The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-29 00:00:00

I '` •~. IVES' MA RKET °191 4 AND T t'ff CE. de mand CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. and for cotton at Liverpool yesterday 4.4 :48i he b. ve;, and the sales amounted to fully L es (of which 6,000 were for export, and 41 1. _ sPeouiation), at the extreme rates of 1 t• The R a il wa y Share Market was dull, 'l?Aces tended downwards. loilignastity of guano imported into the United Was, in the years below, cited as follows : 1852. 1853. 1854. ilk. , Tons. Tons. Tons. ,p e Prts ...... 1 29,889 ... 123,166 ... 235 , 111 tiA tar..,.ii only... 86,293 ... 106,312 ... 221.747 CPua Qs from Australia, as advised per tele 1/44Pear to report better markets, but the i j ui tB h ere who know the large quantities of Store are satisfied that shipments hence Pay for some time. .j ar Ca nada amount of specie, $1,600,0 00 , brought a nada from New York, and the rise in the i t ki g is. e to 110, show how favourable the com ance is just now for Europe. The Cali k'd g °1 ( 1 production was increasing. la rge k , e se amount of bullion that has for some ti ll 4 arriving here, and the great, addition I, e cagequence to the total held by the Bank glan d, has occasioned decided ease - in the ' ar ket, and led to very current rumours re duction in the Bank minimum rate of g at v t would this day take place. Apart from °I the p re sent fully supply of the pre tiltals, there are certainly many favour 1115fIllts that will account for this view. The ~f c lobange in China are more to the advan itacrobants here, and the shipments of silver, 4 ° advance take place, will be curtailed. °Oorate beneficially, inasmuch as the large ot t he metal which we periodically receive hl ll th America can be made available in dis , g our trade balance with the Continent, or I :L irc hano of gold, more useful to us according 4 adard by l a w established here. There is a I Pect, likewise, notwithstanding the glutted ,1 5 ' of the A us tralian markets, that we shall in 'ne gate, and from time. to time, receiveleavy ° 'e ; for whatever may be the losses upon ! eu andise sent from the United Kingdom, Dent of one-third of the prime cost, without ua for the freight and charges, would bring millions sterling. From New York the j 4 t it °Ports are large, and with an advance in p t elal illni upon bills they must for the l e ontinue. The very dullness of trade n l al lother cause why money accumulates, kj e e it is easily understood why the Bank io o expected to lower, the Honourable East t, h r aPany being itself a lender at 3 per cent. I 'erieds and upon Government security, al - Pet 18 obliged, in terms of its agreement, to al tceab. upon the deposits of the rail way com q,ieh it has sanctioned. Having thus far Y a reduction might be made, we can men -1 e kttrary causes in operation. Firstly, ;here 4 q c rtainty attending the war; secondly, the l ki e floiency la the reven uewhich will necessitate :g. It is supposed that, under the new i ll etit, Savings Bank Stock is being sold, to ti t T ed by inscriptions in a new book of the ,_ t this comes to the same thing, since f10at ',411;:,4.1 is thereby absorbed. The Sardinian ‘e llt. takes also a million from our Trea -6.,.kti. L th e Bank of England might, perhaps, 61 3 r delay cheapening money until the issue VVialess it considers that it ought, by lower ints, to assist the Chancellor of the Ex- A little further delay, we think, would V I , able. 'll 3 ilieh Stock Market has been heavy in i i2 Pe of business, and while sales for money bt) be imminent the moment a rally occurs, !'lot b e expected to be otherwise. The MA still has the credit of furnishing this :t An indefinite anxiety prevails about the atvt,:the Vienna Conferences, and the expecte -1)2. Peace are not sanguine. Consols have t r to 93 for transfer, and 92i to 93 fur ~ • Excheq uer Bill s have been 6s. to 7ti- India Bond s 10 s. t o 13 s . premium. eitook is at 226, and Bank Stock for account 1 0 21.6. ril 25 St. 20 St 25 4i 2s ign Securities have been very quiet. Spanish have been 3;, and Portuguese Small Bonds , 1 1(,xican Sto c k i s quote d 20/, Grenada 161, 1311eilos Ayres 581. R us sian 5 per Cents. are i) az id Dutch 21 per Cents. at 62 to 63. tol lowing are the nominal prices of foreign 2 * -- - 'Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi -0 to 20/ ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three )1 0 g t'i., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., NT ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; 4 114 1 our-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; N I I New Deferred, 18i to 18g ; ditto Three Itoli its., 36. i to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to si; 14 . 1 4 ssive, 4i to 4i. isi ll ' ast week's railway receipts ascertained. up i 6 T are in round figures as under : ttItti;:111 rester n £50,607 £49,857 Iv rester n ' t,,, n W estern illti,ko, a 10 833 10,212 - ,i4d.l.la.s . ie . .... .................... 13,008 13,4c ) 7 w k „,niaa 10,634 10,527 i,.orthern ° N i ire and Y o rkshire ,'t aster n ;a settlement of the half-monthly account is Ats: e4 itig in the Railway Share Market, and the , 'i I .‘' a rY from 1-16 to -1 for carrying over, while el r instances there is a slight backwardation. ' q Fi Upon the whole are more elastic, South -40411) North-Western, Caledonian, and Lan -13.(it/1 and Yorkshire, having been in most de.- l e t , The foreign lines are very quiet, at al . Jout tr:."jous rates. tt ratted Mexican Mine Shares are firm, and San s° d e ~, . . ici Cuba in request. Austra!ian Agricultural j ia , al'e rather higher, and Crystal Palace have cEve cl. The Banks are much the sPame. St. io St. 25 20 20 50 20 ut 411 8 ,,,, FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE, O'CL ' + . I L ( Prom the Official List, I t 001 A Business done 21 - ecnsols Annuities 921 3 Per Cent. Annuities BO Ct C° ," t oads, £l000 It stock for Account 2146 16 °I " te , nor Account, April 928 3 Aeq.'aer Bills, 21,0.. je 'O l 'k l i "°° 44 411 6 5 li 9 , L Zltler Bonds 1858, 36 per Cent. 996 ck tk , Itto iell ai c et 1859, OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON O'CLOCK. il,, ( L a Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 53, I LN 4 7 11 , 0 11dS, 16 per Cent ' , A , tll -- 0 per Cent. tt. e se Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 L-, t ,, i k X. all over due Coupons 39A V% goads, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St ''9i : L 3 per Cent 37 N I ,Olvidends on the above payable in London . 14 • , tella.iiito, 26 per Cent. 12 Guil , 624 3 1 ' 0 4 pe r Cent. Curtille,ates. . HALF-PAST TWO. Congola 9 92 3 ditto. April Acc , rint MARKET NElvis-(THIS DAY. MEAT MARKETS. eilli-wrIATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady, er,i t 'w,t :—Beef, from 3s '2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to tie ; V eal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 81bs, kap; rppeRALL, , March 28.—T0-cla's market was moderately I . l „kl b , e ,d with each kind of stuck, which sold steadily, at . 17 .4 ces• Beef, from 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 5s "„etl, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 38 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to Rothe offals. ~11e 1 1 ,1 10 P.D, March 28.—The trade ruled firm, as follows : A l ' 4 . from 38 Gd to 5s l'd ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; ~ ld s Od to 4s 8(1; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per Blbs. Quan ..tore Pigs, 20s to 25s each. t„„ HAY MARKETS. a , ELD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 15a Od ; clove: kf r 0 3 to 5! 15s ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 9s per load , iilttl ft v erage supply and a sluggish trade. ptLAND. - Meadow hay, 21183 to 4! 17s ; clove) °G to 5 7 14s ; and straw, 1 / 4s to 1 , 10 s per ion ii,wtill'i,ther dull. eto, ai CHAPP.L.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4' 15s; elovel 03 to 15x; and straw, 11 35 to 1/ 8s per load, good, and trade dull. ItlE, '44itzft,„. L‘ NTATION OF MAMYLEBONE. -- Last eveT , ing ft ti - the f • .q•• 1 4 ';!. 41. ' • % to r•,- °l. ` l i J gton. About sevemy gentlemen were Sir Jo Easthope occupied the chair, -.-- SBARE MARKETS. I DAY.) 13A1.1,WAYS. ./ B.AILVATO. 'tbrn.deott • . ' oa - Lbg Nottrl. Bos , and Ewtn. ioifafit ;sallymenp, iirmi Wolvorh. toar Vail. y . CheAtcre June Y.. .... Do. Clipth. & birk., .£5O and £25 Con.. Do., ...... Blyth & Tylv... origins. £25 (issd." at £45 Bristol and Factor... ,Caledonian. Cainiartlien and Car digan 'Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon , Cork, Black, le Pas Cornwall Orloff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Abe deep. Junction Do. New. ...... Bast Anglian Uastorn Eastern Union, A 1 Stock ....... ...... Do., B Stock Do., New A.. ..... . East Lancashire Ed.inbure, fllasgov Edinb. and Peebles :din. Dundee rorth & Clyde Jan, Furness Do. Extension. Glasgow &S. West Great Northern_ Do., A. Stock.... Do., B. Stock._ Gt.Ath. &Weat.(lre Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. St lc Irish South-Eastert Ganeaster & Carlis: Do., Thirds Do. - Now Thirds_ Lain:ash . andYorksh ,Do., Fifths Do., Wst. "Riding LTh Liv.Crsby &Southpt London St 131ackivai Land. 'Bright i.ond. and N. Vesta Do. Fifths D 0.101. Sh., Af&B Do. Eighths.. London andS. 'Nosh Do., £50........ ....., Do., £40.. 6nilndrry&Colorain , I,ndudrry.& 4ancli.Shef Lind Do. Shame , No. 1 (an. &Lin. Un %lidland iiirmng.SLDerb: nil& 0. West.(ll-6 half Shares Pdewcagtio CarliAl. , Tevniat.rim•yExten Nwpt.Aberg. &Hifi 'Jewry & Enniskilll gen L l Warrelipoin Anti Rostrevor. Norfolk . - 4ortlin.Connties 171, North Brit;sh lorthflovon, No. so., No. 2 • , 0., A Deferred 00., P. Guarani,. N. Eastern—Berwie! Do„ do. Extension )0 ,do. iI.N. E. Purel Do. Let,ds ........ 00. York Vortli London.. Do. New 2111 4.&S.Wstrtt.,HamT stead, and City Jn. %lora, Staffordshire, lorth Western.,, NT. & S. Westrn. Amu Cunoaton, Hinckley aud Leicester.,.,., lxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth icottisla Central Sco.ttishMidland.... ilArewsby. di Tlerefd :thropshire Union '3eutli Devon 3oath Eastern south Wales 3. Yrksh. dr Riv. Dm Do.. 4taines, Wok. &Wol; Stockton & Darlin itGlkten 4 Ilartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO Flares. Do. Pref.. No. 1 Themes Tfaven Doei and Railway Vale of Neath Wat'atl. & Kilkenny Waterford4Limeri , .k Wed Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace I West London. Wimbledn&CropbM lelosing Prices yesterday. 2O - 21 ai - 4i 81 - .3i - 16 - 17 - Gsu 88 - 90 631 - 644 12 - 13 6 - 8 3A - 2A 5A - 6A it - 15 1i - 29 - 31 20 - 22. 72 74 57 2d tar 20 2i 68 - 70 - 88 71 - 73 23 - 195 91 " - P 3 65 65i 59 - 61 70 - 73 6 - 7 6 - 7 76 - ~6: 8 A 97 • 99 991 100 : J ri -4 id 1 83 84 8.. 8 71 61 '24} - 2 i 8 - 8 - 70 11 - 43 ••• 11 - 9 li -• 2 48 - 50 33 28i .. 23} 7 9 1k 5 7 71 72 7k 6 i 4i 3i 124 13 48i 49i 49 - 50 d par 411 4 64 d ar 29 - 50 100 - 102 64 - E 5 45 - 47 12 13 , 61 62i 27 - 28$ 4 - 2 2 - 1 36 - 38 41 - Hi 16i 4 5 22 - 5i - 6i ..• •• 6 - 7 FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eactn. Juno.' Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, awl Cehtillndia.gerip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon I latch Rhenish . Eastern of France . Do. New Fast Indian Do. Ey;onsion Do. 4. p. c. Ills., pay '57, convertible Do. do, do., '59, do lid. Tk of Cana. , l,..A.is Do. St. Lawrence Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Leber , con. into Stk. till 'r,3 no. Comp. 6p. c., do, Gt. Central of Fran, Gt. ludlan Poninsnlq no. New 5 per cent Great Luxvinhour, Constituted Share- 1)0. Obligations .. . West;Ami of Clqn:kil ' , Lnrk,A Do. }los., payablo's 7 , with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dn. do>, '73, without optlon tarnilton & Toronto Do. tf per cent. Falco Conbt. & Basle' (Aims & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref Lyons and Geneva .., Lyons & Moditerran Madras Do. New Ntaria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (witl interest) Do. (ox interest) Northern of France. D o .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3 p. c. & red.' at 22 1. dur. SS yrs. from 1 Jan, 1851_, Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (finy.B.&Ams.Shs.) or wegianTrunkPrei Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen.— ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre , Royal Danish Royal Swedish -ilarnbre and Meuse._ Do. 5.1 p. cent. Pref. outheru of France r-It. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 per e. Pref Western of France._ Ft. of Switzerland Wiosbaden Zealand JOINT-ST& Australas (British Colonial Baulk and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bilk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial . . . Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chaat. Bk. 01 Australia Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & WE - Aminste7 National Provincial of England Do. New Nationa• of Ireland , New South Wales 1 Oriental Bank of Corporation. i?rovincial of IrelanC: Do. New Royal Auttraln.l3kg 011 , 1 Tmn C`•, '4• Aiil.rUa Do. New ••• Union of London „., 8t Sj 1 - 2 - par 1 p 2 - 31A -34 i 2 41) 11 - ig - 6 = -ii - 8 49 51 89 - 91 2 - 2i -- 2 23 - - L 8 9G - 98 - 93 100 • • 102 93 19i - 19 98 - 100 - 2ip par I li 13,p Gi - 7i iii = iii 121 -- 214 -22 W, 49 40 42 pro 22 22 ld par lid 814 .114 '''''. • - pm .. 4 4 ••• 3 d 5; - qpl ... '"' - 18 } - 181 R BANKS. 82 -- 81 I'd = cd 3 20 21 d ip 33 - 35 39 - 41 ... ..". ISO : 7 n 9 ' 7i 7 8i Is• Busino.. 4one this day. Win a' I a , I I( /0 101 )1 4 • .63 a' [l 22 8 a'l if;. 1.00 9 U)0 I'll 'Ala, !O. I 10' I 2a. I all D 10 ;0 all D 10 !O all ;0 10 !O I all 15 I 15 :5 i‘t) )0 all 0 10 5 ; all :0 1 12 4 all a.ll fi I an o 10 ►o 12 o 1r .0 1,0 all O f all . 6 all !O all ,0 1 all .0 I all LO I all !.0 I all 761 , THE SU NTI LONDON, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Shr• Paid. HAIL WATI. C 1' 01% 1 2 5 . C I ;e g l n t=y ices :Z i t= •—• 50 all Bedford and London & Bletehley N. Wort. 7 • , St. 100 Buckghamsh, • 5 97 • St. 100 ClydesdaleJc c..1 9 .1cd0n, 7 90' • 25 24 Col.StourVy. E. Un. & Sud. and Hal. E. C..... .•• ••• • St. 100 E. Lincoln gr • • 6 per cent. rh•Nrthu. 134 136 St. all Glas. Barr. & cialdonian Neils. Direct St. all Do. New...... Do 25 all Glistrolz Dn. Fl Wes: , 100 all 11rtlpl. Dk. & \9K.• Now. & terw 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N 1 104 106 25 all Do. Shares. Do. 124 all Do. Shares. Do — ••• 12i all Lon.kGreenv S. Hasten 121 13 1 20 all Do•Proferene( Do 23 —24 10 all Lon.,Til.,&S Peto &Co. 101 111 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk .,„ St. WO Do. 6 per ct. 5i all 51anch. Extra. L.&N.W and Matlocl. & Midld. 2 -2i 50 all liddleabro' & Stckton & Redcar Dar';ngt • ••• ••• 100 all lidld.Bradfd %Maud.. 90 92 91 50 all Northern an. Easternsp.c. E. Count. 57 59 50 all Do. 6 per ct. .• ••• 50 all Do. Fixeds p Do • ••• 25 all Prost. & Wyr• L. &N.W &Ln&Yk .„ 12i all Do. Shares. Do — St. 100 aoystn.Saiit. EtNortlnk 130 133 25 185 Shef•Roth.ant Lancash& (tool eg.sp. c. Yorksh. 12 9i S. Statlordsh. 'LMOlear 2 —2Li 7} a 50 all WearValleyg) 3tockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt ..„ 25 all no Oo 32 32 St. 100 Wilts&Eomrst itWestn B9 91 00 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. fa) Aberdeen .1102 ..- 105 St. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. a- 90 -92 25 30 Myth and Tyne 10 per ••• c. pref. (issd. at 50/) ... ..... .. , St. 100 Iris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 92 4 ' -- 9t , .: . '''' 00 , , ,,,,,...- '- 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... _40 2 ; '.,.. :,r, , „. 4 7, • $: St. 100 claledonian £lO w 97th 7? i =...m , lot '-'-'' ' 15 all •:lhester & Holyhead v '. ~ .. 4- ... :".• ~ c.r - ,. - ‘ - * Guar. 5} per cent ... t c- - - „.. 9i all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ......k=„ • '.., ' 2i. all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ..: --- . 6,1 all Cork &Bandons4p.c 2 -:- 41t ",.,,," 5i al) Dundee Perth &A.ber- • - .• ' ' , • • deem Junction - 6. , - • . all EasterwCounties Ex- - • 3 : . - 1 *." terielon, sp. c. No.l - 1.• 4)ro - 61 11l 'Do 'No. 2 - • * '''' 10 all Do. , New 6r. a. St. 12" 17 13/' :', `t,.,.. - • 20 all Eastern Union, Gar. .. - "..'.- -4.'t . ...-- '' --=• pe,r cent 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent ... --:- , ... - 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh- ... -= , ... - tit. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... -. , ... - - St. [OO lilaA Lancash.6 p.cts ... :- - 5 all least and West York shire Juno. Fifths ... - ... St. all EdinhPrth.&Dund .A.: 4 per cent. - 62 St. 100 (11asgow &S.Weatern Guar. 5 per cent ... - ... x ,l St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c ll5 - 117 1141 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., , at 10 p. a. prem... 107 - 109 St. 100 Do. 41 p. c 100 - 102 1001 21 all Do 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at sp. c. pm... - 1p 21 10 all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof ... - ... 6 4 1 100 Gt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) ... - ... 20 8 Do. 4 per c. Pr.tf. St ... - ... 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. sp. c) 6 - 6A St. 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c 96 - 98 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 - 81 St. 100 Du, irred. 4 3.c B9 - 01 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh - 101 10 all Do. Chester Bp. c.P. S. 161 - 17/ 10 all Do. do. sp.c, do lO 104 St. 1:,0 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 71 - 73 261 all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh lq - 191 131 A all Do. do. do q - 9g 20 all Do. do. do ... . ... - 141 16 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 4 - 1 St. 100 Do. 6p. a. Stock - 135 St. 100 London and Brighten Guaranteed sp. a - ... St. WO Do. Pref., sp.e. St ... - ... St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c ... - .... St. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. 4 Nuneaton sp. at ... - ... 50 5 London &S. Wester Con. Thirds 2l - 3 1 121 all Londonderry& Color 4 Shares ••• ...... ••• 121 911 Lowly. &Ennis.lSh. ... - ... 10 all ;Wan., Shef., & Lin. New, £lO 124 - 13 6 41 Do. £6. . 1 i -P 4 12 all 15arypt.&Car1.4p o ... - ..• 12 all De. 41 per cent 12 101 Do St. 100 Aid. Consol .6 p.c. St. ... - ... St. 100 Do. Cousol. Bristol It . Birm. 6 per cent.... [33 - 135 161 113 Do. Pref. 41 per cen- 11 - id 14 die 111 10 iorfolk Debenture . 4 -41 St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. a. Stool 85 -87 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Eat LO3 - 105 St. 100 Do. 5i per ct. pref ... - ••• , St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. o St. 100 North British WI - 103 St. 100 N'. E. Bony, 4 p.c. P 9O - 92 17 5 Do. do. do 34 - 3i , 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c ..No 1 ... - ... 121 9 Do. do. Quarters 4S •• - ••• . 25 10 Do. York H. & cl. Pr r. 4 - id 20 all North Staffordshire.. ... - ... St. 103 Oxford, Worcester,& Wolyerh.4ls, 6 o.c. 106 - 108 81 all Scot. Cent. ,Now Prei ... - ~.. 25 all south Devon - 14 10 14 D. fixed, 41 per cent id - par Readin 1.0.6 all 3. Eastern ( g Ann.) of £1 Os. 6 d. 221 - 23 1 20 all 3 Wales Gua.4 p. c. ... - ... 20 all Do. do. 44 . c.... . ... - •.• 20 all i.Yorksh.4p p .e.Guar: 15 -17 25 all Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent. ... - • ... 1") 25 15 Po. do. O. 1 - 1 121 all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. 0. 1 till Ist July, 1856 ... - ... MINES. 1 all Ag,na Fria 1 all Anglo Auctrin. Gold ..• 10s. all Anglo Californian 20 6 Australian it 14 1 all Australian Cordillera .. - 1 all Australian Freehold. 1 all Ave Maria •• 1 all Baden (Gd.D achy of) a 50 all 131xnarvon Iron and Coal 20 13.5 ;British Iron 4l 54 35 253 I,..azilianlmp.(issued at t 5 pm — 3 30 all Do. Cocacs & Cuiab I 2 24 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 1 4 Carsous's C •e , :k 1 3 Clarendon Con% Min. Co. of Jamaica 4 41 40 all Cobro Copper 49 51 5 1 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 42 47 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. 1d 10 16 Copiapo ....... 20 —22 ••• 5 all English and Austin. C o pper Smeltg 2 2 Fortuna rl— ip 20 all General 144 164 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. --3 4 all Groat Polgooth 1 all Liberty - ••• 3 all Linares 74 8 5 1 Lusitanian ha ia 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada • 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co — 1 all Nouveau Monde 4 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 16 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock . 50 all Rhyrnney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. Now 5 6 30 11i Santiago de Cuba__ 51 61 64 1 all South 1 10 7 4 Tin Croft l4 -- 2 28i all United Mexican 5 51 61 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba MISCELLANEOUS. 25 171 Australian Agricult. 304 311 3SI 20 Australsn.Pcific.Mail , 10 all Aus'Lraln. Royal Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 21 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 6 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. ... 100 324 Canada 119 121 _ St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July ICB 1081 5 all Crystal Palace 33 - 3 3 31 4 all Crystal Pal.of Emmet, 1 4 Duston Tron Oro — 20 5 Eastern Steam — 25 22 ElectricTelegraph(A) 15 16 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 Mexieau&S.Americn. 64 6i 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 14 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. .„ 1 a ll N. B. Australasian... 1 20 124 Nrth.ofEuropeStetuu .5 hid Peel Rr. Ld. & Nlinrl. 2 3 50 a ll Peninsular& Oriental 57 59 57 50 all Do. Do. ... ...p 2 all Portland Iron Co ll 2 100 60 "loyal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 11 1 4 Ditto New 25 all South Austral. Land 26 1 a ll Sn ,, mar. 9 1 -leqr: -, pl: , i ;) ' " • I\ Upper Canada 100 .284 Van Diernauds Land. 13 13A 711.1URSDAY EVEN ING, MARCH 29 18 5 ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM MITTEE---(THIS DA. Y. ) The Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour. The first witness called was Dr. Forrest, who was examined by the chairman. His evidence did not disclose any facts which have not been elicited over and ever again in coenection with the Scutari hospitals and the Crimea. It was to the effect that he bad been Staff Surgeon to the 3cl Division fn the Crimea, but relinquished that duty on account of ill health, and was then appointed deputy inspector of the hospitals at Scutari, where he superseded Dr. Menzies, by a general order. He was only there for ten days. He accompanied the Droops to the Crimea. After the battle of the Alma the medical stores were quite suffi cient. The hospital tents were, howev-er, very defective; and accordingly the patients within them were exposed to the weather. He made a representation to this effect to head quarters, but he ascertained that no others could be obtained. He was only. at Scutari about 10 days. The barrack hospital was much over crowded, but he did not feel any offensive smells in the walls. There were plenty of medicines and medical comforts at that time, with the exception, however, of opium. He did not notice any dirt on the floors. There, were two kitchens in the barrack hospital, one of which was occu pied by Mrs. Bracebridge and Miss Nightingale, and the other was fitted up for the use of Mr. Wreford the purveyor. There was an operating-room containing proper tables. In reply to Mr Layard, Dr. Forrest said that there was a supply of medicine in the camp, with the excep tion of opium, which was a most necessary article for such a climate. He could never, however, obtain a sufficient quantity of quinine. He had a chest of medi cines and surgical appliances with him, winch he thought quite sufficient for all purposes. There were sufficient appliances for conducting operations after the battle of Inkerman. The hospital tents were never ranch crowded except in wet weather, when the smell within them was very offensive. He saw the dead house of the general hospital at Scutari. It was at the end of one of the Corridors, and a very bad smell proceeded from it. He accordingly had it removed. While the troops were at Varna the Third Division were encamped near the 'Commissariat stores, and got plenty of peirter, 'bitter beer, and tea. The tea was sold to the men at Is. 4J. per lb. ; the quality was excellent. There was a want 9f linie juice at Constantinople. He understood that a Ilrge quantity had been sent out, but to his knowledge it never arrived. The purveyor he always found very anxious to do everything in his, power to second him in his efforts. ' March 28, 1855. By Mr. Ball--L-He could confirm what had been stated by Dr. Menties, that the time required for the filling up of forms and making out returns interfered materially with the hospital inspector in fulfilling his duties. By the Chairman—The division to which he was at tached had not sufficient stores during ten days after their arrival before Sebastepol on the 28th of September. He made application at Balaklava for medical stores, but there were none there. By Mr. Layard—He never fonnd tiny conflict of an- ;hority between himielf and the commandant. For all military purposes the commandant had the direction of the hospital buildings, but he could not tell what were that officer's instructions. It was his duty to remove any nuisances from the buildings. He had never any difficulty with the purveyor, from whom he readily ob tained everything he required. The duties of hospital inspector at Scutari were so numerous that one man could not discharge them efficiently. By Lord Seymour—He did not see the limes com missioner at Scutari, and did not know whether or not he was there at the same time with him. He, however, saw Miss Nightinglale, and found that she had done a great amount of good. The system of orderlies in the hospitals was most inefficient. In his opinion trained soldiers ought to be employed in that duty. He also thdught that in an hospital of such magnitude the duties of filling up forms and regulations should be entrusted to some other officer than the inspector, as they took up too much valuable time, and rendered his duties ex -2i 3 T tremely heavy. Captain Bamford, of the 63d Regiment, who was wounded by a shell at Inkerman, was next called, and examined by General Peel. He stated that he bad read the evidence which bad been given with respect to the withholding of the knap sacks, and he believed that it was incorrect. Some of the knapsacks arrived on the 12th November, and were issued directly afterwards. Holes were excavated for the tents, but he never heard that an order was issued that no knapsacks should be issued until these holes were dry. Mr. Flower, who had given that evidence, was sick nearly the whole time, and was confined to his tent. The knapsacks were supposed to bo waterproof—. he could not say whetherthey were-so or not. By Lord Seymour—When he was wounded he was taken down to Balaklava by an ambhlance waggon, which was a very unpleasant mode of travelling. He much preferred the French mode of conveying their sick on mules. It was much easier and safer for the men. On the transports he saw the men lying about upon the decks. He was conveyed on board the Trent, which had about 150 men on board. It was the wor4t ship he was ever in. There was no convenience or pro vision of any kind. • It was positively dreadful. He did not know what sort of bedding there was on board for the sick. On arriving at Scutari he was carried to the hospital on a stretcher. Some of the sick were landed that day, and others remained on board. Ho was taken to the barrack hospital. His allowance per day was a pound of raw meat, with some bread and tea, but there were no means of cooking, lie was attended by Dr. Forbes, who was very assiduous in the performance of his duties. There was no supply of linen. He never saw the deputy-inspector in the hospital. At all events he never came to the Nvard in which he was placed. He supposed that the military commandant was responsible for the deficiencies which existed in the hospital. By Mr. Layard—He did not believe that the 63d Regiment had been so reduced as had been stated. He had not heard of the regiment since January, but he presumed it was at Balaklava. By General Peel—As fast as the knapsacks came up they were delivered out, but he did not know whether the whole regiment had them up t') this time. By Lord Seymour—Up to the time of his departure fresh meat was brought from Balaklava. The sa't pork was good, but the salt beef was horrible. He very seldom saw potatoes or vegetables served out. The coffee was at first roasted, but it soon was given them in a raw state. By the Chairman.—When on board the Trent he did not perceive that any offensive smells proceeded from the hold. The next witness called was Captain More, of the Andes, Government transport. He stated that the ves sel was taken up by the Government last year. He left England in April with troops for the East. The examination of Captain More was proceeding when our report was despatched. CIVIL AND MILITARY CLAIMS OF-THE , gdoms. The examinations would thus become papa- MEDICAL PROFESSIOY. lar,, and above Prspicion ; the first step on the ladder of )remotion would be made_ the recompence of early Bence, and attract to the Queen's service the choicest c if t he rising race of students. I 'he army medicM department would act more pliably a ad accurately if it were, like the commissariat, com p let ely isolated from the purely military structure of the arm y. Surgeons should not, as at present, be rigidly a fru :ed to regiments, but distributed amongst the differ eat divisions and sections of the military force, as it rot 'at appear most expedient to the heads of the medi cal i lepartments. II tie extensive changes which I have thus faintly out lin • 1 would, if carried out, soothe the wounded feelings of die medical profession, attract to the Government of hey Majesty the Counsels of the best professional intel s, maintain a copious influx of gifted candidates into the military medical ranks, and place in the hands of yo a r lordship a machine at once powerful and tractable, thi , ugh which the benevolent purposes of the Govern- In( ar. t would be effectutally promoted is the most distant an d minute ramifications of this branch of the public TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUE. SlB,—The Government of Lord Palmerston must fall anless sustained by " the pressure from without," but the national sympathy can only be won and held, in times of great emergency, by ,bold acts, founded on sound principles. The intentions of the Palmerston Cabinet are good, but its enemies are numerous and powerful. It has yet to show that it has the energy to shake off the cacoethes of routine. In all departments there is much eradication, lopping, and transplanting to !)(3 done, and great will be the resistance that will be offered to the projected reformation. Persons unacquainted with the action of Government hare no conception of the thousand influences that are constantly exerted to seduce a Minister from his duty. Parliamentary solicitations disturb his exercise of patron age, and the via inerthr of an over-grown, ill-governed, and idle official staff, neutralise his most strenuous• efforts by a passive resistance. set I ice. Laving collected and disciplined an effective corps of me K lical officers, the most important and difficult half of yo o r lordship's task would be accomplished. The " so; F nel" of the medical staff being provided, the pre pa r ation of the "materiel," the supply of instruments, nn Heins., comforts, transport and. shelter, would he a co osiparatively easy achievement. The duty of procur in ; these supplies would be best acco m pli s h e d by a b ranc h of '.the commissariat. A due proportion of medical com m u isaries acting under the orders of the chief of their de F iartments, whose sufficient guarantee in all transac tio t is should be the command of the general, would con sti. de a force better adapted to satisfy the requisitions of t 'le medical officers, and the wants of the sick and wo mlded, than the old and cumbrous machinery of the ap oft ecarist and the purveyor's department. Persons su fled to the performance of such duties are to be met w it in abundance in the establishments of wholesale dr ggists, manufacturing chemists, and even amongst it edical men. I feel confident that, if your lordship will condescend to •be guided by the considerations I have suggested, you w ill obtain abundance of aid, conciliate the esteem of .e medical profession, calm the anxiety of the nation, al id. what your lordship has most at heart, secure to the B ritish soldier in every situation the most prompt and p th 'act professional assistance. 8 hould you deem these suggestions- worthy of atten tion; , and desire any explanation of the principles and detoi is connected with them, I should be 'proud to have the Iportunity of an interview, and afford any help in my p mer to crown with success this important part of your - 4 'ordship's Herculean enterprise.—l have the honour to L v. , your lordship's obedient servant, D. 0. EDWARDS. Lord Panmure's task in reconstructing the War De partment, though he will be assisted by the report of the "Crimean Committee," will be gigantic, and may prove abortive, unless he is aided by the press and the public. I have ventured to suggest t) his lordship a scheme for the reform of one branch of his department, the Army Medical Staff, which he is well inclined to adopt, but there are so many prejudices to be overcome. in high quarters, and so many private interests and feelings that must be wounded, that unless the medical profession bestir itself, so as to obtain a general expression of pub lic sympathy with their claims, his lordship will be able to obtain for them but a scant measure of justice.— I am sir, your obedient servant, D. O. E. London, 27th February, 1855. My Lord,--=-The letter addressed by your lordship to the managers of Medical Hospitals and Dispensaries challenges every loyal medical man to offer to her Majesty's Government, at the present juncture, every aid in his power. It will also, I hope, plead as-an apology for my intrusion on your attention. The having had the honour of serving the Crown in a military medical capacity, and having for several years been the medical resident of one of the London Hos pitals, have initiated me into the systems of manage ment adopted both in civil and military practice. I am, consequently, familiar with the. working of the Army Medical Department, as well as with the- feelings and opinions of the medical profession in general. Fearing that your lordship's appeal to the civil prac titioners of medicine may not be attended with the expected success, I beg leave to address to you a few observations on the subject. The inefficiency of the Army Medical Staff, lately manifested in so many painful failures, may be traced to several long existing causes. At the root of the evil will be found a feeling of alienation from the Government, running through the entire medical body. This sentiment has been kindled by the neglect, false economy,_ and even persecution of former authorities. The Crown and Parliament have conferred no adequate rewards and distinctions on medi cal men of merit. The few places of emolument for merly bestowed on professional veterans have been sup pressed, or curtailed. Many acts of oppression' have emanated from the original Poor-Law Commissioners, under the sanction of the great officers of State, and even at the present moment the grievances of the naval surgeons are disdainfully neglected. A disregard of the feelings - and interests of the medi cal man has been displayed in all branches of the public service. Stingy recompence and blindness to merit have always characterised the conduct of the British Government to its medical servants, and have repelled from the service of the State men of talent and enter priae, who are naturally attracted by the higher prizes and the greater personal consideration which private practice insures. In the army, particularly, not only have the medical officers been treated with supercilious indifference, but the original appointments to the service, and all subse quent promotions, have been distorted by motives of nepotism and borough interest. Men of superior talents, finding themselves by chance in the ranks of the army surgeons, have speedily discovered that their position afforded no field for the exercise of their abilities, and have abandoned it for scenes more fertile in reward. The medical profession are acutely sensible that a fair share of public honours and rewards has not been ac corded to then). They see their social position so infe rior to that of their brethren in all other civilised coun- War Department, March 10, 1855. Sill,- -I am directed by Lord Panmure to'acknowledge the teesipt of your communication, dated the 27th Febr nary, and to thank you for the many valuable sug gesti tuts contained in it, to which his lordship will give full t ;ccnsideration.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, ' (Signed) E. C. MUNDY. D. p. Edwards, Esq., F.R.C.S. R AIL WA Y INTELLIGENCE. tries, and so lowered through the positive discourage ment of the Government, that members of the territorial and privileged families, and the more ambitious spirits of each generation, are consequently deterred from en tering their ranks. It is not to be wondered at, there fore, that a persuasion is spreading amongst them that their interests, at least, could not be damaged by any organic changes in the institutions of the country. My Lord, we are 20,000 educated men, distributed all over the Queen's dominions, having great influence with the lower and middle classes, and understanding the virtue of union amongst ourselves. Emergencies sometimes occur in the history of society when the sup port of such a well disciplined and so intelligent a body might be of vital importance to a statesman, perhaps to a Government. In your Lordship's present arluous task the good-will of the medical profession is indispensable to your suc cess. The aid of the best men can only be won by the adoption of large and liberal views of the justice of their claims. NORTH BRITISH. Your lordship's former career in office leads us to ex pect originality and boldness in your plans of reform. You will not be fettered by precedents ; you will not be contented with collecting a "posse" of inferior practi- _ tioners, and thus tampering with the lives of your in valuable soldiery ; and you will not scruple, by a few vigorous measures, to call to your aid the resources of the whole medical body. In the re-construction of the Army Medical Depart• went, your lordship will find a safe basis in a few simple principles. Thd healing art is one----civil and military medicine and surgery are based on the same physiological principles ; and every well-trained medical man is as fit for one function as the other. The: adjourned meeting of this company to receive the report - 4f the scrutineers, appointed at the meeting of the 201,:h, as to the motion cf the chairman for the adop tion ofl !the report, which was carried by a large majority of the v otes of shareholders present, took place at Edin burgh on -Tuesday. Mr. Hodgson presided. It `vat ; intimated that the two pairs of scrutineers bad differod on various technical objections taken to the proxies„ and had found it necessary to make separate re ports_ The report of Messrs. Douglas and Allan stated that the proxies lodged amounted in all to 1,522, of which 543 were used in support of the chairman's motion, and 979 ags.inst the motion. Of the latter, 54 had no votes at all, 70-were altered in date, or the names of the granters changed, and several not found on the registry at all ; 310 did that give the year of the meeting for which the proxy was granted, nor state the date properly. A large number of proxies authenticated for use in 1852 appeared with the figure 2 altered to 5. The scrutineers were confident that a large number of the proxies, as well as the ye tes, were in support of the chairman's motion. The report of Messrs. Chaytor and Bateman stated that o:n both sides a great number of technical objections had been made. On the whole, they did not think that more than 12 of the proxies were really bad, arising from wrong names or insufficient identity. Their deci sion was, that there had voted for the motion—present, 1,10 ; proxies, 7,428 ; making 8,537 votes; and for the amendment—to disapprove the report and grant the ls. dilvidend—present, 265 ; proxies, 8,819 ; making 9,084 votes ; leaving a balance in favour of the amend ment of 547 votes. The CHAIRIKAN decided that his motion was carried by a considerable majority of the votes of the share holders, If he was wrong, it was for the law courts to correct him. Among civil practitioners there exists an abundance of talent and skill available for the service of the State. We have not only the actual officers of the public cha rities, and others in full practice, but a class of expec tants, numerous, capable, and ready to step into the shoes of their seniors. Besides these, there are many respectable men, endowed with property, masters of their art, and though they may not have the tact and suppleness necessary to first-rate success in private prac tice, possessing virtues that fit them for public duties. A peculiar preparation for the medical duties of the army, and the expensive expedient of the ha'f-pay list, are perfectly superfluous ; lii!st the cordial aid of ran overflowing profession may be earned by a few just and reasonable concessions. The first stage in tl.e process of reform is to improve the relation between the Government and the medical profession. When the Crown seeks counsel from its subjects in important matters, it seems au obvious piece of justice that the real advisers should have the credit of being the ostensible advisers of the cox;equent mea sures. As a bare recompence to a numerous class who confer immense benefit on society, I respectfully suggest that your lordship should recommend to her Majesty tivclre of the most eminent physicians and surgeons of the United Kingdom to be sworn of the Privy Council. They would form a committee, to be consulted in all sanitary questions relating to a state of peace, as well as to a state of war. Mr. SKINNER protested against the chairman's de- cision. A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. on the guaranteed stock was then agreed to. The meeting then proceeded to the election of direc ter 3 in the room of Messrs. Kinloch, Chaytor, and Brook.. Mr. Kinloch was re-elected unanimously, and for the two remaining seats six candidates were named, and votes taken. Messrs. Jowett, of Leeds, and Bow man, of Newcastle, were ultimately declared elected. Ic was then agreed tLat the uoxt half-yearly meeting be held in London. The meeting then separated. Such a body would possess the confidence of the pro fession and of the nation, and would escape the suspicion which surrounds the appointments proceeding from the favour or private opinion of a Minister. Upheld by such counsellors, and by the hearty good will of the whole medical faculty, the Government would find little difficulty in constructing an eminently effective medical staff for the army. In the medical, as well as in the other military depart ments, the procuration of the " personnel" and the pro vision of the " materiel" form two distinct provinces of duty. There is already extant a numerous medical staff, pro bably including many clever men, but graduated accord ing to any influence rather than that of desert. The right men are not in the right places. But if well orga nised, the present numbers would not be sufficient for the wants of the army. It is, therefore, necessary to re cruit largely from the civil ranks, not only by engaging youths fresh from the schools, but men of mature ■kill and experience. To discard the existing machinery, to dismiss the superannuated habitues of routine, and to consider the while departments as so many units to be recombined, is an indispensable preliminary to a better organisation. The first step for your lordship to take is the selection of an intelligent medical man as your departmental sec retary, through whom you could accurately supervise the action of the whole machine. The present heads of the department should be re placed by a younger Army Medical Board, consisting of the departmental secretary, and of military physicians and surgeons of wide experience at home and abroad. This council, under the close superintendence and occa sional preaidence of your lordship—the chief, responsible to the Crown and Parliament—could exercise importatit functions; admit candidates, regulate promotion, distri bute duties, receive reports, and publish periodical sum maries, exhibiting to the Government and the people the sanitary condition of the army. The proposed incorporation of mature medical men into the military service could be satisfactorily effected under the advice and influence of the Medical Commit tee of the Privy Council. Such a measure, though un avoidable at present, should be considered as exceptional, and its recurrence ought to be rendered unnecessary by the new arrangements. As inducements to men of ability t) enter and remain in the public service a higher rate of pay should be estab lished through every grade, and liberal pensions bestowed after lone. service. A number of superi or staff appoint ments should be created as rewards for great excellence. If a new order of merit be, as is reported, founded by her Majesty, an adequate section should be devoted to the medical profession. In filling up the vacancies which occur in the lowest rank, the example of the lion. East India Company is worthy of imitailon an d the appointments should be te: line - ors " or cow pet..ti examinations. The application of this test might be intrusted to the oldest medical colleges of the three LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY•) LONDON, March 29.—Wind and weather this day ,t noon, N.E. ; light breeze, and find weather. The Baro meter indicates "Set Fair" weather. The letters received to-day from Hamburg and Memel report a break up of the winter. PORTSMOUTH, March 28,—Wind, E.S.E. Hart, for Balaklava. PLYMOUTH, March 28.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Sea Park, from Adelaide, S.A. ; Henrietta Breuss, Havannab. FALMOUTH, March 28.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Culdee, from Foo-Chow-Foo ; Albert, Monte Video, Off Port — Grampus, Matanzas. RAMSGATE, March 28.—Wind, N.E. Arrived— Rhine, from the Downs, with damage to bulwarks and hull, sus tained whilst discharging a cargo of coals alongside her Majesty's ships in the Downs. DARTMOUTH, March 28.—Wind, N. Arrived—Talbot, from London, for Newfoundland. SOUTHAMPTON, March 28.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed— Washington (s.), for New York. Sailed (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Geo. Evans , from Savannah ; W. Rathbone, Antwerp ; Canada (s.), Boston. QUEENSTOWN, March 27. Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Albert, from Moulmein ; Switzerland, from Manilla. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.17 a.m. Wind, E.N.E. ; tide, 4} hours' ebb • weather, fine. Arrived—Concordia (s.) , fr om Rotterdam ; Wilberforce (s.), Antwerp ' • Baron Osy (s.), do. ; Triton (s.), 'Calais ; Fyenoord (s.), Rotterdam ; Sir R. Peel, Dunkirk ; Leonne, Gravelines ; Leon, do. ; Nancy Dawson, St. Michael's ; Providence, do. Sailed—Pearl, for Halifax. DEAL, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, E.N.E. ; fresh, and cloudy. Passed—Germania, 207 transport, from London, for Balaklava ; Ajax, London, for Trinidad ; Octavio, London, for Adelaide ; Dolphin, Hull, for Jersey ; Suffolk Brig, westward, for London ; Cairngorum, Calcutt, for London. Sailed—Nimroud and Warhawk, for Loudon. LIVERPOOL, March 28. — The steamship Canada, with the mails, &c., from Boston, of the 14th inst , is now looked for by the mercantile community. Her prolonged passage is supposed to be caused by•the ice off the Ame rican coast. NE?,%SPAPER Snmrs.—LaF,l, year the revenne dQrived from newspaper stamps, at one penny duty, was 4 64 )0091. xs, 7d, The number issued was 111,362,178. CALEDONIAN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Glasgow on Tuesday ; Mr. W. Johnstone in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, explained that although the revenue had shown an in crease of 27,8211., the working expenses, interest on loans, and aividends on preference shares had shown an increase of 27,5001., so that there was no increase for dividend on the ordinary stock. During the last half year they could have carried more goods and more mine rals, and thus have increased the revenue to a consider able extent, had they had more plant and engine power. He then adverted to the competition existing between them and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Com pany, and stated that the latter company had done everything in their power to take traffic from the Caledonian at all point; at reduced rates. In conclusion, he stated that committees had been appointed by the Southern and Northern Companies, as well as by the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Caledonian Companies, to endeavour to adjust the question of traffic, and he hoped they would be successful. An amendment against the running of Sunday trains was then proposed, on which the vote being taken, the amendment was lost, by a majority of 25 to 15. Mr. GILow, after a kng - thened address, moved that the matters of dispute between the Edinburgh and Glas gow and CAledonian Railways be referred to arbi tration. Mr. M`CALLun raid, on examining the weekly re turns of the Caledonian line, he found that had the agreement between the two lines been still in existence, so great was the increa , e on the Caledonian that they would have required to pay over about 6001. weekiY to the Edinburgh and Glasgow ; and, as an amend ment to Mr. Gilow's motion, ho proposed a vote of thanks to the directors for the spirited manner in which they had acted in the matter, and that they still be em powered to make an amicable arrangement between the two companies. This amendment was carried by a large majority. A. vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed ings. SCOTTISH CENTRAL. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday at Perth ; Mr. J. C. Dundas in the chair. The report, an abstra:t of which appeared in The Sun, was held as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said there was'great need of additional accommodation for repairing the plant. They were now in the course of remedying that deficiency, and they hoped that con siderable advantage would arise to the company from the extension of the locomotive workshops which would be shortly completed. He had always been a great stickler for closing the capital account at as early a period as possible ; but in a case where the additional traffic on the line required additional stock to work it he thought nothing could be more legitimately placed to capital than the cost of that stock. There was no part of their capital that would be so remune rative as that expended on additional stock. He then explained that before the disruption between the Cale donian and the Edinburgh and Glasgow companies the traffic of the Scottish Central was entirely at their command ; they had then no means of sending it by the east coast lines, which formed the shorter route to the south ; but that since the disruption had happened they had entered into amicable arrangements with the Edinburgh and Glasgow and east coast lines, from which he believed they would derive considerable advantage in having uninterrupted access to Edinburgh and Glas gow.roa wouldHe ha e d o n e o d odeoeutbot thethat the prosperityarrangements and . with congratulate ofth they company.had They had at present every reason to beetosatisfied the result of their arrangements, ropriety of closing After some discussion as to theripd, themselves on the general success of thelF undertaking. o it was stated that the capital account at increased progressive4o per ee r c e e a n s t e . since 1852, and that, the goods and mineral should go on in future years, the additional outlay must if a n traffic the d -b li ap k de e e Ho be placed to the debit of capital. They would One thing to capital account which ought to be placed to re venue. Resolutions adopting the report, and declaring the dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the b a ll-year, were passed, and the meeting separated. SOUTH WALE'S MINERAL. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the Crown Hotel, Strand ; Mr. T. J. Badger in the chair. The report stated that the proposed arrangements for leasing the line to the Glyncorrwg Coal Company re mained in abeyance. The CHAIRMAN stated that the bill now before Par liament did not specify any terms for leasing the line, but was merely permissive for enabling the companies, if they thought proper, to enter into the arrangement. V - V hen the bill cams before them, in compliance with the Wharncliffe standing order, the terms whuld be I stated. Owing to the state of the money market, it was net expedient to proceed with the works. The works of the tunnel were let, but not commenced. Mr. PALEY hoped that it was not intended to tamper with the terms for leasing the line which were stated in the prospectus, as he had been induced to subscribe his money on the faith of their being carried out. The CEIAmarAN said that at the first meeting after the passing of the act the shareholders had decided that it was not expedient to accept those terms, on the ground that it would be more advantageous to work the line themselves. Mr. PALEY believed that one•half of the shareholders were landowners, and one-third contractors ; he thought, , therefore, there was not much chance for independent shareholders obtaining anything like jast:ee. The pro spectus stated that the line would be leased to the coal company at 5 per cent. for two years, 5i per cent. for 14 years, and 6 per cent. for a further period. The CHAIRMAN had no doubt that the Glyncorrwg Coal Company would lease the line on these terms ; but the shareholders in Wales thought they would obtain more by not leasing it. After some further observations, the report was adopted, and the meeting separated. COUNT BUOL'S CIRCULAR. The following is the text of the circular despatch of the 28th Feb., from Count de Buol t' the Austrian diplomatic agents in Germany, of which mention has been made in the Messenger of March 10 : " I had the honour of announcing to your Excellency in my circular despatch of the 16th, that the Imperial Envoy who presides over the Germanic Diet has been charged, by order of his Majesty our august master, to communicate to the Germanic Diet, in order that points 1 and 2 of its resolution of the Bth may be carried into execution, a return of the state of the Imperial army on a war footing, placed under the command of Gen. Baron de Hess, in order thereby to give a proof that the warlike preparations of Austria have been carried far beyond the exigencies of the aforesaid resolu tion. The Imperial Cabinet, in doing this, is induced to snake mention of the circumstance that the Prus sian Plenipotentiary made, in the Federal Military Com mission, a proposition to the effect that the Diet should de cide that the preparation of the contingents should take place within the limits of the territory of the Germanic Confedera tion. This proposition found no echo amongst the Federal authorities, and on that account was not inserted in the Fe deral resolution. We took note of it ; and we remark that in this affair, the Germanic confederation was no longer placed exclusively on the ground of the Federal treaties, but also on that of the allia nce o f t h e 2 0th of April, 24th of July, and of the resolutions of the 9th of December, 1854 ; that, conse quently, the confederation was under the obligation, not only of protecting its own territory, but also of insisting on the Four Points as the bases of peace, and of opposing any attack on the Austrian monarchy and on our troops in the Danubian Principalities ; but that the said motion of the Prussian ple nipotentiary entirely disregarded the relation between the Federal resolution of the btu aria tire preceding resolutions, which relation is decisive as regards the attitude of the Confederation. Ou its part, the Imperial Government considered it a duty, in accordance with its own posi tion, and with the duty of all Germany, to supply the Diet with a return of the total of its forces on a war footing, whether within or without the Federal terri tory, as also in the Danubian Principalities. But Baron do Prokesch informs us that when, in the sitting of the Diet of the 22d, he presented the return of the Austrian army of operation, with a declaration, of which a copy is annexed hereto—the envoy of Prussia formally denied that the reso lution of the Bth of this month was based on the resolutions of the 24th July and of the 9th December. M. de Bismarck wished to consider the case of a common defence against an attack on the Austrian monarchy or the Danubian Principa lities as completely set aside, and the resolution of the btli Feb. as reposing on a new basis—namely, on that of the neces sity of opposing to European complications, which become more and more menacing, the fact of placing on a war footing, which can be utilised on all sides. He reserved to his Govern ment the right of inserting in the protocol a declaration to that effect. Another sign of this tendency to a declaration made by M. de Bisma rc k to the Imperial Envoy presiding at the Diet, to the effect that Prussia, with respect to the question of the garrison of Rastadt, will propose that Rastadt, Lan dau, Mentz, and Luxembourg should receive complete garrisons on a war footing, inas muc h as that measure necessarily fol lows from the placing on a war footing of the Federal con tingents to be employed on all sides. We seek in vain to understand in what manner the Prussian Government—sup posing its representative at Frankfort to have correctly ex pressed its intentions—can place in accord its attitude in the Diet with the object of its missions to Paris and London, from which we hoped for the union of the . German powers in the same point of view. Even if Prussia, to our great regret, did not think that she could take the same engagements as Austria with respect to France and England, we cannot ex plain to ourselves how the Cabinet of Berlin, to conclude a treaty with the powers , could offer them less than a neutral attitude, and not one of menace. The Court of Prussia will no doubt consider itself called on to give the necessary ex planations on this imint, in case she really demands that the Germanic Confederation shall assume the attitude of an armed. neutrality against both sides. We feel but little called on for the moment to continue this examination, but in our so licitude for the safety of Germany we strongly feel the duty of expressing frankly and in time to our confede rates the conviction that the Germanic Confederation would have to encounter the most serious compli cations, if it were to give to its warlike preparations even the simple appearance of any other signification than that of an energetic preparation for the eventual accomplishment of the obligations which arise from the resolutions of the 24th July, and of the 9th December, 1854. We stated in our despatch of the 16th why we thought we might pass over in silence the motives, which appeared to "us insufficient, on which the committees founded the propositions adopted on the Bth of February. The engagements which the Confederation has already entered into, those which determine our action as a great power, the nature of the task which we and all those who regard our policy as truly German have yet to accom plish—all these circumstances call on us to speak so loudly as to render superfluous any express declaration as to the object of the military measures of the Confederation. But the state of things would become very different if, now that Germany is preparing to arm, and that a decision might shortly be come to on the question whether the powers will suecooci in restoring peace to Europe, the Germanic Confede ration should seek to follow in its resolutions and future measures, that tendency to an expectant neutrality, exemp, from precise engagements, to which the motives above-mentioned have already made too many con cessions. We should then consider it the first of our duties towards Germany to protest loudly and energetically against such manifestations and measures, and to reject be forehand all responsibility for the consequences which might result from them. We cannot, in particular, consider the demand that our Federal Contingent should remain on the German territory otherwise than as an indirect renunciation of engagements made by the Confederation in the common interest of Germany, and we must point out in the most posi tive manner, as an uncalled-for provocation, the proposition for putting on a war footing the fortresses situated on the side of France. The Imperial Envoy, presiding over the Diet, has been charged by us to enforce in our name and without reserve, in the deliberations of the committees, the above considerations. We confidently hope that he will meet with the same convictions in the representatives of our confederates, and that the Germanic Confederation, by displaying, in con• tea with, us, its forces for the possible case of the non. success of the negotiations, will not furnish to any of its members and to any of the European Cabinets subjects of doubt as to the signification of its military prepara tion. Have the kindness to point out to the Government of —, in confidentially communicating this despatch, the great importance we attach to see th e point of view we have above stated frankly approved of, and the envoys to the Diet fur nished with instructions corresponding thereto. " Accekt, Rsc., "Bum," The following memorandum is annexed to the de spatch : Regard being had to points 1 and 2 of the federal resolu tion of the Sth inst., par. 49, the Imperial Envoy, presiding over the Germanic Diet, has received orders from his Gcv 1 . 11- ment to lay before that high assembly the list, prepared by Field-Marshal Baron de Hess, of the Austrian troops which have been placed on a complete war footing, in order to de fend the territory placed under the protection of a common defence by the federal resolutions of the 21tb_ July and of the 9th December last year. " VIENNA, MARCH 5, _1855. " When we made known to your Excellency by the despatch of the 28th Feb. that the proposition which Austria had made to the Germanic Diet on the 2211 to put into execution the federal resolution of the Bth of the same month had met with objections on the part of the Envoy of Prussia at the Diet, we had reason to doubt that these objections, made in the first place verbally by the Prussian Envoy, who reserved to himself the power of afterwards presenting a written de claration, would be brought under the deliberation of the Germanic Diet. The President of the Diet, however, has sent us the declaration, of which we send you a copy, and which M. de Bismarck had inserted in the protocol of the above-mentioned sitting. Baron de Prokesch afterwards made a reply to the declaration, of which we also send you a copy. We are thus in a state now to apply the views which we have already set forth in our despatch of the 28th Feb., to the official declaration of Prussia which we have now before us, and in conformity with that, we have not only approve& in the most formal manner of tho reply which the President' ' of the Diet found himself called on to make, but we have also. charged the Count de Rechberg to declare openly in the com mittees of the Diet that the Imperial Government would find. itself compelled to make a formal protest either against its form or its principle, in case the list given by him of the con tingent of the Austrian army should meet in the Diet with any objections in the sense of the Prussian declaration; or is pelua to hold firmly to our point saidcase any (iee l o a t r h a e t r i o p n r . a c t T i c h a le Government consequence should of __ a -riseto whom nof yourt e Excellency will be pleased to communicate .the present despatch, as a complement to t hat of the 28th, will we h ope fully appreciate the weight into f view o f wthe withm o motives whichrespect ttoh t compel mannerm in which we regret to see the Prussian Cabinet regard their opinions as compatible with the Federal resolution of the Bth. February. Accept, &c., " Broth" LETTER OF V D.ROU PA YN DE . L'HUys TO ELY CHA The following letter from M. Drouya de I'huys was sent to Vely Paella, lately the Turkish ambassador at Paris, when the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour was bestowed on him by the Emperor Paris, 10th February. " Monsieur rAmbassadeur,—l received with great regret the news which your Excellency did me the honour to com municate to me, of your recal from Paris, and of your nomi. nation to the government of an Imperial province of Turkey, I hastened to lay your communication before the Emperor, and it led to the expression of sentiments of the most affec tionate kindness towards you. The Emperor appreciates the high qualities of devotedness to your duty and of pod faith, of which you have never ceased to give proofs during the course of your mission to his court. The dig nity of your august sovereign, the glory of his throne, the respect for the integrity of treaties have never had a. more worthy and more zealous interpreter, and the intimate relations which your distinguished character has permitted the French Government to keep up with you will leave in all minds indelible reminiscences, rendered still more dear by tho regrets which you have done me the honour to express. I am happy to inform you, on my part, that my fullest esteem and affection are acquired to you ; and all those who have had the honour of knowing you will bear similar testimony. 'rho Emperor, in order to give to the Ottoman Porte, his worthy ally, a striking pledge of his Imperial affection and to connect you at the sa me ti m e by an additional bond to that France of which you speak with so much warmth, has just conferred on you the Grand Cordon of his Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour. 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