The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-21 00:00:00

MONEY 31AREET AND C ITY l E TVS. CITY, Two o'CLocic THE NEW INDIAN LOAN. This being the day appointed for opening the tenders for the new .Indian loan there was a numerous attendance at the East India House. Alany influential capitalists, stock dealers, and brokers were present, but the authorities having determined to adjudicate the tenders in committee, the result was not made known until nearly two o'clock. It was then announced that 95 was the reserved price. All tenders below that quotation were rejected, and the amount taken at and above 95 was £5,064,000. The highest tender was at 96, but 95 was the price at which most of the offers' were made. The general inquiry for discount accommodation continues tolerably active, and full rates are freely paid for the negotiation of commercial paper. Numerous subscriptions have been made towards the new Indian loan, which will be allotted to day, and these have no doubt stimulated the general inquiry, although the appearance of the market is as quiescent as before. Should political affairs speedily settle down into a more favourable position, enterprise of all descriptions will naturally be promoted, and higher rates of discount might then be predicted, at an early date. As it is, the tendency is in that direction, owing to the gradual recovery of trade, and the capital absorbed in loans and other joint-stock operations. The half-yearly interest on the Equador New Consolidated Stock becomes due on the Ist May. About £68,000 in gold was withdrawn fromothe Bank of England yesterday. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed with more animation, and previous rates were fully supported. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales. In Railway Shares a fair amount of business was transacted, and quotations generally improved. There has been rather less firmness to-day in the market for Public Securities, but the decline has not been very important, viz., about 1 per cent. Speculation is rather dull, but the recent advance has led to a few sales, which, as usual, have produced a reactionary movement. Consols opened at 951 for money and account, and they have since touched 951; but the latest quota tion is 94i 95, being very heavy. The New Threes are steady at 93H and 94k e ; and the Reduced at 9 32 and 941 1. Bank Stock is firmer at 223 to 224; and India Stock at 2201 to 222; but the Loan Debentures declined to 961 1. Exchequer Bills are marked to 365. prem. Business foreign Securities is moderately ac tive, and previous rates, in most instances, are fully supported. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 861 to 861 ; ditto New Loan, 761 to 77 ; and the 4 per Cents. have improved to 1021 1 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. to 941 4; Venezuelan 5 per Cents, to 421 and 421, and ditto Deferred,' 171 to 18 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are flat at 44; Sardinian at 77, and Chilian 6 per Cents, are steady at 102. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- Great 1859. 1858, Western No rth-Western So uth -Western Brighton 12,792 .14,180 Midland South -East ern 33,862 28,347 . Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,027 5,771 North-Eastern 33,967 32,323 East Lancashire ........ 0,523 5,759 Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln. 10 ,715 8,877 North British...... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,310 4,,054 Edinburgh and Glasgow 5,965 5,508 G lasgow and South-Western ~6,852 6,515 Grand T run k o f C ana d a South Austrian and. Lombardo-Venetian 51,178 28,577 The above returns still show an improving ten dency in most instances. , The competition between the Brighton and the South Western Companies, however, is telling upon the traffic of the former line, there being a decrease of £1,388, and in the South Eastern of £217. Great Westerns show an increase of . £495 ; North Westerns, £3,748 ; South Westerns, £377 ; Midlands, £5,515 ; 9 Great Northerns, £1,110; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £2,133 ; North E as t ern, £1 ,644 ; si Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £1,838; Edin- st burgh and Glasgow, £457 ; Grand Trunk of it Canada, £264, and South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian, £22,601. Great Western of Canada show s a decline of £3,396. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been very limite'd, a decline of about 1 to 2 per cent, being apparent in most of the principal un dertakings, notwithstanding the favourable character of the traffic returns. Great Northern, Great Western, Brighton, South Western, and North Eastern (Berwick), have receded ss. Caledonian, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South Eastern 10s. Midland 155., and Lancashire and Yorkshire £l. The Foreign lines show some depression. Old Lombardo -Venetian shares are 84 9; and the New at 89 81. Great Luxembourg declined to 61. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada have receded 10s. to 15s. ; Great Western of Canada, 10s. ; and East Indian, ss. to 10s. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dealt in to a very limited extent. Bank of Australasia have improved £1 ; Union of Australia, 5%; and Scottish Australian Investment, £ 1 10s. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94 i 4 4 3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 11. , °lv 3 per Cent. Annuities I ndia Stock Ditto Debentures 1 D itto Bonds, 11,000 Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account (May 5 ) r xch Marc 9 h s . a I ne. e9l l _er Bills Z 1 000 2d. & 11d.. 33 6 I J'— Ditto I_,loo Bills, £l,OOO, 2 Ditto. 8..,,,--"33 6 lid. BeanOF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK , 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 44. per CeuL 94/ Chilian, 6 per Cent. . . Sardinian, 5 per Cent. ***** Ditto Account ******************* Spanish 3 per Ceni. ********************* 77 " ' Ditto Account .„..: ********* • ****** Turkish 6 per Cent.... ******************************* tli i 6/ Ditto New loan Ditto Account ............ Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ~Ditto Account v enezurjan 5 per Cent. DitteAccount Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent Fre nch R rates, 41 per Cent. ends on the above Ex. paya 25f ble in Lo n d on. _ Ditto 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f. TWO O'CLOCK. / • Consols, Money 94 5 Consols for Account (May 5) .. •• 94 5 Is THE BILLETING OF SOLDIERS . — Remonstrances Licensed been made as to the great injustice mulcted. on Licensed victuallers and publicans by the . small allowance h as on account of the billeting of soldiers, General Peel ..as issued an order raising the allowance under this head . `rolii lid. a-day to 4d. a-day for each soldier. ice has .13 CA NADA. —MONTREAL, April 4.—The h i :l l ;ft 11 1), and the river is clear down to Sorel, wher_e e it .v sli c l l . t The completion of the great centre tube of th ~°1•114-bridge was a touch-and-go affair, but it has been accom innihed, and now this great engineering work, on which the haccess of the Provincial Grand Trunk Railway mainly de-_ Ilen ds, may be considered to be secured. The weekly lin, of tail steamers will commence from the 20th inst., bringing rou t and Chicago within 12 days. By the Canadian vate overland from Quebec, the distance is 3,694 miles, to Ba by by New York it is 4,170. By water from Chicago (1 111 ,,, a raia and Collingwood, and thence by railway to 1,1;"; is 1,091 miles, making a total of 4,104 miles to klci el)ool by water and rail, while by water to New York fal t i l 'imerpool the distance is 4,650 miles. If British thePc'wners Pos sesse d t h e same energy as the Americans ittle;vould soon s ecure th e carry i ng trade of the west, N it lived it to Quebec from New York ; the latter the has been created by the commerce of the west since ar e 'Peiling of the Erie Canal. The Canadian Government ' l ,cm• seeking to regain the trade by means of their (.4C'lde railway system in connection with the ports of Lak e on and Portland, and those of Sarnia and Collingwood 40 0 Huron, as the nearest, cheapest, and mostrexpedi q route to the great and flourishing States of the West, Ponulation of 10,000,000. As .11 1 j • --LORPHY, THE RENOWNED CHESS PLAYER.— Parla Rentlernan arrived in London a few days ago, from Poo!' en route for his native city, New Orleans, via Liver eor,44,9n Tue . sday week . he played at the London Club, clo d' ", and in the evening at Herr Lowenthal's new chess lired,'''t,James's Hall. A match was hastily made up for ° ont e —es !iaY, and came off at the London Club, Morphy eidit4chug blindfolded, against eight members of the club, ko,„,_games simultaneously. The match concluded by aik:l-113r being declared to have won two games and drawn e,_ve r Morphy considers this the toughest match he zio rt rYed . of this description. It is probable that Mr. eek . Y will leave this country for America early next SIIARE r A.RKET.-(THISDAY. ) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share; 1 Railways. 12.10 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stocks Stock Stock Stock Stock Steck Stock 161 1613 4 Stock, Stock Stock Stock 12 Stock , Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Do. A Stk.— Arec.no until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.---Berwick 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Stock Do. Leeds Stock Do. York Stock North London 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 20 North Staffordshire 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver 10 Peebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney Stock Scottish Central Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Stock Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer Stock South Devon Stock South-Eastern Stock South wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do. do. 1855 25 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 IThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class Stock Stock Stock' Stock PRE'FE'REN Share; Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1( per c. pref. (issued ttt £5O) Stk; Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares Lock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 2.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. took Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc lock Do. do. 5 p. et. 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. clock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths hack Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares lick Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. ock Furness, 5 per cent .ock Glas. &S West. , i a. spc ,ock Great Northern, 5 p. et uck Do. 5 lac Redm.,lop.c.pm . ock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. DO Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt.Sn & W (Ireland) 4 ;ock 'p. et. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . bock Do. Redeemable, 41 p ;ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. bock Do. Irredeemable, do ;ock Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref 8 Dd. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. Bp.c.pf shares 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref ock Do firming. guar. stock M 4 Do. Chester guar. shares 134 Do. do. do ?,0 Do. do. do. ock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock ;ock Lon.&Brlg.spc. gu. No.l ,ock Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 ,ock Do. New gua., 6 p. ct I ,oek Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 ,ock Lon.& N.W.Cov . &Nun- i eaton, 5 p. ct. bock Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares 121, Londondy & Cole, 1 shs 121 Londondy.& Ennis Ish bock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct 6 Do. £6 bock Do. 31 per cent. 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c ( Do. 4 per cent... Do. toe all 1100 100 100 100 100 all ;k Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . ock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et. ;ock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 Lock Do. Leic. & llit.pref. 10 r Newport,Aber,&c.p,vt.s C p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Lock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock 1846 lock Do. p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Lock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Lock North British, 5 per cent Lock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Lock Nth.Dev.Rail.& D.k.Co. Lock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Lock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 Po. York, R. &S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire took Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g —took Do. do. do., 2d gua Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Sr Scottish Central, new pr Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1 0 6 ) Stock Do .41 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Stock Do. New do., 2d issue Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Stock Do. 41 per cent 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c 25 i Do. 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Jupm - ion e lfast and Ball - ymena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A A rcves. no div Do. B until6p.c.per an hasbeen pd.toß Dublin an dßelfast June Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc 'East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock, Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock 'Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds ,Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 216 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall, Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton & S.Coasl London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry Si Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland; Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & }lerefd Newry & Armagh (deV No Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.diDk. Stk 143 16 100 all 100 3 100 E 3 Is. 17} all all 100 all 161 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all [ARES. Paid. I Closin g 1 Blusi 11"1 Price. e 7/ 8 5 5; 8} 9 15 16 57i fiR 44 46 29 31 12 14 90 92 71i 72 26 27 92 94 10 104 1001 1011 85 87 131 133 104 105 571 581 56 68 83 86 11 12 p 11 12 p 921 931 1 id Icl 62 6,5 112 931 94 11 1 d 91 91k f 8 38 38i li d 01 1 011 76 78 I 10 12 57 59 3i 3d 55 sei 80 791 101 100; 58 71 111 I 68H i 3 1 911 [Olf i 1 00 SOI 2 11 d 45 16 74 14 [O2 105 41 41d 14 141 8 7 32 33 107 109 26 27 81 83 44 46 3} 2 d 42 44 68 685 62 64 64 67 9 d 62 66 65 6 - - 35- 35 7 75 44 I osi 8 Paid./ Price. Closing Business Done. 1021 lf 49 51 96 98 99 101 51 6, 98 101 112 116 108 112 113 115 111 113 129 131 82 84 70 72 110 112 116 118 110 112 103 104 63 64 11 ilk 95 97 86 88 87 89 103 102 91 loi 16 17 72 91 1 7401 18i 19i 9-1 14 141, 140 142 1118 120 1160 165 8 4 0 4 123 1n 69 - 7f 140 142 101 103 it P 93 95 91 10 11 114 9 94 kiii ill 96i 974 1 4d i d par 23 234 122 124 118 120 99 101 1o; 10, 231 241 102 101 102 104 28 29 32i 33} 50 52 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and t oB e n eo , s z ti b enr ais h e e Clydesdale Stour Val. our Val. rire cr 6 r , E Union,Harwal s . Do. Woodbridge S • h Gls.Barr.&Neils D • • Do. New ..... : . ?l et : Gloster& Dean Forestartlpool.DckAßail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares L ow estoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. dr, 3fatk Mid s b.& Redcr,g. 6 p.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx j , guaranteed 5 p. c. ) Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent... • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g,.sp.c. I Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do Wilts and Somerset, Wimbledon& Croydn :Ln k N.W ILnk N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonin Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md Do. ... • Do. ... : Do. S. E ...ast.. : • Peto &Cf.). Do. ... • • Norfolk , Do. .... • LN W&3l Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N W L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassoy lf'Clcan . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn 5. 5.6.'. DOCKS Paid. Co.'s. Leasing Closing Burins Co.'s. Price. Done. 97 99 102 104 17 18 135 14 41 44 109 111 04 o 1 15 120 82 94 2i 111 96 98 56 68 113.5 140 9} 4, 101 11 90 92 8 9 Paid Cl os i ng Business Price. Done. 102 + 104 Sh are Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref .Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton lOO Stock ictoria lOO 20 0 New ea sit as se ...... ; 18 100 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1859. Share I Railways. i d• I Pai C., osing I Businoss Price. Done. _ 100 Atlanticea all 83 85 18 sLeased &a at S 6 t L p e a r wLe a n t e ej I Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 131 d gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 4 d 18 Do. Db. B 45 1 5 d 20 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 55 65 204 Do. New l6l 8 9 d' no IBuffalo,Brant.&Godrich 100 80 85 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 77 82 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lira. 1. 3. 0. par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 4 I d 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 74 4 Id, 175 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 Id' Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1015 102 102+ 2 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 I p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 100 D 0.45 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - 20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 18 20 sto. r Geelong Corporation 6 2 100 ( per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 33 35 34 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 79 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 91 93 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 995 Icos 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 id d 20 Do. do 20 J Gt.S.of Ind.Lim per .—Scrir ( guaranteed 5 cen . 205 Gt.W. of Canasta Shares all 151151 151 205 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with I all 102 104 ( opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 102 104 100 Do. do. T 3 without opt all 102 104 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 45 p. c all 16 17+ , - 20 Do. do. 5 p er cen t a ll 19 19/ 191 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 17 18 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.e l5 1 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 P.C. Bonds 100 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 Do. do. Land do J • • 20 r Northoflndia Trarnroad I 20. I Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde l5 d mar 20 Do. g all 195 204 20 Do. • New 4 10 9d, 20 Do. Punjaub 5I ed 10,0 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. ,7 10 f d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 iTrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 5 41 20 Ardennes all 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Li m. 7 p.c 3 4 d 2+ 1 5 Belgian East. J unc t ion a ll 20 Beziers to Graissessac all —•— 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France all 24 25 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all el 61 65 10 Italian Junction 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 4 fp 95 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 all 2 0 Lyons and Geneva all 33} Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 8 85 8+ 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 191 205 16 Northern of France all 354 36 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 85 95 20 Ottoman. gua. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 325 33 20 Paris and Orleans 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (Pere.) 9 1.1 d gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 61 61 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref all 9 9+ 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 6 1 6 10 Do. 55 p. c. Prererence 20 W. & N.W. of France all 204 215 20 Western of Austria 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all BRITISH MINES hare! Mines. Paid. Closing Businoas Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.19 61 71 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 , 465 475 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 215 225 -- Great South Tolgus l7s 134 144 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 2 3 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 '"I Lady . Bertha lBs 6d 1- 1 1 North Frances (Illogan) 81 7/ 8 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 0 N.Whil Basset (Illogan) nil. 8 Pi Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 13 14 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 s S o o u rt t r h i e dig r e a C d o o n n s ( . s 111 . i c n ie C e o r . ) South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 3 2 6 1 8 24 4 5 255 1 - S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 195 203 2021 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 2 25 10 Tin Croft 9 41 4/ Unitedllines(Gwennap) 40 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d I West Basset (Illogan) l4 221 231 W. Car a d on (Liskeard) 2O 82 84 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 195 205 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 125 135 Wheal Edward (Cals.). 51 21 3 Wheal Kitty (U:Lelanl 1.7.2 101 11/ Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe 8 46 48 -- Ariel Trelawney (List 41 30 32 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. lOs par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25p.) 27 1 11 20 Do.St.Johndelßey.Lim. 15 12 13 :5 Do.L and and Mining - Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 4 d 40 Cobra Copper all 36 38 Copiapo l6 10 12 4 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 9/ 10 5 Lusitanian d 1 Mariquita all 4 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 f f p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt..., all 31 4 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 1 1 28.2.84lUnited Mexican all 21 2 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. p aid. l Closing' Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 114/ 115/ 115 144 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 114 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 110/ 111/ 1111 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 1001 101/ NovaScotirGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 111 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharei Joint-Stock Bankc. !Paid. Closing I Buskess Price. Done. *gra&UnitedServiceßki lAiistralasia . 68 70 82 84 24 244 45 47 170 1 82 if 21 25 Bank of Egypt 100 Bank of London 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co 50 British North American 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c [OO City 00 Colonial 0.11 Corn. Bark of Canada [OO Comercial of London 20 Eng., m Scet. & Aus. Ch 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland 20 Lon. Ch ar. Bk. ofAu s tra. 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock LOO London & Westminster LOO Nat. Prov. of England 20 Do. new 50 National Bank 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia 25 Do. New 50 Union of London 00 .11- licl 63 _ 65. 32 33 18 19 151 16 211 221 181 19} 70 72 291 301 Unity Mutual - Western Bk of London 2 21 d ,Als4EO P.i di Closing I Price. 14 15 203 230 30 32 I} i 21 3i 30 32 36 38 19 21 14 15 120 124 ' 9 10 2. ;.1 41 51 102 101 1 1f 2Sa f 481 5 6 I I d soi f Business done MISCELL Share I%lißcellaneous. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 1 )00 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mall 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 50 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do. C . Canada Land Stock 555 ° Cr Do. Preference Crystal aoa PreferencenrfledEa en s n ce T e 7 4. &:S p e L m i r m l e t ) 20 Eastern Steam Stock Electric Telegraph 2: 0 9 : 5 G G EEE l uun e n rr ) . r PP s & n : : &A e S a A c nm e ta N w . SCj a C tu : n o Pn i f a Lt L t t . 5 20 London Discount 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) 25 National Discount Co 10 Netherlands Land 1500 01150 ONPDl3:::Bed.p°.c.Pref.,iss.atldis o o Gr i v ae a ns S t a c t . ia Steam ui 1 N. B.Australasian (Lim) ntal 20 North of Europe Steam 1 Do. New Shares ******* 5 Peel River Land & Min 50 Do. New . 20 Red Sea & ****** * ** gr . 50 Rhymney Iron * c "" • 15 Do. New ******** 100 Royal Mail Si . ca . n 7 l " • 1 Seot.Austrln.lny.(Ei n i; 25 South Australian Land: 1 Submarine Teleg. sc r i p. 1 Do. do Registered * . *** 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 100 , irsn plomen's Land .., 1 1 I 1 die par 80 24 82 124 134 p 23 2t • ei 60 62 112 125 137 9 ii LAW INTE. THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lord Justice Turner.) APPEAL-THE LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. The farther hearing of this part heard appeal motion was resumed this morning, Mr. Wilcox, Q.C., followed Mr. Rolt, Q.C. for the ap pellants. This is' an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, refusing an injunction to re strain the respondents from using the appellants' line and station as a joint line and station contrary to the com panies' joint traffic contract and relative railway acts of Parliament, 1847-1858, and for compensation. Mr. Taylor followed on the same side. It is probable the arguments will occupy several days. VICE - CHANCELLORS' COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley JUDG MENT. - RODGSON V. BOWER. His Honour, the Vice •Chancellor, said—The point tha. I reserved for judgment in this case is the pure question whether the memorandum or agreement of 21st April, 1858, is one, under all the other circumstances, which this Court can decree specific performance of. I have some doubts whether the allegation in it are sufficiently expressed in reference to the duration of the terms. This is an agree ment for a lease for 21 years, to be terminated by the lessee not only at the end of the first 21 years, but any other. Now, not only at the end of the first 21 years, being the first appointed term in the agreement, but any other, the lessor could grant a further term at the expiration of 21 years. Therefore I decree specific performance of the agreement, with costs up to the hearing of the present decree. Nerved accordingly. ROLLS COURT. (Before th' Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly). JUDGMENT-110DGKINSON V. THE NATIONAL LIVE STOCK INSURANCE COMPANY.-SAME V. SAME.-SAME V. SAME. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—The only argument offered affects the bill in general, and I think the demurrer must be overruled. There is a great deal in the case upon which I do not like to express my opinion until the hearing. It is a point which must be decided upOn principle, and one which must be argued on the bill, and could only be determined by the bill. I refer to the 19th and 22d proposed alterations by the company in the year 1855, by which the defendant was taken bound to pay, by way of deposit, 560 shares. It was agreed that the defend ant, Edward Hodgkinson, should be exonerated from all liability with respect to the £4,000 shares for which he sub scribed the deed of agreement, upon condition that he be came a member and holder of 560 shares, upon which he paid a deposit and transferred them to the company. His Honour was of opinion that it was ultra tires of the directors to enter into this agreement without being autho rised to do so by a general meeting of the company. His Honour thought there were sufficient allegations made in the bill to support it. His Honour overruled the demurrer, and reserved the costs to be disposed of at the hearing of the cause.—Demurrer overruled. BAIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman and a Common Jury.) WEBB V. WILLES—SEDUCTION. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a widow lady, named Webb, against the defendant for the seduction of her daughter. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Henry James appeared for Webb, and Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., and another learned gentleman appeared for Willes. Mr. Edwin James, in opening the case, said the present action was brought by the plaintiff, a widow lady named Webb, residing at Lockridge, against the defendant Willes, a person residing at Marlborough, carrying on an extensive business as a maltster and baker, for the seduction of her daughter. The unforturtate young lady, the person most deeply interested in the present pro ceedings, was about 24 years of age, and the defendant was about 14 years older than Miss Webb. The acquaintance between the parties first commenced in the year 1851, when the daughter of the plaintiff first went to visit Mr. Henry Willes, a fanner, at Whitfield, and a cousin of 'Mr. Sidney Wines, the defendant. The acquaintance was continued, and in the year 1856 it was supposed that the defendant was' paying his addresses to Miss Webb for the purpose of marriage. In the year 1858 the marriage had not taken place, and in Septem ber of that year the plaintiff's daughter was delivered of a child. The learned gentleman then read a letter addressed by Miss Webb to the defendant, a short time previous to the birth of the child, in which she implored him to save her from disgrace and misery by performing his promise of marriage. No answer had been returned to that letter, and he (Mr. James) vas utterly at a loss to imagine what defence could be set up by the defendant. Moralists had of late talked much about the "social evil," but such cases as the present tended to increase that calamity, and it was the duty of jurors to stop, by their verdicts, the evil, as far as it was possible. The first witness called was shire. ea , Mrs. Jane Webb, who said—l am the plaintiff in this twenty-four and twenty-five. I knew a Mr. Henry I a he a h v oe e Ogbourne, v o u e l d ir no now 1 , e ib. r n e e tl about Willes, a farmer, residing there. He was the an I r " ha l v lrn e esl a iBdse d l e a u tl g L hi e ac k r i r s livin g. Md g a e r . Mary cousin of Mr. Sidney Willes, the defendant. In 1851 my daughter went on a visit to Mr. Henry Willes, and conse quently made the acquaintance of Mr. Sidney Willes. In about 1853 or 1854 I removed to Lockridge, about three miles from Marlborough ; and while living there my daughter frequently visited Mr. Henry Willes, and saw Mr. Sidney Willes. I saw Sidney Wiles at my residence about three times after that. He was paying his ad dresses to my daughter. It was about 12 months after I went to Lockridge. I first saw him there when he came to tel me of a situation for my son. After that he paid another visit to Ogbourne. I dealt with him for bread, and my daughter used to go to Marlborough for it. My daughter was delivered of a child in September, 1858. I first became aware that she was enciente in April. Shortly after finding that my daughter.was in that condition she quitted Lockridge and went to Mr. Henry Willes, at Whit field, and afterwards removed to Wroughton, near Swin don. She afterwards went to Wadsworth, where she was confined in September last. The child is still living. I paid the expenses of the accouchment, and ever since then I have had to maintain my daughter and her infant. She has never lived at home since that time. Cross-examined by Mr. Montague Chambers—My daughter was 24 last January. lam not sure, however, that she was not 25. Mr. Justice Wightman—Don't you know the age of your daughter ? Witness—Not exactly. Cross-examination continued --My daughter first went to visit Mr. Willes, the cousin of the defendant, in 1851. She went frequently. She used to act as my housekeeper. After my daughter had ordered the bread one of the defen dant's men brought it home. The first time I saw Sidney Wines was when he came to tell me about the situation for my son. He supped on one occasion at my house about two years ago. I have known my daughter to return home from Marlborough as Into as eleven o'clock at night, but on occasions when she came from Whitefield she was later. I generally sent her to order the bread of an afternoon and she used to return between 10 and 11 in the evening. I used to sit up for her. She generally returned home alone. Re-examined by Mr. Hawkins—l always asked her when she returned, what kept her so late, and I always got a satisfactory answer. I have a small property of my own, enough to support me. Mary Webb—l am the daughter of the plaintiff in this action. I was 24 last January. In 1851 I became ac quainted with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Willes. On the New- Year's Day of the year following I met the defendant, Sidney Willes. Between that time and March, 1852, I met bim there frequently. At this point of the case an arrangement was proposed, and it having been assented to, a verdict for the plaintiff, with £250 damages, was taken by consent of all parties. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron, and Barons Martin, Bram well, and Channel].) SWYNFEN V. LORD CHELMSFORD. The Attorney-General, on the part of the noble defendant, said this trial stood for hearing at the last assizes at Staf ford, but the venue had been changed to London or Middle sex, to be heard at sittings after this term. Mr. Baron Channell said the venue was changed, but application was ordered to be made to the Lord Chief Baron as to the time at which the case should be heard. The Attorney -General said he was only anxious that the case should not be called on during the next fortnight, as he would be unable to be in attendance during that time, and it might be thought the defendant was not ready to go on. He begged to state he was quite prepared. The Lord Chief Baron said he saw nothing to take the case out of its order. It would come on as a special jury case at the sittings after Trinity term. SHERIFFS' COURT. - - DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.-DUCKROSE V. VAUGHAN. This was an action to recover a stun of money, and it had been adjourned to obtain a document in pencil, to be produced as evidence. The defendant, for whom Mr. Buchanan appeared, affirmed that he had paid for certain parcels of meat, but produced no voucher for such payment. Plaintiff, on the other hand, handed in his book, from which it appeared that the amount was still due. Mr. Buchanan said it was impossible for the defendant to produce any receipt, as such things were never given in the New gate market. His Honour was of opinion that it was for the defendant to prove payment, and he, not having done so, must pay plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff. MASTER AND SERVANT — SHARP V. TII3DS. • This was an application for a new trial, and Mr. Buchanan, who appeared for defendant, stated that, on the cause being heard, plaintiff positively swore that defendant had frequently promised payment. Defendant now produced a receipt, and said he had paid the sum claimed. He said he never employed plaintff to do the work now claimed for ; that he (defendant) employed a psrson named Williams, and that he paid Williams, think ing him a master. Mr. Buchanan said Williams was in tho service of plain tiff, and had no right to receive the money His Honour was of opinion that defendant had not ex ercised proper judgment in paying Williams, and refused the application. 'FRENCH V. M ' DOUGALL-MASTER AND WORKMAN- SINGULAR CASE. Plaintiff is a journeyman wheelwright, and he sought to recover a sum of money as wages due. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, and stated the case as follows :—Plaintiff was on a certain day employed to do certain work in defendant's shop. When he had nearlyfinished he was desired to go to the docks, and upon his return he found that the shop work had been completed by another person. This happened on two or three occasions, and plaintiff having contracted to do the work at a price, he now sought that amount in full. The rule in the trade was that if a man agreed to do a piece of work, and was re moved from it by the master, he was entitled to fhe full amount, notwithstanding another man had been employed. It was contended, in answer, that the rule in question was not admitted in defendant's shop. His Honour was of opinion that the defendant was en titled to a verdict. Verdict for defendant. RAMSGATE COUNTY COURT. THE LAW OF LOST PROPERTY. A case was heard on Tuesday at the Ramsgate County Court (Almond v. Masters) of considerable impertance to the community at large. Mr. Buchanan, of Basinghall street, London, appeared for the defendant, a publican, of Ramsgate. It appeared that a poor man found a diamond pin, worth about £3O, in the street. He took the pin to defendant, who agreed to keep it until an owner came fin-- ward. After keeping it some time, plaintiff came forward and claimed it, but as he could not give a very accurate account of it defendant refused to give it up. Upon this a summons was taken out, and heard on Tuesday. Plaintiff was still unable to give a description of the pin to satisfy defendant, and the judge ordered Mr. Masters to show it to plaintiff. Mr. Buchanan objected to this proceeding, but his Honour persisted, and upon the pin being handed over, plaintiff said, " I'll swear that is the very pin." His Honour, upon that, ordered it to be given up. Upon applying in the first instance to defendant, Mr. Almond had offered £5 for the pin, and Mr. Buchanan hoped that the finder would be rewarded. Mr. Almond would consider upon that. P OLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DEFRAUDING PAWNBROKERS-SHAM GOLD WATCHES - - - - —Mr. Bravington, pawnbroker, of Tottenham-court-road and Princes street, Coventry-street, attended the court to answer the complaint of a Frenchman for detaining a gold watch. The Frenchman having stated, through M. Albert, the interpreter at the court, that he offered the watch in pledge, and that Mr. Bravington refused to return it, Mr. Bravington said the applicant presented the watch to him in pledge, and asked the loan of £4 on it. Having good reason to suspect him, he asked if it was gold, and the applicant said it was, and that he had bought it of a gentle man. He took his address and sent for Sergeant Stephens, 11 C, to make inquiries as to its correctness, and who, on his return, stated that he did not live at the Cavendish Hotel, Sherrard-street, as he stated, but in some cottages at the back of it. He therefore refused to restore it to the applicant so that he might have the opportunity of exposing the fraud which was attempted to be committed, having already been taken in under similar circumstances, and knowing that a great many watches of a simi lar kind were being offered in pledge in various] parts of the country. On examining the watch offered by the applicant with the one he had previously received in pledge, he found that they were of exactly the same make and qua lity—of horizontal construction, and so strongly gilt as to defy the test of aquafortis, and it was only by filing that the fraud could be detected. They were well got up, the works good, and jewelled. The value of them, though sold and offered to pawnbrokers as gold, and valued by the sellers at £4 10s., was really not more than 30s. He thought it probable that the applicant was only the tool of others. Mr. Beadon said Mr. Bravington had done a groat ser vice in coming forward. Sergeant Rogers said it was part of a system of swindling now being carried on by foreigners. The watches were made at Paris, and sent here to be got rid of—the cos t o f their manufacture being about 12 francs. The watch was given up to the Frenchman. Mr. Beadon said no time should be lost in exposing the fraud among the trade. Mr. Bravington said he had been informed that the par ties had been very successful, but could not get a sufficient supply of them from the maker. From the superior manner in which the watches are finished, and their being jewelled, though the jewels are of a very inferior description, they are well calculated to de ceive even experienced persons. THAMIS. Mr. Selfe resumed his magisterial duties this morning, after an absence of four months and one week, caused by severe indisposition contracted in the discharge of his duties as Chairman of the Commission for inquiring into the state of Military Clothing and Stores at Weedon, the Tower, and Woolwich. Mr. Selfe left the court very ill on the 17th of December last, two days after the termination of the Weedon inquiry, and to the great regret of the suitors and practitioners in this court, has not been able to preside since until this morning. After the hearing of a great many applicants who sought advice, relief, and summonses, Mr. Joseph Smith, Mr. Charles Young, Mr. Stoddart, and Mr. Fletcher, solicitors, with their clerks ; Mr. Saunders, managing clerk to Mr. Maddock, solicitor, who were seated at the table of the court, rose, and Mr. Smith said, as the senior member of the profession in court, he begged leave, on his own part, and upon theirs, to express their sincere and hearty congratulations on the magistrate's recovery to health. They all believed his wor ship had undergone a good deal of suffering, but the solici • tors present could assure him that their sympathies had been with him, and they did earnestly hope and trust that his worship would be enabled to retain that health and strength so necessary for the discharge of those important duties imposed on every magistrate. Mr. Selfe, who was deeply affected at this unsolicited and spontaneous mark of respect, which was delivered by Mr. Smith, with faltering voice, said in reply—Mr. Smith, and all the gentlemen before me, I thank you very much for your kind congratulations and sympathy. I have suffered much, but I have received great kindness during my long illness from my colleague and others. I thank you very heartily It has been a great comfort to me during some three years I have been hero that so re spectable and intelligent a body of gentlemen have been practising before me, and I trust that our intimacy may be continued with the same good feeling on both sides. The solicitors and their clerks then bowed and retired. Numerous gentlemen, including the representatives of the press, also addressed the magistrate, expressing their deep regret that the public had been so long deprived of his services, and their heartfelt congratulations on his perfect recovery from the long illness with which he had been afflicted. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 21.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; moderate, and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, April 20.—Wind N. to N.E.—Arrived— Her Majesty's ship Supply, from Woolwich. Off port— Salamander, from Aberdeen for Hong Kong. NEWPORT, April 10.—Wind E.—Sailed—Anna en Elise, for Singapore; Sea Serpent, for Fernando Po; Ailsa, for Quebec ooLE, April 20.—Wind N.—Sailed—Findon, for Quebec. SWANSEA, April 20.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Lota, for Cape de Verds. JERSEY, April 19.—Wind E.—Sailed—Chance, Alice Jane, Lady Maxwell, Volnnteer, Aurora, and G. D. F all for Gaspe ; Trphys, 0. Blanchard, Elizabeth Ann, and Balina—all for Labrador. CARDIFF, April 20.—Wind E —Sailed—Confianee, for Galle ; Elizabeth, for St. Antonio ; Sag a , and }Wane ; for Rio Janeiro. (Elr ELECTRIC TELEQRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind N.E Arrived—Wonder, steamer, from Havre ; Atalanta and Dispatch, steamers, from Jersey. Sailed—Pera, steamer, for Alexandria; Havre, steamer, for Havre; Georges and La Poule, for Ch er b ourg; Courier, steamer, for Jersey; L'Etode, for Carentan. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.N.W. Arrived, April 20.—Pelican, screw steamer, for Rotter dam. Arrived, April 2l.—England, from New Orleans; E Gardner, from Savannah; Madras, from Porto Rico. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Wind W.S.W. •, tid e GRAV ESEND, Thursday Morning. , h hour's fine. Arrived, April 20.—Frofiu ft w Trenke from Dilrum ; Ceres, from Stettin ; Ex e l, f rom Frede rickhaven ; Frethop, from Warborg ; Earl of Auckland, from Rotterdam; Freden, from Aarhuus. Arrived, April 21 .—Magnet, from Hulking. Sailed, April 21.—Timora, for Rotterdam. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.N.W., moderate. Passed.—Comet, from London, for Madeira ; Canning, from London, for Calcutta ; Danubio, from London, for Rio Janeiro; Ocean Monarch, from London, for Bombay. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICH DOCKYARD. —Yesterday two shipwrights employed in the construction of the Barossa, screw steam vessel, were at work on a s t age , when by the f a lli ng o f a , pi ec e of timber both men were severely injured. One had his legs broken, and the other sustained a dangerous fracture of the skull. The sufferers are now lying at the Royal Marine Hospital. 921 I 1' THAMES SUBSCRIPTION CLUB UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. A great number of other toasts were given, and in the course of the evening the chairman handed to Mr. B. N. Phillips, many years an enthusiastic promoter of boating, a silver cup, presented by the Thames Subscription Club, of which he was pre sident, and a pair of silver oars from the Christ's College (Cambridge) crew, of which he was many years ago the captain. The plate, as well as the inscription, bore undeniable proof the high esteem in which Mr. Phillips is held. MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THE ATLAN TIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. A large and highly influential private meeting of the shareholders in the Atlantic Telegraph Company, resident in Liverpool, was held on Monday, the 18th inst., at th e Cl aren d om R ooms, South John-street. The chairman of the company, the Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley, .M.P., accompanied by Mr. Saward, the secretary, attended for the purpose of affording information, and in order to obtain the opinion of the local proprietors upon the arrange ments proposed to be submitted to the approaching extraordinary general meeting for the purpose of resuscitating this interesting undertaking. The right hon. gentleman having taken the chair, commenced his observations by stating, that although he had become the chairman of the com pany at a comparatively recent period, he was yet one of the original shareholders in it, and as evinc ing the warm regard entertained by him for the welfare of the great enterprise over which he had been called. upon to preside, he mentioned that, although at present immersed in political en gagements in Yorkshire, calling for his very active attention, he had laid everything aside to come over from that county ',this morning for the purpose of attending the present meeting. He then went on to describe the presen t position of the company—th e i r a b sence of immediate funds for the attempted restoration of the old cable, or for the prosecution of a new one—pointing out the various applications that have been made by the board to her Majesty's Government for guarantees of a similar character to that granted with such success to the Red Sea and Indian Telegraph Com• pany, and contrasting the niggardly manner in which half measures of assistance are doled nut to great national works in this country, with the large and open-handed policy of the French Government, which, although it has guaranteed fixed dividends to works of utility involving an aggregate capital of over 32 millions sterling, has never been called upon for any contribution whatever towards making up the dividends so secured. Mr. S. Wortley then ad verted to the terms ultimately offered by Govern ment, after long and anxious negotiations with them on the subject, which terms the directors in Lon don considered might form a basis in connection with other auxiliary arrangements for inducing the subscription of the necessary amount of capital for the prosecution of the work. The terms offered were as follows :—A guarantee of eight per cent. upon the capital to be employed, not exceeding £600,000. This guarantee to be for twenty-five years, conditional upon the successful working of the cable at a rate not less than 100 words per hour. A postal contract of not less 'than £20,000 per annum for the business of the Government. Any excess of work to be paid for at the company's ordinary tariff. The company's contract with the American Government, whereby a further mini mum sum of £14,500 per annum is secured to the company, is to be allowed to subsist, so that by this arrangement the guaranteed revenue of the company, independent altogether of mercantile support, will be £34,500 per annum. The Government to allow £20,000 of the guaranteed capital to be expended in efforts to resusci tate the old cable. The company to transfer to government that portion of theirprivileges under the agreement between themselves which contained the exclusive right to land cables from Europe on the shores of Newfoundland. The Chairman re marked in reference to these terms that they had been considered by the board as worthy the accept ance of the company, not so much as offering amy attractive inducement to capitalists to invest in the undertaking, which had been in a more unselfish spirit than most undertakings of a public pature,as that, with subsidiary arrangements, to which he was about to refer, they would be a protection to as full an extent as is possible under the circumstances against the risks which such investments are neces stiffly exposed. It wouldfbe for public spirit[to do the rest, and he (the chairman) had full faith in the result. The subsidiary arrangements alluded to were—a marine insurance on - the successful submergence of the new cable, which it is believed can be obtained at comparatively moderate outlay, if divested of any condition as to the working of the cable when laid, and a contract on the follow ing basis, which Mr. Wortley was enabled to state would be readily entered into by parties of high respectability and responsibility. The contractor to make all preliminary experiments as to the form of the cable, and the manner of submerging if, charging for the same the bare cost of such experi ments. So soon as the right pl ans are decided on, the contractor to proceed to make and lay the cable, keeping separate accounts of the whole cost, and allowing a proper check upon all his expenditure for such purpose. The profit to be calculated at a per tentage upon the actual cost of making and laying the cable. The contractor to take payment in shares of the company for a portion of the actual cost of making the cable. The contractor to forfeit the whole of his profit and a penal sum of £lO,OOO absolutely if the cable, when laid, does not work satisfactorily du r i ng thi rty days after the date of its submersion between shore and shore. The chairman proceeded to say that it was proposed to issue the new capital in shares of five pounds each, with a view to popularise and extend the interest in the undertaking, and that the summary of what the directors would have to offer to the public over and above the national character of the work and its value as a commercial and imperial agent, would be as follows : A capital of £600,000 in 8 per cent. preference shares, of five pounds each, guaranteed by the Government con tingent on success. 2d. A guaranteed minimum income of £34,000 per annum in support of such preference independent of public support. 3d. A policy of insurance upon the successful extension of the cable from the shores of Great Britain and Newfoundland. 4th. A guarantee for careful ma nagement and electrical success under a contract similar to the one just described, whereby the interests of the contractor are involved absolutely in those of the company. The right hon. gentle man concluded by hoping that the foregoing explanations would be satisfactory to the meeting, and that he might be enabled to say when the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders took place in London, that the arrangements now shadowed forth, without committing any one to details, or anything but general policy, would be acceptable to the shareholders in Liverpool. Mr. J. C. EWART, M.P., expressed his admira tion of the exceedingly lucid manner in which the chairman, with whose clearness and perspicuity he was well experienced in another place, he explained the present position of the company. H Ewart) cordially agreed in the vie ws set foerth(Abfry. Mr. Wortley, and approved of the course recom mended to be taken by the board for raising the new capital. Mr. - BUSHELL, president of the Chamber of Commerce, in rising, observed that f or hi s own part he was so satisfied with the general features of the proposal which had been so clearly and ably pointed out by the chairman, that he was desirous, if it Would strengthen the hands A very numerous party of members of this influ ential club and their friends partook of a handsome dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Tuesday evening. The Hon. George Denman, of the University of Cambridge, President of the Thames Subscription Club, took the chair. There -were present nearly all the Oxford crew, who were victorious last Fri day in the great University race, and one of the Cambridge party, and while on this subject it may be as well to state, that the report that fatal conse quences had resulted to No. 1, in the latter boat, owing to the immersion during the race, is un founded, that gentleman having perfectlyrecovered. The most interesting toast of the evening was " The Contending Crews of Oxford and Cambridge," which was given by the chairman, who at a subse quent period strongly reprehended the dangerous practice of rowing iu such light outriggers as those used in the late race. He warmly eulogised the courage the Cambridge gentlemen had displayed in continuing to row until their boat dropped from under them, and, at the same time, entertained no doubt that the honour of their university would have induced the Oxonians to do the same. Mr. ARKELL, the captain of the Oxford boat, and Mr. BARRACK, of the Cambridge, replied. The former said they were proud of winning a race over those by whom they would have been proud to have been beaten. He explained that an offer had been made by the Cambridge crew to reverse the course, which he felt bound to refuse, for the hon our of his university, as their best prospect of suc cess was the state of the weather ; he, however, much regretted that it was not a more befitting day. Mr. BARRACK, in replying for Cambrigde, honestly declared the conviction of the whole of his crew that they must be swamped ere they com menced the race; butthey felt bound, for the honour of Cambridge, to row, and no one did so more cheerfully than a gentleman in the boat who could not swim. MARINE ENGINES. • The report of the committee of marine engines to the Lords of the Admiralty, was issued yesterday. The committee consisted of Rear-Admiral Ramsay (chairman), Mr. James Nasmyith, and Mr. John Ward, R.N. After dealing at length with the various subjects brought under their notice, they arrive at the following conclusions : " 1. That the expenses and performances of all steam-vessels should be recorded in such a man ner as will enable the Lords of the Admiralty, when they have to make inspections, to detect at once, and without difficulty, tke exact state and condition of the ships they have to examine, and also to decide upon the ship that is best suited for any particular service. " 2. That a regular system of reward and promo tion for zealous and diligent engineers, of repri mand and warning for the undeserving, should at once be adopted, and made known to the service. " 3. That the number of assistant engineers be reduced, and that a class of chief leading stokers be introduced. "4. That care be taken to secure a full and prac tical acquaintance with the great principles of steam navigation in all officers entrusted with the command of steam vessels. "5. That the regulations at present in use for the preservation of the machinery of the vessels in the first-class steam reserve, and the system upon which steam engines are repaired, should be modified. " 6. That a much larger amount of repairs of engines than has hitherto been the case be done by the steam reserve. " 7. That roomy and efficient floating factories, fitted with every appliance necessary for the repairs of engines, &c., should be attached to all our out ports. " 8. That the chief engineers of the dockyards where engines are being repaired should be fur nished with extracts from the quarterly reports of those engines. "9. That the routine, before the repairs are commenced, should be changed. " 10. That the purchase of complicated steam engines should be abandoned, and %one received into the service but those which are marked in their construction by the most severe simplicity that is consistent with the execution of the work assigned 'to them. " 11. That large and powerful engines should only be placed on board ships of war, which from their tonnage and construction are adapted for their reception. " 12. That all boilers and screw propellers em ployed in the navy, and a considerable number of marine steam engines, should be constructed in the Government factories. ' " 13. That the list of manufacturers from whom engines are purchased by the Government should be increased. The plan or pattern of the engine to be laid down by the steam department of the Admiralty. " 14. That the chief engineer of the Admiralty should have frequent intercourse with the engineers of the dockya r d s , w h o s h ould, on their part, visit mercantile establishments and steam vessels. " 15. That two additional specifications should be inserted in all contracts for the construction of en gines. " Ist. The indicated horse-poWg up to which the engines are t o wor k, w i t h a" . e n supply of coal of avera ge qua lit y. 2d. Strictly prohibiting thp sp of hot-bla s t iron.' --c " 16. That high pressure steain rl f4 marine engines should, wherever possible, be abandoned. " 17. That the arrangement of the furnace flues at Keyham factory should be altered forthwith, and a separate chimney constructed for each furnace. "18. That in the direct acting screw-engine, the use of cams for working the steam expansively should be abandoned, and it is recommended that a flat gridiron valve, worked from the; shaft by a separate eccentric be substituted. 19. That the trial trips to ascertain the capa bilities of the engines and boilers of steam-vessels should last at least six hours. " 20. That reasons exist for noticing that no step involving considerable expense, as the sale, break big up of engines, or the adoption of any plan by which steam-en g ines and boiler s ma y b e d eter i orated, is to be enter e d upon without careful consideration and inquiry." MIS LA Y'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 2d; barley, 33s 6d ; oats, 23s 7d ; rye, 31s 6d ; beans, 41s sd; and peas, 39s 4d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 6d ; barley, 34s ld ; oats, 23s 5d ; rye, 31s 9d ; beans, 40s 11d; peas, 39s 6d. ENGLISHGRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK .—Wheat, 105,060; barley, 30,727; oats, 10,028 ; rye, 52; beans, 3,254; peas, 284 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was limited ; nevertheless, the beef trade ruled heavy, at barely Monday's quotations. With sheep we were scantily supplied, and all breeds moved off steadily, at full prices. About an average number of lambs was on offer for the time of year. The lamb trade was heavy in the extremr•e, and prices gave way 4d to 6d per 81bs, the quotations having ranged from 68 4d to 6s 4d per 81bs. About 800 lambs reached us from the Isle of Wight. Calves were in short supply, and heavy re quest, at 2d per 81bs less money. Pigs and milch cows were very dull, at late rates. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. a. U. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool do. 5 0 5 6 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Pine. S'thdowndo. 5 S 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 10 5 6 Crse. &inf. sheep 40 4 6 Large hogs 3O 3 6 Second quality do. 484 10 Small porkers Lambs, 5s 4d to 6s 4d. 8s to 21s. Suckling calves, 198 to 228 ; and quarter-old s t ore p i gs , TOTAL SUPPLY. F Beasts ................ 621 Beasts OREIGN SUPPLY. Sheep lO ,092 Sheep Calves Pigs ................ 200 !Pig's NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat here to-day were moderate. Beef and mutton were in fair request, at full prices. Otherwise, the trade ruled heavy, and the quotations had a drooping tendency. of the board, to test the feeling of the present meeting, although a private meeting only, by offering a resolution on the subject. He would, therefore, move, " That in the opinion of this meeting the plan suggested by the chairman, the Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley, for the obtain ment of capital for the prosecution of this great work, is an admirable one, and is entitled to the best consideration and support of the Atlantic Telegraph Company." Mr. RANKIN (Messrs. Rankin, Gilmour, and Co.) seconded the resolution, which was carried unani mously. Mr. C. HOLLAND proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman, which, having b een b r i e fly secon d e d by Mr. C. BUSHELL, was carried unanimously ; after which the meeting broke up. Per Blbs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d.( • • s. d. s. d. Inferior BQef 3 4to 3 6 / Infr. Mutton. 3 6to 4 0 Mid. d 0..... 3 Bto 3 10 1 Mid. do 4 2to 4 6 Pm.largedo. 40to 4 2 Prime do. 46to 4 10 Do. small do. 4 4to 4 6 Veal 4 oto 5 0 Large pork.. 3 2to 3 8 I Small pork Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s Bd. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, April 20.—T0-day's market was but mode rately supplied with each kind of stock, which moved off steadily, at extreme rates : Beef, from 38 6d to 58 Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to 58 10d; lamb, 6s Od to 78 Od ; veal, 4s Sd to 58 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per 81bs. to sink the offal. • ROMFORD, April 20.—The trade generally ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency :—Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s 6d to Os Od ; lamb, Os Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s 10d to 52 6d ; pork, 3 s 2 d to 4 s Od per 81b a milch cows, £0 Os to .£0 Os each ; suckling ca l ves, ___ l ; to —s ; quarter old store pigs, 18s to 22s each. aOROUGH HOP. h t o is saj ery act m iv o e d , e d ra e t m e an , a d t nd other kind s support flfoao rtr T ema a e r trnee terms.s i .w s s till y t i ll hops, a nh steady, gess ua pr ep though lsyt eoitciwy not iac Mid an d East Kent pockets ..84 s to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do .......... 66s to 84s Sussex do .................. 63s to 75s ~ HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.---MeadOW hay, £2 15s to £4 108 ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 ss; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. A moderate supply, and a fair demand. CIIMBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s ; clover Trade steady O £s 5s ; and s t raw , £ 1 5 s to £ 1 10s per lead. . WHITECRAPEL.--Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4los ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 8s; and straw, £1 4s to £1 9s per load. A slow trade. The Wurttmberg Moniteur publishes a decree convoking the Chambers for the 26th. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT IN THE LATE SESSION.— The number of acts passed in the late session was 72, of which 35 were public and 36 local, besides which there was one private act. EXCHEQUER BILLS.—An Act was passed on the day of the prorogation to raise £13,277,400 by E bills for the public service of the present year. death of In consequence of the much regre tted,o has been Madame Bosio at St. Petersburg, Madame Pone Ayrshire Use, engaged by Mr. Gye to supply her place at the Royal Italian Opera for the ensuing season. Exchequer bills A VOYAGE. —The arrivedA G E. Limerick on Irvine, Saturday, has actually taken upwards of four months °lithe at - - - -T Greenock he brig fromAy passage, caused by adverse winds and bad weather. Her cargo consists of oats. all all all 15s. all all