The Sun. — London, England, 1861-04-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There is no further change to report in the ap pearance of the Money Market, but the inquiries i n some quarters are rather more numerous, owing to the tendency towards improvement in trade. The rates, however, continue easy, and first class bills are freely discounted at 4/ per cent. About £lO,OOO, in gold, was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon exhibited a further decline in the rates on Amster dam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Paris, and Frankfort. The Tasmanian, which left to-day for the West Indies, took £25,000 in silver. Gold is now of about the same value in Paris and liamburg as in London, The traffic receipts of the Great Western ;Rail way for the week ending the 26th ult., exhibited an increase of £919, compared with 1860. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester day continued rather active, and prices were well supported. The sales were 10,000 bales. During the early part of the day the market for Public Securities appeared rather heavy, and a alight decline took place, but it was merely tem porary, and several purchases having been effected, quotations now appear buoyant. Consols, from 91 1 for transfer, and 911 8 for the 9th proximo, have suddenly advanced to 911 92 and 92 to 92k. The operations have included several purchases of New Three per Cents., which, together with the easiness of money, will account for the improve ment. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 90k. Bank Stock has advanced to 229 k ; India 5 per Cent. Loan to 1001 y ; and Exchequer Bills remain at 3s. dis. to par. Very few dealings have been reported in Foreign Securities, and prices show little variation. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 70,1 to 701 ; ditto, 1858, 531 to 63 1; Dutch 3 per Cents, are firmer, at 611; and ditto 4 per Cents. are steady, at 988, A slight advance has taken place in the value of /►ost of the principal railway company's shares, and the market exhibited a more buoyant tone. Great Northern improved £1; Great Western, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Midland, North British, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern, ss. The Foreign lines have continued very inactive. Great Luxembourg brought 6t- 61, and Bahia and Francisco 10k. In the Colonial market there is little change to record. Great Western of Canada have declined 1. 11 111, and Great Indian Peninsula to 941 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have been very inactive, and without any material change in prices. Union of Australia have declined 10s., and Peninsular and Oriental Steam New Shares 10s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock . 2291 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9O/ 90 k 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9O k India Stock OO f• • • • 2211 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent lOOl k Ditto Debentures, 1858 96i k Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £1,000 Consols for Account, May 9.... India Stock for Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid. Ditto £5OO 3 dis par Ditto Small ~„ FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. -.'clilador New Consolidated Mexican 3 per Cent 24/ 4 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 1011 „ Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 . 61 i 1 Spanish 3 per Cent... Ditto New Deferred Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 5/ Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 41 per. Ex. 25f 94f. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9l/ 2 Ditto Account 92 k THIS DAY'S MAREETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The arrival of English wheat fresh up to this morning's Inarket were again on a very moderate scale, for the most Part in fair condition. All good and fine qualities moved off steadily at full quotations ; but inferior parcels were extremely difficult of sale, except at lower prices. The imports of foreign wheat have been to a fair average extent. All samples in good condition find buyers at quite previous rates. For other kinds the trade rules heavy. Floating cargoes of grain are a dull inquiry, at barely Isle rates. Fine qualities of barley were quite as dear; but inferior Samples moved off heavily, even at fully the late decline. Malt changed hands to a limited extent on former terms. Oats sold freely at fully the late advance in their value. For beans and peas the trade ruled firm, at extreme cur rencies. Flour was in moderate request at previous quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English.. •• •• 810 1 1,090 2,780 _ 420 Irish.. — 400 P0reign........ 10,460 2, 030 2 , 7 7 0 / 7 20 sacks bris. BOROUGH HOP. Fine yearling hops continue in request at fully the late advance, and other kinds command a steady sale at full quotations. WHITECHAPEL. Increased supplies of meat have been on sale here, for Ahich the demand has ruled heavy, at the following prices : Beef from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 51 1 8d to 6s 8d ; veal, 48 6d to 6s 2d ; and pork, 4s Od to 50 2 d per 81bs. by the carcase. THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, between 8 and B. B. a D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.m. ....-------- -- .Nairn 30'43 45 43 S.E. 2 9 m. 1 Aberdeen Leith 30'43 44 43 E. 2r 9 m. 1 Berwick 3042 46 44 E.N.E. 1 9 f. 1 Ardrossan 3O 40 45 44 E.N.E. 2 4 f. 1 Portrush Shields Galway 3OlO 48 46 , E.N.E. 4.1 b. 2 Ssarboreugh Liverpool uaremenosttifirn : 30 33 r 1 ' 48 E. E. 6 3c. 5 3 6 m. 3 London 3019 48 46 E. 3 7 c. Dover 3019 48 47 E.N.E. 3 7 0. I 2 Portsmouth Portland Plymonth Penzance .... 30'21 52 51 1 S.E. 3 3 b. , 4 EXPLANATION.-B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dow-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic. F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud c 1 to 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; T. fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ' • t., thunder. A letter xepeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). 211 IS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, April 17.—Wind this day at noon, North- Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL,i April 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Lotus, from the westward. PORTSMOUTH, April 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Hygje, from Rio Janeiro for Christiana. OFF PIA-DWI/I'H, April 16.—Arrived—Tubal Cain, from elbourne (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Hammonia, steamer, from Hamburg ; Tartar, from Cardiff. Sailed—Lady Eglington, steamer, for London; Leader mud Prince, fcr Jersey. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, April 17.—Batavia, and Leo, steamers, from Rotterdam. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—Windsor Castle, from Bombay for London ; Marco Polo, from Shields for Venice. STATISTICS OF OYSTERS IN FRANCE.—The last investigation into the state of the . oyster-beds of, Brieuc, carried on by members of the Council direction - General of th e Department, under the of the Captains of the Chamois, Pluvier, and Eveil, of the :French navy, placed by the government at the disposition of the commissioners chargedto carry on th e work of inspec tion, have given results that have far surpassed the most sanguine expectations of the advocates of the new system. Every time the drag was applied it brought up over 2,000 oysters ; and each of the three fascines of row No. 10, sunk in 1859, and just brought up for examination, was fo und to fontain 20,000 young oysters, from three to five centimetres in diameter. These fascines, exhibited in various towns of Brittany, created universal amazement, and will probably lead to the establishment of many new beds.—Ono a Week. Sir bo SHARE MARKET.-(THIS .DA 7). ORDINARY MIA RES AND STOCKS. Share' 13.14 stock stock stock Closing Business Railways. Paid.! Price. Done ,Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. !Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and 3lid.Co I Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, lllrock., &Passage Cornwall .... Do A ( A gets no div , until 6 pc peran D° r hasbeen td. toB Dublin & Belfast June Dun., Perth, &Ab..lunc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, Jr Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western . . Do Str Val qua. stock rich South-eastern„.. Lancashire AZ Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover' ILond. &Nth. Western `Loud. & 'nth. Western.. L'derry Az Coleraine L'derry he Ennisaillen Man. Shet. & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland . Do new........ Do Pinning. & Derby Nfld. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares lid Kent.— Do, Cray Line N . eweastie ana Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def New q Warnpt. & Ros North British ... N'or.Dev.Rail&Dk.stocl: Dr , 4 3tk ; A recs no d.' until fipclifts beenpd.B Do R stock ....: Nth. Eastern—Berwick' Do do , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ...... Do York North London Do new. North taffbrdshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. &Grantham Rail rzebles Portsmouth Rhymney......... Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. MM. stock 1 Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon S. -Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenDlallail Ulster . D 0...... .......... .. Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Tim Waterford & Kilkenny; Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall ' West L0nd0n......... Do Ist class ' Do 2d class .. WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport, Do. Hereford, 43 44 39 4 1 . 78 80 PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business Share, Railways. Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O fsris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,41 per cent 'Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent IDun.Ferth&Aber.Jun. Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. I Do. do. No. 2 I Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin..lzGlas.sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. o gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.e.pre Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nft. of Scotid. Ist Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 ) p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and 99 101 20 21 5i 6 99 101 108 113 105 108 108 110 106 108 121 123 80 82 109 111 90 92 74 76 113 115 111 113 100 102 105 107 97 99 Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Co. Redeemable,4a p.ct. Do. Redeemable. 4 p. ct. Do Irredeemable, d 0... Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. 98 100 89 91 90 92 100 102 9i 10 17 18 10} 10f 74 76 20 21 10 1 0 4 15 156 (H. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh Do. do. 511. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. dr Carl. pc. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 45 per cen , '. Do. do. p. c. shares Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Chat, and Dover Do.W. A rceiv. no div Ex.A til6p cis pd on Do. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. et stock Do. 44 per cent .. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. 6d....... Londondy. & Cole. . sh Londony. & Ennis. sh Iran. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent qaryport & Car., 4 p. C Do. 4i per cent 111 d. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4f p. c. pref. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. at Norfik 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 53 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.stlB47 North British, 5 p. o. Do. New, gua. 5 p. e Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do Nth.Dev.R ail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pret 4 p. c. Do. 43 p e. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per o. pref. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848. ° Do. York, H. & S. Parch. North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. C. pref. stock I. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. I South Eastern (Reading . _ 'll3 115 113 115 137 140 113 115 101 103 148 153 128 131 70 73 85 67 131 141 124 126 1 68 70 tr Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4§ per cent. Do. Fixed lip.c. Ist Is. iouth Wales, gua.4 P.C. Do. ft per rent Do. 5 er cent: S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e gua Stock. Ar Dar. A 5 p. Do. B 6 ocr cent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd Sc Kilkny, 6 p. c W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport a p.e.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pi 1866 Do. till 1869, lst is. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. . 134 196 100 102 92 94 [O9 111 108 110 1 1 1 1 91 93 99 101 tOO 3 / 4 1011 id ip }d p 22i 23 131 133 10 NI 22 1 231 99 101 98} 991 98 100 85 87 28 27 314 32! 31 32! 45 48 121 123 115 120 98 100 120 122 114 116 , I Railways. , Leasing Closing 81181110138 Paid. Co.'s i Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all .Lii&N.W .. . • Binkinghatushire ... • 100 Do ... !94 96 Chester & Holyhead... 100 Do 53 6 3 5 Do. 54 percent 100 Do l2l 123 Do. 5 „ , 100 Do. Clydesdale June lOO Caledon...loo 102 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E.CI 155 185 E. Lincolnsh. „6 Tyr c 1 10 0 'Gt.North.l:* - .3 135 E.Union,HarwichShs ' alt 'E.Catmts. 44 4 Do. Woodbridge i 100 1 .. - - Gl s .Barr.& Neils. Dret , 100 Caledon... - - Do. new lOO ' ,D 0...... . - - Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West - - Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail- , all Yk.N.&llrl - - Hull and Selby. .. I all lik.N. Aid 109 111 Do. halves , all Do. :1 Do. quarters........' all D 0....... - L anc. &earl. gna. 5 p.c. 100 I _ , n&N.W. 290 205 200 London & Greenwich.' 100 S.Eastern 61 63 Do. Preference ....I 100 D 0........ 112 117 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end'. 100 Peto &Co. 87 90 Lowestoft P; ua. 4 p c..; 100 Norfolk.. - - Do. 6 per cent....... 100 Do. .. ... _ ___ Mlle., Bxtn ,&Matlock all L N %VIM 3 3} 3 1 i Mid. Bradford Prefer- I ence Stock lOO I Midland.. 91 9 6 Newmarkt,BuryEx. 1 5. 56. E.Counts. p i p p..ua. 5 percent..... Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. 55 57 Do. 6p. c. Do. Fixed sp. a._• all Do. North Western all Midland 15} 16/ Preston and Wyre. t : all 1.4 NW I - - L.Yk. Do. i Shares A - - lloystn.llitch.,&Shep i 100 IGt.North. 130 132 Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 ,T.Brasseyloo 102 Do. do. S.-Staffordshire 1 ( Do.' j 4 f p all M'Clean..* ' 105 11 Wilts and Somerset lOO IGt. Wes '. l 89 91 894 Wimbledon &Croydn. l alt , L.( 5 4 Brgtn l 85 94, 8 8i 80 82 0 Bfr 98 100 NI 96! 5 6 42 44 8 8i 18i 17i 49 50 37 39 2ei 261 83 85 281 281 111 113 [25 127 110 111 [O6 108 128 130 105 107 74 71 60 61 111 111 60 91 118 120 46 V 96 981 94 P 5 Hi I 1 45 45i 3i Zid 124} 1241 1} lip 97 99 7 6d 52 54 62i t 3 1024 103 id ip 59a 601 901 in 97 99 4 3} - I 9, 10} 7E 76 113 114 33 Mi 85 87 47 49 40 42 83 8341 58 60 93 96 4 7 40 41 10 11 G 5 1 6 1 P 55 561 2 d 3 /X 74 76 12 5i 6i 961 i 171 * 491 stock 12i 10 stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock BLOCK stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10 10' stock stock stock 2s. 6d. 12 14 stoc c 6 stock stock stock stock a stock stock stock stock stock stock 1.0.6 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 too 100 100 all all 111 1061 1 71 61 103 i 701 1 1111 i 96 1 101 45 1241 5 14 621 i 1021 3 60i 1 91 107 f 7 1 1 ai 1221 i _; THE SUN,.' LONDON, WEDNESDAY g!E VENING, APRIL 'IT, 1861. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(2his Day), SHERIFF' COURT. (Before Mr. Griffits.) ♦CCIDENTS TO DOMESTIC SERVANTS-IMPORTANT DECI- . SION - ALLDRIDGE V. ROUNTREE. Plaintiff is a domestic servant, and she sought to recover one month's wages from defendant, who is a publican. Plaintiff stated that she had been engaged by defendant, and worked for her one week. Mr. Buchanan (for defendant)—Now, did the defendant discharge you ? Plaintiff—No.. His Honour—How came you to leave, then ? Plaintiff—l left of my own accord. The fact was I met with an accident and could not work. His Honour—l am afraid the law is against you. Plaintiff—l told Mrs. Rountree that I could not work. His Honour—How did the accident occur ? Plaintiff—l fell down the cellar stairs. The barman had left the cellar flap open. I fell down and hurt my leg. Mr. Buchanan—The facts, as I am instructed, are these —Plaintiff did fall down the stairs, and when my client heard of it she sent immediately for a doctor, and the plaintiff would not wait, but went away directly, so that when the doctor arrived there was no patient. His Honour (to plaintiff) —It is a very hard case, but the law is against you. Mr. Thompson (clerk sitting for the chief clerk) made a suggestion to his Honour, who replied—" I know there is a week actually earned, but the wages are payable monthly, and the hiring was monthly, and the defendant sent for competent medical assistance. It is a hard case, but I must find for defendant, who will, I imagine, not ask for costs. Mr. Buchanan—Of course not ; and I would suggest that your Honour do order the plaintiff to have back her fees. It is a hard case. His Honour (after consulting Mr. Thompson) ordered a return of the hearing fees. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. KNOCKER WRENCHING.—A MORNING'S AMUSEMENT. —Four well-dressed young men, who gave the names of Edward Harrison and George Williams, of 27, Stanley street, Brompton ; William Fuller, of 63, Warren-street; and Frederick James Collins, -of 6, Upper Fitzroy-street, clerks, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with wrenching the knockers off several doors in Regent-street, Little Rupert-street, George-court, Warwick-street, &c. The knockers in a heap were placed in front of the wit ness box, and on the prisoners being placed in the dock they seemed themselves not a little astonished at the extent of their spoil. The court was crowded with persons whose knockers had been taken off. Peacock, 99 C, said—About three o'clock this morning, while at the top of Rupert-street, I saw the prisoners going along the street, two on each side, larking with one another. I placed myself in a doorway and saw the prisoners in pairs go up to the houses 17 and 44, Harrison and Williams being at 17 and Collins and Fuller at 44. After trying almost every door in the street apparently pulling at the knockers, they went into Little Rupert-street, and Harri son and Williams went up V) the door of 7) and took hold of the knocker, and then came back towards me, the other two still trying the knockers on the opposite side of the street. I saw Fuller and Collins go to No. 38, Rupert. street, and each of them took hold of the knocker and tried to wrench it off. I then took Harrison and 'Williams into custody and to the station. They appeared to have been drinking. After they were charged they sail they had not wrenched any off, but had only been rying to do so. I afterwards went back and missed the knockers from the doors of 22, 17, 41,, 45, and 50 in Rupert-street, one from 17, George-court, rand one from 9, Little Rupert-street, and one from 79, Arundel-street. The knockers were all safe on the doors at tan o'clock. I afterwards apprebended Collins and Fuller, and they had been drinking, and just where they were taken three knockers were found on the ground. Three other knockers were brought to the station by the road sweeper, and some were found in the cell— twelve in all. Yarrow, 140 C, id—After Harrison and Williams were put in a cell I went into it and found three knockers under the seat. Harrison said the others had taken them off and given them to them. Mr. Webb, Inspector of C Division, said the owners of several knockers wexe in court and could identify them. Herea number of persons stepped forward and identified their knockers—one of them stating that it was the third time in four years that he had had his knocker taken, and that they seemed to have:a fancy for his knocker.' (Laughter.) Sergeant Draper said that while the charge was being taken, he saw Harrison stoop down and a knocker was found near his feet. Mr—Tyrwhitt having cautioned them, asked them if they wished to say anything, The prisoners having made a few remarks not of a ma terial nature, not denying the charge, Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was such a wholesale case that it was a fair case for trial—it was elearly a taking away of property, but he would take bail. THE BUDGET. (Frofn the TimCs' City Article.) Although its totals are more favourable than had been anticipated, the Budget met with a very cold reception in the City yesterday morn ing. A large portion of the trading community feel great disappointment that the opportunity afforded by the surplus has not been made use of to justify the experiment of a reduction of the tea duties and an equalisation of those on sugar, which might have resulted at the end of one or two years, as on previous occasions, in producing an in crease rather than a diminution of revenue. On every side the feeling prevails that the present mo ment is scarcely afitting one for the entire abolition of any of our sources of income, and that therefore all lightening of taxation should have been effected by operating upon items which would allow the prospect of the loss being speedily made up. In tea and sugar that prospect would have been cer tain, while it is also seen that the Income Tax offers the advantage of being easily increased in case of emergency. The feature of Mr. Gladstone's speech, however, which has excited the strongest remark consists in the reiteration virtually of a notice that the country shall not be allowed to look for any improvement in its fiscal arrangements that might enable the Income Tax to be wholly or partially removed so long as it is " its pleasure to be go verned" at a cost of between £70,000,000 and £75,000,000 a-year. The answer of the city to that taunt is that it is not the pleasure of the coun try to be governed at any such cost, that the coun try would be very glad to find that the administra tion of its affairs could be conducted without any expen3e whatever, but that it is sensible of the value of its commerce, its dignity, and its indepen dence, and that, however tremendous may be the sacrifice required in the shape of insurance to prevent the loss of those blessings, the country is sufficiently wise, prudent, and economical to insist that the sacrifice shall be made. It is the business of Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues to see that this object is gained with as little waste and immorality as possible, and not, at a time when every family feels the pressure occasioned by the overwhelming ar maments of a neighbouring nation, to hint to the industrious people of England, in return for their patriotism, that the estimates are simply framed to pander to an outlay whi c h ' can b e k ept up or aban doned according to the impulses of their taste. RAILWAY _INTELLIGENCE. MARYPORT AND CARLISLE. A special general meeting of this company was held at Maryport on Monday, Mr. J. P. Stenhouse in the chair. _ _ The object of the meeting was to obtain the sanc tion of the shareholders to the construction of a branch line of railway, previous to appearing before a committee of the House of Commons in opposition to a similar project by the Silloth and Carlisle Railway Company, The branch projected by the Maryport Company was through the adjacent coal fields in the direction of Ireby and Bolton. It was stated by the secretary that they had reason to believe that, if the branch were made, the proprietors of the coal fields would develop their resources to a greater extent ; and it had been esti mated that it would yield 100,000 tons of coal per annum for upwards of 100 years. Several shareholders expressed themselves favour able to the project, which was opposed only by one, on the ground of the expense of opposition and the probable exhaustion of the coal fields before the expense incurred could be repaid. The proposition of the directors was carried. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Born.,Baroda.t.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent Do, Do. Buffalo and Laice Huron IDo. New . Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,,Wodricb, o p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1878 Do. do. June 1, 187 , i Clcutta. &S. E astn. (Lim' Capc,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.; Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872..1 Gt.lndiaPenin.crua.sp.o. Do. New gua.'s p. 0... Gt. South.of India (Lim) , guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras, guar., 4a p. 0... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Buds. INewßrunswick Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc' Class A Capital Share IDo. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital do. I Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) Scinde .... —1 c i .4 Do. Punjaub .... 45 4 Do. Do. ........ ca c? Do. Indus. St. Flo. : q i c? ,, , J Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip ss. /100 15 all 100 1 Paid, Closing Price. 66 69 92 93 16 16i d 5 5i d 6i 74 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 1i d lf li d osi 99i 97 98 994 1004 1 pr 20 21 66 69 54 59 37 39 44 47 36 39 36 39 94 95 11 14d lid, 2 11, 9 Btd 95 98 90 03 83 85 82 93 86 88 2 1 FOREIGN RAIL 5 7 5 7 97i 98i Id 111 —d 00 02 #d ,WAYS. 64 51 -P 2i 114 t 1 11 12i 3 2f.1 3 SU 224 234 GI 61 7j 8 19 20 87& 38i 8 9 37 $8 52 54 41 31(1 13 15 51 5; 8} 84 11,1 201 214 6 61 91 91 19 20 MINES. 3.2.10 i 2 23 1 2 180 190 340 350 100 105 19} 191 6} 61 15 17 5i 6 j i , 5 2i 21- 36 38 2 2i t 1 46 48 31 1 41 6i 5 6 8i 9 94 38 38 295 305 2 3 135 145 36 38 11 21 5 51 17 18 74 76 345 355 95 100 110 120 11 21 91 101 13 15 13 14 NES, liminess done GREAT SOUTHERN OF INDIA. The directors state in their report that the engi neer-in-chief anticipates that the line between Nega patam and Trivalore, 14, miles, will be ready for opening in May, and the whole throughout to Trichinopoly in September. Notwithstanding the land was not obtained, and the works not actively commenced until August, 1859, th e ra il w ay will be completed and equipped in the space of two years—a result which must be considered very satisfactory, especially L s having been accom plished under the superintendence of the company's officers, without the intervention of contractors. During the year 1860 23 vessels were despatched with permanent way materials and stores to the value of £118,573, and since then the remainder of the materials required for the conviction of the line has been forwarded. The directors confidently believe that the capital account of the first section of the line, 80 miles in length, wilt be closed' for a sum not exceeding £7,000 pee mile, and that the traffic will be remunerative. They have appointed Mr. W. S. Betts, of the Great Northern Railway, to undertake the offices of agent and traffic manager in India. Shares to the amount of £155,000 have been converted into stock, and immediate steps will be taken to consolidate the remainder. The capital account 'showed that £416,142 had been received, and £381,861 expended, leaving a balance of £34,281. IMPERIAL PA AME NT. HOUSE OF COMMONS- 7 (l'ms DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. LORD PALMERSTON. Lord PALMERSTON, who was introduced by Sir G. Grey and the Lord Advocate, took the oaths and his seat for Tiverton. The noble lord was received with cheers from both sides of the house. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Several petitions were presented in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, and some to the contrary, the former considerably preponderating. THE MONUMENT BEFORE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL. Colonel FRENCH asked the Chief Commissioner of Works if his attention had been directed to the monument now in progress of erection at the entrance to Westminster School, and inquired if he had any power to prevent such erection ? Mr. COWPER said that the act relating tip such subjects required that before erecting statues in public places the consent of the Commissioners of the Board of Works should be consulted. This had not been done, but at the same time as the omission was made in ignorance of the law, no oppOsition would be offered on the part of the Commissioners in question. Certainly if he had been consulted he would have hesitated before giving his assent to anything so incongruous as placing mediseval statues on classic columns. DOCKYARDS, &c. Sir F. SMITH gave notice tht on Tuesday next he would call the attention of the house to the subject of her Majesty's dockyards, and to move that it was not expedient to expend the whole of the money that had been voted for the purposes of the Admiralty. TRUSTEES CHARITIES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. SELWYN presented a petition from the Wesleyan body against this bill as being injurious to their interests. The hon. and learned member then moved that the bill be committed that day six months. He said that he had addressed the house at such length that he would not occupy their attention to any extent. He said that the principle on which it ap peared desirable to proceed in respect to these matters was one of compromise and conciliation. Considering the number of the Wesleyan body, he contended that the great body of the Dissenters were as much opposed to this bill as members of the Church of England, and that its supporters wore to be found only amongst those political Dissenters, of whose opinions the Liberation Society was the exponent. He contended that the opera tion of the bill would be most injurious to the interests of religion, and he trusted the house would reject so objectionable a measure. He thought, before they proceeded with the bill, they should see how the measure which the house had already passed in reference to the subject worked. Mr. BEECROFT seconded the amendment, and con sidered that the subject proposed t be dealt with by thebill should be left t 3 the decision of our lawcourts. The bill was in contravention of the intentions of these endowed chari ties, and it was in :fact a measure of spoliation, and an at tempt to sever education from religion, which would be a most perilous experiment. Mr. MELLOR supported the bill, the object of which he said was merely to render eligible persons who were fitted to discharge the duties of trustees without reference to their particular religious tenets. He said, when he introduced a bill on this subject; which was identical with the present, he was not influenced by the Liberation Society, but solely from a belief that it was carrying out fully the principle of civil and religious liberty. He denied, as had been asserted by the opponentsofthebill,that its advocates were those who were indifferent to the interests of religion, or who were actuated solely by political motives. He expressed a hope that the house would not reject a bill of this enlightened character. Mr. HARDY opposed the bill at roam length. Mr. DILLAVYN, the mover of the bill, defended its principle. He was desirous t) adopt any course calculated to effect conciliation, but he did not think the part taken by the opponents of the bill calculated to lead to that result. The bill was not one of spoliation as had been asserted, but would allow any honour able man to discharge the duties that might be entrusted to him in regard to these charities. He pointed out the litigation that had arisen out of the present state of the law, by which Dissenters were excluded from the performance of functions for which they perfectly qualified. He, and those who agreed with him, had been accused of an aggression on the Church, which he utterly denied ; and as regarded him, he asserted that, in bringing forward this bill, he was onlyacting up ti his:sincere convictions. He defended also the Liberation Society from the imputations thrown on them, and contended that the Church party were the ag gressors. He was a member of the Church of England, and did not wish to attack her temporalities, but he considered that the Church should assume a more humble attitude and a more Christian spirit with respect to the remainder of the community. Lord R. CECIL said that the hon. member for Swansea (Mr. Dillwyn) had defended himself but not his bill, the case for which • had entirely failed. - He denied that the effect of this bill would be to restore harmony in reference to these charities or be attended with the other results ascribed to it. The Dissenters according to their own description were not animated by a de sire to injure the Church, but he would ask if the conduct of Dissenters in that house justified that de scription. These gentlemen, estimable as they were, were restrained by no scruple in regard to the Church—omitted no opportunity to assail her, and to seize her property. He believed this was the general feeling of Dissenters, and argued that it could not be otherwise, as they were opposed to the Church from conviction, and, if honest, must pursue the course he had described. In his opinion, Dissenters and Roman Catholics if admitted to the trusteeship of these amities would conscientiously endeavour to colour the teaching at the schools of those foundations by their own doctrines. He described the conduct of the Liberation Society in regard to the Church as reckless in the measures adopted and the passions aroused, and contended that the measure was in reality what it had been designated—one of spoliation. Mr. HADFIELD supported the motion for going into committee. He denied that heartburnings would result, as had been predicted, from the operation of this bill, and referred to the Manchester Grammar School where the business had been transacted more efficiently since Dis senters were admitted into the trusteeship. The Dissenters by their institutions were educating the country, and he referred to the fact that out of the 35,000 places of worship in the kingdom, not more than 150 or 200 received endowment. Dissenters did not want endowment, as it would be the greatest injury that could be inflicted on them, and he inferred that no injury could arise from their admission into these trusteeships. Mr. ADDERLEY supported the amendment, and main tained that the act introduced by Lord Cranworth had relieved Dissenters of any just ground for complaint. The primary intention of the founders of these trusts was to provide religious instruction, which would be obstructed or frustrated by this bill. He would go further, and assert that as the bill provided that the religion to be taught should be decided by the majority of trustees, it would vir tually eliminate all religious teaching from these institutions. He appealed to the Government to offer tome expression of opinion on this subject, and to the house to reject a bill to which even a large number of Dissenters were opposed. This bill, though apparently very simple, was most dan gerous in its design, though he believed the hon. member who introduced it was ignorant of its effects, and he felt indebted to the Liberation Society for their attacks on the Church, for nothing was more injurious to any question than when it emanated from a league, who endeavoured by noise, money, and dictation, to accomplish their object. Mr. BALL said that, although he had previously voted for the bill, the petitions from the Dissenters considerably , altered his opinion, but he would vote for going into com mittee. Mr. HE said that the statement of the last speaker was the strongest possible condemnation of this measure, but notwithstanding he proposed to go into committee. What the hon. member would do if the bill even got into committee was not clear. The arguments on this subject had been exhausted, and nothing new had been advanced on behalf of the bill, which in most cases was unnecessary, and in some cases would prove most injurious. He believed that the effect of the bill would be to multiply by a hundred fold instead of to diminish legislation, and he considered great praise was due to the hon. and learned member for the university of Cambridge. Mr. BUXTON opposed the motion for going int) com mittee. Mr. WHITESIDE voted for the amendment, and con tended that the bill would revolutionise the law of evidence by introducing a principle not proved by argument, and opposed to reason and experience. The house then divided, and the numbers were— For going into committee.. Against it Majority —29 The bill was accordingly lost. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT LAW. On the motion for thesecond reading of this bill.. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition - signed by 0 mem bers of the Corporation of Birmingham and others, in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Mr. WILLIAMS presented 81 petitions from different parts of the metropolis to the same effect. Lord J. MANNERS presented - petitions against any alteration in the marriage law. Other petitions pro and con were also presented. Mr. HUNT then moved the following amendment : " That, in the opinion of this house, any measure that would have the effect of placing the law of marriage, with regard to the prohibited degrees, on a different footing in different parts of the United Kingdom, would be highly in convenient." He objected to the bill, in the first place, because, if it were passed, there would be no less than three different laws relating to marriage in the United Kingdom. The effect of this would be, that a man might have two lawful wives at the same time, one in England and another in Scotland, and he cited the authority of Vice-Chancellor Sir Page Wood in support of that statement. The clause which limited the act to England was inserted merely to prevent opposition on the part of Irish and Scotch members, and no doubt it was intended to extend it ultimately both to Scotland and Ireland. He argued that it would be more impolitic to pass a law to which a number of their countrymen were opposed on re ligious grounds. It had been stated it was unwise, when it was known a number of persons-were living with their deceased wife's sister, to render such an act of concubinage by maintaining the law in its present state. But if there were anything in that argument it should apply to other cases, for there were several cohabiting who were not only in the degree of affinity but of cpnsanguinity. He denied that this was a poor man's question, and said that in the re turn made in 1847 it was ascertained out of 1610 persons living with their sisters. only 40 were labourers o: mechanics. He disputed also the argument that the sister would be rendered a better guardian of the brother-in-law's children if the laws were altered, and contended that it would entirely change her feelings towar3s him and her sister. Mr. PEASE supported the bill on social and religious grounds, as well as on expediency. Mr. K. SEItMER opposed the second reading, and dwelt on the fact of the sentiments of the people of Scotland and Ireland being so adverse to the measure. He core. tended also that on religious grounds the bill was objee• tionablo, and that the feeling against it was stronger out of the house than in it. If passed, it would lead to an entire change in the law, and they would have to adopt the Welsh ' system. If they were to sanction by law everything they could not prevent, they would alter the whole morality of the country. Why, he would ask, were they called on to alter the law at the wish of a comparatively small number of their countrymen ? He then proceeded to combat the 'other arguments in support of the bill. Sir S. M. PETO said that all Nonconformists stated FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 15. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Hunter Cary, Esq., to be_Attorney-General for the island of "Van- Couver. ^ - 7":;''ADMIRALTY, APRIL 16. Her Majesty does not require that the Officers of the Fleet or Royal Marines should wear mourning for her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent after the Ist May. C. PAGET. GENERAL ORDER. HORSE GUARDS.-APRIL 8. His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in- Chief has received the Queen's commands to notify to the army that the mourning for her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will be discontinued on the 2d of next month. By command of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge, General Commanding-in-Chief. JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjutant-General. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 16. BREVET. Captain Henry Yarburgh Gold, half-pay, Unattached, to be Major in the Army. Captain Henry Young, half pay, Unattached, to be Major in the Army. Captain John Williamson, half-pay, Unattached, to be Major in the Army. _ Captain Edward Barclay,. half-pay, Unattached, to be Major in the Army. Brevet-Major Henry Yarburgh Gold, half-pay, Unat• tached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Brevet-Major Henry Young, half-pay, Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Brevet-Major John Williamson, half-pay, Unattached, to be Lieutenant in the Army. _ _ _ Captain Lewis John Fillis - Jones, Bth Foot, to be Major in the Army. _ _ Captain Robert Gibson, 89th Foot (late 87th Foot); to be Major in the Army. Second Captain John Heron Maxwell Shaw Stewart, Madras Engineers, to be Major in the Army. Captain Charles Patton Keyes, 30th Madras Native In fantry, to be Major in the Army. The under -mentioned Paymasters to have the honorary rank of Captain under the Royal Warrant of the 27th January, 1860. Paymaster Raynsford Taylor, 37th Foot. Paymaster Frederick Thomas Ongley Hopson, 3d Light Dragoons. lAlgerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes .. .......... .. 1 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7p.c.l Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac..' Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Gruar. 6 p. c.l Do. do. Great Central of France, Gt. Luxem., Con. shs...l [talian Junction Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege • • • • Do. 6 p. c. Pref......... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) yua. 7 p. et. 1im...... Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Danish Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p et. West Flandera ........ Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France West , ,rn of Austria Westurn of Switzerland Wiesbaden .. IDo. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand .. BRITIS 'Alfred Consols (Philack; ,!British Iron !Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.)! East Bassett (Illogan) , East Caradon ...... , E. WI Russel (Tavistk.), Gam.ezt.Aubyn(Gwen.)' Great South Tolgus 1 G .Wheal Alfd. (Philack) 'G. Wheal Vor (Helston) , Grenville Herod's- Foot .. I Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Illogan) N. 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Austr 1 1 ip 11 14 ;Kapunda (Limited) 1 11 14 p 3 ILinares all 84 9 5 i Lusitanian , 2 pr 4 p 1 , Mariquitst all 1 IN.RhineCopofS.Aus.L :125.6d. 1 Id 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead I Mining and Smelt all 4 6 5 Port Philip 1 4 ; 1 'Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 44 d 28.2.84 United Mexican . all 61 61 64 1/ 1 1 1 Worthing (Limited).— all 4 ; I Do JOINT-STOCII. 190 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 79 81 40 "Australasia all 61 63 62 14 25 I Bank of Egypt all 184 191 100 'Bank of London 5O 51 63 20'Bank of Turkey 50 ;Britt sh North American all o'2l 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 204 201 it 25 I Ch.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all i 32 31 100 City 100 ,Colonial 25 37 39 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 , Eng., Scot, & Aus. Ch all 151 161 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all j 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 224 23 20 Do. new 5 14 14 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 'London and S. African lO 2 14 100 I London & Westminster 20 674 684 681 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new 50 National Bank ...... 25 , 20 New South Wales.— all 25 ,Orient. B. Corporation . all 49 51 20 'Ottoman Bank .. . ... all 164 17 161 100 ,Provincial of Ireland . 25 I 10 'Do. new. all 25 I South Australia ..,- all 25 iUnion of Australia all 38 40 39 84 50!Union of London I 12 24 25 100 iUnity Mutual 60 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 111 114 Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - Do. 6p. centlBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :08 110 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 110 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 1011 1014 100; Cape G.lolope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 108 1084 1051 Do. 1890 100 108 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 108 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 K. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 984 99/ Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 914 094 99 Do. p.c., 1888 &upwds' 100 98 99 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 107 108 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &J nly l 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 100 'lO5 1054 1054 1 1 1051 i f I DOCKS. stock Commercial ---- 1100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 stock East and West India .. 100 stock London ... 100 ~... 501 stock St. Katharine stock ,Sonthampton I 100 stock IVictoria . .... lOO 97 99 20 :Do , New .—...... ~,,„„.-, 1 2 id par MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 15 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 29 31 291 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 41 41 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 34 36 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 121 141 321 Canada Land all 114 118 114 15 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ' all at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Stnitg. all 25 Do. Pref. 7* per cent all at. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference at. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 106 108 1061 20 E. India Irrign. & Cana) 1 Id 1 d at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper ail 31 31 31 15 Gen. Steam Navigati )n 11 1 Great Ship Limited) all * 1 1 1 Do. 176 pct I'reference all § I 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 31 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 11 1 1 20 Madras hr. and Canal 1 i 11 - 10 IMed. Exten. Tel. (Lim ' all 21 31 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ' 5 11 te4 1 1 120 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 01e 10 ' Netherlands Land all 5 I Do.B p.c. Pref..iss.atl di s. all 1 1 100 I N.l3r.&NovaScotiaLand 80 '5 10 1 I N.l3.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 !Oriental Gas (Limited). all ll 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) - 8 4t 34 pr at. Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 471 50 !Pen. & Oriental Steam all 63 70 50 I Do. New 25 94 104 30 401 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c. all 171 1819 181 18 all 161 176 100 121 128 all 41 51 60 *49 51 1 8 5 2 00 1 : 5 5. , Scot.sßl l o l o pl u y Y t o a m h . A l nN A . u e l ' s a Yw t i 11 Australian i l i teamlv.(Lim. ) Land all 33 35 1 I Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1 'Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do all 5 7 10 Trust and Agency of Austrlasia (lim)l4 is. I 1 i 20 I Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 5 IU. K'dom Tel. Co. (lim.) 1 1 d 1 p 100 Vail Diemen's Land 1 5 1 all all 94 81 371 8 78 358 948 1 4 8 HI I I I 93 7} 14 f 121 & 6a f 18.8. all all all ail all 66 21 12} 114.0 7.4.0 17ii 13.9.6 49 6.2.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.8.6 2 9 1 lIA 1.4.0 9.18.9 IA 10.6.7 I 41 all 18.1' 4 .9 ;24.8.0 138 6cll 47} 5} 5 7i 1.7.2 19i i 61 emphatically that there was nothing in Scripture or socially which should stand in the way of such marriages. He looked upon this as a poor man's question. Amongst those who were in his employ he knew that the law was syste matically set at defiance. He thought the house would do well to the country at large by passing the bill at once. A great parade had been made of the meeting at Willis's Rooms. Being anxious to hear what could be said at the meeting he went there and was refused admission, because he was not provided with a ticket. (Laughter.) Mr. LYGON said that tickets were sent to the secretary of the Marriage Law Reform Society, whose members might have been present if they pleased. Mr. DENMAN considered that it was unnecessary and unfair to keep up the present restrictions, and that the law ought to be altered. He laelieved there was nothing to be found in Scripture opposed to these marriages. Mr. WHITESIDE did not believe that the bill would receive the sanction of the house. The bill excluded Scot land and Ireland, and it would be highly undesirable to have conflicting laws on marriage in a united kingdom. He wished the law officers of the Crown would explain the legal difficulties which arose ; but these gentle men were always present when they were not wanted, and always absent when their services might be useful. Mr. M. MILNES was surprised to hear the right hon. and learned gentlemen fresh from his experiences in Ireland arguing from parity of marriages there. The house divided— ---- For the second reading Against it Majority The bill was therefore lost. ADMIRALTY COURT JURISDICTION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The house adjourned at five minutes to six o'clock. NEWHARKE7' RACES.—(This Day.) BY ELF 4 CTRIC TELEGRAPH. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. • Plum Adrasta Four ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 20 SOUS. Mousetrap Amy 2 £5O PLATE FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. Ballerino Ohvo Branch Tolurno 3 Eltven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SON'S. • Memo Letty West £5O SUBSCRIPTION PLATE. Cosmopolite Malta Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOUS. Janus Hesper Three ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 SOUS. Fravola Emily COLUMN STAKES. Knight of St. Patrick - - Folkestone Four ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Concertina c01t.... 1 Aldlle. Chantilly LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) 30 t) 1 agst Neighbour (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 10 to 1 agst Diophantus (offered) 11 to 1 agst Overton (taken) 100 to 8 agst Russley (taken) 15 t 1 agst Matador (taken) 15 to 1 agst Neighbour (taken) 100 to 6 agst Preceptress (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Parasit3 (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Undergraduate (taken) 1000 to 8 agst Knight of St. Patrick (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Man-at• Arms (offered) 15 to 1 agst Wallace (taken) 100 to 6 agst Light (taken in force) 30 to 1 agst Schism (taken) 40 to 1 agst (offered)l SPORTING The result of the races at Newmarket has settled the pre tensions of several of the candidates for Two Thousand and Derby honours. The success of Russley in the Third Biennial has given an increased tone of firmness to Dundee in the Derby quotations, and Sweet Hawthorn in the Two Thousand. If Sweet Hawthorn is better at the weights than Russley, it is no use looking further for the winner. The Thirsk meeting commences to-morrow and extends over Friday, but, clashing as it does with the Newmarket meeting, it will not be so largely patronised as it otherwise would have been. The industry and tack of Mr. Lancaster, the clerk of the course, is at once seen on a glance at his well-filled list, the entries to the Hambleton and Sowerby Plates, the Mowbray Stakes, the Hunt Cup, and the Thirsk Handicap being very large. The Hambleton Plate has an entry of 44, the following appearing the most favourably handicapped, namely : Walkington, Bst 51b ; Cambondo, 7st 51b ; Miss Dunstable, 7st 41b ; Lopcatcher (including Sib extra), 7st ; and Ber nice, Est 121 b. One of these ought to furnish the winner. My preference for them being in the order named. In the Sowerby Plate, Hegira, Bab-at-the-Bowster, and Charing Cross appear the most favourably weighted; and Repartee or Birdlime ought to win the Mowbray Stakes. The Thirsk Handicap has 49 subs. Amongst those that take my attention are Syringe, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ; Brown Hol land, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b ; Walkington, 4 yrs, 7st Sib ; Desmond, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ; Malpas, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ; and Lop catcher, 3 yrs, Est 41b. One of them, no doubt, will fur nish the winner, and the one I have most fancy for is Syringe, the next in my estimation being Walkington. The Silver Cup will be won by Dilkoosh. A FRESH_ MAN. ME MORANDA. Second Captain William Smith, half-pay, late Land Transport Corps, has been permitted to retire from the ser vice by the sale of his commission, he being about to become a settler in New Zealand. The undermentioned Officers upon half-pay have been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of their commissions, under the conditions of the Horse Guards Circular Memorandum of the 15th February, 1861: — Major and Brevet-Colonel Guy Prendergast Clarke, half-pay, Unattached. Captain Henry Yarburgh Gold, half-pay, Unattached. Captain Henry Young, half-pay Unattached. Captain John Williamson,h a lf-pay, TJnattached. Captain Edward Barclay, half-pay, Unattached. BANK R UP T S. William Alfred Putnam, glass and china dealer, New Oxford• street, to surrender, April 25, at two, and May 23, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. and M. T. Levitt, watch manufacturers, Minories, April 30, at half-past one, and May 30, at twelve, at the Couit of Bankruptcy. Ebenezer Rae, merchant, Eastcheap, City, April 30 and May 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Duffield and William Itispin Dauber, grocers, Sheffield, April 27 and May 18, at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield. . Richard Knight Boorman, cattle dealer, Marden, Kent, April 29 and May 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Henry Hamburgh, upholsterer, High-street, Poplar, April 23, at half-past twelve, and May 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edward Thomas Nash Jenkins, cigar and snuff manu facturer, Victoria Park •square, Bethnal-green, April 26, at half-past twelve, and May 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Samuel Greenhalgh„ confectioner, Bury, Lancashire, May 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. John Mills, cotton manufacturer, Itoyton, near Oldham, April 30 and May 28, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Henry Charles Chown, shoe dealer, Sheffield, April 27 and May 18, at 10, at the Leeds District Court. Edward Breeze, grocer, Brierley-hill, Staffordshire, April 26 and May 17, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Janies Cowderoy, innkeeper, Crown Inn, Peckham, Sur rey, April 24, at half - past two, and May 28, at half-pa t twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. THE NAVY. The party of seamen, 100 in number, despatched to the Victoria Docks for the purpose of masting the Warrior, yesterday returned to Woolwich in command of Mr. Thomas, master of the flagship Fisgard ; and this morning Mr. Jones, master rigger, with a party of 50 of his department, pro ceeded from Woolwich to commence rigging. The Warrior's chain cables (2i inch), manufactured by Messrs. Lennox and Co., were yesterday tested at Woolwich, and bore the strain of 101 tons, ordered by the Admiralty as thG , regulated test, well. The remainder of the masts, yards, spars, and other gear for the 'Warrior, iron steamer, were shipped at Chatham dockyard yesterday on board one of the 'Government lighters, and towed round to the , Victoria Dock, to be put on board that vessel by the shipwrights sent from Woolwich dockyard for that purpose. The main and foretopmasts are of large size and great strength, each measuring 65 ft. 11lligand weighing rather more than three tons. 1 1 1se eti, mizentopmast l measures 50 ft., and its weight is about two tons. The fore and mainyards are each as large as the masts of many large ships, each measuring 105 feet in length, and weighing up wards of six tons. The length of the mizen yard is 71 feet. The three topsail yards are also of great size and strength, the two largest being each 74 feet long, and weighing about two tons. The whole of the masts, yards, &c., for the Warrior have been constructed of unusual strength under the imme diate superintendence of the officials connected with the masting department at Chatham dockyard. The lower masts of the Warrior have all been fixed in their places by means of the Chatham sheer hulk, which was sent to the Victoria Docks for that pur pose. Her 111 ijcsty's paddlewheel steam sloop Vixen, 6, Commander Frederick W. Richards, from the Pacific, has arrived at Woolwieh to be paid off. Commander Hawker, acting in the absence (on a week's leave) of the Commodore Superintendent of the dockyard, went on board yesterday morning and inspected the ship, and having mustered the crew, 165 in number, on the quarter-deck, he expressed his admiration of their fine and healthy looking appearance, and the clean and admirable condition of the ship throughout. The Vixen had an exceedingly prosperous voyage home, and has arrived without having experienced a single case of sickness in the ship. She commenced dismantling immediately after her arrival, and will be ready to be paid off by Saturday next should the Admiralty so decide. She was fitted out at Woolwich in October, 1857, having been previously employed in transporting machinery and naval stores during the Crimean war, and bore the cognomen of the " Saucy Vixen," The authorities at Woolwich are desirous of testifying that the character of the Vixen, and her neat and orderly trim, are deserving )f the highest official encomiums. The present Commander (Richards) was appointed to the Vixen in February, 1860, on the death of Com rnandcr Lionel Lambert, who was brutally murdered at Lima, in Peru. The boilers and engines of the shi t ) are in excellent order, and every compartment appears free from any defect. She will, however, undergo a com plete overheul before being re-commissioned. Commander G. F. Meehan, who commissioned the Vixen on her departure from Woolwich for the Pacific, died after a short but severe illness from the tlfects of a cold caught while in the execution of his duties on board. The screw steamship Princess Royal, 91, Capt. Charles FeHowes, flag of Rear-Admiral Robert Smart, K.H., who was on board, having been re paired in Keyham steamyard, went yesterday morning outside the Breakwater, on an experi mental trip. She returned into the Sound, intend ing t 9 go up Hamoaze ; but at 3 o'clock, in conse quence of a brigantine being in the fair way, ran on the Wintershoal, and remained there till 5 o'clock, when, as the tide rose, she was got off and went into harbour. The Isis, 44, Capt. Barnard, in Plymouth Sound, had the recall flag up yesterday afternoon, and she would probably leave in the evening for Ascensi3n. The screw steam frigate Orlando, 51, having been cleaned and had her valves overhauled, will be put out of No. 1 Dock in Keyham steamyard to-day, and to-morrow the screw steam troopship Himalaya will be placed there, and her repairs will be com pleted with all despatch. The Emerald, 51, screw, Capt. A. Cumming, at Spithead, has a defect in her auxiliary feed-engine pump-box, which will haye to be made good before she proceeds to sea. The Icarus, 11, screw, Commander N. Salmon, V.C., at Portsmouth, is filling up coal, preparatory to swinging and going out of harbour to Spithead. The Melbourne, No. 13, screw, hospital ship, Capt. Henry B. Benson, will go into Portsmouth Harbour this morning from Spithead to land invalids and stores. The Henry Fernie, hired transport, commenced shipping her provisions and medical comforts in Portsmouth Harbour yesterday. She will be offi cially inspected by the military and medical au thorities to-day, and .embark her detachments of troops for New Zealand to-morrow. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Albert Dent, to be Flag Lieut. to Rear-Admiral Warren; Paymaster Hugh F. Pullen, to be secretary and assistant-pay master; Valentine D. J. Rickcord, to be secretary's clerk to Rear-Admiral Warren ; Charles D. Shep hard, to be surpon to the Imaum ; William B. Fabian, to be ast-class assistant-engineer to the Fisgard, in charge of the machinery of the Driver. Laurence Moreton is promoted to the rank of se- - cond-class assistant-engineer in the Indus, as a su pernumerary. TILE ARMY. Major-Gen. Sir Richard Dacres, attended by .Major Reilly, his aide-de-camp ; Major Milward, Brigade Major, and Major Field, Deputy-Assist ant-Quartermaster-General, yesterday commenced his half-yearly inspection of the garrison at Woolwich by going over the barrack quarters and books of the 4th Brigade. The General inspected the Royal Horse Brigade this morning at 10 and the 16th Lancers at 11. The two corps paraded at the time stated above on Woolwich common, in marching order, on ground pointed out by the Deputy-Assistant-Quartermaster General. At 1 o'clock the general inspected the hospital be longing to the Horse Brigade, and examined the books and barracks of the brigade shortly afterwards. The 30th and 31st companies of Royal Engineers have each been augmented to their full number of 100 non-commissioned officers and men, and h ave been medically inspected at head-quarters. As soon 'as the order for their leaving Chatham shall have been received from the Horse Guards, they will embark for Malta and Corfu, to relieve two co rn _ panics which have been doing duty in the Medi terranean for several years past. THE DERELICT SHIP.—PLYMOUTH, Tuesday._ The merchant steam vessel Sir Walter Ral e i 6 .. u na , made fast to the derelict yesterday, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and towed her about three miles north-west, when the warp parted. The wind is blowing very strongly from the eastward,' and there is much sea on. The steamer resumes the attempt on Thursday, and will be able to continue on the duty until Monday. The wreck is a dangerous obstruction to naviga tion. On Sunday no less than four vessels had narrow escapes; one of them would have been inevitably lost in tlip evening but for the lights exhibited by the trawl sloop, which continues fastened to the capsized ship. The star board, anchor can be seen, and the chain cable is through the hawse pipe. The suspended Clain hangsanchor fartrached decl; - , and is not now 'supposed to have an anered--:y to it. This chain was partly and by it the 'wreck was at one time towed. 15 inches through, or mails. She is bgone,nilt of f n p d i tthere pine,is noan and her indication ke e I, o f yards i whichis there • any tar on the neverhas saces'builder's cleats, so that r her continued buoyancy she must be a new ship. - " 11 . originally been tarred covered, neither by the s confirmed by the fact that the water This supp i osit s io u n i seems Seethrough the seems in her sides which it is new judged that the cargo is not timber, but cotton. occas b io e n i ll r y stin p g open by the swelling of the cotton. Thia m m o a r y n i ng , at two o'clock, the wreck was 35 to 40 miles S.S.W. of Plymouth Sound, or say, 25 miles 'south of the Eddystone. =PE t s eat day' Since ) licly mour andi their wing, s, be oAd► le on I to and Mr. and ;an but Tien ke. sh -10 11- th era lie he in 2 re 41 th Share) 100 stk stock 100 stock 100 stock stock 204 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock :