The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-06 00:00:00

MONEY A UKET AND (702thrERCIAL T ELLIGENCE. This b e i ng Good F is observed as a holiday , iti riday the City, and the places of pu b lic resort and b usiness are closed. The ste amer has arrived with the remainder of t he Overl an d and Australian mails, but the dates are necessarily the same as those received vis Mar seilles. _ For co l onial produce generally there has been r b ather an improved inquiry this week. Sugar has e'en fi rmer, and c o ff ee h as a d vance d 6d. to Is. per Th lvt i -f ur good col on y p l an t a ti on , C e yl on native re ehattling dull. In rum there have been fair pur mes, and i n r i ce less has been done. S a l tpetre l ai declined 3d. per cwt. Spices are held for pre hiO4 terms. Tea at the public sales has gone t e4 ' s 'ilY• C o tt on . h as b een i n reques t a t f u ll ra t es [ o a sli ght advance. Tallow has been well dsup generally. , Th e positi on o f t h e l eat h er t ra d e i s th us re - ii1a r ,,,, 1 p -" upon in the circular of Messrs. Hooper and a ritinso u th re 4 very fair amount of business has been done . ' d e .. !Ighout the'month of March, and in spite of consi 44.aule arrivals of fresh goods, we do not know any oue en ' Li ele bat has not been selling to a larger extent than ( A u : be replaced by fresh stock. This before Easter is Pre a ,,,,n 1 , 1 unusual circumstance ; and considering . the dot -'" l ack of home demand and the dullness existing afr;: t n ,, l Y in the leather trade ' hut in all others . that are th e d e u : by high rates of food, it becomes evident that ereat r4ln uPon. our markets occasioned by the war is far to f o e r than is generally credited. We leave our . friends v ery rril their own conclusions as to the probability of a oi e.onsiderable rise in leather when the genial weather kee n i n g Makes labour abundant, when the corn mar lavcoaraLrteear,dyantdotterin shall have fallen some 15s. or 20s. mone g y , is obtainable at 3 or 4 per cent. L 4 Titsider these circumstances as not only probable, greaa,cu:ost inevitable, and knowing to a certainty the k „ ont 'Ldiroinution of tanning operations during many da r k" Past, we think if a good home trade should arise "n , cg this s ummer it w i ll be f oun d t h at we h ave not di , and ut , i leathe • (sole leather especially) to meet the e 11 t he great er p ar t of the impression of last night'sth Sun the reduction from 5 to 4i per cent. in B ank the ~,,, minimum rate of discount became known, a h , '" a 'tige not being made as early as usual. For L -teruent Consols were more buoyant, being 921 app 'llt th eY speedily reacted, sellers having waited the qtly for the opportunity, and closed under 11:.:1°Ivest prices of the morning, viz., at 931 i. fi e . lB t uaY principally be on account of the small in- Itee '. /ac e Which the change is expected to exercise, it , i v l ig that money has for some time been so easy littr ulb ard-street. Another explanation of the tit) e int erest that seemed to be felt at the reduc [ 4 1 , 11 i 3 the prob a bility o f the way being paved for bar -elr loan, and until the Budget is brought for tii•cl' the fund s no d ou bt w ill b e unsteady. Le ate trad e , h owever , w ill benefit by the change, 44 4 114 vdi t he rate is still sufficiently high to repress nu t:l:B°l3le speculation. Should the weather be ex' for th e crops as the season advances,. we may b ut ' even with war, to have money still cheaper, W° ve ry few thought the reduction made yesterday t e - ;TI , have taken place until next Thursday ; and th:r high rate of exchange from New York, and tia a. 4. r ,,:ge amount of bullion received from Mexico, " e e linmediate adoption of the measure be pro bably attributed. There was an improvement also hterd u aY afternoon in the rates for Bills of Ex eities.-ge 'upon some of the principal Continental 4 Paris, 90 d a y s , was t a k en a t 25 40 t o 42, 1 2 , 413te rdana at 11 19i to 19'1, Hamburg at 13 7/ to 1 ,,' an d Tri es t e at 12 35 to 12 40 . 114.44. been D. B e ll, S on , an d C o . re p or t th a t th ere ti es ' e el). an active demand for American Securi ) with a general improvement in prices : Nee Redeemable. Per Cent. ai,liaYnBYl,vania 5 per Cent. Stock ... 80 82 VPeania. 5 per Cent. Bonds 187 7... 84 85 Virg:lll,-14 Per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 86i 87i -4 6 Per Cent. Bonds Illi, , RAILROAD BONDS. It ei).'•B Central 7 per Cent. Aittalgatt Central 8 per Cent. lib ill a 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster- No Bond s ) 1859... 94 95 1428Ylvania Central R. Rd. 6p. Cent 1880... 80 90 za w ae York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort -1883... 84 85 The Co mmittee of Mexican Bondholders have tete '- ~.t 1 ived advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, 'r 4th ult. The packet bringi 90,000 dols. frcm F ar Cruz and 12,257 dols. from Tampico, to Col. x .ti cie ) for the dividend fund ; and Messrs. Torre, a a.t i ght) and Co., of Mazatlan, had on the 31st f o liar Y shipped 44,000 dols., per H.M.S. Virago, l' th e same. T he last week's railway receipts ascertained up his date are in round figures as under 4 'eat Iv , 1855. 1854. lio ..es,ern go. AVestern 1 1 Ittl- Western k n glit 12,314 11,434 icll on 11,255 10,521 k104t,414 tale eEaatern ........ 13,754 14,283 4re:1,°~111411 1.,41.1-' Non ............. 18,054 17,022 IsTo r °4 ''''bire and Yorkshire th-Eastern 1875... 68 70 ... 90 sjR h 4- ' 4 LACY EVANS AND THE WEST-It MINSTER ELECTORS. • b At a ',eaths.Prelinainary meeting of the electors of the city of Ven,r,lnater held at 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, con i P a ;Xl' the purpose of considering the propriety _o fo r t B t i a -wng General Sir d e L ac y Evans, K.C.8., ; M I .P f . ,the h e : 44 l city, with some appropriate testimon : a d ) claß a ii nPval•on the part of his constituents of his is fro-trilued services in the Crimea, the following letter k4 n - ' i l . be Lacv Evans, addressed to Thomas Prout, '' Was read " . - " Brya.nstone-square, April 2, 1855. to It lear Sir —I findthat a newspaper paragraph alludes t estin; lBll ef prese ti g me with some costly or valuable o fapproval nn on the 'part of the city of West- f , t°ll :i t iL, r ,,.; d that a . Meeting, with a view o X, - „,.,• 11 g the ttubj ec t, is proposed to be laeld. Ingh a m when I remember that' on returning from m . y last 1 , 1 Itas ti rY services in Spain the good opinion of Westin t ins t t n er Dilbli:Tstakeably recorded,in my favour; that a mo s s ou k rce d 1 generaVincnstration, emanating the same ts took place Y concurred in even by political opponen al e° tl l 3 3 ,, l ' i r e,Y recent return from the Crimea—recollecting 1 Yeara i ', l have, in fact, been receiving for a long course f groat tina "'wl proofs f the confidence and esteem ofthis . that dis tinguished constituency, I cannot but think ; vi ously e tealisatien of the intention alluded to must be ob esco and extremely superfluous, and that it would ill tr 41 s rile the f t° acquiesce in occasioning my friends the `` o „ °. a. 11- such proceeding. e l ) port'„,w, 111, therefore greatly oblige me by taking some go odti .It3r o f „, assuring ' them that if they will have the hav e s tL"," IlaY request to rolinquish it, for the reasons I they will a ' dd very much to my feelings of 44 libl e and that by doing so I shall appreciate, if pos ertoreivartnly and gratefully the high favour they have Tr ilsv uestow on me. "1 reln.,llg4 1.13, hat you will agree with me in this opinion, --' my dear sir, yours ever most truly, " DE LACY EVANS. Wh r r „, °4148 Prout, Esq:" ` 13111 4: .17" 13°11 it was unanimously resolved, that in de 1 1)1'e A u r i Cl th e wishes of General Sir De Lacy Evans, as re gret, the a b ove l etter, "Thi s mee ti ng , with much Itit elltio xi. ,! n s it inexp e di en t t o p rocee d f u rther with their Tll4 WEATILER IN THE BALTIC. MIN D o . to - r',. March 29.—Seawards there is no ice to be frost; noon, 2A- Wind °n the 28th, S.E.; a.m., 4 deg. 1 "deg. Warmth. 29th, wind N.E.; a . m . , 3 deg. cold;fie • wind li ght eg. a i- D aria ltb. March 31—weather very , noon, the-- -., and calm ; 17 feet water on the bar. ILL ktr, March 31.—Weather mild, but the h t e ce e i e n iti th e still stron Last night a portion of t i froni,le,Liff commenced drifting to sea ; but the river, befo— all aPpearances, is not likely to become nav en ga t b h le b ar !e the latter part of April ; 141 feet water the Tzric, April 2 . Ni g —The ice above Neufa . hr has left ri, ,istula. llelow Neufahr as far as up, r th te e 1,41 13. 1 .still covered with ice, as well as up t Still ic . The port of Fairweather is open, but there there is ~ ice • . the Sound, voria fr o ,„ • It4sktlitTDE, Mar c h 29.—Th e P ersan t e i s f ree h at 7 bo l ,,e B , but at se a , even close to the entrance of the w,'-it' there is a great deal of drift ice. it 1 4111 `1111uNDE, M arc h 30 . —T he stream is open, but °eke very bad a t sea. There are large icebergs drift ingt about i n all directions and to the westward there is out little open water. Wind N. at I t i ill ' , April I . —This port is still closed by ice—only to bee mouth of the Schwentir.e is there any open water - ce t se en• Even from Bellevue nothing but ice is per d~iELSINORE, p_ ible as far as the eye can reach. li.lt..LsiztOßE, March 30. The Sound is covered with rai e ha t c' rb a e b u out two cable lengths from the S. entrance f\Tl(3lla-, Ma . rch 31.—1 n the Belt thsre is but little l e • The harbour is closed near Slipshavn. 3t. tOO .2i 8 a 1 29_ 2 10 ;5 all It. 100 ;t. 100 .0 1131 s. ?,0 16 [0 1:; .0,5 I all 100 !O xli ;t. I too 2 I all L6i 1.4 .6i 4 Ali all it. 100 ;t. LOO LO N ;CI 100! 0 344 all 5 all it. 100 5 all 28 44 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 25 223 )0 gal 2E 213 50 8 ;t. i too it. WO . L 6 all L 6 all 8 111 8 i all ;5 20 ra . 13 i 0 all It. 100 i 0 all 0 all .0- 3: 1s !O all .0 all .0 1 !O I 8 m. I of) i 0 all !O 15 to 5 !O 12 ,°,5 al .0 I 9 5121 ',O all !(11 all !O 18 .0 5 !,0 all IA) 141 R, TUR BALLOT. —Mr. H. Berkeley, 1 1 1. P., has given :I:Ll,lotice that he will bring forward his annual motion for Cud,llot soon after Easter. Consttuencies, therefore, I ° B e no time in getting up petitions in favour of liberlib Inc ' tll , an(i in using their influence to persuade al members, wbo are hostile or neutral on the ques -ti`oll, to vote in its favour. A great effect will be pro ttl occasion, 0 1 !e i ci e if the full number of the Parliamentary supr.orters 'tile on _ 29() at least--ean 1)8 induced to divlde on RAILITAye. Aberdeen .. Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junet.. Ballast & Hallymena Binning. Wolverh. ,itour Valley ' B rkenhd. Lauesh. d Cheshire Junct Do. ChM'. fir Birk £5O and i',25 Cons. Do., ...... Rlyth & Tyn 3 origins £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter atlcdonian Cannarthen and Cal digan ;pester Holyheo.d .fork and Bandon Tiork, Black, dt Pas, airnwall ;rieff Junction & Bel fa s tJ unc Dundee Perth dt leen Junetion Do. New Ang:lan :flAstcru Counties-- trnrn Union, A 1 Stock De., B. Stock Do.; Now A E,st Lau casl tire Edinburgh & Glasgov , Minh. and Peebles Edin. Prtli &Dunde( , Porth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Western h•cat Northern Do., A. 5t0ck...... .. Do., B. Stock Gt. Stb. &West.(lre.) Great Western Do. Stour Val: Rai': Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksh D o. Wet. Riding Un Liv:Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Loud. Bright &S.Cat Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lol. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London and& Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Aanch.Shef.k Limb, Do. Shares, No. Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire, ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Bestrew!' Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British..., North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Uo., . A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do.. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New XlO NT.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western., N. & S. Westrn. June iuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester , Ixford, Woreester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth S'eottisli Central Scottish Midland Shropshire Union South Devon 'loath Eastern South Wales 3. Yrksh. dE Riv. Pm Do Itaines, Wok &Wok Stockton Darlie, ,itc;:kton & Hartlepl Tail' Vale Co. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. ' Thames Haven Doe and R'tilivav Vale of Waterf 1. & Kilkenn Waterforl&Limeri , I West Cornwall West End of Londol and Crystal Palace (West London SiCroycloa 3G - 38 ~. ''''' • 16i 17 4 - 5 22 - 5 - 6 6 - 7 8S 8 9 73A 91} a • 654- 5 S 2 60 9824 8 i 9 9 ; i i 831 3 I 11 21 24 l6l SI 69iii Is ii 1 Si 28i I S t. I_oo ft. 1.00 t,. I too it. 1 all 3t. 1 10 D ,t 5 all )0 all it. wO all iO all ie all lo all st. .0 all 2 ;0 all !o all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 It. 100 5 all ;t. 1100 .5 I all iii all 6 all 6ii all 6i all l',l all ;CI all 5 all .0 all t. all ,t. 100 5 all rt. Itoo It. 1100 '4.1100 ;t. too 12i 2i 10 all it. 100 9 0 6 72 li 2 I Si Si 12k 48i 9 11 28 i Bl 1 si It: WO It. 100 It. 100 8 all [0 all 10 all 100 all 3 1 k all L 6 6 >t. too tt. 100 It. Roo it. !too it. !too 12i CI 10 all 6 .4 all L 24 all L2: 1 , 1 10?.. h. 1100' h. 1100 i 5 I all iJ 15 all RAILWATJ. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Compans. lolling Price , yesterlay. 6 - 98 7 - 99 134 - 130 16 - ii ta —__ iiio 12i - 13 23 - 24 101 - 11} 2i - 21 = par ip 57 59 130 - 133 7i Si 2i 2 d 32 - 32 89 - 91 Rrtw4 !E SHARES. 102 - 105 0() - 92 6'i -- 6i 95 - 97 ... .. 2 4d 51 - 6 i - A t' 12/ - 131 • • • .." ''''' 60 - 62 .14 - 116 07 - 109 .00 - 102 A - 413 6 - 6A 96 - 98 87 -8) 89 - 91 10 - 10. 17 - 17. 10 - 103 72 - 73 19 - 194 - 14 - 14 - B - 1 133 - 135 •• • ".' ... ••• ..... Nu .•• - ••• 2i- 3r 12i -12 i I - iP 134 - 136 I 4 - 44 - 87 103 - 105 ICO - 102 9u - 92 - 3i 1 =-- 1,1 105 - 107 13 14 id par 22/ 234 2a i j . i = i 7• ioni 1 --: ip. FOREIGN. .0 all 5 3 0 10 Antwerpattott , Ttiata Belgian Eastn. June.l . . - - Beziers to Graisef3saac Bombay, Baroda, and _ - . Central India,Scril• Central of Italy Demerara par i p .V 2 i all Dutel , Rhenish 1 . 4 351 - 3Q -7i - 21 - 2k r , - Eastern of France 1)o. New Eat Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Ey';ensiou . Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible...... 5 15 ',5 all Do: ho. do., '59, do.. Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. Do. St. Lawrence & 9 --- 8 Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fraue ,-, Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent Do. New 5 per cent. Do. Extensions.... 49 - 51 89 - 91 - )0 all ;0 I 10 5 ! all E l 1 5 2 .:0 l 12 4 all NI all OA' all xf all !O 14 b all i1,31i all Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations....... Gt. Western of Canad • Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dn. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. - Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c prof Lions and Genova..., Lyons di Mediterram Madras Do. New l`daria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (with i Par _P ip A - P 2} - 2 i 2i - 28 17} - 17. 93 12. 17i A 96 - 9 8 96 - 98 100 - 102 94 - 96 19. - 20 98 - 100 101 1001 di. 21 —31 p par iP 1,1 I ft , 4 6 2 i 61 interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 34 p. c. & red. at 22A1. dur. SS yrs. from l. Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... • ParisCaen & Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse Do. 5.i p. cent. Pref Seinde ....... Southern of France. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Prof Western ,)f France West. of Switzerland Wis,sbaden 95i 5 ui : iii 12i -- 13 Zealand . ... g - 9 22a 22gp 48 - 50 40 - 40 Pro 22i 22; par 2 —14 d 8i 8i ... -., ... ... '"' pm ..i 4 d li - 60 iii = is JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia BO 82 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all British N. American 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 1d 20 2 Chrtd. Birk. of India, Australia, & China 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Loud. 20 18 English Scottish and Australian Chart 3 2id 20 all Loud. Chart. Bk. ci Australia . 2O 21 20 20 5 Ditto New d - 50 20 London and County ... •• • 50 10 London Joint Stock ... •. 10(1 20 Lond. &, WeEtminster 421 3 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 IDo. New 50 22 National of Ireland ... •• • 20 all 'Now South Wales 33 35 25 all Oriental Bank of 41 Corporation 39 100 25 provincial of Ireland ... ••• 10 all Do. New ..• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co ... ••• 25 all South Australia 37 -- 39 25 all Union of Australia 65 67 661 7 ... Do. New .. • 71 - 81 50 10 tUulon of London 0911 = Ott Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsb. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.ti Dn. Fr & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenly Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bstn and Matlock MiddleA)ro' & Redear Nfidld.Bradfil Newmarket Bury Exteu... Northern and Easternsp.e. Do. ti per et. Do. Fixeds p s Prest. & Wyre Do. ;Thrs. A Roystn.& Hit. SI ief. Roth and Gooleg. 5 p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh. Wear Vali eygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&gomrst London b N. West L.&N.W. I.Jaledon.. E. Un. Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Wes ;I Yk. New & Ilerw Y. &N li Do. Do 3. Easter , Do Peto &Ca Do [2.& N. IV & Midld. Acktoo Dar 1 ).130.. Aidlaud.. En. Coun. Count. Do U. DO & N.W. Sz.LuSrYl Do Gt North! Lancash Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MCleai Stock t. Darlingt Rusiress pester tr y. 32 83 9O !O all !O 10 SHARE MARKETS. (YESTERDAY.) .EtAILWAYS. Closinor Prim yesterday. 201 - 21 41 - 4i 81 -- 8i 131 -- 121 151 -- 161 71 -- 6id 88 - PO 61 i - 62 121 - 6 - 8 3i - 24 -6; - - 15.1 11A - 31 - 33 21 - 23 72 74 F 5 57 2d par 19 2(4 ••• "' . 68 - 70 88 - 89 72 - 74 23 - 125 91 - 93 65 - 65, - 59 - 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 7 76 - 76 7i• 88 97 994. 100 4d - id d 1 82 84 9 • 81 1 8 7 24 - 24. 8 - 8i -69 i 41 - 43 11 - 9 I,i - 2 48 - 50 3i 34 28} ~. 29 71 72 7i 6i 4 —3; 121 —13 i 48i -- 49 49 50 d par 4i 4cl 6.f Gi Id—far 28 - 30 93 - 100 62 - 64 45 - 47 i2A - 13 60 61 27 - 281 4 - 2 2 - 1 Bustnegs done yesterday. 61i a d 12i 13 55 6 LT. 'aic PRE FEREN, Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. Blyth and Tyne lOpei c. pref. (issd. at 501) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO `Mester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandonslp.c DundeePorth &Aber deen Junction Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.ll Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Gar per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts East and West York shire June. Fifths Edinb Prth. &Dundec 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. a. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 41 p. c Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof Gt. Soutlin.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St Gt. Wostn. (Borks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 41 p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do .. D.. do. do Lan. & York. F. £2Ol Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighteti Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et London & S. Weston: Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coyer / Shares Londy. & Ennis. 1 Sh \Tan., Shef., & Liu , New, .£lO ')o. Irarypt Carl. 4 p c Do. 41 per cent Do `1"i(1. Consol.6 p.c.St. Consol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cont.,., ;)o. Prof. per cell' Norfolk Debenture . o(Ln:cf. 4 p. c. Stow. Jo. 5 p. c. Est 0,4. 5,k, per ct. pref._ Do. Way. Val. 5 I). c North British ...... N. E. 11 , 3rw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Do Leeds p.c %No. I )c. do. Quarters 4E. Do.Vork H, & 3. Pt-r. North Staffordshire.. Dxford, Worcester, t, , Wolverh.£ls, 6 p scot. Cent. , New Frei iouth Dovon De. fixed, 4,1, per cent 3. Eastern (Readin: Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. S Wales Gua. 4 p. e. Do. do. 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar Stockton and - Dar lington, 5 por cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 1151 14 1 die 41 MINES. ------_ 1 all 1 tgua Fria .... ..... ... s l A 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold ... ..• 10s. all Anglo Californian 20 6 Australian 14 1i 14 1 all Australian Cordillera - 1 all Ave Maria• 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of, 50 all Blamtrvon Iron and Coal . _ 5 7 20 13.5 British Iron 4l 51 35 251 Brazilianlmp.(issued at I:5 pm.) 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiab 24 2i 21 20 15 Do. St. John. Del Rey 30 —32 1 1 Carson's Creak 4 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica — sd 40 all Cobre Copper 49 51 5 1 Colonial Gold A St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 4 . 6 45 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent, par 2o 261 ... 16 Copiapo. lo 22 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg Co 14 2 2 1 Fortuna s 20 all General l4l 161 1 all Gt.NuggetVein ße g . a 4.j all Great Polgooth 1 all Liberty - 3 all Linares. • 7 74 5 1 Lusitanian 4 - iP 1 all Mariquita. .. . ..... 1 all New Granada 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Mond e 20 all Pontgibaud Silva' Lead Min. & Smelt l5 16 5 1 Port Philip — 1 all Quartz Rock •• 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. New 5 6 3) 12 Santiago de Cuba , 61 7 61 1 all South A ustralian — 1 10 71 Tin Croft ..• ll 2 281, all United Mexican 7l 7 8 6 i 7 1 all Waller — 1 all West Mariposa A 1 12s. Wortlaing Mining of Australia all Yuba MISCELLANEOUS. 25 171 Australian Agricult. 28 30 281 20 ... •Australsn.Peifie.Mail 34 4 10 all Auslraln. Royal Maii 10 7 Berlin Water Works 21 —24 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. 100 324 Canada ll9 '— 121 120 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct, Jan. and July lOB.l 1094 5 all Crystal Palace 3i 4 34 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 4 Duston Iron Ore .„ ••• 20 84 Eastern Steam •• 25 22 Electric Telegraph l4l 151 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugai 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Ele c. Tel. 10 9 MexicankS.Amerien 64 7 1 all Nat. Pat. Stea m Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land.... • 1 4 2 1 N. S. W. Coal ea Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ,„ 1 all N. 13, Australasian— 1 1 20 124 Nrth •c lE u ropeSt .3arn „, •• • all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 2 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 571 50 10 Do. Now 2 all Portland Iron Co li 2 100 60 • Royal Mail Steam ••• 1' all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 1 4 Ditto NCNV 25 all South Austral. Laid 37 38 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip — 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trust & Loan Co. of Upper Canada.... .„.. 100 \ 284 Vau Dieluandu Lund 13 13 13 ••• .." ••• 1 13 .... 13i OFFICIAL DESPATOILES FROM FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. (From a supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.) WAR-DEPARTWENT, APRIL 6. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his Lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B.:— Before Sebastopol, March 24, 1855. My Lord,—On the morning of the 22d the French troops in the advanced parallel moved forward, and drove the enemy out of the rifle pits in their immediate front, but nothing of any importance occurred during the day. Early in the night, however, a serious attack was made upon the works of our Allies in front of the Vic toria redoubt, opposite the Malakoff tower. The night was very dark, and the wind so high, that the firing which took place, and which was very heavy, c )uld scarcely be heard in the British camp; it is therefore difficult to speak with certainty of what occurred from amy thing that could be heard or observed at the moment. It appears, however, that tbe Russians, after attack ing the head of the sap which the French are carrying on towards the Mamelon, felt with two heavy masses on their new parallel, to the rear of which they succeeded in penetrating and momenta:.-ily possessing themselves of, after a gallant resistance on the pat t of our Allies. Having broken through, they passed along the pa rallel and in rear of it, until - - ,hey came in contict with the troops stationed in our advanced parallel extending into the ravine, from the right of our advance, where it connects with the French trench. The enemy vms here met by detaChments of the 77th and 97th Regiments, forming part of the guard of the trenches, who, although thus taken suddenly both in flank and rear, behaved with the utmost gallantry and coolness. The detachments of the 97th, which was on the ex treme right, and which consequently first came in con tact with the enemy, repulsed the attack at the point of the bayonet. They were led by Captain Vicars, who unfortunately lost his life on the occasion ; and I am assured that nothing could be more distinguished than the gallantry and good example which he set to the detachment under his command. The conduct of the detachment of the 77th was equally distinguished ; and the firmness and prompti tude with which the attack, in this part of our works, was met, were in the highest degree creditable to that regiment. The troops were under the direction of Major Gordon, of the Royal Engineers, who was wounded on the occa sion so severely, as for some time, I fear, to deprive the army of the benefit of his valuable services. The attention of the troops in our advanced works having been by these transactions drawn to the right, the enemy took occasion to move upon, and succeeded in penetrating into the left front of our right attack, nearithe battery where two 10-inch mortars have re cently been placed. They advanced along the works until they were met by a detachment of the 7th and 34th regiments, which had been at work in the neigh bourhood, under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Tylden, of the Royal Engineers, who promptly made them stand to their arms, and led them with the greatest determination and steadiness against the enemy, who were speedily ejected from the works and fairly pitched over the parapet, with but little or no firing on our part. Lieutenant-Colonel Tylden speaks in the highest terms of the conduct of the troops on this occasion, and par ticularly of that of Lieutenant Marsh, Acting-Adjutant of the 33d Regimen, whose services and activity throughout the night were very useful to him. Captain the Hon. Cavendish Browne, of the 7tb, and Lieut. Jordan, of the 34th Regiment, were unfortunately killed in this attack, after displaying the most distin guished gallantry, and Lieut. M'Henry of the former 'regiment was wounded, but I hope not very severely. Lieut.-Col. Kelly, of the 34th Regiment, who commanded in the trenches, i., I regret to have to add, missing. The French, in retiring from their advanced parallel upon their supports, speedily rallied, and fell upon the enemy, whom they repulsed with great loss, and followed so far up towards the Mamelon, that they were enabled to level and destroy nearly all the " ambuscades " or "rifle concealments" erected along their front. I fear, however, that this flucess has ne,t been ac complished without considerable loss on their part, al though that of the enemy is much greater. Yesterday the whale of the ground between the posts of the two armies was covered with their dead, amount ing to several hundreds besides those which they had undoubtedly carried off before daylight. In the meanwhile the enemy in great numbers found their way into the advanced batteries on our extreme left, which are not yet armed, and momentarily got pos session of them. The working parties were, however, speedily collected and reformed by Captain Chapman, of the 20th Regi ment, Acting-Engineer; and they at once drove the enemy out of the trenches with the utmost gallantry. Captain Montague, of the Royal Engineers, who was superintending the works, unfortunately fell into the hands of the enemy. I enclose the return of casualties to the 22d, inclusive. The wind is excessively high, but the weather is in other respects fine.—l have, &c., The Lord Panmure, &c., &c. Euelosure 1. RAGLAN. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM THE 19TH TO THE 22D ➢LARCH, 15,5, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. MARCH 22. 7th Regiment of Foot. Captain Hon. C. Browne. 34th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant W. W. Jordon. 97th Regiment of Foot. Captain 11. S. J. Vicars. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT ) Adjutant-General. Enclosure 2. RETURN OF CA.SUALTIES FROM THE 19TH TO 22D OF MARCH, INCLUSIVE. 7th Regiment of Foot-1 officer, 1 scrjeant, 1 rank and file, killed ; 1 officer, 8 rank and file wounded. 20th Foot-2 rank and file, killed ; 9 rank and file wounded. 31th Foot-1 officer, killed ; 6 rank and file wounded ; 1 officer, missing. 38th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 41st Foot-1 rank and file, killed. 41th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 47th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 57th Foot-2 rank and file, killed ; 2 rank and file, wounded. 77th Foot-3 rank and file, killed ; 5 rank and file, wounded ; 3 rank and file, missing. 88th. Foot=-1 so! jeant, wounded. • 90th Foot-3 rank and file, wounded. 97th Foot-1 officer, 3 rank and file, killed ; 7 rank and file, wounded. 2d Battalion Rifie Brigade-1 rank and file, wounded. Royal Engineers-1 officer, wounded ; 1 officer, missing. Total-8 officers, 1 serjeant, 13 rank and file, killed ; 2 officers, 1 serjeant, 43 rank and file, wounded; 2 officers, 3 rank and file, missing. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adj ut aut- General. Enclosure 3. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON - COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED FROM 19TH TO 22D MARCH. 1855, INCLUSIVE. KILLED. MARCH 19. 7th Regiment of Foot. ,Serjeant William Bell Private Michael Cunningham MARCH 20. 41st Regiment of Foot. Private Bernard Reynolds MARCH 22. 20th Regiment , of Foot., Private John Grannell. Private John Meares 47th Regiment of Foot. Private Michael Drennan 57th Regiment of Foot. Private John Jones Private Felix Smith 77th Regiment of Foot. Private Richard Prior Private Thomas Braziel Private Charles Charloton 97th Regiment of Foot. Lance• Corporal James Steevens Private George Alexander Private John Gillon J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Ad j utant-General. Enclosure 4. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE 19Til TO THE 22D MARCH, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. MARca 22. 7th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant J. McHenry, severely Royal Engineers. Brevet -Major J. W. Gordon, severely. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 5 ___ NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES MISSING FROM 19TH TO 22D MARCH, 1855, INCLUSIVE, MISSING. MARCH 22. 77th Regiment of Foot. Private Richard O'Sullivan Private John Collins Private John Lynn J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Ad j utant-General • Enclosure 6. SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINAL RETURN OF NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROM THE 19TH TO 22D MARCH, 1855, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. MARCH 22. 21st Regiment of Foot. Private Thomas Bryan, severely Private Michael Finn, severely Private Roger Hickey, severely Private John Horner, eeverely E . J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 7. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS MISSING FROM 19TH TO 22D MARCH, 1853, INCLUSIVE. MISSING. MARCH 22. 34th Regiment of Foot. Brevet•Lieu,tenant•Colonel t. D, Kelly Royal Engineers. Captain H. Montague J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adj utant-General. Enclosure S. SUPPLEMENTARY NO VEINAL RETURN OF NON• COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES MISSING FROM 19TH TO 22D MARCH, 1855, INCLUSIVE. MISSING. MARCH 22. 20th Regiment of Foot. Private John Murphy. 34th Regiment of Foot. Private John Bonham Private Martin. Heeley Private William Henry Robinson Private William Willis 57th Regiment of Foot. Sergeant William R. Locke Private Edward Bales 97th Regiment of Foot. Private H. Weancr J. B. BUCK HALL ESTCOURT, Ad j titan t-General. Enclosure 9. SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINAL RETURN OF NON COMMISSIONED OFFICES AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM 19TH TO 22n MARCH, 1855, IN CLUSIVE. KILLED. MARca 22. 21st Regitnent of Foot. Private Patrick Kelly 33d Regiment of Foot. Private John Keefe. Private James Bl:dr. Private Edmund Kirby. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, ljutaut-General. Enclosure 10. SUPPLEMENTARY — RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 19TH TO 22D MARCH, 1855, INCLU SIVE. 20th Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file, missing. 21st Foot—i rank and file, killed ; 4 rank and file, wounded, 33d Foot-3 rank and file, killed. 34th Foot-4 rank and filo, missing. 57th Foot —1 serjeant, 1 rank and file, missing. 97th Foot-1 rank and file, missing. Total-4 rank and file, killed ; 4 rank and file, wounded ; 1 serjeant, 7 rank and file, missing. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-Geßeral. Enclosure 11. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROM THE DTI' TO 22D MARCH, 186'5, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. MARCH 19. 7th Regiment of Foot. Private William Garling, severely. 38th Regiment of Foot. Private Charles Tyler, slightly MARCH 20. 44th Regiment of Foot. • Private Joseph Baker, slightly MARCH 22. 7th Regiment of Foot. Corporal Mathew Hudson, severely Private John Daniels, severely Private Martin Kavanagh, severely Private Edward Proctor, severely Private John Kerr, severely Private John Hutchison, severely Private John Fowler, slightly 20th Regiment of Foot. Corporal Harry Fisher, dangerously Corporal Thady Halpin, slightly Private Peter Rowe, slightly Private Michael Byrne, dangerously Private James Russell, severely Private Patrick Golding, slightly Private Patrick Keating, slightly Private William Whitney, slightly Private James Lewis, slightly 34th Regiment of Foot. Corporal James McCrickly, severely Private Monk Connall, severely . Private William Hutton, severely Private Thomas Heydon, severely Private James Lynch, severely Private Joseph Ward, severely 57th Regiment of Foot. Private John Foey, severely Private James Peacock, severely 77th Regiment of Foot. Private PatrickßoNghan, severely. Private William Hackett, severely. Private Thomas Donohue, severely. Private Robert M`Lusky, severely. Private William Dunn, severely. 88th Regiment of Foot. Serjeant James Melville, slightly. 00th Regiment of Foot. Corporal Wm. Carruthers, severely Private John Nicholson, slightly Private Daniel Buckley, slightly 97th Regiment of Foot. Corporal John M`Hugh, slightly Private Patrick Butler, severely Private Thomas Farrell, slightly Private John Hamilton, slightly Private John Heron, severely Private John Wynn, slightly Private Berjaminliyberd, severely 2dßatUicu Rifle Brigade. Private Patrick McGuire, severely J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, A dj utant-G eneral. THE NIAGARA SUSPEASION BRIDGE. A correspondent of the New York Daily Times gives the following description of this bridge, over which the first train passed on the 18th March : The great work of the age is completed. A suspension railroad bridge across the Niagara river is no longer a . . question of doubt, but a matter of fact. What had — been pronounced by some of the most eminent engineers in the world both impossible and imprActicable has now proved possible and highly practicable. It is no longer a chimera, but a reality, whose future promises benefits of inestimable value. The success of the work, though some days since deemed certain by the passage of loco motives from the Canala to the American shore, was not fully established until the 18th inst., when its powers were put to a test, demonstrating beyond dis pute, and in a manner calculated to remove all doubt from the most sceptical mind, its capability of support ing any weight which it will ever be required to bear. The connection between the New York - Central Rail road and that of the Great Western, in Canada, was not completed,until late on the 17th inst., but at half-past ten o'clock on th e morn i ng o f the 18th the first train started from the British side, 'and crossing the bridge at moderate speed, ran on the track of the New York Central Railroad. Consisting of a locomotive, tender, and 22 heavily laden freight cars, it covered the entire bridge. The weight of the train was about 350 tons, but neither this nor the furious snow squall by which its passage was inaugurated caused the slightest per ceptible vibration iu the structure. Scientific observation detected, however, a depression of about nine inches, ' which was less then had been anticipated. Crossing the Niagara river at a height of 245 feet from its surface, commanding on one side a full view of that mighty waterfall, the wonder of the world, and on the other a partial one of the renowned whirlpool, whose fearful eddies defy the approach of the boldest navigator and the roost fearless adventurer, the Suspension -bridge presents one of the most imposing sights the eye ever rested on. Viewed from a distance, its elevation and great length, as it stretches over the river in an unbroken span Of 822 feet, give to it a fragile appearance ; but a near approach reveals its enormous strength. It is supported by four wire cables, which are carried over four stone towers • the ends of th ese ca bl es b e i ng strongly anchored anefirmly secured in a solid bank of masonry, into which they are sunk from 25 to 30 feet. The height of the two towers on the Canada side is 78 feet, while that of those on the American side is 88 feet. The diameter of each of the four great cables is 10 inches, and they each contain 3,640 wires ; in the four there are, consequently, 14,560 wires. The weight of the sn• perstructure is 750 tons ; that of the supporting strength of the cable is 7,000 tons, while their ultimate strength is 12,400 toes. From each of these cables there hang, in nearly a vertical direction, and at a distance of about four feet apart, smaller wire cables of about one and a half inches in diameter. By these the superstructure is suspended ; and one of the most interesting features in this portion of the work is, that it forms a double bridge ; for directly under, and sixteen feet below the platform on which the track of the railroad is laid, is another platform forming a bridge for foot passengers and for vehicles of all descriptions. This iS connected with the upper platform or railroad bridge; by a trusswork of wood and iron of extraordinary strength. A few feet at each end of the lower or carriage bridge rest on stone abutments. It is braced in every possible man ner, and so completely stayed by heavy lateral cables attached to the under sides, secured in the cliffs and in the rocks at their base, near the edge and on each side of the river, that the most furious winter gales do not cause the slightest perceptible vibration. The railroad bridge is crossed by a single track, on both aides of which is sufficient space for foot passengers to pass. It is laid with four parallel rails, so arranged as to form an equal number of gauges, which is a novel and valuable arrangement, as it is thus made available to locomotives and cars of roads having gauges of various widths. For the above particulars we are indebted to Mr. John A. Roebling, the engineer by whom the work was projected, and under whose supervision it has been con structed. He is a Prussian by birth, but has resided many years in America. In the conception and execu tion of this great undertaking, and in the production of what had been pronounced by eminent scientific contem poraries an impossibility, he has greatly distinguished himself, and has erected an enduring monument of fame, on which millions will yet gaze with wonder and de light. Of its kind and as a work of art it is unequalled. It is the only railway suspension bridge in the world now completed. It is, moreover, a d ou b le suspens i on bridge. The celebrated bridge at Friburg, in Switzerland, is, but is a car r i age b r id ge on l y. St ep h e nson s beautiful ; famous Britannia railway bridge is a stupendous work, but that, too, is a single one ) and built on piers, between which the greatest span is but 460 feet. ELECTION OF RECORDER OF SEAFORD.— At a Court of Assembly of the Corporation, held at the Town-hall, Seaford, Sussex, on the sth inst. Mr. Henry Simmons , Mayor, in th e c h a i r, William inst., Attree, Esq., barri3ter-at-law, was unanimously elected recorder of the ancient town and cinque port in the room of the late t DU sergeant D'Oyly, deceased, _ _ COURT OF COMIVON . COUNCIL. Yesterday, a court, specially convened; was held for ;he despatch of public business. There was an unusually large attendance of members. VISIT OF THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. The LORD MAYOR said he bad summoned a special court in consequence of a requisition, signed by the whole of the members of the Court of Aldermen, as well as by a great number of commoners. Mr. WOODTHORPE then read the following requi sition : "To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor. " We, the undersigned members of the Court of Com mon Council, respectfully request that your lordship will be pleased to call an early court to consider the presenta tion of an address of congratulation to his Majesty the Emperor of the French upon the auspicious visit of him self and the Empress to her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, and as to whether any other mark of respect should be paid to those august personages." Then follow the signatures of 25 aldermen and 117 commoners. Mr. J. WOOD rose and said—My Lord Mayor, I do not remember any occasion upon which a requisition has been more numerously signed by the Court than the one which has just been read by the clerk at the 'able, and it must be most highly gratifying to those gentlemen who have signed it to know that not only every member of the Court of Aldermen, but that men of all shades of opinion in this court have likewise done so. It is not necessary for me to go into any lengthened statement of the reasons why I think this Court should be induced to pay respect to the Emperor of the French, and also to his illustrious consort. I will not say one word with regard to any opinion I entertain politically. We are now side by side with the French nation, with the elected monarch of that great people, in, I hope, a firm, and faithful, and a sincere alliance— an alliance that I trust, in God's providence, will never be disturbed. That is the point to which I would ask members to direct their attention—that is the main prin ciple that has induced me and other gentlemen whom I have consulted, and who have consulted me, upon the subject, to say that it became this corporation to pay a mark of respect to this illustrious man upon that visit whieh I believe is one of cordiality to our monarch, and one of cordiality on the part of our most gracious Sove reign towards him and his consort. My Lord Mayor, I could desire, in looking at this question, that we were not only et peace and amity with the mperor of the French, but also with the whole world, and I hope and trust that the day is not distant when that state so de voutly to be wished for will be happily realised. We have had a most serious interruption to that peace which has existed now for more than forty years. It is import ant to us as a country—it is important to us as a great commercial city—it is important to every man an inha bitant of this city to cultivate and cement the good feel ing which now subsists between one of the most power ful countries on the face of the globe and ourselves. (Hear.) My Lord Mayor, lam informed that the visit of that powerful monarch to these shores will be of short duration, but I trust that this Court will unani mously agree, short as that visit may be, that all becom ing respect on our part shall be shown to him and his illustrious consort. We have seen enough in the conduct of that great man to justify us in admiring his talent and ability, and I may say (and I desire to speak with the most unbounded respect for him) that he has deceived the expectations of many, many men ; he has proved himself to be in every sense of the word a great man. It would not have been possible for him to have conducted himself as be has done— to have gained the respect of his own people as well as of surrounding nations—unless there was talent in him —born in him, I may say, and growing with his growth. I have individually a feeling, and I believe it to be the unanimous feeling of the ma jority of the people of France and of this country, that the Emperor Napoleon is as sincerely desirous of culti vating the peace of the world as we are. I approach this question with the firm conviction that he thus desires to continue in a firm and friendly alliance with this coun try—that he desires, in common with us and our allies promoting the common cause of justice, the peace of the world, but I am also satisfied that the Emperor of the French, with the people and monarchy of this country, would not desire to purchase peace at any sacrifice of national honour. (Hear, hear.) Ido certainly deplore the war, bnt I say, Prosecute the war to an honour able termination ; and if the people of this country have already submitted to sacrifices of time and money, they will, I am assured, contentedly make further sacri fices for the prosecution of a just war, and for are attain ment of an honourable peace. I need give no other instance of this, I am sure—if instance were wanting —than the manner in which the people of this country voluntarily came forward in aid of subscriptions to the Patriotic Fund, already amounting to more than a mil lion sterling, in addition to the taxation with which they have been burdened. Thanking the Court for the very great patience with which they have listened to these few observations, I beg to move—" That this Court do present a suitable address of congratulation to his Ma jesty the Emperor' of the French, upon the auspicious visit of himself and the Empress to her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen ; and that this Court do also consider whether any other mark of respect should be paid to those august personages upon the occasion." (Cheers.) Alderman WIRE—My Lord Mayor, I will not attempt to di,turb the unanimity of the Court by saying a single word more than that I do moat cordially and heartily second the motion. (Cheers) , The RECORDER having put the question, Mr. PARKER :aid —My Lord Mayor, concurring in every word that has falen from thy friend Mr. Wood, I rise for the purpose of suggesting to the mover and se conder cf the tnet:on whether it does not coutsin some little inaccuracy. It is proposed to present an address of congrayulation to his Majesty the Eaiperor of the French. I would submit that it would stand Much better if it were thus —an address of congratulation to their Majestics the Emperor and Erni ress 'of the French upon their auspicious visit to her most gracious Majesty the'Queen. My Lord Mayer in considering the merits of that great man of whom my friend Mr. Wood has spoken, thick there is one most important filet that ought not to be lost sight of at the present time ; and that is, that throughout the entire dominions of the Emperor of France freedom of religious worahip is per mitted, not' only amongst foreigners, but by his own sub- jects. It is remarkable that this - freedoin of religious worship has been more conspicuous since the happy event of his Majesty's marriage, and it may not be too much to infer, if not to conclude, that even the great and mighty mind of the Emperor of France is not alto gether insensible to the influence of a lady who I believe stands paramount as one who is tolerant in every sense of the word. But, my Lord Mayor, I tl iik the Em press of France has other claims of interest with the people of this country, independently, of the circum stance that I believe her Majesty has Scottish blood in her own veins. (Hear, hear.) , It may not be known to the Court that she is also the sister of the Duchess of Alba, the Duke of Alba himself being the Duke of Ber wick, and who boasts of being descended from our own Stuarts. He signs his name "James Stuart El Duque de Alba y B.,!rvtick." It may be said with truth that no lady or princess in Europe or the world was better fitted to become the Empress of so great and mighty a mo- narch a 3 the Emperor of the French. Seeing the desire of the Court to proceed immediately to, I trust, a unani mous vote upon this most interesting subject, .I beg to express my entire concurrence in the motion, and hope that its mover and seconder will consider the suggestion I have thrown out for their adoption. The RECORDER then put the . motion, which was car ried unanimously amidst loud cheering. Alderman WIRE moved " That a committee be ap pointed to prepare an address forthwith for the approval of this Court." • __ _ Mr. GRESHAM seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A committee, consisting of ,the aldermen present and a commoner from each ward, was immediately formed, and they retired and proceeded to prepare an address. After an absence of nearly an hour, they returned into court, when, with closed doors, the address which they had framed was, after some discussion, unanimously carried amidst enthusiastic cheering. LOSS OF THE STEAM-SHIP NATAL. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday, April s.—We regret to have to announce the loss of the General Screw Steam shipping Company's steamer Natal, intelligence of which event has reached Southampton to-day by the steam-ship Euxine, last from Gibraltar. The Natal was one of the small vessels belonging to the fleet of the General Screw Company, being only of 650 tons burden and 120-horse power. For the past two years she had been employed in running between the Cape of Good -Hope and the colony of Natal, from 'which station she returned (in consequence of the aban donment of the service) on the 6th of February last. After a thorough refit, the Natal was chartered to the French Government for the conveyance of troops and military stores, and sailed from Southampz ton on the 15th of March for Marseilles, to load at that port for the Crimea. It was while prosecuting this voyage, under the command of Captain Boxer, that the disaster occurred. But very meagre accounts have been received by this opportunity. It appears, however, that on the night of the 29th ult., at 9.30 p.m., she went ashore at Conil, on the coast of Spain. Upon the news reaching the British Consul at Cadiz, that functionary immediately started for the wreck to render the neces sary assistance. According to the latest accounts, there was reason to hope that the greater part of the stores would be saved, but it was expected the vessel would become a total wreck. All hands were saved with the exception of one person, John Stewart, fireman, vgh.o was drowned. The full details of the catastrophe will be received by the steamer Iberia, expected at Southatnp. ton in a few dalys from the Peninsular port,. --,,--- CRYSTAL - A ' CD.—SHILLING DAY.—Aprq s.—Ad missions on pa ent, 1,911 ; ditto by season tickets, 495.—T0ta1, 2,49- P \ c,.. OTLAND. — Yesterday the Lord EDUCATION IN Advocate's bill on education in Scotland was issued. It contains 43 clauses, and Itio preamble recites that the present system is inadequate' for the people. The bill was explained by the Lord Advocate on its introduction. It bears the names of the Lord Advocate, Lord Pal merston, and Sir George Grey. RAISING OF A SHIP AT GRAVESFA).— The Prussian barque Samuel, of Dantzic, which was sunk in five fathoms' water off Coal-house Point on iteporning of the Bth of March, after coming in collision, with the Westmoreland, has been successfully raised within the present week by Mr. Bell, of Whitstable, the well-knoWn diver, and she now lies a short distance below Graves end, previoue being tea into the India docks, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUISANCES REMOVAL BILLS-GOVERNMENTAL OEN. TRALISATION. • Yesterday a numerous and influentially-attended pub. lic meeting of supporters of the Anti-Central Legislation Union of manufacturers, traders, and others for the de. fence of property and enterprise, was held at the Landon - Tavern, to consider the provisions of the Public Health and Nuisances Removal Bills, now before Parliament. Mr. HILLS (Deptford), in opening the proceedings,, said the m ee ti ng b a d b een ca ll ed to explain what 'had., been done by the committee since the first meeting held on the subject, and it would he granted, he thought, that they hal not been idle in their opposition to the bills. He had himself been two or three times before the committee of the House of Commons, but the bills had been improved very little, if at all, by the amend- . ments introduced. In fact, he thought they were in some respects worse than before. For instance, in one clause it had originally been provided that any injurious and offensive manufachre should not be carried on, and the word "and " had been altered to the word "or," so • that nothing which was considered either . injurious or offensive could now be carried on. The clauses were still the same with regarl to the interference of the police with any place from which offensive effluvia proceeded. There was bull no appeal from petty sessions to a jury, while obvious and common Nuisances were not separa. ed from what might be a great manufactur e ; and if mann fa. turers Le erally knew the effect which the bills would have upon them, he thought they would be energetic in opposition from one end of the country to the other. They could see what ha l been done by the Smoke Act, which was supposed would only refer to smoke, but a claus e had been introduced for the suppression of nuisances, by which manufacturers had been pit to enormous expense, and then, u hen they had prepared their defence, the pro secution had been often abandoned. He was once in _ court where a dozen manufacturers were brought up, all of whom were fineo, on which occasion the magistrate said that if anything could be invented by which smoke could be consumed it must be adopted, whether itwould spoil the manufactnre or not. That he thought was not the meaning of the bill, but such was its application. - The operation of the new bills would be similar, and this interference was going on so fast that some strong asso ciation ought to be got up to oppose them. First they: had the Smoke Bill, then the Nuisances Bill, then the Public Health Bill, and now there was the Local Management Bill for the Metropolis, which put all' the others into operation. It was impossible to legis late for all nuisances, merely as nuisances, without great injustice. It was provided that any animal that was a nuisance could not be kept, so that a poor man's pig might be sold under the bill. That perhaps was hardly meant, but it was a power included in the bill, and it showed the loose manner in which the clauses had been , prepared. The association ought to be of a permanent character, so as to meet these bills as they were brought , forward, and to comprehend within it manufacturers_ and others from all parts of the country. (Hear.) Mr. HOWARD read a report of the proceedings of the, committee since the public meeting held on the 6th, March, which stated, among other things, 'that while 85 petitions had been presented against the Public Health Bill, only one bad been presented in its favour. The committee had communicated with the Home Secretary, Sir G. Grey, upon the subject of the bills, and intended further to bring the subject immediately under the at tention of Lord Palmerston himself. Mr. TourAirrt SMITH then moved-a series of resolu- tions in accordance with the objects of the meeting. He was glad to see that the interest of the subject upon which they had met continued to interest manufacturers, for he had seldom known a second meeting, held so soon after the first, to be so well attended as that. Tie was not there, however, as a manufacturer himself ` but as one of the " others" who were invited to attend ; and if manufacturers simply opposed the bills because they would affect themselves, they would, he thought, find little sympathy on the part of the public. But he contended that the bills affected all other classes 'as welt as manufacturers. In fact, there was no one in England whom they did hot affect, and the best policy of the manufacturers would be to let the whole community see the way in which they would be affected. It was upon that ground lie took his stand in opposition to the bills. Manufacturer , . were rich and could speak fur themselves, but the bills affected as well the poor who could not speak for themselves. He admitted that it was right to do that which was essential for the public health, but one of his objections was that thee attempts at legislationwhich were not practical, stood in the way of steps that were practi cal. They were' proposed only for the profit of those who enjoyed salaries, and places at the public expense.. (Hear.) His rights were interfered with that his neigh bour might wash his bands twice a day instead of once, and if he were told that the liberties of the country were to be sacrified that, the hands of the poor man might be kept a little cleaner, he said lit them hold on to liberty and let them do as their fathers had done in the other respect. (Hear.) The Board of Health had from the first displayed a spirit hostile to the interest of property and private enterprise, and yet it had lately come to his knowledge how very little was known of its operations by those with whom it, interfered. By what the Board of Health had done they might judge of what it would do. It had attacked private enterprise from first to last. The water companies bad been attacked without waiting to see whether they would fulfil the duties imposed upon them by their acts of Parliament. The gas companies had been attacked, and the board on their reperts bad even' asserted that it was impossible for any one but. them-elves to bury the people of England properly. They actually propose to do so, and • that tradingcompa nies, as they called them, should not be allowed to hu-y e peop'e of Eug'and any longer. Thelpswich Ceme tery Bil had p3ssed its second reading, when they inter fered to prevent its final passage ; and in the same man ner they had interfered to prevent companies front giving abetter supply of water in different localities. They had also interfered with drainage, but had failed in everyning which t',ey had undertaken. They also wanted • to interfere with insnrance com panies, because, as they said in one of their report', insnrance tended to enget.der crime and immorality, weal en proper forethought, and increase the number of fires ; and else , .‘ bele they proposed t U put them under Government control. Their object in the various bills was to oak further power.; of a summary na ture, and so long as they were allowed to go to Parlia ment year after year they weal do so. Their bills were so long that it was impossible for them to be understood, for with 200 or 250 clauses, members of Parfiarnent were top much occupied to, read them, while the people of the country could not undertand them. He held in his hand numerous letters from different parts-of the coun try, all complaining of the want of information upon the subject. He had also that day received two letters from Birmingham, which some would think was a• place of some importance in a manufacturing point of view, and entitled to some attention, both of which were utterly opposed to the bills. The interference with property and enterprise was made, upon the plea of benevolence, to promote the m( ral and physical condition of the poor, an attempt which the various bills had never yet accom plished. But the question wa., what was to be done with reference to the present bills ? And this brought him again to the point that the movement against the measures might be based upon the ground of their ge- I neral effect upon the public at large. He knew that harm had been done by individuals saying they would be satisfied with the alteration of certain clauses, but out of the 560 'clauses proposed by Sir B. Hall it was selfish only to oppose one or two which affected their own interests as manufacturers. He was certain that the question did concern the public, and manufacturers ought to oppose it upon general grounds. There had recently been a decided attempt by Government to su persede trial by jury, by the system of summary convic tion, by which the poor man had been made to suffer, while the rich man looked on with indifference. The principle, however, was now extending still further, and the manufacturers found that by not interfering to pro tect the poor they had made a rod for their own backe, and he trusted the bills would pass entire, unless the manufacturers would oppose them altogether as they were now introduced, and not let a narrow clique, who only sought for place and profit, force on changes at tacking the fundamental principles of Magna Charts. Mr. C. FRANCIS seconded the motion. Mr. J. LLOYD, representing some of the most important companies in England, in supporting the motion, se verely criticised the conduct of Sir B. Hall in stopping witnesses before the committee when about to give evi dence calculated to expose the " monstrosities' of the bills, as well as the general refusal of the committee to hear counsel in opposition. It seemed to be sin nowa days to be connected with a public company, but to what but the public companies were they indebted for their gas, water, and other comforts. He hoped the bills would be 'thrown out. worksthat Mr. DICKEY supported the motion, being altogether opposed to centralication, although he thought p ro r so far as it was concerned, was well able to protect its elf , that being particularly well represented in Parl iament. s Mr. S. HOWARD pointed out the danrt theirherewa g manufacturers would be compelled to remove from the country if the bills becam e Jaw, tin Bermondsey was already suffering considerably from the competition of foreign leather. Mr. ELT having spoken is support, and Mr. T. SMITH in explanation, the motio n was unanimousl y a g reed to, and a subscription entered into for th e p ur poses of the Anti-Central Legislation Union, an d th e. o ppo s ition to the obnoxious bins. closed with a vote of thanks to the chTairhme apnro. proceedings The disoount houses did not give notice yesterday afternoon of any reduction in their rate of allowance for m oney at call, but it is expected to be lowered forthwith from 4 per cent. to 3 per cent. DIORAMA OF THE RUSSIAN WAR.—The Marionette Theatre opened last evening with a moving diorama, illustrating the principal events of the gigantic contest on the shores of the Back Sea Commencing with a view of Varna, whence the allied forces sailed on the Crimean invasion in list September, the spectator is successively introduced to the emtarkation of the Anglo-French army, its landing at Old Fort, near Eupatoria, the bombardment of Sebastopol by the fleet, the heroic cavalry charge of Balaklava, and the deadly straggle of Inkerman ; together with representations of the interior of the hospitals at Scutari, and -of the hurri cane in which the ill-fated Prince and so many transports were wrecked on the iron-bound coast, of the Crimea. The pictures are 80 in number, admirably executed, and vividly delineating events which have been already familiar to the minds of all. The interest of the enter tainment is greatly f nbanc by thq clearness and graphic power of Mr. Knight's descriptive lecture, seve ral portions of which were warmly applauded by the numerous auditory, among whont we noticed several of the gallant Guards. Some. appropriate songs areintro (Weed by Mrs. Limpus with very pleasing effect. The ttioranna — of the Russian War is well worth's visit for the blended instruction and entertainment it affords o the -engrossing subject of the present day,' THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1855.