The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-28 00:00:00

DS. , Owe 'Ave va, rat has Ise-' MONEY IVIARKET AND COMYIERCIAL INTP,T.T.TGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly for Americans between sd. and 6d., and flatly for sd. per lb. qualities. Prices were the lame as last week. The sales were 7,000 bales 1,000 on speculation, comprising 130 Pernam and Maran kam, at 6Ad. to 7d. ; 200 Egyptian, at 6fd. to Bd.; 600 Surat, 40. to 41d. ; and 50 Sea Islands, at ls. to ls. 7d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and without any feature of importance. The colonial produce markets re-opened after the Easter recess on Wednesday, and for one or two of the leading staples there has been a good inquiry. Sugar has been taken freely for home consump tion at 6d. per cwt. advance for West India de scriptions, while other sorts have realised full prices. In coffee the dealings have been unim portant, but previous values have been current. Rice has been dull, but steady. The stock of this article on the 15th inst. was 20,553 against 4,759 tons at the corresponding date last year. Tea has remained quiet, and common Congon is 81d. per lb. cash. There has been a fair demand for rum. For saltpetre there has been an active market, and spices have attracted very little attention. Tallow has undergone no change of importance, but very little business has taken place. Accounts from Pesth relative to the wool trade in Hungary show a falling off in prices since the announcement of the peace negotiations, still the ruling quotations are satisfactory, and these have been firmly maintained in the presence of favourable advices from London, Berlin, and Breslau. Com pared with the prices at the corresponding period last year the reduction is from 4fi. to WI. per quintal (about Bs. to 10s. per 2201b5.) on winter wools, and on other sorts from 811. to 1211. per quintal. The greatest reduction has been made in qualities which have been deteriorated by sand. In finer qualities there has not been much demand, and snpplies from Zigaga and Zackel are firm at pre vious rates. The stock on hand at Pesth is about 12,000 quintals, of which about one-half has been veld for home consumption, and 300 quintals for export. The sanitary condition of the flocks throughout Hungary during the last winter is re ported to have been very satisfactory, and the mortality below the average. It is expected that the average weight of fleeces this season will be heavier than last year. The condition of the wool trade at Paris con tinues favourable, and manufacturers are more active than they have been for some time past, Which creates a good demand for the raw material, and sustains former prices with firmness. Sales of good qualities from Brio have been effected at If. 20c. to lf. 30c. per half kilogramme. [a Ger many there has been a rise ix prices of 8 per cent. The Funds are remarkably firm, but the trans actions are limited, principally in consequence of the arrange tient of the Consols, Scrip, and Ex chequer Bill scrip settlement. To provide for the payment of the " difference," and to meet the in stalments due to-morrow on these securities, money on. the Stock Exchange is in active demand. Consols are, however, supported at 92 2 for money, and 92i s for account. The New Scrip is 21 prem. Exchequer Bills, June, are ls. discount to is. premium, the Bonds are 98i, and the Scrip is 2i- premium. India Bonds are 6s. discount. The quotations current in the Foreign Market are well maintained, but there is an absence of activity. Spanish 3 per Cents. have risen to 45i ; the New Deferred are 241 ; and the Committee's Certificates, 51. The Turkish 6 per Cents. are steady at 971 is for money, and 98f for account. The 4 per Cents. have been 1001 1. Dutch 2i per Cents. are 631 ; Peruvian 3 per Cents., 57 ; and Equador New Consolidated, 15. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred, 61 to 7} ; Mexican, 20 I ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44i 4514 ditto Deferred, 242 I. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the Market for American Securities remains without any particular change. The demand for the State stooks continues, whilst for the railroad bonds there is less inquiry, and they are more freely offered. The following are the quotations : redeemable. Per Cent. tTnited States 6 per Cents. 1567-1868...105 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...105 STATE SECURITIES Alain's& 5 per Cent .• ... 80 Alabama .5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... ... 85 California 7 per Cent. Bonds 1870... 80 82 lEentnek-y 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872... 90 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 88 90 Massachni etts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...100 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds - 1841-1871... 43 45 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 16 is Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock l'ennsylvania 5 per Cent. &silo '877... 80 82 li .,...6nnesse 4; per Cent. Bonds ... 87 89 virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 84 86 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 87 LOANS OF CITIES. Gorton 5 pqr Cent. Bonds (Divers) ... 90 92 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois antral 7 per Cent. let Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 791 801 ex Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds . 1860... 82 83 Michigan. Central Bp. Cent. 1860... 94 96 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93 94 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 80 82 New Yolsk and Erie 7 per Cent. let Mort gage New Yolk and Erie 7 per Cent. 3 d Mort * gagg 1883... 84 85 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 79 80 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking 1875... 82 83 Fund Panama. 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling 13)nds), not convertible 1859... 92 93i Diti o ditt01864... 94i 95; Pennsylvania Ceatral6 p. Cent., Ist M0rt.1880... 88 89 A. further advance has taken place in the Rail way Share Market. Chester and Holyhead have risen, 55., Great Northern, 10s., Great Western, 1 08., La. neashrie and Yorkshire, 1/., Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 11., South Eastern, 155., and the rest in proportion. The foreign lines art) mostly rather firmer, Miniv.g shares are quiet. London and County Bank aro 1/. lower, and Canada Laud rule heavy. BRITISIa FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (Nomad Oroiai List.) Rusin,. (lone. .„ 3 Per Ca it. Console Annuities 9 211 i i i New 2a p er Cent. Annuities...... 76 6 d India Bei ids .C10"00 Ditto, • tinder £lOOO ll d CnnsAl. A r -Account ecnsol Sc rip 2l p Rxchequo :r Scrip Ecciaw ; nor bills, 24d. March. June. £lO 4 t O 52 Ildlp Vitt il g nu & 5 1 a Ditto ltio ids, 1858, 34 per Cent.. 9B/ PRI CES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Rquador Bonds Ditto New Consolidated l5 144 Grenada Now Active, 14 per Cent. Ditto : Deferred 7 Peruvian t Bonds 4. per Colt Ditto It per Cent... Russian 'Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto .44 per Cent a irdinisat Bonds, 5 per Cent Spanish Bonds. :3 per Cent 451 Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent. Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 51 1 p o Tarkith Bonds. ti per cent 97 i ii A Ditto itccount 984 ' Dia) 4Guaranteei, 4 per Cent lo oi , Ivoiehrt, oo the above DaYable in London. batch. I: xchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Gu11... 634 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto Account, April 10 60 20 St. 10 4120 10 St. 20 20 10 10 5 5 20 10 20 5 20 18 INARTUL ACCIDIINT AT WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.—A. Inost fee brlul accident occurred in Woolwich Dockyard, on Toes' lay evening, to a man named John Horrigan, a labourer • in the yard. The unfortunate man was engaged, over hours, on the Vesuvius, Commander E. G. Hors, which v easel is in basin receiving coals; it being the duty of the prisoners to coal the vessels during the day, and after regular working hours the labourers of the dockyal r d are employed ; and at about 10 o'clock in the evening work was going on well, until this poor fellow was car rying his sack, and one of the hatchways being open he, stepped right into the vacancy, and fell down into thi t stoke-hole, with the sack of coals on the top of him. ]le was immediately picked up and conveyed, on the doc kyard stretcher, to the Royal Marine Infirmary, where t , e was received and the extent of his injuries at tended to, but whioh could not be ascertained as he is oomplet .ely fractured and broken to pieces. The man, of course, was insensible when taken to the hospital, and up to of ne o'clock on Wednesday be remained in perfect llamas( dousness. So far as could be ascertained, his right le g and the greater portion of his ribs ware broken and ski All fractured. He has a wife and six children. 110 25 15 1.00 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. &i , orficea. lArabg. Nottng. Bost, andEastn. Janet 331 fast oc cAllymenA Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birk Lams", 4 Cheshire Junet Do. Che2ll. is Birk. £5O and £25 Cone Do., a 0... rtlyth &Tyne origina £25 (isnd. at £46 Bristol and Exeter Oaledonian . Cartn. and Cardigan Chester Si Holyhead. Cork and Bandon " . ..!ork, Black, & Pass ornwall Do. A Do. B CrieT Junction Oublin&BolfastJunc. nun. P. & Ah r. Jnc. East Anglian Eastorn Counties slat. - Tni on , A Bt}• De., B. Stowt Do., New East Kont ':ast Lancashire . ,Edinburghdr Gimp Edinb. and Peebles E din. Prth & Drir4 worth & Clyde Jun . Furness Do. Extension Glasgow Sic S. West. Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern Do., A. Stock B. Stock ;t.Sth.k,West.(lre ;heat Western Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk Irish South-Easton.. fAneaster Canis), Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Cancash.andYorksi rfAo. Wet. Riding Un vAirsby.S:Southloi iyandon & Blackwall bond. Bright Ex S.CFt fond. and N. West?, Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Do. Eighths London and S. Wean Do., £5O Do., ,640 'Jnandrryew COkraiDi Loadnarrv. & Ennisk kr_anch.Shef.k Lincli ).,Sfan.k Lin. Un etropolitan 'Jidland Do. Birnlng • St Nfidld. G. West. (irk Do. Half Shares__ N'ewcastle & Cafli9lo Nwpt.Aberg. & Ilrfd Newry lz Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor iorfolk 'Zorthn.Countics Un North British . with Devon Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock B Stock Do., B Guarantee(' N.Emstern—Benvio' Do. do. Extension Do .do. G.N.E. Throb Do. Leeds Do. York North London si.&S.Wstrn. ,Hatup , stead, and City Jn I North Staffordshir.... ' , Terth Western...... & S. West rn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. )x, Wore.. & Wolv. Scottish Contra: SoottishMidland 4hropshire Ut i )n South Devon South Eastern youth Wales , Trk.sh. & Ri v. Dm Do . ..... . k &Wol Stockton & Darli st :kt 4; Hr.rtlep Taff vale .. Do. Prof., No. 1.... I " ,, ,meN Hay. P.& B. Ulverstone & Lanco Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kiikenn . Waterford&Limer c West Cornwall West End of Louder and Crystal Palace. Do. A .. Do. B ..... IWest London. tWinibledn &Croydor Closing Prices this day 26i 27 4i - 43 ... "" ... , 81 - Si 17i -- 18 15 - 1g 12i -12 i .i - 90 60 - 61 14 - 15 ... "."" ... 7i - 8 15 - 16 9A - 3f) 4 25 - 30 73 - 75 58 - 60 9 1 25 - 26 •.. -.... 84 - 86 6 . 3 / 4 - 7 93i - 79 - 80 121 123 104 106 62 63. G 8 - 72 5 i - 6 4 ' 5 6; 185; 85i • •• ...... 71 74 100 101 100 100, id •- pa) id - pa) 93 94 28 -28 i Id 72 —72 i 42 44 • ••• • . 11 - 13 49 - 51 Si 3/,i 33i 34} 76 3 / 4 -7% 61 - 4 - 3 3 / 4 , 15i - 154 55 56 88 - 90 61 : a ie : iIS 26 - 27 104 106 75 77 45 - 471 13 '4 70 71 68 - 69 4 id 36 .. ... ... - 19 - 20 3i 4i 6i - 7i FOREIGN. kntwerbez9/At rd M Do. 5 p.c. 01)lgs. c on. in Sit. at par till '64 Ardennes :01glals Eastn. June Jieziers to Graissi-ssa Bombay, Baroda, an Central India,Eleri• Do. Demerara )ntel‘ Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New lEast Indian, g. 5 p. c Fll tensi on .. D 0.4 j p.c.Bnds.,'s7 f'o. do. do.. '59, do.. Goe'ong la Melbourne guar. 5 per c nt.. Do., Lon. allot., do. Gd . Tk of Canadad ie Do. Do. Cert. of Deben., oon. into Stk. till'63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do, Gt. Ceutral of Franc , at. Indian Peninsula Great Luxembouri. Constituted Sham Do. Obligations... Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. G t. Western of Canada Sharzs Do. New Do. Ms., payable'67, with option till '55.., Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dc,. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Torontti Do. 6 per oent. I Lake Conet. tic Baal , ' Lierre and Turnhout Lucca tai Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyon and Genova I Lyons 6E Mediterran. Aadrae , guar. 4 p. c Do. New 0., sp. c Do. 44 p. c. Exten traria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (witi interest) Do. (ez interest) Northern of France. Do.2ol.She no. 201. 3 p. c (fmy.B.dz Ame. She. gorwegi2nTrunkPre' Pia and Lyons..... Ditto Bonds ...... Paris and Orleans. Rome and Frascati. , f.oyal Danish RoialSwedish . Do. Obligations .... Sambre and Meuse.. O . 54 p. cent. Prof Scindo, guar. 5 p. c D 0.. . Aonthern of France.. St. hindrew's and Quebec (A).,....... . West Flanders ........ Do 5,4 por 0. Pref... W. dr N. W. of P rime , West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand 8a Al par 2 p 3 4 pi 3 21 1— 1 p 11 - f - lAp l 38f - 391 12 -14 22 - 221 211 -21 f 9 8d 16 17 74 - 76 84 - 86 - 6 21 -21 k 6i - Ci 31 - 3* 25 - 956 2 - 2tr 99 - 100 117 - 122 118 - 123 10T 109 24 - 24 115 - 120 io h 191 - 201 1 -1, P 8 10 2i - Si 74 - 8 54 - 6. 391 - 3 111 12 8 - 10 50 - 50-; 66 62 ii : io 13 - 14 - i§ - 2p ... - PM ... ....' HI 4 - 4i 344 : ii ii : 19}, 10INT-STOCK ELNXB. FirtnrfklMii. Bank of London liri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C. British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Lond• Eag.Scot&ins.Cht. Lond. Chart. Bk. of Ditto New London and County Lnd. &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock Layton and Paris Lond. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng Do. New ........... 8 National o f Ireland New South Whim— Oriental Bank of Corporation emvincial of Ireland Do. New I 3 Aus B zOo Im et 50 Royal all lontl. Australia all Union of Australia I.?. Do. N"' ••••••••• 19 Union cf Londou 96 ' N 8 65 - 67 1} d 64 -- 66 ••• 16 -16 i 161 •-• 16i 3i 3d par 2p .3 : 2 d .. '" M. •• • ••• --- ••• 38 - 40 42i -43 i ... ... ••• ... -. „.. 16* 33 6 li 4Q 5* 72 14 ••• ••• - 73 7i -4 .14 8i I ..) A 9 all all 10 all Xustrallan A gricult. kustraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works 1 3rit. American Land Canada n. Go. 6p.e. Jar & my Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept' Crystal Palace Do. Preference......., Crystal Pal. of France Duston Tron Ore Eastern Steam En. &Ans Cop Sm Co Electric Telegraph Electric Te leg. of Ir. Gen. Iron Sc Collier Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Trish Beetroot Swgs , . Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig Mediteran. Elea. Tel. Mexican&S.Amerien. Nat. Pat. Steam Feel' Netherlands Land Do. Do. Do. pcP iss atl d New B. & N.S. Land i:ltustralasian... Nrth.of Europe Steam Oriental Cas .......... ` New Shares" Peel Rr. Ld. A D Is/hurl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New Portlam: iron Co, i Royal Mail Steam ... Scot. Austral. Invest. Ditto New all South Auqtral.Land al: Submar. Tot. Scrip all Do. e 5 Pruett L. Co.II. Con k 28i Vat , Dismon's tanO , V.Go.6p.c.Janiauly Business done this day. 10 all 14 4i 9.11 2224 9) ei,ll 14 all 14 4.11 all .11 $1 all all all all ••• .. TIE SUN; LONDON, PIVIDAY EVENING; IVIARCII 28. 1856. Closina -- tees this day METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. (Meeting This Day.) The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held this afternoon, at the Council Chamber of the Guildhall — Mr. Thwaites in the chair. Mr. CARTMEL presented a memorial from the inhabi. tants of Clapham relative to the state of Heathwall sewer, which was received and laid en the table. BUILDING OVER FORE COURTS. The committee under the Building Act, in bringing up their report, recommended that applications that had been made for building over fore courts in White Conduit-street and Chapel-street, Pent , nville, should not be granted. A lengthened discussion took place on the question of permitting shops to be erected on fore courts, in the course of which it was urged that the permission should be granted to the owners of houses in streets where the line of road had already been broken, but withheld in other instances. Much was said of the depreciation of the houses that had not built on the fore courts in neighbourhoods where others had done so, and also of the increase of value to the property and improvement to the neighbourhood these buildings had been in many districts. In the cases in question the erection of building:4 would leave the width of the streets only 39 feet 6 inches, which would be in direct opposition of the bye laws that no street should be less than 40 wide, and on that ground, and that the principle that no en croachments should be permitted on the streets of the metropolis, to meet which the 143 d sec. was introduced into the Metropolitan Board of Works Act, should be strictly carried out, the applications were negatived, and the recommendations of the committee were con firmed. The business transacted to-day was of an ordinary character, having reference to the confirmation of bye laws, the reception of reports of no general interest, and the consideration of notices of motions relative to the proceedings of committees and the board generally. Mr. D. IFFANGER gave notice of the following motion : —" That, i❑ order to ascertain how far it may be de sirable to carry out that portion of sec. 141 of the Metropolitan Board of Works Act, where more than one street in the metropolis is called by the same name, to alter the name of any and all such streets except one,' a letter be addressed to all the vestries and districts, requesting them to furnish this board with an alpha betical list of all their streets, and that the consideration of this subject be referred to the committee appointed to confer with ♦estries and district boards." The business shortly after terminated. __— MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. There has been a slight increase iu the arrivals of Eng lish wheat up to our market this week coastwise, but the show of samples here to-day was very moderate; neverthe less, the demand for all kiads was in a sluggish state, at Monday's decline in the quotations. Over 23,0j0 quarters of foreign ',haat having come in that article was very dull, and, to have forced sales, lower rates must have been submitted to. Floating cargoes of grain were heavy. Fine barley sold at full prices, but inferior kinds were very dull. We had rather a slow sale for malt, yet the quotations were supported. Oats, beans, and peas changed hands slowly, at barely late rates. Flour was dull, and foreign qualities were easier to pur •hase. AItXTVALS THIS IMES. Wheat. I Barley. Malt. 1 Oat". Fla,r. 2,4413 3,493 6,570 I 1,010 t 2,620 4,110 I I 13,050 1 brig 111703 k Lngllsh lash .. • . Foreign 28,310 1 90 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to day's market was limited, and all breeds moved off steadily at Monday's quotations. The quality of the stock was but middling. With sheep we were scantily supplied, and the mutton trade ruled brisk, at a further improvement in value of 5s 4d per Blbs. Too beat old Downs, in the wool, realised 5d per 8114 s. Lambs were in moderate supply, and heavy request, at Gd per 8 lbs less money. Calves sold slowly, and prices gave way 2d par Sibs. Pigs were very dull, but not cheaper. Mulch cows were very heavy at from 131. to 191. each, including their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offale. s. d. s. d.I s. rt. A Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6'PrimeSouthdowu 5 0 5 4 Scc:end quality.... 3 S 4 0 Large crso. calves 4 4 i 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 , Prime small do 5 4 510 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 14arge hogs Inferior Sheep 8 4 OiSmall porkers 4 4 410 Second quality ...4 4 4 6 Suckling calves-22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wilcd.4 8 4 lo'Qnarter old pigs.2l 0 17 Lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od. TOTAL 817PPLI. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . Sheep .•• ..... 4,200 1 Sheep .. •• •• •• •• • • •••• Calves •• •• •• .. 94 4O Pigs ..•• NEVVGATI3 AND LEADENHALL. We had a moderate trade here to-day, as follows : Per Bibs by the carcase. a. d. s. d: B. d. s. d Beef, inferior 3 0 3 2 1 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 ( Do., middling 3 6 4 El Do. prima large.. 3 8 4 0 Do., prime 3 2 4 6 Do , do. 5ma11....4 2 4 4 ; Veal 3 10 i 0 Pork, large 3 2 3 10 ' Pork, small 4 Q 4 8 Lamb, 5s 6d to F's 6d. BOROUGH Ho?. There is a moderate demand for fine new hops at full prices, but all other kinds continue very dull in sale at barely late rates. Thu imports of foreign hops this week aro 138 bales. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ Os to 6/ 10s per cwt:; Weald of Rents, 31 Os to 31 Os. ; Sussex, 21 IGs to 41 10s. COLONIAL. The public sales of foreign and colonial produce were closed during the early part of the week, in consequence of the intervention of the Easter holidays. They wore re sumed on Wednesday. TEA.—There has been a moderate business doing in this article, but to effect sales lower prices had to be submitted to. Common congou maintains its price, viz., 81d to 9d. SUGAlt.—The market opened ea Wednesday with a brisk appearance, and both home and foreign buyers pur chased largely, at an advance of about 6d to is per cwt. on the prices current before the holidays. Barbadees low to fine yellow realised 37s to 43s 6d ; Manilla brought 39a 01; Havannah 44s 3d ; Madras brown 355, and grainy 43s per cwt ; Mauritius mid to good yellow 39s fid to 42s 6d, grainy 40s to 44s ; brown Peruams brought 378 to 38s ; Bengal soli at full prices ' mid to good bright yellow 40s to 41s Gd per cwt. In the Refinet Markets an active busi ness was done, at rather improved prices, brown lumps 50s Gd, low to fine grocery 51s to 51s, and crushed 33a per cwt. COFFBIL.-- There has been no public sales of this article, but privately good qualities have met a brisk demand, at full rates. Native Ceylon clean quality 50s to 53s per cwt. Mocha is in demand, and prices are on the advance. RlCE.—There has been a brisk demand for cleaned rico for exportation, but for home consumption little business is doing. Cleaned Patna realised 15s to 18s, and Bengal 9a 100 per cwt. Rum.----A. large business has been done in low descrip tions of East India and foreign at 2s per gallon, good Demerara sold for 2a 4d, and common and fair leewards 2s to 2s ld per proof gallon. SPICES.—The market for pepper is quiet, and prices have declined about k, Malabar mid greyish to good heavy brown Nd to sd, Alleppo &id to sid per lb. Nutmegs — Singapore, slightly mouldy, brought 2s 61 per lb. There are large public sales advet ',Ascii for next week. SALTPETRE.—The market has ruled firm, and a good inquiry has existed at full rates, hut purchasers in many cases have refused to pay such high prices. COCHINEAL has been in good demand, and prices have ruled somewhat higher. Teaeriffe good dry mixed 3s lel to 3s lid, small silver 3s 8d to 3s 9d, Honduras good and fine silver 3s um to 4s, blacks 4s 5d to 4s Bd, bright 5s to 5s ld, garblings is 71, anti Granada is 81 to is 9d. TALLOW.—The market rules quiet. P.Y.C. on the spot 47s 31 to 47s Gd, last 3 mo. 48s Cd. GREEN FBUIT.—Tho market for Oranges is depressed, owing to large anivals, and the principal part of the fruit landing out of condition. Three cargoes of St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, went at a reduc tion of 4s. to ss. per box. Several cargoes of Seville Sours are to hand, the demand for which has fallen off, the season becoming advanced. Spanish Nate are steady at 445. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, March 28.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; fresh breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, March 27.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived— Copiapo, from Peru, for Hamburg. Sailed—Victoria, (a. tpt.), for Plymouth. PLYMOUTH, March 27.—Wind E., strong—Arrived— Rising Sun, from Mobile, for Havre, with part of cargo thrown overboard. FALMOUTH, March 27.—Wind E., fresh gale,—Sailed— Mary, for St. John's, Newfoundland. KILRUSH, March 26.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Edardo, from Monte Video. OFF BEACIIT HEAD.—Protector, from New Orleans, for Elsinore; Fortunate, Islay, for Hamburg; Marianne, Cuba, for Bremen. CARDIFF, March 27.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—E. F. Willett, for Hong Kong ; Faith, Porto Rico ; Saxon King, Shanghai ; Mary Anna, New Orleans ; Beatrice, Callao ; Venice, New Orleans. HOLYHEAD, March 27.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Eliza Jenkins, from Buenos Ayres. HARTLEPOOL, March 27.—Wind N.—Arrived—Hiron del le, from Arbroath, for Shoreham, with loss of bowsprit, bows stove, &c., from collision with (supposed) the Amelia, for Shields. (PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Atalanta (s.), from Havre; South-Western (s.), Jersey. sailed—City of the Sultan, for Liverpool; Duke of Corn wall (s.), Dublin. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind S. Arrived.—Tanjore, from Alexandria. Sailed—Pilot Fish, for Aspinwall. HOLYHHAD, March 27. Wind E. Arrived. —Rapid, from Catania; Pandora, St. Mi chael's ; Harriet, Valencia. (S3T SUBMARINE AND BRITISH VeLEGRAPS.I GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.45 a.m. Wind E.N.E., cloudy; tide four hours' ebb. ailed, March 27.—Vanguard, for Mauritius. DEAL, Friday, 9.23 a.m. Wind N.E., fresh. Passed.—Chanticleer, from London, for Newfoundland, REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF CANDLES.—A. further reduction has taken place throughout the metropolis in the price of candles ; dips are now selling at 6d. per lb., moulds at 74d., and composites of the description known as No. 4 at 7id., and superior descriptions at from Bid. to 10d. per lb. These are the prices at the shops wbere the business is done on the r3ady money system ; where the articles are sold on credit the prices are from a half penny to a penny per lb. higher. Naval and Military Intelligence. The gun-boat flotilla and the First and Second Lords of the Admiralty, on board the Black Eagle yacht, at tended by the Wanderer screw despatch vessel, Com mander Luce, arrived at Portland about 6 o'clock on Tuesday night, where they found the Fourth Division, under the command of Captain A. C. Key in the Sans pariel, 70. Any intention of manosurring in the gun-boat force was effectually frustrated by foul winds and rough seas, and the same continued to prevail the whole of Wednesday, no movements what ever having been attempted. About 1 o'clock p.m., their Lordships (having previously landed and inspected the breakwater) weighed in their yacht, and, accom palled by the Wanderer, proceeded for Portsmouth, where they arrived about 7 o'clock the same evening, leaving the gun-boat squadrons to return to Spithead and the Motherbank when the weather moderated. Sir C. Wood and Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. F. Berkeley slept on board the Black Eagle, in Portsmouth harbour, on Wed nesday night, and left by the 8.10 express train on the South Western Railway for London yesterday morning.. Her Majesty has expressed her intention of inspecting the fleet at Spithead on or about the 16th of April, when such a force will be assembled as will exceed that re viewed by the Queen in 1853 by 150 sail or more, if all should assemble that are expected. The Centaur, 6, paddle-wheel frigate, Captain W. J. Clifford, C.B , having been refitted, went to Spithead yesterday and rejoined the fleet. The crew of the mortar ship Forth, 12, Captain Lord John Hay, at Plymouth, bent sails en Thursday. The crew of the St. George, 120, Captain Harry Eyres, will be paid wages to-day at Plymouth, and granted 14 days' leave of absence. The screw steam-ship James Watt, 91, Capt. George Elliot, took berpodwer and shot on board in Hamoaze on Thursday, preparatory for leaving. She is, however, de• taine4 in consequence of defects having been discovered in her boilers. Telegraphic orders were received at Devonport Dock yard, on Wednesday, to get ready for sea with all de spatch the steam gun-boats Ant, Pet, Angler, Decoy, Nettle, and Wrangler. The engineers employed will work every night until 10 o'clock. From 8,000 to 10,000 quarters of wheat, in compliance with a public advertisement, were offered for sale, on Wednesday, to the authorities at the Royal William V►ctualling Yard, Plymouth. Of this quantity, 400 quarters only, from Messrs. Fox, Sons, and Co., at 685., were accepted. The Vesuvius got up steam yesterday morning for the purpose of rendering assistance in being warped Gut of the outer basin at Woolwich. She is.aow moored in the river off the dockyard, so as to receive her ammunition from the Arsenal, preparatory to proceeding to Green hithe to be swung. The despatch gun-boat Intrepid, Commander Wood, is to leave Woolwich also to-morrow for Greenhithe, thence to Portsmouth. The Roebuck, despatch gunboat, is ordered to be docked at Woolwich. The gunboat Grappler, built by Messrs. Fletcher, of Limehouse, is to be launched to•morrow. The Spanker and the Thrasher were yesterday morning taken out of No. 1 dock, and removed to basin, and the Traveller was at the same time hauled out cf the basin and docked at Woolwich. Lieutenant D. E. Orr has been appointed additional Lieutenant to the Victory, 104, Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C.B. An order has been received from the War-office by Lieut.-Colonel B. E. M. Gordon, commanding the 6 com pany depot of the 91at Regiment at Chatham barracks, for the whole of that depot to proceed to the came at A ldershott on Friday next. This depot is upwards of 500 strong ; the head-quarters of the regiment are eta tioned in Greece. 300 non-commissioned officers and privates of the Royal Artillery, with their commanding officers, are to leave head-quarters, Woolwich, to-morr)w, for Epswich, to join Captain Middleton's (the 13th) company, for the purpose of forming a battery. A number of men have arrived at Woolwich from Tilbury Fort, having been dis. charged from the depot of the Turkish Contingent. Reports are current that the corps is to be speedily dis banded. Each man, on receiving his discharge, was granted his passage money and a bonus of It. ' Yesterday being what is termed " marching past day," about 5,000 men of the Royal Artillery were drawn up in front of the barracks on Woolwich•common and in spected by the colonels commanding, before whom they defiled in divisions and withdrew to quarters. The cleanliness and soldierlike bearing of the men and the superior depottment of the non commissioned officers were the theme of remark among the numerous persons present. T.IIE LAST SCOTCH .HANGUAN. John Murdoch, who, until disabled by age and infir• mity about four years ago, had officiated for a length. ened period as the finisher of the law in Glasgow, and who was the last hangman who is ever likely to be in the ordinary pay of the corporation, has himself at length " shuffled off this mortal coil." For a period of about 20 years his stalwart form and grim visage (par tially concealed by an old high-necked waterproof) were seen as the presiding genius at every scaffold which was erected throughout Scotland, and at not a few in the north of England. Murdoch, who was a baker, carve to G:asgow from the north upwards of 20 years since, and was even then in advanced life. He was in poor circumstances, and contrived to get some hum'ile em ployment about the corporation property. It hap pened that, about this time; Tam Young—the last func tionary who had a formal appointment and a regular salary, and who wore the executioner's official cos tume—was getting rather shaky, and, accordingly, Murdoch was retained as a sort of assistant, or stand-by. Oa Young's death he got a monopoly of the trade, such as it is ; but, as he had neither the official appointment nor the regular pay, he was remu nerated by the job. He took to the work quite genially, and, as he regarded his own functions as perfectly ne cessary to good government, he did not fail to he on perfectly comYortable terms with himself. As his person became known in Glasgow, however, he found it con venient for his comfort to remove from the city, and took up his residence sometimes in Paisley, sometimes in Kilmarnock, sometimes in the adjacent villages—such as Motherwell—and he has even been recognized offi ciating as a pastrybaker's assistant at one of our fashion able Clyde watering-places. The tidings of a murder case at a Glasgow circuit always drew him forth. As soon as the judges eat down he reported his presence to the authorities, and then waited patiently, in the hope that the man would be hanged. After sentence was pro nounced he felt all right. That the mind of the magi- I strates might be kept perfectly easy as to no accident taking place at the eleventh hour--for in this case, ac cording to the old notion, the yeungest Baillie must do the work—old Murdoch always lodged himself in prison a week or ten days before the event, where he had bed and board at the public expense, and thus be was certain to be forthcoming when needed on the morning of the execution. But, unfortunately for Murdoch, Glasgow alone did not afford employment enough to support a man of this trade when "paid by the piece," and accord ingly be laid himself out as a peripateti6 finisher of the law in general ; and we suppose he referred to the ma gistrates of Glasgow for his character and qualifications. In this way it was his lot to string unfortunates up at Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen, Ayr, Perth, Dundee, Stirling, and in various towns in the north of Engladd, such AR Newcastle, Carlisle, &c. Taking a pleasure in his work, he held anything in the shape of a reprieve or commutatien in mortal detestation, and used to say that the ridiculous weakness of the Government did him out of the best job he was ever likely to have—viz., the hanging ,if Frost, Williams, and Jones, ftr which em ployment he was the favoured candidate. We have said he took a pleasure in his revolting work. He officiated, for instance, upon the two murderers Doolan and Red ding, who slaughtered a railway gauger while the Edin burgh and Glasgow line was being constructed, 16 years years ago, and who were executed in a field close to the scene of the crime. As Murdoch stood at the bottom of the scaffold immediately after the men had been thrown off, one of the authorities remarked that Doolan had not been properly handled, as ho struggled, and suffered much. "It's hie am fau't," said Murdoch, "aocht wad ser' him but he wad tak' a jump when the drag geed doon ; but see, sir, hoo kindly Redding's slippin' awa" (dying). The last occasion on which Murdoch officiated in Glas gow, or anywhere else, we presume, was at the execu tion, in Oct. 1851, of a man named Hare for a murder committed in Blantyre. He was then 84 years of age, and was so lame with rheumatism that he had to hirple after the criminal to the gallows by the aid of a staff ; but, once there, the old fellow did his duty with nerves of steel. Although there have been, unhappily, other occasions of the same kind since, the magistrates of Glas gow could not trust Murdoch again, and accordingly they culled in the help of Calcraft, who, we trust, will be found perfectly able to do all the work of this kind which is required over the United Kingdom. Murdoch, being thus laid aside, went. to the charming village of B Ahwell, where, happily, his " antecedents" were un known, excepting to one or two, who generously kept the secret ; and here he died on Saturday, the 15th inst. He was maintained for the last few years by a monthly dole from the Corporation of Glasgow, which was dis guised, to the public, under the head of " criminal ex penditure," and he will be the last official of the kind, we trust, who will permanently have a place on the Cham berlain's books. He was not a native, and had no claim on Glasgow excepting that which abject destitution gave him, and that he had been useful in performing neces sary, but very vile functions. Had Glasgow left him to starve, it would not have been an easy matter to fix the Orish liable for the support of a wandering hangman approaching 90 years of age. TEIN CONSIMVATIVE LAND Soomr.—The 14th quar terly general meeting took place at Exeter-hall, on Thursday ; Viscount Ranelagh in the chair. The noble, lord submitted a very satisfactory statement of the so ciety's affairs during the quarter, observing that the executive committee bad deemed it expedient to exercise great caution at the present period, before they resumed active operations in the sale of the unallotted land, and in the acquisition of new properties. The total cash receipts to March 25, 1856, amounted to 224,0061.85. ld. The quarterly returns showed an increase of about 1,2001. on the previous quarter. The return of rights showed 5,233, of which 2,300 were unexercised. The total sale of laud amounted to 135,3711. 12s. ; for the present quarter to 2,3211. 10s. 6d. The committee announced that the following estates would be allotted on the 3d of April : —Maldon, South Essex; St. Catherine's Close, Liacoln • Roundhill. Brighton, third portion • and Brocklyl ' ill, Forest-hill, Kent, reserved lots; to be fol lowed, at an early date, by the Woodbury-park estate, Tunbridge-wells. 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This is a very complicated story, and is cer tainly ingeniously constructed and elaborately worked out, which renders it of interest in perusal ; but all the circumstances attending its chief points are painful. In some cases especially the position of the heroine is a most unfortunate one. The wily and unscrupulous Marinette was the cause of all the misery and misunderstanding which enveloped the careers of the unhappy Rita and her husband, the ill-fated Lord Delamain. She is aptly repre sented as heartless in regard to pity or feeling, but possessed of violent passions, which, when excited by - neglect or successful rivalry against her, she turned with relentless fury on all, more desirous of confounding her false friend than her open enemy. The manner in which such an accomplished actress in the dark role of life's drama could cir cumvent an unsuspecting, generous young man like Delamain is easily understood, and she pur sued her triumph in every way. It is a relief to turn from the wicked set among which Marinette figured to the calm dignity with which the heroine, Margarita, supported herself in very trying circum stances. She had not the opportunity of retiring from the world, as she ardently desired ; and was compelled, to gain her living, to enter on its busiest and gayest scenes. But though in them, she was not of them ; and all testified to the high character of the gifted vocalist on the Italian stage when she made her debut. It was not till after many years of sorrow and suffering, to which actual afflictions in the ordinary course would have been as nothing, that the plots were discovered, and Lord and Lady Delamain enabled to seek what repose could be obtained for their much-tried spirits and perplexed and harassed minds. It is evident that much of their trouble arose from their imprudence, and Lord Delamain's from his former weakness; but they are nevertheless to be pitied for the miseries entailed on them by a crafty spirit. Many other characters are met with, and the scene is changed from England to Italy. Altogether, a great deal of variety is displayed in the work, and the peculiar mystery hanging over it to the last, almost, will hold out an attraction to the admirers of the marvels of romance ; and whatever blame may be attached to M argarita for imprudence, her character is anin teresting and admirable one for a heroine. Syria and the Syrians. By Gregory M. Wortabet. 2 Vols. Madden, Leadenhall-street. The chief point which will induce the reader to regard these volumes with interest, is the fact that they are the production of a Syrian. The author is a native of Bayroot, and, after having passed several years in visiting Europe, Africa, America, and different parts of Asia, returned to his own country for a short time. He became impressed with the necessity of laying before the British public, whom he considers to be the most interested in Eastern affairs, a truthful account of the posi tion of their fellow Christians in Palestine, and of the general management of the Turks and 11Iithom inedans in religious matters. His object, he tells us, is not so much to entertain the reader as to arouse a deeper interest in Syria, and to awake the sympathies of the English nation fora people whom ho considers it to be their duty as Christians, no less than their interest as a nation, to elevate and instruct. It must not be imagined, however, that the work before us consists of nothing but social and religious reflections. The writer has contrived to combine the expression of his views with an agreeable narrative of his travels and adventures, and enlivens the more didactic portions of his work with the descriptions of customs, habits, and national peculiarities usually met with in the pages of books of travels. In the present instance we have a guarantee for the authenticity of his details of the domestic life of the Syrians in the fact that he is himself a native of that country, though his long travels and acquaintance with other countries has removed the prejudices of an inhabitant. With respect to the much-disputed Turkish ques tion, the writer considers the maintenance of Turkey a vital point to the interests of England, and ho considers this object will be much more easily attained by strengthening Turkey and ena bling her to support herself than by always fighting her battles and settling her difficulties. He also considers that the existence of the Turkish empire can only be secured by enlisting the feelings of its Christian subjects in its behalf, and this can never be done until the civil distinctions are re moved and the law which decrees the death of every Moslem convert abolished. The writer is deeply imbued with religious feelings, and the greatest pleasure lie derived from his visits to the scenes described was in tracing the spots mentioned in the Sacred Writings. It was painful to him, as it must be to every Christian, to witness the desecra tion of the Holy Places. The church of St. John is now a mosque, and Antioch, the city where the Christians first received that name, has not one place of Christian worship. The members of that faith meet in a large cave a little out of the town. The author describes the fanatacism of some of the Moslems as very great, and asserts that it is only their fear of the English that keeps them in check. On hearing of the Russian aggression the Mahome dans of Syria resolved to rise en masse and exter minate the Christians, until they heard that England and France, two Christian powers, had leagued themselves with Turkey. This terrible spiritof fanaticism is especially strong iu Damascus,, because it is considered a holy city and called " the gate of Mecca." The author apologises in his preface for any inaccuracies that may be found in his work, by stating that they were printed very rapidly and consequently unrevised, and he en treats the indulgence of the reader for his educa tion and national style of expression. This will no doubt be afforded, though we doubt if any dif ference could be detected in the style or idiom of the work, which we commend to the notice of all desirous of becoming acquainted with Syrian life and manners, and the position of Christians under the Turkish rule, without sharing all his political opinions or coinciding in his conclusions. SWINDLING BY A COUNTESS. The Countess de - V illenouvette, widow of a nobleman of that name, was three days ago tried by default by the Tribunal of Correctional Police of Lyons for swindling in that city. She was, it appears, born at Toulouse, her maiden name being Lacroix, and she married the Count de Villenouvette. By her marriage she had a son, to whom, she stated, the Count de Chambord was god father ; but the child died when three years of are. Although her husband was kind and affectionate, she conducted herself in the most scandalous manner, and this produced such an effect upon him that after a few years he died broken hearted. She then went to live openly with a man named Saint Loup, and followed him to Africa ; and she afterwards took up with a soi disant Count Gelas. In October last, she went to Lyons and hired an apartment in a house is the Rue St. Martin, occupied by a man named Trichon. She had very little luggage, and but few effects ; but a man who was believed to be respectable gave out that he knew the lady well, for that he had at one time been servant to her parents, who, be said, were of high rank, and he declared that, though she had sustained great reverses of fortune, she still possessed 15,000 f. of rents and an estate in the neighbourhood of Castelnandry. In consequence of these representations, several tradesmen were induced to give the woman credit, and amongst teem was an upholsterer, who supplied her with some handsome furniture. It was even hinted to the landlord Tri chon, that she had cast a favourable eye on him, and was inclined to marry him ; but Trichon, without being dazzled by mo great an honour, deemed it advis able to make inquiries about her at Castelnandry, and be then learned that she was not known there. The Countess, hearing what he had done, secretly removed from his house, on the 2d Dec. last, all the furniture and good.; which she had got on credit, and fled from the town with Count Gelas. Since then, all attempts to dis cover her place of refuge have been fruitless. Under these circumstances, the Tribunal sentenced her to three years' iinprisoment and 50 fr. fine. A young woman who had lived with the Countess as her maid was afterwards tried for having assisted her in carrying off the furniture and other goods, and, being convicted, was sentenced to 2 months' imprisonment and 25 fr. fine. The man whose false pretences had caused credit to be given to the Countess was tried as her accomplice in swindling, and he also being convicted was sentenced to 6 months'imprison ment. GIGANTIC STEAM HAMMER.—At the Grove iron works, where Mr. Condie carries on the manufacture of his excellent steam hammers, one has just been finished of extraordinary dimensions. It is about to be sent to Holland, to be erected at the works of the Netherlands Plattery, at Amsterdam, and is fiv e t ons weight. It has a total height of 23 feet, with a clear Working apace between the standards of 12 feet wide by 6 feet high, having a stroke of six feet. Th e we i ght of the whole machine is no less than 30 tons. Notwithstanding the enormous mass of metal it contains, and though at first sight it seems rather to be some piece of monumental work than a tool to be used in the ma nufacture of machinery, it is beautifully proportioned in its several parts, and as manageable as a child's toy. All its levers and other gearing are very carefully finished, and p o li s h ed to a high d egree of brightness ; and it works as smoothly and sweetly as the mechanism of a chronometer. Large numbers of the hammers ma nufactured by M r . Condie have found their way to Ger many, France, the Netherlands, Holland, and America; yet the G overnmen t continue to use hammers in their iunithworks and dockyards, insignificant in power, savage and erroneous in principle, and liable to continual acci dent and derangement, notwithstanding it has been over and over again stated in all the public journals that such an excellent tool as that which Mr. Condie patented many years ago is available, and which is as cheap as the rudest hammers which the Government continues to 'Be. bt, 73bittton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock LONDON G. Evening.) CROWN-OFFICE, 111,1 mm 26. MIIIBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TRH .PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of New Ross—Charles Tottenham, Esq., in the room of Charles Gavan Duffy, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAEcn 27. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despach from her Majesty's Minister at Naples, en closing a copy of a Neapolitan Royal Decree, permitting the exportation of wheat and cora to foreign countries until the 30th of April next, on payment of the following duties : Wheat, 2 ducats per canter. Indian corn, 1 ducat 20 grains per cantar. Oats and barley, 1 ducat 20 per cantar. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH 27. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council fur Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from lwr Majesty's Consul at Venice, stating that the free exportation of rice from that port to foreign countries is prohibited. WAR DEPARTMENT, MARCH 28. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Acting Assistant-Sargeon Frederick Pratt has been permitted to resign his appointment from 25th July, 1855. MEMORANDUII.—For Quartermaster John Dwyer to be Ensign, without purchase, and Adjutant in the 41st Foot, vice Cross, who resigns the Adjutancy only, which ap peared in the Gazette of the 25th inst., read Quartermaster Seijeant John Dwyer to be Ensign, without purchase, and Adjutant in the 46th Foot, vice Cross, &e. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Sir William Dunbar, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtownshiro. Royal Montgomery Rifles.—Ensign Jas. Sebastian Gill to be Lieutenant, vice Johnes, appointed to the 56th Foot. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—Lieut. Henry Meaz Smith to be Captain, vice Browne, resigned ; Ensiga Welbore Ellis to be Lieutenant, vice S winhoe, appointed to Rifle Brigade. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—Ensign F. John Shortis to be Lieutenant. Forfar and } Kincardine Militia Artillery—Peter Duguid, Gent., to be econd Lieutenant, vice Anderson, appointed to a Commission in the Regular Army. Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regiment of Militia—Alfred Selby, Gent., to be Ensign. 2d Regiment of King's O wn Staffordshire Militia—En sign F. A. A. White to be Lieutenant, vice Ivor, pro moted ; W. Woodward, Gent., to bo Lieutenant, vie* Chinn, appointed to 49th Foot ; A. Pattison, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Whyte, promoted ; R. H. Coldwell, Gent., to be Ensign ; H. Hind, Gent., to be Ensign. 2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— W. B. Gardner, Gent., to bs Ensign. 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal Lancashire Militia—Ensign Jas. Campbell to be Lieuten ant, vice Boyce, appointed to the 16th L ancers . Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery—G. Hilton, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Sotheron, pr omo t e d . 90th Regiment of Militia, or Highland Borderers—W. Cleland to be Ensign, vice R. E. Huxaru, appointed to a Commission iu the Line. Ist Royal Lanarkshire Militia—William Townley, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Rouse, promoted. 2d Royal Lanarkshire Militia—William Benjamin Wil kin, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Begg, promoted; Edward John Clifford, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Smith, promoted ; Richard Austin Herbert, Gent., to be Ensign, vic e Tho s . Carter Thompson, resigned ; John Court Ferguson Grier, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Robert Pollock, promoted. 2d or North Durham Regiment of Militia—John Pye Julian, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bland, re signed. ERRATUM.-Ist Durham Regiment of Militia—The Christian names of Capt. and Adjutant Agnew, late Cap tain 3lth Foot, are " Edward Frederick," and not " Ed ward" only, as gazetted on the 21st inst. Her Majesty' Court of Queen's Bench, in Ireland, has appointed Charles Wilkin, of No. 10, Tokenhou.,e-yard, in the city of London, solicitor, a commissioner for taking affidavits in the Queen's Law Courts at Dulilin, for the cities of London and Westminster, and also for the coun ties of Middlesex, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Bueks, Harts, Hants, and Bueks, in England. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Henry Pring, baker, Old Market, Bristol. BANKRUPTS. Henry Ermanni Fellinger, tour merch an t, f ormer ly o f Red Lion-street, Holborn, late of regent-square, to sur render, April S, at eleven and May 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Businghall street ; Chapple, Great Carter-lane. Maximilian Lasker and Gustave Bitter, merchants, New Basingball-street, April 10, at two, and May 13, ut one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, ot/icial assignee, Alder manimry ; Lawrance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry. chambers. John Buck Toker, manufacturer of malleable cast iron, Manchester, April 8, at half-past two, and May 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; J. and J. H. Linklater and Hackwood, Sise-lano. James Bailey, merchant, Wood-street, Cheapside, April 4, and May 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Can nan, official assigned, Aldermanbary ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street, Cheapside. Jonathan Thomas 0 w en,lutathematical instrument seller, Swansea, April 8 and May 6, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Hobbs, Bristol ; Abbot and Lucas, Bristol. Robert Lincoln, licensed victualler, Mortimer Arms, Tottenham-court-road, April 9 and May 7, at half-past one, at the Culla of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, of f icial as signee; S. Smith and Son, Barnard's-inn Holborn. Thomas Evans, umbrella a nd p araso l manufacturer, Wood-street, Cheapside, City, April 4 and May 9, at twelve, at the Conrt of Bankruptcy. Carman, official as signee, Aldermanbury ; Lawrence, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry. Jawes Cooper, grocer, Ryde and Wootton-bridge, Isle of Wight, April 7, at twelve, and May 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Sewell, IFox, and Sewell, Old Broad-street ; Johnson, Ryde. _ Wm. L'arlcar Moss, butcher, Stamford, April 22 and 6th May, at half-past ten, at the Birmingha= District Court. Harris, official assignee. Nottingham; Law, Stamford; Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham. Richard Potter, shipbuilder, Haven Banks, Exeter, April 10, and 30, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtul, official assignee, Exeter ; Fryer, St. Thomas, Exeter. Henry Collins, carpenter and builder, Ashford, Kent, April 11, and May 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, London; Venour, Gray's. inn square ; Fluky, and Co., Ashford. • Joseph Hipkisa ' ' iromnaster Tipton, April 9 and 30, at half-past 10, at the Birminghain District Court. Whit• more, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Tipton;Mot teratu and Knight, Birmingham. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Robert Latts, commission and iron merchant, Glasgow, and Ballycastlo, Anti im, April 4, at one, within the Globe Hotel, George-square, Glasgow. John Crell, blacksmith, Glasgow. William Rosenthal, bookseller, stationer, &c., Glasgow. John Henry Archer, insurauce broker an dealer in shares, North Hanover-street, Edinburgh. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending March 25, 1856, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in America 2ss. 3d. Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 255. na. Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies .... 265. Oid. Al °rage of the thi ee foregoing descriptions BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 82, for the Week ending on Saturday the 22d day of March, 1856. issus DEFARTICEINT. Soles issued 21,221,82.5 424,221,825 X Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities .. .... 3,450,900 Gold cola and bullion 9,746,825 Silver bu11i0n........ - Dated the 27th day of March, 11 BANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest .... .. Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, £24,211,825 M. MARSHALL, Chief Casnier. 456. :PiIiTMENT. Government securities Commissioners of National Debt, Say- ing's Banks, and VDTvidead Accounts) 5,638,865 Other depoitts ...... 12,107,043 Seven. Day and other :..... 726,362 £3'3,538,934 (lncludg.Dead Weight Annuity) 11,951,000 Other securities 18,425,297 Notes • . Gold and silver coin 625,606 Dated the 27th day of March,l ,S3‘, E. MARSHALL, Chlet eku436stuur 34. •6. :ANGL-TITIS DAY. Gibraltar .....• •• 0 lieghorn 2 IGetoa • • • •• Venic0................ Maples ....... ... .• 43c Palermo ...... 131%, Messina ........ ••• 132 Lisbon .... Oporto .. •• •• • . •• Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayrei ...... ...„ New York,6o days' sight Philadelphia •• .. PRICES OF SFILLICIT, FEE OZ. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... 0 0 0 COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam .. .. .. ...... 12 14 Ditto, three months .. 12 2 y(0 Rotterdam ............ 12 2 ' a l Antwerp .............. 25 67% Brussels .... ........ 25 67% Hamburgh .. .. .. ...... 13 119 Altona ••••.•.• •• • • • • • • ..... Paris.... • • • ....... • .... 25 45 Ditto, three months .. 25 85 Marseilles ... .......... 25 85 Bourdeaux ... • ........ Frankfort-on Maine .... 12: .0 Berlin •.••••••. • • • . • • • ....'. Vienna .......... • • • • • • 10 32 Trieste ........ •• —• • " 10 34 36 Petersburg .. • • • - • • '' •-. 49%Y,', Madrid .. . • • • • •• " •• 49 Cadiz ......• •• •• •• •••• _ Barcelona .. ••••• • • • j Seville.. • • •• •—• • • • • -- STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, March 27.—There has been a moderate business done in cloth for India, and with the orders in hand for future delivery of shirt ing, madapollams, and jaconets, and the demand spring ing up, manufacturers are able to oommand full prices. Sayers are, nevertheless, acting with much caution, finding that foreign markets respond but slowly, if at all, to the demand for extra prices. According to the estimate of Messrs. George Fraser, Son, and Co., yarns are now ld. per lb., and India shirtings Dd. to 100. per piece dearer than in last October ; and it will readily he conceived that this is no trifling bar to the rapid extension of business in the markets of India, which have in the meantime received large supplies of cheaper goods than can now be obtained here. There is still some business in longcloths for Alexandria, and the home trade houses continue well supplied with orders from the country. In yarns there is only a moderate business, and no change in prices. ATHENS, March 19.—Gen. Rallergi was about leav ing for Paris, it is reported, by the request of the Em peror of the French. It was generally believed that th Governments o iEngland and France bad lately ad dressed some very serious despatches to the Cabinet of King Otho. a hi ' he be so , ay as Ca- t 2. 111? ng :Itte ►nd lot at- de- len we wo ;be IWO 100 61 A. all all all all 100 All 100 100 j all all 100 1100 24 100 all all all 1 100 100 all all +ll all 100 3i 100 100 1100 all all 10n 211 'lOO 31 lel a 16 100 100 100 20 20 20 50 100 50 100 100 100 20 50} 334 3 2G, 104 A 70) 68 9 81 22i 211 i 411 9 85 Paid,', all all aof) all al l all 100 i 8 St. St. St. 40 5 St. 3.5 10 28i 1 1 1 94 31 5 411 1341 95a 140 1091 11 i pm $3l t