The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND +.;OIYINIERCJAL INTELLIGENCI.'; CITY, Two o'CLocx. . In the Foreign and Colonial produce markets during the last few days there has been less activity although most of the leading staples have reali , ed about previous vslues. Tea has been steady and in sugar less disposition has been shown by the trade to make purchases in the expectation that prices will recede. In the refined market a fair amount of business has been done at fully late quotations. Coffee continues in fair demand and gcod qualities of Plantation Ceylon have slightly i - uproved. Rice, rum, and spices have been dealt in to a limited extent, and for fruit prices have ex perienced a decided decline. Very little business has been done in saltpetre and prices have under gone no material change. The tallow market has been flat. P.Y.O on the spot is now quoteds4s. 3d., January to September, delivery, 535. Gd., and last three months, 51s. per cwt. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, although with less animation, and most descriptions advanced in value. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators, and 1,000 by exporters. The Railway Share Market presented a quiet appearance, and prices slightly receded. The American ad vices received to-day, by the City of Washington, report a f'irther improvement in trade, and more activity prevailed both among merchants and manufacturers. Confidence is ex pressed in a gradual recovery, and bef , re the autumn it is expected that much of the damage inflicted by the late crisis will be repaired. Money continued extremely abundant, and the demand Was limited. Bills had been negotiated as low as 3 per cent. A. large amount of gold, viz., 95,00 N. was taken from the Bank of England yesterday for the Con tinent, but as the French exchange is higher, and the demand for silver has partially subsided, the Movement, it is expected, will soon terminate. The bar silver brought by the last West India packet has been sold at 61s. id. oz. standard. At the annual meeting of the Assam Tea Com pany, held this day, a dividend of 9 per cent. on the paid-up capital was agreed to. The mil) of tea for the present season is estimated at 765,000 lbs. Of that of 1857, which amounnted to 707,101, only about 15,000 lbs. have been sold. The English funds have further advanced, but there is net much animation, although the speculators seem inclined to increase their operations for a rice. The unfavourable im pression produced by the withdrawal of gold from the Bank is neutralised by the satisfac tory progre: , s of Parliamentary business, and the Improvement in the Paris Bourse. Consuls for transfer have been 971 and 971 98. For account the quotations have been 98 to 98k They are now, however, 971 and 97/ 98, respectively. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 961 and India Loan Debentures 1001 1. The March Ex chequer Bills have been 38s. to 425. prem., and the June ditto, 365. to 39a. prem. Bank Stock is 223, and India ditto, 225 to 226. A very large amount of business has been trans acted in Foreign Securities, and prices generally remain steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98. 99 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. are 82 ; Equador New Consolidated, 14i ; Grenada New Active, 22 ft ; ditto Deferred, 6ii ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20/ ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 85 87i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 6 9i 62 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45/ 46i ; Sar dinian 5 per Cents., 92; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44i ; ditto Deferred, 261 ; Venezuela 4/ per Cents., 38 ; ditto Deferred, 15 ; Belgian 41 per Cents., 99 ; Dutch 4 per Cents., 99i ; and Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 60/ 62. 1 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 641 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 20i 21 ; Peruvian, 83 85 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 58 60 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i 46 i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 101 103 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 ; ditto Deferred, 26i 27. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow ing as the prices of American Securities : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Reemae. United St a t es 6 p er C en t s . 1867 —e d1868... bl Per 104 106 1 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...101 106 STATE SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cent ... 78 Xentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-1872... 91 93 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 8') 91 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). —llO 102 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... Ifennsylvania 5 per C en t. St oc k Pennsylv a ni a 5 per Cent. Bonds .. .1877... 81 83 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .. .1886... 82 8 'Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ...1888... 82 84 LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 4i per Cent. Bonds 1883... 90 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 82 E 4 Illinois Central 6 per Cent. 1875... 80 82 Illinois Central 7 por Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 80 92 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O l2 d 101 Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. 1869 86 88 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 95 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 81 83 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage, 188 3... 71 73 N. York and Erie 7 p. Cent. Convertible-1862... York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... 83 90 P , ansylvania Central 6p. Cent.. let Mort 1880... 8 i VO A very limited bu.ines has been done to-day in th e Railway Share Market, and prices in most in stances show a further downward tendency. Cale donian, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Eastern (Leeds), declined ss. ; N , rth Western and Midland, 10s. ; and South Western and South Eastern, 15s. Eastern Counties and North British advanced about 103. ; and Bristol and Exeter, 1/. No dealings of any importance have been reported in the Foreign and Colonial lines, 'East Indian and Great Western of Canada tkre at previous rates. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous shares are b u t little inquired for. London and Westminster have improved 55., and Union of London ss. Austra lian Agricultural have advanced 55., and Penin sular and Oriental Steam ss. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Prom the Official List:l Bank Stock 223 3 per cent. Reduced Annuities... 3p d. Cent. Console Annuitie s 97 $ 8 71. 8 7$ Now 1 per Cent. Annuttich India Stock India Loan Debentures lOOl $ Ditto Scrip I'M.% Bond s A:1000 Nto, under I'looo 1 p Colsols for A ccount a zilibli•ft , Billq„ 2fd illsrcb. June. 6500 1000 . ... 38 4.2 38 133 6 C • — 139 6 Sax !1 ..... ....,....„,„ ....... .., — 139 640 36 Exche quer B on d s , 1858, Ai per Cent_ Ditto, 1559 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Buenos A yros Bonds, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto 7 per Cent. (Matanza and Sabanilla) 1031 EquadorNew Consolidated l4/ Orenads New Active, 21 p er C ent. Ditto Deferred. Eli 1 0 Guatemala Bonds, 5 per cent 5ll Ittexican 3 per i;ent litto Account 2431 1 Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. - Ditto A ccoun t .... Po tuvese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account, Ditto 1857, 3 per Ceat. 46 Eus,,litt. lionds, 1'41,, 1.: St., 5 per Cent.... 1111 Ditto, 4A per Cent. Rai - ail-o ar . ison :, Fs , per Celt. ... ..... —, 92 li .. Ditto , Account 4,3 et , t , ... , t, . per + mut. ... nitto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent, ... Ditto Account inra: b t Bonds, ~ per 8ent... 98i Ditto Account nittn Guaranteed, ; per Cont. . 101 i Ditto Account V enezuela Bonds, 4 per Cent .. — Ditto At.count Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . . i evinen,n. on thr ,nove sayable tYLondou. Belgian 41 p er C en t., ex . 25 f rancs Dutch Exc.,kug, , 24 per Ceu.:., 12 Guilders -- DO. 4nr rent t ertificates ..... Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Cent. 6O 2 ItiteßE O'CLOCK. Consolp money 97i Console for Account, (June 3)„ „, „„., 974 He, ,vern ban a Mould Id not ivern- y the 'That of the male." k, but could sd the rty, so sr4xed. blood, ago. njust ng was rength :Aberal lopted. should the Worm itended Reform ie reso• !ed too ox, and ation of vottr of al party and for pointe'4. could be appria ned Mr. :r would in his :I of tb• with ap• •y.) )on, E. ; -Her Me i, with a ed—Fon r Ahica ; Ellerslie, I Flower, 0 of Gocd ihanghai t [orning. 'reacensis , )13 ; Liao, Ipha, St• H•) on ing. ty. Lagnegt 4 ickatadt ; g ; Maven ; Active , ; Louise, , Brugeg; tralswid ymmetrYt Asituus • Mario, lianderi! siogborg • Gbent Gothou• 1, steamer, [orning• London• son, Pit a ' forth„ for r Powe l l" wzollerr, day from gate nor Booking ition the yal High. he South eption of ipon their night so maids of P., wag lord Nei' Bet being , s for the D v s poir• occupied by MI? be consti • Mr. Ma c ' •esEed the ownsend• ed to the Iterviar da sroenE er• I the Pra. Ras r; Chap e" rhich obB fobil mooed i n g Of th e eSterdAY, were CaPt ai " o h e r tht age or vow.' f is BOO' as life-bosiv a an r var i°li f Dean ee. with th e C hin° g l6ed dro peote 1" ilt. • It end thht brou. due °II SH UM MARKETS (This Day). KAILW Y 7,. RAILWAY ++. Prising MT,ch. this day Baldness done this day lAnab.r. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June Belfast & Ballymen• Birmng. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lance , & Cheshire Blackburn Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter._ iCaledonian. lehester & Holyhea ' Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall 51 - 6 71 - 84 70 - 72 9i - 10 26 - 27 9l - 93 - 86 35 - 37 ... - ... 4i - 5 D. A Do. B Dublin&BelfaatJanc Dun. P. &Aber(Junc. 'East Anglian Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion,A.stk. Do. Do. ' New A . East Kent ...... ...... East Lancashire East Suf f olk D 0... lEdinburfth& Glasgow F Edinb.Prth.drDnndA Forth and Clyde June. Furness _ Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland] Great Northern . ..... Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds _ Lancash. &Yorkskir , Do., do. F £1.6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. SontbpGrt. London & Black war Do. New, i .e. 51. 10s. Lond. Bright. di S.Cs t London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S.Weetern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Sher. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland ..... Do. Birming. & Derh Midland G. West. (Ir. Do. 6 Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle N ewpt. A beru.dalrfd Newry & Armagh Newry, Warrenpoi ,, & Rostrevor Norfolk.-- ...... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. dr Dock Stock ...... . Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock . N. astern Berwick Do do. G. N.E. Pu rch Do Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn. . North Staffordshire.. North Western .. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.. Peebles IPortsmouth 8 - 8i 17 - 18 61i - 63; 45 - 47 30 - 33 14 - 16 90 - 92 63 631 28. - 29 92 - 94 9i - 10 103) - 104. 90 - 92 127 - 129 561 102 - 104 -56 f 56 - 53 85 88 10 —l2 p 10 12 r• 91i 1 d 1 a - 6 = 105 103 91 95 I r id 96A —97 i 38 39 1 id 9i i --95 66 68 i. • - i 63 - 65 3i 3 51 - 51?.; 931 -94 i 2 - 48 - 49 76 - 77 93 - P 5 - 44.1 - 82 8 - 9 30 - 32 i - 1' ii Rhymney Scottish Central 100 IS c , A. N.E.Abrdo.St. 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer. 100 South Devon 109 - 111 27!; - 28 80 - - 82 45 - 47 2i 36 - 37 - 70 83 - 84 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - 70 35 - 36 100 = 102 ..• .•• 2i - 3i - 61 100 South Eastern.. 100 ,South Wa1e5........... all 'S. ltorksh. Riv.ar Dun 14 ........ ............ all all 20 5 100 IStaines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale IDo. Pref., No. Thameo Hat. D. &R. Vale of Nenth ...... Watorfd. & Kilkenny WaterforddsLimerici West Col West End of London i and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class BRITISH POSSESSIONS, Atian. and St. Law. Rombay, Baroda, andl Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A ... But l'alo di Lake Hur. Butt Brnt. & Godch. p. clads. , 1 Aug..'72 l Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June '74 Calcutta 'and S. East. Central Gude (Lim. ) 1 Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. . Do.4i p.c. Bnds.,'s9 Geelong ISE Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g.s . per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Caua , la Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, d 0.... i nt,. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) 3cinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR: • •• ... ••• - iP 8 - 9 183 - 88 77 - 80 75 - 78 i 2 fi I lioi -- 114 lfi - li 19i - 20 49 - 51 82 - 83 211 - 214 - 19 • - 194 - 1fil; 1 108 - 112 108 - 112 105 108 191 192, 202 2i par ePj 1313 i - lip IGN. +.•itwrp& Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Fra-citco.. Belgian East. Janet. Beziers to Graissessar Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction L.,te Const. & Bale Lierro and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Fist. sp. c. Lyons and Geneva Karin Ante:ilia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto Now Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran , (Perham.) g. 7 p. c• Riga and Danaburg Rome and Fruzati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse._ - )o. 54 per cent. pref. Southern of France West Flanders 54 - tii I = it ••• - ••• 2 41 - 1 - 2 4 26 -26 i, 8 - 8;i 4i - 4i ii - 26 .•• •• 9j - •98 21i - 22 38 -38 j 84 - 94 311 - 314 Ko ii 1 idj I - i - gh -- - 4 Si -- 9h 20i -- 21 5 -- 5i 24 -- 25 Do. 5A per c. Prof . W.& N. W. of France Western of Austria Wo,t. of Switzerland .es, adon Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zealand HY .... ... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & - United Serv. , . ... 67 40 all , instralasia BO 82 802 21 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of Loudon 45 47 40 all Bri • Col. Bk.& Ln • Co ... •• 50 all British N. American 20 10 C.flk. of Ind. Au•drCb , _ 2i 10.) 50 City 57 59 58 100 25 I B olen— ••• 2N Commercialof Canada -_••• I(0 20 Jonno.orciai of Lond. ' ••• ••• 20 all :Eng.Scot.tStAns.Cot. 17 - 184 18 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk • of A 4st., 191 20 20 London and County: 50 10 :London Joint Stock. to() 20 Lond.auclWestminst. ... 45 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New 50 Zi , lationat Bank 20 all New South Wales 43 45 25 a ll !Oriental Bank Corp 38. 39 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 13 IProvincial of Ireland 61 63 62 10 all 00 New •• 400 2 r , a ll ionth • :tetra:ha — ... 29i a i ;1 5 5 1 ( . 1 , : D i . ol o o N vi .t e . A w . . u . s . . t . r . a 1 . i . a . ....... 4 3 - 5; 3 46; •*- 50 I it, Union of London 23 24 234 3 100 50 Unity 1•0 !•21 00 50 ffeetrnl3l; of Loud ' 19 1-2 17d 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 1U St. St. 1.4 St. 'lOO all all 100 100 100 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 100 1t i 0 100 Ibi 10'1 100 31.1 18 all 18 all 20i all .00 100 LOO ,100 92 86 6 4 5 621 4 I li 104 4 3f 91 57 8 i II 93 1 2f 11 95j 4i 5 4i 4 96 7 39i 8i 9544 j f * 51 i i 50f 1 944 f 4 k 3f 48i 764 f 70i i 69i 191 19 1101 11 10,! 11 821 21i 14 5i 5i 911 9 THE S'UN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Tbirb WlTttion Leasing Companies Closing Prices this cis v Badness this da. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OP COMMONS--(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Wowing private bilk were read a third time : Blackburn Railway, Stokes Bay RAilway and Pier, Sufferance Wharve , a, P,,rt of London. The Balby and IVorkaoo R ad Bill was further con. sidered and ordered for a third reading. MID-KENT RAILWAY (CROYDON EXTEN SION) BILL. Earl of MARCH. moved that the Railway (Craydon Extenstim) 13i 1 be withdrawn.—Agreed to. RAILWAY' CANAL BILLS (GROUP 11.) Col. W. PATIEN moved that Mr. Foljambe be die charged from further attendance on group 11 of Railway and Canal 13i113.—Agreed to. THE NAVY. Sir C. NAPIER gave Lo ice of certain naval returns, MR. GLOVER, LATE M.P. FOR BEVERLEY. Mr. W. GRIFFIrus gave notice that in the evens of the Property gratification Bill being passed into a law, he should move an humble address to her Majffity, praying her NlajeAy's me-ciful consideration of the case of the late M.P. for 13-verley. (Hear, hear.) METROPOLITAN CEMETERIES'. Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Secretary of State fur the Home Department, what regulations or ins:ruc lions as to cemetries or burial grounds in the metropolis bad been or were to be issu-d, under the powers of the Burial Act passed last session ? Mr. HARDY, Undor-Secretary for the Home De partment, said that none bad been issued, They were being prepared under the consideration of the Inspectors of Burial Grounds, and as soon as they were ready they would be carefully considered by her Majesty's Govern ment before they were I-sued. ROYAL ACA.DENIY, WOOLWICH. Mr. P. O'BRIEN ask e d th e Secretary for War, whe ther any gentlemen bad been admitted to the Royal Academy of Woolwich sine, the let day of January la-t who bad not undergone the competitive examination rendered necessary by the warrant promulgated by the late S,cretary of War General. PEEL. said no gentleman bad been admitted into Woolwich Academy except in strict conformity with the principles laid down in 1855, in refer e nce to competitive examinations. OATHS' BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL proposed the Postponement of understood ther e was no o b the considera tion of the Lords' amendment to th e Oath,' Bill to Monday flex'''. He jection to the motion, A nd also that h er M a j esty ' s Go vernment would alto ie it to take precedexce of the other orders of the day. (hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI said he believed it would be con !lenient to the house that the Oatlie t Bill should be taken first on Monday. (Hear, hear.) The motion was agreed to. PROBATE COU RT. On the motion fer adjeurnrnent till Alondah Mr. WARREN called the attention of the house to the operation of the Probate Act of last session, with reference to the right of emplo y i ng barristers - at-law in non-contentious business iu the Probate Court, and bar risters and attornies-atdaw in the Court of Ad miralty, supposed to have been conferred on the public in consideration of the compensation awarded by that act to proctors and other's. He entered into the position of proctors and barristers before the passing of the late act, and referred to the clause intro duced last session jut) the . Prehat e C our t perm it t i ng members of the leer to pracittee in that court, in consi deration of which the bones liberally granted cempen satien to the proctors for the 1)53 of business Wady to lensue. The result , however ; w as that the business tf the court was only throsn open i n cases of a content i on character, which veal by far the smallest amount of business that came before the court. He urged that a committee should be appointed to inquire into the mat ter. If it were not done he should bring in a bill relative to admitting the bar generally to practise in the Pro bate Court, and a:se in the C , tirt of Admiralty. Mr. HADFIELD spoke in favour of throwing open these courts to the public and appealed to the late Attorney•G,neral to state how it ei . as the clause in the bill throwing open the C eert of Admir a lty, agree d t o i n I that house, was afterwards thrown our . Sir R. BETHELL a sented to the importance of t rowing open these courts. The claws referred to was truck out of the bill because specific legislation was ie'used for the Court of Admiralty before it could be thrown open. Mr. COLLIER Laid he felt certain the house would RAILWATB• 100 100 all 100 all 100 :100 51 Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.Q E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New ' Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon. dx Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Dianch.Baton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket Ln. &N. W. Caledon E.U. &EX Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. 93 - 100 100 - 102 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - 4j Do Gt. Westn Y. It N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co 1 Do La. &N. W. BuryE.G.spc. NALEst.S p.c. De. 6 per ct Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre I Do. Shrs. IRoystn.& Hit. Shrews . & Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc 'Do E. Count Do Do Do ••• - ••• 109 - 111 L. 411\. W Do Gt.Northn' T. Brassey M. MCI ea-) Stk.4Dar Do Gt. Westn ". ". 126 -- 136 24 -- 2 97 -- 99 ••• - ••• - 97 i - 99 P i 57 - P r lk - 140 81 - Si 1 10 - 104, 1391 1091 10 32i - 33 90 - 92 1 101 32j i IWiltsesSomrst PREFERENCE SHARES • 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c • pref.(isscLat 501.) . . St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 95 97 20 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. St, 100 'Caledn. £lO 44 p. c. 100 102 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 54 p.c. 1124 11 St. 100 Do, do. 5 per cent ... 991 10 6/ all Cork &Bandonslp.c. 64 all Dnn.Perth.&Aber.J. 6 6 3 / 4 St. WO !E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. St. 100 ;Do. do. Cls. B Op. c. 108 112 St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p, c. 105 110 St. 100 Eas • Co.Ex,sp.eNo.l 114 117 St. 100 Do. No. 2 ...... 112 115 St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 130 135 20 all East Un., G. 6p. c. 77 79 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. ... 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. St. all Do. do. 4 per cent St. 'OO East Lane ash. 6 p.cts. 5 all E.&W. York. J. sth. ... 10 9 Edin.dg Gl. sp. c. Sh. St. 100 lEd.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 724 731 St 100 'Furness, sp. c ,„ St. 100 pas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c •.• St. 100 ;Great Northn. 5 p.c 118 120 118 St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 112 114 113 St, 100 Do. 4 3 / 4 per cent lO3 105 101 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. 10 all Gt.N.ofSeot.lstPrc 101 114 20 all Gt. S& W. (Ireland) 20 all , Do. 4 per c. Prof. St. ... •. . 50 6 ;Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 54 14 St. 100 Do. con. zed. 41 p.c. 93 94 93 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 8 St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per vent.' 88 tO St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref.'loo —1( 2 100 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 93 101 10 all Do. Chester Sp.o.P.S l6 11 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do 9i Ini St. 100 Do. Birm. Gtm. Stk 73 74 264 all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh lB3 194 13i all Do. do. do 9l 94 20 all Do. do. do 134 1411 St. 100 Lan.dx York. 6 pc.St l3B 142 St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pa. No.l St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0 ,2 ,„ St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 ... ..„ St. 100 Lon. dg Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r . et St. 100 Lon, & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares l6O 165 121 1 all Londy.dt Color. 3 / 4 S h — 121 all Londy.&Enuis. ISh . . St. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent ll9 121 6 41 Do. do. do. £6 .4 St. 100 Do. do. 3/ per cent. 66 63 674 121 all Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. 14 all Do. 41 per cent 12 3 / 4 101 Do. do. St. 100 4id.Consol.6 p.c. St ,.. St. 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c 137 139 139 St. ilOO Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St lOO 102 101 I St. 'lOO Do. L, &H. Pref. St 92 94 10 all New.,Aber., &c., pr 5 p.e.red. sp.e.pm — 10 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et ll 11/ 11 3 / 4 10 all Norf k D eb. 4 p.c. Sh — St. ,100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... •.. St. 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 ... St. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. t ~1847 St. 100 North British . 126 108 1074 64 7 3 3 / 4 Do. 71. Preference St. 100 N.B. Berw. 4p.c.Prf. 98 100 17 84 Do. do. do l3 20 13 !Do. Leeds 6 po. No.l 121 9 1 • Do. do. Qrs., 1848 • 25 10 'Do Yorkll.&S. Pur ' -- 3p, 10 20 all 'North Staffordshire 223 2.3 St. 100 ' Ox., Wor. & Wolv , 6 , p.c., Ist guar 123 122 St. 100 !Do. tp. e. 2d guar._ 107 109 St. 100 IDo. do. Debeetr. St. 99 101 8 3 / 4 all Scot. Cent• Now Pret . St. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 121 123 St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 125 127 St. 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St. 74 76 25 all South Devon lO 101 10 3 / 4 10 all Do. fixed 4 3 / 4 pr cent — 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading , Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 234 243 St. 100 no. 44 per cent lOl 133 St. 100 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh lOl 103 St. 'lOO Do. New 44 pr. cent St. 1100 S. Wales Gua. 4p • o St. :100 Do. do. 4 3 / 4 p. a lOl 103 20 all IS.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar . . 25 all istock. &Dar., sp. a 2 7 3 /4 2;( 3 / 4 28 3 / 4 3 / 4 25 i 19 'Do. do. do. St. 100 Waterfd&Kilk. 6pc 4B 51 25 10 1.0.6 BRITISH MINES. . 21,12 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 10 - 11 i 20 14 British Iron ... 3 - 4 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 - 'A 10 1 Dev. Gt. Oasis. (Tay.y4so - 470 ... 30 ;East Basset (Mogan) 1-5 --105 . 17s Great South Tolgus 134 - 14 4 ..... 17e5 'Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 5 - 54 ••• 71,Grt.W. Vor (Heistu.) 1 4 -- 2 ... 178' Lady Bertha - 11 ... 8 N. Frances (Mogan) 6 - 7 ... . . N.W.Basset (Mogan) 10 - 11 ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 - ... 14 Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 1 8 - 19 I ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) . . - ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 1* - - 11 ... 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 393 - 410 ... 2S. Cam Brea (I.llogii.) 4 -- 4 . . 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 215 -- 225 5 44 Cam. S. &L. Ain. Co. 4 - I A 10 9 Tin Croft 3l - 4 ... 10 Un.Mines (Gwennap) ... - ... ... 12s8 V. of Towey (Camar.) ,1 - 11 ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 22 - 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd );i0) - 110 ... 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan),I210 - 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 - 3vo ... 54 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 51 - 5/I ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 9 - 10 .. 8 I Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. )44 - 46 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 24 -. 26 ' FOREIGN MIN Eh. 20 14 'Australian - i 1 10s. 'Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 4 -1 p 14 4 35 27 Braziliaultap.(iisued at .C 5 pm) - 24 2 30 all Do. Cocaos 4 Cuiada ... - ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 - 14 1 4 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica ... - ...d 40 all Cobre Copper 4l - 43 ... 16 Copiapo - 14 1 all Dun Mountain Cop 1 per Mining Co. ~ 4 - id 2 all Fortuna - 24 20 all General - 19 184 4 .3 all Linares - 9i 5 14 Lusitanian - A d 1 all Mariquita - - I i 1 all New Granada - 1 all Novesu Monde - _. 2 . 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM,4Smlt 6 --• 7 5 1 Port Philip - 30 161 Santiago de Cuba - 1 I 1 - 2 • • i all United Mexican I 3fi -34 31 MISCELLANEOUS. low . 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lira.) . . - i .. 1 25 19 (Australian Agricult. 2 . 9 - 31 '3O 4 10 all ,A.ustraln. Royal Mail 11 - 14 10 all Berlin Water Works 3 - 4 A 10 2 Do . New iss. at Si. d ... - ... 50 40 Brit. American Land - .. 100 326 Canada 1.35 - 110 at.. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 115 - 1164 116 4 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 - 30 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. 25 - 27 5 all Crystal Palace lt - 14 11 5 all Do. Preference - 44 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... _ 20 all Eastern Steam ..... St. 'lOO Electric Telegraph - 108 1074 1 all 'Elect I , 'Electric Tel. of Irol ... - . 5 all En.danst.Cop.SmCo 11 - ili 10 103.IEur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. ... - . 9 all ; Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 31 - 41 . 4 20 111 'Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) ... _ ... 15 L 4 ,'Gen. Steam Navigat. ... - ... 20 5 London Discount 4 all ;Loud. Gen. Omnibue 24 - 3i a 20 10 'Magdalena St. Navig. . . _ 10 all Meditoran . Elec. Tel. 7 - g 10 all iDo. Extension Teleg. ... - ... 10 all Mexican&S.America . . - . I 23 5 Nat. Discount Co .4 - i .f 10 6 (Netherlands Land 1 -- 1# 10 all ,Do. Do. - 24 5 all Do.B p.c.PLiss.at 1 d 2 - 24 5 3 Do. Do. -24 d 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 - 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 1004 - 1014 104 1 all N. B. Australasian... i - 20 all Nrth.ofEnropoSteam 2 - 3 1 all Oriental Gas • 4 - 11 1 10s. Do New Shares id 4 p 5 all Peel Er. Ld. ds Minrl l4 • 24 50 all Peninsular 4 Oriental 78 - 80 791 i 9 50 10 Do. New 7 - 8 p 50 all Rhymney Iron - 23 224 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 5B • 60 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest lk - 11 11 1 St. 100 S.Ans.Gov.6p.c.bds lO9 -- 111 25 all 'South Austral. Laud 35 - 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip i - 1 1 all Do. Registered - 1 20 5 Trns.Ln.Co. Up. Can. ... ---... I 1 283 1 Van Dies/en's Land.. 3. - r... 16 15 i CHESTER RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] EATON STAKES. Princess RJyal Cotswold.. Gilliver .. Peter Eat HANDICAP STAKES. W. 0 2 Six rao. THE STEWARDS' CUP. Fiinerman flepatica Commotion Six ran. Won by a bead.' WIRRAL STAKES. Joyeuse Meg Merrilees Cavaire CHESHIRE STAKES Queen of the East M. Dobler Fisherman Six rat). LADIES' PURSE. Misty Morn Wanderer Blewberry Six ran. BIENNIAL STAKES. Kars . walked over. LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 1000 to 200 agst Toxopholite (taken) 1000 to 60 aget Ancient Briton (offered) Offers to back Toxophoiite agat Fitzroland OAKS. sto 1 aget Governess (taken) 8 to 1 aget Gilderaaire (taken) 9 to 1 aget Sunbeam (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.--(This Eve n i ng .) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE DIVORCE ACT. Lord CRANWORTH brought in a bill to amend the act passed last session with respect to the mode of pro ceeding in the Probate Curt. The bill was read a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Folke stone Water, Liskeard and Loo Canal, and the Aker dare Water bills were read a third time and passed. CAWNPORE. Lord SHAFTESBURY gave notice that, on this day week, he should move for certain papers connected with proceedings that had taken place at Cswnpore. THE GOVERNOR-GENERALS PROCLA MATION, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGd said he begged to las on the table a c .py of the proclamation of the Governo. General as it was received in this country, and with th, letter to the Cnief Commissioner in Oude to whom ti was directed, and the letter of her Majesty's Governmer answering the proclamation. On looking over the letter he found there were two paragraphs which it would not b. for the public service to produce, and tie had, therefore, omitted them. He now begged to move that copies o' the papers be laid before their lordships. E trl GRANVILLE said he greatly regretted tha. the noble earl was unable yesterday to lay the papers on the table, because this would be the last sitting of P ar . liament bef re the mail left for India. He regretted the noble earl had only laid extracts of the document► on the table. What be cepecially condemned was, Oa the Government of this country, with respect to tb proclamation, should have pronounced their opinion of its policy, when they were almost wholly unacquaint-e with the circumstances relating thereto. That was hi obj-ct in calling attention to the subject yesterday. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII said the papers would show that Lord Canning had transmitted to this country a proclamation, out of which the correspondenct had arisen. No actual official information bad been re ceived of the publication of the document. There could be no doubt that the proclamation, as it appears in tb. public papers, contained a paragraph whi&l was imp,ir tent, it was true, but to which he did not attach so muh importance as his noble friend, but in the copy of the proclamation received by the Government that para graph was omitted. Earl GRANVILLE hoped the Government would state distinctly what course they intended to pursu with respect to Lord Canning, and also if they had made any arrangements to re place him, they would openly say so. Toe noblt earl having passed a eul.zy on Lord Canning, Tee Earl of DERBY said to a certain extent he agreed with the noble earl in his eulogy on Lord Canning, but what he complained of was the injustice he had done to the Government side of the house. The complaint of the puldieation of these papers came wile a very bad grace from the noble earl, as it was himself who urged their instant and immediate production, and it was to relieve his anxiety t, express his opinions in reference to the papers before the mail left for India, that he had consented to lay the papers on the table. 1858. never have voted compensation to the prootors if the court was not to have been thrown open. Instead of that they found the court was only partially thrown open, And he objected to the construction put upon the de cision of the house by the rules that had been laid down ,elative to contentious and non-contentious business. Mr. MALINS said he moved the introduction of the 3ompensation clause, and wbat he then stated would be tie effect of this bill had been realised. The business f the proctors, as a body, had been utterly destroyed, nd that showed the justice of compensation. He did ,ot think the amount of compensation to be giver, ould be so great as 300 000/ . as had been seated, but -mild be found not to exceed 80,000/., or 100 0001., as e stated when the clause was tinder discussion. Sir R. BETHELL—I think that is pretty well. (Laughter.) Mr. MALINS—Yes, it is. The hon. and learned entleman said the clause relative to throwing open the ;ourt of Admiralty was struck out of the bill on the uggeetion of a learned judge, who considered it would ie inoperative unles-i machinery were first provided to nears the proper discharge of the bueiuess. The subject then dropped. Mr. J. LOCKE called the attention of the house to he recent appointment of Justices of the Peace for the .;',ty of Canterbury ; and asked the Secretary cf State or the Home Department, whether Mr. John Pout had , een appointed one of such Justices, and whether he vas the person mentioned in Schedules C and F of the teport of the Commissioners appointed to inquire uto the existence of corrupt practices at the elec ion of Members to serve in Parliament for that lity in the year 1852, and at previous elections. l'n e hon. arid learned gentleman read the headings of ,he two schedules—one was " a list of persons who ,ave given money to voters to give their votes" for ne Conservative candidates, in 1852, and the other , as a list of persons who bad given money to voters in le election of 1847, to vote for a certain candida , e f a. Canterbury. In both these schedules Mr. John Pout .as "ticketed," and it was an extraordinary tug ,hat the Lord Chancellor should have appointed a per on so ticketed as a justice of the peace. Oely conceive chat a state c f things would be presented in Canter airy, if at a future time an election took place ther, nd voters were bribed ? If the briber were brought .efore Mr. John Pout, only conceive his situation. ,Laughter ) The briber iu such a case might object o the jurisdiction of that magistrate, and who vas to blame for such a thing ? Why, the r„,ord Chancellor, who made such appointments. He ,Mr. J. Locke) condemned political appointments, oath reference to the bench. In the list of bribers in 852 he found the name of Mr. Thomas White Collard, 'rid that gentleman had recently been appointed a ma :istrate. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE denied that the Lord Chancellor was actuated by political feelings in making his appointments. (le appointment of magistrates for Canterbury sere made on the recommendation of the in iabitante. The Lord Chancellor at that time did not :now that Mr. Pout's name was in the schedule of the .ommissionere, but as soon as the Lord Chancellor's w ention was directed to Mr. Pout's name by the notice n the paper, he referred to the schedules and hen found Mr. Pout's and Mr. C)llard's names here. Immediately on making the di..covery, the noble od learned lord sent down to Canterbury to say that he ,hould expect these gentlemen to resign. (Cheers.) No ,newer had been returned when he (slr. Walpole) ntered the house ; but he had every reason to believe be resignations would be Pent in. If the resignations )e not sent in, the Lord Chancellor, he had no doubt, could take steps to render the administration of justice pure in that borough. The right hon. gentle ran defended the conduct of the Lord Chancellor from [raking political appointments, and read a list of atagis eates for a number of b ,roughs, in which the majority Nere Liberals, and his appointments had only had a ten lency to bring hack the balance of parties. (Hear.) Mr. J. BRIGHT said the list just read only went to cow that the present Lord Chancellor was following n the footsteps of his predecessor—(cheers, and no, ,e)—and was endeavourintr to balance accounts. ,Hear, hear, and laughter.) He condemned the present &lode of appointing magistrr.tes. On every occasion vhen there was a change of Mini,try there wa+ a .crarnbled to put men on the bench to balance, as it was ,ailed, political parties, and, in consequence, unfit men fren got on the 13 , ncb_.. „ (Elear, hear.) Mr - B. JOIINSTONE lose to address the Louse in upport of the appointment, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Evening.) The Gazette of this evening contains the Queen's pro . aniation for the election of a peer of Sl.tland, on Thursday, June 3. in room of the late Earl of Morton. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 5. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Jean lichel Auguste flaussrnann as Consul at the Cape of Good ',lope for his Majesty the Emperor of the French. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 6. The Queen has been pleased to appint Alexander James Inhnston, Esq., to be ono of , the Puisne Judges of the Supreme C >tut of the Colony of New Zealan , l; William Ilene, Esq., to bo her Majesty's Attorney-General for the bland of Dominica ' • and Thomas Johnson, E , q., to be tegistrar of Deeds for her Majesty's Settlement i the 11,iyer Gambia. WHITEHALL, MAY 7. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to passed under the Great Seal for appointing the Right Honourable Edward Cardwell ; William Miles, Esq. ; William Deedes, Esq.; Edward Christopher Egerton, Esq.; William Nathaniel Massey, Esq.; William Henry Walton, Esq.; Robert Marshall Straight, Esq.; Robert Upperton, Esq.; and Acton Tindal, Esq.—to be her Majesty's Coru nissioners to inquire into the cosf.s of prosecutions gene rally, and also into the fees payable to Clerks of the Peace and Clerks to Justices, alio .ances to Constables, and ,xpenses of Coroners' inquest 4. WHITEHALL, MAY 7. The Queen has been pleased to nominate and appoint Charles Neaves, Eiq., one of the Lords of Session, to be me of the Lords of Jus!icary in Scotland, in the room of Robert Handyside, Esq., decelsed. WHITEHALL, MAY 7. The Queen has been pleased to grant the place of one of the Lords of Session in Scotland, to William Penney, Esq., Advocate, in the room of Robert Handyside, Esq , leceased. ADMIRALTY, MAY 6. Notice is hereby given, that the officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, named in the Supplement to the London Garelte of Friday, the 2d April last, as having re aeived her Majesty's permission to accept and wear the In signia of the several Classes of the Imperial Order of the his Imperial Majesty Medjidie, conferred upon them by the Sultan, are requested to apply for the same to the Secretary of ' the Admiralty, between the hours of 12 and 4 o 'clock daily, commencing on Monday next, the 10th inst. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 7. Royal Horse Guards—Lieut. Owen Lewis C. Williams to be Captain, by purakase, vice Billington, who retires. sth Regiment of Light Dragoons—Edward Pulleyne, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase. Tth Light Dragoons—The Hoe. Auberon Wm. Edward Molyneux Hebert to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Car den, promoted in the sth Light Dragoons. 10.. h Li-rllt Dragoons—The appointment of C. B. Hart well, Gent., to a Cornetcy, without purcha,e, on the 16th April, 1858, has been cancelled. Royal Artillery—Brevet -Major Arthur Vandeleur, from the Supernumerary List. to be Second Captain, vice Tomkinson, placed on half pay ; Second Captain Alex ander Henry Murray to be Adjutant, vic3 Greene, pro moted. Royal Engineers—Lieut. Anthony William Durnford to be Second Captain, vice Phillpotts, seconded. 9th Foot—Lieut. Henry Gipps to be Instructor of Mus ketry. 16th Foot—Brevet-Lieutenant -Colonel John Temple, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Coping,ar, who retires upon full pay ; Captain G. J. Peacocks to ha Major, by purchase, vice Temple, who retires ; Lieut. J. W. Freeman to be Captain, by purchase, vise Pea cocks; Ensign J. H. Brabazon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Freeman ; Sergeant-Major P. M'Cann to be Ensign, without purchase; R. Walker, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brabazon. The appointments of Sergeant-Major James Bell and Sydney H. Davies, Gent., to Ensie * icies, without purchase, to bear date 18th and 19th April, 1858, instead of 16th and 17th of that month, as stated in the Uazette. 19th Foot Sergeant-Major William Reed, from the Royal Engineers, to be Ensign, without purchase, and Adju tant ; Assistant-Surgeon Donald Macpherson, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 21st Foot—John Blacksley, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. 23,1 Foot —X. Mitchell Molyneux, Gont., to b., Ensign, without fer chase. 21th Foot—Charles A. Hewitt, Gent., to he Ensign, with- out purchase. 25th Foot --Ensign R. S. Paley to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Harrison, promoted. 28th Foot—Captain Robert Knox Trotter, from half-pay Sub-Inspector of Militia to be Captain, vice Aplin, pro moted in a Depot Battalion ; Lieut. John Godfrey Day to be Captain, by purchase, vice Trotter, who retires ; Ensign Francis Edward Webb to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Day. 52d Foot—Willoughby Burdett Peter Burrell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Owen, promoted. 55th Foot ---Ensign G. W. Y. Fitz Gerald, from the 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Gillies, promoted. 60th Foot—Captain Thomas W. Nesham, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain ; Ensign N. W. Wallace, from 76th Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Hodges, promoted ; the promotion of Lieutenant P. I. Curtis bears date 3d Aug., 1855, and not *.ilst Aug., 1835, as stated in the Gazette of the latter date. 68th Foot—Captain Robert Tolver Gerard, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major T. de Courcy Hamil:on, whose Brevet Rank has been con vered into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of Oct. 6; Lieutenant Edward R. Fox Vicars to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Gerard, who retires; Ensign Win. Algernon Kay to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vicars. 734 Foot—Assistani-Surgeon John Anderson, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Asaistant-Surgeon, vice Lucas, deceased. 9Sd Foot—Lieut. Richard Augustus Cooper to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Dalzell, killed in action; Ensign IV. S. Mackenzie to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Cooper; Ensign G. F. Robertson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Mackenzie, whose promotion on 13th Dec , 1857, has been cancelled. 98th Foot—Eosi , 4u Andrew Stewart to bo Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Clancy, promoted in 15th Foot. 99th Foot--Lieut. Joseph D. MLlson to be Instructor of Musketry. 100th Foot—To be Majors, without purchase—Captain and Brevet-Colonel Geo. de Rottenburg, and Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. C. Robertson. Rifle Brigade—Lieut. John Croft Moore to be Captain by purchase, vice Morgan, who retires ; the Hon. John Abercromby to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Moore, promoted ; Lieut. Charles George Slade to be I , structor of Musketry, vice Palliser, appointed to the 18th Light Dragoons. 2d West India Regiment—Captain Thomas Hardwick Smith, to be Major, by purchase, vice Lewis, promoted in the .3.1 West India Regiment ; Lieatouaut Edmund Frederick Tarte, to be Captain, by purchase, ViC3 Smith ; Ensign F. A. Knapp to b e Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tarte, promoted. 33 West India Eegiment—Msjor John Lewes, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieut.-Col., by purchase, ♦ice Brevet-Colonel d'Arcy, who retires. Gold Coast Artillery Corps—Thomas Clark, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, HOSPITAL STAFF. Staff-Surgeon of the First Class John Gillespie Wood, M.D., from half-pay, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First Class upon full-pay, and attached to the 18th Foot. TO BE ASSISTANT-SURGEONS TO THE FORCES. George Richard Woolhouse, Gent., vice Hillman, ap- pointed to the 6th Foot. Charles Benjamin Mosse, Gont., vice Frank, appointed to the 80th Foot. Arthur Croker, Gent., vice Comyn, appointed to the Royal Artillery. Arthur Henry Francis Lynch, Gent., vice Jenkins, ap pointed to the 84th Foot. Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Henry Robbins Dew, on half pay, has been permitted to resign his Commission. The appointments of Thomas Wilson Caird, Gent., and Joseph Henry Jeans, Gent., to be Acting Assistant-Sur geons, which appeared in the Gazette of the 23d ult., have been cancelled. John Atkinson, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Tannar, appointed to the Royal Artillery. The appointment of Staff-Surgeon First Class Templeton to full pay, and of Staff-Surgeon First Class Dane to half pay, to bear date respectively, 27th March, 1857, instoad of 20th March, 1857, as stated in the Gazette of the latter date. BREVET. The under-mentioned Officers, having completed three years' service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonels in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of 3d November, IESI, viz.:— Lieut. Colonel Richard Clement Moody, Royal Engi neers. Lieut.-Colonel Philip Reginald Cocks. Royal Artillery. Captain Thomas W. Nesham, 60th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Brevet-Major Thomas W. Nesham, 60th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel in the Army. Captain Robert Knox Trotter, 28th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Brevet-Major Robert Knox Trotter, 28th Foot, to be Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. Major Henry Copinger, retired full-pav 16th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Captain Robert Tolver Gerard, 68th Foot, to b 3 Major in the Army. Captain t7m. Marvin, Chief Paymaster, Royal Artil lery, and Royal Engineers, to have the honorary rank of Major. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 29. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet Edward Owen Browne Gray to be Second Lieutenant. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. 3d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— Lieut. E. R. Adams to be Captain, vice Peter Broughton, promoted ; Ensign E. J. Jervis to be Lieutenant, vice Adams, promoted. Royal Montgomery Rifles—Alexander Milford Suther- Lind, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Corrie, appointed to the 2d West India Regiment. [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of 19th Jan., 1858.] 3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Lieut. George Chapman to be Captain, vice Cook, resigned, retaining his rank. 2nd or Edmonton Royal Riflo Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Ensign Benjamin Charles Stephenson to be Lieu tenant, vice Senior, resigned; Francis Byass, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Stephenson, promoted. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. iho Average Price of Brown.or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending May 4, 1858, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid (..r payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : s. d. From the British Possessions in America 26 5 Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius . . Average of the above descriptions. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Weinesday, the sth day of May, 1858. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notts issued Government debt .... 11,015,100 Other securities .. 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 17,513,125 Silver bullion•. •..... -- £31,988,125 , I £31,988,125 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 6th day of May, 1858. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest • • .. • • ....... 3,195,b74 Public deposits (in cluding E cchequer, Commlsslo ers of National Debt, Say- government securities (i neludg.Dead Weight Annuity).. • • ...... 10,260,481 Other Securities.... • • 15,288,062 Notes ..... . • ....... 11,116,44,0 Gold an 1 Silver Coin.. 765,319 ings' Banks,' and Dividend Accounts) 4,612,037 Other deposits ...... 14,525,795 Seven Day and other Bills •• •• 843,646 £37,730,352 £37,730,352 r, MARSHALL, 'Chief Cashier. D .ted the Gth day of May, 1858, BANKRUPTS. Percival S. Low, ship owner, No. 4, Layland-cottages, Queen'i-road, Dalstoti, to surrender, May 18, at two, and J ut.e 18, ut twelve, at tha Court of Bankruptcy Ann Jane Sheldon, licensed victualler, Birmingham, May 19 and June 7, at ten, at the Birmingham District Cow t•. Richard Joseph Pike, miller, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, May 18, and June 8, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall , Nottingham. Joseph Whittingham, boot maker, Liverpool, May 20 and June 1(, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Arird Hatton, stationer, New North-roa I, Holton, May 18, at half-past twelve, and Juno 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Hill, plumber, Evesham, Worcestershire, May 19 and June 9, at ten, at the Birmingham District Llourt. Johnson Chafftr, commission agent, Kingston-npon- Hull, May 2G, and June 16, at twelve, in the Townhall, Kingston-upon-null. Thomas Hunter, grocer, Rochdale, May IS and June 8, at twelve o'clock, at the anchester District Court. Henry Charles Sherborn, grocer, Odiham, Southampton shire, May 18, at half-past two, an 1 June 18, at half-past •n 9, at the Court of BAukruptcy. Matthew Redmayne, butcher, Ifulme. Lancashire, May le, June 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Robert Thompson, builder, West Hartlepool, May 20, at eleven, and June 21, at one, at the Newcastle-upon- Ty , :e District Court. Benjamin Chaffer, stone merchant, Liverpool, Juno 2 and 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Elward Forman, confectioner, Boston, May 1' and June 8, at half-past ten, at the Shire-hall, Nottingham. William Turner, sail maker, North Shields, May 19, at twelve, and Jane 21, at half-past twelve, at the Royal Arcade. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Matthew Stainton, ire nrounder, South Shields, May 18, at half-past twelve, and June 21, at twelve, at the Royal Arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Robert Cunliffe, Henry Cunliffe, John Cunliffe and Abel Cunliffe, woolen manufacturers, Todd Carr Mill, near Newchurch, Lancashire, May 18, and June 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Joseph Parker, grocer, Blackburn, June 2, and 22, at twelve, attire Manchester District Court. Thomas Harbutt, wine and spirit merchant, North Shields, May 19, and June 21, at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tnis DAY. ,m5terdan..........•• 11 14% Gibraltar •• •• •• •: Ditto, three months .. 11 17% Leghorn .............. 29 60% Rotterdam •• •••• •• ••••ll 171 Genoa ........ •• •• •. 25 525 k Antwerp •• •••••• •• •• •• 25 32 % 4Nlan •• •• •••• •• •••••• Brussels 25 32% Venice • Ramburgh •• •• •• •• •••• 13 7 Napier, -• •••••• • . 41 :P Altona •• .• •• •• •• •• •• •• .• Palermo •••• Paris•••••••• ...•• 257% Messina Do. three months • .• 25 32% Lisbon ... 5 1 34 Bourdeaux •• •• •• •• •• w •• Rio Janeiro ...... •• si aine 118% 'Buenos Ayres Berlin • • New York,6o days' sight Vienra.• •• •• •• •••• •• •• 10 34 Philadelphia •••••• •• •• rrie5te,............... 10 34 ratozs or sm.:cm PEE oz: Petersburg ............ 35 1 4 Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 31adrid ............... 49 Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0 Cadi . ........49•.•. Mexican no/bars ,•• .. 0 0 0 Barcelona .......... .• I New Dollars 0 0 0 S villa.. SHOCKING 111 17 RDER IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE AT HALIFAX. (From the Leeds Mercury.) A dreadful murder occurred at the Talifax Guardian newspaper-office, yesterday, and threw the whole town into the utmost consternation, the deceased being extensively known in the town. From what could be gathered soon after the fear ful affair, it appears that the compot-itora at the office of the Halifax Guardian newspaper had but just returned from dinner yesterday af, ernoon, a little after two o'clock. A number of them were in the first composing room upstairs (the room next to George-street), an two others, one of them the unfortunate deceasel, Mr. James Jacobs, and the other his murderer, a youth about twenty years of age, named Dawson (who is an ap prentice), were in a further room, looking into George -street-yard. The two latter were at work, and just before the melancholy affair Dawson had gene to one of the other men for a pinch of snuff for deceased, with which he had re turned to the other room. No quarrel in words was heard between the two, but it seems the mur derer shut the door and fastened it, and without a moment's warning commenced an attack on Jacobs with iron " dumb-bells." After this, and appa rently becoming still more furious, he seized an irou press-stang, about two-and-a-half yards long, and beat the deceased about the head with that. Still further, be seiz-d a hatchet, and with i t cut away at the face and head of his victim. Meanwhile the other workmen wore alarmed with the noise going on, and, if we are rightly was a in formed,wool- all ran into the street. There was however, sorter named Bates passing to whom they communicated'apttet there was some thing wrong, and he, a strong, courag eous man, really the matter. determined to ascertain what was 'ie and, ay break- He and the printers en nd ter t d tt t o their rdutte ism that office, ing open the door, fodu The sight that pr poor Jacobs was deeasented itself was fearful. The d ea d body . of the who but a few moments bc..- fore was vigorous ni with an life and all the strength of man hood, was laid its on back in the room. Th ere wa s a large pool of blood, the brains being mingled i n it. The wounds were of the most dreadful cha racter, and all upon the front part of the licad. The forehead was laid open, and the face gas h e d , apparently with the hatchet. The ill-fated man had taken off his coat, and had commenced his work, for his composing -stick lay near him, and the \ matter he was setting up was in p melancho 1 "pie.' The murderer was immediately arrested and re moved to the Town-hall in the cuetoiy of the police. He is a youth still serving his time with Mr. Walker, the pr6prietor and publisher of the Halifax Guardian, and is considered, ro far as we can ascertain, a youth of remarkably quiet die position. Ho and his victim were believed to be vrry friendly, and we are told frequently worked side by side with each other. Not one word of dis agreement that we can hear of had occurred be tween the two. Dawson had bee,' engaged up to the time on some "rule work," which he had executed very neatly, and altogether had conducted himself with the utmost propriety up to the very instant of .his commencing the fatal attack on Jacobs. The man's trousers were bespattered with blood and brains when removed to the Town-hall. He did notseem much excited, only had a peculiar wildness about the eyes. He quietly told Sergeant Thompson all that had happened. The only explicable statement is, that Dawson must have suddenly loss his reason, and under the influence of momentary madness' done this dreadful deed. .Jacobs, the deceased, as we have said, was very well known in the town. He resided at Hall-end, where his wife carried on the business of a milker on a large scale. He was in the vigour of his days, a strong active man. He had been at the Guar dian office for a dozen years at least. The inquiry Vora the coroner and jury resulted in a verdict of wilful murder against the p•isoner. While the surgeon was giving his evidence the pri sener so eamei violently, and attempted to ap proach t im, but was held back re t y e a x e c v im e e ral e o n f t e t . parties present. A scene of g su , d, and ultimately _the surgical evidence Wag taken in private. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—{this Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) IN RE THE LONDON AND EASTERN BANKING COMPANY. At the conclusion of the arguments of counsel in this important appeal motion (to set aside the adjudication in bankruptcy against the Company, and to wind-up the business of the Company under the Winding-up Act), the Lord Chancellor reserved judgment. (Before the Lords Justices.) JUDGMENT-KNIGHT V. BOWYER. In this else two appeals were presented against a de cree of the Master of the Rolls, disposing of the ques tion of preference between first and second-class annul. tants on the estate of Bradley, granted by Sir George Bowyer, by three several indentures, dated 30th A►ug., 1814, and subsequent trust deeds and mortgages. Lord Justice Turner, after going minutely into the facts and circumstances of the case, said he entirely concurred in the decision of the Master of the Roll.. Lord Justice Knight Bruce was of a different opinion on several points, and concurred in others, but as Lord Justice Turner bad concurred in the opinion of the Master of the Rolls, it was not necessary to express his opinion. Lord Justice Turner dismissed the appeal, without costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices Wightman, Erle, and Crompton.) ALD. CIIBITT, M.P. AND THE PIER AT THE ISLE OF DOGS. THE QUEEN V. ALD. CUBITT, M P., AND OTHERS. The defendants in this case were indicted for a nni sand in erecting a pier at the Isle of Dogs. The case was tiled before Lord Campbell, when the jury found the defendants guilty, but the Court allowed it to stand over. Mr. Sergeant Piggott, for the prosecution, said this was a rule calling upon the defendants to show cause why iidgment should not be pronounced upon them. Lord Campbell raid be could not find f•+ult with the verdic*, but be understood the matter was to have been arranged by the is-us of a licence by the constrvatore of the river, and approved by the Admiralty. Mr. Sergeant Shee, for the defendants, said the licence bad been granted, and the solicitor was then engaged drawing it up. Lard Campbell—What does brother Piggott pray! Mr. Serge lnt Piggott said he prayed far judgment in the usual manner. Lord Campbell—Surely you don't want the Court to send Alderman Cubitt to prison ? (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Piggott said he had no deeire to do the. He bad I o personal hostility to Alderman Cubitt or any of the defendant!. Mr. Sergeant Shee repeated his statement that the lictnce bad been granted. Lard Campbell said that, under the circunrtanceP, he tboug'at the Court ought not to give judgment. Mr. Sergeant Piggott said he had no objection to let the case stand over till Michaelmas term, provide] the defendant would undertake not to invade the rights of the ferry at the Isle of Dogs in the meantime. Lord Campbell said he thought there ought to be no r,stric'ion. Judgment was therefore deferred till Mithael nal term. BAIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.) Mr. Ju•tice Coleridge sat this morning in the Bail Court for the disposal of motion. II PARTE SIR JOHN MORRIS-CRIMINAL INFORMATION. In this case a rule WWI issued on the 19th nit., and reportea at the time in Tits Sun, fir a criminal informa tion against Sir John Morri4, for sending a threatening letter to a Chancery barrister tending to create a breach cf the peace, for alleged insults to Sir John's family arising out of a firmly suit now before the Court of Chancery. The letter in question wal dated from a dub in Pall-Mall, Mr. Bovill, Q.C., to-day applied for the enlargement of ;be rule, on the ground that Sir John Morris could not be found. The officer had gone to Sir John's club and to his scicitor, bad made inquiries at B )ulogne, and at Sir John's residence near Swansea, without effect. At his residence he was told they knew Sir John's resi- dence, but leclined to divulge it. Application granted. CCURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commiseionere Evans.) THE METROPOLITAN SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY. To-day was appointed for hearing arguments on to petition f Yr winding up the affairs of ttiis company. Mr. Lawrence appeared in support ; Mr. Roxburgh, f•ar the company, to oppose ; Mr. Lewis also appeared on behalf of the creditors ; and Mr. T. Beard on behalf of the proprietors of the Morning Chronicle, against whom the company bad brought an action for libel. Mr. Lowrance, for the petitioner, applied for an ad journment, on the ground that some of the affidavits wire only filed yesterday, and one this morning, he therefore had not had time to olnvider them. • His Honour said they were inadmissable if tiny objections were taken. Mr. Lawrence said he did not wish to object to theta on that ground, but considered he was entitled to an adjournment to file affidavits in reply. Mr. Roxburgh, for the company, appeared tfisoPP° ll the petition, and objected to any adjournment which would tend most materially to the injury of the com pany, as it had been stated without the 'lightest foun dation that three fourths of the capital bad been lost, and to prevent any delay he you'd withdraw the affida vits and examine witnesses viva voce _ ___ . .... .. ...,...... ~. Mr. Lowrance could not accede „ to that course bailie taken. The company had chosen to proceed upon affi davits. and it could not be allowed that they should at the last moment withdraw the affidavits and protteed riva voce. He was not prepared with witnetieev,:ind therefore could not go on with the case. His Honour said that it appeared a monstrous thing to adjourn the case, which went to the destruction of in the the company. (Great applause.) terests of In a N t l t r e . r, L b a u w t r a w n u e u e t s h a e i r d e ho in e had supportn re u.. laxity. He would be sorry t o ngn s al to c all g trusted the Court would not place the company, and he p disadvantage sei i lo n a i his client at such an ex treme no. upon him go on with tbe ca belief i s s e that you ought to be pre. His HoDour—MY pared to go on with it. Lewis said he appeared for several indi v id ua l believed it was inexcu sable and un j ust, but nev ertheless he shaMeerlioldere t o oppose the petition, as they that considered it would be to the interests of the company that a abort adjournment should take place rather than take a "catch" decision on imperfect evidence. He expressed his firm conviction of the fallacy of the allega tion in the petition. Mr. Roxburgh said he bad offered to withdraw the a ffidavits entirely on his own responsibility, but after what had been said by Mr. Lewis he would not oppose an adjournment ; but he must say that the compan y e , were anxious to go without delay into the ca se , and pre . par m ed r. fo L r a t w h s e u m no o c at rep m e in a u te t d e investig a'ion. th atheonly wished to meet • the case fairly', and if on reading the affidavit not appear there were su ffi cient grounds to supp s o l r t t the id petition, it would be withdrawn. There was no desire to merely s ex ti c ke it r e l tl: ,r e r f a t n eii e r a igs t o li n a t t 1 tthheer s i de. ehdoerutladkinbge I w a al j owned tal Friday next—Mr. Lawra c n a c ' e e undertaking that any a ffi davits in reply sho uld be filed on or before Tuesday and brief copies given to the other side on Wedneziday. Mr. Pemberton Leigh, the distinguisked lawyer, is t be raised to the peerage. MR. LAY ARD'S RETURN FROM INDIA.—We understand that Mr. Layard hap just rttureed frcm India, and in tervls to deliver an address. detailing the result of his Indian experience, at St."James's Hall, Regent-street, n Tuesdty evening, May 11. THE NEW SCOTCH JUDGE.—We b.lieve that Mr Penny has been virtually appointed to the scat en the bench vacant by the death of Lord Hanl3side ; and that Lord Neavee becomes the new .jneticia y judge.— Sootitma n. ~!~ ,r. :went /. St. St. St, 25 St. LO LO ILO St. all 19 ,2sgd F4t. 20 10) 2) 11 I 107 b