The Sun. — London, England, 1860-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARK ET.—( THIS DAY.) • 4.• ORDINARY SUARES AND BTOCKB. rIIESDAY. I CITY, Two o'CLocK. --- - - ian, Captain { During the last fe w d a y s th e mar k e t s f or foreign t3barH Railways. Paid. Closin g Business Price. Done. and colonial produce have been inactive, and, with March, has , 12.10 xxnuel iv otung. Bost. one or two exceptions, prices have shown a down- and actEern Junction 10 ei 61 i specie. (3. • 5o ~)ella ..1 and Ballymena.. all - ward tendency. Tea has been dull, without, how- 13 ' .14 ilir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 55 ia Halifta• tad been re' ever, undergoing any change in price. Sugars sto?if Birk.,La.,and Ch. June lOO iii 7 24 25 ,Blackburn have receded about 6d. per cwt. ; but coffee amon to the ! 25 ;Myth and 'Tyne all - - 10 I Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Conn all 61 7 has been in active demand at full rates. Stock !Bristol and Exeter For rice the inquiries have been extensive, Stock ;Caledonian 10 !Carmarthen & Cardigan all - _E. full rates having been realised for all descriptions. 50 (Cork and Bandon ' 9 ll - - ork, Blkrock,&P assage all - 20 nwa The dealings i n f ru it an d sp i ces h ave b een very 20 :C r or week unde r limited, without any material change in value. 10 all 61 61 tll6p.c.peran.• {altal - "--- clear stag e Saltpetre has been in stead demand at late prices, to 2550 Dublin andße hasheen pfl.toß. - - y l u D o o . A B li A roves. no div. r Sedrvi ck ' but there has been less inquiry for tallow P.Y.C.Bast June. all - ' E D a u s n t ., A P ri erl ia l Abr.June. all 74 5 her writer s on the spot having slightly declined in price ; for s , toe;:- ~ Stock Eastern Counties lOO 541 551 551 41 51 Buckstone ' forward delivery, however, a moderate business Stock i Eastern Union A Stock! 100 36 38 ctions vi'er n has been transacted. Stock; Do. do. B Stock; 100 25 27 25 I Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds)' 84 - - in, Sheridan I Although the arrangements for the 4th of the 20 , East Suffolk - - , )ickells, an d : M onth are partially completed, there is very little Stock !Edinburg and Glasgow 100 79 80 a judicious diminution in the demand. for money, the supplies Stock 1 Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 281 291 291 1 9 all. - nent. M IS° of bills off ere d f or nego ti a ti on b e i ng still exceed- Stockl ;Fort Eurnessh & Clyde Junction 1 100 - - StochlGlasgow& South %Testi). 100 99 4 100 5 1 spirit an d , i ngly large. The pressure, however, is most felt to , Great North of Scotlandl all - - 'ith in:WITS' • at the Bank, because the rates charged elsewhere Stock ;Gr ,, at Northern I 100 111 112 1115 511 5 1 Stock Do. do. A Stool lOO Do. do. B Stock ' 100 113 115 113 14 15 onelusion of I generally exceed 41 per cent. Towards the close 1100 1 13 lag Stock Gt. South & Wstn (held' 100 113 115 1131 ss in ver se ' of the week, however, the inquiry may slightly Great Western • 'I 100 (81 1181 681 41 4 th the poi nt abate, although there are many who yet anticipate Stock IDo.Str.Vl.Rail Gna.Stk ' 100 60 65 1 The lirish South Eastern- I all - - The gar a further upward movement in the minimum quo- Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire' 100 102 1021 102 1; 25 Stock London and Blackwall.' 100 67 69 0 38 Id by th eir Cation. Stock Lon.,Brighton&S.Coast 100 109 111 ! of 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover; all 12 13 Selection - The steamer with the outward India and China Stock London &North Wcstn , 100 981 981 0 84 lit 4 acter of t he Mails on Wednesday will take £122,458, of which 121 Do. Eighths - 4d 9 4 £ 6 9,313 (L 14,473 in gold and £54,840 in silver) is stock €l e d r o r n t South-: e stn for India and Ceylon, and £53,145, all silver, is for 25 L'derri & Enniski l l7e . n . : all 12 - 13 12 4 1 0 CRI I VA . China. The whole is on private account. Stock Man., 'hef., & Lincoln lOO 411 121 42 1 60 Maryport and Carlisle - -- 121 Do. do. }Shares all - - The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday continued 10 Metropolitan I for Chin n, very quiet, and prices were unchanged. The sales Stock Midland lOO 1164 117 1161 161 17 Dprenant 0 , 11 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby.; 100 92 94 Bay. It 16 Were 6,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market 50 mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all .- - :ion, that A° b usiness was inactive 25 , and quotations had a down- 25 Mi Shares all - - d Kent all - - ch army OIT Ward tendency. 10 Do. (Cray Line) I all - - 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - es as mall There has been rather more activity to-day in 25 New., Aber., & flerefd: all 10 11 'e required' 10 Newry & Armagh (act.) 9 - - the market for Public Securities, and an advance 20 Newry, Warpt., & itos all -es of the ev Stock Norfolk lOO 54 56 55 4 - of the 101 4 o f - 1 - , per cent. has taken place chiefly in conse -50 North. Counties Union 35 34 2 d 02d Colon el quence of Lord John Russell's statements in the Stock North British lOO 601 cot 69 4 4 d, so distill; Rouse yesterday with regard to the prospect of an Stock I N , o o r.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO - - I .A Stk.-Arec.no div battalion of atnieable adjustment of the Savoy question. untillip.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 3uillot de 10 Stock Do. :B Stock - - I of Lieu t.' Consols are 941 7,-, for money, 941 1 for StockiNorth-Eastn.-Berwick too 93} 931 93 5 I G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2 14 d d the 11th instant, and 941 I for May. 103 46 1 r 47 46 1 tphical De' st 2 o s elclDo. Leeds 100 771 771 77 I ,s, and CO' The New 21 per Cents. have been dealt in at 78; gL7e l i c c ' t i rt?? -r o k ndon lOO 105 107 !urs are pr r" India Stock remains at 218 ; ditto New Loan has im- 20 North Staffordshire 175 31 31 a 134 14 1 Junction all 9 aving capes' proved to 1041 i; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Pap er , St 0 ck Oxford, Wor. W ,& Wolver lOO 40 42 1 41 4 i ots to bro.: . to 971 98 ; ditto 51 per Cent. ditto is steady, at 10 Peebles all 8 9 of the 4 t h i ' Portsmouth 1031 1 ; but the Debentures are heavy, at 931 / ; 10 ;Rbyrfiney lO 54 64 )(mated Nit Stock Scottish Central fortn igllw Exchequer Bills have receded to 10s. and 14s. Stock I Scotli. N.E., Aber. Stock! 100 33 34 33 5 4 and Toul oV ' Prem. Stock !Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 t 8 87 86 Stock Shropshire Unio n 1 100 47 49 1° Ills concern ' Business continues rather active in the Foreign to !Sittinc - bourne & Sheer.' ell 31 24 d Command Market, and prices show increased firmness. Stock South Devon lOO 42 44 Stock ;Soul h-Ea9tern lOO 874 881 8 74 8 i Ants of int e ; Turkish 6 per Cents. are 781 to 78/ ; ditto New, 60 Stock South , Wales S t 2 o o c k ; 1 o t n u i t n h e Y s , o r ix k o s t . , R & iv w . D o u k n : 100 74 76 der-in •Chi e !' all 6 8 tag to 611-; Spanish 3 per Cents, have improved to 46 I ; D, before ....- 25 'Stockton & Darlington. all 39 40 nad minted ditto Passive to 141 1; Dutch 21 per Cents. to 661; 25 Do. do. nce of Oro ° Russian 3 per Cents. remain at 64 / ; and Mexican - Stockton & Hartlepool 165 - St oCk Taff Vale lOO - - By the En" at 21i 1.. The Brazilian Scrip is firm at Ito stoek ' Do. Preference, No. 1 rmy will be die. 2.5 ThamesHaTenDk&Rail 2 2 - - ire not liab le' 50 Ulster The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 to 25 Do. 2O 24 34 p )ops are pro' 12 10 Do. ll * d ip br the din!: at prem.; the Universal ditto, Ito / prem. Stock . Vale of Ncath lOO 59 61 591 9 re nearly tl,", ' The Railway Share Market has shown increased s.,ooek:laett e oria Station &c m 9,1 10 11 rford & Kilkny 1 00 I - - I used to 11 ' buoyancy to-day, most of the principal lines hay- 50 , Waterford & Limerick all I - Iding hoof s i n - 20 West Cornwall . all 54 61 de- g advanced about Ito 1 per cent. London and 2 0 West London all - ultimate Blackwall improved ss. ; Caledonian, North Bri- 10 Do.I Ist Class all - ' for the t! 2 0 , Do. 24 Class I all .... - 1 from Ind fish, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampt on , an d ,„ were not I v South -Eastern, 10s. ; Great Western, 15s. ; and PREFERENCE SHARES. • go by t he Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North- ia , ai ,,..i Closing I Business ionth bete l ' Western, Midland, and North-Eastern (Berwick), Share Railways. • ''' I Price. Done. • will 1 10 e y• a £l. ish staffs zs Blythe and Tyne 1C per, s pi t ef l . : x (i e s t s . n tp e d e t at s t£osook) l 100 0 1l -96 98 - - ne- The Foreign and Colonial Markets were also Stklßr o i Lt the e%i - April, a n d More active. Lombardo-Venetian have improved jeo ' Do. do. do. Shares (' 14 - - . torklCaledon 410,44 per cent. 109 , 100 102 4frican as to 111, and Buenos Ayres and San Fernando to 4Z- 12.10 pm-, n,,...., The Foreign and Colonial Markets were also More active. Lombardo-Venetian have improved to 118, and Buenos Ayres and San Fernando to 41 h. East Indian realise 1018 I; Great Indian Peninsula 99 ; Grand Trunk of Canada 341 35 ; and Great Western of Canada 131 13.1. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have been in fair demand. Bank of Australasia have improved to 69! 70 ; London and West minster to 67; ; Oriental Bank have risen to 449; and Union of Australia to 45 and 451. Electric Telegraph realise 107 ; London General Omnibus Company, 11 i ; and Berlin Waterworks, 4. Blythe and Tyne 1C per, o. pref. (issued at £5O) 13ris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent, I Do. Qua r. Shares, No. 2.1 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. C. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun.! E.Angn. Class A 7& spc IDo. do. Class B 6 pc ; ;Do. do. Class C 7 pc I E. Conn. Ex. 5 pet. No.l' Do. do N 0.2, Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 'Eastern Union, 4 per ct.' l Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares' p.c. ,Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.; IFurness, 5 per cent .. • .! Glos. &S West.' a. 5 pc. l !Great Northern, 5 p. ct.' 'Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.e.pm ,Do. 44 p. c. do. do. ,Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. p m of Scotld, let pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. prf. Stock • Great West. e (Berks and, Rants) Ext. 5 Do. Redeemable, 44 p et.' Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, d o 'Do. 5 p. ct. R e d eem. Pref , Do. I3irm. Pref. Shares' Gt. W. Ches. 8 p .o.p f .sh.l Do. do. sp. et. pref I Do. Binning. guar. stock Do. Do. Chesterguar.shares' do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.o. stook, Do. 6 per c. Do.Barnsl.St.£s (E. Lan) 3slodpc I L on.& Brig.spc. go. No.l' ,Do. , 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gua., 6 p. et. Do. do. sp. o. No. 41 Do. Do. 44 per cent I Do, do. 44 per c. shares! Do. 7 per cent. Pref. St. ,D 0.6 D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.tlP6s) Loud. Chat. and Dover Lon.& N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. et. I. on. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Londondy & Cole, 4 she. Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. & Lin., 6 p. et. Do. £6 Do. 34 ner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Ifaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent... I Do. ' \rid. Con. 6 p. e. Stook Do.Con.Bris.&l3ir.6p.ct ' Do. 44 p. c. pref. stook I Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leis. & Hit.p re f . s t . l Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s! p. o. redeem, at 5 p. o. r to I Perpet, 6 p. C. with option till 1816 Do., till 1869 'Nerfik 5 p.c. Ex.Stk.lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 D 0.5 Way Val. Ex. Sk 1847 North British, per cent' Do. New, gua. 5 per centl Nth. Dev.R Pc.k.Co.l N - -Eas Leona. Pref.4p.c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref.' Do. do. do. !Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 !Do. do. Quarters, 1846 c)o. York, H.& S. Porch ,North Staffordshire., 1 0x. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g IDo. Redeem., 24 Oita— Do. Irrecieem., 24 gua.! litliymney Guaranteed. I Scottigh Central, new pi I •;cot tish North-Eastern( 34 perc. pref. stock ) Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pe., Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s., I Do. Fixed 44 per ce n t.l South Eastern (Reading' Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 rc. gua. Stock. end Dar. A 5 p.e. Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.c Stork 12.10 1 51 8 99 101 110 113 103 103 110 112 109 111 124 126 81 83 110 112 89 91 75 77 tre Barrett 11. ed to do for hat Cherie is a more as scarcely owes must, iculty of re g wit arla e and in an deficiencie o /1 If each plait] sed the dill k for youni these cole ections tb Ll. 118 120 117 111 110 112 102 104 84 86 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. -,,, 3 Per Cent. Consol s A nnu iti es .. 941 a 1 i 'l 2 w 2f per Cent. Annuities I 'lla Stock - L'itto 5 per Cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per cent — Ditt o 5 per Cent Ditto 1 per Cent Di o Debentures, 1868 lO3l 1 961 1 7 Ditto, 1859 . .. 961 i Ditto Bonds, £1 000 Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account (April) .... Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d l3 11 11 10 p Ditto Small, lid. 96 98 98 100 87 89 90 92 100 102 9/ 0/ 17 18 10/ 10f 74 76 19/ 204 91 10/ 141 165 138 140 L.B. $Olllll le testiel the B4 1 : 13il to iination i n to od consid e , yard by t i t testant. .0 ion, and il„ vho wish r FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. B Azilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent., 1843 Ditto 4/ per Cent. 1858 B9i Ditto Scrip, 1860 Grenad a New Active, - 31 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 4t kexiean 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent 91 3 / 4 Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Itilßsittn, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — • Ditto 3per Cent. 1859 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account - a i Ditto Passive SPanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 43 i :turlciph 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. batch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 66 51 6; THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 94. R 1 Ditto Account 115 117 115 117 140 145 ,115 117 1M 158 132 136 66 68 21i 22i Ira. Disrae l idence, lister and tw of Egl i n tola' oral and Igi cl Sir Ant Wi ld 1. the Bari gh. 31. P. at 4.30 11 ,1 1 of ales, ors and otl7 Western 11 '; ' he royal path battaliott . Burrard, ; 1 :4 As the ro ;ty was ogl e Lnteers. 115 117 15!4 1571 1 111 121 125 127 4 68 70 I '139 141 102 103 P 94 95 91 10 .11i 121 i IP it. d that tliy i ' 4 next until t, n., one of t 7, s of thl d_ti4 operettsf. 3 , l `;) distingurd on mentlo li t o hem Made urites sof? Lined by . ent ths‘ Ind the 81 b 2 0 0 3," as Giu, 0 h langualb:o .' 9 'ant's 6 e a r rnment fo 100 111 108 110 91 1:3 1 94 96 i td Id p 23 24 124 126 lea ,PORTING INTELLIGENCE. DISPUTED RACE AT CROXTON PARK. The following notice was posted in the subscription-room at Tattersall's : WALTON PLATE.—The Stewards of Croxton Park, hay 'lig inquired into the disputed case of the Walton Plate, are of opinion that Miss Julia is entitled to the race, according to Rule 61. (Signed) WILTON. 1.1118 DAYS MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. • SMITHPIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, ▪ Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load. ‘lood and useful qualities in demand at extreme rates. O therwise, trade rather slew. Supply only moderate. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, tel Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per lead. Trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.--Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 15s ; clovei .4 68 to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Steady demand, at very full prices. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has remained very quiet, and prices re niain unaltered. I SvGAR.--There has been a very limited business trans mostnp have shown a downward movement for descriptions ; and in the refined market slight depres '4o4 ha s also prevailed. ~,SoFFEE.—The inquiry for the bett er qua liti es h as b een b —l .„"fe, and prices are well sustained. 44cE.—There has been a steady inquiry, and full p r i ces v e been obtained for all qualities of East India. rates being current. ,ALTPETRE.—The inquiries have been mo d era t e l y :c'ts ve but the transactions have been only limited, pre * ' ALLow.—The market is steady. P.Y.C. on the spot k,„Pote t h r ee 6d to 56s 9d ; April to June, delivery, 53s ; last months, 56s 6d to 56s 9d per cwt. I t MARRIAGE DILEMMA.—A short time back a tantletnaa was united to a lovely and acco m pli s h e d l a d y a t Tillage near Cambridge ; all passed off ple asan tly enoug h , ti ""a bride and bridegroom . were on their wedding tou r , mirab le &du ! it was discovered th a t th e mar 'or7se had been an illegal one, and that the clergyman probably li a bl e to severe penalties fur perform of t at) ceremony. The bridegroom had never thought to I ; rav iding a license—the c l erg y man never thoughtir_ t ied Quire for it. So here were t wo persons m. ti lt - 'without eith er b anns or li cense, an d entirely con- It, 48 I '3' to the stat u t e i n that case made and provid e d. H ere clay l3 4 : li lernma ! What was to he done ? At the end of three aPecial messenger was sent after the happy coup , ie. PretWed ~ng v , al tour was arrested, and . back they . .%ere ,''t, When the ceremony was again performed in the ‘vlti - 1 , 4 1 6 af the important little document absence of trav e e l l "Ad been productive of so much mischief end the Iseti ltn — k ra resumed their tour, their sudden and unexpected . the f; l "ing known to very few persons. Notwithstanding. 4 14 14 5 e start lus hope that the journey through life isir a pleasant one.—Canibridtje Independent. tetia, E lt, SEA PARK.—The alterations, enlarge 'Yktte 'tar rovernent of the large sheet of ornamental the b z ‘ e : r 'aka are nearly completed, and will add . greatly . to t atit i d,',,iltY and interest of the landscape by which it is sur basi4„,`L. The rose garden, flower beds, a grotto, and gym the are also nearly fini.;hed, and will soon be fr foZePection and (free) use of the public. Adrinking thethe: or two will shortly beer erected in convenient spots gardens now ming in the centre of the 1117 119 8i Stock Stork Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stoa. tock Stock Stock Stock Stock all 100 100 100 100 100 75 77 121 123 132 135 10} Jot 231 231 100 102 100 102 88 90 99 101 86 88 28 29 321 331 32 33 50 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Learing Closing' Business , Co.'s. Price. I Done. 20 Australi,n Bedford and Bletchley, all Ln & N.W, • • 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim. 15s 'i d par Buckingham9hire ....i 100 Ln & N.W 95 100 - 35 Brazil. Imp. (iv. at £5 p.) 27* - Chester & Holyhead,. 100 Do 5l lift 20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim. 15 23 24 231 f Do. do. 5f p. et. ....1 100 Do. 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all Do. do. sp. ct. I Clarendon Cons. Min Co. # d Clydesdale Junction. : 100 Caledoninllo3 105 40 Cobra Copper all 43 15 Colchester, Stour Pall . all E.U.SrE C 16 17 Copiapo l6 E.Lincohashire,g.6p.c ; 100 Gt.North.ll4o 142 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all i E Union,HzrwicliShs 1 all E.Counts., 41 4} 4* 2 Fortuna Do. Woodbridge . 100 I Gls.llarr.&Neils,Dre . t . .l 100 'Caledonia'' Do. New ' 100 D o . Gloster& Dean Forest' all Gt. W es t — 8 Linares all 101 11* Hartlpool.DckAltail. all IYk.N.&Br, 5 Lusitanian 1 Hull and Selby 1 N IthineCop.of S.Aus.L 10s. f d I p Do. f Shares , all , Do. , 23 PontgibaudSilver, Lead Do. 1 Shares .......' all IDo. ' Mining and Smelt.... all 5 7 Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c. 100 'Ln & NwW 206 209 209 71 81 5 Port Philip 1 + f London&Greenwich . 100 S. East... 63 65 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s * d par Do. Preference 28.2.81 United Mexican ...—. all 11 21 Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Col 93 05 Lowestoft, gua. Ip. at. 100 ,Norfolk ,' Do. 6 per cent lOO D o . 1 - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. - ____ ____ Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LW W&M' 21 2* - -- —-- , Closing Business Mid. Bradford Prefer- 1 I Price. Done. ence Stock ------ Newmarkt,BuryEx 1 . ~. ~,„. , -,„„„+ . 1 i p i guaranteed sp. a. ' '' "`"`" 1 w 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk i 50 74 77 Nor tlin. & Eastn. 5 p.c. all D0......,' 57 58 40 'Australasia all 69 71 691 70 69* Do. do. 6 per cent....' all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cet. all Do. , 100 Pank of London 5O 51 53 North Western all Midland .1 141 141 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. all I.& N W ' 50 British North American, all Preston and Wm. i all 4 , Lsk. 1 411 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &e' all 20 201 20} Do. I Shares A.I mil Do. ' 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch.' all 32 34 Roystn.llitch.,& Shep,' 100 'Gt.North 135 137 100 City ' 50 69 71 Shrewsbry& Hereford; 100 ,T Brassey,lol 906 100 Colonitil ' 25 37 38 Do. Do. 1 ' .... 11 I p 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all South Staffordshire .. all 'M'Cl e an . 104 11 100 Commercial of London 20 19 21 20 Wilts and Somerset.. 1 100 Gt. West.' 91 93 91 20 l Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 161 IQ 161 Wlmbledon& Croydn. , all I..&Bren 7} 8i 2O Gen Ilk. of Switzerland; all 20 ,Lon•Char.Bk.otAustral.' all 22 224 221 DOCKS. 50 London and County ... 20 ___ _ _______ 50 ,Londo n J o i n t Stock ... 10 301 14 ___ 100 (London & Westminster., 20 57 1 i 100 'Nat. Prov. of England. ) 35 Share Docks. i Paid Closing Business Done. 20 Do. new 110 241 ____l _ Price. 1 - --------- 50 National Bank 125 Stock 'Commercial lOO 20 'New South Wales 1 all 39 Stock; Do 4 per Cent . Pre' . Min. 100 25 'Orient .Bk. Corporation all 41 1 S'toel , lEast and West India... 100 129 20 Ottoman Bank all 17 171 S t ocklLon don lOO 70 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 Stock l St. Katharine lOO 10 IDo. NOV Stock ;Southampton • 100 25 'South Australia Stacy Victoria.. lOO 100 ICS 25 ,Union of A us t ra li a ['all 45 i I 10 D.) l; c', tv,s.astraret ..: 2 50 lUnion of Londo n ) 111, 29 SO 211 I ( , - 100 'Unity I dutual ..1 00 =co stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stook 12A 12i Stock Stock 124 Stock Stock Stock Stock to I 12 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock stock Stock St cock Stock Stock Stock all }lOO 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 117 100 11 non THE SUlit, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. „, I Share, Railways. i i ; Paid. C r lo r . ' i , m — , lo (Mmes. done 100 f (Atlantic & St Lawrence' , Uom.,Baroda&Centlnd 1 all I Leased at 6 per cent Stk 1 86 88 I j 10 0 tei 974 961 71 ( gu. 5 percent - - Do. Addit. Capital Al 18 j Do. Do. B 11 ;d 4 d 204 Buffalo and L ake Huron all 5 54d 204 j Do. New all 10 I Do. Preference 100 f , Buffalo,llrant&Godrich I'6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 18;2 1 100 82 87 100 I Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 73 78 108 IDo. do. 1 June, 1874 100 70 75 5 ICklitta.&S.Eastrn.Lim.,l. 30. par i p 20 (Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.)! 2s. 20. iCapeTown & Dock Scrip 3 8 . 14 1d li 20 Central Oude (Limited)"3 B .od. .. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c.1 74 ;ii 1 d °3 174 Demerara , all j 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp c.! 5 I 4d 4d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. 0.. 100 1014 102 1014 2 20 Do. I` Shares Ext. i 10 par 4p 10 20 Do. Jubbuipore , ' 10 par 4p 100 Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs. all i 119 4 1094 Stock ! Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861..1 100 101 102 102 4 20 'Geelong& Melbourne I all 204 214 Sto f ;Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 ( I per cent. Bonds Stock 'Grand Trunk of Canada i 100 34 36 34 1i 5 i 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref I all 93 gi 934 3 , 100 Do. 6 percent. Debentr, all j7l 73 72 100 IDo. 7 per cent. 1862 I all 185 87 86 4 5 4 100 i Do. do. 1867 ] all 73 75 100 ' Do, do. 1872 all 72 74 Stock Gt.lndlarenin.gua.sp.e lOO 984 994 , 99 4 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent ! 6 4d idi 20 I Gt. South. of fxd.Lim.-- ; 1 10 14 ld ( guaranteed 5 per cent I 204 iGt.W. of Canada Share s all 13 134 131 13 4 204 I Do. New 100 IDo. Bonds pay. 76,witil ; 1 all 97 99 I ept. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 109 Do. do. "/3 without opt all 97 99 ' 974 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do i all 91 93 stock Madras, guar., 44 p. o lOO 88 40 89 Stock , Do. do. 5 per ccnt lOO 974 984 93 Stock ,'Do. 41. p. 0. Extension., 100 90 t 2 Stock IDo. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 100 20 Do. Fourth do, 20 Do. do. Rock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 ^'••• 20 I Newßrunswick&Calada. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc a ll 5 7 • Class ACapitl. Share Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B. Capital do 1 a ll 5 7 Do. do. Land do ) 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde d2O Do. New E i 20 Do. Punjaub ,o • 1 1 4 01 d 994 1004 i 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. .4,g4 all 94 96 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 ,Trinidad(Limited)Scrip 1 4d pat ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST. CONSISTORY COURT-(TIIIS DAY). CENTRAL CRIMINIL COURT. THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) THE CASE OF TILE REV. MR. HATCH. The Common Sergeant this morning sent for the grand jury, and, with reference to the bill of indictment for Perjury preferred against the young girl Plummer, said it would not be sufficient to meet the oath of the party against whom the charge of per jury was made by that of another person; but that oath must be supported by the evidence of other parties, and if such was absent then they would not be justified in return ing a true bill against the party charged. One of the grand jury asked whether both or either of the children who gave evidence at the trial of Mr. Hatch would appear before them to rebut the charge ? The Common Sergeant replied in the negative. A party charged with perjury was not examined by the grand jury. The whole of the evidence given by both children would be laid before them, and when they had considered that adduced on the part of Mr. Hatch, they would then have to say whether the children had stated that which was false, and unless they were fully satisfied that such was the case, they would not be justified in returning a true bill. The grand jury thanked the learned gentleman, and re tired. After an absence of between two 'and three hours the Grand Jury returned a true bill agairst Eugenie Plummer, for perjwy. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. A man named GibbDns, pleaded guiny to stealing a quantity of boots and shoes, the property of his master. The Common Sergeant sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, I'6o. THE RELIGIOUS DISTURBANCES AT THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE, PROMOTED BY THE REV, BRYAN KING, AGAINST ROBERT ROSSIER, ONE OF THE INHABITANTS OF ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST. This case, the simple facts of which, and all the prelimi nary proceedings in this court, have been fully reported, came on for final and solemn decision this morning before Dr. Travers Twiss, the judge of this court, at Doctors' Commons, the charge being of an ecclesiastical character, that of brawling in church during divine service. [The case was proceeding when we went to press.] PURIFICATION OF THE SERPENTINE. The select committee appointed to consider the best means of effectually cleansing the Serpentine have considered the matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following report :- 1. The sheet of water called the Serpentine was derived from the Itanelagh-brook, which, after springing in the Highgate-hills, ran along the B ays w ater -valley through Kensington-gardens and Hyde-park, under the ancient Knightsbridge, into the Thames. 2. The waters of this brook, having been checked by the dam which was thrown across the lower end of the Serpentine in the reign of King William 111., flowed into gravel pits and ponds which were adja cent to their channel, and occupied their present area in 1730. As population increased in the dis tricts through which the brook passed it lost its character of a brook, and became known as Rane lagh Sewer. Its current had become so offensive in 1834, that am Act of Parliament was passed to divert it from the Serpentine through a covered channel, and since that period only the overflow, in heavy or continuous rains, has reached the Ser pentine. The overflow is thel main cause of the complaints which have been made of the state of the Serpentine, and constitutes such a nuisance as in our opinion ought to be immediately abated. The engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works has. .nformed us that the lioard are about to commence works for the purpose of intercepting all this sew age, and that these works will be completed before the end of the summer. When this is done the main cause of the past deterioration of the water will be removed. 3. The mud which has been accumulating for so many years covers the bottom of the lake to a thick ness of nine feet in scme places. It is black and par tially semi -fluid, containing a large proportion of de caying organic matter, and is very prejudicial to those who, by accidents in bathing, skating, or otherwise, are immersed in it. The foulness of the Serpentine, which render it so unfit to be the place of recreation for the multitudes of all classes and from all places who flock to the metropolis, is atti ibutable mainly to the following causes:—The occasional admission of se a - - age, the contamination arising from putrifying mud, the deposit of soot and other impurities of the Lon don atmosphere, the results of bathing, and the stag nation of the water. 4. The only correctives heretofore applied to the evils arising from these impurities have been, — the supply of a certain quantity of fresh water ob tained from springs in the lake itself, the rainfall and water shed, and ChelsealVater Company. These, however, have . not been sufficient either for remov ing obnoxious exhalations, orfor clearing the water of confervie and other vegetable productions ; and during the summer months of 1858 and 1859 a quantity of quicklime was thrown into the water, by which, for a time at least, the evils complained of were diminished. 5. Several plans and estimates have been sub mitted to the Government for remedying this evil condition. Sir John Rennie, in September, 1848, proposed to remove the mud, and to obtain a sup ply of fresh water from the water companies, or from the Brent or Verulam ; Mr. Mann proposed in November, IS4B, to cover the mud with concrete in the manner which was subsequently adopted with regard to St. James's Lake in 1857. Messrs. Easton and Amos, in December, 1848, proposed also to cover the mud with concrete, and they submitted another project in April, 1857, for supplying water to the Serpentine from a well in Duck Island. In 1858 Mr. Page was instructed by the First Com missioner of - Works to investigate the question, and in 1859 a plan was prepared by him which he stated would put the Serpentine into a clean and sanitary condition, and maintain it in that state, and also render it less dangerous to bathers and skaters. This plan received the sanction of the Government, and was submitted by them to Parlia ment. Owing, however, to a change of Govern ment before the civil estimates were voted the opi nion of Parliament was not taken upon it, and Mr. Hawkeslcy was requested, on the 7th of July, 1859, to prepare a scheme, which he submitted on the 15th of July, and which was adopted by the First Commissioner of Works. 6. A sum of £17,000 was voted by Parliament for its execution, and tenders were accepted on the 25th of November, 1859; and, although the works have made considerable progress, they are as yet incomplete. 7. This plan was intended to purify the water by filtration, without dealing with the mud, and without any increase in the supply of fresh water. It aimed at removing the fibrous filaments of con ferva, the naviculie, and other lower orders of aqua tic vegetation which occur in still water containing free carbonic acid or bicarbonate of lime, and which produce a disagreeable appearance in the water. 8. This object was to be secured by causing the Serpentine to circulate through filter beds of sand, so that a 30th part of its whole bulk might pass daily through the filter during the six hottest months, a 60th during four of the colder months, leaving it at rest the remaining two months of the year. 9. This plan was recommended for its efficiency and economy, as enabling a larger quantity of water to be purified in this way than by any other means. But against this it has been urged that, in compa rison with other schemes, its results will not be worth its cost ; that the cleansing of filter beds close to public walks is likely to be offensive ; that it will become unnecessary whenever a copious sup ply of water is obtained, and that the works neces sary for its execntion will be prejudicial to the appearance of that portion of Kensington-gardens where they are situated. 10, Although river water drunk in towns is com monly passed through filters of sand on its way to the houses to which it is distributed, and although filtration is also used to purify water for some manufactures, yet no instance has been mentioned to us of it 6 having been employed for the purpose of keeping a large body of water in a permanent state of purity ; and we have received much evi dence as to facts which might guide us in coming to a conclusion upon the probabilities of success which may attend such an experiment. 11. The proposed filtration is not stated to be such as can remove impurities held in solution ; and, considering that the object in view is not only to provide an ornamental piece of water, but a - bath in which many more than those who, in the present repulsive condition of - the water, take 260,000 baths yearly, may seek health and recreation, your committee are of opinion that the common mode of supplying a lake with fresh water is preferable to the new and in genious contrivance of refiltering continuously even a larger annual quantity than can be supplied from a well or a river. 12. If a supply of fresh water sufficient not only to replace the waste, but to provide for a continual change, were impossible to be obtained, in the absence of another alternative, filtration might be justifiable; but your committee believe that such a supply of fresh wat er may b e obtained from the springs within or contiguous to the Serpentine, from an enlargeme n t o f th e water shed of the par k an d Kensington -gardens, and from other sources which . have been pointed ou t t o th e comm itt ee . Some of this supply may be obt a i ne d by means of simple gravitation, at a small expense. 13. Conflicting evidence has been given as to the quantity and quality of the water that can be pumped from the well in Duck Island, but Mr. Ilawkesley states in his evidence that he entertains no doubt that a considerable supply . of water can be procured in the neighbourhood of his works, and that an increased amouNt of water could be drawn into the Serpentine by an extension of the surface drainage of the park and Kensington-gardens. 14. We h ave h a d, h ow ever, a more embarrassing task than to decide merely whether Mr. Hawkes ley's plan is the best for effectually cleansing the Serpentine. We have had to consider whether th a t plan,recommended by great engineering authority, adopted by the Executive Government,sanctioned by Parliament, and nearly .approaching its comple tion, is so unsatisfactory in its object and means that it ought to be arrested, even in its present stage of advancement, and the work which has been performed diverted to other purposes. After much patient investigation, we have arrived reluctantly at the conclusion that the proposed filt ra ti on w ill not be effectual for the desired object, and that this cleansing process ought not to b e carr i e d on i n one of the most beautiful spots of Kensington-gardens. We recommend, therefore, that the project of filtra tion be abandoned, and that the best available supply of fresh water be poured in to such an extent as to produce some continual flow. 15. Whenever the Metropolitan Board have com pleted their works for the diversion of sewage from the Serpentine measures should be taken for ren dering the bed of the lake clean and hard. We have not come to any conclusion as to the extent to which the mud ought to be removed, hardened, or covered, nor as to the relative merits of gravel or concrete as a covering, nor as to the expediency of burning it, nor as to the depth which would best promote the convenience and safety of bathers and skaters and the purity of the water ; but we are of opinion that the present condition of the bed of the Serpentine absolutely requires amendment. APRIL FOOLS IN LIVERPOOL.—On Sunday morning an official-looking document was placarded on the walls of Liverpool, calling upon the Volunteer Corps to assemble opposite the Lime-street station on the arrival of the train from London, in order to meet the Duke of Cam bridge, who would pass through the town en route for Dublin. Several volunteers in full attire, and a host of " civilians," were duly in attendance at theprescribed hour, and after waiting patiently for some time they at last dis.- covered that they had been hoaxed, and dispersed in various states of temper. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. le Antwerp & Rotterdam 20 Ard,nnen 20 Bab.&S.lPran.,Lim.7p.c 5 i ßelgian East. Junction 20 IBeziers to Graissessac 6 'Carmeaux Mine & Rail 100 .Coplabo 10 I Ditto Extension I 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 'Eastern of France 20 (Euphrates Valley 20 'Grand Ens. Guar .5 p.c 20 'Great Central of France 20 ;Gt. Luxem., Con. shs I 20 !Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & jial; 20 ILierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 20 !Lyons and Geneva R 3% 'Maria Antonia 10 !Do. do. New 20 'Namur and Liege 20 .Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwcpsian Trunk PrefH 20 IParis,Lyons, and Medit. 20 Paris and Orleans 20 'Recife& S. Fran. (fern.)', gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 10 ;Rome and Frascati 20 , Roya 1 Danish I Royal Swedish 4 !Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 :Sambre and Meuse 10 11 - ). 5i per cent. Pref 20 'Southern of France S 1 !West Flanders 10 Do. 5 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France 'Western of Austria I 20 Western of Switzerland 6 ;Wiesbaden 6 ;Do 8 per cent. Pref 20 iZealand....., all all all all all Iti 4f , id par P 1 2f 2f lfd 5f 5 d 25i 264 el 61 lb! 8 81 19 Ivi 37 38 P 84 94 36 861 65 67 14 lid 13 15 51 59 81 9 19i 26 6 51 6 91 1 23 24 COLONIAL GOVERN Can.Uov.6p.c JR.& J uly Do. 6p.c.Fb. &Aug'. Do. 6 p.c.lllr. k, Sep. Do. 6 per cent. 1878 Do. 6 per cent. 1879 1 .N.8.G0v.4p.c. Ja. &July, Do. 6p.c.Ap.& Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb.' D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScotiaGov.6p.c. S. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan &July Viet •Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Do. do. April & Oct. rMENT SECUJ 114 118 ;109 111 ;110 112 los 110 94 1001 99} 100 991 100 109 110 110 112 1 104 1074 MISCELLANEOUS. -- .----- 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint..! all il4 15 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited).( all 25 Australian Agricultural' 19 32 33 324 10 Australian Royal Mail. all 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 4 4/ 15 50 British American Land 1 46 ___ 50 Brit. & Trish Mar,.Tel.A.l all 37 39 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 20 22 20 I Do. C 100 'Canada Land 325 123 126 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(lim ) all 74 84 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltgl all 25 30 25 Do. Preference 75 per ct all 241 254 Stock Crystal Palace. 5 IDo. Preference al 100 1025 Stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb lOO 102 105 Stock l Electric Telegraph lOO 105 107 107 25 Do. New 5 jEnglish & Aust. Copper all 2 i li 21 151 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 I 1 ,Great Ship (Limited) all I 5 20 ( Indian & Aust. Telegr 2s. 5 ILondon District Telegr 2 1 id 20 ILondon Discount 5 1/ 1 d 4 ILond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 1* i 115 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1; 25 34 10 IMediter. Electric Teleg. all -- 10 Mcd. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 25 National Discount Co , 5 4 5 d 10 'Netherlands Land ' all - - 6 iDo 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.atldis all 1 5 100 11•T.Br.&NovaScotiaLand , 80 10 15 1 IN.B.Australasian(Lim )' all 1 4 1 Oriental Gas ' all 1 1 Do. New Shares i 15s, 1 par 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 13 10 Ditto B 6 10 Ditto C j 2s. -- Stock Peel River Land & Min lOO 49 51 50 'Pen. & Oriental Steam all 78 80 705 60 Do. New l5 14 16 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr l5 par 5 p 175 50 IRhymney Iron 15 Do. New 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 51 53 Stock! ECcot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ), 100 120 130 1275 64 25 South Australian Land ; all 345 351 354 1 'Submarine Teleg. Scrip.) all a 4 1 'Do. do Registered i all 5 4 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr.Can 5 -- 100 i Van D'emen's Land 1 285 ;11 12 1 BRITISH MINES. --- __ - -- Share Mines. Paid. —' - 1 --- !Allred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 25 3 --- i C r l o r si Price r' . g B trs a Vona 20 British Iron Clifford — 290 3CO I 300 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 440 450 Nast Bassett (Mogan) 3O .105 110 East Caradon E. WI Russ) (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 105 1141 Gam , SESt.Aubyn(Gwen.), 541 139 41 41 Great South Tolgus l7s ,14 15 G.Wheal Ala(Phillack) 12.4.2 1 11 G. 'Wheal Vor(Helston) 91 —•— , Grenville 54 24 •34 Herod's-Foot Bl 30 31 Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4 44 Lady Bertha Margaret (uny Lelant) 94 39 41 North Downs North Frances 1 . 1 110gan) 10 4 ; 5 - N.Wlfl Basset (Illogan) 5 5 "t North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 81 94 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy),l 15 12 13 -• Providence (Uny Lelat) 10.6.7 49 51 Sortridge Cons. Min.Co,l 108 4 5 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer)' 11 260 250 Sorth C. Brea( Illogan),I 221 2f S-Wlteal Fran. (Illogan) 1 18.18.0 1 140 150 Stray Park . 18.18.0 275 285 5 Tamar Silver and Lead' Alining Co l5 35 31 10 Tin Croft 9 44 64 Vale of Tower (Carm4 12s 6d # 5 West Basset (11logan) l5 20 21 W. Caradon (Liskeard) lO *8 90 90 West Scion ! 475 350 370 Wheal Basset (Illog a n) ! 54 135 145 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 875 925 !Wheal Edward (Cals.). 6 2 21 I Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant . } 1 1.7.2 14 15 i Wh' 1 Mar Ann (M en h e 8 19 21 20 ! Wh'l Trelawney (Lick. 45 130 32 305 FOREIGN MINES NEW COURT. The LLLAin.R. in this cutlt wati rnnfined to the hearing. of mint cases, none of which possessed the slightest interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING FURNISHED LODGlNGS.—Frederick Fletcher, described as a gardener, and Mary Fletcher, his wife, were charged before Mr. Beadon by Sergeant Cole, 23C, by whom they were brought from Sevenoaks, with robbing their fur nished lodgings of several articles, the property •f Mrs. Jane Duff. It appeared that the prisoners had risen at a very early hour and decamped from their lodgings, taking with them several articles, and without paying some weeks' rent. The male prisoner said his wife had no hand in it—he alone being guilty. Mr. Beadon said he should discharge the female prisoner, but it wag a very bld case as regarded the male prisoner, for besides owing the rent of his lodgings he had robbed a poor widow. He should therefore commit him for six months with hard labour. THE SIXTH ATTEMPT TO UTTER COUNTERFEIT COIN AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S IN A WEEK.—Sarah Davis and Rosina Schmitz, both of whoin refused their addresses, were charged with uttering a counterfeit crown piece at the house of Mr. M. O'Neil, the Three Doves, Berwick-street. Mr. O'Neil said that at a qua] ter to II the previous night the prisoners came in, and Schmitz having called for some gin, Davis threw down a counterfeit crown piece. He then gave them into custody. He had only been in the house a week, and this was the sixth case if uttering bad coin in his house, but he had let the persons go free. Mr. Beadon said it was the worst thing he could do. Schmitz said that she tendered the coin, but this was denied. The prisoners, one of whom (Schmitz) was said to have been at the court before on a similar charge, were remanded. THAMES. WINDOW BitEAKlNG.—Daniel Duggan, an Irish boy, about 13 years of age, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with wilfully breaking a pale of glass on the pre mises of Messrs. Conbro and Potter, ship-chandlers, in Goodman's-yard, Minories. The prisoner was seen to pick up a stone and deliberately throw it at a window in the prosecutors' warehouse. A gentleman from the firm of Conbro and Co. said the boys in the neighbourhood had broken 150 panes of glass on their premises, and the nuisance had nearly become quite alarming. Other persons' windows had also been destroyed by the boys. Mr. Yardley—lt is most abominable. Stone-throwing in the public streets has become quite intolerable. The prisoner, in defence, said that a boy threw a stone at him and insulted him, and he picked up a stone for the purpose of retaliating upon the boy, and the stone, by acci dent, went through the window. Yardley—You had had no right to throw stones at all, sir. You are a most mischievious urchin. Stone throwing in the streets of London is dangerous both to life and pro perty. You are fined ss. ; and if it is not paid, five days' imprisonment. The boy set up a loud roar, and was led away by the gaoler and committed to prison. DESIRUCIIVE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. -(THIS DAL) This (Tuesday) morni ng between the hours of twelve and one o'clock a fire, involving the loss of a serious amount of property and the loss of life, took place on the premises of Messrs. A and C. Brown, tallow melters, No. 11, Wilsted street, Somers-lown. At the time of the outbreak of the fire the inmates were in bed and asleep, and as police-con stable John Pallet, No. 80 S , was passiag the premises he noticed smoke issuing from the building. He immediately raised an alarm, and managed shortly to awake the inmates. He, having gained admission succeeded in getting the servant and Mrs. Brown ' out of bed, and their escape from being b urnt to d ea th may be termed truly miraculou s , as they both fell on the staircase, being overpowered by the heated smoke. Ser geant Mulvany, No. 8 S, and police-constable Edward Chatfield, No. 205 S, rushed in and rescued them. The lat ter officer again entered the burning building and was met upstairs by such a huge body of sparks and tire that he was unable to quit the place, and as a (fernier ressort, to avoid perishing in the flames, jumped from the upper window, and although not fatally injured was much hurt. The scene at this moment was one of fearful grandeur, the fire illuminating the metropolis for miles round. The Royal fire escapes and the engines from Holborn, Crown-street, Farringdon-street, and Chandos-street, wereprornptly on the spot, and got to work with numerous auxiliaries, and vast streams of water were poured on the blazing pile, but with out making the least impression, when the building fell in with a tremendous crash, nearly burying the firemen ; and, unfortunately, bringing with it Henry Brown, aged four years. After great exertion on the part of the firemen, it was subdued, but not until the premises were entirely gutted and the houses adjoining considerably damaged. Mr. Bishop, printer, is a considerable loser. As soon as the ruins were sufficiently cooled, Engineer Wilkinson and Fireman Baker went in search of the missing body, and found it in the centre of the building burnt to a cinder, with the arm and leg off. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 3.—Wind this day at noon, West; moderate breeze and fine, with occasional showers. PORTSMOUTH, April 2. —Wind, S.W. to W.—Arrived— H.M.S. Siren, from Pernambuco. • - , ST. DAVID'S, April I.—A large full rigcred ship put into St. Bride's Bay ,yesterday, where she now lies at anchor, but the weather is too bad for boats to communicate with her. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ' SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind, W. Arrived, April 2,—Elizabeth, from Llanelly ; Progress, from Alloa ; Vienna, from Seaham ; Vera, from Shields ; Marthas, from Sunderland ; Wonder, steamer, from Jersey Harry Hammond, from Havre. Arrived, April 3.—Alliance, steamer, f rom H avre ; T yne, steamer, from Brazils ; Ripon, steamer, from Alexandria. Sailed, April 2d.—Chance, for Sydney, New South Wales ; Havre, steamer, for Havre ; L a P ou l e and Georges for Cherbourg ; Aurelia, for Carenton ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; Shannon, steamer, for St. Thomas ; Felicity, for Boness ; Clayton, for Shields., (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) ' GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind, W.N.W. ; tide four hours flood ; weather, fine. Arrived, April 2—Blackwall, from Sydney; British Queen, from Algoa Bay; Ally, and Dart, from Antwerp; Sarnia, from Guernsey; Frederic Huth, from Villa Nova B. Green, from Madras. Arrived, April 3—Admiral, from Antwerp ; Bloomer, from Bombay; Flying Fish, from St. Michael's. Sailed, April 2 —Leopold, for Cadiz ; Bothnia, for Hon duras. Returned, damaged--Premier, for Cape of Good Hope. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, W., fresh. Passed—Maggie, for Masulipatam ; Boug, screw steamer, for Malta—both from London; her Majesty's ship Dee, from Woolwich, for the Westward ; Lobelia, ship, from Foo-chow-foo ; Nautilus, from St. Kitt's—both for London. Sailed—Gibraltar, screw steamer, for Gibraltar; Me tropolis, screw steamer, for Guernsey. Put back—lsabella Hamilton, for Otago. FORGERIES UPON 'ME LIVERPOOL UNION BANK.—At the Liverpool police court yesterday, Thomas Dunnicodie Johnson, a clerk in the service of Mr. James Bird, a merchant of that town, was committed for trial at the assizes, civil ged with having forged his employer's name to two cheques—one for £5OO and the other for £3OO. The prisoner, in whose house were found notes and gold to the amount of £602, admitted his guilt when arrested. 100 Stock, Sto. Stock 100 100 100 100 100 Stock Stock ,ITIES. 1 09 i THIR D EDITIOIN. SUN OFFICE, Eeven o'clock. EINIPEIIIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(Tins EVENING.) Theirlordships assembled at three o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal Assent was given by commission to the fol lowing bills:— Stamp Duties Bill. Income Tax Bill. Droylesden Gas Bill. Leicester Gas Bill. Banbridge, Lisburn, and Belfast, and Ulster Railway Companies Bill. Belper Water Bill. Wem and Bronygarth Roads Bill. Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway Bill. The Royal Commissioners were the Duke of Argyll, Earl St. Germans, and Lord Sydney. The following bills received the Royal assent on Satur day last : Consolidated Fund (£850,006) Bill. The Mutiny Bill. Marine Mutiny Bill. Endowed Schools Bill. Benefit Societies Rules Amendment Bill. Silverdale and Nowcastle Railway Bill. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. Lord CRANwormr, in the absence of Lord Redesdale, took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Hendon Corporation and Borough Improvements, the Marple New Mills. and Hayfield Junction Rail way, Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway, Glossop and Marpls Bridgo Railway, Brecon and Merthyr Tydvil Junction Railway, and Mirfield Gas Bills were read a second time. The Monklands Railway and Montrose and Bervie rail way bills were read a third time and passed. CHURCH RATES. Lord TAUNTON presented petitions from places in Somersetshire, praying for the abolition of Church-rates. Lord LYVEDEN presented a petition from Northamp• ton, with a similar prayer. LEGAL REFORMS IN INDIA. The Marquis of CLANRICAR DE said he had given notice for returns from Mr. E. H. Lushington to the 2om missioner of the Mudda district, dated 23d of October, 1859, and relating to the treatment of natives by European planters in India, and also that he intended to present a petition from certain natives of India, praying for legal reforms end their admission into higher offices of Govern ment than are now open to them ; but owing to the absence of the Earl of Ellenborough and several noble lords who took an interest in the subject, and the very small number of peers present he should postpone his mo tion until after Easter. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said he should also postpone the presentation of a petition he had in his posses sion on the same subject. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tars EVENING The SPEAKER. took the chair at three o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS.. The Tenbury and Bewdley Railway- Bill was read a third time and passed. The Andover and Redbridge Railway Bill was committed, and ordered for third reading. ROYAL COMMISSION. Mr. CLIFFORD, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, summoned the Speaker and hon. members to the Upper House to hear the Royal assent given by commission to diferent bills, for which see Lords' report. IMPRESSED STAMPS ON NEWSPAPERS. Mr. LAIN(, iu reply to lion. members, said that it was not the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discontinue the impressed stamps on newspapers, awl with regard to any further information relative to this matter it would be more desira'lle to postpone it until the bill of his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exche quer was introduced. COUNCIL OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA. Lord STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for India whether it was his intention to bring in a bill in the course of the present session for the reconstruction of the Council of the Governor-General of India, and whether he intended to bring in a bill for the amendment of tho laws relating to the civil service in India ? Sir C. WOOD said the subjects allqded to had been under the consideration of her Majesty's Government, and it was his intention to bring in a bill relative to them after Laster. In the state of public business it was not in his power to do so at an earlier period of the session. ADJOURNAIENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord PALMERSTON moved that the house at its rising should adjourn until the 16th inst. Sir J. PAKINGTON availed himself of that opportunity to draw the attention of the house to the returns upon which the Reform Bill of the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was founded, which, he contended, were quite fallacious. It was a fact that in forty-four boroughs the number of £lO occupiers, according to these returns, was greater than the number of houses of £lO rental. He contended, therefore, that the return could not be relied on, and that any. measure of reform based on such inaccurate data must be a failure. Mr. VILLIER3 contended that the returns were the most correct that had been constructed. Mr. E. JAMES considered that the returns were erro neous, and referred to Marylebone and Finsbury in sup port of his statement. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that Government did not wish to take any credit for what they had done' in reference to this matter, because they did what was merely their duty. (Hear.) Those returns, which had formed tho'subject of criticism on the other side of the house, had been made to furnish a satisfactory Wises upon what might be founded an extension of the electoral franchise of the country. The efforts made by Government to obtain correct information on this subject were genuine, and no sinister motive could be imputed to them in respect to that matter. Mr. AYRTON contended that the practical operation of the Reform Bill, as founded on the returns, would be to exclude a large number of this class which it professed to admit to the electoral franchise. Mr. BONHAM-CARTER defended the returns. Mr. J. LOCKE considered that the returns in question were erroneous. To prove that, he re-' (erred to the borough of Southwark, where the cal culation was made that the number of electors was 10,600, a calculation which was based on the register of 1858 and not on that of 1850, which latter year gave 11,000 electors to the borough. He advised the Government during the recess to devote their attention to correcting the anomalies in the Reform Bill, endeavouring to render the measure as perfect as possible. THE LORD-LIEUTENANCY OF LONDONDERRY Colonel FRENCH wished to know if it was correct that a gentleman who possessed only 100 acres of land in the county of Londonderry was appointed lord-lieutenant for that county. He hoped that after Easter full informa tion would be given. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Tn reply to Mr. DEEDES, Sir G. C. LEWIS said that it was not his intention to proceed with the Ecclesiastical Commissions Bill and the Highways Bill immediately after the Easter holidays. Lord PALMERSTON stated, with respect to the ques tion of the gallant member (Col. French), that the subject would be inquired into, and every information would be afforded after Easter. If hon. members moved for any returns calculated to render the bases of the electoral fran • chise more correct than at present, Government would afford every facility for that purpose. ITALY, Mr. KINGLAKE gave notiee that after Easter he would ask, whether Government were prepared, consistently with the interests of the public service, to afford the house any additional information relative to die territorial altera tions effected by the treaty of Turin. He would also ask for some information in respect to the extraordinary despatch of M. Thouvenel to Count de Persigny, dated the 26th ultimo. LAND IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND). Mr. HENNESSY obtained leave to bring in a bill to facilitate the improYement of land in Ireland. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. Mr. WISE nominated the select committee on miscella neous services :—Lord H. Vane, Mr. Adderley, Mr. Laing, Sir *S. Northcote, Sir R. Peel, Mr. K. Seymer, Mr. Bright, Sir H. Willoughby, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Deedes, Sir J, Shelley, Mr. Corry, Mr. A. Smith, Mr. rhilipps, and Mr. Wise. Power to send for persons, papers, and records. Five to be the quorum. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. E. P. BOUVERIE moved for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in Ireland in cases of defamation and brawling.—Agreed to. NAVY. Sir C. NAPIER moved for returns of the expense of lengthening the Hague, Blenheim, and Ajax; and the names of the builders ; and, of the expense of lengthening the Nelson, - Neptune, and Trafalgar.—Ordered. The motion for the adjournment of the house until the 16th inst. was agreed to. ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRINK BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and some amendments were agreed to in order to render it applicable to Ireland. The different clauses, as amended, were agreed to, and the house resumed. CUSTOMS BILL. This bill went through committee. CUSTOMS ACTS. Mr. MASSEY brought up the report on this bill, which was received. The bill was then committed pro forma, i n order to introduce certain amendments. Mr. FARRANT. In reply to Mr. E. JAMES, Mr. C. FORTESCUE stated that this gentleman, the editor of the Friend of China, had bee* recently set at liberty. The house adjourned at 20 minutes to six o'clock, until Monday the 16th inst. LONDON GAZETTE—(THIS EVEIVINed LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 30. Notice is hereby given that the Queen will hold Drawing Rooms at St. James's Palace on the following days, at two o'clock :—Saturday, April 28 next, and Friday May 18 next, to celebrate her Majesty's birthdayN.B. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their collars at the Drawing Room on May 18. Notice is hereby given, that the Q u een will hold a levee, at St. James's Palace, upon Saturday the 21st of April next, at two o'clock. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 31. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Franci s Robert, Lord Harris, to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of George Anso n , Lord Byron, resigned. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Anson, Lord Byron, to be an Extra Lord in Waiting to her Ma jesty. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 3. Chaplain's D e partment--The Rev. Matthew Robert Scott, Chaplain Royal Artillery, to be Chaplain of the Second Class • the Rev. Walter Melvill Wright, Chaplain Royal Artillery, to be Chaplain of the Third Class. Artillery Company of London—Serg ean t J osep h E g li so t o be Ensign. _ ADMIRALTY, MARCH 29. Corps of Royal Marines—Gsntleman Cadets James Sandys Bird, Suffield Hamilton Browne, Willbraham Evors Evelyn Morley, Montagu Philip Hall Grey, Nicb.ael Allen Stapylton Bree, Frederic Vincent Godfrey Bird, and Percival Robert Champion to be Second Lieute nants, COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. 2d Royal Surrey Regiment of Militia—Charles Howard Chaplin, Gent., to be Quartermaster. CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 2. 'IIiMBERS, RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of Norwich—Edward Warner, of Highant Hall, Woodford, in the county of Essex, Eaq., in the room of Henry Wm. Schneider, Esq., whose election has been de termined to be void. Sir William Russell, a Charlton Park, in the county of Gloucester, Bart., C. 8., in the room of the Right lion. W. Coutts Keppel, commonly called Viscount Bury, whose election has been determined to be void. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS - LIECTENANT. County of Stirling—The Right llon. G-eo. Ralph Campbell, Baron Abercrornby; William Forbes, Esq„ Robert Cun ningham Cunningham Graham, Esq., and Major Charles Graham Stirling to be Deputy Lieutenants. BANKRUPTS. John Clarke, grocer, Lichfield, to% surrender, April 16, and May 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Cburt. Joseph Slater, stone merchant, Leeds, April 23 and May 21, at eleven, nt the 'Leeds District Court. Robert Gohlie. draper,, Oundle April 18, at half-past one, and May 16, at one, at the dourt of Bankruptcy. William Henry Unwin and Joseph Greenwood, builders, Limehouse, Middlesex, April 17, at three, and May 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Oldroyd, blanket manufacturer, Batley, April 16 and May 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. John Win. 'Greaves, chemist, Birkenhead, April 12 and May 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Waller Faith/WI, linen agent, Ironmonger-lane, City, April 17, at half-past two, and May 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edmund Underwood, grocer, Soham, Cambridgestire, April 13, at half-past cloven, and. May 10, at twu, at the Court of Bankruptcy. _ John Underwood, stationer, M‘Lean's-buildings, New street .square, City, April 16, at one, and May 21, 4t eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. George Gibson Dodds, coalmaster, Strathaven, Lanark• shire. John Marston Hall, doctor of medicine, Edinburgh.; Egbert Moxham, architect, Stornoway. William Ovenston Campbell, grocer, KY.:wall. James Murphy:Anderson, ironmonger, Glasgow. Henry Craven Griffiths, professor .4 Music. Glasgow. Alex. Stewart, grocer and spirit dealer, Irvine, Ayrshire. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DIV. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 16 . 1 ; 11 164 Antwerp ' --25 30 25 M Brussels —2 i 25 ;-: 5 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Niarseilles Frankfort on Maine; Vienna Trieste Petersburgh. nadrid 25 35 1171- 13 :59 13 59 25 4') 2:5 4() 1171 13 70 Cadiz 13 71 Leghorn Milan SA 371 25 40 30 42 I -2.5 45' Genoa 'a 40 '5 45 Naples Palermo Messina 401 122 122 Lisbon . Oporto Rio Janeiro New York . 40 1 1 122} 1224 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) „ , per or. Z 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 5 l South American Doublons ~ ~i :1 _ti •B IV AI/l' . At St. Helena, on the 10th of February, a brigan tine, name unknown, arrived in charge of Mr. Hamilton, midshipman, of the screw steam corvette Archer, 13, Capt. Richard W. Courtenay. She was seized off Lungo Bonda, January 30, when her crew were so reduced by fever that they asked to be re moved to the Archer for medical treatment. On the 13th a bark captured by the paddlewheel steamvessel Triton, 3, Lieut.-Commander Robert H. Burton, was condemned by the judge as a prize. When captured she had 453 male and 141 female negroes on board. When condemned there were 398 men and 114 women ; all the others died in the interim. The Siren, 16, sailing sloop, Commander G. M. Balfour, arrived at Spithead yesterday, shortly after noon, from Pernambuco, which port she left on the Ist of March. She brings home two naval engineers from her Majesty's ships Buzzard and Oberon, who have been tried by court-martial on the station, and a few naval invalids. Mr. Graves, late senior lieutenant of the Siren, has also some home a prisoner on board her. The Siren has been in commission four years and eight months on the Bth inst. ; and during that time has been com manded successively by four different officeri— Commander Otway, by whom she was commis sioned; Acting Commander Buckle; Commander Selwyn, and her present commander, G. M. Balfour. The funeral of the late Commander James Hunt, of her Majesty's troop steamer Megmra, took place yesterday in the burialground attached to the Royal Navy Hospital at Haslar. During the time the ceremony was taking place the men of-war in Portsmouth harbour lowered their ensigns to " half staff." Mr. Grant, late paymaster of her Majesty's ship Britannia, will be attached to the suite of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales during the forthcoming visit of his Royal Highness to Canada. Rear-Admiral lion. F. T. Pelham, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, visited the dockyard at Portsmouth yesterday. About 150 men from the flagship Impregnable, in Hamoaze, and an officer and 40 men belonging to the screw steamship Conqueror, 101, Capt. Sotheby, C. 8., Plymouth, were sent on Sunday to assist the hired Government transport Havering, stranded on Batten Ridge. The paddlewheel steamtug Con fiance and a lighter with an anchor were also in attendance. Ha- yards and topmasts have been sent down. When the Havering parted her chains her topgallantmasts were across ; this is usual on board merchant ships in the Sound, although at the same time everything is made snug on board ships of war, and possibly steam is up to meet ap• parent contingencies. The difference in the coin parative strength of the crews may account for the fact, but there is no doubt that less injury would arise to merchant shipping if more precaution in this respect could be observed. The Vulture, 6, paddle, Capt. G. Parker, is stripping at the middle harbour buoy in Ports mouth harbour, and returning stores, &c., in readi ness for•paying off. In the steam basin at Portsmouth the Victoria, 121, screw three-decker, is complete in her engineer department, and will get up steam in about six . or eight days. The Prince of Wales, 131, screw three decker, has her boilers and screw-shafting in. The Durican, 101, screw two-decker, has her engines and boilers in, and is having her coal bunkers built up. The Immortalite, 51, screw frigate, has also her en gines and boilers on board, and has only to add her coal bunkers before getting up steam, which she is expected to do in about three weeks' time. The Sutlej, 51, screw, has her boilers and screw-shafting in, and hands are employed completing the beds for the re ception of her engines. The Nelson, 91, screw two decker, has all her machinery on board, and is ex pected to be ready for her screw trial about the 17th inst. The Rinaldo, 17, screw corvette, has her screw shafting i n a n d screw shipped, and will commence taking on board her boilers and machinery in a few days. The Ariadne, 26, screw, Capt. E. W. Vansittart, is awaiting orders at Spithead. On her recent cruise to the westward under canvass she experi enced very strong westerly and north-westerly breezes, reducing the canvass to close-reefed topsails and reefed courses. The ship behaved remarkably well throughout the cruise ; was always under per fect command of her helm, tacked beautifully in heavy cross seas, was very easy, and gave every promise of being fast under her canvass. Three fourths of the Ariadne's crew are for the first time serving on board a man-of-war. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :----Commander S. H. Henderson, to the Megsera ; Charles R. Forrest, mate, to the Donegal ; W. B. Walpole, naval cadet, to the Con queror; Samuel llarrison, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.-engineer in the London ; Wm. Smith, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.- engineer in the Grappler ; Allen Aitkin, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.-engineer, to the Melpomene; Wm. Inglis (a), promoted to the rank of second-class assist.-engineer in the Hydra; Jas. Jessop, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.- engineer in the Magicienne ; .Hervey Benbow, pro moted to the rank of acting second-class assist.- engineer in the Intrepid ; Wm. Henry Croxall, pro moted and . appointed second-class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, for charge of machinery of the Philo - mel ; Thomas Willmott, acting third-class assist.- engineer, to the Fisgard, for ker vice in the Widgeon. l --)