The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-31 00:00:00

-n.a..r~ 3 trough dition le and Pill be issued e who miners oppor )ocl an tgman. social ten by tion of cribes. :idents vivid Ir, and Jut op s lives. public ve the of the roubles 'ISTS, private tion of season, annual lection resque. its 418 ?icuous contri- )ciety's ;areless above the in his be wenty of the round ; most rs this of No. s, that as fas t once Ex (" The unt of former trough -scene, 3mpla lood," Cer 1. taste .psy— Rolt, ') you anets, Lation, ;nor !" unond. Lnging rkable )ason's , and ►. 173, logue, is full iantly with MCT--- !treat ad the arnals ifION EY MA.REET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The inquiry for money in Lombard-street and at the Bank of England, although stimulated by the arrangements now in progress for the 4th of the month and other purposes is still comparatively moderate. Contrasted with the condition of the market, a few weeks ago, the activity now expe rienced in discount circles attracts some attention, but the negotiation of bills at 24 per cent., the maintenance of the bullion at about nineteen and a half millions sterling, and the readiness with which the wants of the trading classes are supplied, all show that no material change has taken place iu the actual state of monetary affairs. In. course of time rather enhanced rates may be established, as the loans recently projected and other undertakings must diminish the accommo dation of capital, which has resulted from inactive trade and a partial cessation of speculative enter prise, but for the present, at least, a continuance of the existing easiness may be reasonably anticipated. About £32,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for exportation to the continent. The Leo, from Rotterdam, has been announced this morning with £IGI,OOO in silver. _ _ The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, and prices were without any important variation. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. In the Stock Exchange only a very small amount of business was transacted in railway shares, and previous quotations were barely supported. _ _ Although the demand for silver has slackened, and the price of bars has declined, it is understood that the next steamer for the East will take out a considerable remittance. Large consignments are being made on Government account, which it is expected will continue, and thus absorb alarge pro portion of gold that may be received from Aus tralia and the United States. It appears that a public meeting of the share holders in the Napoleon Dock is to take place on the 26th April to receive the report of the past year, which will no doubt be anxiously looked for by many in this country who were interested in the subject by the flattering prospects held out when the prospectus was first issued. There was a meeting at the Cape Town Railway and Dock Company, to-day, Mr. Watson in the chair, when the report, which stated that several amendments had been made in the contract with the Government much in favour of the share holders, and that the whole of the works had been contracted for at the sum of £400,000, was unani mously adopted. The accounts showed a balance in hand of £12,880 ss. 10d. Very little animation has been apparent to-day in the market for Public Securities, and the quota tions, compared with •the closing prices yesterday Afternoon, exhibit no change of importance. Busi ness is exceedingly dull, very few real or specula tive bargains being recorded. Consols are 95a a for money and the 7th April, and 95. 1 H for May. India Stock has been dealt in at 219, 220, and 221 ; ditto Loan Debentures at 981 and 9817 and the Bonds at 14s. prem. Exchequer Bills are 325. to 355. prem. Foreign Securities are rather inactive, and quo tations, in some instances, exhibit a slight decline. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 921 to 931.; ditto, New Loan, 781 to 791 ; and the 4 per Cents. have re ceded to 1021; Brazilian 41 per Cents. to 941 ; Russian 5 per Cents. to 110 ; and ditto 41 per Cents. to 1001. Spanish Deferred Bonds, however, are firmer, at 301 to 31. The New Austrian Loan is 1 dis. to par. The last weeks' Railway receipts ascertained up to this day are, in round figures, as under :- 1859. 1858. Great Western £27,946 26,767 North-Western South-Western Brighton 12,745 11,903 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter North-Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,089 9,142 North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,359 3,901 West Hartlepool Dublin and Wicklow Edinburgh and Glasgow .5,628 5,228- Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North-Eastern Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada ' 8,456 8,155 South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 64,237 25,500 The above traffic returns continue to show a satisfactory improvement in the majority of• in stances compared with those of the same period of the previous year. The advance on the Great Western amounts to £1,179; on the South Western, to £3,347 ; on the Brighton, to £842 ; on the South Eastern, to £1,486; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to £2,460 ; on the North Eastern, to £521 ; on the Edinburgh and Glasgow, £400; on the Grand Trunk of Canada, £3B ; and on the Great Western of Canada, £3Ol. Great Northern show a decline of £779 ; but owing to the increase on mileage, South Australian and Lombardo-Venetian have improved to the extent of £28,737. In the Railway Share Market - the dealings have been limited to a few of the principal lines. Prices generally have been steady, the variations not ex ceeding about a to 9 per cent. Caledonian, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, and Brighton declined 5g., and Great Northern 10s. ; Eastern Counties, North- Western, Midland, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton improved 55., and London and Blackwall 10s. The Foreign undertakings have been exceedingly quiet, but prices were well maintained. Lombardo- Venetian Old Shares are at 91 91, and the New Shares at 81 88 ; and Namur and Liege improved to 811. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada declined to 351, and Great Western of Canada advanced to 16. East Indian were steady, at 1021. The Debentures are quoted to 11 prem. ; and the New Shares, 2 to 7 prem. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little variation from previous current rates. Lon don Joint-Stock and Peninsular and Oriental Steam were a shade firmer. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures 9 3 1. k 1 It Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Console for Account q 54 March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d.. 32 35 1 Ditto Small, 11d. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto.lBsB, 4/ per Cent. 94,- I Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent................ — Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent llO Ditto 41 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 3O Ditto Account 3oi 1 Spanish`Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 5 Turkish 6 per Cent 921 3 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Gull. 21 per Cent 651 THREE O'CLOCK. • Consols, Money 95 4 . Consols for Account (April 7).. • • 95 : t THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March 31.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; fresh, with fine, cold, frosty weather. (BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) _ LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.N.E. Arrived, March 30—Joseph Steel and Melbeet, from Cal cutta. Arrived, March 31—Watchword and Industrie, from Nantes. (BY Stint:MlNE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind N.W.; tide, three hours' flood ; fresh, fine. Arrived, March 31—Two Brothers and Amice, from Har lingen. Sailed, March 31—Peninsular, steamer, for Cadiz; Albe marle, for Colombo. DEAL, Thursday Morning• Wind N., strong. Passed in Tow.—Wynaud, from Macao for London; Ennesdale, for ICurrachee; Norval, for Boston; British Queen, fur Auckland ; Loto, for Southamton—all from London. THE DONALD MACKAY.—This far-famed, clipper is to leave Liverpool for Melbourne on the sth of April. SHADE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share ' Railways. Paid. Closing I Business Price. 12..0 , Ainberg., Notting. Bost and Eastern Jing , lion 10 6 64 6/ 50 Belfast and Baihmena all 13.11 Rir., Wol., and Btr. Val all 71 81 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 62 64 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 85 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead - 50 Cork and Bandon all - • 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 5 54 54 10 . Do. A I A roves. no div ntil6p.cer an I all 10 Do. B u .p all hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 81 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 151 161 161 16 Stock, Eastern Counties lOO 59/ 604 60 591 604 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 45 47 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 30 32 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 25 East Kent all 13 15 Stock East Lancashire lOO 92 93 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 72 73 721 1 1 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 27 274 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn l6O 93 94 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 102 103 1021 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 'BO 88 86 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 132 134 Stockrt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 105 106 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rall Gua.Stk lOO 56 5 8 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 8 3 87 16} Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 1 121 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 94 05 9 4 4 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 id 4 9 Do. do. 29 shares 7 d 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do. Southport Stock London and Blackwall all 67 69 68 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — I T- 2 113 — 1124 12 Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 Stock London & North Westn 100 94 1 05 'efir 4 121 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 924 921 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all Stock Man., She, & Lincoln lOO .38 38/ 38 1 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO Mt 101 l 101 i I Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 74 76 50 Mid. Gt. west. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 4 Shares all ' • 100 Nevrcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 11 12 10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 20 Newrv, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 58 4 584 61 50 North. Counties Union 3l 35 1 d Stock North British lOO 584 584 58 } 44 i Stock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 92 ni 921 4 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 4 1 4 d d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 461 174 47 Stock Do, York lOO 76 164 Stock North London lOO 102 104 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 Is. 20 North Staffordshire 174 41 44 d 131 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& wolver lOO 331 341 34 10 Peebles all -- 20 Portsmouth 10 Rh ymnev lO Stock Scottish 'Central Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 264 27 Stock Do.. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 82 83 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 31 21 d Stock South Devon • 100 40 42 401 Stock South-Eastern lOO 7t 4 101 Stock South wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 60 66 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 36/ 371 25 Do. do. 1855 7 25 Do. do. 1858 4l - - Stockton & Hartlepool 167 4 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk &Rail 22 Stock Vale of Neath lOO 65 68 Stock Waterford & Kilkennv 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Crv. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 2 3 21 4 5 Do. B all 6 6/ 20 West London all 10 •flo. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class all _ _____...— ^ • MA. Redford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire _ _ Clydesdale Colchester, Stow Val. !Ln & N.W' iLn& N.W iCaledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E. Counts. 98 100 ' 102 104 17 18 142 144 41 4i E.Lineolnshire,g.6p.c. E Union,HarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret Do. New Gloster& Dean Foreqt Flartlpool.Dck.& Rail Hull and Selby Do. :1 1 Shares Do. Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Souten d Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. et Do. 6 per cent 31;kn0., Buxtn. & Matk Mid b.& Redcr, g.6p.e. Mid.f_tradfordPri. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed sp. c. 5. 5 6 E.Counts ' N or thn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. ...... Do. do. 6 per cent... all D 0....... Do. Fixed 5 por cent.. all D 0....... & N W Preston 'and Wyre, I all &Yk. Do. Shares A. all Do. Roystn,Hiteh.,& Sliep 18 6 Lan .& Yk ;00 Gt. North. Slit Roth. &Got g.sp. Shrewsbrv& Hereford all T lirassoy South Staffordshire .. all At tk.& Dar 'Clean . Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all S Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtul Caledonin Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . 1® 111 64 66 115 120 93 94 2' '•I 96 98 II 57 59 137 140 91 3 1 lob 11 90 92 8 9 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence' ) a } Bom.,Baroda&Cent•lndl 134 all ,85 88 Leased at 6 per cent 5 18 4 4 d 13 gu. 5 percent 18 Do all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 i d 18 Do. Do. • B 44 4 i d 20/ Buffalo and Lake Huron all 64 7 20i Do. New l6l -- -- d 100 j Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 85 90 (. et. do. bds 1 July. 1 Aug., 1872 5 100 Do. , 1873 100 82 86 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. par i p 20 Cape, Eastn. Prov. (Lim.) 2s. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 1 4 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 4 4p54 0 174 Demerara - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 I d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 102 103 1024 I 20 Do. C Shares all - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 par 4 p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'69 all - - 20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 19 20 Geelong Corporation 6 I 100 - - Sto. [ per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 37 35 4 4 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref... _ 100 93 94 931 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. all 1004 1014 1014 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 i d par 4-i 20 Do. do 20 i Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2s. - - guaranteed 5 per cent. N 4 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 151 164 16 1 204 Do. New 100 j Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ) all 103 105 t opt. till ' 60 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 103 105 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 103 105 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 17 171 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 19 20 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 1 181 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c lO I d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.Cpc E Class ACapitl.Share lO - - d ▪ Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO --- ---d • Do. do. Land do _ __ 20 j Northof India Tramroad 28. Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) - - 20 Scinde 20 Do. 20 Do. New .,„ lO 4 d par, 41 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo b•eg* 10 Id 1 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 10 I Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 id par _ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 54 51 20 Ardennes all - - p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 f i d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 20 Beziers to Graissessas. all - -- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 11 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - p 20 Great Central of 'France all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 61 7 10 Italian Junction .. - 8 - - 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - 20 Lierre and Turnhout all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 11 11p Of 4 20 Lucca &Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva - - 331 Maria Antonia all -. 20 Do. do. New - - 20 Namur and Liege all 84 81 81 1 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. .. _ all 20 204 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares - - p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 94 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 -- • - 20 Parie,Lyons, and Medit. all 331 34 20 Paris and Orleans 20 [ A Recife& S. Fran. (Fern ) i ii 6 gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Duniburg 4 - -- 10 Rome and Frascati - - 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 61 71 Si 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 51 6 10 Do. 54 p. 0. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 23 24 20 Western of Austria .. _ 6 - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 ,Zealand all - - BRITISH MINES. 20 !Do. 2d Class - - • PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Mines. Paid. \ Closing Business l Business Price. Dene. Share Railways. Paid. l Closing Prim Done. - Alfred Consols (Philack)i 2.11.10 6 7 , 25 (Blythe and• firte 1C per; 20 prat sh Iron c. pref. (issued a* 4-50)1 all 49 51' -- ,Condurrow (Camborne) 2O - - r Stk ,Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stce,k 100 95 97 10 ,Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 460 470 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - - , East Bassett (Illogan). 30 200 210 Stock i Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 100 102 loot Great South Tolgus.... 17s 15 16 12.10 'Do. Quar Shares. No. 2. 7. 10 - - - ,G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 21 31 • . Stock,Chester & Holyhd, 51 pe 100 - -- - IG. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 1 I Stock'Do. do. sp. ct. - - - ;Lady Bertha 61 Cork & Bandon, 5/ p. c. all - - - (North Frances (Mogan) si 7/ 8 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. all 51 6 1 - 'North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 5 7 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & Spa 100 98 101 -- IN.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 9; 101 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 112 116 -- (Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 1/ 14 15 Stock'Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 108 112 - ,Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 114 116 - ,Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 641 . X- Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 112 114 - ISouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 2321 2371 Stock'Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 130 132. - • , Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 2 3 StocklEastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 82 84 - 5 Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 200 210 Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct lOO - - 5 ',Tamar Silver and Lead 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths ' all - - I Mining Co 4l 11 2 Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - 10 .Tin Croft 9 4 41 Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 71 73 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s Gd * 1 Stock Glas. 1(. , ,S West. ,, a. 5 pc. 100 110 112 - West Basset (Illogan) ll 21 2.3 Stock Great Northern. sp. ct. 100 117 119 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 771 821 Stock Do. 5 _pc Redni.,lop.c.pm 160 110 112 111 - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l 190 200 Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. d 0...... 100 103 105 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 130 140 100 Do.sp.c. Redm..s pc. pm. 60 63 65 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 21 3 10 Gt. TT h. of Scotld, Ist pf. all 11 111 - Wheal Kitt (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 10/ 111 Stock f Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 100 __ _ - Wh'l MaryAnn(Menhe) 8 46 48 ( p. ct. pref. Stock ... ) - Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 41 30 32 50 Great west. (Berks and 6 -- -- Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . - Stock Do. Redeemable, 4/ p et. e 100 96 98 FOREIGN MINES Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 100 87 f 9 Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 88 90 20 Australian Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 8 Do. firm. Prof. Shares all 10 10 1 1 Boa AccordCopper,Lim. lOs par / p 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 1 11 shares all 161 171 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 11 12 111 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 94 101 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all - - 1 Clarendon Consols Alin- Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 72 74 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 - --d 26i Do. Chester guar.shares all .181 191 40 Cobra Copper all 36 38 131 Do. do. do - Coplapo l6 10 12 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 2 Fortuna Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 - - 20 General all 23 25 StocY Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - - 3 Linares Stock Do. New gua., 6p. ct... 100 - - 5 ,Lusitanian Stock Vo. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - - Stock L 071.& N.W.Cov. &Nun- 1 IMariquita all 4 i 1 New Granada all -- - eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W , 7 p.ct. stock , 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 1p 1 shares lOO IGO 165 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead late 341 124 Londoiady dr Cole, 1 slis. all - _ Alining* and Smelt.... all 4 5 124 Londondv.& Ennis 1 sh. all - - 5 Port Philip 1 / Stock Man.,Sh.; & Lin., 6p. et. 100 123 125 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United - Mexican all 24 2 6 Do. £6 ................. 41 1 .. 1p Stock Do. 31 per cent. all - - 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent... all - - Closing Business 121 I Do. - - Share Securities, Paid. Prices. Done. Stock Mid. Con. 6p. e. Stock - - - Stock Do.Con.BrisAßir.6P.ct. 100 139 141 1401 Stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 101 103 , - - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 115 116 1151 1 6 Do. with option till 18 60 3 4 4 P - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 • Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 94 96 - Do. 6p.e.Mr..t Sep. 100 113 115 10{ Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s all 91 10 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &•Itily 10Q 1111 1121 .c. redeem, at sp.c. r m -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 --- 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 103 104 option till 1866 all 111 111 11& - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh arcs all 9 9/ 9 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1111 1121 Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 100 - - - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 111 112/ Stock Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - - Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 1081 109/ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 - - Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dek.Co. 100 - - Closing Business Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Shari Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Pr i ce. i Done. Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 97 98 17 Do. do. do. 8 13.4. 4 4 d • 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - 121 Do. do. Qoarters, 1846 . • 9 - -- 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 68 70 681 25 80. York, R. &S. Furth lO / d p 40 Australasia all • - 881 20 North Staffordshire . . all 231 231 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 25 • Stock Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. ls . t . g 100 123 125 100 Bank of London 5O - - Stock Do. do. do., 2( - 1 gua .. 100 118 120 40 Brit. Col. Bk. &Loan Co. all - - St ock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 99 101 50 British North American all - - 57 81 Scottish Central, new pr all - - 20 Chtd. Bank of India, Ste 10 14 1 d Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - - 100 City 5O 62 64 Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 - - 100 Colonial 25 - - - Stock Ijs.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 - - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - 7 p. c. pref. stock. 100 - - 100 Commercial of London 2O - - • i;axon, Ann. 10s. all 104 101 20 Eng., Scut., & Aus. Ch all 151 161 S tiooesk South o D u t o h . 10 Do. td 43 percent., all - - 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 231 231 Ann., 1.0.6.) .......... all 24 211 50 London and Count . 20 - - • • Stock Do .4-1 per sent lOO 102 101 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 - - 3 1 4 1 Do. Fixed 4119. c. lstis lOO 102 104 100 London .& Westmihster. 20 - -- Stockloo Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - - Stock Do. New do., •2•4 issue. 100 - _ 20 Do. new ' 10 - - Stock South Wales , gna . 4 p .c. 100 50 National Bank 25 - - Stock Do. 41 per cent ....... 100 - - 20 New South Walea 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. all - - 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all - - 25 4 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. all 281 294 20 Ottoman Bank all 20 201 25 $ , Do. 6 per cent . . ...... all 321 331 Provincial of Ireland .: 25 - --- S tock Waterford & Kilkenny, 10 Do. New all 6 percent.- all 53 56 25 South Australia - - 25 Do. New - - 25 Union of Australia all - - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Do. New 2O - -- Railways. I Paid 50 Union of London lO - - 100 Unity Mutual 6O - - ' Co.'s. Price. Done. Leasing Closing Business 100 Western Bk of London I 50 211 204 d - i Sh arel 1000 100 10 Stock Stock 103 i DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD. The following further account of this melancholy catastrophe is supplied by the _Kilkenny Moderator of yesterday : This most melancholy event took place on Tuesday (yesterday) afternoon, while his lordship was hunting with his own hounds. The meet was at Castle-Morris, county of Kilkenny, and more than one hunt had taken place. When at Corbally, midway between Castle-Morris and Carrick-on- Suir, in leaping a small fence, half bank half wall, not much more than two feet high, the Marquis's horse missed its hind legs on the bank and dropped his fore legs into a small cut on the other side, which threw the animal on its knees, so that his lordship .was thrown off on his head, apparently without much force or violence. He lay on his face, his hunting cap having a dint in the top, but there was no cut or bruise on the head. On being lifted up he was placed in a sitting position, but was entirely unconscious, and never after spoke. He lived about ten minutes, and the only sign of life given was that he drew up one leg and sighed. Immediately after this, however, Dr. O'Ryan, of Carrick-on-Suir, who had been engaged in the hunt, and was immediately in attendance, pro nounced life had become extinct. Death resulted from concussion of the brain. The noble Marquis dying without any issue, his vast estates descend to his brother, the Rev. Lord John Beresford, who holds a large living in the archdiocese of Armagh." Share Docks. • Stook Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pref.llin lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock ! London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO StocklSouthampton lOO _ StockiVictoria 20 irp New a • •••.••• 411100• ' 18 --. DOCKS. Paid Closin g Business THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1859. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Sharo 1 Ilailways. Paid. Closing Business I Price. Done. MUSICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. There can be little doubt now that the Musical Society of London is destined to become the most important institu tion ever originated in England with the advancement of music and musicians as its object. The number of members already approaches within a very few of the " 1,000, which is to make the final limit; the interests of the public in the society's proceedings increases daily, and the union of ama teur and professional elements in its constitution imparts a solidity which affords reason to believe, not in an evanescent, but in a durable prosperity. That the concerts in St. James's-hall have done very much to elicit attention. is un questionable. If the mere excellence of orchestral perform ance may be taken into consideration, these entertainments have rarely been equalled—never surpassed—in London, while the general confidence has been elicited by the fact that the society has not made them a pretext for bringing its own members prominently into notice. The two excep tions hitherto made have been in favour of Mr. Macfarren's "May Day" and a dramatic scena by Mr. Henry Smart. The first, however, was written for the Bradford Festival, and had not only been played at Bradford, but at the Cry stal Palace. Moreover, unanimous opinion has pronounced this cantata a masterpiece of the genuine English school. The name of Mr. Henry Smart would, on the other hand, be a passport to any concert room in Europe. Still the society has done wisely in refraining from draw ing too largely upon the stores at its immediate disposal—we allude to the works of fellows and associates —and not less wisely in presenting at each concert something important, not to be heard, except at extremely rare intervals, elsewhere. The great success of Mr. Mac farren's " May Day" at the first concert was followed up at the second by an equally brilliant result in the magnificent performance and enthusiastic reception of Spohr's fourth and best orchestral symphony, known in this country as " The Power of Sound." This policy was further carried out at the third concert last night—less triumphantly, as will be seen, but with not a bit less credit to the society. The programme was as follows : PART I. Selection from the Opera " Idome neo, Re de Creta" (Solos by Mad. Catherine Hayes 'and Mi.. Ten nant) Concerto in F minor, pianoforte, Miss Arabella Goddard ..... W. Sterndale Bennett, PART 11. Symphony in C (first time of per formance in England) Air, " Va, dit elle" (Robert le Diable), Mad. Catherine Hayes) Meyerbeer. Overture, "Ruler of the Spirits" Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. The above looks well upon paper, and was undoubtedly very interesting ; but, except in one instance, the audience seemed rather fatigued than diverted, and long before the end were pretty nigh exhausted. The pieces from "Idomeneo" comprised the overture—the chorus, " Voto tremendo," the March of Priests, Idomeneo's air, Ve drommi intorno," the chorus (with soprano solo), "Placido it mar," air, "Se it padre perdci," and the chorus (with tenorfolo) " Qual nuovo terrore." All of these, in their position in opera, are admirable, but presented as they were last night in a great measure lost their interest. An overture, a finale, or a single song, duet, trio, or quartet, may be detached from a dramatic score, and heard with satisfaction in a concert-room; even an entire opera may be given, as in the recent instance of " Fidelio " at the Crystal Palace ; but a series of pieces, chosen at random, no matter how carefully, can have little chance of pleasing a mixed audience—more especially if taken from a work with which not one in a hundred is familiar. Thus, al though the fragments from " Idomeneo"—Mozart's first great composition for the theatre—were on the whole well executed (the overture and the choruses irreproachably), they created but little excitement. Admitting, however, that these obtained a succes d' estime, and were admired by good judges, the other novelty of the evening must, in strict truth, be recorded as a failure. The one published symphony of Schubert (although it has been twice intro duced by Herr Manns at the Crystal Palace Concerts, where they play almost everything worth playing) .was new to th© majority of the audience. The only occasion on which it was ever before attempted in London was at a trial by the Philharmonic Society, under the direction of Mendelssohn (in 1844), when, not being approved of by those in authority, it was laid aside. A sym phony signed " Schubert" was, perhaps, entitled at least to one hearing at the Philharmonic Concerts ; yet we can scarcely blame the directors for not venturing to pro duce it. It is lengthy to a fault—a good hour being con sumed between the first bar and the last. Then, it is con ceived for the most part after that peculiar fashion to which we are indebted for the delectable " Music of the Future." Of ideas there is abundance and to spare. Schubert was never at a loss in this respect. The andante, indeed, con tains some of the most plaintive and exquisite thoughts of the prince of song writers, and one of the most affluent of Germ= melodists. Each of the other three movements, too, includes passages of the highest beauty. But the pre valent faults of the work are diffuseness, prolixity, and want of definite form. It is always promising and never satisfactorily performing what it promises, till at length one is reminded of a note of hand, renewed so often that the holder despairs of ever getting anything more than the in terest charged for the renewal. The execution of Schu bert's symphony—which is quite as difficult as it is long— was marvellous, and conferred the greatest possible credit upon Mr. Alfred Mellon and the splendid orchestra under his direction. Nevertheless, movement after movement was received by the audience with a frigid apathy that showed how very little sympathy had been elicited. The " one exception" to which we have alluded was the pianoforto concerto (No. 4) of Professor Sterndale Bennett— a composition which is an honour to the English school. This was the bright feature of the programme ; and its execution by Miss Arabella Goddard was so perfect in every respect, both with regard to mechanism and expression, that the most exacting critic would have been at a loss to name a single fault. Both the music and the playing were appre ciated as they deserved. Professor Bennett, it should be understood, is not a member of the Musical Society of Lon don. The concert terminated effectively with a capital per formance of Weber's fiery overture. At the fourth and last concert Herr Joachim is to appear, and Mr. Sims Reeves will be the principal singer.—Times. TIIIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s Od; barley, 34s 2d ; oats, 23s 4d ; rye, 32s 9d ; beans, 40s 6d; and peas, 38s 10d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 4d ; barley, 34s Id ; oats, 23s 2d ; rye, 32s 3d ; beans, 41s 9d ; peas, 40s 9d: ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 86,217; barley, 50,084; oats, 11,357; rye, 60; beans, 3,290; peas, 414 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Notwithstanding that only a limited supply of beasts was on offer here, to-day, the demand for all breeds was in a very inactive state, at Monday's decline in the quota tions. We were fairly supplied with sheep, which moved off slowly, at unaltered currencies. Owing to the prevail ing cold weather, lambs were very dull, and 2d. to 4d. per 81bs. lower. About 200 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. Calves were in short supply, and fair request, at full prices. Pigs and milch cows were heavy, and rather cheaper. Per Blbs. to sink the offa s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Second quality do. 4 6 4 10 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool do. 5 0 5 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 5 8 5 10 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 6 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers Lambs, 5s 4d to 6s Bd. Suckling calves, 183 to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 18s to 20s. TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Bl2 ; Beasts 54 Sheep Calves Pigs 270 / Pigs THE PENINSULAR MAIL. ' SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. The Jeddo has arrived . with the Peninsular mail She left Lisbon on the 27th inst. The Cortes is likely to close on the 2d of April. It is believed that the railway will be put up to public competition. Senor Fontes, it is said, will be Minister of Public Works, and Pimental will be Minister of the Inte rior. Prince George of Saxony is shortly expected at Lisbon, to marry the Infanta. The postal convention between England and Portugal is in course of final adjustment. An ingenious plan of smuggling b r a n dy i n t o Lisbon has been detected:. Viscount Bandiera's health is better. Exchange, 90 days, 53i. MEAT MARKETS. NEW GATE AND LEADENHACL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade generally rules steady, as fol lows:—Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 4d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; lamb, .5s 2d to 6s 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 30.—The supplies of fat stock were on the increase, and the trade generally ruled inactvie, on lower terms :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ' • mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 8d ; lamb, 5s Gd to Os 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81bs. to sink the offal. . , RONFORD, March 30.—We had a dull market here to day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 8d ; lamb, Gs to 6s 8d ; veal, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s Od per 81bs ; milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each ; suckling calves, 18s to 21s ; quarter old store pigs, —s to —s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIT.LD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 10s ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 ss; and straw, £1 4s to £1 9s per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 17s to £4 lOs; clover do., £4 Os to a 2s 6d ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per load. Trade steady. WHlTEcu.krEL.—Meadow hay, £2 2 15s to £4los ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, 4s to £1 Ss per load. Supply tolerably good. A 'meeting of the Canada Company . took place yesterday, Mr. C. Franks in the chair, when the report was adopted unanimously. JCRIES IN CIVIL CASES BILL. A debate and a decision of great public import ance occurred in the House of Lords on Tuesday evening. A bill was before the house proposing certain reforms in an institution no less sacred than that of our time-honoured Trial by Jury. The measure had been introduced by the Lord Chief Justice himself ; it received, notwithstanding its innovating character, the support of Lord Cron worth and Lord Kingsdown, but it was opposed by Lord Lyndhurst, the Lord. Chancellor, and Lord Wensleydale. This division of legal authority may well induce the general reader to enter impartially into the argument, and there is something, in truth, to be said on both sides, although we believe the conclusion of the house to have been undoubtedly sound. There is unfortunately but too little occasion for our stating the ease as regards existing practice, since the system under which juries are summoned and treated renders a vast number of persons only too well acquainted with its oppressive operation. The law requires from 12 men in every case unani mity of opinion, and, as this unanimity is obviously not likely to be always forthcoming, it provides also a certain species of compulsion for producing the desifed result. Until the 12 jurors can come to an agreement without a dissenting voice they are liable to be locked up and starved. It does not seem to be quite clear that they can be carted by the judge's order to the bounds of the shire and there shot into a ditch. Lord Lyndhurst entered into explanations calculated to dispel the impres sions to this effect, but at any rate a judge can very severely punish a jury for not being of one mind, and stands bound. indeed, to visit the unfortunate men with serious disabilities during any protracted deliberation. Now Lord Campbell's bill proposed that in civil cases--for the innovation was not as yet extended to criminal trials—the unanimity hitherto exacted from a jury might be dispensed with, provided that a period of six hours had been. consumed in their deliberations, and that a majo rity could then be obtained of nine against three. This, no doubt, touched a fundamental principle of British institutions, as did also, and in scarcely a less degree, the further proposal, that the jury, during their detention, should be supplied with all needful accommodation and refreshment. On these propositions the debate proceeded. The fatal objection to Lord Campbell's scheme was, that he had not established the wrong he was designing to remedy, whereas the remedy went to subvert a principle of great antiquity and the object of much popular veneration. It was not quite correct to say, as Lord Kingsdown said, that the latter consideration furnished the main, if not the sole, argument against the bill, for the balance of reasoning was on the side of the Opposition as re garded even the intrinsic merits of the scheme ; but tradition had its weight, no doubt, and in such a case with some propriety. An existence of 500 years could not be pleaded on behalf of a proved abuse, but it could certainly be advanced for the protection of an unconvicted usage. For the aboli tion of so very venerable a system strong cause ought to be shown, and the cause shown by Lord Campbell had not strength sufficient for the pur pose. It required tobe shown that cases of disagree ment among jurors, of their discharge without ver dicts, and of the general miscarriage of justice in consequence, were numerous, whereas Lord Lynd hurst produced evidence to the very contrary effect. He affirmed, on good statistical authority, that 19 cases out of 20 were decided without the jury's so much as leaving the box ; that in not more than one case out of 500 were they dismissed for non agreement; and that the proportion of new trials was even smaller still. To these statistics he added the results of his own unrivalled experience, reproduced by the aid of an astonishing memory, and Lord Chelmsford gave testimony in the same direction. Lord Campbell's case, therefore, was not made out. Perhaps there was really some thing in the wrong and something in the remedy, but the remedy seemed so perilous and the wrong so inconsiderable that it would have been impru dent to venture on the application. The matter was not quite so clear when the rea soning proceeded on more abstract grounds, though even here, too, we think, the weight of argument was, on the whole, against the bill. It is un doubtedly probable that the unanimity produced by coercion and torture must often be, as Lord kingsdown defined it, a false unanimity. The very terrorism employed by the law shows that some thing beyond logical persuasion was reckoned upon for creating an agreement, and it is obvious to re mark that the constitutional strength or obstinacy of a single Juror may, under such a system, enable him to dictate terms to the other eleven. All this is true, and we have no doubt the effects are occa sionally felt to the detriment of justice. But, as Lord Lyndhurst inquired, how are we to escape this by removing the obligation of unanimity from twelve men to nine ? The likelihood of sincere agreement is a little improved, certainly, but there is still the chance of the perverse or the obstinate juror domineering over his colleagues as before, and, while this evil is not obviated, another at least equally serious is introduced. Verdicts of Juries under the new system would no longer carry with them any uniform or decisive weight. At present a verdict is a verdict, and it presumes that twelve men have come to one opinion on a case, thus leaving little room for any expression of discontent or mis trust. But suppose a losing suitor is publicly as sured that a certain portion of the Jury was in his favour, will he then submit to sit down under his loss, or will he not renew by any possible means the litigation in which he finds he has some support ? A divided verdict would only half settle a case, and the "decision" of the law would be no decison at all. Take, again, the respective operations of the old and the new systems upon the actual proceedings of a Jury. One plain confessed advantage of com pulsory unanimity is, that it enforces a discussion and comparison of opinions. Everr juror must be heard by his colleagues, for any one can stop the whole machine, and it is therefore the common interest of all to be attentive and considerate. But allow that a majority may rule a minority, and all theseinfluences vanish. Nine men seeing their way to a common accord may treat the remaining three with utter contempt, and set aside their arguments without the least reference to their value ; whereas, if the three could stop the verdict, they could be sure of commanding proper respect. So forcibly, indeed was this consideration felt that Lord Camp bell found it necessary to take precautions on the point, and it was to this end that his bill stipulated for six hours' detention of the jury before a verdict of the majority could be received. The idea of the clause is, that the prospect of six hours' confinement would operate proportionately just as the indefinite prospect now dots, with effect sufficient for its purpose ; but this seems reckoning too fast. More over, it by no means follows that this period may be devoted to honest discussion and comparison of notes. As Lord Chelmsford remarked, all that a majority would have to do would be to, " sit the appointed time, and then pronounce their vote." With such arguments as these before them their lordships, we think, displayed a sound judgment in rejecting the second reading of the bill ; but we must add that it would-We greatly for the public advantage if one, at least, of Lord Campbell's proposals were reserved for a better fate. The Lord Chancellor himself expressed his desire " that juries should deliberate in a proper manner, and not be forced to give a verdict through wearines,s, of the flesh or exhaustion from thirst or hunger ; and we should much rejoice to see not only . that effect was given to so reasonable a recommendation, but that the treatment of juries was i mproved in other respects also. It can hardly be right, where a title to compensation is recognised , tha t this com pensation should consist at most of a guinea, for hours, or even days (as in the late Marchmont case), of laborious and distressing attention. It cannot be too anxiously remembered that the jury repre sents the very pivot of our judicialinstitutions, and yet there is no functionary in the whole court so illlused as a juror. This is the point at which reform should be applied. Give jories a reasonable recompense for their services and their loss of tim e , abolish all the antiquated barbarism of bodily coercion, treat them as they ought to be treated, and it will not, we confieently predict, be found necessary to innovate upon a system whi c h i s en shrined in the hearts ofEnglishmen as one of their most precious institutions.—Tones. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary honoured. the Marquis of Lansdowne with their company at dinner, last evening, at Lansdowne House. A distinguished circle had the h i oneur of being invited to meet the royal guests. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will leave Frcgmore House, near Windsor, to-morrow, for Clarence House, St. James's. MISCELLANEOUS. Miscellaneous. PaidiClosing flusiness done Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at 25 dis, British American Land Brit. & Irish Mar..Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C . Canada Land. Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) Cop.Min.afEng.&Smltg, Do. Preference 74 per ci Crystal l'alace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do DoSp.e.Pref.,iss.atldis. N.llr.&l\TovaSeotiaLand N. 13. Australasian (Lim > North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do, New Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip Do, 40 Registered gr.& Lu.Co.of Up., can. ilisu Dimon's Laud 13 14 220 250 32 34 I I 2i 31 30 38 19 21 14 15 123 128 9 10 24 25 1 5 5} 1102 104 'sl IP d 1 i I 11 i a l lk 5 6 i I d 1 li I 1 Par 3 83 85 13 14 p 23 4 24/ 6/ 7/ 61 63 112/ 125 36 37 111 8 11 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TA 2 1 .TERS,ILLS"-( THIS EVE'N":"VG.) DERBY. 4000 to 400 agst Promised Land (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH gave notice that on this day week he would move fer a select committee to in quire into the assessment and collection of church rates. INDICTABLE OFFENCESMETROPOLITAN DISTRICTS) BILL. On the motion that this bill be read a third time, Lord CAMPBELL said he entirely agreed with the pro visions of this bill, which enacted that no persons should be liable to an indictment at the Central Criminal Court until there had been a preliminary investigation before a police magistrate ; but he wished the further proceeding with tho measure should be postponed for a short time, so that a few amendments might be made in certain clauses. He objected to that portion of the bill • which gave persons who were neither magistrates nor lawyers the power to commit per sons who might be brought before them. This was, however, hitherto entrusted only to grand juries, mayors, or aldermen. The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed to postpone the third reading of the bill till Monday next. RAILWAY TICKETS BILL. This bill passed through committee. MANSLAUGHTER BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill, which was to enable coroners, in cer tain cases, to take bail for the appearance of persons against whom a verdict of manslaughter might be returned. Coro ners' juries frequently brought in the most absurd verdicts of manslaughter on frivolous grounds, and before the grand jury no shadow of evidence was given to support the accusa tion. On one occas'on a quantity of logs of timber floated down the river, and caused the death of a person, and upon a coroner's inquest taking place, a verdict of manslaughter was returned against the owner of the timber. (Laughter.) Lord CAMPBELL and Lord WENSLEYDALE approved of the measure. The bill was then read a second time. • VEXATIOUS INDICTMENTS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. EVIDENCE BY COMMISSION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms. EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway ; Glasgow Public Parks and Galleries of Art; Kingstown Water ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Station at Manches-. ter); Poole Water ; and York Improvement. The Vale of Neath Railway Bill was read a second time. CHICHESTER HARBOUR EMBANKMENT, _ . Mr. BONHAM-CARTER moved fora copy of the re port of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, in the year 1851, relative to the embankment of certain waste lands in Chichester Harbour subject to bo overflowed by the tide, and also a deed of covenant, founded upon the same, between the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and Messrs. Morritt and Greenhill, dated the 9th day of July, 1851.—Agreed to. Mr. C. FOItSTER moved that the order, that the Dart mouth and Torbay Railway Bill be committed, be read, and discharged ; that the bill be withdrawn, which was agreed to. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented praying for the repeal of the duty on paper ; against the Endowed Schools Bill ; for the repeal of the hop duty, &c. CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. BRADY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department - whether it was the intention of the Govern • meat to introduce a bill for the better regulation of the Corporation of the City of London; and if so, when it would be laid on the table of the house. Mr. S. ESTCOUItT said he was prepared to bring in two bills, one financial and the other municipal, after Easter. THE TROOPS AT TRINIDAD. Sir DE LACY EVANS moved for an address for copies of all correspondence, up to the latest date, concerning the mortality and sickness of the 41st Regiment at Trinidad, and concerning the unhealthy location of the barracks in that locality. He also asked for some information on the subject. Gen. PEEL said that orders had been forwarded to the Governor-General at Barbadoes for the withdrawal of the troops as soon as possible. The motion was agreed to. THE PAPER DUTY. Mr. DILLWYN asked the Secretary to the Treasury under what section of the statute the Board of Inland Re venue had forbidden Mr. Routledge, of Eyusham Paper Mills, to send out without Excis% survey half stuff made into slabs similar to those imported free from Russia ? Mr. S. ESTCOURT said the section in question was the 66th of the Paper Duty Act, and there was a difference be tween the two materials alluded to. LOCAL ASSESSMENTS EXEMPTION ABOLITION BILL General BUCKLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what course he intended to pursue in reference to this bill? Mr. S. ESTCOURT said that he had received numerous deputations from religious, charitable, and literary institu tions on this subject, and he was satisfied that he could not induce the house to pass the bill in its present form. He thought, under the circumstances, the best course would be to proceed by commission. EXPLANATION, Lord ELCILO rose to make a personal explanation in reference to what he had said during the debate on the Reform Bill. In what he had said respecting the observa tions made by the Solicitor-General, he had not the slightest intention of approving of anything reflecting on the character of the noble lord the member for the city of London, He was told that the words "private advantages," applied by the learned gentleman to the noble lord, had been interpreted offensively towards the noble lord, but he was sure his learned friend did not use the words offensively, and for himself he would sooner cut his tongue out rather than say anything disrespectful to the noble lord. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL explained that he used the words "political aggrandisement" and " private ad vantage" in a purely political sense. Lord J. RUSSELL expressed himself; satisfied with the e4ltmation. The subject then dropped. INDIA. Mr. WILSON moved for an address for copies of de spatches from the Governor-General in Council to the Sec retary of State for India of the 26th of January and the sth of February, 1859; and of the despatches in reply of the Secretary of• State for India to the Governor-General in Council of the 9th and 16th of March, 1852.—Agreed to. EAST INDIAN FINANCE Mr. WILSON also moved for an account of the receipts and disbursements of the Home Treasury of the Govern ment of India, from the Ist day of May, 1858, to the 30th day of April, 1859—the last three months estimated; estimate of receipts and disbursements of the Home Treasury of the Goverment of India, from the Ist day of May, 1859, to the 30th day of April, 1860; statement of the sums subscribed to each of the public loans open in India in each month, from the Ist day of January, 1857 ; copy of financial despatch of the 31st day of January, 1859, and estimates of receipts and disburse ments of the Home Treasury, from the Ist day of May, 1859, to the 30th day of April, 1860 ; estimate of the re ceipts and disbursements of the Home Treasury of the Secretary of State for India in Council, from the Ist May, 1859, to the 30th April, 1860. Copy of financial despatches to the Government of India, dated the 19th January, 1859, No. 6. Of the present amount of the guarantee fund of the East India Company ; together with an estimate of the probable amount thereof when the same shall become applicable to the redemption of the capital stock of the said company, on the assumption that during the re mainder of the period for which such fund is to accu mulate the average price of the public stocks will be the same as that which has prevailed since the same was first created; of the amount of interest payable in England on debt incurred since the Ist day of May, 1857 ; of the amount of interest payable in India on debt incurred there since the Ist day of May, 1857, deducting therefrom the interest of 4 per cent. Stock sub scribed to the loan and cancelled ; of the balance in the Home Treasury on the Ist day of May, 1857, and on the last day to which the same has been made up, exclusive in each case of deposits on account of public works guaranteed ; and, of the balances in the Indian Treasuries on the Ist day of May 1857, and on the last day to which the same have been, made up (converted into sterling, at the rate of . two shil lings the company's rupee) ; beiny copy of Parliamentary paper presented to the House of Lords on the 18th day of March in the present ycar.—Agreed to. POLICE AND TOWNS IMPROVEMENT. Lord ELCHO moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Police and Towns Improvement Act, so as to enable towns and populous places in Scot land to avail themselves of its provisions for sanitary and other improvements, without at the same time adopting its provisions as regards the establishment and mainte nance of a police force.—Agreed to. ENDOWED SCHOOLS (No. 2) BILL. The second reading of this bill was postponed till Tues day, the 12th April. THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL. Lord PALMERSTON said it would be very desirable, if the debate on the Reform Bill came to an end that night, and asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what course he intended to pursue ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—l thought the suggestion I made on Tuesday night would meet the general wishes of the house ; and I shall be ready, as far as I am concerned, to fulfil every part of the promise I made on that subject. But really the matter must be left in the hands of hon. members them selves, for the question was of far too great importance for him to take upon himself the responsibility with refer ence to the continuance or the conclusion of the debate. I may, however, add, that, on the part of the Government, I am ready to come to a division to-night, and I hope, if it is not concluded to-night, that there will be some dis • tin It understanding that it is not to pass over to-morrow. (Hear, hear.) THE REFORM BILL. THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. DU CANE resumed the adjourned debate. He felt bound to support the second reading of this bill. Ho denied the truth of what was alleged against the bill, namely, that it was not a measure of reform; and he taunted the noble lord (Lord Palmerston) with op posing the present bill, which gave some extension of suffrage, while he himself never did so. He certainly felt bound to object to two points of the bill, namely, the identity of the suffrage and the disfranchisement proposed. How ever, these were matters of detail which might be discussed in committee, and. were not questions of principle. (Hear, hear.) The part of the bill of which he most strongly ap- LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. j HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown, and other'Peeis,) - APPEAL - JUDGEMNT - SLINGSBY T. GRAINGER AND OTHERS, This cause came on to be considered this morning. The only question raised in this appeal was as to the true con struction of the will of the late Miss ... Catherine Fox, of Montague-place, Bedford-square, in the county of Middlesex, deceased. The will was dated 21st February, 1837. She appointed her brother, the late Edward Pickley Fox, Esq., her executor, and after bequeathing her real property, and giving a legacy of £6O a year, the will proceeds as follows :—" I leave everything that I may die possessed of at the time of my death to him, and if he marry, and have children, to these children after his death ; but, if a bachelor, I leave all my fortune now standing in the Funds to him ; and, if he die a bachelor, to Emma Slingsby, my god-daughter." The question raised was 'whether the word " Funds " included money which the testatrix had invested in "Bank Stock," to the amount of £5,933 6s. Bd. The testatrix's brother died unmarried. Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart held that the bequest of " Funds " meant Government Funds only, and did not include " Bank Stock." The Lords Justices et Appeal affirmed the decision of the Vice-Chancellor wit b costs, and the appellant appealed. The cause was arrueu before their lordships several days, and stood over for judg ment. The Lord Chancellor said that whatever doubts he might entertain on the case they would signify nothing, as ha understood 'three of the noble and learned lords present were of opinion that the decision of the Court of Chancery should be affirmed. Ms lordship regretted he was bound to come to this conclusion. Lord Cranworth said that to entertain doubts of the propriety cf a decision was no ground for reversing it. The reversal must proceed upon legal and reasonable grounds, and it did not decide any general principle ; and looking at the terms of the bequest, he was satisfied that the decision of the Court below was right, and ought to be affirmed, but - without costs. Lord Wensleydale and Lord Kingsdown were entirely of the same opinion. The Lord Chancellor affirmed the decision of the Court IA Chancery, and dismissed the appeal without costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DA I'. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A NEWS-BOY.—George Darcey, an im pudent boy of 14, was charged with robbing his employer under the following circumstances : Mr. Wm. Hawes, stationer and news-agent, of 47, Great Portland-street, said the prisoner had been in his employ about six weeks as errand boy, and on Monday last he gavo him 14s. ld. to take to Messrs. Smith and Co., news-agents of the Strand, to pay for papers and the insertion of an ad vertisement, telling the prisoner to meet him as usual in Catherine-street, Strand, but he did not do so, and ab sconded, not having paid the money as he was ordered to do. A constable said on taking prisoner into ewitocly and telling him he was chargedwith robbing his master, he said he knew he had. Mr. Hawes said on Saturday week the boy was charged with another at Marylebone, with assaulting a man and fined, and he (prosecutor) thinking it was only a boyish trick paid the fine, but he had since ascertained he was a very bad character. The prisoner admitted his guilt and was sentenced to three months imprisonment. ELECTION IN2'ELLIG. 'NCE. GREENWICH. It is understood that Lieut.-General' Sir William Codrington will resign his seat immediately after the division on the ' Government Reform Bill. At present the only candidate in the field is Mr. W. Angerstein, of Blackheath, who was defeated by Alderman Salomons at the recent election, and whose committees have been re-organised. Amongst the candidates spoken of arc Mr. H. Lowman Taylor, a member ofthe Common Council of the City of London, and an elector of the borough, and Mr. Campbell, the rejected of Harwich. Mr. M. Chambers has been solicited to become a candidate by various deputa tions of the electors; but he has definitely declined the invitation, although it is stated that he will enter the field in the event of a general election. The Conservative party in the borough confidently assert that Mr. Angerstein will be opposed by a supporter of the present Government, whose address to the electors will shortly appear. NOTTINGHAM.—On Tuesday a meeting of the Liberals of this town was held in one of the Ex change rooms. Mr. Alderman Cullen presided, and amongst those present -were Alderman Hey mann (the ex-mayor), Aldermen Herbert, Virtue; Knight ; Councillors 'West, Sweet, Thackeray, Mundella, &c. The meeting was called for the purpose of fixing upon a proper person to represent the town (in the event of a dissolution' of Parlia ment) in the place of Mr. Walter. The names mentioned were Mr. Miall, Mr. Nicholls, of Man chester, Mr. George Moore, Mr. - Mellor, Q.C., and Mr. Samuel Morley. The glow of hands fell upon Mr. Moore, but an objection was raised by Mr. Councillor Sweet, that Mr. Moore was unfavourable to the ballot. This was denied by some of the meet ing, and it was resolved to communicate with Mr. Moore, asking his opinions upon that question, and if favourable, his permission to be put in nomina tion for the borough at the next election. The meeting were almost unanimous that any candidate must be a thorough ballot man. Upon the receipt of Mr. Moores reply . another meeting of the Liberal party is to be h e ld in the large room. WEST SurroLL—There arc now two candidates for the honour of representing 'West Suffolk in the room of the present member, Mr. H. S. Wad dington, who is about to retire. We have already stated that Earl Jermyn has issued an address. He declares himself a Conservative both in feeling and action. He is opposed to the total abolition of church rates, unless some provision is made for the maintenance of the fabrics of churches. In reference to Parliamentary Reform, he considers the measure of the Government worthy of support. With regard to foreign affairs, he is not " dis osed to abdicate that place in the councils of Europe which the great wealth, power, and in terests of Great Britain so justly entitle her to occupy ;" and he desires to see the naval and military resources of the country kept in a state of perfect efficiency, though the utmost economy should be observed in this respect. The other can ' didate is Major Windsor Parker. He has issued an address, in which lie states he is a Conservative, but he is less explicit in the exp ress i on o f hi s political opinions than Earl Jermyn. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Augusta of Saxe-Cobourg and his Royal Highness the Comte de Paris honoured the Right Hon. Major-General and Lady Alice Peel with their company at dinner on Wed nesday. The Earl and Countess •f Derby and Lady Emma Stanley; the Russian Ambassador, Baron do Brunnow ; the Earl of Malmesbuy ; the Bavarian Minister, Baron de Cetto ; Earl of Camarvon ; Sir Rebert and Lady Emily Peel; Baron de Nostitz; Madlle. de Boouh, and General Dumas were included in the party at dinner. In the even ing her ladyship had an assembly - - The BOGOTA CASE.—At the Liverpool Assizes yesterday (Wednesday) Archibald Mitchell, the second en gineer of the steamer Bogota, was pieced in the dock, and formally arraigned for the murder of Thomas Lauder, a fireman on board the same vessel. Nothing has yet been heard of Buchanan, the first engineer, and a Bench war rant has been issued for his apprehe, proved was that which related to the working classes. The manner in which the measure proposed to deal with these classes, as regarded the franchise, by con ferring it on those who were aucated and intelli gent, was most admirable. It also tended to promote habits of frugality and prudence amongst the ~ working classes, and he believed that must necessarily meet the approval of the thrifty portion of those classes. He denied that there was any public thanifestation against the Government Reform Bill, or in favour of the views of the hon. member for Birmingham, which would enable that house to come to a conchision that the public were op posed to the former—(hear, hear)—or desirous to adopt the latter. He did not take the same view as certain hon. members did of what was termed " fancy franchise," and he contended that there was nothing adduced on behalf of hon. members opposite. to show that a large amount of voters would not be added to the constituencies of the country by the operation of the savings bank clause. Hear, hear.) He called on the house to exercise their judg ment without reference to mere party considerations, and by consenting to allow - the bill to go into committee, and when it was amended then it would settle the question at issue satisfactorily. If they did not adopt that course the question might be indefinitely postponed, or brought forward for consideration when the public mind was agi tated and inflamed. Sir R. PEEL supported the resolution. He remarked on the anomalies which the debate exhibited, some of the speeches delivered at his side of the house being such as might have emanated from the other, and vice versa. The speeches which had been delivered were calculated to bewilder hon. members instead of assist ing them to come to a satisfactory conclusion on this important subject. (Hear, hear, and No, no.) He de fended the resolution, as regular and quite Parliamentary, although it had been unprecedented in the course of. Parliamentary proceedings. He referred to the debate on the Bank Charter Act in 1844 in support of his position, and he felt satisfied that his noble friend ((Lord J. Russell) would, if the present Government re tired from office, be prepared to bring in a comrehensive and statesmanlike bill on the subject. (Hear, hear.) He, for one, thought that it would be better if legislation on this subject was postponed, than that they should proceed with so unsatisfactory a measure as that of the Government ; and he much doubted whether a little public agitation on the subject would not be advisable, for the more it was discussed the greater prospect there would be of a perfect measure being brought forward. [LEFT SPEAKING.) lain- I by hello nt— pic- -167, Iced, ised, Polk as a Ull- all all all Ma. all all all all all all 84 28f .~:,~.,.