The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The variations in the different items of the balance-sheet of the Bank of England completed to the 30th May are not of an important characteT. The bullion, owing to the absence of arrivals froti Australia, shows only a small addition, while thq.. increase in the circulation has tended to reduce the reserve of notes. The diminished demand i . e..- money is shown in the decrease in the other secu rities. The other portions of the balance-sheet and. the changes they present are shown in the annexed table : Active Circulation Increase .. Bullion .. Increase .. Rest .. £21,447,495 .. 224,205 .. 15,892,112 • • 47,917 .. 3,218,848 Decrease Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits . , Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities 59,178 .. 7,489,290 .. 177,243 .. 12,551,247 18,601 .. 669,606 24,509 9,728,913 No alteration. Other Securities .. 19,833,431 Decrease .. 103,243 Notes Unemployed .. 8,173,055 Decrease 173,045 At the Bank of England yesterday there were to bullion operations of importance. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no material alteration. The Shannon, which leaves to-day for the West Indies, will take out £18,540 ; and the Ceylon, to be despatched on the 4th for India and China, will convey £3,948 in gold and £224,076 in silver, making a total of £228,024, the whole of which is on private account. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday con. tinned moderately active, and prices were without any important alteration. The sales were esti• mated at 8,000 bales. Money continues in moderate request, and during the last day or two rather more business has been reported. The attendance of both home and foreign dealers at the public sales of colonial wool, which ter minated yesterday evening, has been large, and the biddings for the finer qualities of Australian have been active. Prices opened at a decline of about ld. per lb. on the rates realised at the March sales, but a reaction subsequently took place, and towards the close same extensive purchases were made on foreign account. The market for Public Securities continues quiet, and the few transactions recorded have taken place at previous rates, Consols being 941- to 95 for money and the 6th inst., and 951 Z for July. There is not the slightest feature of interest to comment upon, business being inactive. The New Three per Cents. are steady at 934 ; the Reduced at 93i y ; India Stock is firm at 224; ditto New Loan is heavy at 1061 ; and ditto Bonds are Bs. dis. The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market have been exceedingly limited, and prices are tole rably well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 741 to 744 ; ditto New, 571 to 574 ; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 102. Peruvian, Uribarren, are firmer at 84 The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 21 prem.; the Thames and Mersey ditto, 1 a 3 prem. ; and the Universal ditto, 9 j prem. The Imperial Thessalian Mining shares are 7 prem. In the Railway Share Market the transactions have been on a very limited scale, and prices have not varied to any important extent. Caledonians and South-Easterns have improved about ss. Great Western and Brighton declined ss. ; and Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings are also inactive. Antwerp and Rotterdam are dealt in at 4: ; Great Indian Peninsula realise 1001 ; East Indian, 102 and 102! ; and Grand Trunk of Canada have declined to 311 32. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate request. Bank of Australia im proved about ss. ; London Chartered of Australia, ss. ; and Union of Australia, ss. ; Oriental Bank have declined 55., and Union of London, 55.; Crystal Palace have advanced 10s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 h $ h 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 p er C en t. A nnu iti es India Stock OO • 224 Ditto 6 per Cent. . Ditt, Bonds £l,OOO Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lld - Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto June Account CLIPPER SHIPS TO SYDNEY, A dejeuner was given yesterday afternoon on board the clipper ship Solway, now lying in the London Docks, for the purpose of celebrating the inauguration of a London branch of the " Black Ball" line of Australian ships, which, under the management of T. M. Mackay and Co. (a London branch of the eminent firm of James Baines and Co. of Liverpool), are intended to sail hereafter regularly on the 10th of every month from the port of London to Sydney. The first ship of the line—the Stornoway—started about a month ago ; the second—the Cairngorm—is ad vertised for the 10th June; and the Solway will be the third of the line, which, if conducted on the same liberal principles as the Liverpool to Mel bourne " Black Ball" ships, cannot fail to command a large amount of support. The company was numerous and commercially influential. After the health of her Majesty had been duly honoured, Mr. T. M. Mackay proposed " The United Services and the Volunteers. The toast having been drunk with three times three, Sir J. Heron Maxwell re turned thanks for the navy, Major Coates for the army, and Mr. S. K. Mackay and Mr. Whitehead, of the Inns of Court Rifles, for the volunteers. " The House of Commons" was acknowledged by Mr. J. 0. Lever, M.P. The Chairman next proposed " Prosperity to the Australasian Colonies," associating with the toast the names of Mr. Wilson, proprietor of the Melbourne Argus, Mr. Ridgway, and Mr. Getty. Mr. Wilson re sponded, eulogising the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the regularity with which that com pany had carried the mails. "The Peninsular and Oriental Company," was proposed by the chairman, and responded to by Mr. Anderson, managing direc tor, who said his company were determined every satisfaction should be given in conveying the mails while they were entrusted to them. Sir J. H. Maxwell proposed the toast of the day, coupling with it " The health of Mr. Mackay. Mr. Mackay, in returning thanks, said that though he had hitherto been associated with the Liverpool more than the London firm, his heart was with both, and he be lieved that hard work, attention, and punctuality would bring the firm of Mackay and Co. a due portion of the southern business. He concluded by proposi ng " The Press." Messrs. Fisher and Robarts, of the Anchor Restaurant, in Cheapside, Provided the dejettner, and the band of the 2d Life Guards played appropriate music during the repast. MIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, June 2.—Wind this day at noon—North- East; fresh breeze, and dull weather, with heavy rain all the morning. PORTSMOUTH, June I.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Helene, for New York. SOUTHAMPTON, June I.—Arrived--Sultan, steamer, from Lisbon ; Oneida, steamer, from Rio Janeiro. BELFAST, May 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.--Ellen, from Porto Rico. STROMNESS, May 30.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Kalmia, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, June I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer Ranger, from Dartmouth. Sailed — Charles Henri, for Bombay. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind E. rain_ Arrived, June I—Havre, steamer, from Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind E. ; tide three hours' flood ; weather cloudy, with heavy rain. Arrived, June 2—Emma, from Alkmaar. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind S.E. by E., moderate. Passed, in tow—Peter Hamburg, barque, from the west for London, SHARE MARKET- (THIS' DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Shisr, R iihvays 13.14 stock Belfast and Ballymena Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Junc IBlackburn BI) th and Tyne Bost. Shpt: and Mid. Co !Bristol and Exeter !Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan! Cork and Bandon i c or k, itlrock., &Passage! Cornwall gets(A. no div Do until 6pc perm D° rha sbeen pd, toB Dublin & Belfast June. !Dun., Perth, &A b. June. ;East Anr!slian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk stock stock Paid ! Closing / Business . Price. , Done. 8 70 72' 114 12; a t ock stock stock stock stock stock stock A tock stock stock stock stock stock stock risk Sonth.4a stern Lancashire & Yorkshir , , London and Blackwall Lon., Rric - ht.. & S Coast Lend., Chat., and Dover Lond. &Nth. Western I Do eiEr,htlis Loud. & - th. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'cTerry & Minim Man. Shef. & Lin-oln • • 3laryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland Do 1, irminf.r. & Derby G. W. of Ireland Do A shares Mid Kent.... 0 I - Do, Cray Line . . Do Edinburgh (Cr Glasgow Edin. Perth, Az Dundee Forth ,t Clyde Junction Furness .......... Glas. and S. Western Greai Ntlin. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Po do B do flt. S. & W. of Ireland ;Great Western Do Str Val guy. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stnek stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stocz stock stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock Newca , tle and C New., Aber. & ITerefd.. Newry & Armagh, def.. Newry, IVarnpt. & Ros. Norfolk.. IN hn. Counties Union.. 'North British.. Sor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stov= D-Astk;Arecsnod. stock stock 12 10 stock 13 stock until 6pchas beenpd.Bl Do B stock . Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do Yore ....... North London ..... (North Staffordshire... N. and S. W. Junction. all 100 31 100 100 61. 71 102 104 soi 91 INot. &Grantham Rail .- 6i 7 104 901 10xf. Wor. & Wolverptn Peebles Portsmouth Rhvmney Scottish 'Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock...' Sbropsllire Union Sittinpbourne & Sheer. (South Devon South Eastern ..... 'South Wales . 8 9 16 17 534 54! 36 38 25 27 614 62 100 100 'lOO 16 134 100 100 100 174 all 96 964 . d 52 52i 80) 81 105 107 134 1.31 Of S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Stockton Hartlepool Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 Thames Haven! Ic&Rail Ulster • • 4f 46' Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim A 16 114 116 344 354 8? 89 48 50 4 3d 42 44 85 854 67 68 78 80 6 8 384 394 8 9p 51} i 163 10P Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterford & Limerick West C •rnwall ........! 551 561 2 3. p 55 6 d 0 „p 10 11 West London. Do Ist class 30/ f Do 2nd class [ Worcester & Hereford. 54 6 2 1 d PREFERENCE SHARES. 64 i 104; It 115 14; 15; 91 1011 144 5e 804 85 I I Share ) Railways. I raid. Closing Business Price. Done. stock 12.10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12% stock Eitock 124 124 stock stock stock stock .10 I 2 10! stock stock stock stock stock 10 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10s. ;Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O tins. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun.PerthßrAber.Jun. E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 5 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Colin. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per c; ,, lt. guar... Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. :ma. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. et. ,Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 4/ p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Seotld. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berke and Rants) Ext. 5 p. et Do. Redeemable, 4i p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.et. Redeem. Pref Do. firm. Pref. Shares , It. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh 1).3. d ( sp. ct. pref .. Do Birmg.guar. stock.. Do. CheQter gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 35 10d pe Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Eon. & Brig. 5 pc.gn. No.l Do. 5 p. c No. 2 Do. g:ua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Dn. do. 4, per cen'. Do. do. 4 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. ( E. &C. P ) Do. Ip.e.S.(div.dettil '65) Lon. Chat, and Dover Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. ct. stock Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. Londony. & Ennis. 4 sh. Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. Do. ,C 6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per emt Mary ort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p. c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. et. ;Newport, A ber.&c.pref. 5 p.c.redeem.at 5 p.c.pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p. c. with option till IRG6 all }lOO 96 93 stock Do. till 18G9, Ist is. Do. do. 2d 14. INortlk 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 51- p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. c. Do. New, grim 5 p. c. Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. ;Its Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do stock stock stock stock i il:' Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox.Wr.Wol. 6 p. c. Ist g Do. - Redeem. 2d gua Do. Irredeem. 2d guy Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock Do. A berdeen,gua.6p.. c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Beading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4p.c. Ist is ()nth Wales, gll a. 4 P.C Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p. c stock 116 17 all 100 100 100 all all 91 03 96 97 1 i d API 23 24 123 125 100 100 100 all all 1101 103 5/ 61 101 10 ,112 115 1 109 112 110 112 109 111 124 126 81 83 110 112' 00 92 75 76 118 120 116 118 111 112 103 105 85 87 97 99 99 101 89 91 91 93 103 105 9 10} 17 18 10} 101 74 76 191 20} 91 10 1 141 151 139 141 116 118 116 118 138 143 116 118 102 104 154 157 132 136 68 70 21 22 115 117 1524 1574 12 12i 1251 1274 68 70 P 4 IP 140 142 102 104 I -i- 94 98 14 si 101 111 121 4 li Pi 110 112 1 119 121 73 75 10 10i 231 23f 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 86 88 28 29 33i 34, 32a 33 44 48 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln Buckinghamshire .... 100 Ln & N.W 96 98 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. Do. do. 5a per cent 1 0 0 no . Do. do. 5 per cent 100 no. Clydesdale Junction.., 100 Caledonin 113 115 Colchester, Stour Val.' all E.U.ArE (1 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g..6 p.c.l 100 Gt. North. 138 140 E.Union,llarwich Shsi all E.Counts. 4i 4i Do. Woodbridge ... 1 100 Gls.llarr.&Nells,Drct. 100 Caledonin l - Do. New . . lOO Do. Gloster& Dean Forest' all Gt. West.' H a rtlpool.Dek.& Baal all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. Md. 110 112 D o. ,1 Shares .... all Do. Do. a Shares ....... all Do. I Lane.k Carl. gua.s p.c. i 100 !Ln.& AV 205 208 London & Greenwich, 100 S. East. 63 65 Do. Preference ...... 100 !Do. 'lls 120 Soutend., 100 Peto & Co.' 91 97 Lowestof t ,, • 100 N , rfolk : n Do 6 per cent........ :' 100 Do. 1t all LNAV&3I ence Stock..... Mid. t Bradford faetrk: 100 illidland Newmarkt.,P,nryEx 1 5. 5.6 E.Counts: guaranteed 5 p. C. Do. do. in 6 A per cent .. c .. , a ll Do. Nortl Eastn. 5 p..i all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. , all P % • North Western I all 1 1%!i Tc4 1 Preston and Wyre. , all k L.Yk. Do. Stares Roystn.Hitch.,,t Sliep; 100 G tNorth. Sit rewsbry& Hereford' 100 T. Brassey Do. Do. 1 South Staffordshire .. all lq`Clean.. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. Wimbledon Croydu. all L.& Brgtn 2k 31 96 98 * !P 55 57 141 101 1 . 1 0 9 3 1 462: 8 1 1 1 19 4 0 4 3 1p l ' 74 8i DOCKS. IClosing Price. 100 - 102,1 Paid. Leasing I ,.Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Business Done. Docks. Share. 1 Paid. I -- 1 stock Commercial 1 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.lllin 100 stock East Ind West In dies 1,;4 ' stock 'London lOO stock St. Katharine lOO stock Southampton ; 100 stock Victoria . ; 100 30 Do New • . 1 2 77 79 30 31 101 103 15a 1164 116 117 131 133 112 114 69 69i 60 65 10t4 105 70 71 114,4 115 i 14 111 101 tc id p 93 94 10 11 41a 42; 24 2 d [l6i 117 94 98 [0 11 7 6 oil 54 56 3 _3 d TEE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENIN,G, JUNE 2, 1860, BRITISIIPOSSESSIONS. Share Railways. Paid. Clogino. ' b Businessdone Frice. 100 Atlantic &St L awrence all 84 86 1 Bom.,Barod a & . C en t I n d stk Gu. 5 psr ce n t lOO 96 97 964 t 18 Do, Do. B 134 1d 4 d 204 Buffalo and Lake H uron a ll 41 5 d 204 Do. New 10 Do. Preference .... . all 61 61 100 ( Buffalo,Brant,&Godricit 100 75 80 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 100 Do. do. J une 1, 1874 100 68 73 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30.1 d . 4 p 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 2 14 d 20 Ceylon Guarantd. Cp. c 74 14 4 d 174 Demerara all 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 1 / d stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 102 1024 102 4 20 Do. F Shares Ext lO par 1 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO par 1p 15 100 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs all 984 994 stock Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 1004 1014 , 20 Geelong & Melbourne all 21 22 sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 per cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 314 32 314 2 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 91 93 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 62 61 1 00 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 78 80 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 65 70 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 65 70 stock Gt.lndiaPenin..ma.sp.c. 100 994 1004 1001 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 6 4d 1 d 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) i 0 14 11d' guaranteed 5 per cent. ' 204- Gt. W. of Canada Share s all 124 124 204 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 98 100 opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O . all 98 100 10 0 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 98 100 t 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 92 94 c stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c... 100 88 90 stopk Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 100 91 93 924 11 1 20 Do. Fourth d.o lO 1 4 d 20 Do. d 0....... .. . all stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Buds. 100 t Newßrunswick & Canda a 20 Ry.&Land(l.im.)g.6pc all 5 7 4 Class A Capital, Share Do. do. Land do.. 20 Do. do. B Capital do . all 5 7 0 Do. do. Land do. 20 Oude (Limited) stock Scinde ... ..... .4 100 994 1004 1004 vi 20 Do. Pnnjaub .... ~ d g all 11 d 1 d 20 Do. Do. .... .. ; t.) 5 d a stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ? t4 7 , ~n, 100 914 954 f o 20 SLA ndrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad (Lim.) sc r ip.. 1 4 4 d a FOREIGN RAILWAYS. , h 19 ,Antwerp & Rotte r d am ! a ll 44 44 44 a] 20 'Ardennes.... ........ all —p w 20 Bali.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 7 f Ad ro 5 Belgian East. J unc ti on a ll ff 1 8 b( 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all 10 Buen.Ayres &S. Ferndo 24 p 13( 6 Carmeaux Mine & nail all 24 24 re 100 ,Copiabo ...... &...... all 10 Ditto Extension . ... all 14 1111 re 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 54 14d es 20 Eastern of France .... all 23 24 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c. 6 pr 20 Do. do. all NO 20 Great Central of France all tb 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 64 61 20 Italian Junction .. 20 Lake Constance & Bale all in 20 Lierre & Turnhout 20 Lyons & Geneva . . 331 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New ... ...... 20 Namur & Liege all 84 84 bu 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 191 191 oti 16 Northern of France.... all 38 39 TI 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 9 wi 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter all 3.1 31/ sal 20 Paris & Orleans a ll 52 54 20 1 Recife & S. Fran. (Fe rn ) W 8 gua. 7 D _ 1). ct. lim l3 2 lid 20 Riga & unabum 10 Rome & Frascati 20 Royal Danish. ..... 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. P re f a ll pr( 20 Sambre & Meuse .... all 54 54 pre 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 84 84 II 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 2 4 id 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 1d pr shl 20 Southern of Fra.nce , all 20 2 t ye! 84 West Flanders ...... .: all 54 a on( 10 Do. 64 p. c. Preference all 91 94 20 W. &N.W. of France 20 Western of Auetria 6 to 20 'Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent.Vref all the 20 Zealind all 14 IUI 30 3 / 4 31i 4 3 / 4 5 37 39 19 21 13 15 120 125 6 8 2 2 27 241 251 31 34 98 100 103 106 105 107 21 1 21 21 i I 11 d 1 OP It 21 3 p 3 4 NA TlO IV AL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. MEETING THIS DAY. This afternoon a public meeting of the members of this society was held at Willis's Rooms, St. James's. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., presided, and there were also present Lord Elcho, Earl Spencer, Lord West, Sir John Mildmay, Sir J. Burgoyne, Mr. G. Silk, and other gentlemen. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he regretted that ho had not ;been able before to take any part in the deliberations of the Council of the National Rifle Association, and he need not say that he should have been happy to have dons so, but for the amount of business which had pressed upon him. For all that no one had taken a warmer interest in the movement, or had watched its progress with greater satisfaction than he had, and he had seen with surprise not only the enormous number which had been collected, something far beyond what was originally con templated by its most sanguine supporters, :but was gratified at the spirit and perseverance with which the drudgery and details of drill had been gone through, and which had given a practical refutation to all those sinis ter prophecies which met the original movement, and which said that it would be merely child's play, that the corps would consiit of uniforms andnothing else, and that the volunteers would put their Lacks to the thing, and that consequently they never would be able to become practically acquainted with the movements they were to practice in the field. He did not know whether he might be allowed to allude to it, but he thought he might report from "an other place" that they had last night a very satisfactory discussion upon the subject of volunteers. Threats had been made and great attacks held out, but they were realised, and silence had taken the place of the fireworks which they had expected, and there had been a unanimous feeling in the House of Commons that the progress of this association, and the efficiency which the movement had acquired, put all attempts at attacking it out of the question. (Hear.) He would state briefly the history and progress of the association. It was established with a view to give a central authority and nudes.* as a point of communication for all corps in different parts of the kingdom, by spreading throughout our population a taste for the use of the rifle, and to nationalise that which had hitherto been very much neglected. He saw constant allusions to the times when every man practised at a butt with a long bow, but that had gone out until last year, and Ino other weapon had been substituted. This conntry had been so engaged in civil matters that military affairs had been neglected, except in so far as they had been left to the regular array. Our civil population had almost lost all inte rest in military affairs. The National Rifle Association was established in January last, and went through all the usual preliminaries, and they were extremely indebted to those who put the council in motion. The manner in which the funds of the association had been spent, ought to be mentioned. The preliminary committee engaged offices in Trafalgar-square, at the rate of 100 guineas a year, and furnished them with the usual necessaries. The gentle man to whom the secretaryship was first offered declined it, but it was felt that his services were so necessary, that an other application was made to him, and he accepted it. The gentleman alluded to was Capt. Mildmay, a gentleman who had had much experience in the Austrian service. Hi salary had been fixed at £3OO a year, which he thought was not tee high, considering that the AgricultturalSociety gave its secretary £4OO a year and a house. With regar d to the finances, he was happy to say that he had a very good budget to produce. There were 232 life subscribers, who produced £1,346 a year ; 501 annual subscribers, who produced £526 a year ; and 25 donors, producing £289. There were some other items received since the balance sheet was made up, and the total receipts for the year had consequently been £3,308. An:ongst these one class of subscriptions deserved to be remarked upon, namely, that of the rifle corps, who contributed to the finances of the association. (Hear, hear.) Amongst these were the Queen's Westminster Volunteers, the Ist Dorset, the 12th Middlesex, the sth Chester, tLe Ist Wilts, the 2d Surrey, the 2d Essex, the Middlesex, the 11th Norfolk, the 11th Somerset, the Wimbledon, the Northamptonshire, and the St. George's. He would not enter into the question of the prizes which were to be awarded at the meeting at Wimbledon, but he might be permitted to state, on the part of the Government of which he was a member, that they looked with the greatest anxiety i.pon the future of the volunteer corps. There was certainly some danger of the corps melting away when the first blush of excitement was passed, but if anything could give stability to the movement it would be the existence of that association. Lord ELeno said he did not know what the right hon. gentleman meant by a satisfactory budget, except he went upon the principle of that of his own Chancellor of the Ex chequer which promised a deficit for the next year. The asso ciation had a balance in hand of £2,200, but the expenses would be very heavy at Wimbledon and would take all the money they had, if not more. He might remark that the ap proaching contest was founded upon the model of a practice which prevailed in Switzerland and which had been proved to be very effective. The expenses of the association would be very heavy. Thom wc,o 120,000 men at present con nected with the rifle corps, and if they would subscribe a shilling a piece towards the funds of the association it would give an income of £6OO a-year, which would be a very hand some sum. In answer ton question from Lord Fielding, _ _ Lord ELCIIO said that there would be only two limita tions imposed upon candidates, namely, that the weight of the rifles used should not exceed 101bs., and that no hair triggers should be used. Lord FIELDING remarked that the Wimbledon meeting was fixed for a rather early date. Lord FIELDING proposed a resolution affirming that, in the opinion of the meeting, the National Rifle Association was worthy of national support. Mr. ROUPELL, M.P., seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. _ _ Sir J. BURGOYNE moved a vote of thanks to the Chair man, and in doing so entered into some details in reference to riflo practice. The motion having been carried by accla mation, The CHAIRMAN said he was extremely flattered by and obliged for this vote, and he felt it a great honour to sea amongst them an officer so accomplished as Sir John Bur goyne, one who had passed through some of the greatest campaigns - which the world ever saw, taking so lively an interest in the proceedings of the association. He held in his hand a letter front another veteran, one who had not served in the field, but vrho was one of the best lawyers and the most acute debaters ever known. He had reached an extreme old age, but still had retained not only all the acute ness of his mind, but all the fire of his earliest youth. The letter was as follows : "Dear Lo r d Elcho " George-street, May 26. ,I re gret extremel that it be in my power t o attend the meeting in su y will pport of the not Na tional Rifle Association. I need not add, that I feel the deepest interest in the success of this important national object, and, above all, in the permanence of the system. A free people, if worthy of their character, must be ready at any moment to defend their freedom, and resolute in taking the necessary steps to render that defence effective. The impression which the measure has already produced on the continent of Europe is, as I learn, most satisfactory.— I remain, my dear Lord, yours faithfully, "Lord Elcho. " LYNDHURST." He (Mr. S. Herbert) thought that when they recei‘ ed such testimony as this they might reasonably hope the complete success of their association. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks to Lord Elcho terminated the proceed ings. LAW IN T ELLIGENOE.--(THIS DAY.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Baron Clituniell.) GENERAL REA TSON V. SKENE.-JUDGEMENT. The Lord Chief Baron delivered the unanimous opinion of the Judges in this case, which was an action for Eden. der, brought by General Beatson against Mr. Skene, late consul at Aleppo, and who at the time of the words being uttered was acting as private secretary and civil commis sioner to Major-General Vivian in the Crimea. The facts of the case have been repeatedly reported at the trial which took place before Mr. Baron Bramwell, a letter was called for on behalf of the plaintiff, which was in the possession of Mr. Sidney Herbert, the Secretary at War. He refused to produce it, as it would be a precedent injurious to the public service, and the Judge declined to enforce its pro duction. For the defence, it was contended that the commu nication, in which the words spoken were a privileged com munication, and the learned Judge left that question to the jury, who found that it was, and returned a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., with Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Grey, who appeared for the plaintiff, had obtained a rule to set aside that verdict on the ground of misdirec tion; that the judge ought to havo' enforced the produc tion of the letter; that the production of a privileged com munication was one of law, and ought to have been decided by the judge, and not left to the jury ; and also that the verdict was against evidence. Mr. Lush, Q.c ., and Mr. Garth opiPlrose Bil' dth v e l (l'C rule,and the Court took time to consider their judgment. The Lord Chief Baron, in delivering the judgment, said the judges were unanimous in opinion th at the verdict of the jury ought not to be disturkd ; the court had no rea son to be dissatisfied with the evidence, and were of opinion that there was no misdirection, as the documents, if they had been produced they could not have been made evidence. The plaintiff had relied upon the fact that th e d e f endant had volunteered the statement and not i n hi s official capa city. The Court were of opinion wh en once it was esta blished that a person had been privileged hewtahsereenfotirteledthtoe protection, and that it was a proper questio n f or t h e j ury, ruleand r r. would dlbdeebne Hawkinsp dischargedr t o h p o e n r l properly ps applied upon i l e e d ft fo rall by t thehe judge,grounds. leave ta ppeal. The ques tion was one of great importance to General Beatson, and he was anxious that he should have leave to appeal. The Lord Chief Baron—Upon what grounds ? At pre sent I do not see any. Nir. Hawkins said there were several—the non-produc tion of the documents. aim that the doCIReAts ) the letter, and the roimites of the The Lord Chief Baron—We are all unanim ous ly o f opi nion court of the inquiry were not evidence, therefore you can not insist upon that as a ground, of appeal, and are unani mous of opinion that the verdict of the jury was right. Mr. Hawkins—We say the case ought not to have gone to the jury at all; the question of privilege was one of law. and not of fact, and ought to have been decided by the judge, and not left to the jury. The Lord Chief Baron said Mr. Hawkins had better put down in writing his grounds of appeal, and the Court. would consult the other judges as to whether there should be any leave to appeal at all or not. POLICE INTELLIGEJVCE--( THIS DAY.) MARLBOROLTGH-STREET. PARK CONSTABLES AT FAULT—ARBITRARY ARREST. —John Reeves and Margaret Reeves were charged before Mr. Beadon, with begging in the park, and the female was further charged with assaulting park-constables John Browning, 21, and Frederick Holmes, 53, in the execution of their duty. Browning said, that on the previous afternoon, about five, he saw the female beg of two ladies in the park. He told a brother constable to turn her out of the park, and then went to the male prisoner, who was walking some distance off, and told him to leave the park. The prisoner would not do so, became obstinate, and on his putting his hand on him to take him into custody, the female prisoner came up and knocked off his hat and tried to scratch his face. In answer to Mr. Beadon the constable said he was not taking the man into custody for begging, but was acting under orders he received. Mr. Beadon said he (the constable) had a perfect right to take the woman into custody if he saw her begging, but he could not turn a man out of the park because he was merely walking. That was not the law. He laid hold of the husband, who was doing nothing, and then the woman came up and assaulted him. He had no business to take the man at all. He had not seen him begging, and he had as much right there as any other of the public, and the law was as good for him as any body else. Had the woman alone been charged she would have been punished, but as it was he should discharge them. THAMES. A PLEASANT PLACE TO CARRY •N BUSINESS.—John Murphy, an audacious lad, aged 18, who has been sum marily convicted of larceny six times, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing a waistcoat and a pair of trousers from the shop of Mr. Eugene Reardon, pawn broker and salesman, No. 62, Broad-street, Ratcliff. The property was exposed for sale outside Mr. Reardon's shop on Tuesday last, and the prisoner was seen to remove it and run away. He was pursued, but managed to escape and conceal himself in an Irish colony, called Harris's court, 200 yards from Mr. Reardon's house. He was cap tured on Friday in Harris's-court, and the trousers he had stolen were found upon him. They were valued at 7s. 6d. The waistcoat had been pawned. Mr. Reardon said he had lost £lOO worth of property under precisely similar circumstances during the last two and a half years. Mr. Selfe—You must expect it, Mr. Reardon. You ex pose goods for sale outside your shop, which you ought not to do. Mr. Reardon—The clothes were beyond the reach of any boy. Mr. Selfe—Not beyond the prisoner's reach, for some how or other he got them down. Mr. Reardon—The thieves from Harris's-court come into my shop and steal goods. Nothing is safe frora their in. Broad-street and Brook-street. Mr. Selfe—Then Ratcliff must be a pleasant place to carry on business. A police-constable named Fry, 320 K, said the prisoner had been summarily convicted six times, and was the worst thief in the district. His father, who was convicted of stabbing a man, died in prison eight months ago. Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner for trial. The prisoner (insolently)— Can' t you do anything else? THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The arrivals of fruit continue to increase, and the supply of most kinds of vegetables is seasonably extensive. Gene rally speaking, the demand rules steady, as follows : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, perib 8 0 to 12 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 , Grapes, per lb 12 0 to 16 01 Foreign do. 2 0 to 1 01 51elons, each 0 0 to 0 0 , Peaches, perdoz 0 0 to 0 0; Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 01 Apples, per hf. sv. 2 0 to 6 0 Pears, per doz 6 0 to 10 0 Oranges,"per 100 2 6 to 8 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 8 0 Apricots, per doz 0 0 to 0 0 VEGETA Greens, dz bunch 3 6 to 5 6 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9 to 1 3 Savoy do., pr do. 0 0 to 0 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 0 0 to 0 01 Brocoli, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Old potatoes,p ton 106 to 170 0 New ditto, per pun 0 2 to 0 6 Peas, per sieve 4 0 to 6 0 Turnips, dz bunch 4 6 to 6 6 Carrots, pr do 5 6 to 7 6 Cucumbers 0 6 to 2 01 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 01 hf. -sv 0 6 to 0 8; Brus. sprouts, It s 0 0 to 0 01 Old onions, lit sv 3 0 to 3 6 New do., dz bun French beans, 100 2 0 to 3 01 Leeks, per bunch 0 0 to 0 0, e. d. e. d Cherries, per lb.. 1 oto 2 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 oto 1 6 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz - 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries plb 2 oto 4 0 Gooseberries hf sv 3 oto 4 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 IDLES. Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 3 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Beet, der doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to e 3 Mushrooms,p pun 1 6to 2 0 Artichokes, pr dz 6 oto 8 0 Cabbage lett,score 0 Bto 1 0 Endive, per score 1 oto 2 0 Radishes, dz finds 0 6to 0 8 Tomatoes, hf sve 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 6 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 6 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 5 0 Seakale, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0 NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 6s Od to 7s Od ; goslings, 4s Gd to 7s Od ; ducklings, 2s Gd to 3s 6d; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each; wild do., 6d to is Od ; pigeons, 6cl to is Od each ; large Surrey fowls, 9s Od to 16s Od ; chickens, 6s Od to lOs Od;:barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 8s Od ; capons, 4s 6d ; hares, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os toOs Od ; woodcocks, 2s 6d to Os Od; snipes, Os 9d to is Od; teal, OslOd to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, 6s Od to 7s Od ; roasting pigs, 6s Od to 9s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, Os 10d to is ld ; English, is ld to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 7s 6d to 8s Od ; French do., 6s 6d to 7s Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 2d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 33 Od"to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d; lamb, 5s 4d to Gs 2d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is Gd to 2s Od; trout, is Od to Os ; eels, 8d to Is ; prawns, 5s Od to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. Turbots, 2s Gd to 15s ; cod, is Od to 5s Od ; brills, is Od to lOs Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os Gd to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s '6d ; crabs, Gd to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each ; soles, 3d to is Gd per pair ; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 44s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to lOs Od ; haddocks, 3s to 12s Od ; smelts, 3s Od ; flounders, is 6d to 2s Gd per dozen ; mackerel, 40s ; fresh herrings, 5s ; bloaters, Os to —s per 100 ; carp and tench, Is Od to 3s per brace. BREAD The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 81d , of household do., 6d to 7id per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3id to 4d ; 641 b to 721 b, 4cl to 41d ; 721 b to 801 b, 42d to 5d ; 801 b to 881 b, 5d to 54d; 881 b to 961 b, Sid to 53d; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, Os Od to —s Od ; calf skins, light 2s Od to 4s Od; do. full, 7s Od to —s Od ; polled sheep, —s Od to —s Od ; half-bred s, Os Od to Os Od; Downs, 6s 6d to 8s 6d; lambs, 2s 6d to 4s 2d; shearlings, is 7d to is Bd. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 0;to £4 15s Od ; clover, E 4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Trade very dull. Supply only moderate. CUMBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s; clover, £4 Os to L 5 15s Otl ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per lead. A heavy demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lss Od ; clove' £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £l6s to S 1 12s per load. Trade dull. COAL MARKET—MAY 30. (Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.) s. d. Walls End. Byass's Bebside West Hartley .. 15 9 Davison's West Hart- S. Heugh Hall 16 0 Bell . Whitworth l5 0 Eden 16 0 Acorn Close 8yr0n....16 0 Kelloc l6 0 Hunwick 15 0 Thornley l4 6 Braddyll's Hetton 16 3 Hetton l7 6 South Whitworth 15 0 Haswell l7 6 Thorpe Riddell 15 3 Framwellgate l6 0 Russell's Hetton ' 16 3 South Hetton 17 6 Gosforth 15 3 Tunstall `South Durham ......16 0 , 121—Sold, 101. ley ....15 9 Walker Primrose 12 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting 22 6 Llangennech 2l 0 Howard's West Hart- ley 15 9 ranfield Moor Butes l3 3 Holywell 15 6 Lambert's West Hart- ley 15 9 Wylam l5 6 West Wylam l5 9 Grey's West Hartley 15 3 Birchgrove Graigola 20 0 Eden Main l6 0 Walls End. South Hartlepool l6 0 Ships at market, The Great Eastern, it is said, will proceed to sea on the day appointed, whatever may be her internal con dition as regards general accommodation. A trial trip is contemplated to be made to-morrow or on Monday next. At present the number of berths engaged is comparatively small, but there is yet time for a large accession. MARRIAGE ON £3OO A-YEAR.—It may well be true that the habits of English gentlemen are more expen sive and luxurious than they-were thirty years ago; but I would ask in all humility, has not the desire for social dis tinction increased in a corresponding way among English ladies ? If Romeo longs for a cotelette a la Soubise tossed off in a fashion somewhat superior to the usual style of English domestic cookery, does not Juliet insist upon her brougham and her little house in Tybumia as indispensable conditions before sho endows her lover with all the rich treasures of her virgin heart ? Are not both too eager to begin life at the very point which their parents had attained just when they were on the eve of quitting it. How often do you meet with a young lady in society who is honestly ready to accept the risks of human life with a husba n d w h o has little to recommend his suit in the way of worldly en dowments ? And is it much to be wondered at, if men who have been left to bear the heat and burden of the day alone should, when the struggle has been decided in th e i r f avour , be somewhat of opinion that they can manage without as sistance to spend the produce of their labour in their own way,—Once a Wok. BRITISH MINES. Share? Mines. I 0. "rn ~,, .I Closing I Business 1' Price. Done. Al fre 1 Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 34 4} 41 20 ritish Iron lifford — 270 280 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 445 455 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 122 f 1275 125 74 --East Caradon - 2.14.5 7f 5 E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 11 115 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 544 39 41 Great South Tolgus l7s 125 13 ,G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) 12.13.9 1 4 14 jG. Wheal Vor (Helston); 94 I I , Grenville 15.14.6 3 34 Herod's- Foot-- .. Hingston Downs 4.7.0 3f 4 Lady Bertha I Margaret (Uny Lelant) 9/ 44 46 'North Downs 24 54 54 North France 4 (Illogan) 11 4 5 N.Wh'l Basset (1110 an) 5s 5 6 ,North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 124 134 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 Sortrid2:e Cons. Min. Co. 12s 1/ 11 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 295 306 S. earn Brea (Illogan) 3 35 34 1 , S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lini.l all 1 1/ • S.Wheal Fran (Illogan);18.1 , .9 1625 1674 Stray Park 26.18.0 50 52 5 Tam ir Silv.& Lead Hin. 44 24 24 10 Tin Croft 9 44 5 Vale of Towey (Carm )13 s 6d 4 4 !West Basset (Illogan) ! 2.4 19 20 IW. Caradon (Liskeard) l 5 76 78 West Seaton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 150 160 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 90 100 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 61 21 34 ,Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), 1.7.2 igi 15 Wheal HaryAnn (Men.) l 8 22 24 I Wlleal Trelawney (Lis.)' 55 26 28 FOREIGN MINES. 7 / a r n d Copper,Lim Ms p p 20 1 1 8 A o u n s A tr e a c l o i 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £ i p.) 27} 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 :284 294 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. di s. 40 Cobre Copper ...... all 42 44 Copiapo l6 11 13 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all I 1 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 23 25 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 d par 14 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 4 1 1 p 3 Linares all 104 114 5 Lusitanian 2 4 d P 1 Mariquita all a a ' 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L los. d p 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead 1 5 Po M r i t n p ir ili a p nd 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los, d p 28.2.84 United Mexican ad 14 2 1 'Worthing (Limited) all 1 I Do. l9s. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. • 100 Agra&UnitedService 13k 50 7 8 1 40 Australasia all Gt 25 Bank of Egypt all 215 224 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 3 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 194 204 191 25 'Ch.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 30 32 100 City ... 20 100 Colonial ...... ... 21 20 . 11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London . 20 19 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 164 164 20 ,Gen. Bk .of Switzerland a ll 20 'Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 234 24 234 50 'London and County .. 20 36 50 'London Joint Stock .. 10 r 100 London & Westminster 20 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 35 20 Do. new 50 National Bank ........ 25 20 New South Wa1e5...... all 20 jDo. new 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 ' Ottomaa Bank • all 17 18 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new all 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia .. all 44 50 Union or London 100 Unity Mutual 60 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT 'SECURITIES. I Can.Gov- 6 p.c.Ja.,t Jul 100 114 116 Do. 6p. cent. 188 100 I Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 I - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 'llO 112 Do. Do. 5 per Scrip cent lOO 1014 102 101 1 t N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1074 1081 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct., 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 994 100 Do. sp. 1871 to 1876 ' 100 99f 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 100 994 100 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c ' sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO 110 112 ,Vic. Gov. 6 p.c..Ta.&July 100 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1064 107 1064 406/ 107 1061 i MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo- slexican Mint 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural) 10 Berlin Water (Limited) 50 , British American Land 50 ;B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) 20 :Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.)l 20 Do. C. (Limited) 321 Canada Land 10 IChan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) stock Cop. Min.ofEng&Sinitg 25 IDo. Pref. 71 per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference stock ,Do. 5 p. c. Perpet. Deben. stock Electric Telegraph 25 I Do. New 5 English & Aus. Copper 15 Gen. Steam Navigati 1 Great Ship (Limited) 1 Do. 174 p. et. Preference 20 Indian & Aust. Telegr. 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 20 London Discount (Lim.) 4 IL.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) 20Madras Irr. and Canal 110 Mediter. Electric Teleg 10 IMed. Exten. Tel. (Lim ), 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 20 Nerhu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 10 Netherlands Land 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1 N. B.Australasian (Lim.) 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C stock ree l ß.Lnd.&3lln.(Li tn.) 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam . 60 Do. New 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4ip.c 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 100 Royal Mail Steam stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (I.im ), 25 South Australian Land i Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 Do. do. Registered 20 Tr. & Ln. Co oftipr Can 11,0 Van Diemeu'o Laud - 1 Old i li 1 d 10 i 15 i a id ; 45 48 77 79 14 16 p 1 id 20 22 5 6 49i 50i 120 130 84 35 8 10 • THE SUICIDE AT PLYO.IIUTH. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon, at the Guildhall, Plyrn , rth, before Mr. John Edmonds, the coroner for the borough, to inquire into the cir cumstances attending the death of Mary Anne Luke, who died on Wednesday evening from in juries she sustained by jumping out of a window on the previous afternoon. The case having been much talked about during the day, there was a very large crowd in and around the Guildhall. The hall itself was com pletely filled, as were also its approaches, and there were hundreds in the street who could not get in. The Coroner addressed the jury, and said they were called together for the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances attending the death of Mary Anne Luke. This investigation was of considerable importance, not only on account of the station of the deceased, but also as to how far the fatal occur rence was attributable to the conduct of the father. By the rule of the law, a parent might chastise his child properly, but that must not be done violently. It seemed, from what he had heard —but they would have the evidence by and by—that this young woman, the deceased, was violently beaten with a rope, and that she fled in consequence from her father, and jumped out of a window. By law, if one person, under a well-grounded apprehension of violence from another, had to resort to such means as that by which this young woman met her death, he who had caused it was held responsible. The jury then adjourned to the house to view the body. - When Thomas Luke, the father of the unfortu nate girl, came into court, he was received with yells from the assembled crowd. Mary Abbott, the first witness called, was exa mined, and said—l am a widow and reside at Mr. Thomas Luke's house, 30, Union -street. Mr. Luke and all his family reside there. lam employed by him as housekeeper. The deceased was his daughter, and was single ; her age was 18, and she was a healthy girl, except during the last few months. Her employment was keeping her father's business and selling boots and shoes. Mr. Luke has a wife and five and other children, the deceased being the eldest. All the family lived in the house, with the exception of Mr. Luke and the eldest son, who took their meals at one of the other shops, Mr. Luke having four in different parts of the town. All the family slept at the house in Union-street. At two minutes to nine, on Tuesday night last, Miss Luke came home to the shop with her mother, having been at the establishment in Bedford-street all the afternoon, where she went with her father. They appeared to be good friends. She went up to her bedroom, which was two stories high, to take' off her bonnet and shawl. She came down again on her sister calling her, and went into the kitchen. Her father was there, and insisted on an explanation, which she said she could not give, and he then slapped her face with his hand. He might have given her two or three slaps, but I cannot say. She cried, but said she could not give any explanation. Her father then took a piece of line and struck her. (The " line" was handed to the coroner. It was apparently a piece of clothes-line, about the thickness of a small finger. As it was exhibited a roar of execration burst forth from the densely -crowded court, which the coroner appeased by requesting the crowd to desist from anylexhibition of feeling, whatever:their thoughts might be.) Her father went into the yard and cut it from a clothes-line. He held it in his right hand when he came in, and the deceased was standing up. No one had hold of her. I think the line was once doubled, and her father struck her with it on the arm. Ido not think more than two or three blows were struck. She held up her arm, receiving the stripes on it, and said, "Don't, father." He ordered her to bed, and she went. That was instantly after he struck her the last blow. She was crying then, but not much, and left the room quickly. No one followed her. The kitchen door was then shut. When Mr. Luke ordered his daughter to bed he threw the rope down on the floor. He did not threaten to beat her again, but sat down, and she ran up stairs, and I stood at the kitchen table. We heard deceased's window thrown open, and her sister Emily screaming that deceased was out of window. I ran into the court with Mr. Luke, and there we found her on the ground quite insensible. She was lying on her back, with her head thrown on one side. She was removed in doors, and I went for a surgeon, Mr. Whipple. Deceased died at 10 minutes after eight o'clock last night. Deceased spoke yesterday, and she was attended by Mr. Whipple and Mr. Square. Confirmatory evidence having been given, the jury returned the following verdict :—" That on the 27th of May, in the year of our Lord, 1864, the said Mary Ann l.uke, having been severely beaten by her father, Thomas Luke, .of Ply mouth, at No. 30, Union-street, within the borough, became excited, and, while labouring under temporary derangement, jumped from the bedroom window of her father's premises and fell on the ground below, whereby her skull was frac tured and brain lacerated. That she languished therefrom, at 30, Union-street aforesaid, until the 30th day of the said month of May, and then and there died of the said fracture of the skull and laceration of the brain, and the jury further say that, her said father's conduct towards the deceased was marked by undue severity." During the time the foreman was reading the decision of the jury, Luke made use of some inco herent expressions, and then sank forward on the desk weeping like a child. PALACE OF A CHINESE MERCHANT. A letter from Canton of the 11th April, in the Gazette tie France, says :—" I lately visited the estate of a Chinese merchant of Canton, named Portingua, and of which he spends 3,000,000 f. a year--an immense sum in a country where labour is to be had almost for nothing. The property is larger than a king's domain. This Chinaman made his fortune in the opium trade, and is said to pos sess more than 100,000,000 f. He has 50 wives and 80 domestics, without counting 30 gardeners, labourers, &c., and owns in the north of China a still finer estate. He has a great liking for the French, and receives them well. When I went with two friends to visit his mansion, he had just left, but I was received by a steward, who con ducted us over the house and grounds. In front of the house is a vast garden in which are the rarest flowers, and a wide alley leads to the prin cipal entrance. The apartments are vast, the floors being in marble ; they are ornamented with columns of the same material and of sandal wood encrusted with mother-o'-pearl, gold, silver, and precious stones. Splendid looking glasses of a prodigious height, furniture in precious wood covered with Japan lacquer, and magnificent car pets of velvet and silk decorate the rooms. The apartments are separated from each other by moveable partitions of cypress and sandal wood, which are ornamented with charming designs cut right through the wood, so as to permit one room to be seen from the other. From the ceilings are suspended chandeliers ornamented with precious stones. There are more than thirty piles of build ing in the whole edifice, which are united by covered galleries with columns and pavements in marble. The lodgings of the women are decorated with more than Eastern splendour. An entire army might be lodged in the house and grounds. Water-courses, on which are gilded junks, traverse them in all directions ; and at intervals are vast basins, in which are swans, ibises, and an infinite variety of birds. There are also pagodas nine storeys high, which are very remarkable; some are in marble, others in sandal-wood, carved with great art. In the gardens are extensive aviaries of the rarest and most beautiful birds. In front of the womens' apartments is a theatre in which a hundred actors can perform, and so placed that people in the apartments can see without difficulty. Near the outer door is a printing-office, in which M. Portingua causes the memoirs of his family to be prepared for posterity." THE PULLINGER FRALTDS.—The Stock-Exchange Committee yesterday concluded their investigations regard ing the transactions of Pullinger, and resolved to suspend Messrs. R. S. and J. S. Scrimgeour and Co. until the 25th of March, when the next annual election will take place. Messrs. Scrimgeour are the brokers to the Union Bank of London, and near relatives of the manager. They appear to have executed speculative order= for Pullinger in June, 1856, and to have continued them to the period of his ap prehension, but these were all of comparatively small amount, and were chiefly in Turkish Stock and Sambre and Meuse, North of Europe Steam, and Grand Russian Railway shares. The firm of Messrs. Scrimgeour is of the most respectable character, and no one supposes fa- an in stant thr..l they would have deliberately encouraged any dangerous operations on the part of a person in Pullinger's position; but their gross indiscretion in listening to his re presentations, and the fact of their having continued to act for him for three years after the notice issued by the Com mittee warning all members against such dealings seemed to render it impossible for a less penalty to be awarded than that which had appeared necessary in the most prominent of the previous cases. The decision will stand for confir mation on Monday next. Twenty-six out of the thirty members composing the Committee were present to-day, and it was passed by the requisite majority of three-f our th s, an amendment that the suspension should be limited to six months having been negatived. It is alleged that the arrangement mentioned yesterday for the building of 10 large steamers in this coun try for the Emperor Napoleon, with capital to be raised under a French guarantee of 5 per cent ~ ostensibly for the purposes of Eastern commerce, was :intended to be sig ned in Paris this day. The Birkenhead commissioners have agreed to the introduction of horse railways through the principal thoroughfares of that town, on a pl an proposed- by gr. Train, of New York. THIE SUN OFFICE, iSix o'clock. SARDINIA. I The Official Gazette of Turin says :—A lady of Paris, who wishes her name not to be divulged, has sont to the King's Government through 'its consu late the sum of 20,Q00fr. towards the expenses of the Royal army. The Government is happy to in form the public of this act of modesty and genero sity, which proves in how great a degeee the Italian cause has gained the sympathy and affection of the highest and most enlightened classes of society. The Lombardia of clilan announces that General Lamarmora will establish his head-quarters in that city, as soon as Marshal Valliant shall have left with his staff. A Vienna letter in the Colo!, , ize Gazette says:— "A- very active correspondence is still being carried on between the Cabinets of Vienna and Naples, but the statement made by some journals that a treaty of alliance offensive and defensive has recently been concluded between Naples an Austria, is inexact, inasmuch as towards the end of last year a convention of that kind, having for its object to maintain the state of things then existing in Italy, was entered into. It is scarcely necessary to say that for the present this convention cannot have any practical consequences." FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST EVENING. WHITEHALL, JUNE 1. The Queen has been pleased to order a conge d'elire to pass the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Bri tain and Ireland, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral and Metropolitical church of York to elect an Archbishop of that See, the same being void by the death of Doctor Thomas Musgrave, late Archbishop thereof; and her Majosty has also been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter, the Right Rev. Father in God Doctor Charles Thomas Longley, now Bishop of Durham, to be by them elected Archbishop of the said See of York. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 1. 3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet George Shippen Willes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice St. George, who retires. 6th Dragoons—Cornet Robert Davies to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice O'Neill, who retires. 7th Light Dragoons—Captain Edward Picton Baumgarten, from the 10th Li g ht D ragoons, to be Captain, vice the: Hon. Caryl Craven Molyneux, who exchanges. 10th Light Dragoons—Captain the Hon. Caryl C. Moly neux, from the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Baumgarten, who exchanges. 11th Light Dragoons—Robert Henry Verschoyle, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Swathe, who has retired George Clerk Cheape, Gent., to be Cornet, by p urc h ase, vice Annesley, promoted ; homas Stark Christie, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice De Burgh, promoted. Royal Artillery—Brevet-Major Samuel Hood Stovin In glefield to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Haultain, retired upon half-pay; Second Captain Willoughby James Wilson to be Captain, vice Inglefield ; Lieutenant Wm. Raymond Lluellyn to be Second Captain, vice Wilson. To be Surgeons—Ethelbert Henry Blake, M.D., from the 55th Foot ; Thomas Guy, M.D., from the 20th Foot ; William Pearson Ward, from the 17th Foot ; Alexander Scott Fogo, M.D., from the 23d Fout, vice Davis, placed upon har-pay. To be Assistant-Surgeons—William • Henry Pollard, from the 22d Foot; George Whitla, from the Staff ; James Mackay, M.D., from the Staff; John James Colin Rogers, from the Staff ; Alexander Edward Bart let, from the Staff; Robert Storey, from the Staff; John Adsetts, from the Staff; William Dumville Smythe, from the Staff; Alexander Oswald Cowan, M.D., from the Staff. 3d Regiment of Foot—Sergeant-Major George Russell Holt White, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Quar termaster, vice Blisset, who resign s . 11th Foot—Henry Herbert Skill, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barclay, appointed to the 24th Foot. 16th Foot—Lieutenant William Robert Welch Lea to be Captain, by purchase, vice Freeman, who retires; En sign James Bell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lea ; John Lloyd Price, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Cann, promoted. 17th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Carr S. Dyer to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Williams, deceased ; Ensign. Edward Arthur Elgin to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Dyer ; Surgeon Charles Hamilton Fasson, from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Ward, appointed to the Royal Artillery. 20th Foot—Surgeon George Paul Minchin Woodward, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Guy, appointed to the Royal Artillery. 22d Foot—Captain Theophilus Bolton, from the 40th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hinds, who exchanges; Assistant- Surgeon John Adcock, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assis tant. Surgeon, vice Pollard, appointed to the Royal Artillery. 235 Foot—Surgeon Benjamin Tydd, from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Fogo, appointed to the Royal Artillery. 26th Foot—Lieutenant Estcourt Day to be Captain, with out purchase, vice John Coiling, deceased ; Ensign the Hon. Wm. Harry Bruce Ogilvy to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Day. 40th Foot—Captain Thomas Clowes Hinds, from the 225 Foot, to be Captain, vice Bolton, who exchanges. 41a Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Henry Wavell to be Cap lain, by purchase, vice Pennefather, who retires ; Ensign. Seymour Fitz John Clarke to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Wavell ; William Patrick Oliphant Boulder son, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clarke. 44tb. Foot—Henry Harpur Tabb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lewis, promoted in the 25th Foot. 46th Foot—John Larpent Utterton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hicks, who retires. 55th Foot—Surgeon Henry Somers, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Blake, appointed to the Royal Artil lery. Gist Foot—Charles Francis Dashwood, Gent., to be En. sign, by purchase, vice Ness, promoted. 635 Foot—Captain Henry Wallace Stroud, from the 98th Foot, to be Captain, vice Beamish, who exchanges. 725 Foot—Charles Wolfran Nugent Guinness, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mackinnon, promoted in the 25th Foot ; Richard Tomkinson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Baillie, who retires. 73d Foot—George Sowley Holroyd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ashmore, appointed to the 87th Foot. 82d Foot—Standish Henry Carroll, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mason, promoted. 86th Foot—Captain Joshua Henry Kirby, to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel John Perkins Mayers, who retires; Lieutenant James Creagh to be Captain, by purchase, vice Kirby ; E ns i gn Ri c h ar d J e bb Posnett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Creagh ; Donald Shaw, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Posnett. 91st Foot—Robert Townehend Passingham, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Spearman, promoted. 94th Foot—William Alexander Symes, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Anstruther, promoted. 97th Foot—Henry Boleyn Williams, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Irvine, appointed to the 44th Foot. 98th Foot—Captain George Perceval Beamish, from the 63d Foot, to be Captain, vice Stroud, who exchanges. DEPOT BATTALIONS. Captain Devereux Herbert Mytton, 85th Foot, to be In structor of Musketry. Captain Henry John Le Marchant Baynes, 88th Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Coles, appointed Cap tain Instructor at Hythe. Captain Frederick Stansfield Herries, 65th Foot, to be instructor of Musketry, vice Eager, appointed Adjutant of Volunteers. BREVET. The Commission as Brevet-Lieutenant Colonel of Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. James Colborne, half-pay Unattached, to be antedated to the 17th February, 1856. BANKRUPTS. William Fenn, underwriter, New Broad-street, City, to surrender June 14 at 12, and July 12 at 1, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Plimley Edwards, merchant, Birmingham, June 14 and July 27, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Samuel Langford, leather seller, Myddelton-street, Clezkenwell, June 12, at half-past two, and July 17, at one, at the Court of Baakruptcy. George Hoddinott Walton, grocer, Somerton, Somerset shire,_Ju e 13 and July 11, a t e l even , a t t h e E xeter Dis trict Court. Thomas Palmer, maltster, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, June 11 and July 10, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Daniel Swift, butcher, Deeping Saint James, Lincoln shire, June 14 and July 5, at eleven, at the Shirehall, Not tingham. Alfred Wale, hosier, Nottingham, June 14 and July Samuel 12, at Baxter, two, a t the ship'scou at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham Distn l ' 2 ct an Co d u j rt a . ly 3, Northowram, Yorkshire, June 12 and July Kershaw Noble, jo ner andcarpenter , a M idr i%o pe ries, y. June the Leeds District Court. s : O it f h l3 , t A 9 m , a b t l e e r l e T v e h n o , rn a t , Liverpool, June 11, District Court. James July 6, at twelve, at the Liverpop James Kirk and George Rayner, silk dealers, Manches ter,Adam Gibson, factor, Suffolk-street l June 21 and July 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS, George King, wine merchant, Edinburgh. L p p o bo r i aw r spirit e° m e r chant , rr n , :t i r I n e D undee.steamboat udneclaelee. Dundee. JJ J D aa o a mm en ee e ss M l PK D a a j o c ui r gl e ,o a i us n n hr , g ,i Alexander Wilson, ca r, Kilncadzow, Lanark shire. An Account BANK OF ENGLAND. pursuant to the Act 7th and th Victoria, cap. 32, f or the week ending on Wednesday, the 30th day of May, 1860:—. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued •....£29,620,550 Government Debt £11,(15,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15,145,55 0 Silver Bullion .... £29,620,5* BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi- Government Secu tal £14.553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nutty) eluding Exche- Other Securities quer, Savings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver missioners of Na- Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 7,489,290 Other Deposits 12,551,247 Seven Day and other Bills £29,620.550 746,582 689,606 £38,481,991 IVY. £38,481,991 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. Dated May 31, 1860! , le I ce k, nt as