The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-22 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING) WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 19. This day had audience of her Majesty—The Chevalier Maxime Taparelli d'Azeglio, on an Extraordinary Mission from the King of Sardinia, to deliver his credentials ; to which audience he was introduced by the Earl of Malmes bury, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, APRIL 18. The Qneen was this day pleased to'confer the honour of Knighthood upon .Hugh Hill, Esq., one of the Judges of her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench. DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 19. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Henry Adams, Esq., to be Attorney-General for the Colony of Hong Kong. WHITEHALL, APRIL 20. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the Right Hon. Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bart.; Vice- Admiral Wm. Fanshawe Martin ; Vice-Admiral th Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K.C.B. ; Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, K.C.B. ; Rear-Admiral Alexander Milne K.C.8., and the Hon. Frederick Lygo n , t o b e h er Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Bri tain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, APRIL 21. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Palermo, stating that the King of Naples has granted permission to imporecorn, free of duty, into Sicily, for two months, from the 30th of March last. WAR-OPFTCE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 22. 2d Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant George Paulet, from the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Geo. Campbell Ross, who exchanges. sth Light Dragoons—Comet Robert Mather to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Bright, who retires. Bth Light Dragoons—Lieutenant George Campbell Ross, from the 2d Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice George Paulet, who exchanges. 17th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Walter Raymond Nolan to be Captain, by purchase, vice Baring, who has retired. Military Train—Lieutenant Charles Turville Wilson, from • the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Whittington, who exchanges. The appointment of Cornet H. D. J. Macleod, from half-pay of the late Land Transport Corps, to be Ensign, as stated in the Gazette of 30th July, 1868, has been esnoollcd. 6th Regiment of Foot—Quartermaster Patrick Sheeran, from the 96th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Jamieson, who exchanges. 7th Foot—Captain Thomas George Dupre Payn, from the 61st Foot, to be Captain, vice Thurston, who exchanges. Bth Foot—Lieut. William Frederick Metge to be Captain, by purchase, vice John Alan M'Donald, who retires ; Ensign Philp Homer Page to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Metge. 9th Foot—Captain Thomas Grace, from half-pay, Unat tached, to be Captain, vice Baillie, who exchanges ; En sign Brownlow Villiers. Layard to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vibart, promoted. 10th Foot—Captain William James Hales, from the 60th Foot, to be Captain, vice Medhurst, who exchanges. 11th Foot—Lieut. A. F. De .B. Dixon to be Captain, by purchase, vice Peebles, promoted ; Ensign Percival W. Jordan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dixon. 18th Foot—Ensign Francis Wallis Lipscomb to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Watt, deceased. 38th Foot—Lieut. Philip Homan Eyre to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. Evans, who has retired. 39th Foot—Lieut. John Du Boulay Blennerhassett, from the Royal Wiltshire Militia, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Hussey, who resigns. • 40th Foot--Lieut. Theophilus Bolton to be Captain, by purchase, vice O'Hara, who retires. 4 3d Foot—Ensign-W(3min to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Benett, who retires. 60th Foot—Captain John William Medhurst, from the 10th Foot, to be Captain t vice Hales who exchanges. 61st Foot—Captam Henry Neville Cotton Thurston, from the 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Thomas George Dupre Payn, who exchange s , 69th Foot—Major Percival Fenwick to be Lieut.-Colonel, by purchase, vice Hickey, who retires Captain Augustus Barnard Harkey to be Major, by purchase, vice Fen• wick. 75th Foot—Captain George Alfred Currie 'from half-pay Unattached, t o b e C a pt a i n , repay i ng the' difference, vice Brevet-Major B. D. W. Ramsay, who exchanges '' ' Lieu tenant William Clive Justice to be Captain; by puichase, vice Currie, who retires ; Ensign Hugh Barton Gled stanes, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice - Justice. 76th Foot—Lieutenant William Frederick Field, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Macdonald, who exchanges. • 78th Foot—Captain• Ang . usten E. Warren, from the 82d Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Herbert Taylor Macpherson, who exchanges. 82d Foot—Brevet-Major Herbert Taylor Macpherson, from the 78th Foot, to be Captain, vice Warren, who ex changes. 96th Foot --Quartermaster James Jamieson, from the 6th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Sheeran, • who ex changes. • 97th Foot—Ensign. Richard B. Hamilton Lowe to be Lieu tenant, without purchase vice /sPliay, deceased. 99t h root—Ensign Alexander Gray to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clarkson, promoted. Coast Artillery Corps—Lieutenant Thomas G. Danger to be Adjutant, vice Bolton, who resigns the Adjutancy °fay. Boyd Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant George John Charles Whittington' freni 'the Military Train, to be Lieutenant, vice Wilson, 'who exchanges • Lieutenant Mortimer Ja mes Macdonald, from the - 78th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Field, who exchanges. - School of Musketry—Ensign James Slack, from the 63d Foot, to be Quarterinaster,. with the rank of Lieutenant. HOSPITAL STAFF—Acting •Assistant-Surgeon George Hayward has been permitted to resign his appointment. UNATTACHED. Cornet H. D. J. Macleod, from half-pay of the late Land Transport Corps, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry C. Rawlinson, K.C.8., a Member of the 'Council for India, and a retired officer on the Bombay Establishment, to have the local rank of Major- General in Persia, while holding the office of her Majesty's Minister, in that country. Captain George Alfred Currie, 75th Foot, to be Major in the Army. Captain Huntly Rothery Garden, 2d Bengal Native In fantry, to be Major in the Army. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of Lieutenant-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, G.C.8., Colonel of the 16th Light Dragoons, on Bth April, 1859 : Major-General Berkeley Drummond, Colonel of the 3d Foot, to be Lieutenant-General. Brevet-Colonel George Bell, C. 8., Inspecting Field Officer of a recruiting district, to be Major-General. Brevet-Lieutenant Colonel John F. du Vernet, Captain half-pay Royal African Corps, Staff-Officer of Pensioners, to be Colonel. ' Brevet-Major William Henry Kenny, Captain half-pay 6/st Foot, Staff-Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieutenant • Colonel. Captain Thomas Teulon, 35th Foot, to be Major. The following promotion should have been included in the succession to the late General F. C. White ' _ _ _ • . Major-General J. H. Richardson, upon half-'pay as Lieu tenant-Colonel Unattached, to have the rank of Lieutenant- General. The undermentioned promotions to take place in the Indian Military Forces of her Majesty, consequent on the death of General William Charles Fraser, Madras Infantry, on 4th March, 1859, and of General John Mac limes, Ben gal Infantry, on 12th March, 1859 : TO BE GENERALS. Lieutenant-General John Carfrae, Madras Infantry. Lieutenant- General George Jackson, Madras Infantry. TO BE LIEUTENANT-GENERALS. Major-General Samuel - Shaw, Bengal Artillery. 14 ajor-General Fredk. Larkins Doveton, Madras Cavalry. TO BE MAJOR GENERALS. Colonel Henry Macan, Bombay Infantry. Colonel William Sage, Bengal Infantry. The undermentioned Officers of the Indian Military Forces of her Majesty, retired upon full-pay, to have a step of honorary rank, as follows Colonel Augustus Samuel Hawkins, Bombay Infantry, to be Major-General. TO BE CLONELS. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederi O ck Conyers Cotton, Madras Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel -Tudor Lavie, Madras Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel John Wilson Auld, Bombay In fantry. TO BE LIEUTENANT -COLONELS. Major William Charles Western, Madras Infantry. Major William Henry Larkins, Bengal Infantry. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT County of Wilts—John Du Boulay, Esq., to be Deputy to be Deputy Lieute na nt; William Henry Hitchcock, E sq., Lieutenant., Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Charles, Lord Wors ley, to be Captain, vice Nanney, resigned. West Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Capt. the Earl of Darnley to be Major, vice Chapman, resigned, Y Queen's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—C ornet Rupert P. Featherstonhaugh to bo Lieutenant, vice Lieut. the Lord Ashley, resigned. 4th or Royal. South Middlesex Regiment of Militia Michael Angelo, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Jackson, pro 'noted. . _ _ _ sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid dlesex Militia—James Edward Gibson, Gent., to be Assist ant-Surgeon, vice Pierce, resigned. 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own Light Infantry Regi ment of Militia—Lieut. George Barlow to be C a pt a in, vice Cohn 'H enry Blake, resigned; Ensign Henry M axwell oward to be Lieutenant, vice George Barlow, promoted. Royal Ayrshire Rifles—Robert Sheddon Patrick, Gent., Lo be Lieutenant. , . BANKRUPTS. ....Richard Blackburn, tailor, London-wall, to surrender ' l aY 5 and June 2, at twelve at the Court of Bankruptcy. _ William Willsher, licensed victualler, Maidstone, May 5 ) at eleven, and June 2, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Casper, shoe manufacturer Norwich, May 6 and J une 2, a t one, at the Court of Bankimptcy. William Nathaniel Wynn, auctioneer, Greenwich, May 6, at twelve, and June 3, at eleve n , a t th e C o urt of Bank Ptcy. John Latch, ship broker, Bristol, May 3, and June 6, at eleven at the Bri s t o l Di str i ct C ourt. ohi John Hutchinson St o th ar d , saddler, Swinefleet, York re, May 10, and June 6, at eleven, at the Commercial buildings, Leeds. Mark Benton, and John Benton, builders, Leeds, May 6, and June 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. , William Hamilton, joiner, Holytown, Lanarkshire. Alexander Kelt, watchmaker, Dundee. Alexander Anderson, tavern keeper Edinburgh. Thomas Brown, flesh er , Gl asgow. ' 'William Smith, fruit dealer, Glasgow. George Gunn, farmer, Rhives, Sutherlandshire. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, • Admiralty, Somerset-house, April 20, 1859. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now being made for the intended distribution of the award for salvage services rendered to • MANLY MARICET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. As usual on Good Friday, the Bank, Lloyd's, Stock Exchange, and other places of business resort, are closed. To-morrow (Saturday) will also be observed as a holiday at the Stock Exchange, and, as was the case last year, transactions in other departments will be curtailed as much as possible. It is expected, however, that there will be a larger attendance of speculators in the City to morrow than is usual on a holiday, owing to the excitement and depreciation caused yesterday by the advices from the Continent. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Short. 11 141 11 15f Ditto Rotterdam — 11 161 11 17 Antwerp - 25 15 20 0 Brussels — 25 15 20 0 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 27/. 25 32/ Frankfort on Maine —117 i Vienna Trieste Petershurgh — 341 34 IVladrid Cadiz — 491 49f Leghorn — .30 0 30 5 Genoa — 25 30 25 35 Naples -40a 40' Palermo — 121 } 121: Messin a — 121 122. Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York E.I. 6"s ble. House ble. 60d, Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 241 Bombay ditto Madras ditto — 26 East India Company s Bills drawn, from the 26th ult. to the 9th inst. Bengal £433 6 8 Madras 0 0 0 Bombay 0 0 0 £433 6 8 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard). per oz. L 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 5 2 THE NA VY. The Hannibal, 91, screw steam ship, Capt. G. T. Gordon, C. 8., steam reserve guard ship at Ports mouth, was yesterday brought down the harbour and berthed alongside the Bellerophon. She will be unable to go into dock until the next spring tides. Her crew are to be granted short leave ashore. The Doris, 32, screw steam frigate, Capt. E. Heathcote, yesterday got under weigh from Spit head for a screw trial in Stokes Bay. The common screw was used on this occasion of the same dimensions as would be the case were the ship proceeding to sea, the diameter being 18 feet. The mean speed of four runs at the measured mile gave a result of 11.873 knots, showing a con siderable improvement on her last trial. In mak ing the sixth run through the bay an accident occurred which unfortunately was attended with the loss of the life of a boy. A small coasting smack, the Lark, of Christchurch, was seen stand ing towards the ship's course, and was motioned to port her helm, but whether the men got flurried, and too confused to carry out any measures for their own safety, it is impossible to say, but every possible exertion used on board the Doris to prevent a col lision was of no avail—her whisker caught the smack's topmast, and considerably damaged her stern. A boy on board the smack jumped over board and was drowned. Her Majesty's screw steam troop ship Urgent, Commander Hire, arrived at Spithead yesterday from Bantry Bay. The Supply, screw steam storeship, sailed from Spithead yesterday for Boudron Bay. Mr, Alex. Minnoch was yesterday appointed acting assistant-surgeon to the Victory ; and Mr. Robert Walker, acting assistant-surgeon to the Impregnable. The Victoria Rifle Regiment of Volunteers as sembled last Wednesday at Allen's riding school, and marched, under the command of Capt. Jordan, to Kilburn, where target practice and drill will take place every Wednesday afternoon during the summer months. the Brothers, of Wexford,. on the 21st September, 1856, by her Majesty's ship Vesuvius ; for the slave schooner, name unknown, supposed to be the Jupiter, captured on the 29th June, 1857, by her Majesty's ship Antelope; and for the schooner Lewis McLane, captured on the 15th October, 1857, by her Majesty's ship Alecto. Agents or other persons hiving any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, ag ainst the said proceed s , are required to transmit the particuars of any such demand to the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by . that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and all other persona holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the "Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset- House." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the " London Gazette," of the date proposed for the commence ment of distribution; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's sham in the respective classes will be an nounced. BANK OF ENGLAND An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 20th day of April, 1859: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £31,882,630 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,450,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 17,407,630 Silver Bullion .... £31,882,630] $31,882,030 BANKING ry Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest' 3,141,459 Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional "Debt, and Dividend Ac- ,EPARTMENT. Government Seen . rides (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,371,118 Other Securities 16,808,520 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 643,745 counts) 5,079,902 Other Deposits 15,121,305 Seven Day and other Bills 807,957 £38,703,623 11 L.l £38,703,623 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated April 21,1859. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 19th day of April, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great B%ritain Per cwt. From the British possessions in America 27s 2d THE ARILIY. The annexed is the Circular respecting allow ances for billeting soldiers in stationary quarters, and on the march in the United Kingdom : " War-office, April 11. " The Military Act for the present year has provided that allowances at the following rates shall be paid for bil leting soldiers : IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND. Per Day. " On a march—payable to the innkeeper when the soldier is provided by him with a hot meal, ac cording to the Mutiny Act ma. "The same—payable to the innkeeper for bed, fire, candles, &c. "In stationary quarters — the sa me 4d. IN IRELAND. " On march and in stationary quarters—payable to the inhabitant for bed, use of fire, candle, &c... . 4d. " The increased allowances above specified may be paid and charged from and after the Ist of April, 1859. "The allowances chargeable in the public accounts for soldiers on the march, or billeted in stationary quarters will, therefore, be as fellows : Great Britain. Ireland. stationary quarters—payable to the ee er or inhabitants Per Day. Per Day. :I llink n il the eor mareh—payab f l o e r to the hotthe minenai 4d. .. 4d. 7cee "The same —to the innkeeperinhabitant , tant for bed , fire, - Iod. .. "Thsame—lo fe' candle, & c. . 2ld. .. 4d. e Of cavalry he soldier himself, "Of infant r y ld. .. 3 d. A Circul ar h as 3d. .. 4d. Hawes, K-C .B ", been issued by Sir Benjamin War, dated the the Unde r -S ecre tary-of-State of works and build atii n fo st r ., th relative to contracts for ngs i The 35th Company of theeßoyalilly. the command of Capt. w. j Engineers, under Stuart, will proceed ° from Chatham to Aldershot on the same day the 36 th Company, Monday next, andllY Capt. C. E. Harve y , will leavel; commanded by headquarters for Portsmouth. The strength of each company. is 100 non-commissioned officers and men . On Wednesday afternoon two 18 -pounder guns, w ith ammunition wagg ons, and a numero u s train forming part of th e stron g convoy which left Wool wich on Monday , a rrived at Colchester camp. The Indian depot batt alions, numbering upwards of 2,000 men, under Col. Bloomfield, the new com mandant of the garrison, were marched some miles into the country, and escorted the detachment of Artillery through the town to the camp. T rain of here is now stationed at Colche ster a powul t heavy guns, which could upon a short notice be run down for the protection of the coast. Brevet-Major Ingleby's Battery of Royal Artil lery, consisting of three officers and 160 non-com missioned officers and men, from Sheerness, and Brevet-Major 'Williams' Battery, consisting of four officers and 117 non-commissioned officers and men, from Woolwich, will both arrive at Portsmouth 1 for garrison duty on the 25th inst. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APEIL 22, 1859. SHARE MARKET. ORDINARY SHARES AND,STOCKI Closin g \ Business Price. Share Railways. Paid . 42..0 A TO! and Eastern J upt‘fion 10 51 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Viol., and Str. Val all 72 82 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO CO 62 25 Blackburn all 11 111 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 25 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all • - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 5 54 A roves. no div 10 Do. B 10 Do. A f unt i l `all 6p.c.per an. all hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin and Belfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 84 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 15 16 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 571 584 5 8 4 8 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 Stock Dp. do. B Stock 100 29 31 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 90 92 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 711 724 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 264 27 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn IOD 92 94 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lop 100 101 101 100 1 Stock Do. do. 1C Stock lOO 85 87 Stock Do. do. B Stock ... . 100 131 133 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104 105 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 56 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 83 86 161 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p • Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 921 02 4 92 4 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 lid 'Tk Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 fd 3 Do. West Riding Union 20 Do. Southport all Stock London and Blackwall all 62 65 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — Stock Lon.,Brizhton &S.Coast 100 110 112 111 Stock London & North Westn 100 93 03f ?:1 3 1 124 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 90 914 914 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 8 Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 38 884 38 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 1004 1014 1011 4 1 . Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 75 77 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 1 Shares all 100 Noutastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herd& all 10 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def. 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all Stock Norfolk lOO 57 59 50 North. Counties Union 34 31 3 d Stock North British lOO 55f 561 561 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A.Stk.—Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdll 100 Stock Do.. B Stock lOO Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 90 PO4 vvt 90 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2 14 d d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 454 164 Stock Do. York lOO 74 744 744 Stock North London lOO 102 105 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 is. 20 North Staffordshire 174 41 41 d 131 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 32 33 10 Peebles all 20 Portsmouth 10 Rh yrnney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO 107 109 Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 26 27 264 Stock Do. Scottish. Mid. Stock 100 81 83 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 44 46 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 34 21 d Stock South Devon lOO 43 45 44 Stock South-Eastern lOO 674 684 684 8 Stock South wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 65 68 20 Do. do lB 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 36 37 25 Do. do. 1855 7 25 Do. do. 1858 7 - - Stockton & ilartlepool 164 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk & Ra il 22 Stock Vale of Neath lOO 62 66 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 13 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nocliv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 35 3 5 Do. B all 7 74 20 West London all 10' Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class all :REN IIIARE Share Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. 25. Blythe and Tyne 1( per c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 51 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - Stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 99 101 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - • Stock Chester & Ilolyhd, 51 pc 100 - - Stock Do. do. sp. et. - - 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c all - - Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun all 54 64 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 98 101 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 112 116 Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l 100 113 115 Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 111 113 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 129 131 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 82 84 Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct lOO - - 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all - - Rock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 70 72 711 Stock Furness, 5 per cent - - Stock Glas. &S West. r2* a. spc lOO 110 112 Stock Great Northern, sp. ct lOO 116 118 Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 110 112 112 Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100' Do.sp.c. Redm,s pc. pm 6O 63 64 10 G t. N t s h n . of .& w So ( c t i l rdeyadantp) t4 100 - . all _ll 114 Stock Gt . Sn.& ( p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berke and 6 - - Rants) Ext. 5 p.ct St ock Do. Redeemable, 41 p et lOO 95 97 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct lOO 86 E 8 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. Stock Do. 5 p.'ot. Redeem. Pr ef lOO 100 102 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 91 101 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares all 16 17 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 94 101 Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 72 74 264 Do. Chester gnar.shares all 181 191 131 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 - - Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - Stock Do. New gua., 6p. et lOO - - Stoek Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - Stock Lort.&N:W.Cov.L Nun- • eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares lOO 160 165 121 Londondy & Cole, 1 shs all - - 121 Londoudy./k Ennis Ish all 81 91 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct lOO 122 12 6 Do. £6 4l 4 IP Stock Do. 31 per cent. 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - 121 I Do. Do. 4 per cent - - 101 - - Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock - - Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 140 142 Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 101 103 1 0 25 14 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 P Stock Do. Leic. & Ilitpref. st. 100 93 9 10 ( Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s ) all 9; 10 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. n m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 all 111 111 10 Norfolk Deb. 4p. c. shares all 9 91 Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 lOss - - Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - Stock Do. way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 109 111 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 percent 100 - - Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&D.k.Co. 100 - - Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 961 971 964 17 Do. do. do. 8 13.4. 1 1 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. C. No. 1. 13 - - 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 - - 25 Po. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 4 d par 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox.wr. & Wol. 6pc. lstg 100 122 124 Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 118 120 Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stkin perp 100 99 101 81 Scottish Central, new pt all - - Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 - Stock Do.Aberdeen.rrua.6pc. 100 - - Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - - 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 105 101 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent. 1 ,1.1 - -- 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading - Ann., 1.0 6) all 234 241 Stock Do .41 per cent lOO 102 103 Stock Do.Fixed4lp.c.lstis lOO 102 103 Stock Do. New do., 2d issue 'loo - - Stock South Wales, gma. 4 p.c lOO - - Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO - - 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua all - - 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e all 28 29 25 i Do. 6 per cent all 321 331 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. • LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing' Business , Co.'s. Price. Done. Share) BRITISH HINES. Mines. raid. \ Clestug I Thulium Price. Price. Done. 20 British Iron Alfred Consols (Philack) l 2 . 11 . 10 6 7 Condurrow (Camborne). 20 10 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 465 475 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 215 225 Great South Tolgus l7s 131 141 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 , 2 3 G. Wheal Vor (1 lelston) 91 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 81 ' 7 8 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 9 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. ; 9 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 13 14 Porkellis Unit (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s f 1 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 21 245 255 - .orth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 3 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 195 205 2021 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 2 21 10 Tin Croft 9 41 41 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -- - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d f West Basset (Illogan) l} 221 23} W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 84 88 Wheal Basset (Illogan) s} 1105 205 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 1125 135 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 5l 21 3 Wheal Kitty (TJ. Lelant) , 1.7.2 94 101 - Wh '1 Mary Ann (31,rthe) 8 45 47 - Trelawney ( Lick . ; 41 32 34 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Boa AccordCopper,Lim. lOs par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 11 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 12 13 :5 Do.L and and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... d 40 Care Copper all 36 38 38 7 1 Cepiapo IG 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all I k 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 I P 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead • Mining and Smelt all 31 4 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican all 2} 2 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Paid. Share Securities. Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 114 115 1151141 1 / Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 114 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 114 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 110 1111 1111 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N . S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. 106 1001 104 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan &July 100 111 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 Bedford and Bletchleyl Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshireg.6p.o. E Union,llarwichSlis. Do. Woodbridge ... GI s.Barr.SzNeils,Drct. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. i Shares Do. I Shares London&Greenwich Do. Barking Shares L D o o n . Preference L o westoft, pa. 4 p. ct b " y e .& nce Soutend Do. 6 per cent ... , Mane., Ruxtn. & Matk. Midsb.& Reder, g. 6 1 3 . 0. Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx I gua ranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. • Do. Fined 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Rovstn,Hitch.,& Shep Slit.Roth.&G 01.g.5p.c. Sllrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset..' Wimbledon& Croydn.l Share Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 pirCent .1 3 ref Stock East and West India Stock London ............ . Stock St. Kath ar i ne Stock Southampton Stock Uctoria .. . Ln& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N W L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North. 5 Lan.& Yk. T Wass.) , M‘Clean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. L.&Brgtn 01- h 104 101, 90 92 8 9 DOCKS IPaid C P r i s c i e n ! BuDoinnee6.9 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 102 104 18 97 99 1 102 104 17 18 135 110 41 41 1109 111 64 06 115 120 99 94 2/ 1: 96 98 i I P 56 58 1135 110 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. P a id . I Closing Businoss Price. ' Dons. Share Railway& 100 1 [Atlantic &St Lawrence all 8/ 84 ! Lersod at e per cent.; 18f Bom.,Bp.roda &Cent.ln& } t gu. 5 percent 1 34 4 4 d 18 Do all 17/ 171 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 1 d 18 Do. Do. B 41 1 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 6 201 Do. New l6l 8 9 d 100 f Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich 1 100 80 85 ( 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 .) 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 77 82 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. 1 par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. par IP ... „ 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -- tt t 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7l 4 4 d 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 1 d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1011 102 1021 211 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 4 4 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 O G Geelonge e D lO 4 n i g P i e l iI B del. Corporationg u s P a . a 5 Y p : . s c: all 18 TO 1 ° (14 iper cent. Bonds S B t t( o ) c . k Grand Trunk of Canada 100 3 - 3 35 34 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 79 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 91 93 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 991 160 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 id / d 20 Do. do 4 - - 2o r Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. 2s . j -- 24 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all i 15/ 151 151 201 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '- -76' ---h wit- I all 103 105 w t opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '/3 without opt all 102 104 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. MP 17 171 20 Do. do. 5 per cent, all 19 19 3 191 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 17 11 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c l5 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ity.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe I Class ACapitl.Share lO — d Do. do. Land do .. n Do. do. B. Capital do - --d Do. do . Land do lO _ 20 1 NorthoflndiaTramroaa 2s. t Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde . 15 4 d , par 20 Do. 20 Do. New 1 d 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo 7 1 0 1 d 20 St. Andrews &Quebec 101. A 18 10 iTrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par I - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 5 41 20 Ardennes all 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,tim.7p.C 3 I i d 5. Belgian East. Junction all / 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac all —.- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. Rh', . all 61 61 61 10 Italian Junction 20' Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 1 1p 94 gi 20 Lucca& Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 33} Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 8 81 84 20 - Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 191 201 16 Northern of France all 351 36 — ll 1 - 1 d i) 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian 'Trunk Pref all 81 91 20.. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 -- _ 20 Paris,Lyons, and Meclit. all 321 33 20 Paris and Orleans 20 Re gu cif a e . & 7 . 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 p S . . F et. ra ( l im (P . e ) rn ) } 9 2010 Royal ßome a D nd an F is r h ascati all 5 ___— _...- 5 Royal Swedish 20 Sambre and 3leuse. • 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 1 - 99 2 - 04 2100 Southern Southern 0 0 e f n F t r . Pref anne . a . . all 11 6 10 20 81 West Flanders all 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 20 211 20 Western of Austria 6 —.— 20 Western of Switzerland all - 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all -. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share I Joint-Stock Banks. P a id . Closing i Business Price. Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. Fe LoanCo British North ArnerlCaU . Cit Clad. Bank of India, &c Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scat., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lian.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster. Nat. rrov. of England. Do. new National Bank [New South Wales Orient. I*.k. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London I 70 1 82 11 26 68 70 80 83 24 2 4 / 1 45 47 li Id 63 65 32 33 18 10 16. 164 211 22} 181 19} 70 72 25 20 d MISCELLANEOUS. Share` — Miscellaneous. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £5 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish MazTel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C Canada Land 100 10 Stock Chan.lslands Te4.(Lim.) Cop.Min.of Eng.& Smltg Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Stock Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.SLCo Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) Gl. Iron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lon d. Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.e.Pref.,iss.at 1 dia. N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand, N.B.Australasian (Lim North of Europe Steam,' Oriental Gas Do: New Shares Peel River Laud & Min ' Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Seot.Austrin.ln.y.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Do. do Registered . . Tr.4lr Ln.Co.of Upr. Can van Diemen's Land paid. l Closing P rice. Business dons 200 230 30 32 i I 2i 31 SO 32 36 38 19 21 14 15 L2O 124 9 10 23 253 11 1 4 [O2 101 11 11 all all all 158. all all 5 a I 1 I 4:11 I i 1 die pa 80 2f 2 82 i lidl4 p fp 23 21 6 7 60 62 107 f 1171 361 37 1 9 11 ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. LAMBETH. - A crowded meeting of electors was held yester day-evening. at the Horns, to hear Mr. WILLIAms's views on the great questions of the day, and also such explanations as that gentleman might offer relative to the recent withdrawal of his resignation. Mr. Williams and his friends were vociferously cheered as they entered the room. Mr. J. W. STRATTON, late churchwarden of Lambeth, took the chair. This meeting, he said, would probably be the most important election meeting that had for some years * been held in the borough of Lambeth. He b e li ev ed that the electors had been tampered with, and therefore should de tain them for a few moments with a brief explana tion of what had occurred to himself. Immediately the dissolution was announced Mr. Frederick Doulton called on him, and asked him for his sup port. He (Mr. Stratton) replied that if his old friend Mr. Williams stood, no other man should have his support. Mr. Doulton informed him that Mr. Williams was indisposed, having had a slight attack of paralysis--a mistake, he (Mr. Stratton) was happy to say ; but the consequence of that statement was that he waited personally on Mr. Williams, and the consequence was the re-appear ance of that gentleman as a candidate for their suffrages. Mr. WILLIAMS, who was loudly cheered, said that he appeared amongst them under peculiar circumstances,. and with feelings of considerable pain, for he found that in consequence of coming so late into the field he had lost a great n umber of valued supporters. (" Only a few.") He now came forward in consequence of a requisition the most numerously signed that (he believed) had ever been got up on so short a notice. A deputation, bearing that re quisition, waited on him and assured him that it was the general wish of the borough that he should again come forward. The first step he took in consepence was to consult his medical adviser, and that gentleman assured him that by avoiding late hours in the house he might go in again without the slightest danger. There had been innumerable rumours circulated in the borough as to the causes which led to his resignation. First, it had been said that no opposition to him was threatened pre- Vious to his resignation. But a great deal of underhand work had been going on. (Hear.) Mr. Doulton had made him the theme of all his speeches, and had declared that no attempt was being made to disturb him (Mr. Williams); but he (Mr. - Williams) had far different information. From the moment the Government were defeated he learnt that Mr. Doulton commenced feeling his way in the borough. (An Elector—" Mr. Doulton denies that.") He was informed that Mr. Doulton had been entertaining his (Mr. Williams's) friends with unwonted hospi tality long before he (Mr. Williams) had given any intimation of intended resignation. (Hear.) In fact, there was every symptom of a contest, and as he had recently sustained a most arduous one, and as also he did not expect the present . Parliament to last long, he then made up his mind not to contest the borough. (Interruption.) The CHAIRMAN called on the meeting to recollect that the candidate was not , a young man, and that he had spent his best days their service. Mr. WILLIAM—Among other things which had been advanced against him, he believed, it had been circulated in ,the borough that he was an old, worn-out man. All that he could say in reply to his critics was, that he was prepared to contend with any of them either with the strength of his arm or the clearness of his head. (Loud cheers, and laughter.) Having alluded to a letter which had appeared in the Morning Advertiser, Mr. Williams proceeded to say that he had been accused even of selling the borough, and that the sum, of two thousand pounds had been received. Now, he could inform them that he was happily So cir cumstanced as to have quite as' much money as he wanted, and he could assure them the merchant was not alive whO could purchase his independence. But even if it were so, was the independent borough of Lambeth to be purchased for two thousand or two hundred thousand pounds ? (Cheers.) No, all he could say Was that he came a free and inde pendent candidate before them, and it was for the electors to choose the best main. (Hear.) He had been accused' of having made a promise to 'Mr. Doulton in 1857, not again to contest the borough. He had never done anything of the kind, nor had he ever known until now that Mr. Doulton had any intention of seeking a seat in Parliament. He might have said, in passing, that the turmoil and trouble of that election were so great, that he did not think he should encounter them again. But he had thought no more of it until now, when he found it brought up circumstantially against him. He, had heard that Mr. Roupell's wealth and influence were to be thrown into the scale against him but he did not believe it. (Hear.) Mr. Roupell and he had always been the best friends, had always consulted together on political questions, and had always voted in the same lobby. (Cheers.) With respect to the Reform Bill, that of the next session would be a most iniportant measure. It would hardly be brought forward by the present Govern ment, but by whoever brought forward it would not most probably be such a one as would sati s fy them, and it was therefore necessary to have a strong force of real reformers in the house. Lord J. Rus sell was an honest reformer as far as he went. but he did not go far enough, and it would be necessary that they should squeeze him up. (Cheers.) Lord John had given them his programme—Xlo for counties and VI for boroughs. He (Mr. Williams) thought the sum named for counties low enough, but for the towns he should prefer the old English franchise, household suffrage. He thought that every householder and every lodger occupying a room should have a vote. With respect to the ballot, he had always voted for it, and should con tinue to do so, because he believed it to be abso lutely necessary for the voter, not in towns, but in the country. In Lambeth the employers did not interfere with their workmen, but in the coun try a landlord considered it an insult if a man can vassed his tenants without having in the first instance obtained his permission. He should, there. fore, do all he could to obtain for them a good Reform Bill, and he could assure them that in such a work the old experienced members would have great advantage. Mr. Williams here quoted a passage from one of Mr. Doulton's speeches, to the effect that little mental qualification was necessary for the House of Commons. He (Mr. Williams) could assure them that Mr. Doulton was quite mistaken in his estimate, for it required much more skill and ability to be a member of the House ofl Commons than to manage the most intricate busi ness either in trade or commerce. There were the estimates, for instance, respecting which he had taken more trouble than any member of the House of Commons. These estimates consisted of thousands of particular votes, and he was always able to con front the Minister with the corresponding vote in the old boroughmongering Parliament. They got over it, it was true, by blustering, as he seldom got any one to back him, but if the press would only publish their expenses the people would not stand them much longer. He was for giving the largest possible extension of the franchise to the working classes. Some people said they were venal and not to be trusted, but his belief was that they were as honest and independent as any other class of their fellow countrymen. (Cheers.) Mr. Williams con cluded amid loud cheering by telling the meeting that his cause was their cause, and that he left it confidently in their hands. Mr. GODDARD proposed a resolution pledging the meeting to Mr. Williams's support, and related one or two incidents to show that Mr. Doulton had long contemplated standing for the borough. He trusted, however, that all their underhand attempts against Mr. Williams would be unsuccessful, seeing that the requisition to him had in a few hours received 2,000 signatures. ; Mr. GILES, in seconding the resolution, re minded the meeting that one of Mr. Wil liams's last Parliamentary acts was to call the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the fact that his Foreign Secretary had held his office for some time without having in the first in stance paid for the proper stamp on his admission. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Giles proceeded to complain that Messrs. Roupell and Doultou had secured all the public-houses in the borough, but they had, he said, a remedy for that, for the electors had offered them their private houses for committee rooms. The resolution was put and carried by acclama tion, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. In answer to questions, Mr. Williams declined to vote for the opening of the Crystal P a l ace an d other public places on Sundays, the half-holiday move ment being, in his opinion, the best thing to meet that case. He was also opposed to Sunday trading, and had himself brought in a bill, for its abolition. He was willing to vote against the income-tax under a hundred a year, and would also use his best endeavours to have a clearer distinction between the income wrung from labour and that which was derived from property. In answer to questions from Mr. Knight, Mr. 'Williams reiterated his denial of any previous arrangement with Mr. Doulton. A numerous meeting was addressed on the same evening at the Victoria Theatre, and Mr. Roupell met his friends at the School-room, Flint-street, Walworth. SOUTHWARK. Mr. Lock e , y es t er d ay, emu l at i ng th e example of Sir C. Napier, a dd resse d th ree sev eral meetings in various parts of th e b oroug h, to each of which he recapitulated his votes and general conduct in the House of C ommons , and explained his opinions upon the question of Parliamentary reform, church rates, ~.,.~ .. t r i. 4134 and other leading topics of the day. The first of these meetings was held at the St. George's Tavern, St. George's-road, at one o'clock ; the second at the Southwark Music-hall, at three ; and the third at eight o'clock in the evening, at Retherhithe, and in, each case a pledge was given on the part of the electors present to support the hon. gentleman at the hustings next week. Sir C. Napier also ad dressed a large and enthusiastically favourable meeting in the Leather Market, at Bermondsey ; and Mr. A. Pellatt explained his political views to a considerable number of the electors assembled at the Red Lion, Horsleydown-lane. FINSBURY. Last night Mr. Duncombe addressed a very numerous meeting in . Myddleton Hall.. The hon. gentleman on presenting himself was. most enthu siastically received: • He stated that• he was about to enter upon his eighth general election contest, and felt that he had strength enough to serve the electors of Finsbury, as he had hitherto done, in promoting the cause of reform. He had not yet seen the Reform Bill that pleased him. (Cheers.) Lord Derby had tried his hand for the first and last time, but his bill was so bad that it was ignomi niously kicked out. of the house. Lord J. Russell produced two bills, but he gave them up without proceeding with them, whilst Lord Palmerston, who promised a Reform Bill in the Queen's speech, declared that he had not prepared any bill, and all that had been done was, that the matter had been talked over in the Cabinet. (Laughter.) The country, was asked by the present Ministers to return a Parliament that should enable them to rule ; but they did not say on what principles they were to rule. Reform was not to be found in their programme. They hoped by means of bribery and intimidation to get a majority in the new House of Commons.. Ire knew what answer would be re turned by the people if they had such large and independent constituencies as the borough of Fins bury. But even as things were at present he be lieved that there would be such an opposition in the new House of Commons as would make it impossible for any. Government to rule on Tory principles. He hoped the constituencies would speak out on the question of Italy, and make it known to the world that the people of England were opposed to the oppression of that country by Austria. (Cheers.) .The hon, gentleman made refer ence to the other candidates in the., course of his address, and a• good - deal of noise was created by the partisans of Mr. Cox, who thought they detected in the remarks of the hon. gentleman • a leaning to the side of Sir S. M. Peto. He stated, in explana tion, however, that he stood upon his own bottom, and that all he expected was one vote. (Cheers.) Mr. Purfit proposed, and Mr. Watson seconded a resolution in favour of Mr. Duncombe, which was carried unanimously. . A vote of thanks to Mr. Delarne, the chairman, terminated the proCeedings. SIR MORTON PETO'S MEETING. Last night an influential meeting of electors of, the borough of Finsbury, of the parishes of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, was held at the George and Blue Boa; High Holborn, to meet Sir S. Morton Peto.: William Elliott, Esq., occupied the chair. Sir S. MORTON PETO addressed the Meeting, and said he met those present as friends, for they were quite aware of the scenes that had been presented. by public rmeetings, so that the only course lefj to hini was to meet them as on, that occasion, to allow them the opportunity of putting any questions they pleased ; for it was very, desirable that they should know the opinions of the candidates who desired to represent them. As to a bill put out by Mr. Cox's committee respecting the disturbances caused at his meeting by Mr. Cox's friends, he had a.wit ness who was present at the meeting in Clerken well when the plans, were resolved upon. Mr. Cox was continually complaining about his coming into the borough, but Mr. Duncombe did not complain ; nor would Mr. Cox had he not felt how insecure was his Position.; but if he felt convinced that he was the beSt man for Finsbury, he need not mind if a dozen candidates were to come. He did not know that Finsbury was the manor of Mr. Cox, nor that any one who came - there was to be considered as poaching on Mr. Cox's manor. He would carry on the contest with the best possible feeling, and was not • ashamed of his opinicms before men, and he would feel obliged by any questions being put to him as to: his; Opinions. Ile .then read a letter from Mr. Monkton, of Gray's Inn, which stated the almost unanimous support promised to him in that Inn, especially by voters who usually held aloof, on the sole ground of the disgraceful distuibances that have taken place... .. Mr. J.. R. TAYLOR then put several questions to Sir S. M. Peto on the subject of Sunday trains and the opening of - the British Museum on Sundays. Sir S.:M. PETO stated that he held railroads to have simply taken the place. of, the .common roads of the country, which it was practically impossible to close on Sundays. He was not for opening the British Museum on Sundays, but he was anxious to co-operate with other employers in giving the working classes a Saturday half-holiday, in order that they might have the opportunity of benefiting by such places. Mr. FALKNER, of Red Lion-square, moved a re solution, " That this meeting is of opinion that Sir S. Morton Peto is a fit and proper person to repre sent the electors of the borough of Finsbury in the Commons House of Parliament." Mr. COTTLE, of East•street, seconded the resolu ion, which was adopted, with one dissentient. A numerous body of electors then came forward :0 enrol themselves on Sir Samuel's committee, and the meeting terminated. TOWER HAMLETS. MR. C. S. BUTLER'S MEETING. Last night a meeting of the electors and other inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets was held. at the School-room adjoining the New Tabernacle, Old street-road, for the purpose of hearing from Mr. C. S. Butler, an address explanatory of his Parliamentary career and political principles, and with reference to the forthcoming election for the borough. _ _ Shortly after eight o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. J. M. Browne, who briefly addressed the meeting, and bespoke for each elector who might desire to deliver his sentiments a fair and impartial hearing. It was most desirable that their pro ceedings should be conducted with decorum, and that nosing might occur of a character similar to that which he regretted to say had disgraced some of the electoral gatherings of their Finsbury neighbours. (Cheers.) Mr. C. S. BUTLER, next presented himself, and was received with a good deal of applause. Having apologised for not appearing before them at the precise time named for commencing their proceedings, he expressed his satisfaction at finding himself summoned by so large a body of electors, and numbering as it did so many of the parochial authorities, who exercised such deserved influence in the district. In 1852 he became their member under peculiar circumstances. He promised to be attentive to his duties, only absenting himself one night from Parliament during the last, and not one night during the present session. It was true he had not attended so many district meetings as other hon. members, but he was not physically a strong man. (Hear, hear.) -It was impossible for him to do so, and he would not bind himself to attend two or three times a week the meetings that were held in the borough. It had been said that he never met his constituents. (Hear.) Why should he not meet his constituents ? (Hear.) What had he ever done to be afraid or ashamed of meeting them? (Cheers.) He was proud of the representatation of the borough ; but such was the state of his health that he would not pledge himself to attend every meeting. His door was always open to every elector, and they could approach him, they knew well, at all times, and with the certainty of receiv ing from him attentive consideration. (Hear.) As an elector himself, he thought they had a capital representative in the gentleman who addressed them—(laughter)—as well as in his valuable col league, Mr. Ayrton. (Cheers.) Both represen tatives were perfectly satisfied with their position —(laughter, and cheers)—and he thought it would be a great mistake to disturb existing arrange ments. Mr. Butler referred to his exertions on the Metropolitan Management Bill, and the important amendments he was instrumental in having effected in that measure, and to the part he took in the debates on the equalisation of poor rates, and on other measures of great and social importance. He next alluded to the Government Reform Bill, which, professing to be an enfranchisement bill, really was a disfranchisement scheme, and he had acted up to the promise made to the electors some time since of voting against the bill, as he would have done at every succeeding stage, had the second reading been carried. (Hear.) He protested against the name of the Sovereign being dragged into these elections ; but when the question became ventilated, it would be found with what injustice , and with how little reason that liberty had been ta n.The Reform Bill, however, was defeated , and they were now called upon to elect their members. wouldn the Tower Hamlets he hoped and believedthey have no change. As yet they were not, at all events, threatened with any opponent or contest. Many members of the Government were quite as honest and as able as those who sat on the Opposition benches, but they were not the men to intro duce a Reform Bill, as they had little, if any, connection with the industrious 1 c asses. (Hear, hear.) As far as he was concerned, he little cared whether they had a Derby Ministry, or a Russell Ministry, or a Palmerston Ministry. He wanted measures, and not men. (Cheers.) He had never darkened the Treasury door to ask for favours, .v and he never would do so. He had always given an honest vote. He had no interest or object to serve in giving a dishonest one. With reference to the distribution of Parliamentary seats he wished to say one word. In the Tower Hamlets they had a population of half a million, and they returned only two members ; while 71 boroughs, having a population less by an eighth than the Tower Ham lets, had 113 members. (Cries of " Shame.") That seemed a monstrous state of things, and he told the Tower Hamlets that he would not support Lord John Russell or any other Minister unless he pro posed a fair re-distribution of Parliamentary seats. In point of interest, the Tower Hamlets ought to have a larger share in the representation. They had the shipping • interest, and the silk interest, both of which, especially the latter, were grossly neglected. He feared, from the news received to day, that war was inevitable. If the Government of this country plunged us into.war, he hoped the people would know how to deal with them when they presented themselves at the hustings. (Hear.) There never was an occasion when the people had greater need to use the utmost caution in the con stitution of their Parliament, and he hoped in God they would elect honest members, if they were not able ones. (Cheers.) In reply to a working man named Palmer, Mr. Butler said that he disapproved of flogging in the army and navy, the impressment act, and the game laws. The same Working Mau said, that he had opposed Mr. Butler at his-Arst election, but he was now bound to state that,he„considered his votes had been right and g 00610,44 that : he well deserved the support of the w00961i.P1a4; for whose welfare he had laboured seduisi y 40.feithfully, and of whose interest he Ina -n - roved himself an ear nes t and a faithful exponent . i ;,,; 1 On the motion of Mr n filAglige Pearce, seconded by Mr. J. Weare, it yaA,,resolved unanimously, and amid much enthusiasm, " That the thanks of this meeting of the inhabitants of Shoreditch, are eminently due to C. S. Butler, Esq., for his inva riable supportof all liberal measures, and especially for his attention to the local interests of the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, with Iniich he is so closely identified ; and that the worthy member is Worthy of the renewed confidence of the inhabi tants, and this meeting pledges itself to use its best exertions to secure his re-election. Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. CITY OF LONDON ELECTION: The committee for conducting the election of Lord Stanley beg to forward to the editor a letter addressed by his lordship to their chairman. While this letter intimates his lordship's inability to take any active steps as a candidate, they believe that it justifies them in entertaining the confident assurance that he would, if elected, unhesitatingly accept the representation of the City in Parliament ; and they are, therefore, fully resolved to continue their efforts to place him at the head of the poll at the ensuing election. London Tavern, April 21, 1659. 23, St. James's-square, April 20, 1850. SlR,—The importance of the proposal which you made to me on Monday, in the name of the gentle men who acemitpanied you, and of those who signed the requisition,to Mr. Baring and myself must be my excuse for having deferred my reply to that proposal until to-day. I need not here repeat that which I stated ver bally on the occasion of our interview, that to represent the City of London was in my judgment an honour of which the most experienced and distinguished public servant might be proud ; and that to have been thought worthy of such an honour by more than 2,000 of the electors of London was a compliment for which I could never cease to feel ' t grateful to those by whom it was paid. rX.) Various circumstances, however, have forced 41E 3 me the conviction that I ought not to come foiwrric4„ as a candidate for the representation of the oy, even were success assured, and were it certain that I should be able to retain, on a future occasion, the support of all by whom I might be supported now. The claims of so vast and important a constituency must necessarily interfere with the due performance of those official functions for which even at present the utmost energies that I can put forth barely suffice. It would be neither satisfactory to myself nor just to the electors that I should accept the office of their representative on the implied condi tion of leaving unfulfilled many of the duties which that office imposes ; nor could I reasonably expect that such a condition would be assented to by those whose interests it affected. It would not be possible for me, engaged as I am, to enter upon a canvass or to attend meetings of the electors ; and I cannot but be aware that to engage in a contest without those preliminaries would be greatly to increase the risk of failure. On all these grounds I feel compelled to decline availing myself of the very flattering offer which you have made me. It is with sincere regret and with a feeling of gratitude to which these few and hasty lines will do but scanty justice. I remain, Sir, You obliged and obedient servant, Coleridge J. Kennard, Esq. STANLEY. A GREEN ROOM SQUABBLE. In the Wolverhampton County Court, a few days ago, Mr. Richard Norman, described as an actor, sought to recover the sum of £1 155., being one week's salary alleged to be due him from Mr. Tames Rogers, late lessee of the Wolverhampton Theatre. Mr. J. Underhill appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Thurstans for the defendant. The main points in the dispute were the nature of the plaintiff's en gagement with the defendant, and the duration of the season. In opening the case Mr. Underhill produced several letters which had passed between the plaintiff and the defendant prior to the engage ment being determined upon. In the first of these the defendant, speaking of the line of business for which the plaintiff would be required, said, " The line would include all the first heavy line, Richard, Othello, Macbeth, Virginius, &c. Ido occasionally appear myself, but I wish to play as seldom as possible. On such occasions I have played Romeo or Rolla, and then the leading man has played the Friar or Pizarro." The terms then offered to the plaintiff were 30s. a week, but plaintiff represented to the defendant that the salary was not sufficient, and some further correspondence ensued, in which the defendant agreed to give 355. and the third of a benefit, and in the same letter remarked that he could not promise to require the plaintiff's ser vices after Easter, the end of the season. The plain tiff entered upon his engagement at the theatre, and appeared several times very successfully. In the month of March the defendant announced the engagement of a Mr. Evans, and the plaintiff on going to a rehearsal, saw in the green-room the cast for the ensuing week, in which he was cast to play Macduff to Mr. Evans's Macbeth, Pizarro to that gentleman's Rolla, and lago to his Othello. Im mediately upon seeing that announcement the plaintiff felt that it was not in accordance with the terms of his engagement, and accordingly he declined to play the parts, in consequence of which the defendant, on the sth of March, gave him a formal notice to leave. The plaintiff held that according to his engagement he was justified in refusing to act ; and further that the notice to leave was informal, inasmuch as the agreement was binding up to the end of the season. The plaintiff proved the above facts as detailed by Mr. Underhill, and further stated that he had never refused to act according to the terms of his engagement. In cross-examination the plaintiff said he had pre viously played second rate characters to Mr. Evans at the Theatre Royal, Dublin; but it was then according to the terms of the engagement. Was not aware that it was the usual custom upon the tem pmoar en n ary top g l a m agye second d f t a o " h st i a m r f . " o T r h t e h e w s usually commences in September and terminates a , o n c t k e r leading seasot Easter. Never knew it end before Easte r . T here were no witnesses in support of t he plaintifs case. For the defence Mr. Thurstans raised several points, first, that the engagement was simply an agreement between master and servant, andthatt hedefendant was at liberty to discharge the plaintiff when he thought proper, upon giving a fortnight' s no ti ce ; next, that the engagement being for a season, that term must be considered to be an indefinite period, ` term i na ble at the discretipn of the defendant ; ne x t, that the defendant ,had not vi o l a t e d hi s agreement ; arid: furth er , th a t it was th e ner al custom for alsta r t o t k d o f withha t d h o n b p j plaintiff in o in casting hi m t o p l ay the parts he ge a e prece ence the stock leading man. This line of defence was substantiated by the evidence of Mr. Jas. Rogers, the defendant, Miss Kate Percy, Mr. Evans and Mr. Charles Ja mes. - Mi . .Underhill, in replying upon the evidence, relied upon the point that there had been a 'written engagement between the plain tiff and the defendant, in which the plaintiff was, engaged to play a certain class of characters, and., that no evidence of custom could affect the issue of the present case. The learned judge said he would' take time to consider his decision.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. COLLISION AND Loss OF FIVE LlVES.—Consider able excitement was caused yesterday at Greenwich by the intelligence that the master and five of the crew of the fish ing smack Chance, belonging to that town, were drowned in consequence of being run down by a vessel whilst in a small boat engaged in their occupation of fishing at a point known as the Well-bank," about twenty miles seaward from the port of Harwich. The Chance has returned to Greenwich with the remainder of the crew, and confirms the melancholly intelligence. Mr. Cook, the muter, was also part owner of the vessel. a., ,r..,iltritr.,A l 4l - . 1 lilt 3C:.. , Z 4 'l4ll 100 100 20.11 100 1' 4', 2 4 I 481 soi i