The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-13 00:00:00

- 1111X.1 0 U 11 1 .ILIMII .11V ........-......-......_ BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 3.10. N EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE NARK ET.-( THIS DAY.) , • CITY, Two O'CLOCK. -- • .,,, Closing I Business ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. P aid . Price. Done. • , The Royal Bride has arrived from Australia with Share Railways. 'p aid Closing \ Business ' Price. 12.10 Ambers* , Notting Bost. I 29,291 ounces of gold, valued at £117,164. These 50 Be r fa d st E a a ' n s d te ß rn ai J iy u ni e' :t n io a n . 10 5/ 61 6 1 0 a..... I A t L I a e n a t s i e c d & a t S 6 t Lawrencepper cent.. ] 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 1 134 4 it d remittances will, no doubt, prevent any extensive w i. 5 per cent Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh all - - efflux from the Bank of England, but, as soon as 13.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val all 71 81 18 - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 I 4 d - the available supplies thus afforded are sent away, 25ck B B r ly is t t h ol an an d d Tp x lB Do. Do. 844 / 6. 1 d Junction lOO 62 64 201 Buffalo and Lake Ffuron all 54 it is probable that the exportation of silver to the ,25 Blackburn 161 81 9 •• Stock Caledonian East, if maintained, will cause a further diminution Sto Tyne .... /00 f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 83 88 100 11 9232 E 100 805 80f (6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 3 of the metallic reserves of the national establish -100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 80 85 Stock Chester and Holyhead 100 - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 ment. The recent Australian consignments have 50 Cork and Bandon all -- 2 2 0 0 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage a ll a - 5 6 - 4 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. par 4 p all been taken for the Continent, and it is expected2o Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim. 2s. - - Cornwall Do. B 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. par 5 that the next few remittances will be disposed of 10 Do. A A Twee. no div. I all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited)'2B. 6d. - - 10until6p.c.per an in a similar manner.hasbeen pd.toß. all - - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 i i p 174 Demerara - - Dublin andßelfast June all - - The rapidity with which the instalments of the 25 50 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 84 9 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 f 5 d Stock East Anglian new Indian loan are to be paid must, it is thought - , Stock Eastern Counties lOO 15 16 100 574 581 57 4 8 4 20 Do. C Shares all - - exert some influence on the tendency of the money Stock Eastern ' Union A Stock 100 43 45 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 par 5 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - ' Stock Do. d 0.29 31 30 market. Of the L 7,000,000 now applied for, more 25 Do.Nw.A (Ite.E ß .U St 3d e s k 1008 5 - 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - 20 Geelong - & Mel. gua.s p. c. all 19 21 181 than half will be paid before the 7th proximo, and 25 East Kent ' all 13 15 sto. f Geelong Corporation 6 lOO - Stock East Lancashireloo 91 92 91 1 / per cent. Bonds the whole completed in the short space of three 20 East Suffolk all - - Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 10 0 35 36 . 3 4 5 months. The previous operation was spread over - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 i a much longer period, and it created comparatively St l o o ck Ed D in o burg and Glasgow 100 72 73 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref..... 100 92) 931 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 26 27 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. all 100 1011 1001 5 100 little effect, but since then a large absorption of Stock Furness - - 20 Do. do 4 - -- capital has taken place thro ug h numerous channels Stock Glasgow & South Westn. leit) 92 94 20f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip / 2 , - - 44 lately opened, and the market is not so easy. The 10 Great North of Scotland all Stock Great Northern s Stock 100 1001 1011 101 / guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 16 164 15; sudden call of so large an amount may, therefore, Do. do. A Stock lO 101 100 84 86 8 5 5 4 4 5 201 Do. New be expected to impart more firmness to the tock Do. do. B Stock rates of Stock Great Western Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 1001 1044 1054 105 131 133 100 ( Do. Bonds pay. ' 76 •w i th } all 103 105 ( opt. till '6O 100 57 4 53 ., 571 i 8 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O discount, es • especially as symptoms of an advance Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 56 D° 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 103 105 have been recently developed. 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - - 8 all 2 86 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 171 174 161 The favourabl e repor t s yesterday afternoon from 161 Do. Thirds 1613 4Do New Thirds l6 11 12 p 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 18 18) 171 18 most of the Continental bourses denote greater Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 93 934 834 1 216 16 d 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s. 10 Do. do. F confidence in the tende nc y o f po liti ca l a ff a i rs. For 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 1 00 - - some time previously confidence in the satisfactory 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 - 20 Do. Southport Newßrunswick&Canda. all - - ~ . 20 / Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 - -d solution of the Italian question, by means of a Con- Stock London and Blackwell. all 63 65 °-/ * Class ACapitl.Share.. gress, had sensibly declined, but it has again been - Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. - - Stock Lon.,Brighton k,S.Coast 100 .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10. - ..._--d revived by the general observations of some of the Stock London SE North Westn 100 1 93 44 94 31 i .. Do. do. Land d 0... Continental journals, and the effect on the value of s 124 Do. Eighths national stocks was almost instantaneous. The 25 L 111 112 111 1 74 15 1d 6 4 i tock Lond ' on& South-Westn. 100 91 91 4 914 'derry L'derry & Enniskillen, all - - 20 1 NorthoflndiaTramroad 2, Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde ss. - ...i 15 1 d 'lp Austrian funds at Amsterdam yesterday advanced Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 37 i 88 381 20 Do. +, o F,, all 191 204 3 1 4 ii 20 Do. New 4 . 10 5 d par 95 3 per cent., and the French funds ;per cent. S tock 10 31-tropolitan Midland lOO 94 1004 101 1001 14 20 Do. Punjaub • . g 57 5 1 4 d Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 74 76 75 11 Consequent upon that recovery a better feeling 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. bsZ:,' 10 1 d i d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - now prevails at the Stock Exchange, and the 25 Do. A Shares all - - 10 ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par 100 Nevetastle and Carlisle all - general tendency of values is in the ascendant. 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 10 12 1 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex- lc c Newry , , ,se & Armagh (def.) 9 -_-_- -L -wry, Warpt., & Ros all • hibited a further advance in the rates on Vienna Stock Norfolk lOO 58 60 50 North. Counties Union 34 34 3 d saa i 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 55 and Trieste. Stock North British lOO 56 564 usw a 20 Ardennes all - - 1 1 ~, 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 i Id 2 l I i Stock Nor Dev Pail &DkStk. 100 - - There were no bullion operations of importance Stock Do.A.' Stk.L.A . rec.no' div 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all - - at the Bank of England yesterday. The whole of until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 2 25 Stock,Do. B Stock the gold by the Roxburgh Castle, viz., £166,000, Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick I•g ° 0 8-9 i 8-0 "4 894 90 20 Dutch Rhenish d 6 Eastern of France ...., all 241 251 has been taken for transmission to the Continent, Stock Do. LeedsG.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2 4 3/ d A 100 45 46 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - p and the greater portion of the sp ec i e b y t h e Asia !Stock Do. York lOO 74 15 744 4 20 Great Central of France all - - Stock North London lOO 102 104 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. all 64 7 has also been taken for the same purpose. 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd 10 Italian Junction ....... 8 - 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - - Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton 20 I N o a r p t r li l Staffordshire,.,, 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - Junction £3 15. - - 174 41 4i d 131 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 1 lip 9 4 Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices tended 20 North-Western 20 Lucca &Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all - - 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 downwards. , The sales w ere es ti ma t e d at 6,000 Stock Oxford, W or., & W o l ves lOO 32 33 "' 20 10 Peebles all •- - 331 Ma ria Antonia all - Lyons and Geneva - - - bales. In Railway Sh ares ra th er more animation 19 7 5d 14 20 Do. do. New - - 20 Portsmouth 4 was apparent, and quotations wer e d ec id e dl y fi rmer. 10 Rh ymney lO - - 20 Namur and Liege all 88/ Stock Scottish Central lOO 107 109 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 20 204 A moderate amount of busi ness h as t a k en p l ace Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 26 27 16 Northern of France all 361 37 in the market for p u bli c secur iti es to-day, and a Stock Do. Stock ShroScottish pshire Union Mid. Stock 100 82 83 20 Do. New Shares - - p 100 45 47 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. . all 81 91 p fractional advance is exhibited i n th e quo t a ti ons o f 10 Si tt i ngbourne & Sheer. all 31 24 d 20 Ottoman, gua. 6er cent 7 - - Stock South Devon lOO 42 44 43 4 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 33 335 33 the Funds. Very little variation has ensued, but stock!south-Eastern lOO 68 68 5 69 8 1 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 50 52 Stock South Wales the market has been favourably influenced by the 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 65 20 r Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) / a 11 ii d , / gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) ... j ' 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - advices from the Continent and the rise on the foreign 20 Do. do lB - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - -•-• 20 Staines Wok., & Wok all 8 11 Bourses. Consolshave been about 951 for money and 25 Stockton &D.lingon all 36 37 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - , account, and at the present moment there are " sel- 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - Do. do. 1858 7 - - lers" at that p r i ce. Th e G overn ment b roker has bought - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - 20 Sambre and Stock gaff Vale lOO - - 10 Do. 54 per cent. Meuse. .... all 6 7 Pref. ... all 9 91 £lO,OOO Reduced Annuities for the Savings Banks, Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 - - 20 S ou thern of France .... all 1 20 Bank Stock is ra th er fi rmer, at 2231 to 2241 ; and 25 iThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 81 West Flanders all 5 6 5; 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference the New Thre es a t 941 ,but the Reduced ar e flat StockiVale of N ea th lOO 64 .65 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 21 22 20 Western of Austria .. . 6 - -50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - at 94. Exchequer Bills are steady, at 335. to 365. 20 West Cornwall - - prem. India Loan Debentures have receded to W-end Lou. & Cry. Pal. rill - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 105 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Zealand all - - 961, and the Bonds are par to 7s. prem. - 78. has been pd. to B all 3 si 5 Do. B Business in the Foreagn. Stock Market is rather 20 West London all more animated, and prices in sorae instances are 10 Do. Ist Class all - - BRITISH MINES. 871 to 20 Do. 2d Class all - - rather firmer, Turkish 6 per Cents. being Sharef Mines. nor ,. Closing' Business 88i; ditto New Loan, 771 to 781 ; and the PREFERENCE SHARES. I '" Price. Done. 4 per Share Closing Business Cents. have improved to 1021 to 103 ; Dutch 21 Railways. Paid. Price. Done. - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 6 7 per Cents. at 641 ; and Russian 5p er Cents. at 110 20 British Iron 25 Blythe and Tyne IC per' - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 - -to 1101; Mexican have receded to 21, Portuguese to Stk _ r o. s pref. (issued at £5O) 1 all 49 51 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 460 470 El 1 & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 - East Bassett (Illogan). 30 220 230 451, Sardinian to 77 and 79, and Buenos A res f2O Do. do. do. Shares - - - Great South Tolgus... 17s 12 14 Stock Caledon 410, 44 per cent 100 09 101 - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack e ) 11.18.8 2/ 34 Deferred to 18; The New Austrian Loan is quoted y •12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7. 10 - - 2to 1 din. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 p c 100 - -G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 95 4 Stock Do. do. sp. ct. - - 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c all - - - Lady Bertha - North Frances (Illogan) 81 71 In the Railway Share Market the dealings have - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 11 i 64 Dun. Perth,&Aber..Tun. all 5/ 6 1 i been moderately active, and prices, in. most instances, Stock E.Ang,n. Class A 7 & spc 100 98 101 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 910 1 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 14 15 Stock!Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 112 116 chew a further improvement of about 1 per cent. Stock !Do . do. ' Class C 7 pc.... 100 1 08 112 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - The arrangements for the settlement, however, Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l 100 113 115 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s ;14 are Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 111 113 - SoutliCaradon (StCleer) 24 240 250 now in ~, pro b ress, but the charge for carrying over -• South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 3 StockiDo. New 6 per ct. St oc k 100 129 131 - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan)' 18.18.9 200 210 1975 200 is not heavy. Eastern Counties, Great Northern, M o lt , I]a a . s at t el , n an U e ni 6 on ;r 4 per ct. 100 82 84 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire have 5 E.& W. York. Jon, fifths all - - Mining Co 10 Tin Croft 45 2 24 9 4 41 Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -- advanced Es. ; and Midland, North British, and Stock Edits Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 70 72 - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 # i South Eastern, 10s. South Western and North slo o e c t n i a r s n . e a 4 ;rgf. ce r ,n a t . 5 - p c". 1 1 01 1 10 112 - W. Caradon (Liskeard). "20 82 84 - West Basset (Illogan) l5 24 221 Eastern (Berwick), declined ss. Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 16 118 Stock Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 10 112 The Foreign li nes are a l so a t s li - Wheal Basset (Illogan). 55 190 200 - Wheel Buller (Redruth) 5 125 135 100 03 105 1 0 31 235 ghtly improved Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Wheal Edward (Cal 5.).. 51 2 21 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm. 60 63 65 - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 104 114 rates. Paris and Lyons have advanced to 33 ; io Gt. Nh. of Scotld, 1 all 11 114 111 st cri - Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 46 48 Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares to 9 91, and the Stock G t p * . s : t i & pr l e v f. ajt o l e T .) . 100 - - Arli'l Trelawney (Lick.) 45 30 32 New Shares to 87 4 81. 50 Great West. (Berks and 6 - - Hants) e F in , x a ta , p i c i t p . . e . t - The Colonial undertakings are rather flat. 100 95 97 97 FOREIGN MINES Stock Do. ee Great Indian Peninsula are at 1001 ; Grand Trunk Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 87 a Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 88 90 20 Australian of Canada, 341 to 35 ; and East Indian, 1011 102, Stock Do. sp. ot. II edeem.Pref. 100 100 102 101 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs par 8 p 8 Do . Firm. Pref. 91 Shares all 101 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p) 1 27 1 14 The New Shares and the Debent ure B on d s are 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.e.pf. - - 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim 11513 14 quoted at about previous rates. shares - - 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 91 105 1 Clarendon Consols Min- Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show Stock Do Birming guar. stock 100 72 74 ing Co. of Jamaica ... j--- d little variation from 262 Do. Chester guar.share s all 184 194 40 C o b ra C opper all 36 38 yesterday's rates. Union of 131 Do. do. do - Copiapo l6 10 12 Australia have declined 10s., and Devon Kapunda 20 Stock Don. & York 6 c stock 1000. do. do. 140 142 Fl 4 144 1 2 DortuunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 all i 21 . na Mining Shares are quoted Ito 1 prem. St ock Lon.&Brig - .spc. p. gu. NO.l 100 - - 20 General all 23 25 Stockpo. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 3 Linares - all 95 10 - StockJDo. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 5 Lusitanian BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - 1 Mariquita all i i Bank Stock .. 223 14} Stock Lon. & N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, sp. et.' 1 New Granada all - - 3 per Cent. Reduced A nnu iti es . 94k / Stock Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 20 P on t g ib au d Sil ver , L ea d 3 per Cent. C onso l s A nnu iti es Nsw 3 per Cent. Annuities . 941 4 1 124 Londondy & Cole, 5 shs. all - - 5 Port Philip India Stock - - 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 D itto Debentures 961 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin ,6p. ct 100 123 125 123 28.2.81 1 Unite d Mexican I Ditto Bonds, £I,OOO D itto under £l,OOO - Stock Do. 31 per cent. 7 p par 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all - - Consols for Account (May 5) 951 1I It ri ( Do. 4 per cent .. ...... all - - Share Securities. March. June. 2 Do. - - raid. ' Closing Business Prices. Done. E xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d.. 33 6 - Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock . 100 - - - Ditto £5OO - Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 140 142 140 Ditto Small, 14d. - Stock Do. 4 5 p , c. pref. stock.. 100 10 1 303 101 1 -- Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 115 116 116} 5 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 / i p 3 i, - Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 94 95 9 2 - Uo. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 - N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1114 1121 1111 11 101 Brazilian 5 per Cent. - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -- Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 941 34 p. c. redeem, at sp. c.n m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with all 91 10 f - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 103 101 Buenos Ayres, - 6 per Cent „,. . -- option till 1866 all 114 111 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Ditto Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent .21 it Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 lOs - - - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 1114 112 P eruvian 44 per Cent • Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - Vict•GOv.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - at Stock Do. Way.VEx.SklB47 100 - -- Ditto (Uribarren), 44 p er C en t . Ditto 3 per Cent. - - 105 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - - Closing 1 Business Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent llOl 10 11 Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Sharel Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Prim Done. Ditto 41 per Cent 8.13.4. 1 5 d Sardinian, 5 per Cent 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 Spanish 3 per Cent 110 Ditto N 6 s i r er D c e e f u err t Deferred , 3 per Cent. - - all - - 874 65 Turkish . 304 25 80. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 5 d par 10 Australasia 25 Bank of Egypt all 24 25 Ditto New Loan 50 45 47 451 65 124 100 Bank of London Ditto Guaranteed, Ditto Account •. 771 148 71 Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g 100 122 120 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all - - Dividends on ther:t.i) ................ 78 103 25 t Cent. Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 99 101 110 British North American all - - 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 11 1d 84 . a ove payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Gull. 21 per Cent 641 85 Scottish Central, new pt all - - 100 City 5O 63 65 Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 Colonial Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 - - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - - Stock Do.Aberdeen.g - ua.6 pc. 100 - - 100 Commercial of London. 20 18 19 THREE O'CLOCK. Stock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock. 100 - - 20 Eng., Scet., & Aus. Ch. all 151 16 Consols, Money . Consols for Account Zm - , 1 • 5 ; ......... n t 4 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 101 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all - - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 221 23 221 ._"------ .. '. g 1 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 50 London and County - Ann., 1.0 6) all 24 24 4 5O London Joint Stock - - - Her Royal Highness the Duchess C '' • am...,ridge stock Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is. 100 102 1 Stock Do .44 per cent lOO 102_ _lOl O4 100 London & Westminster. 20 - - of loo Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - and the Princess Mary honoured the French 20 Do. new lO - - Gall Pall-Mall with a visit on Saturday, --,_ Stock Do. New do., 2(1 issue. 100 - - --erY ill Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - 59 National Bank 25 - - Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO - - 20 New South Wales - - ' The Speaker and Lady Charlotte Deniso 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. all - - 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all leave town earl next week for their seat - - Denison will 2.51 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 28 2 9 28 1 20 Ottoman Bank all 19 20 195 19 25 Do. 6 per cent all 324 334 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 70 71 y , Notts, for the Easter holidays. °Bsingt ou Park, Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 10 Do. New all • - 6 percent.- all 52 55 25 South Australia The Marquis and Marchioness of Lothian have 26 w 174 - - left Claridge's Hotel for Blickling Hall, near Ayleh am, Union of Australia all - - 524 435 Norfolk, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Do. New 2O - - 50 Union of London lO - -- 24 • The suspension has been announced at Marseilles Leasing Closing Buenos 100 Unity Mutual 6O - - tiesßailways. Paid. l Co.'s. Price , Done. 100 Western Bk of London 50 2t 21 d of the firm of Aquarone fils Porro and Co. Their liabili nsffahlaenrhire .... are understood to be large. it Eed e f k l rd and Bletchley all ILn & N.W - - DAY OF THANKSGIVING.-A s upplement to the Colchester: 4 11 : 1 r Va MISCELLANEOUS. 100 & N.W 97 09 Gazette of Tuesday contains a notice fining Sunday, the ci tl yde 100 ILn Caledortin 102 104 Closing Evilness done let of May, in all Established Churches of Great Britain Share Miscellaneous. Paid. Price. and Ireland, as a day of thanksgiving for the suppression of E.Lincolnshire g 6 E GI T T s lia°rr.&Nel ei, l.lSPi ni • 1 1 0 :1 0 1 l all E.U.ALE C 17 18 the Indian mutiny. Do. Woodbridge cE G a. t ci . N eo: o o r n t ti h t 1_4 4 0 4 1_4 4 4 4 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint v. THE OUTWARD BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN- - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 190 220 ' 411 L5. - SOuTHAMPTON, April 12.-The Peninsular and Do. New .... Do. was Company's steamship Ripon, Capt. E. Christian, q_los t t i er o & ol p r e )c7 14;4 la% Gt. West. :•-- .7_ 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 4 was despatched hence to-day for Gibraltar, Malta, and 11 r H e il P nd elby . ...... all ail. all Yk.N.&Br - - Yk.N.Md. 109 110 110 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 21 34 10 Do New, issued at 25 din 3 - - A lexandria, taking out the heavy portion of the mails for all D 0....... -- - 50 British American Land 40 31 34 B ombay, the Mauritius, Australia, New Zealand, &c. She Do. Shares all Do 5O Brit. & Irish t o ' l all 36 28 haS l u )o. a Shares " &u:). 92 94 93 25 70 first and 20 second class passengers, among whom London&Greenwich . 100 •s . i ....... :: - 5 - 4 7 5 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 !!,.. 1-9 .Capt. Cruikshank, for Melbourne ; Lieut. Harrison, Do. Preference_ oo end. 100 1 Do. ... i.. ns 120 20 Do. CC. - ail 14 15 321 122 127 123 f , .las , igns Carruthers, Harvey, and Johnstone, for Gibraltar. Lon.,Tilb i y. , &s t 100 Canada Land ‘;?, 1 1 - i . D. Barclay proceeds via Marseilles for the Mauritius. 100 NoriOni .. - 10 Chandslands TeL(Lim ) all 9 10 sto ,g* • Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all - - ' freight the Ripon has a full cargo, and 2,968 boxes of DomarkftimSah 4 a Shar p en.. all D e o t° . 6 Pecie and jewellery, value £795,039 7s. ; viz., £3,000 in bar 13I6eP,Buxtn. & Matk. all LN : sv:iii - 24 "i • 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 all 1 1 t old 5 Crystal Palace. all 4 51 „ , £125 in rupees, £787,028 in bar silver and five-franc Per cent ........ 100 Do. . - ' - - Midsh.& Redcr, g.6p.c. all §Pc:flzDar ___ 5 Do. Preference rec Bombs 1,780 in sovereigns, for Bombay ; and jewellery Mid.BradfordPrt. Stk. 100 Midland . 97 9 8 174 20 Eastern Steam all - 2,F , Mauritius, Melbourne, and Sydney, value Newmarkt.,BurYE x 15, 5.6. E.Counts. 14 ? pm Stock Electric Teleraph lOO 102 104 4d,116 7s. guaranteed 5 p. c. ) 56 58 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.CG. all ~ / 1 P I ,_ RETURN OF THE PRINCE ALBERT.-GALWAY, Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Ip o o. i 1 d 9 Europ.&Arn.Stin.(Lim.) all Nonda _ sa ___ Y I -Thi s morning the inhabitants of Galway were Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all 11 91 ,dts . N w Northn. & Eastn. 5 p.c. all ,Do. 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all - - th r e p o Z to find that the Prince Albert had returned to - - 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - • "it s, having sailed on Friday mo )2 f r New York ym g o . A. all Do. _ _ 20 London Discount 5 14 15 .._first it was current) y reported that it was the Circassian • • Do. 1 Shares 74 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 15 Preston and Wyre. { all & L.Y k. 1 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - w .,_ 4l ch had • arrived ; but closer • • inquiry showed that it was sq. Roth &Gol g 5 c 1811 6 Lan.& Yk - - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 5 6 ` 94 Prince Albert. I 95 84 IT Brassay 9 1 25 National Discount Co 5 4 4 1. to t was found that she had been obli ed • ' .. ' ' all g Shrewsbry& Heref P ord RON stn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 i Gt. North. 137 140 return in consequence of he r h ' g p g a leak. It South Staffordshire .. all ll'Clea_n . LOA 11_ 10 Netherlands Land 6 - - appears that when she had been a a t vi se n dfo s i run some time a leak Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar _ 10 Do do all - - ,IloWas discovered in the forward part of the vessel it is sup se.cl in that portion where she had been in contact with Do. do. - 6Do 8 p.c.Pref.,lss.at ldis. all 1 14 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLan . 80 - - the lee on her homeward voyage. Theth a t water could having 13 wkiept pumps been Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 90 9 2 1 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L./Orgill, 8 9 --- 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim. all f 1 20 North of Europe Stea e all - - u rn, but all the efforts of the officers and crew were un- _ _ , .__ _ _ 1 Oriental Gas DOCKS. 1 Do. New Shares availing as it stillc ont i nued to gain ' on the vessel. Finding 15s. 4 la par :5 Peel River Land & Min. all 24 3 21 it W ould be a 50 Pen. & Orie 50 Do. New . Nicholson thought to continuo the voyage, Captain - Share Docks. Price. Done. ntal Steam, all 80 82 82 80 . it expedient to return to Galway, where the 20 Red Sea & Ind:*Telegr. 10 1 So 10 1 passes vessel arrived this morning at eight o'clock. Th ' 50 Rh mne Y Y Iron .. all 231 244 _ gOrS were not well pleased at finding ° Stock Commercial again in the Bay of Galway ; but it is understood that they stocklEast - and West India.. 100 themselves Stock Do 4 nerCen t . Prel.7,lin. 100 , - ' 15 Do. New .. .... ...... • • , I 100 Royal Mail Stea . M . ...... all 6 71 Will be d ,:! .. . 60 60 62 espat elle(' in - 1 Scot. Austrin. Inv (1., , • im., all 1125 125 1125 Thursday,• - another steamer on Wednesday or stock ) Lon ' 100 - 83 5 25 South Australian Land. 11 37 38 I Prince which will arrive here from Liverpool. The StocklSt. Katharine lOO - 1 Submarine Teleg. Albert sailed 36 0 miles in serill all i 1 started, an d had - 64 1 DO. do Registered ..... all I 1 not the unfortunate accident happened she Stock Victoria would have made ar • zo Do New !, 18 - apid passage. - - log Van Memerep Land _. MC 9 11 I Plooald , Closing Business 100 /Atlantic &St Lawrence i ' all 83 85 az I Leased at 6 per cent. .1 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 1 134 1 it d 18 g. 5 per cent all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 4 d 18 Do. Do. 844 f 1 d 204 Buffalo and Lake Fluron all 5 6 4 204 Do. New l6l 81 9 . 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich / 100 83 88 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 80 85 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. par i p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. par 4 20 Central Oude (Limited)'2B. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 i 4 p 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 1 i d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 102 103 102 11 31 11 20 Do. C Shares all -- 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 par 4 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 • 100 D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 20 Geelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 19 21 181 Sto j Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 10 0 35 36 344 5 . 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 i 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 92) 934 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c all 100 1014 1004 1 100 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 / par 20 Do. do 20 j Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip / 2s. 41 guaranteed 5 per cent. 204 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 16 16/ 15/ 204 Do. New 100 c Do. Bonds pay. '76,with } all 103 105 / opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '/3 without opt all 103 105 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 17/ 17/ 161 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 194 20 20 Do. 41p. c. Extension l5 18 184 171 18 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c lO 1 lel 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 1 00 Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc / 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO --d .. D 2 0 c N o o d r . t h of o i . n d Ld d i a a rr n ramr o o _ a d ..._ 2s. Limited, Scrip — 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde , sl5 1 d 'lp 20 Do. 20 Do. New 4 r . 10 4 d par 91 20 Do. Punjaub • 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo brg' 10 Id 4 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 54 20 Ardennes all — l 3 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 i id 29 I i 5 Belgian East. Junction all I 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 24 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ohs all 64 7 10 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 1 14p 9 1 20 Lucca &Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 334 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 84 84 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 20 204 16 Northern of France all 364 37 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 94 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 33 334 33 20 Paris and Orleans 20 I Recife& S. Fran. (fern.) / n il ii d gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Punaburg 4 -- 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 7 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 9 91 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 5 6 5/ 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 21 22 20 Western of Austria .. 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 6 7 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 460 470 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 220 230 Great South Tolgus l7a 12 14 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 24 34 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 8} 7t North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 11 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 9 10 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 14 15 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s ; 11 SoutliCaradon (St.Cleer) 24 240 250 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 2i 3 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan)' 18.18.9200 210 1974 211143 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 2 24 10 Tin Croft 9 4 41 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 -- Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 8d West Basset (Illogan) l4 21/ 221 W. Caradon (Liskeard) "2O 82 84 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 190 200 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 125 135 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 2 24 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 104 114 Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 46 48 Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 30 32 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 800 AccordCopper,Lim lOB par 8 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 11 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim I 15 13 14 5 Do.L and and MiningCo all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 36 38 Cepiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 # 4 p 1 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 4 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 1 1 28.2.5 United Mexican all 24 2 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. raid. ' Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 115 116 1151 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Uo. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 1114 1124 1114 11 104 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 103 101 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 k 1124 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 1114 1124 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. YORK RACES.-(TIIIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LONDESBOROUGH CUP. Burgomaster . • Volatile Trabuco Fifteen ran. THIRD BIENNIAL STAKES. Nimrod Meg Merrilies Four ran FOURTH BIENNIAL SEAKES. Thormanby Rattlebone 2 Five ran. FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. Ambush _ 1 Newcastle Harry Seven ran. LATEST BETTING. iSt METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Lifeboat (taken) 9to 1 agst Greek (taken) 12 to 1 agst Yellow Rose (taken) 14 to 1 agst Tunstall Maid (taken) 20 to 1 agst Pan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blue Jacket (taken) 20 to 1 agst Meadowdale (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Accurate 14 to 1 agst Indifference (taken) 14 to 1 agst Production (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Bovis (offered) DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Gamester (taken) 35 to 1 agst Schuloff THE QUEEN'S GUINEAS AT LINCOLN.—.The Stakes are awarded to Shafto. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir Cresswell Cresswell, Knt.) MOTIONS IN TAE COURT OP PROBATE. In the administration of the estate of Colonel Gordon, of Clunie, his Honour the Judge Ordinary said he could not authorise the seal of thiss Court to be affixed to the decree of confirmation of the Court in Scotland. On looking to the Act of Parliament of last session, he was of opinion that the confirmation of an executor was not a ministerial act but a judicial act of Court, and he could not append the seal of this Court to the decree of another Court. If the legatees felt themselves aggrieved by this decision they might apply to the Court of Queen's Bench for a mandamus, and if that Court ordered the seal of this Court to be appended, it would be done. But he understood that there was at pre sent before Parliament a bill that would set the question at rest. Motion refused. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH• STREET. ROBBERY BY A CARMAN.—Thos. Staples, a carman in the employ of Mr. Harris, potato salesman, of Covent garden, and having stores at the Great Northern Railway, was charged with stealing two sacks of potatoes entrusted to him to deliver to Mr. Garstang, potato salesman, of Grafton-street, Newport-market. Mr. Frederick Garstang, of 11, Grafton-street, said he purchased two tons of potatoes of Mr. Harris, at the stores at the Great Northern Railway, and the prisoner yester day brought him a load and presented him a ticket from the railway. He asked how many sacks there were, and the prisoner said 54. He asked if he was certain as to the number, and he said he was. At that moment a female came up, and said ho had stopped in Dudley-street, and on his (prosecutor) counting the sacks in the van he found only 52. The female told him she had seen him stop in Dudley-street before, and thought it her duty to inform him of it. The sacks contained 11 cwt. each, and if the female had not informed him ho would not have found it out. The prisoner was afterwards given in charge. Ellen Brian, of 26, Dudley-street, said that one day in the previous week she saw the prisoner stop his van, got off, and wait at the corner of Dudley-street, when a man came up and took away a sack. Having seen the same thing occur before, and repeated yesterday, she informed Mr. Garstang. • Fenn, 27 F, said—ln taking prisoner into custody he said the reason why he stopped his horso was because it stumbled. He denied tho charge altogether. Prisoner said there was no one beside himself with tho van, and anybody could take anything off. Remanded. THAMES. APPLICATION FOR A PROTECTION ORDER.—THE ILL-USED WIFE.—Mrs. Ann Miles, a very respectable woman, applied to Mr. Yardley for an order to protect her property and household furniture against her husband, William Miles, a printer, who is now in the B ouse of Cor rection for an assault, and was committed from this court on Monday last. Mrs. Miles, who was labouing under much anxiety and grief, said she was married to her husband on the 27th April, 1844. The marriage was an unhappy one, owing to her husband's infirmity of temper, and he had frequently M used her. She was established in the haberdashery busi ness with the aid of her friends, and her husband had often disturbed her and caused her to give up her house and her trade, and she had sought refuge with sone friends at No. 13, John-street, White Horse-land, Stepney. Mr. Yardley—When did he last desert you? Mrs. Miles—Six weeks ago. He has removed his print ing-presses and materials to a house in Bancroft-place, Mile-end-road. My friends will establish me in business again if I can have an order to protect my goods. Mr. Yardley—Have you any children ? Mrs. Miles—One, sir ; the little boy by my side ; and I can keep him and myself too if I have a protecting order. I have suffered great tyranny and persecution from my husband, and don't wish to see him any more. Mr. Yardley said the woman was entitled to a protecting order; and the statement of Mrs. Miles having been for mally taken down by Mr. Bowdler, the second clerk, the order was made out. ANOTIIER ROBBERY BY AN ORANGE GlRL—Jane Murphy, alias Marney, an Irish girl, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing two sovereigns from the person of John Daly, a seaman, belonging to the ship Undine, lying at Fresh Wharf, London-bridge. The prosecutor was accosted in Thames-street, yesterday evening, by the prisoner who asked him to treat her, and she clung to him until they reached a public-house in Dock-street, Whitechapel, where he took out his purse for the purpose of paying for some liquor he had called for. She snatched the purse from him, took from it two sove reigns, and gave him back 7s. or Bs. He accused her of the robbery, and she struck him several times. He returned the blow and a scuffle ensued. The prisoner was secured and given into custody. Wood, a policeman, No. 295 K, said the prisoner was an orange girl, and several mariners had been lately robbed in a similar manner by girls who sold fruit and oranges. Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 13.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; light, and dull weather. QUERNSTOWIV, April 11.—Sailed--Eaglet, for New Zealand; Garland, for Quebec. Off port—Madge Wild fire, from Calcutta; Constance, from Calcutta—both for London (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.W. Arrived.—Gipsy, from Llanelly ; Wear, froin Sunder land ; Llangothland, from Newport. Sailed.—Fame, for Cardiff; Ripon, steamer, for Alexan dria. Wind N.E. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Arrrived, April 12.—Courier, from Moulmein; Falcon, from Cera ; J. Morton and. Digby, from New Orleans ; Marchmont, from Mobile ; Empire, from New Orleans. Arrived, April 13.—Helen Wallace, from Calcutta ; Isa bella Harnett, from Singapore ; Potomac, from New Orleans; Rhea Sylvia, from Baltimore; Victoria, from Nantes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. ; tide last hour's ebb ; weather fresh and cloudy. Arrived, April 12—Endracht, from Worcum ; Alcyone, from Cochin; Amaranthe, from Stettin; City of Benares, from Calcutta ; Charlotte, from Syracuse. DEla, Tuesday Morning. Wind N.W. by N.; fresh. Passed.—Scottish Maid, from Shields for Rouen; screw steamers Seino and Tamiso, from Paris for London; Thorwaldsen, from Hamburg for Singapore. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the shortexchangeon. London is 25.071 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng lish Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 4-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.3 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore about 4-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in,London. The course of ex change at New York on Lo n d on f or b ills at 60 days ' s i g h t is about 109 t per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex change is slighly in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte rest, the present rate leaves a trifling profit on the impor • tation of gold from the United States, TILT; VICTORIA CROSS. (From the Gazette of last evening.) WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 12. The Queen has been graciously pleased to confirm the grant of the Decoration of the Victoria Cross to the under mentioned Officers and Privates of her Majesty's Army and Indian Military Forces, which decoration has been provi sionally conferred upon them by the Commander-in-Chief in India, in accordance with the rules laid down in her Ma jesty's Warrant instituting the same, on account of acts of bravery performed by them during the operations under his personal command, as recorded against their names, viz : Lieutenant (now Captain) Thomas Bernard Hackett --For daring gallantry at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, on the 18th November, 1857, in having with orhers rescued a corporal of the 23d Regiment, who was lying wounded and exposed to a very heavy fire. Also, for conspicuous bravery, in having, under a heavy fire, ascended the roof, and cut down the thatch of a *bungalow, to prevent its being set on fire. This was a most important service at the time. Private George Monger, 23d Regiment—For daring gallantry at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, on the 18th No vember, 1857, in having volunteered to accompany Lieu tenant Hackett, whom he assisted in bringing in a corporal of the 23d Regiment, who was lying wounded in an exposed position. Colour-Sergeant Stewart M'Pherson, 78th Regiment— For daring gallantry in the Lucknow Residency on the 26th of September, 1857, in having rescued, at great per sonal risk, a wounded private of his company, who was lying in a most exposed situation, under a very heavy fire. Colour-Sergeant M'Pherson was also distinguished on many occasions by his coolness and gallantry in action. Drummer Thomas Flinn, 64th Regiment—For conspi cuous gallantry, in the charge on the enemy's guns on the 28th November, 1857, when, being himself wounded, he engaged in a hand-to-hand encounter two of the rebel artil lerymen. Captain George Alexander Renny, Bengal Horse Artil lery—Lieut.-Colonel Farquhar, commanding the Ist Be looch Regiment, reports that he was in command of the troops stationed in the Delhi magazine, after its capture on the 16th of September, 1857. Early in the forenoon of that day, a vigorous attack was made on the post by the enemy, and was kept up with great violence for some time, with out the slightest chance of success. Under cover of a heavy cross fire from the high houses on the right flank of the magazine, and from Selinghur and the Palace, the enemy advanced to the high wall of the magazine, and endeavoured to set fire to a thatched roof. The roof was partially set fire to, which was extinguished at the spot by a sepoy of the Belooch Battalion, a soldier of the 61st Regiment having in vain attempted to do so. The roof having been again set on Fire, Captain Renny with great gallantry mounted to the top of the wall of the magazine, and flung several shells with lighted fuzes over into the midst of the enemy, which had an almost immediate effect, as the attack at once became feeble at that point, and soon after ceased there. Ensign (now Lieutenant) Patrick Roddy, Bengal Army (Unattached)—Major-General Sir James Hope Grant, K.C.8., Commanding Oudh Force, bears testimony to the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Roddy on several occasions. One instance is particularly mentioned. On the return from ICuthirga of the Kuppurthulla Contingent, on the 27th of Septemher, 1858, this officer, when engaged with the enemy, charged a rebel (armed with a percussion musket), whom the cavalry were afraid to approach, as each time they attempted to do so the rebel knelt and covered his assailant; this, however, did not deter Lieutenant Roddy, who went boldly in, and when within six yards, the rebel fired, killing Lieutenant Roddy's horse, and before he.could get disengaged from the horse, the rebel attempted to cut him down. Lieutenant Roddy seized the rebel until he could get at his sword, when he ran the man through the body. The rebel turned out to be a subadar of the late Bth Native Infantry,—a powerful man, and a most determined character. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 11. Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle will be closed on and after Wednesday the 13th instant, until further orders. WHITEHALL, APRIL 11. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land unto the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the respec tive heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz : Colonel• George Wyndham, of Petworth, in the county of Sussex, by the name, style, and title of Baron Lecon field, of Leconfield, in the East Riding of the county of York. William Tatton Egerton, Esquire, by the name, style, and title of Baron Egerton, of Tatton, in the county pala tine of Chester. Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, BarOnet, by the name, style, and title of Baron Tredegar, of Tredegar, in the county of Monmouth. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the re spective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz. : William Miles, of Leigh Court, in the county of Somer set, Esquire. John Neeld, of Grittleton, in the county of Wilts, Esquire. Edward Grogan, of Meyvore, in the county of West meath, Esquire. John Henry Greville Smyth, of Ashton Court, in the county of Somerset, Esquire. George Stucley Stucley, of Affeton Castle and Hartland Abbey, in the county of Devon, Esquire. Philip Duncombe Pauncefort Duncombe, of Great Brick hill Manor, in the county of Bucks, Esquire. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 9. Notice is hereby given that the Earl of Malmesbury has appointed Charles Bennington, Esq., to be Agent at Great Grimsby for the issue of Foreign Office Passports. HOME-OFFICE, APRIL 11. The Liverpool Farm School, near Newton, in the county of Lancaster, has been certified by the Secretary of State as fit to be a Reformatory School for Boys, under tho pro visions of the statute 17 and 18 Vic., c. 86. WHITEHALL, MARCH 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Williams Sandom, of Deptford, in the county of Kent, Gentleman, to be a Lon don Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. Leicestershire Militia—Charles Henry Morris, Esq., to be Captain, vice Thomas, deceased. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant William Taylor to be Captain, vice Thomas W. Kinder, resigned; John Sechmere, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Taylor, promoted. Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Edward Daniel Gibson, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Jackson, promoted. Hampshire Regiment of Militia—Captain Wm. Henry Digweed to be Major, vice Robbins, resigned. Hampshire Militia Artillery—Coventry Bayntun, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Northumberland Regiment of Militia Artillery—Alfred Joseph Macbay, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Hussar Regiment - of Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry— Major Sir John Vanden Bempde Johnstone, Bart., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Beckett, who retires • Captain the Right Honourable Beilby Richard, Baron ! Wenlock, to be Major, vice Sir J. V. B. Johnstone, promoted ; Lieut. the Hon. Robert Neville Lawley to be Captain, vice Lord Wenlock, promoted; Cornet Robert Swann to be Lieutenant, vice Lawley, promoted ; Henry Frederick Clare Vyner, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Swann, promoted. Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Captain John Hinton Daniell, late of 49th and 42d Regiments, to be Captain, vice S. J. Saunders, resigned. MEMORANDUM—Lieut. St. George Lowther, resigned. [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the " Gazette " of the sth inst.] Duilam Artillery Militia.—Captain Octavius Pelly, half pay 7th Madras Light Cavalry, to be Captain, vice G. J. Scurfield, resigned. MEMORANDUM.--Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to accept the resignation of the Commissions held by the following gentlemen, viz. : West York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant John Vanse Monckton ; 3d Regiment (Light Infantry) of the West York Militia —Ensign James Maguire Mangin ; Hussar Regiment of Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry— Lieutenant Colonel William Beckett. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Powell, worsted yarn merchant, Monkwell-street, city, to surrender April 21, at half-past one, and May 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Baumann and Carleton de Courcy Barrett, car penters, &c., Chiswick, April 19, at half-past one, and May 24, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edmund Tucker, linen draper, Portland, Dorsetshire, April 27, at one, and May 18, at twelve, at the Exeter Dis trict Court. Frederick Saldorf, corn factor, Plymouth, April 28, at ten, and May 26, one, at the Exeter District Court. Thomas Middleton, gas-fitter, Sheffield, April 23, and May 28, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Alfred Briggs, builder, Sheffield, April 23, and May 28, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Harris Tallerman, outfitter, Houndsditch, April 30, at twelve, and May 30, at eleven at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Davis, hotel keeper, 11, Chapel-street, St. George the Mar tyr, April 30, at one, and May 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Mary Todd and William Waddell Todd, merchants, Newry, Ireland, May 6, and 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. William Henry Palmer, merchant, Southtown, Suffolk, April 29 and May 20, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Anthony Barnaschina, general dealer, Gravesend, April 30 and May 23, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Andrews, fellmonger, Liverpool, May 6 a n d 26, a t eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Edmund Masters, wine merchant, Mark-lane, City, April 23, at half-past twelve, and May 24, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Wyatt, butcher, Chipping Campden, Gloucester shire, April 29, and May 30, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. _ _ _ John Yates and James Cook, manufacturers, Little Bolton, Lancashire, May 2 and 25, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court, SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. William Gray Tennant and Richard Dick, commission agents, Leith. David Smart Christison, merobant, Drmulithie, Kincar dine. _ _ Matthew Rodger Mackellar, COMMISSIOIIagent, Glasgow The repetition in the Pays of the device which has been practised nearly every week since the lst of Jan uary to quiet the vigilance of the public with regard to the designs of France by a semi-official assurance that the way has at length been smoothed to a removal of every difficulty, produced but a faint effect this morning on the Engliab. funds. To a certain class of operators notwithstanding four months of constant experience, the idea that the Emperor Napoleon yet intends to promote a pacific adjustment on a basis that shall clearly recognise the treatyrights of Austria, and consequently prove such as can be accepted by that Power, while it will utterly disappoint Sardinia, seems still within the capacity o f belief, but the public at large have become less credulous. The suggestion that France will disarm, and thus undo all for which she has been draining her exchequer for years past, is regarded as equally un worthy of reliance, and it is likewise seen that if an arrange ment were patched up to-morrow with the existing feelings of France, Austria, Sardinia, and Russia still left in play , the _prospects of the re p o se of Europe would not be, in the slightest degree , better than at this moment,--From the rinfee City Article, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT , HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord KINNAIRD presented a petition from Aberdeen, praying that Scotland might have equal electoral rights with England in any reform of the representative system. THIRD READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were severally read a third time and passed :—Banff, I4lacduff, and T.urriff Junction Railway ; Formartine and Buchan Railway ; Norwich Corn Exchange ; and Great Western and Brantford Railway. THE INDIAN ARMY. Earl GRANIYITE;I;Ithe noble earl whether be would lay the report of the commission on the organisation of the Indian army on the table of the house. The Earl of DERBY said he had not yet seen the report alluded to, but he had no doubt it would be laid before their lordships before the prorogation. THAMES WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN'S BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the suspension of the stand ing order 179, sec. 5, in order that; he might move that this bill be recommitted to the same committee which reported on it on the 11th inst. Earl GREY suggested that the noble and learned lord had better state his case before he moved the suspension of the standing order, as much time would be saved by such a course. Lord CAMPBELL said he would adopt the suggestion of the noble earl, and he accordingly entered at some length into the causes that had induced him to adopt the present course. It was the opinion of those opposed to the measure that if it were allowed to pass as it at present stood the watermen and lightermen would lose many of their privileges, and the interests of the public would greatly suffer. The committee to which the bill had been referred had, it was contended, been prematurely 'stopped. The committee were of opinion that after the reception of the report from the Board of Trade the in quiry ought to close, but the opposers of the bill were of a contrary opinion, as their counsel had not had an opportu nity of cross examination. The Earl of AIRLIE, in the absence of the noble lord the chairman of the committee, defended the course adopted. The noble and learned lord had stated that in the committee, counsel against the bill and several material witnesses had not been heard. Why the fact was that for a whole day the time of the committee had been taken up with the examination of fourteen wit nesses, all called to speak to cne point, namely, that the navigation of the Thames was of a very difficult nature and required peculiar skill in the watermen and lightermen. The chairman repeatedly called for witnesses to speak on other points on which information was wanted, but the opposers persisted in speaking only upon the point above mentioned, and, under such circum stances, he considered the committee were not only justified, but bound to stop the waste of time that was going on. With respect to the other allegations in the petition, there was not one that was not fully inquired into with the exception of that of vested rights. Considering that this bill was very strongly recommended by the Ad miralty and the Board of Trade, he thought great delay and expense would be incurred if the motion of the noble and learned lord was agreed to. Lord TEYNHAM said the impression left on the minds of the committee was that the monopoly ought to be abolished, unless evidence could be given to show that it was necessary on grounds of public policy. The noble lord gave a long detail of what had passed in committee, and said that the counsel for the petitioners had not asked to be heard and had not been refused. Lord REDESDALE rose to order. The noble lord ought not to enter into the merits of the bill, or there would be no end of the discussion. (Hear, hear.) Lord TEYNHAM denied that he was doing so. He was merely showing why the motion should not be agreed to. Lord KINNAIRD considereditmost irregular for a com mittee to stop or refuse to hear a counsel. In this case the committee had desired the counsel to call the secretary of the company ; but he, wishing to examine other witnesses first, had declined to do so. He hoped the house would agree to the motion. _ _ _ - The Earl of DUCIE, another member of the committee, said he had no objection again to serve if the bill were re committed ; but it would involve the company in great ex pense. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE did not think that the committee had given that fair hearing to the opponents of the bill to which they were entitled. In his official capacity he had heard all their evidence, but must say it had not made much impression on his mind. (Hear, hear.) The bill if recommitted might be reported before the prorogation. Lord VIVIAN said the committee had heard fourteen witnesses against the bill, the master, wardens, and all the efficers of the company, who repeated the same story usque ad nauseam. The simple question .was, should the bill be recommitted because it was not convetient for the learned counsel (Mr. Hope Scott) to address the committee when he ought to have done so. He protested in the strongest terms against the bill being recommitted. Lord REDESDALE said the house oughtto considerthe effect which the carrying of this motion might have on their proceedings generally. If committees were to make a prac tice of stopping counsel, an unfavourable impression would be created out of doors as to the chance of justice being done by their lordships. He thought a case had been made out for recommitting the bill. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said their lordships had hitherto placed implicit confidence in their committees, and had never, except under very grave and peculiar cir cumstances, interfered with any decision they had come to. It was obvious that great discretion must be given to those to whom their lordships delegated its private legislation, as to the amount of evidence they might think fit to listen to on any particular point. In the present case it would un doubtedly have been better if the committee had heard Mr. Hope Scott ; and it would perhaps be prudent to refer the bill back to them, in order to enable Mr. Scott to deliver his speech. (Hear, hear.) The Marquis of CLANRICARDE observed that the whole difficulty had arisen from the conduct of the counsel; and if the bill were recommitted, it ought surely to be accom panied by a strong expression of their lordships' opinion as to the extent to which committees were to be subjected to the caprice of counsel. (Cheers.) The Duke of SOMERSET said the question with which their lordships had to deal was one of considerable difficulty. On the one hand, they would be most anxious to uphold the character of their committees ; but, on the other hand, they would be no less anxious that the decisions of those com mittees should enjoy the confidence of the public. (Hear.) He had himself had a very large experience on committees of the other house, and it had always been his practice to listen with the utmost patience to all that could be said by that party of whose case he had begun to form an unfavour able opinion. At the same time it occasionally happened that the opposing party would try to defeat a bill by delay ; and a rule had been laid downby the Commons' committees not to allow the same point to be proved by more than two or at most three witnesses. In the present case the committee had been placed under a great disadvantage by not hearing an opening speech from counsel, to direct their attention to the salient points of the evidence. He should therefore ad vise the recommittal of the bill ; and its recommittal to a new committee. Earl GREY thought that as the committee had fallen into the perhaps very natural error of not hearing counsel, the bill ought to be recommitted. At the same time, he could not agree that the noble lords who had formed the old committee were likely to be so prejudiced that it was at all 'necessary to send the case before a new one. To appoint a new committee would moreover be most unjust to the pro moters of the bill, because their case would have to be begun again de novo, and they would thus practically be mulcted in a heavy sum for an error of which the committee, and not they, had been guilty. (Hear. hear.) Lord CAMPBELL, in reply, said he had never thought of a new committee until he heard the declarations of the noble lords who had served on the old one. The motion for recommitting the bill was then agreed to. On the motion for its recommittal to a new committee, Lord REDESDALE supported the proposal, and ob served that it had always been considered a matter for the election of counsel whether their speeches should precede or follow the evidence they had to call. Their lordships divided— Content 28-16 Non-content The bill was therefore referred back to the same com mittee. MEDICAL ACT (1858) AMENDMENT BILL. The Commons' reasons for disagreeing with one of the amendments of their lordships were considered. Lord WENSLEYDALE moved that their lordships should not insist on their amendment. The Earl of CARNARVON assented. The original ob ject of the bill was merely to postpone the date at which the act of last year should come in force ; but during its passage through Parliament a few other amendments had been per haps added to it. The act itself had been very hastily drawn, and it no doubt contained many imperfections, but if any hardships were found to arise, there was no reason why an other and more complete amendment should not be intro duced next year. The amendment objected to was then abandoned. IMPRISONMENT BILL. This bill was read a second time. PUBLIC OFFICES EXTENSION BILL. This bill was read a second time. COMBINATION OF WORKMEN BILL. This bill was read a see9nd time. AFFIDAVITS BY COMMISSION, &c., BILL. The report of amendments on this bill was brought up and agreed to. INDEMNITY BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. NOTTINGHAM CHARITIES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ST. JAMES BALDERSLEY MARRIAGES VALIDITY BILL. This bill wag read a third time and passed. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BILL. The bill was read a second time. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAS.BE, took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Norwich (City) Water Bill and the Falmouth Docks and Harbour Bill were con sidered and agreed to, and the bills were respectively ordered to be read a third time. The Lymington Railway Bill was read a third time. The following bills were considered, and ordered for third rea ding :—Carlisle and Penrith, &c. , Roads ; Commercial Docks Acts Amendment ; Dundee and Newtyle Railway ; Mountsorrel Railway ; Nuneaton and Hinckley Railway' Wear Navigation and Sunderland Docks. The Galway Harbour and Port Act (18 53) Amendment Bill was read a second time. BAILIEBOROUGH Mr. BOWYER moved for copies of the r esolutions of the board of guardians adopted on and since the 16t whichtook place between the Poor Law Commissioners and the board of guardians, •as well as the correspondence which took place between the Poor Law Commissioners, and the late Catholic chaplain, relating to the Catholic chaplaincy of the Bailieborough Union. Agreed to. THE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. Sir J. PAKINGTON said in reference to a question on the paper to be addressed to him by the right hon. member for Marylebone (Sir B. Hall), that he would ask him (Sir B. Hall), or rather make a request of him, namely, that he would conclude his question with a motion. That course would enable him to enter into an explanation of his con duct. instead H e f being ed restricted n l t concludeo a categorical his qu e stion with a motion, but he would pos t pone putting it until theC Sir B. cm solidationF Fund Appropriation TO LANDppropnation (scßilleaomTeLforzm.)ard. TITLES This bill was withdrawn. LOCAL GOVERNMENT—SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. This bill WM read a third time nd paned. CONFIRMATION AND PROBATE ACT (1858) AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL —ALLEGED ILLEGAL INTERFERENCE OF THE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Sir B. HALL asked the First Lord of the Admi ralty whether he would have any objection to state to the house the reasons which had led to the dismissal or the retirement of Captain Carnegie from the office of one of the Lords of the Admiralty ; and whether Admiral Sir Richard Dundas also tendered his resignation, and had since been induced to remain at the Board ; and also asked for the name or names of the officers appointed to fill the vacancy or vacancies ? It would be remem bered that he had moved for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the conduct of the Board of Admiralty with reference to interference in the re barn of members to that house, and that committee had made as the house was aware, a report on the subject condemnatory of the Board of Admiralty. With reference to his motion a report was current to the effect that Sir R. Dundas had been sent for by the First Lord of the Admiralty, and was ordered by him to stand for the borough of Dover. Having declined to comply with this instruction, and resigned his situation as one of the Lords of the Admi ralty, Captain Carnegie was then sent for, and a similar offer was made to him , and he put hinislf into com munication with a confidential adviser, and received a report from him respecting his chances of being returned for Dover. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Bernal Osborne.) That confidential adviser told him he had not a chance for the bo rough. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Osborne.) He had another interview with the First Lord of the Admiralty, and then he felt called on to resign his office at the board, stating that he could not consistently with his feelings retain his position. (Hear, hear.) He received a telegraphi c communication rom• the gallant gentlepian, who , objected to the word in his motion of dismissal," and had stated that he had resigned. (Hear, hear.) He also added that he knew he could not be returned, and, there fore, did not consider that he was called on to stand for the borough. Sir William Holt was then sent for, and having declined to stand for Dover, he was not appointed to the vacant office at the board ; for however valuable the ser vices of the gallant gentleman were he was not accepted, because he did not do the o ffi cial bidding of the First Lord of the Admiralty. .Admiral Mundy was next sent for, and his services were dispensed with for the same reasons. Sir Thomas Herbert was then sent for, and was despatched to another borough, but whether he was a Lord of the Ad miralty or not he could not say. Sir Henry Leeke was next summoned, and was sent to Devonport, and being a large contractor, he was a very proper person no doubt to be sent. That gentleman did not receive support from the dock yards, the men employed there having-strongly disapproved of the intention of the Government bill to disfranchise them. Sir Henry Leeke then issued a communication ad dressed to the outfitters of Devonport, in which he pro mised them a portion of the advantages of the cadets, and other perquisites at present monopolised by Portsmouth. Notwithstanding, however, he was unsuccessful, and be was then sent to Dover. Admiral Martin either tendered his resignation, or intended to have done so. He, however was retained, and Captain Carnegie's services' were dis pensed*with. The latter gentleman was one of the ablest officers connected with the navy ; besides, he was in the prime of life; and he was replaced by a man of more than 70 years of age. They were on the eve of a war, and instead of sending members of the Board of Admiralty from place to place to obtain seats in Parliament they should be directed to devote the whole of their energies to a supervision of the dockyards, so as to place their naval force in a state of effi ciency to meet any crisis that might arise. (Hair, hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON—I must, in the first place, sir, ex press a very great doubt whether a question such as that which the righthon. baronet has nowput to me is onewhich ought in strict propriety to be put in this house. (Oh, oh, and Hear, hear.) The very form in which he has shaped the question shows that he entertained some doubt as to its propriety. He says he will ask "whether I will have any objection to state." Now, sir, we all know that in the for mation of Governments and in the conduct of Governments personal arrangements and communications take place be tween the gentlemen of whom these Governments consist ; communications perfectly fair and honourable in themselves, but which are not intended to be, and ought not to be, sub mitted to public question and answer in this house. (Hear.) Having thus guarded myself against admitting the pro priety of the question, I beg distinctly to say, that as far as I am concerned in this case, I have no objection to answer the question ; but on the contrary, I am very glad the right hon. baronet has afforded me an opportunity of doing so. Sir, before answering the inquiry which has been addressed to me, I think it right to remind the house that for a very long period all successive administrations have felt it to be, not their interest merely—for it rests upon higher grounds —but their duty, to endeavour that some of the naval mem bers of the Board of Admiralty should occupy seats in the House of Commous—(hear, hear, from the Ministerial benches)—in order that they might be able to touch upon those professional subjects, and to answer those professional inquiries which we all know are frequently brought under public attention. Sir, I have looked back as far as the year 1819, and . l have found that from that year there has not been one Board of Admiralty previous to the present which has not bad some naval lords occupying seats in this house; there has always been one, sometimes two, and frequently three. Lord Melville had in some years only one, but for many years he had two. In 1830 Sir James Grail= had two naval lords in the house, in 1834 Lord Auckland had three. Lord Minto had somet imes two and sometimes three; he had three in 1837 and in 1841. Lord Haddington had in 1841 two, and in 1843 three naval lords in the house. Lord Ellenborough in 1846 had three ; Lord Auckland in 1846 had two, and in 1847 three. Sir Francis Baring in 1849 had three, and in 1850 two. The Duke of Northumberland in 1852 had two ; Sir James Graham in 1863, and throughout the remainder of his administration, had one. From 1855 to 1857 Sir Charles Wood had one naval lord here, Sir M. Berkeley. When Parliament was dissolved, on the advice of the noble viscount opposite, in 1857, Sir M. Berkeley lost his seat for Gloucester; and the short period that intervened between the last general election and the month of Fob ruary last year was the first time during 40 years that any Board of Admiralty was without a naval lord sitting in this house. (Hear, hear.) Sir, when the present Govern ment was constituted, at the end of February, 1858, I felt, as all previous First Lords of the Admiralty had no doubt felt, that it was most desirable that some naval member of the board should have a seat in this house. I requested an hon. and gallant friend of mine, who was a member of this house, to accept a seat at the Board of Admiralty. Much to my regret my proposal was declined. I then constituted the Board of Admiralty in a manner the general efficiency of which has been acknowledged ; but which has always been subject to the serious disadvantage that not one of the naval lords has had a seat in this house. (Hear.) The house cannot have forgotten to what an unusual extent our atten tion was occupied during the blast session, and has been occupied up to the present time during the present session, by discussions on naval subjects; and notwithstanding the great and well-known competency of my hon. friend the Se cretary of the Admiralty, I have felt, and felt very painfully, the great disadvantage—l say again, not a party or a per sonal disadvantage, but a disadvantage connected with the highest interests of the public service—l say I have painfully felt this disadvantage when I have had to contend in argu ment with such men as my noble and gallant friend the mem for Sandwich, and the gallant admiral the member for Southwark. As a civilian, I have felt the disadvantage of not having that professiodal assistance on these subjects of which every one of my predecessors for 40 years had the benefit. (Cheers.) Sir, under these circumstances it was my wish, and it was my intention, with the full concurrence of my colleagues, to avail myself of the first opportunity which might arise to endeavour to supply this serious deficiency. The first opportunity arose a few weeks ago, when a vacancy occurred at the Board of Admiralty in consequence of my appointing Captain Drummond to the command atWoolwi ch. Having a vacant seat to fill up on that occasion, I sent for Captain Carnegie, and in a persoral interview I requested him to accept the vacant office ; but I told Capt. Carnegie at the time the serious disadvantage to which I found my board exposed by having none of its naval members in this house, and I asked Capt. Carnegie fairly and openly whether he would accept the vacant seat, with a clear and distinct understanding that he was willing to enter the House of Commons whenever he might be required so to do by the Government, for any fairly eligible seat. (Laughter.) Capt. Carnegie required eight- an d-f or t y h ours to consider this proposal. So far as I remember the proposal was made in a conversation on Saturday. Everything that passed between us was verbal. Nothing was taken down in writing, and I am very sorry for it. He requested till Monday, I think, to give me an answer. On Monday he came to me again, and told me that he had considered my proposal, and the condi tion with which it was accompanied, and that he should be happy to accept the offer. (Ministerial cheers.) On that oc casion, wishing that there might be no misunderstanding, I repeated to Capt. Carnegie in plain terms what was the condition, observing that the public service required that there should, if possible, be a naval member of the board in the House of Commons, and I asked him whether he was willing to accept that condition. Capt. Carnegie again clearly understood it, and accepted the office with that con dition. Accordingly, Captain Carnegie joined the board. Nothing more passea on this subject until the Government had decided to advise the dissolution of the present parlia ment. I, as a matter of course—and I don't think the right hon. gentleman (Sir B. Hall) can blame me for so doing— then reminded Captain Carnegie of the understanding into which he had entered ; and, so far as I can recollect, I men tioned to him three—there were certainly two, and I think three—seats which, so far as I could judge,. presented a very fair chance of success, and which, I said, he wou ld o oblige the Government by contesting. Sir, to my :I•Pr! o s n Captain Carnegie showed on that occasion ah . Ilan it d te i t t n g showed d coul no d t noonityunhdesersitatltinodn. butOn thveactiwiloog; end of three days he made h w e hi s c h h ow l and it known that he did not that on mtimatin d s g resignation, and this intention, Capt. Carnegie offe re d to fulfil the conditions on which he took office. (Hear.) I think it is hardly necessary for me to once accepted that resigna tion. ( Mini sterial pt f . or c m arn et e o gi a e dd on tn t a ha t I t at occasion means a t compensation for cheers.) But, sir, t o h n i d nk tnim it is still l l .y ess l n t e o e ld ess c ar a y pio ,- e n m by enl io m . to which he had entered. that his resigna c oi n the last momen at the eleventh d cheers.) row, sir, I will' not undertake (Renewemhosurbrms impute to a any thing so painful as togentleman of Captain Carnegie', high social an professional standing, that he deliberately and intentionally violated an honourable un derstanding ; .there may be some explanation of the cir cumstances which is satisfactory to his mind ; but, air, I a m bound to say this, that I am unable to reconcile the course which Captain Carnegie took with the hon ourable engagemeet into which he had entered with myself. (Cheers.) Sir, the right hon. gentleman in the course of his reference to Captain Carnegie proceeded bb advert to circumstances which I confess seem to me to hal* very little to do with the questions which he put to me. He referred to rumours that I 'had offered the seat which wM vacant to Sir Williamlioste,andaiterwards to Admiral Mundy. I pass over this part of what fell from the right hon. gentleman with this simple statement, that a seat At the Board of Admiralty being vacant it was absolutely-ne cessary to fill it. I certainly did very much wish, for reasons which I have already mentioned, that the gentle man who undertook to fill the office should also consent tr . come into Parliament ; but whether or not one office another did accept that seat or did see reason to re" is a matter which I really think neither the right tleman nor the house has any right to inquire Ministerial cheers.) Well, sir, I have thr exact circumstances connected with Capt now, with the permission of the how planation with regard to Sir Ricl as the dissolution of the prase- - upon, I had a conversation pointed out to him the already referred as P in consequence of in the Rouse o three seats to enter be ()le' or .use it, .ion. gen - .nto. (Loud .s explained the Carnegie. 1 - _ 4B , give a similar ea -arc! Drindas. As soon -it Parliament was decided with Sir Richard Dundas. disadvantage t o w hi ch I have .essin g on the Board of Admiralty no one of its naval raelnbere being Commons. I mentioned to himi two or sderlikAerz, t .or Which I thought, if he were clisDosed need, ahirsreegtztteliCoraLnons,to lieconewa THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1859.