The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-28 00:00:00

Representation of Westminster. Last evening the Hon. Captain W. Grosvenor, the candidate for the representation of the city of Westminster, met the electors of the parishes of St. Margaret's and St. John's, at the Temperance-hall, Broadway, Westminster. Mr. Charles Forster, M.P., occupied the chair. Captain Grosvenor said this was the third meeting at which he had met the electors. He would now reply to some questions which had been put to him at the last meeting at St. James's-hall by Mr. Beal, but which the lateness of the hour then prevented his answering. He had been asked whether he was in favour of the abolition of capital punishment. He certainly thought an alteration was required in the law as it at present stood, and without giving any distinct pledge he might state that his opinion was in favour of the abolition of the punishment of death. Ile had been asked whether he was favourable to the abolition of the system of purchasing commissions in the army. He would at once say he was not prepared to vote for that measure. Again, he was asked if he was favourable to the abolition of flogging in the army. As an English gentleman, he thought the practice of flogging brutal and degrading. He did not see any reason why it should be continued in regiments on home service, but he thought when an army was engaged on foreign service in an enemy's country such punishment might be necessary in extreme cases. With regard to the present system of taxa tion, he believed that on the whole the present taxation of the country was fairly apportioned among all classes. He thought, however, that the income-tax might be more equitably adjusted. Those, he believed, were the principal questions remaining unanswered at the last meeting. On the great and important question of Parliamentary Re form he desired riot to be misunderstood. He had every confidence in the present Liberal leaders in Parliament. He thought Lord Palmerston's Ad ministration was open to grave censure for its con duct on the Reform question. He supported it be cause it had steered the country through a most difficult period as regarded foreign affairs, and kept the country clear of war. lle was prepared to give the franchise in boroughs to every householder, with an educational test. He was prepared to give the voter the protection of 'the ballot. He was prepared to vote for a better equalisation of electoral districts, and to do away with the small nomination boroughs. But he was not prepared to admit the working classes as a body to the franchise, which, he thought, would be a transference of political power into the hands of a class unfitted by educa tion to hold that power. He was a constitutional, but not a revolutionary, Reformer. He had formed his opinions after due deliberation, and did not think he should alter them lightly and hastily. If they returned him to Parliament, he could not go as a delegate, but must be sent free and unfettered to assist in carrying out the great principles of civil and religious liberty to which he had always been attached. Mr. Scudamore asked if the candidate would vote for the recognition of the Southern States. Capt. Grosvenor said that under present circumstances he thought neutrality was the best policy, whatever his own sympathies might be. Mr. Smith asked if he would support or bring in a bill for the abolition of the game laws. Capt. Grosvenor said he would not. Mr. W. L. Jones then moved a resolution declaring the Hon. Capt. Grosvenor a fit and proper candidate for the representation of West- Minster. Mr. B. Cox seconded the resolution. Mr. Leno moved as an amendment that the meeting have kto confidence in the candidate now before them, and do not consider him a fit and proper candidate for Westminster. Mr. Morley seconded the amendment. Mr. J. Beal supported the amendment in a long speech. The chairman then put the amendment and resolution to the meeting, and, on a show of hands, said he was sorry to announce that the amendment Was carried by a large majority. The meeting, • Which was very noisy throughout, then terminated With a vote of thanks to the chairman. ]IONEY MARKET AN') COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market may now be said to be settling down into a state of quietude. The demand for accommodation to-day has been comparatively small, but as the balances of brokers show a con tinual diminution, the rates for first-class bills have been maintained at 49 per cent. A slight effect is Produced by the commercial public who, as usual, are increasing their balances at their bankers at the Present period of the quarter. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. Mr. Robert Lyall, East India merchant, of Stf tlelew s place, and Mr. Robert John Clarke, of Brabant -court, have joined the board of direction of the Oriental Financial Corporation. The annual election of the committee of the Stock Exchange has taken place, and it appears that the old committee has been returned, except ng three gentlemen, one of whom being the late c hairman, Mr. Slous, who retires through ill-health. The newly-appointed members comprise Messrs. eawston, W. Lucas, and E. Routh. At a general meeting to-day of the shareholders Of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank the report stated that the results of the working of the bank for the first 8 4 months have been most satisfactory. Although t he critical state of business, owing to the money Pressure in England, and the state of the cotton market in Egypt, prescribed great caution, so that little was done for the first three months after the bank was established, a large and profitable regular b usiness has already been transacted, and exten (live operations have been successfully entered into. The provisional balance-sheet just received from 41 exandria, shows an aggregate of transactions of 11Pwards of £9,000,000 passing through the books of t he bank without a single bad debt or loss ; and the 4 ecount of profit and loss, after making every al lowance for suspe nse accoun t s , s h ows th a t th e Vectors are fully warranted in recommending an of brim dividend of Bs. per sh are (b e i ng at t h e rate o lO per cent. per annum on the amounts paid up), ar rying forward a handsome surplus to be brought I to account when the first complete accounts of a year's working are submitted to th e s h are - Nders i n October or November next. The report of the directors of Smith, Knight, and qupany (Limited) has been issued to the share o°l(lers. A further payment of 3s. 6d. per share O account of dividend is recommended, being (With 2s. 6d. per share already paid) at the rate of L Per cent. per annu m . S evera l o f t h e contracts on ; 4 ld will be completed shortly, when the profits '` g ercon will be ascertainable. AThe share list of the Wholesale an d I mport mber Company (Limited) will close on Thursday, to e 3 0th inst., for London, and on Friday, th e 31 st, 1 ' country applications. t i a lt has b een announce d th a t t o - morrow , Wednes -o', is the last d a y th a t applications can be rec e i ve d the extension shares of the Brighton Hotel ° lll pany. ii t , - ?uring the last few days there has b een very 4 0 animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro ao° Markets. Sugars have, in some instances, tt e il a shade cheaper. The public sales of tea have I , 4 ° l ,eeeded without any material change in prices, t le in rice, fruit, and spices, there has been no N li ge. Coffee has continued in fair demand, at t ht a4 3 , rates, and limited transactions have been t e red into in tallow, at about previous quotations, uoth present and forwa r d delivery. Two O'CLOCK. $ p • • ‘ t i arts, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's 45 e t alla, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. I,le Quiet. English Stock Market has been very steadily me at to-day at previous values. The Govern broker made another purchase of £30,000 t on e Th ree per Cents., which gave a more buoyant 4 1 ; to the p r i ce o f th e F un d s, a l t h oug h very little N ta l , ) .usiness is now in operation owing to the pre ;1°118 for the setement of the account. Con- Inoney are 89i f ; and for the account, 89f -a. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 878 I ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 105* ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 988 *. In the Foreign Market there has not been much animation ; prices at the commencement of business were flatter, but a partial rally has since occurred. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 738 8 ; do. Con solides, 53* 8 ; Mexican, 26* a ; ditto New, 251 *; Greek, 208 21* ; Spanish Passive, 321 -a ; do. Certificates, 17* s ; Italian, 63* 4 ; ditto New, 3i 3 dis. ; and Confederate Loan, 33 35. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been moderately active, and prices have shown, in several instances, a slight improvement. Lanca shire and Yorkshire have advanced *, Bristol and Exeter I, and North Western ; while Great Eastern have declined I, Metropolitan *, and Great Northern, A stock, £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines, remain without any material change in prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in mode rate request at steady rates. South African Land and Finance shares are quoted 4 1 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 1i prem.'; South of England Wag gon Company, 4 11 prem. ; and Rhoy Hall Iron, 14 2i prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. f per Cent. Consols Do. Account, April 6 b per Cent. Reduced B9l New 3 per Cent B7't * New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 • Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, I per Cent 3 6 Do. £5OO 3 6 Do. £lOO and. £2OO Bank of England Stock, 54 per Cent — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, Di per Cent., April 1874 214 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account — D0.,4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. b per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do, 5k per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 ker Cent., Aug. 1866 Do: Bonds, £l,OOO — pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent -- Do. 9- per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ii • Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili= 6 per Cent — Do. 4* per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 6 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do £65 paid — dis Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 94* f Do., Second Issue - — Do £lOO Bonds 95 Do. 1864 96-1 6n Do Scrip, £sb paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 21 Do Account Do. Coupons Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 69 Do 1865 Do Scrip, £25 paid Mexican 3 per Cent. Do. Account Dc 1864 — 1)0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French 521 Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada — Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4* per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4-} per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account -- Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 47* * Do Account — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent a Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent — Do Account — Do New Deferred — .5 Do Account 77_ .__ Do Passive 32/ 1 Do Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded -- Do Account l7l 1 Swedish 4 per Cent. — Turkish 6 per Cent _1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds 74 31 - Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 4li 40i Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1864 4ll 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 4j per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i. per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail — Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi.,...tes — French Rentes, 3 per Cent. - Do. Account - Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account - THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9 Do. Account - B9 I EMPLOYMENT OF EX-NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. —We understand under the new arrangement for employ ing ex-noncommissioned officers as clerks in the military department in London, that the pay to be given in the first instance to them will be about £lOO a-year, exclusive of pension, and that it will increase progressively to about .£l5O. With the very economical habits which sergeants in the army must necessarily have acquired this may be consi dered a very comfortable provision, and ono quite sufficient to make the prizes duly appreciated in the service.—Army and Navy Gazette. The London Review is about, we understand, to publish weekly the report of a special commission, which it has sent out to inquire to what extent the Established Church meets the religious wants of the nation, how far she fails to do so, and in what lies the secret of her failure. The commission will, at the same time, review the efforts of other religious communities for the special instruction of the people ; and as the facts will in every case be derived from personal examination made by special commissioners upon the spot, their report is not only likely to prove most valuable, but most interesting. LANDED PROPERTY IN LONDON.—Few or none— and we include men of learning and rank—are aware that nine English Peers, of the Upper House, or second estate, have greater landed and house property in London, west and north-west of Temple-bar, than any : 9o or more commoners, of the Lower House, or the third estate. Here are the names of the nine lucky lords:— 1, the Duke of Bedford; 2, the Duke of Portland ; 3, the Marquis of Exe 7 ter ; 4, the Marquis of Salisbury ; 5, the Marquis of North ampton; 6, the Marquis of Westminster ; 7, the Marquis cf . Camden ; 8, Earl Craven ; 9, Earl of Portman. No other nine peers or M.P.'s, or London citizens of " credit and re nown," can be pitted, we repeat, against these nine peers as owners of London property west of Temple-bar, and without the jurisdiction of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the oaken truncheons of the peelers of the city police. —Builder. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—FILEY, near York, Sun day Night.- I have to report (says Mr. R. White) that at 10 o'clock this morning, during a strong gale from the east, with a heavy sea, a vessel without masts was seen about two miles off, drifting towards the land. The lifeboat of the National Institution was thereupon manned and launched, and rowed to the vessel, when she took off the crew of four men, the vessel being then about three quarters of a mile from the shore. Great praise is due to the lifroboat crew for their services on this occasion. The vessel proved to be the schooner Kate of Lynn, bound from Middlesbro to that place, with coals, C. Newby, mas ter. She had lost her masts at 2 o'clock this morning by lightning, and is now ashore on the beach. A FRENCH PALMER. —A mysterious affair, which recalls to mind both the execution of Dr. La Pom moray° and tho trial of Trumpy-Demme at Berne, at pre sent occupies the attention of all the inhabitants of a small town in Normandy. A physician is said to have committed a triple murder. The doctor is accused of having murdered the husband of a young woman of whom he was passion ately fond. He is said further to have insured the life of his own wife for a large sum and then poisoned her. An unfortunate young woman is said to be the third victim, likewise poisoned in consequence of having several times drunk potions intended for her master. It appears that the grave had scarcely closed on the three victims when the doctor and his accomplice caused their bans to be published, and suspicions having been roused by their marriage the judicial authorities caused an inquiry to be instituted, which it is believed will bring the accused to trial. rHE7SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY IiNENiNG, MARCH 28, 186 a, SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day. ) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE JOHN RICE.-A HARD CASE. This bankrupt was described as a dairyman, and to day ho applied fsr his release. Mr. Robertson Griffiths, on behalf of the bankrupt, said there were circumstances of peculiar hardship in the case. The bankrupt had been arrested by the Consolidated Life Assurance Company for a debt of £33, and was detained in custody by them. Ho was taken into custody on March 13, and during the time he was in prison he heard that his wife, to whom he had been married 50 years, was dying. He asked permission of the detaining creditor to go and see his wife, but was refused, and sho died while he was under arrest. The Court would be informed that the bankrupt was surety for his son to the Consolidated Life Office, and that the debt was not one actually contracted by himself. _ _ His Honour directed that tho bankrupt should ba re• leased forthwith. IN RE SOPHIA AGG.-A FEMME SOLE. This bankrupt was a married woman, separated from her husband, and she traded in the city of London as a femme sole. Her debts amount to £1,532, including liabi lities on bills £742. The assets show—good debts, £l9O ; doubtful, £103; and deficiency, £1,240. An application was made to-day by the trade assignee for cash, goods, and deficiency accounts. Mr. Robertson Griffiths (instructed by Mr. Merryman) opposed the application, but his Honour directed that the accounts should bo filed. The case was then adjourned. SHERRIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr and a Jury.) IMPORTANT QUESTION.-BLACKBROW V. NASH. This was an action which has created considerable in terest amongst the fish salesmen at Billingsgate market, and to-day the court was crowded with persons who brought into it an " ancient and fish-like smell." Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, who is a fish smoker and curer ; and Mr. Beard represented defendant, who is a salesman of the market. Mr. Buchanan called his client, who deposed that in November last he bought of defendant five baskets of had docks, at 245. per basket. He took them home, and began to take the heads off for curing and smoking, when he discovered that the fish formed but a small portion of the contents of each basket. There were fish at the top, bot tom, and sides, but in the middle there was a pyramid of straw, which reduCed the value of each basket to 13s. De fendant refused to make any allowance. Croas-examined—l did not buy the fish "as straw." I do not know that Scarboro' fish aro always packed in straw. Mr. Gearing, the clerk of Billingsgate Market, said ho attended to-day without a subpcena, because he wished to put a stop to a system of fraud adopted by the consigners of fish to the London markets. He had seen the haddocks sold to the plaintiff, and when he saw the straw he came to the conclusion that it was nothing but a fraud. Cross-examined—Not a fraud by a salesman, but by the sender of the fish. His Honour remarked that he had been trying for the last six years to stop the system, but to no purpose, as the salesmen would not assist him. Evidence was then called to prove the quantity of straw in the pads. Mr. Beard then called the defendant, who said that Scar borough fish always had straw, and York none. The fish sold to plaintiff were sold as with straw. Mr. Buchanan—What is the name of the vendor ? Defendant—Mr. Procter. Mr. Beard then called witnesses to show that the fish was described as being "fish and straw," and plaintiff could have seen each basket before buying. Plainntiff denied this. His Honour said that the question for the jury was what was the bargain between plaintiff and defendant; and the jury would say if there was more straw in the pads than should reasonably have been there. The jury found for the plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. Share! Railways. I Paid.! Closing 1 Business Price. done. Bir., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon ' Cornwall Do A 4 gets no div •Do B tillOp.c.p.an.has • been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.l'erth, & P b..J unc. Edinburgh & Glasgow GlasJow & S. W( stern Grew Eastern, crd. s • k. Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 G rent orth of Scotland Great Norther.] D A stock : ) 6 98 128 129 97 i 128 5 6 Do. B o Do. :New. ts. at 25 pir.l G t S. and W. of Ireiand Gt. Weste n Original . S. VA). Rail gua. Db. South Wales .... Do W. Mid.— 02cord Do. Newpo t Do. Ile eford Lane ,shire &Yorkshire L:ndon and Blackwali Lon., itrigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle De.i shares ....... netropolitan......... Do. New • Ilid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 6 shares %lid Kent No , th British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. Ds. do. 1855-'8 Do. do. 18E0-61 North Londou Do. New Do. do. 1814 vorth Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction ,Scottish C:ntral Scot. N. E , Abcr. stock t 0. Scot, ➢iid. st shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union south Devon 'outh E stern , ,taines, Wok., .t Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Hartlepool Ilar.&R, Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemab' e 13.14 st st st 50 20 66 68 !6 17 81 S 6 107 1 9 47; 48) 7 8 128 k 12tli 14:ii 1-14 129 30 88 90 ;22 ;3. 61 (5 49 52 45 47 co, 102 1144 115 87 k 8 101 105 38 39 1161 11? 95 96 57} 58 124 i 125 13u 131 i 100 lt2 52i 5:3 zi 15 106 107 66 67 93 99 37 38 10 1I p 8i 9i P 118 120 1 11p 76 77 11 11 133 142 44 46 57 59 57 5) 834 St 81 9 155 153 3 4 p 108 110 47 49 74 77 BRITISH 1' Atlantic& St.Lawrenct Born., Baroda, fi Cen.ln. gu. 5 percent.. _ Do. le shares 204 10 100 I 100 100 Buffalo 35 Lake Huron Do Preference • Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6p c. bds. Aug. 1, 871 Do. do. July 1,18731 Do. do. June 1, 1.574 Calcutta & S. E., lim a e Town & Dock, gu Demera re, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Ben_ al, gu, 5 do East ',Alan, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extenslon Grand Trunkot Canad 4 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond -1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist i'ret Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. sleek.. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. In Pen. gua. sp.c. t 0. Gua 5 per cent., Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India (hm. gun. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent... Do Creat Wva. of Canada. D New .: ---- • Do. 6 p. c. Bdq. pay 1873 'o. 5) do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limite Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Uo. Fifth Extension 3Telb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. 8; Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B sT. 111. C'da, pc Ist pf. bds Schad° . Do. Delhi Do. do. te' Do. Puniaub 1 Do.lndus St Flo 'OSSR 100 1 WO 2 100 100 ISIONS. 53 50 1011 1021 id :PI 41 5 0 70 g 8 JOO 75 85 1( 0 102 99 100 100 101 171 18 .93 61 66 56 58 60 6t 53 55 50 53 45 48 25 27 21 26 103 101 ad a 1 93 100 8E 8 125 12d 85 (..0 77 EO i 100 101 93 95 88 90 62 84 3 5 82 81 1001 101} 100 loi d s,B 1(4 94 97 ' 1011 2 1021 1 f 21 1021 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1872 100 - - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO r 9 91 -- D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 ) 89 91 1 )0. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 79 81 815 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 78 82 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 105 107 Do. do: 190-1 100 106 108 c D e o il J o a n n , . isT & o 107 v J u 1 1 8 y 6 , 8, 18 6 9 p 1 c . 10 00 0 10 DO. 1878, do. 100 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July 100 102 104 Do. 1-78 Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v..8 100 108 109 Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 105 107 N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July 100 88 92 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p . c., 1866 00 98 100 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1876 100 92 91 93 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 915 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 Do. 6 per cent lOO 87 90 --Nova Sc Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 llO 91 93 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 10? 104 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1808-9 100 -- - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 Do. do, April & Oct lOO 109 110 BRITISH MINES. t..am Consul. Uold, line 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 29 31 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist. 1 580 59) Drake vval Is 2.1.0 3 -- East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 20 25 -- Mast Cara::on 2.14.. 14 15 as t Carn Brea 3.4.0 6 6 -- Nast G:enville 2.7.0 4 13 Ea,t Love.l 2.i3.6 11 12. E. WI Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 31 41 Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. 601 4 6 4 Gr.:at L .xey, limited., all 19 f<o Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 2 2 G. Wheal Vor ,u 40 32 33 Grenvil.e 7.8.3 4 4. flerod's Foot . 8.13 25 36 Hin,gston Downs 4.18.0 35 4 Margaret Tiny Lelant 94 5 7 - Marke Valley 4.3.9 5 55 4 11wyndy Iron Ore, Jim 23 11 01 Nangiles 19 16 18 New Se ton North Downs 3 - - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett ( Illog, an 3.10.. 1 I North Whe .1 Crofty 2.8.0 15 2 - - Prosper United 7.1.6 3 36 r vidence UnyLJant 10.6.7 33 38 Caradon (St. Cleer) l3 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 20 25 Stray Park 13037.6 15 17 in Croft 9 145 154 'West 1i assett (11 ogan 1l 74 86 W. Caradon (L skeard 9 7 8 West Chiverton ll 60 623 West Seton 473 190 000 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 55 100 105 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 - - wliea LudoAt 3.12.: 5 3 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 19 20 - Wheal 4 4' , PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No.ll, 104 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 86 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &o , 6 per cent. 2d pf., 72 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Way; 103 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco t liAn.) gua. 7 per cent., 14! Dutch Rhenish, 22 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 17/1 FOREIGN liIINE3t Cobre Copper, 20 BANKS. &grit and Masterman's, lira., 12:/ 11 &mance 1 41 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd,, 2lk Anglo Austrian, 7} • Anglo Egyptian, lira., 131 Caartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 32k Consolidated Bank, aim., 101 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lien.), 25} Ditto, new, 81 Imperial Ottoman, 172 g London and South-Western, lira., 201 London and 1! estminster, 946 Oriental Bank Corporation. t 61 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 111 Union of London, 51} MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Lar.d and Finance, lira. ; 3} Ceylon Company, 91 Cowmercial Union, Insurance, El Credit Fonder and Mobiliar of /Lngland, 10 91 Ditto, new, 8 71 Ebbw Vale,. 71 Egyptian Com. and Trading, aim., 41 1 Electric Telegraph, 113/ Fore-street Warehouse, aim., 81 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, aim., Home and C ,lonial A saurance, aim , Hudson's Bay, 154 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., Urn., 61 International Financial z-ociety, Urn., 0} Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour , -- Dittool per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 811 Joint Stock Discount, lam.. 81 London Financial Association, lira., 211 London General Omnibus Company, 34 Madras Irrigation and Canal, • Ditto, new, 18/ Milwall Iron Works, 51 National Discount Company, lira., 142 National Provincial Marine, 11 Ottoman Financial Association, lien., 76 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lira., 4 1 Royal Mail Steam, 97 Smith, Knight:and Co., lint, 3 Telegraa h ionstruo. and Maintenance, ihn., 81 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1im.,„74 Upper Assam Tea, aim , 65, _ - - POOR RELIEF.—It seems, from a Parliamentary return issued yesterday, that the total sum expended for the relief of the poor in unions in England and Wales in the year ended Lady Day, 1861, was £4,835,953, of which £2,468,508 was charged to the common fund. The KIM expended in Lancashire alone was £605,396. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The Market opens flat. Prices irregular, with a downward tendency. Sales probably from 1,500 to 2,000 bales. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... April 18. Ditto, via Marseilles April 12 Brazil and Cape Verds, by British pao.et April O. Ditto, by British packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 23 China, Penang . , and Singapore, via Sou hampton April I Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 29 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... April 4 Ditto, via Marseilles India (B,mbay), via Southimpton. Mar. 9. Ditto, via starseilles Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil e +... . ............ April S. Newfoundland April 12. Portugal •••• ••.. ..... 6. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States anct "British'North America, by Bri- fish packet .Mar. 29 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp t:n • 00000 •• Ditto, via C)rk ... Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Mar. 31. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ..April 12. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Mar. 31. Bahamas, yia New I ork. Apri. 6. Bermuda, ditto April 12. Cuba and Mexico THE AUTHOR OF " ADAM BEDE." The new periodical, the Watch Tower, will commence with an ori ginal tale called " Through the Furnace," said to be by the author of " Adam Bede." Mr. WIGAN, who is playing in the provinces, will appear as Evelyn in Money, and Mr. Oakley in the Jealous Wife, two roles rather out of his usual line. M. THEIRS at the Pourtales sale last week gave £542 for a tankard attributed to the Italian artist Flamingo —a beautiful ivory sculpture, decorated with a frieze of nine figures. MADAME MEYERBEER SND FAMILY have just ar rived in Paris to participate in the production of the Africaine. THE EMPRESS EUGENIE AT A PARIS PRINTING OFFICE.—The Empress, two days back, visited the printing establishment of IL Paul Dupont at Clichy, where women are employed ss compositors. Her Majesty was accompanied by two of .her Ladies of Honour—Made moiselle Bouvet, her reader, and the Marquis de Piennes, one of her chamberlains. Baron Haussmann had also ar rived shortly before to await the Empress. M. Dupont conducted his visitor and suite first to the women's com posing-rooms and the workshops where other women were employed in folding, stitching, &c. The Empress passed through the rooms, occasionally approaching the women to examine their occupation, and addressing them most kindly. While in the machine-room -her Majesty was requested by M. Dupont to :take hold of the lever of a small press, and immediately there was taken from it an acrostic composed in her honour, printed in gold letters on satin. The Em press also inserted in one of the presses a sheet of white paper, which issued bearing in vari6gatee colours the mention of her Majesty's visit, and also accompanied by a reference to a visit to the printing-office of Robert Estienne made by Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Na varre, on the same das of the month of March, in 2566. Her Majesty afterwards entered the residence of M. Dupont and his family to repose fyr a short time. A num ber of Orpheonists among the workmen, with several of the women employed, then assembled noislessly in a room ad joining, and executed a chorus, at which the Empress ex pressed her surprise and' gratification.' After a stay of nearly two hours her Majesty left, accompanied to the gates of the establishment by the acclamations of between 400 and 500 of the workpeople. During the eveding the Em press sent a sum of 500 f. in aid of the benefit society of the printing-sffice, which the workmen spontaneously resolved should form a permament fund, bearing the title of "Don de l'lmperatrice," The Court of Assizes of the Haute-Loire has just tried a farm labourer named Biscarrat on a charge of having, on the 12th October last, murdered a man named Redon, aged 75. On the 13th of October the body of the unfortunate man was found lying in a wood, about 30 paces from the road leading from Loucheyre to Pinols. The post mortem examination showed that he had been murdered by strangulation, and suspicion at once fell on the prisoner, who was a man of very bad character, and had often been heard to utter threats against the deceased, who was his creditor, and had taken proceedings against him to recover a sum of 30f. The cause was to be tried at Pinols on the 12th October, and Redon left home alone early in the morning of the 12th to attend the court, but was murdered on his way thither. When interro gated, the prisoner stoutly denied his guilt, but his pre sence near the spot where the crime was committed was fully established by several witnesses, while others deposed that when the prisoner attended before the jugs de pais at Pinols he had several fresh scratches on his face, and had every appearance of having been engaged in a struggle. The jury having brought in a verdict of guilty of homicide without premeditation, and allowed the prisoner the benefit of extenuating circumstances,• the court condemned him to 15 years' labour. FEDERAL DESERTERS. —Mr. Lincoln has pro mised a pardon to all deserters who will return to their duty within sixty days. If they should not they will lose the rights of citizenship—rights that Mr. Lincoln's Irish and German subjects have tried very hard to lose. The measure will not much increase the Federal army, since most of the deserters are "bounty-jumpers," and who merely desert at intervals to re-enlist and get another bounty.—The MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EMBEZZLEMENT OF A FRIENDLY SOCIETY.-40110ph Jen nings, of 10, Edward-street, Pentonville, account Ant, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with embezzling moneys to the amount of £432, belonging to the trustees of the Loyal King's Lodge Friendly Society, held at the Prince Albert Tavern, Upper St. Martin's-lane. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prosecution, and said he was instructed to prosecute the prisoner, who was the secretary of the Loyal King's Lodge Friendly Society, a society consisting of a large number of members, for embezzling between £4OO and £5OO, the moneys of the society. The prisoner ab sconded about 12 months ago, and was only apprehended last night. He (Mr. Lewis) would go into one case, and then ask for a remand, in order to complete the case. Mr. William Lancelot Tallowfiold, of Winchester-street, Kentish-town, said he was a member of the Royal King's Lodge Friendly Society. In January, 1863, he paid the prisoner, who was then the secretary, a quarter's money, 4s. 6d., and the prisoner gave him a receipt for the same. In answer to the prisoner the witness said that on the night in question the prisoner was taking the money, a person sitting by his side at the time. He was sure he paid him (prisoner) the money, and took his receipt. William Patrick Francis Callaghan, the present secretary of the society, said in January, 1863, the prisoner was sec retary of the society, and it was his duty to receive the contributions from the membars. He (witness) found no entry in the books on the 7th Jan., or subsequently of the sum of 4s. Gd. from Mr. Tallowfield. There was no such name in the books for that quarter. The books had been examined by Messrs. Albison and Waddell, public ac countants, of Walbrook, and defalcations to the amount of £432 were discovered by them, and also by the society's auditors. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked whether all the deficiencies were during the time the prisoner was secretary, and the witness said they were, and during one year and nine months. Mr. Lewis said the prisoner absconded, and there was a reward offered for his apprehension he believed. Witness said that was the case. The prisoner absconded on the 10th of February, 1864. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness said the book produced was called the quarterly register, and all pay ments were put down in it. Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the request of Mr. Lewis, then re manded the prisoner. UNPROVOKED AND BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE BY A FOREIGNER.—JuIes de Lerman, a well-dressed Frenchman, described as a commission agent, of 7, St. S within's-lane, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and assaulting Abigail Mould, a respectable married woman, residing at 26, Gresse-street, Rathbone-place. Mr. Holmes, prosecuting officer of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, Cecil-street, Strand, attended to watch the case. The complainant was passing through Tudor-street on her way home last night, when the prisoner, who was in company of another foreigner, caught hold of her in an improper manner. She pushed the prisoner, who had been drinking, away, when he repeated the act, and on her pushing her away a second time he kicked her on the breast. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said the prisoner was an entire stranger to her, and that she had not given him the slightest provocation. A witness having corroborated the complainant, The prisoner said in French, through Mr. Albert, that he had not assaulted the complainant. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no doubt about the case what ever. The prisoner was a brutal and cowardly hound. He had first insulted the complainant, and then when he found that he had made a mistake in the person, he as saulted her by kicking her in the breast. He should commit the prisoner for two months with hard labour, and his only doubt was whether or not to send him for six months. Respectable women could not now walk the streets. The prisoner when the decision was communicated to him seemed rather surprised. WESTMINSTER. A HAZARDOUS ADVENTURE.—Henry Clarke, a young Mart was charged under the following circumstances : Police-constable 225 B said that at twenty minutes to one this morning he saw the defendant driving a horse and cab in Emos-terrace, Chelsea. He turned round into the King's-road at the furious rate of fourteen or fifteen miles an hour. As he turned the horse into the King's-road he struck it with a stick to increase its pace. The horse, while in a fierce gallop, came in collision with a Hansom cab. Thero was a crash, and defendant was thrown from the driving-box and was cut severely about the head, and was taken to the , hospital. Mr. Arnold—Was defendant the licensed owner of the cab? Police-constable—No, he is not a cab driver. It seems the regular driver having occasion to leave his cab for a few minutes, asked the defendant to mind it, when he deter mined upon having a drive, and, being exceedingly drunk, got into this trouble. _ _ . Mr. Arnold—What was the effect of the collision upon he other cab ? Police-constable—l don't know. I havo had no oppor tunity of finding the owner. The horse dashed off after the collision at full speed, and I had no opportunity of stopping it. Defendant, whose hand was bandaged up, said ho did not remember driving the cab at all; ho was very much injured. Mr. Bobbett, cab proprietor, said that his driver left the cab in defendant's charge not observing that he was drunk. Mr. Arnold remanded the accused until Thursday upon bail. THAMES. JUVENILE CRlME.—George Nichols and Richard Moore, each aged 14 years, were charged with stealing a coat, valued at 55., from outside the shop door of Mr. Fossey, a pawnbroker in Salmon-lane, Limehouse, and Elizabeth Ward, a married woman with an infant in her arms, was charged with feloniously receiving the property, she well knowing it to be stolen. The case of stealing the coat from the pawnbroker's shop door was clearly made out, and it appeared they gave the coat to the prisoner Ward, who pawned it for 3s. at the shop of Mr. Ashbridge, a pawnbroker in the Commercial road, Rateliff. She stated that she met one of the boys at the pawnbroker's door, and he asked her to pawn the coat for him, and he said it belonged to his mother. It was, however, proved that the coat was taken to her lodgings, and that she received it there. The magistrate sentenced Moore, who is an old offender, to six months' imprisonment and hard labour, and Nicholls to 14 days' imprisonment and hard labour. He commented with great force on the scandalous conduct of the woman, who was the mother of a family, and was encouraging children to steal. He was afraid from what Inspector Hayes of the K division had told him, that this was not the first offence of which she had been guilty, and that she had been pawning goods for children for some time. She ought to be ashamed of herself. He was sorry the evidence did not justify him in committing her for trial as a receiver of stolen property, but he should convict her for illegally pawning, and sentence her to pay 55., the value of the coat, and a penalty of £5, the highest he could inflict, and in default of payment three months' imprisonment and hard labour. James Sutherland, aged 14, Henry Read, 14, James Briggs, 12, Joseph Organ, 15, and George Yules, 12, wore charged with stealing ten brass door knobs, tenlescutcheons, and eight iron hinges, tho property of Samuel Morgan, proprietor of the Leopard Coffee-house, in High-street, Poplar. The prisoner, scaled the gates of a yard containing old building materials removed from houses pulled down for the construction of new railways on their site. The door knobs, escutcheons, and hinges were knocked off old doors taken away by the prisoners, who were captured with the property in their possession. The magistrate sentenced four of the prisoners to three years' detention in the Industrial School at Feltham. Their fathers would have to contribute towards their main- - tenance. Organ to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labo r. AMERICA. The following appeared in our late Edition of yesterday evening : NEW YORK, March 15. Mr. Stanton has transmitted the following de spatch from General Sheridan, giving the particu lars of his operations since Early's defeat : Headquarters, Middle Military Division, Columbia, Virginia, March 10. General—ln my last despatch, dated Waynes boro', I gave you a brief account of the defeat of Early by Custer's division. The same night this division was pushed across the Blue Ridge and entered Charlottesville at 2 p.m. the next day. The mayor of the place and the prin cipal inhabitants ,came out and delivered up the keys of the public buildings. I had to remain at Charlottesville two days. This time was consumed in bringing over from Waynesborb' our ammuni tion and pontoon train. The weather was hor rible beyond description, and the rain incessant. The 2d division were occupied during the time in destroying the two large iron bridges, one over the river and another over Moses Creek, near Charlottes ville and the railroad, for a distance of 8 miles in the direction of Lynchburg. On the 6th March I sent the first division, General Bevan commanding, to Scottsville, on the James river, with directions to send out light parties through the country and de stroy all merchandise, mills, factories, bridges, &c., on the Rivanna river, the parties to join the division at Scottsville. The division then proceeded along the canal to Dugmesville, fifteen miles from Lynchburg, destroying every lock, and in many places even the banks of the canal. At Dugmesville we hoped to secure the bridge to let us cross the river, as our pontoons were useless on account of the high water. In this, however, we were foiled, as the enemy on our ap proach had burnt both this bridge and the bridge at Hardwicke. The third division started at the same time from Charlottesville, and proceeded down the Lynchburg railroad to Amhert Court House, de stroying every bridge. The bridges on this road are numerous, some of them over five hundred feet in length. We have found great abundance in this country for our men and animals. In fact the canal has been the great feeder of Richmond. At the Rockfish river the bank of the canal was cut, and at New Canton, where the dam is across the James, the guard-lock was destroyed, and the James river let into the Canal, carrying away the banks and washing out the bottom of the canal. The dam across the James at this point was also partially destroyed. I have had no opposition. Everybody is bewildered by our movements. I have had no news of any kind since I left ; the latest Rich mond papers were of the 4th, but contained nothing. I omitted to mention that the bridges on the railroad from Swop depot on the other side of Staunton, to Charlottesville, were utterly destroyed ; also all the bridges for a distance of ten miles on the Gordonsville Railroad. The weather has been very bad, indeed, raining hard every day, with the exception of four days, since we started. My waggons have from the state of the roads detained me. Up to this time we have captured 14 pieces of artillery ; 11 at Waynesboro' and 3 at Charlottes ville. The party I sent back from Waynesboro' started with 10 pieces, but they were obliged to destroy two for want of animals. The remaining eight pieces were thoroughly destroyed. We have cap tured up to the present time 12 canal boats, laden with supplies, ammunition, rations, medical stores, &c. I cannot speak in too high' terms of Generals Merritts, Ousters, and Nevins, and the officers and men of their command. They have waded through mud and water during this continuous rain, and are all in fine spirits and health. Commodore boffins, of the rebel navy, was shot near Gordonsville, while attempting to escape from our advance in that direction. (Signed) P. H. SHERIDAN, Major-General. The following despatch from General Lee forms the only Confederate account published in the Northern journals in relation to the recent events in the Shenandoah Valley : To the Hon. John Breckenridge, Secretary of War. March 10. General Rosser reports that on the Gth he attacked the enemy near Harrisburg and cl.ptured a few prisoners. On the morning of the 7th inst. he again attacked them near Reid's Hill, having detained them for a day and a night at the river:; he caused them to retire in haste, abandoning the only piece of artillery they had and their ambu lances. He annoyed them a good deal and enabled many of our men to escape. NEW YORK, March 14. General Schofield advanced from Newbern, within four miles from Kinston, where General Bragg attacked him on the Bth inst. Lee announces the result of the battle in the fol lowing despatch to Mr. Breckenridge, the Secretary of War : " General Bragg reports that he attacked the enemy yesterday four miles in front of Kinston, North Carolina, and drove him from his position. He disputed the ground obstinately, and took a new line three miles from his first. We captured three pieces of artillery and 1,500 prisoners. The mumber of the enemy's dead and wounded left on the field is large ; ours is comparatively small. The troops behaved most handsomely, and Majors-Ge neral Hill and Hoke exhibited their accustomed zeal and gallantry. • ' The correspondent of the Herald says that the troops captured were surprised, and consisted of two entire cavalry regiments and a portion of another. General Schofield furnishes no report of this battle, but has sent the following despatch, dated Wises Fork, 10th March, to General Grant:— The enemy made a heavy attack upon the centre, and left to-day, but was decisively repulsed with heavy loss. Their dead and wounded were left upon the field. We also took several hundred prisoners. Our loss is small. General Conch is only 12 miles from here to-night, and will be up early in the morning. We took prisoners from Lee's and Stuart's corps. They say that two corps are here and that the rest of Johnston's army is coming. Correspondents estimate the total Federal loss at 2,000 men. They captured 2,000 prisoners. Schofield reports, on the 12th inst., that on the night of the 10th Bragg was fairly beaten near South West Creek, and was retreating across the Neuse. He is now on the north bank on that river, at Kinston. The railroad from Newbern is com pleted to within three mile of Kinston, where the Federals are entrenched. The Confederate forces in Kinston is estimated at from 15,000 to 25,000 strong, with a ram for the protection of the bridge across the Neuse. It is said that Lee and Breckenridge have visited and inspected Kinston. A despatch from General Lee announces that General Hampton attacked General Kilpatrick at daylight on the 10th inst., and drove him from the camp, taking his guns, waggons, many horses, several hundred prisoners, and relieving a great number of Confederates who had been captured. The guns and waggons could not be brought off for want of horses. Many of the enemy were killed and wounded. Our loss is not heavy. Lieutenant- Colonel J. S. King was killed, and Brigadier Gene ral Hume, . Colonels Hagan and Morrison, and M a j ors Davis and Fergusson, and others were wounded. _ _ The locality of the fight is not mentioned. General Sherman has informed Hampton that he had ordered the execution of 26 prisoners in retalia tion for a similar number of foragers having been murdered after capture. Hampton replied that he would execute two prisoners for every Confederate soldier murdered by Sherman. The foragers, he said, had burned dwellings, - and he had ordered the shooting down of all house-burners. He should hold 56 hostages for the soldiers Sherman had or dered to be executed. The Confederate Senate has endorsed Hampton's answer. A despatch from Sherman, dated Laurel Hill, North Carolina, Bth March, says—" We are all well. We have done finely. I omit details for obvious reasons." His base of supplies will be established at Wilmington. Mosby's guerillas defeated a detachment of Federal cavalry, advanced within three miles of Washington fortifications, and captured six horses, The Richmond Sentinel says there are rumours that the minority of the Southern States are threat ening to abandon the majority for not yielding to their opinions, but discredits these threats' of inti. midation and desertion. MEXICO. NEW YORK, MARCH 16. Intelligence received here from Mexico states that, the Emperor Maximilian had issued a decree dated Feb. 26, in which he announced that he would pro tect the Roman Catholic Church as the State reli gion, but tolerate all religions which are not op-, posed to morality and civilization. The esta:o lishment of new religions requires the Governraent authorization. Abuses by local authorities against the exercise of different religions will be keported to the Council of State. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, March 28.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cold. CARDIFF, March 27.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bernard, from Mauritius. Manor., March 26.—Wind S.S.E—Arrived—Saxon, from Mauritius. GRIMSBY, March 27.—Wind S.E., strong breeze.— Arrived—Maria Elizabeth, Ella Mackenzie, and Effingham, from Quebec. SWANSEA, March 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Eliza Am stro, from --. SOUTHAMPTON, March 28.—Wind E.—Sailed—Poonah, screw steamer, for Alexandria. LIVERPOOL, March 26.--:-Wind S.E.—Sailed—Tyrus, for Manilla. DARTMOUTH, March 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Wah ingtotarving, from —. NEWPORT, March 27.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Agricola, for St. Thomas. RAMSGATE, March 26.—1 t has blown a hard gale here, with heavy squalls, from N.E. YARMOUTH, March 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived —Victoria, from London for Goolo. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, March 27.—Ringteader, from Leghorn ; Excel, from Algoa Bay. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, March 27.—Alma, from Alicanto for London ; has been supplied with two anchors and chain, in lieu of those lost. THE PIQUANT AIR INTRODUCED BY MR. SOTHERN in the " Woman in Mauve" was sung for some hundreds of nights at the Palais Royal by Mdme. Scheider in the burlesque of "Les Diables Roses." 100 00 100 100 10 100 1 0 1 , 0 10 100 47} I 73} 3 1151 1 16 86, Itsi 6 1171 ii 951 6 1261 1311 sal 1071}f 674 7 9.4 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND. The report of the directors states that the revenue for the half-year ending the 31st January amounted, to £48,850, and the expenditure to £18,643, the ia.. terest on loans to £11,028, and the balance of re venue to £19,178. From this was deducted £10,846 for dividend on the first 4i per cent. preference shares, and £7,277 for dividend on the 5 per cent. preference stock, leaving a balance of £1,055, to which was added a balance of £2,761: from the preceding half-yeas, making £3,816. From this was deducted £1,889 for loss on working the Strath spey line, and £1,254 for interest to bankers, leav ing £673. Out of this was deducted £545 for dividend at the rate of per cent. per annum on the second 4i per cent. New shares B, leaving a balance of £l2B. The directors deeply regretted the posi, tion of matters, which necessitated not only a temporary suspension of dividend on the original shares, but that the B shares must also suffer in the present half-year. The result was due to a dinfinit— tion in the company's net receipts arising from the opening of the Highland line, the withdrawal of th e through mails, the great disappointment in the traffic of the Strathspey, Keith, and Dufftown, and Morayshire railways, and the loss of interest on un productive capital invested by the company in those lines, together amounting to nearly £15,000 for the half-year. The high rate of interest recently charged by the banks had further increased the amount of net loss. The traffic derived by the mp.in line from the branches south of Keith—namely, the Formartin and Buchan, Alford Valley, Abctrde en and Turriff, Banff Extension, and Banffshire lines —last year amounted to £29,654, while the interest at 5 per cent. on the productive capital invested by the company in them amounted to £8,273, leaving a surplus of £21,381. The Strathspey, Keith, and Dufftown, and Morayshire lines in the same period yielded a traffic ;to the main line of only £7,000, while the annual loss sustained by the company in working those lines and interest of capital invested in them amounted to double that sum. The exten, sion of the Formartin and Buchan line to Fraser-. burgh (16 miles) would be opened next month, and yield a further revenue to the main line between Dyce and Aberdeen. The capital account showed that £1,708,670 had been expended, including £599,689 subscribed to and expended on undertak. ings, leaving a balance of £99,870. . OTTOMAN (SMYRNA TO AIDIN). The directors in their report mention the payment of the guaranteed interest by the Imperial Ottoman Government, due on Jan. 1, 1864, amounting to £19,508. The accounts of the subsequent half-year were now before the finance department in Con stantinople, and payment of the interest to that period would, no doubt, be made very shortly. The gross receiptS of the line for the half-year ending Dec.3l, 1864, amounted to £13,749, against £9,651 in the previous six months, and £11,682 for the cor responding half of 1863 ; while the net profit in the past half-year amounted to £1,776, against £172 for the corresponding period of the preceding year. The directors were using every exertion to complete the line to extend the traffic, and thereby to reduce the workingexpenses. The works, though somewhat impeded by the difficulty of procuring and retaining in the country the necessary skilled labour for the tunnelling, were now proceeding with increased vigour, and assurance was given by the contractor and engineer that the line might be ready for traffic to Aidin by the spring of next year. The report of Mr. E. Clark, the consulting engineer, stated that during the past half-year the work on the new con tract for the completion of the line between Ephesus and Aidin had regularly progressed throughout the whole of the mountain pass, and was now in such a forward state that, with the single exception of the summit tunnel, he had no doubt as to being com pleted very early in 1866. With respect to the sum mit tunnel, the contractor had had to contend with very considerable obstacles, arising partly from the nature of the rock, and especially from the difficulty of retaining the services of the necessary miners. As large parties of skilled labourers had been sent out from this country, the contractor expressed a very confident hope that the tunnel itself would also be finished in the spring of the year ; the contractor had moreover determined, for the purpose of transport ing materials andiplant to the other side of the pass, to construct a temporary tramway over the summit tunnel, which would render the establishment of a through communication between Smyrna and Aidin by the spring of next year a certainty, The capital account to Dec.3l showed that £1,084,479 had been expended, leaving a balance of £150,617. CHICHESTER AND MIDHURST. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Bridge-street, Westminster; ➢Tr. W. F. Dobson in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he trusted they would be as successful with the Haslemere Extension Bill in the Lords as they had been in the House of Commons. He had no doubt that they would have the same opposition from the Brighton and South-Western Companies as before, but he thought that the Legis lature would not sanction two companies securing the monopoly of a large district of country to them selves, when an independent company proposed to give a vast amount of accommodation to the public. He had every reason to expect that the contractors would commence the works early in April next, and that commencement would show the bona fides of the promoters of the scheme, and probably induce the House of Lords to confirm the decision of the House of Commons._ The seat was affixed to the register, and Mr. Dobson, the retiring director, was re-elected, and also Mr. Hutt as auditor. The meeting was then made special, and a bill now before Parliament to enable the Chichester and Midhurst Company to extend their railway to the London and South-Western Railway near Haslemere was approved. The proceedings then terminated. LLANTRISSANT AND TAFF VALE. line The li has been inspected by Capt. Rich for the Board of Trade, and it is believed that the certifi cate will be issued in a few days. The new line con nects the Taff Vale with the Great Western and Llantrissant, and runs through an important mine• ral district. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the week ending March 4 amounted for local passengers to o 4 t 0,82 £642,5, forforeign passengers to £679, for mails, & local freight and live stock to £14,641, and for foreign freight and live stock to £4,32o—total, £25,107 ; and for the corresponding week of last year to £22,986, showing an increase of £2,121. The total receipts from the Ist of January to the above date amounted to £193,479, against £192,061 for the same period last year, showing an increase of £1,418. .—Mr. Gerhard Rolphs, A FRICAN EXPLORATION the African traveller, who passed through Malta a few weeks ago on his way to Germany, returned to that island on Saturday, the 11th. Starting from Tripoli, he intends to go ov er part of the same route already traversed by him in Central Africa, and push onwards towards Tim bucteo. He has received liberal support in Germany, and has Obtained another grant from the Royal Geographical Society of London. "1 41% 1 '; , , II