The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-18 00:00:00

Tilt - ' SUN , 140111)0 ' . , . . J. 4.00...0in...............-...,--....................... 6 . 1 1..........i.' ifo.l V_el l MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. • . ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. ! paid. Closing Business Price. Done. CITY, Two o'CLocK. I Closing \ RusineSS i The applications for discount, both in the general Share market and at the Bank are still comparatively moderate. In consequence of the curtailment of the wants of the commercial public are Railways. Price. and Eastern Jup , tion 10 54 51 51 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all - - -113'4714° Amber., Notting. Bost.lPaid* sir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 7 8 I I 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence l a n 77 go la Leased at 6 per cent. ) Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd 1 134 18 , go . 5 per cent l6 17 all - - businesslB Do. Addit. Capital A 6 21 IL , Stook Birk., Lane., and Chesh. readily supplied at the current rates, which, in some 18 Do. Do. 8412 i 11 d Junction lOO 58 60 pects, appear easier, although they are within a 25 Blackburn all ioi iii 244 Buffalo d Lake Huron all 4 6 4 1 res 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 85 201 Do. N an fraction of 41. per cent. for the best descriptions of Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian - (6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) mercantile bills. The extensive resources of the Stock Chester and Holyhead - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - • market however, excite competition, and the 50 f Cork and Bandon all - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 - - 20 Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. Icl par 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - quotations, in the absence of any pressing 20 Cornwall all 4 6 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim. 2s. - - f A rcves. no div 2O Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2 s. 1 1 I d demands, rather tend downwards. On the 10 Do. A all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - 10 Do. B -- until6p.e.per an. a ll - - 20 C e yl on Guaranteed 6p.c. 71 1 1 d continent, also, the situation of financial affairs hasbeen pd.toß. 171 Demerara - - 50 Dublin andßellast June. all - - is scarcely so unfavourable as it was a fortnight 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 8 9 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. 5 2 lid Stock East Anglian lOO 13 14 13 S rock East Indian, gu. sp. c.. 100 95 96 96 since, and the Bank of Hamburg have been enabled Stock 20 Do. C Shares all - - Eastern Counties lOO 511 521 52 20 Do. E Shares Ext. 15 -- - to reduce their rate of discount nearly 1 per cent. Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 35 40 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 25 27 Although occasional changes may occur, however, 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) si - - 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 97 99 all loo 18 20 5t0.20 f G G e e e e l l o o n n g g& C M or e p L o gu ra a. ti it is 25 East Kent all 12 14 hardly expected that renewed easiness will be Stock East Lancashire lOO 84 85 Cor p oration a* 6- - 7 j per cent. Bonds - e xperienced at present, as the war will necessarily 20 East Suffolk - - Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 291 301 involve a heavy expenditure, and exercise an unfa- slO Do - - Stock Edinburg* and Glasgow 100 68 70 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 70 74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 89 91 "ourable influence u n most of the European po Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 23 25 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 91 95 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 11 1/c1 21 Markets. Stock Furness - - 20 Do. do Stock Glasgow & South Westn. 160 88 9 0 The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited a slight advance in the rates on Vienna, slO Great North of Scotland all 10 10/ Stock Great Northern lOO 93 9 5 9 ., 20 I Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2c 24 14 j guaranteed 5 per cent. 1 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 75 80 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 131 131 Trieste, and Amsterdam ; but on Hamburg the Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 124 128 201 Do. New Stock Gt. South. & Wstn.(lreld) 100 1 01 100 100 102 _ i 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 100 103 quotation was rather lower. Stock Great Western 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 103 There were no bullion of ' t S orationsp o impor ance Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 5 ° 55 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 100 103 at the Bank of England yesterday, but the gold 50 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - Lancaster and Carlisle. all 77 82 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do _ all 95 98 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 16 17 b 16 1 Do. Thirds 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 17/ 181 181 y the Sydenham, viz. £60,864, has been taken for 1613 4 4 Do. New Thirds the Continent. Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 841 85/ 80 20 Do. 44 p. 0. Extension.. 15 16 17 17 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 2/ 2 d 16 Do. do. • F £ l6 6 2 1 d 20 Do. Fourth do. - 11 d The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 9 Do. do. .29 shares.. 7 II lid Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - Pe 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 - Newßrunswick&Canda. 1 7 heavily, and prices of American were rather 20 Do. Southport - - lower.2o I Ry..kLand(Lim.)g.6pc Stock London and Blackwell. all 6l 10 - -d The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales. Class ACapitl.Share.. - Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. - -. : 109 .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. It has been announced by the Spanish Financial Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 107 Ow 2O Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 --d Com • • nussion for the redemption of the Foreign Stock London & North Westn 100 85 8 6 4 " 12t. Do. Eighths7l 2 11 d .. Do. do. Land d 0... - - 1 Northoflndia Tramroad Redeemable Debt, that 330,000 reals have been Stook London& South-Westn. 100 85 86 4 20 Limited, Scrip 2s. assigned by the Government for that purpose •; the 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all --- 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 5 7 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde ss. - - 4, , 15 -d - d Publiolauction of which will takeplace at Madrid s Stock Man., Slief., & Lincoln.. 100 33 84 '2O Do. 10 Metropolitan Cu the 30th inst. Tenders will be admitted until Stock Midland lOO 93 94 94 a 20 Do. New 20 Do. Punjaub Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 69 71 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo , bcg. 10 2 1 d the 21st i ns t . 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - Although the efflux of gold from the Bank of 25 Do. / Shares all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par 100 Nevfbastle and Carlisle all - - I 1 _ England has been' temporarily arrested, the ship- 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 9 11 - ments to the Continent still continue on an exten- 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - - 20 Newry, Warpt, & Ros all - - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. I ( • 91100 52 55 Stock Norfolk _ _ 3 d ve scale, and the whole of the consignments re- 50 North. Counties Union 3l 3 i 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 31 41 ( • ceived from Australia and Now York are at once Stock North British lOO 51 52 [ 511 20 Ardennes all , - - p ' . • abs orbed Stock Nor.Dev.Ra.ll.&Dk. Stk. 100 - - 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 3 2 1d 31 sorbed by the bullion dealers. During the last Stock Do.A Stk.-Arec.nodiv. 5 Belgian East. Junction all f f 'We until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - Week the aggregate amount thus appropriated has - Stock Do. B Stock2o Beziers to Graissessac.. all -.- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 11 21 b een considerable, as several vessels have come in S tock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 84 85 844 i 1 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 8 7 d 3 2 d 8 Eastern of France 'With large quantities, lint it is satisfactory to find Stock Do. Leeds 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 d 100 42 43 42 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - P - that Do. York there is a probability of the export of silver StocktNorth Stock London lOO 68 1 69 4 o°4 100 - 100 If 4 20 Great Central of France all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. all 41 5 ' to 10 Italian Junction ....... 8 - - the East on Government account being discon- 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd . tinned, and City Junction £3 is. - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - and if so the general movement of the pre- 20 North Staffordshire l7l 51 51 d 121 20 Lierre and Turnhout .. all - - • elo 20 North-Western us metals may become more favourable. 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 6 8 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.p . f. all - - The English Stock Market opened steadily at Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 27 28 20 L y ons and Geneva .... all - - previous 10 Peebles ons rates, but business continued quiet, and 20 Portsmouth . all - - 19 8 5(1 331 Maria Antonia 20 Do. do. New - - all - - f lanc e 10 Rh ne - - 20 Namur and Liege all 7 8 c then a few speculative sales have occasioned 3 11 . 1 Y . Stock Scottish Central lOO 104 106 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 18 20 c • 00Ine depression, the Funds being about 1 per cent. Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 23 25 24 16 North Noern of France .... all 341 35/ I°Wev.Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 78 80 20 New Shares - p Consols have been 911 -I, but they are now Stock Shropshire Union * lOO 41 43 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 7: 8 2 about 911 : M d t for money and account. o era e 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 54 d 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - • - in Stock South Devon lOO 39 41 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 30 31 vestments are still effected, and the Savings Bank Stock South - Eastern lOO 611 621 621 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 45 47 c Purchase has again consisted of £5,000 New Three Stock South Wales 20 South Yorks. 100 58 60 60 &Riv. Dun. all 63 67 20 i Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) ... • 194 3 d li P e r Cents. Bank Stock has improved to 219 and 20 Do. do lB - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - c - 221 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok ., all 811 10 Rome and Frascati all - - p • The New Threes and the Reduced are steady 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 3 4 3 6 35 20 Royal Danish all - - at 90 v 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - 5 Royal Swedish - - 4, Exchequer Bills are flat at 245. to 275., 25 • Do. do. 1858 7 - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - MA 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 4 1 ,51 . " India Loan Debentures at 93/ The New India S - Stockton & ilartlepool 161 - - See • Stock Taff Vale lOO - - 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 71 81 Seri ls firm at 2 discount, being marked 93. Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 20 Southern of France .... all 16 17 c Bug* • mess in Foreign Securities continues very Stock Valo of Neath lOO 58 62 81 West Flanders all 5 6 10 Do. 51_p. C. Preference quiet; prices, however, are rather firm. Turkish stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 W. & N.W. of France all 18 20 6 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Western of Austria 6 - - Per Cents. are 60 to 62 ; ditto New, 50 to 52 ; 20 West Cornwall - - o and 10 W-end Lou. & Cry. Pal all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - S the 4 per Cents. have improved to 10 . 0 / ; .A.-Areev.no w.ttn 5 Do d' 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - - . • Venezuelanc Deferred, to 151; Buenos Ayres De- 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 31 31 20 Zealand all - - fer r 5 Do. B all 71 71 a ed to 17 ; Peruvian 3 per Cents., to 62 ; and 20 West London all - - - d ' 10 Do. Ist Class all - - BRITISH MINES. Belgian 41 per Cents., to 87 ; but the 21 per 20 Do. 2d Class - - p cents. are flat at 48, and Grenada Active at 141 •-';'••• PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Basiness 1, Share Mines. Paid. I Price. Done. - tO 1.81 , . Share Railways. Paid. Closing Business - b Price. Done. A very limited business has been recorded in the - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 61 71 t 20 British Iron • Railway Share Market. Prices, however, are firm 25 Blythe and Tyne IC per c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 51 - Condurrow (Camborne). 20 - - and in one or two instances a slight improvement / stk Bri . & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 93 95 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 460 s is apparent. Eastern Counties have advanced ss. ; Do s do. Shar es 20 • do. - - - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 200 210 ti - Great South Tolgus... 17s 14 141 14 tock Caledon £lO, 4/ per cent 100 99 101 Great Northern, North Eastern . (Berwick), South 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - • - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack . ) 11.18.8 1/ 2 • • ,astern, and North Eastern (York) 10s., and Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 - - StocklDo. do. sp. ct. - - -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 1 1 - Lady Bertha lBs 6d 11 11 s a • Il righton Ll: • Great Western and North 'Western 61 k Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - North Frances (Mogan) 81 7 8 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 6 7 r 6 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 51 61 have declined s s . Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 98 101 - N.Whl Basset (Illogan) nil. 71 81 c • Stock Do. do.-Class B 6 pc.... 100 108 112 - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 12 11 In the Foreign and Colonial Markets scarcely Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 104 110 -- Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Stock E D o. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l 100 108 111 - Sortridg,e Cont. Co. Os 1 1 a a ny business has been transacted, previous rates - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 235 245 being Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 107 110 a - South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 21 current. • Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 122 127 are s Stock Eastern Union 4 per ct. 100 78 80 - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 e .. to 51, and the New Shares 41 to 5. ,East Stock East Lane. 6 ' 100 - - per ct 5 Tamar Silver and Lead a Ind'Mining Co 741 11 21 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all - - a Lan are and Great Indian Peninsula New 96, 10 Tin Croft 9 41 44 41 8 Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - "kares 21_ Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 68 70 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -- o a • Joint t 100 - - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d i 1 int Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show 11.:g urness, 5 per cell ... . Gins. &s west. 7 a. 5 pc. 100 107 109 - West Basset (Illogan) ll 21i 223 no Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 115 117 - W. Caradon (I.lskeard) 2O 92 95 t material alteration. Provincial of Ireland have - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 190 200 1 ad Stock Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 108 112 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 advanced 10S • Crystal Palace, 5s • and Scottish Stock Do. 4f p. c. do. do. A . , • , 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 61 63 Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 51 1/ 21 - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 10 11 r A ustralian Investment, £5. 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pl. all 11 111 - Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 45 47 46 Stock Gt. S n. & W (Ireland) 4 1 100 _ - WWI Trelawney ( Lisle . ; 41 29 8I . . DA/ p. ct. pref. Stock .. j 1 ID , TIM FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 50 Ireat West. (Berks and 6 - - ' 4III K Stock. • 221 19 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. FOREIGN MINES o : 3 Pe r C ent. Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 pAI 100 92 94 98 a - Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 83 E 5 a F. Per Cent. Consols Annuities Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 84 86 20 - Australian Nee' 3 L oo per Cent. Annuities Dg Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 - 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares all 91 91 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 15 c , 1.„ - 7, 0 0 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 11-16 10 • Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 9 .11 I I ndia o,_ , - shares all 16 17 5 Do. L and and Mining Co. all - - Di - " w eic • - •,,.tto Debentures - • V ‘ i .tto Loan Scrip - d I -vitt° D 261 Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 19 40 Cobra Copper al l 37 39 • -h. -...onds Ll. 000 D itto 1 , 13/ Do. do. do - Cepiapo l6 9 11 under £I,OOO C onsols for Account (June 7) March. June. Stock Lon.&Brig.tipc. gu. No.l 100 - - 20 General all 22 24 1,61., b., ' , equer Btu; £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 24 7 1 - Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 -.-- 3 Linares all 81 91 j Ditto i 50 024 8 I - Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 5 Lusitanian PRI,. Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 1 Mariquita all 1 1 i .. I C ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 1 New Granada all - - B 1 "nos Ayres 6pe r C t . --. eaton, sp. ct - - . 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1I p , Ditto Deferred' Or e 17 Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 20 PontgibaudSilver, Lead nada New Active, '3i per Cent. rernvian 4/ per Cent l2l Londondy & Cole, 1 shs. all - - 5 Port Philip - ,Ditto 3 pod Cent. - 62 121 Londondy.& Ennis 5 sh. all 7 9 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. 100 118 120 30 Santiago de Cuba 28.2.81 United Mexican all ii 2 11 " l irkieh 6 per Cent 614 6 Do. £ 6 44 I fit) Ditto Account ~.Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent - - Venezuelan 5 per Cent. - - Closing i Business - Do. s 101 - Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Price. Done. 1 Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent l5l Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock . 100 - - i to Dividends on the above payable in London. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. 100 135 138 gian, 4t per Ex 25f, B7 Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 99 101 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 Cent., 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 p I p 40 Australasia all 81 83 84 Ditto 25 per Cent., En. 25f. Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 91 93 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 22 - TWO O'CLOCK. c Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s 100 Bank of London 5O - 10 1 all 91 10 40 Brit. Col. Bk. &LoanCo all - - Consols, Money 9ll 1 ( _p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m Consols for Account, June 7 _ 911 1 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with 00 British North American all 55 57 . . option till 1866 all 101 111 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 2 1 1 1 d 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares all 8i 9 100 City 5O 60- 62 THE GENERAL ELECTION. Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 105 - - Stock Do. 5i p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - 100 Colonial 25 - - - 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all - - Stock Do. way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - 100 Commercial of Landon 2O - Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 104 106 20 Eng., Scat., & Aus. Ch all 141 151 MEMBERS RETURNED. Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dek.Co. 100 - - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 21 22 The followin is a list of the members returned, in addi- Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - 50 London and County - - g tion Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 94 06 94 50 London Joint Stock - - to tllat published yesterday :- 17 Do. do. do. 813.4. 11 1 p 100 London & Westminster. 20 - - IC Places. Names. L. C. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. C. No. 1. 13 -- - 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - 'nee County .. Mr. O'Brien.. .. . 4 1 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .* g - - 20 Do. new 25 Po. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 1 1(1 50 National Bank lO - - 25 - - • Mr. Henessey .. .. 1 20 North Staffordshire ... . all 224 234 20 New South Wales Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pe. lstg 100 115 120 - 25 Orient .131 c. Corporation all -- - Liberal 299 Stock D 0.41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 98 100 RESULTS. Provincial of Ireland 353 I Conservative sr S co ttish Central, new pi all - - 10 Do. New all - - - Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 25 South Australia - - Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 - _ 25 Do. New l7l - - THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 _ _ 25 Union of Australia all - - Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - - 26 Do. New 2O - - 281 9 .....______._... 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 11 10 101 59 Union of London lO - - LONDON, May 18.-W' v 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. 11 - -- 100 Unity Mutual 6O - - light, with dull weather and • Ind this day at noon-N..% .; 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading I 100 Western Bk of London 50 - - d all .22 23 J rain occasional)y. Ann., 1.0.6.) OFF PLYMOUTH , bray 17.- Arrived-Arthur Pardew, Stock Do .11 per cent lOO 1.00 102 •ay for Rotterd am . Stoc k Do. Fixed 41 p.c. I st is from Algoa B PORTSMOUTH, . • ..,_ May 17.-Wind N.N.W.-Arrived- Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. 100 - - wilhelm, from Tampico for Bremen •W. H. Chan dler Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - - Share Securities. ~.., Closing Business P-. 1 Prices. Done. 100 - - from Bermuda; her Majesty's ship Eurydice, ' Stock Do. 45 per cent from Shaer- - , Iles&20 S.- Yorksh 4 p.c. gua. all - - NEWPORT, May 17.-Wind S.-Sailed-E mma e all 27 28 271 25 1 Stockton and Dar. sp. . 32 - Can.Gov.6p.e.Ja. & July 100 112 113 1121 4 Jane, 25 5 Do. 6 per cent all 30 - Do . for Bombay. . 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 109 111 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 109 111 CnooKHAVEN, May 17.-Arrived-El Dorado, from 6 per cent.- all 45 55 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 108 110 Mauritius. - DO. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -- - N. S.W. Gov. tip. C. Deb. 106 98 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ____ - NovaScotiaGov.6 .c. S . (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Le as i ng Closing Divines p . Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 - SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Railways. Paid.l Co.'s. Price Done. . - Deb . 100 107 109 - Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 -- - '. Wind, N.E. - Arrived-Cousins from Neath; Atalanta, steamer, from . ) Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W .- tt MISCELLAN EOUS. Jersey. Buckinghamshire 100 Ln& N. W 95 98 96 -- -- Sailed-New York and Hammunia, steamers, for New ClydesdaleJuncti •• - " 101 on. 100 Caledonia 99 Closing Share Miscellaneous. I P a id . I York, Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E Cl 6 17 • Price. Business dons . LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. E.Lincoinshire,g.qp.c. 100 Gt. North. 133 138 _ E Uni Wind N.W. on,llarwichshs. a E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbrido-e 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 13 14 - Arrived, May 18-Elizabeth, from Cardenas ; Portia, Gls.Barr.& -• • • 1 0 0 - - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 150 200 fro ra Porto Rico. Do. New NeilsDrct lOO Caledonia - - 100 Do. - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 29 ..-.- Gloster& Dean Forest all .Gt West. 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 4 Hartlpool•Dek.&Rail. all Yk. - 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 2 3 kBY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Hull and Selby N.&Br - - _ 10 Do New, issued at £5 dis 2 - GRAVESEND Wednesday Morning. Do. / Shares all Do. Wind, N.E. ; cloudy ; tide, first ' hours' ebb. Do. 1 Shares all Do. - - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 36 38 Arrived, May 18-West Indian, from Portland Bay , • London&Greenwich . - 100 S. East 64 66 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 Stat Do. Preference - . 115 120 20 Do. C ..eam- , an, from Calcutta. Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. too Peto &C o, 100 Canada Land 321 105 115 DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. .... 88 9° 89 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 81 91 Wind N. by E. Lowesto ft , gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk„. .. - Stock Cop.Min.olEng.&Smltg all • P g "eed Dungeness-Gem of the Nith, from IVhampoa Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 23 24 Manc.,Buxtn. & Dlatk all LN W - °r London • Sophia, from Demerara. &M 21 2 5 Crystal Palace. Midsb.& Redcr, g.6p.c. all Stk.& Dar -- all 4 5 5 Do. Preference Pasted,• ' m to\v-David Mclver, from Sydney for Lon- Mid.Bradf IP f S or( r . tk. 100 Midland .gi g all - - don. 6 20 Eastern Steam Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 100 98 102 Sailed 5. 5. 6. E.Cou t Stock Electric Telegraph led i n tow-Persia, for London. guaranteed sp. c. n s . p *ID Pm .St.Co afl 1 4 , A nchored--Roseau , from Trinidad, and Fantone, for Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 1 10 ' 10 Europ. &Ind.Junct.Te . s. - - ` ir enada, both for London. Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. Am•Stm•(Lim.) all - Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. - - 9 Burop.& • • 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim all - - _ L&N W 14 - - Preston and Writ. all & Lyk. I __ - 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. It was supposed that Baron Humboldt had died A all Do. 2O London Discount ... ... 5 11 11 d • i ntestate Do. 1 Shares / a Roystn,Hitclijr Shep 100 Gt. North. 132 137 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - Bourse of Brussels that his servant, J. Sei ff ert, who had Slitßoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 18 11 6 Lan.& Yk __, - fai thfully 3, .served him and attended him in all his travels for Shrowsbry& Hereford all T Brassay 84 a 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 4 5 C 0.. . 5 1 4 1 1 d u Yeais taffordshire .. all lll'Clean . 10 101 2 5 National Dis4Ount C u „ lis in possession of a deed of gift, lawfully drawn South S 10 Netherlands Land ..... 6 - - viz by which the baron left to him almost all he Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar - - all - - ~ _.B . do. 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,is s. at ldis all 4 14 ft _,,, i.l precious ands extensive library, all articles of gold wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 87 89 t.‘ l , (l silver, &c., as well aS his household furniture. From dn all L.&Brgtn 8 9 100 N.BL&NovaScotiaLand 80 - - Wimbledon& Croy . '"8 gift are excepted the manuscripts, 1 N.B. Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 - ready money, and so -- 20 North of Europe Steam all - - wthings which had been given to the deceased by great DOCKS. 1 Oriental Gas persona _ s _ ... .geS, uch as the bust of the king and similar articles 1 Do. New Shares lss. t 1 u which the of them in favour of some friends by a note, of ,,, Closing Business 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 21 21 _ the execution, according to the contents of the deed Share Docks. P a ''' Price. Done. 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 78 82 81 50 Do. New lO 9 11 o w o o m ul e d be considered illegal, as these things also would be the 20 Red Sea & ' Ind relegr . 10 2 lid property of Seiffert. Among the manuscripts 100 - 50 Rhymney • ther • e isStock Commercial ......... ~. Iro • • all 22 24 I ,_ a geographical work more complete than any one 100 - 15 Do. New n ' kn own to the present time, and which is Stock Do 4 per Cent . P ref .Mi n . _ 100 Royal Mail Steam as all the other works of the same nature, naturally, as well Stock East and West India. .. 100 _ so 1 Scot.Au 6O 54 55 • the heirs the property of Stock London lOO strin.lnv (Lim ) all 100 1121'112} - 85 25 South Australian • L • of the author. Only a sum of 400 thalers was Stock St. Katharine lOO 1 Submarine Tel and. 11 34 36 found, including bills. This sum he had given his Stock - eg• Scrip. all 1 i servant, d • him 1 Do. do Registered . . 1 L . , directing by a writing to pay the expense of Stock Victoria I 100 96 98 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. ca . n - all ills funeral therewith . 20 Pe New .., ~,,.......... ,18 :7-' . 5 - - 100 ,Van DiemeLl's Land Ile 8 i .. . 10 1 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence' l a n 77 80 Leased at 6 per cent J Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd 1 134 16 17 gu. 5 per cent 18 ' Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 2 1 d 18 Do. Do. B 41 2 11 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 4 6 41 201 Do. New l6l 5 7 d 100 5 Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 ( 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. id par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 11 I d 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7l 1 1 d 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 2 lid Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 95 96 96 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 97 99 all 18 18 20 st 2 o o . G G e e e e l l o o n n g g& C M or e p l. o gu ra a. ti s on P. c a . per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 291 301 100 Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 70 74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 89 91 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c all 91 95 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 1/ lid 21 20 Do. do 20 I Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 12 8. 24 14 j guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares 13 131 131 100 103 S 24 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with a ll ( opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 103 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 100 103 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all 95 98 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 16 17 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 17/ 181 181 20 Do. 41 p. 0. Extension.. 15 16 17 17 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 15 2/ 2 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 I Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Bhare Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO —-d Do. do. Land do 20 1 Northoflndia Tramroad 2s. Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde l5 —d d 20 Do. 20 Do. New r. 3 , 10 2 14d, 20 Do. Punjaub C 5 2 d 21 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. 10 2 1 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 ,Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Id par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 31 41 20 Ardennes all , p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 2 1d 31 5 Belfpan East. Junction all 20 Beziers to Graissessac all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 11 21 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 8 7 d 6 Eastern of France all 221 234 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ahs all 41 5 10 Italian Junction 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 24 21d 51 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 7 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 18 20 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 7 8 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 • - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 30 31 20 Paris and Orleans 20 Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) j 4 3 d gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) j 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse. all 41 f 51 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 5 6 10 Do. 51_p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 18 20 20 Western of Austria 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 61 71 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 460 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 200 210 Great South Tolgus l7s 131 141 14 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 1/ 2 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 1 1 Lady Bertha lBs 6d 11 11 North Frances (Illogan) 8i 7 8 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 6 7 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 71 81 --Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 12 1 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridg,e Cons. Min. Co. Os I 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 235 245 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 24 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 741 14 21 10 Tin Croft 9 41 41 4/ United3rUnes(Gwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d 1 West Basset (Illogan) ll 21* 223 W. Caradon (I.lskeard) 2O 92 95 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 6l 190 200 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cats.) 5l 1/ 2 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 10 1 Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 45 47 46 yVh'l Trelawney (Lisk ) 41 29 SI FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 7l 1 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 id par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 14 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 9 .11 5 Do. L and and Min mgCo. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 37 39 Cepiapo l6 9 11 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all * 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 22 24 3 Linares all 81 91 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 a p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 31 41 5 Port Philip 30 Santiago de Cuba 28.2.84 United Mexican a ll — ll - 2 E 14 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 40 Australasia all 81 83 84 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 22 100 Bank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 60 British North American all 55 57 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 21 11 d 100 City 5O 60- 62 100 Colonial 25 -- 2011 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of Landon. 20 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 141 151 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 21 22 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 100 London & Westminster. 20 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all -- 20 Ottoman Bank all 14 16 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7l 25 Union of Australia all 25 Do. New 2O 281 9 50 Union of London lO 100 Unity Mutual 6O 100 Western Bk of London 60 d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. bi Closing Buses* Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 112 113 1121 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 109 111 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 109 111 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 10C 108 110 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 98 100 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 107 109 Vict•GOv.6p.c.Jan&July 100 LA If INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS SHERIFFS' COURT. SCANDALOUS OUTRAGE UPON A CRILD.-ALTON V. SMITH. This was an action brought by Elizabeth Smith, a minor, through her next friend, to recover £1 damages for a most scandalous outrage. Plaintiff's mother appeared with plaintiff, a child about nine years of age, and stated that on the 26th of April she sent her child out with her little brother and sister. They all went into Salisbury-square, and when outside the door of Mr. Lloyd's printing-office the little boy's jacket came off, The child stooped to pick it up, but a voice desired her to go away. The child replied that she should go as soon as she had picked up the jacket, and as she rose her head up, as it came upon a level with the key hole, a stick was pushed through by the defendant, which severely injured her eye. The poor child suffered most severely, and is still subject to the greatest pain. Defendant (who is a machine boy) said it was not wil fully done. It arose entirely through accident. A lot of children were always playing outside the printing house, and putting saw-dust, tobacco-pipes, and herring-bones through the keyhole. On the day in question he pushed the piece of stick through the keyhole, he would admit, but with no intention of injuring the child. His Honour—What does the child say ? Plaintiff (who was not sworn) said that she was outside the door and saw defendant through the keyhole. He told her to go away, and she said she should as soon as she had picked up her brother's jacket. As soon as her eye was upon a level with the keyhole he poked the stick produced through (an awkward looking instrument) and it struck her in the eyo. He laughed at her. His Honour—lt is a scandalous outrage, and if anybody had seen you and given you into custody you would have been most severely punished. You were once a child yourself, and I dare say a great deal of trouble. You must learn to control yourself, and should have pushed the things out of the keyhole in such a manner that no one could suffer. You get off most cheaply for £l, which you must pay, with costs. Defendant—l have only Bs. a week. How can I pay £1 P His Honour—l cannot help it. You must pay it. It is a scandalous case. PRICE V. ARNOLD. This was an action to recover a sum of money for some wine sold and delivered, Mr. Buchanan appeared for defendant, and said that defendant had had the wine, but the fact was that he ordered it under the impression that it was from a debtor. A per son named Tudor used to keep the wine rooms, and defen dant, who is a tailor, had a claim against him. He called one day and" said to the person at the rooms, " Tell Mr. Tudor to send me some wine," mentioning the quantity. Mr. Buchanan—So your honour sees, we thought we had Tudor's wine. His Honour—Well, but you had Price's, and must pay. Verdict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—A debtor, at present con fined in the Queen's Bench Prison, was brought up in custody of one of the prison officers and placed in the dock, charged upon a warrant with robbing his late employer Mr. Humphreys, jun., appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, for the prisoner. The prosecutor, Mr. Buonaventura De Quatro, is a cigar and tobacco manufacturer, of No. 10, St. Swithin's lane, and he charged the prisoner with stealing 66 lbs. of cigars. The case was proceeding when we went to press. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.—William Lee, a young man, was charged with the following audacious robbery in a dwell ing -house : From the evidence it appeared that a litttle after seven o'clock a constable named Syland had his attention called to the prisoner and another man, the prisoner at the time carrying a bundle and the other a box. He went after them, and just as he was near the prisoner he turned round and dropped the bundle and made off. The constable, however, pursued him, and on seizing him near the University Col lege he threw at him a chain ornament, which missed him, but was broken into pieces. On asking him where he got the bundle, he said he picked it up on a door step. He took him into custody, the other man having escaped, and on searching him found on him a box of lucifers and a wax taper. _ _ _ Miss Harriet Elliott, of 6, Hampstead-street, Fitzroy square, said that while in bed at six that morning she was awoke by hearing the rustling of a silk dress in her sitting room, and on jumping out of bed she saw the prisoner crawling on his hands and knees towards the room door. She said, " Who's there P" and the prisoner replied, " It's all right, Miss." She rang the bell for her landlord, and she heard the prisoner shut the street door after him. On examining the place she missed some moire antique dresses, a desk, and other articles, of the value of about £3O, a 1 some china ornaments. There were no marks of violence on the door. , The prisoner put some questions to the last witness, but the only effect they had was to strengthen the ease against him. The prisoner, in answer to Mr. Bingham, said he would reserve his defence, and was committed for trial. THE AUTHOR AND THE ORGAN ORINDERS.—Pietri Elvandi, an Italian, residing at Saffron-hill, a locality where organ grinders " most do congregate," was charged with annoying Mr. Charles W. Day, author and artist, of 62, New Bond-street, who has on several occasions had to complain of the annoyance he was subjected to by the com panions of the prisoner. From the evidence of Mr. Day, who, besides having the usual cares and anxieties attendant on his profession as aa artist and author, is in a delicate state of health, it ap peared that for some time he had been greatly annoyed by organ grinders, and on the previous day the prisoner began playing in front of his house and refused to desist notwith standing he told him in Italian to do so. He then went for a constable, and as soon as one appeared in sight he walked off. Mr. Bingham said he thought they knew how much he liked quietness, and that they communicated with one another with the view of driving him out of his senses. Mr. Day said he was determined they should not. The organ-grinder said a boy told him to play. Mr. Bingham said that might be, but the order to ge prevailed over that to play, and with the view of protecting Mr. Day he should fine them on every occasion 10s. or seven days. THAMES. BOARDING SHIPS BY CRIMPS.—HOIUT Hollis, a tall, powerful man, a sailors' boardinghouse-keeper, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with committing a violent assault upon Henry Payne, a constable in the employ of the East and West India Dock Company, and with going on board the ship Hotspur without the leave of the commander and his officers, and in contravention of the Merchant Shipping Act. Mr. C. Young defended the prisoner. Payne stated that the ship Hotspur was being hauled into the East India Dock yesterday afternoon, and a large concourse of people, as usual, assembled, consisting of Jews, crimps, touters, boardinghouse-keepers, and others, to solicit the custom of the sailors, and take them away to their lodging-houses and shops. He re ceived orders not to allow any one to go on board, and he had much difficulty in keeping back the crowd, who made repeated attempts to board the ship. The prisoner eluded his vigilance, and got into the ship as she was being hauled into the basin, through the bow port. About 20 minutes afterwards he went on board, and found the pri soner in the forecastle, and ordered him to come out. The prisoner refused to do so, and was dragged upon deck and taken into custody. He took the prisoner 200 yards along the quay, when Et mob of crimps, and others, hustled him, and the prisoner made a violent resistance, which continued for five minutes, and then made his escape. Before the pri soner got away he kicked witness on the leg, and disabled him for some time. The prisoner was afterwards captured in a public-house in Blackwell. Mr. Frederick Smith said he was ship's husband of the Hotspur, and that very great inconvenience was caused by persons boarding ships as they were being hauled into or out of the docks. Sometimes vessels had got into danger in bad weather by the practice. The sailors' duties were also interfered with, and the greatest confusion took place. Mr. Young said that his client went on board the Hot- spur to fetch a sailor's chest and hammock, and that ho was engaged for the job several days ago. Mr. Selfe said he was determined to put the Act of Par liament into operation in all cases that might be brought before him. It was a most abominable system to board ships before they were properly moored, and solicit custom of the sailors. Ho fined the prisoner £5, and in default of payment one month's imprisonment. ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION TO ADMIRAL SEYMOUR.—We noticed in a recent number that the mer chants and residents of Hong Kong had determined on presenting Admiral Seymour with a testimonial, as an ap propriate appreciation of his services during his command of the China station. Accordingly, on March 18, the sub scriptions having reached the sum of 2,000 guineas, it was arranged that an address should be presented to the admi ral, together with the testimonial; but, through some blunder, no notice was given of the time the ceremonial would come off, and consequently but fow of the subscribers were present. On the same evening, the de parture of the admiral was signalled by a grand ball at the club-house. The address, after alluding to the fact of the naval force under the admiral having destroyed every stronghold upon the Canton River in 1856, and end ing with the capture of the Peiho fortresses in 1858 , a nd which materially conduced to those concessions which had been hailed with such enthusiasm by the western world. The address then alludes to the promptness with whi ch ships had been succoured by the force under the a d miral, and piracy put down, and that, in order to mark thei r sense of these great services, they requested the acceptance of a service of plate, " commemorative of the benefits you have conferred on foreign interests, and the lustre you ha ve shed on British arms in Chi na ." , For that purpose they had therefore remitted to a committee in London the sum of 2,000 guineas, with instructions to defer entirely to the admiral the selection oft; ho memorial.—China Telegraph. DOKCASZ THIS DA II) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPiI.) SCURRY STAKES. Meanee Colt , Skipjack -. .•I 2 EtWat ran. DONCASTER HANDICAP. Clara Webster, 1 Itnpty Bounce Ronconi Nine ran. SPORTING NOTES. SUGGESTIONS ABOUT SALISBURY. I did not travel into the North, and the Doings at Doncaster were not sufficiently important to make me regret my stop-at-home propensity. Metropolitan sportsmen, and others in the South, will have two merry days at Salisbury, whence has been issued a most attractive programme. Still one drawback exists from the fall enjoyment of the sport, in the exorbitant charges which are made by the hotel keepers, and the Clerk of the Course is the foremost leader in this crusade against the pockets of the race visitors. Perhaps, however, the abuse will be partly abo lished, now that attention has been directed to it. " Mr. J. Rigby" has two—Borderer and Tourna ment—nominated for the Wiltshire Stakes, and it is said that Tournament will hold his confidence. If I couple this horse with The Brewer, I think I shall have my interest represented by the winner. Lainstone showed so much merit at North ampton that I shall trust him for the Fifth Bien nial Stakes. Should Lupullus and Chirp meet for the Salis bury Stakes the race will be peculiarly interesting. I shall be inclined to give my preference to Mr. T. Parr's colt. The Craven Plate will go into Mr. Day's stable. The Wilton Park Stakes is likely to be reduced to a match between Lupullus and Lady Falconer. For the Longford Castle Stakes I shall select Lain stone, who has a 51b. allowance. Either Snap or Joskin may win the Handicap Plate of £6O. I shall not venture a guess at the winner of the Longleat Stakes, as the result of the race will depend upon the running to-morrow. A FRESH MAN. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.-TUESDAY. The Trial Stake - of 5 ;Ova each, with 30 added ; for 3-yr olds and upwards. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 11 subs. Mr. Hare's Clara Webster, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Pritchard) t 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Weasel, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Challoner) t 2 Mr. Allison's Layton, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Little) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Clara Webster, 3to 1 agst Layton, 5 to 1 agst Weasel. A dead heat ; Layton was two lengths from the pair. Deciding heat-2 to lon Clara Webster, who won by 10 lengths. The Stand Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. The second to save his stake. Red House in. 10 subs. Mr. Maberley's Turret, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Clement) 1 Mr. Hall's Caliph, aged, Bst 121 b (Withington) 2 Mr. J. H. Smith's Meanee colt, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Blackburn) 3 The following also ran :—Mathematics, Antidote, Skip jack, Starbeek, Little Mick, Papist, and Jack Spring. Betting-4 to 1 agst Turret, sto 1 agst the Meanee Colt, 6 to 1 agst Skipjack, 7 to 1 agst Papist. Won by a neck ; same distance between the second and third ; a length and a half between the third and fourth. The Hopeful Stakes of 5 sous each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. Winners extra. About five furlongs. 63 subs. Mr. T. Parr's Lupullus, Bst 121 b (in. 51b ex.) (Fordham) 1 Mr. Eastwood's Butterfly, Bst 81b (inc. 51b ex.) (G. Oates) 2 Mr. Gill's Tom, Bst 71b (Withington) 3 Mr. T. Wiseman's Recluse, Bst 31b (L. Snowden) 4 The following also ran :—Eva, Tormenter, Thirza, Julia colt, The Drone, Greta, Jessie, and Oxford. Betting-7 to 4on Lupullus, 7to 1 agst Butterfly, 10 to 1 agst Tom. Lupullus made all the running, and won by a length ; two lengths between the second and third ; same distance between the third and fourth ; Julia colt was fifth, and Thirza sixth. The last two were Jessie and Oxford. The Chesterfield Plate (Handicap) .. of 50 sovs. Winners extra. One Mr. Eastwood's Griffin, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b.... (J. Snowden) 1 Captain Robinson's Paul Jones, 3 yrs, Est blb.. (Little) 2 Mr. Dawson's Gibside Fairy, 3 yrs, fis t 91b.. (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Ronconi, Jack Spring, Sir Harry, Gargrave, Hibernian, Appendix, and Attraction. Betting-4 to 1 agst Gri ffi n, sto 1 each agst Paul Jones and Appendix, 8 to 1 agst Gibside Fairy. Won by halfa length ; a length between the second and third; bad fourth; Jack Spring was fifth, and Appendix next. The Municipal Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added, for threo-yr-olds and upwards ; optional selling weights, &c. The second to save his stake. Red House in. 6 subs. Mr. Hall's Caliph, a. (MO), Bst 21b (Withington) 1 Mr. Coverdale' s Emerald, 3 yrs (£3O), sst 61b (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. H. Johnson's Jeannie Deans, 3 yrs (DO), sst 111 b carried 6st 131 b) The following also ran :—Mathematics, Weardale, and Quicksilver. Betting-5 to 4on Caliph, 4to 1 agst Emerald . A good race in ; won by a, head ; bad third. The winner was bought in for 38 guineas. The Grand National Steeplechase (Handicap) of 10 SOTS each, h ft, with 100 added. Winners extra. The second to save his stake. About three miles and three-quarters. 20 subs. Mr. Bayley's Jealousy, 5 yrs, lOst 111 b (Kendall) 1 Mr. Rigby's Omar Pasha, aged, lOst 101 b (Stevens) 2 Mr. Barling's The Curate, aged, 9st 111 b.... (Eatwell) 3 The following also ran :—Chance, Glautias, Sunrise, Physician, and Old Dog Tray. Betting-2 to 1 agst Jealousy, sto 1 each agst Glautias and Omar Pasha, 6 to 1 aged Chance, 10 to 1 agst Old Dog Tray. Won by ten lengths ; a length between the second and third. Nothing else passed the post. No accident oc curred. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market. The attendance of buyers was by no means numerous, yet the demand for all kinds was firm, at prices fully equal to Monday's improvement. We had a steady, though not to say brisk, sale for foreign wheat, at extreme currencies. The show of samples was very moderate. Floating cargoes of grain, off Falmouth, was held for more money. Barley and malt on former terms; but the inquiry for those articles was rather inactive. Oats, beans, and peas were in moderate request, on former terms. We had a steady sale for flour, at full quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats English 740 90 i 2 , 140 Irish Foreign 8,760 3001 Flour. 860 4,510 j 1,940 sks I blr WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally is very inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 2d per 81 ) 4., by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market to-day is very firm, and in some instances prices have an upward tendency. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YasTERuvr. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 15 11 151 A n t wer p Brussels — 24 971 25 24 Hamburgh Paris 3f Short. 25 21 25 71 Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine —115 i 14 0 15 0 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 311 32 Madrid Cadiz — 49 49 Leghorn — 30 90 31 20 Genoa .— 25 90 26 0 Naples Palermo — 117 1171 Messina — 1171 1171 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York • • E.I. bla. House Ms. 60d •• 231 Calcutta, Co.'s rupee Bombay ditto - . Madras ditto 6I• East India Company's B ills Maydrawn, from tho 2d to the 10th . Bengal ..................... Bombay ............. Madras .................. £0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO 0 0 Of all combinations, and combinations are now prevalent, the most important is that uniting the photogra phic art with portrait engraving. We have seen many en graved portraitures, calling forth much admiration, pro duced by the pencil and the graving tool alone, but these are mere relies of a by-gone age now that photography gives the engraver the very reflex of the countenance he is required to produce upon steel. Amongst our portrait en gravers of the higher class, Mr. W. Roll takes very elevated ra nk, and perhaps his happiest effort is one of his most re cent works, a portrait of Professor Holloway ; this has been attained by the happy combination of art we allude to, and is pronounced by competent judges equally excellent as a life like portrait as it is beautiful as an artistic effort. We understand that Mr. Holloway had been re quested to publish a portrait of himself, especially by his many foreign friends, for a long time with out avail, but yielding to solicitation, he has now had one executed in the best possible manner, which he offers to those who desire to possess it, at one-half the price at which it is produced, and in such a form as may be deemed most desirable, recommending itself as much on account of its merits of manipulation as it does for its faithful delinea tion. The proof-impressions (with autograph), may now be obtained in a very unique frame, elegantly got up in crimson Utrecht velvet and gold, forming a worthy accompaniment to this excellent portrait, suitable to be hung in the cabinet, drawing-room, or boudoir—its truly chaste design ensuring it a favourable reception everywhere. These may be had, framed as we have described, size 15in. by 13in. at 10s. 6d. each, packed in a case and forwarded carriage free by send ing a post .office order, or postage stamps, to Mr. Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. We may also mention that in order to secure his friends proofs possessing that sharpness of line deemed so essential by admirers of en gravmg, Mr. Holloway . has determined that only a very limited number sholl be asued. MR. WILLIAM BEAD ON. [Our contemporary, the West Somerset County Gazette of last Saturday, furnishes full particulars respecting the Ballot candidate for Taunton ; it seems he had occupied a somewhat more public position in the district than our inquiries had led us to suppose. His highest position, in our eyes, is his readiness to fight the battle, irrespective of party, for what we both deem the most substantia] of reforms.]—ED. " SuN." Some years ago we-gave our readers sketches of certain notabilities connected with Taunton, which were discontinued in consequence of some adventi tious circumstances.our London contemporary, The Sun, having published the above laudatory article on Mr. W. Beadon and the Liberal party with which he is identified, seems to confound M:e. William Beadon with some other individual; and we are therefore induced to make some comments upon the subject. The late candidate, who has aim;- s evinced a deep interest in great political questions, is a country gentleman, residing 0;.1 his estate, in one of the most strikingg and_ handsome places to be seen in this neighbourhood ; and he is a Justice of the Peace for two counties, namely, Somerset and Devon. His father, who was a near relative of the late Dr. Beadon, Bishop of Bath and Wells, was also a country gen tleman, one of the oldest magistrates for Somer set, and, according to Burke, sprang from a very ancient Devon family. On his mother's side Mr. W. Beadon has a long and strong connection with the town and neighbourhood of Taunton, being descended from the ancient family of Mus grave and from the Hammets, the latter of whom represented the borough in Parliament during a long series of years in the person of Sir Benjamin Hammet (a great benefactor to the town), and his 'two sons, James and John. Mr. Beadon adopted, and for awhile followed, the honourable profession of medicine, of which he has always expressed him self an ardent admirer, and which, by enabling him to have the privilege of free and kindly intercourse with the humbler classes, he has publicly stated, led him to become acquainted with the wants of the working classes, and the wrongs inflicted upon them by class legislation and oppressive laws. Although deeply interested in the prosperity of the soil, he early recognised the injustice of the corn laws, and was one of the first to join the Anti-Corn-law League, to which he rendered such essential aid that he received a vote of thanks from the Council of that Association. It is not forgotten that the landed aristocracy determined to hold a series of county meetings for the avowed purpose of " put ting down the League." The first of these was at Bridgewater, having been convened through an influential requisition to the High Sheriff. Mr. Beadon thereupon boldly published a handbill in the county, calling on the people to support a coun ter resolution at the meeting, which he declared it to be his determination to move though he stood alone. He kept his word, and moved a vote of thanks to the League:for their patriotic efforts; and the result was that the High Sheriff was obliged to declare the amendment carried, to the dismay of the landed aristocracy, whose frowns, of course, he has had to endure in no measured degree. Mr. W. Beadon's speech on that occasion received a com plimentary notice in the Times newspaper. The people assembled at night before his house and cheered him most lustily, and a demonstration was made in his favour by the neighbouring town of Wellington. The effect was, as might be antici pated, to put a stop to the projected county meet ings, which at first threatened t•.) be so formidable+ as to throw some damp on the League. It will be gratifying to Mr. W. Beadon to know that these facts are not forgotten, as well as many others affecting the 'general and local welfare, in which he has taken an active and consistent part. Having injured his health by his exertions against the bread tax, he has retired far many years past to his estate on the Hills, whence he has always shown a readiness to come to the support of the cause of rational liberty, and where, we have reason to know, he is respected by his neighbours, however they may differ from him in political opinions. Our contemporary, The Sun, will see that Mr. Beadon is something more than a private gentleman, and that he has strong claims upon the public. ATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION. With regard to steam navigation on the Atlantic the following particulars, which are termed a " melancholy maritime story," are given of the re lative proportion of British and American lines : " The present season opens with three lines ad ditional to those which plied between Europe and America it the opening of last spring. We allude to the,Galway and the Bremen connections, and that announced as hereafter to unite Quebec with Glasgow. These additions constitute an aggregate of nine steam ships. Vessels have also been added to the line connecting Quebec and Portland with Liverpool ; and the Cunard Company is obliged to employ a subsidiary line to assist its mail steamers. The entire fleet, thus reinforced, and now actually enumerated as in service between the ports of Cana: and the United States and those of Europe num bers 45 steam ships, a majority of which are of the first-class, and all profitably employed. And of these 45 only live belong to American owners. The subjoined table will furnish the precise evidence of this disproportion : " STEAMERS NOW ANNOUNCED AS IN SERVICE, OWNED BY SUBJECTS OF GREAT BRITAIN. Africa, City of Manchester, Lebanon, Alps, City of Washington, Niagara, America, Edinburgh, North American, Anglo •Saion, Etna, North Briton, Arabia, Europa, Nova Scotian, Asia, Glasgow, Pacific, Bohemian, Hungarian, Persia, Canada, Indian, Prince Albert, Cambria, John Bell, United Kingdom, Circassian, Jura, Vigo-32. City of Baltimore, Kangaroo, STEAMERS NOW ANNOUNCED AS IN SERVICE, OWNED BY CITIZENS OF THE HANSE TOWNS. Hammonia, Teutonia, New York, Weser-8. Saxonia, Bavaria, Borussia, Bremen, STEAMERS NOW ANNOUNCED AS IN SERVICE, OWNED BY AMERICAN CITIZENS. Fulton, Ocean Queen, " Of the vessels enumerated under the latter schedule, but two, it will be noted, were plying during the past minter, and but three are in actual service. Arago, Ariel, Vanderbilt-5, " Nor does this presentation place the dispropor tion in its . most e ff ective light. It is only by refer ence to the aggregate tonnage that we ascertain how inconspicuous is the part played in this busi ness by American shipping : Approximate Tonnage British steamships German steamships American steamships " Thus but one-sixth of the whole Transatlantic steam service is conducted by American steam shipping. Our lines connecting us with Germany and with Liverpool are no longer existing. The only business still enjoyed by American enterprise is that of France, through the port of Havre, the French Government declining to create a steam mercantile- navy for itself. This remnant, however, finds employment for but two American bottoms all the year round; the Vander bilt ships sailing only upon summer seas, and this season in all probability in sheer destitution of better employment. " Such is the actual condition of our merchant steam service. But disheartening as this view of the subject unquestionably is, the future is without better promise. Our French relic of European trade is to be subjected to a competition during the pre sent season which will in all probability seriously diminish, if it fail utterly to destroy it. Hitherto the two Liverpool and New York lines have com peted for the French business, through the ex tremelyru running between method of auxiliary steam ships Havre and Liverpool. " The protracted, voyage thus entailed in reach ing the Merssy has enabled the American vessels to hold their own against emulation conducted at such disadvantage. But we have changed all that. Already both of the Liverpol companies have fixed their eyes upon Queenstown, Ireland, as the better point of junction between their main and auxiliary lines, an amendment which goes a great way to destroy the advantage enjoyed by the American company. The voyage by the connecting British steamers must be shortened one or two days, and the freight proportionally under the new arrangement. The chances are that even this last fragment of American Transatlantic service must yield to such pressure. The Vander bilt steamers, which always succumb to tthe first frost, will of course withdr aw in t. 11: Fall; the Fulton and the Arago must, we, fearea , driven to the same course; and thu s b y s D u a s y p e t n h s e i r o e n is o f every iner r e c o a u s r o s n e Europe by vessels owned in this coun ry. tobetawPPeer n e etzlll:,et:hrwiec a e n a t i n r de ' DIVORCES, &c.---By A return issued yesterday it appears that from January 11, 1808, to the Bth April, 1859 302 petitions were filed in the new Divorce Court, praying for di sso l u ti o n of niarllage-186 by the husband, and 106 by the wife. Only 37 a p pear as yet to have been decreed, and 6 refused. Within the same period 108 peti tions were presented for judicial separation -9 by the hus band and 99 by the wife ; 29 were decreed and 3 refused. From pra May,r n1:51.80,r tol. ul ls ii i March, ohf, marriage, a g 0 e? petitions io l n 5 5 f . 0 7 . 7: s t.itu pre sented tion of conjugal, rights. Of the petitions for restitution 5 were by the husband and 10 by the wife. From February, 1858, to April, 1859, 43 applications for orders of protection of married women were of the earnings and property granted, and 12 refused. LITERA2'U_RE. The Romance of the Ranks. By T. W. Connolly, Author of " The History of the Royal Sappers and Miners." 2 vols. Longman. It will be remembered that the author of this work published some time ago a compendious his;- - tory of the Royal Sappers and Miners. Himself filling the post of Quartermaster of the Royal Engineers, he is naturally ipterested in all matters relating to the history of that corps; and the readers of his previous volumes will recollect that they contained mildh information on military mat ters, as well as m any interesting details of personal bravery and tieroic endurance. The work before us is of e lighter character ; it leaves the stern realities of Ivy for " the romance of the ranks," and, instead of details of military , organisations, it gives us accounts of the hairbreadth 'scopes and snares of the adventurous members of the commu nity. The achievements of the Sappers and Miners in siege and trench are replaced by their feats in love, their tricks on their comrades, and not unfre quently their mistakes and mischances. Some of the sketches are mournful in their character, and broken hearts and faithless lovers appear in truly tragic style. But the greater part are of a lively and jocular character, full of jests and anecdotes, whose humour, indeed, is not always very refined. The scenes of travel and adventure add to the variety of the work, and being all fountled on fact, possess the advantage of veracity as well as amuse ment. The author, while searching for the mate rials for his history, became accirtrAnted with a number of anecdotes, chiefly relaevag to members of the corps, and it occurred to him that these sketches of military social life w ould make som e volumes of pl easan t reading. 2 6 soon as he had completed his more serious um'artaking, he turned his attention to this lighter work, and arranged his materials for publication In some of the in stances the publication of ene real names or exact particulars would have l',oen undesirable or in vidious. In those case's the names have been altered, and the anecdotes amplified ; but he has avoided any further al i teration of facts than these necessary additions, :rad in many instances has preserved the real nernes of the parties concerned. The volumes ,thoug'n not possessing any extraordi nary merit, will afford much gratification to mili tary readers, and will furnish entertainment for lovers of fun and frolic. THE N:ETV _FRE NCH LOAN. The Moniteur publishes the following report to the Emperor from the Minister of Finance : " Sire—l hasten to render an account to your Majesty of the subscription to the loan of 500 mil lions. This operation opened on the 7th, and closed on the 15th inst., at five in the evening, conform ably to the programme traced out in the ministerial decree of the 3d ; it closed while a considerable number of persons were still in waiting, who were compelled to retire without being able to subscribe, notwithstanding the zeal displayed by all the clerks employed. The following are the provisional re sults, as yet kno wn to the admixistration ; they cannot differ very materially from the definitive amounts, which I shall hereafter have the honour of laying before yOur Majesty : " The number of subscribers will exceed 525,000, divided as foilowS :—Paris, 344,129 ; departments, 281,000. For 10 francs of rente, 375,000 ; for larger sums, .150,`J00. " The capital subscribed for amounts to 2,307 ; 000 francs, namely :—For Paris, 1,547,000,000 frartts ; for the departments, about 760,000,000 fr. For 10 fr. of rcnte, 10,000,000 fr. ; for larger sums, 2,227,000,000 fr. The sums deposited in the coffers of the Treasury, by way of guarantee, amount, without reckoning the sums paid by anticipation, to 230,000,000 fr. The subscriptions of lofr. of rente, which are exempt from reduction, go little beyon d 80,000,000, so that more than eight-tenths of the loan, 420 millions, will have to be divided propor tionally among those who have subscribed for larger sums. 4- It was your Majesty's desire by the conditions of the present loan to favour the small capitalists without discouraging any class of subscribers ; that object will have been completely attained, as each will have his legitimate part, and that part will be a little less than the fifth of the sum sub scribed. " Everything, Sire, is remarkable in this im posing manifestation of public opinion : the number of subscribers, exceeding by more than 215,000 that of the last loan, which was itself so extraordinary; the capital subscribed, which is nearly five times more than the sum asked for; the national charac ter of the capital, which is exclusively of French origin ; and the enormous amount of the sum paid in a few days, equalling almost one half of the loan, without any perturbation being thereby caused in the ordinary progress of commercial affairs. " Such results, Sire, speak of themselves so loudly that it would be superfluous for me to comment on them at any length. Obtained under existing cir cumstances, and immediately after food, monetary, commercial, and political crises, which have dis. turbed the world, and caused the strongest positions to totter, they bring out in strong relief the solidity of our financial system, the wealth of our country, and her power and patriotism. They show to every eye the close union which exists between France and the Emperor, the entire confidence of the nation in the force and wisdom of the sove reign who presides over it s d es ti n i es , an d the security inspired by the temporary power confided to the firmness and the exalted intelligence of the Empress Regent. lam happy in having results of such immense importance to make known to your Majesty.--I am, Sire, &c., "P. MAGNE." THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. An octavo volume of some 300 pages, the colour of which may be best described by comparing it to that of Mr. Drummond's proposed " rifle" uniform, contains the fourth report of her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners, with copious appendices, statistical tables, specimens of caligraphy and cacography, examination papers in Hindoo, Sanscrit, and many other highly curious and indescribable things. The principles of the commissioners having been fully explained, and the details of their proceedings described in former reports, the present (with one exception) comprises little more than a statistical account of the ordinary examinations conducted under their superintend ence. The regulations made under the Order in Council of 1855, by the various departments of the civil service, presenting the subjects for examination, underwent but little change in 1858. It is inferred that the system has worked satisfactorily, and with that inference before them the commissioners have been unwilling to disturb the existing arrangements by any experimental alterations. The principal exception to this general acquiescence has occurred in respect to the regulations in force at the Foreign office for the examination of attaches. The total num ber of nominations made in 1858 to situations to which the Order in Council has been applied was 2,258 against 2,189 in 1857, and 2,432 in 1856. The total number of nominations made from the commencement of the commission to the 31st of March,lBs9, is 8,939 ; the number of persons actually examined in the same period was 7,371; certificates were granted in 4,514 cases and refused in 1,717. Of the nominations last year 1,425 were single nominations, without any reference to competition, and 833 nominations of candidates as competitors for one or more situations. Certificates upon single nominations were granted during the year in 95 8 cases, and in 292 cases certificates were refused on the ground of deficiency of knowledge in the pre scribed subjects. 286 were refused, in fact, for deficiency in spelling or arithmetic, or in bothno,ta nd only six for incompetency in other su b j in volving spelling or arithmetic. T heu i un favourable state of the proportion ofcompete ntcandonclusion "that e f c a ta vourable candidates induces the practica l b to bear a larger propor tion proportion, is insufficient." that 3 to 1, the present o h b e i i r e e s t y i o s n ter ha o t f i e t x i a n m d u in e e a; the number of candidatessoutoldtheninvearceaansceides,soanasd tion against the formidable The commissioners what is commonly cal lin g " cramming ;" that say, the practice of speculating on the questions likely to be proposed, getting up only limited por ' tions of subjects, an d learning . defend t by rote. The com missioners demur to this objection, and deny that cramm i ng " of this kind is available under their o f n o l r y the important duties req a u lt i c re rl d t „ is n io s ystem. Another objection, that the standard of alsoexaminationanswered. is too T h h i e gh made in the conduct of the examination of candi- dates for service in India , as compared with those that had taken place under the Indian Board, was the ext ens i on o f th e v iva voce examina tio• n. The commissioners, who enter at length into the subject of these examinations for Indian offices (the Act of last session having mate ri▪ ally affected their functions quoad hoc), say that they look forward with great interest to the next examination in July. The number of vacancies (40) which will then be filled up, and the increased chances of success thus held out will, doubtless, attract a considerably larger number of candidates than 67, the number that appeared at the last exa mination. The advantages appertaining to an Indian " writership" are strongly urged by the commissioners in contrast to the hopeless uncer tainty of the " bar" and the beggarly pittance assigned to ministers of the church at home. THE S t7N, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1850,