more equitable—and induce the real creators and producers of national wealth—those who earn their daily bread by their daily labour, physical or intellectual, to believe that they are not swindled. Considering the short time he has been in office, and the factious opposition that would have been offered to any fiscal project, we are deeply grateful for what Mr. DIfiIIAELI has achieved, but we shall look forward confidently to a further improvement ; and although we cannot anticipate the abolition of the income tax, we shall anticipate a reasonable recognition of the distinction between permanent and precarious incomes. It is from Mr. Ms 'ima alone that we can expect it, for Mr. GLAD aToxi, and Sir C. WooD, and Sir G. C. LEWIS, have given unequivocal indications of no change or modification at their hands, and we sincerely hope that tl*y mail never have the opportunity ! The necessity for further Harbours of Refuge along our coasts, has perhaps never been more strikingly demonstrated than it has been very succinctly in a document, which, nevertheless, merely refers to the want incidentally. This document is no other than the last annual Report addressed to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, by the Surveyor-General. The report, as usual, is followed by an ingenious abstract of returns as to the actual amount of wrecks and casualties occurring in 1857, on or near the shores of the United Kingdom. It is an abstract as clear in its ar rangement, as it is succinct and com prehensive. It is so tabulated that it in no re spect whatever admits of the possibility of mis apprehension. The facts accumulated during the past twelvemonth, beginning with the Ist of January and ending with the thirty-first of *comber, are not only classified with a punc tilious regard to accnracy, but are minutely and scrupulously analysed. The result is precisely what could have been most earnestly desired. With this official paper in our hands we can esti mate to a nicety the extent of the loss sustained both in life and property during the year last past —and by comparing the returns of 1857 with those annually preceding it, we can distinctly re cognise the extent of our advance towards the diminution of these peculiarly insular calamities. Altogether it is satisfactory to find that the Sur veyor-General can write—and with perfect truth —" The wreck experience of the year is •n the favouroble." Yet the magnitude of the dangers to be contended with may be appreciated all the more forcibly when we add to that en couraging announcement an epitome of the casual ties here, in regard to this "favourable" year, deliberately enumerated. Let it be observed then, in reference to 1857, that the number of ♦easels wrecked, stranded, foundered, or in any way damaged or destroyed by maritime casualties, on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom, were no less than 1,143 altogether. Recollect that these ill-fated ships represented an aggregate burthen of 218,570 tons, and were manned by very nearly 10,000 seamen, as many as 9,819 souls having been thus griev ously imperilled. Remember in addition to this, that of all the jeopardised "hands," but 1,668 were saved from actual shipwreck—eight by individual exertion; 243 by assistance from shore, with roeket and mortar apparatus, ropes, esc.; 398 by life-boats ; 507 by ships and steamboats ; and 512 by small craft, coastguard boats and luggers. It is curious, by the way, to note the proportion of the differen degeriptions of vessels which were thus auhjected in 1857 to wrecks and casualties—there being enu merated in the total of 1,143, but one of each of the following, namely, of yachts, hookers, cobles, and chasse mark ; two keels ; three dandies (!); four flats (!); fire ketches ; eight snows, and eight cutters ; 11 luggers ; 21 galliots ; 39 steamers ; 51 brigantines ; 58 ships (so called) ; 65 smacks ; 68 sloops ; 129 barques ; 311 brigs, and 354 schooners. The catalogue showing a terrible cre.scendu of danger from the smacks, on thrcugh sloops, and barques, and brigs to the most seriously imperilled of all crafts, viz., the schooners. Perhaps the most striking passage in the whole of the impressive and sententious re- port of the Surveyor-General is that in which he thus comments on the extraordinary advance (4u advance of no less than 94 upo❑ 1856, or as Ile puts it to us rather fearfully 52.5 per ce n t. on the whole of the casualties on the entire coasts), the extraordinary advanco in tho number of THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1858.' casualties on the East Coast during . 1857, briefly but accurately described by him as "a very large ." This,' proportion." Observe what follows — writes the Surveyor-General, " may in some mea sure, no doubt, be attributable to the great num ber of vessels passing and repassing along that coast ; but the chief causes appear to be—the diffi cult and intricate navigation incidental to the rocks and sands with which that coast abounds, the want of harbours of refuge, and the dangerous aysteni of 'follow the leader' constantly practised by colliers and coasters, whereby reference to charts, the use of the lead, and the necessity for laying down courses are neglected." Without any doubt whatever there is a terrible proportion of the aggregate loss to be attributed variously to the difficulty and intricacy of the navigation, as well as to this deplorable neglect in regard to the laying down of courses, the use of the lead, and the reference to charts—but, beyond all question, the most fertile source of danger to the vessels traversing the waters of the German Ocean to and fro along the east coast of England is--. the lack of additional harbours of refuge. In order to recognise this upon the instant, and, as it were, at a single glance, it is only necessary to look at the admirable, yet at the same time really frightful, Wreck Chart for 1857, prefixed to the report, and compiled from the authentic testi mony of the Board of Trade Register. Along all that coast, from the Orkney Islands to the entrance of the Channel, but more particularly from Tarbet Ness to the South Foreland, the evidences of wreaks, strandings, founderings, collisions, and other casualties, are something absolutely frightful. The most fearful amount of catastro phise occurring between Yarmouth and Gorleeton, between Seaton Carew and Hartlepool, between Fiamborough-head and Bridlington, but most of all between Seaham and Sunderland. Assuredly more remains to be done with a view to the sal vage of life from shipwreck than has yet been attempted along the coasts of the United King dom. For it cannot for an instant be regarded as adequate to this end—the expenditure of 5,0201. 14s. 3d. upon the maintenance of life boats, rocket and mortar apparatus, &c., besides a comparative trifle upon the distribution as re wards of money, medals, telescopes, and chro nometers. In acting thus we are only following out the " penny wise and pound foolish" principle. Salvage through life- boats, rocket and mortar appa ratus, rewards, and so forth, down through all the various sections of this elaborated catalogue, ough', in reason, to be subordinate, or subsidiary rather to the more imperial enterprise of construct ing new harbours of refuge wherever experience proves them to be most glaringly requisite. By acting thus we shall be acting both humanely and economically. It is an enterprise worthy of the greatest maritime power on the globe—and one, the continued neglect of which, is in an extraor• dinary degree discreditable to the name and fame of the British nation and Government. We are sorry Lord DERBY should differ from Lord STANLEY on the subject of Church Rates ; unhappily he differs from but little, if at all, more than the two ex-Premiers in the House of Commons. The committee of laymen, who waited on Lord DERBY yesterday, elicited from him very similar remarks to those which either of the two ' Whig Lords would have made to the same gentle men. The battle, therefore, now lies entirely with the people, and the independent Members ; if they do their part as they ought the abolition of Church Rates will, at least, advance by an important stage this year. Lord DERBY pre dicted that Sir JOHN TRELINTNEY'S Bill would come up to the House of Peers, " and unfortu nately be added to those questions which pass one House, but do not pass the other." This, how ever, is a stage which every Reform must pass. Rejection by the House of Lords from one or two years to ten or twenty, according to the degree of popular pressure, is a part of the necessary course for every measure of civil or religious liberty. All the more important is it that every Libe ral member should be at his post on Wednesday when Sir JOHN TRELAWNEY'S Bill is to be read a second time. Everything depends on the House of Commons' majorities. Resistance in the Upper i House depends on the votes of the Lower House. The question is one in which great numbers feel a strong personal interest, and if members who make loud professions of liberality wish to be re garded by their constituencies as honest in mak ing them, they must be at their posts. It will nut do to be absent, nor Is it very respectful on a decidedly popular question to pair off, except from inevitable necessity. We trust that the majority of 53 for the first reading of the bill will be considerably increased on its second read ing. The solemn affirmation of the principle of the measure ought to be by as large a majority as possible. Several amendments will be brought forward. Besides the motion for the rejection of the Bill, several will be moved on its going into committee, all of which must, of course, be dealt with by the supporters of the Bill. Mr. GRIFFITHS has one, Mr. PULLER. another, Mr. BUXTON another, but they all aim, more or less, offensively to perpetu ate the old nuisance in whole or in part. Liberal Members must be in their places, and see the measure carried in its integrity. LITERATURE. " SLINGSBY" AND "STEWART." A quaint Masque, entitled " A Winter Night's Wake" will be remembered by the readers of the Dablin University Magazine, as having there, in the pages of that Magazine, a few months back, made its fantastic and grac,fel appearance. It will be recollected, moreover, to have been avowedly an effusion from the facile peu of Jonath►n Freke Slin i gsby ; ;or, to designate a gifted and popular writer by his own more euphonious name, Doctor John Francis Waller. Very recently this same Masque from the pen of Doctor Waller has been charmingly performed in Dublin by the University Choral Society—the verse of the poet having been exqu sitely and meat appropriately set to music by the genius of a con genial composer, to wit, Robert Stewart, Mus. D. The occasion of this performance was a concert, of which the Masque formed the first division. The viceregal party were amongst the audience—the audience itself being boll brilliant and numerous. The success of the whole, it is gratifying to note, was, as it eminently deserved to be, triumphant. PRINCESS'S MEATRE.—Her Majesty and the Prince C insert honoured this house with their presence last night, in oid r to witness the masterly performance f Mr. Charles Kean as King Lear. The Com.tess de Neuilly t , e Princess de Joinville, and the Duke de Nemours visited her Royal Highntss tie Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St, .7 - woes's. Toe Duke and Duchess of Beaufort corns to town to morrow from Badminton House. Gloucestershire fur the se i.•;ou. The Countess Blondcff was safely delivered of a daugliter, at her residence in Eton-place South, on Thursday last, and wit►i the infant is progressing favour ably. Toe Countess d'Alten, mother of her ladyship and of the Duct e sof Manchester, has arrived in town from Hanover. TOE LATE LORD HANDYSIDE.—Tbe death of Lord Handyside, which we announced yesterday, creates a vacancy in the Court of Session in Scotland, as wel as in the High Court of Justiciary. The learned lord was the son of Mr. Wiliam Handyside, of Lainshill, mer chant, Glasgow. He passed the Sc..t ish bar in 1322, and was appointed Sheriff of &irlingshire in 1840. In 1353, after having for a short period filled the office of S e •al, he was elevated to the b nch both of the supreme, c.vil, awl criminal courts of Sc ,thind. As ju'ge he distinguished himself by great z gal, patience, and ability. He was one of the three judges at the trial of Miss Msde eiue Smith, and last autumn he presided alone at the protracted Falkirk Bank trial, and gave at he close a very able analysis of the evidence ai d a lee d judicial charge. The learned lord who was in his 60th year, married in 1848 a siat r of Mr. Rohert Bruce of Kennet, at whose seat in Clackaaannshire, whither he had gone to recruit }Ai health, impaired in the discharge of h's duties, he expired after a sudden spasmodic attack. His lordship was a Liberal in politics, and his death at this juncture wll thereby gain a siat on the Scottish bei.6 to the Conservative party. It is not to be antici pated that the Lord Advocate will accept this promo tion,pl e o a l t t i o d a ; c a l declined r s a w r h i e e s n . b nch of the Solicitor-General, Mr. Charles ment to the ( Will t m ed o t r h e e li s k h e e ly riti b: h fi ip l e of f s up til b .l y ing th o e n ap t p h o e i a n c t . - honourably u ' r v a L b k l ‘ y il offered h e n oneto occasionhi t him y his a t Tne vacancy Ba Pie, who vacated cession of the present Miniutry to take of under them, 6 MONEY • MARKETi AND There is an improved market for public securi ties consequent upon the satisfaction produced by the budget and the i❑flux of specie. Some mode rate—real and speculative —purchases have been made, which have occasioned an advance of about ± per cent., but a little anxiety has been shown to ascertain the course of prices on the Paris Bourse. Consols are marked 961 for transfer, and 961 for the account. They are now 96i and 961 / respectively. Tile New 3 per Cents. are 95i 2, and the Reduced, 95a Esehequer Bills are about 344, to 365. preen., and the Bonds, 1859, 1001. India Debenture Scrip is firmer, viz., 99- 100. Bank Stock is 220 to 222, and India ditto 222. St. St. St, 25 St. 20 20 10 St. Foreign Securities are steady, at about previous 1818 rates. Tu r ki s h 6 per Cents. are 961 9i ; ditto 4 201 per Cents., 1041 ; Danish 5 per Cents., 1011 ; L OO Peruvisu 41 per Cents., 84 ; Ditto 5 p er Cents., zw 101 ; Sa r di n i an 5 per 100 86 ; Ru ss i an 4i- per Cents., Cents., 90191 i ; Dutch 2i per Cents., 654 ; Ditto 20 4 per Cent s ., 981 99 ; V e ne zue l a 41 per Cents., 35i 20 36; and Ditt o D e f e rred, 14i. 174 20 The following are the nomin a l pr i ces of Foreign st. 109 111 ; Ditto 44 per st Stocks :—Grenada 57 D ; epfeor:teculBll:esoend3sp, e s r l C 6 en ; t A s. l , ex 4 i s - 2 2 0 0 can, 191 20 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 81 83 ; Do. x ) 3 per Cents., per Cents., 43i 441; 100 and Ditto Deferred, 26j. 20 The transsctions in the Railway Share Market 20 C 46 er ; its ß . : 18 9 3 9 ian 10 5 1 13 :S r p C a e n n is t b s"3 to-day were ver y moderate, b u t i n several of the 204 in' Great North ern , L an - 00 I Midla n d s advanced 55.; 100 leading lines there was au impro vement of about 4 100 : 0 e to ashl i i r ) e er an c d en y t. or C ks a h lt il d v ona , arrd and North British and North Eastern Berwick, 20 10s. ; Eastern Counties, Great Western, and 20 North Western declined ss. In the Foreign and 20 Colonial lines prices have ruled rather firmer. 20 Paris and Lyons have advanced ss. ; and Per- 20 nambuco, 55.: Geelong and M e lb ourne, 5e.; Great 20 Western of C ana d a , s s . ; G ran d T runk of Canada, 103. East I n di an an d one or t wo others were at • steady rates. For Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous 10 Shares there has been scarcely any inquiry, and 20 prices h ave not s h own th e s li g h test variation from 5 20 previous quotations. BRITISH FONDS THIS DAY Ake ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom the OffiCl4l List;) Bank Stock 3 ,er e.ut. itCdtlCod Annaitles 3 per Cent. o,:nsuls Annuities . N ,/ per Cent. Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860) 1 11-16 # ',Rita stock India Loan Debentures 991 Ditto Scrip ...... . CeLsols fur Account Exclieque: Bills, 20. March. Jule. 4000 —• Vt.A S a .11 Exchequer Gonda, 1858, 3i per Cent,, Ditto, 1t59 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds, 3 pee Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent ....................... 101 i Part.v.an Bonds, 4i per C eut 811 Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account ..................................56 Rug;iau Bonds, 1522, St. , 5 por Cont — Ditto, 46 per Cent. Sardinian Bonls, 5 per Cent. . ......... 901, Ditto Account T trlcibb rionds, 6 p'.'r cent D:tto Account, 971 o.tto Guaranteed. per Cont. V.gnezuela Bonds, 4:1 per Ceut Ditto Account ........ Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent Dividends on th e above payable In Loudon. Dutch Ex :i.an per Cont., 12 Guilders 654 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates T WO 0'01,0( Console, money ...... . Ditto, Account 100 THE UNITED SERVICE CLUB.—The dinner to be given 40 by the •-tiernbers of the United Service Club to his Ex- 25 cellency Pelissier, Duke of Malakioff, 100 will take place on Thursday next, April 22, at a quarter 40 bef , re 8 o'clock. His Royal Highness the Duk3 of 50 Cambridge will p res id e on the occasion. 20 fli Esc Abney Earl Cowley, tLe British Ambassad or at the Count f the Tuileries, accompanied by the I g, Countess Cowley, arr i ved in town yesterday from Paris. 2 The noble earl crossed over from Calais to Dover yetter-120 lay afternoo' 20 in th e ce l e b rated royal mail packet Prace 20 I Fi . ederi.:k William, ill or. hour and 30 minutes. Ctpt. 50 Luke Sinithett was in attet.daneu on his Excellency on 50 th's special servi ce. 100 THE FIRE IN B LOOMSBURY.—The inquiry into th e 100 circumstance attending this calamity was resumed t q i e 20 morning, at the Fox public-house, Duke-street, Bloou e _ 50 bury. Sir. Ntl on, the surveyor, produced his report 20 on the construction of the premises, but up to the title 225 0 of our going to p ress no result Lad been arrived at. THE MURDERS } TEAR TAUNTON.—Tee inqu es t on .Lig 100 tragedy was held on Friday, when conclusive eviden3e 10 was given to b r i ng t h e crime home t,) the grandson, and 25 5 the jury immediately returned a verdict: of " 2 Willi' 25 Murder" against Joh n Baker 13ucknall. THE PORTSMOUTH MURDER.—The hearing of this cats 50 is still being proceeded with. Nothing has yet been 100 elicited to clear up this inyettrioua affair, 100 0 Tti ERCJAL INTELLIGENCE. Shr. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market closed with some animation, and, compared with Friday's rates, American descriptions were id. per lb. dearer, but all other kinds were un changed. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales ; 1,000 of which were taken for export, and 3,000 on speculation. In the Railway Share Market a further slight reduction took place, and the trans aclions were not very numerous. The and the has ag a i n s l ac k ene d , of commercial paper are te demandbQstd descriptions forrioio money ns still as low as 24 per cent. There is a superabun dant supply, and now that it is decided not to raise a Government loan, the market is likely to experience increased relief, many persons having reserved their capital in expectation of some mea sure of the kind. The specie operations at the Bank of England yesterday were not of public interest, but in the course of the week some important additions are expected to be made to the stock of bullion. A general feeling of satisfaction has been pro duced by the contents of the Budget. The de ficiency is smaller than was anticipated, and the means for meeting if, as proposed by Mr. Dis raeli, are such as cannot give rise to the least ob jecton. The equalisation of the spirit duties will improve the revenue to the extent of half a million, and will be beneficial to Ireland as well as this country. The proposition for imposing a penny stamp upon checks drawn upon bankers, is an excellent suggestion, and will, no doubt, be generally approved, a 3 it will not bear heavily upon any class of the community. The payment of the Exchequer Bonds can also be deferred, with out any material difficulty ; and, in short, we are merely echoing the opinion pretty generally ex pressed in City circles, when we say that Mr. Dis raeli has acquitted himself in this business with satisfaction to the treat majority, and with credit to himself. St. The market for foreign and colonial produce, 10 during the list few days, have been exceedingly st. dull, and most of th e l ea di ng staples, such as tea , 5t 50 sugar, coffee, rice, a n d cocoa, have been at reduced 25 quotations. Iu tea no business of any importance 11 : has been transacted. F or sugar there was a very 21 10 limited inquiry, and in several instances rather 20 lower rates were accepted by holders. Coffee has been at steady rates, and rum ruled rather firmer. qualities of saltpet re th ere h as b F e o e r n ti s i o e m n e d it ig q l t i i n iry, and a few parcels have changed i ds at improvement on previou s ly cur rent Tallow has been ex c e e di ng ly fi rm , an d full a been current. P.Y.C . i s now quoted, Gd. ; June, 55 v . ; J u l y t o S ept., values u rates. e a s spot, 5 slight have s 525. 3d. to 523. Gd. ; and last three months, 525. Gd. per cwt. This day the half-yearly meeting of the Sambre and Meuse Railway Company has been held, Mr. Richards in the chair. The report was favourable, and showed the total receipts of the hale-year to be 31,432/. lls. 10d., and the expenditure, 19,181/. 16s. 5d., leaving a balance of 12,250/. 15s. 5d., to be contrasted with the balance on the corresponding six months of the previous year, amounting to 9,931/. 3s. 9d. The nett profits of the half year enabled the directors to declare a dividend of ls. Gd. per share to the original shareholders after paying all preference charges. The discussion is still proceeding at the Pernam buco Railway Company's meeting at the London Tavern, m respect to the charges brought agains the directors. SHARE MARaETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. Clogirg Pric, ;!;.: esterday 5i - 6 7/ - 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 88 - 90 84 - 85 35 37 ••• ........ •• . - ICi - 17 - 58 44 - 46 29 - 31 14 16 516 88 me '... 621 - 63, 276 - 28 89 - 91 91 - 10 LOL -101 i 85 - 87 L 25 - 127 98 - 100 561 -56 i 56 - 53 83 - 85 10 - 12 p 10 - 12 p 871 -87 i 1 - 1 a ii lid - 6 '6 105 - 106 931 - 93 - 1 91} - • m• '.... •r A 90i - 91 62 - 61 ... - ... 12 - 13 53 - CO - 3 524 - 1,"2 91 - 92 2 - Jr 46 i - 47,, 72 -- 73 93 - 95 45 - 45 8 - 9 8 - 9 2) - 31 ... - ... 7 - 4 106 - 108 26i - 27: 73 - 80 44 - 46 21 - 11 354 - 36. 6 4 3 - 69 821 - 83, 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - 10 35 - 36 1165 I io:i i - 3i 6 --6 i I SSESSIONS. i - 21) •.. - ••• - 9 - i 0 Ap 185- 90 79 - 82 77 - 80 • •• ••---... ... 1 li ••• ••• 'llO 111 ii - iiPl 20k -20 i 46 - 48 81 - 83 21i - 211 - 1p 18i - 19 21 -1141 i ;106 - 111 1106 - 111 105 108 191 - 20 20. 21 4(1 par I ip - , l 1 i api G - 6i ••• .."'" • .•• ..., . i - I ••• ...• . 3 1 - 31 4 - 271 - 27. ••• - . .7~ _ 7, •• ..-.- .. •* 4 d 44; 231 - 2G. se• - 9 21 - 21. 37 i -37 j 8 4 - O . 32i -32 i .4 . 9 : : 51. 1 id - - [5 - fi i - ••• 9 20 214 4- - 5 9 - 9i 21 - 25 . '"''' ••• '• ''''' ••• • ... • -.... ... Paid 1 RAILWAYS. 10!Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June...... all Belfast & Ballymen: all Btrmng. Wolverh 6 Stour Valley 100 Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Junct all Blackburn all myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & Exeter ,Ca1ed0nian............ 1 00 100 ,Chester & Holyhead a Cork and Bandon._ a!! Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all Do. A all Do. B all Dublin&Belfa.stJunc , a „„ u Dun. P. &Aber. June. East Anglian 100 Eastern Counties ~,,„ EasternUnion,A.stk. 100 Do., do. B. 3 1 Do. New A a ll East Kant 100 East Lancashire ...... all all Do. ... East Suffolk ........, 100 100 Edinb.Prth.& all Dund , - , Forth and Clyde Ju n ,... Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 Furness ...,.. ....... 100 Glasgow & SMestern 100 a" Groat N. of Scotland Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 1100 Gt. Sth.&West.aro) 100 Great Western. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St' all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle. 14i Do., Thirds 15 Do. New Thirds I 100 /Awash. &YorkshirL 6 IDo., do. F .216 7 I Do. Do., £9 'Do., Wet. Riding Un all Do. Southport. all London & Blackwell 2 1 Do. New, i.s. 51. 10s. 100 Lond. Bright. &S.Cs t 100 London &N. Wester 5 Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coloraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shot &Lincln. Metropolitan 100 Midland 100 Do. Binning. & Derby all Midland G. West. (Ir. ) all Do. 5hare5......,.. all Newcastle & Carl isle.. all Newpt.A berg.&Hrfd 9 Newry & Armagh all Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 100 Norfolk.. 3/ Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 100 North Devon, Rail. S. Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock ........ 100 N.L.,stern— Berwick 16i Do do. G.N.E.Purch. 100 Do. Leeds ,100 Do. York 100 North London 13 1 . 1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. l7i North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton all Peebles 19 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union 8 Sitingbourue &Sheer 100 ,South Devon 100 South Eastern...— 100 'South Wales all ;3. Yorksh. River Dm 14 Do. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton Sr Darling.. 20 ' Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 16i Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 ( Thames Hay. D. 100 Vale of Neath 100 Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cotnwall. all 'West End of London and Crystal Palace all I Do. A all j Do. B all 'West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class 12 St. St. St. St. St. 50 St. St. BRITISH I il i 0 a 39 1l 8 , 13 1. u0 t f fil l a T b .allyar Bombay, nt d . a dE 6 r o t G . d oa L i a ac Law, I Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c all Do. all Do. Additional A i all Buffalo di Lake Hui% 100 6 p.c.bds., I A ug.,'79. Do. do., 1 July, '73 'lOO Do. do., 1 Juno, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 2s6d Central Dude (Lim.), 2 Ceylon A shar es 1 all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian all Do. C Shares 5 Do. E. d 0........... all Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s9 all Geelong di Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben.., all Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per c.f 4 Do. New. guar. sp. 0.1 yp. do. ... all Gt. Wcstn. of a C b a l n e a: s l 7 a '6O , option all Madras, guar. P.C all aaal-3 D DDD D O OOO . . . . o. ( dBd I o o°Nd . :8 , ::'' : 7 771) 3 63a , without all Do. do., 5 per c 15 Do. 4i p. c. Exten 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, ..• ss. Oude ( Limited) 1 15 Scinde, guar. 5 per c f all IDo . all Antwrp & Rottordatr all Ardennes 3 Bahia & Fra. eireo all Belgian East. Janet. al J Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeaux&Touloust. Coal Mines and Ry. 15 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of Franco 2s. Euphrates Valley all Gt. Central of France all Great Luxembourg 6 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Vonetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.l, all Lyons and Geneva all Maria Antonia all Do. Now all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Pre: all Northern of France, 8 Do. New ........... all NorwegianTruk. Pre: all Paris and Lyons , all 1 Ditto Now all Paris and Orleans... 9 Recife dr San Frau. (Pornarn.) g. 7 p. c. Riga and Dunaburg all Roma and Frascati_ all Royal Danish _ _ all I Royal Swedish :: all Do. 7 per cent. all Sambre and Meuse... all )o. 5i per cent. pref. all S'outbern of F'rauce.. all West Flanders,...... all Do. 5A per c. Prof all W. do N. W. of Franct 6 Western of Austria... all Wept. of Switzerland all Lest /den ............ all Do. Bp. cent. pref. al l Zeal an d ..... ......... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 50 Agra di 17rTitedServ. all Australasia ..... all Bank o f Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co all 'British N. American 10 C.llk.of Ind. Au. &Ch. 50 City 25 Colonial ............. all Counnercialof Canada 20 Commercial of Loud.' all I Eng,.Scot.dtAus.Cut. all Lon.Cla. Bk.of A .Iq.i 20 London a n d C oun t y ) 10 ILondon Joint Stock. 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 25 National Bank all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp all Ottoman Bank 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New all South A astralia.... 122. 2 Do. New. all Union of Australia.,. 15 Do. Now 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual 50 Westrußk at t.outl EO - 82 20/ - 21; 46 - 48 3} - 57 - 59 17i - 18 . 19 - 20 43 -- 45 374 -- 384 16i -- 171 61 -- 63 44 - ••• 4 . 6 30 - 31 2?,i -24 A 19 -: 17d Saltness done this day. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. lisitwArs. I Leasing Companies Closing Prices yesterday . Paid' 1100 100 all 100 all 100 Buckghamsh. i Clydesdale Jc I Col.Stonr Vy.l l E.Lin. g. 6 p.c. B. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. N 037 Glstr.&Dn.Fr I Hull & Selby !Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon. &Greenw IDo.Preference ;Lon. Til., &S. !Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. I and Matlock! Mdld. Bradt& Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp.c Prost. & Wyre Do. A Shrs. Roystn. & Hit. Shrews. & Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc Do Ln.&N.W. !Caledon... Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Gt. Westn. Y. & N.M Do Do $. Eastern Do Poto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. di Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do IDo L. egiN. W Do ! Gt.Nolthn l T. Brassey M. MCloan ID St o k.4Dar. Gt.Westu. WiltadrSomrat IBlyth and Tyne 10 p. c.prof. (issd.at 501.) Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. 4 per c. Shares ,Caledn. £lO 4. p. c Ches. di Ho. 5 p.c Do, do. 5 per cent._ Cork&Bandonsip.o. iDun.Porth.StAber.J. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. Do, do. Cls. B 6p. c. IDo. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas. Co. Ex,sp. e No.l Do. No. 2 ..... Do, Now 6 pr. c. St. ,East Un., G. 6 P. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10/ Debentr.Sh. Do, do. 4 per cent_ East Lane ash. 6 pets. lE.dLIV. York. J. sthi l Edin.& Gl. sp,c, Sh. lEd.Prth.&Dun.4p.e II Furness, 5 p, c :Gins. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. pram.,,, Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. C. preen . Gt.N.ofScot.lst Prc Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per Pref. St. Gt.1V.(13.& - I.Ex.spc Do, con, rod. 44 p.c. Do, con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per wnt. Do. 5 p. c, rod. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c.P. S Do. do. sp. c. do 'Do, Birm, Gus.. Stk Do, Chesh, Gua. Sh, Do, do, do Do, do, do Lan. & York. 6 pe. St Lou, &B.G. 5 pc, No.l D0.,P„5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do, do, 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. Q.; N, W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . ct Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares Londy.ds Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sh S.,&L. 6 p. Cont Do, do. do. £6 do, 3i per cent. Nfarypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do, do. Kid.Consol.6 p.c. St Do.Con.Br.Bir.6 p.c Do, n. c. Pref. St Do, L. a 11. Pref. St New., Aber., Sce., pr 5 p. c.red. 5 p.c. pin Do, Perpet. 6 pr. ct Norfk.Deb.4 p. c. Sh Do, 5 p. c. Ext. 1840 Do, 5A p.c. pf 1847 t.,1847 North British Do. 71. Preferenco N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do.„ Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do, Qrs., 1848 Do. York H.& S. Pur, North Staffordshire Qx., Wor, & Wolv. 6 p.. Ist ar. It. 100 Do, cgu c. 2d guar it. 100 Do, do. Debeotr. St. 8 all Scot. Cent,New Pref. it. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. it. 100 Do, do. 7 p.c. pf, St. It. 100 Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St 15 all South Devon 10 all Do, fixed 4i pr emit, .0.6 all 'S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d.' St. 100 Do, 4. per cent 3t, 100 Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh it, 100 Do. New 4i pr, cent it. 1100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p, c. it. 'lOO Do, do. 4i p. c !it) all I S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar ;5 all '.3tock. &Dar., sp. c 15 19 Do. do. do, It. 100 Waterfd& Kilk. 6pc It. 1100 10 i 60 l 0 all :0 all !O all 'it. 100 'it. 100 3t. 100 it. 100 8 all LO all LO all ;t. 100 !6i all all all ;31 ‘4' i tt 11,111111:00C; ;t. 1100 LO all LO all it. 1100 it. ;100 ;t. 1 100 it. , 100 7 3i it. 100 .7 I 13' 9 10 ;0 1 all M. 1100 BRITIS 12" Alfred Cone. (Philk. 14 British Iron 20 Corduroy? (Cambrn., 1 D ev. Gt. Claes. (Tay., 30 East Basset (Mogan, 17s Great South Tolgus., 1715 Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.; 71 'Grt.W. Vor (Helstn , 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) . . N.W.Basset (Illogan 6/ . 15 North Wheal Crony' 1/1 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy; 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min, Co. 23 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 2 S. Cam Brea (Moo.) 19 S.W. Frances ( Illogn. ) 43 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Uri. Mince (Gwenuap) 1256 V. of Towcy (Camay,; 13 W. Basset (Illogan). 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 53 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 53 1 Via. Edward (Calstek) ' -__. __. .__ _ U terh. Kitty ( U. Llanl 8 Wh, Ma. Ann (Monht. 4i Wh. Trelavrnoy (Lis.) 93 - 100 100 -- 102 13 - 15 136 - 139 4 - ••• -"'' * no e. ..... ". 12i -13 i 24 -- 25 94 -- 96 2tl - 21 94 - 96 p - - 59 ip 135 - 138 8 - 9 10 - 103 ••• - ••• 32 - 33 83 - 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. •.• .•• 94 - 96 U 6 - 1 a 6-64 108 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 127 - 132 •••• ••• ii - fi 116 110 - 112 ,102 - 101 62 -- 64 10i -- 11: F ; 92 - 94 87 - 8 ► 87 - 89 99 - 101 - 10 16 - 17 9j - 101 72 - 74 18 - 19 9 - 13 2 - 14! 138 - 140 1160 - 185 118 - 122 0 - 66 ... • • li -- 139 99 -- 101 91 -- 93 10l = 11 Li*6 : loi 95 97 11 1 d 2 1 p 2i 23 ar 115 120 101 106 98 100 118 - 120 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 - 10 24 -24 i 101 - 103 101 - 103 101 : 103 ii = 28 i'6 7 E MINES. 9 - 10 180 - '460 - 480 v 0 - 100 14 - 15 - 1 4 --2 14 - 7 4 - 8? 11 -- 13' 4 -- 5 17. -- 18 ii - li 375 -39 i) li - - ii 210 -22 u i - li 3 i - 4 23 - 24 10) - 110 210 - 220 280 - 360 6- Gi 10 - 11 43 - 45 24 - 26 FOREIGN 7i !Australian 10s. 'Bon Accord Cop. (IL ) 27 Brazilian I lap. (issued at .C 5 pin) all Do. Cocaes dz. Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop. per Mining Co all Fortuna all General all Linares lilLusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all Novcau Monde all Pont. Sil.LdM. Smlt 1 Port Philip 16i Santiago de Cuba _I all United Mexican MISCE 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 19 !Australian Agricult. 0 all lAustraln. Royal Mail LO all ,Berlin Water Works 10 2 : Do. Now iss. at 5/. dl 50 40 Brit,, American Land )0 321 Canada it. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July it. all Copper Min. of Eng. 15 all !Do. Pref. 71 p. cent, 5 ail Crystal Palace 5 all ,Do. Preference 4 all :Crystal Pal. of France 0 all Eastern St. ;100 Elee tric Telegraph ... 1 I all Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 I all Eu.&Auet.Cop.SmCo 10 lOs. Eur. & ImUctn. Tel.l 9 I all Eur.&Aiu.Stiu.(litiL) !GI I all Gen. I r.Sc. Col.(lim.) L 4 Gen. Steam NaviTat. 5 London Discount. all Load. Gon. Omnibus !O 110 Magdalena St. Navig. .0 1 all Mccliterau. Elec. Tol. 0 1 all Do. Extension Telog. 0 ' all Mexican& S. Amerien 5 5 Nat. Discount Co. „. ' 0 6 INTetliorlands Land.... 0 all Do. Do. 5 all Do. 8 p.c.Pl. iss. at Id. _ _ 100 St. 3 Do. Do. go 'Now B. &N. S. Land 100 IN.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. all S. B. Australasian... all Nrth.ofEuropoStemn all Oriental Gas . ..... 10s. Do New Shares all ?cell - tr. Ld. & Miurl. all !Peninsular & O r i ental ) 10 Do. New . .......... all Rhyluney Iron ..... 60 Royal M a il Steam..... all Scot. A us t ra l . Invest. WO S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.c.bds. all South Austral. Laud all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered ...... 5 ) Trus. Lil. Co. Up. Can., 28i 'Wan Diemou's Land.. MINES. 11 - 24 ••• --- ... 124 - 13 ••• --- ...d 39 41 13 to - m 17 i I P 9 i -- 10 1 —d, 1 6 --- 7. 2 - 3} - 4 - ( ous. 28 - 36 11, X 135 - 142 114 - 114 25 - 30 26 - 28 - - 44 4i - 5 ilO3 - 105 .IA Ii .4 : 4i- .if -- I'd 3 4 -- 3i 7 - 8 14 -- 23 2 24 2 16 20 93 -- 99 2 3 - lA - I p 2 24 L 77 -- 79 -- 21 ,a 61 - 63 - 100 --- 103 I = el4~-.• Business this day. 9iii 91 94A 4 1 31 4i 36i 92 63} 52i j ::11 i 2 47 721 31- 111 101 I 20 20j 811 71 71 8 I 40 10 2 20 2g 30 32k 8j 1 10 25 00, I 25 St. 5 St. 12 12 20 St. 10 50 50 50 25 25 all St. 100 1 1014 all all all all 1D0... , 1141 i 1001 7i 154 144 LITEST NEWS. AMERICA. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The telegraph from Hurst announces that the Vanderbilt, steamship, from New York, passed that station at 8.30 a.m. She left on the 10th instant. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. The Univers is the only journal which, up to the present moment, feels or affects anger at the result of the trial of Bernard. The gross ignorance it be trays, as well as the insolence of its tone, suffices to indicate the source of its inspiration. As for the hurrahs which seem to have angered the Univers so much, they were, perhaps, a sort of reply to the offensive addresses and menaces of the colonels, which are not yet forgotten. It would be incorrect to take the Univers as tho interpreter of public opinion here in the case of Bernard. With the exception of the most ram. pant anti-English, remarkable for ignorance and prejudices, the feeling, generally speaking, seems to be that the accused had a perfectly fair trial, and that the jury decided on the evidence brought be fore them. The Patric comments on the acquittal of Bernard with much moderation ; and the other journals are It is said that additional police agents are ap pointed at one of the stations of the Northern Railway, near Paris, for greater efficiency in the examining of passports of persons coming by that line to Paris. The same has been done at Calais, Boulogne, and other ports on the coast. Two ves sels going to Iceland on some scientific expedition had received orders to touch at one of the ports in Ireland. It is now said that an order has just been sent to them by telegraph not to touch at any Irisk port on their vogage out. The tragic occurrence which took place at tyro o'clock in the afternoon of the 14th, in the Calle del Cara, en, one of the streets leading to the Puerta del Sol, and the most frequented thoroughfare in Madrid, is much talked of. A person of the name of Ribera plunged a poignard, or rather short sword, twice into the body of Colonel Verdago. The crime was committed with the utmost delibera tion, and the assassin made no attempt at escape. When the last accounts left, the victim was still alive, but there was hardly a hope of saving him. BOURSE, April 19.--The following were the closing quotations 41 per Cents ......... 93 25 Do. end mo-th ...... 3 per Cent. . " ..•69 10 Do. end month..... 69 15 Bank Shares ...... .10 , 0 Credit Mobilier ... 688 75 Do. Account ......... 685 Credit Foncier Belgian 44 ... lOO Piedmontese (5) 9O Roman Austrian Spanish Th rees home Debt FOR Cesn. Midi ..................... Wester ................ 610 Strut). RAILWAYS. Orleans .................. 1250 Northern ............... 937 New Ditto .............. T6O Lyon and Mediteran. 805 New Ditto ........ ....... 765 Geneva ............... 640 _Jurg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian ............. 693 f PRUSSIA. After a lively debate, the measure proposed by the Prussian Government for increasin ; the duty' T on beet root sugar has been adopted. lit do Man tenffel mad e i t a Cabinet question. SWITZERLAND. The Radical party of Friburg mado the munici pal elections, which took place a few days ago, the pretext of disturbances, which at length became so serious that the authorities had to employ the armed force to re-establish order. The Council of State caused the public-houses frequented by the Radicals to be closed, and published a proclamation exhorting the people to be peaceable. MARKET NEWB.—(Ttus Day.) ___ HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 4e Glover, 31 lOs to 51 Os; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 10s per load. A fair average supply, and a heavy trade. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 ss; elovtar, 31 lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 les per loud. A slow inquiry. WHITECHAPEL.—MdowIO to 41 s eoi ter, 31. 103 to 51 Os ; a nd straw, a 11 to B 11 103 4 per l I( ad. Trade dull, at late rates. Supplies good. A LADY GORED By AN OX.--Yesterda Incoming, between t en an d eleven o ' clock, a shockin g ()scar renoe took place in the City-road. A herd of oxen were being driven from Goswell-street, from the New Cattle-ra arket, wnen one of them broke away, and rushed back t 4 'wards the City -road. Unfortunately Mrs. Anstrut' nets, a dress-maker, residing in St. John-street, hi i d just stepped off the kerb to cross towards the A., ugel, at Islington, when the animal rushed at her, and f i r ored her in the breast, his horn penetrating the ches t. Mrs. Anstruther was taken to the hospital, where she lies without hope of recovery. The ox was secured t at Pen tonville without causing further mischief. Country Markets. COLCHESTER— APRIL 16. We had a good attendance of buyers to-day , and a fair supply of grain of all sorts. Wheat met a s ,low sale, at at is decline. Prices to-daywere as follow :—Wheat, whit e, 36s to 504 red, 425 to 465; barley, 36s to 43s ; oats, 24s t< )32N ; bears, Mazagan, 34s to 385; middle and small, 38s .lio 42r; peas, white, 40s to 42a ; grey, 40s to 445. C HELMSFORD —Arlin, 17. The supplies of grain are very limited. .&t the eon inencenaent of the market whsat wit 4 held fo r rather high prices, but millers showing little dispositio n to give ad. ranee sales proceeded slow, and in the basins sa done them was a reduction of Is. Spring corn is dearer. Wheat, white, old, per s. s. 11. qr.43 48 1 Oats 5. , per qr.....„, ..... 23 33 new 43 48 1 Peas, Partridge ~,....40 44 red, old 40 44 White ............ 40 42 new 39 41 Boiling ......... 40 46 Barley 34 40 Dun ............... 40 42 Chevalier 3B 44 1 Beans, Tick 36 38 Grinding . ......... 23 32 1 Harrow ticks 36 40 Malt 70 73 1 Mazagan 33 38 Chevalier ..........72 73 I Ditto, new 33 36. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, Ste in the port of London, from the following IN April 12 to April 17, both inclusive. ~ received! )rts, fro's( ...; ~:. s 4) 4-4. I ga .., p.... 4 ,4 x 0 6 C. 4 10 360 - 711 g 330 Colchester Ilarwich 169 40 • Leigh Mahlon j 1389 19J 1 521, KIRKCALDY —APRIL 17. Here, to-day, we had small supplies of all kinds of grain. Sales ready, at fully last week's prices, and in some instances is dearer. Wheat. j Barley. I Oats. I Beans. First Second J Third 36s Od 23s Od 23s Od Os Od [.—Arnu, 19. the close of the market Wsllsend, COAL NARK Prices of Coals per ton at Tanfiold Moor Butts 12 9 s ti„ Hastin m gs Hartley 16 1, Whitworth ................ 14 Wyla l4 3 rees ............. ......... 19 0 daswell ................ .....19 3 Walleend, &o. Benson 16 9 Braddyll l7 0 South Hatton IS 9 Hough Hall 17 C ttussell's Hetton 17 0 Hartlepool lB 0 Ships at mark )t, 42 ; sold 40. BIRTHS. BIIIKETT---0A the 17th inst., at Sydenhans, Jars. Jams. Birkett, of a son. CA.M2IICLL—On the 18th inst., at Daldowie, Lanarkshire, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel K . D. Campbell, 71st Highlanders, of a daughter. KINGSLET-011 the 12th itat., at Elreftdey Rectory, Mrs, Charles Kingsley, of a son. LIDINGTON—On the 17th inst., the wife of Mr. R. C. Liclinton, Old Jewry, of a soil. MARRIAGES. HTINT—TAYLOR —On the 17th inst., at St. Panora" Church, Georg e Warwick Huut, Esq., C a pt a i n 4 th Light Diagoons, to Emma, daughter of the late W. Taylor, lUth Hussars. DEATHS, COCKBURN —On the 12th inst., suddenly, at Downton Kington, Herefordshire, Sir W. It. S. Cockburn Bart. .N.S., ag e d Gl. , DARNBOROUGH—On the 18th inst., at Surrey -place, Old Kent-road, Wm. Darnborough, Esq., aged b 6. MERRY— On the 16th inst., at 19, North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square, Mr. Thomas Merry, aged 73. ST. J OHN MILDMAY—On the 16th inst., at Clifton, Paulet Henry St. John M , himay, Esq., of Hazlogrove House, Somersetshire, aged 43. STRIonEY—On the 11th inst., at Sutton Court, SOmerset shire, Sir Henry Strachey, Batt., aged 66. TATTERSALL—On the 16th inst., at 53, Maddox-stre e t, Mr. 'l'. Tattersall, aged 51. t.oNDoN : Printed and Published by itiu u L. , of No. 112, Strand, P r i nter, at Tilt Sun Onion, No. 112. 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