The Sun. — London, England, 1866-04-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL ENTELLIGENCII, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Two O'CLOCK. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. „ GOVEnxmiasrr iruNns. 0 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, May 9 B 6i i i !rper Cent. Reduced B4f il .1 - I ,„,ew 3 per Cent 849 1 i mew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 er Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. f or 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — Dh(Bed Sea T e l egrap h) , A ug., 1908 — 1: equer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — Do. £5OO — „ Do £lOO and £200 4 - , ank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 DO. Certificates 1)0. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Dnoo. 5 per C ent ., J an. 1872 . 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 pe• Bonds, £l,OOO • Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSNG E " Ir geutine R RE epc, 6 per Cent., £IS I pd. PRIC . pm S. !Instrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 nrayilian 5 per C en t — 'Do. 4 per Cent., 1852-58 - 60 Do. Lo. 1863 — , -.0 Account 1865 — 72 Do . _ si 21 dis xd ' -eriP; X4o paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do .£1(0 Bonds — 1,, 1 ? 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 0 ? ...opal 6 per Cent JD pi 1 pm D,, ° -- f,riP, £25 paid . (3 1 -' 'l' Per Cent t 0 orablan 6 per Cent. — ü b h t 68per Cent. D a l- " 4 h per Cent., 1825 — Do4llbiart Principalities ~, New oc unt 'quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do, Pr ov i s i onal Land Warrant ,Vptian 7 per Cent •I ) o., Second Issue BB3 D o £lOO B on d s 921 , Do. 1864 BBl 8 .„'-'0 £lOO Bonds I -uo. G overnmen t Railway Debentures B9 89 t z 1)0 . £25 paid re ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex C oupons ~''o Account l3l 'O. Coupons ipternala 5 per Cent Cent. 444 5 er Cent 1865 Pg. Account uo. Maremmanallnilway '',ZO•ean. 3 per Cent un.• Account Do 1864 le° per Cent. A ng l o -F renc h onte6 videau 6 . per Cent., .£3O paid 4 Aoori sh T N e , ,„-"L Imperial 5 per Cent ~7 mrana c i a , ,- , o 2 per Cent 4j1)00 Deferred Do . s tand Warrants (Hectares) 0 'kr Cent, 1864 (3(,..° kku aranteed, 4 per Cent -4.vian 5 C t 1865 . D o „ per en ~ /),, 0 per Cent. (Uribarren) P C o 4 1 per Cent., 1862 o . ccount De e se 3 per Cent., 1853 D ouaA p c e e r ou C n e t nt 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, ' 3 , •., 45i 1 1 D s o i 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St bo 41 per Cent. 1850 D o 4 Per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 - 1 ., . per Cent. 1862 B9l 1 t t a ,', l 2 5 uatkian per C ent. 1864 — Do u pe Cent B r • Acc ount — z Phallish 3 per Cent o Acc ount — T l ° lievr Deferred — - -'0 Acco un t , aSsive — 13,`-'0 Account 261 1 alli sh Cert. of Coup not funded ils,1:10 A.ccount — 14 161 16 11 3 chrh 4 per Cent. — T oi .,, ° - 4 / per Cent. 1864 ij o ` L ' A sh ee 6 per Cent. 1854 DalD_ n mint BB' 9 ° A Per Cent. 1858 D" ount 641 5,: £lOO Bonds — D '' 6 per Cent. 1862 — Do Account 671 61 I 4100 Bonds 6 Bl 1 D ~.6 per Cent., 1863 _ I::,`_' 0 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip —to Account 35 1 111 1 y ell °. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed ezlie la 3 D itto Per Cent. — „ o _ account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — ° 4 ,,ccount Do, ' l "°. 1864 33 1 °' 1 1 Per Cent.. L • bividends on th e a b ove paya bl e i n L ondon. 4 8 4. ttin*P"-: 5 pn• Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — b u n; 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. t_ -it 2 4 e t Ex. 12 Gail per ,en ~. Ipe,",iker Cent. Certificates 94i It4t,ebt itentes 3 per Cent. ... , s gali 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. ..... - "° Account THREE O'CLOCK. e°llaols for money .............................. 861 f 1) ' ) . Account .................................... 861 1 - - Liverpool Cotton Market. —Tills Day. market opens very dull an d quiet. Sales qably 3,060 or 4,000 bales. AL ACCIDENT.—Thomas de Clair Studdert, kill e d Bunratty Castle, county Clare, was. accidentally Studds Saturday afternoon by a fall from his horse. Mr. r eturn "rt left the town of Limerick at four o'clock, t o 4113, to his home, a distance of about nine miles, di nt 44 4 oil a spirited mare. After proceeding a short i ll ' l nce the animal became very restive, and in endeavour _,!itito Pt toff her from the roadside, towards which she had th, :Li, he applied his spurs, when the mare leaped over d tzl kohi all into the adjoining field, throwing her rider an 6 Win to death by falling upon Wm. The Money Market is daily assuming a firmer appearance. Although the capital at the command of the banking and discount houses is abundant, and the inquiry for commercial purposes very moderate, the brokers are unwilling to negotiate business even in first-class paper under * per cent. of the official minimum. Notwithstanding the continued influx of gold into the Bank there is a manifest want of confidence in discount circles with regard to the future value of money. The gold sent into the Bank of England yester day afternoon amounted to £28,000. At an ordinary general meeting to-day of the shareholders of the London Bank of Mexico and South America the directors recommended the pay ment of a dividend of 15s. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been very little animation. Sugars generally have been at slightly reduced prices ; while in tea, coffee, rice, and cocoa the operations have been of quite a retail character, at barely previous prices. Tallow has been dull, and also at reduced quotations for both present and forward delivery. According to Reuter's telegram, this morning, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69f. 50c. All offered. The English Stock Market has presented a rather animated and buoyant aspect. The funds show an improvement of / per cent., owing to some large speculative purchases induced by the low prices current at the opening of the House. Consols are 8 61 for money, and 861 / for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 841 ; India 5 per Cents., 102/ 1.. There have been several purchases in the Foreign Stocks, and prices generally show an ad vance. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 351 1 ; Mexican have ;improved 20/ ; and do. New, to 18f 1 ; Greek are 13f ; Spanish Passive, 261 f ; the Certificates, 16:f ; Italian 56/ 4 ; the Brazilian Scrip, 3 2/ dis. ; Egyptian Railway Loan, 2 l dis. ; Chilian Loan, par to / prem. ; and the New Egyptian Loan, 1 to 1/ prem. ; United States Government 5-20,Bonds, 72 1; Erie shares, 541 ; and Illinois, 80/ 81. Business in the Railway Share Market has been dull, but in several instances prices a shade firmer. Great Western have improved.* ; Great Northern, ; and Brighton, I ; while Metropolitan have de clined I and South Eastern, 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without material change as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares aro quiet. Alliance are dealt in at 26/ 27 ; Imperial Ottoman, at 11; ; Oriental Bank Corporation, at 48 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, at 7/ ; Hud -B°n's Bay Co., at 161 ; National Discount Co., ~,a t 13 1 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., a t 1611 . -; h e Pasha of Egypt New Loan Scrip is quoted 4 14 prem. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. Share! Railways. (Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian • 90 92 127 128 55 63 13 15 3 5 67 70 70 72 Cork and Bandon. Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc &London, t trip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern 2) 15 115 117 40 41 6 7 121 123 1:8 140 DJ. A stock. Do. B stock. Do. New. Is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newpor t Do. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Brigh., & S Coast 'Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension !Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid:and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby liid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle . . .. Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. do S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., .t Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 101 40 121 i 2 131 126 5019 1201 i I 93 33 2 12' 01 22 64 134 3i 123 I I 1081 91 P Paid. ' Closing I Business Price. done. BRITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant,..lz Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- t Calcutta & S. E., lim Cape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p• East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred , Do. 2d Pra. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. t'o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India gun. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New .. . ...... Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1377-8 [ndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do DO. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension felb. Cor. 6 p. c. rinds. & Hudson's Bay.. N. Rl.C'da, 6pc Ist pl. bs. Sof nde Do. Delhi 'l Do. do ... Do. Punjaub.... Do. Indus St. Flo t COLONIAL GO PER: British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1372. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. it July 1877-84 - Do. 6 g. c. Feb. & Aug.. Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 6 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. n. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 187:1 Do.Apl.&Oct 1860-WOO Do. do: 1880-9. Do. Jan. &July, 1890-91 Do. syer cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ce_ylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. IS7B Do. 1882, Mayis, Nov.ll, Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug-. Natal '3ov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja..k.July N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 SE upwards Vio,Gov. 6 pa Js IJuly Do. do, A pril do Oct BIiITI Cam. Coniol. Gold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea ast Grenville East Gunnislake East Lovell E. W'i Russell (Tavlstk Gam. & StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley lwyndy Iron Ore, inn New Sewn North Roskear v.Wh'l Passett (I I logan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.... • • . • Providence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 6 7 14 16 540 58D I 21 23 8 9 3f 41 31 4 7 9 3 31 5 7 20 21 1 4 1 11 26 27 31 31 38 40 41 5 4 6 4 41 21 14d 35 40 13 15 32 34 390 410 If 2 15 20 9 11 14 16 4 6 1 2 8 1 0 75 80 165 175 824 8711 25 27i 1 3 5 210 220 14 16 YREFERENCE SHARES. 311 d Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Dirt°. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 132 Ditto 41 per cent., rd., 97 Ditto. 41 per cent. irred.. 97 North Eastern, G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref., 106 PREFEMENCE SRARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 41 per cent. 1558, 93 London, Brighton, .ac., 5 per cent., 1865, 101 South Eastern 44 per cent.. 1859, 90 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London Tilbury, and Southend, 96 DOCKS. East and West India. 131 London and St. Katharine, 731 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, gua. 7 per Cent., 151 Great Luxembourg, 15 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 81 1 1 1 San Paulo, inn., gua. 6 per cent., 151 1 FOREIGN MIN EIS. rrontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., 11 1 St. John del Rey, lien., 53 United Mexican, 11w., t 1 1 Ydansanutana of S. Australia, lien., 11 1 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lien., 621 1 1 Alliance, Hen.. 261 1 71 Anglo Austrian, 6 61 61 Australasia, 70 Bank of British Columbia, 211 Bank of Egypt, 321 Bank of London. 261 Bank of Queensland, hen, 19 Bank of New Zealand, 181 19 Colonial, 441 Consolidated Bank, lien., 9/ East London, lien., 41 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 71 81 S English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 2'l 20 English and Swedish. lien.. 131 European Bank, lira., 101 10 Imperial Ottoman, 111 11 1 11 Ditto, new. IN 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lien., 81 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 11 pm., 131 London and County, 771 London Joint Stock, 471 7 1 National Provincial of England, 156 Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 46 Oriental Balm Corporation, 48 Union of Ireland, 17/ 1 Union of,London, 521 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21. Berlin Water Works, Rm.. 10 City of London Real Property, lim., 41 Credit Fonder and igobilier of Englana, 71 Ditto, new, 8 • Electric Telegraph, 134 Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 122- Gen. Credit and Finance 01 Lonuon, lira., 4} Hudson's Bay, 161 1 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 2$ 3 2/ International Financial Society:Jim., Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour , Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1670, issued 80 London Financial Association, lim , 16 d Is} lwall don General mnibus Cmpany, Um, 3 Freehold Land and o Dock, 7} National Discount t.,ompany, 13} Overend, Gurney, and Co., 11w., 10 1 1 g Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, Jim., 81 8 Universal Marine, lnsurance,llw. , 31 Upper Antun Tea, Jim., Dltt9 (all), 71 $ E 0 92 50 60 53 60 40 f 2 31 Si ,01 'O2 U.. 0 122 91 96 34 36 43 45 121 122 92 43 63 64 133 135 21 21 1 . 1 131 94 96 123 12:14! 93 a 5 b 7 19 8 27 109 110 71 72 109 110 35 37 10 11 122 124 1f 2p 14 Ep 73 76 108 112 150 152 67 70 112 114 50 5 ' 74 75 8 9 , 140 143 3 4 p 100 102 51 53 ESSIONS, 5i 60 102 103 P iP 6h 7 10 11 76 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 IC3 104 30 32 83 90 65 67 55 60 59 61 50 55 45 49 42 45 30 33 BO 33 109 110 1i 2 p 2pl 99 100 91 93 16 17 3 41 91 96 86 E 8 1 id 99 100 9 93 86 88 62 64 8 82 99 100 98 99 98 99 306 16 1 86 9 toss: 'ME NT SECUR: 92 94 90 H 90 94 74 80 78 SO 102 104 105 107 105 107 102 104 90 az 1( 2 104 ICO 1 8 102 104 104 105 104 106 It 2 104 100 10/ 93 95 90 95 876 88i 91 95 79 81 98 100 98 100 105 107 103 101 II MINES. 2.1.0 294 2.14.0 3f 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 11.9.6 8.18.0 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 41 38f 4.4.0 2.13.( 7.1.6 10.6.7 3.2.6 18.18.9 35.15.6 THE SUN', LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1866. (fin (ken HER MAJESTY• WINDSOR CASTLE, Monday. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Princess Louise and Princess Leiningen also weni out driving. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, left the Castle for Greenwich Park. Her Majesty held a council to-day at one o'clock, at which were present Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, and the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen. Mr. Helps was clerk of the Council. Lord Camoys and Major-General F. Seymour, C. 8., were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. Earl Granville had an audience of the Queen. The Mayor of Windsor, accompanied by the town clerk, had the honour of presenting to her Majesty an address of condolfnce from the Cor poration of Windsor on the recent decease of the King of the Belgians. The Lord and Groom in Waiting were in attend ance. The Prince Von Teck. His Highness the Prince von Teck, whose ap proaching marriage to the Princess Mary of Cam bridge we annnounced yesterday, is the only son of his Royal Highness the Duke Alexander of Wurtemberg (uncle of the late King William of Wurtemberg), who was married morganatically on May 2, 1835, to the late Claudine Countess of Hohenstein, Countess of Kis-Rhede. The Duke Alexander is a general of cavalry in the Austrian service, and proprietor of the 11th Regiment of Austrian Hussars. Prince Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander, who is about to become allied to the Princess Mary, was born on August 27, 1837, and is consequently in his 29th year. His highness has two sisters, the Princess Claudine, one year his senior; and the Countess Amelia von Hohenstein, who was married at Vienna, in 1863, to Paul, Baron von Hugel, a retired captain of cavalry. Formerly the eldest son and daughter of the Duke Alexander of Wurtemberg were styled Count and Countess of Hohenstein, but by a Royal decree, dated Dec. 1, 1863, they were raised to the dignity of prince and princess, with the title of highness. Their Royal and Imperial Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Philip of Wurtemberg, attended by the Countess von Auersperg and Count Gronsfeld have left the Clarendon Hotel for the Continent. His Excellency the French Ambassador enter tained his Excellency the Russian Ambassador and Baroness Brunnow, his Excellency the Austrian Ambas sador and Countess , Apponyi, his Excellency the Saxon Minister, the Earl and Countess of Dudley, the Earl Cow per, the Earl of Sefton, the Countess of Airlie, Marquis Caumont la Force, Viscount de Virel, Baron Baude, Gen. Sir E. Cust, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Petre, &c., at dinner last evening, at the French Em bassy, Albert-gate. _ _ The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch have left Dalkeith Palace, for Bowhill, Selkirkshire, for a few weeks. The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith arrived in town late last evening from Dalkeith Palace, near Edin burgh, for the season. The Earl and Countess Stanhope arrived at their residence in Grosvenor-place yesterday from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Wellington at Strathfieldsaye, Hants. The Earl and Countess of Vernlana are expected to arrive at their residence_in Great Stanhope-street to day from Gorhambury, near St. Albans, for the season. The Earl and Countess Percy are expected to arrive at Northumberland House either to-day or to morrow from Albury Park, Surrey, for the season. Surrey Theatre. Last evening Mr. Watts Phillips's new drama, in five acts, entitled " Theodora, Actress and Empress," was produced at this theatre in a style of glittering splendour which speaks highly for the liberality of the management of Mr. R. Sheppard. The piece, we are informed, has been written spe cially for Miss Avonia Jones ; therefore she is the brilliant star around which all the lesser planets cluster. The scene of the drama is laid in Con stantinople, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, a circumstance which gives full scope for the most gorgeous scenery and dresses. The plot of the piece, briefly related, is as follows :—" The curtain rises upon Constantinople in the sixth century, dis covering Miriam and her former lover Creon. Miriam swears vengeance against her lover in con sequence of his having deserted her for Theodora, who at that time was an actress in the circus, whence she was driven for having assumed the colour of an adverse faction, to which Creon belongs. Having a high ambition, and being impressed with the idea that she was to become the spouse of a potent monarch, Theodora consents to fly with Creon as his wife. An interval of 19 years is supposed to have elapsed between the first and second acts, during which time Theodora is divorced from her husband and marries the Emperor Justinian. The second act is laid in Carthage, and the scene is the encampment of the Roman army beneath the walls, where Creon, by the Empress's command, receives sentence of banishment, but entreats his son Philip to intercede with his mother for a remission of the sentence. In Apt IV. Philip meets his mother in Byzantine Palace, Constantinople ; but Theodora having been forewarned by Miriam that Philip is an impostor accordingly refuses to listen to him. Philip, in order to establish his identity, seeks for certain papers which had been confided to his care by Creon, but through the agency of Miriam they have been ab stracted, and he is accordingly cast into a dungeon. Theodora, although believing him to be an impos tor, and that her own son had died whilst an infant, feels the ties of nature, and is unable to give the order for his execution. Constantinople is subse quently besieged, and Creon for a short space of time is victorious, and releases his son. Philip is shortly afterwards wounded, and it is whilst hiding from the troops that he is discovered by Miriam. Theodora, arriving on the scene about the same mo ment, is informed by Miriam that the dying man is her son, and producing the stolen papers, states that her vengeance is complete, and upon a grand tableaux the curtain here falls. We cannot say the new drama is free from blemishes, but they are of a description that may easily be removed. The greatest fault is the ex treme length of the drama ; but, although it posi tively never hangs fire, yet in the form we saw it last night it so closely approaches that great cause of ill success that the sooner compression is effected the better, because it cannot but increase the success that attended its first representation. Miss Jones, as Theodora, the Actress-Empress, has a most effective part, which she performs with all her well known power and effect, whilst her dresses are of the most gorgeous description. Miss Pauncefort sustained the character of Miriam with great ability, and Mr. James Bennett and Mr. Fernandez enact the parts of Creon and Philip with care and discretion. The applause during the performance was enthusiastic, and none more deserved the ap probation conferred on their exertions than Mr. Gates, the scene painter, who has produced some of the most elaborate and splendid scenery ever witnessed in any theatre in the metropolis. All the artistes were called for at the termination of the play, and Mr. Sheppard announced the piece for repetition every evening until further notice amidst universal applause. THE SUPPOSED MURDER ON THE LONDON, CHAT HAM, AND DOVER liAnArAY.—Yesterday evening the inquiry Into the death of Henry Walls, whose body was found'on the above line of railway, was resumed by the coroner for Westminster. The circumstances of the case have already appeared. The police had traced the missing coat to the possession of a labourer, who had picked it up from under an archway some seventy yards distant from the place where the deceased was discovered. The surgeon stated that the injuries received by deceased were such as might have been caused by a railway carriage pas s i ng over his body. Inspector Williams said that every attempt had been made to obtain additional evidence, but without result. The jury's verdict was to the effect that there was no evidence to show how the injuries causing death had been produced. MISSING SHIP.—The Entracht, of Carolinensiel, sailed from Hartlepool on the 4th of January for Bremer haven, and has not yet arrived at that port. CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. -.0---__--__ OLD COURT. (Before the Deputy Recorder.) Frederick Augustus King, 82, agent, was indicted for stealing 241bs weight of cigars, value a 95., the property of Henry Layland. The jury acquitted the prisoner. Alfred Martin, a carman, lately in the employ of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, was in dicted for stealing on the 22nd March 15 dead fish, the property of his employers. The duty of the prisoner was to convey fish between Blackfriars and Billingsgate, and deliver them to the parties to whom they were directed. The prisoner, previous to delivering the fish, abstracted tliose he was charged with stealing. Thorogood, a constable belonging to the Great Northern Railway, said he saw the prisoner On the day mentioned in the indictment with his van neat Billingsgate Market. He was delivering the goods from his vehicle. He saw the prisoner secreting some of the fish under the straw of his van, And he also saw him give a large plaice to a man named Wells, who hid it under his jacket and went away. A boy named Macarty was looking after thovan, while the prisoner was away. He saw the boy put the fish in a sack which Martin had taken from the packages he had to, de : - liver. He watched the van, and ultimately he got into the vehicle and told Martin he was a con stable, and asked him how many fish he had stolen that morning. The prisoner replied, pointing to the sack in the corner of the van, " There they are." He then searched the straw and found nine plaice and seven large scles. He asked where the man Wells lived, and he said ho did not know. When they got to the station a pair of soles was taken from the prisoner's pockets. This evidence having been corroborated, The Deputy-Recorder summed up the evidence, and The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Deputy-Recorder sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A TRADESMAN CHARGED WITH FURIOUS DRIVING.— Mr. Thomas Clements, stationer, of N 0.21, Little P ulteney street, was *barged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and furious driving, to the common danger of passengers. Sherer, a young man residing in Great Portland street, said that about 8 the previous evening he saw the defendant galloping his horse, attached to a cart, down Prince's-street, Leicester-square. The defendant directly afterwards returned, still galloping his horse, and then he (witness) noticed that he was drunk. At last the defend ant's cart came in collision with a cart containing timber, and he then went up and held the defendant's horse till a constable came up. Police-constable Stevens 190 0, said the defendant was very drunk, there was a large crowd assembled, and a bundle of linen was taken from the cart the defendant came in collision with. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. or 7 days. The owner of the linen stepped forward, and asked what she was to do to recover her loss, and the owner of the cart said he had a claim for damage done to his cart. _ _ Mr. Tyrwhitt recommended the applicants to the county court. A PICKPOCKET AT ST. JAMES'S -HALL.—John Holdsworth, a sullen looking fellow, was charged with attempting to pick pockets, at St. James's-hall, last night, as the audience were leaving. The case having been proved by a police sergeant, Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week, it being believed that other charges will be proved against him. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ROBBERY.—EIIen Field, a strange-looking woman, about 40 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing two gold seals, part of a gold chain, a gold key, and a French 5f.-pieco from the person of Mr. Jacob Merchant, a licensed vic tualler. The prosecutor is the landlord of the Bromley Arms public-house, in the Fairfield-road, Bow. Yesterday morning the prisoner, who was understood to be a hard working woman, but addicted to strong drinks, entered the Bromley Arms. She was intoxicated, and demanded re freshment, which Mr. Merchant refused to serve her with. She then became very disorderly and abusive, and used bad language and threats towards Mr. Merchant and some guests, who were drinking brandy and water. Mr. Merchant remonstrated with her, and finding that to be ineffectual he took her by the shoul der with one hand and opened his door with the other, and attempted to put her out of the house. She immediately snatched at his gold watch chain, to which two gold seals, a gold key, and a five-franc piece were attached. The chain broke, and part of it was left in the prisoner's hand, with the seals, key, and coin, which she put into her bosom. Mr. Merchant and Mr. Thomas Sayers, a sign writer, fol lowed her, and met with a police sergeant, named Itipp, No. 5 K, opposite the station-house in the Bow-road. She threw herself down, and made a determined resistance be fore she was secured. Nothing was found upon her. This morning at daybreak Mr. Sayers travelled over the zig-zag course which the prisoner took last night, and upon the very spot where she had the struggle with Ripp one of the gold keys was found. The other property was not recovered, and Mr. Merchant valued it at £3. The case against the prisoner was plain and direct. She is a widow, and was in custody ten years ago, but for what offence had passed out of the recollection of the police. She made a long defence, admitting that she was intoxicated and abusive last night, but denied having snatched at Mr. Merchant's chain. He threw her on her back and cut her head, and it was while leaning on her that his chain broke, no doubt, and in no other way. Mr. Merchant denied using any violence. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. Execution at Lewes.--•-;This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) John Leigh, who was convicted at the last assizes of the wilful murder of Mrs. Horton, a relative of his own, and the keeper of a public house at Brighton, was executed this morning in front of Lewes Gaol. There was a large assemblage of spectators to witness the dread sentence of the law being carried into effect. THE GREAT ENFIELD VOLUNTEER RIFLE MATCH. Yesterday the great Enfield Rifle Volunteer (simultaneous) Match, among battalions and com panies of Volunteer corps throughout Great Britain, was commenced; and, continuing as it will till Sa turday next, the 14th inst., it promises to be the largest and most important event in connection with the shooting of the Volunteer force during the year. The entries this year amount to the sum of £9OO, being £4OO more than last year. The general committee for promoting the success of the Match includes the names of upwards of 60 well-known rifle shots, and the management of it (which, as it will be seen, is no slight duty) is in the hands of the following gentlemen : Captain Macgregor London Scottish Rifles. Ensign Pixley ..............:Victorian. Captain Mackenzie ........ 3d Ross-shire. Captain Field Hon. Artillery Coy. Mr. Dighton ............... . l2th Middlesex. Captain Goodiiffe London Rifle Brigade. Sergeant Baines `2d Middlesex Ad. Batt. A large number of the representatives of the metropolitan Volunteer regiments commenced shooting yesterday, as also did many of the provincial regiments. The ranges of which the match is being shot are 200, 500, and 600 yards, seven rounds, and the conditions are as follows : Position—at 200 yards, from the shoulder ;at 500 and 600 yards, any position. Any number of men are entitled to compete, and for battalions the high est 20 scores, and for companies the highest 10 scores on the registers of the shooting, will be taken as the match score. There will be between 7,000 and 8,000 Competi tors in the contest. LIFEBOAT SERVICE.—CAISTOR (near Great Yar mouth), APRIL 7.—During hazy weather and a strong wind from ENE. yesterday, lights of distress were seen in the direction of the Cockle Sand. The Birmingham No. 2 lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, stationed at Caistor, was at once launched, and found a large steamer to the northward of the sands. Her engines had broken down, and she was quite unmanageable and was drifting with the tide. She was the steamer Corton, of Newcastle, bound from that port to Havre with a cargo of coals. With the assistance of the Scratby lifeboat, which had also put off to the steamer, the Caister lifeboat men succeeded in taking the vessel and her crew into Yarmouth Roads.— PALLING (Norfolk), APRIL 7.—A barque struck the beach at Wexham, about two miles and a half south of this place, last night (reports Mr. J. Riches). The wind was blowing hard at the time from N.E., and there was a heavy sea on. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was at once got out and proceeded to the scene of the wreck ; but before her arrival the crew had been fortunately rescued by the Horsey beachmen in one of their boats. The vessel proved to be the Thomasino, of South Shields, laden with coals and coke, and she is likely to become a total wreck. COURTOWN (County Wexford), APRIL 6.—The schooner Victory, of Wexford, bound from Dublin to Penarth with a cargo of oats, parted from her cables during a gale of wind this morning, and came ashore near Glyn Head (says James S. Scott, Esq.). Tho Manchester No. 4 lifeboat (the Alfred and Ernest) of the National Lifeboat Institu tution was thereupon at once launched ; but after she had been out about two hours news came to Courtown that the shipwrecked crews had been saved by other means, and the lifeboat was accordingly recalled to the shore. THIRD EDITION . SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CREWKERNE RACES—This DAY. HASLEBURY HANDICAP. Sir Bobby Eheu 2 Benazet 3 Eight ran. Won by 10 lengths. SOUTH-WESTERN STAKES. Beverley Boa liaza _ ..... _ Beeswing Seven ran. Won by six length. NATIONAL HUNT. Shangarry Golden Drop Foster Fourteen ran. Won in a canter. CHELMSFORD RACES-THIS DAT. TRIAL STAKES. Miller's Maid Battle Axe Veracity Four ran. Won by ten lengths. ABBOTT STAKES. Maid of Usk Warwick .. 2 Won by half a length. T WO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Bounceaway Sweet Home 2 Roseleaf Eight ran. CHELMER HANDICAP. Kingmaker 1 ' Ethelred • • 2 • Killarney 3 Eight ran. THIRSK RACES.-THIS DAY. SOWERBY PLATE. Count Miss Williams Risk Nine ran. Won by two lengths MOWBRAY STAKES. Thermometer 1 Bracken 2 Ladylike 3 Seven ran: Won by a length. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 2to 1 agst Delight (taken) 6to 1 agst Vandervelde (taken) 6to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken) 10 to 1 agst Out-and-Outer (taken) 14 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ostregor (taken) 30 to 1 agst Morris Dancer (taken) Nto 1 agst Valiant (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Czar (taken) METROPOLITAN STAKES. 2to 1 agst Eakring (taken) sto 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 7to 1 agst Lucifer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Staghound (taken) 10 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) CHESTER :CUT. 10 to 1 agst Delight (taken) 14 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 16 to 1 agst Gong (taken) 22 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken) 33 to 1 agst Rococo (taken) 40 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken) Bto 1 agst Janitor (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. Mr. DopsoN (deputy-Speaker) took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. - - Mr. C. Fortescue loa . th;;;1;;;;This seat for Louth, Mr S. Goldsmith took the oaths and his seat for Honitou, and Mr. Eckersley for Wigan. NOTTINGHAM ELECTION. Mr. ADAIR, the chairman of the committee, reported that a witness named Springall had refused to attend the summons of the committee. The witness was ordered to attend on pain of imprisonment for contempt. THE FRANCHISE BILL. A number of petitions were presented in favour of this bill. HAMPSTEAD, HIGHGATE, AND...CHARING- CROSS RAILWAY BILL. Mr. C. FORSTER moved that the order that the Hamp stead, Highgate, and Charing-cross Railway Bill be committed, be read, and discharged, and that tho bill be withdrawn. The motion was agreed to. LEIOESTER-SQUARE. Mr. W. LESLIE asked the First Commissioner of Works whether there was any intention of causing the en closure in Leicester-square to be turned into a garden or ornamental ground, under the provisions of the Gardens in Towns Protection Act, 1863 ? Mr. COWPER said the Gardens in Towns Act of 1863 imposed no new duties on bim ; but with respect to Lei cester-square, it did empower the Metropolitan Board of Works to deal with that spot, and the Board had pub lished a notice that they intended to do so. That notice had been followed by legal proceedings on the part of the gentleman who claimed the soil of Lei cester-square, and he had no doubt that cause would so be decided. With respect to the statue with one leg and one arm, that was private property, and the owner of it had sot taken that decent care of it which he uught to have done. TENANT RIGHT (IRELAND). Mr. O'BEIRNE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he would fix a day for the introduction of the bill for the improvement of the law of landlotd and tenant in Ireland. Mr. C. FORTESCITE said he could not positively state when the bill would be introduced, at all events it would not be until after the decision of the house on the Fran chise Bill. THE LOSS OF L'ABBE. Mr. B. COCHRANE asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Foreign-office have re ceived any despatches to justify the hope that there are some survivors of the ship L'Abbe, which was wrecked off Tonadi Nuova in 1855, still detained as prisoners among the Somaali on the coast of Africa; and, if so, whether the Government would take any steps to procure their release ? Mr. LAYARD said the Government felt deeply for the families of the persons who had perished by the loss of this vessel. It had been supposed that all persons on board had perished, but in 1861 it was supposed that some of the survivors were in the Somaali country, and, accordingly, inquiries were made which led to the belief that the hope was altogether unfounded. But since that some hides had been brought to Zanzibar :with European characters cut upon them, and that had led again to the belief that some white people were in the Somaali country. It was inha bited by a very wild race of people, and was almost inac cessible, but the Government had requested Dr. Living stone and Dr. Kirk, the latter of whom was proceeding to Zanzibar to make the most searching inquiry as to whether any white people were in captivity. He could assure the hon. gentleman that the Government would do all in their power to effect the release of any Europeans, if it should prove to be true that there were any under the un fortunate circumstances referred to by the hon. gentleman opposite. (Hear, hear.) INCOME OF WORKING MEN. Mr. B. STANHOPE asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer what information existed as to the amount of the aggregate income of the working men of this country, and on what basis that amount had been calculated ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not aware that anything which could be called infor mation existed on the subject. His observations had been made upon computation derived from the census returns, but that could not be called information. It was merely an opinion._ BARRACKS AT NOTTINGHAM. Mr. LOCHE, on the part of Sir R. Clifton, asked the Secretary of State for War when the Government inended to build barracks at Nottingham on the land which was purchased from the Duke of Ne wcattle in 1862 for the sum of £5,200 ? The Marquis of HARTINGTON said it was quite true that no vote had been taken for the erection of the barracks in the estimates this year. The proposition, however, to erect such accommodation would not be given up. THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH (IRELAND). Sir J. GRAY rose to move the following resolution : " That the position of the Established Church in Ireland is a jast cause of dissatisfaction to the people of that coun try, and urgently demands the consideration of Parlia ment." The honourable baronet said tho subject he was about to bring under the attention of the house was one which possessed remarkable interest to the people of Eng land as well as I re l an d. It was hi s intention in dealing with the subject not to raise an unpleasant or acrimonious discussion either within or without that house, and he hoped that no one single word which might fall from his lips would give offence to those in favour of the Church as an Establishment. He trusted the house might be of opinion that the time had arrived when some active step might be taken in the matter, because it was the general opinion in Ireland that the Established Church in . Ireland had failed in every one object for which it was introduced into the country. The Catholic subjects ofj pier Majesty's, ho could assure the house, woull never rest ,until some step was taken to remove that which was looked upon with dislike by the great majority of the people in Ireland. The hon. baronet then proceeded to refer to a series of statistics to show the numbers of Pro testants and Catholics in various parts of Ireland, remarking that one of the causes of the decrease of Catholics in some places was caused by famine, pestilence, and emigration. He next proceeded t o quo t e various o pi n ions to show that the State Church was introduced into Ireland for political purposes. ]LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS = —LAST EvEXirca. The following votes were agreed to : £48,925 for Royal Palaces. £105,437 for Public Buildings. • £12,000 for Furniture of Public Offices. £98,769 for Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens. £1,485 for Embassy-houses of Paris and Madrid. £3,000 for British Consulate and Embassy-house, Con stantinople. 47,525 tor Westulineter-bridge• ITIES. ' £63,500 for New Foreign-office. £58,000 for Site for Public Offices. £28,500 for Probate Court and Registries. £27,070 for Public Record Repository. £6,000 for Nelson Column. The postponement of the vote of £116,000 for the Patent office was moved by Mr. BOVILL, who complained of the inadequate accommodation provided in the present office, pointing out defects in its management, and maintaining that the large surplus of fees paid by patentees should be applied to putting the establishment on a more satisfactory footing. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in defence of the vote, stated that the present provision was merely temporary, and no comprehensive plan for securing more complete ac commodation could bo settled until the general question of the policy of a° Patent Laws had been considered and determined. After some discussion, the motion was withdrawn, and the vote was agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a string of resolutions on the Crown Lands Acts, as a neces sary preliminary to the introduction of a bill for the better management of the Land Revenues of the Crown. Among other provisions he explained that the bill would transfer the forestal Hells of the Crown over Epping Forest to the Board of Works, would give the management of all fore shores to the Board of Trade, and would make provision for the enjoyment of the estate of Claremont by the Queen during her life or pleasure. The resolutions were agreed to after a short conversa tion. Several bills were forwarded a stage, and the house ad• journed at five minutes past 1 o'clock. INDOlis Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Mencir 28. Notice is hereby given, that the Court appointed by her Majesty to have been held at Buckingham Palace, on Thursday, the 12th of April next, is postponed to Satur day, the sth of May next, at three o'clock: WAR-OFFICE, A l . 7 . The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Abraha m Carlton Cumberbatcb, Esq , late her Majesty's Consul -General at Con s t an ti nop l e, to Le an Ordinary Member of the Civil Dision of the or companions of the Most Ho nourabie Order of f h t i h r la the Bath. Css, APRIL 9. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give or-lers for the appointment of Assistant Commissary-General James Bailey to be an Ordinary Member of th• Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, APRIL 7. The Quesn has been pleased 'to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Briiain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the most noble Edward Adolphus, Duke of Somerset, K.G. ; Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, G.C.B. ; Vice-Admiral Charles Eden C.B. ; Rear-Admiral Edward Gennys Fanshawe, C.B. ; Rear-Admiral the Hon. James Robert Drummond, C.B. •, and Captain John Hay, C.B. (commonly called Lord John Hay), to be her Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admifal of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. WHITEHALL, APRIL 9. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend James Skinner Mackenzie to the church and parish of Little Dunkeld, in the presbytery of Dunkeld and county of Perth, vacant by the death of the Reverend Daniel Macbride. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 10. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Lieutenant Thomas Charles D. Whitmore to be Captain. by purchase, vice Mylles Bagnall Bowyer Adderley, who retires ; Cornet Henry Herbert Wombwell to be Lieutenant by pur chase, vice Whitmore. Royal Artillery— Second Captain Francis Swanson, on the Supernumerary List, to be Captain ; Se cond Captain Thomas Bridges Heathorn to be Captain, vice John Henry Porter Malcolmson, transferred to the Bombay Staff Corps ; Second Captain Sir William Hamilton, Bait., to be Cap tain, vice Hungerfoid Meyer Boddam, transferred to the Bengal Staff Corps; Lieutenant Eldred Thomas Pot tinger to be Second Captain, vice Heathorn ; Lieutenant Henry De Grey Warter to be' Second Captain, vice Sir William Hamilton; Lieutenant Brabazon Henry Pot tinger to be Second Captain, vice Henry Charles Bas kerville Tanner, transferred to the Bombay Staff Corps. Coast Brigade of Artillery—Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, Edward George Cubitt, from a Recruiting District, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, Howland Webster, placed upon the half-pay list as a Lieutenant, without half-pay. Royal Engineers—Lieutenant Henry Wathen Watson has been permitted to resign his commission. Coldstream Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant John Barton Sterling to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant and Captain Henry Arthur Herbert, who has retired. 2d Regiment of Foot—Richard Salisbury Simpson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Neill Roger, who retires on appointment as Deputy-Assistant Commissary- General. sth Foot—Ensign Frederic Richard Carleton to be Instruc tor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant George A. Shegog, who has resigned the appointment. 32d Foot—Ensign Arthur Elebank Havelock to bo Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Timothy Morris, who retires; Albert Clarke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Havelock. 9th Foot—Captain Henry Charles Mansergh, from the 4th West India Regiment, to be Ceptain, vice Hutton, , , • who exchanges. 69th Foot—Henry Stephen S winey, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice William Newman, who retires on appointment as Deputy-Assistant Comnissary-General. 86th Foot—Captain John Jerome to be Major, without purchase, vice Frederick Stuckeley Savage, deceased ; Lieutenan Gilbert Sidney Jackson to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Jerome; Ensign Richard O'Shaugh nessy Brooke to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Jackson; Gentleman Cadet William Henry Seed, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Brooke. 91st Foot—Lieutenant Charles Hollway to be Captain by purchase, vice H enry A u b urey Bond, who retires ; En sign William Salmon Mills to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hollway ; Eris Willoughby Osborne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mills. 94th Foot—Charles Warren Humpage, Gent., to be En- sign, by purchase, vice F. Buckley Campbell, pro- • rooted. 105th Foot—Major John Robert Mackenzie to be Lieute nant-Colonel, vice William Gordon Stoll, deceased ; Captain Henry Adolphus Graham to be Major, vice Mackenzie; Lieutenant Henry Griffith to be Captain, vice Graham ; Ensign A. G. Clivering Power to be Lieutenant, vice Griffith; Gentlemen Cadet Henry °pie Woodhouse, from the Royal Military College, to be En sign, vice Power. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign John Angus Lushington Hamilton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Archibald Hamilton Duthie, who retires. __ _ 4th West India Regiment—Capt. Thomas Bruce Hutton, from the 39th Foot, to be Captain, vice Mansergh, who retires. BREVET. The following promotions to take place in succession to General Henry Shadforth, who died on 30th March, 1866 : Lieutenant-General Sir James Charles Chatterton, Bart., K.C.8., Colonel of the sth Lancers, to be General. Major-General Richard Connop, Major, on half-pay, Unattached, to have the rank of Lieutenant-General. Major General Thomas Molyneux William, Major on half-pay, Unattached, to have the rank of Lieutenant- General. Major-General George Thomas, Earl of Albemarle, Major on half-pay, Unattached, to have the rank of Lieu tenant-General. Major-General George Thomas Colomb to bo Lieute nant-General. Brevet-Colonel Henry Darby Griffith, C. 8., from Lieut.- Colonel 2d Dragoons, to be Major-General. Captain and Brevet. Major Edward Charles Acheson Gordon, Royal Engineers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Angustus Davies, 74th Foot, to be Major. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 0 12 Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels i 2 0 12 1' 25 45 25 55 25 45 25 50 Hamburg Paris 13 9 13 9i Short 25 15 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 25 45 Marseilles 25 12i 25 iil Frankfort on the Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgn , Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples 120 - 1201. 10 20 10 90 10 90 10 95 28i 29} 6 28 6 28i 461 47 471 47{ 25 621 25 671 25 621 25 67 25 62 25 671 25 62 25 571 FAILURE OF AN HosrlTAL—The hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth, Great Ormond-street, which was founded in 1856, has just been closed by the unanimous resolution of the committee, Lord Petre ix the chair. Mr. Pope Hennessy moved, and Count Wezele se conded, that the words "nothing herein contained is to be construed as an extinction in perpetuity of the hospital," should be added to th e resolutio n , b u t thi s was n egatived. Previous Previous to cloning the hospital the committee applied Archbishop Manning to consider what changes were ne cessary to restore the hospital to a state of effic e i d en t e n y .. a s n o d to carry such changes into effect, but he declined d . f r om the on the ground that the hospital was de c lining arising from inevitable effects of a divided government, 1 • as originally the union of two works—the hospital John of Jeru constituted, and the Order of management have made a salem. The committee of .rtillang which they state that 'report to their subscribers, ital for the past year has by £466 18s. debt due to the Bank of £5OO. At the s e oul-ce public s for increased exceededthereal e x t p h e e n r d e i a t u l r i e nc of o tll e h ro o l i s u p 10d., and there is a clo t h close one entire ward of the hos pital, taollth resulted in a decline from the preced ing n a d a, o , f a l n B d 6 4 t h t e h n ey m b n a d d e n o n which t of £llO is sd. • The committee, ing year ht so far from having realised their past =- therefore, feltt a , subscriptio to ns t , he ticipations by the gradual extension of its utility, the sphere amount of the hospital has been seriously curtailed, and seeing no prospect of improvement, they decided to close the hospi tal. Th e patients were gradually reduced, and those re maining at the closing wore removed to other hospitals, or sent home, or removed to lodgings, and one child taken charge of by a charitable lady. Sir G. Bowyer has circu lated among the subscribers a statement in answer to the report of the committee, in which he strongly condemns the management of the charity by the committee, and stig matises the closing of the hospital as "cruel, unwise, and mischievous." ~,.z ....-. MEETING OP LIBERALS. THIS DAY. A very numerous meeting of the supporters of the Government in the House of Commons was held this day, at the residence of the Premier, Earl Russell. The subject discussed was the amendment of Earl Grosvenor to the motion for the second reading of the Franchise Bill on Thursday next. -The meeting was of a private nature ; but we be lieve we may say that the Government feel certain of a majority whenever the division takes place. The debate in the House of Commons is fully expected to extend over seven or eight nights. The American Navy. The Navy Register for 1866, just published, gives the following particulars of the reduction of the American naval force : —Since the close of the wr x 255 vessels have been disposed of by sale, and 13 have been lost. -The number of vessels retained in the service is 318 ; of which 73 are laid up in ord nary, 63 are building at the different navy yards, 14 are fitting' out for sea service, 35 are under repair, and 39 are employed at various naval sta tions as tugs and despatch boats, or in-the Ord nance Department. This leaves 94 vessels, of which 90 are attached to squadrons, while four are a employed as supply steamers. These vessels are distributed among the different squadrons as fol lows : European Squadron Yes? ls. G uns. 102. Brazilian Squadron East Indian Squadron 5 51 West Indian Squadron Pacific Squadron Atlantic Squadron 9 74 Gulf Squadron Special service Receiving ships 6 142 Supply steamers 4 23 —.-- Total Aggregate tonnage 103,622 (old measurer.= t.) Ocean Travel. More than a thousand steam voyages across the Atlantic will be made during the present year by the vessels of fifteen different lines. This is mon; than in any previous year. The well-directed en-. terprise of steamship owners has reduced to n minimum the perils and discomforts of ocean travel, so that now it is little more than a pastime to cross the Atlantic. The steamers now running between England and the United States are generally staunch and fast, ably commanded, and sufficiently provided against disaster. The regular and extra steamers now in the 13 er vice of the Cunard company will make 156 voyag es during the present year ; the Liman. line, 204 pan.. sages; the National Navigation Company's steam.. ers, 104 ; the Montreal Steamship Company's, 104 ; the North German Lloyd's, 52 ; the Hamburg- American Company's, 52 ; Guion and Company's, 52 ; London and New York line, 52 ; the French Transatlantic line, 26 ; the New York and Havre, line, 26 ; the Liverpool and Boston line, 52 ; the London and Boston line, 52 ; the Anchor line, 34 ; the British and American Steam Navigation Com pany's, 52 ; and the Baltimore and Liverpool line, 52. This list numbers 1,074 passages, or an ave rage of ten per week ; a striking illustration of the rapid growth of commercial intercourse between Europe and America, as well as the travelling patronage received from each. The Coal Fields of America. By direction of Earl RUSSELL, reports have been made by our Secretaries of Legation concerning coal in foreign countries, and a body of information of high commercial value has thus been collected and published as a blue-book. The most remarkable of these reports has reference to the United States, and perhaps our conception of the possible future of that country cannot be formed upon any more certain basis than is afforded by the enormous extent of its coal-producing area. The area of bituminous coalin Great Britain it is 8,139 sunnre miles ; in British America it is 18,000 miles ; and in the United States it is 133,132 miles. If the amount of workalA coal in Belgium be taken at 1, that of the British Islands becomes rather more than 5, that of all Europe 8/, and that of North America 111. According to another calculation the total quantity of workable coal in Great Britain is estimated at 190,000,000 tons, and the total quantity in North America at 4,000,000,000,000 tons. An American writer states that a seam of coal near Pittsburg is worth " a sum equal to the "payment of the national debt nearly 27 times, and " equal to the gold and silver products of California " and Nevada for nearly 1000 years ;" and this seam of coal was purchased by the PENN family, 100 years ago, for 10,000 dollars. Nearly all American coal is of excellent quality, and it is said that when the Cunard and Collins steamers competed a few years ago in speed, the Cunard, which were Eng lish ships, surpassed their opponents by using American coal. The Next Cotton Crop. In the March number of De Bow's Review, the editor, who has just completed a tour through the cotton states, estimates the next cotton crop at not more than one million five hundred thousand bales. He adds :—" These figures are not likely to be in creased by anything that is now to happen, and may be greatly reduced by the ignorance, neglect, or desertion of the labouring forces, which, judging from the experience of all other coun tries, is more likely to occur than not, and re duce the crop to one million or one million two hundred thousand bales. No account is taken in the calculation of the application of white labour to cotton beyond what was applied to it before the war. The extensive mortality of the war has made white labour at the South ver y scarce, and so far it trade, in th e which h i ch necessary hav p e f o u f rn th is e h m ing ech m an os ic t arts b s and e d u i r ie su en its lucrative employment. The wear and tear and frightful destruction caused by the war opened other channels of employment besides agriculture. The increase of white labour at the South, so far as the next crop is concerned, from immigration, is too trifling to be taken into account. The aggre gate number of labourers introduced is insignifi cant, and so far is largely absorbed in the cities.te It is only fair to add that other estimates place the next cotton crop at from two to two an d a half millions of bales. Foreign Mail Packet .List a 19SUolampton April 12. Helena Pr 2" Australia and New Z Ditto, via 31arseilles ............... . ...... April 13. Ditto, Zealand , rl viS Usti paoket ...... ... may t Cape of A pril 19. Falkland Islands Mao, via M arseilles . Malta, Egypt, and Aden Ditto, via .. . ........... April 13, il Marseille 3 . itiSoathampton April 13. IrmGC.BihdrdbliaDiranDazaDiatet3tiaaPototarn it o, : c dn u i rba t Clyn t aa a ::: , rrea andrca n tee Southamptonh Si s Verde, li c ipne e a i gs ly c. , : : Pvin:r: :a. via . 0 8. : u. h : t. a .11. 1 1 .132 ; t 411 0 . : l a: .....• • .... AA Aprilri April i I. 1 .2 1,3 ) : .. :Po ae ;ti tilul a u l ed . ' . l: .. niall . .. v . a . t . e . ......... Ditto, by pri vets April 22. April 13. April 13. April i 3 Good v‘ :: la av a yi sa)11, Ma rs ei ll es°uPi ta:-LaAnl sPtl Southampton,n. l 1 . 8 l '.. aI I : .. . .................... i.. .. .. .. ... p May 8. o p ao Lisbon.. ket .ili.a. .•4 , April 11. Ditto, by United t . a . te — s t United States and British North America, by Bri tish Packet Southamp- May 4. • .. April 11. ton Ditto, by CanadianiaCurk packet, via Loudonderry April 13. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) April 13. Cuba and Mexico .. Bermuda, ............ April 23. . Bahamas, via New York. ........................... 3lay 3. via Halifax ...,...........•••• April 1 1 West Coast of Africa. Madeira. and T ‘ nerille .... April tz, The British and Californian Banking Company have issued their annual report, which states that the net profits are, after making all deductions £9,513 7s. Bd. The directors have declared a divi dend, payable on and after April 23, at the rate of six per cent. for the half year ending Dec- 3 1 -; land have also written six per cent. off preliminary ex _ penses, and carried the balance forward to the credit and loss. 100 100 2 00 1100 190 100 100 Ico 100 100 11.0 100 100 all 100 100 1021 3 99/ / 94 } 931 4 871 ,10.3 i 102