The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-03 00:00:00

7 4 ;1 ot ' c it F rrl ..•-• A 1)L .11A 1 AND COAIMERCIAL IN T P:LL 1 G C CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday closed firmly, and full prices have been obtained f or all descriptions of cotton. The sales wcre esti mated at 12,000 bales (3,000 of which were taken °/1 s peculation, and the remainder to the trade), ecualPrising 8,500 American at various prices ; 180 Pernam and Maranham, at 61d. to qd ; 300 Bahia at 6d. to 61d. ; 1,000 Egyptian, at 6d. to 81 d. ; and 2,000 Surat, at nd. to 4,1 d. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed very dull, and prices tended downwards. The reasons why peace is not expected by the Baltic merchants are set forth in the following c ommunication from Messrs. Smith and Charles : " The Vienna Conference is prorogued till the middle of this month. On its reassembling, the third point— " Which bang the issues of peace or war—will be dis cussed and d eterm i ned. We have already given our reasons for ear believing th a t th e nego ti at i ons w ill end i n . Since our last circular was issued, evidence of the 410 st conclusive character has been received confirmatory ofcred our anticipations. W e a ll u d e t o th e a dd ress of the sa executive synod of Russia. The head of the L e horoh is the Emperor for the time being. It rarely 'aPPertsnot more than once in ten years—that he pre sides i n person • but he is always represented by his 41 cle-de.„ in - A p vn this occasion Protusoff had the honour of representing his Imperial master. You are well a th w are that the late Emperor for the purpose of enlisting e sympathies of his suhjects in the war had appealed their fana,ticism. To those who are acquainted with Russian affairs it will be obvious that no opportunity so ! eu dva ted nt ageous for modifying th a t f ee li ng cou ld b e pre as that furni s h e d by a mee ti ng o f t h e S ynod, overmuch as a report of its proceedings is transmitt e d t o bean bishop to be communicated to his clergy, an d b y 'eat to be read to their assembled parishioners. Equally oobvious is it that, had the Emperor Alexander resolved tsubmitting to the Allies, it would be absolutely b esa arY that he should avail himself of some 8 , 0 ,7 opportunit to temper the fanatical spirit ""Th his father had excited. When, therefore, hie nod, Instead of seeking to abate the enthusiasm of oils subjects, he addresses to every soul in his dominions, f ur an, woman, and child, an appeal calculated to lash into the fanatical element, it can scarcely admit of a doubt that the i n t en ti on o f th e present E mperor i s to Pert the evere i n the policy of hi s ances t ors . Thi s appea l , re. n , Whil e it i ndicates the course to be pursued on the f•,, 4so lnbling of the Vienna Conference, renders retreat Bjlll w hat may be call e d a pl e d ge t a k en b e f ore hi s as lainlbled p eople, in the most solemn manner in which a e dge can in Russia be given, impossible." vi T he official re t urns re l a ti ng to t h e tra d e and na tgatlon of th e U n it e d Ki ng d om f or t h e month and IW O Month s en di ng M arch 5, 1855, have been pub shed. From th ese it appears t h at t h e total de az.ed exports for the month, exclusive of the 6 r ,ioff 4e niltrierated" articles, was 4,488,1821., aga i ns t 2 2)433/. i n 1854 , s h ow i ng a falling oof 4 , 10 49 ' 2511 . The unenumerated s hip men t s i n th e ' l th this year were valued. at 544,234/., and in 1854 4185,497/. The diminution is perceptible in coals h ia a. ,' c ulnat, butter, cotton manufactures, cotton yarn, :oerdashery and millinery, hardwarps and cutlery, ell M anufactures, linen yarn, machinery, silk riaalltlfactures thrown silk, woollen and worsted arptmfactures, and woollen and worsted yarn. l ar ' he i mportations of the principal articles were g e r for the month this year, as respects quick ;Ter) c loves, and wool, but smaller as regards 44 14 t e , tobacCo, tea, tallow, brandy, rum, (Geneva,) me an cinnamon, c assi a li gnea, raw s ilk , t rice, provisions, opium, p a l m o il, cocoa oil' mah ogany, guano, hemp, currants, flax, ckPetreba, ; in eal, indigo, cotton, cotton yarn, flour, wheat, T h y ) oa its coffee, and cocoa. k ill Shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the of t 39 the of tonnage employed in the foreign trade the United Kingdo m f or th e mon th , o f 2 tons for the entries inwards, but a decrease Of 1 3 , ° ” 51 9 tons f or th e c l earances outwards, as com ied W ith the like period of 1854. Ra lithe coasting trade 261,972 tons less were en gecl as regards the entries, and the clearances t lr. ,,,, ere ?I- 5 ,293 tons smaller than during the same 1- , ° ' 481 ) year. V'ecolints from Hamburg state that Commander Vat s had arrived with the advanced ships of the ri_tish Baltic Fleet at Helsingfors. T he steamer Nashville from New York brings Zue?,ooo dols. in specie, lug as high a s the exchange on London Prov e d 110 to 110. Business had im money Was easier, wad stocks were buoy ©,_Th Californian me rcantile accounts are egiluista.tisfactory, many large houses being in diffi culties' including Messrs. Adams and Co., Page Oth I laeon, Wells, Forgo, and Co., and several ii i ., l ( ! B • At the latest date the excitement was m 0. , %, a • , ung. m: The Engli s h Stock market has been very flat, Pau city of busin ess an d a con ti nue d supply for 04, a.btl i bei ng th e causes. The Hebrews also are fo r , tit for the holid a y s . C on so l s h ave b een 92g to g giiransfer, and 921 to for account. Exchequer $ O4 B h ave been steady at s s. t o B s., an d I n di a ".°L.,113. to 14s. premium,. t1(4 ) : °r eign Securities there has been very little Turkish B on d s are 130 to 8 0 * , b e i ng flatter 141,4i50 Stock is at 1001. D u t c h 4 per C ents. th e , be en steady at 92 ex. dividend. tto ' e l i a ts e f ollowing are the norednal prices of f ore i gn ca rt , . --G renada Deferred Bonds, Gi to 7 ; Mexi- Pero - 4 to 20 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three Oei lt el 'ts., 48 to 50 ex di v . ; P or t uguese F our per ditto '.)42 t o 4 4 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; Spati ou r - and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91; Per 6 11 New Deferred, 18 to 181 ; ditto Three ditt o - D ellt ks 3fii to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to si; as sive, 4i to 4*. Arl o : ra ilway share market is very dull, and Th e ar e rather heavy, without any large sales. tro° l"ei gn lines a re s t ea dy. tuld. alsoit ed Mexican Mine shares are rather lower, c rystal Palac e. Ptrisrps THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the Ouicial List.) iluonetig done tPer e A 92i i i . "ew 2f ilt • Consols Annuities 78 ina 40Dekr Cent. Annuities ............. 226 1 4 , 1 1 a 8 c ................ ........... 14 bitt 4418. 4 1000 ... 14 11 klik :). tinder 21000 2 2 8.1 l 'lllso t° . e k for Aecount 91 i I i t ac t ''''r Aceonnt, APri1...,... eqqer Sills 2ici. ti ne , . .... ............................. 411Q° ....... 1 8 3 t2Qlliiz!, ....................... ; e:L ' ........................ • . _ ague 4.:,',"cia 18 58, 34 pe r Cent 9,9 i •n i - tc : 1859, ~ /Irazi'''lOE OF FOREIGN FUNDS l lew 13, 4 ' 1 . 11 . 04 da, 5 pe r Cent T 9 FI 9 IS DAY. Cent. 98 o ret kiazihantiends, 1829 dr 39, 5 per 7 tttizisie: p1,°11,18, Deferred _lOOl cnrki,h --bouds. 1 822, 5 per Cent. X St bitte f:"",d, ;, 6 per cent 80 iii note 8"` Idie Account • Boa \retieztle. roan ...... Ditt la Bon'cle 33 per Cent. —— *** -- 12 o 13efel ' r ed: l ' i per Cent in London. prett, 1111Ndeds on the above payable 911, b il 4 itentes btitt!zel'44g)e, 2 4 .- Cent. 12 (Ani1...,. 62i , 92 x a "" 4 per Cent. Certificates .... THREE O'CLOCK. , 020 i °).48°18 . ,: 7 ....... . ................ 9, " . Ditto 4 . .. . A C . COnnt ......—._ 7' 3.• .S SELIPPING—(THIS DAY.) 4.4 01 „, ------°.---- weather this • d ay at 110 —4)11. April 3 . —Wind and °la, S.t.. r p 0„,,,,, , 'gilt breeze, and cloudy. tsret Evl4°llTit, April 2 . —Wind, S.S.E.Eailed—Mar tor th e e a he, for Nevr York; her Majesty's steamer Avon, ikr. astward. froi,a 6,11%, April2.—Wind, S.-E. Arrived—Amethyst, / % 4, 1,4 61° ag ; Ikon Falcon, from Bahia,for . Br d e — m ß en e . ealie, from h9lllll, Aptil 2 . —Wind E.S.E. Arrive . • from the VQ,Janeiro ; Galatia. ' Off Port —Charlotte, l'T°l.thlu-Odiee, of and for Bremen ; Mirzapore,Calcutta SotiT3 ~..erland, New York ; Levant, Rio de Janeiro. Illdies. A'alol4., April 2 . —Sailed —Tay (s.), for the West Sulsii )Rit ~LivEß,,,,r,ol), April 2. Sailed—Mary Ann, for_Ca m lcu N t e ta w . ork to il:"I'd A Pril 3.—The Hendrick Hudsolh,;f were drawre4- ;thereded at sea, March 2 r t o w o men at Phila delphia .st of the crew have Arrived C oNgT A v th e )3 OPT II March 22.--The Edinburgh (s. Sea.and "shee ( " a 1:.9 '), )have been wrecked in the Black hereil3ailtALTAlt, arch `)se It has blown constant gales.en ort sh o -- , tLea t he 15th, an"d. 'fifteen vessels have been as C e • Tho Sovereign, from Cardiff to Constantinople, dr em iv ag do been eia)l2 arre!ited. by tho 'Vice Admiralty Court i e o e r e. d e a, on s hot 0,1, collision to a coal 11,!1k.—The Progr i t ohar,:...' West beach, has been surveyed, and is die t'ug toerepair. --- I,ul ItrialickElNE AND DAITINB:;EtiLeTiTArd aane ~A*Wind, S.S.B. ; cloudy. G • it t A i v de E , s o E ne hour fioNi. rrive(l.—Pilot, (e 1 fra Hamburg; Emonel Zee, •IN II bi e . j ' ';' ---11 • der and Alert, Ant wel, . ~.P 2 anus, Lraden Beg Lean . (1,),ati1e,,(L.-- ..'., ulana, lichlewala • y Jano, LisboTl: Cit . , of Rotteidam (s.), for Dunkirk ; Albion Boulogne. mind,; moderate. I'aaßM.—Dolphin (echooer), from St. for ; Rother, A.lgoa Bay, for London; promo, Lo n• for ` L on, for Cape Coast Castle ; Rome, Shields, for Genoa. DBAL, Taesday, 9.25 aan. S AID R ET S. (l'hl6 DAY.) RAILWAYS. Rsu,wlTg. Closing Prices this day. Bneinees done this day. Paid. 'Aberdeen 8n Ambg. Nottrg. Bost and Fasts. Junet... 11 Belfast & Pally - mena. 11 Birmiug. Wolverh Stour Vall,y Birkenhd. Lancsh Cheshire Juliet 11 Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O 225 Con, 9 Do., ....... Blyth & Tyn 3 origina £25 (isad. at £4i: O Bristol and Exeter 0 Caledonian. s. Carmarthen and Car digan 9 Chester Sc Holyhead .11 Cork and Bandon 11 Cork, Black, dr Pas 6 Cornwall A Orloff Junction Dublinal3elfastJunc 11 Dundee PerthdrAbor Been Junction 11 Do. New )0 East Anglian 11 Eastern Counties K) Eastern Union, A Stock .00 Do., B Stock 8 Do., New A. )0 East Lancashire IG Edinburgh& Glasgov, 11 Edinb. and Peebles O Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Rorth & Clyde June. .11 Furness 11 Do. Extension O Glasgow &S. Western )0 Great Northern )0 Do., A. Stock 0 Do., B. Stock 0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) (2, Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai. Gua. Stir all Irish South-Eastern all Immeaster & 14i Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds .00 St. I LAncash.andYorksli 194 all Do., Fifths 14 114 Da., Wst. Riding Un 20 all Liv. Crsby. StSouthpt 11A all London & Black wal St. 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst St. 100 Lond. and N. West, 20 16 Do. Fifths 56 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&I 2. Do. Eighths St 50 I I 4 40 I 34 001 London and S. W,,stl, Do., £si, Do., £4O . 25 al: 25 at St. 10( 25 all 412 s 4 St. 100 Lnd - nclrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. `.tanch.Slief & Lineli• Do. Siia.e No. I 4)., Man. & Lin. Un Midland , o. Birmng. Derb 11 Xidld. G. lArat.(lre,) Half Shares 00 di Newcastle & Car - dple. 6: 5; Newinkt.BuryEsteri 2 21 IsTwpt.Aborg. 50 8 'NI ewry & Euniskille: 20 all Newry Warrenpoini a.y.A Rostrovor.. Norfolk . 3,1 Northn.Counties Ln e` North British 11 North Devon, No. I ell [Jo., No. 2 )0., A Deferred z dl Do., B Guaranteed Xi N. Eastern—Berwici. N) Do. do. Extension .3 Do.do. I'urch ,I 1 Do. Le , ds !it) Do. Yor l r 1; North London 11 Do. New ,Z1.0., ‘ 1 71.&5. A/Vstrn.,llamp stead, and City Jn.. :n North Staffordshire.. 11' North Western.,,.... dl N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley And Leicester.. )0 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton .... 8 Portsmouth )0 Scottish Central,,.,, Scottish Midland ell 7 , ;iirewsby. da Hera() )0 Shropshire Umon ,11 South Devon )( South Eastern 11 South Wales Yrksh. do Riv. Dim 5 Do .2 Staines, Wok. SCW ,;1 Stockton & Dar itc;:kton do Hartlepl Call Vale 9 Do. £lO shares. )0 Do. Pref., No. !1A Thames Haven Docl, and Railway ►ll Vale of Neath 611 Waterfd. & Kilkenn3 11 Waterford&Limerkk L 8 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 West London 1 s. Wimbledn & Croydon 20i - 21 4i - 44 A" ••• 8.1 - 8 13i -12 a 15i - 761 74 - 61(11 88 - ip 614 - 6'4 12i - G - 8- 3i - 2i 51 - 64 14i - 15 118 - 11 30 - 32 21 - 23 72 - 74 t 5 - 57 2d par 20 21 68 - 70 87i - 88 72 - 74 123 - i 25 91 - 93 65 65 69 - 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 - 7 76 76i ••• - ." C 711 8h 97 99 99h 100 td 4d h d 1 82 84 9 • 83 8 —7, 24 - 21. 8 - 8i 69 - 69 41 - 43 il - - 6 • P li - 2 48 - 50 28. 29 71 72 4 31 13:1 481 49 49 50 I~l par 4d 4- 4 6 el 1 d rar 28 - 30 98 - 100 62 - 64 45 - 47 , 2 t i 131 60 61 - 27: 1 ; - 281 - 2 2 - 1 . • ."-' a • , 16i - 17 4 - 5 22- .4 5 - 6 - 7 FOREIGN. pouvattertitan Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Gra.isseasae Bombay, Baroda, and Cental India,Serip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Be , ancon !)utell Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Eyension Do. 44p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do ,Gd. Tk of CAns.daA is I Do. St. Lawrence Si Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of P vary. , Gt. Indian Peninsula. Do. New 5 per cent. Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obli4ations Gt. Westernof Canal Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do.; '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. prof Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran lia,dras Do. New !Quist Antonia Do. do.. New Namur dz Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Slis.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red., at 2231. dnr. 88 yrs. I from 1 Jan. :854 Do. 201. 3 p. o Bdt (fmy. 8.61 Anna. As. ) NorwegianfirtinkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds . Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisCaen & Cherbrg P.onen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 p. cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders I Do 5 per c. Prof._ Western of France Weft. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand - Si 1 - 14 2/ - par i p 2 - 35. 7 - 74 2 ?.1 _- Tip 9 - 8 - 8i 49 51 , 1 89 - 91 28 - - - 2{ - 2i 2t - 23 17 - 18 96 - 98 96 _ 98 100 - 102 94 96 19i -- 20 98 '-- 100 2 - par iP 1 i lip 4 6 11 21 6 34 -33 121 - 121 R -- 9 22} 221 p 8 50 40 42 prn 221 —22 i par 1p 2 lid si t =- ... - pm 3i - 4 5 . 1 - Gip, lii 11 . 5 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. AvustraiasW , British Colonial Ban]; and Loan Company ill British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asi; , 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 15 Colonial !O Commercial of Lond .8 English Scottish and Australian 1.11 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New X) London and County- 1 LO London Joint Stock.. ?X) Lond. & WeEtminster 35 National Provincial of Eng1and..... ...... 10 Do. New 22i National of Ireland..l ..1 all New South Wales.. all Priental Bank of Corporation !,5 Provincial of Ireland Xll Do. New Royal Aiistraln.Bicg, & Gold Imp Co , 11 South Australia , ill Union of Australia._ 21 Do. New LO Uniou of London i„. 80 -- 82 I'd 1 cd 3 20 21 d iP 33 = 35 39 - 41 :37 -- 39 65 - 67 7 i -- SL; .» = et. 22 I 11 25 I 31 St. 11 St. 11 10 2 50 I a] 20 I a] 20 li 10 1 50 41 25 al 25 I a: 20 I a] St. I ii 25 St. IF 50 a 20 al St. 10 12 50 161 161 St. t 50 25 Fit. Ito S ,-1! 25 2i 25 1: 50 %i St. WI 1;0 7t A) 13, 20 1 1 01 al St. [Ol St. tO , '0 a] st. It !O 1 20 1 25 a St. IN St. 101 25 2: 20 20 al 50 a] 20 1 20 a 10 14 11) 5 20 20 176 a] 20 1 , 20 11 20 20 al 20 li .00 al 100 31 25 1i 25 1, 100 I a 100 a] 20 11 5 al 20 100 1 sa 100 al 100 al 100 a] 1.00 20 *1 I/ al 20 11 20 L 20 • 11 20 ii 3331 10 ill 20 a] 20 al 16 al 20 al 20 I al 10 al 20 ii 40 al 20 al 20 al 20 11 20 al 20 21 lt) al 20 1. 20 I 10' al 20 11 20 11 20 .0 50 al 25 20 ! 100 21 100 21 20 1 20 50 21 50 11 20 50 20 25 100 Z 10 a] 251 al 25 al all [OO 18 96 all PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen lO2 ••••• 10$ 6t. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. a 9O —92 25 30 Myth and Tyne 10 per ••• c. pref. (ised. at 50/) St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 92 91 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 iJaledonian £lO 95 97 15 all r.l.lester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent._ 93 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 — 2i all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ... 64 all Cork &Bandonsb.c 2 4d 23 6 4 all Dundee Perth &Aber doen Junction 6 all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No. 1 1 pm 6{ all Do. No. 2 10 all Do. Now 6 17 . c. 13,1 ,13 20 all Eastern Union, Gar per cent 5 all Du. 5/., 10 per cent 10 all Do. 10/. Debentr•Sli- St. all Do. do. 4 per cent — St. 100 East Lancash.6 p. ete 5 all East and West York shire June. Fifths ... St. all EdiubPrth.&Dund 4 per cent. St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent... St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 114 116 115 St. Lk Do. sp. c. Redeem., 108 at 10 p. c. prom... 107 109 St. 100 Do. 44 p. c lOO 102 24 all Do. sp. c. Scrip, Red at sp. c. pm... H ip 21 10 all Gt.N.ofScot. lstPrei „.. 64 100 Southu.e/Westra. (Ireland) Eighths) — 20 9 Do. 4 per c. Pmf. St 50 6 Gt. Westu. (Berks Hants Ex. sp. 6 64 St. 100 Do. con. red. 44 p.c. 96 cB St. 100 Do. con, red. 4p. c. 87 8 l it. 100 Do. irred. 4 p .c. ... 89 91 8 all Do. Birm, Pref. Sh... 10 104 10 all Do. Cnester Bp. c.P.S. 17 174 17 10 all Do. do. sp. c. d 0... 10 - 104 'it. lot) Do. Dim,. Grua. Stk. 72 73 all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. 19 193 13 t ail Do. do. do 94 94 ?.0 all Do. do. do l4 143 16 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O A it. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 133 -- 135 134 it. 100 London and Brighten Guaranteed sp. c ... 114 15 it. ( 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. ... 4. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 134} it, 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. (I: Nuneaton sp.ct • ... i() 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds..., 23 3 I .2. all Londonderry& Coler Shares 24 all Londy.&Ennis.4Sb 0 all Man., Shef., & Lin., New, £lO 124 124 6 44 Do. a I 4p 4 i 23 all Ilarypt.& Carl. 4 p'c 24 all Du. 44 per cent 23 104 Do ..• ••• t. 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St. t. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent_ 134 136 6i 11.!, Do. Pref. 4i per cent 1?,- 8d dis • 10 Norfolk Debenture 4. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock S 5 87 It. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Ext lO3 105 it. 100 Do. 54per et.prof — 4. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c — 4. 100 North British lOO 102 100 1 t. 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 9O 92 .7 5 Do. do. do 3l 10 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c :No.l 24 9 Do. do. Quarters 48 5 10 Do. York FL& S. Per. 4(1 '0 all North Staffordshire — 1. 100 l)xford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls, 6 n.c. 105 107 1054 6 7 1 all Scot. Cent.,NewPref ..„ 5 all South Devon l3 —l4 0 14 D. fixed, 44 per cent id. par ) . 6 a ll S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 224 234 3 all S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. all Do. do. 4. p. c•••• ••• ••• D all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gua.r! is —l7 5 a ll Stockton and Dar- lington, 5 per cent. - „.. 5 15 D o . do. d o . 1 -- 2 p $4 ( all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till lest July, 1856, an ounce. ounce. 25 115 126' all MINES. 1 I all A.gua Fria 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold ..„ 10s. all Anglo Californian , — 20 6 Australian ll 1 all Australian Cordillera ... -' •• . 1 all Australian Freehold. ... 1 all Ave Maria ••• - 1 all Baden (Gcl.Duchy of) 50 all Bltenarvon Iron and C0a1..... • ; 20 13.5 British Iron 4l 56, 35 251 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 Pm 2; 3 2i 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 2, 3 2 20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 30 —32 301 1 CArsons's Creek — 1 ; Clarendon Cons. Min: Co. of Jamaica 40 all Cobre Copper 49 61 5 1 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng 4O - 45 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent par —2,) ... 16 Copiapo 2O 22 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg (lo • 1.1 2 2 Fortuna 20 all General l4l 161 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg — t '; 4 all Great Polgooth — 1 all Liberty - • • 3 all 'Linares.. 7 76 5 1 Lusitanian — b p 1 1 d 1 all slariquita .. 1 all New Granada 1 all New Linams Mining and Smelting Co . 1 all Nouveau Monde a 20 all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 16 5 1 Port Philip k - 1 all Quartz Rock . 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. Now 6 6 30 11* Santiago do Cuba 6 6 1 all South Australian — I 10 76 Tin Croft .... ....... 11 - 281 all United Mexican 6 1 all Waller — 1 all West Mariposa — g 1 12a. Wortling Mining of ' Australia 1 all , Yuba ••• •.• MISCELLANEOUS. 25 171 Australian Agricult. 28 30 29 20 ... A ustralsn •Pcific. 10 all Ansh•aln. Royal Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 2* 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 CO 57 5 1 Brit. d; Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.- 100 321 Canada ll9 - 121 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct. Jan. and July 1081 —109 i / 81 5 all Crystal Palace - 4 3,1 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 / Duston Tron Ore ' • 20 5 Eastern Steam . . 25 22 ElectricTelegraph(A) 141 154 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Stead Navigat. 20 all General Screw Stoma: 161 16 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugai • ~, 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ,„, 10 all Moditeran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.A.mericn 61 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land — 16 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co ,„ 1 all N. B. Australasian — 1 20 121 Nrth. ofEurope St can, 10 5 t all . Peel Rr. Ld. & hurl. 2/ -- 3 50 all Peninsular& Orionlal 50 10 Do. Do. ... ...p 101 2 all Portland Iron Co li -- 2 100 60 iloyal Mail Steam „, 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1 Ditto New. — $ 25 all South Austral. Land 37 8 1 all Sabmar. Telegraph 1 all Do. itettimcerea — 5 Trust & Loan Co. of 20 Upper Canada.... ~, ..„ VailDiemaud a Lanai ••• ••• 13 3.3411 i MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) (Before, Mr. Serj,?ant Adams, Assistant-Judge.) POCKET-PICKING. George Julies, a youth, was indicted for stealing a gold watch from-the person of Mr. T. W. Rutherford, a young gentleman residing in Stepney-green, on the 23d March last. The prosecutor stated that, in the afternoon of the day in question, which was a Friday, he was coming out of Whitechapel church, where he had been attending divine service ; whilst passing through the churchyard amongst some other members of the congregation, the prisoner pushed up against him. He pushed the prisoner away from him, and was proceeding onwards when Jones again pressed close upon him, and immedi ately he felt a jerk at his left-band waistcoat pocket. He at once collared the prisoner, and then perceived his watch, which had been detached from his guard-chain by some sharp instrument, lying on the ground at the feet of the prisoner. The latter did not attempt to escape, and went qnietly away in custody. Mr. Horry then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, but he was found guilty. It appeared that he was known to have been previously in prison, and Ile was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. COAL STEALING FROM THE INDIA DOCKS. Joseph Brooks, a lighterman, was indicted for stealing, on the 24th March last, a quantity of coal from a lighter lying in the East and West India Docke. Mr. Caarteen prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner. John Galbraith, a night-watchman, employed on the docks, deposed that about six o'clock on the evening of the day above mentioned, whilst on his rounds, he observed the prisoner step from his own barge on to another, named The Nut, laden with coal, and pick up three or four large pieces, with which he stepped back to his own boat. He then returned a second time to the same vessel, and took away three or four more pieces in a similar manner. He (witness) then went up to him and took him nto custody on the charge of stealing the coal. He afterwards weighed the coal the prisoner had stolen, and found it to be about 104 lbs. Mark Antony Liddle, a constable in the employ of the Dock Company, stated that he received the prisoner into his charge from the last witness. The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said, " I did take the coal." The prisoner resisted very violently whilst being con veyed to the station. Mr. Ribton, on behalf of the prisoner, said he was instructed that the man had borne hitherto an excellent character, and called witnesses to that effect. The Assistant-Judge, in summing up the evidence, made some very strong comments upon the very care less and unsatisfactory manner in which the depositions from the police-court were very frequently taken, and mentioned the depositions in the present case as an instance. The prisoner was found guilty. The jury strongly recommended him to mercy; and he was sentenced to 10 days' imprisonment. REDUCTION OF POSTAGE UPON LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE BALTIC FLEET. General Post Office, April, 1855. Mails for the British fleet in the Baltic will be made up on the departure of ships of war or other vessels in the service of her Majesty. Letters will also be sent by the route of Kiel or Pantzig in tho Prussian mails dispatched daily vice 17 Ostend. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have been pleased, by warrant, to direct that the cor respondence of the Baltic fleet shall be pi aced upon the same general footing as the correspondence of her Majesty's forces in the Rack Sea. The letters, therefore, of commissioned, non-commis sioned, or warrant officers, as well as those of soldiers and seamen, forwarded via Kiel or Dan tzig, will be liable to a combined British and foreign ra to of postage of 3d. when not exceeding a quarter of an 'ounce. 6d. when exceeding a quarter and not 0.3 - ceeding half and so on, increasing threepence for every •quarter of an The same rate of threepence per quarter of an ounce will be chargeable upon the letters of coin; nissioned or warrant officers, conveyed by Queen's ships or trans. ports, but the letters of soldiers and seamen may be sent by those vessels at the reduced rate of one :penny, when not exceeding half an ounce in weight. In all cases, the postage must be paid in advance, or the letters will not be forwarded. Newspapers cannot be sent by the roufie of Kiel or Dantzig, because the arrangements of the Prussian and Danish post•ofpices do not allow of the fore ign postage to which those newspapers would be liable,. being 'col lected in the United Kingdom. They would;, therefore, be detained at Kiel or Dantzig until that 19 ostage was paid. By vessels of war, however, or transports, newspapers will be forwarded to the Baltic fleet without any charge. M ARKET NE 3 7 6-(THIS DAIY.) HAY MARKETS. SurrtlFlELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 15s Oc 1 ; clover ditto, 3/ Oe to 5/ 15g ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ as per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at about a tationary prices. - CUMBERLAND. - Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 18 ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 12 s ; an d straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 103 per load. Trade dull. s ; clove! WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 11 ;s; clover ditto, 3l Os to 5/ 13s; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 9s per load. A sluggish trade. COLONIAL. TEA.—Large public sales are now in progreis and pur chases have been limit e d i n an ti c i pa ti on. SUGAR.—A cargo of b rown par a ih a h as b eet! sold for a near port, but the price is not known. For C refined the market has ruled firm. There were binded last is 'eek at the East and West India Docks 985 hhds, 127 :, 254 brie, there were taken for h ome use 1 , 280 hhd s, 69' trs, and 84 W 1 brie. The stock is 9,458 s, 791 trs, and ,3 7 3 brie. COFFEE.—Good ord native Ceylon has bet as steady at 47s to 47s 6d per cwt. About 3,300 bags of f. it . Domingo afloat has been sold at 43s per cwt. Ries.—The inquiry has 'been limited at pre vitous prices. RUM.—There were landed last week at the .above docks 264 puns, and 1 hid ; there were taken for hoe eto consump tion 227 puns, 41 hhds, and there were export e d 316 puns, 155 hhds. The stock is 8,158 puns, 754 hhds. INDIGO.—The quarterly auctions are fixe.l for the Bth May. at:we:City:no:re COTTON.—This article is firm at full rates. TALLOW.—The tallow market continues ti ) concluding prices are spot new, 48s ; old, 451 3d ; April, 488 475 9d ; May,, 43s 3d • June, 48s 6d ; American, cash; Elaine,s; beef, 44s ; tallow oil, palm oil, 39s ; cocoa nut Cochin, 4 3s ; Ceylon, 4 34S 2 76oss s u . 6tnCi A t; dvices from St. Petersburg are to t ho 24th ult. Exchange 36i B. 1,500 casks were taken sv t 117 to 120 roubles, by Russians who, we believe , had. ascertained that the supply as very short. THE INDIAN QUEEN. —The advices per 0v arlani Mail announce the arrival at Melbou rne , on the 3! let of Jan., of,the "Black Ball" clipper Indian Qu, sen, Captain M‘Kirdie, after a capital run of 79 days. The Indian Queen (which is owned by Messrs. Jain , se Baines and Co., of Liverpool) left the Mersey on the :afternoon of the 12th November last, with upwards of 3 -5 0 emigrants on board, for Melbourne, and cast her an cher in nob son's Bay on the forenoon of the 31st of Jai t uary. VIOLATION OF THE NEWSPAPER STAMP A UT. —From a return just issued by order of the House of Lords, it appears that the number of prosecutions i z i respect of violation of the Newspaper Stamp Act for three years was 143 ; a n d f or three y ears ending ending September, 1830 , when th e p rase' rt act came i t n h t e o le o t p o e f ra Ju tio n n e, 1851, there were only 14 r wosecutions. MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY. -The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tay, with the outward mail for the West Indies, left this afternoon wit h. 113 passen gers and a full general cargo. A mong t e, passenge rs lady, and c hild , at It 1 two female ve Li eutenant Irma: , and Lieut. C swe o er l rv o ea n nG e t i so D r e rg v n e ao r jr e o l Sr l. cPle: T ret h ie' e r, Tyne, with the hDI e eward mail for the West Indies, is expected every hot it BAGNALSTOWN AND WEXFORD RAILWAI ( COMPANY.— A meetin g of this company was h e ld on Sa it urday ; J. E. Redmond, Esq., in the chair. The wort ri 3on the line were reported to he advancing satisfactori 1: 7. IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY C( )1 IPANY. The stated half-yearly meeting of this compai i 7 was held on Saturday, when a dividend of 2s. a shari le —the same as the last—was declared. Some of the sh zeholders ex pressed their dissatisfaction at this small'_ amount, and likewise at the announcement made tl c at the Great Southern and Western Company had irr.l timated their intention to increase the charge for haulag) ) on the I r i s h South-Eastern. After a lively discussion 1 ,he report and accounts were adopted. FIRES AND Loss OF LlFE , —Yesterd 4 y morning a fire broke out on the premises Nos. 115 and 116, Gos well street, tenanted respectively by Mt; - A. Gulleme, bar-fitter, and Mr. D. Page, tobacconisti . The Royal Society's fire escape was brought to th 4 spot directly after the outbreak, and was the means .3 of saving the lives of several of the inmates, one of who/ e, Mrs. Page, was rescued by the use of the short ladder placed across the space separating the two buildings. --I it a late hour on Sunday night a fire took place in tit e premises of Mrs. James, a grocer, No. 68, Lamb's C onduit-street, by which an aged female of the name of a 2. Pugh was burnt almost to a cinder, while the dam: is ;e to the pre mises was inconsiderable, the fire being c o nfined to the kitchen on the basement.—Another fire,;, also attended with a loss of life„ happened on: Sunday r orning, at an early hour, in the private house of Mr. J. Navin, in the Rhodeswell-road, Stepney. The fire was ( .onfined to the back room, ground floor ; gut unfor ti anately, Mrs. Navin, who was only 32 years of ago, pi 3rished in the flames. The Origin of this fire was also i m iknown. . 89 61i 2 li x d 883 8 i 76i 6 98 99i 1$ 82i 3 69i 42 71 2 124 45 60i GO 28 123 124 123 St. si i 4. 20 20 20 25 LINES ..C,FASED .;:i! IrL&F,T) .1-L7NT,,,Ls, Rs r wa.F(. Lcaaing ecrupans. losing Prices this day. Pfd, Bedford and PI: kcrh l e etehl a o m y B s Clydesdale do Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. ti per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neill. Direct Do. New lstr.dt Dn. Fl Irtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby cDo. i Share;. Do.. Shares. Lon.&Greeuu Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr, 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. %tn. and Matlock Middloebro' & Redcar. . fidld.Bradfd °Ahern awl Easternsp.e. i)o. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p€ Prest. & Wyre Do. i Shares , oyErtn.& Hit. hef.Roth.am: Gooleg.s p. c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&gomrst London St N. WeAt L.&N.W. caletion... E. tin. !Gt.?flrthn. Calcknian Do Viresm Yk. New. & terw. Y. &NM Do S. Easter) Do Peto & Co. 'Norfolk.. L.& N.W & Stckton & Darlingt. E. Count Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do Gt Northr, Lancash & Yorksh. .MClean' . tockt. Sr Darlingt Do. r;',tWestn 6 - 98 7 - 99 134 - 136 2 . 6 104 - 106 124 -- 13 23 -- 24 10i -- 114 2b 2i 90 - 92 57 - 59 130 - 133 2i 2 d 31. - 32 89 - 91 Bas;ness this day THE ROYAL THEATRICAL FUND ANNUAL DINNED'. The tenth anniversary festival of this useful and inte resting charity was held yesterday evening at the Lan don Tavern, ane went off with unusual eclat. The room was crowded, and amongst the company might be no ticed most of the leading celebrities connected with the metropolitan drama. The chair was taken by Mr. Buckstone, of the Haymarket ; and right and left of him we observed Mr. Dickens, Mr. Lemon, Mr. Smith, Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, Mr. Stirling Coyne, Captain Baddeley, Mr. Neale, Lord E. Bruce, &c. There were not less than 250 gentlemen present at the dinner. On the removal of the cloth, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to give the usual initiatory toast, "The Health of her Majesty the Queen," remark ing that, independently of the duty of every loyal sub ject, there were many special reasons to induce himself and the members of the theatrical profession to drink her Majesty's health with more than common fervour. In the first place, her Majesty had this year repeated her magnificent annual donation of 100 guineas ; and, in the second, there was no one who had a higher relish for good comic acting than her Majesty. (Laughter.) He (Ur. Buckstone) having had the honour of playing before her Majesty at Windsor Castle and the Hay market, could vouch for it that her Majesty could laugh as heartily at comedy—when it was properly played— (a laugh)—as any man or woman in her dominions. (Cheers.) He bad himself a third reason for considering the day happy when her Majesty ascended the throne, as on that day he was blessed with a son, so that as an actor, a father, and a friend of the theatrical fund, he had special reasons for proposing the Queen's health with all the honours. (Loud cheers.) The next toast was "Prince Albert and the Royal Family," after which the chairman gave "The Army and Navy," observing that as it was considered very silly to paint the lily, he should not attempt to enhance by any eulogium of his the public estimation of the gal lant deeds of the army and navy. They had amongst them a gallant officer who had shared in the perils of Alma and Inkerman, and who would respond to the toast. (Great cheering.) Captain BADDELEY (who on rising was received with renewed cheering) said that to be called on to return thanks for the army and navy was to him quite an unex pected honour ; so much so that he felt his heart flutter more than ever it had done in the trenches. (Cheers.) The company might depend upon it that the kind sym pathy of the people of England was not thrown away on their countrymen in the Crimea, who were as ready to give asgood an account of the Russians as ever, and to give as good an account of them as at Alma or Inker man. Lord Raglan he believed to be a brave and gal lant officer, who, having led the army triumphantly through previous engagements, would do so again with equal success. Let the army in the Crimea be only fairly reinforced and properly taken care of and they might depend upon it Lord Raglan would again lead them to victory. Even should that not be the case, of one thing they might be sure, and that was so long as a single sol dier remained there was not a single soldiei who would turn his back upon the Russians. (Cheers.) The "Houses of Parliament" was the next toast, for which Lord ERNEST BRUCE returned thanks. Mr. CHARLES DICKENS, in proposing the next toast, said that it was probably within the theatrical experience of most of the company that on some occasion when they had been at the play, everything had at first progressed in a satisfactory manner. The principal actor was a decided favourite, and no gentleman amongst the com pany was so unfortunate as to meet with the accident known in theatrical parlance as " missing his tip," when suddenly the act drop fell and there appeared at the right hand side a gentleman in plain clothes, his hat violently clasped in both hands, and his boots not without some appearance of the streets—a man of a pale aspect, which was partly referable to the action of acute feeling, and partly to the neglect of the hares foot which so often lent a bloom to theatrical counte nances, and who came to make the usual appeal to the well-known generosity of a British public—in a word, to apologise. (Loud laughter.) He (Mr. Dickens) was that particular gentleman on the present occasion. He had been commissioned by the management to inform the audience that Mr. Buckstone—owing to circum stances over which he had no 'control—(laughter)—had been "put up" for two parts in this piece, and found himself absolutely unable to appear in both at the same time. (Cheers.) He ma , in point of fact at that moment making up for the arduous character of " The Trea surer," a part in which he had been most successful since the commencement of the present establishment— (hear, and cheers)—and therefore found himself unable to fill any longer his other character of chairman, or to deliver that spirit-stirring address from which no doubt so much was expected. (Hear.) He, therefore, appealed to the never-failing indulgence and consideration of a British audience to allow him (Mr. Dickens) to walk through the part, and to say what Mr. Buckstone would have said, had he not made special arrangements to say something else. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Buck stone then, on receiving from Mr. Toole . the cue of " Pray, silence, chair," in giving " the toast of the evening," would have congratulated the members of the Theatrical Fund on the brilliant assemblage he saw around him, and have proceeded to testify to the innu merable merits of the institution. He would have communicated the re-assuring fact that in the midst of war and tumult, the humanising arts had not quite been forgotten, and least of all, that art which, through the means of one little play, had made the battles of Poictiers and Agincourt more re nowned than had been done by all the historians and chroniclers of that or any later period—(cheers)—an art which had done more to stir up manly blood in a great cause than any parliamentaiy speeches that had ever been delivered in all the debates that had ever made night hideous. (Hear and cheers.) Surely they were not inappropriately asked to remember that art in time of war, which painted with the greatest truth the joys of mi litary triumph, or the constancy of brave hearts under the misfortunes which were inseparable from war. They must remember that art, and encourage a society which comprehended every grade of the actor's profession— which was unfettered in its bounty by any hard restric tion or impossible condition—offering to every theatri cal professor who should subscribe a support which was their right, and which, therefore, they never need blush to accept. This was the sum and substance of Mr. Buckstone's case ; but as he now saw that gentleman at the wing, evidently well up in his part as treasurer, and armed with the " property" documents, and as he was roost eager to " come on," he (Mr. Dickens) would, with the permission of the audience, leave the stage to him, with this observation, that he had a most malicious treasurer's twinkle in his eye, and that it behoved the audience to " mind their pockets." (Laughter.) It was a well-known theatrical maxim that an actor should always have something good to " get off" with—he had something which he was sure would " bring down the house ;" it was not the wounded soldier, nor the sailor who fought the pirates, nor the " woman in danger"— but simply, "Prosperity to the Theatrical Fund." (Loud cheers.) Mr. BUCKSTONE rose amidst loud cheering, and said— Gentlemen, as this is the first time that the toast of the evening, " Success to the General Theatrical Fund," bas been acknowledged by the chair, I know you will ex cuse me if I state one of the peculiar disadvantages under which I labour by having moved irom next door—that is to say, from a seat or two to the right hand. In reply to this toast, there were always two subjects which carried me more than half-way through my duty. The first consisted in complimenting the chairman of the evening—in dwelling on his kindness in attending here, in alluding to his talent in art, science, or literature, and which had rendered his name famous, and made him a fit person to preside at such a festival as this. Now, gentlemen, it is very clear that, as I can not compliment myself, my subject matter becomes shorn of its fair proportions, and, in consequence, my address to-night may not be so lengthy as usual, a fact on which you will, no doubt, immediately congratulate yourselves. Still, gentlemen, when I remember the distinguished persons who have presided on this occasion —when I recollect such names as Sir Edward Bulwcr Lytton, Mr. Macready, our friend and trustee Mr. C. Dickens, who has been twice Lord Mayor of the Lon don Tavern at this banquet, and who, we hope, will fill that office more than thrice—when I remember that Mr. Charles Kean, Mr. Henry Berkeley, Mr. Benjamin Webster, and Mr. Milnes, h ave occup i e d t hi s cha i r, I cannot but feel flattered at being requested to endeavour t r emulate their zeal in our cause, and acknowledge the groat importance of the position. And now, gentlemen as I have confessed to being deprived of one of my chief, and one of my most pleasant, topics in my annual ad dress, I think you will allow that, in making the confes sion, I have already filled up the space, and supplied the deficiency with tolerable dexterity. The second subject, gentlemen, is one that still rem a i ns t o me, an d that is, to state the condition and objects of our fund. This is expected ; and though its intentions are fully understood by all present, yet our friends and well wishers must be anxious to know how we progress, the amount of our success, and what we are doing with our capital. The General Theatrical Fund, gentlemen, was established for the purpose of granting annuities to all members of the dramatic profession, whether in towa or country, who might possess the prudence to subscribe to it, and who, after punctually pay ing their subscriptions for seven years, would become entitled to its benefits should they be prevented follow ing. their pursuit by accident, age, or infirmity. Of course, gentlemen, we 1, aye found that members of the fury] have sometimes claimed their privileges with great alacrity, when it has been the duty of the directors to make strict inquiry into their claims ; and if by some such inquiry may have been considered too searching, it must beilbemembered the directors are bound by their rules, and by the duties which they owe to the society to see they are not imposed upon, or the benefits of the fund applied unworthily ; and in all cases where such inquiries have ended satisfactorily, the relief or the annuity has been cheerfully awarded. And to show you, gentlemen, the great liberality Of this fund, where accident or infirmity may suddenly arrest the career of an actor, I have only to allude to a case which came before the directors within the last few weeks. A epvreo vincial performer had just subscribed the required_s n only years ; during that term he had paid to the f d 16/.—in fact, something less. Immediately a sever e acci on nn the ex piration of these seven years he met withw hich .compelled dent while following his profession, him to retire from the stage. After r s in a eon it was allowed, a cautious and not unnecessary examination of his en, andconsidera that actor, gencltlemfo _ n amed—nearly 161.—is now in r ebei p t o tion of his having subscribedf6ol. the sum per annum. (Hear.) I think you will acknowledge that few public offices for . ties can offer to their subscribers suck • granting life annul r gentlemen, I stated to you the cres• Last yea institutions adding their advanta, • o provincial probability of tw I Theatrical Fund. I reret to say Pr the Genera capital to s which would have been inure to their the negotiation , benefit than our own were not carried out. Still, gen- Mr. DICKENS again rose to propose Mr. Buckstone's health, with a humorous comparison between the success of that gentleman's management as compared with the management of more important affairs elsewhere. Mr. BUCKSTONE returned thanks, and gave "The London Theatrical Managers," associating with it the name of Mr. Webster. Mr. WEBSTER responded, and gave "The Dramatists," naming Mr. Mark Lemon and Mr. Robert Bell, Mr. MARE LEMON said, in returning thanks, that after a good speech, the next best thing was a short one, and therefore he thought he could not do better than "Ring the Bell." (Laughter.) Mr. R. BELL said that Mr. Lemon's speech reminded hina of the two men who, when they went ou t t oget h er on festive occasions, found the result of their potations to be that one man was deprived of the use of his limbs, and the other of his speech, so that he was "speech drunk," and the other was "limb drunk." Under these circumstances, they entered into a contract that " Speech drunk" should carry " Limb drunk" on his back, while the latter should undertake to answer any impertinent inquiries from the policeman. The moral was so obvious that be would not detain the company by applying it more particularly on the present occasion. (Laughter.) Mr. Bell concluded by thanking the company for the toast. The collection for the evening was announced to be considerably in excess of 3001. ; and the other toasts in the chairman's list having been disposed of, the com pany separated. The musical arrangements were un usually effective, comprising the talents of Miss Rans ford, Madame Newton Frodsbam, Mdlle. Jenny Baur, Madame Weiss, and Messrs. Weiss, Ransford, and Genge. Mr. Toole was the toast-master. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Portsmouth yesterday presented much the same ap pearance as on the first occasion of a Baltic steam fleet preparing to leave its port, minus the epheineral adjuncts of bands of music, flags across the streets, and " over much" lip ovations, from a rather mer ; curial multitude. The fleet about to sail is now fully I manned, the volunteers from the sailing line-of-battle ships ( Neptune, St. George, Calcutta, and Powerful, together with supernumeraries brought in on Sunday from Ply mouth by the steam tender Avon, and above 100 new hands from Greenock by the Powerful, having filled up all vacancies and short complements. Rear-Admiral Berkeley, the First NaVal Lord of the Admiralty, arrived yesterday, and visited the fleet in the Vivid steam-yacht ;he will remain some days. Sir Charles Wood and other members of the Admiralty were to arrive last night and thi s morn i ng. L ord Palmerston is also expected. • Portsmouth is full to repletion with visitors of all ranks, and the surroundi ng ne i g hb our h oo d is also thickly p o p u lated with the overcharge of "com pany." This morning the first thing done in the fleet will be to " heave short," and make all ready for un mooring, but we believe the ships will n6t be " aweigh" before three o'clock. This will enable the men to have their dinners comfortably and for the letter-boats to de liver all post letters that may arrive by the first and second deliveries. The scene in and out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday eclipsed in bustle and animation that of,last year on the departure of the fleet under Admiral Napier ; every profitable craft seemed employed in con veying people or provisions to the leviathani in the roadstead, and, we are happy to say, without accident to life ; but a wherry belonging to Long, a water man, of Gosport, in going out of harbour, at 1.15 p.m., swamped in a swell with eight or nine per sons on board at the time. She was, like many others laden with provisions for the fleet, and was on her way to the two-decker Nile as a supplementary bum-bsat ; all the men were saved, but the cargo floated about un til picked up by the prompt agency of one or two men of-war's boats, the Bee steam-tender, and the tug of Mr. Ray, which were steaming near the spot at the time. Tue Lightning steam-tender,,to the flag-ship Duke of Wellington, Lieutenant Campbell in charge, having re paired her defects in dock, went out again yesterday, and will join the fleet this morning. One of the s r n e ew_ gunboats was towed up to Portsmouth harbour ye st day afternoon, but, beyond the Ruby and Pei no ter, , others of the new flotilla of gunboats havebyaettterjioeisneoc; the fleet, neither have any of the new ster is urged that mortar-boats been seen with it yet ; but there is yet ample time for them to ma ke an effective appearance. The Odin steam-frigatelelt heenrdpoofstihtioonlinaes one of the advanced guard at the western at Spithead yesterday, and s. t ear m . ed A i s n e t u o nh ha t r ra b i o n u a r r t r o iv r e e d . pair some defect in her machin o e th y or from London. Brighton,. and . important places yes. in the after part of the day, terday, and more especially influx of visitors became very inconvenient and ac commodation •additionally the coaarnodation scarce, but H yde w as safety valve, and hundreds went across by the h steam packets and boats, which wfileonve convey t housands to the t.aiday. The a select art e Port-Adi - py of scone of the departing armada to ral, Sir Thomas Coch rane, e nt ertained noble and official friends at the Ad m i ralty-house o'clock, last night. Yesterday morn in ag, as ear l y as four k ' • a number of shipwrights and riggers w ere ordered to Portsmouth Do.ckyard, to get ready her Majesty's steam-yacht Osborne (late the Victoria and Alberf), for the purpose, it was reported, of at tending upon his Imperial M ajesty the Emperor of the French on his forthcoming visit to England, accom panied by the E mpress. Tuffs yacht requires but l'ttle to make it speedily ready for any royal receptions. The new Victoria and Albert will not be fitted with her en gines yet these two months. Every other steamer in the port is engaged. The brig Caradoc, of Beaumaris, 237 tons, Griffiths tlernen, with ail our disbursements —including sums re- I master, from Boulogne in ballast, to load stores for the turned to the families of deceased members, the payment i Government, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday. This of funeral expenses, the payment of ten annuities, five vessel took a cargo o f oa t s f rom Li mer i c k f or London, cf 30!. per annum , f our o f 601., an d one of 901., our ca- , but got on sho re near B ou l ogne, di sc h arge d the cargo pital this eveni ng n ill amount to nearly 9,000/.--:-and as there, and it was sold, the voyage abandoned, and the our fund is still y oung , l am sure you will allow that vessel repaired. She was originally named the Livonia it is in a most flou r i s hi ng condition. There is no class late a Russian prize to her Majesty's Revenue cruiser of performers, g en tl emen , t o w h om this institution can Argus, Commander Grandy, and was sold after deliver he a greater benefit than those employed inthe provinces. ing her cargo at Portsmouth. (Hear.) The hard-working country actor, by subscribing The St. Vincent, 102, Captain Eliott, in Portsmouth to this fund can, in many instances, retire from the scene harbour, sent up her lower yards and topmasts for the of his labour on quite as much, if not more, than what summer yesterday. he received while at work. Few, but those who know, The Hastings, 60, Captain Caffin, will be again taken are acquainted with his toil. The studying long parts out of Portsmouth harbour for trial to-day. from, what is called, night to night ; the throwing off Captain Beynon, of the brig John Beynon, from one heavy burden, some long tragic or dreary comic part, Venice, which put into Plymouth Sound yesterday, re. only to bear another—one that, after the pl a y i s ov er, ports that in the morning he saw the Bellerophon, 78, will keep him from his bed half the ni g ht, t o b e ready, Captain Lord G. Paulet, and at 6 o'clock in the after as well as he can , a t re h earsa l on the corning morning ; noon, off the Eddystone, a larg e man - o f- war, supposed and with this constant labour often is the poor ac t or t o be the Trafalgar, 120, Capt. H. F. Greville—both compelled to observe, without any order of Government, ships bound up Channel. Iris day of fast and consequent humiliation. Gentlemen, The hired steam-transport Victory, Commander V. lam enabled truly to depict what this class of performers R. Rose, No. 193, from Portsmouth, with the staff of endure, because I was -a country actor, and, amongst Major General Vivian, commander of the Turkish con other vicissitudes, once walked from Northampton to tingent, bound to the East, put into Plymouth Sound London-72 mil es — on 4.d . It is a fact, I assure you. yesterday afternoon, with machinery damaged. (Hear.) I had a co m p an i on i n t h e same plight ; and on The 1-‘rig Amethyst, Captain sill, from Geelo ng , D ec. comparing our pecuniary resources, we discovered our- 12, with a full cargo of wool, put into Plymouth Sound selves masters of the sum of 9c1.-41d. each according to yesterday afternoon. On the 24th of January, off Per- Cocker. As it may interest you, gentlemen, I will de- nambuco, spoke the bark Geelong ; and, on the 27th of scribe my costume on that occasion, and how we got to March, long. 8 W., lat. 48 N., the schooner Maeton— London. My costume consisted of a threadbare whity both outward bouail. blue coat, with tarnished metal buttons, secured to the The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sul throat, because I wore underneath what we term a tan, lately altered from a paddle-wheel to a screw vessel, flowered waistcoat, made of glazed chintz, and of a very and now fitting out at Southampton, has been taken up showy pattern, generally adopted when playing country by the British Government for the purposes of the trans boys and singing comic songs, which at that time was port service. She is to be ready for sea by the 20th my vocation. (Cheers and laughter.) I will not attempt inst., and will be despatched with stores, &C., to the to describe my hat, while my trousers must only be de- Baltic. licately alluded to, as they were mad e o f w h a t was or i g i- The Orion, 91 guns, screw steam-ship, Captain John nally white duck, but as they had been_ worn about six E. Erskine, left Sheerness yesterday, at 11.15 a.m., for weeks, and having myself been much in the fields, there Spithead. She is considerably short of her complement was a refreshing tint of a green clay colour about them, of seamen. Her deficiency will be made up from the whoh imparted to that portion of my attire quite an sailing squadron now at Portsmouth and Spithead. ,On agricultural appearance. I carried a small bundle. I leaving her engines acted admirably, and she went out will not describe its entire contents, except that it held a against a strong flood tide and head wind (due east) at red wig and a pair of russet boots. Under my arm was from eight to nine knots. a portfolio, containing sketches from nature, and some The Merlin steam-vessel, Captain B. J. Sullivan ; the attempts at love poetry. While on my feet, to perform Firefly steam-vessel, Captain H. C. Otter ; and the this distance of 72 miles, I wore a pair of dancing-- Cuckoo, Lieutenant Commander Murray, are under pumps, tied np at the heel with packthread. Thus orders to leave Sheerness this day direct for the Baltic. equipped, I started with my companion from Northamp- The gun-boats Snapper, Badger, Pincher, and Gleaner ton, and before breakfast w e acc o m pli s h e d 15 miles, are at Sheerness receiving coals, stores, &c. when we set down to rest ourselves under a hedge by The Horatio, 24 guns, screw steam-ship, Capt. the Hon. the roadside. We felt very much disposed to partake of A. A. Cochrane, is ordered to proceed to Liverpool im the meal I have alluded to, but w ere ra th er p uzz l e d h ow me diat e ly her fitments are ready for mounting the mon to provide it. Presently a cow-boy appeared, driving ster sea service mortar guns, for which she is now being some lazy zig-zag going cows, and carrying two large fitted at Sheerness. tin cans, containing skimmed milk. We purchased the The following appointments have been made : contents of one of the cans for one halfpenny. A cottage The Rev. E. G. Parker, to be a commissioned chap was close at hand, where we applied for bread, and pro- lain to the forces. cured a very nice, though rather st a l e , balf-quartern Superintendent James Young to be quartermaster of home-baked loaf for ld. The cow-boy sat by us on that a brigade of the land transport corps. roadside to wait for his can. The cows seemed to Mr. Charles A. Innes M.D., Mr. J. C. K n i pe, M r. regard us with a sleepy look o f m i ng l e d p i ty and Frederick William Peskett, Mr. George Bull, and Mr. indifference, while, with the bottom crust of that Charles John Kirwan to be acting assistant-surgeons on loaf, and three pints of skimmed milk, I assure the hospital staff. you I enjoyed the roadside breakfast of that summer morning more than I have enjoyed the sumptuous banquet of this evening, On the first day we walked forty miles, in which my pumps, and what they covered, "suffered soma." O ur b e d for the night was in one of those wayside hostelries called a " lodging house for travellers," for which accommodation we dis bursed twopence. Late in the evening of the next day we completed the remaining 32 miles, and found our selves at the Mother Red Cap, at Camden Town, with enough in our pockets to procure half-a-pint of porter. (Loud cheers, and continued laughter.) Thus you see, gentlemen, I have experienced some of the vicissitudes of a country actor, and am qualified to knew how great a boon this fund must be to that class of the dramatic profession. To the London performer, who by the rules of the Funds of Drury-lane and Covent-garden cannot be admitted into those institutions, the General Theatrical Fund must be equally acceptable, and I am sure, gen tlemen, when you consider what we have done, you will this evening help us to do more; and as, at the present time, this is the only annual theatrical dinner now in the metropolis, and the calls upon you in behalf of the stage not being so many as they once were, you will, I am sure, do ail in your power for us on this occa sion. We know it is the vulgar cant amongst many in this singular age, when museums and palaces, contain ing all that can instruct, delight, and elevate the mind, are closed against the people on a Sunday—when to walk in the green fields is considered by sonic as a sin —when Exeter Hall seems to govern the country more than its Parliament—it is, I say, a vulgar cant amongst the intolerant and the ignorant to decry the stage and its professors. But those people little know how many good and self-sacrificing fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters are to be found in the community of performers—and it is in behalf of these that I plead. In behalf of the stage I plead—the stage that even Martin Luther that stern reformer, did no t condemn, for in one of his works he tells his followers " by no means to abstain from the reading of comedies,' , at the same time advancing some liberal and ingenious arguments in their favour. Remember this injunction, gentlemen, and also remember those who illustrate the plays and comedies of the country, and the best days of whose lives are devoted to your amusement and instruc tion. MILITARY. Orders have been issued for detachments of the follow ing cavalry and infantry regiments to be held in readi ness for immediate embarkation for the seat of war, each cavalry regiment to be reinforced- by-160 mounted men, and the infantry by draughts varying from 150 to 250 bayonets :-4th Dragoon Guards, from Newbridge, to embark at Queenstown ; stb, Princess Charlotte of Wales ditto, to embark at Queenstown ; let Royal Dra goons, from Canterbury, to embark at Southampton ; 2d Scots Greys, from Newbridge, to embark at Plymouth ; 4th Light Dragoons, from Brighton, to embark at Ports mouth ; 6th Enniskillens, from Canterbury, to embark at Southampton ; Bth Royal Irish Hussars, from New bridge, to embark at Plymouth ; 10th, Prince of Wales ditto, from Maidstone, to embark at Southampton ; 11th Prince Albert's ditto, from Newbridge, to embark' . at Plymouth ; 13th Light Dragoons, from Brighton, to embark at Portsmouth ; 15th Hussars, from Exeter, let Division, to embark at Plymouth ; 17th Lancers, from Brighton, to embark at Southampton. The detach iste-its for the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scots Fusilier Guards will not proceed to the seat of war until the middle of next month, but the draughts from the respec tive depot companies of the following infantry regiments will embark forthwith, viz., Ist Royals, Ist Battalion, 4th Foot, 7th Royal Fusdeera, 9th Foot, 14th ditto, 17th ditto, 18th Royal Irish, 19th Foot, 20th dito, 21st Royal North British Fusileers, 23d Rbyal Welsh ditto, 28th Foot, 30th ditto, 33d (The Duke of Wellington's Own) 34th Foot, 38th ditto, 39th ditto, 41st ditto, 42d Royal Highlanders, 44th Foot, 46th ditto, 47th ditto, 49th ditto, 50th ditto, 55th ditto, 57th ditto, 62d ditto, 63d ditto; 68th Durham Light Infantry, 71st Highland ditto, ditto 24' battalion, 79th Highlanders, 88th Con naught Rangers, 90th Foot, 93d Highlanders, 97th Foot, and the Ist and 2d Battalions of the Rifle Brigade. The Land Transport Corps will be augumented by 500 drivers as soon as possible. The strength of the Royal Artillery in the field will be increased by four field bat teries and two batteries of light field pieces of the Royal Horse Artillery. The depot of the 96th Regiment disembarked at Dub lin on Saturday night, and were played into barracks by the brass band of the 60th Rifles depot. Upon the arrival of the service companies of the 96th from India the corps will proceed to Templemore. The following is an extract from a letter froth the camp in course of construction at the Curragh of Kil dare :-- " I have visited the camp to-day. It will be beautifully placed on the side of the hill extending from the walled-in Deorpark for more than two miles towards the end of the Curragh, on the Wicklow side. In the rear it will be completely sheltered by the hill itself from the cold northerly winds, while in front its southerly aspect will make it exceedingly warm. The nature of the soil, and the inclination of the ground upon which it is placed, will cause it to be comfortable and dry in the wettest season of the year. The camp itself will be composed of huts made of wood, placed on brick foundations, about 40 by 20 feet in size, arranged in rows, with streets 20 feet wide between each, running down the side of the hill, so as to form an inclined plane for the water to be carried away in rainy weather ; each house will face the one at the oppo site side, and there will be a space between the end of each, forming, as it were cross streets, a matter o f grea t import arm in the ventilation. Each hut will be covered in with asphalt, except those of the officers, which will have vul canised iron roofs, and will be supplied with a stove in the centre, and open by a door at each end. Some of them will have boarded floors, others merely the soil on which they are placed, and none will have ceilings. It is esti mated that five rows, each having eight huts, will accommodate 1,500 men. The foundations for four are already built. Ovens and a slaughterineehouse will also be erected ; thus, along with being taught to manoeuvre in masses, the men will be trained to the minor though not less important duties of the field." A draught of the 50th Queen's Own, consisting of 2 captains, 2 subalterns, 8 sergeants, 2 corporals, 2 drummers, and 118 privates, marched from Fermoy, on Friday morning, for Dublin, at which port conveyance will be provided for their transit to Malta, to form part of the reserve fur the Crimea. The men were in high spirits, and were loudly cheered on having the town, and many a fervent " God bless you" was pronounced by their comrades on parting. The officers who ac companied the draught were—Captains Tilbrook and Barnes, Lieutenants Blackall and Bunbury. The draught arrived in Dublin the same evening. It is expected that a strong draught from the 33d de• pot will leave Fermoy depot early next month for Malta. Capt. Lacy is at present in command. The new pattern clothing has been served out to the lst Dragoon Guards. The frock, or t un i c , appears to great a,dvanfage upon large-sized men, and when worn with the helmet is undoubtedly a vat iinproveme.tt upon. the tailless garment conferred upon the "Heavies " some eight years since, and which is now about to be discarded. The Crimean medals have been issued for distinguished services, and have been despatched to the army before Sebastopol. They aro of silver, with red ribaud and blue centre. The friends of those deceased will receive them on putting in claims. Great progress has been male in the erection of the temporary wooden buildings, officers' quarters, stabling, &c., for the encampment at Aldersbott, the concrete roads and footways have b ee n f orm ed, and in a few days the buildings will be handed over by the contrac- tors to the military authorities. '• 'THE MILITIA. The 3d Royal ICriddle..tteX -Militia, under the command of Colonel Viscount .(Theitea, have volunteered for foreign service. The regiment, which musters 800 bayonets is in a high state of discipl ine. The South ' Lincoln Militia, Colonel Sibtlm p r t p a , i l n ia i s n just received an addition to its r a nks of 200 trained men from the head-quarters of the re g iment at Grantham. Mr. Charles J. W. Dea ns Duuda., late a ca p tai n in the Coldstream Guards , has been appointed a ea the Gth Royal Lancashire Militia. .A.vsTRI,LI 4 I. South Australia, in their cir -Messrs. Joseph Still ing INannrcszo. continuance seven days the. Adelaide,,llo.7T I r , a hot weather has been un paralleled since the establishmentofthis pare colony ; in this the thertnotnet e period _ r has constantlyrangednight and day, i n the shade, from 80 to 120 degrees, Dean ; and from 130 according to to 150 degrees in the sun. M an y cases of sun -stroke h neigh bourhood, den,th be' have occurred in the Ina the result Apples are also being t' in some instances. on the trees from thet exhibited as having been roasted as though they hadbeen rays of the sun, as perfectly in a furnace." SIR B. HALL'S BILL.—A numerous and influential meeting of the ratepa; ers of Kentish Town, convened by notice extensively circulated through the district, was held last night at the Assembly House, to consider how far Sir B. it.wB bill for" metropolis local management" would affect the interests of that important district. Thomas Loftus, Esq., having' been called to the chair, the following resolutions were moved and carried bY ac clamation :--Moved by Dr. Birmingham, seconded by J. Clarke, Esq., "That the duties already cast upon the vestrymen of the extensive parish of St. Pancras are as much as any one board or body of gentlemen can pro perly discharge, without the additional duties sought to be imposed' upon them by the above bill, and that the management of sewers and drains being of such vital moment ought to be entrusted only to gentlemen well acquainted with such subjects." Moved by Dr. Sandys, and seconded by M. A. Garvey, Esq., D.C.L,, "The petitions founded on the above 'resolutions be present , , a to Parliatnebt ; and that in the Commons, Viscor in t Ebrington be requested to take charge of the sam A." The meeting was most unanimous in the condemns' ion of Sir B. nail's bill, and after passing a vote of till - Ala to the chairman, separated. 1001 17j i 38k a 2O i 35i 6 66 26 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1855