The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

3IONEY MA 7.71 7 NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocit. There has been less activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days. Tea has been steady, at former rates; and for Bri tish plantation sugars there is a fair inquiry, at full prices. For coffee the demand has been active, and, owing to the shortness of the supplies on offer, late rates have been fully maintained. Rice has been in better demand, and superior qualities of cocoa have realised extreme rates. The demand for fruit has been rather more active, currants having sold at fully late quotations ; in Valencia raisins only a few sales have been reported at former rates. Saltpetre has been exceedingly quiet, and tallow has exhibited a slight depression ; P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 535., and last three months 535. 9d. per cwt. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed very. quietly and 7,000 bales were sold at previous rates. In Railway Shares only a small amount of business was trans acted, and prices were depressed. A further withdrawal of £lO,OOO took place from the Bank of England yesterday. It is expected that the official announcement of the Russian loan in St. Petersburg will be speedily followed by an invitation to English capitalists to subscribe to that portion of the contract which it is proposed shall be completed in this country. About three or four millions is the proportion re served for England, and it is expected that the amount will be readily obtained. The India loan, it is rumoured, will be brought out at a very early period, Monday being specified in some quarters as the day when it will probably be introduced. These two operations will absorb a considerable amount of capital, and must assist in creating greater firmness in the money market. The rate of 2 per cent. is still maintained, but the wants of the commercial community are readily supplied. Both in Lombard-street, and at the Bank of England, the demand is steadily main tained, but there is rather less activity than during the early part of the week. The half-yearly meeting of the Recife and San Francisco Pernambuco Railway Company took place to-day. The report stated that the works were proceeding satisfactorily. On the part already Opened the traffic of the lust half-year had increased £l,OOO over the preceding half-year. The report was adopted. At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Gas Company, held today, a dividend at the rate of six per cent, per annum was declared. The White Star has arrived from Port Philip with 32,304 ounces of gold, valued at £130,016. A very limited business has been transacted in the market for Public Securities ; but, although occasional symptoms of heaviness are apparent, the value of the Funds is fairly maintained. Some fluctuation has been caused this morning by the political advices from the Continent, and the report that the East Indian Loan will be introduced next week.. Consols have been 951 ;3- for money and account, and the present quotations are 95',4 and 951 1 respectively. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are flat at 041 2-; and India Loan Debentures at 971 4. Exchequer Bills are firm at 335. to 365. prem. In the Foreign Stock 'Market business is mode rately active, and prices in most instances are rat4ier firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 921 to 93; ditto New Loan, 781 to 79; and the 4 per Cents. are 103. Brazilian 41 per Cents, have im proved 941 1; Peruvian 41 per Cents. to 911; Spanish 3 per Cents. to 45; and Dutch 21 per Cents. to 651. Venezuelan 5 per Cents. are steady at 421, and Sardinian a re fl a t a t 81k. The New Austrian Loan is 1 dis. to par. Messrs. B. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following as the prices of the American Securities : edee. tufted State s 6 p er Cents ...., R 1867- m lB6B able Do. 6 per Cent Bonds Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds - Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds - Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str Bonds Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock .. Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock. Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .. Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds Boston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds Illinois Central 7 per Cent. .. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. .. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. (Freelands) Do. shares, 60 dols. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent Do. do. shares . Prices 98 100 78 80 92 94 95 97 1886 103 104 96 98 82 83 85 87 83 85 84. 86 85 87 90 92 80 82 78 80 1877 Divers 1875 1875 1860 85 87 39 38 dig 1869 84 86 45 48 New York Central 6 per Ct., not convertible . New York Central 7 per Ct , convertible, from June 15, 18,57-59 Do. do. shares New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , 3d mortgage .. New York and Erie 7 per Ct., convertible . New York and Erie, 7 per. Ct., sinking fund Do. do. shares Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort gage Str. Bonds, not cony 18.59 100 102 Do. do., Ist. do. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been rather limited, and prices generally ap pear flat, a further decline of about to per cent. being apparent in most of the principal lines. North Western, Midland, aid South Eastern de clined ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, North British and Oxford, Worcester and Wolver hampton, 10s.; Caledonian, 15s. ; South Western improved ss. 1883 1864 1883 65 67 1862 1875 In the Foreign Market Lombardo-Venetian were at about former rates, viz., 9 to 91 for the Old Shares, and 81 8 , 7 for the New. The Colonial lines are steady. Grand Trunk of Canada brought 351 351, Great Western of Canada 16=4, and East Indian 103. The New Shares are quoted par to I prem., and the Debenture Bonds I 11 prem. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive at former quotations. Chartered of India and Australia have declined 55., and Red Sea Tele graph ss, BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. it , e _clu:,e s d Annuities 941 3 per Cent. Now 3 or Cent, i n t u n i nnitiea 951 India Stock ..... . ties 941 Ditto Debentures; " •••• • • • • • Consols for Account . 97f 4 95i hiarch. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. Ditto 1500 .............. 33 6 ...... 32 6 1 PRICES OF FOREIGN FIJNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858,.41 per Cent. 941 Peruvian 4f per Cent.. , - Ditto Account • 91i Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. 4si Sardinian, 5 - • Cent. per — - Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent 45 Turkish 6 pe r C en t 1 i Ditto Acco un t Ditto New. Loan 79 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 p er C en t lO 81 3 Venezuelan 5 per Cent. — Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2f per Cent 6 51 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 951 Consols for Account (May 5) SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH.—About a fortnight ago Mrs. Watson, wife of Mr. W a t son, d yer, Rouncfar road, Leeds, while asleep, swallowed a set of four false teeth, which stuck fast in her throat. Medical aid was called in, and two eminent surgeons performed an operation and succeeded in partially dislodging the teeth, but not sufficiently so, and Mrs. Watson expired on Saturday last. THEATRICALS IN PARIS.—Mme. Ristori having obtained authorisation from the Minister of State to give a series of performances of Italian tragedies and comedies at the Italian Theatre, applied to M, Saint Salvi, representa tive of the persons to whom the theatre belongs, to let her the house for ten nights for S,ooofr., three of the nights to be the Bth, 15th, and 29th of this month. M. Saint Salvi, a pp ro ving of th e terms, communicated the application to gent Ml. em C alzado, th e l essee of the . theatre, but that an refused to consent to it, on the " ground that having a new opera in rehearsal it would be inconvenient to him to have Mine. Ristori's coin in in the pion the theatre present month. M. Saint Salvi yesterday brought an ac tion before the Civil Tribunal against M. Calzado to have it decided that he should be o blig e d to allow Mme. Ris tori the use of the theatre. In support of the suit, M. Saint Salvi produced the lease, and showed that it stipulated that the lessors and the lessee " should ac cord the use of the theatre to other parties on the nights not required for the Italian oyera, subject to their coming to an understanding on the price to be c harged, and in case of their not being able to agree on that point arbitrators should be nominated ;" and he contended that those terms did not justify M. Calzado in refusing the use of the theatre to Mine. Ristori. The tribunal, after hearing c ou „ ei for M. Calzado, ordered him to place the theatre at the disposal of . Mme. Ristori, and directed that arbitrators should be named to fix the sum to be paid by her. 1886 1888 SIIARE FIIS DAY.) OTMINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share{ Railways. i IP a id . Closing Business Price. 12.10 Amberz., Not z:ng. Bost. 1 and Eastern Junction 10 6 61 50 Belfast and Balhmena all 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Gtr. Val all 74 84 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 62 64 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 35 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead - 50 Cork and Bandon all - • 12 2 00 0 i l De C o o or r .n k Aiv ß a l l k l rock,&passage all all 5 51 51 A roves. no div unp.c.per an all f all 10 Do. B til6 hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 81 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 154 164 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 59 60 594 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 45 47 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 25 t o.Nw.A.(lte. ill.Uods) 84 25 East Kent all 13 15 Stock East Lancashire lOO 92 93 20 East Suffolk .. .- all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 721 73 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 264 27/ 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock,Furness Stock'Glasgow & South Westn 101) -93 94 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 10# Stock Great Northern lOO 1014 102 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 85 87 Stock Do. do. B Stock IC3 132 133 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 105 106 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 56 58 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 83 8 7 164 , Do. Thirds 1613 4tDo. New Thirds l6 11 121 p StocklLancashire & Yorkshire 100 93 94 4 93 4 4 4 16 'Do. do. F 116 6 9 Do. do. 19 shares 7 il 3 Do. West Riding Union A 20 Do. Southport itock 'London and Blackwall all 65 67 65 6 Do.Newiss.at Rslosp.sh — ;took !Lon.,Bru - fhton &S.Coast 100 112 113 StocklLondon & North Westn 100 94 4 04 4 94 4 4 124 'Do. Eighths ;took London& South-Westn lOO 9 2 924 924 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 38 39 10 Metropolitan ...... ;tock Midland lOO 1001 1014 101 1004 ;tock;Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 7 5 77 50 'Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 1 Shares all 100 INostastle and Carlisle all 25 !New., Aber., & Herefd all 11 12 10 (Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 !Newry, Warpt., & Ros all 4ockiNorfolk lOO 60 62 50 North. Counties Union 34 31 3 d took 'North British lOO 57f 5C,} 574 4 took Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO tock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 tock Do. B Stock , 100 tock'North-Eastn.--Berwickl 100 91 921 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchasell6l3 4 1. 11 d 1 d took Do. Leeds 1100 4 17 tock Do. York lOO 75 164 tock North London lOO 102 104 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. 20 North Staffordshire 174 44 34 d 1 3 4 4 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 tocklOxford, Wor.,& Wole er lOO 334 344 334 10 (Peebles all -- 20 ' Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO ock Scottish Central lOO 107 109 ock scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 264 27 ock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 82 83 ock, Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 10 ISittinzbourne & Sheer all 34 21 4 ock South Devon lOO 43 46 ock South-Eastern ' lOO 76. 104 70 ock South wales !O SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 64 68 9 Do. do lB !0 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 5 Stockton & Darlington all 364 374 15 Do. do. 1855 7 !5 IDo. do. 1858 7 - - !Stockton & iJartlepool 164 ock 'Taff Vale lOO -- ocktDo. Preference, No. 1 5 IThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 ock; Vale of Neath lOO 63 66 . lckiWaterford & Kilkenny 100 O !Waterford & Limerick all O I West Cornwall O ; W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiy.till 1 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 2/ 3 31 5 Do. B all 61 64 61 764 I West London 0 Do. Ist Class all I IDo. 2d Class, all Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16/ 1613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock) 12} Stock Stock 10 Stock' Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock! Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock, Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stock; 25 Stock; Stock; Share,' Railways. ;REN 25 'Blythe and Tyne l( per C. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet4p.ct.Stock )20 Do. do. do. Shares Stock Caledon £lO, 45 per cent' 12.10 'Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 61 'Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c 64 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun StockiE.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class 11 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc • • Stock' E. Conn. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock. Do. do. N 0 .9 Stock. Do. New 6 per ct. Stock ' Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock. East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths StockiEdin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin.Pertli,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock "Glos. &S West. ‘2 - a. spc Sto,l,lGreat Northern, 5 P. et Stock IDo. 5 pc Itedm.,lop.c.pm Stock , Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 1D0.5p.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 , Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf • Stock I Gt• Sn & W (Ireland)4 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 45 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 0. ct Do. Irredeemable, Do. 5 p. ot. R edeem.Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares' Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf 1 shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l IDo. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 IDo. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. Nur - eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 ells Londondy.& Ennis, sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bin6p.ct Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. NewportAben&c.w.et.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. e m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 .c. shares' Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46, Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. way.Vol.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Dsk.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 140. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire..,. Ox. wr. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db.stk.in perp ,Scottish Central, new Tit 'Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is, Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales„csia. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. St ockl Stock Stock St ock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stoec Stock Stock 124. Stock :E SHA: raid. Closing Business Price. Done. all 1100 6 Stock 12j Stock Stock Stock Stock lo 10 Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock' Stock, 8 Stock' Stock Stock Stock 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock. Stock 100 100 100 100 all 1231 25 ) 25 Stock 49 51 95 97 1100 102 98 101 112 116 ICB 112 114 116 112 114 130 132 82 84 70 72 jllO 112 1117 119 110 112 103 105 63 65 11 11 96 98 87 £9 88 90 100 102 10 10} 16 17 9. 10+ 72 74 181 19i 91 9f 14 14i 11 0 142 1118 120 1160 165 [23 125 139 141 101 103 i 4p 94 96 91 10 109 110 97 08 / } d i d 23} 2 3} 123 125 118 120 99 101 101 101 124 24i 'lO2 104 1102 104 28i 29} 32 33 53 55 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford ß C Ein.plcdkoieni. sneodwzaih a noi n aeo dsm d jh biu ß srrhn l e. e ied: t to .cei. Junction, e . y Colchester, Stour Val Unlon, HarwichSh e s Gls.Barr.diN e • Do. New . e . lls ' bret . • Gloster& De.anror. *** Hartlpool.Dck.Fat Forest Hull and Selby ** Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich • Do. Preference ..... Lon.,Tillay.&Soutencl. Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. et Do. 6 per cent 31 anc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& Reda, g•ql.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx g Do. do. 6 per cent No li rt a h r n an it t e m ed a s t s n p 5 . c p .. c j Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Piaston and Wyro. Do. 4 Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep i Shf. Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c.I Do. do. Wilts and Someset. Wimbledon& Croydn: raid. , Leasing Closing Co.'s. Price. ILn& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.&E CI Gt.North.i E.Counts.! Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&llr Yk.N.Md. Do 97 99 102 104 17 18 1142 144 1 41 4i Do. ...... S. East... Do. ...... Peto &Co Do. .... Norfolk .. D 0... LIC Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. ...... I D 0....... los 110 J 11 9 1;4 3 5 1 94 26 g Do. '''''' Ld&N w' dr L.lrk. Do. !Gt.North. Lan.& Yk T Brassoy 3i'Clean . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. , L.Ocßrgtn 96 os 57 59 137 140 9/ lot 11' DOCKS. 91 93 8 9 102T104 BUIIIIIOII Done. i P a id Closing 1 Business Price. Done. Share Docks. Stock Commercial ii 100 Stock Do4perCent.Pref .311 n. 100 Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock t. Katharine lOO Stock outhampton lOO Stoc ictoria 20 0 NeW ...a...a...4.4 18 E SITN,_ ,140,N DON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1859. Share I Railways. I Paid. I Closing I Business I Price. I Done. At [antic & St Lawrenc? I.easid at 6 per cent.. 80xn.,8 aroda& Cent.lnd gu. 5 percent D 0.... Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. B Buffaba and Lake Huron! Do. New Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 18721 Do. do. 1 July, 18731 Do. do. 1 June, 18741 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) ' Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do.4i p.c. Bds. pay. '59 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Fret' Gt.lndiaPenin.p.:ua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt. S.of Ind. Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New • Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. 'l3 without opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.share Do. do. Land do 1 Do. do. B. Capital do , Do. do. Land do ; Northof India Tramroad; Limited, Scrip..., Oude (Limited) Sciude a . Do. Do. New o Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. tcgl St. Andrews & Quebec A ,Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 all 13} all 83 85 & } d is 4} all . 16 1 } 100 100 1100 1. 3. 0. f 2s. 6d. 94 al 82 86 SO 84 par pi par i P d 102 103 I - [par #pl 19 21 35 36 76 78 921 934 LOO 4 101 41 d par) 16 161 44 103 105 103 105 103 105 98 100 171 17t 194 20 • 18 IS , - -(11 - --0 d 3.p 194 201 d par d id par: LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown, and other Peers. APPEAL-SMITH Y. KEAY. The further hearing of this part-heard appeal was re• sinned this morning. lqr. R. Palmer, Q.C., resumed his argument for the re spondent. The learned counsel referred to the statements contained in the afiS , ,i-er to the e . 7;idence produced, as show ing the position in 4 Which he stood at the time the bond was granted to the appellant by the respondent. It is probable the arguments will continue all this day. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) IN GRAM V. FULLER AND ANOTHER. This was a suit instituted by the plaintiff to prove the will of a gentleman named Fuller, deceased, which was dis puted by Francis Fuller, one of the defendants and heir at law, on the ground that the will was not duly executed, that the testator was not of sound testamentary capacity at the time of executing, and that he was under undue influence and control. Dr. Addams, Q.C., was counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., for the defendant. From the opening statement of counsel, it appeared that the plaintiff took out a probate of the will on the 6th of December, 1858 ; but it was disputed on the ground already specified, and the plaintiff was compelled to adopt the pre sent proceedings to establish his claim. The plaintiff had taken out a decree against the defendants, to which an ap pearance had been entered, and after considerable delay a day was fixed for the trial. It further appeared that prior to the disputed instruments, several other wills had been made by the deceased, in all of which the plaintiff was ap pointed sole executor and devisee, with the exception of a few bequests. The legal adviser and medical attendant of the deceased gave evidence as to the due execution of the will, and to his full testamentary capacity. Mr. Hawkins, on the part of the defendants, did not offer any opposition, and, under direction of the Court, a verdict was found for the plaintiff. The probate was accordingly decreed, but the question of costs was reserved. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,-(TIIIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH. STREET. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE AND JEWELLERY.— Emily Ellen Clifford, a: chalwoman, Ellen Willis, a ser vant, William Willis, house decorator, and George Fre derick Garcker, a porter, were charged with stealing plate and jewellery of the value of £lBO, the property of Mr. Edward White Fox, dealer in water-colour drawings, of 60, Brook-street. From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that on the evening of the 23d of March he went to spend an even ing with his wife at a friend's at Notting-hill, leaving his house in the care of Ellen Willis and Garcker, and in the course of the evening was fetched away, being informed that during his absence his house had been extensively robbed. He immediately returned in a cab, and on searching the place found that a cupboard in which the plate was deposited had been unnecessarily forced, the door at the time not being locked, and a large quantity of plate of every description stolen. A cap, "jemmy," and pair of housebreaker's noiseless shoes were picked up and given to him by a constable. He (prose cutor) then went to the bed-room, and on opening a ward robe found that a box, which had been concealed behind some dresses, had been removed and placed on the table, and a quantity of jewellery, consisting of diamond and other rings, brooches, &c., were stolen. From the appearance of the place, and from the fact that all the plated articles were left behind and only the valuable ones taken, and from other circumstances, he was led to suspect that the thieves must have been aware of the places where the articles were kept, and for that reason he had given the prisoners into custody. After a little further evidence was given the prisoners were remanded, Mr. Bingham stating that he would take good bail for their appearance. THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT UPON A TOLL COLLECTOR IN ME TUNNEL.—William Charles Parsons, a brick-layer's la bourer, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with com mitting violent assault upon Charles Pluck, collector of tolls in the Wapping shaft of the Tkraes Tunnel. The complainant had a surgical plaister on his forehead, and his coat and waistcoat were stiffened with gore. He stated that last night at 11 o'clock the prisoner and two others came to the toll-box where he was stationed to collect tolls of passengers, and one of them offered to leave trowel for the toll for the three, and said he would redeem it next day. He refused to accept of the trowel, and told the party they must pay threepence in money before they passed through, and that his duty would not allow him to accept of anything except money. The prisoner immediately commenced in sulting him and abusing him, and struck him a violent blow on the nose with his clenched fist, and pro duced a wound which bled profu.ely. Ile then called the police and gave the prisoner into custod*. Police-constable, No. 111 K, said ho found the old man bleeding- profusely, and that the prisoner was running away when he took him into custody. James Parsons, the brother of the prisoner, said that he offered the trowel to the collector, who refused it, and handled his brother, and while doing so fell upon the tell tale and hurt himself. Mr. Yardley said the last witness rather confirmed the complainant than otherwise, and ho had no doubt the pri soner struck the old man ; it was a most violent and out rageous proceeding, He fined the prisoner 405., and in default of payment twenty-one days' imprisonment. THIS IMF'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. During the week the arrivals of English wheat coast wise have been only 2,010 quarters, and fresh up to-day the receipts by land carriage were limited. Although the show of samples was small, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive, at about Monday's currency. There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on offer, and sales progressed heavily at barely late rates. In floating cargoes very little was doing. Barley was very dull, and prices had a drooping ten dency. There was very little inquiry for malt, and inferior kinds were a shade lower. Good sound oats were tolerably firm, but inferior foreign parcels ruled heavy, at barely late ates Beans, peas, and our moved off slowly, at bout sta tionary prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour. Bnglish 2,010 1 670 ; 1,010 ; 110 i 2,770 Irish Foreign .. 3,530 i 10,590 i 10,060 i 600 sks I his NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be well supplied with meat. The trade to-day is heavy, as follows : Per Sibs. by the Carcass. s. d. 8. d. Inferior Beef 3 2to 3 6 Mid. d 0..... 3 Bto 3 10 Pni.largodo. 4 oto 4 2 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 Large pork.. 3 4to 3 8 s. d. s. (1. Infr. Mutton. 3 4to 3 10 Mid. do 4 oto 4 2 PrUne do. 4 4to 4 6 Veal 3 10 to 4 8 Small pork 310 to 4 2 to 5s 10d. Lamb, 4s 81 BOROUGH HOP. We have no further advance to notice in the value of new hops, but the demand for all kinds continues steady. Yearlings are firm ; but old hops rule heavy. Mid and East Kent pockets B4s to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do 64s to 80s „ Sussex do 60s to 72 3 „ COLONIAL. TEA.—The market continues rather inactive, but prices are well maintained, common - congou being quoted lnd per lb. SUGAR--A steady business has been done in British West India, and late rates have in all instances been well maintained. Foreign qualities were in fair request, and sold readily at former rates. In the Refined Market the busi ness transacted has been of a rather moderate character, at about previous values. COFFEE.—The supplies of plantation Ceylon aro still very limited, and prices are high. Native Ceylon met a good demand, and sold for full rates, and some superior qualities of Jamaica brought extreme rates. RICE.—The market has been rather more active, and fine white Bengal sold for full rates. Rum.--The demand for fine qualities of Jamaica has been active, and previous rates are fully maintained. SALTPETRE.—The market continues very quiet, and prices are unaltered. TALLow.—The market during the last ifew days has exhibited symptoms of heaviness, and prices have a down ward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 535, and last three months 53s 9d per cwt. ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE.—The friends of this excellent institution, founded by that chari table member of- the medical profession Mr. John Propert, Deputy - Lieutenant of Cardiganshire, celebrated the seventh annual festival at the London Tavern on the 6th inst., under the able presidency of Lord Stanley, M.P., whose eloquent appeal to the assembled guests (about 200) was nobly responded to, as it was announced towards the close of the banquet that £3,900 had been subscribed, and pro mised in addition to about £3OO per annum from new sub scribers. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION. —Her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners chartered two ships yesterday afternoon, the 7th inst.—viz., the Burlington, 676 tons, to sail from Southampt on f or T a b le Bay, Cape of Go' od Hope, at £l2 14s. 6d. per statute adult; and the Parsee, 1,060 tons, to sail from the same port for Sydney, New South Wales, at £l5 2s. Id. per statute adult. Both vessels to be ready for the reception of passengers on such day as the Commissioners may appoint between the 25th of May and the Ist of June. They have also given notice of their in tention to receive tenders next Thursday, the 14th inst., for a ship to proceed to Algoa Bay, Cape of Good H o pe, to be ready for the reception of passengers any day the Com missioners may lix upon between the 30th of May and the 6th of June. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'-THIIRSDAY. The room was somewhat thinly attended, and the sub ' scriberi devoted their time to the discussion of the recent death of Sir Charles Monck. Sir Charles was an eccentric, but a popular patron of the turf withal, and ha had his share of good fortune. By his death Gamester, who held a pro minent posiiion in the betting, is disqualified for the Derby, Harefoot for the Great Northern, &c., and several other animals for important engagements. The business transacted was so unimportant that the fol lowing scanty list of quotations may be given without com ment : GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 9to 2 agst Harraton (taken) 25 to 1 agst Defender (taken) METROPOLITAN STAKES. 7to 1 agst Lifeboat (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Drogheda (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Belle (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Promised Land (•ffered) DERBY, Bto 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 100 to 6 agst Musjid (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Balnamoon (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Promsied Land winning the Two Thousand, and Volcano the Derby (taken) LUDLOW RACES-THURSDAY. The Oakley Stakes. Dreadnought . Daniel O'Rourke colt.. The Herbert Stakes. Brandy Ball Target Toddy The Corporation Plate, Clemanthe Rip Van Winkle Cupid . Tho Ludlow Handicap Apollo Grillade TIIIRSK RACES—THURSDAY. The Mowbray Stakes. Buttercup Recluse Nine ran. The Borough Handicap. Trepan • • ••• • • • Lady Mary colt . . Bourgeois Ten ran. The Hunt Cup. Egg Sauce. Odd Leg Nine ran. The Hurdle Race. Blueskin came in alone. Breeze and Pantomime re. fused. Only these ran. A NEW DIVISION OF EUROPE. (From the Morning Advertiser.) We made known to our readers—in an article published on Monday—the substance of a confi dential communication we had received respecting the " certainty and imminence of war," from a man ho occupies an eminent political position in the Governmental councils of a neutral country. We then observed that the statements of our informant were not based on mere speculation, but were the result of interviews and confidences between him and persons holding high racks in France, including a member of the Imperial family itself. The im portance to be attached to his opinions —or, we should rather say, his disclosures—became imme diately apparent to us, knowing as we did the facility of intercourse he possesses with so many leading men in Switzerland, Sardinia, and France. Since the article appeared in which we gave that portion of his communications which he allowed us to make public, we have received from another quarter, an additional hint as to certain Russo-French schemes, which we, in our turn, hasten to lay before our readers. Before doing so, we may say that, in this case also, as in the other one alluded to, we can vouch for the character and the undoubted sources of political knowledge of our informant. It would appear, then, that so far back as a year ago, the plan of Louis Napoleon to proceed by force of arms against Austria was already fixed, and even the various' details arranged. With this view he carried on negotiations with Switzer land for the cession of the Dappes Valley, which was to provide him with a splendid military high road into Northern Italy. To the same motives of preparation is to be attributed his prodigal dis tribution of St. Helena medals and military pen sions among the remnants of the Grande Armee in Germany. By means of these bribes and gew gaws he sought to create in the Rhenish countries a factitious revival of Napoleonic enthusiasm—a design, however, that only resulted in a miserable failure. We are told, however, that in England, too, the French Ruler long ago endeavoured to sound the opinion of certain statesmen, in order to ascertain the degree of readiness they would evince in joining in an anti-Austrian coalition, or to declare, at least., for neutrality on the part of Eng land. All these n_anceuvres gradually awakened the suspicion of the Court of Vienna ; so much so, in fact, that the latter, many months before the famous New Year's speech of Louis Napoleon to M. von Hubner, was already on the alert, and an expectant of coming events. This explains why Austria, before the war alarm had startled the ears of Europe, strove to obtain a firmer footing in Germany at large, by adopting a policy more Ger man in its character, such as she has recently exhibited on the question of Schleswig-Holstein. So much for the preparations made and the feelers thrown out by Louis Napoleon before he ventured on his New Year's harangue. We now come to an even more important part of the reve lation given to us, referring to the design of a new partition of Europe. We here repeat that, wild as the schemes may appear which we will presently unfold, they have, nevertheless, been broached in secret by a personage that stands on the very steps of the French throne. According to the plan alluded to, 'it has been proposed that the territorial state of things in Central and Southern Europe should be altered from top to bottom, and that a new mapping out should take place after the following fashion :- 1. The King of Sardinia to have his dominions increased by the addition of Lombardy and Venice, as well as by the so-called Duchies. 2. Louis Napoleon, in return for his military aid, to receive the province of Savoy and the Sardinian Littorale as far as Nice. 3. Prince Napoleon to have a kingdom carved out for him by the union of the States of the Church and Tuscany. 4. The kingdom of the Two Sicilies, or at least Naples, to be handed over to Murat. S. Russia to obtain Galicia and Pomerania. 6. Prussia to be indemnified for Pomerania, and to .be retained against Austria, by a bribe in the shape of Holstein and Hanover. 7. Hungary to be separated from Austria, and the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia to be made King of Hungary. 8. Austria to be confined to her Federal German possessions. It will be seen that this plan does not exactly tally with the famous " Map of Europe in 1860." In the map laid before the public, the little perquisites of Louis Napoleon, Prince Napoleon, and the Cirand Duke Constantine were prudently left out, There were very judicious rea sons, no doubt, why the configuration of the map should not be made too startling at the time for the susceptibilities of the nations of Europe. It was probably held to be a safer policy to accustom the minds of men to these dark intrigues and ambitious changes by, at first, restricting the observer to only an imperfect glance at the marvels the de spotic camera obscura had to unfold. By and by, with the gradual development of events, and with the thunders of battle stunning men's ears and blunting their senses, it was, we may assume, believed that the more dangerous features in the great intrigue might make their appearance with less risk to their subtle designers. It is as well, however, that there are some chinks in council chamber doors, through which convenient revela tions now and then creep out into the world. It does not require any one to be deeply versed in State policy to understand, that when matters have so ripened in secret, an outburst cannot long be delayed. It would be idle to think that Louis Napoleon has stirred up the Acheron of European State-craft only to abandon all his cherished and well-matured schemes at the first idea of a Con gress. The danger to the tranquillity of the world is, therefore, far from being removed. On the contrary, with each succeeding day we become more familiar with the vastness of the plans hatched against the security of Europe. We cannot but lament that, in the 'face of such an impending catastrophe there are no signs yet of sufficient national energy , on our part. But a few weeks more and we arrive at the season when operations, military and naval, may be expected ; vet England remains unprepared in both respects ! With a national danger thus at our threshold, the responsibility that weighs on our rulers is a fearful one. But it would be unjust if we did not add, that the responsibility which weighs on the people in general is still greater. They, by the incredu lity and insoucianoe that seems to possess them, may possibly be one of the chief causes of the actual outbreak of a war, the probable consequences of which no man can contemplate without a shudder. 201 204 100 100 190 174 20 S took 100 20 Sto. I Stock Stock 10. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c.' Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Prof. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gut). 6 per cent Parie,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Porn.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga 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 Flande-s Do. 51 p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Westein of Switzei land Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand all all all all all si — l* 1 2 ?I 5 4i d 24/ 251 6i 7 si 8,1 20 24 3el 37 81 91 - P 33 33 1 50 52 11 1j dl 01 9,} 91 191 20} 51 91 91 21 22 BRITISH MINES. lharel Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan). Great South Tolg - us G. Wheal Al fd.(Phill ack.) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Ber:lia North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crony— N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellts Unit. (Wend. )I Sortridge Cons. Min. Co., SouthCaradon(St.Cleel South C. Brea', Mogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co iTin Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Butler (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cats.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wli '1 Mary Ann Oliem he) sVh'l Trelawney ( Lick. ; Paid. 1 Closing Business Price. Done. 2.11.10 6 7 2i 3 17e 11.18.8 91 18s 6d 7.9.4 i 1 nll. 460 470 220 230 12 14 3} 11 7i 9 11 i 9 10 14 15 1 t li ' 1 240_ 250 18.1.§.9; 12s 6d 1 24 3 1 200 210 5 i 1.7.2 2 21 4 4i 211 221 82 84 100 200 125 135 2 2/ 11 11 46 48 4 30 32 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 800 Accord Copper,Lim lOs par 8 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at Li p ) 27 1 11i 20 Do. St.J Andel R ey,Litn l5 13 14 5 Do. Lard and Mintneo all 1 Clarendon Consols Min-, ing Co. of Jamaica d 40 Cobro Coppar all 36 38 Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 4 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 91 10 5 Lusitanian ' 11 1 1 d 1 Difpriquit.; all E 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.oc S.Aus.l lO 1 p 20 Fontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining. and Smelt all 4 5 5 Port Philip i 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28 1 .2.Blllnited Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. raid. ' Closing BUB iness Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c..Ta. &July 100 115 116 115} 16 Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr..t. Sep. 100 113 115 114 N.8.C0v.6p.c..Ta. &Ju y 10C 114 1121 112 Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 103 104 NovaScotiaGov.6p.c.,St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1111 1121 1121 12 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jau&July 100 1111 1121 Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 -- JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sham] Joint-Stock Banks. paid, Closing Badness i Price. Done. Agra&l nitedServie,el3kl Australasia I Bank of Egypt ( Bank of London I Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North Americanl Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank o" Commercial of London. Eng., Scot. ' & Aus. Ch. Gen. Bk. of Switzerland l Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. l London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster ' Nat. Prov. of England Do. new 50 National Bank 67 69 244 25 45 47 100 100 20.11 100 1} 1 cll 63 65 32 33 1 18 19 14 16 New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Otteman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New 221 23} 'South Australia . 20 201 70 71 IDo. New . Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 24 304 214 200 MISCELLAN EOUS. Miseellangous. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £5 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C. Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg Do. Preference 74 per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Ca Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Laud Do do Do 8 p.c. Pref.,i ss.at I dis N. Br. &Nova ScotiaL and N. B.Australastan (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen NeW . & Oriental Steam. Do. Red Sea & Ind. Teleg - r Rhymney Iron Do. New . ... . Royal Mail Steam .... Scot. Aus trin. (L im.) South Australian Land. Submarine Tel Scri Do. do Registered . . p Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Cin".l Pau Diemen's Laud all all all 15s. all all p a id 1 Closing 1 Price. 'Business done 14 15 190 220 32 34 2i 3} 31 34 36 38 19 21 14 15 125 130 9 19 141 4 15 141 21! 4 Si 1102 104 1 P I id It 3 5 6 i 1 i 1 1 UN par . 3 83 8.5 13 14 p Ai 21; 60 61 63 1121 125 37 38 1 .* 1 - 9 11 11 1 all 1 100 l_ _ _ all all all all all all 35 1 I THE VOYAGE OT THE NEAPOLITAN . PRISONERS. (Awn the Diary of One of the Exiles.) MONTESARCHIO, Jan. 14, 1859. A commission, composed of Signor Rodrigues, of the Marine; Dagmy, of the G en d armer i e; S a l vat i , of the Police; followed by other officers and by many gendarmes, attended the departure for America. Among the twenty-five political pri soners condemned to irons in the prison of Monte sarchio were Poerio (he is now in England), and Pironti and Nisco, of whom I shall speak in another place. Early on the morning of the 15th, after being subjected to a rigorous examination of our persons and effects, we came out of our tomb of so many years, and, instead of going to Naples, as we were promised, we were taken to Pozzuoli. The commission took from us every in signia of the galleys, as they said they wished us to forget the past. But who can cancel the past ? The brands of our chains, the injustice of our sufferings, will follow us everywhere, nor will leave us in the tomb. The road was lined with soldiers, and three gendarmes sat in every carriage; the great object was to prevent us holding communication with any living soul, and brief time was given for the last farewells in the evening. I renewed my promise to the unfortunate sons of Dono never to leave their father, as I had sworn never to sever myself from the dear and venerated Poerio. To him the best cabin on board the Stromboli was given. At Nisida we increased our company by 26, among them seven priests, and there we left Tironti, who, was unable from an incurable malady to undertake the voyage. At Procida we again added 16 to our number, and, against the pledged word of the commission, behold us en route for St. Stefano, without being able to arrange our domestic affairs or procure the needful to go to New York. Thus we - rook a last farewell of our unhappy coun try. On the 17th, 16 more, taken from Ergastolo joined our company—among them Setterebrini and Spavento. 'Of the 91 exiles mentioned in the decree of the 27th of December, 1858, we have collected sixty-six, fourteen have been dead for a long time, and the others are ill, decrepit, or at' Brindisi. How miserable are those among us who have passed the age of sixty or seventy, or who have left families without bread or assistance. Two wretched' children and a wife follow their father into exile. On the 17th Poerio's old com plaint began to torment him. The captain and the doctor were. most kind and affectionate in their attentions, and I was obliged to put a guard at the door to prevent the anxious exiles from entering to see him. On the 21st he was well enough to leave his bed, and we made this day a festu. On this day we perceived the coast of Spain; the sea was covered with vessels bearing the flags of all nation:- the Piedmontese saluted us. The s no w y cres t s of the Spanish mountains reminded me of the insuf ferable cold of - Montefusco and Montecarchio, which froze for seven years. At Algesiras great precau tions were taken to prevent our having any com munication with the Spaniards. On the 24th our letters were consigned to the Neapolitan Vice- Consul. FEB. 26, CApiz.—An officer of the Neapolitan Vice-Consulate comes on board the Stromboli, and assures us; on his word of honour, that he had made every possible effort to induce the Spanish Government to permit us to,, and, but without avail. We protest, and Poerio adds strong argu ments against the decision. The officer promises to renew his efforts and to return, but he never did, leaving us in doubt as to whether Spain was in. hospitable or our Government had so ordered. Every precaution taken to prevent our communi cation with Spaniards. FEB. 27.—Pica, Spavento, and Settembrini go on board the Fieramosca to request permission to land, to provide for their necessary wants. The commander refuses, on the ground that it had been so arranged with the Spanish Government from the moment in which we were condemned to exile. FEB. 28.—We send a request -to" - the commander to permit Poerio, so distinguished among us for every virtue, to land on account of his illness. As soon as the invalid knew it he sent to the com mander to say that he could accept no boon ; that he would never separate his destinies from those of his companions, whose griefs and hopes he had shared for eight successive years. I wept at his answer. MARCH I.—Poerio ill. MARCH 2.—Some sugar was sent to us, wrapped in some torn journals. We seize them with avidity, and read that Signor Rozaga has made 'some generous inquiries in our behalf of the Go vernment. MARCH 5 AND 6.—Poerio still suffering ; passes his time in reciting the verses of his noble deceased brother Allessandro.—(Pell in action against the Austrians in 1848, a young man of great promise.) MARCH 7.—After treating with the captain of a Dutch and a Spanish vessel, the commander finally arranges with an American vessel, which bears 't David Stewart, Baltimore„" on the stern, to take us to New York. Poerio a little better ; he lives on ass's milk. We are all affected by the bad food. MARCH 9.—We protest against the bad treat ment. The officer of the Neapolitan Consulate comes on board, and we none of us speak to him, being too much disgusted at his violation of his promises. All is ostentation, while every effort is made to conceal the fact of our departure. The obscurity and mystery of Montesarchio surround us. MARCH 10.—We are informed that a contract has been made with an American vessel to take us to New York. The contract will be communicated to us three days before leaving, and a copy given to Poerio. MARCH l I.—Poerio better. A blister applied to him, as there had been another a few days before ; leeches also applied. MARCH 12 AND 13.—An officer comes on board the Stromboli, and announces himself as the son of Settembrini—he is sent immediately on board the Fieramosca, without being permitted to see his father. A few minutes after Settetnbrini is called on board the frigate, where he remains an hour with his beloved child, whom he had not seen for 10 years. We all join our tears with theirs. The young sailor assures us that the journals of Europe Make great remonstrances against our exile—that our names are repeated everywhere—and that everywhere we should be welcomed. ---- - THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April B.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.I light, with dull weather, and slight rain. SCILLY, April 6.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Malcolm Brown, from Cardiff for Smyrna ; cargo shifted and leaky. GLOUCESTER, April 7.—Sailed—Alice, for Quebec. CARDIFF, April 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Lenton, for Quebec. SWANSEA, April 7.—Wind W.—Sailed—Hercules, for Coquimbo ; Staines Castle, for Cuba. MILFORD, April 7.—Wind W.—Arrived—Altna, from Demerara for London ; short of provisions ; master landed very ill. LIMERICK, April 6.—Wind S.—Sailed—William and Joseph, for Quebec. SUNDERLAND, April 7.—Wind S.W.—Blessing, for New York. HULL, April 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Pioneer, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, April 7.—Arrived—Anna, from Sierra Leone. SHIELDS, April 7.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—British Merchant, for Ceylon; Ellen Oliver, for Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind, S.W. ; light Arrived, April 7—White Star, from Melbourne ; Glen Monarch, from Bombay ; Zouave, from Calcutta. Arrived, April S—N. St. Pierre, from St. Mao; Eugznie, from Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind, W., very light ; tide, six hours' ebb, fine. Arrived—Rebecca Atrahams, from Randers ; Elise Marko, from Wrila ; Friends, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind, W.N.W. ; fresh. Passed—European, screw steamer, from London, for Limerick. Most of the outward bound that sailed yesterday have put back. A BRILLIANT ORNAMENT.—Yesterday a magni ficent State ornament, composed entirely of brilliants of the first water and of remarkable lustre, was submitted to pub lic competition at the auction rooms of Messrs. Debenham, Storr, lira Sons, King-street, Covent-garden. The jewels were mounted in gold as a miniature locket and stomacher, and were originally presented by Louis XIV. to a distin guished member of his Court. After a liberal competition the hammer fell at £l,OOO, and the lot was declared sold. THEATRICAL THUNDER.—The following anecdote is current in musical circles :—lt is known with what im , patience the public awaited the first representation of the Pardon de Ploermel," but the first performance was de layed by a singular caprice of the composer. At one of the most dramatic periods of the • work a violent storm bursts forth, and is, of course, accompanied by thunder. The manner in which the Opera-Comique represented the storm did not satisfy Meyerbeer, and he wandered about listening to every noise that was made in the hope of hearing some thing that came up more closely to his idea of a thunder peal. At last one morning, in passing before a house in course of demolition, the falling of the stones and mortar to the ground, through a long :wooden trough, gave pre cisely the sound which he wanted. Ho hastened to the theatre, and ordered a long square funnel to be made of boards, and sent down through it a quantity of stone s . " The sound is too hard," said the composer, "we must have smooth lead or iron. Grape shot would do admira ably." " But it is impossible to obtain them," said the manager, "without permission from the Government." Meyerbeer replied. that he would undertake to rocure them, and he wrote the same day_ to Marsh a l Vali an t , Minister of War, on the s ub ject. The Marshal is said to have been much amused at the letter, and to have replied that all the stores of Vincennes were placed at the com • poser's disposal. The shot thus obtained produces, when rolled down the wooden .trough, the thunder which is now b ear d each night the piece is performed, • • • .1 • RAIL TT INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. Yesterday afternoon a special general meeting of the proprietors of the London and South-Western Railway Company was held at the Waterloo Sta tion, Ross Mangles, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, The CIIAIRMAN said that circumstances had arisen since the issuing of the circulars which would materially shorten the business of the meeting. The second bill upon the list, viz., that for authorising. the amalgamation of the Portsmouth line with the company, had not advanced suffi ciently in the committee of the House of Commons to be submitted to the consideration of the share holders. The same remark applied to all the re maining bilis which it was the intention of the directors to bring before the meeting. He should therefore move that the consideration of them be adjourned till the 18th inst. The first bill on the list, namely, that authorising the company to raise £lOO,OOO capital for the construction of new works and branches in connexion with the main under taking, was the only one which it would be neces sary for the shareholders to give an opinion upon. The SOLICITOR having explained the various clauses of the bill, A SHAREHOLDER asked when it was likely that the ruinous competition which had sprung up between the South-Western and South-Eastern Companies would be discontinued. The CIIAIAMAN said he was about to anticipate the question of the hon. proprietor. The subject alluded to had occupied the most serious attention of the directors. The contest which had been entered into had neither been begun nor provoked by the South Western Company. They had not only made every reasonable concession to the South Eastern, but a 'gsod many which were more than reasonable, for .the , purpose of preserving peace, but without effect. The South Western had not taken the initiative in lowering the fares ; it was the act of the Brighton Company; and, as a, measure of self-defence, had only been followed by the South Western board, days after. The board, notivithstanding the many concessions they had made, were still ready to come to au amicable understanding. A SUAREHOLDER asked, was there not an agree ment between the two companies that neither should take up an independent line running through the districts; and had not that agreement been broken by the South Western taking up the direct Portsmouth line ? The CHAIRMAN said there certainly was such an understanding ' but the South W es t ern did n ot encourage the formation of the Portsmouth diregt line. It was made in spite of them, and the boa were obliged to take it up in self-defenee ; but in doing so they had offered the South Eastern the most liberal traffic arrangement. The South Eastern had, however, in the opinion of the board, broken other parts of the same as The board had done all they could to forward a settle ment of the differences, and were ready to do more if the South rastern would meet them half-way. Mr. PUNCHER said that the whole complication was due to the board taking up the direct Ports mouth line; that line- was a bad undertaking, and the directors had no right to purchase it with the proprietors' money. He should move that the meeting be adjourned, with the view of taking into consideration the bill brought forward, till the 18th inst. Mr. HERAPATH said the bill which it was pro posed to sanction had nothing whatever to do with the competition in question; and, though they all felt very strongly on that subject, they ought not to postpone the legitimate business of the company on that account. Mr. Punchers motion for the adjournment having been put was negatived. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution that the bill be approved and sanctioned by the proprietors, which was carried. The meeting was then adjourned till the 18th inst. at one o'clock. PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIP. W.RECK. Yesterday a meeting of the Royal National Life boat Institution was held at its house, John-street, Adelphi, Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P., in the chair. Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting, a reward of £4 was voted to the institution's lifeboat stationed at Appledore, Devon, for saving the crew of five men of the schooner Caroline, of Fowey, 'which during a heavy storm of wind from the westward was wrecked off that place on the 11th ult. The thanks of the institution, inscribed on vel lum, were also presented to Captain Willoughby, R.N.. for bis valuable services on the occasion of the lifeboat of the institution, stationed at Brighton, putting off to the assistance of the barques Viscaya and Aurora, and in testimony of his long and cordial co-operation i n th e establishment and management of thesociety's lifeboats at Lyme Regis, Newhaven, and Brighton. A reward of £8 was granted to the crew of the lifeboat of the institu tion stationed at Padstow, for putting off in her and rescuing, during a heavy gale of wind, the crew of seven men of the French schooner Gonsalve, which was wrecked off Padstow on the Bth ult. Also £8 to the crew of the same lifeboat, for going off in her again, on the 15th ult., and rescuing the crew of four men and a pilot from the schooner Frederick William, of Newport, which during a heavy gale of wind was wrecked off Padstow. The lifeboat's gallant coxwain, D. Shee, was also pre sented with the silver medal of the institution. A reward of £6 was also voted to the crew of the institution's lifeboat stationed at Holyhead, for assisting, on the 11th ult., to bring, during a gale of wind, to a port of safety, the schooner Scotia, and her crew of nine hands. A reward of £6 was granted to the crew of the tubular lifeboat, stationed at Rhyl, for assisting to bring to a port of safety the sloop Mary, of Ramsey, and her crew of three hands. The sloop was ob served, on the 29th ult., in a perilous position in Abergele Bay. A reward of £6 was voted to the crew of the Fishguard lifeboat, for the assistance she had ren dered to the crew of the brig Lord Gough, during a heavy gale of wind on the 15th ult. Rewards amounting to ;CSC were voted to the crews of the lifeboats of the institution stationed at Aldborough (Suffolk), Penmon (Anglesey), Brigh• ton, Newhaven, and Arklow, for putting off to vessels in reply to signals of distress, and rendering to many of them important services. A reward of £ll was voted to the crew of the society's lifeboat at Thorpness, Suffolk, for putting off early on the morning of the 2d inst., and saving the crew of eight men from the brig Velocity, of Sunderland, which during a heavy gale of wind sank on Sizewell Bank. A reward of £6 was voted to the crew of the Irvine lifeboat for saving the crew of four me from the schooner Ebenezer, of Beaumaris, which during a gale of wind on the 7th ult., was wrecked on Irvine Bar. A gratuity of £lO was voted to the widow of a coast guardsman who had unfortunately lost his life on the night of the 30th ult., in attempting to render assistance with the mortar apparatus to a vessel in distress off Sunderland Pier. The institution has now 81 lifeboats under its management ; to maintain them therefore in a state of efficiency requires a large permanent,. income. The institution has decided to place a lifeboat at Mullion, near the Lizard, the Hon. Mrs. Agar and T. J. A. Robartes, Esq., M.P., having munificently contributed towards theundertaking. There are still many , exposed points on the Cornish coast which requires lifeboats, which the Duchy of Corn wall ought from its immense revenues to supply or liberally to assist others to do its work. A contri bution of £242 to the institution was announced as having been made by the seamen members of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Society, The Earl of Derby, Vice-Chancellor Sir Page Wood, William Stuart, and S. Lyne Stephens, Esqrs., were elected vice-presidents of the institu tion. Payments amounting to £9OO for new life boats, carriages, and for the maintenance of the society's lifeboats, having been made, the proceed ings closed. has just left Paris for the "United States, after a stay 4- Vapital. He was obliged to z C gl r aon E ridt s fi S 80 .7 .1 nhikitishr return Ft M uriem o n r cto l h th e de part so unexpectedly that time was not allowed to terminate the chess tournament commenced not lon g s i n c e , as w o me ntioned at the time. The admirers of Mr. Morphy could not, however, permit him to leave without a public demon stration of their full sense of his merits both as a wonderful chess-player and a most straightforward and courteous, gentleman. Accordingly, u p war d s o f 40 o f th e b oa t players in the French capital invited the American player to a splendid dinner, which took place the day before yesterday, M. St. Amant in the chair. At the dessert, M. Delannoy rose, and in a wry ele- Fantly-turned speech proposed the health of their illustrious guest, who had known how, during his visit to Paris, to secure alike the admiration and affec tion of the chess amateurs of that city. Mr. Morphy re turned thanks at sonic length, and after expressing how deeply he was sensible of the cordial reception given hint by the French players, co acluded by proposing the " health of M. St. Amanc, who had for so long a period shown the deepest devotedness to the cause of chess, and who had aided the progress of that noble game by the triple talent of brilliant play, well-reasoned articles, and eloquent speak ing." This toast having been duly responded to, a white marble bust of Mr. Morphy, from the chisel of M. 1 e. quesne, and an excellent likeness, was c rowned with a laurel-wreath amidst the loudest acelamapens. Ther of the evening was spent in the most cordi al ra p a a p rty e ineke A re i s , t . Morphy playing several f ine games before the Regence. up, The bust is to remaind at the Cafe o _.. ~ , .. 2 .. 2 ....g4 'ern !Tew .the ling has 1 an ved. re ek tee he Sharel 1000 Stock! stook