The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocr.. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily without any change in price. The sales Were at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, chiefly Ameri can descriptions. 250 Egyptian were sold a t 6d. to 7 d.; 500 Surat, 41d. to 41d. ; and 200 Sea Islands, 11d. to ls. 2d. per lb. In the Railway S hare Market the transactions were limited, and prices were at a slight decline on Monday's range. The commercial advices from New York do not report any change of importance. Cotton ruled firm at previous prices, and in breadstuff's a fair business was doing at a slight improvement. The Il leney market was becoming easier and the bankers Offered accommodation on lower terms. In the Reek ending March 1 the loans and discounts of the City Banks were augmented $1,886,783 and the specie was reduced $195,188. The pre parations in progress for the Spring trade, which Ras expected to prove large, increased the demand. Accounts from Trinidad, by New York, state that a series of successful forgeries, to the extent of several thousand dollars, had been committed on the Branch Colonial Bank. Advices have been received at Antwerp from 1110 Janeiro stating that there has been a consi derable rise in the price of coffee, in consequence of the disturbed state of the country limiting the quantity produced, and that there will be very little for export to Europe this season. This has ca used a great demand for Brazilian coffee at Ant- W erp, and a corresponding rise in prices. After the r ece▪ ipt of the intelligence purchasers came freely I nto the market and gave an advance of to 1 per "lit• per half kilogramme on the prices of the pre ceding week. Transactions in Saint Domingo and J a• va were, however, limited. The total quantity lu first and second hands at the beginning of the W eek was 62,500 bales, comprising 9,000 of Java, 71 ,000 St. Domingo, 41,500 Brazils, and 1,000 sundries. 13 5 r the Overland Mail advices have been re eelved f rom South Australia to the 19th Decem ber, and letters from Sydney dat3d the 14th De cernber. Accounts from Stockholm mention that there is t be an amalgamation of the Customs de partments in Sweden and Norway under one e ad. For this purpose, a mixed commission of N orwegian and Swedish officials have been for il ciree time past preparing the basis upon which it ha ve be most judicious to unite them ; and they la ave now presented. their project to the Govern kent. The p I,roduce of wine from the Douro district in urtugal during 1855 was 13,945 pipes, of which v_ greater proportion was exported. There is no feature of importance in the English Stook Market to-day, the dealings being limited, and the prices without material alteration. A li ght improvement, however, is apparent, but the pa ucity o f bu s iness prevents any decided move- Consols for money have been 92 to 92i, and for the account the quotations from 921 have 1 1 13a proved to 92i 4. The Scrip is nominal. The \ 1 : 61 r .4 per Cents. are marked 75. Exchequer i lly have been 2s. to ss. premium for those dated March, and is. prem. for the June issue. Poreign Securities are dull, but generally steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 98 for S panish and 971 for the end of the month. D eferred 3 per Cents. are firm at 45 f, the New 4 ' 6 e ferred at 25 to 25k, and the Certificates at 6 to Portuguese 4 per Cents., ex overdue Coupons 1 3 1.646 - Peruvian 4i per Cants. 79 to 7 9 1, and 1- itch 4 per Cents. 96. The following ar e the nominal prices of Foreign 'ticks :—.Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 71 ; Mexi rt Bonds, 20k I; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per el lta., 56 58 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 5 0 ; '9 Ru ssian 5 per Cents., 102 104 ; ditto 4-i per Cents., 9 1 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 451 ; ditto Deferred, 26 ; ditto Certificates, i6l ; ditto Pas iiii N e)7t Railway shares are dull, but well supported. 40 . Anglian, Midland, and one or two others, ; t o firmer. In the Belgian lines there have been a . 1 : 1 "? dealings at rather fuller prices. Great Luxem bourg continue in favour. It is stated that this com pany will obtain a guarantee of 4 per cent. from the S trasbour g C o ., and that the only further call upon 4, shares will be 21., but no official intelligence of le ti an arrangement has yet been made public. E ast Indian are firm. I \liniug Shares are inactive, and Banks rule steady. 44 The City are 11. to 21. higher. Miscel-. eons Shares are without material variation. 1114 TISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From tile Offlcial List.) a b . tulins. , done. ),T -- / Cent. Consols Annuities 92i 2 iAi Ituli a. Bo e lt 2i Bonds £loooer Cent. Annuities Di tto, under £lOOO _..._. 6 5 d 11011 8(11R for Account 11 Ditto Scrip Il lequer Scrip _ _2 l B p 14-e-, ,Xcliequor Bills, 2Ad. Alii:rCh. i June. £IOOO £5OO 2 5 p Ild.lp Brasil . .. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. It li b e llos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. -,. ttell Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders 7 - 7e1,1 Warrant . "44 ean 3 per Cent eMrllvian Bonds 4A per Cent 79/ 9 Ditt o Account 79 Ditto 3 per Cent I. Ditto Account 57 6i ° ,,, i.t uguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 b Ditto ex all over due Coupons .,... 46 `l4lssian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ 5t.... ' ,bat () 44 er Cent . 93 iTedinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 921 Vanish Boos, 3 per Cent .., ..... Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. S D itto Account . ........... ...... 25/ 4/ 5/ TPaalish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6/ 6 la rkirsii Bonds, 6 par cent 93 Ditto Account 97/ i 8 , D Dividends on the above P ay a bl e i n L on d on . 'etch Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guil — ,__bitto 4 per Cent. Cortificales THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, money 92 Ditto Account Shr. 312 e 10 20 6 20 18 PAPER MAD'4 FROM BROOM.—Among the many experi- Il lestts made 'oy Mr. Niven, gardener to William Stirling, of Keir, M.P., is that of making paper from the co mmon 'croons. Mr. Niven has already patented a 1, .I t ,'"ese for the manufactu re of paper from other materi a l s 44 rags, a n d it i s sa id th a t ex p er iments are now b e i ng t o at Mess r s. C owan ' s p aper m ill, P e nnicuik, in rel a - Z 4 to some inventions by M r . Niven applicable to the gl Aterials employed in the manufacture of paper. PEDESTRIANISM EXTRAORDINARY. Ironsides, the 'Pedestrian, started at 5 minutes after 4 p.m., on Friday, t he 4th inst., for the fifth milestone from Penzance on th e Ffelston-road and back, which be was to repeat 13 unsex in 26 hours ; he finished his performance at 10 inutes after 4 p.m. on the 15th inst., thus accomplish ing the distance, 130 miles, in 24 hours and 5 minutes, ' ly hjels gives very nearly an average of 5 5-12 miles for consecutive hours, and, almost incredible as it may !L e in, at the conclusion he did not appear much fatigued ; ,ZwBe numbers of people assembl e d f rom ti me t o ti me to i tilees the performance of this extraordinary feat and Tri its completion Ironsides made a collection which was li berally responded to. GOVERNMENT WORKS AT DOVER.—Very extensive public works (says the Dover Chronicles are now going ' 3ll here. At t h e h e i g h ts, under W. Moxon, and 41 t the castle, under Messrs. Diggle and Lee and -v er B , hundreds of workmen are being employed in dilapidations, and in fortlfyieg the place against t he attacks of an enemy. The Government has of late U rned its attention to the defenceless state of Dover, rld is endeavouring to make up in present vigi llee for years of neglect and carelessness. This pl ace off ers f ac iliti es at t h e h e i g h ts and castle for most com plete and comfortabl e accommo d a ti on f or more t h an *",000 soldiers, and yet the Government has spent thou n4, nay, hundreds of thousands, in erecting new I,temporary barracks elsewhere which might have 'est altogether dispensed with. of Snip News.---The steam-tug Rattler, Captain Barnes t, Liverpool, brought int o this port on the 11th inst. " 0 Schooner Effort, of Glasgow, from Charente, with a 4 11 b 4C0 of b ran d y , h av i ng p i cked her up off Tuskar, o .. a ndoned, waterlogged, and o n her beam-ends. The a `ew of th e Eff ort hav i ng recently arrived in Liverpcol t ilci r eported the loss of the vess e l, a s t eamer was sen t vighlieek for h er , b u t f a il e d t o fi n d her. The Rattler, d o l e engaged in towing an Australian mail-packet ef w, n the channel, saw the vessel, and asked the captain Australian-bound ship to give him hi s di sc h arge, t4 e r ieh We are told be deelined to d o , an d C aptain c eede , soener than lose bin prize, cut the h awser, pro fcrd to the schooner, and took her in tow.—Tfater• XO4. ltr, 2, 100 100 61R. all 100 all 100 100 100 100 1)0 100 100 100 all all :9.!1 I ail 100 Sts. 3A 10€ 100 100 1 31 is 100 100 100 a II 1 113 100 tr d o 20 20 26 rived West es of rhom Fer- Cape 25 ; ; and 1, ex )ccur- Ige in owns s dull 3131101 ger Is bar. to as •ecked gun& banceo laving round: d died 3over nents. :ionnor ft Cla , The rch 3, %y.) ' Paris e qua' all but L P oints ut thel y of the 11311 are liCUltn of the f into a e Aland frontier tt. eg ed Ag n , the 0 " -„r f le 2 501 ill edYfrom the, poorle town lived two e the r eir De i , / . 1 ; eg o f tP .rd that * can's pos: kill b Tbe e l 3 r 3 ;oceeded v vas 00 fel . r fi n d Nob' ofr As the SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAIL WAYS. oor.A .u~ ...„ 9ml g. lirottng.Boi and East7.l. h Sirming. Wolvorh A Stour Vall,y ... 3irk. o iiid. Lauc Meshiro Junket Do. The h. & Birk. £5O and £25 (funs Do., £20...... .... 14 &r, Ty n origins, £25 (is;sd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter ,(..Jaloclonian ro om . and Cardigan -Chester a Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, ISt Pass Cori-mall Do. A. Do. B luin4/ CrieJunction jll P n ,er c l ti aluric. Dun. P. dr Ab , .,. Jnc. East Auglian Eastern Countica.... A; a6 t. 7Tnion, A. BO 13, 0., B. Stout Do., New A. ,East Kent kak, Lancashire 'Edinliurgh&Gksgov . I. 4 :dinh. and Peebles.. Edin.Prth &Dunde• 'Forth e Clyde Jun.t., Furness. Do. Extension. Glasgow &S. West,. Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern.... Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.flre. Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Chia. Stk. South-Eaf3orn. Lancaster & Carlio;o, Do Thirds , o. Now Thirds..,... LanetsBh.anclYorksi! Do., Wst. Riding 17r., Liv.Crshy.&Soutlipt I.,eildott & Blackwell . hood. Bright & S.Cst. I,cnd. and N. Wostu. Do. Filtlts D0.101.5h.,/ii&B 0 Do. Eighths ........ London and S. Westn. Do., £5l , Do., .E r 0 Lnd.ndrryet Col ()rain, Lndoclrr:q. & Ennilk . Kr.neh.Shef. IL Linelri ii,,., i.:D. & bin. lin. Metropolitan ...... Mid land Do. Bitinng. &Derl), M:Hld. G. Wcffst.(lro Do. Half ShareB Newcastle & Nwpt.Aberg. & Tit I'd N o wry & Mowry Warrenpoint anti Rostrevor. . Norfolk l'Torthn.Counties tin North British Ntil Devon Rai% & Dock Stock Do., A Stock... B Stock Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do.G.N.E.l'ureh Leeds 11)0. York North London 7N(.&,S.Wstrn.,llanal:- stead, and City Jn.. North Stafrordshiro..' !Vorth Western N. k S. Westrn.JUlSC Nuneaton, Hinckley, ' and Leicester.. 9x, Wore., k Role. Pc)rtaraouth fkottish Ceatral Scottish Midland ~. , Shropshire Uri )n South Devon South Eastern South Wales 5. Yrksh. & liiv. Dui, Do Rt thle 4, WC k Stockton & Darli 5t0 , ....kt0n dt Ilurtlepl raff Vale . Do. Pref., No. ThArnes Hay. D.& 1 - 1 Mverstoue & La ws \ Vale ofNee:n \Vaterf(l, it Kilk enny Watel-forddgLimoric West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. B West London. IWimblodn &Croydor Natworp &Rea rthro Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes Belgian Eastn. June 3eziors to Craissessa Bombay, Baroda, an Central India,Scrb Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. Now East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Extension.. D0.4p.c.8nd5.,'57 Do. do. do., Gee'ong MelbouT„ guar. 5 per Do., Lon . a ll o t., do., Cid• T:. of Canada A.is Do. Cert. of Doben., con. into Stk. Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc , (It. Indian Poninsnl ,, Great Luxembourr Constituted Shares Do. . Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. Gt. Western of Canada shares Do. New Do. Ms., payablc's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do, do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, without' option Hamilton & Toront" Do, 6 por cent. Lake Const. & Basic Lierre and Turnhout Lucca & Pist. sp. c,p Lyons and Oenevi Lyons is Mediterra►n Madras, guar. 4 p.o Do. Now da►,, S p. a Do. 41 p. c. Exton Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur do Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs Do. 201. 3 p. a Wl' (fmy.B. do Am& Ska. D FN P a a :t r r rvi t i i s s o ea a ß gn n l o da d n li ds o ll r ru l o e n 7 l ::: Rome and Frascati Royal Danish ...... Royal Swedish Do. Obligations .... Sambre and Mouse... Do. 54 p. cont. Pref. Scinde, guar. 5 p. a Do. Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders...... Do 5; per a. Prof_ W. do N. W. o' Pranct West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand 8i - Si par 2 P 3 Si 2- 1 r , - 1 38 3 / 4 - 39 n -13 p 21 •-• 21 3 / 4 21} - 214 10 - 9(' 15 - 16 73 75 83 - 85 21 -21 k - 8i 3i - 30 ... '''' ... ii : r'lT; .. - 1 .it_ ••• --- . 4 - 4 11 4 .l4AtradAtlit , O Bank of London 11 !iri. Col. bk.& Ln. C. 11 firitiih N. Anaorican 5 Chart". Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Br.k. of India, Australia, & China O City 15 Colon , al O Commercial of Lond .11 Eng.Rl3ot.& Ans. Cht 31 Loud. Chart. Bk, of Australis 5 Ditto New Iterndon and Connty. Bnkg. Corp. London Joint Stock. Loidon and Paris Loud. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng Do. Now National of Irelaud New South Water.— bien.t3.l Bank of Corporation Frovincial of Ireland Do. New RAns3&GolmCc Royal British ..• .... 4onth Australia lUnion of Austrhlla Do. New ••• union of London 25 -• 21 -21 p. 99 - 100 117 - 122 118 - 123 107 - 109 241 - 94 115 - 120 191 201 par I p 8 10 24 34 61 - 7 5i - 39i -40 11- 12; 8 - 10 49 - 49 ~e— • ss ii = i,'6 .« Pin 34 = 19 - 194 JOINT-STOCE BANKS. 96 7,8 64 -- 66 la : *fp 63 - 65 • ow 16 - 16 3i 161 -31 161 ... ... Par 2p 2i -- lid 37 - 39 43 - 45 • gle -- . v. 6. ".' wo. 71 - 73 7i . ; , - 2 8i 7 711 - 11S :ja ore Closing Prices this day 26i 27 4i - 4$ •••• ".". 81 -- Eli 154 -- 14 14 - 15 84 - 7i - 601 - GOi 7i - 8 14 - 15 9 i - 9 i 33 - 35 23 - 25 73 - 75 58 - 60 9i - • !) 25 - 26 84 - 86 6i - 7 92 - 93 78 - 80 120 - 122 104 -• 106 61i 62i 68 - 12 5} - 6i 5 831 --83 i 71 7i 100 101 100 —10 N 4(1 par - par! 93 91 26 - 26?., - 71k - 714. 42 - 44 it 13 50 -- 52 1 3} 30i 31; 76} -77 i - 4 - 34 15i -76 55 56 88 - 90 6 - 51 i 6 Z ion 27 - 28 104 106 75 77 1 45 47 13 -13 i 68 69 68 70 4 —2! 11 id 36 19 -- 20 3 - 4i 6 -- ii FOREIGN. Business done this day. r.ll all all all all all all all THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1856, TIIE OPERATIC SEASON. LINES oIi;ASF,I) kT I?UCED NTALti. RAuivrArs; Loasin, COmpang, C•ostna nip this di), Hneinas3 this day. The arrangements for the forthcoming season of the Royal Italian Opera have at length been defini tively settled. Mr. Gye, after much anxious con sideration and fruitless attempts to obtain posses sion of her Majesty's Theatre and Drury-lane, has taken the Lyceum for a term ; and to this small theatre, built for the purposes of English opera, and of late dedicated to burlesque, the great artistes of the Italian stage will be confined during the present season in London. The house is already in the hands of the workmen, and before the close of the holidays the interior will be converted into the most perfect little bijou imaginable. The pit will afford room for 200 stalls and 200 pit seats, and the two tiers of the house will be subdivided into about 60 boxes. On the question of remune rative profit there can scarcely be two opinions. Mr. Gye and his co-partners cannot hope to realise from this theatre sufficient to pay the current ex penses of the year, but much will be accomplished if they succeed in keeping together a company of artistes unequalled in Europe ; and before another year has elapsed perhaps a theatre worthy of Lon don and of the present age may be erected on a site more convenient of access than either of the existing patent houses. An estimate of Mr. Gye's loss by the fire has been prepared by the sur veyors of the Phoenix Fire-office. It amounts to 32,7401., the office being responsible for only 8,0001. This loss and the insurance upon it are exclusively Mr. Gye's, and do not attach to his partners in the lesseelip. z241-icttrb Timzbitton _ Bedford azd Blot 0:loy Boas:Owlish. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stonr Vy. Snd. and .11al. Lin. g. i 3 E. Un. 11. Sh. Wm. Barr. ZL Neils. Direct Do. Gldr.dz Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dlr. Rail way Hull & Selby Do. Sbarae. Do. d Shares. Lon.&Greenr Do.Proferencz Lon.,Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. %tn. And 3fatiock Middlosbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradig Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. & NN , y:e Do. j Shrs. A Royetn.&llit. Shef.Rothlin , Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews.&Hcr S. Stafforclsh,. Wear Valley g v 6 per cent Do Wiltd4V-o' , lret 94 - 96 91 - 11 - 13 4f ... 4/ ei. ''... • • 103 - 105 112-13 23; -24 i 1071--1121 see ...." .. 2i - 2i 91 - C 3 p in 55 132- 7 131 7/ - 71 1 3f - 2/(11 32 - 33 84 - 86 LE RAE. gh. 114 - 117 112 - 116 82 86 92 - 94 97 - 99 -16 i i l : i- 93 - 103 79 - 83 - I,' i $ 12 - 124 ••• -"' ... 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Del)entr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... Eat: t Lancash. 6 p. cts E. kW. York. J. sths & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. PAIL &Dun.4p.C. FurneSM (41 as. !z S. W. G. 5 p. c ( 3reat Nortim. 5 p. )o. 5 p. c. Redeem rtt 10 p. c. prem... Do. 1:1 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... t4t.N. of Scot.lat Pre Gt. S. 311 V. (Ireland', Do. 4 per c. Prct. S ;t. W.(13. k H. Ex>pc' Do, con, red. 4i p.c. cou. red. 4 p. c. Do. irrecl. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. rod. prof Do. 61o; do. Do. Sinn. Pref. '5ll Do. Chester S p. c. De. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birin. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua..Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. XV , Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &I:high. G. 5 g. c Do. Pref., 5 p. e. Bt !)o. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 por cent Lon. &N. W., Coy. dr Nuneaton 5 p. et.. thou.& S. W. 7 per ct Londy. cat Color. 3 Sh tondy. & Ennia. L.,New,lo/ Do.. larypt .&Carl.4 g Do. 43 per cent Do Pin Pm Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Con.l3r.Bir. 6pc Do. 4 p • c. Pref • ,Do. Pref. 4 per con (Ditto 5/. Prof. 4 p. c Ditto L. & H. Pref. St 'New., Aber., ke., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pia. ,Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. St , ck 'Do 5 p c Eat I De. 5 per et. pref... LNDo.Way. Val. 5 p. c. North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. o. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.e ;No.) Do. do. Quarters Do. York H.& S. Per. North Staffordshire. . Ox, Wo &MASI 6p^ Do R. Prof. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. Now Pro' I' ' South Devon t),si d Do. fixed, 4i per cent i S. Eastern (Readiwi Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. IDo. 41 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c sh 5. Wales Gus.. 4 p. c IDo. do. 4. p. c 'S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock.& Dar., 5 p. c 1)o. do. do Stock. tic Hartl. g. Cr P.C. till My 1, '56 IWatertd.& Kilk.6pc MINES. 1 all I &pa Fria ..•. - ••• 1 all knglo Austrin. Gold ... - ... 10s• all .A.nglo Californian ... ... - ••• 20 7 Australian 1 all .kustralian Continua ... - ... 1 all Ave Maria .. - ••• 1 all Baden (Gd.Duclay of ... - ... 60 1 all Bleonar. Iron & Coai ... - ... 20 I 14 British Iron 3 - 1 35 i 26 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm.) - 21 11 30 all Do. Cocacs Ar. Cuiab: 2i - 3 24 1 1 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 24 - 26 24 3 / 4 6 1 3 / 4 Clarendon Cons. MM. Co. of Jamaica p - IP 40 all Cobre Copper 66 - 69 i 5 1 Colonial Gold - ... St. all Copper MM. of Eng 35 - 38 25 all Do. Pref. 7 3 / 4 p. cent 26 - 27 ... 1C Cspiapo. 2O - 22 2 1 3 / 4 1 1 'ortuns. 1 - id 20 all I mural lt -16 1 j all Gt.NuggotVeinßeg i - i 41 all Great Polgooth - I 5 all Gt Wheal Tor Ignited 1 • • 3 / 4 d 1 all Liberty .• - ••• 3 I all Linares - 7 3 / 4 5 s 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita ..... 4-- P 1 all New Granada I -- I 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Poutgi.Sll.&Le.Min ll - 13 5 1 Port Philip i 1 all Quartz Rock - 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 - 21 15 all Do. New 5 - 7 x d 30 13i Santiago de Cuba 3 - gi ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Cs. 3 - 31 36 3 6 1 all iouth A ustralian 1 - 3 / 4 1 all Do. Scrip... 4 - / 1 I Do. le per cent Prof ... - ... ... 44 Tank. S. & L.Miu. 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L. 7 1,4 14 ~... 15 . 11 ,„ .„ V.Go.6p,c.Jan&Julz 106 11 ... - 0 1 1 ,1 London & N. West. L. &N.'. Caledon E. Un. & C Gt. ?•.Irth n. E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. Wostn Yk. New. & Berw. V. &NM, Do Do S. Easterr Do Peto & Co Norfolk Do & Stator). &I Darlingt. En. Conn. E. Count. Do .. Do L. &N W. Gt Northn Lancash Yorksh. r. Brassey itockt. Sr Darlingt )o lt,W4 lADAME J.ENIVY LIND GOLDSO H MIDT'S CONCERTS. The second performance of " The Messiah," and the last at which Madame Goldschmidt will appear for some time in London, took place yesterday night, and drew together An audience which com pletely filled the vast arena of Exeter-hall. There is little to add to what has been already said of this gifted lady's singing in the masterpiece of Handel. Though in some places unequal, in others it has never been surpassed, while in conception generally and in sustained loftiness of expression it is alto gether unrivalled. The recitatives preceding "Re joice greatly," and the air itself, were executed with far greater effect by Madame Goldschmidt last night than on the first occasion. " Come unto hint" (the sequel to " He shall feed his flock") was as exquisite as before ; and " I know that ray Re deemer liveth," if possible, still more remarkable for purity and fervour. The least admirable points were (again) " But thou didst not leave his soul in hell," and " How beautiful are the feet"—with which, we repeat, if Madame Goldschmidt at tempted less she would accomplish more, since in unstudied simplicity and unimpeded rhythmical flow consists their principal charm. These, how ever, are but spots in the sun in a performance for the most part entitled to unqualified praise—as full of ideal beauties, indeed, as any we can call to mind in our remembrance of sacred music. The other sinters were Miss Dolby, Messrs. Lockey, Swift, and Weiss. Mr. Swift, to whom was in trusted the Passion music, the finest which Handel has written for a tenor, sang with more correctness and artistic feeling than he has hitherto displayed since his return from Lisbon. Let him always ex hibit the same care, and he cannot fail to make way. Mr. Benedict conducted, and the chorus and orchestra were on the grand scale to which Madame Goldschmidt, with the genuine feeling of an artist, has adhered from the beginning. In noticing the concert given by Madame Gold schmidt for the benefit of the Nightingale Fund, we remarked that with so large a receipt, even de ducting a considerable sum for expenses, a very handsome balance would remain to be devoted to the purpose for which the performance was insti tuted. We have since learnt that the money realised by sale of tickets and books amounted to 1,8721. 65., and the expenses to 5471. 13s. 4e. Madame Goldschmidt, however, handed over the whole receipts to the fund, and paid the expenses out of her orvn purse. Au act so generous requires no comment. THE LATE ROBBERY OP ROYAL PLATE. The box which contained the Royal nursery plate, stolen on Saturday last on the Smith-wharf-road, Pad dington, has been recovered, but with only a portion of the contents, all the plate having been removed. On Monday morning a young man named Henry Knott, of No. 6, Adelphi-terrace, Old Ford-road, Bethnal-green, was crossing Bonner's-hall-field, near the entrance of the Victoria-park, when be saw a large oaken box, on which was a brasiplate, with the words "Royal Nursery" en graved thereon. It was lyingon the grass. The hinges bad been torn off by force. The thieves had abstracted the whole of the plate, and carefully removed the silver handles from two dozen knives. The steel blades, with her Ma jesty's initials, " V.R.," were found in the box, which also contained 5 dessert knives, from which the handles had been removed, 4 women's dresses, 2 chemises, 9 stockings, 3 handkerchiefs, 2 pieces of flannel, napkins, calico, and other articles of linen and wearing apparel belonging to some domestics in the Royal household. The box and its contents were delivered by Knott to a police constable of the K division, and conveyed to the stationhouse adjoining the Thames Police Court, Arbour square, Stepney. It appears from inquiry made by the police that a, cab with two men in it drove up to the South-wharf-road, Paddington, just before the box was missing from the waggon on which it was placed, and there is no doubt the box was placed in the cab after it was stolen, and the plate removed between Paddington and Bethnal-green. The value of the property recovered is about 91. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. We were very scantily supplied with English wheat to day. For most kinds there was only a moderate inquiry, at Monday's quotations. The general quality of the samples was by no means first-rate. There was a slow in quiry for foreign wheat, the quality of which was good, at full prises. Fine barley moved off readily, at fully the late advances. Inferior kinds, including malt, were steady. Oats, beans, peas, and flour sold to a fair extent, and the quotations were well supported. ARRIVALS THIS WHIZ. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. 480 ; 90 150 English .. Irish .• •• I Foreign I 1 5,210 Oats. % roar. 80 520 I 7,790 5-650br1s WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat sold slowly to-day, as follows —Beef, from 3s to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os 8d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5a Od; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8.1 per 81bs., by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. We continue to have a slew sale for all kinds of hops, at barely stationary prices. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, March 10.—Wind this day at noon, ; light airs. PORTSMOUTH, March 18.—Wind S.E.—Arrived.—An des (s. tpt.), from the Crimea. PLYMOUTH, March 18.—Wind W.—Arrived—George Avery, from Ceylon. FALMOUTH, March 18.—Wind E.N.E. to N.N.W.— Sailed—H.M.Str. Proaporo, for Portsmouth, with the Jason, gun-boat, in tow. The wkole of the windbound are preparing to sail. SCILLY, March 17.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Swallow, from Shanghai. CARDIFF, March 18.—Wind E.—Sailed—Ann, for Antigua. BLYTH, March 18.—The Widdiegton, from Calla, got upon Blyth Sands to-day. DARTMOUTH, March 18.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Chase ley, from Calcutta. CORK, March 17. —Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—lrene, for Nevis. HARTLEPOOL, March 18.—The brig Charles Molloy, of Loudon, came ashore on the rocks last night, aid has broken up. The Alfred, from Hamburg, which wont on shore on the Middleton Sands OR the 16th inst., has also gone to pieces. BnisTor., March 18.—A. barque, of about 600 tons, ap parently of American build, painted black, with a narrow white streak, and white quarter-board, was passed, bot tom up, on the 11th inst., off the Smalls, by the Camilla (s.), on her passage to Waterforel. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Argyll (s), from Caretan. Sailed—Ondine (s), for London ; Two Sisters and. John and Isabella, Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E.N.E. Arrived—Myrtle, from Seville ; Frederick Gustav, Bor deaux ; Salton Virgin, Barcelona. Off —Silistria, from New Orleans ; San Antonio, Mobile; Sophia, Krageroe ; Union, Ostend. Sailed— Iris, for Dordt ; Eleanora, Messina. QUEENSTOWN, March 17. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Marca, from Mauritius; Thetis, Constanti nople ; Redbreast, Mazagan. sailed—Oneida, for the Crimea. Oa SUBMARINZ AND BRITISH TELEGBAPH.I GRAVESBND, Wednesday, 10.7 a.m. Wind S.W., cloudy, and moderato; tide two hours' flood. _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . Arrived, March 18 —Dawstone, from Sydney ; Gezina, Groningen ; Gnestolf Arga, Moen Island ; Gezina, Emden. Sailed, 18th—Cyclone, for Sydney. Sailed, 19th— Brothers, for Demerara ; Princess Royal, Malta. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.55 a.m. Wind S.S W. ; moderate. Passed—Blanche Moore, from London, for Calcutta ; Mischief, from London, for Palermo; Imperatrico, screw steamer, No. 22) transport, from London, for the Crimea; East Anglian, screw steamer, No. 162 transport, from the Black Sea, for London. Anchored—Northfleet, from London, for Hong Kong ; The Oscar, from London, for Swansea, while working through the Downs last night, the wind at S.E., light and variable, stood too near the shore, missed stays, and was obliged to anchor in three fathoms water; laid out a kedge anchor, and got clear again. Government emigration will be diminished consider ably in consequence of the refusal of the Australian colonies to receive for the present any more Irish emi grants. The last accounts from South Australia were that some hundreds of Irish emigrants were there want ing employments Prince Gortschalcog, the new Viceroy of Poland, is reported to have stated that the Czar's intentions to wards Poland are of the most liberal kind, beyond any thing that has yet been rumoured. BERLIN, MARCh 17.—Count Canitz, it now appears, was killed In a duel at Potedann, last Wednesday. No body can or will tell anything of the cause of the duel or the name of his antagonists The Great tritain steam transport arrived at Genoa on the 15th from Malta, where she only remained 24 hours, having landed the let Regiment of the Anglo- Italian Legion and discharged her cargo and taken in coals in that time, She will probably leave again for Malta about Wednesday with the 2d Regiment. The Sardinian Chamber of Deputies, after a discussion which has lasted three weeks, at length came to a divi sion upon the,Government Bill for adjusting the taxes on trades and professions for the current year, which was adopted by a majority of 78 to 26. In two sittings of the senate this week the estimates of expenditure for the war and the ordinary general estimates were agreed upon. The St. Petersburg tiurnals of the 9th inst. contain an Imperial order, by which Aide-4e-Camp General Prince Italiiski , Military Governor of Riga, Governor- General of Livonia, of Esthonia, and of Courland, is appointed to the command of the corps d'armee of the Baltic, charged at the same time with the command of the troops stationed in Livonia and Courland, retaining his other functions and dignities. He succeeds General Sieyere, who retires on the plea of ill-health. THE STEAM-SHIP PACIFIC. Up to the period when the Asia sailed from New York, on the sth inst., nothing had transpired as to the fate of the United States steam-ship Pacific. The most gloomy conjectures everywhere found ready listeners in reference to this vessel ; still, parties are not wanting who cherish and express a hope of her ultimate safety. On this subject the IVew York Sun, of the sth March, has the follow ing : "THE STEAMSHIP PACIFIC. "No tidings have yet been heard from this anxiously expected vessel. The probability is that she has pat back to England or been driven to the southward, whence she will be heard frets in a short time. Mr. Collins, on the 26th ult., in answer to a letter of Mr. D. D. Erving, of Hartford, Connecticut, stated that he had no apprehen sions for the Pacific's safety, but thought some accident had happened to her machinery, and she had put back. He did not think she was in the ice, as the steamers of the line he ve frequently been in and come out without sustaining any serious damage. Mr. Erving is brother to A. Erving, Eeq., Secretary of Legation to St. Petersburg, who took passage for this port in the Pacific." The BC)ston - Evening . Transeript says : " Captaia Wickham, of the America, is of opinion that the steamer seen from his vessel, in the English Channel, was the Fulton, from New York, Feb. 8, rather than the Pacific." THE LATE TIIRHATENLNG OF HER MAJESTY BY A MANIAC: In our paper of Saturday last we gave an account of the visit of Mr. Jardine, secretary to the Trea sury, and Sergeant Lockyer, of the detective police, to St. Alban'ti, for the purpose of making inquiries respecting a Mr. C. Parker, a gentleman well known in the town, and who was until lately regarded as an extremely harmless although eccentric man. The facts of the case, however, must be fresh in the recollection of our readers. Mr. Parker, as we have previously stated, addressed several letters to the Queen, in which he held out some very strong threats on her Majesty's person. Of the last of these letters, however, we have just learned the contents. It runs as follows : " George-street, St. Alban's, March 4, 1856. . . " Queen,—l informed you in several letters, some time since, that I WUB the Prophet Elijah, and that God in tended to confer upon me unlimited wealth and absolute power, and commanded all persons to pray that he would confer such things immediately upon me, and for the im mediate falfilinent of the 18th chapter Revelations, and Ist verse. " I also wrote you that God intended to make me King above, or superior to you, and requiring you to submit yourself to me, to which you sent a verbal answer of re fusal. " I now write to inform you that God has instructed me to compel you to submit to me, by the seizure of your person, for the purpose of punishment. I also write to caution you that I shall consider you responsible for the acts of your servants, as well as them. "C. PARKER." Mr. Parker, it further appears, was a member of the St. Alban's Literary Institute, and was in con stant attendance, and had frequently taken part in any discussion that took place. OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF MERIT IN THE CRIMEA. A " nominal return of officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates mentioned or recommended for distinguished services in the reports of Generals Codrington and Markham, and in that of the Bri gadiers attached to their respective divisions, on the occasion of the storming of the Redan on the Bth of September, 1855," was published yesterday in answer to an address of the House of Commons. We subjoin the list of those distinguished soldiers : SECOND DIVISION.-LIEUTENANT-GENERAL MARKHAM. Staff.—Brigadier-General Warren, C.B. ; Brigadier- General Windham, C.B. ; Colonel Wilbraham, C. 8., A. A. G. ; Colonel the Hon. P. E. Herbert, C.8.,A.Q.M.G.; Captain Bellaire, D.A.A.G. ; Brevet-Major Thompson, D.A. Q .M. G Personal Staff.—Captain Thesiger, Grenadier Guards, A.D.C. ; Lieutenant King, Royal Horse Artillery, A.D.C.; Lieutenant More, 43d Foot, extra A.D.C.; Capt. Cooke,_R.E , attached for the occasion. FIRST BRlGADE.—Brigadier - General Warren. Staff.—Captain Werge, Brigade Major; Lieutenant Morgan, 55th Foot, A.D.C. Ist Foot—Colonel Huey. 30th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Ilauleverer, Lieutenant- Colonel Patullo, Major Atcherley, Captain Pocock, Cap tain Green, Lieutenant Saunders. 55th Foot—Major Cure, commanding; Lieutenant- Colonel Cuddy, Captain Robort Hume, Captain Elton, Captain John Hume, Captain Richards. Snoxto BRlGADE—Brigadier•General Windham. Staff—Captain Rooko, Brigade-Major ; Lieutenant Swim, 17th Foot, A.D.C. 3d Foot—Major Maude, Captain Lewis, Lieutenant and Acting-Adjutant Roe. 41st Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Etnan, C.B. ; Captain Rowlands, Captain Every. 62,1 Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Tyler, Major Danbeney (mentioned as commanding), Captain Cox, Captain Cooch, Lieutenant Blakistou, Lieutenant Palmer, Lieutenant Da - venport. LIGHT DIVISION—LIEUTENANT-GENISIAL CODRINGTON. Staff—Brigadier-General C. T. Van Straubenzee, Bri gadier-General Shirley, C.B. ; Lieut.-Col. S. Brownrigg, C. 8., A.A.G. ; Lieut.-Col. Airey, C.B. ; Major the Hon. FL Clifford, D. A.A.G. ; Major the Hon. A. Cathcart, D.A.Q.M.G. ; Dr. Alexander. Personal Staff—Captain the Hon. W. Campbell, Cap tain Ponsonby, Captain Montagu, R.E. FIRST BRlGADE.—Brigadier-General Van Straubenzeo. Staff.—Captain Prettyman, Brigade Major ; Lieutenant Newton, 3d Foot, A.D.C. ; Captain Williams, R.A., Act ing A D.C. 7th Fusiliers.—Brevet-Major Turner, Captain Hibbert, Brevet-Lieutenant•Colonel Heyland, Captain Marten. 23d Foot— Colonel Lysens, Lieutenant-Colonel Banbury, C.B. ; Captain Drowe, Captain Vane, Captain Poole, Lieutenant and Adjutant Dyneley. Assistant-Surgeon Sylvester volunteered to dress the wounds of Lieutenant Dyneley under fire, when the officer was under the Russian lines. 33d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Gough, Lieutenant Trent, Lieutenant Donovan. 34th Foot—Colonel Goodenough (mentioned as command ing), Major Simpson. 21 Battalion Rifle Brigade—Lieut.-Colonel Macdonnell (mentioned as commanding), Major Woodford (ditto), Captain Balfour, Capt. Hammond, Captain Fyers, Capt. the Ilan. B. Penny. Lieutenant Moore, Lieut. Ryder, Lieut. Grey, Lieut. Sotherby, Lieut. Playa. Lieutenant Baillie (mentioned as commanding a party), Lieutenant Set iven (ditto.) SECOND BRIGADE. —Brigadier - General Shirley, C.B. Staff.—Brigade-Major Glynn ; Lieutenant Day, Sith Foot, A.D.C. 97th Foot.—Lieutenant - Colonel Hon. H. Handcock, Major Welaford, Captain Hutton, Captain Sibthorp, Cap tain Lumley, Captain Woods, Captain Legh, Lieutenant Whitehead (the last two are mentioned as being the only officers in this regiment untouched), Lieut. Goodenough, Lieut. Brown, Lieut. and Adjutant Macgregor, Lieut. Fitzgerald, Ensign Hill. 90th Foot.—Captains Grove, Smith, Vaughan, Tinling, Close, Crealock, Wade, Magenie, Preston ; Lieut. Graham. Deverill. 77th Foet—Captain Carden, Brevet Major Rickman, Captain Parker, Captain Chawner, Captain Willington, Captain Butts. nth F oo t—Lieutenant -Colonel G. Maxwell, Major E. Maxwell, Captain Maynard, Captain Steevene, Captain Mauleyerer. 19th F oo t—Lieutettmat-Colonel Unett, C. 8.; Brom! Major Warden, Captain Bright, Captain Chippendall. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN. SECOND DIVISION. LIEUT-GENEBAL MARKHAM. Od Foot—Corperals John Salmon, John Clement Milton; Lance -Corporal John Barron; Drummer Henry Healy; Privates Lawrence Beaton, Matthew Donovan, Francis Spier, Michael Barrett, William Browne, John Wi lliams, John Hall, John Davies. 41st Foot—Colour-Sergeants William Davies, Lionel Fit zg erald, James Kelly ; Sergeant James O'N eil ; Privates Wm. Connors, John Culbert, Wm. Daily , Pat. Garve y , John HillsonJohn Kennally, Martin Rogan. 62d Foot.—Colour-Sergeants Joseph Young, Joseph Lyness ; Sergeants Daniel Loder, John Brady ; Corporal William Blackman ' • Privates Hula Reilly, Thos. Carn e y , William Findlay, Denis Healey, Thomas Johnson, James Farrell, Thomas Bacon, Thomas Berry, John Coughlin, John Lawes. The above volunteered to go from advanced trench to bring wounded men in from the front of the Radon on the night of the Bth of September. Privates Thomas Johnson, Bedford Chapman, William Freeman. These three men also volunteered to bring in wounded from the front in daylight of the Bth of September. LIGHT DIVISION—LIEUTENANT -GENERA. L CODRINGTON. 23d Foot—Lance -Corporal Shields; Privates J. Taylor, M. Ahern, T. Kennedy, T. Green. These five volunteered to bring in Lieutenant Dyneloy from under the Russian lines. 90th Foot--Sergeant-Majors Crunnain, Saunderson, Mo naghan, Smallie. 97th Foot—Colour -Sergeant R. Smith, SerTean F. Wealgeworth, Drummer A. Curran, Privates leJackLel, J. Cotterell, Alan. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock THE DESTRUCTION OF COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. Verdict of the Jury.--(This Day.) This inquiry, adjourned from Saturday last until to day, was resumed this afternoon at three o'clock, before Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, at the Piazza Hotel, adjoining the amphitheatre entrance of the un fortunate building. The" list of jurors having been called over by Kebble, the summoning officer, the investigation was proceeded with. The first witness called was Benjamin Dallaston, jun., who stated he was out of employ, but he had been at work for two days previous to the fire at Covent-garden Theatre. On Tuesday he was assisting his father, strik ing the pantomime pieces on the stage, the whole of the day. The last thing he did was to light, his father up stairs to the step ladder, who was going to the carport ters' shop to get their clothes. He used a composition candle, and it was in a chamber candlestick. He re mained at the foot of the stairs until his father returned ; his father had no light with him, as the carpenters' shop was light enough for him to see to get what he wanted, as there was a large skylight in the shop. His father was not absent above fire minutes. He was not aware that his father had any 'Lucifer matches with him. When his father returned he put out the candle ; he did not remember how he put the candle out, and they returned in the dark down the stairs. By the Coroner—The light was not put out till they got to the end of the dark staircase. The candle was lit in the property-room. There wa9 a quantity of wood and shavings in the property-room. He believed the candle was lit in the property-room by a man named Boulton ; he struck a wax taper on the top of a box. He (lid not see what he did with the match after he had lit the candle. By the Vestry Clerk—His father got the candle. He was not aware that the use of candles was prohibited in the theatre. By the Coruner—Boulton got the candle and gave it ,o Ilia father. By a Juror—His father was only in the carpenters' shop for about five minutes. He had been in the ear penters' shop on Tuesday morning to take some things out. By a Juror—The gas was not alight when he went into the carpenters' shop. By a Juror—There was no gas in the property-shop. His father told him, when he left him to go to get the clothes, to wait for him, as he knew the way. By a Juror—His father merely told him to stop at the end of the stairs ; there was nothing said about fear of fire. By Vestry Clerk—He held the candle during the whole of the time it was alight, and ho was sure no sparks flew from the candle. By a Juror—There was no wood or shavings about the place where the match was struck. The Coroner—You seem to contradict what you have said before. You say, first of all, the candle was lit in the property or carpenters' shop, and then you say it was lit in the property-room. Witness—He meant the property-room, not the car penters' shop. By a Juror—He did not know how Boulton got the candle. His father asked Boniton for a lamp to go up stairs with, and he asked Boulton for one, and he then told his father the lamp was not trimmed, and he gave him the candle which he had in his hand. He could positively swear that the candle was not taken into the carpenters' shop. George Boulton, 121, Drury-lane, a property man, employed by Mr. Prescott, the property-master of the theatre, stated that he bad been employed by that per son about eight years. He was engaged on the day be fore the fire helping to clear the things away ready for the pantomime. The things were put in the painting-room over the stage, and he left the theatre at half-past 9 or a quarter to 10. The last thing he did was to put out the gas in the " governor's " room and the property-room. The "governor" went up after him to see that every thing was right. He had no candle that day, but he heard that Dallaston took one that day out of the pro perty-room. He did not use either candle or match that day. He was too well acquainted with the rules of the theatre to do that. He saw Dallaston enter the shop, but he did not see the boy there. The last time he saw the boy was when he was engaged on the stage near the orchestra. He could not recollect if he spoke to Dallaston, but he heard him say " There's no oil in the lamp." The Coroner—You said something about a candle. What was it ? Witness—l don't think I said anything about a candle. The Coroner—You said there was a candle used. Witness—There was a bit of candle in the shop in the property-room where he ground his colours. Coroner—What was the bit of candle for ? Witness said he didn't know. Coroner—Nothing further was said about this candle on Tuesday night ? Witness—Not that ho was aware of. When he saw Deflection he bad his tools on his back, and he had no light with him. He was sure there was no other person but himself in the property-room. By a Jaror—He did not know to whom Dallistono addressed himself when he said there was no oil in the lamp. He had the charge of the property-room, but he did not know who placed the candle in the property room. By a Juror—lf the candle had been used at the stage it would have been kept down stairs. Candies had no business to be found i❑ the-property room. It WAS the duty of the oilman to trim the lamp. By a Juror —He thought it was Dallaston who men tioned about the candle after the lamp had been found without oil. By a Juror—He could swear he did not light it him self with a Lucifer match. By the Vestry Clerk—lt was about 20 or 30 feet from he shelf of the property-room in which the candle was to the ceiling:. By a Juror—Do you keep lucifers or wax tapers in ,he carpenters' shop ? Witness—No. By a Juror—Did you keep lucifers in any place or about you ? Witness Yes, I kept my tapers in a tin-box about me. By a Juror—The only way a candle could be lit was from the gas, but when the gas was out he could light a candle with the lucifers he carried in his pocket. When he left the property room he hung the key upon a nail, but the firemen knew where to find it. Benjamin Dallaston was retailed, and, in answer to the Curoner, raid the candle used by his son to light him up stairs to the carpenter's shop on the evening previous was got from the property-room. He took it off the shelf in the room—it was in a chamber candlestick. He lit it himself from a candle which was on a chair near the Bedford staircase, where one had been kept burning ever since the gas had been removed.. His son was with hint when he lit the candle, and after he had been done with it he put it back in the property room. He never saw any lucifers used in the theatre. Ile never used any himself. He did not know that Boulton had lucifers about him. He never saw him with any. He did not notice any lucifer struck that night. By a Juror—After he had lit his candle from the one near the Bedford staircase he left it burning as it was usual. The reason that the candle was placed there was in consequence of the removal of the gas from the proscenium box for the purposes of Mr. Anderson. By a Juror —He did not know he was doing any ir regular thing in using a candle. He thought it was just as bale to take a candle as a lamp into a carpenters' shop. Where he put the candle out was a light place. It was a composition candle, and it would not give off sparks. By the Coroner—There had been some dispute about the "lamp business." He believed about the expense, but he did not know that any person had been discharged in consequence of the dispute. Frederick Vialls, a lad about fourteen, residing at 29, Grove-place, Marylebone, stated that he was employed at the theatre, and was there on Tuesday night, when he was told to go home, but he went down stairs and fell asleep. He was awoke by hearing the people call out fire. He jumped up, took his coat and apron, and ran out of the theatre. The Coroner said be was sure he did not know what the witness was summoned for. Theephilas Cooper, connected with the Christian Times newspaper, stated that about three or four weeks before the fire he saw a van loaded with carboys of vitriol standing by the stage door in Hart-street. There was a tackle from the top of the theatre with a pulley, and parties were evidently engaged in taking it to the top of the theatre. He saw one taken up. He went to the front of the van to see whether it was vitriol, and saw on the front of the van, "E'ec',ric Power and Light Company." Another person was looking at the cart, and he asked him what it was for. The Coroner said the person whom he spoketointhe s t r eet might have been misinformed , but he ,as quite right in coming forward. The witness proceeded to say that he was informed it was to be used in the Professor's experirants. The carboys had all the appearance of containing vitriol. The Coroner said he thought it would be possible to investigate this fact further. The person who was en gaged in putting the carboys to the top of the theatre could be summoned. The evidence of the witness stopped at that point. Jacob Henry Burn, residing opposite the theatre, slid he saw the fire break out at 20 minutes past four. He heard a conversation below his bed-roorr, which he thought was the maskers going home. He got up and pulled aside his window curtain, and he saw a rush of flame from the carpenters' shop. It was a smokeless flame, He had no !doubt that the flame was gas. He believed that the gas had been turned on too full, and had set fire to the scenery. Peter Finlayson resided at 30, Bow-street, and was enployed by Mr. Anderson. He had not done any work since the Thursday previous to the fire, but he had been to the theatre on the Tuesday. He went there by appointment to see Mr. Anderson about the model theatre he had been making for him in the property carpenters' shop. It was made of bits of pine and screws. He used glue a week before, but no varnish. He had nei er worked by or saw a candle in the theatre. When lie was 13i 14 105 4i 621 31 83A f 711 i 1004 100 100 1 i i 931 3 77i 15/ 55 1 i i 11/ i JO3 ( 13i 13 681 68 8 11 a 111 15} 16 211 3i 4i / 25i 811 zn 1 9 .01 / i / all all ,10;) 1100 at work he was close to Lenning. He never saw any vitriol in the theatre. The Coroner wished to ask Mr. Anderson a question respecting the vitriol. Mr. Anderson, in answer, stated thmt at the Lyceum Theatre he had the electric light on the pediment of the theatre, and the company applied for permission to exhi bit the light on the top of Covent-garden. Sulphuric acid was used in the production of the light, but it had not been used since the second cireek of the pantomime. He never saw the sulphuric acid in the theatre. Every article belonging to the company ought to have been removed from the theatre at the expiration of the time for which the engagement had been entered into. He did not how the sulphuric acid was used. If any tackle had been necessary to convey the acid to any part of the theatre it would have been the duty of Mr. S!oman to erect it. His servants had nothing at all to do with the electric light. He did not even know in what part of the theatre the gas for the electric light was generated. The gas was removed from the prosceneuin to make way for his galvanic bat tery. The wires used by him in his experiments were removed before the ball. The Coroner asked whether any directions bad been given about lamps? Mr. A.nderston stated that no directions were given by him. person was under contract to su pply every lamp that was required, at a weekly contract. Mr. Sloman, recalled—The electric light was on the portico in Bow-street. He did nothing to that ; it was done by Mr. Anderson's carpenter. He had nothing to do with raising the carboys, neither had any of his men. The firemen knew that the vitriol was going to be used, as they went to Mr. Surman and told him about it. The witness here again repeated his evidence respcting the first outbreak of the fire. By a Juror—When the electric light was done with he saw the men removing the things, but he did not know whether they removed the whole of the articles. William Harrison recalled, and in answer to questions said he recollected some carboys being pulled up from the outside to the top of the theatre on the day before Christmas day. They were brought in a waggon. The carboys contained sulphuric and nitric acid. As near as he could recollect there was about half-a-dozen carboys. They were placed on the leads at the top of the house, against the wall of the top flies. He was sure the top of the house was clear of the car boys in a few days after the arrangements with the company terminated. He never knew the carboys taken to the carpenters' shop. The carboys were taken to the top of the house from the outside. They were never iu the inside of the house. The wires from the outside of the theatre had no communication with them of the interior. They never had more than a Canter , bury quarter of sulphuric acid in store for magical expo rinlentP. Castles was again called, and stated the carboy were taken to the top of the theatre from the outside. lie did not sea them taken up, but he saw the whole of the car boys taken away. Alter the waggon bad left the theatre be examined the roof, and found it quite clea r . Ha had seen a carboy in the hall of the theatre ; but he was told it was empty. It had no cork in it, and had best, taken away soon after the others had been re moved. Mr. Thomas Grieve, the scene-painter, residing at Palace-road, knew well the construction of the theatre. He had been engaged in the theatre nearly 30 years. He always considered the" little property-shop highly dangerous. On one occasion he returned to the theatre atter a short absence, he fcrund a little heap of rubbish in the shop, which he ordered to be removed. When it was being cleared away the heap began to smoke ; it was composed of the sweepings of the painting room. Mr. James Braidwood, superintendent of the London Fire Brigade, stated that he had inspected the ruins, and could gain no knowledge as to the cause of the fire. He bad heard all the evidence that had been adduced. He thought that the firemen having been engaged con tinously for forty hours, was too long a time for men to be so long engaged, and without imputing drunkenness, or any other improper act, it was certain that persons so occupied were not capable of carefully watching pro perty. The fire could be supposed to have occurred in two or three ways. It might have been occasioned by spontaneous combustion. If such had been the case there would have been no smoke with the flame. If the gas bad escaped in the manner in which it had been described it would have escaped up the venti lating shaft. He believed the gas had nothing to do with the fire, further than helping it on. He had been over Drury-lane Theatre, and from inspecting the battens he should think that the supposition of Dallastoa as to the fire being caused by the " battens" was the correct one. By a Juror—He did not believe the candle which had been spoken about caused the mischief. By a Juror—Suppose, Mr. Braidwood, you were asked the cause of the fire ? Mr. Braidwood—l should say it arose from sponta• neous combustion, and my opinion is that the whale of the people engaged in the theatre were so worn out that they did not know what they were about. Th&Coroner said that that was the whole of the evi dence. They had met for the purpose of ascertaining the origin of the fire, and it would be for the jury to say from the evidence that had been placed before them whether they could arrive at any satisfactory con clusion. He thought that the inquiry had been conducted in a very able manner by the pariah and police authori ties, and also that it was one of a very proper descrip tion. The jury then deliberated for a short time, and re- turned a verdict to the following effect : "That there was no evidence to show how the fire originated." The proceedings did Not terminate till a quarter past six o'clock. EAST INDIA COMPANY—(This Day.) The ordinary quarterly court of the proprietors was held this morning at the East India House, Leadenhall• street ; Mr. Macnaughten in the chair. Mr. LEwrx postponed his motion relative to the ap- pointment of a committee to the obtaining a more suitable governing body for India than at present existed. Mr. JONES brought under the notice of the Court the case of the late General Sir John Maccaskill, relative to the amount of remuneration to which he was entitled to, for his services in Affzhauistan and Cabul, where he was appointed to a brigade by General Sir George Pollock, and a divisional commander. Lord Auckland, when Governor-General of India, was in favoar of the deceased being paid the full amount of pay to which commanders of divisions were entitled, but Lord Ellen borough had decided that the pay should only be that of a brigadier of the second class. He moved that the documents connected with the subject of Majer•General Sir John Maccaskill's claim (belonging to the home de partment) be brought into Court, and that they be printed. Mr. LEwIN seconded the motion, which was negatived after a few remarks from the Chair:nap. The meeting then adjourned. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The general monthly meeting of the above so ciety was held yesterday at the society's rooms, 21, Regent-street, under the presidency of the Rev. F. Beadon. The show of plants and flowers was, as might have been expected from the early period of the year, rather deficient in quantity, but, never theless, contained some exceo4ingly fine specimens. Amongst the most noticeable were the collection of plants from the society's gardens, consisting of acacias and other new Holland plants. Some fine rhododendrons were exhibited by Messrs. Veitch, and there were also some excellent plants of camel lias, &c., from Messrs. Lee and other exhibitors. Particular attention was called to a box of black Barbarossa, grapes, of which the keeping quality had been tested by their being allowed to hang for several mouths during the latter part of last year. The lecture of the day was by Dr. Lindley, the vice-secretary, on the qualities of British oak tim ber. The object of the lecture was show that under the common name of English oak, there are certainly two distinct sorts in this country, of which one grows faster, is handsomer than, and at least of equal durability with, the other. durmast e and kinds he denominated respectively co mmon oak. Several specimens were exhibited, and various proofs were cited, the tendency o f the whole being to show that the handsomer and more rapidly growing tree is quite as durable and as valuable for practical purposes as the other. Under these circumstances Dr. Lindley recommended the durmast oak to the at tention of planters. At the conclusion of the lec ture the usual thanks were voted, and the pro ceedings terminated. TREATY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THE Swiss REPUBLIC. — A "Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Reciprocal Establishment" was concluded between her Majesty and the Swiss Confederation at Berne on the 6th of Septem ber, 1355. This was published yesterday. It confers on the subjects of eaeh Power the privileges of residence in the country of the other on an equal footing, and the enjoyment of every right and privilege accorded to the citizens of the country, or to those of the most favoured nation. No higher duty or tax is to be levied than is or may be imposed on the like property of a citizen of the country. The treaty is to remain in force for ten years. SUICIDE Or HERR VAN DER MAST, THE WELL-KNOWN SWORDSMAN, —Yesterday afternoon aninquest was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital on the body of Herr Van Der Mast, the well-known swordsman, who committed sui cide by cutting his throat. The deceased had performed before her Majesty in Lord Holland's Park, at Saville House, Leicester-square, and at most of the assaults of arms at the houses of the nobility and gentry. H e was looked upon as the most expert swordsman in England. Since the closing of Saville House the deceased has maintained his wife and family by giving lessons in fenc ing, &c„ and by working at his original business, that of a furrier. One evening last week he left his employ ment and returned home. Shortly after, his wife went down stairs, and en her return she discovered that he had cut his throat. He was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he lingered until Sunday afternoon last, when he died. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity, gOnS , as rol by de 3sion all 110 1.00 2O 1(X) 20 20 20 20 100 100 100 20 all 1 . all I. 2G I 71i a 22 21i A 10k i 66 5 3 65 4 34 i 29 7 i 261 i all all a.ll 18$ ~4~