The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRI:L 21, 1855. MARKET Yel ( -; '• C. CITY, Two o'CLocn. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was steady. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales. Up lands brought 5d.; Mobile, sid.; and Orleans 51d. per lb. During the week 49,580 bales found buyers. The Railway Share Market was very quiet, and prices were without alteration. In adverting to the New Loan Messrs. Smith and Charles observe that their view of the prospect of peace has received, as they consider— " A considerable augmentation of force from the only fact in connection with the case that remained to be disclosed— we refer, of course, to the terms to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer was prepared to submit. Consols closed yes terday afternoon, and opened this morning, something above 90. The new loan has been given to Rothschilds, at a price equal to 87,i for Consols. It was perfectly optional with the Government to accept or reject the offer made, and we confess that we can account for their acceptance of such terms on no other hypothesis than that the necessity for fur ther loans is inevitable—in other words, that there is no proba bility of the Vienna Conferences ending in peace. It was sug gested, yesterday, by one of our leading journals, with con siderable ingenuity, that Rothscbilds being so intimately as sociated with Austria, the price about to be offered by them for the loan would furnish some evidence as to the ter mination of the conference. And this, no doubt, would have been so had these capitalists taken the loan on their own ac count ; but it so happens that the subscriptions sent in to these gentlemen have been sufficient to absorb the entire amount, so that their share in the transaction is little else than that of agents between the Government and the public " The weekly return of the Bank of England made up to the 14th inst. shows many changes in the account, but they are referable chiefly to the quarterly, official, and dividend payments. The amount to the credit of the Government is greatly diminished, and the balances of private depositors are proportionably augmented. The repayment of loans made upon stock while the transfer books were shut caused a reduction under the head of Other Securities, and, either from purchases or ad vances upon deficiency bills, the amount of the Government Securities stands higher. In the bul lion there was a further slight decrease. Com pared with the previous week, the changes were as follows Active circulation Increase Bullion Decrease Rest £20,383,830 571,470 15,022,652 56,166 3,123,446 Increase Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase 37,853 2,720,640 3,288,255 14,233,796 2,833,921 Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities .947,721, 42,882 13,673,713 Increase Other Securities Decrease.. Notes unemployed Decrease 646,964 13,266,068 389,927 7,967,535 612,605 Yesterday afternoon the rates at which bills of exchange were negotiated on the principal conti nental cities were generally a shade higher. The shipments of the precious metals from Lon don direct, during the week ending Thursday last, were 173,200 ounces of silver and 60 ounces of gold. The calculation given in another part of The Sun respecting the price which the Consols of the new loan cost the contractors is calculated with money worth 4 per cent., but this may mislead, as at their present market value Consols would only give a buyer 3 per cent. per annum. The nearest price at which the new loan can be estimated is 871. 13s. as the cost to the contractors. The Stock market continues remarkably firm, considering the new loan, the increase of taxation, and the enormous expenditure of the year, for which, as most persons will think, an English army of 100,000 men ought to be maintained in the Crimea, independent of our forces else where ; and it is generally remarked that in any other country there would be fuller value shown for such a total. The budget has been criticised, and the increased income tax is more disliked than the addition to the sugar duties. Consols have been 89 to 891 for transfer, and 891 to 891 for account. The New Three per Cents. have been 881 to 89k, and the Reduced 88k to 1. Bank Stock is at 2111. Exchequer Bills are 4s. to Bs., and Indian Bonds 12s. premium. Che " Omnium" of the new Loan has fallen to 11 and 01 premium. For 11. annuity during 30 years the quotation now is 16k. The Foreign Securities have been dull. Turkish Bonds are firm, however, at 741 to Russian are 981. Spanish and Mexican have not been dealt in. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6} to 61; Mexi can, 20g- to 264 ; Peruvian, 69 to 7 1 ; ditto Three per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90; Spanish New Deferred, 18 to 181 ; ditto Three per Cents., 361 to 36i; ditto Certificates, 4i to 51; ditto Passive, 31 to 41. The English railway shares have been very in active, and the foreign quiet, but fully maintained. The mining market is firm for St. John del Rey. United Mexican are scarcely so high. Crystal Palace are lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (Fran the Oficial List.) Business done tank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced ... 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ew 3 per Cent. Annuities :mile Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ... Ditto 30 Yeaie, from sth April l6ll India Bonds, .ClOOO Ditto, under tlOOO l3 15 lonsols lor Account, 10th May 9O Omnium xehequer Bills, 24d. t 1000 Small 6 7 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. lussian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. St 9B 'ardiniau Bonds, 5 per Cent... 'nrkisli Bonds, ii per cent Ditto for the Account .. . • . 74i 4 511 Ditto Small .. , v , dends on the above pin eta,- in Lon !.•^ Dutch Exchange, 211 per Cent. 12 Guil. 624 TWO O'CLOCK. 89„ 9) 8911 90 Consols Ditto, May Account MARKET NEW,s—(THIN ii.e Y. COVENT' uA}WEN. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Gd to 7s Od ; Geese, 6s Od to 7s Od each; Ducks, is 9d to ,2s Od ; t a me Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od; wild do , is to is 6d each ; Pigeons, 9s to 12s per doz. ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Chickens, is Od to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s Gd to 4s 6el; Hares 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 3d each ; Partridges, is 9d to 2s Od ; Pheasants, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; Leveret" - , 2s Od to 2s. 6d ; Roasting Pigs, 4s Od to 78 Od ; Guinea Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, lis Gd to 128 Gel, and English lls 6d to 15s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, Os Od to 103 Od ; French ditto, 5s 64 to 6s 6d per 120. The supplies of vegetables are very moderate for the time 100 of year, and th ope of fruit are limited. The demand is 100 inactive, as follows : FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s to 12s per lb ; apricots, 20. Os to Os per doz. ; hot-house grape; lOs Od to 20s 0(1 per lb ; 100 foreign ditto, 10d to is 8d ; melons, Os 0,1 to Os each 20 peaches, Os Od to Os ; nectarines, Os Od to Os per dozen , b Apples, 4s Gd to lOs Od per bushel ; pears, 63 Oil to 7s Od per half sieve ; Orleans plums and green gages Os to Os Od per punnet; ditto, Os to Os Od, and common plums, 3s 0 to Os Od per half sieve; cherries, Od to Os per pound ; lemons, 9(.1 to Is 6d per doz.; oranges 5s to 10s per 100; fil berts, 93s per 100 lbs ; cobuuts, 180 s to Os ; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od to 01 per 100; figs, is 01 to 28 6d per lb. VEGETABLES. — Savoy cabbages, 9d to is 'd per dozen; red ditto. 2s to 3s ed per dozen ; French beans, is 6 i to 2s Gd per 100 ; brocoli, 10d to 2s 3d per bundle ; potatoes, 90s to 135 s per ton ; vegetable marrow. Od each ; peas, Os Od to Os Oil per bush.; broad beans, Od to is per half sieve ; turnips, 3d to 6d per bunch ; carrots, Gd to 8d per bunch ; cucumbers, is Od to 2s Od each ; garlic, Od to Os 8d per pcund ; spinach, 2s Od to 4s Od per sieve ; onions, Gs 0,1 to 8s Od per bush. ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 4d to Gd horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley 3d to 4d per bunch ; celery, sOd to 2s Od per bunch ; endive, is 6d to 3s per score ; beet, is 3d to 2s per doz. ; parsnips, Os Gd to is Od per dozen ; small salad, 2(1 to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Od to 1s Gd per pottle ; artichokes, 48 to Gs per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, Is 6d to 28 per score ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve ; radishes 9d to is per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s Od to 4s Od per half sieve; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussels sprouts, is Oil to 2s 0(1 per half sieve ; capsicums, is to 2s per 100. ; ihubarb, Gd to la Od per bundle ; sea kail, Os Od to 2s Od per punnet ; asparagus, 4s to 10s per 100. NEWPORT. Beef from 35 4d to 4s 5d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 8d to Gs 8d; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 4d per Sibs.. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 4a to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 61 ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 6d ; veal, 3s 81 to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 4d to 48 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. HAY MARKETS. BMITEIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 03 to 51 Od ; clover ditto, 31 3s to 51154 ; and straw, 1/ 43 to 11 103 per load. A. moderate supply and a steady trade. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 28 6cl to 15s ; Brills, is Od to is each; Salmon, is 3d to 2s Od per lb ; Cod Fish, is Od to 5s each ; Soles, 3d to is Od per pair; Eels, 8d to iso I per lb; Lobsters, is to 3s Od ; Crabs, Gd to 2s 'd ; Whitings, 3s Od to 12s per doz. ; Common Oysters, lGs to 208 ; Natives, 50s to Os per bsh; Mackerel, 758 per 80 ; Smelts, Os 64 to is Gil per doz.; Skate, 6d to Cd per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Od to Is 6d per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 48 Ocl to Os per 100. ; Scotch do., 6d; Sprsts, 8s Od to Os 04 per bushel ; Doreys, Is Od to 7s each ; Haddocks, 48 to 208 per 'doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 2s Gd to 3s; Mullets, is to is 6d ; Plaice, 4d to is eaoh ; Halibut, 6d per lb; Flounders, is to is 6d per dozen. .LATEST NEW 9. The Loan has been concluded—the Budget issued. The country may now form a correc estimate of the qualifications of its new Financia Minister. It requires but little prescience to declare positively what that judgment will be. Never has there been a more complete and un mitigated failure than that of the quondam Edin burgh reviewer. The most humiliating anticipa tion has fallen short of the deplorable reality. Not a single voice has been raised in his favour. Even the journals that recently toadied the in competent financier now maintain an ominous silence. In fact the voice of public opinion is unanimous in condemning both the manner and matter of his statement. The first was, indeed, a lamentable exhibition to those who had heard Mr. DISRAELI or Mr. GLADSTONE under similar circumstances. Even Sir CHARLES WOOD in his most prosy harangues was tolerable when compared with Sir G. C. LEWIS ! But the man ner was far better than the matter, which led to the entire project being justly described as one of the worst budgets ever produced to the country. First, as to the expenditure the Right Hon. Baronet estimated it at 80,899,5611., to this 1,000,0001. is to be added for the Sardinian Loan, and to guard against contingencies he adds a margin of 4,440,0001., making a grand total of estimated expenditure of no less than 86,339,0001. !! ! To meet this he estimates the revenue for the current year, including the 10,157,6001. added by Mr. GLADSTONE last ses sion, at 63,339,0001., leaving a deficiency of 23,000,0001. sterling. This sum is to be raised partly by way of loan and partly by additional taxation. The first fruit is the new contract just entered into with Messrs. ROTHSCHILD and Co., 16,000,0001. In addition, power is to be taken to issue 3,000,0001. of Exchequer Bills, if re quired, and the increased imposts are calculated to produce 5,300,0001. sterling, of which, how ever, only 4,000,000/. is expected to be paid into the Exchequer during the year. The whole amount of 86,339,0001. is thus made up if the calculations of the Right ion: Gentleman should prove to be correct. It will be seen from the foregoing that this financial operation may be divided into two dis tinct heads—that relating to borrowed money, and that to increased revenue. We shall now look to the former of these divisions. As we have stated, the Loan has been concluded, but on what terms? For every 100/. advatided, there are to be granted 1001. Three per Cent. Consols, bearing interest from sth January last, and an annuity for 30 years, from the sth April instant, of 14s. 6d. per annum. This was, per haps, as good a bargain as could have been antici pated, when, through the grave error committed by the Right Hon. Gentleman in refusing to ac cept any tender for less than the entire amount of the Loan, he conferred a virtual monopoly on a single firm. We do not say that Messrs. ROTHSCHILD did not act liberally under the pecu liar circumstances of the case ; but we may show what the country has lost by the transaction. Estimating money on Government security at the value of 311 per cent. per annum—less than it really is even at the present time—an annuity for 30 years of 14s. Gd. will be worth about 121. I2s. Gd. This wouldd make the e price paid 1 for the Consols 871. 7s. . Butmust re- member that the payments are spread over va rious periods up to the 18th December next, while the interest runs from the sth January. The interest on this mo ne y , estimating it still at 3; per cent., w ill be equivalen t to nearly .., 81d., so that deducting th at from the *IV- 7s. 6d . a c t u ally paid for th e real price, will be ab `mit. 85/. 5s 10d. per cent. But Consols aCC l o l u i r r ", t. the rn ,Tarket 891. 155., both for money and Lzwis has -see,, brilliant scheme of S ir G. C. 41- per cent:all thus there la 2 aa practically cost the country nearly the single operati e o n a s• 2d, on sixteen millions, and dead loss of 720,000/. by tiered on th e ch 4:: ( 3 r neatly the amount squall- But even this does n ot co:otal'shrotNivollthe full extent of the loss. We m ust reduced Consols sob: asid" the causes that have was , produced by Sir G. C. LB'3l. himself,Theehiewfheoff,eicitl a penny-wise-and-pound-feolia a quantity of Savings Policy, flung market, and thus led to a decreasSet"k on 2tir 3 per cent, in the quotations. It isonfotfrtora to say, that our dear Financial Minister ha already cost the country from 1,000,000/ -0 1,200,000 1 ., a large p ri c e for the very dirninul tive talent which he brings to the national s er _ vices. It was also a grave mistake to let 3 ,000,0001. stand over to be raised by Exchequer Any addition to the unfunded debt should-, under existing circumstances, be carefully es chewed, Our short-sighted financier has, how ever, /errnitted that difficulty to remain sus pended over his head, thereby affording another and very c onvi ncing proof of his unfitness for the situation into which he has been pitchforked. As to the 5,300 ,000/. to be raised by additional taxation, 2,000,0001. is to be obtained from an The Imperial Visit has come to a termination. The Emperor NAPOLEON, with his beautiful and amiable E3IPRESS, is now on his way back to that fair land and chivalrous people over whose des tinies he has been called upon to preside. He brought with him a personal sympathy and esteem for the British people, based on a knowledge of their character and a duo appreciation of their achievements. He was welcomed with innumer able demonstrations of enthusiastic admiration and regard—her Majesty the QUEEN Tieing with her people in doing honour to their common guest. Re takes back with him, we trust, a host of pleasing recollections never to be effaced, and a n,re intense desire than before to tighten the bonds of amity between the two nations. In his return he is pursued by the most cordial wishes for his welfare, and the prolongation of a rule that, having resolved anarchy into order, has conferred ;ncalculable benefits on France, above all, on her commercial and industrial population. The visit was well-timed ; both guests and hosts had reason to be satisfied with each other, and we trust its fruits will hereafter be found in the brightest pages of French and English history. Before we dismiss the subject it may be well to take a retrospective glance over the principal events of a week now drawing so fast to its close. The magnificent welcome of the EMPEROR by the British QUEEN and her people is a great fact. Neither calumny nor time can do away with it. It may be considered iu three points of view. To be gracefully welcomed and honourably entertained by her MAJESTY, and, above all, to be received with every circumstance of honour into the Most Noble Order of Knighthood in the -world, an order that confers distinction on princes, could not but be gratifying in a high degree. The EMPEROR, who knows more of the tons and custom of our Court than most men, cannot but feel that no more signal proof of good feeling towards him, and belief in the stability of his rule, could have been shown by it than this. The hereditary rulers of Europe would stare in stupid amazement when they heard of it, and take at once to believing in, and paying increased homage to, the Napoleonic dynasty. The prompt and cordial invitation of the City authorities, the splendour of the civic hospitality, the address of respectful welcome and congratulation from the princely merchants of the metropolis, and similar addresses voted by some of the principal corporations in the kingdom, were a magnificent tribute to the beneficent genius of the NAPOLEON of Peace. But the immense multitudes indifferent in general to sight seeing, and impelled by no feeling of per sonal aggrandisement, or anything save their own impulses and judgment—who everywhere, after waiting patiently for hours, hailed the appear ance of the EMPEROR with enthusiastic plaudits and other tokens of welcome, gave to the proceed ing a value and importance they would not other• wise, have possessed. The EMPEROR now knows beyond dispute, and Austria, Russia, Prussia, and their sa'.eliites know that from the QUEEN on her throne to her meanest subject, the alliance with France is an alliance the most cordial and sincere, and composed of the most enduring elements. The knowledge of this, it cannot be doubted, will have an important influence on the War. The visit of the EMPEROR to the Crystal Palace, at Norwood, was not the least interesting event of the week. Those who Lave pondered over the career of NAPOLEON the most impartially will not he the least disposed t 3 accord him the merit of a kindly sympathy an d i f n o r etxhiindle, ustrial esid classes. In confine- and ment a sEMPEROR, a rooted regard on his part for the welfare of labour is alike perceptible. Say that it is, and has been, his interest t o man if est such feeling—to the elect of millions the fact conveys no reproach, but rather honour, while it does not supply any confutation. It was natural, therefore, that the EMPEROR should accept her MAJESTY'S well chosen invitation with promptitude, and should repair with satisfaction to the Great Temple of British Industry, that bright and sparkling edi fice, that, raised by capital, serves to proclaim and illustrate the dignity of labour. What reflec tions the absence of Governmental control in its erection and maintenance might suggest it is not for us to say ; but of this we feel assured, that the sympathy of the EM• PEROR with skilled labour and his pacif ic tendencies would derive a uew accession of strength from the spectacle, coupled as it was with a ,re ception of the most overwhelming character. On his return a Palace of Industry in his own capital will meet his eye, and, fresh from the inspection of ours, he will the more readily perceive in what respect it is deficient ; and what relaxed duties and Imperial encouragement can do to foster na tive skill and enterprise will doubtless be done. From this, on our part, there is nothing to dread, but much to look forward to with hope. Each country has advantages peculiar to itself—each has much to learn which the other can teach, and the pros perity of both will be the greater alliance. and mo more durable e for a little riva lr y and a cordial all, on the industry odf with h h n th a e ti ir on e s x r te e n st d s ed lar e g o e m ly . their greatness ; miaeroils ce,, will their mission- as theandtiieelelationoftheir leadersrespect ive ti of civili sation be the more readily achieved. In conclu sion, let us give expression to the sincere pleasure wo have felt on learning that our QUEEN accom panied her ill us t r i o us guests to Dover. It was c 'fullY done, has considerable significance, a nd forme d a fitting termination to a series of me morable events. On Wed "RdaY, Baron James Rothschild visited the King of the Belgian" turning to Paris inn'ane, the evening. The new Lord Hi g h Coromisaioner of the lonian nagt Cha t ea u arrived t Corfu f e u L o a n c the n , 9 r t h e IslandP Sir John Yon Sir H. ' Ward VI&R to leave on the 12th. Letters the cold was st from ill Ssevere t. PeteTrsbheurgr, of th e 10th, state that of the n aviga - May. . e tion of the Neva was not expectedopening b efore the 15th of BERLIN, SATURDAY MORNING. The following message has been received here this morning from Vienna : The 11th sitting of the Conference took place on Thursday. It is said that on that occasion the Western Powers drew up their demands concern ing the Third Point in a specific form, to which Austria adheres. It is reported that these demands relate to the limitation of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. It is also said that Lord John Russell will leave Vienna on Monday. PARIS, SATURDAY. An imperial decree, dated Windsor, 19th inst., appoints Admiral Hamelin Minister of Marine and of the Colonies, in the stead of M. Ducos, deceased. KIEL, APRIL 19. The British fleet under Admiral Dundas, twelve liners, with the Vulture, Bulldog, and Firefly, have just arrived here and anchored. FRANCE. (FRONI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, FRIDAY. The following private telegraphic despatches have been received to-day : VIENNA. 19th.—In the tenth sitting of the Conference, says the Gazette de la Croix, the Russian Plenipoten tiaries declared that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg de clined to make any special propositions on the 3d point of guarantee, and that such propositions ought to pro ceed from the Western Powers. The conference took note of this declaration, and the Plenipotentiaries of the Western Powers reserved their right of reply. The Plenipotentiaries have just mot for the eleventh Conference, which may be decisive, without waiting an answer to the despatches sent to London. Nothing new from Sebastopol. BERLIN, 19th.—The Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 12th publishes a manifesto of the Emperor Alexander IL, announcing that, on the occasion of Easter Sunday, al) prisoners for non-political offences were pardoned. A curious telegraphic despatch from M. Drouyn de l'Huys to the Emperor has been exhibited to day. It is to the following effect "VIENNA, Wednesday, 18th. " I have the honour to beg the Emperor to authorise me, by telegraph, to persist in the refusal in reference to which we communicated on the 16th." Another from London says it has been decided at Windsor that the Emperor is to assume the supreme command of the allied forces in the Crimea. Whether either of the above be true or false, the funds have been considerably agitated. Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Minister, is to leave this evening for Vienna. A despatch dated before Sebastopol, of the 14th, states that the allies obtained great success in the night of the 13th. The letters and journals from Constantinople to the 9th, brought by the Gange, do not contain any thing of striking importance. Dr. Levy, the In spector of the medical service of the French army, has received the permission which he had applied for some months ago to return to France. The new Greek Legation at Constantinople is completely installed. The departure of Mehemet Bey, the successor of Vely Pacha at Paris, is not yet fixed, and will de pend, it is stated, in a great measure on the proba bility of the Emperor Napoleon's visit to the East. At the Porte that event was still considered by m. means unlikely. The French force amounted to upwards of 75,000 men, and the Erglish to some. what less than 20,000, all in good health and eager to revenge themselves on the enemy for the hard ships which they have had to endure throughout the severe winter. On the sth, GeneialKoscielski (Sefir Pacha) arrived from Eupatoria with 25,000 men, all picked troops, who have distinguished themselveson the Danube, and who are commanded by tried officers. Among them is the - brave Isken der Bey. It is expected that this force, which has been replaced at Eupatoria by the Egyptian divi sion, is intended for an offensive movement on the Tchernaya. The accounts from Eupatoria confirm the news before received that the works at that place had been considerably extended, and were nearly completed. The Russians, it appears, had at one time surprised the bridge of the Lake of Sarik, but were driven back in the course of the day, and compelled to retreat to their former position. The day after the Bashi-Bazouks attacked and drove the enemy from the village of Bajai, but not being supported, were obliged to abandon it. Prince Stourdza, son of the ex-hospodar of Wal lachia, has given up his functions as chief of the staff of Omer Pacha, and has been replaced by Sefir Bey (Count Koscielski), who, as mentioned above, has accompanied the force sent by Omer Pacha to Sebastopol. BOURSE, APRIL 20.—CLOSING PRIORS. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 41 per Cents 94 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 69 90 70f. sc. Credit Mobilier BOO Roman Credit Foncier 540 Austrian Belgian Fives 934 Spanish Threes Piedmontese B6 Home Debt RAILWA T S—ROR CASH. fr. C. fr. c. Orleans - Lyons .. 1097 50 Western 650 -- Rouen Cette - Strasburg Mediterranean 990 -- Havre 555 Northern - CAmTburg SH,ARE MARKPTc'I. RAILWAYS. al( t. I RAILVIAIf. tiloging Prices I this day. Basins:a done th's day. LOO kmbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct... all rial fast & Ballymena 431 Birmiug. Wolverh., Stour Valley Kirkeuhd. Lancsh. 6 Cheshire June ,_ all I to. Chosh. & Isirk. £5O and £25 Coll- l'' Do., £20.......... . all .rtli & Ty" origins £25 (isAd. at £4,F , k)t► tlrilitoi an. gXeter 00 • - ;alodonian. ....... . Caimarthen and Cal digan an Chester b Holyhead all Ilork and Bandon all Cork, Black, dz Pas 16 Coruwall 1 Crieff Junction 4I Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth&Abei .teen Junction all Do. Now 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Ds., B, Stock '4' Do., New A .00 • ast Lancashire .00 Edinburgh &Glasgou all Edinb. and Peebles .00 Edin. Prth & Dundee 1 i-eorth & Clyde Jun all Furness . all Do. Extension 1.00 - Glasgow &S. Western 100 s /mat Northern . 100 Do., A. Stock 1 00 Do., B. Stock _3O Sth. &West.(lre. ) 100 - heat Western 1.00 Do. Stour Val. Rai' Grua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all fancaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 100 LAncasli.antlYorks;. 1) 1 . Wst. Riding Un all LiA rs by.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright & %Cat, 100 Loud, and N. West). 16 1)o. Fifths Do.IOI•Sh.,M&B C' 2s Do.tigliths 100 London andS. Westn 42 Do., £st, 34 Do. £4O all Ludinirry& Coleraine all Liadudrry.& Eunisk 1(10 Lincln all Do. Shares, No. 1 4k • 10., Man. & Lin. Un. 100 Midland 100 • )o. Birron g. & all Nridld. GI, West. (I rt. ) 22.1 1)0, Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle- 21 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfa 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. . UK) Norfolk .... 3 Nortlin.Counties Un 100 North BriCsh all North Devon, No ,11 Do., No. 2 -11 • 10., 4, A Deferral all Do., 13 Guarani, ell N. Eastern— Berw ii• 20 Do. do. Extension . 13 1), , .d0. Pure), efl Do. Le-ds . (XI Do. York 1 ; North London all Do. New .£lO 3 - 6:,5. Wstru.,Ham , stead, and City Jo. 1 7,3 North Staffordshire. I all North Western_ 1 all N. &S. Westrn. Jum I • Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. '0 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton I 8 Portsmouth 0(1 Scottish Central 1 , 1; , Scottish Midland ;. (00 Shropshire Union ) a i South Devon 1 /0 Sontl• Eastern ) all South Wales ) 1 Yrksh. & Riv. Dui ) Do ) 12 Staines, Wok &Wok 5 a - Stockton ck Darlin Sto ikton & Hartlepl t. 100 Taff Vale . 0 9 Do. £lO shares. t. 100 Do. Pref., No. 5 21i Thames Haven Doel, and Railway :0 all Vale of Neath 0 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny ;0 all Waterford&Limerick '0 18 West Cornwall 0 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. '0 all West London. .0 171 s. Witablodia & Croydon .9i -20 i 4g - 4tl 8i - fii 4 - 13 5 - 16 8. - 88 - LO 59i 59 12i - 13 , 7 - 9 .•• '''''' I 5 3 / 4 - 6 it - 11 - 31 - 33 21 - 23 71i 72; 54 56 2d par 18 20 67 - 69 83 - 89 72 - 74 123 - 25 91 -93 63t - 64 i 59 - 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 - 7 751 764 ••• ''' 71 8 98 - 100 98i 934 ga ad - d d 1 - 82 - 9 8 801 7d, 1. ... ... 234 74 - 68/ - '9i' 10 - 42 t• ....' - 11 - 9 - 2 ii : 49 28 29 7O -- 7"1 7A - 7 4i -- Si - :3 48 49 d par 6 - 4i 6i —6; I. d 1 ar 25 - 27 97 - 99 63 - 65 44 46 12A 13 60i 61 274 - 28 : 5 - 3 2 - 1 aii - 38 ••• '''' 16a 4 - 6 231 e 12k .2 an .24 9Ai .0 all 6 4 L2i 911 all L 2 10, ;t. 100 3t. 100 100 16! 11i 5 all - S i t. 100 I Le 10 it. 100 It. 100 ;t. 100 it. 100 it 00 It. 100 L 7 5 ?,0 13 L 2 9 . ) ,5 1,0 o 911 L,101) 3k all 25 all 10 .0.6, all t. 10C !O all A all 15 all ;5 15 .2i all 51 4 i* - 7 FOREIGN. all Antwerpaßottordam 4 Belgian Eastn. June. 10 Beziers to Graisaessae 2s. Bombay, Baruch, and Central I ndia.gcrii, Contra] of Italy all Demerara 10 lintel% Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New 20 20 20 20 100 all East Indian, g. 5 p.c. 10 Do. EYiClaSliOli 20 20 20 1 20 33A all Do. 4} p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Po. do. do., '59, do 15 Gd. Tk of Canaolp.A is all Do. St. Lawrence Si Atlantic do. aU Do. Cert. of Deberr., con. into Stk. till '63 all Dn. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of Fran, all fit. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent 1 Do. NIBS - 7 5 per cent. 2 Po. Extensions. . 12 Great Ithemboun; Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations I all Gt.Westernof °mad Shares all Do. lids., payable's7, l with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 al'• Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, without option all Elandlton & Toroute IA Do. 6 per ornt. 14 Lake Collat. & Basle all Loco». & Pistoja 5 p.e prof 10 Lyons and Geneva . 14 Lyons & Moditerran. 16i Madras 10 Do. Now 3I I Maria Antonia ►ll Do. do. New all Namur & Liege (witl Interest). all Do. (ex interest) all Sortlora of France. all Do .20 /. Slia.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. cMs (fniy. B. & Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTruukPrel 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rougn... 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg all Ronen and Havre all Royal Danish 3 RoyalSweclish all Sambre and AleusG.. all Do. 5,4,, p. cent. Pref 2s. t Scind 14 Southern of France 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5A per c. Pref 16 Western of France 16 WeFt. of Switzerland all WlJsbaden all Zealand 20 20 6 20 JOINT-S . , tustraiasia ...... British Colonial Bank and Loan Company Britiih N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chart Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster, National Provincial) 10 22 all all of England 'Do. New National of Ireland. New South Wales... ,Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of - Crean(' Do. New all 2 Royal Australn.Bli & Gold Imp South Australia ..... Union Of Australia., D 3. New i.:11;011 of I ,ollbn „,, - 2$ - 21 - 1 P lid --35 A 74 231 2Ap , • -- . 9 - 8 - 8i 50 - 90 - 24 - ip par - p —yo 2i 2A 2i —2/ 17/ —17 i 96 - 98 96 - 98 100 102 95 97 19i 20 99 - 100 2A - 3 p 6 ai iii -35 i 12i - 13 - 9 23/ - 24 p 45 47 39 41 pm 23 22 par 1p 2 lid 8 —Bl I - 1 ; ) ... - pm 3i --_- 4 d sip ... - . - BANKS. 80 -- 82 Id-- ca II - id IGi —17 i 20 21 d ip 33 - 35 3 9 - 41 66 - 68 7 i 8 ~u ~t~ .s.l 4u 1 all 1 all 50 all K3l all ;0 l 5 l 1 i 5I 1 tll 15 All 2 1 !,0 all 1 all 44 all 1 all 3 all 5 I 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all ;0 all 5 1 1 all 50 all [5 all 0 12! 1 all 1.0 71 )$1 all 1 1 all 1 126. 1 1 all • CONTRACT FOR ELM TIMBER. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Sluneract-place, 2Oth April, 1335. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord Ilign Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 15th May next, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's several Dock Yards with 3,565 loads of ENGLISH ELM, TIMBER, and 31 ELM TREES for Pumps, felled between the middle of November and the end of February last, and t) be delivered at prices, including all luggage and other es penses, by Vie 31st December next. Tenders may be made for the supply of any one or more of the yards, or for the whole of them. d. Distribution and a form of the tender may be obtained at the said office. No tender will be receired after two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any he noticed unless the party attemos, or an agent for him duly authorised in writin4. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the lty If and bear in the left-hand corner the words " T en der for Elm Timber, and must also be delivered at S m erse t-place, acco mpan ied by a letter signed by two responsible persons,engAging tothe due 'with the person tendering in the sum of it. per load f or per formance of the contract. beco me bound THEATRE fIoYAL B.AYMA.ItILET. Under the manartement of Mr. Buelr.stone; THIS EVENING. O WM be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters by Mr. Backstone and 311sa E. Chaplin. To be followed by a new Ballet, in which the Spanish Dancers Will appear, entitled THE EVENING FESTIVAL. called THE NEW HAY- After which, a new Extravaganza, MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855, To ocecitule with THE GALICIAN FETE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CaAzlats KEAN. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal 'Historical character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with ( 1 I th time ) a Romance, in two acts, entitl e d TUE MULETEER OF TOLEDO; or , King, Quee n , and Knave. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direetress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENLY% Will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES Or MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING. Glorious success ! To commence with an entirely new and original Sp ctacle-drama of harrowin interest, by Mr. Nelson Lee, called, THE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE I No Drama for many years has created so great a sensation. The interest is most intense ; the burning of the stables is most terrific, while the Derby race is most exciting. After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jack Ashore. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added tc the Embellishments. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manage; Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDG7`... Tata DAY —Morning 41 min.after 4 1 Evening 1 min. aft. 5 To- , ioar.mw - Morning 21 min.aiter 5 E ve ning 42 min. at t. 5 THE WEATHER.—Sam OffiC3, April. 21. THERMOMETER, THEE SHADE. 60 —highest since noon yesterday. 39 —lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.55—very high. WIND, N.E.—Rather fresh and cold, with fine sunshiny weather. )t 11,11 LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1855. addition of 1 per cent., or rather 2d. in the 1 pound, to the Income Tax—which will hencefor wax d stand at ls. 4d., in place of ls. 2d., as heretofore. No attempt is, however, to be made to render it in any degree more equitable or less oppressive. All the existing inequalities are to be firmly maintained, and, we suppose, should Sir G. C. LEWIS remain in office, it will shortly be raised to 10 per cent. without any modification or alteration. But the retrograde movement with respect to the indirect taxation is the worst among the many bad features of the Budget. First comes an ad dition to the sugar duty of 3s. per cwt. Sir G. C. LEWIS estimates that this additional impost on " the cane of the tropics" will realise 1,200,000/. An additional ld. per lb. on coffee follows, which is expected to produce 150,0001. ; and 3d. per lb. which is to be added to tea will bring 750,000/. more to that under the head of Cus toms. There is to be an addition of 2,100,0001. raised in about the most objectionable manner that can be conceived. Under Stamps one penny additional is to be im posed on each banker's cheque, which, it is said, will bring in 200,0001. to the Exchequer, while an additional million is to be raised by an extra tax on spirits—the duty on Scotch being equalised with that on English, and Irish being advanced to six shillings per gallon. This is all very fine, but we fancy that the Right Honourable Gentleman will find that he has omitted a very important ele- went from his calculation. He has made no allowance for the smaller quantity that will con tribute to the revenue in consequence either of diminished consumption, or a vast increase of illicit distillation. Experience has always proved that the result of a high duty was to give an ex traordinary stimulus to that demoralising traffic. Sir G. C. LEwis has, however, eschewed the lessons he might have learned, and boldly braved dangers which more prudent financiers and moralists would sedulously have avoided. Meanwhile he sacrifices 200,000/. to create difficulties in the way of public journals. Such am the leading features of the worst Budget we ever remember—a Budget which will bring the highest odium on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and materially add to the unpopularity of the entire Cabinet, and of all their supporters in the House and the country. RUSSIA. We have received the St. Petersburg journals o: he 11th and 12th inst. _ _ The Invalido Busse puplishes the following ac count of the death of Admiral Istomine : " On the 7th of March (19th) the garrison of Sebas topol had the misf,rtune to lose Rear-Admiral Istomine, chief of the 4th section of the line of defence. "At 10 in the morning, after the inspection of the works in the Kamptchatka redoubt, Rear-Admiral Isto mine was returning to the Korniloff bastion, when he was struck on the head by a ball directed against the slid redoubt. The loss of this young general officer, en dowed with such brilliant courage and ze4l, and who promised so well, is severely felt by the Russian fleet and the garrison of Sebastopol. " Vice-Admiral Nakhimoff had selected a place in the Cathedral of St. Vladimir, near the tomb of Vice-Admi ral Korniloff, but Istomine having gone before him to eternal life he gave him up hts place, soliciting the p,r mission to bury there the young Rear-Aden ral who had so gloriously fallen for his faith, his Sovereign, his country, and a just cause." A letter from Odessa of the 7th, in the Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna, says :—" General Luders this morning reviewed the troops intended for the Crimea, and expressed his satisfaction at their ap pearance. He afterwards examined the fortifica tions which have been raised for the defence of the town, with which he was not so well pleased, as he considered them insufficient. In consequence of Prince Gortschakoff having applied for more troops, all those that are disposable in Bessarabia will be immediately sent to the Crimea, and be replaced by the second corps of infantry and the grenadiers of the guard now in Poland. General Count Ald berg arrived here this morning, and will leave this eN ening for the Crimea with instructions for Prince Gortschakoff. A letter from Berlin of the 17th in the Post Ampt Gazette, states that Prince Woronzoff bad passed through that city on his way to Dresden, on, what is supposed, a political mission. THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 20. By the arrival of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Indus, Captain Soy, with the India and Medi terranean mails, in charge of Lieutenant Gearson, R.N., Admiralty agent, we have dates from Alexandria, April 6 ' • Malta, 1 ; Gibralt a r, 15. At Malta were her Majesty's ships Vulcan, Cyclops, Firebrand, and Resistance ; Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam-ship Nubia, which vessel was to leave with troops for Genoa on the 10th inst. ; screw steam-transport Tynemouth, and the General Screw Company's steam-ship Hydaspes. From Gibraltar our news is to the 15th inst. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Tagus, five (lays 16 hours from Southampton, arrived out on the 10th. There was a large fleet of windbound vessels in the bay. Exchange at Gibraltar was quoted 51$ to 51i for bills on London at 90 days' date ; Paris, 3f. 36e. ; Marseilles, sf. 37c. ; Spanish pillared dollars 5{ per cent. premium. The Indus brings 104 passengers, and a cargo consisting of 26 packages of tusks, 118 packages of baggage, 99 bales of flax, six quarter-casks of wine, six ca ses o f gum, 61 cases of dates, three cases of quai!s, 89 cases of silk, 385 bales of ditto, and 60 packages of general merchandise. During her homeward voyage the Indus, on the 12th inst., spoke the English brig Louisa ; 13th, th e P en i nsu l ar and Oriental Company's steam-ship Tagus, with the India, China, and Mediterranean mails, bound to Malta; also the screw-Steamer Taurus bound to Malta; 20th, spoke her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus a nd the Dutch ship Cosmopolite. N t h o e . l A B6 u s ; t r t i h a e n s corvette e Venus, am ers B rt screw ish transportn Etna,riaw er e Himalaya was entering the port when the screw Queen, Persian, Grecian, and Princes. Her Majesty's Ind us left. steam AtA- steam-shiplexa At the Guildhall on Thursday all the mayors present were introduced to the Emperor. On the introduction of the Mayorof Southampton, his Imperial Majesty paused, repeated the word Southampton, and then raked invitation t him to return by way of Southampton and partake of its municipal hospitalities. He added that he regretted that pre-arrangements would not admit of his visiting Southampton. At the Royal Italian Opera, this evening, the Royal box, together with the whole of the decorations, will remain as on the occasion of the State visit. 25 St. 20 St. 25 it 2s 59i i i 98} 9 981 I 154 82i I 691 9 3t. 'lOO ;t. 109 l 5 all Its 100 !O 5 t. 100 .5 MI 12 all all 64 all qi all 1.0 It. 100 It. 100 t; all 6i all 10 all ,).0 all 5 alt 10 all 4t. all St. 10. 5 all St. o 20 all St. 1 6t. 100 St. 100 4.. 'lOO 12} N '0 all t. 100 20 9 98 I 44i 5f 601 1 60i 'par 1 Anglo &tut, 1u,1 , 1i Angle Californian Australian Australian Cordillera Ave Maria Baden (Gd.Dachy of) Blyenarvon Iron and Coal British Iron - Brazilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm.) Do. Cocaes & Cniab Do. St. John Del R.ey Carson's Creek Clarendon Com. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copper Alin. of Eng. Do. Prof. 71 p. cent ....... •.. English and Austin. Copper Smeltg "- • Fortuna General Gt. NuggetVeinßeg. Great Polgooth Liberty Linares. Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymn ey Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Mariposa , . Worthing Mining 01 Australia • Yuba PREFEREN' A berdeeu IDo. N 0.2, 7 p. c.... Blyth andtyne 10 poi c. pref. (issd. at 50/' Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares :!aledonian £lO ,relbester & Tiolyhowl. Guar. 5 per cent D0..d0. Pref. No. 2.. Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Cork dzßandonsp.f.. Pun.Prth .&14.1‘er. J. lia n CI,. ASh Do. do. C's. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eastern Counties. Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. ' Do. No. 2 . OW. New 6 r . c. East Un., G. 6 p. Do. 51., 10 nor cent Do. 10/. Debentr.Sl Do. do. 4 per cent... +4ls st Lancash 6 p. &W. York J.,sths 4 1 , 1. Prth.B/D , n. 4 p.c. Fu• ne,,s Pas. & S. W. G. 5 p. c Great Northn. 5 p. e )o. 5 p. e. Redeem at 10 p. c. prom ) o . IA p.e Do 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. It 5 p. c. pm .. h. N. of Scot.. lst Pr• Sy W. (Trela).d: Do. 4 per e. Pr ‘• NATesti4. (Berk,: ). liants , Ex. 5,p. c) Do. con. red. 4.1 p., , Do. eon. veil. 4 p. irrea. 4 p.e., Do. Rirm Pref Sit Do. Cnester p. e.P. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. SO. Do. Cites. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do ........ Do. do. d 0...... Lan. & York. F. Do. 6 p. c. Stook .. Lon. & Brigb G. 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. do. 5 per c3nt.. Lon. &N. W., Coy. 6 Nuneaton 5 p. ct . Lon. & S. W. Con. 31- Londy. &Coier. Sb. Londy. &Ennio.4 Si:. Man., Shef., & Lin. New, £lO Do. a Marypt .& Carl. 4 )u. 4i per cent Do Consol p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol A Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. Pref. 4A per eel. Do. 5/. Pro f. 4 p. c.. Ditto Leic , -ster and Hitchen Prtf. St. ~. Norfolk Debenture . Do. Prof. 4 p. o. Stoc , Do. 5 p.c. Est Do. 5i per ct . pref.... Do. Way. Val. 5 p North British NI. E. Berw, 4 p.c P Do • do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c Da. do. Quarters 4. Do. York R. &q. Pr r. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh..£ls, t; p .e Scot. Cent. ,New Pre South Devon Dm. fixed, 44 per cent S. Eastern (Readiu, Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d Do. 44 per cent— S Wales Gua. 4p. c. Do. do. 4k p. c.... S. Yorksli.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar., 5 p c. Do. do. do Stock. & Hart). g. p. c. till Jul'? 1, '. l it W►atet fd. & Kilk . 6 p c MISOELL AN ItO TM. 25 174 Australian Agricolt. 28 30 10 all Atislxa.ln. Royal Mai , 10 7 Berlin Water Works 240 50 40 Brit. American Lan.' 55 60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. LO9 324 Canada - 119 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct. Jan. and July lt 84 109 1084 5 all Crystal Palace 34 - 3 i 3 i 5 4 Do. Prefe+enc' # - p4g 4 all Crystal Pal. of Franc - 1 Deston Iron Ore ••• 20 84 Eastern Steam 25 22 Electric Telegraph 144 154 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 2(1 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish Beetroot SIIV,A , 20 10 Magdalena St. Navi, . 10 all Ntediterm. Elec. Tel. 11 1 9 11exwan&S.Americn 64 7 10 24 1 , 0. New ...... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land — 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. .„ 1 all N. El kustralasian — 1 20 124 Nrth.efEuropeSt Sam sll Peel Itr. Ld. & Minrl. 23 2 . 4 all Peninsular& Oriental 61 63 614 5' 10 Do. New • • ...p 114 t.f. all Portland Iron Co ls 14 100 60 Royal Mail Steam I Scot. Austral:lnvest. 14 1 4 Ditto New 25 all South Austral. Land I all Submar. Tel. Scrip - 1 all ttrigter.ti 20 5 Tr: stir L. Co.U. Can. .„ 100 254 Van Diemen's Lim) 12 4 13 CLOTHING FOR THE MILITIA.—On the representation of James Duff, Esq., M.P. for the County of Banff and Lord-Lieutenant of Moray, Lord Panmure, the Minister of War, acquiesced in the arrangement that the Inver ness Militia should be named the Highland Light In fantry, and should wear trousers of the Fraser pattern. This is, we believe, the only instance in which such a charge has been authorised. We understand that Mr. Macdougall, of the Tartan Warehouse here, is having manufactured several thousand yards of hunting Fraser tartan for the officers' and men's trousers. This patronage of our local manufactures for military clothing cannot fail in having a happy effect. Mr. Macdougall has on several occasions supplied some of the Hon. East India Company's regiments with clothing ; and now that a beginning has been made by Colonel Gordon, in the clothing of this smart Highland regiment with Highland woven stuff, we ruay yet see Inverness become noted for the manufacture of regimental tartans, for which Bannockburn has been so long celebrated. In addition to the above, Mr. M.D. is having manufactured here a large quantity of natural brown tweeds for the English county gaols, and he has just completed a large order for royal Stewart tartan for the clothing of the boys and girls in the Royal Caledonian Asylum, London. It is certainly pleasing to notice the reputevion Inverness is beginning to acquire in the woollen manufacture—a reputation mainly to be ascribed to the indefatigable en terprise of Mr. Macdougall.— lnverness Advertiser. The Prefect of the Seine and his colleagues of the munieipanty of Paris are invited to a grand banquet at We Mansion-house to-day. The provincial mayors are also invited to meet Baron Ilaussman and friends on this occasion. PHOTOGRAPHY AT GUILDHALL.—A gentleman from the London Stereoscope Company, 313, Oxford -street, ob tained permission to take some views of Thursday's % ery interesting ceremonial. The seat of operation was op posite the grand entrance, and many vi e ws were taken It would be eratifying to flni the sun perpetuating an event over which he has shed se ge n i a l an influence. Her Majesty's ship Abundance roan Deptford, on Thurecley, the 121 h inst., for the() imea, with 19 bakers, including superintendent and foreman, apparatus with which they can bake 2,000 quarten, oaves of bread in 24 hours, a large cargo of flour and coal, and a supply of Borwiok's baking powder, : ii _a 5 - 5 2i - Si 2 - 2. 31 - 33 - 52 54 30 40 ld 1 2! 24 11 -11 - 144 - 164 7 - Zi - 6 - 1 14i 15 20 22 5 6 6 - 6i 2 i - 7i ... -- !E SHARES. 102 - 104 ,90 - 92 92 -- 9i A - 97 2 - 4 54 - 6 1 I i2t - 1:31 58 - 62 •• -... .., 14 , 116 107 - 109 101 - 103 * - ip 6 - fi4 96 - 98 87 - 8 89 - '1 10 11 174 - 174 10 ;0 72 -73 19t - 9'4 14j- - 124 - 136 ••• 2i - 3 1 12i -12 i iP 34 - 136 93 - 95 4 - 4} 4 - ili 85 -87 103 - 105 9 - 101 90 - 92 3f - 3i •,•• - 103 - 105 13 —l5 par 22f 234 96 93 fi -- 6' 1 - • 2ii) 2/ 2id i 1031 aTN OFFICE, 'Six o'Clock* TATTERSALL, P‘ (THIS EVENING.) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEA,' Gto 4 agst St. Hubert (taken) 2 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (offered) 10 t 3 1 agst Claret (taken) ONE THOUSAN D GUINEAS, 2to 1 agst Cl+►tilde (taken) sto 1 agst Mosquiti , (taken) DERBY. 6to 1 ag-t De Clare (take Bto 7 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken) 9to 1 agst Rifleman (taken) 13 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken). 16 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles• CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Neville (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mortimer (taken). 20 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Reiver (taken) 25 to 1 agst Escape (taken). ~e 0 25 to 1 agst Knight of St. George 30 to 1 agst Kidnapper (taken and ott 33 to 1 agst Nabob (taken). 50 to 1 agsit Muscovite (taken). 50 to 1 agst Little Davie (taken). SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 15th have, os for The Epoca says that favourable proposiliOce' loan had been made to the Minister of 0 01 The Mini.ster of Foreign Affairs, M. Lrojaid; had declined to accept the pot of 'O4 1 of the Supreme Tribunal of had been offered to M. Gonzales, take' Der at London. The Government bad ti od Justice, oda sures for putting down stnuggling' te ° o l g Y veral changes in the personnel of the 0 ; 19 410 0 p m been made. A letter gives an account °I " s 00 0 , review of the national guards and tr.:11 11 Y, j i garrison passed on the 15th by the L I like,la 09-1,0 toria. As many as 25,000 men were unu.,-"„itel ci .4" 20,000 of them national guards, and the ii" rc ued .d is stated to have been received with ettr .; „ ° b, Pts, enthusiasm, made a short speech, in 1 ";11 6 , P t - 0 congratulating himself on being a n at „, i°- and a soldier, he called on " en— r ill aJ"t i : l o l show themselves worthy of liberty bY "%es. firmly united, in order to resist the jai De r e, tyranny, corruption, and immorality ;" 1113 mired that if public order, the constitutionaoto or liberty, were menaced, he would O r 05 energetically to defend them. The letter that there is no truth in the stateele,llol4.;iir. some of the newspapers of the Popee co tested against the religious basis of tue leo r to tion and against the bill for the sale of ec c gto elcr property. The 15th being Sunday the change was not open. ...... 2 - ‘„ -__-- DEPARTURE ('F THE EMTE R , °II Ati r EMPRESS Ff)K. FRA.NOP' • . # 0 4 f Okl. 01 This morning, shortly hefixe 11 o'clock, b e- fre Prince Albert, the E lioeror and E npress of ° e t. , ft left Buckingham Palace en route to Diver. irP e ; /ii cortege consisted f a nub f o illtz'tr i°l3s °en csrrillg'.'l" Majt.sty, Prince oAlbert m , and ° their ') Al f; occupie , l the foremost one. f t f iclibli 1 T i ie 11 ,- .yal play were escorted to the A l A- - l e station of the Souto Ea4eru B 3iIWAY 1 tachment of Carabineers. - l ope 0 A large crowd had assembled outside th e li ; , if - 4 1 r B he u r ckinhain Palace, notwithstanding the b°-- O w. Majesty's Imperial guests departed was 11- • i ( - . 2 , 4 N earlier than bad been expected. a rev The route taken to the railway station 1 / 71 :1 , 1. 1 the same as that chosen on the Emperol4 .0: 0 0 ;it,,,, , The vicinity of the Bricklayers' Arras e° , - b i -tpi scene of great excitement. Imtnediatell iiiecitPv u ca rriages . appeared in sight, a cheer bega n 11 ' unti l they left the station. - a r ll , so The Emperor and Empress, the Qu eell „ f f t lAr e to Albert, having taken their seats in the 7 .4 . 0 10" 4 , - 44 signal whistle was sounded, and the Borii I u ltiit ir station, amidst the cheers of the asset' 111 for Dover. COO f r THE LAND TRANSPOIix t he P o A Captain Mayne, having been unsucceati tliiP pe vinces in entering recruits for, this fine corPB',o' _ the War-office to be allowed to come back Y, as he had met with great success here before-, mis-ion was granted, and he has again til'i n rolv di ite head-quarters at Mr. Price's, the Wellingtn o r h ". 4° 4 40 Waterloo-road, opposite the entrance to fro vi Western Railway, where he is now entering ": 30 per day. Yesterday morning and tbi B number of recruits were despatched to 1 03 , 00 , 1 They proceeded en route past Buckingham r a ' — i tilrif the Emperor made his appearance at one of tbniier/Ai which was the signal for a loud and hear " ti 7 0 0Ar t iii band striking up the French national iti_ L r , la Syrie." So successful has Captain M-0 13 , 1 " u oiv . ho has enlisted nearly 1,000 recruits in TAP"- MINING INTELOG.IIV- C-6' (From the Mining Journal of tea a c ", er We have for a long time past had to r__!'; 0 40 0 0 0) weekly to the continued depreciation in the w .. 40100,, of speculative mines particularly such as we re se° ec and it would appear that even dividend rein the ecio also without adequate cause, are subject to , A lfr 0.0 pressing influences. A few months Binel • the, VA sols shares were 261. per 5120th, PAT or; e l l now fallen- to 101., or a decline c" . fe d 1070 1 1 80,0001., the principal reason being, as we s ta ",,e - ed v tioi the small dividend, in consequence of the es at') new machinery, and a falling off in the vala? - tr ict levels. Altogether, however, the Alfred is ot her" such favour as it was a short time ago. u eOt there has been nothing very exciting, or vet " the week. in3P lll In Foreign Mines the markets continues to WOOLLEN TRADE• • dal 'll (Front the Leeds Mercury of thus t oo. if LEEDS, April-20.—There h as been n° f°l :l t ire;o l 9 state of the woollen market this week that o' l oo o Jill reirat k. On Saturday, there was a lively IPS a es ve t , both the markets. In th e C o l our ed "'we blacks were in good dem an d, c ud a considers 40. of the-e cloths changed owners. On Tawas , ' 1 ' 1( 0 prevailed in both the Cloth Halls, and will 11 ' busit , e-; was di , t , e. , t te_, o l6:o HUDDERSFIELD, April 17 —The marke t er thought to be an improvement on the forOw nr eci l/ o: so slight a character as hardly to be 9 ..P,f o seP„ o of , fact, the opinions given were at cross P o _,,ird st , "" p remain much the same, but work is scarce over plentiful. rel ROCHDALE, April IG.—The bette r J* ;1: II re was a „ d o ; 00 manufactured goods than on the preceding r t beit,g several London merchants in the market was rather dull, and no c hange "' t i price. m ont g o ol HALIFAX, April 14.—We have no nevir, o ol - in the state of this market. Prices both of nufactured produce keep firm and btationerP STATE OF TRADE. ( From the Manchester Guardian of MANCHESTER, April 20.—There is veil oisle /11)oi to the course of our market since TuesdaP A 4ol 0 0 / ness which -we have had for the last ten 1 1.0 .. „. yarns and goods, is still the general characteri4,l,;;;#o, unsatisfactory state of the negotiations et trie . 4l o. l i 6 i especially the dubious bearing which A n i , s h - e 0 °"01, be assuming, tends not a little to increase T„cliel, the continental buyers. In spinnings for ,"; u 04, home consumption, prices continue stesaP o ts o large prices are without alteration. BtlYe r %iiap os. I id. per piece less for som e ki n d s o f s hirtieg gi jo cloths, but, being easy as regar d s s t oc ks, se l ' e- .419 make any concession. j jteS e l, BRADFORD, April'l9. Wool—There is n o w 'O l l, the demand for combi ng woo l s,an d th e supPi Ptef of of the staplers is not great. Noils and bro ke % of us they are made, and command good Pr ic ? . 0 0 /11 r There are rrlor e i nqu i r i es f or yarns, an d the willing sellers a t o ld rates, which have been rtl i i s sPr Ol g Pieces. The b eau tif u l change of weather ri have had it s i n fl uence on 'th i , b uyers . P ir JO ,1 LEICESTER, April A.—Although alert s , Al more business doing, a better feeling pervau: ► ,ipr j 7 exists that the worst is passed for the presen"f bo-osr NOTTINGHAM, April 19.—The condition t°_,o still in an unfavourable state, notwithstan iin L the money market and the splendid , weather " ing. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(nr g QUARANTINE NOTICE. cl ev i9 • DA ltg LISBON, April I.2.—The Board of Ileal th the D'or i th Constantinople infected with cholera fr° - .., o f c__,o March, and " suspected" all the other por t ' 20.. 4 1r ; as also Malaga and Cadiz, from bler e "hrtiA". in Sweden, " suspected" fr-ni the 20th of 0 ' b sg LONDON, April 21.—W not and weatilt e r. 01, noon, E. ; fre s h bre e ze, an d fi ne , c l e ar wen, Cr .. „4 PORTSMOUTH, April 20.—Wind, N.E. S.P• e r . , H.M.S. Rosamond, from the eastward ; oftfir tIO A eastward. • ci' v PLYMOUTH, April 20.—Wind, E. Arriv e for 4 , from Demerara; Th,vonshire (s.), I,ol l " f ° ',ltsP Sylph (~), Dublin. Sailed —Moultan, for eergol, 4 , i ' FALMOUTH, April 0. Wind, N.E. from Shields, for Malta, leaky. 19th.—Sr"; , P att i. 0 1 for the Maltio ; Boyne, C ons t an ti no ple ; D o ° );, 0 70 0 SOUTHAMPTON, April 20.—Wiert, Indus (s.), from Alexandria; Adelaide (A• S ' ) ' Al" Sailed—Euxine (s.), for Alexandria. dig DARTMOUTII, April 20.—Wind, E. So" . Naples, ••• ... 5 63i 4 ~►Ar 13.5 25i 311. 7i I 100 A 92 104 3 / 4 r