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

k ho c 6 4. - )OP on w- lent at ,t , 1. r .ba c° ,Fier um isl 9 Ci ob , La in rat joy. (let jug urg 1 . 1 Unktz'' esdcab ff of in icat ort 01a, wl 3Olll Lieir met h ' ward) )01 I f . March • 0 tho o ty of dill. 3 ,1tb)5 ;rem* ; ills, 3 , at `4 m ajca gel3C. b i p ed use o f Ar , on tO rt th e 6/1 op. unless it larg° 1 - 11 til° 0 10 la /11 the San ° Lth ne to o der l i e f of I tele d m et arez)' ine l.s9 Ile lll• bio'• ion 01 1, ana great Gene' MONEY MARKET . AND COACITERCIA I, • TNT. PriLL IGEN CE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. ziorTs all cotton market at Liverpool yesterday with a hard en i ng tendency, at extreme prices d escriptions of cotton. The sales were esti mated at 15 , 0 00 bales (20.00 of which were taken for export , , and 4,000 o speculation), comprising 400 Bahia at Gd. t 6i-d n 500 Egyptian at sid. to o k.,N7ldticit,,raOttlolloedi. Surat at 31d. to 4id., and 50 Sea i ti d a . t t . o ls. per lb. The Railway Share The foledlowing fu rnish report upon the silk market is b y Mr. 11. W. Eaton is aatisf ac t ory to be able to report a more current tin e io the silk market during March than for some . silk I ,Past, as also the recovery of the deliveries. China e t ' 4 ' again been the chief attraction. The demand for itt le r r n t h as certainly formed the leading feature; but . the tot t n ) }, v - e d assortment offered by the recent large arnials, Chi,tled With the receipt of more decided accounts from fr eeiv i has brought our own manfactures forward more ~hie lll °ugh still with caution, Tsatlee silk, which is norti4 e ' L listried by thew, forming by far the largest pr t o : kat e t t l i cL exitin g stocks. The letters just received es e, i t c deficiency in the exports frEin all China to Gr . . final the let July, at about 13,000 bales, of which to,. little bales arise from the small shipments from Cr - L ilt 11 ' What has been done in this market prices have varied 4, 50 bwith the exception of Chinese . Th . rowns, about (la 4 'es of this silk havinc , been sold within the last few tai;b s t 14s 6 d —previously heavy at 14s. Taysaam silk tothin,roonsidered rather firmer, there being now little or t a 18i104. 1 , 11 shi pping sorts under 108 Std tolls 6.i. In Ben to buer e is no change, good fair medium sorts se ste extent, from lls to 12s, but the low qualities !1i3t4.1:" unsaleable. In Brutias and Persians there is l ag ofV°ing, the uncleared stock of the former consist bales, an d the latter of 700 ballots. Italian silk _tn sees a lmost without d eman d." lath The ' v ery large amoun t o f spec i e s e n t across th e vew a -Qs of Panama to En g land renders che a p con - J er ne aer, e 'l railway a great desideratum, but this, -••• • ti lea di ng to the following particulars, is by no 48 se cured : arZhe British steam-ship Virago, Commander Marshall, Thi a VIII this port on Saturday,in nine days from Acapulco. t4 tia 3°l brings about $1,200,000 in treasure for trans . per - - 1. 4 i 50, ° across the Isthmus, and a large amount for Vpa Ile - Virago will sail in a few days for the latter "an t i. - 0 11ri ng the present . month there has been no less Ni e l and a half millions of British tre . asure trans liver t b across this isthmus on mule back theanub Cha is tsd Oata. instead of being conveed by th r r a. ee rog iv a i 4 l , - 4he 'O4 is skortly expected to arrive . here thretr rho from Mazatlan, which will, in all probability, 1181)orted in a smilar , way. The reason assigned for Ilab c l l , 3 ,tiaat the rate of freight by railroad is about one tid o Per ce t. ter than that by mules, aud con- Whv r- iY inerenth g n rea sufficient to cover the risk of to s. .70414 be should a be s s n o we cannot understand, but it .7 0 41 ( 11, appears preposterous that the railroad . tariff . 4 _ 4 easi on .." B so high as to exclude the transportation o ,lothe-nland compel the transporter to give the preference land o - n r and now almost obsolete, but still much cheaper 2ase conveyance by pack mules. If such is really the . :aki n ; catmot see the object of the railroad company Ill t al o n f b i lest,;', B _ o high a tariff. It certainly isnot to the inter.es all thoh, Jitholders to fix a tariff which, instead of se7ring and NSato o 'ght that crosses tb e isthmus, induces cam petidio9,a desirable od /force s the adoption of a different and less . esir 14 (111" f tra nsportation.• Whatever has lieen . the object which ~al.47l.4tl33le47.rerailroad pompany to establish so high a tariff .t mott Woich at present. exists, we have looked upon t i as injudicious and prejudicial to the r . ou mVie t e ,ulek it cannot be reduced too soon. Parties in in" e d States Europe, and on this coast, who have :,cois n templation to transport' their goods and produce isthmu s at once see the impossibility of f ie °,,l° at the present' wi railroad rates, and be compelled itsikeZethaeir cargo round . Cape Horn, thus throwing an e 1 Was caount of traffic into the very channel which d .re°ontemplated the opening of the railroad won fatly en the opening of the Panama railroad, the corn itetio not think the work in a sufficient state of per lOnelertake the transportation of heavy cargoes, '‘aS e t c , - ' have been much more judicious to have said so sty have issued. a prohibitory tariff, without attaching Iretttie„Planation to it, and which only has the effect of 'rho a general dissatisfaction among those very people T h °IQ otherwise have been its strongest supporters. l'iib li ere has been rather a heavy market again for eohtsecuriti es , an d t h e supp l y o f money stoc k 444.33.4,11", Cons o l s h ave b een 92i t o 928. for , : , 4t e r, and 92 for account. The New 2i per be en h ave bee n quo t e d 77 . E xc h equer Bill s h ave kit: 1 1 ; 8 * to 95., a n d E as t I n di a B on d s 14 s . pre l—; I ndia Stock has realised 226. fper Foreign M a rket, Mexican Stock has risen r en t., owing- to the receipt of 90,000 dollars .if ue • 2 di vidends, and has been done at 201 and 0 14 . , 4 C hilian Bonds have been 102, and Brazilian 43, ;,' Portugu ese 4 p e r C e nts. hav e be e n quoted 4() 80 11 ' 8 1 5 auish Th rees 361 Turkish Bonds are he t,it. foll • ° ‘"ang are the nominal prices of foreign tabs :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7; Mexi- W rn 2o l to 21i ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three 42 i' en A ts• 49 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., ditto'' * ; Russian. Five per Cents., 99 to 101; - tip ail our-and-a-H a lf per C ents., 89 to 91 ; p ere ; 4l New D e f erre d , 18i to 181 ; ditto Three tlitt o l, ll . t '•? 361 to 37 ; ditt o C ert ifi cates, 5 1 to 5; cl‘Uive, 41 to 41. bo il t ilai lvfaY Shares very little is doing, and the ti o remain nearly the same. The lines in th e , transactions have been recorded include 1:411 d it : 11 :::41r esteru, Caledonian, Great Northern, hav e ea t Western. In the foreign shares there Attli-eru.tell fewer bargains, 'but the French are The the United Mexican Mine Shares are ci o clinin g , Agri"va4ee having tempted sales. Australian 11 414 : 1 11tu rai Shares have gone lower. Crystal are at the previous rates. e4ITI .."`tii. -PIINDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'GL , ) a, (From, the Official I ' 7 ' l . I 47,, ‘;'-,ellt. ei Bu , ineqs done 14: <4 , ' -qtl9ols Annuities 92i B a 3 n la. si o ' c ?: Cent. Annuities 77 'isia ti" 225 ttuitt o 443 . t 101;0 ........ -11e01,3'144ct ZOOO l4 Itt (li Ate 923 elie,,, le ?I:Int, April iliod n t ille, 24d. 9 1 4,7,1'y .......... . .............. Pt t„ il ..................... 9 6 ttr .... ................... 9 6 f ., 4 . .................. L'z'li.',''' h°1": POR . ETON F . 1 . 0" .. . 1 ;1&' .. i . T ONE O'CLOCK. etiliati-bil ' le t , lls, 5 per cent .. 102 Ihti 'Ms) 6pe • Cent ..... --•— _ „ca n 3 h e _ -- 1 • • 1 , oitt o f.0r,,,, uent. 20i 11 or ,Loe Account • itt,:e uonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 18f1 43 bitt i l'er Cent _ , Ditt o kali .... .... ........ , ~, Dn •° as all **•'," ''''(-; Coupons ••••• „es 44 ,• - over QUO _oupo • 9 ) ati r111( 18 lip, • Cnut. opaiii4l, -41,15:3 ', 5 - I ,` l , ' t 36 3 11rlt:geollnitt e - o e Ce C rt e . n of Coup. not fun sg b _ bitch % las, 6 per cent 1), th - Ditto s t n.., e Account BO 4 1 .4 u ........... , ...... ... . .......... . . Dtkell il_vicie4,ls) on the above payablo in Lona ~ bitt&ehange 2i er Cent. 12 Gu11..." x d 1 Par 0411. Per Cent. 12 Gull G 2 Certificates . 0 ) asol s ... HALF-PAST 92i TWO. Ditto' r•••••• ~.,,:„ 023 I r• ••• ' .. Avoint ...... . /iliitie?"":-------de St, Petersbourg, of the . 25 C th h ' r u is l t t i . a , n an e- f I?: enr4-alkth, e,a.rrival at that . city of Prince . wit "L it tn tx ol 2l4: l.l lll oe Frederick of Hesse, and Prince from 'Yen 2,i1:144. ....... Accounts received yesterday u p on a l arge Ce;a' t'ict INTe; describe an outrage cliratz-Zltiozifere:idt.en-t York es h traders, which is likely to g appears at the commercial . own il ee rr : 1 .4 4 e ll ' o e r e h ot e . 1 - j u t . paopnp t that unprincipledthe inhabitants G twe rn o n f le s t l l l i n c e . 111:Zeeittlythoj:ei.we:tbraueniedn causes indisposedmortified o f idleness eantetrssibuatnedthweiarnt of top°l thy , gotta p a Cry that the Jews d wer s e h.e d n e . r d riv b in e g f t n h rt e t t i n . Ivit4 d . nlearia of subsistence, an I,i,x•lven f ront the country. ellitheta4 accordingly issued, heap A in every pi opprobrious - teaheir •tb'iliritiei..r_cor'easn Were w broken open and ransack b ec e l,. cae 40 _ gr Ind was destroyed , and it at length d IN'ho es4ary for the whole body, 400 in number, an C ar e all • h Dutch settlement . of Ora eo ernigrants from t, e . t he r , 4 ' ° re-embark for that island. Sinc , e n t e ll i a -w t a t r in t i o e Iretiurczovertior of h o wls a had sent two m.IN,_ n_ster i at ear a , uela) and expected the Dutch li oa th" Would demand reparation. Although the attack ni4e, houses would he attributed to mobs , little, doubt p erßo it that they were instigated by many -44 of th p • • get N e ( istrict in debt to the against of the leading te all f or of. their claims. A similar cry was raised a7ct , of VioleneeigrterA, and it Nva, probable that numer : liliouide Would be attempted against heretics in u glener a al .: ' ' a. Otat. "th a manifestation occur, it might . prov . , of d got,„" to the English bondholders, b t y eh in .i ( n lu b ci r n in g g oAr eliot,"lt`rit ' th.- Du --, a-. 0 co-operate with that ii, °,frerent state of affairs. These advices . mention l ierib" few British residents in Venezuela had jasntnsu.b -ceodl and remitted about 80/. to the Patrioti,crril2.. e 44,,,,, TI4I AIIICABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIE f • ni :lit::: 401efeotiiinogwionfgt:he above society was held a ewd'eLYXB-. 4 tait) Gasi-ow, and from' the directors' report we society indicating the progress the _ polit.l e ci „ ill ing the pest twelve months : " The numbero a l eapitac Passed durin g the year is 774, representing . c 4_,, n.t)ii,,,ti 84 ra of 308,4151.; the corresponding aintuo of! ,478/ „Yrerniums bein ^ 10,7981 . ls. 3d., exclusive life, ;4. i 15.21 ) Sin.t - yments received for annuities and the 44'1-41.ances• -eld e i P n a o• to the above RUM of 308,415/. alell9° 831 of addit ions'declaxed at the la.t in vestigation, te‘t a•dri7.8,.,9d., the amount is 427,998/. 17s. 9d , and , poiki e ;o4on to the total sums assured, deducting. and and additie:is emerged, surrendered, forfeited, t d the t in er„seu%talteri Up, is 315,898/. 03. 10d., an net . of the ehr'!: P,reruiunus 6 7 4 9 /. 16s. 4d. The amount 1 . the a-014, BMus a.s;ured is now u wards of 2,500,000 . , p ll ou - a lll l °l4 t of P re miums, u ma p rds of 80,000/. ; the inc ome funds, above 150,000/ . , 100,000/. • and the ~h not teti)itid;;,B4bject to deduction of claims by de"' _.. SPARE MARKETS. ,THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. nosing Prices yesterdar. Bosinaus dont this day. RULWAYt. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkenhd. Latiosh Cheshiro Junct Do. Chesil. & Birk X5O and 1.125 Cons Do., £2O Rlyth & Tyn origina £25 (issd. at Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian. .... . .. Carmarthen and Car digan all Chester St liolylead all Cork and Thnion all ',fork, Black, 6; Pas -16 Cs)rnwAll Irieff Junction D3lfast.Tunc Dundee Porthdabl, dean Junction . Do. New 25 St, 20 St 100 100 100 100 last Ang1iau........ '-fitstern Counties E iptern Union, A Stock ..:.... ...... ) De., B. Stock Do., Now A. East Lancashire Edinburgh do Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prtli d; Dundt3,- Forth* Clyde Jan Turness Do. Extension Glasgow&S. Weston, 'treat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk [rich South-Easter! neastor & Carl is Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Le.ncash.audYorks 3. Wet. Riding 17 ..:iv:Creby. &South I tiondon & Black w , f,ond. Bright & S.O i,ond. and N. Went. 1)0. Fifths . Jo.lo/. Sh., IUB C Igo. Eighths London - and S. Westu Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Colorain• . Lndndrry. & Ennisk . tanch.Sli el. k Lind., Do. Shares, No. l 1)0., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland ►o. Birmng. & Derb y %did. G. West. (Ire, ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. Norfolk .. Northn.Cotmties Un North British 'North Devon, No. I Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred. . all Do., B Guaranteed 100 N. astern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Parch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York is 174 all all 1 North London.... Do. New 410... N.ltS.Wstrn.,ilamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western., N. & S. Westrn. Junc, Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester (Oxford, Wereester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth 100 21 sottish 1418. Scottish Midland - . Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales Yrksh. dt Riv. Dur Do Rtainos, Wok. &Wok Stockton & DarHo BtGlkten & Hartlepl Paff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Prof., No. 1. Thames Haven Dock and Rotllway Vale of Neath... . Waterf I. & Kilkenny witerford&Llmeri , I West Cornwall West End of Londoi and Crystal Palace.. West London. Wirobledn & Croy.] oi. 201 - 21 4i - 4i 84 Bil 13i -- 12, 15i 71 —64 d 88 - PO 61i - 62 - 6 -813 i 3i - 2i - -15 i 11 - lk 30 -- 32 21 - 23 72 74 57 2d - par 191 - 2t► 6 8 70 87i fq 72 Ei 74 123 :25 91 P 3 65 -65 a 59 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 - 7 76 8A 97 —9• J 99A 100 Icl -- id d 1 82 84 9 • 81 8 7 24 - 24} 8 -. 8i 69i -69 i 11 - 43 11 - 9 1 - 2 48 - 50 3$ 3A 284 ... 29i 71 72 71 4 3 12 13 48 -- 49 49 50 d par id 4 is 6tg 1 d ar 28 - 30 98 - 100 62 - 64 45 - 47 i2i - 13• 60 61 - 28 4 - 2 2 - 1 - 38 • f• '... 16i 17 4 - 5 22 - 4 5 - 6 6 - 7 FOREIGN. A at we rp dt Ito tterdarn Botgian Eastn. Jun. , Beziers to Graissesa. , Bombay, Baroda, awl Central I udia.Serii , Central of Italy Demerara )ntcl Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. . Do. 4 p. C. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA. is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Debon., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc!. Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent.... Do. , lew 5 per cent. Do. Extensions. .• Great Luxemboun Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt.Westorn of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p c pref Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New (aria Antonia Do. do. New Namur dt Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and ErquelineF' guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 224/. dur. 88 yrs.l from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.)' NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre.... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse Do. 54 p. cent. Prof Scind) Southern of France.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) , West Flanders Do 51 per c. Prof Western of France Wes`... of Switzerland WiJsbaden Zealand .rOTNT-SPO 11 j‘i,straiasia 11 British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 11 British N. Amorican 5 Chartd, Bank of Asia, 2 Chrtd. Buk. of ludia, Australia, & Chins :5 Colonial Commercial of Lond .8 English Scottish and Australian Chart 11 Lond. Chu c. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock 'Loud. & Weetminster National Provincia' of England Do. Now National of Ireland., Now South Wales , Oriental Bank of Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union J Australia._ Do. New Unio4 of liond94 i„, 64 1 - 14 2/ - 24 par p 2 - 14(t 351 - 35 7i --, 2i - 9 - 8 9i 8i 49 51.1 89 91 21 23 iP par ip 2i 2i 2i 28 17/ - 173 90 - 98 90 •- 98 100 - 102 94 - 96 19i - 20 98 - 100 - (ER 2i - 3:/p par iP 1 lip 4 6 2i 6i 35 -35 12i -- 13 A 9 22a 22ap 48 50 40 4 2 • , - Po hi 22 par 1p 2 — 4 8} 8a ... - is - is BANKS 80 -- 82 . ... id —id 3 -20 20 - 21 I V P 33 = 35 39 - 41 37 - 39 65 - 67 - 8 i '" m 25 81 2a 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 L 0 5 20 20 THE SUN, LONDON, TWURSDAY;EVENIN'G, APRIL 5, 1855. LINES LEASED AT FTXRD RENTALS. Leasing CompanE 10E011g Price] yesterday. RAILWAY,. Bedford and Bletobley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.dz Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. d Shares. Lon. & Greonw Do. Preference Lon, , Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtu. and Matlock Middlosbro' & Redcar Aidid .Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exten Northern and Easternsp. e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p s Prest. & Wyre Do. Slim A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth and Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh. Wear Vali eygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Oomrst London 1k N. WeA. L.&N.W. Caledon E. Un. E. C Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Gt. Wes o Yk. New & Dena Y. &N M Do. IS. Easter' Do Peto & Co. lorfolk Do ' L.& N. W & Midld. Stekton & Darlingt. Midland. 'En. Conn E. Count. Do Do L.&N.W. &Ln&YJ Do Git North, Lancash A Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MClea/ '3'tockt. & Darlingt Do artWestn 6 - 98 7 - 99 134 - 136 26 - 27 tici ilio 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 lOi 11 2i - 2i 91 - :3 par a p 57 59 130 - 133 2i - 2 32 - 32, 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. A herdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. C. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO 'Theater & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandons ip. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Pastern Counties Ex- 1102 - 105 190 - 92 6 - 61 95 =.97 2 4d 5/ - 6 tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 - 1 - 12i - 13.4. Do. New 6 r . 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 . &Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & s. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. C Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom. , 60 - 62 114 -- 1!.6 107 - 100 100 - 102 Do. 44 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. Southn.dafestm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 por c. Pref. St Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 44 p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 ).c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Ches. Qua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighter Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lion. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares 'Londy. & Ennis.4Sb Wan., Shef., & Lin., New, £lO Do. * - ip 6 - 61 96 - 98 87 - 8 89 - 91 10 -10 i 17 - 17 10 - 104 72 73 19 - 194 94 - 4 - .44 i - fi 133 -- 135 ••• . m N. 2i- 31 12i -12 i i -- Nfarypt.&Carl.4p c ,Du. 4i per cent IDo Consol.6 p.c.St. Consol. Bristol lk Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref.4i per con' Norfolk Debenture 'Do.Pref. 4 p. c. Stocl , Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5i per ct. Do. Way. Val. 5 p. North British 124 - 136 - 4 - 4 $5 - 87 ,103 - 105 V. E. Bony, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do 100 - 102 9u - 92 3# - 34 Do Leeds 6 p.c c.N0.1 Dc. do. Quarters 48 Do. York I & North Staffordshire )2(ford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£ls, 6 p.c. Scot. Cont. , New Pref South Devon i id 105 - 107 13 - 14 ).. fixed, 44 per cent Eastern (Reading kiln.) of ,C 1 Os. 6d. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. C...; -;.Yorksli.4p.c.Cuarl! ;tockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent Po. do. do. itockton and Hartle , pool, guar. sp. c. till Ist July, 1856 id par - 23.1 15 -17 .•. 1 -- 2p MINES. 1 all ! Agua Fria .... ...... I 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold . ••• 10s. all Anglo Californian R 1 20 6 Australian ll 11 1 all Australian Cordillera - 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of; 1 50 all Blunarvon Iron and Coal 20 13.5 British Iron 4l 51 35 251 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm.) - 21 3 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab 24 21 21 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —32 1 1 Carson's Creak — 1 1 Clarendon Cons. Min, Co. of Jamaica 4 id 40 all Cobra Copper 49 51 5 1 Colonial Gold A St. all Copper Min. of Eng 4O 45 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent, par ... 16 Copiapo ...... 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg Co 1i 2 2 1 Fortuna 20 all General.. l4l 161 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. 4r 44 all Great Polgooth 1 all Liberty - 3 all Linares. 7 71 5 1 Lusitaniau 4 1 all Mariquita I 1 all New Granada — 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co .. 1 all Nouveau Monde I - 20 all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt 15 16 5 1 Port Philip 4 I 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. New C 6 3J 12/ Santiago de Cuba-- 61 7 61 1 all South Australian 1 11 10 71 Tin Croft ll —• 21 28t all United Mexican 7l 71 861 7 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa — 1 12a. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba MISCELLANEOUS. 25 171 Australian A gricult. 28 30 284 4 1 20 ... Australsn Pcific. Mail 31 10 all Insl,raln. Royal Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 21 —24 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 60 5 l Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. •.. 109 321 Canada St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. et Jan. and July l* 81 - 109/ 5 all Crystal Palace 3l 4 31 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 4 Duston Iron Ore 20 8/ Eastern Steam 25 22 Electric Telegraph l4l 151 1 all Electric Teleg. 01 Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mcditeran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 61 7 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 11 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter Steam Navigat. Co .„ • 1 all N. B Australasian — 1 1 20 ( 121 Nab, of EuropeSt3am all Peel Er. Ld. & Minn. 21 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 574 5,) 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron Co l4 2 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 —1/ 1 4 Ditto New..,. g 25 all South Austral. Land 37 38 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip„. 1 all Do. Registered.. ...... 6 20 5 Trost & Loan Co. of Upper Canada Q . 100 \ .2sl Yak Dionuwad 1 . 4111 4' 14 43 ••• 4- •••Di 1 - tissivess this day LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE INGLIS AND BOND. EXTENSIVE FAILURE OF SHIP AND INSURANCE BROKERS. These bankrupts were described as of Old Broad street, ship and insurance brokers, and to-day was ap pointed for their last examination. The balance-sheet prepared by Messrs. Harding and Puleen, Gresham-street, commencing January, 1854, and ending February, 1855, shows—debtor to creditors, unsecured, 7,7791. ; to ditto holding security, 6,8271; to ditto partially secured, 2,6951. ; liabilities, 2,3671. ; profits, 1,008/. ; creditor by good debts, 22/. ; doubtful, 5011.; property given up, 3491.; ditto, in hands of credi tors, fully secured, 9,5141.; ditto, partially secured, 1,3521.; trade expenses, 5161.; losses, 1,3481.; deficiency Jan., 1854, 3,2441. ; partners' drawings, Inglis 5001., Bond 3441. The bankrupts passed without opposition. This Court will not kit on Monday or Tuesday next, being Easter. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--(THIS DAY. A COUPLE OF IMPOSTORS. Ihomas Binns, a man of consumptive appearance, and Thomas Harrison, a stout, healthy-looking fellow, both of whom are known to the mendicity officers as begging letter impostors, were placed at the bar before Mr. Hard wick, charged with having obtained from Colonel the Hon. James Lindsay, M.P. for Wigan, 47, Upper Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, a sovereign, by false and fraudulent pretences. Colonel Lindsay deposed that about half-past six yes terday evening his servant came upstain and informed him that a man named Harrison, from Wigan, wanted to see him. Witness went down into the hall, where he saw the two prisoners, and asked them into the dining room, and there the prisoner Harrison, who acted as spokesman, stated that he came up with the other pri soner, whom he said was Thomas Binns, the son of a shoemaker, residing at Wigan, who had been sent up by Dr. Stewart, of Wigan, to the Consumption Hospital at Brompton.• Harrison further stated that Biwa was triable to become a patient at the hospital, and that he was at present receiving medical atten dance as an out patient, and that he (Harrison) then asked him (Colonel Lindsay) to obtain from Mrs. Hugh Lindsay an order for Binns to become an in-patient. Witness said he would do so. Harrison then said Binns had exhausted all his money, and was in great poverty in consequence of having been so long an out-patient. As he appeared to witness to be in a very bad state, coughing very violently, he gave him a sovereign. Harrison then said he himself had no money to get back to Wigan, and asked witness to lend him some. Witness told him he never lent money, and would give no more. Harrison described himself as a butcher, residing in Millgate, and seemed perfectly ac quainted with Wigan. Webb, one of the constables belonging to the Men dicity Society, stated that, about half-past five yester day afternoon, he saw the prisoners in Pall-Mall, and, knowing them to be begging-letter impostors, he fol lowed them through several streets till they came to Upper Brook-street, and saw them go to Colonel Lind say's, where they went in. Witness subsequently spoke to the servant, who let him into the passage, and just as the prisoners were leaving Colonel Lindsay be (Webb) took them into custody. On searching them, he found a sovereign on Binns, and on Harrison a Court-guide and Parliamentary Directory. Mr. Ferguson said there were several other cases against the Prisoners, and therefore wished to have them remanded. The prisoners were then remanded for a week. MARKET NEWS-(THIB DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended April 5,1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Waits per Imperial Quarter. WUEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEAS. 68s 74 30s 51 25s GI , 38s 101 40s 51 f 38s 7d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. B . ARLICT, 1 OATS. RTE. 1 BEANS. 1 PEAS. 67s lidl SOs 7d 25s 3d 393 9d 4ls Id 394 13 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK, Wheat, 100,301; Barley, 53,974 ; Oats, 19,06 ; Rye, 277 ; Beans, 4,709; Yeas, 866 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGIATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general deniand was tolerably steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 2(1 to 4s 4d; Illutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 8(1 to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 4.—To-day's market was well supplied with each kind of stock, and the general demand ruled heavy, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4sBd ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s I.od ; Lamb, 5s Od to Ls Si;, Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per Sibs, to sink the offals: ROMFORD, April 4. Our market his ruled dull, on the following terms :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Bd. ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 580 d ; Lamb, 5s 01 to 6s 01 ; Veal, ''s 81 to 4s &1; Pork, 3s Od to 43 41 per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 20s to 25s each. BOROUGH HOP. About an average business is doing in our market. Prices, however, have a downward tendency. The lin pot ts are, 10 balas from Hamburgh and 47 from Antwerp. Mid and East Kent pockets, 14t .8 to 201; Weald of Kent ditto, 131 103 to 14t 10s; Sussex, 121 lOs to 131 103; and yearlings, 7/ lOs to 10/ per cwt. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 15s Ocl ; clove, tato, 3/ 01 to 5' 15s ; and straw 1/ 3s to 1 / Os per load. A modera supply and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND. - Meadow hay, 2i 18s to 41 17a; clove, ditto, 3' Os to 51 14s ; and straw, 11 4 s t o 1/ Os per load. Trade dull. WHITECTIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 153 to 4/ 153; cloves ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ Vs; and straw, 11 3s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade rather dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING_(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April s.—Wind and weather this daY t.t noon, W. ; light pleasant breeze, and fine, clear, mild weather. P OR TSMOUTH, April 4. — Wind , N.E. Arrived—Great Britain (s.), from Malta, &c., left Gibraltar on the 30th March, and towed H.M.S. Vengeance through the cut. Sailed—London, for the Crimea ; Maid of Auckland, do.; and the Baltic fleet. PLYMOUTH, April 4.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Ma damaska, from Liverpool, for Adelaide, S.A., to stop a leak. ril 4.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Tyne S OUT H A MPTON, Ap (s.), from the West Indies; Octavia, from London, with emigrants. FALMOUTH, April 4.—Wind, N. Arrived — Willem, f r om Monte Video ; Coquet, Laguna ; Medora, London, for Algoa Bay. SUNDERLAND, April 4.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Bohe mian, for Calcutta ; Agamemnon, do. ; Bosworth, Bom bay ; Wm. Lockie, Cuba ; Flying Foam ' Calcutta. S W ANSEA, April 4.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Arrow, i t e o e. be navig able St. Sebastian. Sailed—Sir Isaac L. Goldsmit, for Cuba. LIVERPOOL, April 4.—The Deerslayer, which was (British beached in Bootle Bay, has been brought to the northward of KIEL,FE i g L r L e A m uo; April ri Ferry, r e lc r rh.—y3, .—This h— n i d sT2 p w Gho.e— il will tr TTi b ivhsh e eeesr b t ii r i 3 ,wls o l h u e cnagolotd h ohts t eeerl i ridi n ke k t bec o lvoyDn d t o hi c nu k u . DOUGLAS (Isle of Man), April 3.—The Beagle, from Po, for Liverpool, Troop to Liverpool, put in here yesterday leaky, a n d i s from the discharging• r q i n a. n a l d l s Fernando e r r o n m a n S d . o W i, i April. t rc h ichvh i e lst., leaky, and is dischargi e n s g V p e a r r y t putsba h h o is G i l ps e Tt i iie : r u n fToh t r A ueH i o l t srmo T e i loBeARn Bonny withnt hnAdmey.l heavyoa7ailf of her cargo. TRINIDAD, March I.—The Assam, of an d Clyde, is lost. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind, S. Sailed—John Barbour, for Calcutta ; Philadelphia, for Philadelphia. The Snowden, hence for Newfoundland, has put back, having been ashore near Alalahide. Sailed the 19th ult. QUEENSTOWN, April 3. Wind, N.W. Arrived—Dreams, from Smyrna. Sailed—John Arthur, for Ant werp ; S ophie, Hamburg; Juliet Erskin, Barbadoes. (BY SUIDIARINE AND LRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.15 a.m, Wind, calm ; tide, first hour's flood ; very fi ne. Arrived, April 4—Unition, from Guernsey ; Cornelius Yor(ds), fro m A n t werp ; Earl Auckland, John Russell, R o t ter- Grinnell, New York; D i ana, Fehr; Ali wal, Guernsey; Ganntlett, Norfolk, United States ; Maria, Rand ers ; Sophia, Emden. April Concordia 5 Rotter dam ; Wilberforce (s), Antwerp. Sailed.—Diana (a), for Bremen ; Sir E. B an k s ( a), Calais; Alar (s), Dunkirk; Thames (a), Hambu rg . B o a ) , r s—Baron and OLB Arrived DEAL, Thursday, 9.35 a.m. Wind N.N.E., light and fine. Passed.—Caroiine, from London, for Valparaiso ; Bel lona, London, Halifax ; Idas, London, St. Lucia ; Her Majesty's' storeship Tyne, South America, in tow of Monkey tug. Sailed, in tow.—Mary Cannon, for London. SIR COLIN CAMPBELL AND THE POOR WIDOW Widow Ramsay, residing in Kelso, having a on in the Highland Brigade, from whom she bad not heard for some time, ventured to write to Sir Colin Campbell about him. In reply she got a very kind letter, inform ing her that her son ha l gone to Scutari for the recovery of his health. " I have bad your son written to," the gallant general adds, "and desired him to write you im mediately." The widow had inquired, at the same time, for a neighbour's son, about whom Sir Colin says--"He is quite well ; and I have recommended his commanding officer net to allow him any grog until he writes to his parents. I have found this little stoppage to have a wonderful effect upon young men who have been negli ent in writing to their parents.". INGALL'S RAILWAY SIGNALS. A private view of some inventions, by which Mr. Ingall, of Throgmorton-street, proposes to prevent railway accidents and collisions, was given yesterday at the London Tavern, preparatory to exhibiting them to the public from this day until next Tuesday. Mr. Edmeades, of the Royal Panopticon, attends for the purpose of explaining the principle and operation of these inventions, of which the models are upon a large scale, and give a very good idea of their working capa bilities if applied upon a railway. One of the greatest causes of collision arises between goods and passenger trains. The only protection now used is not to start one train until the other has preceded it several minutes, so that it may be assumed to be out of danger. By means of Mr. Ingall's train-indicator the train itself is made to register its progress, between station and station, e ach m il e it passes over ; so that the station-master can tell at any minute precisely were the train is, and thus prevent all possibility of collision. The apparatus by which this is proposed to be effected seems simple and well adapted to its purpose. Another inver.tion, of reat importance to the public, is intended to enable passengers to communicate with the guard. In whatever compartment they may be placed they would' have the power of throwing up a signal from the carriage roof, while also exciting notice by means of an air whistle worked by a piston attached to a car riage-wheel. Means are provided, by which the guard on having his attention thus called to any part of the (rain, could, in the first instance, communicate with the passenger, and then, if necessary, by meals of a second whistle, with the driver. By another of Mr. Ingall's inven tions the engine-driver has power to turn himself off front one line of rails to another, and so prevent the accidents that sometimes occur either from a sudden impediment to the switch, where the switchman has no power to turn it, or else is liable to let it slip while a train is passing, and so turn over the carriages. Mr. Ingall has further invented a self-acting signal-post, whereby a train will register the time it has passed, whether five, ten, or fifteen mi nutes. The great object of all these inventions is to have everything, as far as possible, self-acting, so that too great power shall not be placed in one man's hands ; and the extent to which the railway has now super seded every other mode of locomotion makes the means by which the possibility may be lessened of accidents occurring a matter of general interest and importance. Without pretending to decide whether Mr. Ingall has fully succeeded in the laudable object to which he has devoted so much time and ingenuity, we can safely re commend all who feel interested in the subject to visit the exhibition, of models and drawings at the London Tavern, and hear the clear explanations offered by Mr. Edmeades. The ordinary French steam-pack et, which left Con stantinople on the 26th, arrived at Marseilles yester day (Wednesday) with despatches from the Crimea, which will probably reach London at an early hour on Friday morning. The electric telegraphs lately invented by Chevalier Bonelli for making trains communicate with each other while they are running, and thus preventing collisions, are now being established on the Turin and Truffarello railway line, with a view to test the utility of the in vention. GREAT WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Captain Bulkeley has retired from the board; but not, we are glad to say, from the service of the company. The gallant gentle man, whose exertions in the organisation of the excur sion system to the %fest are not yet forgotten, has un dertaken the management of the coal traffic, so that every possible outlet on the line may be made available for this increasing source of revenue.—Railway Times. THE NEW TRANSFER DRATJGHTS to obviate the risk long complained of by the importing houses of London, in being compelled to make all duty payments at the Cus toms in bank-notes, will be issued by the Bank of Eng land on Monday next to such of the various banking firms as may be disposed to accommodate their cus tomers with them. Under this system a firm having duties to pay will be able to send a crossed check for the amount to their bankers, who will give it for one of these new transfer draughts on the Bank of England, payable to the Customs only, and which will immediately be ac cepted by them as cash. The Wanderer, of Vienna, relates the following anec dote :—" A Jewish banker, of Frankfort, while proceed ing to Vienna by railway, not long since, fell into con versation with a gentleman of very pleasing mermen, who was in the same carriage with him, and so delighted was the banker with his new acquaintance that he offered to give him a letter of recommendation to his daughter, who was well married in Vienna and might be of service to him. The gentleman thanked him, and, with a smile, said—' I also have one of my daughters married at Vienna, and she has made a very tolerable match.' ' Pray, may I presume,' said the banker, 'to ask the name of her husband ?" It is the Emperor of Austria,' was the answer, the gentleman being Prince Maximilian of Bavaria." NEW YORK.—The commerialadvices from New York yesterday contain full details of the banking failures at San Francisco. The prexislate cause of the panic was the news of the temporary stoppage of Page and Bacon at St. Louis, that announcement having produced a run on the Californian house of Page, Bacon, and Co. ; but a crisis had evidently been coming on for several weeks, which required only some slight occurrence for its de velopment. After paying out about 100,0001. in coin, on the 22d of February, Page, Bacon, and Co. resolved to suspend. On the next day Adams and Co., alter pay- Ina about 40,0001., also found it necessary to stop ; and Wells, Fargo, and Co., the Miners' Exchange Bank, and Robinson and Co.'s Savings Bank all followed. Subse quently a statement was issued by Page, Bacon, and Co., showing liatdlities for 260,0001., and nominal assets to the amount of 430,0001., and a proposition was made to the depo.itors that they should accept notes at two, four, six, and eight months, and a:low the establishment to resume. About 41 of the various firms of the city came f inward to guarantee these notes to the extent of 210,0001., and on the 25th of February, the day before the steamtr sailed, the house gave notice that they bad made arrangements to re-commence business, and hoped to do so in three or four days. Adams and Co. had put forth a circular, stating that they had suspended merely for the general protection of their creditors, and that their assets would prove sufficient to discharge their obligation., but had not yet issued- a balance-sheet. Wells, Fargo, and Co. showed a nominal surplus of 78,0001., and stated that they required only a few days to dispose of a portion of their assets, when they would be enabled to meet all claims. The probability is that some of these'anticipations will be found to have been too sanguine, but meanwhile they had caused a subsidence of the panic. It appears that owing to the diminished production of gold, from the scarcity of water during the past two or three months, large shipments of coin as well as of gold dust bad been made to meet payments in the Atlantic States and elsewhere, and that a reduction of the circulation had thus taken place, which had caused a heavy pressure in all quarters. Regarding the state of affairs at New York, the letters on this occasion describe no alteration of moment. The stock-market had continued to imp rove unt il the arrival of the Cali fornian news, when a slight fall took place. The ten dency, however, was still towards confidence, and the prices of railway bonds were well maintained. Illinois Central had lately advanced 5 per cent., and the New York Central 2 per cent. Nevertheless the large specie shipments to England consequent upon the low state of the southern rivers having prevented the sending for ward of produce, coupled with the prospect that the crisis of St. Francisco would diminish the gold arrivals thence for the next month or two, were regarded by cautious observers as likely soon to bring about another temporary reaction. Cott en , was very firm, owing to scanty arrivals from the interior, and wheat also was well maintained, the belief being that moderately high prices must continue until next harvest. Fires in the pine woods of North and South Carolina are stated to have caused a destruction of trees likely to affect in some degree th e supply of turpentine during the ye. THE PUBLIC DEBT. --A return just published gives an account of all additions made to the annual charge of the public debt by the interest of any loan or annuities created during the last 10 years, It hence appears that in 1847 an annual charge was entailed of 270,8371., in respect of 8,000,000/., borrowed for the service of the year (at the rate of 891, 10s.), to 1001. capital stock; in 1848, a total charge of 69,339/., in respect of a capital of 2,288,4341. created in Three per Cent. Consols ; in 1853, a charge of 11,6071., in respect of a capital of 383,0981. created in the Three per Cents. Reduced ; and one of 27,0171., in respect of a capital of 891,6621. in the Three per Cent. Consols, and lastly a charge of 11,2441. in re spect of 408,9001. Exchequer -bonds created in exchange for Exchequer -bills in 1853. All these annual charges are authorised to be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund. SMUGGLING. -- Smuggling, there is no doubt, sharpens the wits of the dullest people. A record of the various contrivances of smugglers would fill a volume with in stances of some of the subtlest efforts of human inge nuity. Ships seem to have been contrived on purpose to defeat the revenue officers. The form of vessels and the various contrivances to increase their strength afford an immense nuniber of holes, cupboards, and recesses for the stowing away of contraband goods. A great quan tity of articles are smuggled into the country inside the lining of ships —that is, between the inner and outer planking of the sides ; and although Custom-house offi cers rummage a vessel all over every time she arrives from a foreign port, they are deceived for months and years together. An ingenious method of smuggling tobacco has just been discovered at one of the outposts. A space formed by the lining -of a mail steam packet communicated with a locker. This locker and space were always closely scrutinised ; the space extended a long way up the side of the ship, and it was obvious that it gradually diminished to nothing. The longest armed revenue officer used to grope about, and, finding nothing within reach, was -always satisfied that all was right. A. spring, however, had been passed through the top of this space, far beyond the reach of the officer's hand, and ran for several yards along the lining of the ship, where there was only just room for it, until it was coiled round and fastened to the concealed end of a loose hat peg. When uncoiled, the string, by means of a small weight dropped down towards the locker, a quantity of tobacco was attached to it, and it was then dragged up, with the tobacco, out of the way of the Customs officers digits. When the coast was clear the string was uncoiled, and down would drop the tobacco within reach, to be taken away. Large quantities of' spirits are now smuggled into the country in sa usage skins. Many a man goes ashore with one of these skins f u ll of spirits fastened straight down the inside of each leg. These skins, containing contraband e au -d e - v i e, are also coiled round the waist. They are not completely filled then, so that when a tide waiter delicat e l y f ee l s a waist the liquid and skins give way, and there is nothing tangible or suspicious to be felt, 61i i x d B'l 8 731 1231 4 3 651 i 5 St. 20 St. 115 98i 8 991 S 10 bt. St. 5 12i 12i 10 84 25 10 A 6! 20 20 20 25 all all all all 10 100 1100 100 100 100 100 300 100 2/1 I 115.} 14 2/ / ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT BRITAIN: PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The screw steam-ship Great Britain, Commander Grey, arrivecrat Spitbead this evening at dusk, from Malta, which she left on the 24th, and Gibraltar on the 26th She sailed from Queenstown on her outward voyage on the 13th ult., and arrived at Malta on the 22d, with 1,438 men, 63 officers, three horses,' six women, and eight children, with no casualty. She has now brought 70 invalided soldiers and sailors, 11 officers, seven horses of Lord Lucan's, and four grooms from the seat of War. The officers are Lieut.-Colonel Patullo, 13th Regiment, wounded ; Lieutenant Cresswell, 89th, crippled, from the effect of cold ; Captain Rogers, from her Majesty's ship Albion ; Commander Ridge, from her Majesty's ship Diam on d ; Li eutenant Pollard, from her Majesty's ship Vengeance ; Lieutenant Marsden, from the Niger; Lieutenant Pvm, Royal „Marinea, from the Britannia; Captain the Hon. W. C. Yelverton, Royal Artillery ; Staff Assistant-Surgeon D'Arcy ; 11. E. Ellis, c:erk, from her Majesty's ship Arrow ; Mr. John Jolly, R.N., from her Majesty's ship Firebrand ; Surgeon Thomas Bellot, RN., in charge of the invalids ; Mi. Bryce and Mr. Gibbs, merchant captains ; and Mr. Tonning ton, boatswain, R.N., from her Majesty's ship London, who has been serving in the trenches. The Great Britain spoke, 30 miles off Malta, the ship Queen of Clippers ; on the 25th ult., in lat. 37, long. 18 24, the Indians. steam transport ; on the Ist of April, in lat. 39 32, l ong. 9 28 , the bark Comet and the Steamer Bermuda ; on the 2d, in lat. 43 34, lung. 9 44, the Hansa steam transport, with the StafforJshire Militia for Corfu. The Hecla steam-sloop, Commander Hawker, was the only man-of-war at Gibraltar, from which station the Great Britain towed the Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell, to Tarifa Light. ENGLISH PRISONERS 1:11'r RUSSIA. The following is an extract from ar letter . which has been received in this country from Moscow, relative to the treatment of the English prisoners in Russia : " Since that time we have received a letter from a n Englishman of great respectability near Veronage, tell ing us that 60 English soldiers, prisoners of war, are at present in that town, and that they are in a deplorable condition from want of bats, boots, and clothes. He adds, that 30 more wounded soldiers are expected, and he begs us to collect a sum of money for their use in Moscow. We have done so. They will receive from the English here 843 S.R. to-day. We shall be able to add a little to this, perhaps, in a few days. Every one contributes most gladly, but you will see that we cannot repeat this again. We all feel that the present want of our soldiers arises from the neglect of the officials of the Russian Government. No one can suppose that the Emperor himself would permit it if he knew it." • DEPARTURE OF ARTILLERY FOR THE CRIMEA. Yesterday forenoon, at nine o'clock, about 1,000 of the Royal Artillery, with the full complement of officers, horses, baggage-waggons, and twelve pieces of heavy cannon, marched from the Barracks, at Romfurd, Essex, for the Royal Dock yard, Woolwich, preparatory to their departure for the seat of war in the East. he whole of the men were in high spirits, and were loudly cheered, by the foot passengers as they passed on their way to London. They were dressed in full march ing uniform, and they proceeded through Ilford, Strat ford, Bow, Mite-end, Whitchapel-road, Aldgate, Fen church-street, Gracechurch-street, over London-bridge, High-street, Borough, Newington, New Kent-road, through Deptford and Greenwich to Woolwich, where they will embark on board Government steamers, accom panied by their respective officers, for the Crimea. Later in the evening a large quantity of gunpowder, 24-pound shot, and other munitions of war, were taken on board the same vessels, from the stores in the Royal Arsenal, for the use of the men on reaching their desti nation. The gallant fellows were followed by hundreds of per sons during their progress through the metropolis, and when they arrived at Woolwich their friends were wait ing to take a parting farewell of them. Many were females, with children in their arms, in a sad state of grief. Last evening the men were preparing for embarkation, and will probably leave Woolwich this day. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM TRANSPORT GIBRALTAR. (By Electric Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING. The steam transport Gibraltar, 183, W. G. Hall, com mander, arrived at Spithea'l this morning, from Malta and Gibraltar, with military invalids and soldiers' wives. The following officers came home in her : Major Bethune, 9th Regiment ; Captains Barnett and Nugent, 33d Regiment ; Captain Mtcklewhite, 44th Regiment ; Lieutenants Storey and Galbraith, 66th Regiment ; Mrs. Porter and family, Mrs. Heath and family, Mrs. Moxley, Miss Marsh, and Miss Arrow smith, 23 men, 18 women, and 34 children. She sailed from Malta the 16th of March, arrived at Gibraltar o❑ the 25th, and sailed on the 23th. UNIVERSITY INTELL.IGENCE. OXFORD, Aram 4. The following notice has been issued : `Congrega,tions will be holden fur the purpose of granting graces and conferring degrees o❑ the followirg days in the ensuing term, viz.:--Wednesday, April 18 ; Thumlay, Aped 26 ; Thursday, May 10 ; Wednesday, May 16 ; Saturday, May 26. •• No person will on any account be admitted as a can didate fi , r any degree whose name is not entered in the book kept for that purpose at I he Vice-Chancellor's house on or before the day preceding the day of congregation. "R. L. COTTON, Vice• Chancellor. "Worcester College, March 31." The Rev. James T. B. Landon, M.A., late Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, has been instituted to the vicarage of Led.ham, in the county of York ; patron— the Rev. C. Wheler. LITERATURE. The Zoist for April contains a curious and inte resting " Account of Native Mesmerism in India," by a resident, in which it is asserted that " there is nothing more certain than that mesmerism, with all its modern improvements and discoveries, has been known and practised by the Brahmins of Madura from the most remote ages." The facts, arguments, and suggestions advanced in support of this opinion are deserving of attention. As usual the particulars of a large number of cures by the agency of mesmerism are recorded, in addi tion to which we may notice an account of the " Extraordinary discovery of a drowned body at Huddersfield by a clairvoyant," and a communica tion narrating the fulfilment of a prediction by a clairvoyant relating to the recovery of her lost sight and hearing. FINE ARTS. We have been favoured with an inspection of a very able and characteristic picture by Mr. J. W. Carmichael, which is intended for exhibition during the forthcoming season at the Royal Academy. It embodies a view off the Great Orme's Head, and is admitted by all those who have yet seen it, and who are well qualified to judge, to be one of the most—if not the most—clever and successful of the many productions of its class which have hitherto emanated from the easel of the talented artist. In marine subjects of this kind there must, of necessity, we presume, exist a degree of sameness, un less the difficulty is overcome by a peculiar genius and, style in their handling ; and certainly, in his present effort, Mr. Carmichael appears to have concentrated an amount of skill in treatment which imparts to it a va riety and freshness which is as pleasing as it is admirable. At the moment the scene is depicted by the artist a steady breeze fills the broad sheets of a noble three decker—afin e specimen'ofßritish naval architecture, whose open p orts bristle withformid able rows of gun s, and at whoss peak flutters the proud ensign of England, as she majestically rides upon the heaving bosom of the ocean " like a thing of life." A couple of fishing boats roll lazily in the foreground, the foaming spray lashing their bows as a rising wave breaks over them. In the dis tance, to the right, rise the tall white cliffs of the coast, whilst that to the left is occupied by crafts of different sizes and descriptions. The water, especially in the foreground, is warm in its tone, liquid, buoyant, and full of motion ; and the atmospheric effects are no less felicitously rendered, the contending influences of sun light, and a somewhat overcast and lowering sky, being most truthfully and strikingly caught. As a whole, the picture, which is of large proportions, is nicely balanced in its component parts, and is no less remarkable for the labour and fidelity with which its minutest &tails are finished—as will be obvious to persons of any nautical experience—than for its general breadth of scope : If well " hung," it cannot fail to attract the notice it s° highly merits. EMIGRATION.-323,112 persons emigrated in 18 54, . 7 viz 43 , 621 to Canada, &c., 192,99 3 to the United States, 83.162 to Australia, and 3,336 to other places. Since 1840 as many as 3,133,414 perso n a have emi grated from this country to the countries above men tioned. EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY COMPETITION.—The Edin burgh and Glasgow Railw a y Com pany have re d uce d their fares to Glasgow to—first class, 2s. ; third class, ls.—being the former prices of the competing hne ; while the Caledonian Company have lo were d t h e i r ra t es to the unprecedently small sums of—first class, ls. ; third class, 6d.—Edinburgh Courant. THE FRENCH TRANSPORT SERVICE.—LIVERPOOL, nesday.—A telegraphic despatch was received to-day by the agents of the Liverpool and Philadelphia Steam packet Company, fr„,, Captain Leitch, of their fine new screw steam-ship City of Baltimore, announcing the safe arrival of his vessel at Marseilles this morning at 7.45 a .m., with the Ticonderoga ship, which she towed from Liverpool. The City of Baltimore sailed from [Aver pool on the evening of the 20th March, and thus made the run to Marseilles in 141 days, notwihstanding hav ing in tow a vessel of 1,250 tons. AU parties were well 0,11 board both voile's. THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. The following recommendations have been made by the commissioners appointed to inquire into the irreg ut . larities which have taken place in the transport of stores, &c., to the East :- 1. That the usual permission in the charter, party to employ lumpers in loading the ship be so far qualified as to insure a portion of the crew being present; and that no transport er hired vessel be considered on "pay" until the master, chief or s econ d o ffi cer, an d a proportion of the crew who are to go to sea in the vessel, have joined. By this arrangement, so many persons on board would uilndg a cognisan t troiset ,h,l es ofteoht whereha engposi tion changes w anyhi o cpho f the rt tooofk it t a lw r a g ca o t es, among stowedmh a o t n o ihdiwe officers be o co w and men of the Robert Lowe and the Prince, previous to sa iling, it appears doubtful whether any one on board y where the stores intended for Scutari 2. The cargo book is to be carefully and accurately kept, made out in duplicate, and a sketch of the ship's hold ap kwneerwe pl a a c o c o u d r . a tel pended showing the exact position in which the stores are placed, and that, whenever practicable, a memorandum should be inserted iu the bill of lading, showing in what part of the vessel the stores were lik e l y to be found. Ths be dep os it e d w i t h the r From the absence of such precaution s at a time when transport b o o f o r t d h e f c r a :e g f o o - r b o o n o o k e is to extensive shipments letve had to be made in great haste, it" may be matter of surprise - that the errors have not been more frequent. 3. The cargo-book to be shown to the superintendent:of transports and consignee at any po t where cargo is to be inspect it. discharged, wh ose d u ty it s h ou ld b e o n all occasi ons to This precaution app ears ver y necessar y, to prevent the amtetrheeas stares,serti f r o o f m th o e p c o a r getting p at t i a n i g n 't e o e pub lic service. In the case of the Prince, it has been found ithoothe prejudice diffic that one captain, whose views it probably suited to hurry forward, was permitted to leave Constantinople without delivering an important part of his cargo, on his bare eltyofinthe assertion (perhaps imperfectly understood) that the stores could not be readily got at; while in the case of the Robert Lowe, another captain,.-whose views it probably suited to remain, was allowed to waste five days in landing goods at Scutari when one would have been sufficient for the pur pose. Some controlling power obviously requires to be exercised over the captains in these matters. 4. That a discipline clause be enacted, extending to the masters, officers, and seamen of transports, enforcing obe dience, attention to duty, the prevention of desertion, and the proper care and due delivery of cargo. Oases have been brought under the notice of the com• mittee of serious inconvenience and delay to her Majesty's service from the desertion of the crew, and from the captain and officers not joining until immediately before the ship sailed. It is also in evidence that one of the sailors on board the Prince was found in a state of intoxication in the maga zine of the vessel, partly filled with ammunition and live shells. Transports have also had to proceed to sea with a drunken and mutinous crew, who left the safety of the ship to be provided for entirely by the petty officers and apprentices. _ _ At a time when the whole operations of a campaign, or the safety and health of any army, may be seriously com promised by delay in the arrival of a vessel, no pecuniary recompence for breach of contract would be of any avail. Power is wanting to compel the crew to that degree of obedience and subordination which is essential to' the safety of the ship and the immediate prosecution of the voyage. U. That the requisitions for freight from the different departments of govern men t having been lodged in the proper quarter, duly considered, and vessels appropriated, such appropriation should not be changed, unless under the most pressing emergency. 6. In the event of such appropriation being interfered with, and stores shut out from any vessel, the authorities concerned to be immediately acquainted therewith, in order that a fresh appropriation' may be made. 7. Whenever there is a sufficient quantity of stores from one department to fill a vessel, she should be taken up ex clusively for the use of that department. 8. That on the departure of a transport or store-ship from England, the consignee should be written to by post as well as by ship, enclosing counterparts of bill of lading, so that he may tam) measures for the reception of the stores on the vessel's arrival, reporting immediately and direct to the department from which the stores were sent, in the event of the non-delivery of any portion of the articles named in the bill of lading. In illustration of the necessity of some arrangement of this kind, it appears that no report has yet been received by the Ordnance or Medical Department, as to whether any or what proportions of the 667 iron bedsteads shipped in the Robert Lowe and Manilla, in October, 1854, for the East, have reached their destination. 9. That, on shipping stores from any department, the several parts of every article, such as iron bedsteads, &c., be tied together; and where this is impracticable, as in the case of camp equipage, a responsible officer be sent in charge of such stores, in order to see that they are put on board the transports from the lighters or craft in proper proportions, or in a complete state. (Signed) ROBT. CRAIGIE, Captain R.N., Chairman. Amuc. M. TIILLOCH, Colonel. ALEX. STEWART, Ordnance Storekeeper. LONDON SLIIPO WNERS' ASSOCIATION. The following letter from Messrs. Baines and Co., of Liverpool, intimates that the recent complaint made by the London Shipowners' Association of certain ♦essels having been privately taken up by the War-office,safter a system of open tender bad been invited, originated in a misapprehension on the part of that body : " Liverpool, April 3. " Sir,—We beg to assure you that the allegation of the London Shipowners' Association, on which the strictures on our letter of the 29th ult. were founded, is entirely wrong. The ' toe late' tender was for carrying horses to the Crimea at so much per bead, delivered there, and bore no reference to the hospital ships, the prcposal for which was submitted to Captain Milne in presence of the Trans .pelt Board, through an iatreduction from Lord Pantnure. Captain Milne then stated that the Admiralty had no need of such ; but if his lordship required them for military purposm, it was a very - good suggestion, and one he had advocated as a reason for leaving the Britannia and other large ships of war in the Black Sea, instead of bringing them home. The subsequent decision was Lord Pan mare's. " We deny having received any advantages in terms, and, h tanan2, tidetf as s bnwbke t orse h iop e , faedo L sB: : me ; 4, l o l gg : fec ino n ria S tji aeci gallonsnpko : o b Shipowners' thoroughly o - oh s fr ' e oua A lWbpt g s iwa s ni to, upwards aw i go o lhflh n sty2e h to oos a rh v ao2f e neu4 htd o vo s etr shnhei long,venti lated, think that they are unfairly dealt with when suc h vesse l s aro taken up at 18s. per ton per month, while many mem bers of the association have ships chartered at very much higher rates—in some instances, we believe, nearly double, and which we hope Lord Panmure will give us an oppor tunity of replacing at the reduced rates of our other two ? " The public are very ready to blame the heads of de partments when an unbending attachment to routine pro duces any disaster, and now an important public body seek to censure the War Secretary because he did not do what all else condemn. " Lord Panmure is too honest a statesman to be scared by this injudilious manifestation, but there are others less scrupulous to whom it may be an excellent screen for ma nagement after the most approved Crimean fashion. Faithfully yours, JAMES BAINES and Co." INDIAN OPINION OF HAILEYBVBY COLLEGE. The Mail reports the solemnities at the close of the term of 1854, at the College of Haileybury. The days of that institution are now drawing to a close. The chairman stated that "the Government had determined on ceasing to recruit from this college for the civil ser vice of India." The Rev. the principal, in alluding to , the same subject, said, " I do not forget that the days of the college aro numbered. We have but one course to pursue, to bow to the decision of Govern ment, and to take all possible pains that the last men whom the college sends out shall be so well prepared as to make it difficult for the new system to prove itself better." We think it is time that the days of this institution were numbered. For the genius and successful labours of the Principal we entertain the highest respect. If there could be one shade of gloom on the prospect of the abolition of this institution, it would arise from the remembrance that the talents of Mr.. Melville will be no longer employed in the training of men destined for high office in India. But when we find the "prominence given to oriental studies in a posi tion in which they can be cultivated to the least ad vantage, when we learn that the precious time of the young civilian has been wasted in translating Byron's "Farewell of Napoleon to France" into Sanscrit verse ; that in the fourth term "the marks of good proficiency include the greater number of the class in Sanscrit ;" that Mr. Brown passes in Sansorit, Persian, and Hindostanee (the one a dead and the second a useless language in India) ; and that Mr- Browne has added to all this a highly resplictable ac quaintance with Arabic ; that Mr. Melville is entitled to espeeial notice by extra translations from English ofthe Ved as an d into Sanscrit,—it is time this folly shop ll cease. We do lore the Court of Di not want profound scholars e in t t o ha w the Vedantas in our cutcheries. .1 1 ° bes t Sanscrit scho lar generally makes a poor rcsigot rat : 43 . Ihere are two points especially in reference rectors have led men to en tertain doubts of the wisdom of having confided the Government of India to them,— * the half of a batta n by which th ey r i sked the attach ment order, army of 200,000 men for a sav es of 18,0001. a-year_—and the pertina c ity w ith w hi c h they have continued to Cram the learned language ",,of not ,the courage to resist the archaso the Brahmins down the throats of civilians, because orientalists of Dr. Wilson. We have only to r it°h u g n elyc c7. l3b w a:l n ri .the list of p r i zes g i ven i n th e l as t t erm i n th a t c ollege to find the strongest reason for congratulating India that its days are numbered ; and we trust the Pre sident of the Board olControl and the Court of Direc tors will see the impropriety of adopting any of th e ano malies of the old system in their new plans—that they will exclude Sanscrit, Arabic, Teloogoo, Tamil, Persian, Hindoostanee, Mahrattee, and Bengalee from the Euro pean studies of the service ; that they will content themselves with sending us out accomplished English gentlemen, and leave the study of the languages of the country to be pursued in the country itself and enforced by the local authorities.—Friend of India. CHRISTIAN BLIND RELIEF SOCIETY.—The members and friends of this excellent society, established in 1853, for the purpose of affording relief to those who can give evidence that they are of the Household of Faith, and are deprived of their natural sight, assembled many hundreds strong on Tuesday evening last, in Church• street-chapel, Christchurch, Blackfriars-road, for the purpose of hearing the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon advocate the claims of this institution. The spacious chapel was well filled before the rev. gentleman entered the pulpit. He took for his text the 31st chapter of Jeremiah, verse 8, a subject singularly appropriate for the occasion. After making a most powerful appeal to the congrega tion, a collection WAS made, and a liberal sum was given at the doors to increase the usefulness of tho society. •tiug i scl , " L a tile build' 00. 11th orb it ; ~,,,t 0= lea eAf BO' Greg . p iovf , 70 11 5 RV° lgi e . rls „ o l rl‘ Pr if ra l oleo ,str I, 11 0 tif l° ; 0 11 ‘; la 12 1 ' 0 the 20i 100 20 20 20 33i 10 20 20 20 6 20 16 10 20 50 20 25 83i 3 69f i 28 i 12i i 42 3 661 7