The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-03 00:00:00

one of the chief sights connected with the Exhibi tion. The arrangement of this little structure is a merely private enterprise, the speculation of about a dozen French tradesmen ; but they have set about their work with spirit, and having spent an immense sum on its preparation, the Emperor hasbeen pleased to accept it for his own use. It consists of three small apartments, each of which is most elaborately decorated—one called after the Empress, in the style known as that of Louis XVI. ; another named after the Emperor, in the fashion of Louis XIV. ; and the third allotted to the Prince, in a sort of Alham bresque decoration. Besides these apartments there are ante-rooms, in which the ornaments are of Pom peian character. The juxtaposition of so many styles detracts somewhat from the harmony of the build ing as a whole, which, however, is to be regarded as in itself a miniature Exhibition, and in all its details perfect. The door of entrance alone, adorned in its arch with beautiful scrollwork of hammered steel, has cost about £I,OOO. In this elaborate little pavi lion a short stay was made, and the Imperial cortege left the Champ de Mars in the same quiet and un ostentatious manner with which it had entered it, but welcomed everywhere with the same earnest, deep respect. The instant their Majesties had left the building every one was allowed to pass freely through all its galleries. It was only, however, in the picture circle, the Russian and the English Courts, that visitors, as a rule, assembled. In most other places little more than empty benches or dreary piles of cases were to be seen. The Paris Exhibition will be one of the finest of its kind the world has yet beheld, but most assuredly such of the world as visit it now are only fated to the disappointment of guessing at what it will be, and lamenting their misfortune in having come a month too soon. MONEY IitAILKET,i AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE o'CLootc. The demand in the general discount market con tinues moderately active consequent upon the pre parations made for bills due to-morrow, the 4th inst. The rates remain firm at 2i 3 per cent. Gold amounting to £48,0Q0 was taken to the Bank of England yesterday, and there was also a withdrawal of £15,000 for Egypt. The La Plata, from the West Indies, has brought £256,468 in specie ; the Tanjore, from Alexandria, £3,000. The TasMania, for the West Indies, takes out silver and gold to the amount of £101,130. The shareholders of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company are invited to at tend a meeting on Tuesd ty, the 9th inst., at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering the propriety or otherwise of taking over the West Sussex Junction, the Chichester and Medhurst, and the Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Companies to be proposed by the directors at the (adjourned) meeting on the 16th inst. Also to consult generally as to the best course to be pursued for stopping the construction of unremunerative branch lines, and for entering into amicable arrangements with neigh bouring companies to prevent ruinous competition. Sir Charles K. L. Jackson will take the chair. It appears that in 1857 the capital of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway was £7,790,615, the revenue £880,587, and the expenditure £353,955 ; while in 1866 the capital was £16,462,191, the revenue £1,189,944, and the expenditure £686,881. The percentage of working expenses in 1857 amounted to £45 7s. per mile, and is now £57 10s. The following is a report from the Prince of Wales Mine :--In the 55fm. level east, the lode is 4ft. wide, worth £2O per fathom. In the 55fm. level west the lode is 9ft. wide, worth £5O per fm. In the 45 east the lode is lift. wide, worth £lO per fm. In the 45 west the lode is from 4 to 5 feet wide, worth £4O per fm. Winze in bottom of 45 east worth £3O per ftn. Stopes in back of 45 east worth £2O per fathom. o'Crocx:. Less ani ma ti on h as taken place in Two the English Stock Market, and a slight downward movement has prevailed. :Consols for m9ney and the 10th inst. have receded f, to 901 91 ; while for the May settlement they are9l9 If. The New Threes are 8914 ; Reduced Annuities, 89 I ; Exchequer Bills, 16s. 20s. ; India Stock, 1 217 219 ; ditto 5 per Cents. 1098 1 1 ; ditt o 4 per Cents., 94 ; , and ditto Bonds, 50s. to 525. prem. Foreign Stocks, since the opening of the market, have shown some depression. Italian have declined I, to 52153, and Turkish 5 per Cents. I ; to 281 29 but Spanish P ass i ve h ave advanced f, to 211 22 ; while Mexican remain at 161 1 ; Greek at 14/ Spanish C er tifi cates at 131 14f ; dig Russian Scri 1 ; 24 p at 1 prem. ; Chili= Scrip at 3 2} dis. ; and Danubian at 3} 3 dis. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been to a fair extent,: but prices generally have shown considerable depression. Brighton have de clined 11, Metropolitan 11, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 1, Great Western f, Lancashire and Yorkshire 1, Midland 1, London, Chatham, and Dover, and South Eastern each 1, and Caledonian ; while Great Eastern have advanced 11. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue very dull at about previous rates. Bank Shares are in moderate request. Bank of Egypt have improved to 35, and City Bank have receded to 12. American Securities show no alteration in value. - United States 5-20 Bonds are 741 75 ; Erie Shares 39 1 ; and Illinois, 781 79. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have advanced 1, tc 311 321 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain steady at 221 238. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares remain with out material change as regards prices. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. have declined to 731 ; Hudson's Bay Company to 161 a ; and Submarine Telegraph to 621 ; while National Discount Com pany have improved to 13 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan to 721 1. MINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY VENING. Quietud e h as prevailed in mining E market to day. The shares mostly dealt in were West Chiver ton, Prince of Wales, and Chiverton Moor. An nexed are the latest prices: Chiverton Moor ...... 5f 5/ Chontales Gold .. Clifford Amalgamate 6 6f Cooks Kitchen ...,,11 12 East 8a55et.,,,,,,..... 17 19 East Caradou ......... 51 6 East Lovell ............ I() 10f East Russell ......... 3 3f East Wheal Grenville 21 3 Great Laxey ....... 17f 18f Groat North Laxey Groat Wheal Yor ...19} 20/ Alarke Valley ......... 41 North Crony ......... 51. 51 North Treskerby 1 2 Prince of Wales .... 21 2* Providence Minos South Condurrovr 178 20s Tincroft ...14} 151 West Chiverton ..... .70 721 Wheal Seton ...,,135 14 0 Wheal Chivertoa 6 1 . 6/ Wheal Grenville,.... 1 1-1 Wheal Seton ......... 1 03 104 BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols ........................... 91k 1 I 1 Do. Account, April 10 .................... 8 9} NNew per Cent. Reducmcl ..... 891 9 I ow 3 per Cent ........ ... .. .. ................. 891 i 4 New 2i per Cent. Jan. . A 94 .................. '- - 9 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 ..... .. .............. Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth . Jan.,. Do. for 30 Sean' sth Apri18 1 8 88 5 0 „. -- Do (Red releraph), Antr.. 1908 — perk Ct., March. 411 Ct., June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 4 Ct. 16 20 Do ............... X5OO .. ..„ 16 20 I —pm Do £lOO s r , zio4 . pm 16 20 I Bank of England Stock, 6 liO'r Cent ... PM INDIAN GOVERNMENTSSECURITIES. ludtau Stock, 10} per Cent., Apri11874... 217 19 Do. Account ................................. 1880 ............... —lO9l I Do. 5 per Cent. July, Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ............... 94 - " Do. Certificates ........................ ..... Do. Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent .....• Do. 5 per C e nt., Jan. 1872 ............... -- Do. 5i- per Cent., May 1879 ............... Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...... ____ Do. Bonds, 5 por Cent., .£l,000 Do, under .£1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'ULOC/C. Argentine Republic, 6 per Coot — Rustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1659 lirazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-6 0 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 73 : 121 Do. x£loo Bonds -- Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) o , ilisu 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent ..1. Do. 6 per Cent A Do. )7 B -- Do. 17 1867 Do. ~ Scrip, £2O paid — die Colombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — DJ. 5 per Cent:, 1864 — D mubia,n Principaliti es, 7 per Cent « E luador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent... Do., Pi ovisional L an d W arrant Do Deferied egyptian 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue _. Do. £lOO Bonds Lio. 1)0. 1864 BOl Do. £lOO Bonds ' Do Government Railway Debentures Bll I rireek 5 per Cents., 1821-5, ex Coupon, Do. Account Do. Coupo n s - Do. Account G iatetnala 6 per Cent .. 1 C.ian 5 p.l rel. t 1865 Do, Account , _ Do. Al arenimana Railway. Ditto for Account De. 1861 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Ilontevidcan 6 per Cent.. .... . goorish Imperial 5 p er Cent. .. New Granada Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred -- Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) - Do Account 671 i Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account .............. ..... Portuguese 3 p er Ct. , 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 41 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B7l 1 Do 41 per Cont. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 p3l Cent., 1859 — Do 5 per Cent., 1862 BBl Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 BBl D ). Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B6l Do. do. £45 paid 2l pm , 'ardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Acc , Junt ~....".,- — Do New Detelied — Do. Account li Passive Do — Do Acc•ant 2ll Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l4 Do Account S wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid "urkish 6 per Cent. 1851 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 541 Do £lOO Bonds ..?,. Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Dent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed lOO Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — '-Jo. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, a par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Bolgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ...., — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. — [Whin 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 53 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9O 1 Do. Account 9Ol 1 91 Do. May Naval and Military Intelligence. _ The deaths of the following officers have been offi cially reported at the War-office since the Ist ult. : —Gen. Cosmo Gordon, Major-Gen, A. Abbott, C. 8., Roy a l Artillery ; Colonels 11. Chas. Cunliffe Owen, C.B. Royal Engineers ; and Alex. Essex F. Holcombe, 2d Battalion of the Ist Royals; Lieut.- Colonels Wm. Wild J. Cockraft, 58th Regiment and Jas. Ri c h ar d son ; C apta i ns Geo. W. Clutter buck, 63d Regiment ; Jos. Bygrave ; Peter Sher wen ; and Quintus Baron Groeben, 3d Hussars, King's German Legion ; Lieuts. Alexander Knox Alalcolmson, 46th Regiment ; Jeffries Kingsley, 3d Dragoons ; Jas. Ormsby, 25th Dragoons ; and John Maxwell, West India Regiment; Ensign William Mathias Cartwright, 45th Regiment; and William Walther, Adjt., sth Line Battalion, King's German Legion ; Deputy Assist.-Commissary -Gen. George Damerum Twining; Surg. H. S. Sanders, 49th Regiment ; Assist.-Superintendent of Stores F. H. Glinn ; Deputy Assist.-Superintendent of Stores J. Macintosh. In consequence of the Ist division of the depot Brigade Royal Artillery being below its proper com plement, a detachment of 100 gunners from the division at Warley will proceed to join the head quarters of the Ist division to-morrow. The Royal Horse Guards leave Windsor this morning for the Regent's -park barracks. The 2d Life Guards will march to-day for Windsor. On Friday last Dr. Jas. French, •C. 8., Inspect ing -General of Hospitals, died at his house in Lanarkshire. He served with the 4th Regiment in 'the Peninsula from May, 1812, to the end of that war, in 1814. He also served in the American war and the war in China. He had received the war medal with five clasps. His commissions bear the follow ing dates :—Assist.-Surg., Feb. 8, 1810; Surgeon, Dec. 9, 1821 ; Staff-Surgeon, Aug. 1, 1842 ; Deputy- Inspector of Hospitals, Dec. 16, 1845 ; and In spector-Gen., March 12, 1852. After this period he retired on half-pay. In recognition of his long and valuable services he was in 1850 made a Com panion of the Bath. The Sprightly, steam tender, Master Commander G. Allen, returned to Portsmouth yesterday morn ing from the Channel Islands, after having been employed in the disembarkation and embarkation of troops for the Himalaya troopship, Capt. Piers. A court-martial was held yesterday on board the Victory, flagship of Admiral Sir T. C. Pasley,Com naander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, for the t r i a l o f John West, signalman of her Majesty's ship Ter rible, for having written and forwarded to Capt. J. E. Commerell, in command of the Terrible, a letter purporting to come from the petty officers of the ship, containing mutinous expressions and threaten ing language. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 18 calendar months from this date, and during that period to be kept in solitary confinement for five days out of every 28 days of the said term. The Court was under the presidency of Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, A.D.C., her Majesty's ship Victory, and Capt. Commerell appeared as prosecutor. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. T. V. Williams, to the Chanticleer ; Lieut. W. H. Childers to the Canopus; Lieut. F. S. Clayton to the Donegal ; Lieut. J. R. D. Cooper, Lieut. F. Durrant, Lieut. F. G. Gam bier, and Lieut. H. T. Grenfell to the Minotaur ; G. Stovin, master in command, to the Vindictive ; G. Marsh, master, to the Minotaur ; Sub-Lieut. C. J. Fellowes, to the Minotaur ; E. C. Hobkirk, F. H. Tabor, T. Holmes, Hans H. H. Brooke, H. L. Messum, E. C. Chippendale, W. L. Rundle, and J. A. Home, midshipman, to the Bristol, as supernu merary; C. S. Fuller, midshipman, to the Chanti cleer, supernumerary, to fill the first vacancy ; the lion. G. M. Bennet, and C. W. Pallen, naval cadets, to the Minotaur ; W. H. Richards, pay master, to the Minotaur ; W. A. Stevens, assistant paymaster, to the Minotaur; C. E. Grant, assistant paymaster, to the Research ; J. Henderson, second master, to the Minotaur ; J. Jeans, master's assist ant, to the Minotaur ; H. Howell and A. Turner, clerks, to the Minotaur ; F. B. S. Robinson, clerk, additional, to the Minotaur ; and W. E. Gill, assist ant clerk, to the Minotaur. INSURANCE CONVENTION.— -Says a New York letter :—" We have been holding a convention of representatives of the fire insurance companies. The dis closures which have been brought out aro by no means calculated to inspire confidence among those who aro in sured. Such an exhibition of impaired capital cannot fail to injure fearfully the whole business. The assembly, just before taking its recess, directed the committee on insurance to meet is this city and institute an inquiry into the mi ter with a view to legislation. It is evident that the Fire King is omnipotent, and further that ho is übiquitous. AFFAIRS IN HAYTL—The following appears in La Patrie of the 31st March :—The .Moniteur confirms, in accordance with the despatches of the Bth March, the news which we gave, namely, that General Geffrard, Pre sident of the Haytian Republic, had completely put down the movement that had taken place at Port-au- Prince." From other news received, dated the 11th of the same month, it seems that President Gcffrard had con voked the Chambers for the 15th March, and that the new Ministry formed by him had boon accepted by the country, which enjoyed a complete tranquillity. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.--OU Tuesday t h e admissions on payment were 772 i ditto by season ti c k ets, 1,171; total visitors, 1,913, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESO AV EV ENING, APRIL 3, 1g67. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. itsnecoi antegltner Caledonian Cambrian. Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall , Oublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc i, e. London, berip Certi ! Do. Tlasgow & S. Western; ii'reat Eastern, Ord. stk.! Do. K Angl. at. No. 2: (Treat North ol Scotland elreitt, Northern D,. A stock Do. B stuck Do. New, is. at 25 pit ; IRS, and V. of Ireland, sit. Western -Original: Do. b. Val. Rail gua., Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxiont; Do. Newport. Do. Hereford Lancashire. Yorkshire LA-1(ton and Bluokwai Lon., Brigh., AD S Coas , i Lon., chat., and lisp/el' Do. Illetrop, Ex. A Lon. & North !t esters Lon. & South Weston. Ilan., Shet., & Lincoln; itetropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension....., .iletropol'itan District. 1)0. do. , 10. Do. and St. John's W . ' %liti!and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmiu.. & Derb) slid Kent .. .• North British Do. Ed., rth. Dun, Nth. Eastern-I;erwichl Do. Cs.N•E purchase' Do. - Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-51 North London Do. do. 1854 5 .• 7S H 0 103 110 40 46 110 9 i 4 6 05 63 70 72 105 '.07 27 29 5 7 111 116 i. 2 123 89 01 4, 42 50 55 24 27 25 30 121 126 74 76 17 13 18 116 )18 7,4 '5O 47 49 110 12 - 101 108 Do. do. 1866 ['forth Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction , Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stool': Do. Scot, Mid. stook I Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok ratf Vale Do. C Vale of heath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha i iVeeit Cornwall ril 561 1113 14 li2 11 11 75 31 1611 1034 4 77 5j 61 MI 1 5 102 I 112; Railways. I p aid. : C r los rice. ing Business done. 107 NMI 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 116 i 1 781 71 461 g 17$ 6 116 7 113; 112 f 6 7 43.1 1 Atlantic k St. Lawrence Horn., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... :Do. ks altares iluiralo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Rutr.,Brant, & Goderict 6 p.c. , Calcutta & 8. E., lim Jai c Town Dock, gu , Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East ludiau, gu. 5 p.e.l Do. .1 Extension rand T runk of Cannds Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.c Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. Vi Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock.:. Do. do. deferred ... 4th Fret. stook . Do. do. deterred t. India Ben. gua. sp.c 0. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 4j per cent Do. great IN'es. of Canada Da. New .. ...... Do. 6 p. o Bt.& pay 187:1 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 ' Indian Branch, limited' Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do • Do. Fifth Extension 3lelb. Cor. 6 p. c. !Inds. „tile'. .16 Hudson's Bay.. ltl.C'da, 6pc letpt.ba: Scinde Do. Delhi Ho. do . Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus BRITISH POSSE COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.fi p.c.Ja.& July 1877-as Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug • • 0.)."5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. ,t July, ,Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed lit k Cape G. Elope, 6 p.c. 187;s Avl.& IJot . 1890-1900 i )o. do 1580-9 Jo. Jan.&July, 1890-9, Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ciy 16n, Nov. 1808, (i p. Do. 1878, do k)laurilints; 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 'o. 1889, May .5, Nov. Do. 1595, Feb. & Aug alai iov. 6 per cent 1 N.8.G0v.6p.0.Ja.&.10) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,lstis,! Do. 5 p.c..18:1 to ►B7O Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C (sterling, 1875 queensiand Gov. 6 p. c ,I.A.ua.Gov. 6 p,o 1888-9 1. ) o. 1878 & upwards VieMov. 6 p.o.Ja &July Do. do, A pril & Oat 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 113 115 82 83 34 36 4 18 101 IU3 61 62 92 04 33 15 9 10 p 112 115 1 2p 70 72 113 115 148 152 43 45 67 6'J 8 10 153 ;5S 3 1 , ,STOICS. 67 60 100 102 id fp 4 46 76 t 46 50 55 101 103 101 IG3 106 107 20 22 85 88 57 59 5,3 54 52 54 37 10 23 25 Lo 106 1: 100 102 91 03 12i 13 1! 121 t<B P 2 81 64 - If 11 100 102 92 91 85 90 65 97 90 97 98 1 97 98 T SECUIt. 99 101 9S 100 100 1021 83 90 t 7 lin 1(1 IU3 107 101 106 102 101 91 ;.:1 103 lua I S 102 104 IG3 105 113 100 105 107 V 8 100 V 0 58 V 1 93 85 i+7 101 102 64 86 96 98 PI P 3 106 108 107 109 B KIT Is t.stuu. Consol. gold, Um Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavinik StAubyn(G wen. beat LLxey, .ireat South Totgus 4reat Wheal Busy x. Wheal Vor (.Ltelst..o irenville ilerod's Foot ilingston Downs Ilargaret (Uny Lela n t 31arke Valley Awyndy Iron Ore, line ew Se ton North Roskear . BaSsett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence Uny Lelant ,S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . !PM Crolt 7igra and Clogau, West Bassett (1 Logan W. Caradun (Ltskeard West Chiverton ....... • West Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Sewn Wheal Trelawney (Lis II MINES. 7 8 7 9 373 390 I II 22 21 5 6 3 3,1 2 3 9 10 31 31 5 Id 17 2.1.0 294 2.11.1 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 11.2.6 all 0.14.0 li.v.tv 8.18.0 8.10.0 5.10.6 18.17.6' 131 361 1.-to 2.13.. 7.1. ts 10.6.7 li 3.2.0 18.18.9 ,36.15.6 58j 5.17.0 2C 22 la 3t II 31 2t 7 I) 31 ti '2# lid 35 45 11 13 5} 6 2} 21 26 28 310 330 3i 41 12 14 i 14 9 11 68 70 130 140 :65 ;0 23 25 11 13 105 115 10 12 rItraei.RENIIIN otiAttla North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., ittto, 4 ) per cent. rd.. 92 orth Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase, 10 I REFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B pt, 1031 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. South York and River Dun, VG . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. • Dutch Rhenish. 181 Great Luxembourg, 10 Recite and San Franciscd, lim., , rua. 7 per cent., 10 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16 FOREIGN MIN 1413. Don Pedro, North Del Rey, 5-16 pm BAN/LIS. Anglo Austrian, 7} I • Australasia, 63 Bank of Egypt, 35 City, 12 t onsolidated Bank, lira.. 32 • London and River Plate. • Ditto, Issued at 1} pm., 101 London Chartered CallK of Australia, 22} } London and South African, 12} lit • London and South-Western, Btu.. lel • National Provincial of England. 134 Ditto. ni and :sd issue, Di New. South Wales, • aIISCIGLLANICOLIS, Anglo-American Telegraph, 1(2 Ati.ntic Telegraph,-- Ditto, 8 per ci•int., 75 3! Berlin Water Works, lira., 121 Ceylon Company,p} China Steam hip and Labuan Coal Company, Credit roncler ut E ran nglataii. lira . 2 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 121 Gen. Credit and Discount, Diu.. 4 H udson's Bay, 16 Imperial Laud Company of Marseilles, lira., Loudon Genera Omnibus Company, Urn, 3 National Discount company, 13 Peninsula end Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, e -, 9 6 Rio de .laneiro City Improvements, lin Roy-al 1110 i Steam, ion► 119 bubmarine Telegraph, fi2i Vitxruy of hgypt, Mortzage, Loan, 721 WRECK ON THE NORFOLK COAST.---PALLING, Sunday.—During a fresh wind a heavy sea last night (reports Mr. French, tho officer of coastguard) the French schooner La Prudence, from Newcastle to Seville, with a cargo of pig iron and coke, was wrecked off this place. The life-boat Parsee, belonging to the National Life-boat Institution, was fortunately the means of rescuing the whole of the crew, six in number. " Have you read my last speech ?" said a vain orator to a friend. " I hope so," was the reply. The three ages of a United States Senator are, Mile-age, Post-age, and Patron-age. IVhy are railroad companies lik laundresses ? Because they have ironed the whole country and sometimes do a little mangling. An Irishman being told that the price of bread had fallen, exclaimed, " This is the first time I ever rejoiced in the fall of my best friend." v u, t • , Taal *7wz--" Ctralbt HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, April 2 The Queen, accompanied by her royal highness Princess Christian, drove out yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four, attended by Lady Churchill. Their Royal Highnes. , es Princess Louise and Prince Christian, attended by the llon. Emily Cath cart and Colonel Du flat, went out riding. Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied by Princess Christian. Princess Louise walked in the grounds, Princess Beatrice rode in the home Park, and Prince Leo pold went out walking, attended by Mr. Legg.. The Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley left the Castle this afternoon. Mr. J. A. Vinter had the honour of submitting to her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Christian his photograph of his Royal Highness Prince Christian after Winter halter. TIIE PRINCE OF WALES. The Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel Kings cote, hunted with her Majesty's staghounds yester• day. Captain Ellis has succeeded Lieut.-Col. Keppe . as Equerry in 'Waiting to the Prince of Wales. Prince Murat has left the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, for Paris. The Marchioness of Dovrnshire had a dancing party last night at the family mansion in Belgrave-square. His Excellency Khalil Bey and suite have le: the Clarendon Hotel for Paris. THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. First Night of the Season. Last night Mr. Gye's new season at the Royal Italian was inaugurated magnificently. It is interest ing to bear in mind, in regard to the present season, that it is the Twentieth of the Royal Italian Opera at Covent Garden. And among all the twenty seasons which have now been formerly inaugurated in that noble haunt of the lyrical drama, not one among them all, it may here be very confidently asserted at once, has been ushered in under more auspicious circumstances than the very one which has just now commenced. Remembering the éclat which attended the impersonation of Norma by Madame Maria Vilda last year, it was a wise and a most judicious arrange ment, on the part of the Director of the Royal Italian, to select that grand Opera of Bellini for performance on the first night of 1867 at Covent Garden, with the same distinguishei artiste in the character of the Druid-Priestess. Hardly ever should we suppose has the immortal " Costa Diva" been more superbly rendered since Madame Grisi was in her prime than it vas last night by Madame Vilda, whose delivery of that impassioned burst of song last night, of itself confirmed and strengthened her already high reputation. As the Adelgisa of 1867, Madame Lemmels-Sherrington has at once secured to herself the oportunity of justifying her selection as one of the " bright particular stars" of Mr. Gye's noble Optratic Company at the Royal Italian. The Poll) of the night, and we presume also of the seamu, was Signor Naudin, whose great natural gifts and artistic accomplish ments always appear in that part to very considerable advantage. Signor Attri's Oroveso needs from us no word of commendation his majestic presence and his equally raajestic voice befitting the character to admiration. Under the wizard baton of Mr. Costa, the choral and orchestral effects of Bellini's classic masterpiece approached, as nearly as might be, to absolute perfection. Several calls during the evening attested the delight of the audience with the manner in which the principal artistes acquitted themml ves. Madame Vilda, for example, was summoned before the foot lights at the close of each of her two radiant solos—while upon the fall of the curtain at the end of the first act there was a-very cordial (and for her a most propitious) call for Madame Lemmens- Sherrington. The National Anthem this year opened instead of closing the first night's perform ance. To-morrow, however, will be a yet more interesting performance than the one of last evening—Gounod's Faust e illargherita being the grand and popular opera announced for production thus early in the season, with Signor Mario, the incomparable and perennial primo tenore, as the Faust, and Madame Pauline Lucca► as the Margherita. Strand Theatre. In the " French Exhibition" Mr. F. hay has found materials for the construction of a piece de circonstance of the same name, which has been pro duced here with success. The plot turns on the misadventures of a cockney shopkeeper and his wife, who, visiting Paris together for the purpose of seeing the Exhibition, find themselves immersed in all the troubles and vexations to which such tra vellers have been from time immemorial subject— upon the stage. Their ignorance of the language and manners of the people involve them in so many dilemmas that they lose happiness in the pursuit of pleasure, and are only too glad to get back to their pickle-shop in Pimlico. Mr. Thorne as Mr. Noodles ; Miss Johnstone as Mrs. Noodles ; Mr. Bedford as a roulette sharper, disguised as a teacher of French ; and Mr. Collett as M. Chargetrop, an unconscionable innkeeper, well sustained the fun of the piece. Mr. Byron's favourite burlesque of " Esmeralda" is now the chief attraction at Mrs. Swanborough's pretty and pleasant theatre ; but a new extrava ganza , b ase d ou the classic story of " Pygmalion and hi s St a t ue ," is in preparation for the Easter holidays. NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL—The court-martial on Wm. Fulcher, boatswain of the third-class (additional), serving on board her Majesty's . ship Donegal, at Rock ferry, closed on Monday. Six separate charges were brought against the prisoner, including those of acting indecently towards several •boys in the ship, and inducing one boy to desert. After a trial of four days Fulcher was found guilty, and.sentenced to imprisonment for two years in Exeter Gaol, and to be dismissed the service with dis grace. • FENIAN CENTRES.—I saw one group.in process of formation. A man stood motionless in the centre of the pathway, near Arran Quay Chapel. He beat the pavement with his iron-shod heel, as if to warm his feet. Almost immediately we heard at a distance similar triple beatings of the foot, and in an incredibly short time a group of at least thirty formed in a circle with their faces turned towards an individual in the centre —to break up in twos or threes almost as soon as formed. I counted thirty one of these groups from the railway terminus to Sack ville-street. But here there was a continuous stream of men and boys passing rapidly over Carlisle bridge. For the most part they were the gamins of the city—horse-holders, sweepers of shop doors, ragged nondescripts, pickpockets. Pale-faced slouching men, smelling strongly of whisky and tobacco, appeared among the ruck. Now and then an American Celt would be seen to hail a cab, into which three and sometimes five persons would enter. The faces wore all turned one way, and the town seemed to be disgorg ing all its rabble. I could compare the stampede to nothing but the rush of people to witness a fire. Not a word was spoken, and though very large numbers poured out of Dublin together, there was not the slightest disturbance or confusion. I followed the moving stream up Westmore land-street, past the college in whose vast front not a light was to bo seen, through Grafton-street, up Stephen's- green, and Harcourt-street. There I loft them, and hur ried home. —Dickens's "All the Year Round." A vessel arrived at Poole, in Dorsetshire, on Friday last, from Liverpool, laden with nitrate of soda. She loft Liverpool on the 2d of January last. She was wind bound at Holyhead a month, and at Falmouth another month. She was at the latter port with 400 other vessels a fortnight since during the great storm on the Cornish coast. In her immediate neighbourhood, while she lay at Falmouth, there were nine vessels wrecked. FADTERTISEMENT —Holloway's Pill s , f or th e C ure o f Bilious Complaints, ndigestion, and Affections of the Liver. —Symptoms indicative of these disorders are a feeling of nausea, distention and spasmodic pains in the stomach, sense of oppression and sinking after eating, want of ap removal of the cause is the most important step, for which petite, languor, dejection of sprits, awl general debility. The have recourse to Holloway's Pills, as they possess such cleansing properties that the action of the liver is speedily corrected, the redundancy of bile carried off, the stomach strengthened, the spirits revived, and the patient is re stored. These excellent Pills keep all the natural functions so fairly balanced that they prevent or speedily subdue headache, dizziness, bilious attacks, and similar maladies. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. THAMES._ A JUVENILE THlEF.—George Jones, a boy about 15 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a half-crown. Henry Denis, shopman to Mr. L. J. Smith, cheesemonger, 11, Crisp-street, Poplar, stated that while he was serving another customer last night the prisoner entered the shop, andlasked for a half pound of cheese. Directly afterwards the prisoner went to a desk, on which was a pile of half crowns, and took the top one off with his left hand. lie said to the prisoner, What have you got?" to which he replied, "Nothing," and at the rome time made an attempt to put his hand in his pocket. The prisoner failed, and he seized his hand and said, "What have you there ?" and opened his band, in which he found a half-crown. Paul Burgess, a police-coostable, 256 K, said the boy was given into his custody, and ho said that his mother gave him a half -crown to purchase a half-pound of cheese. Mr. Paget asked the, prisoner where he lived, and whene his mother was. The prisoner, who broke out into a loud wail, said ht• lived near the Cotton A"ms, Bow Common, and that his mother had gone out to wash. Mr. Paget said if the mother of the boy had given her son a half-crown to buy cheese it would alter the whole complexion of the case. Burgess—The prisoner is well known. He is the con stant associate of thieves. He was convicted hero six months ago, and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, for stealing a plank of wood. He was hero twelve months ago for a robbery, and he was discharged. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. Mr. Smith said he wished the prisoner to be summarily convicted. Mr. Paget said he must decline doing so. The prisoner was well dressed, and appeared to be well fed. It was stated by the police constable that the prisoner was au old offender, and he thought such a case as this ought to go before a jury. The prisoner, who declined making any defence or to send for his mother, was committed. LAIIBETH. STEALING X iCOAT.—William Cricket, a lad aged about 14 years, was brought before Mr. Elliott, at the Lambeth Police-court, charged with stealing a coat, the property of Mr. Thomas Merchant, the proprietor of the' VaExhall Saw-mills. James Perry, of 4, Lerinton-place, Princes-street, Lam betfi, said that on laet - Sunday morning he bought the coat of the prisoner in Starch-yard, Lambeth, and gave him for it 6d. The prosecutor said that the coat produced belonged to him, and was stolen from his counting-house on last Thursday. The prisoner, in defence, said ha stole the coat to get some bread with. Mr. Elliot —Have you any father or mother ? Prisoner—l hate a father, but no mother. Mr. Elliot—Have you been living with your father ? The Prisoner—Not for five or six days, sir. Mr. Elliot—What's that for ? Prisoner—He ill-used me, and turned me out of the house. Mr. Elliott—Where does your father live ? Prisoner—ln Princes-street, Lambeth. Mr. Elliott—Hew long has your mother been dead? Prisoner—About six months, sir. Mr. Elliott—Did she ever turn you out of the house ? The prisoner hero commenced crying, and said his mother never ill-used him. Mr. Elliott said ho should remand the prisoner for fur• ther inquiries to be made, and to have the father present. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PLAYING AT " PENIANS."—Two boys named George Patten and Joseph Chaff were charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with playing at a game called "Fenians," to the common dabger of the passengers in Castle street, Leices- ter-square. Sergeant Jeffery, 21 0, said, that about half-past nine o'clock the previous night he saw the two prisoners with about 40 more boys running up and down. Castle-street, some of them being armed with sticks and some with brooms. They were running against persons and knock ing their hats over their eyes. Patten had a thick stick in his hand, and ran against an elderly female and nearly knocked her down, and Chaff had a broom in his hand. A tradesman was in court to speak of the nuisance caused by the boys. Mr. George Cox, of No. 18, Cecil-court, said . that nightly a number of boys were in the practice of tearing up and down the court, much to the annoyance of the in habitants and to the hindrance of business, and such was the nature of the nuisance that no respectable person would pass through the place. Several of the boys were armed with sticks. Patten said heldid not have anystick. The stick was picked up by the sergeant at his foot, another boy having dropped it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that people who knew nothing about London would not believe what a nuisance the boys were. Ile should fine the. prisoners 405.--or 14 days' each, which would perhaps teach them not to assault and . annoy per sons again, and - if the boys were well flogged by their parents it would lie all the better. WESTMINSTER. A DRUNKEN SOLDIER'S FREAK.—John Duff, a private in the Scots Fusilier Guards, was charged with being found in enclosed premises with intent to commit a felony. Mr. George Edwin Collins, landlord of the White Horse public-house, Lupus-street, Pimlico, said that, from infor mation he received at half-past 12 that morning, ho went into the back yard and found the prisoner, drunk, sitting on the wall that divided his boucle from the next. Ile gave him into custody, but did not think he was about to commit a felony. Some property belonging to a neigh bour was found upon him, and he was taken to the station. Sergeant Bone, 7 B, said as he took prisoner, who was very drunk, to the station he observed something protrud ing from under his coat, and asked him what it was. He said, "Nothing," and witness might have it if he liked. It turned out to be a pair of ladies' drawers which had been taken from the next yard. Miss Emma Willis, 69, Lupus-street, identified the pro perty as hers. It had been left out to dry. She knew nothing of the prisoner. The prisoner said nothing in answer to the charge. In answer to the magistrate, the sergeant of the batta lion said prisoner's character was "irregular." He would be punished by the military authorities if not convicted by the magistrate. The prisoner was given up to his, regiment to be dealt with. MARKETS.- This day. MARK-LANE. The supply of English wheat on offer in our market to day was very moderate. The attendance of buyers was limited, and the demand ruled heavy at Monday's quota- ions. Over 23,000 qrs. of foreign wheat having been reported since Saturday sales progressed heavily at the late decline in prices. Floating cargoes of grain were inactive. The barley trade was heavy, and to have forced sales lower rates must have been submitted to. The malt trade was heavy ; in prices, however, no'change took place. There was a fair average supply of oats on offer, and the trade ruled inactive at late rates. Beans were very dull, but not cheaper. • In peas only a limited business was passing at late rates. The flour trade, was heavy on former .terms. Se eds and cakes were a slow inquiry. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. • ' Wheat. Harley. Malt. Oats. Flour.•. • English and Scotch 1,490 500 2,510 450 880 Irish — 320 Foreign 9 3,310 5,490 15,670 600 sacks 100 brls COMPARATITE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Mar. For the corresponding week 23, 1867. last year. Qrs. Aver. ' Qrs. Aver. Wheat 59,313L-60s lld Wheat 53,463-444 11d Barley 21,199-39 s 6d Barley 28,051-36 s 9,1 Oats 4,686-2;s 11d! Oats BOROUGH HOP. Our market is still heavy, and late rates aro barely sup ported. WIIITECITAPEL. . . • The supp'ies are only moderate, and the trade is inac tive, as follows : ' Per 81b. by the carcase. • 13eof 3B Od to 4s 6d I Veal Mutton ... 3s 4d to 4s 6 , 1 I Pork It is expected that a general strike of the Dorset shire agricultural labourers will be organised during the summer. Their wages do not exceed in many cases 9s. a week. The death is announced of Dr. James French, C. 8., Inspector-General of Hospitals, which occurred on Friday last, at his residence in Lanarkshire. TRAGIC FATE OF A GERMAN PATRIOT.—Under the presidency of Karl Blind a committee has been formed in this country in aid of the German patriot, Theo dor Moogling, who, after having been severely wounded in ono of the revolutionary battles in Baden, was kept four long years in solitary confinement at Bruchsal. In con sequence of the after effects of his prison sufferings, Moeg ling's reason has lately given way ; his little estate in Wurternburg had to be sold, and his family have become utterly impoverished. The committee alluded to, which contains a number of names of the literary, professional, and commercial class, now address an appeal for aid to the Germans in England. Two wealthy and youthful earls have just fallen victims to that scourge of our climate, consumption—viz., Earl Brownlow, at the age of 24, and Earl Rivers, at the age.of 17. The rent-roll of the former produced £120,000 aqear, and that of the latter .t 60,000 a-year. Share 100 100 100 all 100 100 1071 8} ITIES. LONDON GAZETTE.—Last Evening. WAR-OFFICE, MARcH 80. The Queen has been graciously pleased' to give orders for the appointment of the following officers of the Royal Engineers, viz.:—Lieutenant-Colonel Wilbraham Oates Lennox, V.C., Lieutentant-Colonel Gerald Graham, V. 0., and Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Charles Cooke, to be ordinary members of the military division of • the third class, or Companions of the most.honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, MARCH 30. The. Queen has .been pleased to present the Rev. Percy WemySs Phillips Nott, M.A., to the United Vicattge of Kew with Petersham, in the county of Surrey, and diocese of Winchester, vacant by the death of the Rev. Richard It Bryan. - . - CROWN OFFICE, Amur. 1. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TILE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Collego uf.the 11 il,y Trinity, Dublin—The Hodges Lyre Chatterton, her :,I.l;.jos:y's Atturney-Geueral for Ireland. IVAIt OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 2. Ist licgiinent of Life Guards—Lieutenant Ch:irles Wihuer Duneomb - c to be Captain, by purchase; vice Lord Charles IV. B. Brum, who retires; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant George Augustus, Viscount. Parlzer to be Lieutenant, by _ . purchase, vice C. W. Duncombe. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel floury Lewis, on the Seconded List, to •be Colonel ; Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Henry Prince de Teissier - to be Colonel, vice Colonel (having the rank of Colonel-Commandant) and Major-General Augustus Abbot, C. 8., deceased ; Captain George Moister to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice 'de Teisaier ; Second Captain William Brown to be Captain vice Moister; Lieutenant Charles Arthur Madan Wards to be Second Captain, vice Brown ; Lieutenant Wentworth Henry 'Sing-Harman to be Second Captain, vice James Charles Cavendish, resigned; Stall Assistant-Surgeon Edward Acton Gibbon to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice George Carleton Clery,•promoted on the Staff. Royal Engineers -Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Richard. Binney, from the Supernumerary . List, to bo Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel 11. C. C. Owen, C. 8., deceased ; Second Captain Charles Man Darrah. 'to be Captain, vice C. N, Martin, removed to the Supey numerary List ; Captain John -Gordon Jervois, from the Supernumerary List, to .bo Captain, • vice E. L. Bland, removed to the Supernumerary List ; Lieut. Frederick Tynte Warburton to be Second Car •tain vice Darrah; Capt. and Brevet-Major Chas. Scrope Hutchinson, on the Supernumerary List, to be seconded on _appointment as additional..lnspector of Railways. The temporary Commissions as Lieutenant of the 'un dermentioned Officers _to.be.made permanout mints C. James, U. R. G. Georges; W. L. Greenstreet, G. 'Hildebrand, T. Wright, A. Awdry, W...R;flurst, S. Waller, H. If. Murphy, J. Matheson. Coldstream Guards—Francis Henry Lovell, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice CaledonJatnes - Alexander, promoted. • • 17th root—Ensign Thomas Drummond Gilt)3rt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vico B. Jackson, who retires. Valentine Herbert Maher, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gilbert. 19th Foot—Capt. R. D. Barrett to be Major, without pur chase, vice B. M. Deane, seconded on appointment as Assistant Quartermaster-General, Madras.; Lieut. C. V. Hiffernan to be Captain, without purchase, vice Barrett ; Lieut. J. Knox to be Captain, without purchase, vice Ififfernan, whose promotion, has been , cancelled ; Ensign Herbert Leigh Gripps to be Limitenant, without purchase, vice Cameron, whose promotiobi by purchase, on March 6, 1867, has been cancelled • Lieutenant William Bennett, to be Instructor of dusketry, vice Lieutenant Robert Gayer Trail, who has vacated the appointment; Ensign George Fearon Thorp to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Iliffernan ; Ensign Abney Hastings Cameron to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Thorpe, whose promotion, without purchase, on the 21st October, 1866, has been can celled. 21st Foot.—Captain Aubrey William 0. Saunders has boon seconded on appointment as District Inspector of Musketry in India. • 28th Foot.—Ensign Edward Julian Bigg Wither to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice John Hampden Waller, who retires; Ensign Charles Owen Jamee to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Oscar Henry Blount, who .retires; Charles Lucius Henry Deering, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wither; John Henry Edward ibido, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice James. 321 Foot—Enstgn Arthur Christian Tawke to bo Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice John Garforth, who retires ; .Cecil Lumsden Hornby, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase; vice Tawko; Gentleman Cadet Lindesay Beau mont Beaumont, from the Royal Military College to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hornby, transferred to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment ; Schoolmaster . Sergeant Edward Vaughan to be Quartermaster, vice Francis Stribling, who retires upon half-pay. 35th Foot— Staff Surgeon-Major Anthony Dickson Home, . C. 8., to be Surgeon, vice Surgeon-Major James Carroll Dempster, M.D., placed upon half-pay: • • 41st Fuot—Lieutenant George West Barnes to be Instruc tor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Nathaniel Montgomery, promoted. 44th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Highgate Henry Phillips, M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice 11. R. Greene, who exchanges. • 46h - Foot—Ensign EdiVard Gambier Serie' to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Alexander Knex Mal . colmson, deceased ; Gentleman Cadet C harles Marsh Keighlcy, from the Royal Military College, to be En ' without purchase, vice Serie. • 52.1 Foot—Lieutenant John Philip Mickleburgh to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stephen Murphy, who ro t • tires ; Ensign .Metcalfe Studhohno Brownrigg. to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mickleburgh ; John Percy : ••Meitde Gent., to be Eusigu, by purchase, - vice Brown . • rigg,. 54th . Foot - Surgeon Alexander Yisher - Bartley, from the 85th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice William Skeen, . M.D., who exchanges. 621 Foot,—Easign Mathias Robert ;Soppings I.eiws. to .be Ltnutenaut, by purchase; vieo E rialiiiere - Clark; who retires; Henry Purdon 7 Woodroefe, .Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Laws. 85th Foot—Surgeon Win. Skeen, M.D., from the 54th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Alex. F. Bartley, who ex - Changes. 103 d Foot—Ensign Charles Henry Stoddart to be Lieu tenant, vice Henry Lowther Nutt, a Probationer for the Indian Staff Corps; Ensign Hugh Do la Motto Hervey . to be Lieutenant, vice Stoddart, a Probationer for the Indian 'Staff Corps. 1025th Foot—Lieutenant John Edward Wetherell to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Francis William Bodiugfeld, 'Who resigned the appointment. Rifle Brigade—Lieut. A. Stuart Harington to be. Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieut. A. Angus Airlie Kinloch, who has resigned the appointinent ; Lieut. Wilmot Grant to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieut. E. 11. Buller, pro moted. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Evening Amsterdam . Short. 11 161 11 17 , Ditto 3 Months. 11 19 11 19 Rotterdam Antwerp - ---• 25 37} 25 45 Brussels Hamburg — 13 ti k 13 9 Paris Short 25 15 25 23 Ditto 3 Months. 25 35 25 40 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 1201 1201 Vienna — 13 30 13 40 Trieste - Petersburgn - 31/ 311 Berlin Madrid — 48 8/ Cadiz Leghorn Milan - 26 95 27 5 Genoa — 26 0 2 7 10 N aples — 26 95 27 5 Palermo Messina 51/ 52/ Lisbon 5 O por to... 2 521 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. • (This Day.) Market unchanged. Sales probably 7,000 or 8,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LoslioN, April 3.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; light breeze and fine weather. CARDIFF, April 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Martiu K,ay, fOr Monte Video; Aurora, for Quebec; Exchange, for St. ago do Cuba. .',FAsiMovilt, April N.E.—Arrived—Danne brog, from New York; August, from Odessa ; Clio, from Sulina.: - • •- - Livkv.rooL, April 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrivtd—Darion, !tom Jamaica. OFF DovEn, April 2.—Wind from LOndon for Baltimore, with loss of maintopsail and other damage. _ _ (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 2—Hampton Court, from Iquique ; Silon tium, from Boston ; Melita, from New York. • Arrived, April 3—Orion (steamer), from Rotterdam; Maas (steamer), from Antwerp; ,Esk (steamer), from Guernsey ; Leopard (steamer), from •Havre ; Chevy Chase (steathor), from Dunkirk ; Holland (steamer), from Ostend ; Marshland(steamer), from Pillau ; Ireton (steamer), from Boulogne; Sir Robert Peel (steamer) from Dunkirk. Sailed—Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk. Returned, damaged Mountain, fUr New York. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed-Industry, for San Francisco; Tri Wave, for Rangoon - both from Loudon ; Darmino, from Groningen, 'or• Shoreham; Star of Sundorlauo, from the North, for the West. REPRESENTATION OF MIDDLESEX.--A requisition is in progress to request Viscount Rauelagh to be a can didate for the county of Middlesex. At tho last general election 4,00.0 signatures were given to the requisition, asking his lordship to stand, and ho only withdrew front the contest at the eleventh hour, owing to circumstances over which he had no control. ,ACCIDENT AND Loss OF FIVE LIVES IN . A CORNISH MINE.—The Cornish Telegraph of yester day reports a shocking accident which occurred on Mon day in the North Levant Mine, St. Just. While some sloping was going on in tho direction of au adjoining un used mine (the Old Maitland) water broke through, and speedily gained such force that several workings became and five poor fellows were either 'drowned or crushed to death by the debris. The damage done to the mine itself is but trifling, and a portion of it only will be ex _ chided from operations, and that, it is believed, but for a few days only. Lord Alfred Churchill, tho Hon. Ashley Yon• sonby, and General Oraufurd had an interview with Lord .John Manners, at the office of her Majesty's W or k s , Whitehall-place, yesterday. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. NORTHAMPTON RACES—THIS DAY, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. RACING STAKES. The Racing Stakes Of 10 soya each, h ft, with 50 added, for three-year-olds; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 61b; win .ners twice in 1866 31b, thrice or more in that year 51b, Winners in 1867 71b extra ; weights not accumulatiye, ; starters in 1866 or 1867 without having won up to the •day of running allowed if once 31b, twice 51b ; one mile. 8 subs Atabinte 1 Flying Sena 2 Bismarck J Four Fart EMU. SPENCIM'S PL..TE. Earl Spencor's Plate of 100 sovs, witted to a Handicap ot 15 sovs each, s.ft if declartpl on or before March 26 (at, noon); whiners of any handicap after March 22 (at ter: a.m.), or of the Whittlebury Stakes this year 7th extra ; the New Spencer Plt - te CUurse, strai:.:ht. 68 subs. Mr. Pitt , Miller's Maid 1 ~ Satyr LATEST BETTING. • THE DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Hermit (taken to .£500) 21 to 1 agst Palmer (taken) NOTICE.—CLUNGE OF ADDRESS,—.TOILET WO Of Beaufort Buildings, Strand, returns his best thanks for the patronage ho has received during the past year, and begs to inform his friends that he has removed to 25, Wel lington-street, Strand, London, where commissions will bo executed to any amount. Price Lists as usual. T. and G. LEE, of tho Wheatsheaf, Worship-street, Shoreditch; at Three King-court, Lombard-street; and at One S wan-yard, BishoPsgate-street. W. HOPKINS und JOHN AMBROSE (member of Tattersall's, Victoria., and other Clubs) Execute Oomtnissions on all races throughout the year. Address-33, ()MENDEN STREET, HAYMARKET. Commissions. JOHN PERCIVAL, Oxford Cigar Stores, 3, Panton-street, Haymarket. . Mr. GEORGE WEBB has lists posted on all forthcoming events daily from ten till two at the City Arches; also in George-yard, and - through his agent, Mr. Frank Butler, near Meux's Brewery. Tars HAvELocic Turf Agency's Representative can be seen daily in Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, from Eleven till Three. N.B.—lf you want a good foreign cigar call at the Havelock Cigar Stores, 10, Walworth road, three doors from the Elephant and Castle. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tms DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES (VOTING PAPERS) BILL The house went into committee on this bill. Mr. D. GRIFFITH said the great object of the bill was to enable persons to vote at meetings of joint stock com panies by a voting paper in preference to the system now in practice, viz.--either in person or by proxy. At pre sent the proxies were sent in to the directors before the meeting was held, and therefore the system was open to great objection, because it nearly always hap pened that the proxies were used by the directors to enable them to carry their own proposition right or wrong. The voting paper was only to be used at an adjourned meeting, and then the parties giving them to their friends would be in a position to give expressicn to their opinions after they had hoard the question to some extent discussed. Mr. LAWSON said the bill was altogether useless, as it would not carry out the object of the hon. gentleman, neither would it be of the slightest benefit to shareholders. After a short discussion the Ist clause was struck out without a division, and on the motion of Sir F. Goldsmid Mr. Dodson left the chair, 'and the house resumed. SPIRITUAL DESTITUTION BILL. Mr. AYRTON moved the second reading of this bill. He said when he first brought forward the subject he was met with the objection that the bill dealt with a small por tion of the country in preference to the larger; and the object of this bill was to call upon the Ecclesiastical Com missioners to give a portion of the Common Fund to relieve cases of Epiritual destitution in England. As that was objected to, ho had consented to extend his measure to the whole of England and Wales, and that the Comthissioners should at once bo.called upon to provide for the urgent cases which presented themselves. The Common Fund was made up mainly from the increased value of land and other episcopal endowments, in comparison with what they produced when first given to the church, and be thought it was nothing but just that those places which had given the wealth should have the first of the benefit. The Com missioners at the end of the year would come into an in creased income, by the falling in of the Finsbury estate, to the amount of over £50,000 per annum; and therefore he thought the overcrowded portions of the metropolis ought to be well-cared for. The Commissioners, he believed, proposed a plan of making an appropriation to all places with 5,000 inhabitants, so as to make up the salary of the ministers to £3OO, but he contended that the spiritual destitution of the people ought to be cared for before the personal destitution of the clergymen. LEFT SITTING. I SUPPOSED 13ICOVERTOP:i PLANET VERY CLOSE TO THE SUN, within the orbit of Mercury. The story is a curious one; and, says the Saturday Review, in describing it as follows :—lf Vulcan eventually proves to be a reality, it will form one of the most ex . traordinary instances of astronomical discovery effected by a humble individual and by the rudest instru ments. In the year 1859, Le Verrier laid before the scien tific world his opinion that an error in the assumed motion of Mercury might be accounted for by an unknown body within the orbit of that planet, disturbing him by its attraction. On this being made public, a humble country physician of Orgores, in the department of Eure-et-Loire, in France, a certain M. Lese,arbault, came forward and etated that on March 26 of that year he had observed a transit of an object across the Sun's disc, which he thought might be a planet. He gave as his excuse for not having previously announced the fact, that he was waiting fora confirmatory observation. This led to an interview between him and Le Verrier at Orgeres, in which the great astronomer alarmed to no small extent the poor doctor by throw ing doubts on his veracity, and on the adequacy of his instruments. 'Tell me What you have seen." The tran sit was described in all its particulars. Tho astronomer then inquired by what chronometer the times of first and lastcontact had beennoted. To Le Verrier's horror audsur prise, the little doctor pulled out a huge old watch without minute hands. He laughed ; the whole affair was either an imposition or a delusion. " What, with that old watch showing only' minutes dare you talk of estimating seconds ?" Lescarbault produced a pendulum—an ivory ball attached to a silken 'thread, which, when hung on a nail in the wall, beat seconds. Rude instrument enough ! But how had the doctor counted the seconds? There was no difficulty ; he was accustomed to feel pulses, and to count their pulsations; and he did the same with his pen dulum.. The telescope is then produced, and declared satisfactory. But now for the memoranda. The paper, covered with grease and laudanum, is drawn from a recess. qhe Orgeres' physician is at last caught in his own trap ; the whole story is a fabrication; there is a diffe rence of • four minutes of time between the memo randa and Lescarbault's letter. How dare he play such tricks on the scientific world? The physician explains . that the difference is between the mean time of his watch and Sidereal time. Le Verrier becomes more courteous, and begins to believe ; the telescope is produced by which the old watch was regulated to Sidereal time ; and the doctor's sbry is now becoming more satisfactory and consistent, even to the account he gives, how, being short of paper, he made his calculations on a plank and, in order to make way for fresh ones, planed off the old. The savant is satisfied;• he believes, congratulates the physician on his discovery, and departs, resolved to give Lesearbault all the credit due to his achievement, and to make his observations the bases of fresh calculations. It is believed that this is a real discovery, though munch doubt has been thrown on it. Thera are several records of spots having been traversing the sun n with a motion much that 11 the question confirmationcan t)i d than has t t h a a k t e ofn place s u i r u y e 0; it 53, no decided more 1 e su t n he th n s io t st th ca e direful searches s o e f arches e n i o a t i y b e N considered s d e e o e tt i d s i e d d e rebydatniteagta‘t,itiveleoaftt—thief k t i h n e d r , e e b &p e ea o bthame V o lu after his person. u m l c i u n a n r; i gmust closet end t t Tii v: BUILDING TIZADF.—The joiners and quarry men in Barnsley and neighbourhood have struck work for an advance of wages and a reduction in the hours of labour. For a considerable tim e th e question of and hours of labour has been under discussion, and some ansome few months ago the committees of both trades laid before t h e masters their grievances, and - ultimately 'notices were delivered by the men to the effect that on and after the Ist of April the joiners wculd require ls. per week advance and a reduction of one hour per d f rom ten to nine' hours —while the quarrymen required an advance of 2s. per week. The masters held several meet ings to consider the demands of their workmen, and with regard to the joiners they agreed to give the extra ls. per week, but declined to concede any reduction in the hours of labour ; with regard to the quarrymen, it was agreed to advance their wages ls. per week. The latter class of workmen held a meeting on Monday evening at the Griffin lun, when it was resolved not to commence work again until their demands had been complied with. The wages of the joiners at present vary from 225. to 27e. per week and those of the cittarryniou from 21s. to 24.5. 20 et St 100 214 i o too 1 1011 108 I 871 1