The Sun. — London, England, 1869-04-05 00:00:00

XONEir - MARKET CE T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocic. The Stock Market has been very inanimate to day, but prices have been maintained. The monthly settlement, which commences on Thursday next, no doubt contributes to the firmness of the Go vernment securities. There has been some activity in the Foreign Market, and prices in some instances have improved. In the Discount market money is plentiful, and good three months' bills are taken below the official rate. In the house the rate for loans is 3i. Consols; are 924 3 for money; ditto, for Ac count, 93 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91; 4 ; New Tkree per Cents, 91i a ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, par ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, par; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., shut. India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, —; ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 ; ditto 4 per Cent., Oct., 1888, 1004 4. In the foreign market Egyptian of 1868, Turkish of 1862 have risen 4, Egyptian of 1888, 4 ; Italian of 1861 and Turkish of 1865, 4. The prices aro as follows :—Bra-zilian of 1865, 80 to ; Chilian of 1867, 944 to 954 ; Egyptian of 1864, 86 to 87 e x div. ; ditto of 1868, 764 to 77 ; Italian of 1864, 55 to 554 ; ditto of 1868, 84 to 85 ; Mexican, 15 to 4 ; Peruvian of 1865, 784 to ; Russian of 1866, 91 to 4, ex div. ; Nicolai, 66f to 674 ; Orel, 814 to 814; Moscow, 794 to 4 ; ditto Uharkof, 774 to 4 ; ditto Charcow, 77 to 4 ; Spanish of 1867, 31 to 4 ; Turkish of 1858, 63 to 64 ; ditto of 1862, 674 to 4 ; and ditto of 1865, 41} to 4. In the Railway Market prices are now quoted as follows : London and North Westan, 115 f to 1154 ; Great Western, 494 to 494, ex div. ; Midland, 1161} to 116 f ; London and South Western, 87 to 89 ; Great Eastern, 374 to 38 ; Brighton, 484 to I ; South Eastern, 754 to 4 ; Metropolitan, 1014 to 4; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 109 to 1094 ; Caledonian, 794 to 4 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 164 to 4 ; and Sheffield, 574 to f. American Five-Twenty Bonds have risen to 834 to 4; Erie Railway Shares, 24 to ; Illinois Central, 964 to 97 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 32 to 334 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 324 to 334. In miscellaneous shares, National discount are at 114 to 4 ; General Credit, 14 to 14 dis. ; Interna tional, 14 to 4 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 124 to 4 ; Telegraph Construction, 164 to 174 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 54 to 4 ; and Anglo-American, 224 to 4. Bank shares are firm. City, 12 4 ; Imperial, 164 174 ; London and County, 514 524 ; London Joint Stock, 324 334; London and Westminster, 644 4; Union of London, 364 4 ; Anglo-Aus trian, 154 164 prem. ; and Imperial Ottoman, 2 4 prem. The Mortgage Debentures of the Trouville Association are quoted to 1 prem. The scrip of the Guatemala loan is quoted 1 k to 2 prem. The Red Jacket has arrived from Melbourne with £41,000 in gold. At the Bank bullion office on Saturday no trans actions were reported. The steamer Poonah, on Saturday, took out £120,822 in specie, for the East. Annexed are the particulars, viz :—For Galle, gold £515 ; Madras, gold, £6,500 ; Calcutta, silver, £30,000 ; Shang hae, silver £15,515 ; Hong Kong, silver, £24,792 ; Bombay, gold, £13,500, and silver £30,000. In accordance with the resolutions passed at the extraordinary general meeting of the Great Nor thern Railway Company on the 20th of February, notice is given that the £450,000 of new ordinary stock then authorised to be created will be allotted rateably at par to the proprietors of the Original and "A" and "B" stocks on or before the 9th instant. The new stock is to rank in all respects as regards dividend upon the amount paid up with the Consolidated Original stock, and it is to "be incorporated with the Original stock of the com pany on the re-opening of the books after the half-yearly general meeting in February, 1871." The half -yearly meeting of the Lake Huron Rail way Company, convened for the 29th inst., will be made special, for the purpose of considering and confirming an agreement with the Grand Trunk Railway Company. The half-yearly meeting of the Demerara Rail way Company is convened for the 21st inst. With reference to the Russian Three per Cent. Loan of 1859, Messrs. Thomson, Boner, and Co., have notified that the new sheets of .coupons for the ensuing ten years will be ready for issue on the Ist of May. Messrs. C. J. Hambro and Son have given notice that the excess dividend on Zealand Railway shares for the year 1868, of 2 per cent., or Bs. per share, over and above the interest of 4 per cent. guaran teed by the Danish Government, will be paid by them on the 9th inst. The numbers are published of 100 preference shares of the Tourney to Jurbise and Landen to Hassell; Railway Company, which were drawn for redemption on the 27th ult., and are now payable at par. It is stated that a new concession will be granted for the Sebastopol Harkow Railway, one section of which will be constructed by the State, on political grounds. A new issue of railway obliga tions is also likely to take place for the Grand Russian Railway Company for six. millions sterling, in 5 per cent, bonds, repayable by drawings. Proposals have been issued by Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co., for a 6 per cent. Guatemala loan of £500,000, at the price of 69i, reckoning allow ances, repayable at par within 19 years, from an annual accumulative sinking fund of 3 per cent., and specially secured by a lien on the Customs' dues. The objects are to pay off a home debt of about £200,000., and also to construct a road from the capital of the Republic to a port on the Atlantic to increase the development of the various resources of the country. A prospectus has been issued of the New Zealand Quartz Crushing and Gold Mining Company, with a capital of £50,000 in shares of £2, half to be first issued. A shareholder in the old Atlantic Telegraph Company writes as follows :—" My attention has just been directed to the speech of the chairman of the Atlantic Telegraph Company at its meet ing on the 18th instant., in which he says that the average receipts earned by the Atlantic cables have been £7OO per day, but that, owing to some special expenses for buildings, &c., there will be merely enough profit to Pay about 4 per cent., or 6 per cent. to the 8 per cent. preference holders, leaving nothing for the original stock. It is, however, clear that the chairman was onl wising the result, as y stir ,he had not received the ac counts from the Anglo-American Comp any , and the financial year will not close till April 30th. Seven hundred pounds per day net receipts gives £255,500 per annum, and if from this be deducted the expenses, about £30,000, and the Anglo-American Company's first charge upon the profits of £125,000, together £155,000, it follows that a balance of £100,500 is left for the Atlantic Company's shareholders. This £100,500, apportioned, would give the 8 per cent. preference stock about 10 per cent., and the original stock about 6 per cent. The chairman, however, says that the preference stock will only get about 6 per cent., or £36,000 ; therefore the expense of the buildings must be about £64,000, which is simply preposterous. Surely the cost of buildings should be capitalised. The unissued stock of the Atlantic Company would be more than ample to cover the expense. The shareholders Should protest against their fair revenue earnings being applied to capital purposes. Let them do so, and doubtless both the preference and the original stock will receive a full dividend." BRITISII FUNDS -CLOSING PRICES. UOVERNMEXT leuNDs. 3 or Cent. Consols 92i 3 Ditto for Account ......... 8 per Cent. Reduce d, 9 ll New 3 per Cent New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 per Cen J an. 1873 A.unuities, 80 yrs, txpire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1886 Do (Red Sea 7 ele6raph), Aug., IsooB Eachcquor Bills. £l,OOO, 24 per Ct. Do £500 Do. £lOO k £2OO p:tr Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent Shut Dcloponing Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Celonial Uranium INDIAN dovEitrimENT SECURITIEb. India 5 rock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Opening, for Account - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ... Do., Scrip £45 paid .. Au Arian Bonds 5 per cent Do. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — On. 44 per Cent. 1852 — Do. do. 1858.... Do. do. 186 , Do. do. 1863 6B} Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 — Do Account BO i B Amos Ayres 6 per Cent. Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Oailian 6 per Cent De. 41 per Ceut 721 Do. 8 per Cont., Du. 6 per ca-t. 1867' Do. 7 per Cent., 1866 0 lo übian, 6 per Cent Dan'sn, 3 per Cont., 1825 Dan. bian Principalities, 7 her Cent 76 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — rquador New Consolidated, 1 per Gem Egyptian, 7 per Cent — 1)e Second Issue Bl} •• Do. £5Ol, Bonds — Do. £10) Bonds • • ••• Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. .£IOC Bonds B7 English Scrip, 1868 761 7 Do do. £45 pd — die Government Railway Debenture , Greet( 5 per Cont., 1824 - 5, ex Coups — ~.to. Acecunt 1/r). Coupons Do. Aceount Guatemala 5 per Cent . 6B Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 'Wien 5 per rent., 1865 — Do. Account Do Aleremniana Railway 57 lex'ca,: 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do ( per Cont. Anglo-French — A outevideau 6 per Cent. •• ..... .••• licorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 78i 91- Do 41 per Cent. (Ut:harren) ...... ...... Do 4; per Cent.. 1862 Do Account ......... .. —" Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'Hil.'2. * 351 Do. do. 1867 36± Do. do. Sc Russian 5 ~sr Cent., 1822, £.4.!0 paid — St — Do 44 per Cent 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds — Do. du. £B4 158. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l 4 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 67 Sar Julian a per Cent 744 Spanish 3 per Con Do. Ac ,, ,unt ... Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Doferreu Do. Account Do. Passive Do. Coin. Cert. of Coup. not funded... Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan — Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Do d., Scrip — Pn- Turkish 6 per Cent.; . .. , Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .fIOC Bonds 694 70 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1863 654 I Dividends on the above payable in Lua , i.. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins , Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gui! Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Do. Account — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, 1.1 . . 25f. Do Account ss} } CLOSING PRICES. Jonsols, Money Do. Account, April 8 BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, April 1. the following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. March '25. April 1. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 o'2 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 Reserve of lauded pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Baak notes to order and receipts payable at sight 34,299,593 26 35,753,504 87 Treasury account cur rent creditJr 164,796,291 03 160,053,058 31 Current accounts, Paris 261,692,7,6 68 252,975,469 36 Do. branch backs 48,339,138 45,976,114 Dividends payable 1,090,4a3 1,190,559 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 933,790 25 933,790 85 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. March 25. April 1. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. e. Branch banks Commercial bills over- due Commercial bills die- 193,138 73 counted, not yet due 239,926,067 93 219,043,137 51 Do. branch banks 210,299,791 238,665,084 Advances on deposit of bull;on Do. branch banks 3,383,900 4,293,400 Do. on French Public . . Securities 13,665,700 13,601,600 Do. by branch banks 6,509,380 6,548,480 Do. on railway shares aud debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Fancier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re- serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Hentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,900,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches... 8,995,312 8,994,501 Expenses of manage- nient 1,115,786 OG 739,134 77 Sundries Total Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ROULAND. CEN7RAL CRIMINAL COURT—(7his Day). Owingo p ,r e nheedtaot Recorder,t t h ii e e Old t Baileyn his chargethi s mtonr thenin The April Session of the Central Criminal Court was serious character. g irand jury, said that long period that had elapsed since the adjournment, a good many cases would be brought charg e of wilful murder, but slau ghter, l a u nd ou and some of those cases were of a very before them c a ltehnedraer was sd onenot contain oase efm a a n n y . char several of of wounding with inept to commit char_e , these cases, a woman, named Ellen murder. Cook, w as intent to c ommi g t cl in _wi,th wounding her husband with one of an uer, and the case was certainly that the parties had extra ord i nary character. It appeared terms, and on the d a not lived on very good dsteado to oe, the and b th ed e , prsio allowed himself to be ?' ti in question the husband and fu r a consider that he could not offer any d °u lv a s tu lz b ip ier th an en d soner then seemed to have woruesuai serious and dangerous manner, and ca ll ed iign t t o i t n s e t a h e m r ° ti t able time his life was in danger. referred to the case of the Admi►alld clerk Rumble, who were charged with conspi rin g a contract obtain money by false pretences, atten tion of the grand jury to the facts. He said there doubt that one of the defendants, Rumble, hheadvraosbllnnedo a sum of £3O by the pretence that position to obtain the acceptance of for the supply of elm timber by the Admiralty. The other defendant, Gambier, was a person holding a high position in the Admiralty, and ho was charged with being concerned with Rumblein obtaining the money, an d he thought that if the same facts should be laid before them tnat appeared in the depositions, they would feel that it was their duty to return a true bill. The grand jury then zetired, and the Court proceeded to dieposo of the business of the session. 7ating them attl led persons ause if they urprised by ,eal of the is that we tisfying the 'rotestants. what is le to con i the grin -11 the vote ember last. Nether they not, do not imaginary. e best, and fore we see r mind the conciliated ish I could of see how, question re to get 3 Protestant Iloilo bier• power an ied to be Ls. There tagonism, to smooth r not, you ye got 10 ze Celtio .ch, I con (very that eau's land thout any session of perpetual pry much CAtlas,govt, ;ings for a right for ad never T words, !mployed f years, loyment, wn con- I is, per uld have told one , Punctu ;ot what nd ought elf, if he is one ill ever r which ion. It Liberal trty thi9 ht of all , and I hid that .essfuny ent only me to inexpe' 'hatever ys been to oppo. of per• : shewil , in wi ;scent.' ;one for nuouslY 11 and 1 1 ;ance to of anl a-dozes rational publio en suoll cannot will no nothert iustlYl n, thei ,h Now, ularitl essuro luence• ably ? plain l . l 1 p ef • hir e ie el°' !d Xll= THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1869. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share NAME. raid. 10 Agra Limited, A i'l Do B 50 Albion 2 a 150 11 1 18 1 3 ( ifcAl42r4iiiuges.i24 41,:uszesene 00 Alliance, Limit e d 20 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 191 2 1 20 Anglo-lluugarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 41 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 5 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, lim. 25 Bank of South Australia all 50 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 32 10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 18 40 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, snd China all 201 211 25 Chartered Mere. of India, London, and China all t9} 301 20 City l4 12 121 12j 4 100 Colonial 23 39 40 10 Consolidated, lim. 50 Delhi and London, lint 50 East London, lim 5 2 1 20 English and American, lint 10 ... ... 20 English Bank of Rio do Ja neiro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, :,cottish, and Aus . ' ... traliau Chartered - ---- all 161 17 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 36 38 281 Do new 5l 112} 71 100 Imperial, lim 2O 161 174 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 2 11 121 1 z 5 lonian a ll 21 26 25 Do new 5 1t 4p 20 Lnd Mortgage of India, liar 4 3 : 3 1 100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB6l, 30 all 76 75 76 30 London Bankl of Mexico and South America, lira. 20 5 4 100 London an Brazilian, lim. 45 32 28 20 Do new 71 54 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 10 11 53 25 Do new 10 2} 21p 191 20 London Chart. of Australia all 241 25 241 1 20 London and County 2O SO 52 52 50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd. 11 ... ••• 51 London Joint Stock 1 3 a 33 London and South African al 81 9} 00 London &S.-Western, lira, 20 11 9 150 London & Venezuela, Wm._ 124 100 London and Westminster 2O 62/ 611 64 ; S 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 100 Merchant, Bun 95 5 3 191 20 10 Metropolitan, lim all 7 7 1 100 Midland, lim 2O 1 4 1 5 National of Australia 25 National of Liverpool lim l5 ld 1p 100 National Pro vine. o f Ing'd 42 10 Do . 42 ... ... 434 4 50 National. 20 New South Wales 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44 41 50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., Lim lO 6 5 414 " 1 00 Provincial of Ireland 25 88 90 10 Do now. all ... ... 100 Stand, of Brit. S. Africa, limn 25 15 If 100 Do issued at 6pm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 461 474 461 100 Union of Ireland, lim 40 Union of London TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 10 Anglo-Amer.can Tel., lim all 221 221 .24 10 Anglo Moditer Tel., 1im.... 10 12 121 111 12 st Atlantic Telegraph lO 2 . 28 at Do. 8 per cent. at B. and I. Magnetic Tel., rim lOO 160 165 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2 0 '2,0 10 Do. New 8 9 Ilp 25 Indo-European Tel., Um— lO 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. lim all 3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent. all f 3p 10 Mediterra. Exten. TeL., lim all i 4 25 Reuter's Telegram all 60 55 20 Societe Transatlant., lim., l4 4 S at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 1 If 20 Telegraph Con. & Main.,lim all 16/ 171 17 SU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 61 6 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 31 4 p MISOEL 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 25 Australian Agricultural .., 2 0 1 51 hi 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint. 10 Baugarah Tea Estat es, lim 9 7 ha 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 111 141 10 Do. New 6 3 4 100 Bolckow Vaughan, Um ••• 30 8 13 5 Bombay Gas, lim 5 Do. New 4 If id 5 ) British Ame.ricanLand 20 itritish Indian Tea, lint._ . 1 o i lint, all 4 5 1 6 1 p all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 62 tS6 10 Canadian Loan and Invest ment, lint 2l 2 1 d 20 Ceylon Company, Inn 10 31 3d 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lint 5 - 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 44 21,1 30 City of Milan ImPr ( o A v s • 25 City of Moscow Gas, lint._ all 15-16 50 City Offices, lint 25 26 25d 50 Colonial, lint. 50 Co D m o ntercia;7Juion 221 10 Company of African Mer chants, lim. 20 Continental Union Gas , lim , all 20 21 25 Copper Miners of England, pref. 71 per oen t . 100 Corporation of London Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent, all 104 105 100 Do. 1879, 4i per cent, all 1041 1051 100 Do. 18S2, 4f per cent, all 1031 1041 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 24 21 2 4 50 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lint lO 31 24d it Crystal Palace lOO 10 21 et Do. Preference lOO 97 101 it Do. 6p. e Perpetual Deb lO9 107 11 t 20 Darjeeling, lint. I 0 Eastern Assam, lint. ... ::: d 50 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint. 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lien. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy Gus. by Egypt. Goy all 95 955 tail 1 1 20 Egyptian Cone. t Trail. lien 6 .. .. 3 Eng. & Austral. Coppor, lim 21 1 15 English and Foreign Credit 74 41 3,d 3 4 100 Eng. and Scot. Marino, lim. 8 ... d 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 : . I ld 20 Fore-street Wsrehouse,llin l2 1 11p 13 12/ 12 100 For. & Col. Gov. Trust and Loan Scrip, issued at .685 all 80 87 8 7 8 1 50 Gellivara, lint. 2O ..• ... 10 General Credit & Dis., lint. 7 1 1 4 1 4 15 General Steam Na v i gat i o n 14 27 29 50 Home & Col Marino I n . lim. 5 3 2 1d 2 1 10 Hong Kong and China Ga s all .... 20 Hudson's Bay all 121 121 121 4 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lim. 20 Interna. Financi a l S oc. li m 5 1/ 11 20 Interns. Land Credit, Rm 6 6 4d. 50 Italian Laud 5 Id p 20 Italian Irri. (Ca na l C avour ) 100 Do. 6 P. C. Bets., redeem 1870, issued 90 all 24 34 all 61 63 62 50 Land Securities, lint 5 24 Ild 31 1 1 25 London African Trading lO 7 54 25 Lon. & Caled. Harlin), lim 6 ... ...t1 10 London County Land and Building, lint 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lint 30 211 ;01 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Co.lint. all 2 24 50 Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lien 25 12 16,1 20 Lond. it Provincial Marine 2 id pr 1/ st Madras Irrigit. & Cant. Gus. sp.c. by India Gov lOO 1024 103 i 103 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, 1int..... ll 4 id 50 Merchant Shipping, lint all 33 38 SO Millwall Iron Works, lint l2l ... ... 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lint 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11$ 12 111 25 National Pro v . Marine: lint. 4 4 3 d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 94 10 4 20 Nerbudda Co a l & Iron, lint. 6 3 4 3d 10 New Consolid a t e d Die. lien. 3 14 /id 5 New Quebrada, lint .... - 4.4.0 44 4 25 New Zealand Loan & Men , cantile Agency,lim 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 11 11 10 Northern As sam Tea, lint 5 7 4 10 Do. B et" North Brit. Austral., lint lOO 48 Si 56 North Brit. & Metcan. In 6l 20 21 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 12 1 50 Oriental Financial, lim 5 Oriental Gas, lint 5 Do. New 1 i 1p 10 Otago and Southland In , vestment, lint 2 id fp 5 Ottoman Gas, lim all 11 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint all = 5 Do do. - at Peel R. Land & Hiner% lint 100 31 34 50 Poninsu. & Oriental Steam all 494 501 491 SO 50 Do. New 1 867 50 Rhymney Iro n 15 Do. Ne w 25 Rio de Janei ro Ci ty Im Gas, 1i nt...,,. all 19 194 20 Do. 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 41 „ s 3 st Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO 8s 94 st Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref lOO ... .. 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lien lO 7 8d 20 Societe Gen.de l'Empire Ot 8 21 31 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lim. 6 ... ... 25 South Australi an L an d 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl .. ... 10 Trust & Agency of A us .,lim 1 4 1 P 10 Do do. do. all ... ... 20 Trust &Loan Co., U. Canada 5 i jp 1im 6 ..... a 6 ll 22 15 2 4 4 d 50 Union Marine L'pool, lint 5 41 4 p lint. 6 11 2 p 30 Van Diemar's Land 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan all 80 81 811 4 2 50 Warrant Finance, lim. 2 2 1 1 0 0 5° 11U Upperth a nn i ii vtoeendr Steam s A D a 8 1 l B M a e :s u r Sn T i n ht e e iC a p ( :I , l n r :. j, . . . . . all 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim. 20 West London Wharves a n d Warehouses 1.; JIJ vl4tL ( °OVlt'ANM!il'll• 01s;cUli1T1h;6 Zritibh Columbia., d Pe r 0eut.,1872.••• ..... 100 Uo. 181/5.. .... ... . 100 (in p.o.jan.'4 July a l 8 0 7 . ° B Y* 4 ...................... ... ... ............ 1 11 C 0 04 122 1 1(6 44 4 1 1 0 0 4 3 4 • July.. 100 93 94 93 B k.. 100 90 92 Cape- DDDII)0000:: 5655 (r PPPV ttp• j• 31 • Insc ri b e d n l r . 1873 . 100 102 104 Do.Ap1.&00 1 1 690-1 900.. 100 111 113 - Do. do 1880-90.. 100 107 109 - Do. Jan.&July. 18p1 •••• 100 108 lie - Do. 5 per tient. 15 April au tl5 ()01.! 1900 ..... • 100 100 102 Ceylon, Nov 1875.6 P.c.. 100 108 110 - 1)0. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 107 auritius, 6 p. 0. 117*,.. Jan. and July ........ 1)0 104 106 10 - Do. 1878 .• - 1)0. 1882, May sum Nc' 00 106 10S - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug ... 10 100 198 - Melbourne Corporatn.,.. - 1867-75, 6 per cult .. 1(0 100 100 - N.11.G0v.6 100 103 IL4 - Natal 6 p or, A.PI & Oct... 10) - -- Do 6p c. Slay & Nov . . ... 1 0 1(6 108 - N. S. W. 5 p.0.,'7 1 to '74.. 100 99 111 1004 - Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896. 101 9 84 992 184 - Do. 5 p.c. rd. 6. to '75.. - N.Zealaud, 6 p•ct•1801.. 100 - - Do. 5 per cent......... If° - DoJan,Apri,July, Q t.., 100 93 94 "1 - Do 6p c. Mar & sept '91.. 100 108 11 0 -- Do June & Deo , 1%91 Ho 309 iii -f Do Proy..•l Auceld. - *Erie 1& 2, 1696 - - Nova Scotia 6D. Golan... - and Jab ~ 1875 -21 Do 1886.. . . Queensind. 6p. c. '824 lOO 1064 1075 1071 - Do 1891 - Tasmanian 6 per c. 1895 ioa; 4 1074 --Do th 9 3 297 ..••.. _OO 106107 - Victoria 61 or cont.lsial l. 0 113 114 .... Do. April and Oct.., lOO 1094 114 SHARE LIST. .Aitr iliAls,zas AND lITUCIL4-, Share dauways. . 3 ,, Closing Bllf WM 1)... '" prior. done. t Brastol and Exeter ...... 100 77 79 at ealeauntaa —....... ICU FO 7vi 791 Bt. U 4.11011411 . 20 Cornwall .. all 21 31 st Duudn Beltait June... 100 77 79 st Dun„L'ertli, Ab.Junr.... 100 70 70 2) East I..oudun all 6 7 Do 16 - -- 2) Do 10 st Glasgow Az S. Western 100 97 99 it Great Eastern .. i(ie 374 33 374 i 74 at Do. E. Angl. No. 2 100 at tircat North ol Scotland 100 16 .6 it Great Northern lOO IC7 108 st Do. A stock st Uo, it stook lOO 1444 it titS, and W. 01 Ireland lOO sa 7 i Gt. Wostern —Original lOO 41 i 94 4 4:4 st Do. South Wales lOO 14 65 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxtord lOO 15 27 is Do. Newport lOO 28 10 it Lancashire ‘it Yorkshire lOO 1224 1234 lin I it Lon., Brigh.,it S.Coast lOO 414 412 44 0) Do Scrip .... it lon., Chat., and Dovei IVO ICI 17 16! at Uo. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - it Lun. 42 North Western lOO 1154 154 1151 st Lou. 4: South Western lOO 87 r 9 bbi st Man., She!., .14 Lincoln lOO 004 07 67f 487 64 at Metropolitan it Do Extenslin 10 Do. 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Midland at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all ... a% Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen J unction lOO 105 107 at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... ... at Glas. at S.W. gua. 5 per ct lOO .. at 4 41. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 9 • 4,9 at Do do N 0.2 100 95 93 at Do do G per cent 100 10) 112 at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... ... at Do du B 6 do. lOU at Do do 0 7 do. 100 ... ... at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... at Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 70 75 at Du Norfolk 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 100 ... at Do do 5 p.c.Way.Val. 1847 100 at Great Noe thorn, 5 per cent 10 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... at Do 44 do do do lOU at Do 5 do at sp. c. pen lOO at Do Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... sti Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... at l Great South. and Western (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 tit Qt.West.- 2 -Orig.e.; Jut.-Rent chg., per gua.s p.e lOO 10: 103 103 st Do. Orig. (8.6; H. ka).s p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4, per coat. 100 88 9 $9 st Do do 4 do do at no do 5 per cent. relent. 100 95 97 98 1 st Do do Birmingham gum 103 6,3 70 st Do do do pref 100 st Do do Chester gua lOO 80 65 at Du do do 8 per cent lOO ... et Do do du 5 do 100 95 109 at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 at Do do 4. p.c IOU at Do do 4 1 1859 100 at Do do 5 • LO at Du West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 103 111 113 at Do do 2d gum. 100 107 111 at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 8 90 at Do do 21 do 10t) 97 103 at Do gua. 51 per cent. 1363 100 ... 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. all ... at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 at Du Barnsley, k 3 Is 10d p.c. 100 ... at Do 6 p.c. (East Lancashire) [OO 130 135 at Do 41 (Blackburn porch). 100 98 100 at London & Brighton, sp. c. guaranteed, No 1 lOO ... at Du 5 per cent. gua. Nu. 2. 100 ... at Do 6 do do lOO ... at Do 5 do No. 4. 100 at Do 7 per cent lot) at Do 6 du (W.E. & C.P.) 100 at Da 4 do 1859 lOO at London, Chatham, & Dover .5 per cent lOO at. London and 17.'N., U. and Nuneaton 5 per cent lOO 108 110 at Do Bedford & Cambridge lOO at Du Shreweb'y & Welehp'l lOO at London and. S W. 7 p,e late 3d shares, lOO 140 153 2s 6d. Du (Portant. perp ans. 2561) all at Man., Sher., &Linclu. 6 p.c lOO 11 F 117 6 Do st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 10 Do redeem. 6 percent 5 at Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c lOO 130 135 at Do Bristol& Birui., 6p. c lOO 112 134 at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO [8 104 at: Do 41 per cent. irredeem lOO 93 10 at Do Leicester & Irchn, 4 p.c lOO 8.) 91 at North British, 5 p.c. Nu. 1 WU ..„ at Do E. do (.1. 4p.c.S. & D lOO at Do N. 8., N 0.2, 5 per cen.t lOO at Do Border Union, 51 p.c lOO at N.-Eastern—Cons. 4 p.c lOO 87 8o at Do 41 per cent. redeem lOO 95 97 at Do G N.E. 4 per cent., lOO 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. Do York, H. &S. purchase lO 10 101 Do Stcktn & Drling. A. 5 p.c lOO 106 108 at Do W, Hartlepool H. and It lOO 85 87 20 North Staffordshire lOs S. Devon Annuities, 1 a.— all 9 lu 10a Do Tavistock Anus., 10s all 81 1.11 10s Do Fixed 41 per cent all 8 81. 10.6. S. Last. (Read. Anne., 1.0.6) all 22 23 at Do 41 per cent lOO at Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO at Taff Vale No. I 100 145 150 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 6pc 100 41 43 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. st Caledonian 41 p c gua. lOO st uo Scot. Cen. w in . 7 p c 100 *** at Do 41 P irredeem all -• ••• st Do 4p c con. issued at 8 u 65 st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 .... —. st Do 5 d o , 1862._ 100 13,1 e 8 at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 8 e 8 st Do do 5 do, 1864 100 8 2 86 st Great Northern, 5p c irred 100 st Du Permane nt 5 p er co nt 100 at Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 at Great West., W. 31id1., 5 P c 100 . ''' st Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 iii' yi st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 104 103 1071 20 Do Vale Neath perp. 5p c all . 19 20 et Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 ,5 scentd York. 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Prefer all 99 101 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 61 66 at Do. 51 per cent. at Do. 6 do. 100 111 114 at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... at Colchester Stour Valley 100 ... at East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 13 t 136 20 Gloater and Dean Forest.— all ... Gt. Easn., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 ... a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 69 72 at Do. do. Woodbrg.Ex., do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West , W. Mid., Here 100 97 99 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 at Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 210 2 5 at London and Blackwall lOO 93 95 931 at Do. 41 per cent at London, Chat., &c., 41 pc. 100 ... at Do. Corn. Fund, 5 do ,100 at Loudon and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... at London, Tilbury, & South 100 83 e 6 at Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 80 82 at Do. do. 6 do. 100 51 Manch., Buxton, &Matlk all 6 5; at Midland, Bradford, Prof lOO 94 94 10 Mid Rent Cray Line) 50 Northern& East., 5 percent all 53 56 bU Do. do. 6 do. all at N. Eastara—flartlep00l st N. West. A perp. pret, 5p c. 100 107 109 at Do B minimum 11 p.c lOO at Notting. & Urauth. R. & C lOO 90 92 25 Preston and Wyre. all 44 46 ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop. 100 132 134 at Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 131 131 10 Do do 6 2 21p at S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 95 Ve at De 4 per cent gua lO, 76 80 at Do 5 do st Vict. Station and Pimlico lOO 175 180 at West Cornwall `lO West Loudon, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all 20 Do do C all 61 7; at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 12 126 et London and St. erine lOO -....,46 48 471 1 00 D ol)eb. stock, 4 per cent all ... .. billionth Freehold Land it Dock lOO 23 31 at Southanipton lOO 74 71 at Surrey Cvmumrcial .• POLICE IA TELL IC; EN C E.—l his Day. THAMES. RODBERY.—Ambroso Martin, aged 21. years, and de scribed as a labourer of No. 5, Thornton-terraco, Den mark-road, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with feloniously breaking into the house of Mr. John Wilkins, of No. 43, Russel-street, Bow-common, coppersmith, and stealing two bundles containing '23 pieces of linen, hand kerchiefs, stockings, and other articles. The prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CIIARGE AGAINST A SELF-CALLED AFRICAN PRINCE.—James Manna, a man of colour, dc scribing himself as an African Prince, and the son of the King of Dahomey, was charged before Mr. Tyrwliitt with being found in the house of Mr. Thomas Johnson, hosier, No. 3, Marylobone-street, for an unlawful purpose. Mr. Johnson that, on Saturday last, the prisoner came to his house and said he was a prince and the son of King Dahomey, and after looking at some apartments the pri soner took them at £3 a week, board and lodgings. He said he had freighted a ship from Sierra Leone, laden with gold dust value £17,000, palm oil value £O,OOO, and ivory and other produce. He also said that he was in the re ceipt of £lO,OOO a year from the Government of Sierra Leone, and that money was nothing to him, and that he had paid a cheque fur £2OO out of £3OO to a Mr. Cutler of Lincoln's-inn, to teach him English law, so that he might succeed his father when ho died. He made in quiries respecting the prisoner, and found from the Consul of Liberia that the prisoner's statement was untrue. The prisoner was about to dine at six o'clock, and went upstairs to wash his hands, and took a fancy to a second floor, and offered ten guineas a week for it, and with the view of inducing his (Mr. Johnson's) wife to sign an agreement for the floor, offered 12 guineas a week. He (Mr. Johnson) did not know what the pri soner came for, but could now well guess his object. When he found out the prisoner's character he went for the police and the officer took him into custody. Sergeant Dowdell, F division, said that ho was instructed to make inquiries respecting the prisoner, and found him at the Holborn Casino dressed as an admiral, with cocked hat and feathers, and a good looking girl with him, and ho followed him to a house near Fitzroy-square, where he passed the night with her. He also ascertained that the uniform had been obtained from a tailor in Holborn, but had been given up, and that the prisoner had been a servant-. A gentleman said that the prisoner had been to the Crystal Palace attired as an admiral. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, who said that he could pay all he owed. WESTMINSTER. ANOTHER COMPLAINT AGAINST A BURIAL SOCIETY.— A respectable looking woman, besought the magistrate to give her some assistance under the following circum stances : Applicant said her son, just deceased, had been a mem ber of a burial society. At his death his friends wore en titled to .£l2, and applicant went for it, but all aLe could obtain was £B. Mr. Solfe—Why did they not give you tho £l2? Applicant—They said we had paid the last subscription four days too late. Perhaps you'll be kind enough to tell me whether I can take out a summons against the society. Mr. So lfe---Yes, you can. I find by the articles disputes may be referred to justices. 111.IRKE7 S-2 Ills D IY. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. April s.—Sales probably 8,000 bait's, possibly 10,000 bales. Market quiet; unchangod. MAIiK LANE. There was an increased supply of English wheat on sale hero to-day, and the trade was very slow both for red and white produce. The whole of the supply had not been disposed of at the close of bus'ness, millers having been buyers only at a decline of is to 2s per qr. METROPOLITAN. Wre have rather a larger supply both of Englisli and foreign beasts. Trade is very active and choice qualities are quickly disposed of at late rates. Sheep are more plentiful, an 1 trade is scarcely as brisk as last week. There is, however, very little difference in prices, and u fair clear ance is effected. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. The London correspondent of the Leeds Mercury mere in somewhat circuitous language to the Duke of Cambridge's " cursory" remarks at the Volunteer Review. The writer says : " Not long ago his Royal Highness was made the subject of an attack of brutal virulence in a paper which seems to have been established for the purpose of blackening the character of tliose in high places. No one could justify or even excuse that attack ; and yet the Commander-in-Chief seemed resolved on Monday to shew to the world that one of the charges which were made against him in it was not exaggerated. There is a strong and growing feeling in influential circles that the time has come when, for the interests of the country, of the army, and of the Royal Family, it is well that a new Commander-in-Chief should be appointed. Most assuredly the Duke of Cambridge is not likely to do anything to weaken that feeling by pub licly using towards officers of high rank, advanced age, and great services, such language as beggars reject in their cups." LORD WITARNCLIFFE ON THE IRISH CHURCH BILL. The inaugural dinner of the Barnsley Working Men's Conservative Association was held on Friday. In respond ing to the toast of the House of Lords, Lord Wharncliffe said that as there was much speculation about the policy of the House of Lords on the Irish Church Bill, he would ob serve that it was impossible for anybody to say what that policy would s he. The Suspensory Bill of last session was a dodge to turn Mr. Disraeli out of office, and a very dis honourable dodge, and he was glad that it did not do. The bill was thrown out in the House of Lords, and the whole thing was shut up like a wind bag. The Irish Church Bill had now been carried in the House of Commons by a very large majority, and if it was altered much in committee it was possible that it might be so amended that the House of Lords might think themselves justified in passing it very nearly in the state in which it was sent up. But supposing the Con servative party in the Commons did not feel strong enough to make many alterations, the country would look to the Conservatives in the House of Lords to amend the noxious provisions of the bill. The House of Lords, however, was not a house to initiate legisla tion, but to amend bad legislation, and to see that time was given the country for reflection. To go deliberately against the well-ascertained opinion of the people of England would be foolish and impolitic on the part of the House of Lords, and the result of such a course would be to bring about a state of things like that which preceded the passage of the Reform Act of 1832, when property was not safe and bloodshed was imminent In every town. In that case the House of Lords pro longed its resistance toe far. That house must not be ex pected to go against the well-ascertained opinion of the country, but it might be expected to protest against provi sions which were unfair and destructive of the rights of property, and to make amendments in the clauses. This was the probable course of the house. He hoped counsels of moderation would prevail, and that the amendments made by the House of Lords might be acceptable to the House of Commons. But if the bill should pass in a form which Conservatives could not approve, it must not be con sidered that the House of Lords had neglected its duty, but it must be understood that it bad preferred rather to sacrifice its opinion than to imperil the peace of the country. The Leeds Town Council have abandoned their claim upon the Committee of the recent Fine Art Exhibition for £750, in respect of police services. THE DERBY OF 1870. Guy Darrell, who was so freely backed for the Althorp Park Stakes at Northampton, in which race he so much disappointed his owner, was backed for next year's Derby pre ♦ious to starting for the New Two Year Old Stakes at Ep som, Mr. Morris laying his owner the large sum of 20,000 to 500 against him, but afterwards 10,000 to GOO was the highest offer. The only other animal that has been backed for this event is Mr. Merry's Sunlight, who has been made the sub ject of one bet of 10,000 to 200.—Sportsman. PARRICIDE AT BOLTON. A young man named Samuel Bennett, residing at Poole's-fold, near Bolton, has been taken into custody on a charge of having killed his father, Thomas Bennett, a labourer, aged 49 years. It seems that on Wednesday evening Ben nett and his father were returning home from Bolton in the cart of a greengrocer named Holt all being the worse for liquor, when they h•rd some words together. In a fit of exasperation Bennett pitched his father out of the cart into the road, and it is said the wheels passed over Lim. lie then jumped out of the cart and brutally kicked his lath, r about the budy. On being picked up, the old man was found to have sustained a fracture of the spine, for he died on Thursday evening. lie leaves a widow, who is in Chester Asylum, and the prisoner, who is also of weak mind, is the only son, and is 17 years of age. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN.—IIia Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Col. Elphin stone and Lieut. Pickard, and accompanied by General F. Seymour and Col. Du Plat, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with his presence on Saturday evening. SACRED HARMONIC SOClETY.—Haydn's " Crea tion" is to be given by this society at Exeter Hall on Friday evening next, the 9th instant, conducted by Mr. Costa. The principal vocalists are Madame Lemmons Sherrington, Mr. Vernon Rigby, and Mr. Santley. THE ALA B IMA CLAIMS. (From the Anglo-A nzerican Times.) Another long article appeared in the 7 ribtote of the 20th March about the Alabama Claims, written in a tone of dignity and moderation. These papers have been attributed to the pen of Senator SUMNER, and great interest is excited towards the speech he is shortly, expected to deliver on the subject. One of the points urged in the Tribune was the cession of Canada, and curiosity is raise I to see if he will deal with it as in the extract from the Tribune lately transferred to our pages. The points discussed in the last article are, that the premature recognition was in disregard of the understanding between Mr. DALLAS and Lord RUSSELL that the arrival of Mr. ADAMS should be awaited ; the other is that in the case of the rebels the usual conditions to the exer cise of belligerent rights were altogether wanting. The first assertion is based on the letters from Mr. DALLAS, Mr. AnAms, Lord RUSSELL, and the second on the remarks of the Engli.h Ministers, members of the House of Commons, and the Press; the article closes with these words :—" Let the English press and the English people recall the past, not with a petulant spirit, but with an honest desire to dis cover the truth, and to make fitting reparation if they find they have really done us wrong, and the world will see two great nations setting a noble example in settling, by peaceful negotiations and voluntary reparation, wrongs that in the olden time men would have held could be wiped out only by involving in war nations which should be one in sympathy and interest, as they are in language, literature, and law." The Nation replies to the English charge that Americans are taking a senti mental view of their wrongs in an article in its issue of the 18th March, which commences by condemn ing sentiment in legislation, including treaty making, asserting that those nations are the happiest and greatest who are least influenced by it, while those are the most bac!:ward and miserable which allow pride, prejudice, and passion to mould foreign and domestic policy. When the opportunity offers to retaliate on England the measure she meted to the United States during the rebellion, the Nation feels assured that American action will be regulated by the national honour and interest solely, and not by the strength or weakness of the popular desire for revenge. While saying this, that journal retorts the charge, asserting that sentiment has been at the bottom of the whole affair in England from first to last. What gave the recognition of the Southerners as belligerents such importance was the sentiment that dictated it—extreme dislike to American government and society. The Nation glances back on a record which it is a pity the Eng lish now so persistently forget. If they would but recall it, the reason would come forcibly home why Americans regard the premature recognition of belligerency as an act arising from the unfriendly character of the English ruling class. It was the sentiment of a profound dislike which then dictated England's course, not the intensely practical view it now desires Americans to take. While we grant this, it should not be forgotten in the United States that the English aversion was generated by the ceaseless abuse and the imaginary hatred of Eng land expressed by Americans. It was the fashion in the Republic to make political capital out of the British lion ; and if the Nation wants to learn why England took the senseless course it so well de scribes, let it glance back through the debates in Congress for years, and remember that the most vicious and unfriendly speeches were always those most fully reported in England. The fact is, that a false estimate of the national feeling in America dictated her conduct, and Englishmen replied to what they believed to be a bitter hatred cultivated towards them in America by a dislike really intense. The singular part is that America prof ssed to care nothing for the feeling entertained in Europe, and took no pains to set England right or disseminate any information, while the South made the greatest exertion to represent the Confederate cause as that of liberty and justice. An American, at the time resident in London, told us the other day that be called on Mr. ADAMS after his arrival as Minis ter. There was a well-known American editor with him in the room, who replied to a remark made to Mr.ADAMS, "That it would be advisable to circulate information in Euglaud as to the causes and ob jects of the war." At that time, said this gentle men, " Englishmen hungered for such knowledge, for they were ignorant of the subjects in dispute, and had not then formed any opinior.s." The Editor's answer was, " We do not care a d----1 what they think." Eight years have elapsed, and what Englishman did think and say furnishes asubject of such bitter recrimination, that it may even tually lead to a war. Shortly after, most of the leading papers were committed to opinions hostile to the North, and millions of Englishmen were in their ignorance led by what they taught, who, had they known what they do now, would have held very different opinions. The Nation says that no such abuse had everbeen directed by England through four weary years against any foreign people, but the Nation forgets that no foreign nation has ever so abused England as did the United States. That the sentiment of America towards England was not what the English believed it to be is now better known ; yet the general impression in England is that any war involving Great Britain would in clude America as an enemy. That the nations should continue to keep up so senseless a feeling of enmity is one of those things which " no feller can understand" when it comes before him in all its naked absurdity; but they do so, and may continue to do so for many a long year, and sentiment will be at the bottom of it all. America gets into a habit of abusing England, and indulging in out rageous attacks on her in Congress—England be lieving she is hated, hates in return ; and showed it so unreservedly in the day of America's trial that what had been mere buncombe in America has taken the colouring of the real feeling of dislike entertained in England. But the fact ought never to be over looked, that those who are generating this enmity are but a small class of the inhabitants of either country —the old Tories in England, and the Irish and their descendants in America. It is a pity that the good sense of both countries cannot separate the Tory detraction and abuse on the one side, and the Irish declamation against England in Congress and in the press on the other, from the genuine sentiment of the people. They should not permit themselves to be made the cat's-paws of, for hot chesnuts, which might have ended in the case of America in gratifying Tory spite during the civil war, or yet drag the United States into a great and disastrous con flict to redress the injuries, which the same Puritans who founded New England inflicted on Ireland, by Old England's humiliation. ART.—Powers's statue of Washington, which was removed by General Butler from the State House at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has bean taken from the Patent office and shipped by express to Governor Warmouth, to be replaced in its old position.—Miss Hosmer at Rome, has received an order from the ex-Queen of Naples for a statue of heroic size of herself standing in the uniform she wore on the ramparts of the fortress, boots, spurs, and cloak, with a pile of cannon balls at her feet. "The lives of great men remind us" that they may leave cash to their posterity in the shape of budgets of interesting letters and signatures. At an auction sale of autographs at New York on the 16th March, among others the following prices were realized : Baron flumbo7dt—letter, 55 25; Albert von Haller, died 1777, $2 50 ;A. G. Oehlenschlager, poet, died 18/0, $I 50; Joan Paul Frederick Richter—characteristic letter, $5; Anne of Austria—address and seal, $2 50; Louis XVl.—royal signature, July; 1792, $3 25; Marshal H. Turenne, $3 ; Napoleon I.—signature, " Bonaparte," 5-1; Marshal L. N. Davoust, $5 25c ; Charles Maui ice Tally rand, 92 ; Alexander Dumas, $1 13c; M. Guizot, $1 10 ; Marquis de La Place, groat mathematician, $3 25 ; Chas. Linnaeus, the botanist, $6 ; Jean ,raques Rossetti', interesting and characteristic letter, 59 50; Madame de Steel, $1 63 ; M. A. Voltaire, $3 50; Gen. Henry Knox, first United States Secretary of War, historical letter on public affairs, 53 ; President George Washington, $8 ; President Jas. Madison, 82 25 ; President James Monroe, latter, $3 25 ; President John Quincy Adams, $3 50 ; Pre sident Andrew Jackson, interesting letter, 96 ; President William Henry Harrison, 53 25 ; President James K Polk, political letter, $3 63 ; Presidant Zachary Taylor, $1 13; President Millatd Fit,lmore, 52 25; President Abra ham Lincoln, official, $7 ; President U. S. Grant, $2 ; Henry Clay, $3 25 ; Daniel 'Weister, 52 50 ; John C. Calhoun, $2 50 ; Jefferson Davis, signature on frank, 51 13 ; John (3. Breckinridge, $l5O. Captain Townley, while accompanying Lord Poulett on a visit to Capt. W. H. Cooper at Cobham on Monday last, was "eased" at the railway station of his dressing-case, containing his jewellery, all attempts to recover which have hitherto proved fruitless. A r, I" • 71 • ' i I kJ 1 kok‘i s SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TATTER3ALL'S—This Evening. • NEWMARKET 11_ 4 .,N DICA P. 4 to 1 agst dlarquis of Caraba.s (taken) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst (taken) 100 to 7 agst King's Cross (taken) . 20 to 1 agst Attack gelding (taken) 33 to 1 ags:t VAnsittart (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 2 to 1 agit Wild Oats (taken and offered) bto 1 tigd Pretender (taken and wanted) 100 to id rgst Belladruln (taken) Bto 1 agst Drummer (offered) 10 to 1 agst Alpenstock (taken and offered) 1000 to 20 agst King Cophetua (offered) DERBY. 100 to 30 agst Pero Gomez (taken) Bto t agst Wild Oats (offered) 100 to 8 agst Pretender (taken and offered) 1000 to 70 agst La.las (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Ryshworth (taken and offered) 1000 to 55 agst Ethus (taken) 20 to 1 agst Balladrurn (taken and (offered) 25 to 1 agst Thorawalden (taken) 25 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (taken) 30 to 1 agst Alpenstock (taken) 40 to 1 agst Portsmouth (taken) 1000 to 20 t.gst Vag,a.bond (take 1000 to 15) 1000 to 15 agst Royal Rake (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Perry Down (offered-1000 to 15 taken previously) 1000 to 5 agst King Copotua (offered) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Marquis of Carabai (taken and off.) 4 to 1 agst Alpenstock (offered) 7 to 1 agst Lancet (taken) 10 to 1 agst Gondolier (offered) 100 to 8 agst Sea Saw (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 2 to 1 agst Wild Oats (taken and offered) 4to 1 asst Belladrum (off— stol t. and wanted) 7to 1 agst Drummer (offered) 9 to 1 agst Pretender (taken) 25 to 1 agst loyal If ake (taken and offered) COO to 15 agst King Cophetua (taken) 14 to 1 agst Pretender (taken to £700) 100 to 7 agst Belladrum (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Alpenstock (offered -50 to I t. and w.) 50 to 1 agst Vagabond (taken) 2000 to 2.5 agst Royal Rake (taken) 2000 to 25 agst Perri• Down (offered —lOOO to 15 taken four times previously) 1000 to 10 agst Boulogn (offered) SPORTING NOTES. The result of the City and Suburbtu Handicap has in troduced two new candidates for the Two Thousand and Alpenstock, the winner of the former race, will perform better in the Two Thousand than the Derby, as he will not be able to etsy the long and severe course at Epsom ; but The Drummer, who won the "Metrop " in a common canter, will st•iy every inch of the journey, and it is just on the cards that he may emu late the great victory of Caractacus, when ho snatched the Blue Ilibbon Loin John Scott's favourite, The Marquis, who hud previously won the Two Thou sand in a conni.o] canter. Knight, of the Garter is becoun • iug a great favourite for Cestrian lienours, and deservedly ; and with al his weight he must be with the leaders at the finish, if not the actual winner. Birthday and Bird seeker aro Loth worth investing on for places. The former has escaped the 511) penalty ho would have in curred if he had been placed second for the City and Suburban Haudicap. The Thirsk Meeting commences to-morrow. The Mowbray Stakes looks a good thing for Callipos lia cr Siege Train, and the Sowerby for Clarionette. King's Cross, who is engaged in the principal race, viz., the Thirsk Handicap, will in all probability be reserved for the Chester Cup, and in his absence I shall look to Vis count or Pretty John to supply the winner. The Crox ton Park Meeting commune s on Wednesday, and is generally veil patronised. The Granby Handicap will no doubt produce a good race. The best of those left in are Knight of the Garter, 5 yrs, 13st (including 71b extra) ; Alpenstock, 3 yrs, lOst alb (including I.olb extra); the gelding by Romulus out of Attack, 5 yrs, lOst 21b (includ ing 71b extra); the gelding by Vedette out of Vixen, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (including 41b extra); Make Haste, 4 yrs, 9st 131 b; and Lancet, 3 yrs, bat 101 b. Knight of the Garter, with his welter weight of 13st, will represent me. The Park Plate looks a good thing for Acashr or Astra can, and Miss Gratwicke or the Vedette g should win the Cup. There are two or three other small meetings this week, but they had better be left alone till their numbers are hoisted, as several have more . in.portant engagements next week. A FRESH aAN. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.-THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at live o'clock. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE laid on the table a bill to improve the tenure of land in Ireland. GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA BILL. This bill passed through committee. MISSIONARIES IN CHINA. The Duke of SOMERSET asked whether the noble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs could fur nish any information respecting the procceedinga of the missionaries and gunboats in the island of Formosa. The Earl of CLAREN DUN said that all the informs he could give was contained in the papers which had already been laid on the table. The naval operations had been carried on with great skill and gallantry, but at the same time they were operations which ought never to have taken place. The conduct of tha Consul had been highly reprehensible, and ha had been recalled, which he hoped would have a salutary effect upon the whole consular body, and would be a warning to them against wantonly undertaking military operations without the sanction of the Government. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—TiIIs EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Colonel Clive and Mr. Hoskyns took the oath and their seats for Hereford. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Mr. GILPIN gave notice that on the 9th he should move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish capital punish ment. POSTAL COMM CNIOATION. Mr. 3IONSELL, in reply to Mr. YOUNG, said there bad been a great deal of correspondence between this country and Australia, but there was nothing with respect to the advantage of having a fortnightly communication with Australia. The colonists were, he understood, very anxi ous that such au arrangement should take place. lie would, if the right hon. gentleman desired it, have the papers printed. mg ENCLOSURE AND CHARITY COMMISSIONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the enclosure commissioners had by the levying of fees raised £17,000 in aid of the expenses, which amounted to £20,000. He, however, could not give such a favour able report with respect to the Charity Commission ; the commissioners could not enforce and levy fees like the Enclosure Commissioners, and all that they had been able to raise towards defraying the expenses were about £l,OOO. They, however, thought it advis able to levy an income tax on the charities in aid of these expenses, and if such was the wish of the house be should be only too glad to take steps to carry that idea into effect. _ BANKRUPTCY BILL. On the mctionfor the second reading of this bill, Mr. JESSEL rose to call attention to the various arti cles of the bill and to the present state of the bankruptcy laws. He thought great advantage would result from the law being made so clear that the settlement of the affairs of a person in a bankrupt state might be made in the shortest period by him. He thought it a mistake to release future acquired property from liability, provided a bankrupt paid 10s. in the pound — (hear, hear)—he thought the liability ought to last until the whole of the debt had been discharged. (Hear, hear.) It was a matter of frequent occurrence to find a reckless person becoming bankrupt on the failure of his gigantic speculation, and the property given up in bankruptcy of course was very small, bat in a very short time after such a person's affairs are arranged iu bankruptcy he was to be seen by his unfor tunate creditors driving about the town in the most luxurious of carriages, and residing and living in a scale of splendour that would go to show that he did not k now what bankruptcy was. (Hear, hear.) Such a state of things was wholly to be attributed to the exempting future pro perty from liability for unpaid debts. It was said that if future property was not protected there would be no inducement for future exertion, but he did not go that . length ; he thought that every honest man would . 1/0_ 0 . 11 ±Y: . too glad to make an exertion to pay in ., f l u e ll_ e n it s h i j u m s - ' debts—(Hear hear)—and, therefore, lie wont It was only self to the utmost to do so. (Hear, hear.) enablingui t oprosperi • t,-• (Hear, hear.) Id go on speculating and A desper.,,te commercial man tines, until at last he makes a people plotect t futureo speculate secure half amillion and laughsat of d ragsu e t a o them. e b n e i . g g a H r He thought his unhappy through tought nlulcc3inieyy!ti that bankrupting r n t i u tau r .r o n i s. five ou tzA t o i d n the nou-paym , that allowing such a state of things to exist when the bankruptcy laws were under consideration would be a creditors, who t. li r t n o r f ed t u he ce s d ul o s T disgrace to the law (LEFT of te lan E d. THE ROYAL BUNT BANQUET. --The banquet given to the farmers in the neighbourhood of Windsor by the noblemen and gentlemen who ride with the Queen's buckhounds will take place next Wednesday, at the Town-hall, Windsor. Lord Cork, the master of the Queen's hounds, will preside, and there will be about 150 guests. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight was on the last date about ICBf percent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the I.IIIIIW Z:tateS.