The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-05 00:00:00

'‘.f 11' v M A PKET AND 0024 ZERO' A L INT::'.LL ► (TEA Th e CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. cotton market at Liverpool yesterday closed with a h ardening tendency, at extreme prices for all descriptions of cotton. The sales were esti mOrated at 15 , 0 00 bales (2,000 of which were taken export, and 4,000 on speculation), comprising Via%il at 6d. t o 6d ., 500 E gypt i an at Md. to mll d .) 2,000 S urat at 31d. to 4,1 d., and 50 Sea 44 4 at 111 d. to ls. per lb. The Railway Share arkit ruled flat. The following report upon the silk market is creished by Mr. H. W. Eaton bti s iis satisfa c t ory to be able to report a more current U 111 : 1 ' 584 is the silk market during &larch than for some Bilk ,seat' as als o th e recovery of the del i veries. China erp o 4 B , a gain been th e c hi e f attract i on. Th e d eman d for ir thr tlas certainly f orme d th e l ea di ng f ea t ure ; b ut th e comb in ed assortment offered by the recent large arrivals, Chinwith the r ece i p t o f more d ec id e d accoun t s f rom fr eo l, nas brought our own manfacturers forward more chief' t hough still w ith cau ti on, T sa tl ee silk, which i s Porti i ; e°ll surtred by them; forming by far the largest pro rakte-titof existing stocks. The letters just received estit kitAin" deficiency in the exports from all China to Great nem -", from the let July, at about 13,000 bales, of wine te n. ); 5,000 bales arise from the small shipments from C?.n hat What has been done in this market prices have varied ' l O with the exception of Chinese Throwns, about bales' of this silk having been sold within the last few (14 Y 3 at 14 ) , v 145 6 d —previously heavy at 144 . . Ta saam silk new" considered rather firmer, there being now Y little or 4SI g shipping sorts under lOs 9d to Ils 6d. In . Ben- Co ,:alk there is no change, good fair medium sorts selling, are cert fm aill extent, from ° lls to 1 but the low qualities . 44;7, ding, In Brutias and Persians there is l ag of 3, °l ug, the uncleared stock of the former onsist 0014t'lles almos t ales and the latter of 700 ballots. Italian silk ,v,, without demand." 10.1-bne v ery large amount of specie sent across the e p ; 1111 ' 4 of Panama t o E n gland renders cheap con ttee"Aarie° by railway a g r e at desideratum, but this, 4 1 -44,11 g to th e f o ll ow i ng p ar ticulars, is by no 8413 securedarri,i ,° Briti s h s t eam -sh i p V i rago, C omman d er M ars h all, Thisvthis port on Saturday, in nine days from Acapulco. tati n , cB ael brings about $1,200,000 in treasure for ran spor raiß-" across the Isthmus and a large amount for Valpa krtQ., 2 11 ° Virao will sail in a few days for the latter tha"lring the present month there has been no less tWo Port o and a half millions, o sadb across this isthmus ou mule back and h b Chagres % e ats• instead of being conveyed by t b'c'n ib e s ;' s is shortly expected to arrive . here three . mi -re f roin atlan which will, in all probability, tliit r ; lB ,P,orted in a a smilax ' way. The reason assigned for °kid . ; plat the rate of freight by railroad is about one . 1 ,,, 41, 1,er a b' l per cent. greater than that by mules,. and coo n!, "„'Y More than sufficient to cover the risk of loss. certiiihVia should b e so we canno t understand, but it 1 : 110 16 0 11, appears p re posterous that the railroad tarif 4 _ 4 'eate r " e 10 high as to exclude the transportation of th,,e,i',and compel the transporter to give the preference t cerle and now almost obsolete, but still much . cheaper , t ame c° oveyance by pack mules. .If such is really the 44ein; cannot see the object of the railroad company m t ain f st L B° high a tariff. It certainly isnot to the interes all tliteiclholders to 6x a tar . ff which, instead of secu.ring and Ittactits:ZoArgto,r,tatnhaat crosses Ur e isthmus, induces cern peti tiotl Y forces the adoption of a different and less desirable portation Whatever has keen the object which ff t a a %l e t ' e toprailrad company to establish so high a tali . ` l °lca t,Nvoich resent exists, we have looked upon t rt vs ," first as injudicious and prejudicial to the rou e, thettTeuthink it cannot be reduced too soon. Parties in had intl"ed States, Europe, and on this coast, who have rooa s t h eternplation to transport their goods and produce or, isthmus will at once see the impossibilitY , of i t !Be b tir 4 a L t .the present railroad rates, and be compelled i:nreet.:oeir cargo round Cape Horn, thus throwing an a mount of traffic into the very channel which close, contemplated the opening of the . railroad would ‘l l2 on not, opening of the Panama railroad, the corn ecti "I°. hink the work in a sufficient state of per it : 0 to undertake the transportation of heavy cargoes, t444°1111,4 have been much more judicious to have said . so say t° uave issued a prohibitory tariff, without attaching . tterttie,,xPlanation to it, and which only has the effect of / qo h i l la general dissatisfaction among those very people °lud otherwise have been its strongest supporters.' 1 1 er e has been rather a heavy market again for Nit; S ecurities, and the supply of money stock tra b ::. ll6B . Consols have been 921 to 92a for t ;i tt - } " 41. ) and 92g- I for account. The New 21. per b e ' B. have been quoted 77. Exchequer Bills have k eri6s • to 95., and East India Bonds 14s. pre - I ndia l.l ndia Stock has realised 226. h e b Poreign Market, Mexican Stock has risen ca sot th ---, owing to the . receipt of 90,000 dollars 2 14. ° di vidends, and has been done at 20 1 and %. (IL na - " il ian Bonds have been 102, and Brazilian 13,• Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been quoted 80 : 44 Spanish Threes 361 Turkish Bonds are go i voTlie following are the nominal prices of foreign k 5 :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7; Mexi -1;11;n201 to 211 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three 12 - r il ts., 49 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., ditt o ' l3 44 • Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; ratsh • e o ur-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; i Der n New Deferred, 181- to 181 ; ditto Three t iitt,, e/ats. ) 3 6 3 / 4 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5i to 51; P assive, 41 to 41. b o t : 4%away Shares very little is doing, and the mi eu , 11 3 remain nea r ly the same. The lines in the tr ansactions have been recorded include add tr ansactions have Caledonian, Great Northern, 14 1 , er v Cheat-Western. In the foreign shares there eep. fewer bargains, but the French are . the e °Dited Mexican Mine Shares are declining, 4 1i 44 / a nce having tempted sales. Australian il ai4 tliltural Shares have gone lower. Crystal cc) are at the previous rates. Lit lT 141 FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. a (From the Ofiicial ) 0 , Business don 4 1:1; 2T l , t e _ e _onsols Annuities . 92 iiiiii i lk 'p a st o ' cl Cent. Annuities ........... 77 223 „ littitn°4(lB .. . Ittehe'°l' Account, A pr il 92a 4 ''&3r Rills, 24d - tfrzo ......................... BIZ ............ . ........................... 9 6 ..................... .............. OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. 414 P'ond 5 D an .~ hi -1112kmper Cent 99/ plate l l oo :3 sio : : e d , ; en p t er o: C . e . nt .......... I) itt " e ", 182 - 3 per Cent -- 102 34- l'01:11111ittt ° :e 3 : e 'l 7 l o e_ C A: l cc t Ou n t _ 2- 1 0i D it to 4 1 , n ets, 5 per Cent, Con. 1811 t e f p er Cent 43 bitt °l' th e 43/ o Account 11;7 , 1 )3 0 , t i l _ over due Coupons 4O Newels, Per Cent 9 // pa o N ew 0 per pent 36i 1,,,. 4 181a c o _ D eferred, 3 per Cent eCi totuleittee Cert. of Coup. not fun. ba Oto f 0 ,. e 4 48 , per cent Ditt o s 'Lie Account SO 791 .. r 80i olvide ....... ........ ..• • ........ an te, kis on th e a b ove payable i n Lon , on. k ellan Ditto 4 go) Per C 24 pert Cent. 12 Guil 621 Cuifieates • 9li 2 1 z THREE O'CLOCK. Dittos"' .................................... g 2 i APill Account V- ,' 0ne24,,E4,13kA. -- Accounts received yesterday upo fr n om a '4re.e-Ce.„a "ia New York describe an outrage 41 4 0;,(3"_Y.0f resident Jewish traders, which is likely to '"f tbaCi,4Btl4ernent upon the unprincipled Government e th n e Arovir, ll'ePoblie It annears that the lobs. . ~qese -ofe`tsh°2l.Coro, being t mortified at the commercial suc 11111es,Y t': i ts B' tr a u n e d c in a d u i s s e p s o o se f d id o l en t e r s si depriving Of th 7, got D p t h w e i a r n o t w o n f a cry that the Jews were Wit d . raeans of subsistence, and should be ftohrethm tloo Wasriven from the country. epith accordingly opprobrious their ,°f their sto'res were breken open and ransatch be. 0 , 41 re ourial ground was destroyed, and it at leng and *ll O ~.150essary for the whole body, 400 in number, c ar Were all th e Gov, to re-ernbark for that island. Sir emigrants from the Dutch . s lo e e tt t le h t a n t en t t ftn o e f *V44ernor of Curacoa had sent two men o . f- . war to Ckt„ezuela, and it was expected the Dutch Minister at 04 t-bettastar_ould demand reparation. Although the attack il , k , e. ras ofe2:,4.:.ihuastetshey Would w er e b e in a s t t t i r g i a b t u e t d ed by to mobs, little doubt Rtt r i7, of the district in debt to the Jews and anxious to . the leading all f Q of their claims. A similar cry was raised aga t i s n o st . v iolZ ei gners, and it was probable that numerous . act ~i,,,1e would be attempted against heretics in general. ofa va.nt such a manifestation occur, it might prove ad= go v a ge to the English bondholders, by inducing oil Bki : „ erhrnent to co-operate with the Dutch in bringing eat the different state of affairs. These a.dvices mention licribX_fnew: British residents in Venezuela had just su eoz ; n remitted about 80/. to the Patriotic Fund. 4 111 10 , inl AMICABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Tir s t i l at Meetin of the society was held a few day rie e „, ~, g above tr ao 1' ‘-,lasgovv, and from the directors' report we ex 'flad e ' d ue .f°llovving, indicating the progress the society Doli cie _ ll . ring the past twelve months : " The nurn t h . cr of Capital'•passed during the year is - 774, represen ing anl iiia , B unl of 30 8,4151.; the corresponding 4mount of 9,4781` premiums being 10,798/. is. 3d., exclusive of life a „,' 'la. 2d. sinale payments received forannuities al! d the -'''uratioes. Adding to the above sum of 308,415/. 11544-Mont of additions declared at the lagt investigation, the' ,;' 8 , 31 . 78. 9d the amount is 427,998/. 17s. 9d , and all -e' additionAo the ‘ total sums assured, deducting Cud Policies and addit,ons emerged, surrendered, forfeited, thetl: e , ll , °t.c.taken up, is 315,898/. Os. 10d., and the net in ,'e °L Premiums, 6 ,7421. 16s. 41. The amount of caPital suins assurd is now upwards of 2,500,000/. ; 44 04 4 :P1 14 of premiums., upwards of 80,0001. ; the 450 00,kncome, 100,000/. ; and the funds, above p i 4itiv:,7 subject to deduction of claims by death not C t9tli he ch 1. I have ger luously a Chris obtain tration• atering Dora to United •esden, toff of ,nstatr Cap• b John erdah mails. Dp ico, s to; ; D' 3arba- gin- Gre ii Elia , ' gtolas whom Lieu ment ; ward, Mr. ark 3 of March 4:. the, iv a 3 Ship, diVI" al thy, )rem• ; :ills, i ;, at MaiCA gene- .biped d dis use of ►O,O OO on t° rt the Ln oP' unless me at ! yell' large I n the :Iks ill n the Santa .th of well 20 to ander, lief 01 , tele -1 nle t irez). wers, le ill' ion. )n of , and great n. 1 1th ,133; it cp. true' rit'• Oa , be ;her' Sly ARE MARKETS, (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. ELMWAYV. Aberdeen. Ambg. Nottng. Bo?' and Eastn. Juliet . Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey...... Birkenhd. Lanesh. Cheshire Junct . Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O and £25 Do., £20....... Riyth & Tyn s origina £25 (issd. at £45, F3ristol and Exeter... Caledonian !Carmarthen and Cal digan Chester di Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & NA 09rnwall ,rieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJtuie Dundee Perth dab• •teen Junction Do. Now all .00 411 00 East Ang1ian........ Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, A Stock ...... B Stock Do New A. [lasi Lancashire Egli nbnrgh & Caw°, Ediub. and Peebles.. Edin. Prtl, & nunde , orth & Clyde Jun Furness 1 , 0. Extension 'Gla.sgow&S. Wegter I ~ heat Northern__ Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock t. Sth. &Westare. Great Western D. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk [rich South-Easters:. I.4li:waster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds.. Ld.ucash. andYorksh h. \Vat. Riding Hi, Giv:Crsby. k Southpt Loudon & Blackwai i.ond. Bright Sc S.Cst iJond. and N. Westn )o. Fifths DO.lOl. Sh., M&B, C i )4a. Eighths London andS. \Vesta Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndwirry& Coleraine- Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Ntauch.She'.k Limb, Do. 4 Shares, No. 1 ►u., Man. Un. Midland Jo. Birmng. & Derb) Ntid.ld. G. West. (Ire, ) )o. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt. Abe g. & Hrtl Newry & Enniskiner Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor.. Norfolk Vorthn.Connties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 , )0., # A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick )o. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Parch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London.., Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,llamp stoad, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western .„ .... N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shropshire Union :;oath Devon SoatL Eastern South Wales -4. Yrksh. & Riv. De taines, Wok &Wok Stockton & Darli, 3tG;kton & Hartlop' Taff Vale. Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No, IThames Haven Doc , and R iilway Vale of Neath .... Watert I. & Waterforel&Limer, West Cornwall. West End of Londoi and Crystal Palace (West London '‘Vimbledn&Croydol Closing Prices this day. 20; -- 21 4 . 4 4i B.k -- 8 13i -12 i 15i -- IGI 7 -- ss 61} - 62 6 - 8 3i - 2i 5 1 - 6i ilh 31 -. 33 21 - 23 72 74 57 2d par 191 202 68 - 70 88 - 89 72 - 74 '23 - 125 91 -93 65 - 65 - 59 - 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 - 7 76 - 764 7 8i 97 99i 100 e d 1 • 82 84 9 8i 8 7 24 241 8 Sa 69 -69 i 11 - 43 11 - 9 li - 2 48 - 50 31 34 28i 71 72 6 i 12i 131 48:4 -- 49 49 50 d. par 4 Ct I. d ar 28 - 30 98 - 100 62 - 64 45 47 2 13- 60 61. - 28 4 - 2 2 - 1 36 - 38 ••11 '''' ••• -.." 4 - 5 22 - 4 5 - 6 s• i 72 li 2 FOREIGN. Antwerpaßottord: , un Belgian Exitn. Junt• ilezi ors to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central I mlia.Scrii , Central of Italy Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. e. Do. velly;eu.ioL... Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of Canad.AA is Do. St. Lawrence Az Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '0 Po. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Frain. Gt. Indian Poninul:i guar. 5 per cent. Dn. Jew 5 per cent. Do. Extensions... Great Luxemboure Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Ms., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca. & Pistoj a 5 p.e pref Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran. Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur d; Liege (witl; interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D0.20/.Slis.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. Wt. 3 p. c Bap. (fmy.B.& Ams.Shs ; NorwegianTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons , Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Ronon and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse , Do. 59 p. cent. Pref, Seind 3 Southern of France , St. Andrew's anti Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5A per c. Pref. Western of France Wept. of Switzerland WiJsbaden ....... ••••• Zealand JOINT-STOC : k Ii itra I Ittil British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American 'Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Just ra!ir. 1 Chart. . . Lond. Chart. Bk. of A.ustral ia nitto New London aLI. County.. London Joint Stock.. Lond. & WeFtininstei National Provincial of England I Do. New National of Ireland INew South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation. Provincial of Ireland 1)o. New Royal Australu.Bkg. Gold. Imp Co South Australia ,Union of Australia 'Do. Now lUnion of London ,„, 81 -8; 1 - 1I 21 -2/ par i p lAd 351 351 1 7 21 2i pl 11 '9 : ''i 9i 8 49 Al 89 91 2 2. iP par ip 2! 2 2i 17i —17 i 96 - 98 96 - 98 100 102 94 9G 19i - 20 98 -- 100 - 2 - 311, ... parl l lip P 4 6 ii 2i 61 61 -35 i 12i - 13 g 9 22a 22ap 50 40 42 pw 22k 22i par 1p 2 —ld 8i 8i - i ' .. - pm 3i 4 d 5 . A is} = f 6 K BANKS, 80 -- 82 i . d—i.d 3 - 20 21 d h 33 = 33 39 - 41 37 - 39 65 - 67 7i - 8i •M = •1 Basines dons this day. 25 St. 20 St 1.00 100 100 100 100 42i 34 4' 2e 1.:;3 100 3i all all 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 20 ; 10 L 0 5 20 20 20 20 20 100 THE NUN, LONDON, TIVIIRSDAY[NVEWING, APRIL _5, Md. LINES LEASED T 'FIXED RENTALS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). .2.%rr: .17V-1 # 4- tv ri i sir IY At=i; gt I N 4 , 4,0 4, + RAILWAY'. I,!a sing Compans. Wen.: this day. Thisaless this clay. BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE INGLIS AND BOND. EXTENSIVE FAILURE OF SHIP AND INSURANCE BROKERS. These bankrupts were described as of Old Broad street, skip and insurance brokers, and to-day was ap pointed for their last examination. The balance-sheet prepared by Messrs. Harding and Puleen, Gresham-street, commencing January, 1854, and ending February, 1855, shows—debtor to creditors, unsecured, 7,779/. ; to ditto holding security, 6,8271; to ditto partially secured, 2,695/. ; liabilities, 2,3671. ; profits, 1,0081. creditor by good debts, 221. ; doubtful, 501/.; property given up, 3491.; ditto, in hands of credi tors, fully secured, 9,5141.; ditto, partially secured, 1,3521.; trade expenses, 5161.; losses. 1,3481.; deficiency Jan., 1854, 3,2441. ; partners' drawings, Inglis 5001., Bond 3441, The bankrupts passed without opposition. This Court will not ;it on Monday or Tuesday next, being Easter. MARLBOROUGIIISTRE6T.—(THIs DAY.) Bedford and Bletebley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Col. Stour Vy, Sucl. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.di D n. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per at. Manch. Bxtn and Matlock Middleebro' & B,edear London h N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon... E. Un. & E. ¶6 - 98 - 99 Gt. NrthD. Caldonian. 134 - 136 Gt. Wes Yk. New. & Dem. Y. &N si Do., ...... 26 - ii iiii -- its S. Eastern 1)o 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 10i -- 114 Peto & Co. Niorfolk Do L.& N. W Midld. Stekton Darliugt. 2i - 21 ••• ••• 91 Nlidld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exteu... Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & Wyre En. Coun par ip 57 59 E. Count. Do Do L. & N. W. &Ln&YI. D 0... Do. A Sias. A Roystn.&ilit. ,Slief.Rotli and Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews.&Her S. Stailordsb. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... Do.. GtNorth7 Lancash Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MClea, 4tockt. Sr Darlingt ,Do 139 - 133 7i 8i 24 d 32 - 32 89 - 91 Wilts&gomrst gtWestn PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. Myth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 5 0/) Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. '4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO %ester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsip.e DuudeePerth &Aber-1 deen Junction 102 - 105 I 90 - 92 oi -- U 95 - 97 .2 4d Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. Do. No. 2 . 51 -- 6 - 1 - 12 -- 13/ Do. New 6 F. c. St. Eastern Union, Gar per cent Do. 51 . , 10 ner cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p.cts East and West York shire June. Fifths Edinb Pith &D und, 4 per cent. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem.,i i at 10 p. c. prem... Do. p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. at sp. c. pm... .. Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Grt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Prof. St it. Westn. (Berke Sr Hants Ex. 5 p. c).. Do. con. red. 4. p.c., Do. con. red. 4 p. c. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S, Do. do. 5 p. c. do.. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do, do. do Lau. &York. F. £2l , Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Bright' , Guaranteed sp. c . Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares 'Lonely. & Ennis. a Sh Shef., & Lin. New, £lO Do. £6 60 - 62 14 - 116 107 - 109 100 - 102 A - iP 6 - 96 - 98 87 - 8 89 - 91 10 - 10 17 - 17 10 -- 104 72 -73 19 -19 k 14 -14 i I - • 33 - 135 • •• 00-1 2i- 3 12i -12 i i - iP 1 \Tarypt.&Carl.4 p • 2 Do 4 1 per cent ,__ io Consol.6 p.c.St )o. Cousol. Bristol & Birin. 6 per cent )o. Pref. 41 per con! Norfolk Debenture Do.Praf. 4 p. c. Stool 00. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 51 per ct. prof Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British 134 136 * 4 4is 85 87 103 105 N. E. 'Reny, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c Dc. do. Quarters 48 Do. York 4 . Pr r. North Staffordshire )xford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 P.C. .scot. Cent. New Pref ionth Devon 100 - 102 90 - 92 31 - 3i •• ••• 4 id 105 - 107 f),). fixed, 41 per cent! 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. Od. 3 Wales Gua. 4p. 0. Do. do. 41 p. c..,. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar%; Stockton and Dar-, 13 14 id par , 22i 234 is = i 7• lington, 5 per cent. Po. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 1 -- 2p MINES. 1 all 1 ! kgua Fria i ..• 11 4 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold ... ... ••• 10s. ‘ll Anglo Californian * - I 20 6 Australian. l4 - 1i 11 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - .•. 1 all Ave Maria „ - -- 1 all Baden (Gd.Dachy of 4 - i 50 all Blmnarvon Iron and Coal . - 7 20 13.5 British Iron 4l - 51 35 251 Brazilianlmp.(issued at pm.) - 2 24 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab , 24 -2/ 21 20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 30 -32 1 1 Carson's Creek 4 - i 1 0 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica I - id 10 all Cobre Copper 49 - 61 5 1 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 40 - 45 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. par - 2o 264 ... 16 Copiapo... . ...... .• 2O - 22 5 all English and Austin C o pper Smeltg tin 1 - 2 2 1 Fortuna i •-- iIP 20 all General 144 - 164 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg a - i 44 all Great Polgooth 1 all Liberty - .. 3 all Linares. - 71 5 1 Lusitanian i - - iP 1 all Mariquita i - 1 all New Granada a - 1 1 all New SmeltingLinas c Mining and . .. 1 all Nouveau Monde._ 1 - i 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead d PhilipYlin. & Smelt. 1 5 - 16 - 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 - 21 15 all Do. New 5 - 6 5 1 Port - ••• 3,') 121 Santiago de Cuba... . 64 - 7 64 1 all South Australian i - 4 2 10 71 Tin Croft ........•.... . 14 - 2E4 all United Mexican 74 - 7i 864 7 1 all Waller i - 1 all West Mariposa 4 - i 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 All Yuba. - ..• --------.--. MISCELLANEOUS. - -,---- 25 171 Australian Agricult. 28 3O 284 4 4 20 ... Australsn.Pcific.Mail ... ... 34 4 10 all Aush-aln. Royal Mail ... 10 7 Berlin Water Works 2i 24d 44 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 - - 60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. ... - - ... 100 324 Canada 119 - 121 120 St. 100 - Canada Gov. 6 p. ct Jan. and July lOBl - 1094 5 all Crystal Palace 3l -- 4 34 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... - ... 1 4 Duston Iron Ore ••• -- ••• 20 81 Eastern Steam 25 22 Electric Telegraph l4l -- 151 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir ... -- ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... - ~, 20 all General Screw Steam ... .- ... 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... - .... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. .. - ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... - ... 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 61 - 7 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ••• -- ... 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 -- 11 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co .. -- ..... 1 all N. P A .us tralasian i - 1 I 20 121 Nrth. of EuropeSt .iana ... - .„. i; all Peel Er. 1.41. & Minrl. 21 - 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... - .„ 57i 50 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron Co ll - 2 100 60 Royal Mail Steam - ... zlll Scot. Austral. Invest ll - 11 1 1 4 Ditto New. 4 - :I 25 all South A ustral.Land 37 - -38 l all Submar. Tel. Scrip / - I all 1 1. x. lt,,si.,t,ero.t - i 20 5 Trust & Loan Co. of. Upper Canada .... • .•• ••. .r... ~.. up \ . 281 Vau Diemand 0 Land: 13 ... 134 13 - ._. A COUPLE OF IMPOSTORS. lhomas Binds, a loan of consumptive appearance, and Thomas Harrison, a stout, healthy-looking fellow, both of whom are known to the mendicity officers as begging letter impostors, were placed at the bar before Mr. Hard• wick, charged R ith having obtained from Colonel the Hon. James Lindsay, M.P. for Wigan, 47, Upper Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, a sovereign, by false and fraudulent pretences. _ _ Colonel Lindsay deposed that about half-past six yes terday evening his servant came upstairs and informed him that a man named Harrison, from Wigan, wanted to see him. Witness went down into the hall, where he saw the two prisoners, and asked them into the dining room, and there the prisoner Harrison, who acted as spokesman, stated that he came up with the other pri soner, whom he said was Thomas Binns, the son of a shoemaker, residing at Wigan, who had been sent up by Dr. Stewart, of Wigan, to the Consumption Hospital at Brompton. Harrison further stated that Binns was usable to become a patient at the hospital, and that he was at present receiving medical atten dance as an out patient, and that he (Harrison) then asked him (Colonel Lindsay) to obtain from Mrs. Hugh Lindsay an order for Binns to become an in-patient. Witness said he would do so. Harrison then said Binns had exhausted all his money, and was in great poverty in con,equence of having been so long an out-patient. As he appeared to.witness to be in a very bad state, coughing very violently, he gave him a sovereign. Harrison then said he himself had no money to get back to Wigan, and asked witness to lend him some. Witness told him he never lent money, and would give no more. Harrison described himself as a butcher, residing in Millgate, and seemed perfectly ac quainted with Wigan. Webb, one of the constables belonging to the Men dicity Society, stated that, about half-past five yester day afternoon, he saw the prisoners in Pall-Mall, and, knowing them to be begging-letter impostors, he fol lowed them through several streets till they came to Upper Brook-street, and saw them go to Colonel Lind say's, where they went in. Witness subsequently spoke to the servant, who let him into the passage, and just as the prisoners were leaving Colonel Lindsay he (Webb) took them into custody. On searching them, he found a sovereign oa Binn , , and on Harrison a Court-guide and Parliamentary Directory. Mr. Ferguson said there were several other cases against the prisoners, and therefore wished to have them remanded. The prisoners were then remanded for a week. 31 .B,IIET NE W TlllB DA y.,. CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF 11R1TISLI CORN For the week ended April 5, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quer ter. WHEAT. BARLEY. t OATS. I RYE. BEANS. t PEAS. 63s 7d 30s 51 .1 25s 61 ; 38s 101 j 40s 51 j 38s 7d TIIII SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY". OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEAS. 67s 111 1 30s 71 7 25s 31 . 39a 9d 41s Id 393 Id QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 100,301; Barley, 53,974 ; Oats, 19,606 ; Rye, 277 ; Beans, 4,709; Peas, 866 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND fiEADENHALL. — The general demand was tolerably steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 35 4(1 to 4s 6:1; Veal, 3s 8(1 to 4s 8(1 ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOTJTHALL, April 4.—To-day's market was well supplied with each kind of stuck, and the general demand ruled heavy, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4(1 to 4sBd ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 4s ; Lamb, 5s Od to 8(1; Veal, 3s 101 to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per Blbs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, April 4. —Our market h ,s ruled dull, on the following terms :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8(1 ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s Oil to 6s Od ; Veal, 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od to 48 4d per Sibs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 20s to 25s each. BOROUGH HOP. About sn average business is doing in our market. Prices, however, have a downward tendency. The itn poits are, 10 bales from Hamburgh and 47 from Antwerp. Mid and E:tsi' Kent pockets, 14/ a to 201; Weald of Kent ditto, 1V Els to 14i 10s; Sussex, 12/ 103 to 13/ 103 ; and yearlings, 7/ LOB to 10/ per cwt. HAY MARKETS. StarrirrELLl.- -Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 15s Od ; clover ditto, 31 01 to & 153; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ Os per load. A moderate su,op.ly and a steady demand. CUMBERLANII. -- Meadow hay, 2/ 18s to 4 l 17s ; clovet ditto, 3/ Os to t.;/ .143 ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1 / Os per load. Trade dull. WHITEOHAPEI '..—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 15s; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 18s; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade rather dull. LLOYD'S 87IIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April .5.--Wind and weather this day ,t noon, W. ; light pl eamant breeze, and fine, clear, mild weather. PORTSMOUTH, Ap.ril 4.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Great Britain (s.), from Malta, ta, &c., left Gibraltar on the 30th Ar i vteor stop d-3.1a a a a March, and to wed 11. M.S. Ven g eance through the cut. Sailed — Lo ndon, for the Crimea ; Maid of Auckland, do.; an d the Baltic fleet . P in L a ys k m a o , u T f rno,mA Liverpool,pril.—fionrd 'Ad N e . l N a;i . d W e; S.A., leak. SOUT HAMPTON, April 4.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Tyne (s.), fro'' the West Inhlies ; Octavia, from London, with emigrants. FALMOUTH, April 4.—Wind, N. Arrived—Willem, from Monte Video ; Coquet, Laguna; Medora , London, for Algoz Bay. SUNDERLAND, April 4.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Bohe. mien, for Calcutta ; Agamemnon, do. ; Bosworth, Bora. bay; Wm. Lockie, Cuba ; Flying Foam, Calcutta. SWANSEA, April 4.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Arrow, puts ship ), Pi KIEL, :EL fromLu ' here 0 1 from St. Sebastian. Sailed—Sir Isaac L. Goldsmit, for Cuba. LivEitTaoL, April 4.—The Deerslayer, which was beached in Bootle Bay, has been brought to the northward of Egreinc nt Ferry, and will be brought into dock. DOUGLAS (Isle of Man), April 3.—The Beagle, from Troop to ',Liverpool, put in here yesterday leaky, and is Ltoril I.—This port is still closed by ice. discharging'. . ?.larch 31.—The river is not likely to be navig able until Ole end of April. Bonny River and Fernando Po, for Liverpool, GIBRALTAR, March 26.—The weather continues very xtheerc7hth Im.—The is e f di a sc n h d ar r g r i e n in g part the boisterous, with heavy squalls from S.W. ST. Tuor' As, March I.—The Ithoderick Dhu (British --- of Clyde, Thite riNciiaspr cargo. arch . (rztz ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday AI Corning. Wind, S. Sailed—John Barbour, for Calettta, ; Philad. elphia, for PWladelphia. The Snowden, hence for Newfoundland, has put back, having been as hore near Malahide. Sailed the 1 91.11 ult. QUEENSTOWN, I Lpril 3. Wind, N.W. Arrived—Dreams, from Smyrna. Sailed—Jon Arthur, for Antw er p ; S op hi e, a %m b urg; Juliet Erskinh, Barbadoes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday,lo.ls a.m. Wind, calm ; tide , first hour's flood • very fi ne . Arrived, riejed April 4—Unition, fro m G uernsey ; Co Tnelius Grinnell, New York ; Diana, Fohr ; Aliwal, Gue , rnsey; Gauntlett, Norfolk, United States ; Maria, Ra nders ; Sophia, Emden. Arrived, April s—Baron Osy (s), from Antwerp ; Earl Auckland, Concordia ( s), and Lord John Rus se ll, 1 totter dam ; Wilberforce ( s ) , Ant werp. Sailed.—Diana (s),for Breme n ; Si r E . B anks (a), Calais; ; Thames (s), Hamburg. DEAL, Thursday, 9.35. a.m. Wind N.N.E., light and fine. Passed.—Caroiine. from London, for Valparai so ; Bel lo/3a, London, Halifax ; Idas, London, St. Luc' ; Her Majesty's storeship Tyne, South America, in tow of Monkey tug. Sailed, in tow. —Mary Cannon, for London. SIR COLIN CAMPBELL AND THE POOR V rIDOW. Widow Ram,ay, residing in Kelso, having a s on in the Highland Brigade, from whom .be had not heard for some time, ventured to write to Sir, Colin Campbell about him. In reply she got a very kind lettt 11-, inform ing her that her son had gone to Scatari for the t recovery of his health. " I have had your son written to," th e gallant general adds, "and desired him to writ 3 you im mediately." The widow had inquired, at the s ame time, for a neighbour's son, about whom Sir Colin sl lys—"He is quite well ; and I have recommended his co mmanding officer net to allow him any grog until he wi ites to his parents. I have found this little stoppage to have a wonderful effect upon young men who have 1 ooen negli gent in writing to their parents." SUN OFFICE', Six o'clock. BANK OF ENGLAND-REDUCTION OF THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. CITY, flaylpast Three. The Bank of England has just reduced the rate of discount i per cent. The Board meeting did not break up so early as usual. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this date are in round figures as under : Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton .- Midland South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern 1855. £23,341 53,405 1,314 11,255 24,036 13,754 10,144 18.054 18,008 26,861 1854. .C 22,853 52,830 11,434 10,521 24,897 14,288 10,088 17,022 17,583 26,636 TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Quince 7to 1 agst Banhains (8 to 1 taken freely) 9to 1 agst Crown Pigeon (offered) 10 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken) 20 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken) sto 2 agst Quince and Benhains (taken) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 12 to 1 agst Jonathan Martin (taken). 20 to 1 agst Spencer (taken). CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Muscovite (taken). 25 to 1 agst Mortimer (taken). TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6to 4 agst St. Hubert (65 to 40 taken). 4to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken). DERBY. 6to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken). 10 to 1 agst De Clare (taken). 20 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken). 20 to 1 aget Dick Hatteraick (taken to 1500 HARROW RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII) HUNTERS' STAKES. Ironbrace HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE Janus Diana Eight ran. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, April I.—To-morrow the Conference will meet again ; but, as M. Drouyn de Lhuys will probably be here on Wednesday next, it is under stood that the discussions, till his arrival, will not embrace any very essential point of difference. It is also very natural that Baron Bourqueney, the present single representative of France, should de cline the responsibility of entering into matters of difficulty at the present moment, so to speak, when the French Minister for Foreign Affairs is about to enter the conferences in order to take an important part in their deliberations. Under these circum stances, we are almost warranted in supposing that, until M. Drouyn de Lhuys has arrived, the most important considerations will remain in suspense. There has been some gossiping in our city about the probability of Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer being also expected here, in the capacity of a special plenipo tentiary, either to replace Lord John Russell at the Conferences, because it is rumoured that his lord ship cannot possibly prolong his stay here after the Easter holidays, or to act as an additional ad latus. In authentic quarters nothing whatever is known of an intention on the part of her Majesty's Go vernment to send out Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer ; and as regards Lord John's protracted stay in this city, there can be no doubt that his lordship, how ever anxious to return home, will certainly remain at his present important post until his mission is fully completed—that is, until the bases for the conclusion of a treaty of peace have been agreed to by the Conference, or until the Conference is dis solved, and the present negotiations are entirely broken off. Many different versions are given of a speech which Raron Bruck is said to have addre sed to a deputation of the Bank a few days since ; but the truth of the matter is, that the Finance Minister said little more than that he should be unable to make any fixed plans for improving the finances, and with them the currency, until it became clear whether peace was to be concluded or the war continued. The able statesman expressed his conviction that, if Austria escaped without war, her finances would be in order in a very few years. Baron Bruck now inhabits a magnificent suite of apartments in the " Old Mint," which was once the residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the famous contemporary of the first Duke of Marl borough. Cardinal Schwarzenberg, the Prince- Archbishop of Prague, and the Archbishop of Vienna are still at Rome etdeavouring to settle the terms of the Concordat with his Holiness, but it is believed that the Papal chair demands more than this Government is willing to grant. INGALL'S RAILWAY SIGNALS. A private view of some inventions, by which Mr. Ingall, of Throgmorton-street, proposes to prevent railway accidents and :collisions, was given yesterday at the London Tavern, preparatory to exhibiting them to the public from this day until next Tuesday. Mr. Edmeades, of the Royal Panopticon, attends for the purpose of explaining the principle and operation of these inventions, of which the models are upon a large scale, and give a very good idea of their working capa bilities if applied upon a railway. One of the greatest causes of collision arises between goods and passenger trains. The only protection now used is not to start one train until the other has preceded it several minutes, so that it may be assumed to be out of danger. By means of Mr. Ingall's train-indicator the train itself is made to register its progress, between station and station, each mile it passes over ; so that the station-master can tell at any minute precisely were the train is, and thus prevent all possibility of collision. The apparatus by which this is proposed to be effected seems simple and well adapted to its purpose. Another invention, of great importance to the public, is intended to enable passengers to communicate with the guard. In whatever compartmentthey may be placed they would have the power of throwing up a signal from the carriage roof, while also exciting notice by means of an air whistle worked by a piston attached to a car riage -wheel. Means are provided, by which the guard on having his attention thus called to any part of the train, could, in the first instance, communicate with the passenger, and then, if necessary, by means of a second whistle, with the driver. By another of Mr. Ingall's inven tions the engine -driver has power to turn himself off from one line of rails to another, and so prevent the accidents that sometimes occur either from a sudden impediment to the switch, where the switchman has no power to turn it, or else is liable to let it slip while a train is passing, and so turn over the carriages. Mr. Ingall has further invented a self-acting signal -post, whereby a train will register the time it has p asse d, w h e th er fi ve , t en , or fifteen mi nutes. The great object of all these inventions is to have everything, as far as possible, self-acting, so that too great power shall not be placed in one man's hands ; and the extent to which the railway has now super seded every - ,,other mode of locomotion makes the means by which the possibility may be lessened of accidents occurring a matter of general interest and importance, Without pretending to decide whether Mr. Ingall has fully succeeded in the laudable object to which he has devoted so much time and ingenuity, we can safely re commend all who feel interested in the subject to visit the exhibition of models and drawings at the London Tavern, and hear the clear explanations offered by Mr. Edmeades. The ordinary French steam-pack et, which left Con stantinople on the 26th, arrived at Marseilles yester day (Wednesday) with despatches from the C rimea, which will probably reach London at an early hour on Friday morning. _ The electric telegraphs lately invented by Chevalier Bonelli for making trains communicate with each other while they are running, and thus preventing collisions, are now being established on the Turin and Truffarello railway line, with a view to test the utility of the in vention. GREAT WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Captain Bulkeley has retired from the hoard ; but not, we are glad to say, from the service of the company. The gallant gentle man, whose exertions in the organisation of the excur sion system to the west are not yet forgotten, has un dertaken the management of the coal traffic, so that every possible outlet on the line may be male available for this increasing source of revenue. —Railway Times. THE NEW TRANSFER DRAUGHTS to obviate the risk long complained of by the importing houses of London, in being compelled to make all duty payments at the Cus toms in bank-not es , will be is sue d by the Bank of Eng land on Monday next to such of the various banking firms as may be disposed to accommodate their cus tomers with them. Under this system a firm having duties to pay will be able to send a crossed check for the amount to their bankers, who will giv e it for one of these new transfer dr aug ht s on the Dank of England, payable to the Customs only, and which will immediately be itc* cepted by them as cash, 50 25 12 12i 20 61i z d 123 13 EN 8 9 73A 91i 65A i 5 A 60 98. 8 99 1 6 834 3 24} 69i i i 5 10 St. St. 5 St. 12i 1 0 St. 12i 124 10 20 12} 25 20 St. 1.0.6, 20 20 20 25 101 1001 95i 5 10; 1 , 100 110 C 100 100 100 100 100 100 32k 89i 9O 21 i 1151 14 1O( 4} ARRIVAL OP THE GREAT .atifry •'• PORTSMOUTH, WEDNEND linra_iiNderalir. Gre The screw steam ship Great Brit ain, Cotr A arrived at Spithead this evening at dust from Maltya, which she left on the 24th, and Gibra) tar on the 26th ultimo. She sailed from Queenstown on her outward voy age on the 13th ult., and arrived at Malta on the 22d, with 1,438 men, 63 officers, three horses, six women, and eight children, with no casualty. She has now brought 70 invalided soldiers and sailors, 11 officers, seven horses of Lord Lucan's, and four grooms from the seat of war. The officers are Lieut.• Colonel Patallo, 13th Regiment, wounded ; Lieutenant Cresswell, 39th, crippled, from the effect of cold ; Captain Rogers, from her Majesty's ship Albion ; Commander Ridge, from her Majesty's ship Diamond ; Lieutenant Pollard, from her Majesty's ship Vengeance ; Lieutenant Marsden, from the Niger; Lieutenant Pym, Royal Marines, from the Britannia ; Captain the Hon. W. C. Yelverton, Royal Artillery ; Staff Assistant-Surgeon D'Arcy ; H. E. Ellis, clerk, from her Majesty's ship Arrow ; Mr. John Jolly, R.N., from her Majesty's ship Firebrand ; Surgeon Thomas Bellot, R.N., in charge of the invalids ; Mr. Bryce and Mr. Gibbs, merchant captains ; and Mr. Tonning ton, boatswain, R.N., from her Majesty's ship London, who has been serving in the trenches. The Great Britain spoke, 30 miles off Malta, the ship Queen of Clippers ; on the 25th ult., in lat. 37, long. 18 24, the Indiana steam-transport ' • on the Ist of April, in lat. 39 32, long. 9 28, the bark Comet and the Steamer Bermuda ; on the 2d, in lat. 43 34, long. 9 44, the Hansa steam-transport, with the Staffordshire Militia for Corfu. The Hecla steam-sloop, Commander Hawker, was the only man-of-war at Gibraltar, from which station the Great Britain towed the Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell, to Tarifa Light. ENGLISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA. The following is an extract from a letter which has been received in this country from Moscow, relative to the treatment of the English prisoners in Russia : " Since that time we have received a letter from an Englishman of great respectability near Veronage, tell ing us that 60 English soldiers, prisoners of war, are at l i present in that town, and that they are in a deplorable condition from want of hats, boots, and clothes. He adds, that 30 more wounded soldiers are expected, and he begs us to collect a sum of money for their use in Moscow. We have done so. They will receive from the English here 843 S.R. to-day. We shall be able to add a little to this, perhaps, in a few days. Every one contributes most gladly, but you will see that we cannot repeat this again. We all feel that the present want of our soldiers arises from the neglect of the officials of the Russian Government. No one can suppose that the Bmperor himself would permit it if he knew it." DEPARTURE OF ARTILLERY FOR THE CRIMEA. Yestertiay forenoon, at nine o'clock, about 1,000 of the Royal Artillery, with the full complement of officers, horses, baggrage-waggons, and twelve pieces of heavy cannon, mar,lbed from the Barracks, at Romford, Essex, for the Royal .Dock-yard, Woolwich, preparatory to their departure for the seat of war in the East. The whole of the men were in high spirits, and were loudly cheered, by the foot passengers as they passed on their way to London. They were dressed in full march ing uniform, and they proceeded through Ilford, Strat ford, Bow, Mile-end, Whitchapel-road, Aldgate, Fen church-street, Grace,church-street, over London-bridge, High-street. Borough, Newington, New Kent-road, through Deptford and Greenwich to Woolwich, where they will embark on board Government steamers, accom panied by their respective officers, for the Crimea. Later in the evening a large quantity of gunpowder, 24-pound shot, and other munitions of war, were taken on board the same vessels, from the stores in the Royal Arsenal, for the use of the men on reaching their desti nation. The gallant follows were followed by hundreds of per sons during their progress through the metropolis, and when they arrived at Woolwich their friends were wait ing to take a parang farewell of them. Many were females, with children in their arms, in a sad state of grief. Last evening the men were preparing for embarkation, and will probably leave Woolwich this day. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM TRANSPORT GIBRALTAR. (By Electric Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING. The steam transport Gibraltar, 183, W. G. Hall, com mander, arrived at Spithead this morning, from Malta and Gibraltar, with military invalids and soldiers' wives. The following officers came home in her : Major Bethune, 9th Regiment ; Captains Barnett and Nugent, 33d Regiment ; Captain Micklewhite, 44th Regiment ; Lieutenants Storey and Galbraith, 66th Regiment ; Mrs. Porter and family, Mrs. Heath and family, Mrs. Moxley, Miss Marsh, and Miss Arrow smith, 23 men, 18 women, and 34 children. She sailed from Malta the 16th of March, arrived at Gibraltar on the 25th, and sailed on the 28th. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, APRIL 4. The following notice has been issued : `• Congregations will be holden for the purpose of granting graces and conferring degrees on the following days in the ensuing term, viz. :—Wednesday, April 18 ; Thursday, April 26 ; Thursday, May 10 ; Wednesday, May 16 ; Saturday, May 26. " No person will on any account be admitted as a can didate for any degree whose name is not entered in the book kept for that purpose at the Vice• Chancellor's house on or before the day preceding the day of congregation. " R. L. COTTON, Tice•Chancellor. , " Worcester College, March 31." The Rev. James T. B. Landon, M.A., late Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, has been instituted to the vicarage of Ledsham, in the county of York ; patron— the Rev. C. Whaler. LITERATURE. The Zoist for April contains a curious and inte resting " Account of Native Mesmerism in India," by a resident, in which it is asserted that " there is nothing more certain than that mesmerism, with all its modern improvements and discoveries, has been known and practised by the Brahmins of Madura from the most remote ages." The facts, arguments, and suggestions advanced in support of this opinion are deserving of attention. As usual the particulars of a large number of cures by the agency of mesmerism are recorded, in addi tion to which we may notice an account of the " Extraordinary discovery of a drowned body at Huddersfield by a clairvoyant," and a communica tion narrating the fulfilment of a prediction by a clairvoyant relating to the recovery of her lost sight and hearing. FINE ARTS. We have been favoured with an inspection of a very able and characteristic picture by Mr. J. W. Carmichael, which is intended for exhibition during the forthcoming season at the Royal Academy. It embodies a view off the Great Orme's Head, and is admitted by all these who have yet seen it, and who are well qualified to judge, to be one of the most—if not the most—clever and successful of the many productions of its class which have hitherto emanated from the easel of the talented artist. In marine subjects of this kind there must, of necessity, we presume, exist a degree of sameness, un less the difficulty is overcome by a peculiar genius and style in their handling ; and certainly, in his present effort, Mr. Carmichael appears to have concentrated an amount of skill in treatment which imparts to it a va riety and freshness which is as pleasing as it is admirable. At the moment the scene is depicted by the artist a steady breeze fills the broad sheets of a noble three decker—afin e sp ecimen'of British naval architecture, whose open p orts bristle withformid able rows of guns,and at whoss peak flutters the proud ensign of England, as she majestically rides upon the heaving bosom of the ocean " like a thing of life." A couple of fishing boats roll lazily in the foreground, the foaming spray lashing their bows as a rising wave breaks over them. In the dis tance, to the right, rise the tall white cliffs of the coast, whilst that to the left is occupied by crafts of different sizes and descriptions. The water, especially in the foreground, is warm in its tone, liquid, buoyant, and full of motion ; and the atmospheric effects are no less felicitously rendered, the contending influences of sun light, and a somewhat overcast and lowering sky, being most truthfully and strikingly caught. As a whole, the picture, which is of large proportions, is nicely balanced in its component parts, and is no less remarkable for the labour and fidelity with which its minutest details are finished—as will be obvious to persons of any nautical experience—than for its general breadth of scope. If well " hung," it cannot fail to attract the notice it so highly merits. : 1854 EMIGRATION.-323,112 persons emigrated aavbeovreeducedviz., 43,621 to Canada, &c., 192,993 to the united States, 83.162 to Australia, and 3,336 to other places. Since 1840 as many as 3,133,414 persons have emi grated from this country to th c e o :o p un an t y rie: men tioned. EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY COMPXTITION.—The Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway their cares to Glasgow tJ—first class, 2s. ; third class, ls.—being the former prices of the competing line ; while the Caledonian Company have lowered their rates to the unprecedently small sums of—first class, Is. ; third class, 6d.—Edinburgh Courant. THE FRENCH TRANSPORT SERVICE.—LIVERPOOL, WC 1. nesday.—A telegraphic despatch was received to-day by the agents of the Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam packet Company, from Captain Leitch, of their fine new screw steam-ship City of Baltimore, announcing the safe arrival of his vessel at Marseilles this morning at 7.45 a .m., with the Ticonderago, ship, which she towed from Liverpool. The City of Baltimore sailed from Liver pool on the evening of the 20th March, and thus made the run to Marseilles in 14/ days, notwihstanding hav ing in tow a vessel of 1,260 tons. All parties were well on board both vessels. tie 4 4NAPaßfil ShKecialf The following recommendations have been made by the commissioners appoi n t e d to inquire into the i rregu , larities which have taken place in the transport of stores, &c., to the East : ' 1. That the usual permission in the charter party to employ lumpers in loading the ship be so far qualified as to insure a portion of the crew being present; and that no transport or hired vessel be considered on "pay" until the master chief or second officer, and a proportion of the crew who are t o go t o sea i n the vessel, have joined. could gn arise 1 be co this ar rangemen t , so many persons on b oar d wou ld I s o to ot whereh the position any of partof the icta was r g o, stowedth at no ;whereas, difficulty w herea 0, owing to the changes which took place among the officers and men of the Robert Lowe and the Prince, previous to sailing, it appea rs d ou b tful whether any one on board knew accuratel y where the stores intended for Scutari were placed. 2. The cargo book is to be carefully and accurately kept; made out in duplicate, and a s k e t c h of the sh i p ' s hol d sp . pended showing the exact position in which the stores are placed, and that, whenever practicable, a memorandum should be inserted in the bill of lading, showing in what part of the vessel the stores were likely to be found. The duplicate of the cargo-book is t o transport board for reference. be dep os it e d w ith the From the absence of such precautions at a time when extensive shipments have had to be mad e in great haste, may be matter of surprise that the error s have not bean it „ more frequent. 3. The cargo-bo o k to be shown to the suP er i nton d ent o f transports and consignee at any port where cargo is to be discharged, whose duty it should be on all occasion:la to inspect it. This precaution appears very necessary, to prevent ft* mere assertion of the captain, as to the difficulty in getting at the stores, from operating to the prejudice of the pub lic service. In the case of the Prince, it has been found that one captain, whose views it probably suited to hurry forward, was permitted to leave Constantinople without delivering an important part of his cargo, on his bare assertion (perhaps imperfectly understood) that the stores could not be readily got at ; while in the ease of the Robert Lowe, another captain, whose views it probably suited to ," remain, was all owe d t o was t e fi ve d ays i n l an di ng goo ds 11 1 . Scutari when one would have been sufficient for the pnr• pose. Some controlling power obviously requires to be exercised over the captains in these matters. 4. That a discipline clause be enacted, extending to the masters, officers, and seamen of transports, enforcing obe dience, attention to duty, the prevention of desertion, and, the proper care and due delivery of cargo. Cases have been brought under the notice of the com mittee of serious inconvenience and delay to her Majesty's servicrefrom the desertion of the crew, and from the captain and officers not joining until immediately before the ship sailed. It is also in evidence that one of the sailors on board the Prince was found in a state of intoxication in the maga zine of the vessel, partly filled with ammunition and ltva shells. Transports have also had to proceed to sea with a drunken and mutinous crew, who left the safety of the ship to be provided for entirely by the petty officers and apprentices. At a time when the whole operations of a campaign, or the safety and health of any army, may be seriously com promised by delay in the arrival of a v esse l , no pecuniary recompence for breach of contract would be of any avail. Power is wanting to compel the crew to that degree of obedience and subordination which is essential to the safety of the ship and the immediate prosecution of the voyage. 5. That the requisitions for freight from the different departments of government having been lodged in the proper quarter, duly considered, and vessels appropriated, such appropriation should not be changed, unless under the most pressing emergency. 6. In the event of such appropriation being interfered. with, and stores shut out from any vessel, the authorities concerned to be immediately acquainted therewith, in order that a fresh appropriation may be made. 7. Whenever there is a sufficient quantity of stores from one department to fill a vessel, she should be taken up ex clusively for the use of that department. 8. That on the departure of a transport or store-ship from England, the consignee should be written to by post as well as by ship, enclosing counterparts of bill of lading, so that he may take measures for the reception of the stores on the vessel's arrival, reporting immediately and direct to the department from which the stores were sent, in the event of the non-delivery of any portion of the articles named in the bill of lading. In illustration of the necessity of some arrangement of this kind, it appears that no report has yet been received by the Ordnance or Medical Department, as to whether any or what proportions of the 667 iron bedsteads shipped in the Robert Lowe and Manilla, in October, 1854, for the East, have reached their destination. 9. That, on shipping stores from any department, the several parts of every article, such as iron bedsteads, &c., be tied together; and where this is impracticable, as in the case of camp equipage, a responsible officer be sent in charge of such stores, in order to see that they are put on board the transports from the lighters or craft in proper proportions, or in a complete state. Captain (Signed) ROBT. CRAIGIE, R.N., Chairman. ALEX. M. TuLLocn, Colonel. ALEX. STEWART, Ordnance Storekeeper. LONDON SHIPOITIVERS' ASSOCIATION. The following letter from Messrs. Baines and Co., of Liverpool, intimates that the recent complaint made by the London Shipowners' Association of certain vessels having been privately taken up by the War-office, after a system of open tender had been invited, originated in a misapprehension on the part of that body:— " Liverpool, April 3. " beg to assure you that the allegation of the London Shipowners' Association, on which the strictures on our letter of the 29th ult, were founded, is entirely' wrong. The ' too late' tender was for carrying horses to the Crimea at so much per head, delivered there, and bore no reference to the hospital ships, the proposal for which was submitted to Captain Milne in presence of the Trans poi t Board, through an introduction from Lord Panmure. Captain Milne then stated that the Admiralty had no need of such ; but if his lordship required them for military purposes, it was a very good suggestion, and one he had advocated as a reason for leaving the Britannia and other large ships of war in the Black Sea, instead of bringing them home. The subsequent decision was Lord Pan mure's. " We deny having received any advantages in terms, and, as the London Shipowners' Association have no ships with two passenger decks, each upwards of 200 feet long, a4n2featnbbrrsiodafedosr, magnificent 7 4 4 0, o feet o (h g i a g l :pno t so h po o thoroughly ub water,nhsly, stalls lighted wh yfos rhao2ni horses, rtventi lated,shees y think that they are unfairly dealt with whilewhen m su a c e h y vessels are taken up at 18s. per ton per month, mem bers of the association have ships chartered at very much higher rates—in some instances, we believe, nearly double, and which we hope Lord Panmure will give us an oppor tunity of replacing at the reduced rates of our other two ? " The public are very ready to blame the heads of de partments when an unbending attachment to routine pro duces any disaster, and now an important public body Beek to censure the War Secretary because he did not do what all else condemn. " Lord Panmure is too honest a statesman to be geared by this injudicious manifestation, but there are others less scrupulous to whom it may be an excellent screen for ma nagement after the most approved Crimean fashion. Faithfully yours, JAMES BAINES and Co." INDIAN OPINION OF lIAILEYBV.RY COLLEGE. The Mail reports the solemnities at the close of the term of 1854, at the College of Haileybury. The days of that institution are now drawing to a close. The chairman stated that "the Government had determined on ceasing to recruit from this college for the civil ser vice of India." The Rev. the principal, in alluding to the same subject, said, " I do not forget that the days of the college are numbered. We have but one course to pursue, to bow to the decision of Govern ment, and to take all possible pains that the last men whom the college sends out shall be so well prepared as to make it difficult for the new system to prove itself better." We think it is time that the days of this institution were! numbered. For the genius and successful labours of the Principal we entertain the highest respect. If there could be one shade of gloom on the prospect of the abolition of this institution, it would arise from the remembrance that the talents of Mr, Melville will be no longer employed in the training of men destined for high office in India. But when we find the prominence given to oriental studies in a posi tion in which they can be cultivated to the least ad vantage, when we learn that the precious time of the young civilian has been wasted in translating Byron's " Farewell of Napoleon to France" into Sanscrit verse ; that in the fourth term "the marks of good proficiency include the greater number of the class in Sanscrit ;" that Mr. Brown passes in Sanscrit, Persian, and Hindostanee (the one a dead and the second a useless language in India) ; and that Mr anscrit scho lar has added to all this a highly r ee es a p j e o. cta wr bl e ft adco quaintance with Arabic ; that Mr. Melville is English to especial notice by extra translations from to y r. ink the Court of Di nt of into Sanscrit,—it is time this folly should not want profound scholars in the lore of the Vedas . and the Vedantas in our cutcheries. The ties . ere are two lar geuerally makes a poor magistree- lh points especially in reference rectors have led men to entertan doubts of the wisdom India to them, — the pertinacity with which they they risked the t o li f e ha h v a i l n f g ba c t o t n a of 200, attach ment of an army 0 00 men for a saving of 18,000/. a-year—an d have continued to cram the learned language of confided the hbey Government m e the Brahmins down the throats of civilians, because they had. not. the courage to resist the archa3o ,rientalisra logical of Dr. Wilson. We have only to run down the list of prizes given in the last term in that liege to fi nd . the strongest reason for congratulating India that its days are numbered ; and we trust the Pre sident of the Board of Control and the Court of Direc tors will see the impropriety of adopting any of the ano malies of the old system in their new plans—that they will exclude Sanscrit, Arabic, Teloogoo, Tamil, Persian, Hindoostanee, Mahrattee, and Bengalee from the Euro pean studies of the service ; that they will content themselves with sending us out accomplished English gentlemen, and leave the study of the languages of the country to be pursued in the country itself and enforced la the local authorities.—Friend of India. CHRISTIAN BLIND RELIEF SOCIETY.—The members and friends of this excellent society, established in 1853, for the purpose of affording relief to those who can give evidence that they are of the Household of Faitb, and are deprived of their natural sight, a ssembled many hundreds strong on Tuesday evening last, in Church street-chapel, Christchurch, Blackfriars-road, for the purpose of hearing the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon advocate the claims of this institution. The spacious chapel was well filled before the rev. gentleman entered the pulpit. He took for his text the 31st chapter of Jeremiah, verse 8, a subject singularly appropriate for the occasion. After making a most powerful appeal to the congrega tion, a collection was made, and a liberal sum was 1 given at the doors to increase t he usefulness of the isociety. 0 do" ricai It ,dv+• lonia the BU I cc be on iting tlivg i the uild• !deaf BO' re)" don, )10; yard 40 1 ' 4 1104 T 136 for ,lace' vile° MO 2 the CS 01 and 34th' r th e ftbe rue, P tb, erP 20 100 20 .3' "k all 141 s. 20 20 6 20 lOfl iou 2b 222, all all 55 6 121 481 9 281 i 90 12i i 17i# 42 3 661 7