The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-24 00:00:00

THE ' SUN, LONDI DRITISII POSSESSIONS. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEVS. SHARE MARKET -(THIS DAY.) _4._ 1 Closinc, ----- 10- ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. . Paid. t , BusineSsdone Frice. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. i 1 Closing Business 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence, all 84 86 Share' Railways. . Bom Baroda Cent Ind ) 100 90 97 961 REDUCTION OF THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. I i Paid. Price. I ]Done. , stk t, " (Tu. 5 psr cent .. • 18 Do, Do. /3' 131 1d 1 d Very little business has been transacted in the ) 50 Belfast and Ballymena I all - 2,4 Buffalo and Lake Huron' all 41 5111 - Discount market during the last few days, as the 13.14 Bin, Wol , and Str. Val.' all 8 81 2 0 Do. New - stock Birk., La., and Ch June.' 100 70 72 10 Do. Preference ' all 6i 7 expectation of a decline in the Bank minimum has 25 Blackburn I all 111 124 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 100 75 80 I all - - 6p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 induced the commercial classes merely to supply 25 IBlyth and Tyne 10 , Bost. Shut'. and ,lid. Co ,' all 1 84 7 4 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 their immediate requirements. The terms upon which 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73 stock ' Bristol and Exeter 1 100 103 104 1031 3 , 110 894 90 901 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30.;1 d P ftrat•class bills have been negotiated have ranged as stock ; Caledonian 10 ,Carmarthen & Cardigan' 9 - 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. - - low as 4/ per cent., and v er y few a pp lications have 0 Cork and Badon all - - 20 Ca p e Town & Dock Scri p 35. 1/ 11 d 5 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 71 11 4 d been made to that establ ishment ; the next weekly 2020 4 C ork, Plrock n &Passage all - - Cornwall " - I all 64 7 171 Demerara all - - Do A (A gets no diva 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 5 11 4 d return, therefore, is expected to show a decrease toI all - - 10 'Do B , until 6pc persn. all - - stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 101* 1014 101 1 1 2 in the other securities, as well as an augmentation r hasbeen pd. toB I 20 Do. F Shares Ext lO i d * p of bullion. . 50 Dublin! & Belfast June. all - - 25 'Dun Perth, &A b. June. all 8 9 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO /d 4 p 100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 98 99 The expected alteration in the rate has taken stock jEast"Anglian lOO 164 174 stock, Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 100 101 1001 1 1001 100 53 54 54 3 4 20 Geelong & Melbourne.. all 21 22 ' stock 'Eastern Counties place, the Bank directors, after a brief consultation, stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38 sto. Geelong Corportion 6 100 - - stock ~ Do do Bdo 100 25 27 percent. Band a . ..... having reduced it to 4 per cent. The movementstock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 321 311 321 per cent. 25 I Do Nw A, late EU3ds, 8 1 - all - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 91 03 was so generally anticipated that it has attracted 20 East Suffolk 10 Do - - 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 66 68 comparatively little attention, although it has in- stock ! Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 77 70 100 1 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 82 81 814 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 1( 0 304 311 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 61 71 creased the buoyancy of the Stock Exchange 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 69 71 market. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction 16 s 0 11 _-- _- stock Furness stock Man . . and S. Western 101 99 101 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 6 1d 1 d There were no bullion operations at the Bank of 10 Great Ntlin. of Scotland all - - 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 10 11 116 stock Great Northern lOO 114 115 11 5 4 4 guaranteed 5 per c en t . England yesterday. stock D o do A stock stock Do do B do At the forthcoming meeting of the Trust and 201 Do. New stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 113 114 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with • all 98 100 Loan Company of Upper Canada, a dividend at the stock Great Western stock Do Str Val crus stock 100 60 65 100 Do. do. '73 till '60.. ... all 98 100 rate of 8/ per cent. per annum will be proposed.. 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 98 100 12 Irish South-eastern' ... all - - The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 103 1031 1041 14 4 100 Do. 51 p. C. do. '77 do all 92 04 l , stock London and Black-wall 100 691 704 701 1 stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c lOO 88 90 with a very quiet appearance, and prices were stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 1 11 1 12 stock Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 981 • barely supported. The sales were between 5,000 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover all 11 12 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 90 92 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 100 1101 1001 14 20 Do. Fourth d 0... lO 1% 4 d and 6,000 bales; In the Railway Share Market 12/ Do eighths o d . all - - stock Lond. dz Sth. Western.. 100 92 93 93} 3 4 stoCk Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 - - rrather more business was recorded, and quotations 25 L'derry & Coleraine .. all - - Newßrunswick & Cando all 10 11 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.),T.6pc all 5 7 exhibited a further improvement. 25 Vderry & Ennissi Class A Capital Share - . The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up ato n Ck Man. Shef. & Linooln - ta ll Do. 42 Maryport and Carlisle.. all - .. Do. do. Land do 1 121 Do do }shares.... all - - 20 Do. do. B Capital do .. all 5 7 to this day, are in round figures as under :- 10 Metropolitan 3 21 2.1 .. Do. do. Land do. ...... 1 103 116 1164 117 161 17 20 Gude Limited ... . - - 1860. 1859 . stock Midland B stock Do t , irming. & Derby 100 93 95 stack Scinde .......... d.,..- 100 991 1001 Great Western..... - 20 Do. Pnnjaub .... il F . , all 11 d 1 d a , North-Western - - 20 Do. Do. ~ ,„ „ Fs' g - - d b. South-Western - - stork Do. Indus. St. ilo. ?dig , 100 944 95/ Brighton 15,061 13,442 10 Do, Cray Line - - 20 ISt.Andrews & Quebec AlB - - Midland - - 10 Trinidad! (Lim.) :crip.. 1 4 i d South-Eastern 10 Newry : & Armagh, d f 9 7 6 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. , I Great Northern - 19 A n t werp; & Rotterdam all 41 4f tt ' Lancashire and Yorkshire - -p r- Bristol and Exeter 6,655 6,485 50 N ., hn. Counties Union.. 3 1 3 1 3 d 20 Illah.&S.Franiim,7 p.c. 7 1 ad North-Eastern .. 78 .. - 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all - - Eastern Counties - stock D . A elk ; A ,;•ecs' no d. 10 Ruen.Ayres &S. Ferndo 21 31 4 p d Manchester, She ffi eld, and Lincoln - - 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 21 g - Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 5,254 4,614 stock Do B stock . Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,206 5,928100 - - :tack Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 954 96 961 6 100 ,Copiabo .. & all - 10 Ditto Extension ie Glasgow and South-Western it Grand Trunk of Canada 100 79 80 80 1 20 Eastern of France .. .. all 23 24 stock Do York - - Great Western of Canada - - ly Great Luxemburg 2,661 2,292 sloes North London .. ...... 100, 105127,. 20 North Staffordshire.... 174 131 ..T 20 Great Central of France all - - es This return shows a continuous improvement in 10 N. and S. W. Junction .. all 9% 91 12 Not. &Grantham Rail.. 10 6% 61 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs., . . all 61 61 20 Italian Junction - - Lie most of the principal lines. On the Great Western stock Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn 100 44 46 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - the increase amounts to £2,875, on the North- 10 Peebles all - - 20 Lierre & Turnhout - - 20 Portsmouth - Western to £7,018, on the South-Western to £1,320, 10 Rhymney - - 33% Maria Antonia .... ... all - - stock Scottish Central - - -I the Brighton to £1,619, the Midland to £3,845, stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 34 85 341 20 Namur & Liege .. all 884 the South-Eastern to £1,467, the Great Northern stock Do Scot. Mid. stock... 100 87 89 20 Na. 6p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France.... all 376 381 stock Shropshire Uni0n...... 100 48 50 rd to £2,032, the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £5,017, 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 43 d 20 Do. New Shares .. l2 -- P 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 9 stock South Devon .......... 100 42 44 ISO the South-Eastern to £1,467, the North-Eastern to stock South Eastern .. 10 0 84/ 85 8 5 4 i ...... 20 Paris,Lyons, & Meditef. all 3 i 344 £3,533, Eastern Counties to £578, Edinburgh and stock South Wales ... • ..... 100 66 68 20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ a ll 52 54 pry Recife & S. Fran (Pere.) 20 1 - • gus. i_p. ct. lint...-. 13 2 1/d all Glasgow to £278, Grand Trunk of Canada to £2 755 stock S. York. and River Dun 100 7 a s 80 8 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all ' ' 5 Stockton & Darlington all 30 40 20 Riga & Dunabur , 10 - - and Great Western of Canada to X 1,134. 9 SI 9 p 10 Rome & Frascati ...... all - - 25 Do do at Increased buoyancy has been apparent in the Stockton & Hartlepool lei - 20 Royal Danish.. 5 Royal Swedish ___ .. all - - on- Market for Public Securities, owing to the abund- Do Pref. No 1 lOO - - stock - Taff Vale ~.... ...... - - stock 25 ThamesHavenLk&Rail 22 -- - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 20 Sambre & Meuse ance of money and the improvement reported in the so Ulster .•• all 551 561 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 81 8a v Y 25 Do . 20 23 p 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 2 4id 11 led Paris Bourse. Speculative purchases have been 12 10 Do .... . .......... -1/ d p 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 1 / 121 12 57f effected, and prices have consequently tended up- stock Vale of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 10 11 20 Southern of France.... all 191 2 ' 04 81 West Flanders wards. Consols are 951 4 for transfer, and 954 7-, for stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - LA, 10 Do. 61 p. c. Preference all 91 91 91 ; account. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 W. & N.W. of France Or- . 20 West C rnwall ........ all 51 6 - 20 Western of Austria 6 - - Oc ; have advanced to 931 4, India Stock has receded to 20 West London .......... all - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 10 Do let class ........ all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 219 k, ditto New Loan is firmer at 106- 1 , 4, ditto the 20 Do 2nd class ........ all - - 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all - - Debentures are 96/ 4, and Exchequer Bills have )24 Worcester & Hereford.. 114 2 1 6 2O Zea Lind all - - improved to 6s. to 9s. prem. PREFERENCE SHARES. ...... BRITISH MINES. 1 pa ,,,. Closing Business ..... In Foreign Securities the transactions have been 1 -. Share Railways. Share Mines. Paid. Closing Business 50 moderately active, and prices show a further im- Paid. Pr ice. Done. 1 i Price. Done. .....1 provement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 754 to 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per - lire 1 Consols(Philack),2.ll.lo 41 54 '751 ; ditto New, 584 to 581 ;and the 4 per Cents.c. (issued at £5O all - - 20 British Iron II6 1 2 - ( ytk Rris. P & prof.Ex et. 4 p.ct.stock 100 96 98 - - Clifford - 275 285 are firmer, at 1011 ; Spanish, at 481 ; Mexican, at i2O Do. do. do. Shares - - -Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 440 450 stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 101 103 - East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 100 110 122/ unt. 211 / ; Portuguese, at 454 ; Russian 3 per Cents., at • 12.10 Do. Quer. Shares , No. 2 . all - - -- East Caradon 2.14 .5 7 1 8 25 .64/ ; but Dutch 4 per Cents. are flat, at 1001 •; and 61 Cork & Bandon, 5% p. c all - - - E. W'l Russel (Taoist): ) 7.4.0 12 13 1 . 2 4 ...... 20' Cornwall, 5 per cent.... all - - - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 541 36 38 Spanish Deferred, at 37/. 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. . all 51 61 - Great South Tolgus 25 • - The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2/ I stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. 100 101 103 stock Do. do. Class B S p.c.... 100 112 115 - G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) 12.13.9 11 1 - G. Wheal For (Helston) 04 4 4 - prem.; the Thames and Mersey ditto, 11 1 prem.; stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... 100 109 112 - Grenville 5.14.6 3 3 stock E. olin. EX. sp. c. No. 1 100 110 112 110 - ;Herod's- Foot 8.12 29 31 _ and the Universal ditto, 1 1 prem. stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 I - Hingston' Downs 4.7.0 41 41 41 1 25 The dealings in the Railway Share Market stork Do. New 6 per et. stock. 100 124 126 stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 81 83 - Lady' Bertha - Msrgaret (Uny Lelant) 91 43 45 .......- ,North Downs 2l 51 51 60 • have been rather more active, and prices have stock Do. 5 per c.tit. guar... 100 - - - INorth Frances (Illogan) 11 4 5 25 shown an upward movement in most instances. stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 110 112 - ,N.WICI Basset (1110 an) 5s 51 61 stock Do. 4p. c. elm. S. &D. 1001 90 754 9 76 2 4 75 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c.- 'North Wheal Crotty any, South-Western, Midland, North-Eastern (BST- stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - -- - iPar Consols (St. Blazey) 11 121 131 To. 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 43 45 wick), North-Eastern (York), and South-Eastern stock Glas. &S. West.,, a. 5 p.c. 160 118 120 stook Grt at Northern, sp. et. 100 117 119 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 12s 411 advaaced ss. ; Caledonian, Great Western, and Lan- stock Do. 4/ 10 p.c .pm 100 'll 112 - South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 300 310 stock Do. 4/ p. c. do. do. eashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; Great Northern, 15s. ; 100 Do. sp.c. Reim. 5 p.c. pm 80 85 87 -S. Caro Brea (Illogan).. 3 21 3 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. all 1 1* , and North-Western, £l. 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pr all - - Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 - S.Wheal Fran (1110gan),18.1Q.9 155 165 I p. et. pref. stock ' 100 97 99 - Stray Park 26.18.0; 48 52 In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there was stock i 3iVed 50 I q reat West. (Barks and 5 TamirSilv.& Lead Min 4l 21 21 10 ,Tin Croft 9 41 5 not much activity. South Austrian and Lom- , Hants) Ext. sp . e t . . 6 - - - ;Vale of Towey (Cairn ) 13s lid f 1 .18. bardo-Venetian improved to 12 and 1 0 1 ; San stock 'Do. Redeemable,4l p.cti 100 99 100 stock 'Do. 11edoernable, 4p. ct. 100 88 90 - ',West Basset (Illogan) I 2.4 20 21 - 1'4 7 •. Caradon (1. , skeard) 5 81 8 3 Paolo were dealt in at 1/ ; Great Indian Peninsula stock Do. Irredeemable, a 0... 100 90 92 m-in. - West Seaton improved to 991 100; East Indian, Grand Trunk, stock Do. 5 met. Redeem. Pref. 100 102 104 104 - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 150 160 mittsB Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 91 104 to* - ,Wheal Baller(ftedrutl) 5 90 95 and Great Western of Canada remained at previous 10 va. vr. Ches. 8 p.c. pf. sh. all 17 18 - ,Wheal Edward (Cals.) 61 24 21 10 no dcs p. ct. pref .. all 10 10/ - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 15. 164 values. stock Do Ilirmg.guar. stock.. 100 74 76 rered - ,Wheal Mary Ann (Men.), 8 21 23 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have 2111- no. Chester gua. shares all 19 20 20 - Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)' 51 27 29 • hi. 13/ Do. do. do. shown little variation of importance. Oriental 20 Do. do. do. Bank have improved about 55., and Union of Lon stock Lan.kYork 6p. c. stock. 100 138 140 20 Australian stock Do.Tlarnsl.st.£s3llod pc 100 - - I 71 1, i 8 at- • don ss. Royal Mail Steam declined ss. stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) .. 100 - - 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 15s ii p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £, p ) 274 - -- stock Lon.& Brig. 5 pe.g ii .No.l 100 116 118 20 D o .St.John del Rey,Lim 15 27 28 maga 'CLOCK. stock Do. sp. c No. 2 100 116 118 5 Do. Land and M inin g Co. all - - BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O ' CL OCK . stock s tock Do. Rta. 6p. C. Bank Stock - dm. three 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 3% iI I stock Do.do. 44 per cen'. .... 100 102 104 4 40 0 Cobre Copiapo C o pper 16 11 13 6 have 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - - .. 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming„Co all 1 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities all 21 3} India Stock. .. 21 94 stock Do. 6p.e. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 136 20 General all 23 25 at 24 Ditto 6 per Cent. 44 to Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent - 25 Lon. Chat. and Dover.. Al 21 22 stock Lou. and N.W. Coo. and 11 Kapunda (Limited)..... 1 11 14 p Ditto Debentures, 1858 96a 1 Nuneaton, sp. ct..... 100 115 117 3 Linares all 104 114 Ditto 1859 1 Mariquira all 4 d i p :IN. Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - - 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L.. 10s. d p Consols for Account (6th June) stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 100 125 127 Mining and :melt.... all 5 6 India Stock for Account - 6 Do. £6 . 44 4 1 P 6 Port Philip 1 1 1 Ditto Account, 5 per cent. Exchequer Bills, £I,OOO, lid Ditto £5OO 5 p 124 Mary ort & Car., 4P. c. all - - 1 Worthing (Limited).... all ! 4. I i ila on • FOREIGN FUNDS - ONE O'CL OCK. 124 Do. 44 per cent all - - 1 Do ... 19s. 1 4 stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. stock.. 100 - - Brasilia!' 5 per Cent - ~ stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. 100 139 141 JOINT - STOC K BANKS. Ditto 44:perCent. Scrip, 1860 now Mexican 3 per Cent - 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 11 p 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 75 77 Ditto Account 40 Australasia all 67 69 671 7 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 , - 10 I Newport, Aber.&c.pref. 5 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 1 221 all 94 101 1 that p.c.redeern. at 5 p.c.pm. - 100 Bank of London .......50 51 53 511 Ditto Account - 10 Do. Perpet. 6p. C. with 20 Bank of Turkey 3 - - The • Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St .. -- option till 1866 ..... . all 111 12/ 50 British North American all - - lding Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 6 4% 12 10 Do. till 1869, Ist i s. 9 - - p 124 Do. do. 2d is. 24 - - p 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 191 20 Spanish 3 per Cent. .. •• - 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all - - Ditto Account - - stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - 100 City 100 Colonial ........ rem 3 - Ditto New Deferred - stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lBl7 100 - - 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all - - Cent. • Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent •• - stock Do. New, gm. sp. c.... 100 - - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 161 17 161 Ditto Account .. 751 i 101 Do. Bor. T.Tn. g. pf. shs 1 Ji I P 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - - UN. Ditto New Loan stock Nth.Dev.R ail. &Dek.Co. 100 - - 50 London and County 20 - - Ditto Account - 334 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - - Ditto Account 17 Do. do. do lOO Nat. Prov. of England.. 35 - - - Dividends on the above payable in London. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. C. No. 1 13 - - 20 Do. new - - 50 National Bank ........ 25 - - 11 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 - - Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2% per Cent... - 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 4d 1 p 20 New South Wales .. .... all - - Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. - - 23. • TWO O'CLOCK. stcck Ox.Wr.Wol. 6p. c. tat g. 100 124 126 stock Do. Redeem. 2d p. - ,ua.... 100 - - 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all - - 42} 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. . Consols, Money stock Do. Irredeem. 2d f. , ,1113.. • 100 119 121 100 Prost:11010 of Ireland .. 25 - .- 85 which Ditto June Account all - - 10 Do. new all - - She St Scottish Central. new pf all - - 25 South Australia - - stock Scottish North-Eastern 25 Union of Australia ..., all - - 44 TRE _ROYAL EXCHANGE. 34 p. e. pref. stock.... 100 73 75 50 Union o London l2 - - 254 1 • stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e. 100 - - .. 3 100 Unity Mutual eo - - The public are aware of the degree of esteem in stock Do. 7p. C. pref. stock 100 - - .. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. WAS which the corporation of London are held by all the tos. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 104 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all - - Vales. leading members of the commercial and financial 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading -tan. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 114 116 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 - - t inst. world. A London merchant avoids all civic offices Ann 1.0.6) - Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 - - 100 101 103 stock Do. 41 per" cent. - Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 1 - - as an American gentleman avoids a political nomi - stook Do. Fixed Ip.e. Ist is. 100 101 103 .cl the . nation. There is no actual hostility to these dig- s t oc k =mitt' Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 89 91 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 1 00 109 111 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 ' llO 112 stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 99 101 Do. 5 per cent lOO nitaries, however, for it is in the nature of the stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 85 88 - 1001 1011 1011 A feated - I - Do. Scrip 34 I - - 2 me rcantile class to enter int o a g itations, so lon g as 2 , Stock.all 28 29 . 5 , Do. B 6 per cen 5 P o t all 324 334 N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1071 1084 1071 nidad, they are-not personally annoy 2 . ed. But a remarkable Do. C 6 per cent all 32 33 - Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 - - The instance of t he results of this indifference is now to stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 47 50 - N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 991 100 - Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 991 100 uction be quoted, which, it may be hoped, will assist to LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - Do. 5 p.c.,1888 &upwde, 100 991 100 100 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. 0. 1 , meted: , .stimulate the reformers at the west end in dealing sterling, 1875 ' 100 1071 1081 with city privileges. The Royal Exchange is Railways. • Leasing closing 1 Business Paid. - S•Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 ,110 112 19 i Co.'s. Price. I Done. - .....,1-- th. enntrol of the corporation, and the mar- - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&,Tuly 100 I - - - I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1051 106} , 1064 1 iiii.L/1:11/1.1% 1 0u......,_. c.a...., ~.....,....---. 100 K. Bo t m lall .,B tiC ar & od S a tp c a e ly t e i n n e d e l l i all 84 86 _ i Share; Railways. 1 Closing Business . I I Paid. Price. I Done. stk 100 90 07 961 t Gu. 5 per cent.. ) 18 Do, Do. B 131 1d 4 d 50 Belfast and Ballymena I all 203 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 41 5 4d 13.14 Bin, Wol ,and Str. Val. all 885 205 Do. New .. all stock Birk., La., and Ch June. 100 70 72 10 Do. Preference ...... all 6i 7 25 Blackburn 25 IBlyth and Tyne all 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 10 ;Bost. Shut: and Mid. Co all 64 71 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 70 75 stock Bristol and Exeter ... , 100 103 104 1035 3 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 68 73 stock Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan' 9 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 10 Corkand Bandon all 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 35. 1 4 14 d 50 a 20 W orn, I , lrock., &Passage all 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 74 I* 4 d 20 Cornwall A g ets no div. 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. 5p c 5 11 4 d 10 Do ! A ( I all 10 ID° B 1 until 6 Pc perm. ,1 1 stock East Indian, gm sp. c. 100 101/ 1014 1014 5 2 t - ha sbeen pd. toB ---- 20 Do. F Shares Ext..... 10 i d * p 50 (Dublin & Belfast June. all 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO id 4 p 25 'Dun. Perth, &A b. June. all 8 9 100 Do. 44 pc. Debentrs all 98 99 stock tEgst ' Anglian lOO 161 174 stock I Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 100 101 1001 1 1004 20 Geelong & Melbourne.. all 21 22 ' stock !Ea ' stern Counties lOO 53 54 54 31 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 36 38 sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 stock .Do do Bdo 100 25 27 per cent. Bonds ...... 25 I Do Nw A, late EU3d;, 84 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 324 314 324 20 East Suffolk 10 Do stock !Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 77 70 100 1 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 82 81 815 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee 1( 0 304 315 100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 61 71 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 69 71 10 Forth &Clyde Junction — s t o ck Furness stock Gt.lndiaPcnin.gua.sp.c. 100 98 4 99 4 994 100 Man . . and S. 99 101 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 6 fd f d stock 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland al Western 10)l 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 10 14 lid stock Great Northern lOO 114 115 1154 4 guaranteed 5 per cent. stock Do do A stock stock Do do Bdo stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 113 114 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 98 100 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gas. stock 100 60 65 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 98 100 12 Irish South-eastern ... all 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 98 100 stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 103 1031 104 4 14 4 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do all 92 04 stock London and Black-wall 100 695 705 704 1 stock Madras, guar., 44 p. c lOO 88 00 stock Lon., Bright.. &S Coast 100 113 114 stock Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 981 25 Lond., Chat., and Dover all 11 12 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 90 92 stock Lond. &Nth. Western 100 100 1(05 1001 14 20 Do. Fourth do. 124 Do eighths stock Lond. & Sth. Western.. 100 92 93 934 3 4 stock Melb.Corp. 6 p. C. Bnds. 100 25 L'derry & Coleraine .. all Newßrunswick & Canda 25 L'derry & Ennissi all 10 11 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share " stock Man. Shef. & Lincoln .. 100 41 42 50 Maryport and Carlisle.. all .. Do. do. Land do 125 Do do }shares.... all 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 5 7 10 Metropolitan 3 24 2 d .. Do. do. Land do. ...... stock Midland stock Do trirming.. k Derby 100 93 95 stack Scinde .......... d 4 100 994 1004 50 NTH. Gr. W. of Ireland all —.— 20 Do. Pnnjaub .... La c 9 all 11 d 4 d 25 Do 4 shares all 20 Do. De. ~ „, „ as g 5 d 26 Mid Kent. 10 Do, Cray . Line 100 Newcastle and C irlisle all 10 i Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 1 4 d 25 New., Aber. & Herefcl all 10 11 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Newry & Armagh, def 0 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all 19 A n t werp; & Rotterdam all 41 41 stock Norfolk.... 50 Nthn. Counties Union 35 34 3 d 20 IBah.&S.Franiim,7 p.c. 7 1 id stock North British.. stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoo 100 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all stock D A stk ; A ;•ecs no d. 10 Ruen.Ayres & S. Ferndo 24 34 4 p until 6pchas beenpd.B 100 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 24 stock Do B stock . :took Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 954 96 964 6 10 Ditto Extension .. 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16134 11 4 d 20 Dutch Rhenish stock Do Leeds .............. 100 51 514 52 5 20 Eastern of France stock Do York 20 Do. do. all stoc z North London lOO 103 107 20 North Staffordshire 1 74 134 131 20 Great Central of France all 10 NT. and S. W. Junction 12 Not. &Grantham Rail lO 6/ 65 20 Italian Junction stock Oxf. Wor. & Wolverptn 100 44 46 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 10 Peebles ...... ......... all 20 Lierre & Turnhout 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney............. all 334 Maria Antonia .... ... all stock Scottish Central • 100 115 117 10 Do. New „. •• • • ...... all stock Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 34 85 344 20 Namur & Liege .. all 884 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock... 100 87 89 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. stock Shropshire Union ...... 100 48 50 16 Northern of France.... all 37 6 38 5 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 4 3 d 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 52 8 5 9 4 stock South Devon .......... 100 42 44 20 Paris,Lyons Fe , ar t aai l: ., l i e p. d .e it r. e: ) all all 31 344 stock South Eastern ........ 100 844 85 854 1 2020 1 P R a e i c l i s re & 4t o s r . l stock South Wales ....„... 100 66 68 stock S. York. and River Dun 100 78 80 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 gua. 7_p. ct. 1iin....., 13 2 146 20 Riga & Dunaburo• 10 ?a 9 81 9 p 10 Rome & Frascati • 25 St D oc o kto d n o & Darlington all 30 40 Stockton & Hartlepool 163 - 20 Royal Danish . . 5 Royal Swedish .. ~.... all stock Taff Vale ~.... ...... . 10P stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all 25 ThamesHavenLk&Rail 22 - - 20 Sambre & Meuse 50 Ulster .. • • all 551 561 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref all 84 8/ 25 Do . . 12 10 Do . : ...... • • .... 14 d p 20 S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin 12 4 / 121 12 stock Vale Of Neath 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim all 10 11 81 West Flanders stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 10 Do. 64 p. c. Preference all 9/ 94 91 ; 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 W. & N.W. of France 20 West C rnwall ........ all 54 6 - 20 Western of Austria 6 20 West London .....• .... all 20 Western of Switzerland all 10 Do let class ........ all 6 Wiesbaden 20 Do 2nd class ........ all 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 124 Worcester &Hereford.. 111 2 1 d 2O Zeal.ind all The public are aware of the degree of esteem in stock Do. 7P. C. pref. MOCK ILK/ WAS which the corporation of London are held by all the lo o s. SoDutoh FixedDevon l Ann. 10s. all 10 104 .1 per cent. all UO.DoiN I t 1.14 ury V .nival 4.,.............. ...,.._...., „ Vales. .n.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 114 116 leading members of the commercial and financial 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading b inst. world. A London merchant avoids all civic offices Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 as an American gentleman avoids a political nomi- stock Do. 44 per cent. lOO 101 103 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 I— X 1 the stook Do. Fixed 4p.c. Ist Is. 100 101 103 nation. There is no actual hostility to these dig- stock 'outh Wales, gua. 4 P.C. 100 89 91 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 109 111 feated • • stock Do. -II per cent lOO 99 101 nitaries, however, for it is not in the nature of the stock S.-Y orkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 85 88 Do. 6p.c. 31 Feb ..G Sept. 100 'llO 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 1015 1011 A mercantile class to enter into agitations, so long as 25 Stock sp. 0.. all 28 29 t Do. Scrip 34 I— Hided, they are personally annoyed. But a remarkable 25 Do. B 6 per cent 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 324 334 all 32 33 N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. July 100 1074 1084 107 f Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 The instance of the results of this indifference is now to stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 47 50 — N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 991 100 . __— N oD D vo o a. . 5 5 p p . c. Scotia. c l . . 88G 18 80 7 , tv l . a t o ic I l pv B . d 7 0 67.1 1 1 00 00 90 991 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 action be quoted, which, it may be hoped, will assist to LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. leas& , stimulate the reformers at the west end in dealing with city privileges. The Royal Exchange is , 1 Leasing Closing Business sterling, 1875 ' 100 1074 1084 12. . under the control of the corporation, and the mer- Railways. , Paid. ' Co.'s. Price. Done. S.Aus.Gt.6p.c.lB7B &up. 100 ,110 112 Vic. Gov. 6 p:c. Ja.&July 100 , heater chants of London meet in its open area every Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W .. .. I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 105 f 1061 1065 I )15. in day. The exposure to the weather having been Buckinghamshire 100 Ln &N • W 97 99 Chester & ITOlyhea • d • •.• 100 Do '•• • 511 51/ MISCELLANEOUS. found painfully inconvenient and injurious, they Do. do. 54 per cent . . 100 Do' Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. 113 115 10 ,Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 15 154 Clydsdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 103 105 1000 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all active; addressed a very humble petition to the " Worship- Colchester, Stour Val. all EU&EC 16 17 25 'Australian Agricultural 19 30 32 ful Joint Grand Gresham Committee," praying that 10 'Berlin Water (Limited) all 45 5 a glass roof or dome might be provided, intimating, E.Tincollishire,g.6p.c., 100 Cit. Nor th. 138 140 50 'British American Land 40 27 E.Lnion,Harwich Shs, all E.Counts. 41 44 Do. Woodbridge .... 100 at the same time, that if the trifling outlay which 50 IB.&I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.), all 37 39 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) l all all 1 2 121 0 840:1 2 212 2 82655 arrels, 1 _ Mould be required should be deemed an obstacle, G G l io s. s ß t ' s er rreils,Drct. 100 Caledonin i -- -- 20 Do. C. (Limited) Do. New ... .... . 100 Do 1— Dean Forest ) all Gt. West. astern 324 Canada i Land they would themselves meet any di ffi culty on that stocklo Ccloipaniilisnl.aonad:snTge.sil.stilmtg.)., alt a a l l l l score. This petition was headed by Messrs. Baring Hartlpool.Dek.& Rail.all IYk.N.&Br; ...---- and Rothschild, nearly all the Bank directors, and Hull and Selby ... ... all 'Yk.N. Md. 110 112 Do. 4 Shares 11 1 000 1 0 1 . D LSD.n o oE .... ta:Tt..l.v. all ,D 0.25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent. .. all 244 254 ____ the principal partners in most of our great firms. It Do. 1 Shares , 20 6. 5 3 208 65 stock Crystal Palace GTON. stock Do. ' Preference A Pad- remained unanswered for more than six months. A London e rd . o & rne C re& a r r eG l n . er g ee u e a . s w y .e ..e h . s t oc k ,Do. sp. c. Perpet. Deben., 100 103 106 of the reply was then requested, and a verbal message IDo. natters, was sent back that before the plan of the build- t oo n w . , ,Lib it y , ,e gu s it o . u 4 t p ee .c d t . : 100 l iN Pe , to& Co. I et 97 actor of . ing had been agreed to, twelve of the principal Do. 6 per cent........ __ 100 (folk 1 Do. 174 x. ct. P refer e nce ____ A been merchants had been consulted, who unanimously mane.,Buxin. & Mik. all ,L NW&M 24 31 . L 1,500. decided for an open exchange, and that, there- Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock..,..- . 100 6. 6 1 111;ledloaunndts 95 1 97 P _ 1 odl wed by fore, no alteration would take place. When a list •• • Nesvmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5 ' 5 Lou. District Tel. (Lim.) 2 I — d 1 Its car- - of those 12 merchants was requested no names could guarnanteed sp. C. • '• 2212 1 2 5551: 0 5 Great GElL is 4 1: , I neop a e dng t d oi. i lda i 0 i t onBs o N e Si ir lele . ' l :lDaiV i p l ii i l ' I i e :U I N C - . t i ' C ta. r n: n\ i 'C o ' Cii:. Copper. onside( be furnished. It only remains to be added that these s all Eastn. p.c. Do. ind re-Do. do. 6 per cent .... all Do. __ • 20 Madras Ir e. and Canal.. 1 3 3 circumstances ce nt. all Do. — 10 COW . took place 10 years ago, that the Do, Fixed 5 per all benofit . merchants of North Western ...... all Midland 144 141 North .& 10 Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 — 4 London have ever since sustained the , .a ll l"Wi5 10 I fd inconvenience, and th at Preston and Wyre. „ at every passing year has in- rbu.Coal&lron (Lim.) 5 24 lid 1 TIIS creased their sense of it, that all Do. • . - Stares . ...... A., a going Continental Bourses, examples of a simple, perfect, ' ' 1 t Shep, 100 Gt. North. 135 138 Roystn.llito 1., ' T B 100 103 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 100 N. lir.&NovaScotiaLand 80 10 I 4of th e and inexpensive remedy Shrewsbry& Hereford' 100 . rassey l5 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all are furnished, that it has Do. Do. 1 ...... 1 P 1 1 ill pa - . during n ow been suggested for another be Staffordshire movement to made to endeavour to get the requisite alteration South .. all M'Clean.. 1 11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all ((eitpoa:dp,tei)iiiem.mgreor. grn. ) , aa2 l ills s lll.l P___ 2 i i 1 : 1 2 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) lbs 1 41 p office. - 10 Orintl.ln.Steam()A 6 . d - Imbl on & roy n. a __ 10 Ditto B. — in say commenced during the present season, so as to be Wi lts w. and ed Somerset.. c,d 10a LG.tez. Br li 9 7 ! 1 94 6 rind for completed before the setting in of another winter,lo Ditto C 1 5 00 0 R R h 0 Royal n 3 e i y a i I l . . 2s. _ stock Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lirn.) 100 45 a 11260 1 2 3 0 15 22 p 34 at re- 50 50 ala that the sufferers, after the treatment they C l o sing s 0 48 50 xd 495 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 80 ------- Businos .Austin. New rSo l tne n a v r a . ( 1., 1 n IT) 1Q ° 82 ) oft he. Share Docks. Done. 50 Do. New stoc7k Scot. Do Lot been have experienced, decline to renew the question, ------_________- ---D-10____CIirSa7..d.1 price. 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4sp.c 175 5 d 120 130 P , exodug and to subject themselves to the possibility of fur- Lips hat then rudeness. stock Commercial lOO all 5 6 rage Of -- stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 _ sign. of ' The French Government has not yet received stock ,London stock East and West Indies l'32 100 _ .-- 25 South Australian Land all 35 36 are now' any despatch respecting the skirmish which took place be- stock , St. Katharine lOO _ 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip.. all tfa than 1 Do. do. Registere d ' .... all tweed some Roman gendarmes and Garibaldi 's vo l un t ee r s, stock Southampton lOO -Life* , stock ',Victoria . lOO 100 102, 20 Tr. & Ln. Co.ofU C 1 1 pr. an. 5 100 near Idonteliaseene. ' 30 IN, New .•• .., 2 i -7 . I Tau Diemeu's Land ••• 2 85 8 19 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAX 24, 1860. EPSOM RACES.-(THIS DAI). [I3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] TWO-YEAR OLD STAKES. NEW PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF STRA7V PAPER. Brown Duchess , 1 Walloon. 2 C aliban • • • Three ran. LATEST BETTING. THE OAKS. 7 to 2 agst Rupee (taken) 9to 2 agst Sagitta (taken) sto 1 agst Seclusion (taken) 7to 1 agst Emily (taken) 9to 1 agst Cheesecake (taken) 9to 1 agst Viatka (taken) 10 to 1 agst Butterfly (taken) 00 to 8 agst Avalanche (taken) 14 to 1 agst Contadina (taken) SPORTING NOTES. EPSOM, THURSDAY. Although The Wizard, my sole representative for the blue riband, ran second, the readers can have no great cause to regret my choke. ' The following prediction I gave in The Sun on April 10, when The Wizard was at 14 to 1 :—" Umpire, who for a long time was under suspicion, has pleased the cog noscenti so well that he has been again installed first favourite for the Derby; but I would advise the readers of The Sun not to touch him except for hedging purposes. He is an overrated horse, and ought to be among the 40 to 1 division. The horse that will most likely win the Derby of 18G0 is the Wizard." From the foregoing remarks it will be seen that my opinion of the Yankee horse has been fully realised. 11-. Merry has landed an immense stake over Thormanby, who wen easily. For the Oaks I shall expect to see RUPEE and SECLUSION first and second. John Scott will supply the third with either Viatka or Sagitta. A FRESHMAN. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. The manufacture of paper from other materials than rags is, more than ever, an important ques tion of the day. Straw paper cannot yet be said to have attained the superior qualities of rag-paper ; it is, indeed, deficient in many respects, more espe cially by its brittleness. Dr. Reissig has, however, lately published, in the German papers, the whole details of a process he employs, or has employed, with success, and by which very good paper is produced from straw. I have always thought that the straw paper manufactured up to the present day owed its inferiority to want of care, and too great rapidity .in its preparation. Dr. Reissig seems aware of this :—The first operation consists of cleansing the straw and freeing it from the stalks of any other plants, which are generally very diffi cult to bleach. It is then cut up into fragments, about one-third of an inch in length. The knots are separated from the other portions of the stalk by means of a fan, and the latter are submitted for some time to the action of steam, to dissolve out all the extractive matter; this operation is continued as long as the water which condenses is coloured, and until the straw is quite soft. The operation is accelerated by the addition of about 10 per cent. of caustic lime. Dr. Reissig says that superheated steam gives the most satisfactory results. The straw is then placed in a boiler and submitted to the action of 121 b. to 161 b. of carbonate of potash in solution to every ton of straw (experiments ap pear to show that soda does not act so well). After boiling for some hours, the potash solution having dissolved the silica of the stalk and various other matters, is separated, and the straw, which has now become soft and flexible, well washed and carried to a mill, where it is transformed into pulp. When the action of tha potash solution takes place under a pressure superior to that of the atmosphere comparatively small proportions of alkali readily dissolve out all the silica from the straw. The pulp obtained is transferred to wooden troughs, and to it are added 4 or 5 per cent. (of the weight of pulp) of sulphuric or hydrochloric acid. The action of the acid must be allowed to continue for many hours, as it takes a long time to mix with the water contained in the pulp. The acid water is then drawn off, and can be employed in the sub sequent operations. The bleaching material is then added ; it consists of hypoahlorite of magne sia, obtained by precipitating 1 part of chloride of lime dissolved in 12 parts of water, by 2 parts of sulphate of magnesia dissolved in 12 parts of water. Ile sulphate of lime is allowed to deposit, and the hypochlorite of magnesia carefully decanted off. In two or three hours the pulp is completely whitened. It is then washed with care, and any free chlorine it may contain absorbed by sulphite of soda. A last washing now takes place, after which the pulp is divided, sized, and submitted to the paper machines.—The Photographic News. CORN RXCHANGP, IMIERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 52s ld ; barley, 36s 6d ; oats, 25s 3d ; rye, 36s 2d ; beans, 44s 3d ; and peas, 39s sd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s 2d ; barley, 37s 4d ; oats, 24s 10d ; rye, 34s 3d ; beans, 42s 3d ; peas, 39s 2d: ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 95,250, barley, 5,428 ; oats, 8,071 ; rye, 52 ; beans, 3,592; peas, 584 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Compared with Monday a most important change has taken place in the trade here to-day. Prices have given way considerably, and much heaviness has prevailed in the demand. The supply of beasts vas large, and all kinds changed hands slowly, at from 4d to 6d per 81bs less money. Sheep came somewhat freely to hand, and the inquiry for them was heavy, at 4d to 6d per 81bs decline. Lambs were a dull inquiry, and the currencies gave way 4d to 6d per 81bs. Calves were 4d to 6d lower, with a full average num ber on offer. The pork trade was in a depressed state, on easier terms ; but for mulch cows the inquiry was tolerably firm. Per Blbs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Second qualitydo. 4 2 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 4 4 8 Second quality do. 4 10 5 4 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool do. 5 6 5 10 Pme S'thdowndo. 6 0 6 2 Large crss. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Small porkers .0d to 7s Bd. Lambs, 58 Suckling calves, 21s to 23s 23s to 30s. and quarter 'old store pigs TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 1,640 Sheep and lambs 10,000 Calves Pigs 3OO FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 2lO Sheep Calves Pigs HAY MARKETS. SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Oa to £4lss Od ; clover, E 4 Os to £slss Od ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 12s per load. A slow inquiry. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 17s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per lead. Trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 153 Od ; clove) £4 Os to £5 17s 6d ; and straw, £1 Cs to £1 12s per load. A heavy demand. MEAT MARKETS. NEW GATE ♦ND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade generally is heavy, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 40 4d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; lamb, 68 Od to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 23.—The supplies of stock here to day were moderate. Although the trade was by no means active, prices ruled high : Beef, from 4s Od to 5s 2d ; mutton, 4s 4d to Os 4d ; lamb, Os 6d to 7s 6d ; veal. 4a M to 54 fxl: nork. 4s Od to 5s Od nsr Slits to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 23.—The trade is far from active, as fol lows :—Beef, from 4s Od to 5s 4d ; mutton, 48 10d to 6s 2d ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 8d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 6d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Blbs ; suckling calves, 20s to 245; quarter old store pigs, 22s to 30s each; and mulch cows, £l4 Os to £l9 Os each. THIS DAY'S SHIPPLVG. LONDON, May. N.—Wind this day at noon—West light breeze, and fine weather. QUEENSTOWN, e llloy A2i—Wincl S.W.—Arrived-- Johanna, from WO Grande ; Mathilda, from Ilavannah.;: Indian Queen, from Barbadoes ; Arethusa, from Porto Rico ; J. H. Rogerson, from New Orleans. May 21 — Arrived—North Briton, screw steamer, from Quebec. CARDIPF, May 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Leonie Celine, for Bilboa ; Centipede, for Gibraltar; Ghasso, for Shanghae. CLYDE, May 23.—Wind. S.W.—Arrived—Surprise, from Trinidad ; Catherine Morrison, from Havannah. SHIELDS, May 23.—Wind N N.W.—Arrived—Kama, from New York. COWES, May 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Van derbilt, s_eamer, from Havre, and proceeded for New York. NBWPORT, May 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Exiel, from the Cape do Verds. SWANSEA, May 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lexena, from Coquimbo ; Augusta, from GarruebA ; Bella Donna, from Coquimbo. Sailed—Maria Theresa, for Gibraltar. JERSEY, May 22.—Wind E.—Sailed—Dolphin, for Quebec. HOLYILEAD, May 22.—The wreck and materials of the Leicester, from Charleston to Liverpool, on shore at Rhos colyn, are to be sold by auction on the 25th of May. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind W.N.N. Arrived, May 23—Jeune Armand, from Carentan ; De. spatch, steamer, from Jersey ; Lady Constance, from Sun. derland. Arrived, May 24—Le coq, from Cherbourg. Sailed, May 23—Den, and Eliza, for Cowes ; Zeyonia, for Neath; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey; Alliance, steamer, for Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Wind W.N.W. DEAL, Thursday Morning. , moderate. Passed —Emulus, from Berbice, for London ; Amber Nymph, from London, for Berbice; Herculean, from Lon don, for Hong Kong; Eliza Thornton, from London, for Singapore ; Superior, from London, for St. John's ; Eliza Sharpe, from London, for St. Kitt's ; Nancy Riley, brig, from the westward. Anchored—lslander, from London, for Barbados ; Child wickburg, from London, for Kurrachoo ; Hadasah, from Sunderland, for Gefle, FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE LONDON DOCKS.— Yesterday morning a fatal accident happened to a man named William Isherwood, aged 30 years, a mariner, who died from drowning. It appears that the deceased was en gaged on hoard a vessel lying in the New Shadwell Basin, when he by some means fell overboard, and before assist ance could be rendered life was extinct. THE LAW COURTS.—The only case of importance which it was fully expected would have been proceeded with in the Exchequer Court this morning was that of General Beatson v. Skene, but on its being mentioned it was postponed for a few days. One of the effects of the late treaty of commerce with England is already visible in Paris. Several shops are crowded with English poreelainee of very superior qua lity to that hitherto used in France. A letter from Rome of the 15th inst., announces that the Papal Government has obtained possession of s instructionseyeralverY important. doc umen t s, w hi c h conta i n ' t h e of the revolutionary committees to their agents, directing them to hasten an insurrection in the States of the Church, and likewise in the Abbruzzi and in Calabria. It adds that the Court of Rome proposes to ad dress copies of these documents to the great Powers of Europe. LAKE OF GENEVA LIFEBOAT.—A new lifeboat and transporting carriage, on the plan of those adopted by the National Lifeboat Institution, have just been despatched from London to the Lake of Geneva. The boat, which is 28 feet long, was built by the Messrs. Forrestt, of Lime house, and carriage by Mr. Robinson, of Camden-town. A few da3 s ago a grand demonstration was made at Geneva in celebra'icn of their arrival. Loud were the praises of the Genevese on the beautiful architecture of the boat and her equipments, including lifebelts for her crew. Her tranperting carriage was also much admired for its work manship and suitability for its purpose. Some time ago a terrible shipwreck occurred during a fearful storm on the Lake of Geneva, when the lives of several persons were placed in great jeopardy. At the critical period a gallant seaman, named Mermillon, nobly risked his own life in a frail boat in rescuing the shipwrecked men. To testify their appreciation of Mermillon's brave exertions the Genevese raised a large subscription, and after rewarding him with'a portion of the money they decided on appropriating the surplus in the purchase of a lifeboat on the plan of that now successfully employed by the National Lifeboat Institution on different parts of the coasts of the British Isles. Accord ingly, an order was given for her construction, and great has been the satisfacti o n of the Genevese with the happy 1 consummation of their humane design. TEE TRADE OF SUNDERLAND. The trade of Sunderland is greatly improving, considerable activity having been infused into the management of the dock since it came into the hands of the River Wear Commissioners. Since the Ist of May, 8,000 quarters of wheat, barley, and oats have been received into the dock warehouses from Dantzic. Last year, during the same month, the imports were only 500 quarters. Large quantities of goods are also being shipped from the manufacturing districts. One vessel loading in the docks is taking in iron' from Staffordshire and locomotives for India. A large vessel, the Elenore, now in the dock, is taking in .a cargo of 800 tons of goods, a large portion of which is iron rails from Middlesborough. When fully laden she will draw 21ft. A number of United States' vessels have left the docks during the past two or three days laden. None of these vessels could have taken in cargo and sailed from Sunderland but for the southern sea outlet from the docks, which is materially conducing to the pros perity of the port. On Monday a very fine 13-years' ship, the property of Messrs. Fen wick and Laroche, of London, was launched from the building yard of Mr. James Laing, on the Wear. On Tuesday a very noble - vessel was launched from the building yard of Mr. William Pile, North Sands. She is named the Malabar, and is one of the finest East Indiamen ever built in the port. She has been pur• chased by Mr. Richard Green, the London shipowner and shipbuilder. Her dimensions are :—Extreme length, 230 ft. ; for measurement, 210 ft. ; breadth, 37ft. ; depth, 22ft. She is classed for 13 years, and will carry a burden of over 2,000 tons. Her timbers are all oak, her planks teak, and she is extremely well fastened for a 13-years' ship. A recent rule of Lloyd's requires that all ships whose length is five times their breadth shall be fastened with diagonal iron plates over their timbers, but under the skin of the vessel, for the purpose of giving additional strength to the ship. This is fully carried' out in the Malabar, and, although the regulation has only been in operation six months under Lloyd's com pulsory‘ rules; it, is no new thing, haling-->33 adonud s.omo veirs_ago ill most ships built for Mr. (ireen. Competent authorities pronounce her to be built upon the most approved principle for combining the maximum of carrying capacity and speed. She has been fitted with a poop 90ft. in length and topgallant forecastle, and being intended principally as a troop and passenger ship, great care has been taken to have her 'tween decks lofty and commodious. They are 7ft. high, and great attention has been paid- to the ventilation. When viewed from a distance, previous to the launch, her great length and beautiful model attracted great attention. Her prow is adorned with a splendidly carved figure-head of a Malabar chief, lift. in height, in a riding position (the old man-of-war style) with - shield and scimitar. On the shield is the name of the vessel " Malabar." The carving of this figure is by Mr. James Lindsay. Her total cost will be about £30,000. She will be fitted out in Sunderland, and will proceed to the Thames to be copnered. The collieries on the Wear are kept busy and the colliers well employed. The Earl of Durham has sunk a shaft in the Hutton seam at Harrington, and is sinking another shaft at Lumley. THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT ASHTON. An inquest was held at the Town Hall, Ashton under-Lyne, on Monday afternoon, before Mr. Rutter, county coroner, on the body of Richard Wood, who, it will be recollected, ,was killed by a boiler explosion, on Friday last, at the works of Mr. Benjamin Swire, nail maker, Ashton. Mr. J. Lord, solicitor, Ashton, attended to watch the case on behalf of Messrs. Mills and Sidebottom, occu piers of part of the premises, who have lost consi derably by the explosion, Mr. Sidebottom being also much hurt; and Mr. Noah Buckley, solicitor, Stalybridge, attended to watch the case on behalf of Mr. Swire. Mr. John Wood, the father of the deceased, a general dealer in harm, identified the body of the deceased, and said he was upwards of 11 years of age. John Rasbottom, a chimney-sweep, said, about eleven o'clock on Friday last, he was standing about 20 yards from the big doors of the works, where the explosion took place, when he heard a noise like the issue of steam, and immediately he saw bricks, slates, and timber flying about in all direc tions from the works. He ran towards Delamere street (the front of the works), and saw men and boys getting through one of the windows into the street. After two or three had got out he got through one of the windows into the works. He could not find any one, but he heard some one moaning. He durst not go far, as the materials were falling about him. He saw the boiler had exploded, and it was split in two. It was entirely removed from its bed. Witness afterwards found the body of the deceased, near one of the beams of the engine, about five yards from where the boiler had stood. Mr. Henry William Harman, C.E., and the chief inspector for the Association for the Prevention of Boiler Explosions, had made an examination of the boiler. He said—l can account for the ex plosion. The corrosion had gone on to such an ex tent as to reduce the thickness of the plate (8 or 10 feet) to the thickness of a sixpence. The patch had been put on to cover a visible crack which had probably existed some time.. It is the thinness of the boiler through corrosion that has caused the explosion. The plate put on had been put on in a clumsy manner, by some one evidently not knowing what he was about. Boilers ought to be inspected every three months externally, and every 12 months externally and in ternally. It is not fitting that a boy 15 years of age should drive an engine. Mr. Swire was not a member of the association. I would, on hearing the noise, have smothered the fire out with small coal, as in my opinion that would be better than withdrawing the coal. The steam gauge was such a one as 1 never saw during my experience of 30 years. It was most unfit and improper. After some other evidence, The Jury announced that they had agreed to a verdict of manslaughter, and also that they were unanimously of opinion that t here ou g ht to be a periodical inspection of boilers at least not less than once in 12 months. EXCELLENT ANGLING.—Sir Alexander Gordon Cumming, Bart., of Altyre, last week, from the 7th to the 11th, killed with fly, in the river Lochy, 15 salmon. Their average weight was 131 b. 4oz. The largest weighed 351 b. There was also one salmon lax, 221 b. The whole were t a ken with a very fine single gut l ine.—Elgin Courant. EIGHTEEN YEARS' INCOME TAX.—It may be gathered from the Statistical Abstract that more than £l2o,ooQ,oo6ohave been paid as income tax since it was re estebliehed by the late Sir R, Peel, 211 E P ULLINGER FI?AUDS. Subjoined are the official notifications posted at the Stock Exchange concerning the decisions of the committee aster investigating the business trans acted through members of the house for the de faulter Pullinger. Both documents have elicited free-comments, iu consequence of the doubtful na ture of the composition, but whether the fault rests with the body of the committee, or the secretary, whose name is appended to them, cannot be clearly ascertained. They are, nevertheless, sufficiently intelligible for the public to ascertain the result, and will carry with them the weight due to their important*. The first details the several periods of suspension inflicted on the inculpated parties, and the second passes judgment on the 'transactions of the failed firm, Messrs. Bell and Ball : " May '22, 1860. " The following resolutions have been passed unanimously : " 'Taking into consideration the cases of Mr. W. A. Bradoek, Mr. R.-Johnston, Air. J. T. Sheldon, and Mr. Theod. in relation to their viola tion of Rule 58, by transacting speculative busi ness for W. G. Pullinger when a clerk in the Union Bank of London, without communicating with his employers, and the different facts elicited in the examination of these gentlemen before the committee:— " Resolved that Mr. R. Johnston be suspended until 25th March, 1861, his re-admission after that to be decided upon by the committee for the time being. " ' Resolved—That Mr. J. T. Sheldon be sus pended until March 25, 1861, his re-admission after that date to be decided upon by the committee for the time being. " Resolved—That Mr. Theod, Uzielli be sus pended until March 25, 1861, his re-admission after that date to be decided upon by the committee for the time being. " ' Resolved—That Mr. IV. A. Bradock, in whose ease there are•extenuating circumstances, be sus pended for the term of three months from this day.' " By order of the committee, (Signed) "G. LOVELESS, Secretary." "May 22, 1860. " The following resolution has also been unani mously passed " The committee having ascertained that Messrs. Bell and Ball, members of this house, trans acted Speculative busitiess to a most reckless extent for Pullinger, • thereby not only infringing one of the rules of the Stock Exchange, but involving its members in a calamitous loss, desire to record on their minutes their unanimous and severest censure on the conduct of Messrs. Bell and Ball, who, by their recent failure, having ceased to be members of the Stock Exchange , are no longer p ersona ll y within the control of the committee,' " By order of the Committee, (Signed) "G. LOVELESS, Secretary." l'IlE NAVY. Rear-Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Clarence Paget, - C.8., Fiat Secretary to the Admi- yesterday paid a visit of inspection to Wool wich Dockyard. His lordship was accompanied through the various departments of the yard by the Commodore-Superintendent, the Hon. J. H. Drum mond, and the principal officers of the establish ment. The screw line-of-battle ships Algiers, 91, and the Mars, 83, which had, in consequence of the dead calm that prevailed, anchored some distance out side the breakwater at Portland on Monday night, got up steam early on Tuesday morning and went into harboui. The ships now at Portland are the Donegal, 101 ; Conqueror, 101 ; Trafalgar, 91 ; Algiers, 91 ; Centurion, 80 ; Mars. 80 ; Aboukir, 91; and the Diadem, 32. It is rumoured that the fleet will leave Portland in a lew days for a cruise in the Channel. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Hecate, 6, in a forward state of fitment for the surveying service, being under orders for the Pacific, has been commissioned at Woolwich by Commander Hooker. Her officers, exclusive of the commander, will con- sist of one first and one second-lieutenant ; a mas ter, surgeon and assistant-surgeon, paymaster, first, second, and third engineers, and 115 stokers and crew. An Admiralty order having been issued, announcing the intention of Government to supply the whole of the ships in her Majesty's service with two spy-glasses each, free of cost (hitherto at the individual expense of the officers), a number of glasses were yesterday received at Woolwich for the use of the ships in commission at that port. The new screw steam corvette Barrosa having been fitted at .Woolwich with a pair of engines of 400 horse-power, by Messrs. Boulton and Watt, yesterday got up steam in basin for an engineer's first trial, when everything worked satisfactorily. The Lorcts,ot the Admiralty have decided on Pro ceeding with the alterations- of -the-Albion, 90, at Piymouth, but her defective planks and timbers will be made good prior. to having any machinery put on board. The screw despatch boat Racehorse, built at Messrs. Wigram's, was, yesterday towed down the river and despatched to Chatham. The East India-built line-of-battle ship Bombay, 84, was taken into dock at Chatham yesterday afternoon to be converted into a screw steamer. In consequence of the extensive alterations required to be made in this ship she will be several months in hand. The survey of the Cormorant, 4, screw steam gunvessel, having been completed, she was hauled out of dock at Chatham yesterday afternoon. The naval transport Hope is having defects made good at Chatham. The screw steam storeship Himalaya, Capt. Sec- combe, which, in consequence of damage she_ re ceivel by grounding in Portsmouth harbour, was towed to Plymouth by the paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, arrived in the Sound on Sunday afternoon. On Monday she was towed by the steamers Zephyr, Confiance, Prospero, and Pike, two on each side, into Hamoaze. The top gallant yards and masts of the Himalaya were struck on Tuesday, and to-morrow she will probably be placed in the basin at Key ham steam-yard. The artisans at Keyham steam yard are strength ening with an iron band the after sternpost of the screw steamship Orion, 91, Capt. J. B. E. Frere. They have stripped off the two upper streaks of her copper and are cleaning her below. In consequence of the dissatisfaction exhibited by the smiths and others employed in the gun fac tories at Woolwich on the stipulation of the autho rities to equalize the pay of the night-work gangs with that of those employed by day, it has been decided to relinquish the night-work duty in future, and confine the operations of the depart ment henceforth to day-work of 52 hours per week, without extra work or overtime. The examination of candidates for inspectors in the shipwrights' department yesterday commenced in the dockyard schoolroom at Woolwich, in the presence of the Commodore-Superintendent, the Hon. J. R. Drummond, Mr. George Turner and Mr. Philip Thornton, Master and Assistant-Mas ter Shipwright of the yard. His Netherlands Majesty's fine new screw steam frigate . Zeeland, '5l gims, Capt. IL Wipff, from Flushing on the 21st inst., arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning. When near the Mewstone she saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle, which was acknowledged by the RoyalAlbcrt, 121, Capt. H. Lacon, then on trial at the measured mile. To the Sound the Zeeland saluted the Royal flag, which was returned from . the Plymouth citadel, and the flag of Pori-Admiral Sir B. Reynolds, which was replied to by the Impregnable; 1111, in Hamoaze. His Royal Highness Prince' Frederick, brother to the King of the Netherlands, who, with his family, has been staying some time at Torquay, was ex pected yesterday at the Winter Villa, Stonehouse, the residence of the Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe. - THE ARMY. The - Adjutant-General, Sir James Yorke Scarlett, has issued a Circular memorandum to the army at home and abroad, dated the 14th inst., wherein it is stated that his Royal Highness the General Com manding-in-Chief desires it may be understood " that no soldier who has been sentenced to the for feiture of all advantages from future service is to be .restored to.the first class' until after the expira tion of one year from the date of his being relieved • from the consequences of such sentence." The examination of candidates for admission to the Royal Military co lle g e, Sandhurst, by the Council of Military Education, at the Royal Hos pital, Chelsea, will commence on ,Monday, June 4, and will extend over the five following days. The next examination of candidates for admis• sion to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, is to be held before the Council of Military'Education at the. Roy.al Hospital, Chelsea, on Saturday, June 30, and will terminate on the 14th of that mouth. The examination of candidates for direst comMig sions by the Council of Military Education is ap pointed to commence at the Royal Hospital, Chel. sea, on Wednesday, the 20th proximo, and will occupy six days. The following officers at Chatham garrison have received orders from the Horse Guards to hold them selves in readiness to proceed with the reinforce ments about to be despatched to India from the battalions at Chatham, a list of which has already appeared in The Sun,—viz., Lieut. C. J. Backus, Ensign H. Stokes, lbt Ensign C. C. B. Tribe , and battalion, 19th Regiment ; Lieut. C. H. Webster, Lieut. C. Enys, Ensi gn T. A. Davies, and Ensign Z. Macaulay, Ist battalion, ' 2o thßegiment ; En sign A. P. Hutchinson and •Ensio ° m W. H. Adam-, Ist battali 9 a, 23d Royal - WtilShkusiliers ; Lieut. H. C. Marsack, Ensign W. M. Brander, and Ensit n H. F. Breuncker, 24th It-gitnetit. ; Ensign W. Poste and Etnign. Tolson, 35th. Regiment; Lien% H. Gorton, R Ensign E Villi ers , an d Ensign .^ . Tod, 43d Light Infantry; Ensign*. Pakenhan-, Ensign V. E. Knnx, Ensign E. S. Ker, Ensign D. F. Barker, and Ensign F. E. Lawler, .52d Ligl t Infantry; Lieut. W. Clarke, Ensign B. J. A. Mot - sell, Ensign H. Synge, an d Ensign C.. W. H. Richardson, 73d Regiment; Ensign 'H. .P. Daw son and Ensign A. S. Leatham, 75th-" Regiment; Capt. W. J. Carden, Lieut. A. T. Butts. Ensign 0. H. Blount, and Ensign E. N. Mosley, 77th Regi ment;,._Capt. S. J. Lowe,,.Ensign H. Maturin, an d Ensign R. J. - -Maedonriell, 81st Regiment ; and Ensign R. B. We;ley, 91st Regiment. THE I 1 DTI b - t7l4' 4 VI) lIIPORTS Tt is easy to und e rsta n d how rome gentlemen in the North of England not i•ery . long Sillee arrived at the conclusion that it did notio k'ery much matter whether England was independent, (Sr the province of a Continental Monarchy. The most imnsediate and most palpable link between each one of us and our rulers is the taxgatherer, and he is the same manner of man everywhere. He is the true cosmo polite, and the one bond of universal antipathy. He speaks a universal language, which wrings every heart, offends every prejudice, defies every argu ment, and shatters every theory. Trojan or Greek, Pagan or Christian, it is all the, same to him, and he is all the same to you. Why inquire about man ner or means when the end is the same ? Thus it is that in Manchester a Custom-house officer is a Custom house officer, and unless a man is picking up materials for a " tour " or a grievance he does not much care whether the extorter of percentages does nefarious work in the name of. Napoleon 111. or Queen Victoria. A robber in red is much the same as a robber in blue. A taxgatherer is one of those institutions which is found under every clime. Like the mendicant, the pickpocket, and the man who wants to drink your health, the taxgatherer is everywhere a Christian and a brother. He is hail fellow ill met with everybody. All the earth is his home. What is more, there is a sort of Free masonry in his profession. No doubt, at this momeni the Trench and - the Indian Customs' De- partments are comparing notes . to see if they can take a leaf from one unother's books. W hoeveg is the mysterious pErsonage who does the finanees.of India—he it Sir C. - Wood, or Lord Canning, or Mr. lames Wilsonror some noun of multitude—he or it is probably not such a thing as we should ordi narily associate with -the Emperor of the French ; but to the Manchester intelligence they are as.like one another as two wasps, two rats, or two of any other destructive animals. They are guided by the same diabolical instinct to find out the weak places in the manufacturers' harness, and reach the blood or the vitals. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce have ad dressed a petition to Parliament touching the rapa cious habits of the Indian taxgatherer, which, with only a few v-erbal alterations, might be addressed and sent by post to Richard Cobden, Esq., Rue de l'Universite. Since the mutiny the Indian Gover nment has raised the duties on cotton goods and. yarns riie upon rise. Instead of ad vabirent duties, which the manufacturers we fear will never sic. on this s'cle paradise, India, like France, levies spnific duties, the weight of which falls chiefly on the in ferior .siuds. The coarsest calicoes and N , arns are those that suffer tr oA, and they happen at the same time to be the articles in which we have to cbmpae with native industry. Further, these duties have been assessed upcin the prices of the last rear., which have been very high—much higher, indeed, than are now to be expected. • The Custom-house-authorities have not even deducted from those plices• the amount of duty, so that duty is DOW paid upon duty. During the last year all the duty has been twice raised, till in the case of piece-goods of certain qua lities it is estimated that, all things considered, it is as much as 20 per c .nt. Bleaching, which is done_ here for 3d. each piece, is estimated there as an additional value of 25., and made to pay the duty of 2,3, or neatly cent. per cent. on the original cost of the process. All these and other complaints are so similar to what we find addressed to other quar ters, that one almost suspects a conspiracy between the Anglo-Indian and the French Treasury. But it the old story of taxation all over the world. It is a rough and violent process, and cannot be otherwise. The first taxgatherer was the man who greeted you on the road with " Stand and deliver !" Thousands of sheiks and kings hold their revenue on no other title to this day. The Chancellor of the Exchequer must get what he can. The Manchester people hail the application of the Income-tax to India, and hope it may eventually cover a reduction of the Customs' duties. That hope is all they can offer. Of course, they venture on no calculations that could- be of any service to the Indian financier. -They suggest, indeed;-that as heretofore the Indian (Cambers of Commerce may assess the values and lay the duties. But it •is observable that the complaint is not that high, qualities pay too little, but that low qualities pay too much ; and it is natural to suspect that any gentleman in the interest of the manufacturers and merchants would underrate prices. As to the wish for ad valorem. duties', which creeps out in the petition, it is clear they would not be enough in the cheap qualities without being excessive in the most costly; and no custom-house will ever be able to prevent goods . from corning in at a lower price and lower rate of duty than the real value would justify. Public necessities compel us to sympathise rather with the taxgather than the manufacturer in this instance. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce would do themselves service by looking at the question as financiers, as well as taxpayers. Why don't they tell Sir Charles Wood and Lord Canning how to raise the money without pressing unduly on the industry of Lancashire, and giving a treache rous stimulus to the Indian factories? What a financier wants is a budget. He must cover ex penses with income, and that income he must get from what source he can. It is evident that the other parts of the new Indian taxation are still more objectionable in Indian eyes, and that people out there will begin to rejoin, " Do what you like with the import duties, but let's have no income tax or new licences if you would wish to be spared another mutiny." Sir Chas. Trevelyan evidently thinks it dangerous to provoke that ignorant im patience of taxation, which is quite as strong a sentiment in India as at home ; yet it is too plain, by the example of the United States, France, and some other great countries, that, if money must be obtained at any sacrifice of principle, the custom house is the place to go to for it. " Protection " Sweetens the bitter cup to the toiling masses, who are unable to trace out the fact that they are the chief sufferers by prices artificially raised. In this instance the whole affair is exceptional from beginning to end. The mutiny, the abundance of money, the immense demand for British manufac tures, the high prices, the consequent high assess ments for the tariff, the high duties, are all acci dents that must be met as well as may be. The only thing to be hoped for is that affairs, including high prices, may revert to their former condition, and remain there as long as the wickedness of ma.a will allow. What arc (nese nigh tariffs but tables of penalties incurred by weak and foolish' nations, and compelling us all to take 'warning, and be think of ourselves and our destination ere it be too late ? If it is possible to devise .a tariff that will obtain the required money, and leave no loophole for fraud and imposture, then we shall . be in a condition to discuss our relations with our neighbours at home. • We have, however, tried in vain ; so also have a good' many other amateur financier s.— Times. MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS.—The official report of this (the largest) Friendly Society has just been issued, containing many important particulars upon the experience of last year. At the commencement of 1859, there were 287,573 members. During the year, 83 A new members were initiated, of whom no less th e an_ e,re ,were or more than one half, were under 23 years of ag . . Th members' e wives, oi tthe 0 3 n , 2 e 7 d s e a d t e h a t s h u s t e a f m e v °l ; r g ; um 2,384 died. As an inst ance, showing the prosperous state stated t h a t during 1858, 773'members, of the country, it is t rave lling in search of employment, received £837, w hil s t i n emmearbse, r an'd b of t g h e 1859 only 485 required relief to the extent of £262. From various causes 5.848 members have seceded or withdrawn from the order : and at the close of the sear this. Unity cons i s t e d of 305, 214 subscribing members, having 3,333 loe a mg PPo aaten t s t d i f o tr n ho ed me e to pol 4 ios 4 ntr l ieic d st. i s s ,t cr ah i s c .s t e s Gm is. rbanl a e l as l Ap L a o nr d tn g s ueoasfl orCommit meeting teede p Ko l a fi c nD e g d s e , at Shrewsbury on Whit-Monday, and the old border Me tropolis is expected to wear a lively aspect during the week. ACCIDENT IN THE RIVER LEA.LYester aged six year s , wat e r of . day a fatal accident occurre d to a b oy name d J o h n Kelly, who was amusing himself on the towing pathtit was s er s e Lea, en t 0 a when ,ink he and d w henslipped the and bodyf ll into was t r.e h e_ covered he was quite dead. NAVY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE.—A supple • mentary , estimate has been issued, stating that , a vote is required of £2,500 towards dredging and extending the great harbour at Malta. There will still remain a further ,sum of L 104026 to be voted in future years for the comple tion of the work. THE •ELLISON WATER COLOUR COLLECTION OF PAINTINGg.—This valuable gift has now been deposited in the South Kensington Museum, and will be first exhibited to the public on Saturday next. CAT SUCKLING A RAEBIT.--There is to be seen, at Mr. C. Duff's, Parkhaugh, Glass, in this county, a cat giving suck to two kittens and a wild rabbit. The rabbit appears as much at home as the kittens, and the cat seems as much attached and as careful of her adopted aft of her own offspring,—,l3anfohire Journal.