The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-07 00:00:00

AroNEy MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The accounts from the manufacturing districts Continue satisfactory, although little activity has be en apparent in the general demand for home use. At Leeds the tone of the cloth market has been good, and an average amount of business has been do ne in light fabrics. The export trade is not active, but the manufacturers, on the whole, are Well employed. At Manchester goods suitable to t he Dutch and German markets have met with a fair inquiry, and, owing to the advance in t he value of cotton and the scarcity of stock, P r ices have shown an upward tendency. India goods have been in. rather limited demand, but Prices continue firm. The market for piece goods at Bradford has been inactive, and prices are n ominally unaltered, but the manufacturers are generally well engaged upon contract orders, and in the stuff department a large amount of business has been done. The woollen hosiery trade at L eicester has been very quiet, and the few dealings reported have been for the purpose of S t or ting up stocks. In cotton hosiery, however, business continues very active, and full prices are current. In the iron trade of South Staffordshire there has bee n n o material alteration. A steady business has been done, and prices have been fairly maintained. At Birmingham more activity has prevailed in most branches of business connected w ith the town and neighbourhood, and there is ea naparatively little want of employment among t he operatives. The: hardware business at Sheffield and Wolverhampton has exhibited symptoms of activity, and some large orders from the United States, as well as from the various German markets, h as caused more activity in the trade. The home demand, however, has been very quiet. The South Y orkshire coal trade is also very inactive. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed With a very firm appearance, and prices of all d escriptions were extreme. The sales were esti mated at 10,000 bales. In the railway shares only a limited amounted of business was transacted ; quotations, however, tended upwards. The Money Market is rather quieter, but there is still a steady inquiry for discount accommo dation. Very little alteration can be reported in the terms charged for negotiating first class bills, and they have lately ranged at such a low Point, that the temporary variations of or 4 per cent. now reported attract scarcely any remark in commercial circles. It is imagined, how ever, that an immediate impulse will be given to enterprise of various descriptions in the event of a settlement of political disturbances abroad, and in t hat ease more firmness in the rates of discount may 'le experienced. The market for English Securities opened with ' l lereased buoyancy this morning, the announce "eats in the Moniteur having created renewed e enfidenee. S ome l arge p urc h ases h ave b e en eff ected, which promoted an improved movement. b further rise would no doubt have occurred lit for a supply of money stock, and the operators a re now awaiting the receipt of further telegrams fr om the P ar i s B ourse b e f ore they enter into fresh tra nsactions. The aggregate improvement has now be en Considerable, and occasional reactionary symp toms may be experienced, as parties who bought at 1 °W er prices may be induced to realise profits. It s atisfactory to find that a much better feeling Prevails, which will, no doubt, continue, if nothing should occur to reproduce the depression lately ex perienced. Consols have been 96 to 961 for mo ney, 11, and 961 to 961 for the account. The New Threes are 962- 1, and also the Reduced Annuities. Ex chequer Bills are 345. to 38s. prem., and India D ebentu res 981 to 99. Bank Stock is 228 to 230. 4 fair amount of business has been recorded in th e Foreign Securities, and owing to the rise in eo Il sols prices are generally at a decided improve ,cent• Turkish 6 per Cents. are 911- to 921; ittte, New L o a n , 7S to 79 ; and the 4 per Cents., 8 2 3 . Spanish Deferred are 30 to 301; Sardinian, "; French 4 per Cents., 97 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 6g b 75 ; Mexican Stock is 201; and Venezuelan lionds have risen to 431 1. The Railway Share Market this morning has ex libited rather more activity, and prices generally have been firmer. Great Western and South ,'" - astern have improved ss. ; Bri s tol and E xe ter, Eastern Counties, Great Northern, Lancashire and . Yorkshire, North Western, South Western, Mid land, and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are also at slightly im proved values. Lombardo-Venetian have advanced uB ' for both the Old and New Shares ; Grand Trunk o f Canada, 10s. ; Great Western of Canada, ss. ; a nd Great Indian Peninsula, ss. J oint-Stack Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little variation from previous values. b-.,•141T15H FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK• 114, k Stoc k 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 1 I,Trz . Cent. Consols Annuities Isz e w 3 per Cent. Annuities 961 1 /10 11 ! 21 per Cent. Annuities b i ' 44 Stock b.," Debentures 99 st . ~,'to Bonds, £l,OOO t 48 01 s for Account I,tehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. . & lid 4 ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 4,, .ian 5 per Cent. kl?itto 1858, 4} per Cent 941 13 0 rienn 2 per Gent 204 8, 4 ,1, 1 ego, 1853, 3 per Cent. is h .Zlllian ' 6 per Cent. BO „ 4181 1 3 per Cent — I, — "to New Deferred, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account tideh 6 per Cent 92 "" 1 „ 41 0 Account . /1 7,ttc New Loan ' 7,dto Account -.Atte Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. I r Pitto A ccoun t Zi.ezuelan 5 per Cent. .. Itto Account p i , Dividen on the above payable in London. ~e ll eh. Rentes, 4 ds 1 per Cent. En. 25f 97f. 'Atte 3 per Cent. Es 25f 6Bf. 75c. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money - 96 k Consols for Account a_ Th e Red Jacket has arrived from Australia in 9 3 wvir. With 39,611 ounces of gold, valued at £158,500. The iktop„. —lng Light is now 82 days out, with £54,800; the Tor "ado 81 days, with £116,700; and the Anglesey 79 days, *W I £ 98,800. T,RE CIVIL SERVICE.—General Post-office.—Mr. ~; Mums has been appointed postmaster at Ashford, pl e a 4Mr. Tunb r id ge , res i gne d. C us t oms —A su p ernum e r ary irkship is vacant i n th e r e c eiver-general' s office, vice teks, promoted. Mr. C. S. Cartwright has been pro koted from principal pay clerk to be chief clerk in the r eceiver-general' s office, London. Mr. James Cook has been promot e d from third clerk to be principal pay clerk in ditto. Mr. W. Watt has been promoted from second to Bast class landing wait er i n Glasgow ; Mr. C. M. Spald i ng lifts been pie:meted from third to second class landing 'waiter in Glasgow ; Mr. R. G. Anderson has been promoted i from fourth to third class landing waiter in Glasgow. In 'and Revenue Department—Mr. Hugh Freeling has been Promoted from the class of junior clerks in the legacy and 411 eCession duty office, Somerset-house, t o th a t o f secon d I , ntik superintendent of wills, in place of Mr. Conrad Ruc xer:, deceased. straps and Taxes Branch—The surveyor 4111P of taxes at Northampton has become vacant. Ireland clerkship has become vacant in the solicitor's -office, Valid revenue, by the retirement of Mr. Stormont.— "V Service Gazette. IMPUDENT ROBBERY OF A FAR MER AT BRISTOL . Y esterday one of the most impudent robberies was perpe • t raced "aied in B r i s t o l b y t wo men , on e of whom had the temerity %Personate Mr. Miles the banker, and M.P. for East c, r aereet, by means of.which fraud he succeeded in robbing f7,,Nonierset farmer of £BO. The farmer, Mr. John Perkins, t o -4 W alton-in-Gordans, near Clevedon, had gone to Bristol to attend the fair, and in the course of the afternoon went A pe bank to deposit £BO. As he was looking at the name s t ' e in front of the premises, a "very gentlemanly man" PPed from the door and accosted him in familiar terms, 1 4 °11 01 he did not recognise the stranger. They entered h,...te conversation, and on the farmer stating the object of Presence in the street, the "gentleman" said, "How odd I I have just been in myself to put in a couple of aT` c ired pounds, and my old - friend Miles is so busy on ac halp t . of th e f a i r that he has begged me to come again in an hour." The gentlemen then proposed that they tenld rep a i r t o the Rummer Hotel. They were sipping atiir liquor and talking over agricultural prospects when ot °t4 er " most respectable gentleman , " but older than the he r came in. " God bless my soul," said the first, " here ethk ir Miles," and rushing from his seat and shaking the 5 ,...er by the and, he exclaimed, "Miles, how are you,. I t ; : r t tald have been down with you in time, and then, pointing t o " farmer he said, "Here is another gentleman who is just t"lg to desit £BO with you, and we will come down h lpth er. ,, Mr. Miles at once protested that he should not % I r ak Of such a thing, that as his friend had been down far— he could not permit him to go again, and as for the ap — '_er, he (Mr. Miles) was only too happy to render o i ) lice to any of his constituents. If the gentlemen would t ioc T 3 him with their deposits he would step into the bank at "ring them back the proper receipts. The gentlemin s a o ° n.ce gave his roll of notes and the farmer his eighty 1 1 . 1 ' e - r eigns, with which " Mr. Miles" left. Some minutes hi u' a ° lng elapsed without the return of Mr. Miles, the gentle ttol suggested that he might be detained by customers, h i Proposed that he should run down and get the receipts h a t s elf- He left, avowedly with that intention, but it need re- be told tat the farmer has never since seen the vzlpt or his money, the banker or the gentleman. 'LE- , nded us, if :e out ester- Wino 1, No. pro- ~ was being twice lbws, mmer SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) UNARY SHARES AND STOCKS. - , Paid. Closing I Business Sharel Railways. Price. Done. - - - L I'Paid. Closing Business Share Railways. I Price. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 55 1 20 Ardennes all - - p 12.10 , Milberg., NOtting. Bobt. i 20 Bah. & S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 1 d I and Eastern Junction; 10 6 64 5 ! B e l g i an E ast. J unc ti on a ll 1 50 I Velfast and Ballymena.. 1 all - - 20 :Beziers to Graissessaa. • all - --- 13.14 'Bin, Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 81 5 ICarmeaux Hine & Rail. all 14 24 Stock ' Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 20 I Dutch Rhenish J unc tion lOO 62 64 6 Eastern of France ...... all 26 4 26 1 25 Blackburn - - p 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 S 3 20 j Great Central ot France all - - Stock !Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian - - Stock ,Chester and Holyhead - - 50 Cork and Bandon all -- - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 1 Ip9l 1 9 1 20 Cornwall all 41 51 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all - - A roves. no div 1 all - - 20 L y ons and Geneva all - - 1 1 0 0 Do.BO. B A until6p.c.per an. all - 33/ Maria Antonia all - - hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - - 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - 20 Namur and Liege all 8f 8 25 IDun.,Perth,& Ab June. all 84 95 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Fret' all 191 20 Stock !East Anglian lOO 15 16 155 16 Northern of France .... all 361 36 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 59 60 60 i 59 1 20 Do. New Shares - - p Stock 'Eastern Union A Stocks 100 44 46 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 85 95 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 I 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 - - 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds)' 85 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 324 33 25 East Kent StocklEast Lancashire lOO 92 94 20 9 ( Recife& S. Fran. (fern.) 1 1 4 d 81 20 !East Suffolk all - - ( ( gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... 10 ! Do - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - - Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 705 71 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - Stock ;Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 264 27 20 Royal Danish all - - 10 ,Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - Stock Furness - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. _ all - - Stock Glasgow & South Westn 1(50 94 96 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 6 7 10 , Great North of Scotland all 10 105 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref. ... all 9 9 Stock Great Northern lOO 101 5 102 102 4 4 20 Southern of France .... all 19 20 Stock' Do. do. A Stock lOO 86 88 81 West Flanders all 551 55 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference . all 9 9 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 103 104 1035 20 W. & N.W. ot France.. all 23 24 Stock Great Western - 6 - - StocklDo.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 54 56 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 12 Irish South Eastern all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 85 90 88 4 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 161 jDo. Thirds - - 1613 4IDo. New Thirds l6 12 13 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 931 914 94} BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 16 jDo. do. F £l6 6 15d 9 Do. do. R 9 shares 7 4id I Closing Business 3 Do. West Riding Union 4 - - Share Railways. Paid. Price. Done. 20 Do. Southport - - Stock London and Blackwall all 65 67 66 i - iDo. NeWi SS. tit £slosp.sh - - - 100 'Atlantic &St Lawrence! Stock iLon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 110 112 1111 t all 78 80 Stock ,London & North Westn 100 93 04 04 1 I Leased at 6 per cent.. 18 Bom.,Baroa& ent.lnd l3l i, id 125 I Do. Eighths StocklLondon& South-Westn lOO 92 9 ' 2 1 93 18 wi c; 5 percent all - - 25 IL'derry & Coleraine... all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A l 6 1 1 d 25 IL' derry & Enniskillen. all - - 18 Do. D o . B! 45 4 I d Stock Man., Shei:, & Lincoln.. 100 37 375 10 ;Metropolitan 3 - - d 205 Buffalo and Lake Huron' all 64 75 Stock Midland lOO 98 5 99 4 9 t i 20/ Do. New : 161 - -- d Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 7 3 7 5 75 1 100 f Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich, 1 100 85 90 ( 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 1872; ) 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873! 100 82 86 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1074 100 80 84 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim.'l. 3. O. par i p 25 ,New., Aber., & Herefd all 115 12 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 25. - - plOl 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -- Stock Norfolk lOO 60 62 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 4 4 P 50 North. Counties Union 35 35 3 d 175 Demerara - - Stock North British lOO 571 584 58 1 i 20 Eastern Bengal.g - u.sp.e. 5 i 4d 5 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO - - Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c.. 100 1035 1045 1055 5 Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div 2O Do. C Shares all until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 26 Do. E Shares Ext l5 i 4 p 154 Stock Do. B Stock - - 20 Do. Jubbulpore , 5 - - Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 904 Pit 911 20 Geelon 100 D 0.45 p.c. Bds. pay.' 59 1 , all - - 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purehase 1613 4 2 14 d 4 & ar le p L o gu ra a gon P. C 6 l ) all loo _ l9 _ 194 Stock Do. Leeds lOO 46-i 484 464 Sto. i Geel "g Stock Do. York lOO 754 75/ 76 5/ 61 Stock; North London lOO 99 101 ( per cent. Bonds ) Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 28 30 305 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 68 71 70 and City Junction - - .13 ls. - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 89 91 20 North Staffordshire.... 174 41- 41 d 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 1005 1015 102 20 North-Western - 14/ 121 13 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 if a iP 44 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 20 Do. do - - Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 31 33 20 ) Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 10 1 Peebles all .- - ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 2s . - - 20 ' Portsmouth 10 , Rhymney lO - - 205 Do. New Stock Scottish Central lOO 113 115 100 f Do. Bonds pay. 76 ' with all 100 105 Stock , Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 26 4 27 5 ( opt. till '6O Stock!Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 47 85 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 100 Do. do. 'l3 without opt. all 100 105 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 24 d 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do _ all 96 98 Stock South Devon lOO 3 11 33 38 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c. all , 175 18 Stock South-Eastern lOO 70 fl 701 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 19/ 205 Stock South Wales - - 20 Do. 41 p. C. Extension.. 15 185 19 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 121 ' 131 20 Do. do - - 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 1 1 d ND N oo e c l r. N I • a ß hs o r sdf u Aoi n . nc s dß w i a ip. a c ci Tt k al & r. psai C hn it a aar n iroed d a.o a ci . t, , 1 i ) 20 Do. Fourth do. 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek.. all 8 11 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 1 00 - - 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 36 37 365 25 Do. do. 1854 225 - 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 20 i Ry.&Land(Lim.),g.6pc 10 - -d - Stockton & Hartlepool 165 - - Stock ,Taff Vale lOO - - Do. do. Land do.. : I • StockjDo. Preference, No. 1 - - .. Do. do. Land do.. ' ' lO - -" d 25 ,ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - - - Stock' Vale of Neath lOO - - 20 20 f 2s. ( Limited, Scrip Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 Oude (Limited) , ss. 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - . 20 Scinde 4 , 15 1 4 p 20 ;West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 IDo. New ,.. ::' 110 1 d 5 p 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodir.till 20 IDo. Punjaub 7 p.c. hag been pd. to B all 24 3 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo be ,T 1 5 4 1 d 5 ,Do. B all 6 65 64 20 ISt. Andrews & Quebec Ai 18 - - 20 'West London - - 10 Trinidad(Limited)Scrip 1 id pars 10 Do. Ist Class all - - 20 Do. 2d Class - - ____„ _„„,„... Mines. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1859. TiIYS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Only moderat e supplies of wheat were on sale in the pro vincial markets held on. Saturday, yet all kinds met a slow inquiry on forme r terms. Barley was in steady request, at extreme current les. Oats, beans, and peas ruled firm in price, but flour Nt ma very inactive. Throughout th o Continent scarcely any change has taken place in the-value of wheat. Spring corn rules very firm, and the value of p. reduce in the United States continues steady. The arrivals of ho me-grown produce up to our market last week were limited. From abroad we received 4,473 quarters of wheat, 310 barley, 3,665 oats, 588 tares, 7,190 linseed, 10,7000 rapeseet 1, 40 mustard seed, and 973 sacks of flour. Inward supplies of wl teat were received fresh up to our market to-day from ESF lex, in somewhat improved condi tion; but the receipts I.rom Kent, coastwise and by land carriage, were very mo derate. On th e w h o l e , th e s t an d s were fairly filled, and the attendance of both town and country millers was fa r from numerous. The trade ruled extremely inactive, an, I in some transactions prices were Is to 2s per quarter lower than on Monday last. We were again well supplied with foreign wheat, chiefly ex granary. Even the finest parcels met a verydull inquiry. In prices, however, no quotable change took place. Floating cargoes of grain off Falmouth were very dull. There was a good demand for malting barley. The supply of wheat was limited, at full prices. Grinding and dis tilling sorts changed hands to a moderate extent on former terms. There was a good demand for malt at extreme rates. Oats, though only in moderate supply, were a slow in quiry, but not chef iper. Beans were a dull inquiry, at barely late currencies. There was very little busmess doing in peas on former terms. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT. JUDGMENT.-JONES V. NEGUS All kinds of flour moved off slowly, and late rates were barely supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 36s to 44s Ditto, old Ditto, white,. new 3BB 49s Ditto, old —s —8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —8 Ditto, new 36s 44s Rye—Old —8 —s New 3os 328 Barley—Grinding...., 24s 26s Malting .36s 378 Chevalier 358 42s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s2s 668 Brown Kingston and Ware s2s 64s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 245 Potato 26s 30s Youghal and Cork, black 2OB 23s Cork, white 2os 29s Scotch, Feeding 2os 29s Beans —Tick Pigeons 38s 498 Peas—Grey Maple White 398 408 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3os 32s Stockton and Norfolk .. 278 288 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total impor ks of foreign stock into London last week were 3,255 head In the corresponding week in 1858 wo received 266; in 1857, 1,259; in 1856, 629; in 1855, 308; in 1854, 2,014; in 1853, 2,664; and in 1852, head. LA TV INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) This is an administration suit under the will of the late Mr. Hughes. Mr. Hughes by his will devised his real and personal estate to trustees, and directed them to pay two thirds of the yearly produce or income thereof to his wife for her own use, and the remaining one-third to his two daughters, Mary and Sarah Anne Hughes, before at taining the age of twenty-one, for any education or maintenance that they might respectively require, and, on attaining the age of twenty-one, then they were to be paid equally one-third of the produce of his estate for life, the survivor, or their children, succeeding the prede cessor; and on their death without children, to his wife absolutely. The question raised was whether the bequests vested in the first tenants for life, whether they died with out issue or not? His Honour considered the question a question of nicety not yet determined. He thought the authorities might be classed under two distinct heads—first, where there were issue left of the children predeceasing, then the gift over went to their children ; and second, where the children died without leaving any i ssue , then the natural meaning is that the children would take equally on their survivorship. Then there might be an other class of cases—the gift being to the issue of the chil dren on attaining a specific age, or one or other of them, with the gift over to a third person, in the event of one or both of them dying before or after attaining the specified age of 21. Lord Eldon's opinion was in favour of the construction of the survivorship of the children first named, and not in favour of the issue of children dying before or under that particular age. His Honour referred to the decided cases of Harrison v. Graham, Wil mott v. Wilmott, and the case of Daniel v. Dove, before Sir 'William Grant, as authorities mentioned in the course of the arguments in this case, but none of these settled the rule of construction that ought to be applied to this case. His Honour was of opinion (not without some difficulty) that the intention of the testator was, that the bequests to his children and their issue was for life, and that the gift over was not to take effect until the decease of the survivor of them, the children succeeding their parents, and de- dared accordingly. Costs to be proportioned according to the bequests of the respective 'parties—one-third to be paid by the children, and two-thirds by the widow. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Rotterdam - .. 129 .. Hamburgh l4O .. 1,574 .. -- .. Dordt - .. -- .. -- Harlingom - .. 6.. -- Antwerp Oporto '"'"' • • Total 624 2,473 158 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1858 147 .. 199 .. 1857 554 .. 725 .. 247 .. 3 1856 477 .. .. 142 1£355 2OO 108 .. 1854 Bl7 .. 1,066 .. 181 1853 551 .. 1,831 282 We had only a moderate supply of foreign stock in to day's market. About 200 beasts, just arrived by steamers from the continent, serio us ly affected with the foot and mouth disease, have been detained on the wharfs by the Customs' authorities to be strengthened. Last week 90 oxen similarly diseased were killed shortly after being landed. From our own grazing districts about an average supply of beasts came fresh to hand, and the general quality of the stock was good. Prime Scots, short-horns, and crosses were in fair request, at last Monday's currency, the general top figure for beef being 4s 10d per 81b ; otherwise, the trade ruled heavy, and in some instances prices were a shade lower than last week. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to t,150 Scots, short-horns, and crosses ' • from other parts of England, 400 of various kinds ; from Scotland, 315 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 40 oxen. We were again but moderately supplied with sheep. Choice kinds were in fair request at last Monday's quota tions ; but some of the long-wools ruled dull and tho turn cheaper. Prime downs were worth 5s 8d per 81b. The quotation out of wool was 5s per 81b. The few lambs in the market realised 6s 6d to 7s per 81b. Calves were in short supply and sluggish request, at Monday's quotations.. We had a slow inquiry for pigs at last week's prices. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 2 Secottd quality do. 4 6 4 8 s. d; s. d. Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 4 Pme. S'thdowndo. 5 6 5 8 Large crse. calves 4 10 5 4 Prime small do 5 6 5 8 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers SUckling calves, 198 to 21s; and quarter-old store pigs, 98 to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3,460 , Beasts l4O Sheep 18,680 i Sheep Calves . . 87iCalves Pigs ' , 550 ; Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market,.on Monday, March 1, 1858, and this day, Monday, Feb. 28, 1859. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. March 8, 1858. March 7, 18.59. S d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto 3 8 310 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. . . . • 4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 6 Second quality ditto . . . • 3 8 4 0 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 2 4 6 Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves . . . llO 4 6 Prime small ditto Large hogs . . . . Neat small porkers . • • • 4 2 4 4 Beasts Sheep and lambs . . . Calves Pigs 4 8 410 310 4 2 44 4 8 410 5 4 56 5 8 00 0 0 310 4 8 410 5 6 0 3 6 38 4 2 3,460 18,680 87 550 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 9, 1857. - - -Beasts, 3,503; sheep and lambs, 15,650 ; calves, 114; pigs, 230. March 10,1856.—Beasts, 3,757 ; sheep and lambs, 21,740 ; calves, 35; pigs, 505. NEWGATE AND LEADEN TALL. Since our last report the arrivals of country-killed meat have been seasonably large. To-day the trade generally is tolerably healthy, at very full prices. Per 81bs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 3 oto 3 4 Mid. d 0..... 3 6to 3 8 Pm.largedo. 3 10 to 4 0 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 6 Large pork.. 2 6to 3 4 s. d. s. d. Infr. Mutton. 3 oto 3 6 Mid. do 3 Bto 4 2 Prime do. 4 4to 4 8 Veal 3 Bto 4 8 Small pork BOROUGH HOP. There is a good business doing in all kinds of new hops, the show of which is very moderate at extreme quotations. Yearling and old qualities, move off slowly, at late rates. Mid and East Kent pockets 7os to 130 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do s4s to 75s ~ Sussex do sBs to 70s ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last, full average time-of-year supplies of potatoes have come to hand coastwise and by railway, in good condition. For all kinds the demand rules heavy, and prices are barely supported. Last week's imports were 20 tons from Dunkirk, 265 tons from Rouen, 40 do. from Calais, 42 from Amsterdam, 5 do. from Rotterdam, and 9 o. from Antwerp. York Regents, 80s to 105 s • Essex and Kent, 70s to 95s ; Lincolns, 70s to 90s ; Scotch, to 90s ; foreign, 45s to 655. WOOL MARKET, The attendance of buyers at the public sales of colonial wool continues by no means numerous. However, the biddings may be called steady, at full prices. The quota tions realised are as follows :—Australian—Clean she e p' s is 81d to 2s 4d ; scoured, is 8d to 2s 3d ; skin, is 4d to 2s; pieces, is 7d to is 81d. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, Is 10d to 2s 31(1 ; lamb's, is lld to 2s lfd ; pieces, is 51d to ls 9d ; grease, is 3d to is 4d. Cape—Clean sheep's, is 61d t o 2 s 2d ; scoured, is 61.1 to 2s ; handwashed, is 2d to is 7d; lambs', is 5 , 14 to is 8d; grease, 9d to is 2d. Van Die man's Land. Handwashed skin, Is 9d to is 10d. South Australian—Grease, lld to is 31d ; clean sheep's, is 8d to 2s. New Zealand—Clean sheep's, is 8/d to is 10d ; scoured, is 6d ; lambs', is 10d to is 10/d ; grease, is lfd to is 4d. Western Australia—Clean sheep's, is 91d; lambs', Is 101 d per lb. The total imports last week were 2,550 bales. SEEDS. Cloverseed continues in good request, and last week's prices are fully supported. Trefoil remains without altera tion. Linseed is dull, but we have no change to notice in its value. Fine rapeseed moves off freely, at extreme rates ; but inferior kinds are dull, at barely stationary prices. Other seeds are a slow inquiry, on former terms. Cakes rule firm. Turnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown Bs lls White, new l2s 15s Tares, Spring, new.. 9v6d 126 Old —8 —s Canary, per quarter 56s 66s Rye grass, new 22s 20s Clover, Red Eng., et. 11-1 s 80s White Foreign Red 62s 70s White 70s 84s Trefoil, new.. lB6 20s I Carraway 4os to 438 Coriander 9s 12s liempseed, per qr 30s 38s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing —s —s Baltic 8 —s Odessa. Linseed Cake, p. ton English £lO os£lo 15s Foreign, p ton£9 5s Od 1015 a Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 Os 6 5s Rapeseed, p. qr..... 64s 68s TALLOW. Since Monday last there has been much less act the demand for tallow, and prices have had a droop; dency. To-day, T.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted at per cwt. Rough fat, 2s. 91d. per 81b. tivity in dug ten -525. 3d. 19,281 528 3d —8 Od 1,564 83,600 125 91,364 5313 6d Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 1856. 1855. 36,079 23.123 1 13,838 49s 3d to 57s 6d to 63s Od to —s Od Od Od 1,238 1,073 282 65,454 87,568 89,813 707 476 1,224 65,531 64,149 86,736 50s Cd 538 id 58s 9d 1858. 17,820 54s Od to 54s 3d 1,938 89,025 481 93,733 56s ed COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. IMPORTANT APPLICATION POR DISCHARGE FROM CUS TODY-IN RE COSTER AND DAVIS. This was an application on behalf of the bankrupts, who had carried on business in the Minories. The application was opposed on the part of the assignee and detaining creditor on the ground that this was the third bankruptcy of Davis, who had not passed his exami nation under the second petition. It was also alleged that Coster had passed under three different names, as Judah Coster, Judah Mathew Coster, and Judah Coster Coster. The assignee said it was believed the bankrupts had re ceived a sum not long before their bankruptcy, and the only trace of which was a sum of money paid to the bankrupts to enable them to file a petition. It was also stated that the bankrupts had been arrested under the act for the preven tion of debtors leaving the kingdom ; and on a motion made to Mr. Baron Bramwell, that learned judge refused to re lease them. His Honour asked whether there was an affidavit in sup port of the allegation ? The solicitor to the assignee replied in the affirmative ; they were read, and it was sworn that Davis distinctly told a person that they intended to go abroad in a fortnight, and it was further sworn that they had a large quantity of pro perty packed up ready for removal. Counter affidavits had been filed. His Honour held that the Act of Parliament under which the bankrupts applied to this Court did net give power to the Court when bankrupts were in custody on a warrant of one of the learned judges, who, after hearing both sides, had refused to discharge them. He thought that a case of fraud had been made out by one creditor, and that grant ing a discharge under this act would be assisting a system of swindling. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. ROBBERY BY AN OLD SERVANT.—W. Skeates, an elderly, respectable-looking man, was charged with stealing a number of articles of small value from the shop of Messrs. Cook and Son, of Cannon-street, in whose service he had been twenty-three years. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the prisoner. Russell, City detective, proved finding the praperty on the prisoner, who admitted that it belonged to his employers. Mr. Buchanan urged upon the Lord Mayor not to send the prisoner for trial, . but, remembering his long and faithful services, to deal summarily with the case. Tho Lord Mayor said he usually sent these cases for trial, but in the present instance he should remand the pri soner to petty sessions. Remanded accordingly. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CURIOUS CHARGE OF PICKING POCKETS AT THE HYDE PARK MEETING.—Thomas Cusden, a respectable-looking young man, the son of a tradesman in Bell-street, Edge ware-road, was charged with picking pockets as follows : Bott, C 30, said he was in Hyde-park on the previous afternoon, there being at the time an immense number of persons there, when he saw the accused put his hand into the pocket of a gentleman, the accused being close to him (the officer) at the time. He then moved a short distance off, and he again saw him close up to the gentleman, and again move his hands in a very suspicious manner. Inspector Holden said he believed the accused to be re spectable, and his father and uncle were present. • - The constable continued—As soon as I took hold of him a person turned round and said, " Hallo 1 it's my son." Found his address quite correct. The person he saw at the address was not the same he saw in the park. He did not tell him the charge till they got to the station, when the accused said it was his own father's pocket. The father of the accused stepped forward. The constable, on looking at him, said he was the person whose pocket the accused had his hand in. The father said the charge was a very serious one, and asked if there was no redress for his son being taken into custody. It was a great stain on his character. He would re port the constable's conduct at Scotland-yard. Mr. Beadon asked what good he expected to gain by that. The accused must be discharged. The accused then left the court with his friends. THAMES. CHARGE OF CRUELTY AGAINST Two POLICE-CON STAELES.—A respectable mechanic came before Mr. Yardley and stated that in the course of last night he was awoke from his sleep by a noise in the street opposite his house, and upon opening his bedroom window he saw two police-constables engaged in worrying a cat. The two constables were setting two dogs on the cat, and they hit it and worried it in a frightful manner. He expostulated with the two policemen, who told him to mind his own business, and after they had continued their savage and cruel work for some time one of them kicked the cat violently and killed it. He thought that such conduct on the part of two con stables, hired to preserve the peace, ought not to be over looked, and that they ought to be punished. Mr. Yardley said the Society for Preventing Cruelty to Animals took up such matters, and advised the applicant to make the case known to them. The applicant—Where are their offices ? Mr. Yardley—ln Pall-mall, at the west end of London. The applicant then retired. ROBBERY IN THE ST. KATHARINE Dc CKS.—George Jas. Bishop, aged 22, an apprentice to the St. Katharine Dock Company, and nearly out of his time, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 121bs. of raw coffee, and a quantity of sugar. Mr. J. P. Mumford, superintendent of police, in the St. Katharine Dock, said —On Saturday afternoon, at half-past four or five o'clock, I watched the pri soner. He was going out at the dock gate. His pockets looked very bulky, and his hat rolled about his head, as if there was something in it. I watched him into the Mino ries, and saw him go into a baker's shop, where he re mained two minutes. When he came out he had two bags, and I stopped him and said to him, " You had not those bags when you went into the shop." He said, "No ; took them there this morning." I opened the bags. They contained packages of sugar and coffee berries. I also found in his hat and coat pockets more coffee and sugar. There was 161 b. of coffee and 81b. of sugar, value 265. in all. The tiles were used by the dock company for the purposes of paving, and were of little value. The prisoner was in the last month of his timo and was employed as assistant deputy warehouseman. He was so engaged on Saturday. Lewellyn Nicholas, foreman in the E warehouse, said the prisoner had access to the stores. He missed 121bs. of coffee and 81bs. of sugar from two bags on Saturday. The prisoner, who was deeply affected, pleaded guilty, and Mr. Mumford recommended him to mercy, and said he would lose his situation. Mr. Yardley said the prisoner was not poor, and had committed a gross breach of trust. Ho must pass a sub stantial sentence. He ordered that the prisoner should bo imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three months. CLOTHING IN THE ARMY.—The estimated charge for "clothing and necessaries" (the latter are not defined) for the army, for the year 18.59-60, is £475,115, minus £7b,115 0 stores of available articles, leaving a sum of £400,000 to be provided by the liberality of Parliament. Anti le £4 1 9 4 2 7 2A 5 Engineers, £l2 492 • The estimate for last year was . £689,460. The items for 3 1" : . fe R Royal this year are Royal Horse Horse GArtuariudse,ry£,lo4l9; £50,829; L in i e toy C al avalry Foot Guards, £24,961; Infantry of the Line, £155 ' 638 ' , • Medical Staff Corps, £2,109 ; West India Regiments; £7,099; Colonial Corps, £13,598; Military Prisons, x,000; ; the Militia, £10,000; Enrolled Pensioners' £5,521; "Great Goats" (sic), n 9,834 ; and necessar i es . for raw recruits, £89,400. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share; Railways. 25 'Blythe and Tyne 11. per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 120 ;Do. do. do. Shares Stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 12.10 ;Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 5. pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 6l k Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c 6 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock , Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E. W. York. Jen. fifths Stock; EdinhGlas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock. Furness, 5 per cent Stock 14Ias. &S West. v: a. spc Stock Great Northern, 5 p. et Stock Do. 5 peTtedm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 j Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Seotld, lst pf ( Stock j G t.Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.et Do. Redeemable, 41 pet Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester g - uar.shares IDo. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. g - u. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.et. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 1 shs Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31- per cent. Ilaryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Stock' Stock Stock. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock St Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock S t ock Stock 20 25) 25 Stock Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. o. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 4t p. C. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. it. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. C. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh area Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Vid.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gun. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dek.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. all 1100 6 Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 140. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire . Ox. Wr. & Wol.6pc. istg Do. do. do., 2d gua. Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.m perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6 ) Do .43 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 100 100 100 100 all 1 all Paid. Crloriacein.g all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 3.13.4. 49 51 94 96 1103 105 125 127 116 118 6 6} 98 101 110 116 108 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 80 82 74 76 113 115 118 120 109 111 104 106 63 65 11 11i 94 96 85 E 7 86 88 99 101 16 17 91 101 72 74 184 191 1 9t 94 14 144 ,140 142 1118 120 1160 165 122 124 68 70 139 141 jlOO 102 i i P 94 96 9 4 9 1 1 lli llf 9 9i 1112 114 96 08 I (1 d p 231 121 123 111 113 99 101 101 101 24 25 102 104 102 104 1G 17 28i 294 324 331 48 51 1141 16 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid Leasing I Closing Business Co.'s. Price. , Done. Bedford and Illetchleyi Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. E Union,HarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge ... Gls.Bary.&Neils,Drct. Do. New I Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Share; Do. I Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon T ilby. & Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb. & R edcr, Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Neguaranteed wmarkt.,BuryExs p. c. j Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. shares ..••••A. Boys tn,H tch. , & Shep S hf. 1 loth. & Gol. g. 5 p. c. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6p. c Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn. Share Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria vu Do New i Ln dr N.W Ln do N.w Caledonin E.U.ArE C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. D 0....... Do. ...... S. East... Do. ...... Peto &Co.I 100 * 100 Do. all LN all Stk.& Dar 100 Midland 5. 5.6. E.Counts. all Do. all Do . all Do. all & 14 ` I ' L N . y W k . / all iDo. 100 I Gt.North 18 11 6 Lam& Yk all T Brassoy all 111‘Clean all Stk.& Dar' all Do 100 Gt. West all L.SLBrgtm DOCKS. 97 99 103 105 17 18 143 145 41 4] 115 120 I 91 92 96 93 I 1 57 59 I Paid Closing 1 Business i Price. Done. 100 1102 - 101 1031 18 ..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 Business Done. Sharei lAlfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 64 7 4! 73 'Dritish Iron - Condurrow (Camborne) 2O I 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475 East Bassett (Illog - an). 30 215 225 Great South Tolgus l7s 12 13 I G.Wheal Alfd.(Phill a c) 11.18.8 34 44 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91 1 4! Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 8 1 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 2 34 N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 8 9 10 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 154 164 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 66 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 24 455 465 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 24 iS Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9210 220 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Min'ng - Co 44 1 111 10 iTin Croft 9 3/ 44 lUnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - 'Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d 4 1 West Basset (Illogan) l4 20 22 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 65 70 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 210 220 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 W heal Edward (Gals.) 54 31 31 Wheal Ritty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 WWI Mary Ann (Mothe) 8 47 49 Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk ) 44 30 32 1314 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 74 I 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOB P 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 101 114 5 Do. Land and MiningCo a ll 11 24 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 37 39 Copiapo l6 10 12 1 ,DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 !Fortuna 20 jGeneral all 21 224 3 'Linares all 9 91 5 ILusitanian 1 IMariquita all 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 4 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 4 5 5 Port Philip 1 1 30 ,Santiago de Cuba 164 1 14 28.2.81 United Mexican all 24 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Severities. Paid. Closing Busines s Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. &July 100 1134 1144 114 Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 112 114 Do. 6p.c.Mr. & Se. ,p 100 112 113 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &M y 100 1114 1124 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1014 1024 1024 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 i 1124 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 1104 1114 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share' Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closin g 1 l ins bnen Price. i Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, Sze City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County : London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new National Ban k New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London 254 26 45 47 1i Idl 61 63 I 100 100 20.11 100 16 161 211 22} Unity Mutual Western Bk of London all all 13 all 21i 22 20 19 (1! MISCELLANEOUS. Sharel Nis cellansous. Anglo-Mexican Mint' Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at Zo' dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C. Canada Land Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim ) Cop.Min.otEng. &Smltg Do. Preference 7} per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop. St. Co Europ. & Ind.Juuct.Tel Ettrop.&Am.Stin.(Lim ) GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Laud Do do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.atldis N.B Do L&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental. Steam* Do. New ............ * Red Sea & Ind. Teleg r ** . Rhymney Iron ....... . Do. New Royal Mail Steam Soot.Austrln.lnvaim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can Nan Diemen's Land! 100 10 Stock Stockl all all all 15a. all all C losin g Business dons Paid. Price. 12 131 220 250 32 34 1 21 31 36it 38i 19 21 13 15 120 126 9 10 24 25 lt 4f 5 99 101 11 d 11 11 d 1/ 11 51 61 1 / d 1 2 1 1i i I 1. r 84 854 12 lap 21 21P 7 74 62 764 1271 1274 38 38 I 1 9 11 BRITISH MINES. Paid. \ Closing Business Price. Done. RAILWAY .INTELLIGENCE. LANCASTER iND CARLISLE The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday at Lancaster, Mr. E. W. Hassell in the chair. The report of the directors stated that there was a balance available for division of £112,500, out of which the directors recommended a dividend to be paid at the rate of 9 per cent. per annum, which, with the proportion payable to the Lancaster and Preston and to the Kendal and 'Windermere Rail way Companies, and the interest on Loans, would require £107,155 ; and, after carrying a further sum to the renewal fund of £4,300, there would remain a balance of £1,044. The state of the traffic on the line continued satisfactory. The working of the line by their own locomotive engines continue satisfactory. The opening of the Lune Valley line next year would render it expedient to provide passenger carriages. Advantage had been taken of the application to Parliament with respect to the Morecambe branch to seek power to alter the line of approach to the Carlisle station, so as to avoid an objectionable level crossing of a public road close to the city of Carlisle. In the same bill power was sought to amalgamate more effectually the Lancas ter and Preston and Kendal and Windermere Com panies with the Lancaster and Carlisle Company. The statement of accounts, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN remarked that a dividend of 9 per cent. excused him from making any lenitile;ed observations on th e success o f th e line. There was a falling off in the passenger traffic com pared with the corresponding half-year in 1858. The amalgamation of the Kendal and Windermere had been undoubtedly beneficial to both companies. With respect to Sunday trains a considerable pressure had been put upon the directors. He and several of his brother directors were ex ceedingly averse, from conscieNtious motives, to anything approaching to what they considered a desecration of the Sabbath ; at the same time, what must of necessity be done on a Sunday could not be considered wrong. The trains were run clear of the hours of Divine service, and so that their servants should not be derived of necessary rest on the Sunday. With respect to the works on the Lune Valley line, some little difficulty had been met with at the large viaduct near Lowgill on account of the wetness of the season and the diffi culty of getting a solid foundation on some soft ground where the water came in. This had, how ever, since been obviated, and the works would now make rapid progress. With respect to the Moi.el canabe branch, their object was to carry the Dur ' ham coal to the sea by the nearest route ; and, though they had some difference of opinion with the Midland Company, they hoped to make a beneficial arrangement for both companies. The Lancaster and Carlisle were anxious to be on the best terms with the Midland and also with their old allies, the London and North-Western. It was one of the first duties of railway directors to culti vate terms of amity with adjoining companies. (Hear, hear.) The motion for the adoption of the report having been seconded, Mr. HOWITT expressed himself satisfied with the Sunday train arrangement. He noticed that they had £8,618 chnrged for maintenance of way during the last half-year, and they had only added £4,300 to the renewal fund. He hoped they were not pay ing a larger dividend than they had earned. The CHAIRMAN explained that they were not paying_ out of capital, but paying out of funds which were intended for the specific purpose of preventing the necessity of decreasing the dividend. The SECRETARY said that the sum of £8,616 was paid out of revenue. _ _ _ Mr. CROSSFIELD said he was somewhat disap• pointed when he considered the handsome surplus over 9 per cent. last time. They had to look to the future. They could not expect, for instance, that it would only cost £7O per engine every year. He observed they were about to expend capital in a supply of their own carriages; and they were going to spend money upon an hotel. In the prospect of increased expense, they should try as much as they could to keep their capital account down. Mr. GREGG asked if they were not going into a new business in having an hotel ? He was aware that some of the large railways had a number of hotels. They had kept clear of subsidiary lines, but now there was the Little North Western, the Port Patrick, the South Durham, the Morecambe line, and the Lowgill branch. Were they not de parting from their old safe system ? The CHAIRMAN explained that they were keep ing down capital as much as they could. As to carriages of their own, when they got the Lune Valley line it would be absolutely necessary to have them, for they would have to interchang.i with the Midland. As to the hotel, when the promises opposite to where they now sat came into the market it was thought most desirable to pur chase them. As to the Lune Valley line, he thought it would pay considerably more than the interest of the money expended on it. The Morecambe branch was needful to bring the South Durham coal by way of Tebay to the nearest seaport. On this subject they were anxious to have some arrangement with the Midland, and use their harbour; otherwise the Durhain people would pro bably take their coal down the Eden-valley line. Mr. GILLow expressed his confident expectation that when the Port Patrick, the South Durham, a line from Hawick, and the Lune Valley line were all in operation, the Lancaster and Carlisle would not stop short of paying 15 per cent. The report and the dividend were then agreed to, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Edinburgh on Friday—Mr. John Balfour, the chairman, presided. The report of the directors stated that the gross revenue for the half•year ending the 31st of January amounted to £90,208, and the expenditure to £44,316, being an increase of £794 on the former and a decrease of £525 on the latter, as compared with the corresponding period of 1858. The net receipts showed an increase of £1,318, and amounted, including a balance of £2,047 from previous ac• counts, to £47,939. Of this £45,669 was required to pay the interest on the preference stock and the arrears (£1,718) of dividends on preference stock for the last half-year. A balance of about £1,500 remained to be carried forward. The report was unanimously adopted, and several resolutions in accordance therewith, as to dividend on preference stock, &c., were proposed and agreed to. Mr. J. BALFOUR then, pursuant to notice, moved " That the traffic in passenger trains on the Sabbath shall be discontinued ;" which was seconded by Mr. Fraser. The CHAIRMAN moved as an amendment the previous question, which was seconded by Mr. Muir. After a lengthened discussion the amendment was carried by 7,J97 to 3,101 votes. KENDAL AND WINDERMERE. The capital account of this company to January 31st last, shows that £225,481 had been received and £230,893 expended, leaving a balance of £5,412 due to the bankers. The revenue account for the half-year ending 31st January last shows that 4,012 had been received and 3,002 expended, including £1,220 for interest on preference shares, and £1,371 for interest on debentures, leaving a balance of £l,OlO. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. • '-.LoNnort, March 7.—Wind this day at noon, W.; light breeze, and fine, clear, weather. TORBAY, March s.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—TriumPh, for Bermuda. PLYMOUTH, March 6.—Wind W.—Arrived—Monsoon, from Sourabaja, and sailed for Amsterdam ; Phcobe (screw steamer), from Southampton for the Cape of Good Hope. Off port—Flying Dutchman, from Rio Janeiro for Altona. PORTSMOUTH, March 6.--Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mary Ann, from Auckland; Wm. Broomham, for Sierra Leone ; Dorothea, from London, an d sailed for Madras; Her Ma jesty's steamer Leopard, Plymouth. FALMOUTH, March 6.—Wind W.S.W., foggy—Sailed— Colley, for Ascension • Elizabeth, for Porto Ri co . s wAN sEA, March 6.—Wind Wind W.--Arrived—Ata hualpac, from Caldeira. Sailed—Stately, for Caldeira. DARTMOUTH, March 6.—Wind S.S.E.—Arriv ed Joseph Clarke, from Rotterdam for Cardiff and America. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived, March 6.—Marengo, from Charleston ; Elider, from Leghorn ; Fernandez, f rom Li s b on ; Jean B apt i ste , from Nantes; Joseph, from St. Maio. Mongolia, for Boston, has put back leaky. Off—Cherokee and John Barbour. J. F. Patten arrived here from New Orleans, crossed the bar of Mississippi February 6, drawing 161 feet water, with an average of only 14 feet on the bar. She left the bar in company with two Dutch ships, one bound for Bremen and the other bound for Hamburg. The Frank Henry sailed from the Bar, for Havre, on 4th of February. Barnabas Webbrand, Lancaster, both for Liverpool, were inside the Bar, drawing 191 feet water, and would probably be detained for some time. • ars...VS& VA. ••••••./.•••• 11.4• La 1, • The Happahannock was previously reported as having crossed the Bar, drawing from 18 to 181 feet water. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind S.S.W.; tide six hours' ebb. Arrived, March 6.—Breeze, from Guernsey; from Scalanova. Albert DEAL, Monday Morning• Wind S.W., fresh. No arrivals. A smack on shore on the Goodwin Sands ; boats gone to her assistance. Name unknown at present. LITERATURE. Sir Gilbert. A Novel. Bentley. I There is a great deal of ability displayed in this little book, and although many readers will doubt less wish that the author had chosen a more agree able theme for the exposition of his powers, it is well calculated to attract attention from the vivid manner in which some of the passages are described, and the vigorous style in which, for the most part, it is written. There is something particularly mournful in the accounts given of Sir Gilbert; the constitutional failing under which he laboured was the deplorable one of Cowardice ; and through the machinations of his cruel enemy, a vindictive kins man, he was forced to enter the army. In attack ing some fort in India,he showed such signs of de falcation in a soldier:s duty that he was dismissed the service. In consequence of many deaths, the fatal secret would have died out had it not been preserved by one of the officers in a diary, which fell into the hands of Carnac, a distant relation of Sir Gilbert's, and a most despicable character. He continued to hold the most tenacious authority over the wretched . youth in consequence of thi s f ear f u l secret being m his keeping. The story is very complicated ; and it is very dexterously arranged, but the chief point is the manceuvring of Carnac, whose consummate acting i s d escr ib e d i n a very able manner. The contrast between the female characters is strikingly represented. Ave Mortlake and Julia Calverly are very different in everything, and their friendship was but a name, for there was no sympathy between them. Julia was thoughtful and reflective, while Ave was giddy and trifling. It was a fortunate day for Gilbert when he was freed from the fascination of Miss Mortlake, and a still more propitious occurrence when he met with Julia Calverly, whose influence was ever exerted for his good. In his marriage with her the first prospect of happiness that his wretched life had ever known was opened before him, and the first promise of becoming something better likewise dawned upon him. He nerved himself to what is often the greatest effort in life, the relation of his hidden torture to Julia, and though death shortly afterwazds removed his enemy, he never regretted having made the effort. In the midst of a fire he also saved another foe from a frightful death, at the imminent risk of his own life; and with these satisfactory evidences of his zeal and earnestness in the endeavour to trample his ancient enemy under foot, we take our leave of Gilbert, whose sad story is told with such truthful' mournfulness that the reader becomes interested in him notwithstanding his unfortunate peculiarities. With its striking sketches and brilliant style, this story is most likely to gain admirers, and it cer tainly possesses many noticeable passages. The Mechanics' Magazine. Robertson, Brooman, and Co., Fleet-street. The Mechanics' Magazine has recently com menced a new career, with every prospect of suc cess, and firstly, that of deserving it. It is greatly improved both in contents and appearance. The subjects are more varied, and generally important, and the size and type are much better. The introduction of short leaders on the topics of the day which are connected directly or indirectly with mechanics or manufactures, tend to lighten its more scientific portions, and are adapted to those who arc not fully conversant with technical knowledge. The inclusion of a wider range of subjects, in the introduction of the branches of agricultural ma chinery and manufactures, is another advantage. We cordially wish it success in its new and im proved form, as calculated to diffuse much useful information, and to introduce amon° mechanics and engineers a knowledge of the scientific prin ciples of their occupation. The Art Journal. The most pleasing of the plates in this month's number is the second, which is taken from Achen bach's picture of " The Monastery," in the Royal collection. The engraving of the statue of Jenner is marred by the rigidity of the limbs, the promi nent knee bones catching the eye immediately. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall continue their " Excur sions in South Wales" with spirit. Some of the vignettes are charming. William Frederick Witherington is the " British Artist" whose life and labours are treated of in this number, and engrav ings of some of his delightful landscapes are given. The criticisms of the exhibitions of the season are interesting, and the whole journal is full of pleasant reading for the lovers of art. The English C'yclopeedia of Arts and Sciences. Conducted by Charles Knight. Bradbury and Evans. A new division of this valuable work is now making its appearance, entering on the important and comprehensive departments of art and science. The labour and study bestowed on its compilation are evidently great, and the range of its subjects is unusually extensive. Law, medicine, chemistry, mechanics, literature, art, mathematics, political economy, are among the departments; but within these opening parts a host of miscellaneous subjects, which do not come regularly under the head of any particular section, are also encountered. As a specimen of the care and research bestowed upon the work, we. would instance the articles on the words " Alphabet," " Air-pump," " Ague," and " Agent," which display the varied nature of the contents. We anticipate that this fourth and last division of the English. Cyclopedia will fully equal, if not surpass the merits of their predecessors. MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES. The Eclectic maintains its improved and en livened character. It has several papers of interest besides some serious and reflective articles. The opening article, which is a criticism on " The Limits of Religious Thought," recently published, and an entertaining paper on " The Times of George the Third," will offer attractions to very different tastes. The authoress of , " Mary Powell" continues her charming story of Town and Forest," showing in strong light that the need for home missionaries fully equals the claims of distant regions no way con nected with us by race.—Tait's Edinburgh Journal is scarcely so entertaining as usual. It has several stories of average merit, and one or two articles on political questions. A criticism on Miss Freer's " Henry III." gives an interesting account of that valuable work. The continuation of the " Life of Mozart" is one of the most attractive features in the number.—The Church of England Monthly Review is a very valuable publication. It supplies a want which must have been long felt by . thought ful readers. It treats the religious topics of the day in a broad and liberal spirit, and takes a com prehensive view of the wants and difficulties of human nature. Of course, on political and theolo gical questions it upholds the opinions most con sistent with ecclesiastical authority, but those who differ from them on these topics cannot do otherwise than admire the fair and tolerant spirit in which they are treated, so unlike the bitterness and severity so often found in similar publications.—Newton London Journal has a n interestin g paper on the entions and disc overies. Th e claims of rival inve n t ors that will repay. perusal by usual concerned listo f p at e innt patents n a N I ; d scientific r e p or t s i s g i ven. __m e National Magazine has se vera l entertaining u a a l l l articles among its contents. The continuation of Mr. Brough's story of "Miles Cassidy's Contract" is full of animation and eccentricity. "Our Foreign Teachers" is the title of a paper w hi c h g i ves a sum mary of the careers of Olympia Morata, Ulrich von Mitten, and other notabilities of the Reformation. The exhibitions of the season are criticised at length.—The Welcome Guest is another of the cheap serials whose number has so rapidly increased of late years. It is lively and well conducted, giving copious extracts from various writers.— The Works qf the Rev. Sydney Smith are being reprinted in shilling parts, uniform with Macaulay's essays. The third part, containing, among others, the essays on America, on Ireland, on the Poor-laws, and the Game-laws, is now ready.—Knight's Pope' lar History of England proceeds satisfactorily. The Battle of Blenheim is described in this num ber.—. Davenport .Dunn has reached its twentieth part. We shall reserve further criticism until its completion.—Le Follet is, as usual, the most grace ful of the pictorial authorities of fashion , and dis plays an attractive array of sprin g garments. THE SHORT-TIME MovEmENT.—A meeting of journeymen bakers was held on Saturday afternoon. at the Royal Tent, Silver• street, Golden-square, to consider the best means of obtaining redress for the severe injustice and hardship under which the journeymen bakers of the metro polisfrequently suffer. Mr. Blackwell, a journeyman, was called to the chair, and in a lengthened speech detailed the serious injury the journeymen sustained in health, owing to the number of hours they were compelled to work, and for which they were very insufficiently paid ; they worked 21 hours out of the 24, for which the wages were about prepare a pe tition, 18s. per week, but never exceeded £l. What they required was an enactment limiting the working hours to Parliament. Subscrip tions the same as in Scotland, and a division of labour, there being at present upwards of 2,000 of the trade ' unemployed. praying dg for r o t e h a e ll in a te ge rf n e e r r e a n l e n s i o ee f t p in a g ri , tit w on a . s were at once entered into for defrayin DREADFUL DEATH FROM CHOKING.--On b he expense. Satur day Mr. Wakley held an inquest, in the 11 , • on Thomas Gardiner, aged 50, whose death Middlesex Hospital, the following circumstances. The d took place under co mpany of Mr. Thirst, the sewers deceased, who was in the his wag es, went to partake of contractor, after receiving coffee house, George-street, Tottenham-court-road.some refreshment at a coffee to be at the time in the best He appeared. diately afterviards, when health and spirits, but mime from his seat, a cor pse, in the act of eating a chop, he fell death seemed to have Medical aid was called in, but aroused that he might been instantaneous. A suspicion was out to be the case, for have been choked, and such turned large piece of meat,' fo o ur r upon in t s he windpipe beingeorned, a long, which form one end of the chop, was found so (-)S ec that it completely blocked up the air passages, and thus g produced 1 • mmediate death. — Verdict, accidental death. by dle3, by io his Jeet- , The acient Yea- Don, igine Leard the Laid as to be like- e re- Iled, h of and to a Dad- d ged ,per Ls a and Lan, 'us- 1109 11 1139 14 91 9; 11 11; 90 92 8 9 11* 1859.