The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-29 00:00:00

lAMMX , •Pr-wr will gant rived. n at Layer b er et, in iatios r this ih the sday, .ecep s will th his ange- 3iEsp eciouo mot o the MONEY IvIATtKET CSIDI7IER,OTAILL CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices of all descriptions tended downwards. The sal es amounted to 8,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken on specu lation, and 500 by the exporters. In the Railway Share Market only a limited business was trans acted, but quotations slightly improved. A large proportion of the gold lately received from Australia has been taken to the Continent, but the movement is not expected to continue at least on a large scale, for the Bank of France is not in want of supplies, and little silver is now required for the East. Specie is accumu in Paris as well as here, and at New York -(/ ..iso the banks now possess larger metallic resources than has ever before been known. This is the natural result of Commercial depression, and some time must elapse before there can be such a revival as will bring into profitable use the im mense aggregation of capital now lying idle in all the great centres of trade. Still, how ever, it now seems pretty clear that a re action in business has begun. At first it is necessarily very slow, but should it prove continuous—and there seems nothing finan cially or politically to prevent it—the change will soon be manifest throughout the country. Already operations in the manufacturing districts, in Min cing -lane, and other departments are larger, and what is of paramount importance, the working classes are getting more employment. During the last six months they have suffered great privations, although mitigated by the cheapness of provisions. It is sincerely hoped, that the improvement having commenced it will now make steady prc greys, but under the most favourable circumstances a return of general prosperity can scarcely be expected this Year. After a brief discussion the Bank of England directors have separated after their usual weekly meeting without altering the rate of discount. This was expected, notwithstanding the extremely low terms current out of doors, and which show a difference of z to per cent. compared with the minimum in Threadneedle-street. The Annual General Meeting of the East Indian Railway Company was held this day, at which a favourable report was presented, stating that the engineers had been enabled to resume their ope rations, which had been suspended since December last. The revenue accounts for the half-year had not been received, but it was known that the um ber of passengers that had travelled in the alf- Year was 522,360. This showed a decrease in the traffic of 26,187 passengers as compared with the preceding half-year, but gave an increase over the corresponding half-year of 57,239 passengers. The tonnage of goods was 70,355, giving an increase of 6,605 over the preceding half-ye Ir. The traffic receipts for the opened part were 8,973/. 18s. 81, showing an increase of 5,5141. I Is. 3d. over the preceding half-year, which, with for mer receipts, made the revenue] of the pa s t year 134,434/. 2s. 4d. Some deviation in the line was agreed to in consequence of the rebellion. After a short discussion the report was agreed to. The accounts showed that the amount expended had been 7,028,013/. 12s. 10(1,, leaving a balance in favour of the company of 633,8011. 7s. 2d. After a short discussion the report was adopted. Increased buoyancy and activity have been ex hibited in the English Stock Market to-day. Numerous purchases have been made for invest meat and on speculation, and at one time the advance was per cent. A trifling reactionary tendency has since been observed, the rise having tempted a few sales in realisation , of profit. Consols for transfer and the 6th proximo have been 97i ft and 97 ; they are now 97 and for June 97 The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced Annuities are about 96,i g. India Loan has im proved to 1001, and the Scrip is markel 100 k Bank Stock has been dellt in at 221. 222, and India do. 223. Exchequer Bills are 395. prom., ani India Bonds 18s. to 21s. prem. Foreign gecurities are quiet, and prices steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 981 99, and the 4 per Cents. 1041; Spanish 3 per Cents. ar© 44i ; Sardi nian 5 per Cents , 91 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 20i ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 821 83 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 99i. ,The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :_Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 20 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 82 83 ; ditto,3 per Cents., 57 58 ; Portuguese 3 Per Cents., 451 46i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 112 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 101 102 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 44/ ; ditto New Deferred, 26i 27 ; ditto Passive, 7 f• The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, ire in round figures as under 1858. 1857. Great Western £28,068 £28,439 , North-Western South-Western Brighten 13,609 14,478 Midland South-Ea:tern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 22,181 22,815 Chaster and Holyhead Bristol and Exeter 5,898 6,335 Rest Lancashire 5,896 6,260 Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincoln 9,939 10.228 North-Eastern North St a ff or d Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver 4,101 4,014 South Devon West :Hartlepool 3,289 3,015 Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and Sou h-Western Scottish North-Eastern 3,534 3,472 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 11,987 14,370 Northern of France The arrangements for the settlement of the half Monthly account are now in progress in the Rail way Share Market, and mcsi of the dealings have been in connection with that event. Prices have been exceedingly buoyant, and most of the leading lines have advanced about 1 per cent. Caledo nian, Eastern Counties, Great Western, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Midland, North Eastern (Berwick), and Oxford and Wolverhampton, improved about 1/. Edinburgh and Glet•gow South Western, and South Eastern, 11. ss. and Manchester, Sheffielei, and Lincoln, 11. 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been very quiet. Lombardi, Venetian improved*, and Sambre and Meuse ss. Grand Trunk a' Canada 10e., and East Indian ss. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have been very quiet, and exhibit little variation of importance. Caneda Land have declined 1/. Electric Teleraph improved 1/., and Van Diemau Land ss. BRUME FUNDS. —CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. Baak (Prom the Official Lista Stook ... 221, 2 . ........... 3 „er Cent. Reduced knnaities... 9efe 3 ,er Cent. Consoir Annuities 9 qiiiii N, ,, i 1 por Cont. .iiiinitte, (Exp. sth Jan. 1860) 1 11-16 Long Annuities • Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, Ihtss lRa India Stock India Loan Debentures ................ .. Ditto Scrip ..... . 1. - .1 •londe, .C.lOOO ... .....•.. ...... •18 21 oitto, ender £lOOO 2t Golsols for Account 11 ... .......... . 97 a R . Exchequer Bills, 20, reb. J une . £lOOO. 39 P 134 p ,„ - £soo 36 137 p I ;i7 p 13. - o,ell. - - PRICES OF FUNDS—THIS BI Grenada N ew A c ti ve, 2i per Cent. games Ayres2oi Bonds, Fi° 6 "a p E e i r G C N ent. Guatemala Bonds, 5 per cent 53 Mexican 3 per , 'ent .Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent B3 2 Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Rus3ian lionds, 1822 ' t, St., o per Cent — Ditto, 4i p er C en t . lO2l t i Sardinian Don.l.s, 5 per Cant. Bn.niEt, 11 01 k -ts, 3 pe r C en t. Di tto Account .... D itto New D e f erred, 3 per Cent. i - Tarkl,o ' ' .•oncis, s-. 9 8 1 , °lois, 6 vir cent . Ditto A.ccount Ditto Guaranteed. ; par Cent. ... Vaneznela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Deferred, 2 per Ceut. . •••• ••""' 131 Dividends on the Above payable in London. Dutch Exci , ang.. 2i per Cent, 12 Guilders -- - .Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates teruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Cent. 57. _ _ _ - Couloir; moneY Co or; (May 6) 20 all all 11 ?,j St. 100 St. 100 l2i! 100 all 25 all it. 100 10 14 St. 100 St. 100 ' all 25 all +OO all 25 all 10 9 20 all St. 100 50 3A St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St-, 100 25 l 6 St. 100 St tOO St. 100 10 31.1 1 20 17i 20 all 10 , all St. 1100 ,8 I all .8 I all 20i! all 100 'Lt) 100 1100 I 0 'lOO 0 0 0 .74' all !I) 2s. it. ,100 all 5 )0 all 40 all ft. Po 0i; all oii 13 N all )0 al? )0 all )0 all CI all :0 all 15 CI 5 0 5 ss. SR AR.r. ABET' .. 6,, .... r 1.,, ty - J A til . 5... tiALLWAYiI. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. .Sz Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena Blrning. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. a 1 Cfheshire Janet Blackburn Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)..,, Bristol & Exeter Caledonian.... Chester & Ilolyhead Cork and Bandon—. Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dnblin&Belfast Juno Dun. P. &Aber. June. East Anglian Eastern Connties EasternUnion,A. stk. IDo. ' do. B Do. New A ,East Kant ....„ East Lancashire 'East Suff Do. Edinburgh& Glasgow Eclinb.Prth.&DundAe I Forth and ClydeJume. Furness Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster (St Carlisle. I Do ' , Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall iDo. New, 51. 10s. lLond.Bright.&S.Cst. London &N. Wester Do. Eighths London & s.Weatarn Lndndrry.diColeraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Sher. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland ...... Do. Birming. & Derbti Midland G.West.(lr. ) Do. Shares Newcastle & Newpt..A ber g.dalrfd Newry & Armagh N ewry, Warreupoint & Restrovor Norfolk_ . ...... .....•..• Northn. Counties Un North British ...... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purch Do, Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N.& S. Wstn., Ramp• stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S.l,Vortrn. June Oxford Worceater & Wolverhampton Peebics Portsmouth Rhy mney _ . ,100 Scottish Central 100 iSc , A. N.B. Abrdu .St 100 'Do. Scot. Mid. Stock .100 Shropshire Union 8 Sitingbourne iSheer. 100 ,South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 :South Wales all , 1 5. Yorksh. Rivir Dun 14 Do.. . . all !Staiu3s,Wok.,&Wok all Stockton & Darling 20 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 18 5 16f, Stockton & Hartlepl 1100 TafT Vale 100 IDo. Pref., No. 22 (Thames Hay. D. &P. 100 Vale of Neath 109 !Watorfd. e.r.lllll7.cni - ly all I Waterford&Limerick all West Col nwa11......., all West End of London and Crystal Palace all t Do. A all Do. 13 all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class_ BRITISH PI Atian. and Lt. Law. 3ombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd, guar. 5 p. c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffo.lo & f •ake llnr Bur,: , Bent. Z.; Go,l eh 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug. .72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. ,Central Ou'le (Lien.; 'Ceylon A snares Demerara, . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. „...... D 0.4 i p.c.Bnds.,'s9! Geelong dr. Melbourne guar. 5 per cent ; Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Debon Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. (It. Wcstn. of Canada, Do. New Do. Do. Do. Do. Bds.,payable's7l d0.,'76, p. d0.,'73, d 0.... do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4. P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. :3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, ! Ondc (Limited) cinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOREIGN. ,Intwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Fracisco, Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierro and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk.Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. C. Riga and Danaburg Rome and Frascati— Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent Sambre and Meuse 70. 5i per cent. pref Southern of Franco West Flanders Do. 5 per c. Pr. W.& N.W. of Franc( Western of Austria West. of Switzerland W test adore Do. 8 p. cent. prof. 1 Zealand .... .• -•• Mir. Paid\ RAILWAYS. , 1 Leasing ,Companies. It. 100 it. 100 15 all Ln.&N..W. Caledon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northu l E. Count. CaMonian. Buckgharnsft. 101ydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.c E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils.Direet. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull di Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. I Do. Bark. Sh. l Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld.Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. all N.&Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct.. all D o.Fixedsp.c 5 j all Prest. & Wyre 1.2i 1 all Do. Shrs. A ;t.'loo Roystn. dr Hit. LO all Shrews. & Her L 2 all S. Staffordsh.. i 0 all ,WearVal.g6p3 5 all jDo.. ;t. 100 ,Wilts&Somrst ;t. 100 6 all it. 1100 100 100 100 100 100 [0 all !O all !O all ;t. !100 X2l all 1.2 A all 3t:400 6 3t. 1 100 L2i; all L2l all 1211 4t. 1100 it. 'lOO it. 1 ,100 it. 1 100 I all 0 all 0 all 100 100 100 ;t. 100 7 V 2 ;t. 100 .7 8 0 13 .V 9 15_ 10 !O nll ;t. 100 St. , 100 it. WO it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 ;5 all .0 all 0.6 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 20 all 25 all 25 1 , 3 St. 100 Closing Prices this day Do Gt.Westn Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Poto &Co Do La.&N.W & Midld 93 - 100 100 - 102 13 - 15 136 - 139 4 - E. Count Do Do Do L. ttlk . W Do Ot.Northn' T. Bra.gsey M. Melean Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Westn ••• .".... lids uo lii 12i -- 24 -- 25 94 -- 96 2i - 2i 95 - 97 p i 57 - P 137 : 140 8 - 9 10 - 10, 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (ised.at 501.) Bris.&-,Ex.4 p.c. St. IDo. 4 per c. Shares I Caledn. £lO 4i p. c Ches. & Ho. 5} P.C Do. do. 5 per cent Cork&Bandonsip.c Dun.Perth.&Aber.J IE. Anglian Cls. A Sh IDo. do. Ole. B 6 p. c 'Do, do. Ole. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St jEast Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash .6 p.cts E.AEW. York. J. sth , Ed in. ik Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. pre m. Gt.N . of Scot.lst Pr( Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spc Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do, con. red. 4 p. C. Do. irred. 4 per sent. Co. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sli Do. Chester p.c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. Do. Birm, Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan, & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &13. G. 5 pc."sio. 1 Do., P., 5 p.c. St.No.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. & N. W. , Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r. ct Lon. & S. W. 7 perct late 3d Shares Lou ay. & Color. # Sh. Lonfly.&Ennis. Sh. Ir., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 01 per coat. INlarypt.a,Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4. per cent Do. do. o'n 7 - - 97 iiio = 1& 6 - 64 108 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 130 - 135 72 - ii 1117 - 119 110 - 112 102 - 101 62 - 64 101 - 11: 5 1 93 91 8l 8 83 89 100 101 9i 10 16 17 9i lo; 72 74 18A 19, 91 91 13:1 14! 138 140 1160 - 185 137 - 139 100 - 101 02 - 94 118 - 122 i - I 66 - 68 Kid. Consol.6 p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. cllll. Prof. St. New., Abor., &c., pr. p. c.red. 5 p.c. pn2. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Mort lr. Deb. 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 V.5p..,1817 North British . ...... Do. 71 . Preference N. E. Ber w. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 F 4. No.l Do. do. Qrs., 184 S Do. York a & S. Fur ,North Staffordshire iOx., Wor. di Wolv. p.c., Ist guar. !Do. 6p. c. guar IDo. do. Debe - utr. St Scot. Ceut.New Pret. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4. pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of 21 Os. 6d. ii = iii - 108 97 - - parl - 23 115 - 120 105 - 107 98 - 100 'Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales G - aa. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. C 1 - )0. do. do. iWaterfd&Kilk. 6 pc Business this day. 95i 6i 100 i loo} li 1 1•'0 - 122 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 -10 A 24 -- 241 101 -- 1)3 101 -- 103 ik - liz iii = i, 47 - 52 BRITISH MINES. ... '2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.)l 101 10/ 20 14 British Iron I 3 4 ... 20 ICondrrow (Cambrn.) 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cusls. (Tay.)4so 470 ... 30 Basset (Illogan) 1 1-5 105 ... 17s Great South Tolgus 13 14 175 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk ) 5 n'Grt.W. Vor (Relstn ) I. -- 2 ... 17s Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (M (Mogan) 6 17 N.W.Basset (Mogan) 10 ...• 6/15 North Wheal Crafty 4 5 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy)l 17A 181 ... ▪ 9 Porkellis (Wend.)' •.. 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. lk ... 2i S. Caradon (S t . Clear) 3 b o _, 400 ... 2S. Care Brea. (Illogn.) 4 4.1 ▪.. 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.),2 -- 220 54i . Pam. S. & Coa l 3 - 10 9 Tin Croft — 4 ... 40 Uu."Aline (GwennaP)l ••• •'i 12s8 V. of Towey (Calmar.), 1 1 4 1,4 W. Basset (Illogm) 1 23 —•... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 10 ) - -110 51 1 Wh. Basset (Mogan) 2lO 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 1 280 300 ... 51 MA. Edward(Calstck) 64 51 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Limit) 9 10 ..- 45 441 8 IWh. Ma. Amu (Menht. ) 43 -- 4i IWh. Troia wney (Lis.) 24 26 FOREIGN MINES. 21) I 7A Australian a 1 10s. Ben Ac,cordCop.(ll.) 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) 30 all Do. Cacaos ut Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 14 1 A Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica 40 all Cobre Copper 4O 42 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares - 91 5 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita • I I 1 all Now Granada I. all Novean Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.LdA.6t Snit, 6 7 6l 5 1 Port Philip 30 I 16/ Santiago de Cuba 2 21 all United Mexican 3 i 3 k ) 1000, MISCELLANEOUS. 900 5 19 .0 all .0 rill .0 2 i 0 40 Atlantic Tel. (Liin.) Australian Agricult. Australn. Royal Mail (Berlin Water Works 'Do. New iss. at 51. d (Brit. American Land Canada )0 324' , 100 1: 3t. all 15 all , 5 all 5 all 4 all 20 all too 1 all 5 all 10 1 , 14. 9 all 20 ‘ll 15 L 4 20 5 4 all IDo.Go.6pc.Jan&July 'Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 71 p. cent ' ,Crystal Palace !Do. Preference 28 - 30 3 - 4 135 - 140 115 - 116 25 - 30 25 - 27 1/ - 43 - 3i - 4 1105 - 107 'Crystal Pal. of France ) (Eastern Steam EleetrieTelograph Electric Tel, of Irol 'En. &Aust. Cop.SmCo Ear. & End.Jetn. Tel I Eur. &Am. Stm.(li raj Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.)', 'Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Do. Extension Teleg. Mexican.:, S. Amerien Nat. Discount Co. 'Netherlands Do. Do. Do.S p.c.Pf.iss.at Id Do. Do. ,New &N. S. Land 'N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. N. B. Australasian_ zirth. of EnropeStoani 'Oriental Gas Do New Shires PeclP.r. Ld. & Peninsular & Oriental i 0 all )0 60 1 all it. 100 ?.5 all 1 all 1 all W 5 100 28,i •••A - li - ••• I 31 - 4i 3h - 7-88~ _ 7 S Do. New Rhyluney Iron Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest S. Aus, Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trus.Ln. Co. Up. Can Van Domvu'o Laud 138 115 i 106 51 - - 2i lid 16 20 100 102 2 3 id iP lh 2h 78 80 7 8 p 21 23 59 - 61 109 lh 111 lj l 35 33 -I ) h h 11 101 1001 1 21 109 i •• i ••• 14 77 1N LAW INTE: THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1858. WINDSOR. Sentinel... Borderer . Pact°lu3 .... rot rb Vs6ttton SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Ctock. SALISBURY RACES.--{This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] CRAVEN PLATE. Dead heat with Bar One, Polly Johnson, and Pinsticker. Seven ran. CITY BOWL. Norma Old Fellow Powder WILTSHIRE STAKES. 3 Nine ran. ENTRY FOR THE QUEEN'S PLATE,—(Run to-morrow.) —Schie.lam, Martha, Sobeiski, Gunboat, Borderer, Odd Trick, Avenger, Wilton, Flying Englishman, Pactolus, Blink Bonny, Kelpie, Gemina di Vergy, and Supple Jack. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE ANNEXATION OF OUDE. The Earl of ALBEMARLE, in presenting a pet!. tion from 12,000 inhabitants of Manchester and Salford, praying that the Kingdom of Oude might be restored to the King, and that he might also be restored to the throne, stated that it was hie intention on Monday, 10th of May, to bring forward a motion to the effect that it is the opinion of this house that the principle of annexing native States in India, for supposed default of heirs, or under pretexts of mal-administration on the part of native princes is a flagrant violation of international law, op posed to the feelings of the people of India, derogatory to the Christian character, and dangerous to the British rule, and that this house, therefore, pledges itself hence forward to abandon such a policy. THE SECRET DESPATCH TO THE GOVERNOR- GENERAL. In reply to Earl. GRANVILLE, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said the despatch alluded to by the noble earl was strictly secret, and nothing could have been more dangerous than to have made known the contents of the despatch at the time it was sent off, as it contained the instrutioos as to the coursa to be pursued after the capture of Luckuow. DIVORCE ACT. Lord LYNDHURST called the attention of the noble and learned lord on the woolsack to the answer be gave to his cile-stioa a few days ago. He begged now to ask 'whether it was the intention of Government to extend the Divorce Act to Ireland. _ . ' The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was not the in tention of the Government to extend the act to that part of the kiwnicm. b SECOND READINGS. Oa the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were read a a second time : --Bqry and Radcliffe Water ; Chester Gas ; Haslin2den and Rawtenstall Water ; Madras Irrigation and Canal ; Malvern Improvement, &c. ; Nottingham Gas ; Sc.mlcoates and Kingston cpon-liull Gas, Staffordshire Potterits Gas, and Stoke Fenton and Longton Gas. BXRREI, ORGAN SUPPRESSION BILL. The Marquis of Westmeath moved the second reading of this bill. The nuisance which this bill sought to deal with was one that most of their lordships must bay() ' become acquainted. From morning till night the quietude of private dwellings was broken by the continual grinding of barrel orgar s, or the horrid and discordant strains from a G-erreau brass band. 'With respect to the latter, he got a little relief, for the performers tired and left the place, but unfortunately, the organ never tired. (Laughter.) The Police Act contained clauses fur the removal of nuis ances, but the policemen seemed disposed to frustrate its action by the manner in which they acted to wards these men, who were imported into this country by droves by scheming and designing persons, who played those horrible barrel organs. He knew several instances where the roost serious consequences had very nearly ensued owing to the refusal of one of these organ men refusing to go away after he was desired so to do. The noble marquis said he trusted their lordships would read the bill a second time, and then any amendments that might be necessary might be made in comnaittee. The E:trl of WILTON moved the second reading cf this bill this day six weeks. L')rd LYNDHURST sail his noble friend had asked whether ho woull support the second read ing of this bill, and he had told him he would do so on one condition, namely, that ho entirely remodelled it in conunitte , ... By Vie bill, as it at pre sent stands, any person play . ng a tune upon a filte witnin tan ma,. cf t mt.t. ,- noolis. might be, by some persons, deemed a disorderly person, and consequently be dragged before a magistrat t and fined 40s. or a months' imprisonment. He did not thbic a bill containing such a provision ought to be I sanctioned by their lordships. (Rear, hear.) LEFT SPEAKING. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPHAKE:Ii took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The fellowing bills were read a third time and passed: Burgbead Harbour; Manchester A4Z3 Court House ; Manchester Improvement ; and Tay Fisheries. The Birmingham Canal Navigation Bill and the Vale of Towy Railway Bills were further considered and ordered to be read a third time. ADMISSION OF JEWS TO PARLIAMENT. Mr. NEWDEGATE corrected au error into which he fell on a former occasion relative to the Jews of Prussia. He stated on the occasion referred to that Jews were not admitted to the Prussian Ceamber of Depu ties, but from information ho had received from Prussia he found they were admitted, and he took that oppettunity er correcting the error alluded to. lie complained, amidst the impatience of the house, of statements having been attributed to him in reference to the Jews which he hid never uttered. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Mr. W.A.LPOLE, in the temporary absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, moved that on and after Thursday, the 13th day of May next, orders of the day on Thursdays should have precedence of notices of motions. Mr. W. WILLIAMS oljected to the motion on the ground that the business of the house did not require such a sacrifice on the part of independent members. This was the first time ho had ever known a similar motion made so early in the session. The Government had no important business before the house that ren.. dtred the motion necessary. In reply to a question from Mr. BEIGHT, Mr. WALPOLE said that the object of his propos ing tho motion before the house was to facilitate the progress of the Churoh-rates Bill and the Joint-stock Companies Bill. It wonld not be a Government night, but an open night. (Hear, hear.) After some remarks from Sir G, GREY and Mr. M. Gissole, The motion was agreed to. The SPEAKER announced that, in consequence of the motion just agreed to, hon. members might fix the motion until Tuesday, 18th May. INDIA. Mr. DIVETT gave notice that he should, in the event of the motion tf the noble lord the member for London being put from the chair relative to India, move as an a nendinent that it was inexpedient to proceed further with reference to the fin ure government of India during the continuance in office of the present Government. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) 'EXECUTOR AND PROBATE (SCOTLAND). Tee LORD ADVOCATE gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill relative to the law of executor and probate. MR. JAMES, Q.C., AND DR. BERNARD. Mr. HUNT gave notice that he should to-morrow call the attention of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the report ia the public papers, of a public meeting held at St. Martin's-hall, for the purpose of establishing a press prosecution defence fund, in which one of her .'Majesty's counsel was present, and took part in the proceedings, and also to ask if it was competent fur a Qaeen's Counsel to refuse to hold a brief for the Crown in a State prosecution. (Hear.) CHURCH RATES. Sir J. TRELA\VNY postponed the further progress of the church rate abolition bill until Thursday the 13th of May next. MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE (BELFAST). Mr. M'MAHON asked the Chief Secretary for Ire land why the return relating to the Municipal Franchise at 'Belfast, ordered on the 28th August Lest, and riper on Friday, the 16th of this month, had not been pre sented to the house. Lord NAAS, after explaining the caws of the delay, said the returns would shortly be ready and laid on the table of the house. ADMISSION OF BARRISTERS. Mr. M'MAHON called the attentionceo,ftthhaetAstttuodrneneytt-3 General for Ireland to the cireinusetar6nity were admitted who were not graduates of a a;ote thed a o n c a e r at in to the bar in E gland after ntohturecaeldvmyeitatreed' the Inns of C.iurt, but war Ireland till alter five ii y e ar''weaotutiele d n a n ne ,e o La y u d etched him objection, if whether the Govern, t the benchers in Ireland refu te d .totrmodondnifoyathmelerarsunlrees on as to remove this anowatY, the subject? The ATTORNEY -GENERAL for IRELAND said he would draw the attention of tho proper authorities to the distinction referred to. He thought it was unneces sary t, answer the latter part of the question, because the probabiltiy was it would tow be brought under the notice of the benchers, who wotil I remove the anomaly. GOVERNMENT TRANSLATORS. Mr. EVANS f.t , ked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, by whom the French and Itali an papers in til:- correspondence respecting the Cagliari were translated, and who was responsible flr the accuracy of the trans lations. Mr, S. 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Sir Hugh C, Cairns, Solicitor-General, was heard in reply. At the conclusion of the arguments of counsel their lordships delivered jadgment. The Lord Chancellor said that this was a claim by the respondent against the company for 3,728 f. 10s. ultra accounts incurred under contract, under seal already paid by the company. The late Lord Chancellor of Ire ' land either supposed that this claim arose out of an erroneous construction of the contract, or upon a new agreement entered into between the parties separate and distinct from the contract under the seal of the company, but his lordship (the Lord Chan cellor) considered that there was so evidence whatever produced by the respondent to show that any new agree ment was entered into between him and the company, by which be was entitled to make this claim. His lord ship did not see that any new agreement was entered into by the parties, nor by any person duly authorised by them, and his lordship did not see that it arose under the contract as a 5 per cent. depreciation fund. His lordship cited the case of Kirk v. Philips, p. 646, and concluded by reeotnmendinv to theie: lordships to reverse the decretal order of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Lord Wensleydale concurred. The decretal order of the Lerd thancellor of Ireland was reversed, and the appeal allowed. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings in Banco before Lord Campbell, Justices Wightman, Erle, and Dompton.) WHITFIELD V. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.-. JUDGMENT. This was an action for an alleged malicious libel pub. lished by the defendant, through the means of the elec tric telegraph. The message complained of stated that the Lewis bank had stopped, and their notes were not to be taken. The case came before the Court on de murrer, the point being that express malice should be shown as coatradistinguished from legal malice. The Court held that the action as brought against a cor porate aggregate could be maintained, but they gave judgment for the defendant on the counts imputing negligence to the defendant it working the telegraph. COURT OF CO?MON PLEAS. ;Sittings in Binco.—Before Justices Crowder, Willes, and ryles.) A crowded and enthusiastic meeting in favour of the ballot was held at the T w.,-ha 1, Virlsor, on Tuesday evening. The platform was occupied by the leading reformers of the borough. Mr. Alder man Bedborough presided. A deputation from the Ballot Society attended, consisting of Mr. White burst (vice-chairman), Mr. James Campbell, Mr. Stavely, and Mr. Elt.—Mr. Stavely gave his official experience of the working of the ballot at the Geelong election, where he acted as sere tineer,—Mr. Whitehurst advocated the ballot as the only means of restoring the supremacy of the people in the House of Commons in accordance with the true theory of the Constitution. Speaking of the absence from the present cabinet of any re presentative of the commercial, the manufacturing, or the working classes, Mr. Whitehurst said some people might say Mr. Disraeli was a man of the people, but Mr. Disraeli was a man not of the people, but of " the peculiar people." He wore the livery of the governing classes, and was no re presentative of the people. (Cheers and laughter.) —Mr. James Campbell referred to the well working of the ballot in America, Sardinia, and Belgium. —O. W. Grenfell, Esq., M.P. for Windsor, who was received with great ch?eriuz, proposed the following resolution :—" That as it is now under stood that a reform in the representative system will engage the attention of Parliament at an early period, th:s meeting desires to record its conviction that no extension of the suffrage will be satisfac tory unless accompanied by the vote by ballot." —Mr. Clode seconded the resolution, and dwelt on the utter inefficiency of any reform bill whic should not include the ballot. The resolution was put and amidst tremendous applause declared to be carried. —Mr. Minton, in an excellent speech made from the conservative point of view, proposed the adop tion of a petition to Parliament in favour of the ballot. This resolution was seconded and supported by a working man in an able speech. The petition was adopted without one dissentient. In propos ing a vote of thanks to the deputation, the propo ser dwelt on the striking instance of the successful working of the ballot against overwhelming influ ence, afforded by the return of M. Jules Favre for Paris. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended April 23, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY' OATS RYE I BEANS I PEAR 44s 9d 36s 5d 24s 9,1 33s 31 39s 9d 41s 6d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS I RYE 1 BEANS PEAS 44s 4d 36s 8d 23s lld 31s 2d , 38s 7d 41s 4d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK, Wheat, 96,815; barley, 28,484 ; oats, 8,703; rye, 58 ; beans, 6,072 ; quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with all breeds of beasts, and the demand for them ruled very in active, at Monday's quotations. •There was rather a large show of sheep, and the sale for them was heavy, but with out change in value. Lambs were in fair supply and steady request, at full prices, viz., 63 to 7s pet Sibs. From the Isle of Wight 400 heal came fresh to hand. We had a brisk sale for calves, the show of which was limite.l, at au a•ivance of 6,1 per Sibs. In pigs and ranch cows very little was doing. Per Blbs to sink the offais. s. d. e. d.l s. d. s. Inferior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 o,PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410 &wand quality.... 3 2 3 4!lg , rge ors:3. calves 4 4 410 Prime largo oxen 3 (3 3 8 Prime small do 5 0 5 6 Prime Scots, dte. 31i 4 0 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Socond quality ...3 6 3 8 Suckling calves-18 0 22 0 Prime ors°. -wiled. 310 4 4 Quarter old pigs.l7 0 22 0 Lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Galva l2O Pigs 3lO FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NET:GATE AND LEADENFIALL.—Fair average supplies of meat were on offer in to-day's market, and the demand genar4lly ruled inactive, as follows: -Beef, from 2s 10,1 to 3s 8d • Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 2d • Lamb,' 5s id to 68 4d ; Veal, 44 Od to 5s Od; Pork, 3s 01 to 4s 21 per 81bs by the carcase. SournALL, April 23.—The supplies of fat stock on offer to-day were seasonably good, a-ad, compared with last week, there was a slight improvement in the demand, as follows :--Beef, from 3s 0,1 to 43 21; Mutton, 3s 61 to 4s 101; Lamb, 63 01 to Gs 81; Veal, 43 41 to Ls 01; Pork, 33 4d to 4 03 per 811)3, to sink the offal. B.OMFORD, April 2S.—Wo had a fair demand for stock to-day, and prices generally were well supported : Beef, from 3s 41 to 4s 21 ; Mutton, 33 61 to 5s 01 ; Lamb, Gs 01 to 7s OA ; Veal, 43 4 t to 5a 21 ; Perk, 3s 41 to 43 21 per 'Blbs ; Stc , ra Pigs, --s to ; Mitch Cows, —/ —s to—i —s Lean Cows., - --1; Suotaing I Calves, Hs to 213 each. BENJAMIN V. ANDREWS.--FALSE IMPRISONMENT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages from the defendant for false imprisonment. The action was tried recently Guildhall, before Mr. Jus tice Williams, when a verdict was returned for the plain tiff, damages 201. Mr. Sergeant Parry moved for a nn -suit. The plaintiff is a hawker of crocke r y, an d t h e defend ant keeps a shop at Woolwich for the sale of similar wares. On Saturday, the 16 th of January last, the de fondant gave the plaintiff into custody, and had him locked up for hawking w ithout a licence. A hawker has a right to sell articles in open market without a licence, and the real question at issue was whether Saturday is a market day at Woolwich. The freeholi of the market and tolls belong to Sir F. Wilson, and the original charter was granted by James 1., empo icering reasonable tolls t > be taken, and appointing Friday market day. Within the list 20 years tolls had been taken in the market every day except Sunday, and the point raised was whether the other days were legally market days. The Court, in consequence of the importance of the ease, took time to cansider their judgment. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings in Banco—(B6)re Lord Chief Baron Pollock Barone Bramwell, /startle, and Channel) CROUCH V. BRISTOL AND nETER RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an application for a rule nisi, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why ho should not be non suited, and a verdict entered for the defendants. This action was to recover the value of certain goods sent to them as common carriers. The defendants pleaded the goods were not the plaintiff's property. The jury, how ever, found a verdict fur the plaintiff—damages, 111. 134. 41—Rule granted. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Bef .re Mr. Commissioner Evans.) ma TUE LONDON AND ILASTIIIN Ba.NKING CORPORATION -DISPUTED ADJUDICATION -JUDGMENT. His Honour this morning gave judgment in this case, which was argued a few days since. His Honour said this was an application to supersede the petition in bankruptcy in this case. I do not find that there is any distinction between this and -the case of the Royal British Bank, except that in that case the dissolution of the company was by the act of the company itself, and in this case the dissolution was by the Court of Chancery. In both cites the dissolution appears to me to be equally conclusive as to future acts, but not to inter fere with what the company had already done. If a person when in trade contracts. debts, he continues a tradesman until those debts are discharged. It is argued that all the property is vested in the official manager. If so, he cannot suffer any injury from the bank ruptcy, and the whole cost must fall upon the petitioning creditor. I c nsider the case of the British Bank a de cisive auth or i ty f or refusing the app li cat i on. Th e a dj u• dication was accordingly confirmed, but it wrs intimated that the matter would be re-argaed before the Lords Justices on appeal on Saturday next. IN ItE HYMAN. This bankrupt was described as of Mincing-lane, mer chant, and now came up and psFsed on accounts pre pared by Messrs. Hart Brothers. The debts unsecured were about 2,500/. ; secured, 3,4001. The good debts were put down at upwards of 1,0001., and the property estimated at 5,000/., but he is liab!e on account of the Central Vineyard Company to the extent of 27,0001., and against which he holds a mortgage on the West Ham Distillery premises to the extent of 10,0001., besides other securities. IN RE ANGEI, This bankrupt was described as of Clmpton street, Brunswick-square, and came up to pass his last exami nation. The accounts by Mess's. Hart Brothers show debtor to creditors ablut 1,3001., and the assets will cover the amount in the event of a disputed debt of 1,1001. being realised. The bankrupt passed. POLICE I NTELLIGENOM—(This Day. MAR LBOROUGH-STREET. LEAD ROBBERY BY A Woniculbt.--John Brown, a labourer, was charged with stealing 1 cwt. of lead, the property of Mr Henry Newton, decorative artist, of 15, Brewer-street, Soho. Police-constable Brown said, about 5 o'clock this morning I saw the priso, er g,c; over the hoarding of a house under repair at the Corner of Compton-street, and thinliieg all was not tight I went back, and looking down the area in the a,cv the prisoner with a mattock in his hand. I waited till the sergeant came up when he went down and I remained outside. The prisoner then jumped over the hoarding and tried t o escape, but 1 took him into cust o d y. Sergeant Yeatcr, 46, said, from what I was told by the last witness I got over the hoarding at the house mentioned by the last witness, Brown, and just as I got to the cellar door the prisoner came out and dropped the mattock. I asked him what he was doing when he said he was merely covering up the cement, which he commenced doing. I told the last wi ness not to let him escape, and searchnedd doublede acel found a leaden a cistern partly c ut u p _ready for removal, and thpl. th e marks on which ermtly corresponded with the mat- I tock. The prisoner said he knew nothing about the lead. decorativ® • . 4rti,t of Brewer street, said—The lead belonged to me, being l the landlord of , a nd was taken from the top of a closet. I have :peen the p r i soner a b out th e the premiFe 3, premises, he being e m p lo y ed b y the builder. The prisons who said he had merely gone to cover up the c3ment from the rain, way committed for trial, and the witnesses bound over to prc,secute. AN AMERICAN MINISTER ON fl II —PFENcz.—An attack was made on the American Secretary .._ of the Interior in the hall of the department 'n the foreooon ,:f the Sth. n:tEherePneenlismi,aaft°l New O r leans, who ce Some mou th s back, P w e a t s e d r i ß stu en h s , a e n d c f o r i o i' and refused arc - app ointment b y th e Secretary of the In go sought that official a t th e L an d- o ffi ce qu-stien, and as th e secretary came t o e n r i o t i r , , e i n morningre v en in out of the private office presented a pistol at him. Mr. Thompson instantly struck the pi4ol from his hand, caught Bensancon by the arm, threw him down, and jumped arm, and then picked up t B;n breakingis c his m ee. EN AT ONE BIIITH.—Oo the muting of went toh he r Pistol s c onu and h iL i D ffi Aionday last, a woman named Eispet Gordon, residing In Rotbe', gave birth to three male and two female chil dren. The three boys were born alive and lived till the foliowirw morning, but what is very extraordinary, ail were full grown for the period of gestation ; nor is this the most sarprising circumstance in th e case , o n e of the boys having actually two front teeth when he came into the woild. Dr. Dawson, Rotbea, attended the woman, who, we are happy to say, is doing wonde r f u lly we ll.— Vgin Courant. HAY MARKETS. SIIITHFIELD.—MetyIov hay, 2/ 103 to 41 4s; clover, 3/ 10s to 5/ Os; and straw, 11 53 to 1/ 113 per load. Supply good, anl trade dull. CumBERLAND.-11eadow hay, 2/ 103 to V. 53; clover, 31 lOs to 5/. Os ; and straw. 1/ Gs to 1/ 11s per load Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. WiirrEcHAPEL.—Moadow hav, 21 lOs to 41 4s; clover, 3/. lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lls per load. Trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--;l"aig Day.) LONDON, April 21 —Wind at noon, N.W.; moderate Israezo and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, April 23.--Wind S.S.W. —Arrived— Gahler, from Bassein, and sailed for Bremen. SOUTHIMPTON, April 23.—Wind S. W.—Sailed—Shen Rajah Raj 3.4 waree, for Kurrachee. OFF DARTMOUTH, April 28.- -Arrivad—Q neon of Sheba, from Tobago. CORK, April 27. Wind N.B.—Sailed—Liffey, for Bar badoe•. QUEENRTOWN, April 27.—Wind S.—Arrived—Fray, from New York. SHIELDS, April 23.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Portland, for New York. SUNDERLAND, April 28.—Wind S. —Sailed—Lady Jocelyn, for Shangh.i. FALSIOUTH, April 23.—Wind S.S.E.--Sailed -William IV., for Gibraltar. CARDIFF. April 28.--Wind E.—Sailed—Elizabeth Ann, for Hong Kong. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) w Havre, o.), ff a and Belle, ply m S OU THAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind W. ; heavy showers dur i ng the n i ght. Arrived.--Mechnnic's Own, from Newport ; Courier, (s.), Jersey; Surpri sin g , L y me ; Carolinida, Cherbou rg; Clara, Plymouth, and Ripple, Junior, sna a Lyme; g Sailed —Argyll , ( s .) , for Carentan ; Marti n Luther , L yme; Purveyor , Swanage ; Dos patch , (s.) , Jersey; Wonder, (s.), Havre; Busy , London; Carolinids, Cher bourg; Clara, Newport. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrival, April 28—Gambia, Royal ➢fail screw stsaraer, from Africa ; Golden Light, and J. Gilchrist, from New Orleans ; Rhone, 8.-3., Alexandria ; Ter, s.-s., Corunna ; Balbee, 5..5., Havre. Sailed, April2B —Otto, for Ilambra ; Bonland, Leghorn ; Anu Davies, Newfoundland. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND Thursday Morning Wind S. ; tide first hour's flood cloudy. - Arrived, April 28— -Higinia, end St. Ann, from Ha vannah ; Sabrian, Frederickstaxit; Emma Louise, Dantzic; filetland, IVoreum - ; Lionno, and Furet, Gravelines ; Loena, Ditzum; Aros, Alexandria; Frendschaft, Ditzum; Marie, Aalborg. Arrived, April 29—Viscount Canning, from Guernsey; Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Ranger, Rotterdam. Sailed, April 29 —Cordelia, for Halifax; Alfred, Chris tina; Rhine (s), Boulogne; Volante, Canaries; Western Star, Barbadoos. DEAL, Thursday Morning• Wind variable. Passed, in tow—Agrolite, from Freomantle for London. It is mentioned in some of the Continental papers that the negotiations recently opened between the Turkish Government and the house of eminent Hebrew capita lists fora loan of 5,000,000/. could not be satisfactorily arranged. An offer, it is alleged, was made for a 5 per cent. security at 90, with 3 per cent, commission ; but the Porte, it is stated, refused to entertain the terms. Any tendency to speculative animation in this country would, there is reason to expect, lead to proposals for a fresh operaton of magnitude. POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—Bonk, &0., for tlio East Indie.,Australia, Ceylon, Mc,uritius, and llongKong:— Henceforward, packets of books and printed papers of every kind, posted in conformity with the regulations of the Colonial Book Post, and addressed to India, Ceylon, Mauritius Kong Kong, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, may be forwarded to those colo nies in the closed mails despatched by way of Marseilles. The postage of book packets for any of the above named Colonies, sent by the route of Marseilles, including the French transit rate, will be— Not exceeding 40z., 6d. ; above 4 , z., and not exceeding Boz., ls. ; above Boz., and not exceeding llb., 23. ; above 11b., and not exceeding 111 b., 3s. ; above 111)., and not exoeediog 21b., 4e. ; and so on, adding le. for each additional half-pound or fraction of half a pound. The postage upon book packets fel-- warded via Southampton will continue to be—Not ex ceeding 4 z., 4d. ; above 40z., and not exceeding cz ,8). ; above 8 , and not exceeding lib., 19. 41. ; above 11b., and not exceeding 'ALL, 2s. ; above and not exceeding 21bs., 5 9 . B d. ; and s o on, adding Bd. for each additional half-pound or fraction of half a pound. This postage must in bat be prepaid by means of postage stamps, value of the stamps af f ixed to a packet will be . taken as behalf of the an indication of the choice of route on a h r•d ca th e e s forwarded to the postage chargeable upon newspapers nd ofthe P t es - several colonies enumerated . —by comma sender. No alteration will take place in the rates of Secretary. maiter-General.—ROWlAN Hari, It. 1100 :5 1 all all 5 all all all all ft. 'lOO .0 10 si! all ft. 1 100 6ij 90 I 20 86k I S' 171 50 614 I 2 1261 101 i 1 57# 11,1 I i si I .gi 4 • a; 954 s; i 4 i I I St. 9 LOO 61. I g 13 931 l 4 123 12j13 I Si 27 i I i 83i I ii 351 Si 3 1111 11. 21i i i 19} in the Foreign-office usually did the translations, but in reference to the particular papers referred to, it WAG necessary to call in the assistance of others to translate them in a short space of time, that they might be laid on, the table of the house ; and if there were any inaccuracies in them, they arose from the circumstances. that the papers which were sufficient to require six or oonot weeks to translate them, had to be done in six or tieverC . days. BEER HOUSES. Viscount GODERICH asked the Secretary for thsi Home Department whether it was his intention to bTing in any bill daring the present session for the licensing and regulation of beer houses ? Mr. WALPOLE said it was his intention. (Hear.) ; INDIAN REWARDS. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Secretary of the Board of Control whether it was the intention of the Govern. ment to give honorary distinctions not only to those in India who had distinguished themselves in the field, but to those persons, natives as well as Ett4 ropeane, who had, through their wisdom and energy, prevented mutiny and bloodshed; as, for example— Colonel Herbert Edwards at Peshawar; Brigadier Syd ney Cotton in the Punjaub ; General Bell in Pegn ; Major Davidson at Hyderabad; Brigadier Coffin at Secunderabadi; Mr. H. C. Tucker at Bewares , Montgomery and Mr. M‘Leod at Laho re ; and General. Roberts of Bombay. Mr. BAILLIE said it was the intention of her Bri • jesty's Government to recommend those civitane who had distinguished themselves in the field for distinction. With respect to the natives who may have so distin. guished themselves, the Governor General of • India had the power of conferring distinctions on them. Wits regard to the names of the various distinguished officer.; civil and military, referred to in the question, he could only say that some of them were civil presisipoi ntl exercising military commands in connection with their vi and of course, if they distinguished themselves, they would be recommended for distinction by the Comman. der-in-Chief. The civil officers came under the attention of the Governor-General of India, who had the power to award distinctions and rewards. In answer to a question from Sir H. VERNEY, Mr. BAILLIE said that about a month ago the noble lord the President of the Board of Control wrote letters to some cf the most distinguished of the Indian princee, thanking them, in the name of her Majesty, for the services they had rendered under circumstances of great peril in India. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. Mr. SPOONER moved that this house do resolve it self into a committee to consider the Acts for the Endowment of Maynootb, with a view to the withdrawal of any endowment out of the Consolidated Fund, due regard being had to vested rights and interests. The lion, gentleman said he should not inflict on the house* long:speech. (Loud cheers.) He had so often addressed the house on this subject that it was difficult to intro duce anything new into the debate. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He, however, entered generally on the subject, and, in conclusion, called the atten tion of the house to the fact that the Synicl of Armagh had recently passed a resolution similar to that passed in 1853, that the priests, under the direc tion of the bishops, should interfere in the kleotloll of poor-law guardians and members of Parliament. They had heard lately a great deal about foreign interference, but what did they say of this interference of the Pope He urged on the house the necessity of their consenting to his motion. (Cries of Divide.) Mr. WA.LPOLE, as neither of the hon. members who bad givonli notice of amendments had proposed them, rose to oppose the motion on two grounds—first, that when a great question had been settled by Par liament it was not wi-e to disturb it, unless it was clearly proved there were great objections to it, and ha was inclined to thiek the benefit expected to be realised from the change would be more than counterbalanced by the great evils that would result from the agitation on the question in Ireland. His second objec tion was that, when Sir R. Peel proposed the grant, he called it, in emphatic language, the "message of peace to Ireland." Whether it deserved that designation to the full extent he would not then consider, but of this lie was cure, if they succeeded in repealing the grant, it would be considered by the people of Ireland as a re versal of that policy, and looked upon almost as tanta mount to a declaration of war. He therefore could not consent to the motion. Mr. NEWDEGATE, amidst loud cries of "Divide," and the impatience of the house, spoke in support of the motion. After a few words in reply from Mr. SPOONER, The house divided. The numbers were— For the motion Against it Majority against the motion —55 (LEFT SITTINCI-.) THE SITE OF OLD SMITHFIELD MARKET. A letter has hem addressed to the Home Secre tary of State by the governors of St. Bartholo mew's Hospital relative to the proposed appropria tion of the site of Smithfield market by the city corporation to the purposes of a dead meat-market. Tee authorities appmr to object to any arrange ment which shall not preserve this site as an open space. It would, probably, b 3 planted with trees as a public recreation ground, or, at all events, a c,r Lain patt of Smithfield situated between the hos pital and the read that joins Lone-lane to Icing street ; and it is suggested that the remainder—to be s.:parated from the " recreation-ground"—might be otherwise employed for the benefit ° of the public. To quote from the statement appended to the letter of the governors of the hospital—" Smitbfield is in the vary heart of the metropolis, the buildings ex tending in every direction for several miles around. it ; it is the only open space within the city of Lon don. St. Bartholomew's Hospital, which forms the sonar side of Smithfield, is the only hospital within the city of London. It has now accommo dation for no less than GOO patients, and it has generally between 500 and GOO patients in the hos pital in addition to the large number, exceeding 70,000 in the year, who n_ceive relief as out patients. The advantage to the public of having such an institution in the centre of the metropolis is of count) immense, but it is attended with the disadvantage which must arise from the vitiated s , ate of the atmosphere of a densely populated city. This has been considerably counterated by the im mediate proximity of Smithfield, and in order that the patients of the hospital may have the full bene fit of the fie sh air of this open space, the governors of the hospital have felt it their duty not to spare any expense in obtaining as much fresh air for the patients as the situation of the hospital permits ; and they have sacrificed a rental exceeding 1,1001. per annum ie pullin g down the houses which for merly separated the hospital from Smithfield. Her Majesty's Government will, therefore, not be sur prised to hear that the governors of St. Bartholo mew's Hospital should view with considerable alarm any proposition for building on Smithfield, or using it in any manner which may vitiate the air. The medical officers of the hospital have addressed a communication to the governors upon the subject, in which, after stating that they feel assured that the convalescence of patients will become more protracted, and the issue of surgical operations will become more unfavourable, and their recovery from them more tedious and imperfect in proportion as the atmosphere around the hospital becomes more impure—which they consider it necessarily must be if the open area of Smithfield is allowed to ,be covered with buildings—they urge upon the governors the vital importance of these considera tions, and earnestly recommend them to use every effort to prevent the cpeu space being built upon, as the adoirion of such a course would, they staee, certainly t(nd to increase the mortality among the patients of the hospital, and materially and per manently diminish its capabilities of relieving the sick poor of London. Trio immediate object which the governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital have in view in bringing this subject under the attention of her Majesty's Government is to point out the evils which would ensue to the patients of the hospital from allowing any interruption of the bene fits which they derive from the open space of Spi t, field." The Home - office does not appear rshvone returned any answer as yet ; b ut the sabjec i of immediate importance. 1 "'" t---- ... ------- E s.—The screw steamer ADIERICAN ram, DESPATCH City of Beltimore, 260 steerage,. and New York, with 60 cabinp a t e h n e ga M ri z reey yesterday for a ship's mail. The 9aa .. sailed fro ra m d, s t e amer Persia sails on : york. The Liverpool letter- Saturday next, I ° , l e rlC :with late fees at 9, and that on the stage a t 10. , THE EAST COAST.—Foua LIVE COLLISION ON FATAL . u'ars of, a co lision near the Dudgeon c i l c o g ses at 8 L t lT o : s d r . 1 which terminated in light-vesse o 'Shields, and her captain and three of the crew, 'Th" le ' f • were received at —The paq'c ' - coal l a d e n, and was on a voyage from the Tyne to London. On Sunday evening -between nice and ten o'clock she was tome five or six miles from the Dad geon light-ship, which bore W.S.W., the weather coming on thick, when she was run into by a schooner, apparently in ballast, bound north. The starboard bow of the Jessie was stove in, and it was immediately discovered that she was sinking. An attempt was reale to lower the boat, but before that could be 2CCOM plished she went down in deep water, carrying with her the master, Captain Baines, a native of the Tyne ; Thou. Mountain, a seaman of Shields ; George Simms, seaman of Lath ; and Thomas Davis, an apprentice of London. The three survivors of the crew managed to' get hold of a piece of a boat and a lalder, upon which they floated for nearly two hours. Their cries attracted the atten tion of the brig Ann, of Torquay, which bore down and picked them up. The name of the schooner which was in collision with the Jessie could not be ascertained. It is stated that she pursued her course, and made no effort to render assistance, although hailed to do so. HIS FIRST VOYAGE. starting from Peterhead port, on his first voyageoo in __ —The other day, a greent?rn: small sloop, during a swell in the sea, ran ; :Le a La g : the vessel began to roll on leaving the herbo '‘ Fat are ye deem' ing tenacioudy to the mast looked eagerl y reae`t-r at the helm and cried out, ' 0 dimes coma towards the kitlin, kitlin at her bine back there, Tae to baud her up, I'll forrit as fast 's ye °ln an'. .Prom be forc't to lather fa' ow h e e r ip e rn the water.—Aberdeen pur Jet DD. ho mot for e a I ba hem will lom :on- Ad will ,ere. that EH. eive luct re a ,ora ple's • the have W. de. L ren- only.