The Sun. — London, England, 1860-04-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets re opened on Wednesday after the Easter recess. There has, however, been a very limited business transacted. Sugars have barely sustained their former values, while a decline has taken place in coffee. Tea has been quiet, but increased activity has been experienced in the demand for rice and Apices. For saltpetre there has been scarcely any enquiry, prices, however, remain unaltered. At the drug sales full prices were generally obtained, and tallow has been in more demand, prices show ing an upward tendency, particularly for forward delivery. In the Liverpool Cotton market, yesterday, busi ness continued rather active, 10,000 bales having been sold at previous rates. The Railway Share market closed very quietly, and quotations exhi bited a further decline. At the Bank of England, yesterday, there were no bullion operations of importance. The bar silver by the Panama has been sold at 53. 12d. per ounce standard. To-morrow a call of £lO per share, amounting to £20,000, is due on the Danube and Black Sea Rail- Way shares. There is a good demand for money at the ad- Tanced rates, but rai many parties obtained the accommodation they required, in the expectation of the change, the market has become quieter. The balance of the Victoria Loan, viz., £1,078,000 is offered to the public at the minumum price of 105. Tenders must be sent in on or before Tuesday, at 2 o'clock, when they will be opened by the corn ltittee of the Associated Australian Bank. Notice has been given by the agents of the Italian Junction Railways that they are prepared to receive, on or before the 7th May next, applica tions for any portion of the 62,500 obligations to be issued by the company. The bonds will be repay able at the rate of 500 f. each by annual drawings, extending over 80 years, commencing from Ist Jan., 1867. Interest, at the rate of 151. per annum, will be allowed from the Ist Jan. last, and the price for each bond will be 240 f., or £9 125., payable in three instalments—viz., £4 on allotment, £2 16s. on the Ist July, and £2 16s. on the Ist January next. The market for Public Securities has remained in quiet state to-day, very few transactions being recorded either for money or account. Consols have be en 941 for money, and 944 t for account. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 921 9 3; the New 2 per Cents. have receded to 78; India Loan is firm at. 1051 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is flat at 981; ditto 51 per Cent. ditto remain at 1031; Exchequer Bills are Bs. to 12,. prem. _ . In Foreign Securities a moderate amount of busi ness is recorded, and prices are tolerably well sup ported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 751 to 761 ; ditto New, 61 to 64; and the 4 per Cents. are firmer at 101 i ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., at 100 ; Russian 5 per Cents., at 108 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents., at 651, but the 4 per Cents. arc flat at 100}, and Mexican at 21/ ; Spanish remain at 461, and Peruvian 3 per Cents. at 691. The Oeean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 I prem. ; the Universal ditto, a prem. ; the Vic toria Debentures, 1041 to 1051. Messrs. B. Bell, Son, and Co. giVe the following 48 the prices of American securities : Redeemable. Prices. trnited States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 80. 6 per Cent Bonds Maryland 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds 951 961 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. Str. Bonds rannsylvania 6per Ct. Stock — 82 84 Alabama 5 per Cent. Bonds — 75 77 ontucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 90 92 Ohio 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 97 98 Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 86 87 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers 79 81 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 82 84 Boston 5 per Cont. St. Bonds Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. (Freelands) Do. shares, 60 dole. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 82 83 Do. do. shares New York Central 6 per Ct., not convertible . Central New York 7 per Ct., convertible, from June 15, 1857-59 De. do. share!' New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , 3d mortfra,re Do. do. eare's NOW York and Erie 7 per Ct., convertible New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , sinking fund Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort • gage Str. Bonds, not cony.. De. do , 2d do. 1864 92 93 70 72 69 70 11 12 28 32 - - 99 101 98 100 1883 1862 1875 1865 1872 In the Railway Share Market a moderate amount of business has been transacted, and prices have shown more firmness. Caledonian, Eastern Comi ties, Midland, and North-Eastern (Berwick), have improved ss. ; Great Northein, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western, and North Britisb, lOs ; South-Eastern have declined about ss. The Foreign and Colonial Markets have been very inactive. Lombardo-Venetian, Pernambu co, and East Indian have realised previous rates ; but Grand Trunk of Canada have declined ss. to 10s. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little variation. London and Westminster have improved to 581 ; and Union of Australia to 47 ; Great Ship Company are steady at I ; London General Omnibus Company are 1. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Kink Stock 3 , per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 1 3 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities N4w 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities' 7B I• ,di a z,tock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent — • Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5} per Cent 1934 / Ditto Debentures, 1858 — Ditto, 1859 961 1 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO bitt i under £l,OOO Console for Account (May 9). ... 944 a 3 / 4 Atchl l uer Bills, £l,OOO, lid.. 8 12 8 Ditto Small, lid. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 13 azilien 5 per Cent. . lOO blexisan 3 per Cent. I 'o u• - ian 4 3 / 4 per Cent — Ditto (Uribatren), 41 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent. .. 69i Portuguese. 1853, 3 per Cent. Rusikian. 1522, £ St., 5 uer Cent .. 108 71 Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 Spanish 3 per Cent. 46k Turkish 6 per Cent .. 76 + Ditto New Loan Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuelan 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. batch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 6st Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK Conssls, Money Ditto Account THE FRENCH NAVY.—Accounts from Brest an • nounce the departure of the frigates Sibylle and Isis for New Caledonia. The frigate Bayonnaise is being prepared for sea at Cherbourg—her destination is the Pacific Ocean. The ccrvette Artemise and the brig Agile are about to sail fro m the same port, to protect the French fishermen in the North Sea. The gunboat Comete, built by M. Armand, of Bordeaux, for the, conveyance of troops, has arrived at Brest. She mounts four guns, and can accommodate 1,000 troops. Her ulterior destination is not known. The steam frigate Vauban has sailed from Toulon for Genoa. MORE ANNEXATION. The Principality of Monaco, which it is said is about to be annexed to France by virtue of a convention concluded with the reigning Prince, was founded by the Emperor Otho, in the year 968, in favour of Count Grimaldi, whose descendents possess it 11. t present. This dynasty is consequently one of the oldest In Europe. The reigning Prince, who bears the title of Charles 111., was born in France in 1828, and remained hero until the death of his father, in 1854. It is stated that the Prince is to be created a French senator. His father and grandfather were peers of France.—Letter from Paris. At Rouen the day before yesterday the dead body 0 f ft young man dressed as a workman, and aged about 25, Was found in the Seine. Pinned to his cap was a paper, on which was written :—" Rouen, April B—Gentlemen,—You take a corpse from the water, it is that of a workman who has had no food for three days I" EXTENSIVE FIRE AT GREENWlCH.—Yesterday pluming at an early hour a fire broke out in the premises of fir. H. Wood, tobacconist, carrying on business at No. 8 , Stockwell -street, Greenwich. The parish engine was set work, as well as the hose from the Kent Reservoirs, but tll 9 flarms could not be extinguished until Mr. Wood's pre - , maws were completbly destroyed and the property of Mr. De Maim, milliner, No. 7, and of Mr. Cotterell, harness rim', No. 9, were damaged by fire, water, and breakage. appears that the only person in the house at the timd of t he outbreak was a young woman, who fortunately suc eodel in effecting her escape uninjured she has not the .. east ide a as to h ow t h e fi re h appene d. Th e occu pi ers o f th e '!trions houses damaged, with one exception, were insured the Sun and Norwich Union Fire-office. SHARE .41A RKF, r.--( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. le ilways. Pail Closing Business Mot. Dpin. 12.16 13.14 Stork Stock Stock Allaborg., Nottln,g. Host. and Eastern Junction Idelfa.,t and Baltytnena Wol., and 6tr.Val Birk.,La., and Ch. J 131f!Ckbi!!" Wytli and Tyno Bost. Slefd. Mid. Coun 3ristol and Exc!ter Caledonian Carmarthen & Ctlrtitgai iCork nod Motion ICork, Bikrock,&Paosage (Cornwall A roves. no div. Do. A untllol)c,per an, Do. B hasbeeti Dublin andßelf ast Juno.' Dun.,Perth,& Abr.June 1 East Anzlian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. II Stock Do,N W. A .(lte.E.l.l3ds) East Suffolk Do Edinburg. and Glasr.,rotv Edin.,Pertit, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock nt. South.&. writn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire; London and Blackwall.; Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast Lond. Chat. and Dover , London & North Westn'' Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Man., Shef., & 3faryport and Carlisle . Do. do. Shares Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby.; Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) Do. 4 Shares ,Mid Kent Do. (Cray Line) Newcastle and Carlisle New.. Aber., & Tiered; Newry & Armagh (lef.) Newry, Warpt., & Hos (Norfolk ,North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dcv.Rail.&Dk. Stk tio. A Stk.— A rec.no div until tip.c.hasbeenpdß Do. jr3 Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolrer Peebles Portsmouth R hymn ey Scottish Central Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock' I Slu:opshire Union__ 42 44 14 16 6 7 111 116 341} 35f 85 87 47 49 4 24 (I 43 15 871 88} 6i 67 75 80 6 8 394 404 81 94 p Sittin,crbourne & Sheer South Devon ISouth-Eastern (South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun IStaines, Wok., & Wok (Stockton & Darlington Do. do. Stockton & Hartlepool ,Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 Thatriestia , enDk&ltail Ulster Do. Do. 55.4 Hi 2i 34 p d *p 59 ist 10 11 Vale of Neel) Victoria Station & rim Waterford J Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do. Ist Class I rm. 2d CIAI.PA 5I 61 Worcester & Hereford 2 d PREF ERENCE SHARES. Paid. Closing I Easiness Share Railways. Price. Done. 3lythe and Tync If per Brie. &r & ref x (i e s t s . u 4p ed et a . t st C o s c n i Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 5i p. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,& A ber.„Tun ! ]E.Angn. Class A 7 & spe IDo. do. Class B 6 pc..... 1 1 ,Do. do. Class C 7 pc ' E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l !Do. do N 0.2 :Do. New 6 per ct. Stock , Eastern Tinton. 4 per ct. Do. 5 pe7 cent, gnar.. , Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares] ! 1C Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Ed in. Perth,& Don. 4 pc.! Furness, 5 per cent Glam. &S West. a. 5 pe.l (Treat Northern, 5 p. ct.! Do. 5 pcitedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 41 p. a. do. do. Do.sp.c. It edm.,s pc. pm , It. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf , Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland)) 4, / p. et. pref. Stock ! rent West. (Reeks and, TTants) Ext. 5 p.ct. ' Do. Redeemable, 4i pet. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Trredeemable, Do. 5 p. at. Redeem. Pref. Do. Tiirm. Pref. Shares r-lt. W. Ches. 8 p.e.pf.sh. Do do. 5 p. et. pref Do. Ilirming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. T,an. & York 6 p.c. stock, Do.Barnsl.St.£s 3810dpc, Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) •• j T on.&llrifr.spe. en. No. 1; !Do. , 5 p. c No. 2 Do. eisa.. 6 p. ct. , Do. do. 5 p. e. No. 4 !Do. Do. 44 per cent. Do. do. 44 per c. shares Do. 7 pereppt. p re f. St. ,T)o.ft p.c.do.(W.E.&C.P.)! D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.tiPBs)' iLond. Chat. and Dover ton.& N.W.CoV.&Nun eaton, 5 p. et. T,on.&S. W, 7 p. et. stock, t.ondondy & Cole, shs. Londondy.& Ennis eh. 'VTan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et. DO. £6 Do.' SI per cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent ITaryport & Car., 4 p.c.! Do. 41 per cent... ! NTid.-Con. 6 p. c. Stock . 1 Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 4>} p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Tlit.pref. st. Newport.A ber,&c. pro .5 p. c. redeem, atsp.e.am Do. Perpet, 6 p. o. wit/ option till 1866 Do., till 186 1 , 'at is Do. do., 2d is Nerflk sp.a. Ex.Stk,lB4'l Do. 5} p. c. Pref. do. 18471 D 0.5 way Val.Ex.Slt 1847 North British, spercent Do Npw, vim. 5 percent Do, Bor. lin g. pf. shs. Do. do. do. Nth. Dev.llail,&, D:k.t N- ER St. Con s. Pref.4p.e. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do. 96 98 100 102 54 6 99 101 110 113 103 103 110 112 109 111 124 126 81 83 110 112 90 92 75 77 118 120 117 119 110 112 103 105 85 87 96 98 98 100 88 90 90 92 1 101 IC3 1.01 17 18 101 101 74 76 19i 20,E 91 109' 1!% 138 190 115 117 115 117 140 145 1115 117 154 158 132 136 67 68 211 224 115 117 151 1574 12 12} 125 127 68 70 13S 140 102 103 i 1 p 94 95 9i 101 !11 121 i IP i 1P [O9 111 [CS 110 P 90 £2 91 97 Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters,lBl 8 . . o. York, TT. & S. Parch. INorth Staffordshire .... id ir) 23 24 124 126 Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6pc.lsig Do. Redeem.,2d gua Do. Trredeem., 2d gua Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pi qcottish North-Eastern 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.guft.6pc Do. 7 p. C. pref. stock 'south Devon, Ann. 105 Do. Fixed 4i percent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 106) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 41p.e.lst is south wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p'e. gua Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e Do. R 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent. Watrfd & Kilkny, ,117 119 75 7'7 121 123 132 136 10i 10! 231 231 100 102 100 102 89 91 99 101 84 88 28 29 32/ 1 83j I 32 33 51 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley. Buckinghamshire ! Chester & Holyhead Do. do. 5i p. ct Do. do. 5 p. et. Clydesdale Juneti on . • Colchester, Stour Val E.Lineolnshire,g.tlp.c Ellnion,HvrwichShs Do. Woodbridge Gli.BarrANells,Dret Do. New Gloster& Dean Foreat fl ar tlpool.Dck. Hull and Selby all Ln & N.W 100 Ln & N.W 100 Do. 100 Do. 100 Do. 100 Caledonia all 11.7..U.&E C 100 Gt. North. all I E.Counts. 100 100 Caledonia 100 Do. all ;Gt. West all Yk.N. &Br all Ylc.N.Md. all Do. all Do. 05 106 I 511 MI If 2 112 114 ItC3 ICS 16 17 1 140 142 41 41 Do. , Mara Do. Shares Lane. &Carl.gua.s p.c 1/.:ndon&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. &Matk Mid.l3radford Prefer ence Stock Newrnarkt,TturyEx i 5. 5 , e. itl•Counts guaranteed 5 p. c. Nort.hn.& Eastu. 5 p.c l all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent ... all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. North Western all Midiasid 1 14# 15 Preston and Wyre. 1 all Do. 4 Shares A. all all Do. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep . ' 100 !GlNorth 135 137 Shrewsbry& Here o ford 100 IT Brasile) , 104 100 4 p South Staffordshire .. all il .APClean . 104 11 Wilts and Somerset.., 100 Gt. West 91 93 Wimbledon& Croydn.l all L.Bißratn gi 100 Ln & MIN 100 S. East 100 Do. 100 Peto &Co 100 Norfolk 1 100 Do. all ILN WSLX DOCKS. Docks. Paid Steel commercial Stock Do 4 porCent Pret 1%1 Stock East and vast India Stock , London Stock ISt. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria . 10 Do New :gi,eseputtow-I Closing Price. 100 100 100 100 ICO -- 100 100 ICO ,103 Paid. Leasing ! Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. 1 rosiness Done. ri ee I 8 84 114 11. i 1 - - 81 71 101 103 91 114 61 61 71 8 17 184 54 1154 36 38 20 28 78 80 30 304 VI 100 1131 114 k 116 118 128 1 , 32 113 115 69 694 60 65 1041 1041 67 69 112 113 12 13 991 100 1 911 92} 41i 12) 11fii 117 94 1:96 104 114 74 64 55 57 3 3 / 4 Yd 61 61} 951 1151 11 481 481 701 791 105 107 31 31 d MI 4 Stock: Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock. Stock'' Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock 124 Stock stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, stock SU).* Stuck Stock stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10 Stock stook Stock 12.10 stock 50 Stock stock Stock Stock foe!: Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock ;foci: Stock Stock Stock Stock stock Stock 124 12 Stock 125 Stock Stock Stock 101 12 1 0 12 3 / 4 Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock 101 1)1 Stocl , Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock StoCk Stock Stock 108. L 0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 25 25 Stock Share all 100 31 100 100 all 1100 all 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 all all THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, ll6O. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. Paid . Ci p ° r 2 ioe ln . g :Imes done :Atlantic k St Lawrence )!! an.,l3arcdtt& Cent.lnd all 100 134 all all all 100 85 87 97 98 fd 1 d 5 .14c1 gu. 5 percent Do. Do. B 1 Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference 'P iffalo, BrantAGedric h 6 p. et. Ws. 1 Autr., 18:21 'D>. do. 1 July, 18:31 Do. do. 1 June, 18;4 C leutta . &S. Eastrn.Lirr. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Litr.): 'Cape`Poith & Dos , k Scrip' Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e ! Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c ;East Indian, qu. 5 p. c Do. Shares Ext , 7 7} 78 82 70 78 68 t 3 par } p 100 100 1.3 0. la 1 d la d id lull luli par ip pnr p lOci 101' 1024 20k 21a 17i 20 Stook 100 Stock 20 I I 810. Stook Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861 G eelong& Melbourne 'Geelong Corporation 6, 1 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 percent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 1 Do. do. 1872 33 3.5 021 931 70 72 84 88 72 74 71 73 99} 99f fd Id 11 14 12f 12; 8 71 •+ 07 99 97 99 97 99 VO 93 88 90 974 084 90 92 1 f d Stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. [Do. New. gua.s per cent ,fit.Soutli. of Ind.Lim.— 20 [ 201 201 LOO I 100 guaranteed 5 per cent IGLIV. of Canada Shares ,Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with I ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O ID). do. "i 3 without opt iDo. 56 p. c. do. '77 do !Madras ' guar., 46 p. c Do. do. 5 per cc.nt !Do. 4 p. c. Extension 'Do. Fourth do. Do. do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe Class ACapitl.share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do jDo. do. Land do ,Oude (Limited) Scinde !Do. New Le, !Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Ho. tr, e !, St. Andrews & Quebec A i Trinidad(Limi ted) Scrip! Stock Stock Stock Stock 5 7 5 7 Stook 99 101 d d d 91 96 Stock I Id 1011 1 2 1 33f i 93 10 1 100 i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdan all 45 45 20 Ard , :u nes 20 Rali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p e. 7 Id par 5 ,Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 26 [ll-ziers to Graissevsac. all 1) [Buen.Ayres& S. Ferndo 25 5 3 55 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 25 25 100 Copiabo 10 Ditto Extension 20 (Dutch Rhenish 20 (Eastern of France all 25 26 2) Grand Rim Guar .5 p.c B 20 1 Do, do. .... all 20 'Great Central of Franc, all 20 iGt. LuXem., Con. ohs.. all 61 7 20 ,Italian Junction ....... all 20 Lake Constance & Bal. all 20 (Lake and Turnhout... all 20 [Lombardo Venetian.... 10 15 11 111 5 20 (Lyons and Geneva all 335 ;Maria Antonia all 10 Do. do. New 20 [ Namur and Liege all 8 81 8 20 [Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 19 195 19 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 INorweglan Trunk Fret all 8 9 20 IParis,Lyons, and Medit all 361 375 20 [Paris and Orleans all 53 85 20 [Recife& S. Fran. (Pun. 113 I}d 111 5 gita. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) 20 !Riga and Dunaburg lO • 10 [Rome and Frascati 20 IRoyal Danish all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 51 6 10 D. 55 per cent. Pref. all 84 8 7 ,,- 20 San Pau'o (lim.) g. 7p. c. 2 1 5 d 20 !Southern of France 81 [West Flanders 10 ;Do. 55 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 22 23 20 'Western of Austria 6 20 'Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.Uov.6 p.c 41 a. & July 1 100 114 116 Do. 6 p.c.Fo.&Attc,r. l 100 109 11l 1105 Do. 6p.3.111r. & Sep.l 100 110 112 Do. 6 per cent. 1879 10'z Do. 6 percent. 1£•80 100 - - Do. 6 per cent. 13a2 10C 113 Do. do. Scrip.. .. 26 N. B.G 0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 107 102 1031 Do. 6 p.c.A p. & Oct. 100 Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 99 100 D0.5p.een.1871 to 1876 100 99 100 991 Do.sp.cen. 1888 and up 100 9) 100 991 NovaScot4aGov.6 p.c. SZ. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 3.Aue.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 110 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - Do. do. April & Oct. 100 1044 1035 1,051 1 5 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 14 15 1000 Atlantio Tel. (Limited). all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 /13 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 45 5 50 British American Land 40 50 Brit. & Irish Mat.r.Tel.A. all 37 39 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 20 22 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 325 1120 125 10 [Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ), all 1 6 8 Stock g 1 all 25 30 25 IDo. Pret ..rence 75 per ct all 244 z 55 StocklCrystal Palace. 5 I Do. Preference 0%11 103 106 99 101 101 Stock IDo. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb ll 100 Stock Electric Telegraph 1 100 106 108 25 Do. New ' 15 4 14 p 5 English dr Amt. Copper' all 25 21 15 (Gan. Steam Navigation. 11 1 [Great Ship (Limited) all 20 ;Indian & Aust. Telegr. 2s. 5 London District Telegr. 2 1 id 20 'London Discount 5 14 1 d 4 [Lcnd.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 15 11 20 'Madras Irr. and Canal 1 25 25 10 IMediter. Electric Teleg. all [ 10 IMed. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 13 4 135 25 ] National Discount Co 5 1 d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 110 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis. all 5 1 100 'N.llr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 15 1 1 IN.B.Australasian (Lim ) all 1 1 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares l ss. 15 par 10 Orient]. In. Steam, A 6 1 10 Ditto - 10 Ditto C , 2s. - Stock Peel River Land & 31in.1 100 49 51 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam.'[ all 78 80 78 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Tclegr 175 J, d 5 p 175 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 5 5 65 6 100 Royal Mail Steam Stock ,Soot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) 1 100 120 130 125 25 South Australian Land.; all 1 345 355 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip.l all 1 1 [ Do. do Registered I all 1 20 ITr.&Ln.Co.ot Upr.Can.l 5 1 illO 'Van Diemen's Land ~ 285 10 11 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE REERTEEBHOY RUSTOMJEE. This bankrupt was described as of Bishopsgate-street, merchant, and to-day was appointed for his last examina tion. V. The main facts of the case have been already reported, and the principal feature is a claim for £13,000 which the bankrupt makes against the Government for losses alleged to have been sustained in India. An adjournment was taken until the 20th July for returns from India and Calcutta. IN RE COHN. This bankrupt was described as of Leadenhall• street, merchant, and this was an examination meeting. Mr. Weston (from the office of Mr. Wells, Mo•rgate strect) appcnred for the assignes, and consented to an ad journment, that Mr. Thomas, the accountant, might pursue the examination of the accounts, which bankrupt could not explain. _ _ Adjourned accordingly. IN RE MULLETT. This bankrupt was described as of Brookland, near Romsey, grocer, and passed his examination on accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers. NEWIWAREBT RACES-(T1118 DAY). (BY ELECTRIC TELEGA.PH.) QUEEN'S PLATE. Newcastle .... Mazzini Bevis Four ran. £5O PLATE. Neophyte .... Vulture Tyrant Eight ran. MATCH—Cock-a-Hoop beat Adulation. SWEEPSTAKES OF 30 SOVS. Trovatore 1 Thunderbolt Two ran. Won easy. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Sparta walked over. PORT STAKES. Gamester walked over. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Brother to Rainbow walked over. FREE HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Cape Flyaway Dulcibella Four ran. MATCH. Pomona beat Rose Middleton. LATEST BETTING. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7to 1 agst Confectioner 7to 1 agst Yooicks . Bto 1 agst Chere Arnie 100 to 8 agst Bentinck CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Satellite (taken) 14 to 1 agst Tame Deer (taken) 14 to 1 agst Gaspard (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 2 agst The Wizard Bto 1 agst Traducer 12 to 1 Cape Flyaway TILE DEUEY. 11 to 1 agst Thormanby 1000 to 80 agst Buccaneer THIRST RACE'S.-(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BOROUGH HANDICAP. Hegira Layton Trepan 3 Nine ran. SOIVERBY PLATE. Layton Donati Frothplight Twelve ran. MINT STAKES. Roserea The Monk.. MEMBERS' PLATE. Weardale .. 1 Knayton MO WBILiY STAKES. Lady Bird Ivanhoff BRITISH MINES. a Closing BusizeSe Shun Mines. r--- Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 2% 3 20 British Iron Clifford — 300 310 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 140 410 Cast Bassett (Illogan) 3O 951 974 East Caradon E. WI Rus:l (Tavlstk.) 7.4.0 11 1111 11 Gam.&StAtibyn(Gwen.) 541 35 38 Great South Tolgus l7B 14 15 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci) 12.8.9 1 1% —G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 . — Grenville Herod's-Foot 8.12.8 31 32 Hingaton Downs 4.7.0 4 41 Lady Bertha Margaret (uny Lelant) 9% 40 45 North Downs North France s 'Mogan) 11 31 4 N.WIII. Basset (Illogan) 5 5 54 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 9 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy). 14 12 13 Providence (Uny Lelia) 10.6.7 45 48 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 12s 4 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 1% <OO 309 South C. Brea( Illogan). 3 21 2 1 S.Dev. Iron & Gen. Min. nll 11 1 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 140 150 Stray Park 20.18.0 23 25 23% 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4i 3 31 10 Tin Croft 9 41 5 Vale of Towey (Caren ) 13s 6d West Basset (Illogan) 24 19 28 W. Caradon (Liskeard ) 6 E 8 90 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l 110 150 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 871 924 Wheal Edward (Cals.). 61 1 1% Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant L 7.2 151 16 ) Wh'lMaryAnn(Meahe ) 8 19 21 191 --WWI Trelawney ( Lick 4% 31 33 FOREIGN MINES zu kustralt n 7l 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim 15s d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp. 274 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. a 1 22% 23% 221 5 Do. Land and Mining,Co. ail 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. f d 40 '.;obre Copper all 43 15 - ",'optapo lB 1 OunMoim.Cop.Ming.Ce all # 2 Fortuna 20 71eneral all 23 25 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 A d 1 p 1% liapunda (Limited) 1 1 1% S Linares all 10% 11% 5 Lusitanian 1 liariquita all 1 1 ST RhincCop.of S.Aus.l Ifs.p %d 2) PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 5 6 6 Sort Philip 1 I 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s 1 d par 18.2.81 United Illvxican • ..... all 11 21 1% 1 Worthing" (Limited).... all 1 Do. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 IA gra&U nltedServiceßk 50 75 77 40 !Australasia . • all 7s 74 25 'Batik of Egypt all 21% 1r.%9 rank of London 5O 51 53 2 I Bank of Turkey 3 srttish North American all • 23 Chtd. Bank of India, &e all 191 20% 25 Cll.l.ler.of In. Lon.&Ch all 32 34 IGO ;City 5O 70 72 100 iColontal 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Cornmerclal of London. 20 19 21 20 Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch. l all 16% 17 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon .Char.Bk,olAnetral. all 22 22% 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster. 20 581 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 2 2 6015000 National ND ° o n Nns e Bank th Wales all 25 1200 osp o rtotu9vtmhi Orien t Pro vincial Neer Australia r . rua k ilßs, . t oaorCfnnklairoapno Ireland r ti n all —44 ‘ 2 1 5 1 _l6l 17% 8 174 all •••• 25a1l 25 ;Union of Australia all 161 7 12 291 30% 2.1 , 25 South Angtralia 25 Union of Australia GO tlnion of London 100 Valty Mutual_ - - 2g 30i .6. ..... MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—(This Day.) A special court of Quarter Sessions was held this morning at the Guildhall, Westminster, for the purpose of hearing aypeals against the decision of the licensing magistrates refusing the licences to houses in the district, amongst which wore the Argyll Rooms, Mr. R. BignGll; Coach and Horses, Bei Count; the Cambrian Stores, Nat Longhorn ; and King's Arms, Duke-street, Grosvenor-square, Mr. Butt. KING'S ARMS, GROSVENOR•SQUARIL The appeal of Mr. Butt, of the King's Arms, Grosvenor square, was taken first. Th 9 license to sell excisable liquors was refused on the ground that the house was used as a betting-house. Mr. Poland appeared to support the refusal of the magis rates, and Mr. Sleigh for Mr. Butt. _ _ _ Evidence having been given by the police that the house was used as a betting-house, and that under a warrant the house had been entered and upwards of 30 persons found therein, the sum of £6lO and a number of betting •books having been seized on the occasion. Mr. Butt was taken before the magistrates and fined £5O, and several of the others £2O each. Mr. Sleigh made a very long address to the bench, stat ing that his client had been sufficiently punished by the magistrates, that the law had been vindicated, and that the license ought to be granted, as no complaint had ever been made against the house. The room the police entered, he contended, was a private apartment, and his client had as much right to make a bet on horse-racing as the highest nobleman in England. The penalty Mr. Butt had paid ought, he felt, to be quite sufficient. He thought the bench would not act as the slave master, who, while ho punished the negroes, read the psalms to them. The decision of the magistrates was confirmed, and the license was refused. Mr. Kempshead complained of the system by which the parties were kept in ignorance, until the eleventh hour, of what they were called upon to do. There ought to be some system by which the magistrates would be enabled to visit the houses before the application for licenses was granted. The Assistant -Judge said the best way would be to take all the appeals against the granting of new licenses that day fortnight, and all the applications disposed of to-day should be confined to the renewal of old licenses. This course was agreed to, A long conversation then ensued with respect to the cases of Caunt and Lang-haul. Mr. Poland said he had to ask the magistrates to post pone proceeding with Caunt's case on account of the ab sence of his counsel, Mr. Edwin James, and also that cir cumstances had occurred which rendered further inquiry necessary. One of the magistrates suggested that both of the cases referred to should be postponed until this day fortnight. After some discussion, it was ultimately determined that the cases of Cauut and Longhorn be adjourned until this day week. Amongst the new applicatim appeals postponed until this day fortnight are the cases of Mr. It. Bignall, for a spirit license for the Argyll Rooms; and Emil Loibl, for the same privilege for the London Pavilion, Tiehborne street. THE GEORGE, SOUTII-STREET, BERKELEY -SQUARE. Mr. William Miller appealed against the refusal of the Justices of the Hanover-square division to renew a spirit license to the houso above-name,d. Mr. Metcalfe said he appeared on the part of the magi strates. The license had been refused on the ground that betting had been permitted on the premises. The case differed somewhat from that which the court had just dis posed of, and as it was hoped that decision would act as a warning to ethers, they had thought proper to withdraw all opposition to the renewal of the license. The license was then renewed. THYME TUNS, ROUGHTON-STRIZET, STRAND. James Cossins appealed against the refusal of the jus tices of the Strand division to renew a spirit license to the house called the Three Tuns, Houghton-street, Strand. Evidence was given by the police to the effect that liquor had been sold at this house to a woman when in a state of intoxication. The Magistrates granted the license. The Court then adjourned until Friday next. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CASE—CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING A GENTLEMAN OF ABOUT £l,ooo.—Thomas Johns, 38, of 2, , Cowley-place, Kennington-road, was charged before Mr. Beadon with defrauding a gentleman named Thomas Lei cester, of Pelham-place, Brompton, of several sums of money at different periods. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the complainant, and said he charged the pri soner with conspiring with another not in custody, in defrauding the prosecutor of a large sum of money, some thing like £l,OOO. Mr. Thomas Leicester, of 1, Pelham-place, said—l am of no profession. On the Ist of November last I came from Southport to London by myself. A person named Richard Heffert, who was to have come up to London with me, came the next or the following day.. I had played at cards with Heffert previous to this, sometimes losing a half-crown or so, and had lent him money. I was going with Heffert to Woolwich to see the Arsenal, and on the boat met the prisoner and had some conversation with bins, and he said ho was also going to Woolwich to see the Arsenal axed barracks. We were too late. Heffert proposed a game e cards, and we played . at Vingt-un, and I loSt - X2O. I cannot say who commenced the conversation. Prisoner said he was a stranger, and had come from Wales respecting a law-suit. It was then pro posed that we should go to Woolwich the following day. I went with Heffert, and the prisoner came down, but was again too late, and we met him at the barrack-yard. Hef fert shortly after produced some cards, having already had £lOO of me lent money. I had at this time £lOO or 1,500 in my possession, having lost £5OO the previous night, or I should have had £l,OOO. Prisoner told me his name was Johns, and I always addressed him by that name. I paid the prisoner then between £2O and £3O. I lost the same night to the prisoner £BO at tossing at Scott's in the Haymarket. At billiards, shortly after, in less than a month, I lost £lOO at one time. It was at a billiatd room in Regent-street. Prisoner followed me about. Heffert said, " Let's have a game at billiards," addressing prisoner, and he, pri.oner, consented, and I played with the prisoner. I suggested myself that I should play with the prisoner, and Heffert acted as marker. Heffert also played with the prisoner, and lost money too. I lost 1100 that night. The prisoner always let me nearly win, but just at the finish of the game won himself. In answer to Mr. Beadon, the prosecutor said that on the steamer Heffert appeared not to know the prisoner. Mr. Lewis said he should be able to show that Heffert and the prisoner were associates. The prosecutor said he went down to Portsmouth, and . Grove-place, Brompton, the m p r r . is E on d e w r i c a am m e a d l o c w ol n m a , ft o o f r hi manager of the Saloon Omnibus Company, proved seeing the prisoner and Heffert repeatedly together for the last three or four months. Prisoner said all three had repeatedly been together. Gordon, 336 A, said prisoner was an associate of gamblers frequenting the Haymarket. Prisoner said he executed commissions and backed horses. Mr. Beadon said he should order him to enter into his own recognisance in the sum of £lOO to appear on Wed nesday next. THAMES. A SAVAGE BRUTE.--Dennis Farrell, a dirty and dissi pated ruffian, about 23 years of age, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with assaulting Elizabeth Macarthy. The complainant, whose face was marked, said that at half-past 1 o'clock this morning the prisoner knocked at the door, which she opened, and he attempted to force his way in. She told him he bad no business there, on which he struck her a violent blow on the eye with his fist and knocked her down. Police-constable Ford, No. 485 K, said that he heard the parties wrangling at the house No. 10, Palmer's folly, Ratcliffe-highway, and saw the prisoner deliberately strike the woman with his fist. She fell, and was stunned, and it was some minutes before she came to a state of conscious ness. The prisoner, in defence, said he was in liquor, and did not know what he was about. Mr. Yardley --N onsense. That is no excuse. Drunken ness is an aggravation of your offence. Is the prisoner known ? _ _ _ Ford—He has been here before for assaulting the police. Mr. Yardley said the prisoner was a savage fellow, and had committed a moat unprovoked and savage assault on the wretched woman before him. He sentenced the pri soner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Eleven ran. MISS RODEN'S MUSICAL ENTERTAIN AIENT.— 0 n Wednesday last Miss Roden, under very distinguished local patronage, including that of Lieutenant - Colonel Baker and the officers of the 10th Royal Hussars, gave her musical entert,tinraent at the Town-hall, Hounslow, con sisting of a lecture on the beauties of the poet Gay, illus. trated by the musical gems of the Beggar's Opera, to a numerous and fashionable audience. THE SMALL-PDX IN CHELSEA the weekly meeting of the directors. and guardians of the poor of St. Luke's, Ch6lsea, onWednesday, the reports of the parochial medical officers were read, from which it appeared that the small-pox, that has of late been alarmingly on the increase in that parish, is on the decline, there being but three fresh cases rep,rted since last week. MURDER AT KILRUSH.—The dead bady of a boatman named Mahony was found in a shallow stagnant pool near Kilrush, on Monday. From the marks of vio lence, an i the fact of a sum of £lO having been taken from his pockets, there are strong grounds for apprehending that he has been murdered. A man named Ilithtnore has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in Mahony's death. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—On Wednesday a blackbird, chased by a hawk, dashed violently against the window of an upstairs sitting-room. shattered the pane of glass against which it struck, and fell dead on the floor from the concussion. It was momentarily followed by its relentless pursuer (a fine young sparrow-hawk), which, passing unharmed through the aperture, was captured alive.—Ross Intelligencrr. THE SMUGGLING TRANSACTION AT HULL.—On Monday, at the Hull Police-court, the four foreign sailors charged with smuggling a large quantity of tobacco from the Austrian ship Margaret Rosa, were again bought up, and, after some further evidence, they were each fined £lOO and costs. The three prostitutes charged with receiving the cigars and as:isting in the smuggling were discharged, as th Board of Customs did not press the case against them. A singular suicide was committed the day be fore yesterday at the Louversey (Eure). A boy eleven years of age, son of a dressmaker, having suddenly disappeared, his mother sought for him, and to her horror she found him hanging by the neck by a cord to the upper part of the gate of her garden. A neighbour, attracted by her cries, cut him down at once, but he was quite dead. The suicide is ascribed to the child having been plunged into despair at learning that his mother, whom he tenderly loved, was afflicted with an incurable malady. He had frequently de clared with tears that he would die before her. CLIFTON SUSPENSION-BRlDGE.—Another project has been broached' for completing this structure across the Avon, which will unite the counties of Somerset and Glo cester. The matter has been taken up with spirit, and, if the difficulties which have prevented former schemes from being successfully carried out are overcome, this great work which was commenced by the late Mr. Brunel more than 20 years ago, and upon which upwards of £40,000 were expended up to 1843, may yet be accomplished. The road way of the roposed bridge is 850 feet in length, and 220 fee t above high-water mark. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—At a meeting of the council on the 12th inst., the Jacksonian Prize for 1859 was awarded to Mr. John Whitaker, Hulke, of Old Burlington street, a Fellow of the College, and Assistant- Surgeon to the King's College and Royal Opthalmic Hos pitals, for his dissertation on the morbid changes in the re tina, as seen in the eye of the living person and after re moval from the body, together with the symptoms associated with the several morbid conditions. At the same time an honorarium was awarded to Mr. Charles Bader, of the Royal Opthalmic Hospital, a member of the College, fur his essay on the same subject. THE STONEIIOUSE RIFLE CORPS.—There appears to be a screw loose in this corps, and it arises on the ques tion of the appointment of officers. When the first com pany was-formed, we understand that it was the wish of B. Marsh Dunn, Esq., to be its captain, but Lord Valle tort, being a captain of some militia company or other, de clined to serve as lieutenant in the Stonehouse Rifle Corps. His lorlship was subsequently elected captain, and it was understood that Mr. Dunn would be elected to the captaincy of the next company. There are now sufficient members to form a second company, but Lord Valletort hesitates to form it. Mr. Dunn is thus kept out of his captaincy. He has therefore resigned.—Tlyinoteth Journal, THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTON, April 12. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Messi na, Capt. T. Black, took her departure to-day for Gibral tar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the heavy Bombay and Australian mails. Among her cargo she has 800 boxes of specie and jewelry, value £250,034 Is., of which £26,000 is in gold, £219,965 in silver, and£27B in jewelry for Bombay; and jewelry value £1,341 ss. for Mobson's Bay, £7lO for Melbourne, and £1,709 Hs. for Sydney. She takes out 61 first-class and 34 other passengers, among whom are Capt. W. E. Nowell and Sergeant-Major Cunningham and wife, for Gibraltar; Major Balfour, Surgeon Gardiner, Armoury Sergeant Wennham, Surgeon-Major Mockler, Staff Assis tant-Surgeons E. Gribbon and Ligestwood, and Captain Norris, for Malta ; Surgeon D. G. Penrith, for Sydney ; Capt. A. T. Etheridge, Dr. R. Butler, Assistant-Surgeons R. Alleyne and T. Ffolliott, Lieut. R. Jenkins, Sir George Clerk, Capt. Clerk, Capt. Hodgson, Major-Andrews, Lieut.- Col. Grimes, and Dr. Miller, &c. Some paper manufacturers of Essones, Angou leme, and other places have published, in the form of a pamphlet, a letter addressed by them to the Minister of Commerce, against the exportation of rags. They maintain that the export of rags, • even on the payment of a high duty, would inevitably cause the ruin of the paper manu facture in France, inasmuch as it is only by the prohibition to export that rags can be obtained at a price which enables good paper to be made cheap. Moreover, if, say they, per mission to export were to be accorded, not only English, but German, Austrian, and Dutch makers would come to France for rags, and the consequence would be that the price would rise so high that France would be unable to compete with foreigners in the manufacture of paper. In Belgium, for example, the export of rags is prohibited, and therefore rags are cheaper than they would be in France if export were allowed. But as the Belgium paper brought into France pays only 25f. the 100 kilogs., it could mani festly be sold cheaper than the paper of France. THE MONEY MARKET.—The stock market opened yesterday morning with a very unsettled appearance, but the measure of the Bank, instead of leading to a further de • cline, caused a favourable reaction, and prices closed wills an appearance of more steadiness than has been observable for two or three days past. During the recent pressure in the money market a curious idea has been current, that it is in some way to be traced to the action of the Bank re fusing accommodation to the discount houses. The Bank have advanced their rate of discount solely because the public have drawn so largely upon them as to reduce their unemployed reserve to a comparatively low figure, and it is impossible to gonceive how the state of things could be mended by their admitti ng th e di s count houses as custo mers when they find themselves obliged to contract their accommodation to the customers already pressing upon them. If they were now to mate advances to the discount houses it must be by withd-awing some of the advances already made to the commercial community, and although the discount houses would, 'doubtless, lend the m one y a g ain to the merchants, and thus throw it back to the hands in which it was previously held, such a proceeding would be merely like digging a hole to fill it up again. The discount houses can require it only in order to supply the public, and the public have got it already. It is not an increased supply of the brokers for the distribution of Bank notes that appear to be wanted, but Bank notes themselves, and unless, therefore, the discount houses can exercise some in fluence over the actual production of those articles, all question with regard to their fu nct ions and the facilities that should be granted them must appear, at the present moment, not only unimportant, but incongruons,—Times' . city Article. 1?AlLIV AY INTELLIGENOE. METROPOLITAN. A special meeting of this company was held yes terday at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. A. Wilkin • son in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting was held, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, for the consideration of certain bills now before Parliament. Mr. BURCHELL, the solicitor, read the heads of the first bill, termed the " Metropolitan Railwa3 Act, 1860." It had passed the House of Commons, and was in the HOuse of Loris. The object of the bill was to authorise the company to extend the works, to purchase certain lands for stations, and to alter the level of certain streets, with power to use the markets in Smithfield. Extension of time for mak ing the railway. There were also clauses enabling the company to release the deposit on the first capital of £300,000, and the second capital of .C 700,000, authorised by former acts. A motion approving the bill was adopted unani mously. The next bill was the Great Northern and Metro politan Junction Aet,lB6o. It authorised a junction with the Great Northern on the west side. A resolution approving the bill was unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN called attention to the necessity of assisting the proposed palace at Muswell-hill, on the ground that if constructed it would greatly in crease the traffic on their line. . _ _ Mr. PEARSON thought that an effort should be made to get up a demonstration in which all the shareholders should join, and all persons on the line whose property was affected by the railway works. It was proposed that the Lord Mayor should lay the first stone at the junction with the Great Western Company, and that the ceremony should be celebrated in every way worthy the oc casion. Mr. PARSON would put down £5O, and thought the expense of the ceremony and dinner might be raised by subscription. The meeting then adjourned. 18 174 554 i 5 1 1141 131 118 17 130 1 30 69 2 I 1011 Si 112} 991 1 100 991 92 11 21 421 12 21 1171 i I 16 61i 1 I 95 4 1 1 I 481 791 1 13; l 2 35 1 88 # 71 39 40 [Oll 2 1110 111 207 210 61 65 115 120 06 f 8 21 21 95 97 iPI 56 58 PERNAMBUCO. The half-yearly meeting of thiseompany was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. R. Benson ri the chair. The report stated that the works had been taken. possession of by the company in consequence of the contractor not having proceeded with his contract as he had engaged to do. Reports received by the directors from Brazil showed that the company's engineer was prosecuting the works with vigour. The traffic continued to improve. The diminution in the goods' traffic of the last half-year arose from the shortness of the sugar crop, which was said to be scarcely more than half that of the previous season. The receipts for the half year ending the 31st of January last amounted to £8,548 against £7,191 in the corresponding half of the preceding year, showing an increase of £1,357. The total receipts for four half•years end ing 31st January last amounted to £30,235. With regard to the loan from the Brazilian Govern ment, the law of August, 1857, had at length been put into operation by the raising of a loan, of which £400,000 was in virtue of that law ac corded to the company. The directors had accepted a tender from Messrs. Waring Brothers, who had contracted to finish the second section of the line, now approaching towards completion, for a per centage upon the actual outlay, and to construct the third and fourth sections, taking for a basis, as re garded those sections, the original estimates of Mr. Borthwick, the company participating in any profit or loss upon• the contract. With a view to insure the completion of the line within the time required by the provincial concessions—viz., Dec. 2, 1861— the contract provided That Messrs. Waring Brothers, should be entitled to a bonus if they suc ceeded in accomplishing it. The CIIAIRNA.N, in m iving the adoption of the report, stated that the arrangement they had made with Messrs. Waring Brothers was the best that could be made under the circumstances, and he had no doubt that the works would be finished by the 21 December, 1861. After some discussion, the report was adopted. COLNE VALLEY. This branch line, which forms a junction with the Eastern Counties at Chappell, near Sudbury, is now completed, and the opening of the line for traffic has been fixed for Monday next. ANOTIIER AURORA BOREALIS. A fresh derangement in the magnetic declination was noticed the day before yesterday at the Im perial Observatory. The magnetic needle which has been drawing towards the meridian since 20 minutes after one in the afternoon, suddenly turned from it at half•past two. This deviation lasted a very short time, and the needle afterwards turned rapidly towards the North. The same phenomenon was observed at the same hour at Lisbon: These irregularities were soon explained by the appearance of an aurora borealis in Paris that very evening towards the N.N.W., which was also seen at Copenhagen during a part of the night. M, Coulvier-Gravier has communicated to the Nomteur the following minute details of the phenomenon, as seen at Paris. At half-past eight, the aurora was ushered in by a whitish streak ri,ing 25 degrees above the horizon, until it reached Gamma and Delta Cassiopece. Fifteen minutes later, other streaks appeared front A lpha Cephei to 4 degrees west of Alpha Lyrm, an extent of 30 degrees. At nine, all these rays spread further, and their matter became as uni form as the cirri or curly clouds, which and seen when the weather threatens rain. The aurora bad, by a quarter to 10, invaded the sky from 3 deg. E. of Alpha Cygni to Epsilon Persei, the summit of the arc reaching Gamma Cephei. At a quarter past 10, numerous streaks extended from Gamma Cephei to Beta Perser. The elevation of the great arc was 34 deg., and its extent 60 deg. In the course of the next quarter of an hour the aurora faded nearly away, but at half-past 10 it re appeared as brilliantly as before from Cassiopea to Zeta Persei. It soon after began to fade again, but again broke out into light from 11 to half-past, the streaks, as before, presenting the appearance of rods of iron at a white heat, until, melting into a mass, they changed their appearance to that of a red heat. This time the arc extended from 4 deg. W. of Alpha Lyra) to the feet of Gemini, 140 deg. in all ; and its culminating point reached as far as 2 deg. N. of the Polar Star, an altitude of 48 deg. At a quarter to midnight, the aurora had faded away for the last time, leaving only a few streaks between Capella, Gemini, and the horns of Taurus. The moon rose one minute before mid night, and the sky became overcast. At the time of the greatest expansion of the aurora, its lesser are was seen between N.N.W. and N. rising 2 or 3 deg. above the horizon, when the point of emanation was perceived of a greenish white. A little before and during the apparition, there were constant flashes of lightning from the N.W., N., and N.N.E. s tar was seen about the beginning A to drop e f f r alin o l mt g he region of Gamma Cephei, travers ing a space of 25 deg. One of the streaks of the aurora deprived it for a moment of its lustre, which it immediately resumed on issuing from behind the streak. This M. Coulvier-Gravier regards b as a confirmation of his theory, that the zone where meteors burst into fire is situated above the zone where auroras appear. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. ortnoN, April 13.—Wind this day at noon. South- South-East; light breeze, with dull, cloudy weather, and rain at times. COWES, April 12.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Carl Bitter, from Hamburg for Hong Kong. FLEETWOOD, April 12.—Wind S.—Sailed —Octagon, for Quebec. PLYMOITTIT, April 12.—Wind N.—Anived—Her Ma jesty's ship Surprise, from Sierra Leone. Sailed—Gipiy Queen, for Quebec, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind calm, rain. Arrived, April 12—Anna, from Christiania ; Alliance steamer, from Havre ; Dispatch, steamer, from Jersey; Foyle, steamer, from L ondon ; Indus, steamer, from Alex andria; Sultan, steamer, from Lisbon; John Douse, from Seaham ; J. and S. Martin, Ind Richard and Frances, from London; Speedwell, from Hull. Arrived, April 13—Wonder, steamer, from Havre; Argyll, steamer , from Charenton. Borussi a steamer, for Hamburg; ; Kennet, for Newcastle ; Foyle, steamer , fu r Dublin ; Alliance, steamer , for Hav re ; aSsasiilleida s teamer, A pril Courier, steamer, for Jersey; William Cory, steamer, for Cardiff. • (BY SrBMADINE AND 131tITISII TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind S.E., very light; tide third hour's ebb; weather fine. Arrived, April 12—Zordlorent, irom Dorrinia; Juliana, from Antigua. Arrived, April 13—Maria Ulalee, from Nantes; Sea from Nantes; Queen, from Singpore; Deux Gorres Marie, 'rhea, from Gravelines; Spray of t he Ocean, from Shang hae. Sailed, April 13—Hugh Balm ont, for Algoa Bay; Pan ther, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind W., moderato. Passed—Royalist, from London, for Malta. Sailed—Mary Ann, for Sierra Leone. C OUNTY GLARE 1 LECTTON..---LIM F.RICK, wed nes- 5 day Eveniug.—T he g ross p oll at the close of the second day was as follows : —Caleutt, 2,994 ; White, 1 ; 14 ; ma jority for Calcatt, 1,549. TIM D EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENI) ( jr.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ric! • d S. Newbold as Consul at Trinidad, for the United Sti ti c 3 of America. WHITEHALL, APRIL 11. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Dams p Stewart to the Charge and Office of Third Minister of t' a Lu United Parish of Inverness and Bona, in the Presbytt ry and County of Inverness, vacant by the death of the It rv. Hugh Mackenzie. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Arum 13. . The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Pr *vy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, from ; ;he Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despa' Leh from her Majesty's Minister to the Argentine Confede ra tion inclosing translation of a Decree of the President of thaeConfederation abrogating the laws of the 19th Ju 1856, and the 29th July, 1558, respectively, imposing dif rential duties upon merchandise brought into any of t h e provinces of the Argentine Confederation, from within t hu Capes, at the mouth of the Ith'er Plate. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. County • Ayr—Graham Somervell, Esq., to be Depu ty Lieutenant. City of Edinburgh—The Lord Cowan, the Hon. 13( Au verie Francis Primrose tie John M'Neill, G.C.8., Sir W. Johnston Sir John Melville, Professor James Miller, Robert Chambers, Esq., David Mure, Esq., Archibald T. Alex. Esci " Georgeil, E Esq., Young,an Tlio: eras Boyle, Esq., D av id A n d erson , E sq ., Willi am J. Duran, Esq., Ranker,George e Es im q ty . , Lieutenants. Cheshire.-22d Company of Cheshire Rifle Volunteers— Thomas Horatio Marshall, Esq., to be Captain ; Wiat. S. Bradburne, Gent., to be Lieutenant. 23d Company—Jr:Om Bolton Littledale, Esq., to be Captain. 24th Company— C. H. Hitchen, Esq., to be Captain; F. W. Jackson, Gent.. to be Lieutenant; T. F. Linnell, Gent., to be Ensign. 25th Company—A. Lyon, Esq., to be Captain; A. M. Gardium. Gent., to be Lieutenant; R. K. Gardiner, Gent., to b., Ensign. 26th Company—T. W. Tatton, Esq., to be Cap.. tain ; G. Peel, Gent., to be Lieutenant; F. Hampson, Gent., to be Ensign. 27th Company — E. H. Greg, Es%., to be Captain; J. Railton, Gent., to be Lieutenant; E. C. llopps, Gent., to be Ensign. Worcestershire.-13th Company of Worcestershire Rifle Corps—Harry, M'Leod, Esq., Lieutenant in her Majesty's army, to be Captain ; J. A. Macnaught, Gent., to Ns Lieu tenant; T. L. Smith, Gent., to be Ensign. 13th Company —John Parker, Esq., to be Captain. 15th Company—lt. Bourne, Esq., late Captain in her Majesty's army, to be Lieutenant; C. Gardiner, Gent., to be Ensign, 16th Com pany—l'. W. Bennitt, Esq., to be Captain. Lanark.-Ist Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers (Glesgow)— William Coulborn, Gent., to be Supernumerary Lieute nant. 62d Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers (Hamilton) — The Rev. Thomas Struthers to be Honorary Chaplain; Walter Walker Lennox, Esq., to be Honorary Assistant- Surgeon. 80th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers (Glasgow)— Robert M'Gavin, jun., Esq., to be Captain ; John Adam Skelly M‘Gavin, Gent., to be Lieutenant; George Quigley, Gent., to be Ensign. County of Nottingham.—Southern Regiment of Neo - Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet John Wright. io Lieutenant, vice Lowe, resigned ; John Chaworth Mus ters, Esq., to be Cornet, vice Francis Bradshaw the younger, promoted ; Thomas Bromley, Esq., to be Cornet, vice Wright, promoted. Sherwood Rangers Yeomans- Cavalry.—Cornet William Knight Hamilton Ramsay White to be Lieutenant, vice Baring, > resigned ; Alfred Brodhurst, Gent., to be Cornet, vice White, promoted. Tower Hamlets.—Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers (No. 2.)—James Scott Walker, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. To be Captains.—Joseph D'Aguilar Saninda, Esq., Clif. ford Wigratn, Esq., John Holt, Esq., Edward Hegely Byes, Esq., William Waring Gwillim, Esq. To be Lieu tenants.—Charles Hampden Wigram, Gent., Ashley Will mott Barrett, Gent., Joseph Lloyd, jun., Gent., Russell Gole, Gent., Charles William Laws, Gent. To be Ensigns. —Thomas Burt, Gent., George Pecke Meeson, Gent., Hugh Mcody Robertson, Gent.; Alfred Thomas „Pitchford, Gent., William Charles Secretan, Edward Stillard. To be, Surgeon.—Thomas Gray, M.D. To be Assistant-Surgeon., —William Thomas Garrett Woodforde, M.D. Lancashire.-15th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers— Philip Frederic Tinue, Esq., to be Captain Commandant; Richard Watt, Esq., to be Captain ; Robert bl`Connell, Gent., to be First Lieutenant; John Mewburn, Gent., to. be First Lieutenant; John Park Robinson, Gent., to be, Second Lieutenant. 56th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers Richard Husband, Esq., to be Captain; J•seph Beckton,. Gent , to be Lieutenant; Charles n rcier, Gent.,.te be En sign. 61st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers—Ensign Robezt, Hyde Barton, to be Lieutenant ; Clarence Brazil, Gent., to be Ensign ; Richard Carver Coup, Gent., to be Ensign. Susssex.-7th Sussex Rifle Volunteers—Lieutenant Manaton Pipon, to be Captain; Ensign Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart., to be Lieutenant. Berwick-upon-Tweed.—lst Corps Berwick-upon-Tweed Artillery Volunteers—Alexander Kirkwood, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon. Ist Corps Berwick-upon-Tweed Rifle Volunteers—Robert Ramsay, jun., Esq., to be Captain; Henry Lindsay Christison, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Robert Thompson, Gent., to, be Ensign. Northumberland.-Ist Corps Northumberland Rifle Volunteers—Captain Edward Potter, to be Major. BANKRUPTS. William Evans Prichard, licensed victualler, Borough, to surrender, April 21, at eleven, and May 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Pyke, tailor, Edgeware-road, Middlesex, April 28, at half-past twelve, and May 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Edward Morris grocer, Bristol, April 23, at eleven and May 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. _ _ . ---- John Williams, chemist, Horsely Heath, Tipton, May 3 and 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Thomas Innocent, grocer, Covent-garden, April 25, at half-past twelve, and May 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Turner, grocer, Rotherhithe, April 23, at half past,,one, and May 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Nicholas Male Grose, wine merchant, Wadebridge, Corn wall, April 25 and May 30, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Joseph Balmforth Booth, draper, Elland, Yorkshire, April 30 at eleven, and May 21 at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. George Hoyle, flint glass manufacturer, Sutten, Lanca shire, April 24 and May 15 at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Eliza Eastwood, fruiterer, Manchester, April 25 and May 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Matthias Edwaid Bowra, manufacturer of patent beds, Birmingham, May 3 and 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. . . John Ashby, builder, Carlisle-street, Soho-square, April 25, at twelve, and May 21, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Charles Frank Boyce, livery stable keeper, Epsom, April 26, at eleven, and May 24, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Barton, farmer, Rowantree Hall, Dumfriesshire. William Begg, typefounder, Glasgow. William Davie, carter, Duntocher, Dumbartonshire. Alexander Milne and Co., jewellers, Edinburgh. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 11th day of April, 1860 : ISSUE DEPA.RTMENT. Notes issued ......£'-3,369,340 1 Government Debt .£ll, l 15,;00 Other Securities .. 3,450, 1 J01 Gold Coin & Bullion 13;914,340 Silver Bullion .... -- 1 .£28,389,31(1; 528,359,310 BANKING D PrOpriOtOTS . Capi tal £14,553,000 IZ est Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis - missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , EPARTNRIIIT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightA.n nutty) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver Coin 722,702 counts) 5,878,136 Other Deposits ig,570,717 Seven Day and other Bills 705,829 £38,903,173 M. II £33,908,178 :HALL, Chief Cashier. Dated April 12,1600. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 10th day of April, 1860, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per cwt. From the British possessions in America 26s 10Id COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Thrs DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 161 11 171 Antwerp Brussels .—. 24 35 25 40 Hamhurgh Paris Ditto 3Months. M 2 55 4 4 arseilles 11 1471 f Frankfort on Maine --11 13 55 4 1 25 13 ZO 7 3 25 45 ...... 2 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Madrid Cadiz • Leg-horn Milan Genoa ............ .+ Naples ...... Palermo Messina ........... Lisbon Oporto ............ Rio Janeiro ........ ..._ __ New York .......... • • • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) ....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silvtr in Bars (Standard) ..... , ~ .. ~ 0 5 la South American Doublons ........ ~ 00 0 THE CLYDE PORTS.--The Customs' revenue of the port of Glassow for the year ending March 31, was £814,951 as compared with £813,347 in the 12 months end iin6g4,l:)l4a3r,chan34l, 1859, and £7BO, 93752 in the 12 months ending March 31, 1858. At Port Glasgow the totals were £ 51 , 3 , 78,191 respectively ; and at Greenock, £160,714,£173,978, and £141,234 respectively. On the whole, the revenue has therefore slightly retrograded dur ing the last three years. According to the Government statements from Naples yesterday, the outbreak at Palermo was suppressed on the 4th inst. There is great reason to doubt this asser tion. A private telegram from Palermo on the sth inst., received' in London this afternoon, announces that the English residents had just embarked on board British vet,- sels in the harbour, and this is a step not likely to have be( taken if as is represented bthe Nt apolitan accounts, trau. quillity , had been restopod on the preceding day, ly ad ud csi Lti )on di- one cif her the eet, O tt' Al la to• - . , (Au lt° A an° the re is. :044 0, but 0, 04 0 )1 11 :; 9 Iv ;s i ' f'. .. OP O tos f o Ig', 3 6 4 4 ,? 5p 8 . • 9 b li° 7 fi . itioll' 7 1 40 6 ca- ,dr. t y In e r (117. 'eft" be 3. i • 7f tii at o s de s ,C. of Ile e p an t, 1 01 10 ens fo r kn O re o 6 f 56' Share' i wfaii