The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-07 00:00:00

I . ' LUZ OLill a IA) ,- I 11101VEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKS (T-THIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS. • ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share • Railways. ~, Closing I Businoss Paid Price. Dons. CITY, Two o'CLocK. - , .. . . The Bank of England return completed to the Share - Railways. Paid. Closing ge.einess . Price. 4th inst , exhibits some important alterations. The ,-.---_ ' . . Atlantic &St Lawrence 1 all 75 80 76 bill - 12.10 Amberg., Notting. nest. . 100 -Leased at 6 per cent., ) lion has been diminished to the extent of and .Eastern Juor 4 ion 10 51 5/ 51 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd I 133 16 • 17 • gu.,•5 percent nearly half a million, while the reserve of. notes 136.014 Relia,:t and Bali ,mena.. all - - Mr., Wol., and Sir. Val. all 71 81 18 Do. all - - has been trenched upon to about three quarters of Stock Birk.; Lanc., and Chesh. 18 Do: Addit. Capital A 6 2/ lid Junction ' 100 CO 62 a million s t er li ng. Th e more ac ti ve d eman d th a t 25 Bl ac kb urn 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 6 has been experienced for money is shown in the Stock2s lv Bt h and Tyne all 32 85 Bristol and Exeter 10 6 f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 ___ _ large increase in the other securities, viz., to the Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - - amount of about a million and a half, and hence the 50 Cork and Bandon all - • - 190 Do. • do. 1 June, 1874 100 - - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - rise in the minimum rate of discount. The public 1 2 0 0 Do.CornAwall 2O Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. 4d par all - 4 5 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - and private deposits both show a considerable aug-A roves. no div. 26 Cape Town &Dock Scrip 2s. 141 Id B until6p.c.per an. 1 ,0 911 1 1 - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - me 10 and the active circulation has been 10 Do. hasbeen pd.toß. - - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 71 2 1d 61 increased by over a quarter of a million. In the Dublin andßelfastJtmc. all - - 25 50 Dun.,Perth,&Ahr..Tiinc. all 8 9 171 Demerera - :- 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 2 lid other items of the balance-sheet there is little to Stock East Anglian • lOO 121 Ist Stock East Indian, - gu. sp. c.. 100 92 94 91 3 4 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 51 52 52 11 4 call for special remark ; they will be seen in the Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 35 40 20 Do. C Shares all - - subjoined table :- 20 Do. .E Shares Ext l5 -•••.- Stock Do.. . do. B Stock 100 24 27 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - 25 Do.Nw.A.Ote.E.U3cls) 4 - - . 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'69 all - - Active Circulation /22 255 685 25 East Kent all 12 14 20 Geelong Mel. gua.s p. c. all 18 19 •• •• •• , , Increase .. .. .. .. 3,170,060 Stock East Eancashire loo 8 3 85 sto. f Geelong Corporation 6 j 1 00 _ • Bullion „ . - - ' ( per tent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 29 31 30 29 10 Do • - all - Decrease 434,862 Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 67 69 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 8566 69 Rest • .. • • • • .. 3,163,488 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 23 25 Jar Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 9O Increase .. .. .. .. 14,228 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gtia.sp.e all 91 93 92 • Public Deposits • • • . . • 5,468,008 Stock Furness - - 20 Do. NeW, gua.s per cent. 4 2 lid 2 1 iiif f t DDG G oott guaranteed .. w S ß • ic 3 o. e t : i * I fd n es d ap . 1 1.9 x i L a yism. per . e - sr har e s 20 Do. do • S ce eri nt 2s ' 3 4 - - - Increase . . • • 218,712 Stock Glasgdw & South Weetn. 160 8 7 90 • .. 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 1 Other Deposits • • .. .. 15,963,971 Stock Great -Northern lOO 94 95 06 41 Increase .. • • • . .. 629,346 - Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 784,760 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 78 80 all 13 14 131 1 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 124 128 127 Increase .. 17,605 Stock Gt:South.& Wstn.areld) 100 98 101 '76,with I a l3 ll 100 74 103 ° d Government Securities .' : : : 11,371,118 Stock Great Western - till '6O Stock Do.Str.Vi•Rail Goa Stk . 100 50 55 100 Do. do. '73 tin '6O all 100 103 No alteration. 100 Do. d0.."4 without opt all 100 103 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - Other Securities .. .. .. 19,137,314 50 Lancaster and , Carlisle. all 75 80 100 Do. s} . p. c. d0..'77 do Increase .. .. .. .. 1,631,813 16/ Do. Thirds Notes Unemployed .. .. .. 8,790,350 1613 4 Do. New Thirds Decrease .. 706,295 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 8 4 851 05 1 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 15 16 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 , 2 11 d 16 Do. • do. F '416 Rather less activity is now reported in the gene- 9 Do. • do. * 29 shares 7 11 t d d 20 Do. Fourth do. ral discount market, as the commercial engagements 3 . Dd. West Riding Union 1 - Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - 20 Do. Southport - - { Newßronswick&Canda. and the Indian Loan payment have been arranged. Stock London and Blackwell all 58 so . 20 . Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 -d Full rates, however, are still enforced. - Do.Newiss.at , 25100 p sh - - ClaisACapitl.Share.. Stock Lon.,Brighto &S.Coast 100 104 106 1051 .. Do. 'do. Land d 0... .. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon exhi- Stock London & North Westn 100 85 86 85 1 5 20, Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 -.--• d bited a further advance in the rates on Vienna, 121 Do. Eighths • 74 21 2 4 • .. Do. do. Land do." _ .tock London& South-Westn lOO 8 5 86 85 4 20 Northof India Tramroad 2s. Limited, Scrip Trieste, and Amsterdam. 25- L'derry & Coleraine... all - - • 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 5 7. , _ 20 Oude (Limited) - - • About £20,000 in bar gold was withdrawn from Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. - 100 32 8 3 ' l ' 4 6 5 . 20 Scinde .„ -4 15 11 d 1 d 181 the Bank of England yesterday. " a 14 1 d 20. Do. 10 Metropolitano 8 Stock Midland ' ' 100 9'2 9 3 92 32 4 20 Do. New 9.. ,_ 10 21 19d The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed 20 Do. Punjaub Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 68 70. • 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. trl; 10 2 1 d Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - With rather mor e fi rmness, an d 5,0 00 b a l es were 20 - St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - par 25 Do. 1 Shares all - - . • 100 Neutestle and Carlisle all sold, at for mer va l ues. I n t h e R a il way Sh are M ar- - - 10 I Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id 25. New., Aber., & Herefd. all 9 11 ket also a better tone was apparent, and prices 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - - . . FOREIGN RAILWAYS.. 20 - Newry, Warpt:, & Ros all - - e xhibited a slight upward tendency". Stock Norfolk lOO 52 55 521 - '- • • • • , , Since Monday last the imports of specie have 50 North. Counties Union 3/ 31 ltd 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 31 41 431 Stock North British * 100 50 51 51 20 Ardennes all - - p been about £523,664, and the exports 367,072 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - - 20 Itah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 2 .1 d3l , Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div. 5 Belgian East. Junction all / 1 1 exclusive of the following shipments direct from • Do mi . B til S 6 t p oc .c k .has ' beenpdß 100 - - • • 20 Bezierito Graissessee. all --- Stockloo - - 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail: all 1 e tendon to the Continent, dtnihg the week ending Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 82 84 83 20 Dutch• Rhenish l5 8 7.4 71- I.ollirsda last •:- 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4321 d d 6 Eastern of France y . Stock Do. Leeds lOO 411 421 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - p -Gold coin... ..... Hamburg... 7,550 oz. Stock Do. York lOO ES 70 681 20 Great Central of France all - -. . Gold coin • Gold coin Belgium - -- _ Gold bars Belgium 398 oz. and City Junction.... 23 la. - - 20 North Staffordshire.... 171 54 5 1 dl2 2O Lake Constance & Bale all - ---; " 20 Lierre'and Turnhout... all - - Gold bars Boulogne 4,000 oz. 20 North-Western , 41old coin - - Gold coin Bremen .. 40,700 oz. Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 26 28 20' Lyons.and Geneva .... all - - Silver coin Hamburg • ... 15,265 oz. 10 Peebles all - - 83/ Maria Antonia all - - Silver coin Boulogne 4,000 oz. 20 Portsmouth • 19 8 5 d 20 Do. des. New ' • 20 , Namur and Liege all - - all 7 8 Silver coin. Rotterdam Stock Scottish Central lO 100 106 108 20 ' Do. do. -6 p. c: Pref. all 18 20 Silver coin ... Calais - Northern of France.... all 32 33 Silver coin .. Belgium - -.p - Silver bars Hamburg 79,202 oz. Stock Shropshire Union lOO 40 42 10 : Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 9 11 1 the English Stock Market to-day there have Stock South Devon lOO 38 42 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 64 d 20 Ott oman, g ua . 6 per cent 7 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 281 294 been very few transactions, but the prices continue Stock South-Eastern . lOO 6 0 61 6 0 1 Co 1 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 42 45 fir ms Stock South Wales • • lOO 58 60 • • 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) 1 9 31' 21 d7l at the improvement noticed yesterday afternoon. 20 SonthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 63 6 7 I gua. 7p. et..(Lim.) .„ . 20 Do. do - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - { AS Scarcity of stock, no doubt, assists in maintain- 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok., all 8 11 10 - Rome and Frascati .... all - - 111 g the quotations. Consols have been 90 1 91, b u t 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 33 35 20 Royal Danish • all - - 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 5 ' Royal Swedish - theiclose at about 904- I for money and account. 25 Do. do. 1858 7 - 4 Do. 7 per cent: Pref. .. all - - - Stockton & ilartlepool 161 - - 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 41 6- The New Threes- and the Reduced have improved Stock Taff-Vale ~. lOO - - 10 - Do. 51 per cent. Prof. ... all 74 81 t.O 89. s Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 20 Southern of France .... all 14 16 . , „ 4., 90. India Loan Debentures are steady, at A, 2.5 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - St West Flanders all 5 6 A s he , and 931-; Bank Stock, at 216 to 219 ; but Stock Vale of Neath lOO 58 62 10 Do. 51 p. C. Preference . all 81 9/ Stock Waterford '& Kilkenny 100 - - 20 ,W. & N.W. of 'France,. all 17 19' ~.:quer Bills arc flat, at 15s. premium. The 60 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Western of Austria ... . 6 - - vie „I:iv India Scrip is marked 914- 92, being 34- to 3 20 West Cornwall - - •maeo 10 W-end Lou. & Cry. Pal all - - 6 Wiesbaden ' all - - unt. The instalment due yesterday was paid 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 6Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all - - with 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 21 31 20 - Zealand all - 7 - .. .. t. punctuality, only a few of the subscribers 414 5 Do. B • all 64 7 . having failed to keep their engagements. Tuesday 20 West London all 10 Do: Ist Class all -- • • • ne xt has been appointed a special sitting day in 20 ' Do. 2d Class N s all - • • • •' • Sharel • • Mines - . paid. I Closing Busi n es s security. PREFERENCE SHARES. . Price. I Done. 11 1 the Foreign Securities a fair amount of bu.si- Share • • Railways. Paid. Closing Business . .. , ' • teas • Price. • • Done. ls recorded, and prices exhibit rather more • - Alfred•Consols(Philack) 2.11.10 61 71 7 . 25 Blythe and Tyne K per 20 British -Iron , l5 2 . 3 . . fir mness.di - Turkish 6 per Cents. being 60 to 62 ;- Condurrow (Camborne) 2O - - ditto N ew, c. pref. (isisu - ed at L5O) all 49 "51 " 10 Devon.G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 455 4e5 , 50 to 52 ; and the 4 per Cents. have f Stk Eris. & Exct4p.ctStock 100 90 •- 95 • • 20 Do: do. do: Shares 9 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 205 215 advanced to .99 and 100 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred Stock Caleclon £m, 41 per cent 100 98.100 .. - Great South Tolgus...* 17s 14 'l5 1 0 41 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - .- • - - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 11 21 16 1 Chilian 6 per Cents. to 981-; Russian I 2 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - -- G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94 1 - 1 Pet Cents to 901 93; and Sardinian to 68 and 70. Stock Do. do. sp. ct. . lOO -' .- ' - Lady Bertha lBs 6d / 11 1 tie • * 4 6 1 1 k Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - North Frances (Illogan) 84 8. . 9 &Wiwi 5 per Cents. are steady at 97 ; Spanish Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 51 61 - North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 7 8 atStoc E.Angn. Class A 7& spc 100 98 101 984 100 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 8 9 '37 to 37 1 ; ditto Deferred at 25a ; ditto Certi - Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 105 115 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 1/ 11 13 ' ao stes are fi rmer at 3 .) - 1 1; but Peruvian 41 per Cents. Stock Do. do. Crites C 7._ .. 100 100 110 - Porkeilis Unit (Wend) 9 - hare Stook E. Coon. EX. 5 pct. pc _ 11T . 0.1 - 100 107 110 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1• 1 • • receded to 82. Stock Do. do • N 0.2 100 105 108 .- SouthCaradon(StCleer) 21 235 245 A more buoyant feeling has prevailed in the Stock Do. New 6 p er ct. Stock 100 122 127 --•Sorth C. Brea', Illogan). 2 25 .21 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 79 81 - S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 190 200 • . , It allway Share Market, and a moderate amount of Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - 5 Tamar Silver and Lead • . I koiness has been done at an improvement on 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all • - Mining Co 4i 11 21 10 Tin Croft 9 4 1 Torn; ~... Ar rotes of about Ito 11- per cent. North Stock Edin.Perth,&l)un.4pc. Dun. 4 pc. 100 G 8 70 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -- Stook Furness. er cent .... 100 - - nfester; North British, and North Eastern (York), Stock Gies. &S west." a. 511 - 100 I°7 109 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6cl 1 1 -, West Basset allogan) ll 211 221 ha ve advanced 10s. Eastern Counties and Great Stock Great Northern, sp. et. 100 114 lIG 115 16 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 88 90 Stock Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 107 110 - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l 190 200 Western,loo 1C.2 104 - -- Wheal Buller atedruth) 5 115 125 15s. Caledonian, Lancashire and York- Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. S 100 Do.sp.c. Re.elm.,s Pc- Pm- 60 61 63 Wheal Edward (Cal 5.).. 54 2: 21 1 - Wheal Kitty U. Lelant) 1.7.2 91 101 Nor 9 Manchester, She ffi eld, and Lincoln, Midland, io Gt. Nh. of Scald, i.w. all 11 111 Gt Sn & W (Irela nd) 4 4 ) - WielblaryAnn(Menhe) 8 45 47 Any% Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern £l, Stock j - s'ib'l Trelawiley ( Li s le . 4/ 30 31 sad P. p c t pref. Stock - Great Northern and Brihton £1 10s. so real West. (Berke and 6 - - gHants) Ext. 5 p.ct FOREIGN MINES • The Foreign lines were quiet. Lombardo-Vene- Stock no. Redeemable, 41 p lOO 92 94 .II ' - Stock Do. Redeemable 4p. ct. 100 82 61 • • I ti an Old Shares are steady at 41 5-1-, :and the New 20 Australian • at 4.1. 43 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. . 100 83 8.5 Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 100 98 100 99 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 5 p e -1,. 8 Do. Rim. Pref. Shares all 95 10 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 4 11 In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 9 11 10 i ha ve imroved to 29 and 30 ; Great Western of shares all 16 17 :5 Do. Lan d andMiningCo. all - - P . Ca l i 10 Do, do. sp. et. pref all of 194 1 Clarendon Consols Min- ada are 131 13: ; Great Indian Peninsula, 92 ; Stock Do Binning. guar. stock 100 70 72 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 4 -- d 'lna 261 Do. Chester guar. shares all 18 19 40 Cobre Copper . al l 36 39 - East Indian, 93 to 94. 131 Do. do. do - Cepiapo l6 9 11 ..,. /e int Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares 20 Do. do. do. - Dunlioun.Cop.Ming.oo all 5 4 onn.-- Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 133 138 2 Fortuna, "V rather more firmness. London Joint Stock Stock Lon.&Brig - .spc.gu. No.l 100 - - 20 General all 19 21 Bank advanced 5s Bank of Australasia, 10s. ; eek Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 3' Linares . all 9 10 Dili • * ; st ock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 5 Lusitanian - l4 1 sd, , cn of London, ss . ; and Australian .Agricul_ Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - 1 Mariquita. taral, 10s. . . Stock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nur.- 1 New Granada- all - - eaton, sp. ct - - 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 1 p Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead .. . late 3d shares lOO 155 165 ' Mining and Smelt..., all 31 41 BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 121 Londondy & Cole, 1 shs all - - It S Port Phili • 1 1 1 3 allk Stock " l2l Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh. all 7 9 30 Santiag,o d p Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin ,6 p. ct. 100 115 1 20 118 28 e Cuba .2.81 United . Mexican - - 216 19 all 11: 2 , ~ Per Cent. Reduced Annuiti es B9f 590 891 6 Do. £6 44 1 1I - 5 • . . . - - 1.1 3 er Cent. Consols Ann u iti es ''''Qw 3 per Cent. Annuities - - - 14 d• ia Stock - -1 13 i Closing us tees • tte Debentures l 2l i Do. • lOl - - Sharei Joint Stock Banks. !Paid. Price- I Done. 931 3 2 Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock . 100 - - toDit Loan Scrip , 911 1 2 Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 133 136 ' 136 e ° ll Bolll for Account (June 7) 9 Ol 4/ 1 Stock Do. 41p. c. pref. stock.. 100 99 101 9 9 1 100- Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - 1 March. June. 6 Do. with option tllllB6O 3 4 d i p 40 Australasia . . all - - 80 1 15 -- EXeheauer Bills £1 000 2d. & lid.. Stock Do. Lela & Hit.pref. st. 100 88 92 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 22 Ditt o £ 5OO " ' l5 lO f Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s 1 all 9i 9 100 Pank'of London 5O - - thtt e , small, I'ld. - ( _p. c. redeem, at sp. c.n m i 40 Brit. Col. Bk: & Loan Co. all - - 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. ti. with ,50 British North American all - - 11 FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. o p tion till 1866 all 10 1 11 1 1 20 Chtd. Bank of I ndia, &c 12 - - - c:' la 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares a ll 81 9 I 100 City Stock Do. sp. c. xt. S t0ck,1846 *. fu - - 100 Colonial 5O - t uilian 5 per Cent. - 25 - - 11611 0 s Ayres, 6 per Cent -. Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all - -- C Ditto Deferred - - 100 Cammercial 'of London. 20 - 18 17 1 tbilian 6 per Cent. 9 85 Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 103 106 1041 5 20 Eng.; Scot., a% Aus. Ch. all 14 . 16 'Wean 3 per Cent, Pe Account - Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 151 - - Stock Nth.Dev.Rait& Dsk.Co. 100 - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - Dittol64 16 4 Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 201 211 1211 201 f, rilvian 45 per Cent B2 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Prof. 100 92 94 50 London and County ... 20 - • - 28 60 , London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 30 ° , r _ s tuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - 17 Do. do. do. 81" 4. 1/ 1 p 100 London & Westminster. 20 - - 471 7 1 &Pitt° Account - - 100 Nat. Prov. of Eng Laid. 35 - - 111 . 1_st . sian, • 1822, £St , 5 per Cent l2l Do. do. Quarters,lB46 .. 9 - _ 25 80. York, H. &S. Punch. 10 1 d par 20 Do. new lO - - _ -Ditto 41 per Cent . . . 9Ol 3 20 North Staffordshire .... all 22 23 50 National Bank ' 25 - - 6 ardinian, 5 per Cent. 2O New South Wales - - - Stock ox. Wr. & Wol. ape. lst g 100 115 120 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all -- -- Ditto Account 13 , Pani,,Dirostho N 3 e pe w r Cent 7O 68 Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua. lOO 115 118 20 Ottoman Bank all 15 16 Accoun De t ferred, 3 per Cent. 375 7 Stock Do. 45 p.c. Db. stkan perp 100 98 100 81 - Scottish Central, new in all - - Provincial of Ireland - 10 Do. New ' all - -- Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 25 South Australia - - Spanish Co - Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 25 Do. New • 171 - • - Tarki4 i 6 pe u e l ie C te e u rt t ...o . f . C .. flup. not:funded. • 3 1 Ditto Ac Stock Do.Aberdeengua.6pc. 100 - - 25 Union of Australia all - -47 i 4 65 425 Do. New 2O - . Ditto New Loan _ __ , 54 Union of London lO -- - 231 100 ' Unity Mutual 6O - - Ditto Account Ditto Guarant..A 52 51 50 4:. Stoc k D p o o .. F 7 i p x . e c d . ref. stock. 100i11 10- 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading-, 10s. South Devon, P 100 Western Bk of' London 50 20 'lBd 35 i Ditto Account . 4 per Cent ....... Ann., 1.0.6.) .......... all XlOO 23 100 1 102 ' • COLONIAL . GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Stock Do .41 per cent 99 100 ......... Dividends on the above payable in London. Stock Do. New do., 24 issue. 100 - - . . , • . 1)44 Exchange, 12 Gull, 21 per Cent 56 Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c.let is. 100 'lOO 102 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - Share . . Securities. paid. l Cloalng Business . TWO O'CLOCK. Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO - - • • Prices. Done. 20 S.- Yorkshire , 4 p.c. eve all - - Consols, Money 9Ol 4 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. all 271 281 • • • -- Can.Gov.6 p.c. ja. & July 100 109 111* 1101 10 Consols for Account 9Ol f 25 Do. 6 per cent all 29 81 -I ' N N .. B D : ( i . i ° O w : o . v G . 66 6: P p y : . . ea c . 5 . . MI J: b a r . •• . : I s r . A D J u g u e Sep b y : . 1 11 2 : ' 1 1 °°8 0 9 8: . 1:1 0 01: .. " Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, . THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. 6 per cent. - Do. Gp.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -- _ .. .. . . . 41 . LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. _ --- NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. S: - . LoNnoN, May 7.-Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 110 1071 fight breeze, and very fine summer weather. Railways. - S.Atis•Gt.6 . c.Jan &July 100 107 . 109 • PLYMOUTH, May 6.-Wind S.S.E.-Arrived-Dane, ______- - Paid. Leasing ..s. Closing rri B D us o i n n e e . s - Vict•Gov.6p.t.Jan&July 100 - - sc rew steamer, from Southampton for the Cape of Good , 1 ) e. Bedford and B MISCELLANEOUS. letchley all Ln & N.W . • • • Buckinghamshire lOO Ln & N.W 95 9 8 . - PooLE, May 6.-Wind S.E.-Sailed-Vivia, for Clydesdale Junction. . 100 CalodOnin 98 1(/2 Share \ laiscellancous. Paid. C r . lo r s ice in . g IBusiness dons Quebec. . Colchester, Stour Val * . all E.U.&E Cl 6 17 L . . - CLYDE, May 6.-Wind S.- Arrived -Berbice, from E.Lincolnshireg.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 133 138 - I . . ttayti ; Cora Linn, from New York; Jamaica, from Ja- E 11n 0. ion,HarwichShs. all E.Counts. 41 41 Woodbridge . 100 10 An 10-Mexican Mint.. all 131 141 e3 alea ; Jules, from Iceland, to repair damage, having been D 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 150 • 200 . Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra: 100 Caledonin --- -- Gl i Ze N r& ew Dean Forest 100 al1 Gt . po* Wes_t. -- -- 0 11. fi re at sea.2s Anatralian.Agricultural • 19. 25 .30 26 PoRTSMOUTTI, May 6,-Wind 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 z S.S.E.-Arrived - princess Josephine, from Cadiz for Newcastle, short or Hartlpool..&Rail. all Yk.N.&11110 Berliu Water Works ... all 2 a • • • - - 10 Do New, issued at 25 die 2 - _ &visions. Off port-Norfolk, from London for Mel- Hull and Selby Do. 1 Shares all Yk.N.31(3. 105 110 wich 0 0Urne, 50 Brit.'&lrishMag.Tel.A. all 36 • 38 NEWPORT, May 6.-Wind S.E.-Sailed-Tropic, for outend. 100 Pto &Co. 88 92 94 88 20 Do , B, 7p. e. till 1862.. all 19 21 Jllll , • ' all 13 15 aim. I L : D r u o d . :o l l t: l S & b l G:r r & e e s en s Do. Preference Sw.axsta., May 6.-Wind S.W.-Arrived-Duke of 100 Canada Land 321 105 115 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 81 91 4p. ct. 100 isr ~ ,Beaufort, from Coquimbo. Sailed-Bonheath, for Shang- Do. Barking Shares.. all n e .‘, Lowestoft, gua. otaolk ~ - Stock Cop.Min.olEng.&Sraltg all - . _ Jane. la i : 1 1l Ll M S t N k .& w D a a M r .1 4 .1 21 Do. 6 per cent 25 Do . Preferehce 71 per ct all 23 251 ' C.tteurrA, March 27.-The Cape of Good Hope, screwall 1 1 1 11 Amer, fr om Moulmein, sunk near Hog River on the 11 4. 5 5 Do. Preference ........ a 24 th bait and has been sold, with her cargo, for 2,400 Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 34iadnscb.,.B:Rxedtne. r & , sl. 3 . l 6 a p tk e: 100 Midland .90 .95a1l - - .9 20 Eastern 5team... ...... 100 95 100 t4 Pees. i 5 . - 6 - Reollllts. 1d I pm Stock Electric Telegraph guaranteed 5 P. c. 1 4 5 En g.& Aust. Cop. 5 Crystal palace St.Co all • 1 1 - Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 54 56 cent. . all Do. Lim all - - (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NeWnlarkt.,BUryEN 1 Do. do. 6 per c • • 9 Eatop.&Am.Stm.( .) - LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.2o GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all - - - 21 Wind S. all & L. y k. 1 - -. 1 5 Gen.- Steam Navigation. 14 10 Europ. &Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. I - - Preston and Wyte. 5 21 2 d Arrived, May 6.-Florins, from Callao ; Wyoming, from Do. Fixed 5 per cent.. all L DI N w _ 20 London Discount all 1 1 11 100 Gt. North. P hila.delphia •; James Yeo, from New Orleans ; Euphrates, Do. 1 Shares ...... A. all Do. 132 137 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. 10 . editer. - Electric Teleg. all - - Screw steamer, from Alexandria ; Tenzer, from Nantes ; 1 5 1811 6 Lan. & Yl: - _ 10 Died: Exten. Tel. Pin.) all 41 54 Emilia, front St. Übes ; Arran, from New Orleans. s _n h or ..R st o n t „ h llltc G h o .,& .4. Sh p e e p 25 National Discount C 0... 5 25 14 d , Arrived, May 7-Athelstan, from Manilla ; Noralol 101 10 Netherlands Land 6 - - uraerrie, from Bombay ; Cavalier, from New Orleans. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar - - South BhrQw sb Staffordshire ll er efo r . d . all all 3 T I 11 , c r i a o s a g: y . 81 9 4 all Do. lO Do do all - - Do. do . 5 DoBp.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis all I 11 •100 I%T.ltratNov.aScotiaLand 80 -„ -, (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)I N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 e GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. 20 North of Europe Steam, all - - - 20601 D sße c le o a t , N sAe e na w ats rt I Wind, E. ; tide, six hours' ebb; very fine. W Wim ilts bl a ed nd on Cro y dn . erset.. 100 a11 Gt. L • B W r e gt s t 878- 899 DOCKS. 1 Oriental Gam 605051 D pßpeeel o hnl7m ..l l T ßi e i w ycleyerir. S ie h :n a oat r una e ld s ssztee3acimgrin lai a s l sl l. 7 1 22 cii s 7 p 2s a i r Arrived, May 6.-Christiana, from Ibrail ; Lord Raglan, fr'a ra Preemantle. ~, Closing 1 Business ' Arrived, May 7.-La Hogue, from Sydney. Share Docks. I P"'" price. Done. , - Sailed.-Telegraph, for Geelong.lo - I n n .i d n . y T a l i m . ) an lo 100 2 : . ln ip c 1061 • DEAL Saturday Morning. Stock C ommerc i a l 100 _ Wind S fine . 15 Do. New all 51 61 .9 Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref .Min. 100 - 100 Royal Mail Steam. Passed.-Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, from Ports • Stock East and West India... 100 - 60. 50 55 tuouth, for Woolwich ; Rosetta, from Kurrachee ; Eclipse, Stock London lOO - SO 25 from Madeira-both for London ; White Star, for Boston ; Stock St. Katharine lOO - South Australian Land. U 32 .35 .33 21- Neantho, for Lisbon • Maria Theresa, from Rouen, all from Stock Southampton lOO - 1 Submarine Tel Scrip all 1 1 Do. do Registered .. - • 1 4 • Belize; John -... • stock Victoria 20 Tr.& Ln•Co.oi Trpr.ca . n .. . 6 -** ' • London; Anna, from ' Chatham, for 4 ora Shields, for Genoa. •........••• l lO OB 95 _IGO 97/ . 100 Van Diemen's - Land ~.. mg_ 8 10 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence 1 all 75 80 76 -- - -Leased at 6 per cent 1 6 Bo gu m.., 4 B p ar e od r c at t Centlnd 1 133 16 • 17 • 18 Do.. all - - 18 Do: Addit. Capital A 6 2/ lid 'lB Do: • Do. B 44 21 14 d' 24 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 6 204 Do.• New 164 4 6 d 100 - f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 ____ - 1 6 p. ct.,bds. 1 Aug., 1872 1 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - - 190 Do. • do. 1 June, 1874 100 - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. Id par 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 2(1 Cape Town &Dock Scrip 2s. I/ Id 20 Central Oude (Limited) 28.6 d. - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 7/ 2 . 1 d 61 174 Demerara - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 2 lid Stock East Indian, - gu. sp. c lOO 92 04 91 3 4 20 Do. C Shares all - - 20 Do. .E Shares Ext l5 --•.- 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - 20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 18 19 so. f Geelong Corporation 6 j 100 - - ( percent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 29 31 30 29 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 66 69 100 - Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 85 90 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 91 93 92 20 Do. NeW, guEi.s per cent 4 2 lid 2 4 20 Do. do • 4 - - 20 {Gt S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2 e. 3 - 1 guaranteed 201 Gt.W. of Canad a Share ent s all 13 14 1 34 I 201 Do. New I® f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ( ept.*till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 103 100 Do. d0..'13 without opt all 100 103 100 Do. s} . p. c. d0..'77 do 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c all 15 164 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 17 181 174 20 Do. 44' p. c. Extension l5 15 16 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.e l5 2 14 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - { Newßrnnswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 -d ClasSACapitl.Share • Do. *do. Land do .. 20. Do. do. B. Capital do lO -- - d • Do. do. Land d 0... 20 f NorthoflndiaTrantroad 2s. - _ / Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) - 20 Scinde .„ 43 15 11 d 1 d 181 20. Do. ;:: , L 9 all 17 19' 20 Do. New 1'. .3 f- ) 10 21 1/ 4 ,-, 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo 1.i 0,,, , 10 2 1 d 20 -St Andrews & Quebec A 18 - 10 I Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id pa r . . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. . , ... . , 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 31 41 434 20 Ardennes all - - p 20 Itah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 2 .1, d 34 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 4 4 20 Bezierito Gridssessie. all - -- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail: all 1 2 20 Dutch• Rhenish l5 8 7- d 71 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - p 20 Great Central of France all - -. . 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. sha all 41 5 10 Italian Junction - -- 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - ---- " 20 Lierre and Turnhout all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 31 24d 44 5/ 20 Lucca, &Plato* 5 p.c.pf all - - 20 c Lyons - and Geneva - - 33# Maria Antonia all - - 20 , Do. do. New • ' all - - 20 , Namur and. Liege all 7 8 20 ' Do. do. -6 p. c; Pref. all 18 20 16- Northern of France all 32 33 20 Do. New Shares - -.p 10 - Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 9 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 -- - 20 Paris,Lyons, and 111 edit. all 281 291 20 Paris and Orleans - • 20 Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) 1 9 3. . / 2 1 d 71 I gua. 7.p. et..(Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 - -- 10 ' Rome and Frascati - - 20 Royal Danish . all - - 5 ' Royal Swedish - - ' 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 41 5- 10 - Do. 51 per cent. Prof. 20 Southern of France 84 West Flanders all 5 6 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 .W. & N.W. of France all 17 19 20 Western of Austria 6 - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - -- 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Zealand all - - Alfred•Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 61 71' 7 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon.G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 455 .465 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 205 215 Great South Tolgus l7s 14 15 _ G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 11 21 -- G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 94 1 1 Lady Bertha lBs 6cl 4 11 North Frances (Mogan) 84 8 . 9 , North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 7 8 N.Whq Basset (Illogan) nil. 8 * -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 1/ 11 13 ' Porkellis Unit: (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 61 4 • 1 • SouthCaradou(St.Cleer) 21 235 245 - Sorth C. Brea', Illogan). 2 21 .21 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 190 200 5 Tamar Silver and Lead • Mining Co 4l 11 21 10 Tin Croft 9 4 41 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 • Vale of Towey (Cann.) 12s Cod —, West Basset allogan) ll 214 224 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 88 90 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 190 200 -- Wheal 'Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 2 24 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 94 104 Wit'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 45 47 WWI Trelawpey (Lisk.) 44 30 31 FOREIGN MINES • • 20 Australian • t 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 4 14 20 Do.St.Johndellley,Lini. 15 9 11 10 :5 Do. Land an dlliningCo. all 1 Clarendon COI:Isola Min incr Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper • all 36 39 I I Copiapo l6 9 11 Durilloun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 4 2 Fortuna, 20 General all 19 21 3 Linares ' all 9 10 5 Lusitanian • 14 1 d, 1 Mariquita. 1 New Granada. all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 4 p 20 PontgibaudBilver, Lead Mining and Smelt , all 31 44 5 Port Philip • 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 28.2.81 United. Mexican all 11: 2 , THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1859. GUILDHALL. . . A JUVENILE SHOPLIFTER. -- Elizabeth Moore, aged 15, whose case was reported in this journal yesterday, appeared at petty sessions. ' The prisoner was charged with shop lifting in a linendraper's shop in Fleet-street. 359 said he took the prisoner into custody in Fleet-street, and the prosecutor•gave him the piece of cotton print pro duced. Upon being searched 3s. 6d. in money was found upon her. Again oux reporter has to notice that the officer thought proper, upon being asked if he know anything about the girl, to say that her relations were very bad, and portions of her family had been convicted. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The Alderman sent the prisoner to Holloway for six months. • • • • THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT.—Upon a bastardy sum mons being called, Mr. H. Wood applied for a short adjournment as his client was not present. Alderman Copeland—Then he ought to be here. See what a noise is made if an alderman is a minute or two late. The case was then adjourned till next Saturday by con sent. (Thenhlerman was late himself half an hour.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. VERSEVERING PiexrocxErs.--Themag Kennedy, -14,, James Baxter, 20:and James Sullivan, 18, were charged as follows : Henry Joy, a detective, said that on the previous even ing he saw the three prisoners in Cranbourne-street follow ing a gentle Man, and saw Kennedy put his hand into his pocket, the others being.close behind at the time. He then followed them into Leicester-square, where a band of musicians had drawn together a large crowd. Baxter then touched Kennedy, who sewed to be the acting member of the party, and pointed . to a female. Upon this Kennedy vent up to her and .put his hand underneath her shawl, and they then left, going in different directions ; but shortly after he saw them again in Leicester-square, and there saw Kennedy put his hand into an old gentletaan's pocket, and before he could secure them he saw them make another at tempt. Kennedy, who though so young, is a most cunning and expert offender, said he was " uncapable" of such a thing— he was a tailor. The others made no defence. Committed for three months. THAMES. DESPERATE HIGHWAY ROBBERY.--William Brown, a powerful and active fellow, well known to the'police, and who was described as a costermonger, of 27, Star-street, St. George's-in-the-East, who was brought to .this court in irons on Friday afternoon, in consequence of his having made a desperate resistance and injured . the officer who apprehended him; was again brought up this morning on remand before Mr. Selfe, charged with assault and high way robbery. Mr. David Robertson, an elderly mariner, and lately mate of a ship, residing at 2, Dian-street, Shadwell, said that on the 25th. of March last, about a quarter-past four o'clock in the afternoon, he was on his way to the city, and when he was in the High-street, Shadwell, nearly opposite Shadwell-market, the prisoner ran against him and dragged his silver watch from his pocket, separating it from the chain to which it was attached, and then struck him a tremendous blow on the face, which knocked -him down. He got up, and was knocked down again. The prisoner ran'away.. He got up and pursued him close to Shadwell Dock-stairs, where the prisoner got among the ruins of some small houses and made his escape. The watch stolen was worth at least £5. Thomas James Painter, a salesman, saw the last witness attacked and robbed in the way described, and he pursued the prisoner, who managed to get away with the watch. Inspector Allison, of the K division, said a description of the watch had been circulated all over London, but it could not be found The prisoner was a most desperate thief. Mr. Yardley yesterday ordered the: depositions to be taken by the second clerk, and said he sjmuld commit the prisoner for trial.for a highway robbery. The prisoner—Will you settle it now, sir ? Mr. Yardley-1 shall not, indeed. You will be com mitted foi trial . for highway robbery, .attended with very aggravated. circumstances. You are remanded, and then proof will be given of a former conviction. - This day the prisoner was brought before Mr. Solfe, the 'case Was again entered into and the deposi tions of yesterday repeated. `Thomas . Harris, a police-constable, No. 380 K, stated that the prisoner had been summarily convicted several times for stealing watches and purses, and the last conviction was iri August, 1858. Mr. Selfe said.he should not again convict the prisoner summarily, and thet t ilepositions having been completed by Mr. Pyn, the chief clerk, he was committed for trial: i tt ITALY,:THELA ND OF GENIUS.—M. Le no uve of the French Academy, has written a letter to the Siecle, recommending a .subscription to be raised for the purpose of enabling Italians in Paris to proceed to the seat of war and take part in. the military operations. After dwelling on the advantages of that course, the writer says :—" I will leave antiquity out of the question, and speak only of modern times. Is it not a striking spectacle to see Italy always give the . signal to the world, 'always open the way for great things ? The first modern epic poet is an Italian —Dante ; the first lyric poet is an Italian—Petrarch ; the first poet .of chivalry is an Italian—Ariosto ; the first mo dern novelist is an Italian—Boccaccio ; the first painter in the world is an. Italian—Raphael; the first statuary is an. Italian—Michael Angelo ; the first vigorous statesman and historian .of the revival is an Italian—Machiavelli ; the first philosophical historian is an Italian—Nico ; the discoverer of the New World is an Italian—Christopher Columbus; and the first demonstrator of the laws of the heavenly world is an Italian—Galileo. You will find a son of Italy standing on every step of the temple of genius ever since the 12th century.. Then, in times nearer to our own, while all all other nations are working at the continuation of this immortal. gallery, Italy from time to time collects her strength and presents to the world a colossus surpassing all. Now, even now, the greatest of living artists—the only one, perhaps, who deserves, solely as au artist, the title of a great man—is he not an Italian ?—Rossini 1.. And lastly, was he not also a son of It a ly—th a t g i an t w h o towered above the whole century, and covered all around him with his light or his shade—Napoleon ? In fact, it would seem that when Providence wants a guide or a leader for huma nity, it sttikes this favoured soil, and a gream man springs forth." The vnitervoncludes by declaring that he wishes his name to be put down for I,ooof. This passage is re markable for its liberality as coming from a Frenchman. The French generally claim the first place for themselves. —Literary Gazette. . SUSPENSION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chutellor.) DAVISON V. ROBINSON. Plaintiff filed his bill to set aside a mortgage security for £356 granted for a subsisting debt, but in contemplation of bankruptcy. The Lord Chancellor directed an issue to be tried last circuit before Mr.. Justice Byles, but at the trial the prin• cipal witnesses—the bankrupt and his brother—were not examined.. His Lordship declined to dispose of the case'on the evi dence before him, and ordered the bankrupt and his brother, and other witnesses, to appear in his Lordship's Court and be publiclyexamined and cross-examined on the affidavits produced and validity of the mortgage-deed in question, on the first Tuesday of next term. . . (Before. Vice-Chancellor Kindersley.) • • PETITION.-IN RE OURTIS. The contention 'in this ease is between•the husband and wife, separated by . divorce, for the custody of their children. Both parties. claim the exclusive custody Of the, children — the wife alleging cruelty on the part of the husband. The case has occupied the attention of the Court several days. Mr. Forsyth (of the law bar) is now being heard in reply. POLICE. INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. MANSION-HOUSE. ROOM FOR THE FIRE ENGINE.—J. Ramsay was charged with assaulting a police constable. It appeared that last evening •fire broke out in St; Mary • Woolnoth Church, Lombard-street, and that Sergeant Kibblewhite, 17, was - employed• to clear the road for the engines—that there was a great crowd, and the officers had a most arduous duty, as the people pressed close up t o th e c h urc h ra ili ngs . According to, the officer's statement the prisoner refused to make way, and upon being remonstrated with created a great disturbance, and assaulted the officer. Ile was then taken into custody. Mr. Ilraidwood said he knew there was a great crowd, and that the fire brigade were always much obliged to the officets for their exertions. Very frequently, were it not for the energy of the police, many serious accidents weuld occur. * To answer this, Mr. Barclay, jun., chemist, of Little street, said that he witnessed the whole affair, and the officer was solely to blame. In fact, the crowd was not so dense as had been described. The officer seized hold of the prisoner and flung 'him about like a shuttlecock. So much did witness COnsidgr the officer in fault that he went to the station-house and bailed the man out. Mr: Barclay added that he had been very scurvily treated in the station-house. He and some' more gentlemen who went to give evidence had to wait *an hour and a half at that place for the in spector, and.were told that if they did not go away they, too, would be locked up. Another witness corroborated Mr. Barclay, and said that he saw all that took'place in the crowd. The Lord /oyor- 7 -How did you see through the crowd ? Witness—l saw over the crowd. The Lord Mayor—Well, you might have done so, as you have the advantage over me. _ The Lord Maior said it was very kind Of the witnesses to come up, but he was of opinion that the defendant was liable. In this case of emergency the police had orders to clear the road, and they were bound to use, if necessary, gentle force: It is absolutely necessary that, in the case of a fire, the officers Should not be obstructed. In this case defendant had, putting the insult out of the question, re sisted the officer, and for this offence he would be fined 20s. and costs. For the sake of humanity, in the case qf a fire, the duty of bystanders should be to clear•the road for the engines, and to assist the officers, as much valuable pro perty, and oven lives, might be lost. He . would add that he believed the witnesses called by defendant had conscien tiously given their testimony. The fine was paid. Russia, Austria, and Sardinia have suspended specie payments. Other States may follow before the war is much older. How will these countries be affected, and what is the influence likely to be exercised on ourselves and other specie-paying nations P There are few points more apt to give rise to ridiculous fancies. It is a common de lusion that a country in some way protects itself by re fusing to pay its debts in the precious metals, and in old times the question used to be asked, If all other countries suspend, how is England alone to go on discharging her liabilities in cash ? To dispel all mystery on the matter it is simply necessary to bear in mind that a suspension of specie payments by any individual State is but a rough way of confiscating the property of certain classes of its inhabit ants and of throwing additional taxation upon all. It is merely a matter of internal arrangement, and can never in the smallest degree affect the commercial intercourse of one nation with another. There can be no such thing as a sus pension of payment in the foreign trade of any country. If the Sardinian Government desire at this moment to buy a certain quantity of iron in the London market, they must pay for it just in the same manner as heretofore. We do not make the contract for notes of the Bank of Turin, but for a specified amount of gold or its equivalent to be handed to us here. Hence, if every nation in the world were to resort to an inconvertible currency, it would have no operation whatever on the ge neral current of our transactions. If they want any thing from us, they must find gold or its equivalent to send in return, and if by the home discredit consequent upon their proceedings they have induced their people to re sort to hoarding, and have thus increased the ordinary diffi culties of procuring it, that is their affair—not ours. The im possibility of a nation gaining anything by stopping payment being thus obvious, what can be the inducement ? Nothing but to evade its debts at the expense of certain classes, in stead of resorting to open taxation levied fairly upon all. To the fundholder, the annuitant, the office-holder, and all to whom the State are bound to make fixed payments it is an announcement that 10, 20, or 50 per cent. (according to the extent of the depreciation in the inconvertible notes as compared with specie) will in future be impounded. It is therefore confiscation, and nothing else. At the same time, the State are enabled to use it as a most ruinous substitute for raising loans. Every new issue of inconvertible paper is precisely the same as a loan, since it represents a debt for which the credit of the State is pledged. But it is always contracted upon deplorable terms as compared with those on which an honest loan might have been procured, because the public have no security as to the extent to which it may be carried, and have also been sufferers from the original breach of contract, by which they were defrauded of the par value of their dividends. And not only is its home credit but also its foreign credit thus ruined, since although it may apply for money in other markets, and offer to guarantee that the dividends shall bo paid at all times in hard cash, capitalists are apt to reason that a State that has defrauded its own subjects may in time of severe trial treat foreigners in a similar manner. It will thus be seen that a suspension of specie payments, which by almost every one on the Continent, and by not a few in England, is considered a very natural and protective step at the beginning of a war, is but a contrivance for extorting funds from the people in a partial, covert, and ruinous man ner, and for raising forced loans in a way utterly destructive of that credit upon the maintenance of which the power of raising loans with economy solely depends. History shows that inconvertible issues in times of war have usually been carried to the point which terminates with beggary and re pudiation. Russia, France, Austria, and a number of other States have each repudiated enormous national debts con tracted on the faith of Government notes. England alone came out of the great war of the past generation without a stain. Sir Robert Peel's Act of 1819, by providing for the discharge of all our promises in full, repaired as far as pos sible the evils that had resulted from the ignorant and sui cidal folly of suspending cash payments • and, although by writers of the school of Sir Archibald Alison that measure is regarded as one that has ever since threatened our na tional existence, it is the cause of the English Three per Cents. being at 90 while Europe is in a blaze, and of the indomitable confidence which every man feels that, what ever perils may lie before us, we shall emerge from them at last triumphant, not only as regards men, but money.— Times. THIS DAYS MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of fruit and vegetables aro moderately extensive, and a fair average business is doing in them, as follows : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, per lb 6 oto 8 0 Colonial do.. each 0 oto 0 0 Grapes, per lb 10 oto 15 0 Foreig,n do 2 oto 4 0 Melons, each Peaches, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per bush. 5 oto 10 0 Pears, per doz 2 6to 8 0 Oranges, per 100 5 oto 10 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6to 7 0 Apricots. per doz 0 oto 0 0 VEGET. Greens, dz bunch 2 0 to 3 01 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 6 to 2 6 Savoy do., pr do. 2 0 to 4 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 3 0 Brocoli, per bh 0 8 to 1 3 Old potatoes,p tonBo 0 to 120 0 New ditto, per punt) 6 to 1 0 Peas, per A sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Turnips, Ca bunch 3 6 to 5 6 Carrots, pr do 3 6 to 5 6 Cucumbers 0 9 to 1 6 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Spina2:l,ll:.-sv 0 9 to 1 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s. 1 3 to 1 6 Old onions, dz bun 1 4 to 1 6 New do., doz bun 0 9 to 1 6 French beans, li.w. 0 9 to 1 6 Leeks, per bunch 0 2 to 0 3 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 3 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 9to 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms,p potl 0 9to 1 3 Artichokes, pr dz 3 oto 6 0 Cabbage lets, pd 0 9to 1 6 Endive, per score 1 oto 1 6 Radishes, dz buds 9 4to 0 8 Tomatoes, pr li sv 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 I nhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 3 6to d 0 Seakale, per pun. 2 6 to 4 0 NENVGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 9s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each; geese, 5s Od to 78 Od ; goslings, 6s Od to 8s Od ; ducklings, 2s 6d to 4s Od; rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od each; wild do., 8d to is •Id ; pigeons, 8d to is Od each; largo Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 12s Od; chickens, 5s Od to 8s Od; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 138 Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 2s Od to 3s Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, is Od to 1s 6d ; woodcocks, 3s to4s Od ; snipes, is Od to is 3d ; teal, is Od to Os Od; wild ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; widgeons, is 6d to 2s Od ; plovers, is Od to Os Os Oct each ; guinea fowls; 2s Od to 3 s Od ; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 9s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, lld to is Id ; English, is ld to is 5d per lb ; English eggs, 6s Od to 6s 6d ; French do., 5s 6d to 6s Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s Od. to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s Od to 4s 2d per 814., by the carcase. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s Od to 4s 2d per 81bs BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 6d to 2s 6d; trout, Os Od to Od ; eels, 8d to is; prawns, 480 d to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to lOs ; cod, 2s Od to lOs Od ; brills, is Od to lOs Od ; doreys, is Od to 5s Od ; mullets, Gd to 2s 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 4d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 168 to 20s ; natives, 42s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to lOs Od ; haddocks, 4s to 168 Od ; smelts, is 6d ; flounders, is Od to is 6d per dozen; mackerel, 40s; fresh herrings, 6s ; bloaters, 6s to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os to Os per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d to 8d; of household do., 51e1 to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 4d to 4'd; 641 b to 721 b, 41d to ; 721 b to 801 b, 4id to od ; 8011 to 881 b, 5d to 51d ; 881 b to 961 b, 51d. to 6d; 961 b to 1041 b, 6d to bid. Horse hides, 8s Od to 10s Od ; calf skins, light, 2 s 6 d to 4 s ; ditto full , 6s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; half-breds, 7s Od to 9s Od ; Downs, 5s 9d to 78 Od ; lambs, 2s Od to 3s 2d; shearlings, is ld to is 3d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 10s to L 4 lOs ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 ss; and straw, £1 4s to £1 9a per load. A steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 10s to £4 12s ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 9s per lead. Trade tolerably active ; supplies moderate. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 108 to £4 lOs ; clover do., £4 5s to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 3s to £1 7s per load. Trado steady. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL--MAY 6. The market declined during the day, but prices closed at an advance of Ito I- per cent. Berwicks, 82 83— Birkenheads, 60 I—Leeds Northern, 41 42—Blackburns, 114 I—North British, 50 5 0 1 — Great Western of Canada, 131 —Grand Trunk of Canada, 71 I —Great Western, 50 — Eastern Counties, 10 f—Chester and Holyheads, 481 9 —Sheffields, 321—Caledomans, 721 --Lancashire and York shire, 841 s—London and North-Westerns, 851 /—Dutch Rhenish, 71 1 dis.—East Lancashire, £9 shares, dis.— Midlands, 92 I—Dovers, 18 1-16. BIRMINGHAM—MAY 6. There was a small business done to-day in this market. Midlands, 90—South Staffords, 10I—Londons, 84 86— Great Western, 491 —Ditto Birmingham Guaranteed, 701 72—North Staffords, 51. dis. LEEDS-MAY 6. The market has been very flat to-day, and sales were limited. Midlands, 91. MANCHESTER - MAY 6. There was a steady business doing most of the day, and prices closed at the best. Leeds , 84 1 - -Sheffields, 312 I%lidlands, 911--D o vers, 18—Great Western, 50--Lond ons , 85—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Ist Guaran teed, 111 c. COMPOSITION DURING SLEEP.—Lord Thurlow told his nephew that " when young he read much at night, and that once, while at college, having been unable to com plete a particular line in a Latin poem he was composing, it rested so on his mind that he dreamed of it, completed it in his sleep, wrote it out next morning, and received many compliments on its classical and felicitous turn."—Lord Campbell's Lives of the _Lord Chancellors. -• THE LATE MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES WOLFE, CONQUEROR OF CANADA IN 1759.—A writer in a contem porary asks if the people of England know that the ashes of one of England's greatest Commanders, Major• General Wolfe, are in a vault ( w ith t h ose of his fathers) beneath the old church at Greenwich ? --- - A SENTIMENTAL EXILE.—We find the following in the Union :—" The Count de Chambord quits the soil of Austria to take up his residence in Holland. In remov ing, after a residence of 20 years, from a land where he leaves the venerated tombs of Charles X., of the Duke d'Angouleme, and of the heroic daughter of Louis XVI., and in abandoning, without hesitation, Venice and Frohs dorf, the Prince obeys the invincible impulse of national feeling. His truly French heart cannot begr the idea of inhabiting a country at war with France. It is quite enough to be in exile ; the Count de Chambord will never allow the dignity of his pogitou or the susceptibilities of his patriotism to be subjected to the slightest attaint." s. d. s. d. Cherries, per lb 0 oto 0 • Filberts, per lb oloto 1 0 Cobnuts, per lb 00to 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doa 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr lb 5 Uto 10 0 Gooseberries, sv. 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 ABLES. A WORD FOR "THE TIMES." TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—The Times yesterday morning made the novel and interesting discovery that " Britannia rules the waves." A little doubtful, perhaps, that its claims for the honour of first discovery would be generally admitted, it announced another marvel, the originality of which stands on a less indisputable basis—that if Britannia did rule the waves, that is a thing of the past, and the sceptre is about to fall from her enfeebled grasp. After giving birth to many safe , platitudes on our former Naval supremacy, your contemporary, yesterday morning, disturbed the eigestion of many elderly ladies (of both sexes) by asking, " How, then, it may be asked, have we lived thus long in security while the reality of dominion is slipping from our hands ?" I was certainly not myself aware that the "slipping" had commenced. I suspect, however, that even the Times dates our decadence simply from the day of Bernal Osborne's dismissal from Dover, the whole of which national calamity has been laid at the Admiralty's door. Let us examine a little more closely into the origin of the cry of the downfall of England, her approach ing fall, and the causes that are to make her the " Niobc of nations." To such of your readers who " skip" one column of the journals, headed " The Money Market and City News," I may mention that there is an ingenious but indefensible operation in the Stock Exchange called " Bearing the market." All speculators who " operate for a fall" are "Bears," those who try for a rise are " Bulls." To " Bear " the market is to set some false report afloat, to give impetus to a vague rumour, and a vigorous push to any lie that may serve the desired end. Favourite Bear dodges are—assassination of the French Emperor, an insurrection at Paris or Vienna, or any other false report that may shake the confidence of the holders of stock, or damp the ardour of intending inves tors. Now, it seems to me that there is a possi bility of " Bearing" the nation, as well as the Stock Exchange ; and by exactly the same dishonest course—by giving currency to idle fears, cowardly misgivings, sprei7ding abroad alarms that have no existence, and making misrepresentations of things that really do exist. I do not quarrel with the Times for favouring the present rulers of the Government with disparag ing comments on their motives and actions ; but I do quarrel with the 7 Imes for its un-English spirit. The limes is just doing whatthe very worst haters of England and her hereditary foes have been doing for the last sixty years. It has always been a trump card among French writers, " whose wish is father to their thought," that England is going downhill as fast as she can gallop. It was the pet prophecy of ill-omened birds in the days of Mirabeau, who replied to their croakings in this strain : " England lost ! In what latitude, I pray you, has she been ship wrecked ? I see her, on the contrary, active, power ful, coming forth strong out of a periodical agitation, and about to fill up a gap in her constitution with the energy of a great people." Seventy years have passed since Mirabeau uttered these words, which seem to me wonderfully applicable to the present moment. It would be easy to show how constantly this cuckoo note has been taken up since, but I may refer to Ledru-Rollin and his celebrated "De la Decadence de l'Angleterre," and the more mode• rate•minded Montalembert, in his equally celebrated " De I'Avenir Politique de l'Angleterre." According to each of these prophets, England ought to be by this time a 'French dependency, or at least a fourth-rate Power. The Times' vatici nations are in exactly the same spirit. With its prophetic eye it sees " the tall and smokeless chim neys of Lancashire" falling to pieces. There is to be no more smoke for dear Old England, except that which is generously supplied by the limes in its leading articles. The sad fate that is awaiting " the tall and smokeless chimneys," and the consequent decay of English commerce and English credit, is entirely , to be attributed to our growing inability to main tain our power of holding the seas. Only admit the premises, and what may you not prove trium phantly ? I dispute the premises, and repeat with Mirabeau—England was never more " active or powerful" than at this moment. Terrific as the drain has been upon her resources by the Crimean war and the Indian revolt, since which an Empire has been reconquered, she comes out of the strife lusty as a young eagle ! And " she is now about to fill a gap in her constitution with the energy of a great people." The patriotism of thatpaper does not stand in the way of prophesying our " decline and fall," as long as it gives it a chance of a fling at the Ministry. All its wrath is concentrated on the devoted head of Sir John Pakington, and those under him at the Admiralty. The charge is made something in the same spirit as a dexterous advocate's address to the jury, who makes out a strong case, but omits to call any witnesses. What proof have we that the Admiralty patronage has been made subservient to political purposes during the present Adminis tration ? Why, then, if it has not been, what right have we to assume that it will be ? But the Times does bring forward _an instance in support of its position : "The fact remains, that during the two recent campaigns in the Baltic and Black Sea the British Navy was not what it had been in former days." It is possible to call a witness who may swear you out of court. Fortunately for my political creed it is not necessary to support it by blackening the repu tation of these who differ from me; ba even ad mitting the Times' insinuation, that Sir Charles Napier and Lord Lyons were not of the same "school as the old Mediterranean Fleet of Jervis, Nelson, Collingwood, and Exmouth," who was it that appointed those degenerated Admirals ? The organ of Lord Palmerston's party, for fixing the date (as it would seem) of the decline of England's maritime superiority, instead of dating it from the accession of the Conservative party to power, ought, by its own showing, to go a little further back. It may suit the Times' " book" to speak of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's most admirable and reassuring address as an electioneering speech to those whom our contemporary calls " the squires and tenant-farmers of Buckinghamshire," and " their bucolic minds ;" but Mr. Disraeli, when in that small county-hall at Aylesbury, spoke not to his constituents alone, but to universal England— nay, to the world itself. By this time that speech has struck terror into the souls of many a despot— has dashed to the earth the project of Absolutists —has reassured the desponding, and fortified the weak-hearted. And this has been accomplished, not by the rhetorician's art, by the pomp of words, or vivid imagery, or swelling sentences—and no one has those auxiliaries more completely at his com mand than the right honourable gentleman—but by the simple magic of facts. He invoked not the names of Cressy and Poictiers, nor of Trafalgar —" Nelson and the Line"—but aroused the enthu siasm of his audience by the announcement of one fact—" You will have, before six weeks have passed, not only a powerful fleet in the Channel, but a powerful fleet in the Mediterranean also." - . (Cheers.) Does this look as if the honour and glory of England were about to be jeopardised by the supineness of the Admiralty Board ? The inic can be scarcely dry that announced in your columns a Royal Proclamation, giving to every able seaman a bounty of £lO on enlistment ; and it will be remem bered that a high proof of our Sovereign's apprecia tion of a recent invention or improvement in gunnery has been shown to a man of science, in the person of Sir William Armstrong. And what is the object of these costly preparations—these great for En attack , n N van armam ents defece. ?All Not tt is p to ly ho fo ld r her own ;" she has territory enough, and to u ts t spare. She will, however, maintain her national honour; all the despotsin the world may league against her, but she will and her children's absolute vi nd interests.ca her o w el I honour did , Mr. Disraeli say : "It will not be England that will suffer; it is Europe that will be injured; and those Potentates whose pride ambition, and lust of conquest bring abo u t th is dangerous state of affairs will find themselves in the end in an inferior posi tion to that which they now occupy." While there is no ground for despondency, I must admit that the position of England is not without its perils at the present moment. We see her standing amongst the nations—almost alone; and yet serene, undaunted, conscious in her strength, but in no hurry to display it. She is hated on the Continent alike by Absolutists, Inqui sit ionists, and Revolutionists; even those who love her free institutions hate her for having what they are deprived of themselves. " The grapes a re always " sour" to those who cannot reach them. But the Times must have a sneer at the Chan cellor of the Exchequer's allusion to Australia and America, as no longer confining the balance of power to the barriers of Europe. To whom, I would ask, has England a better right to look for assist ance, should she ever require it, than to her own children, the colonies she has planted, the peoples she has raised? Did she not make them one of the great Towers of the world nog The freedom of the great Republic was not the fruit of her own revo lution, but it sprang from the free institutions under which England had nurtured her colonies. Let us, then, smile at such old-womanish fears, and not suppose that the destinies of this it b ismige Sirhty empire depend upo n the sort of m an we have as First Lord of the Admiralty. Whether James Graham or Sir John Pakington who fills that responsible o ffic e , we can have no fear that the interests of the nation will be betrayed in either case. If Ministers had the inclination (which I am Englishman enough to d ou b t) ruin their country, I do not believe they have the power. Every man, woman, and child in th ese i s l es i s in terested in our naval supremacy, and has therefore a right to be a critic. Do not let us go croaking about our " defenceless state," the incapacity of our Ad mirals, and the jobbery of our Ministry. What everno possess are pre tt y we ll w n enemies, edo without o ur m a gn if y i ng known weak to o p u o r in ts w them.---Your obedient servant, Carlton Club, May 6. K. G. ESTABLISHMENT OF RIFLE CORPS. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND TOWN. A most numerous and enthusiastic meeting, haviriefor its object the establishment of a rifle club and corps for mem bers of the above-mentioned bodies, was held on Friday (yesterday) at the Town-hall under the presidency of the Mayor, Mr. C. Ball. Such was the interest excited, that the large room at the Town-hall, was densely crowded, and numbers went away unable to obtain admission. On the platform were the Vice-Chancellor of the University (Dr. Bateson), the Rev. Dr.Whewell (Master of Trinity College), Dr. Guest (Master of Caius College), the Rev. Dr. Okes (Provost of King's College), Professors Selwyn and Fisher, Dr. Leapingwell, Mr. Potts, M.A., Colonel Wale, Captain Davies, the Rev. Mr. Emery (Corpus College), Messrs. P. Beales, C. H. Cooper, R. M. Fawcett, C. Francis, and H. H. Harris. A number of other University dignitaries and gentlemen of high position in the town were and the undergraduates were in strong force. The MAYOR briefly opened the proceedings, expressing his cordial sympathy with the objects of the meeting. The Very Rev. the VICE - CRANCELLOR (Dr. Bateson, Master of St. John's College), who was received with rounds of applause, said that he had felt much reluctance to take part in the day's proceedings when the matter was first mentioned to him, for he had to consider his own professional position as a clergyman, the peculiar character of the town, as a place devoted to the study and the arts of peace, and in particular the nature of the office which he had the honour of holding. His first impression then was to be reserved and cautious in his official position, however willing he might be in his individual capacity to promote the objects for which the meeting was convened. But when he saw that the Secretary of State for the Home Department, that part of the Government which was spe cially charged with the care of domestic peace and protec tion, had publicly stated that the Government would be glad if patriotic persons would come forward to enrolthem selves in volunteer corps, he felt no longer any hesitation— he thought it was the bounden duty of every citizen to obey the call of the Government, for such he considered it to be, and do what lay in his power to promote any measure that might be necessary for our defence and protection. Ho (the Vice-Chancellor) thought there was no occasion for much slam, much less for any feeling of panic —for he believed there never was a time when this country was better pre pared at the outbreak of hostilities, and he had the ut most reliance on our power to augment almost to any extent our military equipment. Still it was necessary to rouse the military spirit of the country, and he thought there were no means to accomplish this end which were more practicable or more likely to be efficacious than the enrolment of such a corps as it was the object of that meeting to form. (Cheers.) Much had been said on the use of the rifle, and the pecu liar character of our country rendering that arm effective for defensive warfare. Those arguments he thoroughly believed to be founded in reason and good sense. No doubt the formation of a rifle corps in a place like Cambridge must be looked upon as a very significant event. (Cheers.) It was no light matter for them, dedicated as they were to study and the arts of peace, to come forward and take plait in warlike exercises. It would doubtless be attended by some inconvenience that military exercises should be fos tered and encouraged in the University. But there were times when all questions of mere convenience must give place to higher considerations, and as he (the Vice-Chan cellor) thought that time had now arrived, he did not hesi tate to say that it would give him satisfaction, and that he should feel it to be his duty in his official capacity, to give every encouragement to the objects which the meeting was called to promote. (Loud cheers.) He had therefore much pleasure in proposing—" That this meeting is of opinion that in the present aspect of public affairs it is desirable to form rifle clubs, and that in accordance with this view it determines to form a rifle club for the University and town of Cambridge." (renewed cheers.) Mr. FAWCETT said he would nst enter upon the question of the European war, a subject which was too deep for his ken, and even for the greatest statesmen and most profound authorities to fathom, and say where the lead should touch the bottom. He would pray that God would so govern events and the hearts of our rulers, that we might be pre served from implication in it. The duty of England might be expressed in two words, " entire neutrality." He did not mean by that entire inactivity, but that we should be prepared to resist any aggression. He had been told that the formation of such clubs was the very course most likely to bring an invading army here, but he denied that, and maintained that the best way to keep them out was to show an attitude of what had been aptly termed in another place " recumbent strength"—that we were prepared to repel any aggression. As a means to that end he had much pleasure in seconding the resolution. (Cheers.) Mr. H. S. FOSTER asked if the intended corps would be called upon to serve abroad ? The MAYOR could not answer that question. That must of course entirely depend upon circumstances as they arose. Dr. PAGET moved the second resolution :—" That steps be taken to obtain the sanction of the Government to the enrolling of such members of the club as desire it into a Rifle Corps, to consist of a university and town division." Ho was proud that Cambridge had taken the lead in this movement. In saying that he spoke both as a member of the University and an inhabitant of the town ; he was proud they should be the first to respond to the call of the Government, for such he took that to be which fell from the lips of the Home Secretary. In addition, it augured well for the club, for it was one of the duties of a rifleman to be first in the field—(cheers)---and the last out. If the example were followed, as it was sure to be, they would soon have 200,000 or 300,000 of the young men of England, who were capable of using the rifle efficiently. At any rate, the use of the rifle as a national pastime would be en couraged ; a practice which went far to explain the surpris ing victories of the inhabitants of the Tyrol. (Cheers.) Mr. - BEALES seconded the resolution. The Rev. Mr. Danny, of. Corpus College, proposed " That a donation list be at once open to defray the preli minary expenses of the club ; that a donation of ti ve guineas constitute a life member, and that a practising or non-prac tising member pay an entrance fee of 10s. 6d., and a sub scription of one guinea per annum." He found himself in a somewhat unexpected position, that he, a minister of peace, should be found proposing a donation and subscription list to forward the purposes of war; but seeing the Vice- Chancellor, Dr. Whewell, and Professor Selwyn, the latter of whom was about to move a resolution, on the platform, he thought he might be proud of his position. A clergyman, a minister of Christ, had his duty to perform to his country. and if he had not the good of his country at heart he could not make an efficient clergyman, as the people would not listen to his counsels. He had always found that if he would do good among the population he must show himself an honest open straightforward Englishman. (Loud cheers.) Our religion was one of common sense, and it taught us " 'When a strong man armed keepeth his place his goods are in peace : but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all the armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils." (Loud and continued cheering.) As a country, it behoved us to see that our house was so well armed that nothing could over come us. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Emery, after entering upon the details for the formation of and maintenance of the club, read a number of promised donations. The list included the names of several ladies, and the mention of these was rapturously cheered. A number of heads of houses have subscribed a guineas each; Mr. Adeane, M.P., £lO. Mr. FRANCIS (solicitor) seconded the resolution, and men tioned to Mr. Emery, as a case in point, the fact that in the "old volunteer" times, a relative of his own, a clergyman, who afterwards rose to be an archdeacon, was a member of one of those corps, which used to go to service on Sunday morning and as regularly turn out on parade in the after noon, the clergyman having put on his surplice over his gown in order that he might be ready for battle. (Laughter.) The Rev. Professor SEL WYN moved the appointment o a number of gentlemen as a provisional committee. A m tion had been asked, he said, as to the destination of the cor ps ; but, he said, he trusted they would not make it a condition, as was once the case with a regiment of volun amnersin,vtashaiotnt.he(yßsoharosulodf l not au g q h u t i e t r . E ) n p g r l a o n f e d s , s o except in case u o t e o d i the noble conduct of Walker-at the siege of Londonderry as a proof of what might be done by a clergyman, though the latter afterwards exceeded his duty by going to the battle of the Boyne, where he was killed. After some other hu mourous and patriotic remarks, the professor wound up by saying that the best orators on such matters as this were those of the school of Demosthenes. After hearing other orators, the audience went away expressing their admira tion of the speeches, but after hearing Demosthenes, they exclaimed, "Come, let us fight Philip." (Loud cheers.) In conclusion he said : " Si vis pacem pari bellum," and he trusted such steps would now be taken as would secure for this country at once and for ever the blessings of peace. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ADEANE, M.P., seconded the resolution. He ex pressed a hope that the county would not be long behind them, but would soon establish a mounted corps in gene rous rivalry. He had not the honour of being a member of a university himself, but he had been taught " Ingenuas didicisse fideliter antes emollit mores, nec snit ease feros but he found that university men were as fierce as ever in. defence of their country. (Loud'cheers and laughter.) He believed that the despot of France had no intention of in vading England, but whether or no, the seas were no longer our defences as they were bridged over by steam. They had to depend upon the men of England now, and such a proceeding as that would do more than all the armies or fle3ts to terrify a despot. In conclusion, Mr. Adeane said : ti But glory that aspires to last Leans not meanly on the past. 'Tis the present that demands British hearts and British hands. Cursed be the man, the willing slave, Who waits, who lingers to be brave. Cursed be the craven tones that darn :Chancellor, and A RRIS seconded B Co re hl mayt hen be terminated.judged r o T m h That e t they t vr t e ha r e t ol o t c t l acknowledged. (Rounds of T c o lic e e lti r asih s: Dr. FISHER pr oposed, ew,oitnietearc,ces inetyohfandedspair ; e ge n Mayor and s 1 ‘ f o r f . and ch i e . l uv an iee d H . tahveogatemofe wasthan ekosurtol.e)tohtihiesiy practical names The aPrree°hcaeedraindtegyrsentered. S TA TE OF TIIRKEY.—The attention of the British public is at this moment so exclusively directed to Italy, much about Turki s h ma tt ers ; vain tme to observe en pass an t th a t we are on the bthu at t e ve of v i°t e woilusadtgebteeermral to say rising in European Turkey. The Porte has about 120,000 men concentrated at Shumla, Sophia, &c., and Omar P as h a i s coming on the wings of the wind from Bagdad to the Turkish capital, but the Russo Trench plan for the dismemberment of Turkey is a good one, and in all human probability the days of the Mussulmans in Europe are numbered. l am unabl e a t p resent to g i ve you any positive information on the subject; but there is reason to believe that the Oriental question will be before the public again before the world is two months older. Movements have recently been observed in Montenegro which have induced the Austrians to strengthen the de fences of Cattaro on the land side. Prince Milosch is rais ing the Servian militia, and in a short time he is likely to have between 30,000 and 40,000 fi g hti ng men un d er his command. Prince Couza has demanded back the arms which the Russians carried off with them wien they quitt( d the Danubian Principalities at the beginning of the last war, and the chances a re that th e y will be returned, French Government having declared that . the reques ai t . uf :: the Hospodar is a reasonable one. Bulgaria 0 en° the southern speaking, quiet, but the political apt . ' mace southern provinces of Turkey in . Europe—A l donia, Thessaly, and Thrace—is exceedingly that the mount Greece itself the patriots openly declare ._ Penna. Letter. for enlarging the kingdom has arrivedgreat. In