The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

MONEY MA 'ITY NEIVS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The public markets for foreign and colonial pro duce remains closed for the Easter holidaYs, but they will re-open to-morrow, the 27th inst. In the private markets a very limited business has been transacted during the last few days, and, with one or two exceptions, prices have not exhibited any variation. In tea no dealings of importance have been recorded, and quotations are unaltered. Sugar and coffee have fully supported previous rates, and rice has been dealt in to some extent at a slight ad vance in values. The demand for saltpetre has been active, and at one time a rise of about ls. to 2s. per cwt. was apparent, but this has since subsided. Tallow continues in active demand, and prices tend upwards. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 565. 9d. ; town delivery, 575. ; and last three month, 58s. per cwt. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool have been postponed to the sth May. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, business was very dull, and 6,000 bales were sold at barely previous rates. The Railway Share Market closed steadily, and prices were without alteration. Money continues in good demand, notwithstand ing the contraction of mercantile enterprise conse quent upon political complications, and full rates are current. As the withdrawals of gold from the "lank are still conducted on an extensive scale, the probability of an early advance in the minimum rate of discount excites increased attention. A further withdrawal of £lO,OOO from the Bank of England took place yesterday. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Orissa, which leaves to-morrow, the 27th inst., for Bombay, will take out £288,070, viz., £278,070 in silver, and .£lO,OOO in sovereigns, of which £142,060 is remitted by the Government. The directors of the Oriental Bank Corporation have issued their report in anticipation of their annual meeting, which is convened for Thursday, the 28th inst. The accounts are made up to the 31st cf December, and the net-profit, after defray ing current expenses and writing off all bad and doubtful debts, amounts to £155,187. A dividend of 5 per cent. for the first half-year has already been paid, and the directors propose to make a similar distribu tion for the subsequent half-year, together with a bonus of 2 per cent., making for the twelvemonths a division of 12 per cent. on the capital of the com pany. The present dividend and bonus of £1 15s. per share will be paid, free of income-tax, on and after the 2d proximo, after which there will remain an available balance, to be carried to the next year's account, of £3,987, - • At the first general meeting of the shareholders of the Great Southern of India Raihvay" Company, held to-day, Mr.. Chapman in the chair, a report Was read stating that the directors had reduced the capital to .1500,000 . , as being ample to .construct, and for providing rolling stock for the first section of the railway. The sum of £120,000 had been paid to the Indian-office in behalf of the company. The Chaiiman said the directors had - resolved to execute the first 50 miles themselves, by which about £l,OOO per mile would be saved to the com-. Puy. The report was adopted. -The English'Stock Market opened ,this . morning Wi th a steady appearance, and some satisfaction was produced by Lord Derby's speech, but symp toms of depression soon became visible, and a decline to " per cent. h as s i nce t a k en p l ace. W ar i s con sidered almost certain, and as the advices at any mo ment may report the commencement of hostilities, - sales of stock are effected, which Create depres'sion: S Consols have receded from 931 to 9211, but they are n°W much firmer, viz., 93 to 934, ,with an improv ing tendency. The market is still very_ehangeable. T he New Threes have declined to, 911 921, also the Reduced Bank Stock to 423; and Long Annuities to S 17 4. Indi a S tock howeve r is firmer at 220 to 221, but the Debentures haVe receded to 95, and 'Exchequer Bills are steady . at 325. to 365: preminin• Business in the Foreign. Stock Market is very quiet, but prices in most instances show a continued fluctuation. Turkish Q per Cents, are 76 to 77 ; ditto New, 66 to 67 ; ITenezuelan 5 per Cents. have receded 24 per cent., viz., to 38; Chilian 6 per Cents., 3 per cent., to 99 ; Brazilian 41- per Cents., to 92 ; Mexican, to 181 a ; Russian 41 , per Cents., to 954 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents., to 39 and 41. S ardinian 5 per Cents. remain steady, at 70. A very limited amount of business has been r eported in the Railway Share Market and prices show little variation of importance. Caledonians have declined about 10s., and Great Western, Cs. ; Great Northern have advanced £1; North 'Western, 195 . , ancl North East e rn (Ber Wick) and S ou th Eastern, .5 6 , ; .Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Irs3r kshire,. North British, Midland and North Staffords are at about yesterday's closing.rates. In the. Foreign Market the chief. 'dealings - have been in L ombardo-lrenetian, which show a further improvement of 1 per cent., the old shares being at 6 and 64, and the new at 54 54. The Colonial lines are fiat. Grand Trunk of Canada have receded to 314, and Great Western of Canada are 15, Great Indian Peninsula 97, and East Indian 991, the Debentures are dealt in at 99. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show a downward tendency. English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered have receded to 15Q 7 London arid COunty to 211 ; Western Bank of London to 26 ; Australian Agricultural to 291, and Red Sea Telegraph to 9. Scottish Australian Investment are steady at 1124, and South Australian Land have improved to 364. HALF-PAST TWO. A decided improvement has taken place in the English Stock Market, Consols being 93 -2 for money and account. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. R e d uced Annuities...... 223 921 1# l_per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, oxpire sth Jan. 1 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth •• • India Stock 188- • • 17/ Ditto Debentu res . 4 ............. A . Pril 220 21 Consols f or Account . (May 5) I 3 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &1 , March. June. Ditto £5OO ...... Id ' • 32 6 Ditto small, ................ 33 2 6 ......... 36 I PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. ............. 99 Ditto 1858, 4} per Cent.. ........ Chain; 6 per Cent ................. 99 Mexican 3 per Cent. .................. Ditto Account 18i Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent. 70 Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Turki s h 6 per Cent 76 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan 661. 7 5i 7 5 Ditto Account Venezuelan 5 per,Cent. D itto Account " Dividends on. the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. • Consols, Money 93 Consols for Account (May 5) 93 I Peel The Dean of Worcester and Mrs. have l'arrance's Hotel, Belgravia,for the deanery of Worcester. left Miss Boothb Y has left Claridge's Hotel, for „ "elwyn, Herts. 'NE CALCUTTA AND, CHINA MAILS.--The Panther, W ith the mails from Calcutta and China, arrived at Mar seilles at eight a.m. yesterday. The mails left for London it 10 R.m. Fifteen tiours' quarantine enforced. The Ceylon l eft Malta for Southampton at midnight of the 21st. %, G ALLANT CONDUCT OF AN M.P . —A d ay or two lice the Hon. Captain Godfrey Charles Morgan (son cord Tredegar), th e ga ll ant member for Breconshire, tindPerformed an a c t w hi c h , for the pluck, cool judgment, eourageous self-devotion evinced, at the risk of his life, deserves to which shed such led lustre upon the soldiers of Britain. The hon. and gallant gentleman was walking alon g the streets of Hay to attend a meetinF , of the Here ford:and Brecon R a il way, when the cry of a horse run away." with a gig containing a lady and gentleman, rang through the crowded streets, it being market-day, and the anim a l was seen approaching at the top ofits . body exc e pt th e ga ll ant member tried to " sayspeede hi ms Every elf," but just a s th e an i ma l was about to dash down a narrow entry where the declivity is very considerable, the walls of which are composed of sharp rubble masonry, and to be thrown against which out of a vehicle w ou ld be almost in stantaneous death, the gallant soldier, with a coolne d ss a n dluck whi c h per f ectl y transf i xed the crowd with weaped at th e f ur i ous animal, seized the reins under, , and befre an ything serious a could happen, brought it to sand-still. The lady had already fainted, and was carried in a state of utter unconsciousness to the nearest inn, but the rescued and the crowd could hardly know how to express their ad rahtiohe n. of an act so g enerous l y heroic. We are happy to Say t hon. gentleman was himself uninjured, - ORDINARY. SHA: Sharel Railways.. Ainpergr, Notting. Bost. , and Eastern Jpn.fion 1' Belfast and Ballymena Bit:, Wol:, and Str. Val al Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lO Blackburn Blyth and Tyne ai Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Clietter and Holyhead 1( Cork and Bandon a Cork, Blkrock,&Passage a, Cornwall a Do. •A rcves. no div uptil6p.c.per an Do.•B hasbeen pd.toß andßelfastJunc a , Dnn.,Perth,& A br.June al East Anglian lO Eastern Counties lO Eastern Union A Stock 10 Do. do. B Stock 10 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent • al East Lancashire lO East Suffolk al Do Edinburg* and Glasgow 10 Edih.,Perth, & Dundee. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction al Furness • • 10 Glasgow &SouthWestn lO Great North of Scotland al Great Northern lO Do. do. A Stock lO Do. do. B Stock lO Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 10 Great Western • 10 Do.Str.VLltail Gua.Stk lO Irish South Eastern a] Lancaster and Carlisle al Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire& Yorkshire 10 Dot • do: • F £l6 Do.. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall al Do:Newissi.at £slosp.sh — Lon:,Brig,hton &S.Coasl 10 London & North Westn 10 Do. Eighths London& South-Westn lO L'derry & Coleraine al L'derry & Enniskillen al Man., Shef.; & Lincoln lO Metropolitan . fidland • 10 10. Birming. & Derby. 10 Mid. Gt. W.est. (Ireland) a] Do ; Shares a] Newcastle and Carlisle al Nes:V., Aber:, & Herefd al .Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Roe a] Norfolk. North. Counties Union North British lO Noi.Dev.Thill.&Dk. Stk lO Do:A Stk.L-Aree.nocliv until6p.c.hasbeenpdß 10( Do. B Stook North-Eastn.--Berwick 10( Do, do. G.N.E.Purchase 161 Do. Leeds 10( Do. York • • 10( North London lO N. &S.Westn., Hampstd - and City. Junction £3 North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction al Oxfdrd, Whi*.,& Vfolver lO eeMes a Portsmouth ithymney.. Scottish Central l, Scoth.N.E.,,Aber. Stock 11 too.*Acottisli Mid: Stock 1( hropsltdre Union IC • ttingbourne & Sheer al oath Devon • • lO South-Eastern lO uth Wales outhYorks,&Rix.Dun Do. do staibes, Wok., & Wek.. Stockton & Darlington. Do.. .do. 1855 D0...d0. 1858 Stockton 4.llarticpool 11 Taff Vale lO Do. Preference, No. 1 ThainesHavenDk&Rail 2 Vale of Neath 1( Waterford & Kilkenny 1( Waterford & Limerick s West • Corn-all W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 7 p.c. has been pd. to B B r • West. London Do. Ist Class Do. 41 Class, PREFE.XENC" 12.10 13.14 Stock §tock Stock. Stock Stoc'r Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1413 4 Stock; Stock Stock" Stock 124 ' Stock Stock -10 • Stock Stock .1 1 Lll 34 3 ill 7 71 ill - • Axel 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per -e c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk' Bris:& Exet:4p.ct.Stock it 20 DO. do. do. Shares Lock Caledon £lO,. 4i per cent 10 *L.IO Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7. bock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 10 bock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 6 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c a] DuniPerth,St Aber.Jun, al Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 1C Stock Do. de. Class B 6 pc.... 10 Stock Do. do., Class C 7 pc 10 Stock E. Cowl.. EN..5 pet. No.l 10 Stock Do. do N 0.2 10 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 10 Stack Eastern Union, 4 per et. 10 Stock East , Lane. 6 per ct lO EAL W. York. Jen. firths a: stock Edin,&Glas.,s pc shares 10 Stock Edin.PerthA Dun. 4 pc. 10 Stock Furriess, 5 per cent Stock alas: 4-S Wereft. , r a. spc lO stock Great Northern, sp. ct lO Stdck Do-. spc Itedni.,iop.c.pin 10 Stock Do. 4,E p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm 6 10 Qt. of Scotld, Ist pt a, Stock r Gt.'Sn.& TV(lreland)4 1 , p. et. pref. Stock 50 Great Nrest. (Berke and Hants) Ext 5 p.ct 3tOck Do. Redeemable, 44. p ct lO Stock Do. Reueemable, 4p. et lO itock Do. Irredeemable; do lO Stack Do. 511. ot. Redeem. Pref lO 8 Doi Wm. Pref. Shares al 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.o.pf shares al 10 Do. do, sp. et. pref al stock Do liirming guar. stock 1" 261 Do. Chester guar. sh ares Do. do. do .. 20 'Do: do. do. : took Lan. & York. 6 p.c. , stock 1 , ock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l (:).0k Do. pref., sp, _No. 2 ,11 ;ock Do.. New gua., 6 p. et... ;oek Do. do: sp. c. No. 4 1 ;ock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nur.- - lEaton,I Eaton, sp, et. Lon : &S. Ili, 7 p.ct. stock, late,ad shitres 121 Londondy & Cole, 4 she al 124 Londondy.& Ennis 4eh al :ock & Lin., 6p. et lO 6, Do. £6" ;Olt 'Do. 31 per cent. 124 inaryi)Ort & Car., .4 p.c.l a' Do. 4 per cent.... ......a' Do. , xk Mid. Con. 6P. c. Stock xk Do.Con.Bris.Stßir.6p.ct lO Del Do. 4a p. c. pref. stock lO 6- Do. with option. tilllB6o tock Do. Leic. & Ilit.pref. et. 101 10 ( Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s ) a p. c. redeem, at sp. c. n 10 Do. Perpet. 6p. c. with optioW till 1866 al 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh area al tock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 1( took Do. 54-p. c. Pref. do. 1847 1( took Do. Way.Val.Ex.SklB47 1( took North British,. 5 per cent 1( tock Do. New, autt. 5 per cent 1( took Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dpk.Co. 1( took N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 1( took Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 1( 17- Do. do. do. •_ _ _ . * Do. Leeds, 6p, c. No. 1. 1 25 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .. _5 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 1 20 North'Staffoedshire a ;ock Ox. Wr. Wol. 6pc. Ist glO ock Do. do. do., 2d zua .. 10 :ock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 10 81 Scottish Central, new pi a' tick Scottish N.-Eastern deb 10 ;ock Do. 34 per c. pref. stock 10 ;ock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 10 •ock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10 Ws. South Devon, Ann. 10s. al 10 • Do: Fixed 45 percent. al .0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1 0 6 ) a ,ock Do .41 per cent lO xick Do. Fixed 4/ p.c. Ist is lO ;ock Do. New do., 2d issue lO Lock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lO kick Do. 41 per cent lO 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. vim a 25 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. a 25 i Do. 6 per cent al Stock Waterford R Rilkenny, 6 per cent. LINES LEASED AT FIXE RENTALS. Railways. I P a id I Leas i ng Closing Busines . Co. ' s. Price. Done. Bedford and BletchleY Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction, . Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g6p.e. E Union,liarwichShs. Do. 'Woodbridge, G ls .Barr.&Neils,Drct. Do. New ....... . ... G los t er& Dean F oreet Hartlpool.Dcic.&l2 Hull and Selby .. . ... Do. Shares ....... Do. Shares ... ~ .. Ln & N.W T.n & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C C4t.North. lE.Counts. 07 99 102 104 17 18 135 110 41 41 Cf;ledOiin Do. Gt. West, Yk.N.&Br Yk•N•Md Do. ... • Do. .. 5. East . D°' Do. .. Peto Stu; ... ' Norfolk: Do. .... :• Dar LN Vra t i Stk.& Midland . I:, Counts Do 11:)8 110 LOndoit &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua.•4 p. et Do. 6 per cent. Mane., Buxtn. & Mak 1.%1id sb. R edcr, g.6p.e Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,TiuryEx guaranteed 5 p. C. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent , Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A Roystn,Hiteh., & Shep, Shf.Roth.&Gol.g,.sp.o. l Shrewsbry& Hereford' South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6 p. c Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn g 4 115 120 8 8 92 Pb. Do. L&N L.Yk. Do. Gt.Nort h Lan.& Tic T Brassey M'Clcan Stk.& Dar Do. Gt ß Wes t L.irgtl oi 10 1 lot 90 92 8 9 Docks. IPaid Cl4lBolen.g Stdck Commercial Stock Do 4 perCen t . Pret . Min Stock East and West India Stock London i .St k St. Katharine St lc Southampton 2 St I Victoria ,Do New ... &&&&& ..••••! 102 104 Paid Cloging Price. 11 49 51 0 95 97 99 101 51 6} 98 101 112 116 108 112 113 11,5 111 113 129 131 82 84 70 72 110 112 116 118 110 112 )0 1103 104 50 63 64 illll 11 95 07 86 es 86 88 100 102 91 lot 16 17 11 91 xi 72 71 11 18 191 11 9i DI 11 14 141 )0 139 141 00 - 1118 120 1160 IC,:i Lll S 9 )0 122 124 4 1 4 11' 68 70 Loi [OO 139 141 100 102 Ic l 02 94 ; 1.11 I 03- 10 II 11 111 ll 9 9 107 109 0 94 96 3.4. 1 d .3 10 d par al 23 23i )0 119 121 )0 117 119 )0 99 101 tll a 1 I lot lot LI - -- El 23} 24 101 103 0 101 103 M 2B 29 .11 32 33 J 1 149 51 LOO 1 11l - 5• • 6; all I 81" 15• 18 574. 68i 44 46 29 31 12 - 14 88 90 - . 71 72 , 26 , b 27 92 • 94 10 10,1 97.. 98 81 &3 131 133 104• 'lO5 Mt 5 5t 54 56 83 86 11 12 p 11 12 p 1 8 ' I 84 1 IC 7' 1 id , Lii - - II 60 63 p 107 108 10 NT 91 _ . ll. 1 89 DO Lll I 8 )0 36/ 37J 3 _ll' _4: 75 77 11 . - iii 110 12 ki 55 57 34 3 d 10 52, 54 , 0 84 86 [3 4 21..1} d 0 45f • ' 461 0 n 13 0' 102 105 14 . 1 4f . d 11 14 ll} 7 8 - 3' 32 33 i 9 j 7 &dj Oi;• .107 .109 go 26 Do • 81 83 DO 44 • "46 a 34* *24 el Do 43 45 . 64 66 )0 62 64 11 6 5 65 8 I tH 8 al 36 37 62 66 - 4i 1 54 ei Stook '5O Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stock. 25 'Stock !Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock YO Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Share SRA BAR: '.ES AND STOCKS. L P, 5t a 8! CO' 62 32 • S 5 91. . 93 761 77 ET.-(THIS DAY.) Paid. 1 Cl(6lngl Busineel rhea. 76 7 6i 2} 11 P 5 97 i $F 56 68 1135 140 DOCKS 55 1 41 107 8 91 } 90 90 894 37 6i 98i 521 31 8 5 • d ,AILWAYS. 4i 5 1 di 1 6 5 d 21 23 Pi 51 61 1i .. 1p _= • • ____-• 19 20 32 * .34 - p a 8f 32 . 45 47 3 .2 d 51 61 81 9 IC 18 91 ..10 ( t 8 19 BRITISH MINES. Aharel Mines. Paid. I Closing Businews Price. • Done. . , , • • • Alfrdd Consols (Philack)l 2.11.10 6 7 • 20 ' British Iron' l5 25 31 Condurrow(Camix)rne) ,20 —•— 10 Deyon G. Cons. (Tavist.) , 1 465 475 -- f- 'East, - Bassett (Illogan). 30 215. •225 ...- Great South Tolgus . 17s 135 I4j G.Wheal Alia(Phillack) 11.18.8 2 3 ''-- G. Wheal Vcir(Helston) 18s 05_ f . i . . Lady 'Bertha • 6d / 15- • North. Frances (Mogan) 81. , 8 9 North. Wheal Crafty... • 7.9.4 8 9 N.Wh:l Basset (Illogan) niL 8 . 9 Par Consols (St.. Blaxy) - 14 13 14 -- Porkellis -truit. (Wend.) 9 - --Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. ' 6s 1 1 ' SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 25 240 250 -. Sorth.C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 • 3 S' Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.91195 205 5 Tamar Silver and, Lead lilining C% ...... .... 45 2 25 10 Tin crot t v it . 15' UnitedMinea(Gwennap) 40 - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d # # 1 West Basset flrogar) l4 224 234 ---; W. Cayadon (Liskenrd) 2O 84 • 88 • Wheal Basset (11109, - an) s# 195 205 Wheal MP& (Bedroll') 5 125 135 _ Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 . 24 3 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelaut) 1.7.2 95 105 Whl.MaryAnn (Mcmhe) 8 45 "47 tch'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 45 32 34 ... . . . • • ' 'FOREIGN MINES • ... • . . . 20 Australian • • 7 1 1 I 1 Boa ACcordCdpper,Lim. 10s j d -g. p 5 35 Brazil: Imp.-(is. at £5 p.) 27 1 15 20 DO.St.Johndolliey,Lim. 15 12 11; 111 :5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing - • Co. of Jamaica ... d 40 Cobra Copper" al l 36 38 Copiapo . • 16 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 5 2 Fortuna - 20 General all 23 25 3 Linares all 95 10 5 Lusitithian ' • 11 1 5 d 1 Mariquita ' all 1 5 1 New Granada. all • 1 N: - RhineCop:of S.Aus.L 10 1 5 p 20 Poutg - ibaudSilver, Lead Mining and, Smelt all 31 4 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiko de Cuba l6l 1 I • . 28.2.81 United - Mexican all .25 • 2 • • - - ' COLONIAL 'GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share - 'Securities. . I Clostng Business Paid. prioes. - : DOne. —-• • . -- Can.Gov.Gp.c.Ja.& July 100 114 115 114 -Do. • 6 p.o.Fb.&Aug. 100 112 114 'Do.. 6p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 112 114 N.8.G0v.6p.c...Ta. &July 10C 110 111 -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oot. 100 -.— N.S.W. Gov sp. c. Deb. 106 100 101 Nova Scotia Gov.° p.c. St. Deb. •redeemable, 1875 100 1105 1115 1105 S.Aus.Gt.6po.Jan&July 100 110 111 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 --- • • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. • I Closing i Business ShareJoint-Stock' Banks. Paid. Prim. Done. O Agra&UnitedServiceßk O Australasia 5 Bank of Egypt Pank of London O Brit. COL Bk. & LoanCo O BrAtisliNorthAmerie,an _ Chtd.•Bank Of India, &c O City " Colonial .11 Corn. Bank of Canada 0 Commercial of. London Eng., SCet., & Aus. Ch 0, Gen. Bk. of SiVitzerland :0' Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. 0 London and County, 10 London Joint stock 10 London & Westminster 10 Nat. Prov. of gngland !O r ,Do. new 10_ National Bank !0- New South Wales :5 Orient.-Bk. Corporation !O Ottoman Bank Provincial of.lxeland LO Do. New :5 South Australia 15 Do. New • • ;5 Union of Australia :5 Do. New ,0 Union of London 10 Unity 1 Western Bk of oLondon I 1: GS 70 SO 83 231 241 45 47 1 1 d 63 65 32 33 17 10. 151 15} 21k 22: 151 1 211 3111. 17 18 70 72 • 25 20 dl, 17 i 27 6 MISCELLAhEOUS. ,Share Mfficellaneous. [0 Angln:Mexican Mint 10 Atlantid Tel. (Limited) :5 Australian Agricultural' 10 Australian Royal Mail .1 11 1 0 00 BD Berlin roisehw W xi a ms t s e ue r re W i : an r t k ceL s sa d . ni d; 10 Brit. & Trish 3fag. Tel.A. I 10 Do; 8,7 p. c. till 1862 10 Do.o .• • )0 Canada Land.. [0 t Chamlslands Tol.(Lhn ) oc Cop.Min.otEng,,&Smltg 15 Do. Preference 74 per ct 5 r Crystal Palace, S Do. Preference 10 i Eastern 6team • ock Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.oO3 40 Europ.,%lnd.Junct.Tel.l 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim4 Gi.ironScrewCOL(Lim LS Gen . - Steam Navigation 10 London Discount • • 4 Lond.Ge.n. Omnibus Co ' 10 Mediter..Electric Teleg I 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) 15 (Atonal Discount Co 10 Nether/ands Land • N.B r.&N.ovaScatiaLand 55 Steam 121 DR D°N P NDD e r oe ;B e i d r . . eB l t E Ah li t ee eue f 1 v 7 1:1 3fPtr r S . Ifs Europe Land els. •0 Pen- & Oriental, Ste i 0 Do. New, .... • Rhymney Iron - • 10 Royal Mail Steani ... : 1 Scot:Austrin.lnv.(Lim.) s ".outh-Australian Land, 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. ,1 o _do Registgrpd .. • r.& Ln.to.of 13 . 1? r. Can 10 Van Diemen's Land _ all all all 15s. all all Paid. Closing liminess don. Price. 14 15 200 230 29 31 I 2 3 30 32 36 38 .19 21 14 15' [l5 120 81 9i "... •- •11 , • 231 25i 1 1 4 5 [O2 104• it i 1 11 lid] 5 6 11 4 i- 1 dig par 24 2! 80 82 121 131 f .p 11 23 24 p 6 7 59 61* • 1071 1171 36 1 1 37 • 1 - t 1 112* 36 i Al j 4 ..8 l• 'Businet Done. 23 28. . 108} 1171 pm •I sl Jinginess Done. .f - :•=1 :-i i in' ~, • ( _ 0t: ~ ._, .. ,: ir , ' , J. TIIE SUN- LONDON , 715ESDAY—EVENING_ 1.1 : AP - RIL - 26, 1859 • .4,, .. . • —7-., , .. _ . __._ RallwayS. Share 100 18 18_ Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased' at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd gu. 5 percent Pp • Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo acid Lake Huron Do. New Buralo,Thrant&Godrich 6 p-ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Dc, do, . 1 July, 1873 Do. do. .1 June, 1874 Cleittta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastu. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. Demerara . Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c. ESA Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Geelong 11Iel.gua.5 p. c Geelong corporation 6 per cent: Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. -6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B D0..6 per cent. Pref Gtlndiarenin.gua.sp.e Do. New, Rua.s per cent Do: do Gt.S.of In d.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Caned - a Shares Do. New Dc.,Bonds pay. '76,with edit. till '6O Da - do: '73 'till '6O o.•do. ''3'without Opt D0..54 p. e.• do. '77 do .. Madras, guar., p. o. Dq., do. 5 per cent. Do. 41 p. c. Extension.: Dd. 'Third tx. gua.s.p.c. Dd. Tourtli do. Corp: 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswiek&Canda: Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.epc lass ACApitl.Share Do. do. Land do Dd. • do.' B. Capital do Do. • do. Land do Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Seipde 4.3 Do. Do: ' New - " Do: • Punlaub ak Do: Indus. , St. Flo. „, St. .Andrews & Quebec A Frinidad(Limited) Scrip XlOO 100 _ 17i -20 Stock Sto. Stock 100 20 2213/ all 100 100 all 100 all '1 15 ! all 10 )10 FOREIGN I Antwerp & Rotterdam - Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction BeZlers to.Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dufch Rhenish Eastern of France ..... Euphrates . Valley Great Central of - France Gt.. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Labe Constance & Bale Lierie and' Turnhout... Lombardo' Venetian.... Lucca& Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and• Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liep. , ,e Do. ' do. 6p. Pref. Northern of France Do. -New Shares Norwegian. Trunk Pref Ottocaan,-gua. 6 per cent raris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7 pp et. (Lim.) Dunilburg. Rome and Frascati Royal. Danish Royal Swedish ...... Do. '7 per cent. Pref. .. Sambre,and Meuse. Do. 65 per cent. Pref. ... Southern of France West. Flanders Do. 51 p. c. Ireference W. & N.W. of France Western of 'Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden • • Do &per cent. Pref (Paid. Closing Business s' Price. l Done. 81 84 I i'd 171 171, 5 . 6 8' 9 d £0 85 77 82 75. . 80 . I par par -1p i • I trl i [O i li 102 iPi all l 3 all 16 1100 100 100 1. 3.0. 128.8 d, 18- 20 33. • 35 76 79 91— 93 991 ICO id. i 151 s f . 4,1 j 103 105 103 105- 102 104 98 100 17 174 19! 19 1 17 . 18i d d rar 19k. 20} * . " i y (.1 ict par, TILE:73 7 A TE 'E MYSTERY • EXTI i.AOEDINARY CONFESSION. _ The Waterloo 'Bridge rnys:ery, which so long ago died a natural death; has been reinstated in Plaistow amid the greatest. excitement ; but, although the matter is in the hands of the pol ice, it is not regarded with any degree of great interest by 'that body. Of two things there is not the slightest doubt:L. Ist. That a woman has made a confession, and 2nct.: That, he points out a person, by whom, she alleges, she was sir tployed.. As nearly as can be gathered, the following are • the only reliable circumstances :—For some years past nn old Irish woman has sold fruit in and about Plaistow' 'and'. the neighbourhood •of the Barking ioad. Latterly she rtad a fruit stall on the Iron-bridge, crossing. the - Creek, a z t d s till more lately, - in consequence of a hail with the toll-k eeper, she had one at the foot of the Barking-road Railw: Ly Station Bridge. This woman was known ae " Old Bidd: ) r," and it is by her: and through her that the, Waterloo B. ridge Mystery has. been. revived. A day or two since she vas taken seriously ill, and a person was employed •to nulrse her at her house, in the Lower Mardi, Plaistow. On Saturday she 'became* very much worse azid said she could not rest until she had made a. confession. A priest was sent for and Upon-- his arrival the nurse was desired to quit the room.• This she did ; but actuated by 'womanly curiosity Applied her ear to the k ey -h o l e, and was there caught by the Holi ather. However, she heard sufficient to warrant her itt applying to the police, and' two. constables visited " Old Biddy." This woman says, that upon the night of the "mysterious occurrence," she was employed by two men to cry the' carpet bag, which She describes minutely; and she herself launched it from Waterloo-bridge, and re ceived for.doing so twa sovereigns. She even mentions tho riamerrof -these men, and says that marls since dead. AS in the present' stage of the affair it would be extremely ipjudicioys to give them, these names are withheld, though known te.our in:fermant. The strangest part of the affair is that the woman is a very ignorant and uneducated per- Son, and• it is deeMed extremely singular that she should have hit upon this subject. The general opinion is that the matter should be strictly investigated, and that tlie person accused should .be faced with the accuser. One fact may bre added r that this " Old Biddy" is not unlike the vague description given•of the bridge visitor by the toll-keeper— she haviiii; a mole (peculiar) on_ her _Aye, ancj generally ailoworing . tho dpcori p 4ioa. Sl o h nA 1.1e6s vioi4oci physicians. The police are•engaged making inquiries this morning,, and it is mooted that the Wate r l oo -b r i d g e torl:kaeper will be taken to see a Old Biddy." POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TRIS .DAY. ' • MARLBOROUGH-STREET. "I:l)Aiir . IT MILD."—AN UN DESIVABLE .LODGEII.-- Paddy M . tillings, a dissipated Irish farrier, who, prior to the case being called, kept bobbing his rough-looking head in and r out• of the'doer of the court, creating thereby some amuseinent, and who, on the complainant getting into the witness-bcbt requested "him to " draw it 1541 d," was charged with being :drunK and setting fire to the chimney of the house, -10, great St. Andrew's-street. , , Mr. -Beajamin—Booth, the accused's landlord, said his worship might retnezeber that on the previous day he ap plied to him foi'a summons against the prisoner for an assault, ari4 for 4i,reatening to set.the house on fire. In the course of theafternoon, perceiving that adarge quantity of smoke was proceeding frpm the prisoner's chimney and filling the street, he `went to his' room and there found him sitting in a.drunken State with a large pile of wood" ross the grate-..the wood blazing away,. and the. chironeyon fire, anti on .sweeps arriving, the prison} ref Used to allow them to put theifire out. The prisoner, who even now seemed scarcely recovered, said he was frying a red herring and the fat got on fire. ;(Lkughter.) The landlord said all he wished was to get rid of him. The prisoner having undertaken to leave the house at once was discharged. , . • THAMES, CHEATINZ A RECRUTTING SER GRAwr:-.--John Mountjoy was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with• deserting her Majesty's service after he had twice received the enlist ment shilling. Edward .Dillon, a recruiting sergeant, - stated.that he en listed the prisoner for the 50th Foot on the 31st of March, and he ought to have passed the doctor of the regiment within four daya.• •On the 13th inst. he enlisted the pri soner,again, and he had never joined the regiment. Mr. Yardley—Did you give him a shilling on each °cut - • • • ' - sir.' • Mr. Yardley—How came you to enlist. him twice? The -recruiting sergeant .said, he could not tell. It was some mistake. * • . • fheßisoner.--I. will tell you the 'reason, sir: • We were both drunk % and he did not know me. I have only had 2s. of him. .. . 'Mr. Yardley said he had 'never heard of so strange a proceeding. as a recruiting sergeant enlisting one man twice in the course of three weeks. He committed the prisoner to the House of Correction, and directed• Mr. Dowdier, the chief clerk,. to furnish the War-office with a descriptive re turn of the .prisoner: MIS DAY'S MARKIITB. _HAY MARKETS... SMITHFIRLD.--Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 10s ; clover, do., £4 Os •to£s Os ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8a per load. Trade rather dull: CUMBERVAND.-Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4.125; clover do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s fd £1 8i per' lead. A slow - inquiry. WHlTEcifaxEr;.;--11,1eadow hay, n los to £4lOB ; clover do., £4 . Os To £5 58 ; and straw, £1 4s to, £1 Bs,per load. A heavy &nand: • . • . COLONIAL , TEA.--Stitialy any businesa haS been'fransalted in the private Contract Market, and prices remain firm, at Hid to 14td for Coramon Vongou. qualat.-L-.The dealings have been extremely limited, at prices much the same as at the close of the Market on Thurs day last. • • COFFEE.- .The demand for plantation Ceylon has been moderately active,• but the dealings haVe bethi confined almost exclusively• to immediate wants at about former rates. - .• • • RicE.- - --There has been an active demand, and in some instances rather higher rates have been rdalised." SALTPETRE.--The demand for this article, noticed pre viously-to the close of the market on Thursday, has con tinued, and -at one time an advance of 2'B: to 3s. per cwt. took place, but it has net been sustained. ' Tricek however, are very firm. TALLOW--The market has been very excited, attd prices show an upward tendency. P.Y.C., on the spot, has ad vanced to 665. 6d..; June delivery 578. ; and last three months; 688: per cwt. ' - THIS DAY '8 SHIPPING. LONDON; April S.—Wind this day: :at noon, N.E.; light breeze; with' dull weather. PontsmonTli, 'April 25.—Wind S. to S.S.W.—Ar rived—Sirius, frorn'Ainsterdam for BataNik, leaky. SOUTHAMPTON; April 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrived-- Calcutta, staeamer,•from Calcutta. Sailed-4lers4, steamer, for Brazils. • • • PLYMOUTH, April 2O.—Wind S.W. =Sailed—Specula tion; for Sierra Leone. OFF WETMOUTIt, April 25.—Arrived--Summer Cloud, from Hartlepool for Aden. FALMOUTH, April 25.—Wind N.—Sailed—Janies Arm strong, for Madras. _ _ ' HOLYHEAD, April 25.- 1 -Wind E.—Arriiecl—BYzantium, from Matanzas. • • NEWPORT,. April 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Emma Jane, from Liverpool for Bombay. ' Sluml:ls,. April 25.-:--Wind S.E gale.—Arrived—Pa quitti da Mingo, for Rio- Janeiro. CLYDE - April 25.—Wind N.E., strong gale.—Arrived— TrifOn, - from. Monte Video. Sailed—Jane Spiers, for Trinidad. • • • • • (EY 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. ' Wind Arrived, April 25.—Hindoo, from Pernambuco:; Eliza .Brindley, from Dunkirk. • Sailed.—Bellewood, for New York ; Annetta Smith, far Hammerfest Askur, for Halifax ; for Gibraltar; Mentor, far Dalhousie; Martlime, for Boston. Arrived, 26th.—R. C. Wenthorp, from Baltimore. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELVGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind W. ; tide, two and a half hours' ebb ; weather light and fine. Arrived, April 25.--Abeona, from Antwerp. • Arrived; April 26.--Lionne, and Furet from Gravelines ; Perseverance ; from Medemblik ; Shaver, fr om Dunkirk ; Envoy, from Rouen. _ _ DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W. by No arrivals. The Algiers journals state that telegraphic corn munications 'have been suspended between Fiance and Algeria, in consequence, it is eupposed, of the derangement in the cable betweett'CapeCorse and La Spbkzia. • • THE SOLICITOR-GENERALSHIP OF SCOTLAND.— Thisioffice, N;tleant .1;y Mr. David. Mure bayin g s ucceeded Mr. Charles Paillieus Lord Advocate, has been filled up by the appointment of. Mr. George Patton—an arrangement to which no objection is likely to be made; on the contrary, the feeling is that,, all things considered, M r . P a tt o n's elevation to a Crown office might have been expected sooner, and must be held to have comesoutewhat after his "turn," as fixed by_ professional position.—Scotsman. THE LATE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.—We have received several communications with regard to-the late University boat race, - but it has always been our maxim in boating matters to q snake no excuses," and; as none of the letters bear any official authority, we think that the inte rests and :the. wishes •of those who were immediately con cerned will be •best satisfied by their suppression: • Oxford soon after the•start•took the lead, and kept it to•the end, gallantly winning a•race beset with unusual difficulties, and in the face of . unexampled odds, and we ' do not see the use of further speculating what might have happened had it been Otherwise, though, perhaps, it might he in to the meanest capacity that if Ca m b r id ge h a d come in first they would not have been beaten. The moral of the affair, though it-will never be applied or admitted in the right place, is that the rivers of Damascus are not better than the waters of Israel. One thing is, perhaps, worth mentioning as deserving of reproof, and in order that it should not be repeated, and, that is.the unjustifiable delay on the part of Cambridge before coming to the post, leaving the shivering Oxonians to tremble in the cold for nearly 20 minutes. It may have' been accidental, unavoidable; but we have not heard that it *as so, nor will anything make us believe it. As fat . as the steamboats are concerned, it is quite evident that finless. some entirely new plan be hit,upon .to have them under control, we have seen the last University row ing match on the Putney waters,—Bell's Life. -EAS L' NL S. ITALIAN OPERA, DRURY-LANE. So far as success may be predicted from the results of an inauguration night, we may feel certain that the 'Wien Opera at Drury-lane will be as satisfactory to the public as profitable to the manage; and that the non occupancy of Her Majesty's Theatre will not be attended with such serious regret, as was anticipated. Bellini's popular opera of "La Sonnambula" was chosen for the advent, and a more charming work could not have been presented. The music is too well known to need any critical advertence, seeing that barrel-organs and butchor-boys create un ceasing effect with it. The caste last evening, with Mdlle. Ealfe and Signor Mongini as the principals, was as excellent as could be expected on an initiatory occasion. The fair prima donna exerted herself with great spirit, and gave the airs of her part with much sweet ness and delicacy of execution, especially the melodies, "Ah l non_ Giunge," and "Come mer me Sereno." Of Signor Mongini, the new tenor, it is scarcely fair to judge. He evidently possesses vast physical strength in the upper range of notes, and is an accomplished musician, but he laboured under a severe hoarseness,' -and experienced much of the nervous - trepidation incident on a debut before a London audience. We shall pi•onounce more de cidedly when he is in full possession of his natural powers. Signor Badiali was among the best Count Bodolpho's we have heard, his acting being: as efficient as his singing. The subordinate characters were well sustained, and the opera, altogether, gave promise of a competent series o. lyrical performances. With M. Benedict- as conductor, themanagement of the orchestral department may be imagined as thlerablypeffect, cOnsidering the difficulties usually, encountered with a totally strange company; but we advise:fhe tafented direc tor to enforce strictly the discipline he so well knows the value of: • • - Showers of bouquetk and rapturous applause tnarked the progress of the opera. The iliveitissmpnt, ‘? Ariadne," is an admirable specimen of that class of entertainment ;. the scenery and dresses are spendid, and the artistes of most attractive order:- Mdlle. Araina - B_ distinguished herself by some very ele gait auctai4mateYl dancing. The elasticity and grace of her actions are peculiarly fascinating, and she. will doubt= i plorve au immense attraction. The whole of the sup porters- of •the ballet are eminently , qUalified; lerming a coMbintitioii of "light fantastic toes" not easily surpassed is choregraphic representation. The house is beatiti fully decorated and lighted, with a finish and taste marking all the appointments Ihroughout, and a brilliant arid numerous audience testified their approbation by - vocifero'Asly caning for the enterprisi;g mauager. Signor Guiligni makes his appearance, to-night in "La Favorite,". and his admirers will unquestionably gather round hitrogladly and numerously. HAI'MARK E T. . , The .micpess of , Mr. Palgrave Simpsqn's comedy the " World and the Stage," so honourably achieved when it was produced some.weeks ago on the occasion of Miss Amy Sedgwick's lien*, was thoroughly confirmed last ;night, when i 1 wee playpa for the second time in the presence of an [audience crowded after legitimate Easter fashion. A hearty sveleeme, tpp, was given to the accomplished actress, whose temporary retirement caused the suspension of ; the, piece. - - liowever the wprk especially.provided for the recreation of the b , oliXey-follcs is a burlesque by Frank _Talfourd (now one of,the chiefs of extravaganza), entitled "Electra, in a New Electric. Light," The Alld hereic story that em ployed the pens of , the three Greek tragedians, of course, fortes the.bapis of Pie plot, and the scene in which Orestes and Pylades make their- first.appearance on, the soil of Mycente, is ,manifestly, after Sopheeles ; but, as matricide, however justifiable, is rather too serious a matter for comic treatment, Air. Tqlfourd lies W,01.1114 up the.talevith aeata r. strophe of his own. Clytemne s t ra h as fallen in love with Pylades,_/Egisthus.with Chrysotheetis, niece (not daughter) of llis terrible queer} and each, swallows poison prepared by the other. Np less a personage than Nemesis herself..-ap pears as the apologist of this ald alteration. A n ama t ory episode in which Qiestes and Chrysothemis are, the inter esting pairo e he former winning the latter in a wrestling match is another innovation on the simplicity of the old story. Mr. Talteurd sbews himself as ready ;Cpunsier as ever, and frequent and .hearty are the laughs excited by the verbal jokes, . As a spectacle the new burlesque i s likely to prove highly attractive. .A. classic bustle, with a groteeque ballet in the great square of >lyceum —a banquet after the antique fashionovith most splendid appointments, come in as mag nificent appendices to a series.of Grecian views, and the last icene, anfechanical piece of splendour, on the we ll-k nown transformation" .principle ' is not only. gergen944.n itself, butis sufficiently revel in its splendour to please even those whose eyeslave not recovered_ from the 44zzle wised by a long courseg Christmas pantomimes. A shout of applause followed the fall of the curtain. TUE ; NEW, ADELFILI THATRF.4,. We are glad to see that the spirited manager of the Nsw Adelphi has at last become impressed with the fact that it is possible to sup too full even of horrors, and that enough is as good as a feast.„"Toujours perdrix! tenjoursiperdral" is as displeasing to the playgoing public as it was of old to • the. French _ecclesiastic ; and we .offer Mr. Webster our thanks for having set before his guests a bill of fare in which the .ordinary.dish of ill-starred hwe murder, and suicide , flanked With 'the eustomary-rntremets pf remorse and de spair in the.shape . qf a heavy father and repentant mistress, are totally _ wantiug. Mr. Webster, in his disregard of past routine and traditions, has found in the wit; sarcasm, and_ graphic, power of "Le Sage a more than adequate re compense fer his dosertiou of the " Newgate Calendar." The public Appear to have met the experiment 1A the most Satisfactory.spirit,, the, house being crammed from top to bottom, .many pet-4one being disappointed, in their endea vours to obtain a teat. Of course the "gods," who were last night in the seventh heaven, asserted their right of domination,, and in spite of Epicurus, whose doctrines they most practicAlly refuted, took the greatest interest in. every matter, human and.divine, brought before them. "Their thunderbolts," in, the shape of catcalls, whistles, and orange .peel,, were •" not lightly curled;" to borrow a phrase from. Mr. 'Tennyson, but were heard ever and anon. resounding_ from the upper • regions, nor was the approbation displayed by the " miserable mortals" be low•less_hearty because more subdued. Who does not know theglorious tale of " Le Diable Boiteux," at least under its English title. of "The Devil on Two Sticks. " how an im prisoned spirit set 'free from his bonds by a, Spanish student shows his. gratitude, to his releaser by unroofing the h ouses of Madrid, and displaying the different sorrows, joys, in trigues, and passions . which make the story of our li ves f rom year to yea r ,, go i ng on therein ? It was, then, with no slight pleasure that we were last night dnly reintroduced to our with old_friend ith a new face, "a polite, refined, and Parisian demen" (A,lr. Toole), who, in spite of his crutches, ' sings and dances in most infernal fashion, pr what we must deem as. such. Taking under his protection. Don Cleophas Zambullo, a jealous lover (Mrs. Mellon), who in the words of the playbill " is a young Spanish swell, less given to rise with the la* than.to sit up for one ," h e c onveys hi m and us to the-honsetoppof Madrid, a scene as.skillfully painted - as it is cleverly conceived, and favours us with certain "de moniac illusions," .ending by casting Don Cle o ph as i n t o a deep sleep. , During this long sleep Don 'Oleophas is trou bled with a nightmare-in the shape of the Dey of Algiers, whet by som@ fatality has become the possesor o f L eonora (Miss Mary Keeley) the lady-love of Don Cle o pha s . Th e various expedients, c:f the lovers to free themselves from captivity, the danger of discovery, the cruelty of the Dey, and a very firm day too," succeed each other with rapidity, and prevent, any .flagging in the interest and action, although We would, suggest that a little et the pantomime in this part of the play might be safely curtailed. Finally, by the 'agency of the friendly spirit s , Don Cleophas awakes, becomes convinced of the groundlessness of his jealousy; and overcomes the opposition of the "uncle of extreme heaviness" (Mr. Paul Bedford), ,by rescuing Leo nora from a," terrific conflagration," and receives the usual avuncular benediction in the usual stereotyped fashion. The - play concludes, with an illuminated representation of the Cremorne of Madrid, whither, in the ebullition of joy, the whole party had proceeded. It must spot be supposed that we would imply a censure on those-wheae names we have not mentioned. Where all did so well, it is almost invidious to make distinctions. Miss Kate Kelly, ,however, as Don Mendoza, rehdered no slight assistance to her • friend Don Cleophas—and the Fatima of Miss Arden and the Muley of Mr. C. J. Smith, were msdels, of stage Orieutalisra. Nor, must the very gracefutdancing of the ladies of the Dey of Algiers' house hold be passed over in silence. If applause is the test of merit, last night's extravaganza came forth with 'the true mark and stamp impressed upon it. The success was de cisive, and ,we have no doubt the piece, will attract full houses. .. .. PRINCESS'S. As might naturally be imagined the succes4 of "lienry V." is far too great to. Allow any change in the bills for the celebration of the .Easter holidays. None of Mr. Kean's marvellous 'f revivals" have proved nearly so attractive as this great historic,al work, and last night he had what is emphatically. termed a " great house." OLYMPIC. Here the Paschal season is disregarded, the managers re lying on--the. steady attraction of their regular business. With Mr. Tom Taylor's new coniedietta Points of the Law," with the ." Porter's Knot," with the " Boots at the Swan,"..and .with their own little...compact cowl pany, including Mr,.Robson and Mrs. Sterling, they make a goad holiday figure without caring for the holydays. • STRAND. - The holyday entertainments at this theatre commenced last evening,with the performance of a new comedietta by Mr. J. Maddison Morton, entitled, " Which of the Two ?" which was . most favourably received by a numerous audience. The mainfeature of the piece is the innumerable laughable mistakes uccasioned by the close resemblance-be tween Alexis. Batman (Miss Maria Simpson) and Paul Betttuan- (Miss Charlotte Saunders), twin brothers and a pages to the ussian Emperor. That resemblance *lie en awes one of the brothers to display for the other an heroic affection.f The brusquerie of Baron Mullendorf, Governor of the Imperial pages (Mr. James Bland), and the bluster and stupidity of Major Krachwitz, Governor of the Mili tary Prison (Ur. H.. J. Turner), provoked roars of laugh ter. The curtain fell amid hearty applause, and loud calls for the author.were.repeated until it was announced from the stage that he was not present. Then followed the bur letta entitled. the ‘ Maid and the Magpie, or the Fatal Spoon." .The entertainments closed with a farce by Mr. A. C: Troughton, entitled " Vandyke Brown." • THE SURREY. • • A new drama of the sa me name, an d fou nd ed on 'Captain Reade's popular novel of " Oceola," was produced for the first time at this theatre, Mr. Creswiek performing th© part of the Indian shief. As it is the name of the novel and the name of the piece, it ,may be supposed to be the principal character,. although an analysis of the story will,. perhaps, support the ejaims of Yellow Jake or yir g ima to that honour. _For where would be the thrilling combats without the villanyof the one or the interesting love scenes without the charms oft he other ? It is clear that they tould do very well without Oceola; hut Oceola could not get on at _O,ll with out them._ Yellow Jake is a quadroon woodman, who, for pressing unacceptable . addresses on Virginia's attendant, has received some'6o lashes, and he sets the whole drama going, by 'evincing a deadly. hatred to Virginia and all her family. Yellow Jake hires an alligator to devour the young lady in an arbour - , arid OceOla has the good chance to save her. Yellow Jake catches the young lady in a lonely place at a ,ASTLEY'S. A numerous audience gave warm N\ elcome to " a new romantic spectacle" at this " hippodramatic temple" last evening. The piece, unlike the holyday productions by whic it has been immediately preceded, busies itself not with recent or passing events. -The mutiny in India has_had its day, both beneath the scorching sun-of that country and at Astley's.. Canton has been bombarded both in real and mimic warfare. Commissioner Yeh and Nana Sahib have figured on the Surrey side of Westminster-bridge as wellas upon a wider field. Time and plade have undergone a change. Mr. Cooke has betaken himself to the distant past. Au curly period of oar history—the period of the Crusades —now furnishes the incidents which areznade the foundation for the disp'ay of the resources of his establishment. He transports us back to the days when steel-clad warriors did battle in the presence and under the inspiring influence of beauty —to the days of tilts and tournaments. The new piece, in short, is the story of " Ivanhoe" realised in scenic action. The plot is the same as that which Scott has so beau tifully woven. The same are the dramatis personce, the stalwart Cco - ur de Lion, the redoubted Knight Templar Sir Brian de Bois Guilbert, Ivanhoe, the Lady Rowena, Isaac of York, and Rebecca the high-souled Jewish maiden. It would be perhaps no more than just to enumerate the horses also among the chief actors. They certainly constitute not the least attractive feature in the gay and 'glittering proces-. sions with which the piece abounds. They, as is invariably the case at Astley's, curvetted with entire grace, obedient to the slightest motion of the rider's hand. Whether in the Lists at Ashby they would have borne themselies so successfully under the weight of mailed knights it is needless to conjecture. ' It is enough to say that they were equal to the occasion and: demeaned themselies amid the sound of clarion and drum and the clash of swords with all the nonehalanee of veteran warhorses. The piece consists of three acts, and is rich in picturesque scenery ; though it presents few features that can be called novel. There is the same rushing about of well-trained steeds as usual; the same hurrying to and fro of eager combatants, with all the advantage of less noisy tumult and more pleas ing effect. At the conclusion of the third act the principal performers wore summoned before the curtain, and received such a reception as a holiday ambence.. - allowoan giro; Then followed the. Scenes in the Cita?, drithigfithefinveTess of which, owing in no inconsideraille extent to - theexertions of the olown, mirth emdjollity were the order of the day, or rather of the night.. The performances concluded with--to use the phraseology of the bills—the "screaming farce" of "Bathing," which„if the laughter which it excited in the audience is to be taken as a criterion, fully justified the use of the epithet by which it is describe4l. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S-PARR. Few places are more extensively patronised by the holi day folks than these very beautiful gardens, and, tho Ugh the weather yesterday made it about the worst day possible for seeing them, yet, iu spite of all, there were visitors, and more than could have been anticipated under the circumstances. During the whole of this week the gardens will be open for 6d., and it is not too much to say that amid all the attrac tions spread for the holiday folks there is none which at all equals those gardens either in the interest of the exhibition or the smallness of the fee for which it tan be seen. The gardens themselves are worth a visit, and just now they may baleen to perfection. Since last season some valu able additions have been made to , the menagerie, inchiding, among otheat, the gigantic lion presented by the Queen—the same brute, we believe which on his way he r e on b oar d the Himalaya got, out .of- his cage, and took charge of the , main deck. There are also some magnificent leopards' from Morocco, one of whom is as large, tierce, and -poiterful as any tiger from. Bengal. The reptile house has also received some interesting specimens, including a cage full of the most irritable Egyptian cobras, Who distend , their hoods and manifest such deadly tokens of hostility as make the visi-: tors' flesh creep. There are now a fine pair of hippopotami, much fatter than last season, and otherwise looking as well as ever they did, which is not saying much. These, with rhinoceri, camelopards, elephants, and beasts and birds in- - numerable, make -these gardens_ as w. have already said, ine nest and cheapest exhibition in London. • ROYAL POLYTECHNIC. The -old popularity of this place under Mr. Pepper seems by no means to have departed from the new inana" . ement, and, notwithstanding the very unfavourable weather, the attendance yesterday was as numerous as any Easter Mon day we remember. The fine collections of working models,to which sever a l i n t eres ti ng a ddi t i ons have been made, were all in full play, and occupied the attention of visitors in the interludes between the various performances and lectures. The first of these was on the Philosophy of Magic, which was very ably given by Mr. Gardner, and illustrated by a series of astonishing and brilliant experiments. The series of dissolving views of the Holy Land, after Roberts's sketches, are about the most beautiful and interesting pic tures of the kind we have seen, and vividly recall to mind the unrivalled scenes and sacred associations connected with the far-famed holy places. Mr. Lennox Horne's lecture on the Humorous Melodies of England is a sparkling and most amusing performance, which was listened t o with pleasure and deservedly applauded, and this, with philoso phy in sport made science in earnest, afforded ample enter tainment .to the visitors till the oxyhydrogen microscope revealed the wonders in the creation of the most minute forms of animal and vegetable life. - The whole of the enter tainments here is amply varied, and loth amusing and in structive in the highest degree. This Easter programme will, we thihk, remain for some to come a favourite with the public. lonely hour, and is about to " finish her" —a word which ex presses in a Surrey sense the free use of a dagger, a rifle, a bludgeon, or anything handy--when again Oceola is oppor• tune enough to save her. Such gallantry wins the heart of Virginia, and excuses, perhaps, her bad taste - in preferring the tawny chief to th e more agreeable person of a rich planter, Arens Ringgold, who is also a competitor for the prize. But Ringgold is bad, cruel, and vindictive. He plots a great deal of mischief against his rival, a n d ra th er unfairly seekS to assassi n at e Virginia's brother, because out of love for Oceola's sister he favours the rival candidate. With characters so antagonistic, and abundant opportuni ties for.informing each other of their mutual sentiments, there is a pretty frequent interchange of " coward" and " villain," " black heart" and " white liver,"• " dog" and " slave." Indeed, the dialogue may be said to be exceed ingly spirited, and delighted the atidienCe proporti onately. Nor was there any l ac k o f s ti rr i ng pantomime--men saved from being burnt alive in order to be shot or drowned, women rescued in th e momen t o f ex t reme peril, hired as sassins overpowered and bound, and conflicts of great physi cal power between civilised and uncivilised forces. Virtue must in the end have been triumphant, for the curtain fell amid enthusiastic plaudits, and Surrey sympathy was never yet enlisted on the wrong side. The fact remains that the piece was a complete success. , Mr. Creswick played the part of Oceola in his usual effective manner. Jr. 3 Henry Vandenhoff, a first appearance here, deserves a word of praise for his careful rendering of Ringgold, al though it puzzles one to guess why an American planter should dress like a Spanish dancer. Mr. Basil Potter, as Yellow Jake, seemed quite at home, and incited to do his best by the kind reception which his popularity obtained. A funny ebony coachman, by Mr. E. Marshall, and a mili tary greenhorn, by Mr. Wright, gave a very satisfactory flavour of the comic element. And when we add that the music was very ably managed by Mr. "Jolly we have said enough to insure many repetitions of the crowded benches which distinguished the first night of the new piece. It must not be supposed that " Oceola" was the entire carte. It certainly was the piece de resistance, but two ex cellent dishes followed—a screaming farce and a cornice/ tragical, melo-dramatical extravaganza. 98 100 98j 92 32 11 e! f: . GREAT GLOBE Few places of amusement are more popular with the holyday folks, from the admirable combination of instruc tion and entertainment which it affords, than the Great Globe at Leicester-square. Yesterday, not withstanding that the weather was on the whole unfavourable for out door pleasure-seekers, yet the building was crowded from morning till night. The novelty among the attractions was a grand moving diorama of a tour up the Rhine, which gave in 44 large tableaux a very excellent pictorial summary of the chief features of interest on this nobleriver from Rotterdam to St. Gothard. A good explanatory lecture by Mr. Living stone epitomised the tales and legends connected with its ruins, and with the music gave animation and variety to the Whole. The tableaux of the Drachenfels, Mannheim, the Snowy Mountains, and Source of the Rhine were among the best as regards pictorial merit, though all more or less deserved the praise of being natural and effective illustra tions. This diorama, as we have said, was the novelty of the entertainment, which, however, included so many and such varied sources of amusement as form quite an embarrass de riebesses. Thus immediately after the Rhine came the dio rama of Japan, where the chief characteristics of this almost unknown land were portrayed, from its junks and ricefields up to the harbour and city of Nagasaki itself. After this came an explanataiy lecture of the physical philosophy of the ' earth and sea in the veritable great globe, with all its phe nomena of currents, islands, deserts, and table lands, volca noes, river systems, and mountain ranges, not forgetting the prospects afforded by the depths and nature of the ocean beds for the establishment of Atlantic and submarine telegraphic communication in general. Then came another diorama of China, taking the spectator from Hongkong to IVhampoa, and so on by short pictorial stages to Canton, Chasm, Shanghai, and Pekin. The scenes of the late Sepoy rebellion formed an interesting finale to the dioramic portion of the entertainments, and gave the visitors as good an insight into the localities of this gigantic outbreak as can be obtained from pictures. Strolling through the Oriental museum and the very excellent collection of Crimean trophies filled up the interludes between the exhibitions, and gave occupation for every minute. Altogether, the attractions provided at this place fully maintain its reputation as one of the best and most entertaining places of amusement of its kind in London. caUNITEDuse surprise that ATE this CIRCUS.STATES It ceases to place of amusement, opened only for a s h or t time, has gradually become an esta blished favou r it e w h en we find the care which is exhibited to minister to the , desires of pleasure folks, and the general good management and good order which mark all portions of the entertainments. Yesterday, as might have been ex pected, Messrs. Howes and Cushing reaped a rich harvest, which will bear fruit we hope for the future, for the place was always full to overflowing, and all seemed to go grati fied away. The performance of the Californian troupe makes the visitors' hair stand on end, and leads to the suspicion that in early youth they must have undergone a culinary process known as "boning," and so become perfectly inde• pendent of the conditions with which a fear of fractures con trols the limbs of ordinary people. They are really, however, a very choice set of acrobats, and men who are certain to fall on their feet, no matter with what somersaults fortune may favour them. The corde volants trick, by Mr. Franklin, is as difficult to perform as it is almost painful to witness, and the visitor turns with pleasure to the bounds and gyrations of Miss Delevanti, who does on a tight rope what less gifted mortals would infallibly break their necks in attempting en an ordinary floor. The cannon ball tricks are curious evi dences of muscular power, and the motley brothers and acts of horsemanship give unbounded delight to the juv The bull-fight is as successful as heretofore, thou , gh_th o e "celebrated horse Tamany," who p e rsonates e tly iu ‘ s l o o n rd b f lowing herds," at times spoils the effect o the defensive with his heels. Yet on the whole ignoring the use of his mock horns and ac tin f g a vigo h r i o s u p s a ly rt ol well sustained, and his representation of another beast is a a n e c to es rs a ' t pe t r h s i o s na ci t r io c n in s egfuiottehaers men. effective s an a d w n h a o t l u e r t a h l e a l s w s r o f m orm e areverY good, and de tiwemheavtheenyeiv diaouebtywetiltlobreemenlir open.s i extensively pa_ tronised during • P OLYGRAPHIC HALL. Last night the wizard Jacobs, who has returned from winning golden opinions in Australia, opened the Poly-, graphic Hall, in King William-street, Strand, "fora short season only," in what he terms his farewell enter. tainment previous to retiring from his profession. Thei entertainment was divided into two parts, and consisted of a number of tricks, not a little ingenuity being displayed in the attractive phrase s in whi c h th ey are put forth in the programme. We have the invisible miller, the wizard's' target, the Lilliputian hornpipe, the miraculous handker chief, the extraordinary cash-box, the magic bouquet, the" magician's dejeuner, the grand transform a ti on , an d esca-i motage de Sprightly, which terrnivated the first part. Be tween the first and second parts Air. Jacobs improvised a song, which the audience evidently considered very enter-, taming, and which some were disposed to encore. The second part consisted of the enchanted seat, the old oak chest, the mysterious gold fish, and the incantation kettle,' which terminated the performance. The principal novelty in the Wizard's entertainment is the introduction of a Mr. Sprightly, who is to Mr. Jacobs *what the clown is to the circle in Astley's, and the Alhambra. The gentleman's_ name is not g iven, but he show e d a goo d deal of sly com i c , humour, and.hig,hly amused the audience throughout the evening. The . tricks were all very well managed, especially . the last one in the first part, the escamotage de Sprightly, . in which the deception was most complete. The hall was well attended. CREMORNE GARDENS. • Cremorne has opened---" wind and weather permitting" ' '' , •—for the season. Mr, Simpson, with his usual enterprise, - has prepared - and laid before the public, in the shape of an "Easter Offering," an excellent bill of fare. The weather was unfortunately - unpropitious to the enterprise ; but, re lying upon " the good time coming," and upon "his friends and the public," be yesterday met the opening of the cam paign with a_light and hopeful heart. One might imagine, from the very unfavourable state of the day, that almost all persons would be deterred from pursuing amusements; but the English heart loves its recreation, and appreciates its seasons of amusement, and hence its was that Cremorne: Gardens were favoured with a very considerable number of patrons. The attractions of the gardens are varied, costly, and worthy of their former and best efforts, and the first shot in the campaign hai, in that respect, been most suc cessful. Among the attractions were the Brothers Ridley and . Ethair, the Olympian wonders, remarkable for their gymnastic, feats and athletic exercises; and the celebrated " Cremona," or Family Band. The Cremona Band con sists of one family, and is comprised of eight members, Miss Greenhead, the eldest sister, being the leader. :Their ages vary from 19 to 7 years, and their performance on the vari ous instruments necessary to constitute a band, and under her talented leadership on the violen, promise to prove a most attractive feature, of the season. They have already appeared and won laurels at St. James's Hall, and other places of public entertainment. An original Italian ballet, entitled " The Magic Star," was well executed, and warmly * applauded. In the Royal Marionette Theatre, a comic, dramatic, and diplomatic measure, entitled "Our Reform Bill," for the 'season of. 1859, was produced with admirable effect. It is a novelty from the prolific pen of Hugo Vamp, and is a playfully ludicrous skit upon the late Reforni Bill, in which Lord John Russell, with his "amendment," that mended nothing and 'broke up everything; Lord Palmer ston and his foreign•policy; !` Britannia," leaning on het spear; - and, "though ladsknot least " of the dramatis per ' sokee, the British. Lion couchaiit at her fees, formed an in teresting group, t' stars' in their way, and the leading actors in ilielnece. -Their dramatic points are amazingly striking. The piece is an. amusing and facetious bit of political, comedy, abounding in smart hits on the late Re form Bill, but dressed in so courtly and kindly spirit tha it .could hardly offend the most thin-skinned ,politician of either of the great' parties in the State. The comments of Britannia, who presided in all the dignity of State, and the opportune growls of the British Lion, coming in in well yunctuated style, and the occasional full stop, giving eil l; phasis to her remarks, elicited much applause. T he Marionettes—life-size figures, woolen iiiiages though they are—plaved their' parts admirably, an d with beautifully satirical touches. Added to these attractions there was a Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concert, executed by seve ral popular favOurites, and dancing al fresco on the Crystal Platform. The entertainments, considering the unpro pitious state of the Vireather, went off admirably, and we, in oonclusion. hope that the season thus spiritedly commenced may prove ma favoujable , t9 theproprietor, Mr. Simpson, as his enterprise deservest. , _ - CELEBRYYTON OF ~SHAKESPEARE'S - BIRTHDAY. ' MONDAY EVENING.---The anniversary of the birth and death 'of William Shakespeare was ob served at Stratford to-day, by, readings from the Works of the great dramatist by. Mr. Montgomery, and. by a public dinner.at the Town Hall. Mr. Tilbury, the well-known comedian, presided at the dinner, and in the course of along speech, in pro posing " The Immortal Memory of William Shakespeare," remarked :—And y o u are lucky, England is fortunate, abeve a famed and polished country of the olden time. In Greece, her brightest p oe t was a wan d erer, b lind, and a slave ; in Britain our bard was mostly stationary and' at ease, and was free. Doubt reigned in Greece, and seven cities disputed for the honour of being Homer's birthplace; there is no doubt about Shak speare's ; evidence and records determine it to have been at "ye Town of ye Straights forde" across the " soft flowing Avon"—thut town which even by its name has been a talisman, as I can authenti cate by a thoroughly reliable anecdote. A friend of. mine, of literary bias and Shakesperian affection was present, in an important German city--I am at this moment uncertain,- through lapse of time, whether Manheim, Coblentz, or Dusseldorf--at the 'representation of a translation of one of Shake peare's plays, when the hero was played by Emile Devrient. You know how readily conversation arises among foreigners, even with Germans, who share our English reserve, and my friend, being recognised by his discourse with a companion, as an Englishman, a gentleman adjacent addressed him on the subject of the bard, his plays, and expressed, with, agreeable intelligence, the great interest he felt about him and all relating to him. Re venerated in his own country the birthplace of Guttenburg, of Rubens, of Schiller, with others, as a tribute to past days, and respected the dwelling of Goethe as admiration of the present ; " what would he give to see the native soil, the birth house and death tomb of Shakespeare !" My friend. disclosed that he had beheld them ; and the effect was he was speedily introduced t o o th er company pot n in t; the box, specially invited to a supper entertainment, was visited and introduced to several good circles and literate celebrities, and formed valuable intellectual friendships, which have continued to this hour. So was your town a talis man. Accord it reverence. Retain its festivals. Seek for precedents, the brightest in dramatic management, the greatest in stage ability, the most distinguished in literature, the loftiest in various art. Through these you will flourish ; and more, by such preference you may most suitably prepare for a grand demonstration, the period for which will soon com e round. "Time with his stealing step" will quickly bear to you the year 1864. In that year prove that Scotia's educated sons are not alone enough clannish to honour native genius, as they so credibly did by the Burns centenary ; but show an English, a British, spirit of clanship, and such, if possible, with triple energy and impressive ness, upon the tercentenary of great Shakespeare's nativity. (Renewed laughter.) Time changes most things • but it has not affected the apprecia tion of Shakespeare, unless indeed it be to multiply and extend it. Invite, then, all the lands to dis play their fervour and send their deputations at such tercentenary, and who can doubt the sublimity of the response ? That would be another thrilling stamp of honour to your town, and to the memory of the "sweet swan of Avon." And I will not hesitate to suggest another, and a lofty but mode to think our town c f perpetuate honour to hi m , w hi c h I cannot is practicable, and wou ld con f er upon y Stratford an additi ona l, a gravely record to the bard,which would. and . significan estab lish centa At this ter solicit con tributions to the county Shakespeare's festival , nay dignified advantageit, kingdom h to er t i h n e ustriousco ; n e s v or e t n , tributions ; extend your askin, Sovereign, who is petition our deservedly-belove d . Shakespeare's county— nay , en - Dy er of the representations of so frequently an j bard's plays, your great an t • f S • balance which may be available from the elegant and liber al o art and pen ; add to these any the munificent bequests of glorious generous de viser, t h e noble John, who b oas t e d privilege of fellowship in the poet's name, and with the gathered proceeds of these and any other means which cart be enlisted to advance the noble purpose, found at one of the universities an exhibition to be periodi cally competed for by the scholars of your Gram mar School, that school which established by the s E ix li t z h abe E t d h r a e r o (l e , t a d i n i d asunpdueprilthe beneathwise a i n t ds roof, might a y s student at its desk, that very youth whose after successes and celebrity have invested the fabric with a halo which will assuredly survive in his tory, even when its perishable materials have totally succumbed to the slow but certain inroads of all-powerful time. (Applause.) With such an exhibition established, you would not only boast the birth-housa, now renovated by public and indil vidual liberality, and his hallowed sepulchre, but possess an educational memorial, such as similar to, and dear with, and of frequent institution in our . age, as earlier marked the enlightened liberalit y o f good and considerate men in centuries wliiear preceded us, and which may serve to enhance ha ve preceded er s in l a bour s age through more severe and elevated cla sses, y a c o q n u r i r l e oo m a e l n t s s e h a o t o t l a , i naeada by s t u h e e c i r e s s pa fu s ! fit f u ture men of ed • draft name their. only only honours, Au hi zr± Stratford to be, when d into the world, not tion should wear, but to be shining lights and true . particular periods. (Cheers.) ad v antages in their -- - - f whose performances were attractive in the extreme. They are three French children, the eldest of whom is but eight years of age, and the y oungest a mere infant, who however keeps her violin firmly in her grasp, and maintains it under perfect control. They have performed in Paris and other places with marked success. They made their debut at Can terbtuy'Hall last evening, when their reception was not only favourable, but enthusiastic. With out particularising their performances, it is enough to record that, considering their tender age,:they handle the violin with consummate ability, and their eff or t s , espec i a ll y t h e c l os i ng performance of " God Save the Queen," were greeted with rapturous applause. They ekhiliit a remarkable display of precocious talent, which appeared to be fully appreciated by an over-crowded and excited audience, ,and, in conclusion, we have only to congratulate the enterprising proprietor upon the acquish tion of thisnoveltv in addition to the well-known attractions of the place, and - to invite the public to visit the hall and judge fo r th emse l ves of the Easter musical entertainment. ' CANTERBURY HALL. This popular music hall was last evening crovvded to excess.. Hour after hour visitors, literally by hundreds, unwillingly left the doors to seek an evening's amusement elsewhere ; and many of those who, by early arrival obtained admit tance, were compelled to be content with the spacious area of the music hall, the ante-hall, and the Fine-arts Gallery, ePealluindigence, of the doors. for, to the Awn hic e h mb w a -e r r r e a c ss ro c zd r ed ich s e o s o s n es a aw fte a r it t ed he th o ordinary sources of amusement have been added a juvenile instrumentation which would reflect credit upon the best performances at many of the West-end condert-rooms. We allude pirticUlarly to the performances of the young Dele pierres, little musicians, mot interesting in appearance, and .981 9 441 t 100 100 100 100 Stock 61 6 97 3 -1 3 16 } 18f i 17